Despite the fact that the match with Ahn Do-hoon was scheduled for the weekend, quite a lot of people came to the match.
Speaking of the people on my side, Jin Ye-seul and Lee Yu-na led by Professor Grossman.
Kang Kyung-kyung, who doesn’t know if he and Ivan Hunt have come to hear the rumors from somewhere.
And there were seven people, Han Soo-young and Choi Hyun-woo, who should have gone out together today.
A lot of people also came from Ahn Do-hoon’s side.
His gang always followed him.
A middle-aged professor who guided us at the beginning of the academy.
And if I counted the first few students who seemed to be the professor’s advisors, there were close to a dozen.
“Well then… Let me explain one more time before we begin.”
The middle-aged professor, who took on the role of the referee, stood in the middle of the dagger and looked at me and Ahn Do-hoon in turn.
“The match will never be stopped unless we admit we lost, or both me and Professor Grossman decide that it is difficult or meaningless to continue the match. Do you have any objection to this?”
“There is not.”
“Similarly not.”
“Okay, and since this matchup is meant to judge each other’s abilities, I will forbid the use of mana except for physical activity. Also, if you repeatedly attack blatantly more than necessary, we will also sanction this, do you have any objection?”
This time, Ahn Do-hoon and I shook our heads.
He was blatantly holding back against using the branches of the World Tree, but frankly, it didn’t matter.
It was because from the beginning, I accepted this match for the purpose of checking my proficiency.
Above all, he was not confident in losing even if he fought with the penalty of not being able to use his skills to the present Do-Hoon Ahn.
“Finally, this is a matter to be reached between the parties to the confrontation, but… How would you like to fight?”
“There are no fouls other than what you just said.”
Ahn Do-hoon said so.
I also nodded at his words.
“great. Then, with respect and courtesy to each other… .”
let’s get started
With those words, the professor stepped back, and Ahn Do-hoon and I raised our weapons.
At the same time, I could feel the formation of an intangible curtain blocking the dungeon and the spectators.
“Fighting Jihyuk!”
Han Soo-young and Jin Ye-seul from behind shouted my name almost at the same time.
I glanced at him, but one beat was late, so he looked around and met Lee Yu-na, who slowly lowered his raised hand.
Hyun-woo Choi smiled a little, and Professor Grossman looked at him without saying a word.
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On Ahn Do-hoon’s side, there was a sound like, “Be strong, don’t lose, and knock down a guy like that with one shot.”
“A guy like that… ?”
Jin Ye-seul muttered in a hoarse voice.
As Lee Yu-na and Choi Hyeon-woo, who were next to them, were terrified and took a step back from her, he focused his attention on Ahn Do-hoon, who was standing in front of him for the last time.
“Whew… .”
Lance in one hand.
In his other hand he holds a sword.
The sight of him lightly carrying two heavy-weight weapons that no average person would be too much of a threat is unmistakably menacing.
The heavy armor he was wearing also added even more weight to his sense of intimidation.
When it comes to durability and defense, Ahn Do-hoon would be ahead of even Choi Hyun-woo.
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Of course, I had no intention of going into his gap in the first place.
The easiest way to break your posture is to make your opponent move on their own.
I slowly, as if flaunting him, pointed my arrow at him and pointed it at him.
“… … .”
Ahn Do-hoon was looking at this side, as if he was observing it calmly without rushing in.
From that reaction, I could guess from the fact that he had achieved some level of spiritual growth while hanging out with Choi Hyun-woo.
If it had been him in the first place, he would have run straight ahead without counting back and forth.
“Suck!”
At one point, Ahn Do-hoon swung his great sword with a short spirit, and lightly deflected the arrow that was shot by surprise.
The same was true for arrows that followed after targeting joints such as elbows, ankles, and wrists.
Ahn Do-hoon swung his lance and sword freely and anomalously, as if performing acrobatics.
As if he felt no weight at all, I calmly threw the bow I was holding back and pulled out the spear.
“window?”
Ahn Do-hoon made a face that seemed to be absurd.
I understand.
From his point of view, it would have been like a raw novice attacking himself, who had been honing his spear for half his life.
Ahn Do-hoon immediately thrust his sword into the floor and raised his lance.
His attitude, which was decided to go on the offensive, was different from the previous one, and he was not honest enough to be honest.
I was well aware that it was never to belittle this side.
Immediately, with a lance, he rushes towards it as if it were being shot.
Its appearance is reminiscent of a siege pendulum to destroy a castle gate.
The fine grooves on the surface of the lance and the unique footwork combined made it possible to see clearly through the eyes of the surrounding atmosphere.
Even if you dodge it, if you are within range, it will be sucked in and crushed like it is.
So, as if against him from the front, holding the spear high, he started rotating it with both hands.
His spear and mine were perfectly opposite.
In simple terms, Ahn Do-hoon’s spear is straight, upright, and never backs down.
Even if the opponent blocks it, it can be said that his spear technique is to drive him into the thought of crushing the opponent as they are in the next moment.
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On the other hand, my spear technique, the spear technique I used in another world, was to dry and kill the opponent slowly and then cut their breath in an instant.
Filling in the lack of physical strength with skill and speed, it slowly peels off the opponent’s skin and applies the muscles to target the bones.
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Or, openly aiming at the vital points of the opponent and aiming at only one point.
This time I chose the former method.
“What!?”
elasticity and rotation.
Soon after, the spear wielded bounced forward and collided with his lance.
And Ahn Do-hoon looked at this side with his eyes wide open as if surprised.
I don’t know if he was surprised because my spear had stopped his thick lance without moving, or it was the fact that he didn’t hurt me at all.
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One thing was certain, but for a moment, his footwork had become dull.
Bounce the window right away without missing it.
Then, like a snake, it ran down the surface of the lance and passed through the back of his hand.
Ahn Do-hoon quickly turned his hand to block it with a guard, but I could clearly see the red drops of blood running down his forearm.
“… Why the hell have you been using a dagger all this time?”
He seemed to have grasped my skills to some extent just by competing for work agreements.
Mumbling as if he did not understand, Ahn Do-hoon looked at this side.
“I know. Why did you do that?”
He kicks the spear and re-enters the position.
He looked at him with his lance aimed at this side as if to contain it, lifted it high as if dancing again, and started to rotate the spear slowly.
This time it was his turn to go first.
* * *
“That bastard is a pure weapon tooth.”
Choi Hyun-woo listened to that direction without realizing it.
I thought it was Ahn Do-hoon’s gang, but they were silently watching the match.
The first time I saw them, I looked at the tie with a different color, and it looked like they were high school students.
“Dohoon isn’t the kind of kid to be pushed around like that. And we win too.”
“Did you write something invisible? Weakening or binding your feet.”
“It won’t be. If that was the case, the professor would have come forward.”
“for a moment. After all, it’s him, isn’t it? That world tree.”
“Ah, what is it? was it him Who won that lottery?”
They looked at Dalian and nodded their heads with serious expressions on their faces.
“no wonder… When I heard from an acquaintance, Yeeun Lee said that she had been dating for a long time, but it was because they were from the same bloodline.”
“Is that what you got from him? Hey, it’s easy to live in this world. What do you need to train with blood and sweat? If I run to my sister and whine, she buys me expensive weapons and armor right away.”
“That’s why when we fight, we have to unify everything. Look, that one. Does that make sense?”
“Did you come to see me? I came to see Dalian, not to see Don Jiral.”
Choi Hyun-woo, who was silently listening to their words, couldn’t help but laugh.
It wasn’t funny, so it was a natural laugh.
‘You really think that when you look at that?’
I can’t even see the bottom.
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Obviously, a few months ago, he was only getting out of the rudimentary, but what the hell happened?
‘Maybe then… .’
Margo’s Dungeon.
It was then that he was able to attain enlightenment while fighting another future self.
Maybe he didn’t know either.
But for that, too… .
“… … .”
His spear was efficient and understated.
He calmly blocks Ahn Do-hoon’s attack, drains it, and injures him.
There was no hesitation or intent there.
Do you know those who are biting and sarcastic about Yoo Ji-hyuk?
After facing the spear with Ahn Do-hoon, he didn’t take a single step back, let alone get hurt.
Goosebumps all over the body
The skill of handling the bow just before was clearly beyond his age.
Above all, he hadn’t even drawn his sword yet.
Choi Hyeon-woo could feel the Ho Seung-sim, which I did not know, run through his veins.
If I could, I felt like I wanted to pull out my sword and face Yoo Ji-hyuk right now.
Not wanting to let other people know of such feelings, he looked at their battle with his arms crossed.
“Whoa, whoa… .”
Ahn Do-hoon caught his breath and swung the lance once in a big way as if scattering it in the air.
He rushed in and attacked again and again, but never managed to get him into the gap.
As if raising a drug, he skillfully blew the offensive from this side, leaving only occasional scars and running away.
It is said that the level of the opponent is higher than that of oneself.
Ahn Do-hoon, who had gone crazy with his thoughts up to that point, suddenly stopped moving.
His body was full of small scratches, and before he knew it, his body was wet with blood and sweat.
It was only then that he realized that only his own body had been hurt, and that Yoo Ji-hyuk had not moved even a single step.
An ominous sound emanates from his molars.
Feeling his eyes roll over with anger, he managed to calm it down.
A flame called passion burns in his heart, fueled by anger.
It had to be the hand, not the tongue, to eject it.
Ahn Do-hoon threw the lance aside without hesitation.
Then, he drew his sword and faced him in a high posture.
Then Yoo Ji-hyuk, too, threw his spear and pulled out his sword.
Ahn Do-hoon shed a low smile without realizing it.
even use a sword
So, what will happen this time?
As if answering the question he asked himself, Ahn Do-hoon swung his sword short and concisely.
It was a blow with the power to completely incapacitate the opponent, but Yoo Ji-hyeok swung his sword shorter and more concisely to dispel it.
Ahn Do-hoon’s smile only deepened.
As a signal, the two became a lump and entangled with each other.
Ironically, the path they were pursuing this time was different, but the direction and goal were the same.
Sword.
Cut, hit, swing, hit, crush, and simply silence opponents with overwhelming force.
Since the sword and the sword met, the result is only one of the two.
smashed, or smashed.
And Ahn Do-hoon was always the former.
I had to do it this time too.
“Ahhh!!!”
Ahn Do-hoon spewed out his breath and put more force into the hand holding the sword.
The sword and the sword collide, and sparks are splattered with a loud noise.
The scratches all over his body gave him an unforgettable pleasure and made him forget the pain, but the bleeding only got worse every time the two got tangled.
He felt as if the wounds were spreading all over his body due to the heat that seemed to engulf his chest.
No, it was not an illusion.
The sight of them spitting blood while exchanging blades fiercely as if they were wrapped around each other was even somewhat frenzied.
And the blood belonged to one.
Not at all concerned about that fact, Ahn Do-hoon only spurred his movements more and more.
faster, heavier than ever.
Go beyond the opponent’s blow, so that it becomes a blow that pierces the opponent’s mark.
Ahn Do-hoon, who was swinging his sword just for that, felt a dizzying sensation for a moment.
And it was not the dizzy of having something in front of me, but the dizzying of one step before falling into the abyss.
“… … .”
Right in front of his neck is Yoo Ji-hyuk’s sword.
He raised his hand and tried to push it away, but it was too light to hold.
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Only then did Ahn Do-hoon accept the fact that he had been defeated.
had to accept
No matter how unbelievable the results are.
“… Ahn Do-hoon.”
Taking a breath, Yoo Ji-hyuk slowly lowered his sword.
Ahn Do-hoon did not move until he put the sword he was holding in the scabbard.
Even though the lance had been dropped not far away, there was no thought of retrieving it.
He didn’t want to be ugly anymore.
“I hope you don’t feel bad about it.”
“try.”
As long as he lost, he had nothing to say to himself.
Ahn Do-hoon dropped the handle of the sword he was holding in his hand and looked at Yoo Ji-hyuk.
He hesitated for the first time when he came up to the dungeon.
“… for you.”
There must be something more suitable than a sword and a spear.
Hearing this, Ahn Do-hoon did not respond at all.
It was because of his belief that losers should be silent.
It was also because the face of someone who told me to raise the flag from the other side of my memory came to mind.