Episode 196 Week 10 Battle (3)
Hong Yeon-hwa shivered slightly as she looked at the burning Kim Ho.
‘I, I knew it… … .’
That’s why I wanted to avoid matching.
There wasn’t even a trace of scorch marks on the reinforced fire pillar, so there was no way that fireballs or lava would work.
Is there any way to damage that guy?
Wang Chun-sam also had similar thoughts.
‘What a great matt house… … .’
From the time I first met Kim Ho until now, I have never hit a target with my attacks.
However, judging from the fact that he maintains 100% stamina even in the midst of a blazing fire, his toughness must also be incredible.
Even if you’re lucky and get attacked, you won’t even get hurt.
He’d probably get blown away before that and fall into the lava.
So Hong Yeon-hwa and Wang Chun-sam reached the same conclusion.
There is absolutely no chance of winning against Kim Ho.
‘This is ultimately a fight for second place.’
In fact, this structure was something that Wang Chun-sam had been secretly hoping for.
Because it’s not often you get a chance to compete with promising prospects.
If you win against Hong Yeon-hwa, you might gain some recognition from the fencing club.
Besides, didn’t they even release the replay privately so that he could demonstrate his true abilities?
The sword on his waist slipped out smoothly and fell into Wang Chun-sam’s hand.
His eyes took on an eerie glint.
“… … .”
Hong Yeon-hwa became a little more nervous as she met his gaze.
I had a gut feeling that this was definitely not an easy opponent.
Besides, I guess there must be a reason why Kim Ho asked me to try it out.
If it was an opponent who would be reduced to ashes in one fireball, I wouldn’t have made the offer, and there would have been no need to tell him to show his true skills.
While Hong Yeon-hwa and Wang Chun-sam were staring at each other in silence,
– Kwakwakwang!
The volcano erupted again, shaking the earth on its axis.
The moment Hong Yeon-hwa took a half step to the side to regain her balance, Wang Chun-sam’s new form shot in at a terrifying speed.
He closes the distance in one breath and thrusts his sword.
Hong Yeon-hwa quickly leaned over to avoid the stab.
‘assassin!’
It’s an unmanned system, so to be exact, it’s a salvage class.
It is completely opposite to oneself.
Hong Yeon-hwa stepped back to create some distance, but Wang Chun-sam followed her even closer and continued to fight with his sword.
If you can’t avoid them perfectly, you’ll end up with small cuts on your arms, waist, thighs, etc.
[Hong Yeon-hwa 97%]
[Hong Yeon-hwa 95%]
[Hong Yeon-hwa 91%]
However, Wang Chun-sam, who had been persistently clinging to me, gave me some distance at that moment.
– Phew!
Because a fireball fell between the two.
If you had been greedy and continued to chase after it, you would have suffered great losses.
Thanks to that, Hong Yeon-hwa was able to take a breather.
While busily dodging, he activates the magic spells he had been preparing one after another.
[Flame of]
[Overheat]
– Hwaruk,
A large ball of flame was created at the tip of the staff, and was immediately absorbed into Hong Yeon-hwa’s body.
In order to keep up with the pace of the assassin class, the most urgent task was to improve one’s physical abilities.
Wang Chun-sam follows closely again.
Aim for three vital points on the body and quickly stab the target three times with your sword.
Hong Yeon-hwa twisted her body diligently to avoid them.
And he surprised himself.
‘Okay, okay?’
Is this damaging?
It was worth getting beaten up by Dang Gyu-young and Kim Ho throughout the mentoring period.
I instinctively avoided the sword attacks that were barely visible.
However, the situation has not improved much yet.
The class conflict is still there, and she is still on the defensive.
Although evasion becomes much easier thanks to overheat, damage still accumulates little by little.
[Hong Yeon-hwa 87%]
[Hong Yeon-hwa 86%]
‘If we continue like this, we’ll lose.’
While his own stamina depleted over time, he was unable to inflict any damage on his opponent.
We must find a breakthrough.
When Hong Yeon-hwa grabbed the hand that wasn’t holding the cane, her fist burned.
Just extend it forward.
[Fire Punch]
He had planned to plan his next move after seeing his opponent dodge his fire fist, but Wang Chun-sam’s reaction was unexpected.
He thrusts his sword forward and stabs straight ahead.
– Whaaaaa!
‘Oh, this isn’t it.’
Hong Yeon-hwa was flustered, but quickly ran a simulation in her head.
If you land a Fire Punch, you’ll probably deal a fair amount of damage, but you’ll also end up getting your heart pierced by the stab.
If you are incapacitated by combat instead of dealing significant damage,
‘What a loss!’
As soon as she finished calculating, Hong Yeon-hwa canceled the fire punch and flew to the side.
The next moment, Wang Chun-sam’s sword strike cuts through his shoulder.
[Hong Yeon-hwa 85%]
[Hong Yeon-hwa 80%]
‘Ugh… … .’
That alone would have been a 5% deduction, so if she had been stabbed squarely, the match would have been decided immediately, just as she had guessed.
It was an extremely murderous mindset, determined to defeat the opponent even at the risk of taking damage.
Wang Chun-sam continues to attack without stopping, as if not giving him time to fix things.
Hong Yeon-hwa felt her mind go blank for a moment.
‘Wow, what do I do?’
A half-hearted counterattack won’t work.
To be exact, it will work, but since it will ignore defense and stab in just like before, the damage here will be much greater.
So, that means we have to decide the outcome with one powerful blow… … .
‘If there was such a thing, I would have written it a long time ago!’
Hong Yeon-hwa looked at Kim Ho as if asking for help.
I also wanted to check what they were doing.
He stood still and watched them.
With my knees in lava.
‘That’s not a person… … .’
Hong Yeon-hwa shook her head, but suddenly remembered the advice he had given her.
– Operate on a national scale.
Looking back, we were able to achieve an easy victory in the match against Bukgung Hanseol thanks to our grand strategy.
If you try to do that now.
Hong Yeon-hwa was busy dodging Wang Chun-sam’s sword strikes while taking in her surroundings one by one.
– Kwakwakwang!
The volcano continues to send down fireballs, and the river of lava overflows, shrinking the size of the arena.
I don’t know about lava, but fireballs can be used in a variety of ways.
A plan is quickly formed in my confused mind.
Hong Yeon-hwa continued to back away as she had been doing until now.
The only difference from before is that the staff is pointing down.
Every time the ruby glows red, a magic circle is drawn on the floor.
Wang Chun-sam didn’t know what kind of magic those magic circles contained, but he knew that it wouldn’t do any good to step on them.
‘You’re using your head.’
The intention is to gradually take over the space.
If so, the more time you give it, the greater the chance that the situation will turn around.
Accordingly, Wang Chun-sam continued his offensive even more fiercely.
[Hong Yeon-hwa 75%]
[Hong Yeon-hwa 72%]
[Hong Yeon-hwa 67%]
Hong Yeon-hwa’s stamina gauge decreases more quickly accordingly.
However, Hong Yeon-hwa was only focused on increasing the magic circles as if she didn’t even see Wang Chun-sam.
The magic circles that had been increasing in number one by one soon covered the entire area.
Hong Yeon-hwa’s eyes lit up, and Wang Chun-sam could sense that she was about to make a move.
and,
– Kwakwakwang!
The volcano erupted.
At the same time, the magic circles carved on the floor all began to emit a red light.
‘now.’
Wang Chun-sam quickly looked around.
First of all, be prepared to escape the magic circle at any time.
The next thing to worry about are the falling fireballs.
Several of them were flying towards him, and he not only avoided them, but also calculated the range at which he would be covered in flames before moving to a safe location.
But that was exactly Hong Yeon-hwa’s plan.
[Outburst]
A spell that grants strong explosive power to flames.
And the target didn’t necessarily have to be the fire magic he had cast.
Hong Yeon-hwa pointed at the falling fireball with her staff.
As soon as it reached the floor,
– Phew!
A huge explosion of fire engulfed the area.
A range that far exceeded Wang Chun-sam’s expectations.
His whole body was engulfed in flames.
‘what!’
At that moment, two thoughts came to Wang Chun-sam’s mind.
I got hit, and,
‘It’s a do or die situation.’
Whether we win or lose, we have to see the end!
Wang Chun-sam’s new form was shot forward, engulfed in flames.
However, pillars of fire rose up simultaneously from the magic circles scattered all over the floor.
There, when Hong Yeon-hwa waved her wand once, the pillars of fire connected as one, forming a huge wall of flames.
[Fire Wall]
– Kwaaaaah-!
However, Wang Chun-sam was a very poisonous man.
[Wang Min-soo 85%]
[Wang Min-soo 72%]
[Wang Min-soo 61%]
It seems like it would hesitate because it was blocked by a wall of flames, but it just breaks through and comes in.
I didn’t even care that my stamina was slowly depleting because of it.
But just as he was about to cross the wall of flames,
[Fire Punch]
– Phew!
The fire fist landed squarely in his stomach.
Wang Chun-sam, who was pushed back and staggered, disappeared into the flames.
[Kim Ho 100%]
vs
[Hong Yeon-hwa 61%]
vs
[Wang Min-su – %]
‘Ugh, it’s over… …!’
Hong Yeon-hwa looked at the scoreboard and cheered in her heart.
Kim Ho, who had been in spectator mode the whole time, said something.
“great job.”
“… … !”
Hong Yeon-hwa’s complexion brightened.
But I couldn’t help but turn pale at the next words that followed.
“Shall we decide on first place now?”
“… … .”
-Whew—
A gust of wind blew from somewhere.
Right next to her, lava was bubbling, and Hong Yeon-hwa felt a chill and trembled.
Kim Ho said, looking at the river of lava.
“Shall we go in together?”
“Oh, no. I, I, I, I, I’m fine.”
Hong Yeon-hwa took a step back with an even paler complexion.
Even for a pyromancer, scuba diving in a river of lava was an overkill.
She quickly declared her abstention before Kim Ho could say anything else.
[Kim Ho 1st]
[Hong Yeon-hwa 2nd]
[Wang Min-su 3rd]
* * *
Hong Yeon-hwa came out of the stadium and let out a long sigh.
‘But the status quo was maintained… … .’
Second place in the three-way battle.
I didn’t get a lot of points, but at least I didn’t lose any.
Against monsters and assassins, this is a decent defense.
However, because he had poured so much energy into it, it seemed difficult to continue on to the second match.
‘Let’s just rest today… … .’
There’s only one game left in the quota and a whole week to go, so it might be a better option to finish it when you’re back in shape.
So, as Hong Yeon-hwa was walking out of the arena,
“… … .”
“… … .”
I ran into Kim Ho again.
It seems that, unlike me, he finished both of his quota matches.
Hong Yeon-hwa gave a quick greeting and was about to pass by,
“Hong Yeon-hwa.”
“Me, me?”
Kim Ho’s voice grabbed the back of her neck.
And then he casually said something to Hong Yeon-hwa, who turned her head away and giggled.
“coffee?”
“Ca… … blood? Let’s drink… … ?”
“When I have time.”
During the mentoring week, Hong Yeon-hwa bought Kim Ho a cup of coffee as a thank you, but this time she said she would buy it herself.
I was a little surprised that he made the suggestion first.
Hong Yeon-hwa still harbored a strange fear of Kim Ho, but on the other hand, she also wanted to become a little closer to him.
In that sense, having a light conversation over coffee was not a bad opportunity.
There was also another question I wanted to answer.
There are two main questions.
Hong Yeon-hwa nodded.
“I’ll go.”
