The Player Who Stands Above All

Chapter 201

Simultaneously with Jahangil extending his foot forward, he thrust out his firmly clenched fist.

There was no speed in the swung fist that would confuse the eyes, but it contained a weight that would tighten the heart of the beholder.

'With this body, I won't be able to withstand even a single blow properly.'

Seeing that, Baekhyun smiled and took a step forward, extending his foot towards the fist.

Woong-

He lightly swung both hands, moving in response to the aura.

The green aura created a vortex-like current in the air, sucking in Jahangil's fist.

Seueuk-

The moment the trajectory of Jahangil's swung fist was twisted, Baekhyun wrapped his arms around Jahangil's fist-thrusting arm and used the strength of his whole body to slam Jahangil's fist into the ground.

Kwaaaang--!!!

The asphalt road, which was already a mess from the car accident, shattered into pieces with a single blow from Jahangil's fist.

"Hahaha! To think I have to use all my strength just to deflect one punch, how much of a power difference is there!"

Baekhyun felt his body creak and cry out in pain from the side effect of deflecting the punch.

But Baekhyun laughed loudly in enjoyment.

The thrilling sensation that could only be felt in the moment of a life-and-death battle delighted Baekhyun.

While Baekhyun was laughing in enjoyment from a single exchange.

"How dare a mere wolf cub…"

Jahangil's face, looking at Baekhyun's appearance, was distorted with extreme anger, like a demon.

Jahangil had hit the ground, not him, with Baekhyun's technique a moment ago.

In other words-

"You made me kneel on one knee?"

For a moment, Jahangil had knelt on one knee on the ground, looking at Baekhyun in a posture like a knight surrendering to a king.

"I told you, I'm not a wolf, I'm a white tiger."

The King of the Mountains, the White Tiger, said in a voice that was nothing but joyful and rushed towards Jahangil.

A green aura wrapped around his legs as he kicked off the ground.

Baekhyun kicked off the ground and at the same time rotated his body, rushing towards Jahangil and swinging his leg.

The moment Baekhyun's kick reached the end of its trajectory, a form like a tiger swinging its claws was released from his right foot and rushed towards Jahangil.

Claws, each with the strength to cut through steel, were engraved on Baekhyun's leg.

An attack that an ordinary person would choose to run away from with their tail between their legs as soon as they saw it, as it was impossible to even block.

Kadeuk-!

Jahangil's response to that attack was not to dodge or block, but a full-on charge that disregarded defense.

"Wooooo!!!"

Jahangil roared like a beast and broke through Baekhyun's technique head-on.

Even though he had taken Baekhyun's attack head-on, only a small wound had appeared on Jahangil's tough skin.

Seeing that, Baekhyun smiled and was about to continue with his next attack.

Chwaaaak-!

Numerous streams of blue water shot up from the cracks in the ground.

'Did I accidentally hit a water pipe on the ground?'

For a moment, he had that thought, but he soon realized that wasn't the case.

Because the moment Baekhyun's and Jahangil's fists were about to collide, the water that had shot up into the sky turned into small needles and was about to fall on Baekhyun.

A clear combined attack.

Baekhyun, who felt threatened by it, was about to retreat, accepting some damage, when.

"Tsk."

Taang-! Taang-! Taang-!

A small sound of clicking his tongue and the sound of bullets leaving the muzzle echoed in Baekhyun's ears.

The moment Baekhyun's senses, sharpened through battle, detected the three bullets flying towards his feet.

Grin-

Baekhyun smiled and ignored the shower of blue needles pouring down on him, focusing his mind only on countering Jahangil's attack.

The moment the thousands of needles, resembling raindrops, were about to pour down on Baekhyun.

Kadeudeuk-

The bullets fired from Crowley's gun were embedded in the ground at Baekhyun's feet one after another.

Pahaaang-!

At that moment, a small whirlwind arose from the spot where the bullets were embedded, deflecting and sucking in all the needles that were like a downpour, protecting Baekhyun.

'What's going on?'

Jahangil showed a very small opening at the sudden appearance of the whirlwind.

No, it was just a small gap that couldn't even be called an opening.

Because Jahangil's pupils had only moved slightly left and right, wary of the suddenly appeared whirlwind.

"Where are you looking all of a sudden in the middle of a fight?"

"Keuhok!"

But Baekhyun, by thrusting his fist into that small gap and giving a shock, forcibly created an opening in Jahangil's form.

Seeing that, Gaudi clicked his tongue.

'Tsk, I even attacked from behind to create an opening, but he got hit instead. He's really useless.'

"Ugh, hey! Who told you to interfere?"

Jahangil, as if he had heard Gaudi clicking his tongue, glared at him with his eyes wide open.

At that, Gaudi said with a chuckle.

"You knelt on one knee, so I thought you'd need my help to win, so I just helped."

"Unnecessary meddling!"

At Gaudi's words, Jahangil's face distorted as he glared at him.

At that time, Baekhyun was also whining at Crowley.

"Ah, Hyungnim. What are you doing, interfering in a fight. It was getting exciting for the first time in a while."

"You seem to be mistaken about something… What we're doing now is not a life-and-death battle. It's just a reconnaissance battle before the real fight."

At that, Crowley looked at Baekhyun as if to say, 'do you understand,' pointing out only the truth.

"So I plan to interfere whenever it looks like you're going to get even a little hurt."

"Ugh, I understand."

At that, Baekhyun shook his head as if he had given up, picked up a stone that was rolling around nearby, and threw it at Jahangil, who was about to rush at Gaudi.

"You bastard…"

"What are you doing, if you've rested, you should come back in."

With those words, the two clashed again, and Crowley and Gaudi also faced each other.

"To think a whirlwind would suddenly appear, it was quite surprising. That toy looks more fun than I thought, can't you give it to me?"

Unlike Jahangil and Baekhyun, who had attacked each other with all their might right away, the two had been having a reconnaissance battle focused on checking each other out, so they were still relaxed.

"Take it if you can."

Simultaneously with saying that, Crowley threw the gun he was holding in the air and took out a new gun from his subspace, holding it in his hand.

Seeing that, Gaudi, by flicking his finger, controlled the water that had come out from the ground a little while ago and created a crescent-shaped water blade.

As Gaudi lightly drew his finger in the air, the water blade flew and cut a nearby fire hydrant.

Puhwaaaa--

Simultaneously with the fire hydrant being cut in half, it spewed a powerful stream of water into the sky like a fountain.

"It's convenient to be able to get water easily anywhere here."

Simultaneously with Gaudi grinning in that stream of water.

Tang-! Tang-! Tang-!

Crowley aimed his tan-colored Desert Eagle at the broken fire hydrant and fired without hesitation.

The bullets that left the muzzle dug into the ground, turning that part of the ground into a swamp.

Then, the water that was about to rise from the ground was all sucked into the swamp.

At the sight of the stage he had prepared being ruined, Gaudi frowned and glared at Crowley, and Crowley nonchalantly returned his gaze.

"Unlike that guy, I'm not a fool who thoughtlessly follows what the opponent likes."

Simultaneously with saying that, Crowley took out another red Desert Eagle and held it in his hand.

Tadadadadang--!!!

He fired bullets at the ground and in the air with a gun in each hand.

Then, the ground lost its moisture as if in a drought, and fireballs exploded in the air like fireworks, getting rid of the moisture in the air.

A desert appeared in the middle of the city.

In the center of that desert, Crowley said to Gaudi.

"It's not you who adjusts the situation, it's me. Got it?"

Pajik-

"You're quite provocative for someone who's useless without artifacts. Are you saying that because you think I can't fight without water?"

"Let me ask you the other way around."

Crowley threw the tan-colored gun into the air.

Then, the gun naturally returned to the subspace, and when Crowley clenched his hand again, a red longsword was held in his hand.

"Do you think a fish that has come out of the water can defeat me?"

Simultaneously with hearing those words, Gaudi's mouth split wide to the left and right.

Then, sharp teeth reminiscent of a shark protruded from Gaudi's mouth.

"I'll bite you to death, skin and all."

"I'll let you live, so don't worry. There are many things I need to hear from you."

Kwaaaang-!!!

Simultaneously with Baekhyun's and Jahangil's fists colliding, the two moved.

Gaudi moved cunningly like a snake, and as he stomped the ground hard with his foot, a shark-like aura form shot out from the ground and rushed towards Crowley.

Jahangil, with his two fists clad in qi, moved heavily, pouring out a shower of fists with a mighty power reminiscent of a landslide, pressing down on Baekhyun.

The [Eye of the One-Eyed Giant] in Crowley's right eye flashed, catching the image of the shark swimming through the ground.

The things on Crowley's waist were thrown to the ground.

They bounced on the ground a few times, then exploded, creating a golden electric net that swept through the things on the ground, including the shark and Gaudi.

The bracelets on Baekhyun's both hands resonated, amplifying his aura.

He dodged each of Jahangil's swung fists by a hair's breadth and created numerous forms of animals with his amplified aura.

And then, he brought some of them one by one, concentrated them on both his fists, and assembled them to become stronger and sharper.

The moment claws that would tear Jahangil's skin were engraved on Baekhyun's two fists, Baekhyun swung his fists and drew a deep red line on Jahangil's bronze skin.

Gaudi, enraged by the electric net that had swept over him, bared his fangs, stomped the ground, and called forth a school of bloodthirsty sharks.

The moment a red line was drawn on his swung fist and blood flowed from it, Jahangil, like a bull that had seen a red cloth, fiercely pushed Baekhyun as if to kill him.

Crowley, watching Gaudi, who was trying to engage in close combat using the school of sharks as a shield, fired his gun to check him and at the same time swung his longsword, cutting the necks of the sharks that had come within a certain distance.

Baekhyun, while dodging the fists filled with killing intent to kill him with each blow like smoke, swung his fists lightly and precisely, as if sculpting, and carved Jahangil's body.

"Keuk, damn it!"

Gaudi, who felt impatient, created a water blade again and cut the ground, and streams of water shot up from the cracks in the ground.

Crowley, thinking that it was like entering a forest of blue bamboo, thought about whether there was an item that could turn this situation to his advantage.

Crowley, who had thought of hundreds of items in an instant, took out a leather pouch-shaped item from his subspace and then took something out from it and sprinkled it on the ground.

Seuseuseu-

Then, the numerous seeds Crowley had sprinkled absorbed the streams of water like a sponge, were embedded in the ground, and created sprouts and stems.

"Is the water play over?"

Jahangil, feeling the sweat trickling down his neck at some point, moved his internal energy even more fiercely.

The overwhelming power he had inherited from his family and the numerous internal energies he had eaten since he was young gave rise to a momentum that pressed down on his surroundings.

Suuuu-

Seeing that, Baekhyun took a deep breath and stood in front of him with his whole body completely relaxed.

That appearance was reminiscent of a blade of grass fluttering in front of a huge sword, but the hunter was not Jahangil, but Baekhyun.

Baekhyun, with his arms hanging loosely and his posture lowered, moved nimbly and quickly like a tiger hunting its prey, dodging all of Jahangil's attacks by a hair's breadth and toying with him.

"Wow, that's dizzying."

Baekhyun smiled and extended his hand, pushing his fist into the trajectory of Jahangil's fist after it had passed.

Jahangil's forearm was already in a state where it was harder to find an intact spot, and his body was dyed red, wetting the ground.

The one with the upper hand in terms of strength was Jahangil and Gaudi.

But Baekhyun and Crowley, far from being pushed back by the two, were gradually overwhelming them.

One with talent and sense, the other with observation and knowledge, they were dragging down and hunting the beast and the fish.

"Ah, I knew it would be like this."

Lee Shin, watching the expected scene, muttered as if lamenting.

"As expected, those two are far from enough."

In Lee Shin's eyes, Baekhyun and Crowley still had some strength left.

But Jahangil and Gaudi were already looking at the two with their spirits broken.

So, from a spectator's point of view, it was extremely disappointing.

"Well, they've done enough to buy time, so shall I be satisfied with that?"

Lee Shin said that and got up from his seat.

"It's about time I stepped in too."

(End of Chapter)