The Player Who Stands Above All

Chapter 62

Kkuuk-

Irhegue, who had taken over Lee Shin's body, raised the corners of his mouth to the fullest and made his fingers like claws.

In that state, he lowered his body and dug into the midst of the guild members.

"Damn it! Catch him somehow!"

"It's easy to say, but how are we supposed to catch something like this!"

The 1st and 3rd teams were confused by the feeling of fighting a cunning beast, not a person.

Irhegue's erratic movements played a part in that confusion, but the feeling given by the [Madness] surrounding Irhegue also played a part.

Because the ominous feeling that [Madness] exuded made the minds of those with weak mental strength sway like reeds.

"Grrrr."

Irhegue continued his hunt, taking advantage of the confusion created by [Madness].

As he hunted and hunted, Irhegue began to get used to wielding his power.

His clumsy movements became more refined, and the waste of power began to disappear.

He had begun to apply what he had learned by referring to Lee Shin's movements in his head to suit himself.

Irhegue continued to swing his claws, enjoying the exhilaration of the fight.

Hwoooong-

At that moment, two swords were swung, aiming for Irhegue's blind spot.

At that, Irhegue stopped his offensive for the first time and took a step back.

Irhegue slowly narrowed his eyes and looked at the two who had attacked him.

"Have you lost your reason?"

"I don't know? But to say that, his smile is too similar to his usual one."

Choi Seok-ho and Jo Yu-hyeon asked, raising their respective swords.

The eyes of the two who asked were filled with caution.

His appearance was certainly no different from the Lee Shin they had seen so far.

Until the spar began, it was the same.

But after the spar began, from a certain point, he began to feel that he was fighting something other than Lee Shin.

And that suspicion turned into certainty the moment he met Lee Shin's eyes, which were torn vertically.

"For now, we'll subdue him."

"That would be good."

After coming to that conclusion, Choi Seok-ho and Jo Yu-hyeon rushed toward Irhegue.

At that, Irhegue smiled.

He was happy that someone who could fully receive his power had appeared while he was learning the fun of fighting.

-No, Irhegue, you're not even using your proper power right now.

At that moment, Lee Shin's voice was heard in Irhegue's head.

Just as Irhegue had done to Lee Shin, Lee Shin was talking to Irhegue through the connection.

Lee Shin, who was grasping the whole situation through Irhegue's eyes and senses, said to Irhegue with a smile.

-You've strengthened your body with [Madness] and internal energy, but you haven't used any internal energy at all. So why are you thinking that?

The moment he heard Lee Shin's words, Irhegue's expression became blank, his body relaxed, and the internal energy that had been accumulated in his dantian began to stir.

Swaaaa-

The Flame Lightning Tree behind Lee Shin began to tremble in response to Irhegue's will.

But even at that moment, Choi Seok-ho and Jo Yu-hyeon moved quickly.

The two, who had already come right in front of Irhegue, swung their swords, looking at Irhegue.

Even though it was an attack to simply subdue him, it was still threatening.

Hwareureuk-

Seeing that attack, Irhegue wrapped himself in [Flames] and at the same time moved his feet, recalling the movements Lee Shin had shown him.

Then, as if his body were teaching him, his feet moved so naturally and dodged the two's attacks.

Flame Leaf Returning Step.

Irhegue, who had turned into a red leaf and dodged the two's attacks, instinctively swung his hand and attacked the two.

"Hmm."

"Whoops."

But the two, with a slight graze, skillfully dodged Irhegue's attack.

"It doesn't seem like someone else has disguised themselves and come in."

"That's for sure. Then it would be reasonable to think that he lost his reason for some reason."

After exchanging their opinions, Jo Yu-hyeon and Choi Seok-ho raised the corners of their mouths slightly.

They didn't know exactly what the situation was, but they realized that an opportunity to get revenge for what had happened in the spar with Lee Shin in the past had come.

"Attack!!!"

After that, led by the two, a storm-like attack poured down on Irhegue.

More than half of the 1st and 3rd teams had disappeared.

But on the contrary, that worked as a boon.

Because the 2nd, 4th, and 5th teams, who had been unable to use their full power because too many people were crowded together, were now able to step up in earnest.

The 1st and 3rd teams, led by Choi Seok-ho and Jo Yu-hyeon, respectively, became a shield and a sword and pressed Irhegue.

The 2nd team, led by Shin Ye-eun, mainly used long-range attacks and drained Irhegue's strength.

The 4th team, led by Ja Yi-hyeon, created various magics and drained Irhegue's spirit.

The 5th team, led by Ja Yi-yeon, was drawing out the guild members' strength beyond their limits by using various buffs.

"Hmm, it ended a little more anticlimactically than I thought."

"That's true, but that person is amazing. To face a guild head-on and inflict that much damage."

"That's true."

The people who were watching their spar from above thought that the spar was now over, and the supporters who were outside the training room also began to prepare to treat the injured.

Because no one thought that anyone could be safe in that storm-like attack.

Therefore...

"Huh?"

"Hmm?"

When they saw Irhegue's movements, scattering red leaves and deflecting all those attacks, the people in the spectator seats couldn't close their mouths.

-Ahaha!

And Lee Shin, watching Irhegue's movements, laughed pleasantly.

Irhegue was continuously moving using the Flame Leaf Returning Step and dodging all the attacks coming from all directions.

While dodging the attacks, he was trying to slowly break down the solid castle by hunting the weak ones first.

-But if I leave him like that, Irhegue will collapse from exhaustion faster than he can break down the castle.

But that was only if Lee Shin did nothing and left Irhegue alone.

Lee Shin, with a bright smile, took his eyes off Irhegue, who was continuing his hunt, and, after lightly correcting his posture, closed his eyes and focused.

While doing so, Lee Shin slowly began to recite the incantation of the Flame Lightning Divine Art and started to circulate his ki.

If someone else had seen what Lee Shin was trying to do now, they would have stopped him immediately.

Circulating ki is basically done in a stationary state.

It's not that there is no practice of circulating ki through movement.

But that is also done through movements with a certain pattern, not just moving randomly while circulating ki.

Furthermore, Lee Shin's body, that is, his body, was moving violently and fighting with enemies.

Circulating ki in this situation is nothing but a suicidal act that invites qi deviation.

Of course, Lee Shin also knew that much.

Nevertheless, Lee Shin began to circulate his ki without hesitation.

Because he had already experienced circulating ki while sitting still, circulating ki while moving, circulating ki while moving randomly, and dying from overdoing it like that, all more than a hundred times in the tutorial.

***

"Hoo~"

Lee Shin took a light deep breath and recalled his memories from the tutorial.

At that time, Lee Shin was in the middle of creating the Flame Lightning Divine Art, and he had thought that if he could circulate his ki even in his daily life, he could become stronger at an incredibly fast speed.

Of course, it was clear that the moment he stepped off the thin, thread-like path, his blood vessels would twist and he would vomit blood and die.

Even if he was lucky, he would end up with hemiplegia, unable to move half of his body.

But Lee Shin was not afraid of anything.

Because if he died, he could just come back to life, and even if he became hemiplegic, it was a problem that could be solved by dying once and coming back to life.

Thus, Lee Shin began his daily routine of circulating his ki while listening to the songs of popular idol groups and dancing.

"Gwek!"

On that day, he lightly vomited blood and died hundreds of times.

But there were definitely results.

After a week, when he had died nearly 5,000 times, Lee Shin was able to get a definite feel for it.

After a month, when Lee Shin had died well over 10,000 times, he was able to circulate his ki while dancing all sorts of dances, regardless of the genre.

To find the line that should not be crossed through continuous death and to engrave each of them into his senses, turning this crazy act into a reality.

It was a feat created by applying the talent for killing something that Lee Shin possessed to himself.

Despite being a skill that he had completed after spending a considerable amount of time, he didn't have much use for it in reality.

That was because there was no magic power on Earth that could be turned into internal energy through ki circulation, and there were many things to be wary of when entering a dungeon.

But now it was possible.

Since Irhegue was in charge of the combat that moved the body, all he had to do was to operate his cultivation method and gather internal energy.

And the training room where the spar was taking place was a good enough space to operate his cultivation method, as the magic circle installed there and the ki of many people spread.

Woooong-

Lee Shin began to circulate his ki, focusing on his ever-changing body.

Irhegue felt a sense of incongruity at the sensation he felt for a moment, but he soon adapted to it and smiled.

Because he could feel his lacking internal energy slowly filling up.

And he could feel his tired body also recovering, albeit little by little.

It was the effect of the new skill [High-Speed Recovery] that he had obtained while getting Irhegue.

[High-Speed Recovery]

-Rare

-The body that had gone to the brink of death has recovered, shed a shell, and grown anew. Your healing power has now begun to go beyond the human category.

-Now, then, shall we go for a long-term battle?

Lee Shin said to Irhegue with a smile.

-Play to your heart's content, just as you wish, Irhegue.

Kyuuuuuuuu-!!!

At Lee Shin's words, Irhegue let out a roar of joy and smiled brightly.

***

A spar that lasted over five hours.

No, it couldn't even be called a spar.

For the first hour, it was definitely a spar.

But gradually, dropouts began to appear.

They were dropouts caused by Irhegue's attacks that came from completely unexpected places and a lack of stamina due to the continuous race.

The problem arose around the two-hour mark.

At that time, Irhegue's victory was certain as he had already knocked down everyone in that place.

It wasn't that there were no effective attacks on Irhegue, but Irhegue quickly recovered from his wounds and rushed at them again.

And from then on, Irhegue's strange behavior began.

Irhegue, sensing those who had recovered to some extent, went to them and poked them, and the moment the opponent came to their senses, he fought again.

It was a prodding to get up quickly because he was not yet satisfied.

The audience stared blankly at the scene, dumbfounded.

Five hours after the spar began.

Irhegue, still full of energy, was poking the guild members who were sprawled on the floor with the tip of his foot, urging them to get up.

'Go away...'

'Go away... don't come to me...'

'Mom, please save me...'

And the guild members who had collapsed on the floor were desperately pretending to be dead, praying that Irhegue would go somewhere else.

Thus, the spar ended with an unprecedented result.

(End of Chapter)