novelraw Chapter 82 : Chapter 82
Chapter 82 : Chapter 82
Chapter 82 Life-and-Death Tournament (5)
A method of stealing the opponent's gaze with a slow illusionary sword, then approaching quickly to aim for an opening with the greaves once the opponent got used to the speed of the sword.
It was a combination that might fluster someone facing it for the first time, but it was not a move that would work against a master like Jaun.
The following sword was also mediocre.
The surprise attack using the greaves was fresh, but there was nothing more to see beyond that.
‘This is enough.’
Jaun's Demonic Energy surged and spread to the surroundings.
WHOOOOSH
Jaun caught So Yu-ram's sword, which was piercing through the Demonic Energy, with his bare hands.
SMACK
The fact that the illusionary sword, which dazzled the eyes, was caught in a single hand meant that all sword paths had already been identified.
So Yu-ram bit his lip with a panicked face and spun his body quickly once more.
Once again, So Yu-ram's leg flew toward Jaun's knee.
Jaun delivered a short snap-kick to So Yu-ram's flying foot, imbued with the essence of the Internal Energy Heavy Hand.
CRUNCH
This time, So Yu-ram's face turned pale at the impact that penetrated through the greaves.
Jaun's sword shot toward So Yu-ram, who was staggering backward.
SLASH
Blood spurted from So Yu-ram's right shoulder.
“……Eeeek!”
So Yu-ram, who looked down at his own shoulder, gritted his teeth.
Realizing that his petty tricks would no longer work, So Yu-ram pulled up his energy to its limit and performed his illusionary sword with all his strength.
WHOOOOOSH
The trembling sword made a rough sound of wind.
Jaun raised his sword to meet So Yu-ram, who was aiming for his entire body and shooting forward.
WHOOOOOSH
An illusionary sword with the exact same sword path as the one So Yu-ram had performed unfolded from Jaun's hand.
Jaun's illusionary sword shot toward each and every one of So Yu-ram's countless pouring sword forms.
BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG
The sound of sword clashing against sword was heard incessantly.
Jaun, who had struck away So Yu-ram's final strike without hesitation, stepped forward.
‘Let's end this.’
Jaun decided to end the match before it became even more tedious.
The surrounding Demonic Energy began to rise greatly around Jaun's body.
BOOM!
As Jaun stomped his foot properly, the area around the tournament ground shook violently.
A massive wave of energy spread in all directions.
In an instant, the gazes of everyone sitting in the Life-and-Death Tournament grounds poured toward Jaun.
Jaun, having drawn their attention, twisted his waist just like that.
A strongly executed stomp.
Followed by a waist that turned elegantly.
A sword that naturally stretched forward behind it.
Finally, a thick Demonic Energy that completely covered it.
The thrust, which had hidden its true form by borrowing the format of the Three Talents Sword Art, revealed its essence.
[Heavenly Killing Demon Sword, First Form. Flash Flower]
In an instant, a light so blinding it was dazzling erupted from Jaun's sword.
SCREECH
Jaun's thrust, which stretched out at an invisible speed, tore through the air and created a ghastly noise.
Jaun's sword sliced through So Yu-ram's hair and brushed slightly over the top of his head.
Coincidentally, the direction So Yu-ram was standing in was toward the platform where the Alliance Leader was sitting.
Jaun's sword, which had brushed past So Yu-ram's head, was pointing toward the Alliance Leader.
“Uh, huh?”
So Yu-ram, who had been facing death, staggered with a blank expression and then plopped down on the spot.
So Yu-ram realized deeply through that single strike just now that Jaun was not his opponent.
A brief silence flowed, followed by explosive cheers erupting from all directions.
“Whoa……! Did you see that just now?”
“What did that brat just do?”
“I couldn't even see it?”
Even the warriors who were conducting matches next to them had all stopped their swords.
The thrust Jaun had just shown was shaking the Sado Alliance.
From far away, the Alliance Leader sent a slight smile toward Jaun.
The flag of the supervisor, who had confirmed that So Yu-ram had lost his will to fight, went up toward the sky.
“Han Jaun. Victory!”
At the supervisor's shout, cheers erupted in the venue once again.
“There was a reason why the Alliance Leader made that brat participate?”
“He is still at a very young age. The Murim Alliance has raised a monster.”
He descended from the platform, letting the sounds of the surrounding murmurs flow through one ear and out the other.
‘This is just the beginning.’
Jaun continued his steps, bowing his head slightly toward the surroundings.
Before he knew it, the surrounding gazes looking at Jaun had completely changed.
Receiving gazes mixed with wariness and admiration, Jaun walked toward Ice Rakshasa, who was approaching him.
“How is it? I don't need to worry, right?”
“You must not let your guard down. You have only finished one match now.”
Ice Rakshasa had her mouth pouting for a moment, then soon wore a grin.
“Still, well…… this much is okay. Since you didn't get hurt, for one.”
Jaun shrugged his shoulders once and looked at Ban Cheol-hwi, who was nodding off in his chair.
“When is the next match?”
“It starts again in the afternoon. You will be competing against the one who wins that match over there……. Oh? It just finished now.”
When he turned his head at Ice Rakshasa's words, he saw a familiar man raising his hand and roaring on top of the platform.
“Is it that person?”
A smile appeared on Jaun's face as he looked at the man on the platform.
Ice Rakshasa, who had confirmed the smile flowing on Jaun's face, tilted her head and asked.
“Why? Who is it? Is it someone you know?”
“He is one of the bastards who hit on Young Hero Ban in the bathhouse on the day we first entered Ak-yang.”
“Ah, that piece of trash? Tsk. Don't go easy on him and just break him.”
“…… Pardon?”
Ice Rakshasa glared at the tall, strong man walking down from the tournament grounds.
“What else. If it's a guy who did such a disgusting thing to Young Hero Ban, we must make sure he can never do such a thing again.”
Spitting on the ground, Ice Rakshasa glared at the man with cold eyes.
“Still, his match ended quite quickly. Being able to end a match this fast means that the other side also has a hidden trick, so be careful.”
***
“Ma Dong-chun.”
“Han Jaun.”
The names of the two people were called out.
Ma Dong-chun, who was gallantly walking up onto the platform, widened his eyes when he discovered Jaun.
“Uh, huh? Could you be the one from the inn……?”
“We meet again here.”
Ma Dong-chun, having heard Jaun's answer, laughed heartily.
Ma Dong-chun, who scanned Jaun once with greasy eyes, opened his mouth.
“Looking at your backside, it's true that you're the guy from back then. Heh heh. To think I'd see you again in a place like this.”
Ma Dong-chun, who was flaring his nostrils, spun the sword he was holding.
“You're the brat about whom rumors have been rampant lately, right? No wonder I thought your skin was supple; it was because you're a body that grew up precious in the Murim Alliance. Come to think of it, we're already acquaintances who have seen each other's naked bodies. Seeing as we've met again even on the tournament grounds, it's no ordinary fate.”
Ma Dong-chun's gaze, scanning him with greasy eyes, was quite bothersome.
Jaun cracked his neck with a pop.
“It would be a pity to just let such a fate pass. Since things have turned out like this, how about making a bet with me?”
Ma Dong-chun asked toward Jaun with a wink. Jaun, who frowned unconsciously at that sight, let out a sigh.
As Jaun looked at him without any particular answer, Ma Dong-chun continued speaking.
“This is the bet. The one who loses the match gives their body to the winner without a word of complaint. How about it? A condition like this should be attached so that we can focus more on the match.”
A person's nature did not go anywhere.
Seeing as he was spitting out such words even after climbing onto the tournament platform, he was definitely someone who was rotten to the core.
Jaun opened his mouth as if it were troublesome.
“……As you wish.”
At the words Jaun threw out, Ma Dong-chun's eyes snapped open.
“Don't forget. You clearly agreed with your own mouth at this very moment.”
Ma Dong-chun turned his head toward the bronze-skinned giants who were cheering for them from the surroundings.
“Right? You all heard it?”
As the giants quickly nodded their heads, Ma Dong-chun looked at Jaun with a satisfied expression.
“Now that it's turned out like this, it will be no use trying to play the innocent later.”
Ma Dong-chun began to slowly warm up his body with an excited face.
Licking his lips once, Ma Dong-chun adjusted his distance from Jaun and stopped in place.
And intense heat began to be contained in the eyes of Ma Dong-chun, who was looking up and down at Jaun's body with narrowed eyes.
The expression of Ma Dong-chun, who now had a goal, became serious.
As Ma Dong-chun took his stance and pulled up his energy, Jaun turned his head and looked down at Ban Cheol-hwi, who was standing below the tournament platform.
The hands of Ban Cheol-hwi, who was looking up at Ma Dong-chun with a deep frown, were trembling slightly.
‘It's a perfect opportunity to repay the debt of that day.’
Jaun untied the sword that had been bound to his waist and threw it onto the platform.
CLANG
Jaun, who had laid his sword down on the ground, cracked his head from side to side and warmed up his body.
Ma Dong-chun, who had confirmed that Jaun threw his sword, tilted his head and then soon wore a grin.
“Heh heh. For a swordsman to lay down his sword. May I take that to mean you just want to give up everything and be embraced by this body quickly?”
Jaun opened his mouth toward the sly Ma Dong-chun.
“Close your mouth, won't you? Because it stinks. I'm doing this because I think it would be better to break it rather than cut it off.”
Ma Dong-chun, who did not understand Jaun's words, tilted his head.
“……What kind of nonsense are you talking about. It seems you still haven't grasped the situation, but the only options left for you are indoors or outdoors. It's just a matter of choosing one of the two.”
Facing Ma Dong-chun's gaze, Jaun felt that for the first time since he had come out into the Jianghu, he was filled with uncontrollable annoyance.
It was to the point where he couldn't tell what he would do if he dragged the time out any longer.
Jaun, with a coldly frozen expression, began to pull up his energy.
Ignoring Ma Dong-chun, who was opening his mouth toward him again, Jaun looked at the supervisor.
“I'm ready.”
Ma Dong-chun let out a chuckle as if it were absurd and shrugged his shoulders toward the supervisor.
The supervisor, having confirmed that both people were finished with their preparations, vigorously lowered the flag he was holding.
“Start!”
“Kahahaha! Now that the match has started, there is no way to take it back. I'll handle you gently, so come here quick……”
Even before Ma Dong-chun's words could end, Jaun's knee, which had shot out like a flash of lightning, struck Ma Dong-chun's lower abdomen.
CRACK
“Uh…… huh?”
The face of Ma Dong-chun, who confirmed that his pants were becoming soaked in red, turned pale.
He could not grasp what on earth had happened.
Jaun's movement had not even been seen.
He could not even understand why the figure of Jaun, who had been far away just a moment ago, was now in front of him.
Not long after, a scream full of trembling erupted from Ma Dong-chun's mouth as he felt a terrible pain rising slowly from below.
“UAAAAAAAAAGH!”
In an instant, the surroundings of the tournament ground became quiet.
The warriors, who confirmed that Ma Dong-chun's pants were becoming soaked in red blood, shuddered.
“Su-such a cruel……”
“Ugh. Even I'm getting goosebumps.”
Leaving behind the sorrowful laments of the surrounding spectators, Jaun moved his body again.
Jaun's elbow, having approached Ma Dong-chun's bosom, brushed against his right jaw and went up.
Subsequently, Jaun's fist was buried in the side of Ma Dong-chun, who was staggering without being able to keep his balance.
CRUNCH
The sound of three or four ribs breaking was heard. Before anyone knew it, the focus had vanished from Ma Dong-chun's eyes.
Jaun, who had snatched Ma Dong-chun's collar as he was collapsing powerlessly into his seat, pulled his face toward himself.
“It's only the beginning, so you shouldn't lose consciousness already.”
Jaun's heel, which had been raised high, fell straight onto the top of Ma Dong-chun's foot.
CRUNCH!
The sound of something being pulverized filled the silent tournament ground.
“Aaaaaagh!”
Ma Dong-chun, who regained consciousness again from the terrible pain, struggled with all his might, but he could not escape from Jaun's hand.
Jaun raised his foot once more.
CRUNCH!
Jaun's heel fell onto the top of the opposite foot.
Jaun looked down at Ma Dong-chun, who was trembling while wheezing without even being able to let out a scream, with cold eyes.
“Jaun!”
At the sound heard just then, Jaun turned his head.
Ban Cheol-hwi, who was standing at one end of the platform, shook his head from side to side while looking at Jaun.
‘……Is he telling me not to kill him?’
Jaun, who looked down at Ma Dong-chun for a moment, twisted and coiled the arm of Ma Dong-chun, whose pupils had dilated.
CRUNCH!
Jaun, who finally even pulled out the joint of the right arm, dragged Ma Dong-chun's body to a corner of the tournament ground.
THUD!
Jaun threw Ma Dong-chun's body in front of Ban Cheol-hwi.
“Ptui.”
Ban Cheol-hwi, who leaned his body toward the tournament ground, spat toward Ma Dong-chun and adjusted his Scholar's Cap while clearing his throat.
“This much should be enough.”
As soon as Ban Cheol-hwi's words ended, Jaun lifted Ma Dong-chun's body again.
Ma Dong-chun's pupils were completely dilated, and a foul odor from blood and waste was leaking from his pants.
‘In the future, he will live a life that is not really living.’
Jaun dragged Ma Dong-chun's body and walked up to the front of the giants who had been cheering for him.
Jaun, who looked down at the area below the tournament ground with a cold gaze, threw Ma Dong-chun's body out of the tournament ground just like that.
CRASH
Ma Dong-chun's body rolled on the floor like a paper doll.