Chapter 262
Paf-!
“Cough!”
Kim ShiHoon’s went flying, rolled across the ground, and hit a wall.
“G-Guardian Kim ShiHoon!!”
Although Gaia couldn’t see anything, she hurriedly shouted after figuring out more or less what was happening.
“Wh-what’s…”
Kim ShiHoon was sent flying by KangWoo’s attack.
People were trembling in fear at the unexpected development of events.
“Hyeongnim…?”
Even the people watching were shocked, so it was hard to imagine how shocked the one who was blown away was.
Kim ShiHoon was looking at KangWoo with trembling eyes.
His cheek hurt. No, it wasn’t just hurting.
His cheekbones would’ve been crushed if his body hadn’t subconsciously moved.
“Wh-why are you doing this, Hyeongnim?!”
“…”
KangWoo didn’t answer.
One couldn’t see or sense any emotion coming from him. He looked down on ShiHoon with deep, sunken eyes.
“So you’ve finally shown your true colors!” Shargiel said in a confident voice.
It looked as if he was sure his guess had been correct.
He gripped his sword even tighter. His six wings flapped, and he flew toward KangWoo.
“Stop, you bastard!!”
Chae YeonJoo quickly spread her chains, but there was no way she’d be able to stop the 2nd in command of Raphael’s army.
The chains pulled her body.
“Ugh!!”
“Wait, wait, please!!”
“Even you…!”
Kim ShiHoon blocked Shargiel.
It wasn’t enough with only Chae YeonJoo’s strength, but if it was Kim ShiHoon, the story was different.
Shargiel frowned.
“Haven’t you come back to your senses yet?!”
“…”
Kim ShiHoon remained with his mouth closed.
He couldn’t think of anything to say.
‘No.’
Kim ShiHoon’s eyes widened.
He remembered the name of the sword he was holding. To be more precise, he thought of his friend whose name was the same as the sword.
“H-Hyeongnim is being controlled!”
“What?”
Shargiel frowned.
“It’s just like what happened with Ludwig! A demon is controlling Hyeongnim!!”
“…”
There was a heavy silence.
Shargiel snorted.
“Do you think there’s someone capable of controlling the Demon of Prophecy?”
“What I want to say is that Hyeongnim isn’t—”
“So what do you want me to do?!” Shargiel shouted.
He trembled while clenching his fists.
“So, in the end, what did you do with Ludwig?! What did you do with the saint that fell at Satan’s hand?!”
“…”
“Didn’t you kill Ludwig with your own hands?!!”
Kim ShiHoon’s expression paled.
It was true.
He couldn’t save KangWoo just because he was being controlled.
If they couldn’t reverse the situation, if he’d fallen like Ludwig, in the end…
He needed to be killed.
“Hyeongnim…”
“…”
KangWoo once again didn’t answer.
He wouldn’t be able to save him if he was being controlled.
He needed to find another reason.
“Please, say something, Hyeongnim!! It doesn’t matter what happens. I’m on your side!”
“…”
KangWoo slowly raised his arm.
Clack. A black sword appeared in KangWoo’s hands—the weapon he often used.
Despair appeared on Kim ShiHoon’s face.
“Hyeong…”
Clang-!!
KangWoo rushed forward, going for ShiHoon’s neck without hesitation.
Kim ShiHoon raised his holy sword.
They exchanged rapid blows in just a second.
He blocked the black sword going for his neck; then pulled his arm back and blocked the following attack targeting his left shoulder.
He lowered his body and pulled one foot back, sweeping his sword to gain some space, but that only lasted for a brief moment.
KangWoo rose into the sky. No, to be more precise, he rushed forward while stepping into the air.
ShiHoon stomped on the ground. He used Sword Control and made swords all around him begin levitation, stepping on the swords to imitate flight.
Their battle became three-dimensional in nature.
CLANG-!!!
* * *
A steel sound rang.
Fireworks poured out in all directions.
One was attacking, and the other one just blocked.
“Ugh!”
There was no need to think about the result of that one-sided battle.
You couldn’t win a fight with defense alone.
Kim ShiHoon was pushed back.
Sharp eyes targeted his vital point.
He was able to dodge by a narrow margin, but he was still cut by the pressure, and blood spurted in all directions.
“Hey, you crazy bastard! Stop!”
Chae YeonJoo entered the fight. Red chains spread and applied pressure on him like a net.
KangWoo turned his body half-around and swung his arm like a windmill.
The chains were cut in the blink of an eye.
“Why are you doing this?!”
Cheon MooJin also rushed forward.
BOOM-!
Although two players at world-ranker levels had rushed toward him, it wasn’t enough.
They were able to stop him only for a brief moment.
“Hyeong. Please, stop…!!” Kim ShiHoon shouted.
He saw Shargiel giving an order to his underlings.
“Kill that demon!”
“Ah…!”
Kim ShiHoon quickly turned around.
He’d been blocking KangWoo’s attacks, so he couldn’t stop Shargiel.
“N-no!”
He quickly extended his hand.
He wasn’t worried about Shargiel’s subordinates hurting KangWoo.
In fact, he feared the opposite.
“Die!!”
“Kill the Demon of Prophecy!”
“To those tainted by dark, let light judge them!”
The angels rushed toward KangWoo.
KangWoo turned, an emotionless expression on his face.
He raised his hands, and…
Slash-!!
“Cough!!!”
“N-NOOO!!!”
Kim ShiHoon’s screaming spread.
The bodies of the angels rushing toward KangWoo were bisected, and white blood poured in all directions.
Their inner organs covered the ground.
“Ah, aah…”
Kim ShiHoon knelt, his face paling.
It was already too late. There was no going back.
KangWoo had killed an angel with his own hands—the trust relationship was broken.
At that moment, all angels had become their enemies.
“HEY, YOU CRAZY BASTARD!!!”
Chae YeonJoo stomped on the ground, her red hair flapped in the air, and she pulled her left arm back.
SLASH-!
The red chains gathered around, twisting and intertwining.
“Ugh…!”
Blood started to leak out of her mouth because she’d increased her magic power to the limit.
Her body was under huge pressure.
At that moment, sadness was visible in her eyes.
To think that she would use it in a place like that on KangWoo…
She’d never imagined she would use her hidden card in a situation like that.
“Red Lotus, 1st Form.”
Slash-!
The red chains covered her left arm.
When she reached the 10th Awakening and became a world-ranker, she’d unlocked the ‘Red Flower’ attribute.
She concentrated that strength on her left arm.
“Ah, ugh.”
She moaned at the huge pain that was spreading through her left arm.
Chae YeonJoo bit her lips.
It had been over a year since she’d awakened the Red Flower attribute, but no one knew about that strength yet.
Not only was she not able to properly use it, but it also created too much pressure on her.
‘One day…’
Chae YeonJoo looked at KangWoo.
He had gone to a far-away place, but she had been striving to follow him.
‘By completing this…’
She had wanted to see how surprised she was.
She wanted to brag like when they’d first met while just saying, ‘Trust this noona.’
That’s why she hadn’t said anything.
She’d secretly practiced a lot.
Chae YeonJoo closed her eyes.
“Come back to your senses, asshole!!!!”
She swung her left arm.
Her chains opened just like a flower, the chains with sharp thorns hit KangWoo, and…
Pang-
Crack!
“Huh…?”
With just one light hand movement, the attack she’d been keeping a secret for a year, one she’d been practicing without anyone knowing, was easily cast away.
Chae YeonJoo’s eyes widened.
KangWoo extended his hand.
“Cough!!”
He grabbed Chae YeonJoo’s neck.
She twisted her body in pain and wriggled her legs.
“Oh… KangWoo…”
Chae YeonJoo looked at him with sad eyes.
She remembered the first time she’d seen her in that noisy internet cafe.
She had been really angry back then, not being able to believe there was a person like him.
After that, she had been surprised.
To think that there was someone who could become so strong in such a short period of time.
She’d thought that she should use that possibility, and…
– You’re doing a good job.
When she was struggling with a huge sense of shame, he’d said that she was doing a good job.
– Don’t worry. I’m going to help you.
He had said that he would help her.
‘And…’
He really kept that promise.
He’d fulfilled his promise of getting her revenge on the Demon Cult.
Who other than KangWoo would have been able to wipe out the worldwide Demon Cult?
“Come… back to your senses…! Cough!”
Still being held in KangWoo’s hands, Chae YeonJoo spoke in a desperate voice.
Tears dripped from her eyes.
Rather than feeling hurt that her attack, which she’d struggled so much to practice, was cast away so easily, the fact that KangWoo was the one holding her neck hurt most.
Despite that…
“…”
KangWoo didn’t answer.
He turned his emotionless face toward Kim ShiHoon.
“Hyeong…”
The situation was too messed up.
Tears dripped from Kim ShiHoon’s eyes.
“Hyeong. Please, say something. Please…”
He lowered his face.
“Say anything…”
Tears gathered on his chin, and he had difficulty properly holding his sword.
“Please, Hyeong…” he desperately pleaded.
He extended his hands toward him, and…
“Cough! Cough! Cough!”
KangWoo threw Chae YeonJoo to the floor.
KangWoo covered his mouth with his hands.
“Pff.”
Laughter leaked out from between his fingers.
“Pff, HAHAHA!!!!”
A mad laugh came out of him.
Kim ShiHoon looked at him with trembling eyes.
KangWoo’s emotionless eyes were full of ‘ecstasy’.
“HAHAHA!! Ah, I was trying to hold back, but you’re making it hard for me!!”
“KangWoo, Hyeong…?”
Kim ShiHoon looked at him in confusion due to the sudden change of attitude.
KangWoo slowly walked toward him.
“Wonderful. How could mortal bugs burn so beautifully? Ah, is it because they’re mortal?”
“H-hyeong… What do you mean…?”
KangWoo covered his face with his hands.
Hahaha.
The laugh he’d been holding back came out.
“KangWoo, huh…?”
He burst into laughter again.
“You…”
KangWoo tilted his head and spoke as if he couldn’t understand.
“Do you still think that I’m Oh KangWoo?”
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