Part 2, Episode 204.
A dead-dead stage.
Not only the users participating on stage, but also the audience of tens of thousands was filled with silence.
It was because I had witnessed an unreal scene that was out of the ordinary.
-… … What? The match is over? Is this right?
-?? What? Why is it already finished when I just went to take out the pickled radish juice and set up the chicken? It doesn’t feel like that long, huh?
I don’t know either;; Suddenly Kaiser disappeared, some effects went off like crazy, Laihas collapsed, and then the Kasin cultists swarmed in behind him, so that’s how it ended up like that?
What the heck? What on earth happened?
I can understand the other guilds, but why on earth did Raihas collapse? How did he get taken down in 3 seconds?
– Wait, there are so many viewers, but nobody actually watched it properly?
The camera movement is messed up so the effects cover everything;;
It’s not so much that I acted like X, but rather that I just couldn’t react.
Isn’t it strange to react to this? The situation was over just by blinking once.
The only ones making noise were the viewers watching the screen being broadcast through the station.
However, even that was full of question marks, as if the situation could not be grasped.
And understandably so, as the game ended in the blink of an eye.
Well, to be precise, since only Laihas is lying down, the game isn’t over yet…
No, what is this?
– This was the matchup I was looking forward to the most, and it ends so anticlimactically?
Still, I am a 10th-generation guild master, after all.
-Evande.
Since the biggest anticipation for this match was the battle between teenage guild masters, it was bound to feel somewhat anticlimactic.
It’s not like an ordinary person is fighting a professional boxer; isn’t the gap too severe?
They say there are different levels even among teenage guilds, and it turns out it’s true.
Ark Guild was a new top 10 guild to begin with, you know. It’s on a completely different level from the existing top 10 guilds.
This is still too much. Isn’t Kaiser just too strong?
-Wait, what’s up with Kaiser being that strong? Wasn’t he supposed to be that strong? Seriously, it doesn’t make sense.
I wouldn’t know unless I could see something;; Don’t they offer a replay option?
If it’s Gamdasal, they’ll probably play it in slow motion.
Fortunately, the instincts of Korea’s three major broadcasters have not died.
As one viewer said, the stunned host soon came to his senses and blurted out a comment.
“Uh… yes. It is a victory for the Kashin Cult Guild. I’d like to say, ‘Please congratulate us,’ but the atmosphere is really somber.”
“…….”
“After all, it was a result that shocking. Wow, this… I was so surprised, too. It happened so fast that even watching from close up, I couldn’t fully grasp the situation… It must have been even harder to see from the audience seats because of the dust…!”
The host paused once and reached out, pointing toward the back.
“The broadcasting station says they just recorded the situation using a slow-motion camera aided by a system. Take a look!”
Then, a screen so massive that it could not exist in reality rose in the air, and a video was broadcast.
It was the moment when Raihas and Kaiser were standing face-to-face and having a conversation.
Murmuring
Although no sound could be heard, the audience watched intently, and soon after, Laihas stopped talking and assumed a defensive posture.
And at that moment.
Sss-
Laihas’s spearhead, which was thought to be in a defensive stance, moved like lightning.
At the same time, the video was zoomed in and slowed down, revealing the movement of the window in detail across multiple frames.
Shua- ah-
The sight of the water droplet rising from the tip of the window and instantly growing larger to envelop the entire window was beautiful, like paint spreading on a canvas.
The paint took shape on its own and created three waves.
“and…….”
A gasp of admiration escaped from somewhere.
Seeing Laihas’s unique skill, which was already renowned for its beauty, so slowly like this felt just like looking at a work of art.
But the next moment.
“!”
“crazy!?”
Admiration turned into astonishment.
Just as the surging waves, brimming with fierce energy, stretched out to engulf Kaiser, his new form blurred and vanished in an instant.
It wasn’t a metaphor; it literally disappeared.
and,
“That is…! It’s a backstab! So they moved using a backstab… Huh? W-what is that… what on earth is it? A chain? Is that a chain right now? Could you please speed it up to the lowest speed? Yes, more, a little more… Ah! Yes, that’s right. It is a chain!”
“Kaiser definitely used a chain, didn’t he? I’ve heard that he can wield any weapon with ease, but this is the first time I’ve seen a chain like that… Huh, I can’t tell what it is even after seeing it. What did he do with the chain?”
As you move using a back grab, Raihas rotates his body in that brief moment and delivers a counter in return.
At the same time, as Kaiser reached out his hand, chains wrapped around him, and with a loud roar, a thick cloud of dust rose up.
That was the end.
After that, no matter how much I turned the camera, the view was obstructed and I couldn’t see anything.
-?? What on earth just happened?
Ugh, what’s the point of using slow motion when I can’t see anything?
Look at how it’s somehow detecting just the silhouette in the midst of all that lol. The camera performance is definitely solid.
Is this a collaboration with the White Tower Master? That isn’t something that can be done with a simple system.
I don’t know. What are you going to do about detecting it? It just collapses with a quick flick of its nose.
-Kaiser > I was pushing the idea that we were one of the top 10 guilds… but I didn’t know we would be this overwhelming.
Seriously;;;
I’m speechless.
In the midst of this utterly chaotic situation, reactions mixed with despondency, bewilderment, and surprise erupted in the chat room.
Silence settled over the hall.
It was a phenomenon similar to being unable to even speak properly when seeing something so absurd.
And it wasn’t just the spectators.
“……It, it’s a monster.”
“Damn it, does that even make sense? How am I supposed to fight a monster like that?”
“Raihas got knocked out in one hit? The 10th Guild Master?”
“Even if they are considered the weakest among the top 10 guilds, this is too much.”
“They clearly started way later than me, so how can they be that strong?”
“Because he’s a god?”
“Kamen.”
Participants waiting in the waiting room.
Those holding high ranks in prominent guilds and acting quite the upper hand were trembling like frogs seeing a snake for the first time outside their wells.
Fear, astonishment, doubt, denial of reality, awe.
After the emotions that spread moment by moment passed, only one thought took intense place in their minds.
‘… … You must avoid the Kashin religion at all costs.’
“I wasn’t even expecting to do anything. I just wanted to hold out as long as possible and show off my strength, but holding out my ass… If I get caught, it looks like it’s over before I can show anything.”
“Please, please let me be selected in the next bracket… … so I don’t have to clash with the Kashin Cult… …”
‘Fuck, fuck, fuck… …’
Just as no one tries to fight against natural disasters, may the disaster pass you by.
That is the only thing I want.
Their faces turned bright red, then yellow, then blue, and as if by coincidence, they all began to look exactly alike.
‘her.’
Ast, who had come out of the private waiting room and was looking around the common waiting room, let out a hollow laugh.
That crazy bastard… what did he do to turn into such a monster? It reminds me of the old days.
In some ways, it was worse than in the past.
Back then, I didn’t know why on earth he was strong, but he felt like he was damn strong; now, he was just a monster.
Even I, accustomed to his monstrous potential and achievements, see it this way; imagine how it must be for other users.
Even if it were the opposing viewpoint, it would have been difficult to accept.
“Anyway, he’s a pro at surprising people. I never imagined he’d be that good… I’m glad I raided the armory. It would have been a disaster if I’d held back.”
No, more importantly, what kind of ability was it that made Raihas get knocked out in return?
It was clearly Raihas who had the upper hand…
Just as I was thinking I would interrogate them as soon as I returned to the waiting room.
Wow! Wow!
Ding, ding!
[The ‘Baekdusan’ guild has been eliminated as all participants were wiped out.]
[The ‘Phoenix’ guild has been eliminated as all participants were wiped out.]
… … .
‘huh?’
Just as cheers suddenly erupted, elimination messages appeared one after another.
I looked up in surprise and saw it.
Beyond the giant screen, the sight of Kaiser literally committing a massacre of civilians, followed by the Kashin Cult executives sweeping through the participants like a herd of bulls.
* * *
“Oh no… *Cough*!”
“Ugh. Damn it, I let my guard down…… *Cough*.”
“What are you talking about?”
Baekdusan, the master of the Baekdusan Guild, and Jennifer, the master of the Phoenix Guild, groaning as if they are being treated unfairly.
Dohyeon clicked his tongue in disapproval as he watched the two of them and let them go without hesitation.
[Defeat Master ‘Baekdusan’ of the Baekdusan Guild.]
[Defeat Master Jennifer of the Phoenix Guild.]
[We are a little closer to victory.]
Reigning at the very top even among the top 100 guilds.
It was a hollow exit for the leaders of a guild that was considered by the public to be on par with the top 10 guilds.
What can be done?
See, who told you to stand there spaced out?
A soldier standing still on the battlefield is bound to die a futile death.
From the moment the guys who should have launched a surprise attack as soon as they defeated Raihas were just standing around spacing out, this was a predetermined future.
… … isn’t it?
It seems like that woman Jennifer or whatever her name is snapped out of it right away and launched a surprise attack…
Well, the attacks came in so conspicuously, so that was indeed a problem.
Thus, now that the key figures of this match had all been defeated, the rest was easy.
The moment the two masters were defeated.
“Pursue the light!”
God is moving forward!
“Kamen…….”
As if he had trusted Dohyeon from the very beginning.
Unlike the others, the fanatics and apostles of the Kasin religion who helped without any hesitation or delay wiped out the remaining participants.
It was a winning streak.
Bang! Pfft!
Swish-!
“Aaaargh!”
“Cough!”
Like small animals swept up in a herd of rhinos, participants collapsed one after another along the way.
It may have been partly due to letting their guard down after the charge came before they could even regain their senses, but in fact, the result would have been the same even if they hadn’t let their guard down.
Because the gap was that overwhelming.
Gulp.
Jennifer couldn’t even put up a fight and was defeated in one blow…
“Is there really a difference of this much?”
What is this… … .
I heard there was a wall between the top 10 guilds and the big guilds… but this isn’t just a wall, is it?
Thanks to this, the participants, who were staring blankly at the death message while facing a gray screen, couldn’t help but be shocked.
Participating in this guild battle means you are a user who can hold your head high wherever you go.
The shock was even greater because they had never been made to kneel anywhere.
Pow pow pow!
However, not all participants were shocked because they felt the wall.
Unlike them, who are at best among the top 100 guilds, weren’t there as many as two top 10 guilds in this guild battle?
And among them, the guilds that participated without a master.
“M-Master……?”
“No, there’s no need to kill us too… *Gasp*.”
“H-I surrender! I surrender. No, at this point, it’s not just method acting, it’s just madness… Argh!”
“Oh my god, save the executive! The Master is killing the executive.”
To be precise, the ill-fated guild that witnessed the Master participating as an opponent.
The officers of the Ernest Guild were busy fleeing, dodging the bomb arrows that flew and exploded ceaselessly.
‘……hmm.’
Dohyeon, who was debating whether to frown at the sight as unsightly and unbefitting of a teenage guild or to look at it with pity, soon turned his gaze away.
As the saying goes, the world does not always go according to plan.
Since it is the guild you chose, shouldn’t you grit your teeth and endure it?
However, they were quick to make decisions in a different sense.
“Ha, surrender! I surrender!”
Harrington… no, as soon as the Watchdog started running wild, he shouted for surrender with quick judgment.
Then, a notification rang soon after.
[The ‘Ernest’ guild has been eliminated due to the surrender of all participants.]
[It has been confirmed that all members except for one guild have been eliminated.]
[The match is over.]
[The guild that won the first match is ‘Kasin-kyo’.]
[Congratulations!]
It was the moment the first match of the first official guild battle, which would go down in history, came to an end.
