Everyone is Young Except for Me - Chapter 247

Chapter 247
Reina, who was called the Russian Joan of Arc, shouted, “Get down!”

The moment she ran, a bright light burst and a storm of enormous heat poured toward the Russian team. Reina was very light and was wearing light equipment. The force of this explosion was so great that her body was blown away.

“Kyaaaaak!”

At this moment, a thick hand grabbed her as she flew through the air. It was the hand of Leonid Koscha, who is known as the Russian Human Bomb Tank!

“You are a very difficult woman to grab,” Leonid spoke bluntly as he smiled at her.

He was very happy to be able to hold Reina’s hand like this. He was humiliated by Reina the other day, but he didn’t care. He knocked on the plate armor he was wearing.

“Huhu. If you are grateful then you can give me a hug!”

“What are you talking about? This pervert.”

Reina wielded her scythe in a threatening manner, turned in the air, and landed gently. Fortunately, the Russian players were safe. It was because they were all wearing heavy armor or sheet metal armor. However...

“France is ruined.”

A huge crater was in front of her. It was so huge that she could imagine the power of the explosion. She looked up at the top of the pyramid.

“...Dark Wolf.”

It was too far away to see clearly, but a familiar figure was standing there. It was definitely him. Reina’s heart beat faster because she felt that he was looking at her.

“He participated...!”

Reina blushed and lifted her black scythe. She might be a fan, but this was a match that involved national honor. In fact, she had the desire to leave it all behind and deal a blow to Dark Wolf. He was a naughty man who dared to throw her away. However, it didn’t seem as easy as she thought.

“Kuwoooook!”

Red taurus rose from the remnants of the explosion. The cows made of hot flames roared and rushed up with their fiery axes. Reina, who stood at the forefront, shouted to the Russian players, “Break through! Everyone, get ready for battle!”

*** 

[The flag has been acquired.]

[The Japanese team has been eliminated.]

After the Arabs, Argentina, and the Netherlands, the fourth country to be eliminated was named. The one who disastrously destroyed Japan was... Zhen Sulong gently turned his wrist and relaxed. Blue lightning was covering his hands.

“Daren.'  [1] 

Zhen Sulong turned to look at the man who called him ‘Daren.’ The man named Zhu Yangtian had his fist against his palm in a greeting. He was the master of Mantis Boxing and the captain of the Chinese team. Zhen Sulong had given him the captain’s position.

“Zhu Yangtian daren,” Zhen Sulong lightly greeted him in the same manner.

Zhu Yangtian smiled and said, “It seems that the power of your Wing Chun is developing more every day. The Japanese samurai swordsmanship is inferior to our Chinese martial arts.”

“You're overpraising me. You are just as good with Mantis Boxing.”

“Haha. Too much humility is poison.”

The two of them flattered each other to maintain their personal relationship. Zhen Sulong had fired countless blue lightning bolts to defeat the Japanese team that was centered on close-range damage dealers called ‘samurai.’ This was possible because the Japanese team didn’t have any Star Fruit talents.

‘By the way...’

Zhen Sulong moved his gaze to the top of the pyramid where the explosion had occurred. It was an explosion he was familiar with.

‘Brother, you’re finally here.’

Zhen Sulong smiled when he saw the massive pyramid staircase engulfed in flames. Strong people gathered in an instant. Looking at the sky right now, the sand cloud of the American team was headed toward the pyramid and it was the same with Russia and Germany. Ukraine and Mexico could also be seen running there. They were also strong people who couldn’t be ignored. Among them were members of the Eight Supernovas.

Just then, a strange sound enveloped the sky. A long shadow was cast on the ground and the Chinese team, including Zhu Yangtian, hid behind a tree. Zhen Sulong also hid as he looked up at the sky. In that place, a huge dragon made of water roared in a powerful manner. The water dragon cried out again.

‘It is Torres.’

Torres of Spain—he was a mysterious figure who didn’t usually appear in the media, so he could only be seen in the World Competition. He was a figure veiled in mystery and only occasional photos of him in Arkstar were uploaded to the community. He was always wandering the world on the water dragon like he was now.

‘How interesting. There are many people I want to fight with.’

If Michael handled the power of sand then Torres was a Star Fruit talent who controlled the power of water. He was powerful and was Michael’s rival. Zhen Sulong had wanted to fight with him once and today seemed to be the time.

[The fist star, ‘Raitra,’ is urging you to fight quickly!]

Even Raitra seemed to want it.

“Daren.” 

Zhen Sulong turned his head. There were three flags in Zhu Yangtian’s hand.

“....Ah. I forgot. Thank you very much.”

[The flag has been acquired.]

[The flag has been acquired.]

[The flag has been acquired.]

‘This means China has five points in total.’

These flags belonged to the Arabs and Argentina respectively. Additionally, there was the flag of the Netherlands. Each of the three teams contained one of the Eight Supernovas. First, the Arabs and Argentina fought fiercely against each other. Then the Netherlands got involved and all three teams were destroyed.

Thus, the Chinese team tried to take the flags of the three teams, but Japan attempted to block them. Well, they also got the Japanese team’s flag.

“Shall we just buy time like this?” Zhen Sulong looked back at the Chinese players and asked. In fact, China could easily get into the top ranks if they ran away for the remaining time. He was the representative of China so he couldn’t act as he pleased.

“Our Chinese people do not fight in such a cowardly way.”

It was as expected.

“It's time to promote the greatness of Chinese martial arts.”

They didn’t want such a victory.

“We aren’t a demonic sect.”

They were friends who read a lot of martial arts novels.

“We are people walking on the path of chivalry. Fight fairly even if it means death.”

It wasn’t bad. Last year, China had fought in a shameful way and was criticized worldwide for being a demonic sect. This year, many good friends came and Zhen Sulong smiled happily. He moved with them straight away.

“We are the chivalrous group this year. Let’s go. Fight.”

*** 

“Wow. It is a strike.”

I sat touching my beard as I admired the landscape created by Solar on the stairs. The power was much stronger than he thought. Maybe it was due to the earlier message that said Prometheus got stronger during the ‘daytime.’

“...It is daytime.”

Right now, it was daytime when the sun was shining brightly so it wasn’t impossible. In any case, Solar was engaged in a fierce battle with the enemies on the stairs using Heat Wave Army. I didn’t need to worry about that place for a while. I looked up at the sky again.

A familiar gaze could be felt there. It was Prometheus. What would Prometheus say first?

[The first apostle, ‘Prometheus,’ is asking about the identity of this ugly orc.]

“Eh?”

[Chwik. Hey, old man. It has been a while. This god with large nostrils... Ugh! Ack! Hey! It hurts! Ack!!]

[The first apostle, ‘Prometheus,’ is hitting the ugly orc.]

“......”

I didn’t expect him to fight as soon as he woke up. “Sigh. I was wrong to expect anything.”

Approximately 30 seconds passed before I heard Prometheus’ message again.

[The first apostle, ‘Prometheus,’ says it has been a while.]

“Yes, it is nice to see you. By the way, Mudur?”

[The first apostle, ‘Prometheus,’ is asking who Mudur is.]

“That ugly orc.”

[The first apostle, ‘Prometheus,’ says he is unconscious and tied up with rope.]

“...I see.”

I didn’t know what that orc was doing, but I heard his voice after a long time and felt sorry for some reason. It seemed Mudur was beaten up by Prometheus. Tsk tsk.

“In any case, welcome back. Why did you make me wait so long?”

[The first apostle, ‘Prometheus,’ says you can nag later.]

[The first apostle, ‘Prometheus,’ has an ominous feeling.]

“Hmm.”

In fact, I also got the ominous feeling. It was because my super sensitivity detected many people coming here. I turned my head and spoke to the Korean team, “There are enemies everywhere. Be alert.”

The eyes of the Korean players changed and became sharper.

Lim Changyong led the players to form a circle and took a strong defensive formation. I walked to the center and checked their defense.

...It was strong enough that they wouldn’t be hit easily. As expected of the captain. I thought this was sufficient to hold on when I was fighting others. I took my eyes off Lim Changyong and turned to Kim Hyeonu and Eun Jeonghyeok this time. I told them firmly, “The two of you won’t have any butts left after the match if even one hair on my granddaughter’s head is hurt.”

“Yes! I understand!”

“Kuack! I’ll protect her!”

The two of them answered while saluting and I patted their shoulders. They looked pretty cute flinching whenever my hand touched them. It seemed my real identity was more shocking than I thought. 

Then the first enemies arrived. It was the American team, who won first place in the first match. A total of 10 players, led by Michael and Damian, found us and stopped.

“What? Dark Wolf...”

The moment Damian murmured, the US team fell silent. Their gazes were all on me. To be precise, it was my real identity after I took off my mask. Then another person came up the stairs. It was Reina. 

“Dark Wolf come here~!” Her shout rang out and this area around me was once again silent. She looked around for me with a stupid expression. “Where is he? Where? Wh...”

She was like a squirrel looking for acorns. Before long, she found me.

“......”

Was there such a silly expression in the world? Reina’s mouth slowly opened. Her hand that pointed at me was trembling uncontrollably. “You... you... no, you... no, what... no, what the hell is this...?”

I ignored her and turned around. The German team that Reinhardt belonged to arrived and the all-female Ukrainian team also arrived. Then Mexico, Italy, and the United Kingdom. Finally, Torres of Spain arrived. The water dragon he was riding on turned the battlefield blue.

I looked around with my hands behind my back and spoke in a low voice, “It is nice to meet you, young people.” 

[Time remaining - 09:58] 

There were 10 minutes remaining until the end of the match.

[The apostle skill ‘Keen Insight’ has been used.]

[You can preview your opponent’s attack path for 10 minutes.]

I had to survive in battle against them from now on. Additionally, I had to protect my granddaughter.

“I am Dark Wolf.”

I stood there.

‘Everyone is young except for me...’

[1] Chinese term that is a title of respect toward superiors