Chapter 166
Chapter 166: The Dragon Lord (2)
Translation: Tay
Edit: Lesurous
Muyoung had been uninterested in Pendragon from the start .
Pendragon was strong, but not to a level where Muyoung was worried about him .
In any case, it seemed that Muyoung’s victory was decided, and he knew that no matter how desperate Pendragon was he was grossly inferior .
However, Pendragon’s teacher was different .
The Dragon Lord Hansung!
The closest man to humanity’s strongest person .
He was in a god-like territory, especially when he fought with dragons .
It was said that even the Demon Kings spared themselves when he approached .
Even Muyoung had only been able to assassinate him after 3 years because he had been fortunate .
At the time he had been tired and exhausted .
However…
‘I want to challenge him . ’
Instead of an assassination, he wanted to have a fair fight .
That was why he continuously threw speculation during the fight with Pendragon .
It was to elicit a response from Hansung .
Also by the looks of it, Hansung had been caught .
The complete defeat of his student .
No matter how uninterested he had been, he now had no choice but to be interested .
“You’re certainly strong . However, you are too arrogant . ”
Hansung also completely read Muyoung’s intentions .
And he could get a sense of Muyoung’s boundless confidence .
Such confidence against him, the Dragon Lord!
Of course it was better than nothing, but it was excessive . There were many times when doing too much was worse than doing nothing at all .
Pendragon was just a rookie .
On the other hand, Muyoung was a master .
Hansung had felt that Muyoung was one of a kind ever since the first time he had met him .
Experts can’t hide all their strength even if they tried .
It was more easily recognizable to someone like Hansung .
If he moderated his movements and regulated even his heart beat, then he could never be ordinary .
An outrageous purity of divine power .
He was a supernova that appeared from who knew where, but Hansung was called a ‘monarch’ because he was undefeated .
“Sword fragment . ”
Muyoung said shortly .
The sword fragment Hansung had showed the saintess .
Something thought to belong to King Slayer!
“You mean that if you win, I’m to give you the sword fragment?”
Thud!
Muyoung’s response was clear .
Hansung tilted the corners of his lips .
If his self-confidence was to this extent, it surpassed unpleasantness and was fun .
Since it wasn’t like he never receive this kind of challenge because he was the Dragon Lord .
“Fine . However, if I win, what will you give me?”
Traditionally, favorable bets had to be made on both sides .
The Dragon Lord alone couldn’t bet the sword fragment .
Then Muyoung withdrew the Sage’s Potion from his chest .
“Oh, I see . If it’s the Sage’s Potion it’s a bit tempting . ”
The Sage’s Potion was worth calling the bet .
They were so extremely rare that even some large groups did not even possess a few .
It was enough to support the very best prospects .
Hansung did not have a place for enemies .
In other words, there was a limit to the supply and demand of Sage’s Potions .
Without a doubt, there would be a few of Pendragon’s stats that weren’t even enlightened .
For the love of his student…
“Fine . I accept . ”
He had no choice but to bite .
In any case, he had no thoughts of losing .
Then Hansung shook his head .
“Saintess-nim, can you keep the process and outcome of this fight a secret?”
“Alright . ”
Only the saintess, Seraphina, Muyoung, Hansung and Pendragon were inside the large castle .
If the fight with Hansung started, it was highly possible that priests and paladins would gather .
Since they would also want to see a fight with the man who was closest to being humanity’s strongest .
However, the current Hansung didn’t want to be seen by any others .
After the chaos had passed and his true character as a hero was revealed; only then, not now .
‘Before becoming a hero, while I exist utterly as Hansung . ’
He had the thought that he wanted to fight with him and make his own light shine distinctly .
Muyoung lifted his head and withdrew Anguish .
Swoong!
Anguish cried .
A battle of pure swordsmanship .
Even so, the skills that Muyoung was able to use were only acceleration and grains .
He couldn’t use any skill dealing with death here, and the other skills were too distinctive .
Muyoung had become famous as an angel precisely because of skills like those .
On the other hand, Muyoung’s equipment and such were not so well-known .
‘Win . ’
Muyoung certainly had no thoughts of losing .
Of course this would be a difficult fight .
An opponent who he might lose or win against even if he used all he had .
If so, he put a restriction on himself .
However, the same was true for Hansung .
Hansung’s true character appeared when he was with Arkisa .
The magical dragon Arkisa was not here .
“Well then… let’s start . ”
Hansung held dual swords .
He was a master of dual wielding swordsmanship .
Also, he was the owner of three types of secret classes .
‘Contractor of dragons, Master of a Hundred Swords, and Iron Knight . ’
Furthermore, all three of them had synergetic effects on each other .
Muyoung and Hansung stared at each other for a while .
Nobody moved first .
Hundreds and thousands of scenarios were rising up in Muyoung’s mind .
What path and speed should he use, and how he should penetrate .
Or how to defend .
He was searching for the most optimal one .
The same went for Hansung .
‘I thought you would jump at me to your heart’s content . ’
It was a surprise . Muyoung was concentrating extremely . More carefully than anyone else .
When Muyoung had first thrown speculation at him, Hansung had seen him as just a power-drunk and arrogant fellow, but after entering a fight with him, he realized that it was just a ‘display’ .
‘He just wanted me to respond . ’
Quite so .
Hansung looked at Muyoung again .
And if that were true, then he couldn’t lose this fight even more .
Hansung decided to take it a little more seriously .
And he read one among thousands of cases .
‘I found it . ’
Hansung found a way a step faster than Muyoung .
He slightly lowered his upper body and wielded his swords with both hands .
The wind resistance was minimal, and in the blink of an eye he was standing in front of Muyoung .
And, like it was nothing, he naturally ‘invaded’ Muyoung’s territory .
There was no knock on the door .
Indeed, an entry without warning .
‘The rhythm is different . ’
Muyoung stepped back with a frown .
He attacked without warning and invaded his space .
Usually, he would not suffer, but Hansung’s rhythm was different to normal people .
He was able to tell with just one glance .
Chiiiik!
His armor was scratched .
It was light because of his dramatic response . If he had been a little late he would have lost his waist .
The corner of Muyoung’s mouth quivered .
Hansung was facing him sincerely .
He was truly trying to kill Muyoung . He certainly didn’t know how to do things in moderation .
‘This is fun . ’
Muyoung immediately launched a counterattack .
He swung Anguish horizontally .
Tchk!
Hansung blocked it with a sword, but a crack appeared . One of the twin swords soon burst into light .
He hit the grain in anticipation of his reaction .
But Hansung brushed off his hands as if it were nothing .
Then another sword was created .
‘The sword he used in the beginning was just a tangible sword . ’
The Master of a Hundred Swords .
As the words suggested, he was carrying a hundred types of swords .
However, there was no real shape and when a skill was used, the intangible sword was able to take shape and be manifested to the world .
However, he seemed somewhat surprised .
Muyoung certainly had a rhythm that was different to ordinary people .
His body’s rhythm, sensation, everything .
In a moment, Hansung’s figure disappeared .
‘A blind spot . ’
Muyoung immediately threw himself sideways .
Thud!
However, Hansung’s plan was the place where Muyoung threw himself .
Muyoung was hit in the foot and his body was pinned to a palace pillar .
Muyoung dusted off his head and stood up .
A match of pure swordsmanship .
It wasn’t enough for them to just be one or two steps ahead .
In the end, it was a fight of how many steps they thought of ahead .
In terms of simple skills, Hansung was slightly superior .
It could be said that Hansung had the upper hand in swordsmanship itself .
Rather than hack and slash, he had a sense for swordsmanship .
However… Muyoung had one shot . Muyoung’s attacks were all fatal .
With only one shot it was possible for him to overturn everything .
Hansung was realizing this instinctively .
Because of that, he was taking caution in attacking in order not to allow him to counterattack .
‘It’s like fighting a gigantic steel giant . ’
Among Alexandro’s trials, if he was to point out the most difficult thing, it would certainly be the triathlon with the steel giant .
In that place, Muyoung lost countlessly .
However he continuously challenged it .
It was fun and rewarding .
That was the case with the current fight .
Muyoung spoke .
“Let’s do this properly . ”
He stretched his neck both ways while properly grasping Anguish .
He was done testing the waters .
The saintess, Seraphina and Pendragon could not believe the present situation .
That he was a human that could fight on even ground with Hansung!
Even so, Seraphina was less shocked .
Because she firmly believed that Muyoung was an angel .
On the contrary, it was to the extent that she thought he could win against even Hansung if he spread his wings .
On the other hand… Pendragon’s pupils shook violently .
‘He’s fighting on even ground with teacher?’
If it was with that level of ability, then he’d had no hope from the beginning .
Simply put, like trying to break a rock with an egg .
Even if he hit it a hundred times, the rock would not break .
Pendragon was an egg . Muyoung was a gigantic boulder .
He realized that now .
Mortification, shame, and numerous mixed emotions dominated his body .
However…
Pendragon watched Seraphina .
Seraphina did not take her eyes off of Muyoung .
She watched his every move .
She seemed totally oblivious of Pendragon’s gaze .
‘I lost . ’
He acknowledged it .
He had to .
What would be the point of becoming the First Knight?
In the end he wouldn’t be able to win Seraphina’s heart .
He had been angry during the fight, but if there was this level of a skill gap, he would only have been ridiculous .
Seraphina’s cheeks were flushed .
She was not a woman who had fallen in love .
She was too expressionless for that .
She was just concentrating .
She was thinking that in this world, there was only Muyoung .
Perhaps she had even forgotten that Pendragon existed .
What Muyoung was showing was to the extent that even if it was simple swordsmanship it was enough to overwhelm everything .
To do more… it was pointless .
Pendragon bowed his head .
It was a long time since he had felt this sense of defeat .
Tears gathered slightly in his eyes .
They were tears that marked the end of his first love .
‘I will become stronger . ’
Pendragon wiped his eyes and looked back at the progress of the battle .
Finally, the fight was drawing to a close .
Muyoung had shattered around 90 of the swords Hansung carried . He wielded 100, but he was almost at his limit .
Muyoung’s flow was certainly abnormal .
Because he suddenly got faster or slower .
Even so, Hansung didn’t collapse . On the contrary, he cornered Muyoung more fiercely and stabbed at his whole body .
His suit of armor was already in tatters .
Shwak!
Finally, he cut even his helmet .
However, only the corner of his mouth was exposed .
He… was laughing .
Anyone could see that Hansung had the upper hand .
In reality, Muyoung was slowly getting closer to using all of his strength .
‘Someone who is enjoying it can’t be beat . ’
Pendragon gritted his teeth .
He was sincerely enjoying the fight .
Chwaak!
Muyoung was not just suffering .
In his half-collapsed state, Anguish had pierced Hansung’s thigh .
Hansung also gave Muyoung’s shoulder a long cut .
After this, they began to slash at each other .
They both got back up like Daruma dolls .
Half a day passed since then .
“Amazing . ”
How much had they fought?
As if Hansung was pleased, his teeth showed when he laughed .
Blood covered their eyes .
Their entire bodies were in tatters .
A case where it wouldn’t be strange even if they both died .
No one could stop them .
Because it seemed that the moment they stopped fighting, an even greater harm would occur .
Because they were both standing at swordpoint .
It was not a fight that ended when one side stopped .
“…”
Muyoung didn’t answer .
No, he didn’t have the energy to respond .
Thud!
They both collapsed simultaneously .
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