Infinite Arena (3)
Yoon-seok was speechless. Although he’d reduced so many of them with Skill Synthesis, he still had over twenty skills in possession. But in three attempts, he just so happened to choose b Bloodseeker’s Ultimatum} out of all of them…
“Keuhahahaha! What’s with this guy? How do you have 2 Unique Skills?”
Yoon-seok didn’t answer.
All the stat-buffing effects of the ability disappeared as soon as b Bloodseeker’s Ultimatum} was taken away. Not only that, but the energy that was like his limbs disappeared without a trace. It was an unimaginable lethargy that settled on him. Was it because of that?
‘…’
It felt like his head cleared up. Yoon-seok immediately stepped back from the demon. Before he was robbed of b Bloodseeker’s Ultimatum}, he thought of pushing by force so he could end this quickly, but…
Now that he thought about it, it wasn’t very efficient.
“Do you think I’m gonna let you run away?!”
Did he already grow used to {Bloodseeker’s Ultimatum}? The demon lifted his Force Shield and began to attack aggressively. The threat was evident just by seeing how the energy was embodied in his hands.
“…”
First of all, Yoon-seok used the Azure Dragon’s Energy. He didn’t originally bother with it because of its compatibility with Bloodseeker’s Ultimatum…
Now, he had to use the next best alternative.
Whirl!
A sense of purification washed over his sword with blue energy. Although it was stable and steady compared to Bloodseeker’s Energy, the difference in strength was evident. But, he knew.
Not only the strong could beat the strong. Gentleness can overcome strength.
Boooooom!
He countered the devil’s attack step by step with his sword filled with the Azure Dragon’s Energy.
’15 seconds…’
There was still plenty of time. The difference in stats was remarkable after b Bloodseeker’s Ultimatum} was taken, but fortunately, it wasn’t hard to deal with him through martial arts due to his miserably poor skills. Yoon-seok used Azure Dragon’s Energy to attack calmly and reduce the damage.
He didn’t miss the opportunity and immediately leaped back.
“So you have chosen death.”
His body rose twenty meters in a single breath. Perhaps he thought he couldn’t avoid him in the air, as the demon jumped up after him. It was useless.
“Avatar.”
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Yoon-seok, who turned into his avatar, flapped his wings and soared up once more time, leaving the demon far below him.
“What the hell are you?! You’re just a human being! Why do you have wings?!”
The demon, who landed on the ground without landing any successful attacks, screamed at Yoon-seok. Did wings mean something special to demons? His voice was filled with anger, as if it was unacceptable. However, not feeling the need to answer, Yoon-seok flapped his wings and soared higher.
Looking at Yoon-seok, the demon continued to screech.
“You punkkkkkkkk!”
He could somewhat understand what the demon was feeling. When the goblin suddenly flew into the sky, that was exactly how he felt.
“What are you doing, running away!”
The demon shouted and stomped his feet. Should he say it was like casting pearls before swine? If he had a better understanding of b Bloodseeker’s Ultimatum}, he could’ve chased him into the sky like how Yoon-seok did.
‘No, does that also apply to me…?’
Yoon-seok laughed with mixed feelings. He didn’t know when he had b Bloodseeker’s Ultimatum}, but he realized it after it disappeared, how simple and ignorant he’d looked at the world so far after being consumed by the energy. He always thought he’d sought efficiency and acted reasonably, but in fact, all he’d done so far was push forward aggressively.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Yoon-seok, who had been soaring up into the sky, stopped. Then he lowered his head and looked down. The arena looked like the size of a fist from his vantage. He could see the demon flashing his Light of Greed but to no avail.
‘Of course, it doesn’t work at this distance.’
Shifting his attention away from the devil, Yoon-seok looked around while maintaining his altitude. There was an endless wilderness outside the arena. Yoon-seok tried to see if he could go outside the arena because there was a lot of time left before the duration of Light of Greed ended.
‘I knew it wouldn’t work.’
A failure. An invisible transparent shield was blocking the border of the arena, set up large in-between pillars.
‘Is it a good thing that the sky’s not blocked?’
Then, he recalled all the skills that were stolen from him in order.
b Trajectory Enhancement}, Magic, b Bloodseeker’s Ultimatum}…
“You’re a wreck.”
For some reason, the curse came out first. As if b Bloodseeker’s Ultimatum} were instigating such feelings within.
‘Let’s finish this up and see.’
Yoon-seok raised Bloodseeker’s Energy to the extreme. Then, his wings cut through the wind as he dove vertically. As he grew closer to the ground, he sped up exponentially.
“Force Shield!”
The demon was surprised and activated his shield. It was a defense shield that blocked all of Yoon-seok’s attacks without flaw, but it was different this time. It couldn’t withstand a blow with all his power focused on one point, amplified by the force of gravity dragging him down.
Boom-!
The moment the sword touched the barrier, it shattered. As if Yoon-seok’s sword wasn’t satisfied with it, the devil was sliced in half from the top of his head to his crotch.
Slashhhhhhhh.
「Victory.」
「Unique Skill b Predation} has been activated.」
「Acquire one of your opponent’s skills at random.」
「Acquired Force Shield (Rank B-).」
「Loot one of your opponent’s equipment at random.」
「Looted The Guardian’s Crown (Rank C+).」
「Absorb some of your opponent’s highest stats.」
「Absorbed magic stat.」
「1 coin will be paid as a reward for your 1st win.」
Although he’d failed to acquire the skill he’d wanted, Yoon-seok wasn’t disappointed.
Still, the duel wasn’t over yet.
‘Just two more?’
Yoon-seok looked around, expecting to see who would come out. And…
His face hardened like a stone.
「The duel is over.」
「You can take up the challenge now.」
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