Do-Jin hurriedly cast a Shield spell. However, as Yu-Seong expected, Do-Jins hastily cast spell was not able to stop his Gale Force.
Yu-Seong could see the panic in Do-Jins eyes as the winds produced by Gale Force flung the latter backward.
Bang-!
Do-Jins back slamd against the wall of the training center, and it seed as if he would fall to his knees. However, it was Yu-Seong who cried out in astonishnt instead.
Oh my god
Do-Jin was rushing toward Yu-Seong through the gaps between the raging Gale Force winds. Though wounds appeared all over Do-Jins body, to the point that the raging wind seed to turn red from his free-flowing blood, Do-Jin charged forward without hesitation and thrust his sword at Yu-Seongs throat, which was open to attack due to Yu-Seongs focus on casting Gale Force.
Ugh!
Barely avoiding Do-Jins sword, which passed by right in front of his eyes, Yu-Seong inhaled sharply and shifted his focus back to Do-Jin.
Already?
In spite of bearing the brunt of a passing Gale Force wind striking him head-on, Do-Jin pushed through the winds and caught up to Yu-Seong, eventually reaching Yu-Seongs left side.
Do-Jin had moved much faster than what Yu-Seong had expected; however, it was not due to using Haste. To be precise, Do-Jins movents had not accelerated; rather, they had beco more compact and concise. Each step Do-Jin took, and even the smallest movents of his shoulder muscles, were surprisingly refined and neatly compressed.
I can't avoid this!
Yu-Seong tried to muster a defense by raising his spear, but Do-Jins sword passed his gap-riddled defenses and pierced his abdon.
Young master!
Yu-Seong oppa!
Right when Jin Do-Yoon and Jin Yu-Ris startled shouts reached his ears, Yu-Seong felt a burning pain rise from his belly button to the top of his head.
You bastard
If Yu-Seong had not slightly deflected the tip of Do-Jins sword with his spear at the last mont, Do-Jin would have stabbed a critical area.
Do-Jins gaze was cold. He quickly pulled his sword out of Yu-Seongs abdon, then spun around[1] and struck at Yu-Seongs neck. This move was also thoroughly concise and nearly flawless.
Based on his extre focus, which he had trained to the limit during his training session with Bak Ok-Rye, Yu-Seong knew that he would not be able to avoid Do-Jins sword. He was well aware of the sword skill that Do-Jin was currently using, a skill that was difficult to block or avoid.
Flawless Sword has he already perfected it?
It was the very foundation of Do-Jins swordsmanship, the sword art that he had used when he had defeated a Demon King in his previous world. It was a sword art that had no form or technique, unlike normal martial arts.
At the beginning of the spar, Do-Jin had not reached this high of a mastery in his Flawless Sword. While his techniques had appeared perfect at a first glance, they had in fact been lacking in a few key points, so Yu-Seong had been able to handle him relatively easily; however, it appeared that Do-Jins skill level had further developed during their battle.
Well, he is the main character after all and crises make one grow quicker, right?
Though this reality was unfortunate for Yu-Seong, it was unavoidable.
Right, Do-Jin is just regaining his previous strength and abilities.
Gale Force was a powerful skill, but that was also why it could be helpful to Do-Jin instead. Yu-Seong could not afford a half-assed approachjust like Do-Jin, he had to act with the intention of killing his opponent.
Too bad I cant use Flawless Sword like Do-Jin does.
In terms of both magic and the ability to handle weapons, he was not Do-Jins match. Thus, it was close to impossible for Yu-Seong to beat the regressor. Luckily, Yu-Seong could at least move faster and in a more sophisticated manner than Do-Jin could.
This long, drawn-out thought passed through Yu-Seongs mind in a split second. Feeling the cold edge of Do-Jins sword approaching the nape of his neck, Yu-Seong poured out all he had.
Activate Wind Thunder Dragon God Art.
Rumble-!
The sound of thunder and lightning filled the training center, and right as the tip of Do-Jins sword touched his neck, Yu-Seong disappeared.
With not an ounce of surprise in his eyes, Do-Jin shifted his stance to the left, threw out his sword, and widened the distance between them.
Bang-!
Swinging his spear in a wide arc, Yu-Seong cut Do-Jins sword in half! With lightning crackling and swirling around his body as if flowing together with his Gale Force winds, he shot upward. Without any hesitation, he moved together with the air currents and reengaged Do-Jin.
From his subspace, Do-Jin took out a new sword and smiled as he unleashed Flawless Sword once more.
Bang-!
With another explosion, Do-Jin was pushed back, and a huge fla rose in front of Yu-Seongs eyes.
Without any hesitation, Yu-Seong rushed into the fla and broke through. Despite having gone through the fla, he did not have a single burn mark.
As his eyes lit with blue flas, the distinctive feature of Insight, Do-Jin could not help but exclaim with admiration when he understood the movents of the wind flowing around Yu-Seong.
In that short mont, he scattered and neutralized my flas with his wind.
Do-Jin was surprised and could not help but thinkhad he ever t a person like Yu-Seong in his previous world or in this world?
Although he had experienced despair when he first faced the overwhelmingly powerful Demon King and shuddered at the deep darkness that the Demon King exuded, Do-Jin had never experienced anyone ever chasing him at such terrifying speed.
His attacks are relentless!
Do-Jin had attained full mastery Flawless Sword, which he had planned to do for a while, but despite awakening the beast within him and striving with all his might, Do-Jin realized that he could no longer keep up with Yu-Seongs crazy movent speed. He realized that it would be difficult to block all of Yu-Seongs spear attacks.
At that mont, Do-Jin acknowledged that if the Heavens had sent soone down to Earth to be his opponent, that soone was definitely Yu-Seong.
Yes, youre my rival!
While these thoughts were quickly passing through Do-Jins mind, right in front of his eyes, he saw Yu-Seong charging at him with the spear pulled back, ready to launch an attack.
Its coming.
Based on Yu-Seongs breakneck speed and familiar-looking stance, Do-Jin knew that Yu-Seongs ultimate move, Lance Charge, was coming.
Did Do-Jin have a sword skill to withstand and confront such an ultimate move head-on? No, he did not; however, he did not show any sign of distress. There was no need to panic. No matter how fast and strong Yu-Seongs attack was, it could be evaded with a single step, and it could be deflected with a single, short blow.
Do-Jin closed his eyes and focused all his senses on the tip of his sword and the sound of the tearing atmosphere as his sword moved through space. Yu-Seongs movent was seemingly as fast as lightning, but the direction from which it was approaching Do-Jin could be discerned just by the sound Yu-Seong gave off.
Its here.
Do-Jin felt Yu-Seongs spear touch the tip of his sword, and at that mont, he saw the image of a lightning bolt striking down.
The image of the sword moving in his mind was not strong, nor was it quick. However, Do-Jins sword accurately t the path of Yu-Seongs lightning, then continued up that path, slashing through the lightning.
Do-Jin envisioned the move in his mind, then proceeded to make it a reality. He moved and twisted naturally with the flow of the raging wind as he slashed downward with his sword.
Flawless Sword, Absolute Lightning.
Right before their weapons collided, Yu-Seong gasped as he saw Do-Jins mysterious and astonishing movent unfold in slow-motion.
Lightning
His attack was being cut apart. The problem was that, having launched an all-out attack with his spear, Yu-Seong could no longer pull back, no matter what. This ant that there was only one way out for him.
Like Do-Jin, Yu-Seong had to overco his limits at this critical mont.
The Wind Thunder Dragon God Art is not just about pouring in power and letting the technique guide your swing
He had to be the one controlling the technique.
Yu-Seongs ntal strength, which he had reinforced during his training sessions with Bak Ok-Rye; his physical strength, which was based on his solid chakra; and his constant technical training shone through at that mont.
Wind Thunder Dragon God Art Lance Charge, Coiling and Rising Snake!
To cut off Do-Jins technique, Yu-Seongs spear wrapped around the approaching sword and swung upward!
The winding, snake-like Lance Charge was an esoteric technique, one of the forms of the Magic Spear. As it unfolded, the two weapons rapidly intertwined, with sparks flying out in all directions.
Clang-!
Everything happened in a flash, but for the two of them, the exchange was long and drawn out.
In the end, Yu-Seongs spear rose like lightning as it grazed Do-Jins neck. Do-Jin stiffened, with Yu-Seongs spear now resting on his shoulder.
At the sa ti, Do-Jins sword, which Yu-Seong had expected to be near the ground based on its trajectory, instead pointed upward, having stopped on the left side of Yu-Seongs neck.
Both of them stopped moving. Between them, hot, pure-white steam rose in the air, slowly scattering away.
A long silence ensued.
They stood still, both with their weapons still poised to cut off the opponents head, until Do-Jin finally broke the silence.
Choi Yu-Seong.
A silent mont later, cracks began to form on Do-Jins sword.
Crack-!
Then, half of Do-Jins sword shattered into pieces, falling to the ground.
Do-Jin watched this happen with a calm expression on his face. Then, he spoke up again.
Youre the attack leader.
Yu-Seong smiled at Do-Jin and nodded.
The position was mine from the start.
At the sa ti, Yu-Seong staggered and collapsed on his side.
Young master!
Jin Do-Yoon rushed in and quickly supported Yu-Seong.
Hmpf
Do-Jin snorted coldly. He turned his back at Yu-Seong and looked at his broken sword.
In the end, I couldnt stop his lightning.
He had expected Yu-Seongs lightning to follow a straight, downward path. Instead, it had risen up like a snake about to bite its prey, thoroughly smashing and ruining his sword.
After staring at his broken sword for a long ti, Do-Jin trudged past Ah-Rin.
Do-Jin, are you okay!? With a concerned expression, Ah-Rin caught up with Do-Jin.
Do-Jin nodded his head heavily. Just this once.
What?
Im not the kind of weakling wholl crumble just from one loss.
Ah Ah-Rin exclaid.
Do-Jin smiled.
As a regressor, he had traversed a long and difficult path, so one defeat was not sothing that would throw him into despair.
Even in this world, he did not expect to always be victorious. Hadnt he felt despair when he had first seen the mighty Demon King? However, in the end, Do-Jin was confident he would co out on top.
Honestly, my pride took a hit but thats about it.
He felt bad, but he had to admit the truth: Yu-Seong was indeed his rival. Hence, Do-Jin could accept the result.
Next ti, I will win.
You youre a much more thoughtful guy than I thought, arent you? Ah-Rin said as she clenched her fists tightly in admiration over Do-Jins unexpected reaction. Okay, then I shall also work hard and not lose out until the day our Eclipse surpasses the Cot Guild!
Naturally, vice president. That is your role.
Do-Jins role was to always lead the way, stand at the forefront, and overwhelm the opponent. Each had their own path.
As Do-Jin organized his thoughts in this way, a cold, sharp gaze settled in his eyes as a voice filled with deep resentnt rang in his mind.
Choi Yu-Seong will he beco another barrier in my pursuit to kill Choi Woo-Jae?
Hoping that this scenario would not co to pass, Do-Jin headed outside the training center.
***
The hospital required Yu-Seong to recuperate for at least two weeks. No matter how good his physical ability was as a player, Yu-Seong had a hole in his abdon and accumulated fatigue and injuries throughout his body. Even with the help of players with considerable healing abilities, Yu-Seong needed ti to heal naturally.
If it had been the Yu-Seong of the past, he would have sighed and looked down helplessly at his hospital bed as he waited for ti to pass by.
But its different now.
Yu-Seong summoned the Green Wind Spirit Cat and received additional healing assistance whenever there was no one watching him. As a result, he recovered from all his wounds and fatigue and left his hospital bed in a re two days!
As expected, the effect of staying up all night!
Even the doctor who had forced him to rest was surprised by this miraculous recovery, which made Yu-Seong all the prouder for having obtained the Green Wind Spirit Cat from the Tower of Heaven.
1. The raws say half circle, but that would put Do-Jins back toward Yu-Seong.
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