Chapter 447

2.

Embris and Reaper’s match was, truly, a high-level match that you could call a masterpiece.

The match itself also lasted quite a while.

They fought for about an hour, and the viewers who watched it all were satisfied as well.

To the point where you’d think, Is there really a broadcast this packed?

-Wow, seriously, I kind of felt something surge up in my chest.

-When Embris declared defeat at the end, my mood got kind of weird.

-Right? Same.

-Wow, Reaper fought insanely well too.

-He wasn’t even a step behind. You could feel he was half a step above.

-It was the kind of match where even a tiny difference in condition could’ve decided it.

-I watched it really moved.

-It’s been a while since I’ve seen a truly high-level fight;;;;

When chat kept rolling in like everyone was fully satisfied like that,?Seong nodded as if it was only natural.

They’d been cheering for Embris because of how desperate her fight was, but Reaper was also someone you couldn’t bring yourself to hate if you were watching the Demon King’s broadcast.

Seong was satisfied too.

Both of them had fought with everything they had, and you could clearly see both of them had grown a lot.

Like one viewer said, if their condition had been even a little different, Embris might’ve won.

Of course, you’d have to see what Reaper would’ve been like then.

Either way, it was still true that Reaper was outstanding.

Once their match ended,?Helena healed the two of them as quickly as possible.

“Thank you.”

“Thanks, Helena.”

Reaper and Embris, their wounds healed, said that to Helena.

Since she healed them with heavenly power, even their mana and stamina recovered, and they thanked her sincerely.

But then, right then—

Helena said something chilling.

“Hmmm, let’s talk later.”

“!!!”

“!!!”

Embris and Reaper looked at Helena as if something felt ominous,?but Helena didn’t care and headed back toward Seong’s side.

Left behind like that, the two of them didn’t even think about winning or losing, and instead started rapidly replaying the fight, wondering if they’d done something wrong.

Watching them, Helena smiled faintly.

‘They both did all right.’

For someone as stingy with praise as Helena to say even that much meant they’d done unbelievably well.

But the two of them grew uneasy at Helena’s words and were replaying the fight even deeper.

In fact, that was exactly what Helena intended.

Even if you fought a good fight with good skill, reviewing it afterward was still a must.

So she said it like that as if assigning them homework, to make them do it.

Anyway, setting those two aside.

The viewers were looking forward to Kyou and Kim Che-geon’s fight, the way they had with Embris and Reaper.

Those two were also a team leader and a team member on the same team.

Wouldn’t they show that kind of synergy?

There was a time when people were thinking that.

However.

“Hand over the team leader seat, kid.”

“A mere team member—how laughable.”

Watching them go in hard with trash talk right from the start, the viewers were dumbfounded.

Aren’t they on the same team—shouldn’t they be on good terms?

They’re just kidding, right?

Like the trash talk in real combat sports—something they planned beforehand, right?

That was what people were thinking, when—

“A team member? You’re not even embarrassed, sitting in the team leader seat just because you’re one rank higher?”

“And yet someone who’s only wearing a Legendary can’t be a team leader. It’s embarrassing elsewhere.”

“Hah, you’re running your mouth, you little bastard!”

“Hmph. Are you bragging just because you’re older?”

Hearing that, some viewers couldn’t help but be shocked.

-Kim Che-geon’s persona is slipping????

-He’s not talking in that archaic style??????

-He’s not actually pissed, is he????

-His face is crazy red......

-Kyou’s no joke either. It really looks like they’re both snapping??????

-Wait, that’s real? They’re actually fighting for real......?

-Why are they both so childish......?

Once the viewers realized the two of them were genuinely fighting, they looked at them with a kind of deflated expression.

And aside from that—seeing that Seong wasn’t stopping them at all.

The viewers could figure it out.

-Guess they’re always like that.

-Yeah......

-That’s why he’s not stopping them......

-Even Luna’s just letting it go, so it must be true????

-Still, Kyou’s younger, so he should go easy a bit.

-Kim Che-geon too... he probably isn’t that old.

-Did he reveal his age???

-No, no. If he’s acting like that and he’s actually old, that’s a problem too.

-Ah......

While they kept chattering like that, comparing Kyou and Kim Che-geon back and forth,?this time, unlike with Embris and Reaper,?opinions were splitting sharply.

-Still, Kim Che-geon’s gonna lose????

-Yeah, 100%.

-How does he beat Kyou;;;;

-It’s a Legendary-grade class. Beating an Almighty class isn’t easy.

-And it’s Kyou, not some unskilled guy.

-Kim Che-geon has to lose.

As expected,?you couldn’t ignore the difference in grade.

Everyone was predicting Kim Che-geon would lose.

It was a pretty reasonable prediction.

Power based on grade really did have an obvious gap.

Of course, it wasn’t absolute.

People could feel it too—some were probably thinking that even if Seong had picked a Normal-grade class, he still would’ve ended up strong enough to be a ranker.

But still—

-Kyou’s control is a bit worse than Kim Che-geon’s, but if it’s Legendary vs Almighty, that’s more than enough to cover it, right?

-Yeah, yeah. The reason Embris could’ve beaten Reaper was because they were the same grade.

-A Legendary with similar skill beating an Almighty is kinda... yeah.

-That’s pushing it.

-Then who would even bother going Almighty;;;

-Exactly.

Even while people were talking like that,

Kim Che-geon didn’t care.

He simply said—

“Come, black horse.”

And as he said that, he summoned a horse.

A horse was summoned, its entire body dyed somewhere between mineral and metal, as if it had been made out of obsidian.

So people started chatting in confusion about Kim Che-geon’s summon, since it was their first time seeing it.

-What is that?????????

-A horse?????????

-Why is there a horse?????

-Did Kim Che-geon always ride a horse?????????

-I think he summoned one sometimes, but I’ve never seen a horse like that......

-What is it??????

-Did he change classes??????

As the viewers typed like that, full of curiosity,?Seong explained it for them.

“Kim Che-geon hasn’t changed classes. And that horse is one I made for him.”

“Kim Che-geon’s a gaema warrior, so he gets stronger when he fights on horseback. So I made a strong horse together with Seong.”

With Seong’s explanation and Helena’s words added on top,?people couldn’t help but be shocked.

Kim Che-geon is using a summon that the Demon King Seong made?

Then you never know.

And on top of that—

-If he’s a gaema warrior, how strong is that????

-Wait, so all this time he was supposed to fight on horseback, but he was so obsessed with his persona that he didn’t even summon a horse?????

-Gaema warrior is like cavalry or a mounted knight, right??? Then how much stronger does he get????

-Depending on the horse he could get even stronger, so we really don’t know?????

If it had been just some normal summoned horse, people wouldn’t have been this shaken.

But a summon made by Seong, and it’s Kim Che-geon’s horse?

How could they possibly stay calm?

At this level, doesn’t it feel like he can actually go toe-to-toe with Kyou?

They couldn’t help thinking that.

And despite how boldly he’d spoken, Kyou also had a pretty tense expression, and he started summoning the essences he’d summoned before as well.

Pajijijiji———

Whiuuuuuwoong———

Swaaaahhh———

The first to answer was Noejeong, the Lightning Essence.

And the next to appear was none other than Pokjeong, the Storm Essence, the one that had appeared last time as well.

Lastly, with the sound of rainfall, Ujeong, the Rain Essence appeared.

As they appeared, the area started to darken, and huge storm clouds began forming in the sky.

At the sight of the Storm Lord’s might reaching all the way up to the heavens, the viewers couldn’t help but be shocked too.

-Wow, holy shit;;;;;;

-The weather’s changing, damn.

-Wait, there’s one more now???????

-There’s rain now too, damn, damn, damn.

-He looks even stronger than when he fought Kyou and Reaper back then???

-Three spirits?????

-Can Kim Che-geon win??????

-You can’t solve everything with control, can you?????

People say underdogs are always popular, but?if it’s completely absurd, then they aren’t popular either.

Still, the moment people heard that Kim Che-geon’s horse was something Seong made, attention started drifting back toward Kim Che-geon again.

Because no matter how you looked at it, the underdog right now was Kim Che-geon.

Kim Che-geon didn’t particularly care,?but even so, it didn’t put him in a good mood,?so Kim Che-geon summoned the armament he’d created with his own skill onto both himself and the horse.

A greatsword even longer and thicker than his usual longsword.

Even for a greatsword, it was an exceptionally long blade. Holding it, Kim Che-geon appeared in full armament, and he looked exactly like a holy female knight stepping onto a battlefield.

“Puhi-i-i-i-ing———!!!”

The black horse whinnied sharply, and Kim Che-geon, mounted on that black horse, looked down as if he was crushing everything beneath him.

And facing Kim Che-geon, Kyou stood there, putting the essences into his body one by one.

The two glared at each other, waiting for Seong’s signal.

After confirming they were both ready,?Seong nodded and shouted,

“Start.”

With that shout, the black horse began to charge.

In that instant, Kim Che-geon and the black horse surpassed even sound itself, and wherever the black horse’s four hooves touched, the ground cracked and erupted as if bombs were going off.

A black horse so fast even sound couldn’t keep up, and Kim Che-geon swinging a massive greatsword from atop it.

Just from momentum alone, it wouldn’t have been strange if Kyou’s head got taken off on the spot.

The instant he swung that greatsword—

From Kyou’s two eyes, a blue lightning glare poured out and erased every color in the world.

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