Heavenly Demon Cultivation Simulation 23: Accept the Mission (3)
How did this happen? A golden chance and a warning simultaneously; he couldnât help but be confused.
Seol-Hwi frantically analyzed. Wouldnât it be better to gain three seconds? If he chose to attack, he gained free timeâhe might be able to see his enemyâs movements.
The problem is my weakness. Heâd never fought this man before, so his attack, defense, and everything else was unknown.
Letâs do this then.
âKuak!â Shin Bi-Rang staggered back.
Three seconds back, as expected.
A chance and a crisis.
Seol-Hwi leaped forward without wielding his sword; instead, he prepared for his opponentâs attack. One thought dominated his mind:
There!
A faint energy, emerging like a wave. Shin Bi-Rangâs legs became bizarrely invisible; they werenât fast, but the flow of time seemed to bend unnaturally.
It⊠Disbelievingly, Seol-Hwi raised his hands to his face. There were bloodstains like a knife cut just below his temple.
Sword energy. Just a touch, but definitely lethal.
âTch,â Shin Bi-Rang groaned. âDamn itâŠâ
His attack had seriously depleted his internal energy.
If I had tried to run⊠Seol-Hwi let out a deep breath. If he hadnât been prepared, that attack wouldâve killed him. Running would have been certain death, no matter how he tried. He might have killed Shin Bi-Rang if he was lucky, but Seol-Hwi wouldnât survive the attempt.
Who wouldâve imagined that Shin Bi-Rang could do such a thing?
Itâll be difficult for him to use sword techniques again. That one attack had drained his internal energy; still, he might use a weaker sword energy attack. It went to show how much stronger Shin Bi-Rang was than Seol-Hwi in terms of physical strength and internal energy.
âYou bastard! Who are you?â
âWhoâs who? Iâm someone below you, you bastard.â
âBelow me? A member of the Supreme Pavilion?â Shin Bi-Rangâs eyes filled with shock, fluster, and curiosity. Seol-Hwi quite liked it.
âYou donât need to know,â Seol-Hwi said and pressed the attack.
Their blades met several times, leaving them with minor wounds.
Letâs push him. He had more health but not as much internal energy as Shin Bi-Rang. It might be dangerous to attack without a plan, but he couldnât afford to stop and think about it.
It had truly become a bloody, fierce battle. Even after being stabbed in the shoulder, thigh, and left arm, his opponent didnât back down. He kept running in, changing directions six times to confuse Seol-Hwi.
Iâll lose if this drags onâŠ
The longer the fight went on, the more the gap in health shrunkâworse, it got harder and harder to block his opponent.
âUgh!â
Was he too excited about winning?
Shin Bi-Rangâs sword stabbed at Seol-Hwi, who blocked it, but the sound of their blades clashing was curiously absent.
While Shin Bi-Rang was distracted, Seol-Hwi moved.
Shit! Reluctantly, he brandished his sword towards the manâs chest.
It looked like Shin Bi-Rang tried to counterattack from his posture and openings.
Huh? Despite his collapsing posture, Shin Bi-Rang managed to step back.
A bluff.
Shit! Seol-Hwi was going crazy. If he made the wrong choice this time, he was done for.
Those were his three choices.
Taking him head-on could be dangerous if Seol-Hwi wasnât strong enough; running would avoid this attack, but he would be fatally wounded if Shin Bi-Rang pursued him. The distance and movements of the enemy said that defense was the best option.
âKuak!â
Seol-Hwi was prepared, but Shin Bi-Rangâs attack was faster than he expected. He was stabbed three times.
Seol-Hwi retreated. Blood dripped from his body, butâ
He was alive.
Damn it. There was no winning now. That attack had changed everything.
âFeel that? The difference between you and me?â
Shin Bi-Rangâs voice oozed arrogance. No, it was confidence. Theyâd crossed blades several times, and now he was confident.
âI donât know if it was because of the treasure, but your end is here. The gap between us is too great for you to cross.â
That was not a bluff. Shin Bi-Rang had constantly honed his sense for battle.
âDonât make me laugh. Did you think you were the only chosen one?â Seol-Hwi smiled faintly.
The floating status window had turned gray. It was so clear during the battle; what was up with it now?
âDonât keep talking shit.â Energy spilled from Shin Bi-Rangâs body. This was the famed sword energy: invisible and unlearnable to anyone but the highest.
Seol-Hwi was panicking. Left or right? Shin Bi-Rang clearly meant to end it with this next strike.
Move! Seol-Hwi leaped the moment Shin Bi-Rang moved. He thought heâd try to at least hit one vital point.
Unfortunately, Shin Bi-Rangâs movements were not so simple. His sword approached in the blink of an eye, piercing through Seol-Hwiâs shoulder. It didnât stop there and continued cutting through Seol-Hwiâs left side.
Seol-Hwi counterattacked, but his blow was much weaker.
Seol-Hwiâs vision was blurringâthe blood loss was getting to him. He could vaguely feel that his back had been pushed against the wall.
Heâs coming again. Seol-Hwi could feel it, even if he couldnât feel it.
Now! Seol-Hwi moved just as he felt Shin Bi-Rang closeânot towards the enemy but towards the window.
âYou bastard!â
Seol-Hwi threw himself out the window.
If Iâm rightâŠ
Seol-Hwi was falling from the window sill, and Shin Bi-Rang was racing after him. Thenâ
AhhhhâŠ! Seol-Hwiâs eyes brightened.
A weakness! Nothing else mattered when this window appeared, no matter what situation he was in. This was a chance to win.
It was bound to happen. Heâd expected it to happen. However, there were some things he hadnât expected.
Time stopped! He understood that. Seol-Hwi had jumped out of the third-floor window with no health left; if he didnât make a choice right away, he would die. The system took that into account.
But if I attack now, Iâll die too. I donât even have enough strength to lift the sword.
So Seol-Hwiâs eyes kept moving.
Wait. Equipment would beâŠ
This� Seol-Hwi had an idea. It was worth a try, but he needed something more certain right now.
âHah!â
Shin Bi-Rang stabbed twice at Seol-Hwi. As his health rose, Seol-Hwi was able to fend off the attacks agilely, and both of them landed on the ground simultaneously.
âHowâŠ?â Shin Bi-Rang was speechless. He was certain that Seol-Hwi was fatally wounded just a moment ago. Now he had enough strength to block Shin Bi-Rangâs attacks and even counterattack?
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Even more shocking was the scar on Seol-Hwiâs shoulder. The bleeding had stopped.
âDidnât I tell you?â Seol-Hwi only got a blank stare from Shin Bi-Rang. âI am a chosen one too.â Seol-Hwi grinned and hefted his sword.
Now he was confident. His opponent had no idea.
His surprise must have left him open for Seol-Hwi.
Seol-Hwi didnât attack. He knew he didnât have to rush.
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