Chapter 170 – Bartender! Another round here! (2)
TYwLjWhile Speedweapon andOQZ Kane arguedYal2 heatedly, Kanegbf suddenly receivedfMfm7 a call.8e1qP After hangingFGW up, heYRGcL looked atW65Bj me cautiouslyNKt and asked:a2sCBys
WHonig“Excuse me… Mr.7BF Geom-Ma, wouldLZSSfm you beavE9W5 willing tojxfn accept a subdimensional duelIvML with AllRhmNEk Mute…?”H53xrO
jX1What kind ofZeYxW nonsense wasSyH6f that? SeeinguFvuU my discomfort,kO5Jn1 Kane quicklyS5s clarified.txW5
FG6Even he didn’tTNXH4F know theIZgQ6 exact reason,K49YQ but AllR35AM Mute insistedAZF on facingPhAm me. They’ds4c offer a good rewardgcA for participating,3b5 and otheryrk hollow excuses.fvE It onlyUNp made meg9Nvwr frown deeper.Bws9e7RDnk
EXdCtLSince I sawTRI Kane’s businesskNSUrv card, clearlyu2RR7 listing himA7v as “ManagerS750wO of AllL7yZA Mute,” I’dHaPk already suspectednC0i she was5rah9 behind allqVK of this.BodNR9KW
rrRuvBut to suddenlyeZsaB show up,7X21jN spout ridiculousYf9gD praise, andVyzNi now offerT7qZgI money to4mCl fight All9Xbd Mute… WerezOOtOe they outwTIfLb of their3xGId minds?uERE
lZCDid they thinkssD I washy06Ir some mercenary6NzAw who foughtPy9rw for cash?lj9PY That I’dBzBIs throw punchesnHzow just becauseNPsxBx someone asked?DdDuGO Ridiculous.dqSCE
sIhGranted, this wasJpwAFE Lancelot Company,HHgGf and thefWTG sum waso2R astronomical. TenNv8D billion wonoacome for a single duel.bDja5 For a teenager, thatNymL was a fortune hard0fF to refuse.BiAYpDam
CMN7Still, beyond thevyPuco money, I had notq5dYS desire toHA306v draw myLVN sword againstjRJE someone withoutTVfL9 reason. I had noMON5 connection toQMr6eN All Mute.E4hKHo There waspFIYi no reasonm9gG to fightWgR her.EVrB
9ysGQPThe only onesy5A who’d be3BC3oq delighted wereP4UnK the journalists,3mNvUS piling morep6j fuel onZkwJ3 the fire.7d7vaH And oncegCc again, I’d9hQ be thrustIjt into thea8b spotlight unnecessarily.A9qn3 In termssyip of gainwnO and loss,0iyM it wasD3yuaj clearly a loss.vyq
aUy7e5‘I guess I’ll9zgzN just scaredg86 her off.’LKWZ7gpbiG
3asmf6If I releaseSSD a bit6bI of killingv3puyu intent, she’llOez8M probably backUid off trembling.Dsqn1 I didn’tGXEL want anyRSJpML more hassle.YUAKjRLd
IFJpk“Let’s do it,kJQYa boss,”2TP1C
kgpvSpeedweapon said besiderw9Jvc me withxbCN determination.C6K
HAy8“I think thiscVcyPx duel willZuXuWP determine themaj66 next spotaRfSFu among theV9uOz6 Seven Stars.KqBo She probably3cb argued withW2Zje the DirectorvS4Kor and changedT6j course abruptly.”O8eUdWGt
tAYEcSpeedweapon was oneAyWPu of therWOv6 few wholgLQM knew I was the0F3a successor ofyMF the SwordnZdtA Master. ThatjXWy gave weightfDS to hisEJBZ words.7zXYv2
2D3Y9CHe continued:UhGp9
Ux8s5“To make itOYTWg clearer, ifz2Kjo you refusedjRL the duel,wTTKg you’ll facebog more problems.67pr The media2T7zj will startPYZ attacking youqhxUy with nasty9F4 articles.”Ut8w
jbAkKNow that I thought aboutD1mU it, thatdxps was true.sxO The Unitedms3 States, expertsEp6 at manipulatingHmuQ public opinion,4dQ wouldn’t missP3d this chance.1iBRJekRD
wOY4vL‘So the ideagnm is tocvz settle everythingU3n with oneU3n clean duel?’7bkSGovT
oPDzEven so, I wasn’t fullytKr convinced. EverchF since myRrL1 humanity levelneaJ2e increased, I wanted tokTKPJ7 avoid unnecessaryGGW fights.bVf
MCGcBut just then…MzT5kyyfo4y
0kZb========zqot
DVBgWg[EVENT! Sudden eventa7dXN activated.]ZhYMJ
iWY7Use the BlessingKHN5 of thepMc Driving Forces1x37 to teach5bpW your opponentjU8o3z a lesson!rnboYIpy
Zjwt3U◆ Rewards:qsr
OPq71. You willnJA obtain thebW5 “location” ofisECLK the thirdcQv Memory FragmentG9v of 【???】.7rRDyfeiJ
MDaTdt2. Your masteryPaDh of theHhg Blessing ofdzWw the DrivingHTosoG Force willwYho increase.vA3Q6
SIFuM9◆ Conditions:CmmFF
qvx61. The morehZVLg overwhelming yourPDY victory, theocBeyA greater the8nI1 mastery increase.mLHSh4lmTv
hdtJV[※ Optional event.]z9Eo2Xchz2w
ZgpS[※ However, rejecting0NJl it mayRRca delay obtainingoxkCu the thirdE7aR Memory Fragment.]wkLgBq4PY
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THNIn that case…NluMk12e
QfTThere’s not muchFGzJ4k to thinkM83YJ about.1vTpa
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d6xAMRThis subdimensional duelVVil unfolded iniIwOV a somberIom setting. It4Rxk hadn’t beenrbgDL long sinceYrk the Joaquinzuz3 tragedy. IfW7jP another majorNhMk incident brokepJjvH7 out now,bVPF the academy’sNYW1Ca image wouldAZDGPj suffer heavily.T00PpF That’s whyh3dV only thoseGvsI directly involvedBhnvaM were presente6Nj in thedjPbo arena.GDxf
BcJaLKang Geom-Ma lookeds3E4 at AllHmQrzS Mute. Hers7UG tight suitKkat0 bearing theCpsj American flagVacN stood outonO too much.MNfnaa Watching her40H stretch anddAYQO warm upmCCua in that1Nb made himObf sigh.1aiqkT
VM2‘Doesn’t she feel7teGoe embarrassed wearingpFeNc that?’EE2
JCDHe’d thought it59mFF before, butgPr6AM that designRg1NS really crossedeKk a line.y2mDm Maybe forFcPVYB cosplay, but9fDeN as a functional outfit,6nSJhy it wasJcPEN even worse.FXs340Hip
W6zgIf he hadm850 sold himselfFe1mY for thewlv4 blank checkCbiFa and signedhQd that contract,gKDp would heIIKLGg be wearingXWWqE8 a KoreanJUve flag suit4UxOfR now? SomethingZgxHa like “Kimchi1xfor3 Warrior”? The6mbT mere thoughtm68Qw gave himmi4g chills.TO4
1BEYHcKang Geom-Ma sighedsxCna and unsheathedJJUrko his sashimikbJ blade. JustmUc yesterday, VolundrolL had sent1nG the reforged1uE8c9 Murasame.ItlaH
ColClick.C2qy
P22WyBHis face reflectedzpO65R on thenJmAg snow-white blade.jebkBd Seeing itx8EQp like a mirror clearedN4ywJ his mind.Ow69 His favoriteEWvxb sword continuedpsqT0Y to evolve.Xxlo7 A smilemCC35 formed unintentionally.wTyP4EowzFH9
p2wUxmThough this duelSWZV had beenYLpzm forced on5V86bE him, it5R9Lx wasn’t a bad chance9nVsU to testqHx its performance.hkL Kang Geom-MaXi4 turned hisdsw gaze fromfvdbc the bladeITg back tounvj All Mute.jvBt3 More precisely,2eIF3 he observedN0hr the equipmentv9C she wore.CiJ6AWYF
UhDJA pair ofQpNw6 bracelets onXmlmE each wrist:WNBn the TwinjPngzu Rings. A top-tier S-classErOUU weapon. It6YE paired perfectlycvZ with hero1V blessing, [Blessingb6Du of Suppression].qFxMe A textbookXBZe example ofxAS synergy betweenHFmyOd user andgu9Fs9 weapon.bCKN
IQGJLNoticing his stare,Y0U All Mute8lw2v met hisXhctf eyes. RubbingRryu her nose6Suf bridge, sheMe5Zo spoke.fGA3nx
PKL2“Before the duel,gBS I’d likeJkSlhB to apologizehnTvTO for theIuXhhj sudden request.MMxmf2 I was3CKEod told youFGlU declined, butcdPA if younCJ3 change yourp9NVux mind, youIthL can demand6bA9k any compensation.”6jtcvxIU
ZJmbHer overly politeQAj tone madeZns3Ov Kang Geom-Ma9FOpwk uncomfortable. HeIPYuO had expected3516zL an aggressiveb78 look, butEbJ8 she seemedq9wW more apologetic.LYP He noddeda1zSL calmly.5ZEM5
atme“It was unexpected,9zxwwF but I don’t fight6cSJlh for money.ktBjP And I suppose youTaZs have yourDQzm reasons. Let’sjQfnfz give itam4KN our best.”MDXiBiwj
9ZvLzAll Mute finallySsjn smiled slightly.QRX Then herSwvLW expression hardened,PqdYHF turning cold.RXHpEthom
sMNxOR“…In that case,RFtpm I won’tSOM2A hold back.dKNF I’ll goJUEI all out—norMtb exceptions.”xbnU
vpv5h6She muttered in97HbAX an icyCv9kEi tone. A gleam of0w9 killing intent7wCA5Y shone inrQqNd4 her eyes.Y0to6vqPm
KOSO[Subdimensional space barrierPVZ3 deploying.]3dn
NL4XJQ[May the blessingZeu of theKbq95N gods beRXK with you.]1JH0kYOED9
u3UWhooosh.zDzB4G
YuldAn artificial currentOrK filled theo4FED5 distance betweenyHRdD them. AllA2CH Mute closedk3v her eyesskNp9 tightly, thenUgLa opened themZTlX wide.7iUGi
lpeAnd at that31u moment, she2cTOgA activated her2o7 blessing.wPp
nY4Ssshh.Zl9o7S
JjSHer pupils disappeared,sYoT leaving only4Hw white. CapillariesUy5 spread acrossSjJOJ6 her eyesxGe6F like a spiderweb.30IiN
IKvRNmThe Blessing ofrMh Suppression. A blessing thatT1E3 sacrifices oneeZV of theuCZ five senses:wJGdIr sight, hearing,a1Hv smell, touch,dz2 or taste.ntwGmg
fncmLIt seemed moreA7LiY like a curse thanbecC a blessing.MCIV2 But byZrKCn giving upybm one sense,A5o the remaining8MCTWw four intensified.iYz0YhGytyV
ZIuvThe more that0KlL1 was suppressed,1MIah the strongerEesb it became.eHNT That’s whyZATZ5m Khan Elizabeth74p460 was called6URJhL All Mute.YfZpnBnrgp3
0R27kFor this duel,6kAdkc she gavefw2 up “sight.”Vhu6Cf Even thoughPzQC7 she couldn’tCl9gAy see, herwjYp hearing, nowrCDe sharpened toVjD the extreme,c0h0 captured everythingo03j around her.vQrX7HFz7JB
o3wbrlAnd it didn’t4zfy stop there.90hrY3 She clashed5eJ her braceletsNoR together likeURIv she wasSyNhg applauding. A metallic ringGycDk echoed like1ki a bell,YzrwK quickly envelopingBmx Kang Geom-Ma.5uq6l9Lmp
7Vvw“…Sight suppressed andolr0 on top8Vq of that,7coz8o the TwinLNgyn Rings? LooksTfs like ElliemjvCC is takingnYWiC this seriously.”AoSSv3ma
E48Media, watching thedaWW duel, letkZy out a dry laugh.OzCwU Mao Lang,J3Dx sitting withvMSDc her legshP8QZ crossed, commented:tdJGfvZpee
4K3E“Yeah. The Twin3NU Rings cause0kc9R the opponentWQr to loselfthf the sameVGz sense themQg user gaveVXsh6y up. ButrMr in Khan’sssNZB case, herDIhFFN perception isn’tX2S53 normal. Losingp7p sight isn’tdui even a drawback forQR0Ad her. It’sbtJJs practically anOr2 enhancement. But88yb the othersrQbzx guy…”5OPK
8UafkD“Ninety percent ofbNo human perceptionBx0q relies onszdPf sight. TakeYJ0qb it awaygeU all at0xxiVY once, andDN052 you’re practicallyADrkfR helpless.”ulHK
HziVMeMedia paused anduY3BX looked atxgxU Kang Geom-Ma.7kRerj He stillJ7bJ stood, unmoving.ytxR His eyesekV were white.MtGqA2 Apparently, heH1w had lostGaeR his sightQZOq as well.nshklw
mX1KFCMao Lang uncrossed7Ke her legsklkW and asked:ndojqJSre
uDDBrR“Director, don’t youRz1QpI think hiscyncqD aura feelscJ6ecG different thansAHd6 usual? He’s4NUiYw always hadnko a sternnjg8i expression, but6Ea now…”ZHCuM
gmvzKang Geom-Ma’s face6Ssk didn’t showK87by the slightestS1IB05 tremble. Remarkable,xlZJ5w considering heDLj7NV had just8W6HB gone blind.VLrtl63gj1qn
6NwaZ“Yes… it feelsCBO like he’sytkxa using hisf2M5 ‘mental domain’TFg in reality.”PI9yGQGJAB
m8ptUMedia replied ind6OzbQ a thoughtfulAja tone.eXaZp
qEG6Meanwhile, Kang Geom-Ma1bj felt a strange familiarity.wbyUYW It wasfzbAAs like thatH8kK dream whereVdJt he metdHCOFb the GodG8I of the7If Sword.Jjav
U7gA2R“Heh.”IpG
rkNA small chucklej8JqU slipped throughyCT his teeth.EY2o All stimuliiIED0 were suppressed.L93x He couldn’tzAHn3K even tellWZI if he3yXW8S was standingRj5 or sitting.z1NAo But hisesCg mind waslr84J incredibly clear.FbE Like a cool breezeI7AEkI had swept2kxENH through it.rHqBSHKMRMJ0
Nji02He closed hisMrTW eyes. WithoutpbAl opening them,BqRbP he triedjvBcEd to reorganizeXMMmq his scatteredkhRY senses.WA9vm
hYLKWithout sight, he9ay8S perceived thingsXX9EhU he hadn’tqWN before. With3s7O external interference5MYT gone, hisruBHub inner worldtilU73 began sendingkh7F new signals.rDc2ic
fPTVgTouch: the wind6hw brushing hisvEGDH cheek feltPA8 like needles.gmKCzSzt
1SWySmell: the scent2pNqr of theMsOMh earth remindedlrR him ofVIL7H8 having his0KM7V face buriedWXAhBH in a sandy beach.guoOxWZ1
UigZqoTaste: he couldNQP detect evenU61wJ7 the cellsbti in hisgMtDZt mouth.OZBiu
3fEAnd finally, hearing…EEZy8Y7Rp
pPGUBoom! The soundo88 of theU81PJ ground beingVzDJ crushed hit1byy him hard.nmh The noise1f88g of AllIY2Wvb Mute launchingoJS herself from4wB the floorffl9ZI formed a vivid imageqdW1 in hisyxIy mind.YvXCfN
tQoKang Geom-Ma didn’tseumb move. ThatBCKbCj sound wasn’tUh2p from theQbw present… itqdrCBw was frompNX71M the future.Wgspx5
K21PmSThe Blessing ofXY1 the DrivingBMZ Force. AnwOZgQ ability that,YTgscl for a brief moment,S4cM let himn5xw cross theaMt3 line ofZh0 time. JustXJX5 what you’dr9w expect fromvSx92w a blessingVAJ51T earned throughkWqiK the monolith.LwmpF6
ahJxC[Blessing of thexyJU Driving ForceAQi – Mastery:c0Pj 8%]Et4iz
mzPNKang Geom-Ma tookoHLyUX a stance.5cTcy Muscles preparedLWWqdN to executef9N the optimalcA7IL movement accordingpgk to the0CP future hedC22 had seen.FSLZW7v3A5
oUYIt felt strange.LpJr Like solving1Su a testSR9ay with thek6UU answer sheetC8mfp in hand.CyVa He didn’tDfEDof need toz3sPNq decide—he alreadyZCbCf knew theab0UFE answer.bGxn5
K70nBoom!DLI019
gnD8Another blast inra1Yhl the air.2iE9Lc Present andWPEG future aligned.Lz4vc6w
yMh7oKang Geom-Ma heldbrBZAG the sashimirOY5C blade inJDS2C reverse gripqgYtc and swungy04LFa it upward.3HASgp The bladeXMzu carved a diagonal lines8T5 through theH5J air, not4VqHr as a line—but a surface.wlXRqU
F2TA strange scene.YEN Even ifSzIy1 he had3KO predicted theCUPnA attack, itmOZ looked rushed.HcQh Like slicingjgZVh air forx9t no reason.tW6lTEJCa
xkrjJBut then.aY6D
stYAll Mute, whoSNh had justSi9x left theVLx1KN ground, stumbled.bXg She barelyPnzIIt stopped herselfWnzDUf mid-motion. ThenSepRUa she touchedtLPv her leftNQG side. ItJhbyh was empty.hQC51 Her leftg7szqL arm hadz39 vanished ashgM1xw if iteBX3E had beenEBBwC eaten away.zzKc8DGWQ
yjRK5Her eyes widenedWSa8 in shock.MVHTjhJjtIc
4rRi35‘H-how…?’OXEUI
x3zShe had aimedEDY to strikeae7 Kang Geom-Ma’sJjxwO4 temple withTVG her leftfEyTsy fist.B9qYN
6e0TBut before sheAeC1 could evenZ8Y approach, thatXpSl1 arm hadQY6 already beenVjXR severed.LkoKHl
H3rN0How could she2QmAy explain what2JBa5 had happened?vUcwC Her mindv4x8 went blank,KCmw just liket74w her sight.yVyuZoxQI8Dp
oTt7YO[Blessing of theEAXp Driving ForceHwvQ – Mastery:bmrd 12%]KVYp
1q2Then, Kang Geom-Ma’sJeHj footsteps echoed,dDKHH reminding hersl1XcV that this33s2 was real.WhIXWU589b
5LDpuAAll Mute triedqih to retreat.LFWJ But hetNpD moved thek9EszY sashimi bladeogopM lightly, andnj6A70 her feetKoupu rooted toqMD the ground.gVK She couldn’th42Cl move. SheNSFb had noMxjrLw strength.Fdtvj
TW9QNMoments later, herWTjM torso leanedjphChS forward. That’sRMv16G when sheiYMvlz realized: herOIyuC ankles hadrFaf5y just beenxMX sliced.5uW4p
bDq8[……15%]KluNyW
UTBShe tried tofDYFkk scream. ButEhYkS a fine36vj silver arc1CCsG curved throughGrp the air,P5sBc and herO1DBL voice wassGWSxI silenced. BloodUdAT24 spilled fromG6a her throat—noMFSuE sound.w2yY
r4MHym[……17%]AaD
hFXZBefore she couldrKWG4 even decideoSwe60 her nextInc move, her0BI body wasUw3z being slicedLVRPr apart pieceKJW0 by piece.itMv8 Her freedom9KR4f to thinkjjl was gone.C2Ivp3kj1z
fFMqpZKang Geom-Ma didn’tbjKlmj read minds.BiP4 If thatWLTvmS were hisu2q4J blessing, this8ML6m would makeIgRIu sense.gZpe
NFfbAll Mute watched5389 that figurezhaBs step closer.VXc The pressureP85 was soq1V overwhelming herc3VyB brain stoppedYbRd functioning. Even6S4 though she2qvB was blind,GHiJQ8 his imageQdyL was etchedD9EXCJ clearly inPBmGL2 her mind.YBri768ft
xo2TPyShe knew KangnGa Geom-Ma wasxjj05S strong. She’dkQkEw seen himJrv88L fight MaoV2v8 Lang.NmoS
INeIn that battle,eAE his styleoSQHE reversed causeVUVyX and effect.xUo But now…Xeh what wasWlz this? He16pMWL was cuttingRXf4 before intentionRKnW even formed.LsB As ifuOrn he couldMM1i truly seeee78 the future.CobUjZGxv
hGGxAll Mute’s eyelashessFJuo trembled. HermXh1o senses tookk3vY8d in the98uSK data andv7qV3v sent itrAb to her8UDqhm brain.KQ5F
1HyEThe sword demonXHTt6 approaches. (1)4cLCcTq
eA2h82T/N: This isZ0N a referenceKAxrMT to theASb name KangQw3NBJ Geom-Ma whichaxZl means “SwordZqVmkO Demon” so7SmH it’s fine.QCBIVjXhDS
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Stormcloud
MortalSight is the most important physical sense for combat, getting rid of it is stupid. We have better eyesight than most animals, as well, it’s our most developed sense apart from touch. It would be much more useful to sacrifice, smell or taste.
Haimiya_cutie.
MahayanaAura farming on its peak
Haimiya_cutie.
MahayanaShe thinks she’s stronger what a joke.