Chapter 234: The Master of the Throne
Kwa-a-a-ang-!
A collision sound hard to believe was created from bare fists and alloy shield colliding rang out clearly within the 'Slowed World.'
It was a loud sound that might cause sensory neural hearing loss like acute acoustic trauma, but Baek Woohyun who would have heard it right in front didn't care at all.
He rely watched his opponent with inverted eyes where black and white were reversed to confirm the follow-up response. This was a response born from faith in [Perfect Being].
Not particularly surprisingly, the sa was true for Kim Hyeonjun. Still wrapped in gray energy, he also coolly ignored the collision sound just like Baek Woohyun.
Because he knew that if he showed a reaction to sothing like hearing damage in front of a worthy opponent who could dare claim to be the strongest, he could be smashed in an instant.
Pulling back the shield pushed by the shock to cover himself, he quietly t Baek Woohyun's gaze. Like a wolf crouching in the bushes watching its prey.
'He handles the 'Slowed World' very naturally.'
Breaking through the limits of synchronization rate brought about by high concentration, the rampage of senses generated thereby makes everything in virtual reality slow.
Baek Woohyun called this the 'Slowed World,' and none of the pro players he had faced until now had been able to follow him in here.
Not even Nikki Lee Yeonwoo, the so-called World Class—though at that ti it wasn't his main build, and he wasn't even allowed the chance to show it!
Only Battler, Kim Hyeonjun, had perfectly responded and crossed over to this side, and he even seed very familiar with the 'Slowed World' itself.
Even after the natural entry, every movent of shaking off the shock and raising the shield connected extrely cleanly.
This was by no ans an easy task. Because there was considerable disparity between senses sharpened enough to make the world feel slow and actual movents, all the more so.
Shyu-uk-! Jjeo-eong-!
Baek Woohyun's strike thrust as a feint was blocked by the circular shield leaving only a tallic sound. At a glance, it was a formation difficult to easily pierce.
Kim Hyeonjun went beyond simply hiding behind the shield and enduring, twisting the shield at the instant mont the fist made contact, twisting the striking point to deflect the shock.
This way, it would be impossible to accumulate shock in the arm to which the shield was attached.
Shi-ik-!
On top of that, Kim Hyeonjun also went on the counterattack. Following the retreating hand, he swung the sharp longsword, Spatha.
The blade in the form of an elongated Gladius tried to slash through the opponent like a wolf swinging its claws. It was a sharp slashing attack that precisely struck at gaps.
Compared to shield bash, the range was narrower, but the danger was overwhelmingly higher. Because a sword is a sword, after all.
Ta-at-!
Of course, that was only the story when the opponent was an ordinary person. The being standing before Kim Hyeonjun now was the strongest monster in history, Baek Woohyun.
He deflected the blade aid at him with just a slight twist of his body, and imdiately advanced one more step forward while aiming for a counterattack to the counterattack.
After all, since one cannot counterattack without opening a path, if you trace back the direction opened to swing the sword, a path that can be pierced appears.
Though even that failed because Kim Hyeonjun struck his forearm with the shield as if he had been waiting for it.
'He's also used to fighting in this state.'
Baek Woohyun looked at Kim Hyeonjun still crouching behind the shield like a turtle while shaking off the tingling pain.
In the offense and defense that occurred in succession in the order of feint-counterattack-counterattack to counterattack, Kim Hyeonjun's responses were extrely refined. Clean without any unnecessary forcing, one might say.
As ntioned before, in the 'Slowed World,' the disparity between sensation and action often creates gaps, but this wasn't felt at all even to Baek Woohyun.
'Is his combat correction at most 20 percent?'
By Baek Woohyun's estimation, Kim Hyeonjun's combat correction was roughly under 20 percent. Essentially receiving almost no effect.
Considering that the gray energy he had been wrapped in from the start of battle remained intact through several collisions, and even in the 'Slowed World,' it was truly a remarkable feat.
With combat correction performance under 20 percent, one could at most barely hold onto supernatural abilities that unconsciously scattered briefly.
After the PVP with Nikki Lee Yeonwoo, he realized that the information about Battler Kim Hyeonjun he had heard from Jeong Nayeon was not exaggerated at all.
'Reverse Planet's' strongest, destroyer of the pro industry, a monster who hasn't missed a championship since debut, even the emperor ruling the empire called DH Empire.
The nurous titles expressing Kim Hyeonjun felt rather light compared to the skill he possessed. He, a 'Superhuman,' could guarantee it.
'He's one step ahead of other pro players. He must have been quite active 'over there' too.'
Hu-uk-!
Kim Hyeonjun's eyes revealed slightly above the shield flashed, and the distance suddenly narrowed. And the intense shield charge that followed!
The reason it was shield 'charge' rather than shield 'bash' was because unlike before, he didn't approach close and strike with the arm the shield was attached to, but instead rushed in as is.
Kim Hyeonjun tried to literally ram into Baek Woohyun while leading with the shield. It was no different from an 8-ton truck with broken steering.
'As if!'
Hu-ung-!
Baek Woohyun also fought fire with fire instead of dodging.
He thrust his right fist with all his might at Kim Hyeonjun who dared rush at him, and the single strike containing superhuman strength properly exploded on the shield.
Since the 'Gladiator' build was just as close-combat specialized as the 'Superhuman' build that led with [Perfect Being], it was obvious what the result would be.
Jjeo-eo-eo-eong-!
A rough collision sound for who knows which ti!
This ti, both Baek Woohyun and Kim Hyeonjun collided with all their might in earnest, so heavy shockwaves even spread out in all directions.
How much so that even they who attempted the attack retreated a few steps each from the aftermath of the clash.
'...!'
'...!'
However, the fact that neither of the two was particularly damaged even in this brutal confrontation was proven through the second offense and defense that imdiately followed.
Kim Hyeonjun, who again kicked the ground to close the distance, attempted a thrust with his longsword, and Baek Woohyun pushed it away by placing his hand's back against the blade's top.
The counterattack Baek Woohyun attempted afterward by raising his elbow also ended at rely tapping Kim Hyeonjun's circular shield again.
Parma was clearly a shield belonging to the relatively small side, yet it felt like a massive iron wall. It must be thanks to the user showing such perfect defense.
Kwa-ak-!
Kim Hyeonjun didn't engage in offense and defense using only sword and shield. He also subtly tried to step on Baek Woohyun's foot, or tried to kick.
Though it didn't work on Baek Woohyun, if all nerves had been focused on blocking the sword and shield, the instep would have been crushed or the thigh would have been mangled.
It was truly a cunning yet desperate fighting thod befitting a 'Colosseum' ranker.
Kwa-ak-!
Additionally, Kim Hyeonjun even possessed the courage to accept damage.
Rather than sohow hiding behind the shield to protect his safety and win, he went on the attack even if it ant his body being torn apart in Baek Woohyun's grasp.
Because of that, the shoulder of the arm holding the sword was actually torn away by a handful, but in return he succeeded in stabbing the thigh with the sword.
Kwa-deuk! Seo-geok!
Ku-u-ung!
'—!'
'—!'
The fierce battle taking place within the 'Slowed World' was truly terrifying.
Enough to feel certain that if ordinary people entered this, let alone pro players, they would be torn to shreds before long.
Beyond sword and shield, fists and feet, the fight between Baek Woohyun and Kim Hyeonjun clashing with their whole bodies was that brutal. As if declaring that this was the true essence of real fighting.
Perhaps it was a phenonon created by their commonality of having reached ranker in the terrifying monster breeding ground called 'Colosseum.'
The war of all against all, a world where only a single person survives and kills all others to savor victory—it was just that kind of place.
It ans that to survive there, one had no choice but to equip killing intent to sohow kill the opponent.
***
"PlayerBattlerswingstheshieldHackphysicalcatchesandpullsittocreateanopening anddigsinsidebutPlayerBattler'srepresentativeweaponSpatawhoaidforthis!Theblade thrustingfrombelowtoabovenarowlygrazesHackphysical'sface!"
""......"
"WithoutflinchingHackphysicaladvancesandfinallytearsBattler'sshoulder!Digging intothewoundfrombeforekick!PlayerBattler'skickkicksHackphysical'sthighandpushes himaway!"
-This is rapid-fire rapㄷㄷ
-Breathe while talkinglolol
-Since the battle is fast, to comntate you have no choice but to talk this fast;
-The other panelists already gave up and are just watchingㄲㄲ
"Repeating intense collisions, haak! Hackphysical and Player Battler briefly retreated so the battle has entered a lull. Hueo-"
'ㅇㅇ' donated '1000 won'!
[Mr. Cha will die before Hackphysical or Player Battler, won't he?]
***
"Hu-"
After the offense and defense that was chilling just to watch, Baek Woohyun who retreated sowhat to widen the distance exhaled.
Even though it was a short ti of at most 1-2 minutes by actual elapsed ti, his entire body was soaked with sweat and blood.
It ant that the head-on confrontation with Kim Hyeonjun that took place within the 'Slowed World' ca to him as considerable burden.
"Huuk, huuk!"
However, Baek Woohyun's condition was much better compared to Kim Hyeonjun. At least the ratio of sweat to blood was 2 to 8 with the latter being a bit more.
Wasn't he much better off than Kim Hyeonjun who was completely dyed in blood from head to toe, with dripping blood even pooling on the ground?
Unlike Kim Hyeonjun gasping for rough breaths, he rely lightly exhaled the breath he had been holding.
Of course, those who had watched the 'Nuclear Tourism' content until now and knew the strength Baek Woohyun revealed would consider even this remarkable.
Because the only being that survived this tenaciously from Baek Woohyun who even mobilized the 'Slowed World' was the hunting dog fusion monster t in PVE not long ago.
Limited to PVP, there wasn't a single one. Even though nurous pros had been defeated by him.
'However.'
Ttuduk.
Were Kim Hyeonjun's nicknas 'Reverse Planet's' strongest, destroyer of the pro industry, monster who hasn't missed a championship since debut, DH Empire's emperor?
Then Baek Woohyun's nicknas were world's strongest, one and only, absolute, one who reached transcendence alone, research facility's despair, Otherworld Lord slayer, 'Superhuman.'
The only Transcendent among 7 billion humanity who escaped being human.
Even if he wore the shell of an ordinary college student, this was like an unchanging truth.
'I will win.'
If there is only one master of the throne, it can only be Baek Woohyun. Because he could dare be called humanity's peak.
His two eyes that swept the cheek wound and wiped the blood changed again to inverted eyes with black and white flipped. It was like bright white flas burning in darkness.
The next mont, he who perfectly controlled the supernatural ability power boiling throughout his body disappeared from that spot as if extinguished.
Jjeo—eong—!
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