Chapter 757: To The End (16)
‘As expected, this is the most fun time.’
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[Come here! Come here! Bastard! (0/1)]
‘Ah, fuck. I’m so happy.’
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[You pretended to be so strong, but you’re just an empty shell. No big deal. (0/1)]
‘I’m on a cloud, really.’
Originally, in that kind of fight, the one that got agitated first was bound to lose.
It wasn’t a battle between Kim Hyunsung and him, but a battle between him and me. I was able to laugh pleasantly enough, so no other words were needed.
Still, as I got on his nerves, it felt as if all the stresses that made my head hurt so far had disappeared.
[Generating a common-grade forced quest.]
[Judgment, my ass. Did you really think you were something? You’re not. Look at what’s in front of you, idiot. Humans feel awe at that. You’re nothing more or less than an insect with wings. Don’t pretend to be a stupid god. Just lie flat from now on, yeah? (0/1)]
-You… parasite bastard!
‘What are you going to do? Huh? What are you going to do? Can you beat Hyunsung? Can you? Can you fucking beat him?’
Hyunsung was quiet. Empty vessels made the most sound. Talkative guys often weren’t helpful when fighting.
Those who held their ground heavily looked stronger and were actually strong.
‘The seed itself was different from you. The fundamentals are different. The fundamentals. Don’t think you’re a great guy.’
I could see him reaching out again with an extremely hostile expression, but the attack, once blocked, couldn’t deal a valid hit.
Wouldn’t it be more appropriate to say that he was overwhelmed by the superiority of the specs rather than by his pattern?
If there were other factors, the story could’ve been different, but his execution method was just dropping attacks.
The only thing he had was that countless numbers of swords falling towards one target at tremendous speed.
Unlike before, Kim Hyunsung was aware of the swords and could either dodge or block them. That was enough to make me feel like an idiot for worrying about him.
‘We can’t let our guard down, though.’
Unless he were stupid, he’d create another pattern. Wouldn’t it be okay to judge that he had entered the so-called phase 2?
Not surprisingly, he immediately began to draw a platinum-colored sword. I had a preconceived notion that he would be weak at melee fight, but it seemed that I was wrong.
‘Actually, the distance doesn’t mean anything.’
He would get the help of swords floating in the sky anyway. Those swords didn’t aim for Seraphim. It seemed that the judgment and execution would serve as a bridgehead for him. It might be trickier than before, but I wasn’t as nervous as before.
I knew what Kim Hyunsung was capable of, and that’s why I was confident he wasn’t going to lose.
‘It will be a little complicated. Still, you only have to remember one thing. If you shorten the distance the moment the execution falls, you can get the timing right. Do you understand me?’
The moment would come when he would have no choice but to be swept away by the waves of countless falling swords.
‘You can use Seraphim as a shield when that happens.’
When a new pattern arose, he just had to find a new strategy to counter it. I wasn’t sure if the tactic I gave was the right answer, though.
‘My certainty is Kim Hyunsung.’
If it was the lovely regressor, it was possible.
-Ugh!
I could see Seraphim wielding the sword in great excitement. Kim Hyunsung then faced him with his own weapon, concentrating as much as possible.
It didn’t seem like Kim Hyunsung felt great pressure from Seraphim’s physical abilities, but he certainly seemed to be feeling the pressure of the waves of swords that he continued to shoot.
Rather than injuring Kim Hyunsung directly, I thought that he would bring him within the range of execution at any cost, but…
‘It won’t be easy.’
If he allowed one shot, he was more likely to allow the next. If he allowed the next, then he was more likely to allow the next of the next. It meant that there was a high probability that the domino would collapse in a chain.
Still…
“You must not make a mistake.”
-Yes, I know, Kiyoung.
Kim Hyunsung kept his calmness abound.
After blocking Seraphim’s sword, which was swung in a large circle, he immediately smashed the ones falling from the sky.
He kept moving his feet to find space after seeing Seraphim moving away from Kim Hyunsung while spreading his wings instantly.
‘What are you doing? Get close to him. The swords are coming.’
He immediately spread the wings and approached Seraphim.
It seemed that the swords of judgment aimed at our regressor suddenly stopped high in the air. Seraphim bit his lips and pushed Kim Hyunsung right away.
‘You bought time, right?’
Kim Hyunsung hit all the attacks surrounding him with his sword.
‘You also shoot arrows. That’s a hidden pattern, right? Right?’
A single arrow that he fired was sucked into the trajectory of Kim Hyunsung’s weapon.
‘Did you see it?’
I watched as the regressor bent his head sideways to avoid the incoming arrow aimed right between his eyes.
‘Ah, fuck, that’ll give him a scar.’
Blood flowed from one side of his cheeks, but that wasn’t a big problem.
-Are you okay?
“I’ve blocked the pain, so I’m fine. Just focus. It looks like you’re losing concentration.”
-I’m sorry.
‘No. You don’t have to be sorry for me. It’s you, not me, who got hurt. I’m just telling you not to let go of the tension.’
Booooooooom!!!
Craaaaash!!
-Execution!!
Boooooooooooooom!!!
-I’ll move now.
Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!!
-Execution!!!
Boooooooooooom!!!
The stage then changed from the ground to the sky.
The figure of the two constantly collided as but mere beams of light in the air. The waves of the swords continued to follow Kim Hyunsung, but none of them were given a chance to hit their target.
‘Focus. Hold on, Hyunsung. Fuck, you’re not the only one fighting. I’m fighting too.’
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[You’re a stupid bastard. You’re an idiot who’s been chasing my shadow. Hasn’t that always been the case? (0/1)]
-Shut up! Shut up!!!
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[Even if you try to hide it, I can see it. I know what your ugly desires are, Seraphim. I know who you wanted to be like, and I know who you actually imitated. Fuhahahaha! What do you think? Did you have fun? How did it feel to be able to be the kind of person you thought was ideal? (0/1)]
-Shut up! Lee Kiyoung! Just shut the fuck up!
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[Idiooot. You can’t be the masked hero even in your next life. No matter how hard you try, a copycat will always be nothing but a copycat. You know what they say. Human nature does not change. You are not human, but in my perspective, you aren’t that much different from us. Your essence does not change. You will be the first timeline Seraphim forever. Ugly, jealous, and disgusting pigeon. (0/1)]
-Shut up! Shut uuuup!!!
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[You’re even angrier now, aren’t you? Are you crying? Are you crying? Fuhahahahehehe! Are you crying? You’re crying, aren’t you? (0/1)]
-Shut up!!!!
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[The masked hero never gets agitated, pigeon. If you wanted him to be your role model, you should have observed him more properly. (0/1)]
-You dirty traitor! Ugly parasite! You’re trash spat out by the dimension! Who are you to say that I imitated you?!
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[What do you mean? That’s on you, Seraphim. I don’t know who you’re calling traitor, but in the first place, the masked hero was never a traitor. From the beginning, he was a hero among the heroes that fought for humanity. Fuck. How can you put the word traitor in your mouth? The real traitor is you who has forsaken your brother. (0/1)]
-I’ll pull out that tongue. Your tongue, I’ll definitely…
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[Did you hate yourself that much? Did you dislike yourself so much that you wanted to pretend to be me? Our poor Seraphim. Our poor pigeon with low self-esteem. I think I know what you looked like in the first round without even looking at it. It must have been different from now, huh? (0/1)]
-Lee Kiyoung… Lee Kiyoung… Lee Kiyoung!
[Generating a common-grade forced quest.] That’s who you’ve always been. Am I wrong? If you say you’re doing something you’ve created and imitated, doesn’t that sound strange even for you? (0/1)]
-Lee Kiyoung!!
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[You guys aren’t natural. Your existence has been created and fabricated. (0/1)]
He stopped moving.
‘Is that fact too hard?’
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[Unlike humans, you are artificially made. That’s why you are jealous and envious of humans. It’s a defense mechanism, saying you’ll manage them while standing on them. The fact that you think you’re superior to humans was a defense mechanism you guys created yourselves. If you didn’t do that, you thought you would get out of line. You are envious of the humans who live looking for a purpose. You pigeons fooled yourselves. (0/1)]
I could see him biting his lips tightly.
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[There is no need to be embarrassed, Seraphim. That’s how you were made, after all. Pfff! You were created! Puhehehe! Recycled, even! Puhahahaha! Hahahahehehe! (0/1)]
He looked as if he was driven to a corner and was about to drop tears anytime soon.
‘Did you see that, Hyunsung? I’m fighting hard too.’
-S-S… Shut up… Shut up…
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[You evaluated me as the trash spat out by the dimension, but you are the real waste that hasn’t even been selected by any dimension. Idiooooot. Even if you search this world- no, the entire continent- no, all the dimensions, there will be no one who loves you. You guys are not considered creatures. You know that, right? Who would love someone assembled? Who… P… Pfff. Who would seriously think that way about the assembled guys? Pfff… Fu… Fuhahaheha! (0/1)]
I felt a little sorry for putting too much strength into the damage dealing. I thought I had become the villain for some reason.
Fuck. If Seraphim were the main character, a supporting actor would have come out and shouted. ‘No! Fuck! We are not made!’ Giving Seraphim courage and a reason to live, but what could I do? He was the villain.
All the ones who could’ve said that had gone to the other side. Oh, but I thought I went too far. He might commit suicide at that rate.
[Generating a common-grade forced quest.]
[You are not loved by even those who made you poor Seraphim. Our poor Seraphim. Can I tell you why you guys pretend to be humans? Honestly, I’m not sure if the answer is correct. But I think maybe it’s because you have the unconsciousness that your Creator will love you. There’s no other comedy like this, right? (0/1)]
-…
I could see him biting his lips tightly. The fact that the judgment and execution weren’t working would come with tremendous stress to him. Not only that, he was getting beaten up by facts.
His pupil, which was constantly shaking, seemed to show that he was unaware of what he was even doing at that moment.
‘That’s not good.’
I had to keep in mind that he was probably thinking about giving that nasty guy a blow at any cost.
‘He’s not stupid enough to not think about that, right? Still, he should’ve learned how to give a blow from the masked hero. He should give him a blow, right? Right?’
No matter how stupid he was, his brain should function that much. When the reason lost in anger returned, he would be aware of what was a reasonable choice.
Was it to live up to my expectations? I could see Seraphim taking a slow breath. He was smiling happily while looking at Kim Hyunsung.
‘Right. That’s your role.’
The stage was set up, and the conditions had also been met.
Seraphim then spoke to Kim Hyunsung.
-You have some nerves, poor human.
‘That’s right.’
-You’re following a man who’s ruined your life, your soul, everything… You got some nerves.