Chapter 701

Chapter 701

“Oh! Atta boy!” Beggarius exclaimed, seemingly delighted by Siegfried.

He could attack from long-range using the skill called Aura Missile.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The Beggar King’s Aura Missiles packed quite the firepower, causing thirty-centimeter-deep craters to appear on the ground.

‘A Master is really a tough opponent!’ Siegfried thought while using his +13 Vanquisher’s Grasp as a shield. He could not help but be impressed by the sheer might of his Level 300 opponent.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

He would get pushed back by twenty to thirty centimeters whenever an Aura Missile struck his +13 Vanquisher’s Grasp, and this was a testament to just how powerful the Beggar King’s Aura Missiles were.

Well, the Aura Missiles weren't so strong to the point they were lethal, but they were strong enough to deal significant damage from long range.

However, the Beggar King’s fun did not last for long.

“Hey, old geezer. Let’s take this somewhere else,” Siegfried proposed.

“Hmm?” Beggarius raised a brow.

“Are you planning to wreck this whole place?”

“Ah!”

“Don't you think we shouldn’t let civilians get caught in our fight?”

“Yeah, you’re right. Sure, let’s go somewhere else.”

“Lead the way.”

“Follow me,” Beggarius said and started running somewhere.

“Let’s go, Hamchi.”

“Kyuuu!”

Siegfried spread his +10 Black Crow Wingsuit and flew to the skies with Hamchi on his back to chase after the Beggar King, but...

‘W-Why is he so fast?’

To his surprise, the Beggar King was sprinting at speeds that could only be described as unbelievable. He had no shoes on, but he was running through the rough terrain with just his calloused feet, and the sound of his footsteps reverberated like the sound of rapid gunfire.

Swoosh!

Siegfried was soaring freely above the obstacles, but he was struggling to keep up with the old man.

Unbeknownst to Siegfried, the Beggar King was known as the fastest man on the continent among those familiar with him. He had once sprinted across the entire vast continent at unimaginable speed during his youth, and those who had heard of this feat feared him for his lightning-fast movement speed and near-infinite stamina.

The Beggar King was already waiting by the time Siegfried followed him to a dense forest.

“You’re too slow, boy. Even a tortoise can beat you,” Beggarius sneered.

“Not bad for a beggar,” Siegfried retorted with a shrug.

“Oh? You dare speak to me like that, brat?”

“Don’t think you impressed me. Even my servant is stronger than you,” Siegfried replied with a smirk, unfazed by the old man’s words.

“What?! This brat needs to learn some respect—!”

“Enough yapping,” Siegfried interrupted before dashing toward the Beggar King.

“Kyuuu! Let’s go, owner punk! Go, go, go!” Hamchi cheered. Then, he summoned his magical wheel and started running on it to buff Siegfried.

Woooong!

Siegfried rushed at the Beggar King at the speed of sound after getting buffed by Hamchi’s magic wheel and Overclocking.

“Too slow!” Beggarius taunted. He easily dodged the attacks and widened the distance between them before shooting Aura Missiles from a distance.

Siegfried was flabbergasted at the agility displayed by the Beggar King. The only opponent he had faced thus far that was this nimble was the Descendant of the Divine Archer, Gosran, but her agility was due to her ability to teleport short distances.

‘Damn it...!’ Siegfried cursed inwardly after being forced to transform his +13 Vanquisher’s Grasp into a shield to block the oncoming Aura Missiles. He barely managed to close the distance between them, but the bombardment made it impossible for him to take even a single step toward his opponent.

Meanwhile, the Beggar King darted all around the forest while relentlessly bombarding Siegfried with Aura Missiles.

Kwachik!

Siegfried gritted his teeth out of frustration before transforming his +13 Vanquisher’s Grasp into Sniper Mode.

Click... Clack!

However, the pain only seemed to fuel his resolve, as a scary grin spread across his face as he tightly gripped his weapon.

Woooong!

He wasted no time and placed down Blaze Field and Shadow Hell. On top of that, he cast every debuff in his arsenal to further weaken the Beggar King. Then, he activated the third stage of Overclocking to buff himself to the extreme limits.

“Y-You!” Beggarius exclaimed, looking visibly panicked. He could feel the numerous debuffs weighing him down while Siegfried was growing stronger. “Fine! If that’s how you wanna play it! Let’s see who breaks first!” Beggarius shouted, sounding defiant.

He raised both iron clubs in preparation to unleash another brutal onslaught, but—

Flash!

A burst of bright white light erupted from Siegfried.

“...!”

The Beggar King froze in place, his entire body encased in ice.

Siegfried used his newly enhanced True: Absolute Zero in less than a fraction of a second to free the Beggar King in his place.

“Now it’s my turn, you damn old geezer,” Siegfried muttered icily.

He transformed his +13 Vanquisher’s Grasp into a club and...

Smack, smack, smack!

Pukeok! Pukeok! Pukeok!

He began his own brutal onslaught on the old man. His attacks were not as lightning-fast as the Beggar King’s, but they were fast and strong enough.

“Argh! Y-You bastard! S-Stop! A-Ackkk!” Beggarius cried out in agony. He threw himself, which was still half-encased in ice, to the ground and rolled in a desperate bid to escape from the beating, but it was futile.

“Die...” Siegfried hissed through his teeth. Then, he began beating the Beggar King’s arms, legs, shoulders, waist, and head in the same sequence the old man had beaten him just moments before.

Meanwhile, he kept Eraser Swarm activated to poison the Beggar King with radioactive energy, making him take damage over time on top of the already brutal damage he was receiving.

The only thing the Beggar King could do upon getting weighed down by the numerous debuffs and the green poisonous fog sapping away his health was to succumb to his fate and obediently receive the brutal beating he had brought upon himself.

***

One minute later, rumbling noises echoed as the Barrier of Victory crumbled, revealing Siegfried and the Beggar King, who had just received a merciless beating.

“Ugh...” Beggarius groaned, curled up on the ground like a rag doll.

“Ha!” Siegfried scoffed, standing over Beggarius in victory with his +13 Vanquisher’s Grasp in hand. Surprisingly, Siegfried had won against the Beggar King, who was a Level 300 Named NPC.

However, Siegfried was not overjoyed or anything by his achievement.

“Tsk...” Siegfried clicked his tongue out of frustration.

The Beggar King was the weakest among the Masters he had fought so far, and he was pathetically weak compared to the likes of Weapon Master Shakiro—no, the Weapon Seeker or the Red Cardinal, Vladimir.

However, there was another reason he was not satisfied with his victory. Siegfried knew that the Beggar King had no intention of killing him to begin with. He fought with the intention to incapacitate and steal the +13 Vanquisher’s Grasp from him.

Of course, the Beggar King was planning to use his begging skills after incapacitating him rather than take the weapon using brute force.

In other words, the battle would have been far tougher if the Beggar King had used his full strength armed with the intent to kill.

Siegfried knew this too, which was the reason he didn't use his Touch of Death in this battle.

“Hey, old beggar. I know you’re faking it, so quit acting and get up already,” Siegfried grumbled, nudging the old man with his foot.

“Ughh...”

“Seriously? You’re still gonna play dead?”

“Y-You...! You little wretch! Have you no respect for your elders?!”

“No, but I’m pretty good at hitting them.”

“You insolent brat...!”

It was then.

“Leader!”

“Supreme Leader!”

“Stop right there!”

“Somebody stop him!”

Just then, dozens of beggars with clubs in hand burst out of the forest and charged at Siegfried.