Season 2: Chapter 238: Demon King Kim Yi-Seo (2)

Just then, the impact felt different. Almond could definitely tell.

"Oh... So there was such a thing?"

It was too one-sided when he was randomly beating Heo Won-Mu, so he hadn't completely realized it.

'This time, I deliberately aimed for the solar plexus.'

It was different just now. Almond struck with a specific target in mind. He remembered because it was effective.

'There are bonuses for striking vital points.'

Tap.

Almond's footsteps felt much lighter. He had gained even more confidence.

"Let’s finish this quickly."

— Wow~!

— Shudder

— Confidence

— Is this the alpha of nuts?

Although Almond generally felt confident in all physical aspects of the virtual world, he was most confident about precision striking. In that alone, he thought he could rank number one in the world.

Precision striking was similar to archery. It involved concentrating intensely to aim at the very center of the target from a distance despite the distance being just enough to extend a foot.

In this game with a considerably long reach, this range could be considered a long distance and the mechanism was the same.

“Almond is going in again!”

“Choi Seo-Yeon! This time she’s coming in too!?”

Whirl!

Almond prepared to kick.

— Whoa

— Wow

— Has he really adapted now?

It was completely different than the first time he faced Heo Won-Mu. Choi Seo-Yeon's bamboo sword desperately blocked Almond's kick.

“Almond is pressing on!”

“Spin kick! Turn kick! Reverse kick!”

Boom! Bang!

She managed to fend off the kicks with the bamboo sword.

“Choi Seo-Yeon! What's happening!? Parrying isn't working!?”

She was unable to parry and stun the opponent. This forced her to simply block.

'How could this be?'

Choi Seo-Yeon’s heart raced with bewilderment.

'He's figured it out already.'

The range of a bamboo sword was longer than that of a taekwondo kick. Theoretically, the kendo jet would have an advantage in a range fight.

However, that was only theoretically. In practice, most kendo jet attacks were with the sword's edge, except for stabbing attacks. Swinging attacks required large movements. Even if the hand moved a little, the sword's tip moved in a large radius. The attacks were very visible and an experienced player would exploit this gap.

'But this guy...!'

From a developer's point of view, he was extremely skilled and experienced. How could a newbie play like this for the first time?

It happened repeatedly.

Bang.

No matter how much she blocked.

Bang.

He eventually broke through.

Boom─!

"Ugh!"

Choi Seo-Yeon’s jaw was knocked up.

“Aaaaaah! Finally, a strike lands! What is this!? She's utterly helpless!?”

“She can't do anything!? Choi Best Seo-Yeon!!!”

The following sidekick precisely struck her solar plexus.

Flash!

With a flash of light, Choi Seo-Yeon flew.

Crash!

[HP: 52%]

Nearly half of Choi Seo-Yeon’s health had disappeared.

‘...’

She stood up again and wielded her sword. Her expression looked significantly different from the beginning. It was quite fierce.

"This won’t do..."

An uneasy aura began to take form.

“Ah! Choi Best Seoyeon! Is this her phase two!? She feels like a completely different person!?”

“Is this now Choi Worst Seo-Yeon?”

— Choi Worst Seo-Yeon lol

— What a boss mob lol

Flash!

Choi Seo-Yeon disappeared as she launched a preemptive attack.

"Head!"

Whooosh!

Almond lightly stepped to the side to dodge.

Whirl!

Choi Seo-Yeon spun around and threw something.

Clang!

It struck Almond.

[HP: 85%]

Something unknown had hit Almond.

‘A bottle?’

It turned out that she threw a champagne bottle.

‘So this too was a weapon.’

Choi Seo-Yeon held a bottle in one hand again and swung her bamboo sword with the other as she charged.

Whoosh!

Whooosh!

Following the bamboo sword combo, she threw the bottle.

— Wow~!

— Crazy

— ??? Choi Best Seo-Yeon!? From today on, you're the minimum wage!

— Almond is the best!

— Choi Worst Seo-Yeon! Choi Worst Seo-Yeon! Choi Worst Seo-Yeon! Choi Worst Seo-Yeon! Choi Worst Seo-Yeon! Choi Worst Seo-Yeon!

— Just pure skill demolished her this time, shudders

— Mom, I want to be like Almond when I grow up!

The commentators also excitedly discussed the results of the match.

"No! Choi Best Seo-Yeon! You said the first two were just meat shields, but it seems like you were hit the most!?"

"That's right. It's probably because Almond kept hitting with small attacks for a very long time!"

"If the first two were just meat shields, this was like pork cutlet here!"

Their match had more exchanges than any of the previous matches. As a result, Choi Seo-Yeon got hit a lot.

— For real lol

— Pork cutlet lol lol lol

— She was a meat shield herself~

— Mixed meat three kings lol

"Ah, it was an overwhelming win, right?"

"Yes, the only time she could compete was when she performed the plum sword technique?"

— Plum sword "technique" lol

— lol lol lol

— Is that even a technique lol

— lol lol lol

"Ah, yes. Are you talking about when she was throwing the bottles?"

"Yes... Is Choi Best Seo-Yeon going to get cut from the team now? Does she need to change jobs? It's not Choi Best Seo-Yeon anymore. It's minimum wage. There's a lot of talk..."

"How is the game company supposed to operate if the three kings all get cut?"

— Such a disastrous defeat lol it figures

— lol they’re really getting roasted

— ??? Hey, Plum Sword Goddess, let's see if you can still bloom plums after your salary is cut lol

"It seems like Choi Best Seo-Yeon has a lot of male fans worried about her."

"Yes, yes. Calm down, everyone. That won’t happen. Why?"

Dududung...!

As if on cue, a drumroll echoed out.

Dudung!

Dudududung!

The noisy crowd unwittingly fell silent for a moment. The long-awaited moment had arrived.

"Our boss is coming out to resolve everything!!!"

"Yes, that's right! He finally appears!"

"The CEO of WePlug! A genius developer who has made numerous hit games! But what does that matter!? He got his talent from a deal with the devil!!"

"The game devil who writes patch notes instead of a death note!"

The two commentators stood up and exclaimed simultaneously.

— Game devil lol

— Oh wow lol

— Wow~!

— Death note to patch note lol

"Kim! Yiiiiiiiiii!!! Seeeeeeeeeooooooo!!!"

Bababam!

With a resounding trumpet, the instigator of all this trouble appeared.

"Ah. Ah."

As usual, the interviewer pushed forward a microphone for an interview.

Kim Yi-Seo naturally snatched the microphone and started talking without waiting for any questions.

"Wait a minute. Almond, come out here."

Kim Yi-Seo told Almond, who was inside the capsule, to come out for a moment.

"You need to rest anyway."

Creak.

The capsule opened and Almond emerged, soaked in sweat.

"So, everyone? Fighting only with basic jets. Does that really mean anything?"

After asking Almond to come out, Kim Yi-Seo suddenly turned the question to the audience.

— ??

— Could it be lol

— So what are we supposed to do

— This guy is setting something up lol

— Guess he thinks fighting with basics isn't going to cut it lol

He made a special offer.

"I think it's amazing that a player who just finished the tutorial has come this far. As a reward, I will personally give ten million Jetter cash to Mr. Almond."

The audience murmured in surprise at the amount. Ten million Jetter cash was equivalent to ten million won in cash.

Obviously, he was offering it for a reason.

"Use that ten million to pump up your chosen jet however you want. I will face you with my own type of jet. How about it?"

All eyes turned to Almond at Kim Yi-Seo's proposal. Would he accept? Or would he push forward with basic jets?

Amid the anxious silence, Almond retorted without much hesitation.

"Do I still get the ten million cash if I refuse?"

"...?"

— lol lol lol lol lol lol

— Is he a gangster? lol

— lol lol lol

— Almond knows nothing! Only money!

— ??? Give those conditions to the dogs. I'll just take what I want lol

— Let's fight with the basics and take the ten million cash

— As expected of Almond, the one who defeated the Plum Sword Goddess.