Chapter 88

Episode 88. Clan Wars (7)

Finals.

In the middle of the arena, the sun and the cloud dragon were confronting each other.

The astronomical clan leader Heo Gong looked at the cloud dragon with mixed eyes.

Heavenly Gate was the third clan created by humans to reach the S rank.

Considering that the Iron Wolf Mercenary is the 7th and the Knights of Agrippa is the 8th, Cheonmun was definitely a clan with a long history.

Until the birth of the Steel Wolf Mercenary Corps, three S-class clans were created and maintained their existence even while they were destroyed.

Of course, many players died in that long period of time and new recruits were recruited.

It was unavoidable.

The higher the floor, the harsher the ordeal and the stronger the enemy.

Currently, there are only three people who have been in the Astronomical Gate since the first year.

Jangmun Heo Gong Elder Gu Hui.

and the Thunder Dragon.

“It’s a story that kids these days don’t know.”

The beginning of astronomy was, of course, empty.

Cheongo’s Gigi Heo Gong, who received an S grade in the engraving, opened a school called Cheonmun by attracting talented players from Changchun, led by A-rank player Ikjin and B+-rank player Unryong.

The three rookie players who cleared the 18th floor rebelled against the existing clan and formed a new group, so checks came from all sides.

And in the process of overcoming the check, what played the most pivotal role was surprisingly not empty space.

It was a cloud dragon.

The cloud dragon established clever and thorough strategies and always destroyed powerful enemies with more than expected skills.

Based on the 24th floor, players at the time said that Cloud Dragon was a better player than Heo Gong, and Heo Gong himself thought so in his heart.

However, the B+ grade player, who was superior to the S grade player, stopped climbing.

Why did the cloud dragon give up the competition and stop climbing on the 24th floor?

“Unarmed.”

It’s because the cloud dragon is crazy about martial arts.

He did not enter the Tower for desire.

It wasn’t to revive dead flesh and blood, nor was it to seize power by being tricked into the dimensional labyrinth by the whispers of the devil.

I just wanted to practice martial arts without being disturbed.

Therefore, in the name of ‘sacrifice to take responsibility for the prosperity of the clan’, the cloud dragon stopped climbing and only occasionally showed its face in the clan war that was held once every quarter and just practiced repeatedly.

“It’s a pity, I’m sorry.”

Heo Gong regretted the past.

The air at the time was wrapped up in an inferiority complex, and rather put more effort into putting him on the 24th floor.

If Ikjin and Heo Gong had persuaded him, Unryong might have climbed the labyrinth with them.

“If so.”

Heo Gong was confident that the composition of the front line on the top floor had changed.

The current three-power system would not have been established either.

Astronomy must have been established as the overwhelming first river.

But the past is the past.

Cloud Dragon still has no intention of climbing the tower, and he remains as a star on the 24th floor.

While being laughed at by scumbags who climbed higher.

“It’s really unfortunate.”

grip support.

Lightning erupted from the center of the arena.

The lightning that bloomed like a flower flashed in the most beautiful way and then disappeared.

The empty space looked down at the cloud dragon with pitiful eyes.

***

Cooung.

The forerunner was the sun.

Transcendent Jin-Gak – Fan Fist (旋風拳).

The enormous amount of mana gathered in the arm of the sun spurted out on the whirlpool’s herbivore.

Quadd Deuk!

“Hoo.”

The cloud dragon’s eyebrows twitched.

The sun’s speed was great and its attacks were devastating.

At least, it was unique in the 1st recruitment group, where only players on the 10th floor gathered.

The cloud dragon stepped on the advance.

Heavenly Fire (天牢轟步).

Kwalung.

At the same time as he walked, a sound of thunder resounded, befitting his nickname of Thunder Emperor.

At the same time, the cloud dragon’s eyes flashed white.

Act of Justice 1 Meal – Tongcheon.

Kwak!

The lightning ate up the mana that the sun had extracted while sacrificing the circuit’s durability.

On the contrary, Taeyang hurriedly pulled out his arm to avoid the air force that tried to swallow his arm.

The sun’s face twisted.

It wasn’t the Tongcheon that only pushed the space shown in the match against Parker the other day.

“Wasn’t this a technique only used by the 2nd recruit?”

“Recruitment 2 hasn’t even started yet, so how do you guys know that?”

grip support.

Lightning rose from the ends of the cloud dragon’s hair.

After thinking for a moment, the cloud dragon smiled.

“I guess you told all kinds of things to the fireworks?”

Kwalung!

The skillized cloud dragon’s footsteps made a roar again.

Suddenly, the cloud dragon approached in front of the sun and threw out a spear.

Jeonguihaeng 2nd meal – Concern (貫心).

The gong power gathered at one point and pierced the sun.

Not the head, but the torso, and the spear of a cloud serpent that stabbed right into the center.

The sun’s brow furrowed.

Picky.

Taeyang somehow twisted his body and deflected only fatal attacks.

pug.

-Is it too one-sided than I thought?

– Certainly, the level of top-level NPCs is different.

-It’s not okay.

-Wow, Yoon Tae-yang was hit one-sidedly like this.

Although it shows signs of a counterattack by stepping on transcendence from time to time while being hit, the cloud dragon that has already learned to block the sun’s aim with agile and restrained response.

Heavenly Fire (天牢轟步).

Act of Justice 1 Meal – Tongcheon.

Cuckoo!

The pauldron that Taeyang ripped off from the player he met in round 256 was shattered.

The 6th meal of the act of justice – the six combinations.

Quadruped!

The leather armor burst.

An attack with such power that if it had been hit with a straight hit, it would have pierced the body.

– Surrender. You should have known the difference in level already.

Jeonguihaeng 3 meals – Jipok (地爆).

Aaaaaang!

The sun rushed at the same time as the ground exploded.

However, the sun’s counterattack was the intention of the cloud dragon.

The spear stuck in the ground was aimed at the sun like water flowing.

The sun jumped toward the window with a calm face.

Isaac, who was staring at the screen, straightened his back.

“From now on.”

Julia had been watching the screen with her back straight from the beginning.

-What do you mean from now on?

– Again, a story that only they know.

-Tell me to stop bullying ᅳᅳ It’s annoying.

Julia laughed.

“If you watch, you will know.”

Act of Justice 1 Meal – Tongcheon.

A powerful spear shot that could blow away the entire upper half of the sun was fired with lightning in it.

Until now, the sun had missed the chance to counterattack by avoiding it with a big move, or was busy defending it somehow.

But this time it was different.

Taeyang’s waist dynamically bent.

cuckoo

Powerful air waves swept across the sun.

Act of Justice 4th – Cheongoong (天轟).

The spear shot, which was so swift that it rang through the sky, crashed into the sun again.

– same technique.

Tuung.

The sun jumped into the air this time.

Fain!

The spear of the cloud dragon hit the air once again, and a feast of bold aiming unfolded.

For the first time, a slight puzzlement appeared on the cloud dragon’s face.

sereung.

The waist of Taeyang, who had drawn his sword in the air, bent back and straightened again.

A milky-white light saber cut through the cloud dragon’s head.

Anelka-style human mutilation.

For the first time, the cloud serpent threw itself to avoid the attack of the sun.

– Oh finally.

-A valid hit?

-It’s not a valid hit. I couldn’t even touch my fingertips.

-Still, it feels like Yoon Tae-yang’s attack worked?

Isaac and Julia exchanged glances.

It was an empathy that came from an experience that only someone who has ‘directly’ dealt with Taeyang can know.

“Download. Are you done?”

“Minimum 90. Looking at the expression, it looks like it’s over.”

-Download?

– I’m done figuring out the pattern.

-oh.

– Can you show me something?

-Download it to Dantalian NPC, and what does that work?

-In the first place, isn’t King of Fist a pattern because its skills are limited?

Isaac shook his head.

I don’t know.

“Taeyang’s download is on a different level from that of other players.”

Julia shook her head.

“Maybe I should call it a download. I am.”

‘Quickly and accurately predict the next action based on the actions the enemy has shown so far.’

This is the definition of a generic download.

But Sun’s was more than that.

A prediction that is close to a prophecy as if he had seen the future.

The sun, which had accumulated data, used to use absolute battles.

A cloud of light burst out of the screen.

Starburst High Kick.

Kwaaang!

The cloud dragon’s body bounced to the other side.

The bloodied sun murmured.

-Are you excited?