Chapter 146
The firing speed of the pistol Kim Taewoo held was 0.4 seconds.
The number of bullets Kim Taewoo fired as Sojun approached was eight.
Kim Taewoo fired continuously; hence, Sojun reached him in just 3.2 seconds.
Given the distance was close enough to cover in under two seconds by running, Sojun wasn’t exactly rushing.
However, there was a reason it seemed incredibly fast.
– Wow, hahaha, it was like a horror movie, really hahaha
– I switched over from watching Sojun, and I saw this
– Clip this immediately!
– I momentarily thought I was playing a zombie game hahaha
– A zombie approaching like that? That’s impossible to ignore
– A zombie with a frying pan is scarier than a running zombie hahaha
Kim Taewoo, who clearly remembered the events that had just occurred, shuddered as he recalled them.
“For humanity’s safety, I must ensure that punk never becomes a zombie.”
He lay there unconscious, reading the chat while he was sprawled out.
Kim Taewoo, whose legs had given out, had narrowly avoided Sojun’s first attack and was barely conscious after being hit with a frying pan while passing out.
“Everyone, why do you think that guy didn’t kill me immediately?”
3.2 seconds might be a long time in battle but is typically a short time.
It meant that Kim Taewoo’s teammates didn’t have enough time to respond to the gunfire and come to his aid.
Arriving immediately after the fight broke out wasn’t the issue.
However, instantly arriving could leave gaps in defense, allowing the enemy to slip out of view, leading to greater mishaps, which delayed the teammates’ assistance.
As a result, Kim Taewoo died before his teammates could arrive.
It was an unavoidable situation. Who would’ve guessed Sojun would just push in?
No one expected he’d deflect bullets a few times, let alone approach openly while deflecting.
Sojun left him there and vanished into the darkness.
Bearing a message to wait just a little longer.
Sojun had infiltrated their area. Any pre-placed positions were meaningless.
“Still, if it’s Keril, they can definitely stop that guy!”
While it was frustrating that the teammates didn’t come to revive him, there was no helping it.
“Sometimes there’s an item.”
To beat Sojun in a fight, even one team member could be forfeited in this game.
They’d find a way, right?
Hahaha.
Given that the support challenger is reputed for being exceptionally intelligent.
But rather than that.
– You were left alive? Just because you weren’t worth killing, obviously hahaha
– So why did you fall?
– How did you avoid it? Did you really fall over out of fear?
– Taewoo, hurry up and tell the truth.
– Even Sojun was surprised that it was dodged. But I don’t think you had the skills to avoid it. You just sat down, right?
He was scared. The viewers seemed to have noticed.
Damn it.
That lunatic was impressive from the start.
The enemy retreated, bumbling from the corners, and then there was that guy.
What’s wrong with losing strength for a moment?
“That’s not it.”
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A fierce battle ensued.
Curiosity brewed within about the outcome. Hoping Sojun would somehow be stopped.
Another team might have arrived. There was someone in the same predicament at the end of the opposite hallway. Retreating, barely visible.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The interior was hidden. The underground space had many covers and darkened areas.
That’s why blocking entry from the start was attempted.
『Keril –〉 Need Blackout Curtains』
『Sword God 14 –〉 Wet Wipes』
Oh, nice.
“Weren’t Keril and Spoon on the same team?”
Once Keril killed another team member, the person who fainted first died.
As no remaining teammates could revive him, that’s how it was.
Additionally, Sojun had knocked him out earlier, explaining the death message crediting Sojun.
“That other side really was fighting here too.”
Currently, Kim Taewoo had an excellent item known as a defibrillator.
A rare item most likely to be found in hospitals.
While generation three armor was most likely to spawn at camps, hospitals had this defibrillator.
The item’s effect was to allow recovery from a fainted state.
“Should I use it now? That guy wouldn’t have known it existed. If he did, he would’ve killed me.”
The defibrillator’s most significant drawback was the enormous sound it made from the moment of use.
This item not only gave away the user’s position but seemed to loudly declare, “I’m using this to resurrect! Come catch me!”
“Using it might interrupt the battle.”
The main reason for not using it until now was the fear of the loud sound unexpectedly changing the battle’s outcome.
Bang! Bang!
The people with the defibrillator were Keril and Kim Taewoo. The peculiar behavior from the B-grade marksman resulted from not being overly familiar with Ground Zero.
However, upon further consideration.
“Knowing I have it, they might use the sound for strategy?”
Could the support challenger’s brainpower be trusted?
Perhaps the sound could be utilized to catch Sojun.
A disparity in information.
Sojun likely didn’t even know of this item’s existence.
But Keril knew Kim Taewoo had it.
『Sword God 14 –〉 Ugh』
The teammate was gone. It wasn’t just fainting.
Slowly it seemed wiser to use it rather than just lying there.
Kim Taewoo opened his item window and struggled to press the defibrillator with an arm, activating it.
Beeeeeeep!
– Finally using it?
– The defibrillator is active!
– Why hadn’t he used it earlier?
– Sojun leaving you alive was lucky hahaha
A loud siren resonated throughout the underground, and Kim Taewoo lay there, attached to the defibrillator.
“Let anyone come.”
He waited.
It’d be great if he revived, but whatever happened, it was fate!
At that moment.
“Wow, what’s that noise?”
From the opposite side of the hallway, emerging from the darkness, was Sojun.
And then.
“Got you.”
Bang!
Keril appeared from the left.
“Oh dear.”
But Sojun had cunningly retreated.
“Hahaha. Isn’t that brother too-nimble? He uses the darkness so well.”
It sounded as if Keril was speaking to Sojun, but directed towards Kim Taewoo.
“That was all play. I could’ve just fought.”
And Sojun responded playfully.
Sojun and Keril conversed naturally, having exchanged words several times during the battle already.
“Are you sure? But what if it’s two?”
At that moment.
Bang!
A bullet came from behind Sojun.
Kang!
‘That guy must have eyes on his back. Or maybe it’s a hack. But having eyes on the back is a hack, isn’t it?’
Lying in wait for revival, Kim Taewoo was amazed at watching Sojun deflect bullets with a frying pan by turning around.
Meanwhile, Keril swiftly approached Kim Taewoo.
“No matter how much you deflect, taking on two isn’t possible, is it?”
To trap Sojun between them, front and back.
“Right! Even that guy can’t handle two at once! As expected of a challenger! I knew I could trust them!”
Eager to reward Keril with a delicious chicken meal, Kim Taewoo believed that they spotted and isolated teammates, taking them down swiftly.
But now, Sojun was perfectly surrounded.
‘Alright. Even with two bullets, deflect one, dodge the other.’
Kim Taewoo and Keril smirked as if they had him cornered.
Thud.
“What difference do two make? Isn’t that right, Taewoo?”
Sojun chuckled softly, revealing a new item with his left hand.
While deflecting the other teammate’s shot with his right.
Kang!
“Is that… so?”
Upon seeing the newly drawn item, Kim Taewoo tilted his head laboriously.
The item Sojun pulled out was a frying pan.
Given there were two incoming bullets.
Wielding two frying pans?
Was there really no change?
– It’s dual-wielding!
– Hahahaha! Did he prepare by collecting those frying pans on purpose?
– I’ve got four pans in my inventory; might as well use them all hahaha
– That guy’s strong. Unimaginably strong!
– Hahahaha, crazy guy
– Might as well hold one in his mouth too hahahaha
Keril maneuvered around boxes to surround Sojun.
A moment of utmost crisis yet Kim Taewoo thought Sojun wielding two frying pans appeared so serene.
“I never thought such a stance wouldn’t arise. Come on, Keil-nim.”
“My name’s Keril! Ah, come on! How many times do I have to say it?”
Kim Taewoo was sure.
Sojun was mispronouncing the name deliberately.
Do you want to agitate a high schooler that much?
Bang!
The battle erupted.
* * *
Bang!
Fire erupted from the muzzle as the bullet shot forth.
It was a swift metal projectile almost certain to deplete strength upon hitting.
Yet if observing the muzzle, placing a shield in advance to block was possible. Not only blocking but dodging too.
‘Crazy guy.’
Just like how Sojun rotated his body to avoid it.
Kim Taewoo perceived Sojun as an enigmatic individual.
He appeared normal on the surface, but it became evident he was anything but ordinary.
Whenever a tiny opening appeared, he’d tease others, committing what one might call social mischief, only to behave orderably later, guiding seniors, seeming well-intentioned.
He used players as punching bags, venting stress but still enhancing their skills with his peculiar teachings.
Kim Taewoo would endlessly bother and exploit him, yet when nothing worked during his streams, a mere “just do it” from Sojun dispelled anxiety.
Understanding Sojun a little, Kim Taewoo realized for the first time, seeing Sojun’s moves firsthand, that Sojun was sparing them.
In a blink, Sojun spun half a turn.
And the sparks danced twice in front and behind Sojun.
Kang!
Spinning half a turn, he verified attacks from behind and deflected straightforwardly.
At the front and back simultaneously.
After pivoting on his left foot for half a turn, the next was the right foot.
Spinning half a turn to approach Keril.
The body turned, the arm followed.
And that arm blocked the attack from the rear with ease.
Once again, sparks and embers flew.
Though there was only one echo.
Bang!
Reacting to the perception that this wouldn’t do, Keril struck late. Attempting to disrupt timing was indeed a reaction only an elite few could execute with ad-hoc adjustments.
Yet, Sojun read the timing, drawing a palm from behind that blocked the rear attack directly ahead.
Kang!
Would it have hit if Keril shot a bit faster? It’s unknown.
‘Knowing that guy, he could’ve blocked it then too.’
Meanwhile, Sojun approached without slowing his rotation.
A sharp grip on the sword—or rather, the frying pan—expressing through his body that he wouldn’t allow any disruption.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
In front and back, unstoppable attacks were consecutively thwarted, marking Sojun’s path with sparks.
‘Crazy guy.’
An actual crazy guy.
Marvelous (神奇).
Dictionary definition as Godly skill. Kim Taewoo seemed to behold such prowess.
‘But once I revive!’
At that moment.
Sojun, almost reaching Keril, released his left hand.
The frying pan, bereft of its owner, flew toward Kim Taewoo via the centrifugal force.
Thunk.
The revival halted.
Kim Taewoo shouted in bewilderment.
“Why discard it!”
Throwing a frying pan while battling two?
There was a reason.
Keril spaced out the shooting time from his teammates, enabling accurate blockage with a single frying pan.
Keril, attempting to synchronize subsequent shots, faced issues already with Sojun so close.
“Keil-nim. You take this shot.”
As Keril attempted to retreat, Sojun’s hand darted towards him.
It was an unexpected strike against Keril, who anticipated a frying pan blow.
Thud.
Sojun seized Keril’s shoulder, pulling him in.
And then…
Bang!
The bullet from behind hit Keril instead, and as Keril looked back, Sojun struck with the frying pan.
Faint.
“With just one, it’s enough. That’s why I discarded it.”