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Act 5

[The Archangel – Nemesis . ]

Tens of thousands of spears appeared above the stadium . It was a spectacular scene . Only one of those spears could change the game, but so many of them appeared all at the same time .

“…That is nonsense . ”

“That is beyond imagining . ”

Even the other S-Rank awakeners who had advanced to the finals were astonished at this scene . They imagined how they would react if they were standing in front of those spears . Half of them thought they would give up even before they actually started to fight . They could imagine the results . They didn’t want to risk injury if they would lose anyway . They were amazed at the skill, but soon people made harsh judgments .

If Gordon Rohan could use those skills without much effort, he would have done it already . That was just who he was . No matter what anyone said, Gordon Rohan was the closest thing to the world’s best awakener . And Su-hyeun was the one Gordon Rohan recognized . He would prefer to defeat Su-hyeun perfectly . That would be his ideal scenario . Nevertheless, Gordon Rohan saved his Nemesis skill against Su-hyeun so far because it was burdensome to use .

Gordon Rohan was the host of these Ranking Wars . And he claimed the first order of this final stage even though it was the most disadvantageous position . He shouldn’t have poured all his energy into this first round . Even if he won this one, he had to continue to fight through the next round . But Gordon Rohan was pouring out all of his power right at the beginning, against Su-hyeun .

Everyone thought the same thing . Everyone thought there would be nothing more Su-hyeun could do against those enormous spears . Su-hyeun, who had already revealed all his tricks, seemed unable to do anymore . And that meant everyone else would get an opportunity .

People thought they might win against Gordon Rohan when he ran out of strength and magic . Moreover, he was injured by Su-hyeun . He was a beast who lost his teeth and claws, and people thought they could hunt him down .

“Oh well…” Su-hyeun sighed, looking at the many spears that filled the air above his head . “I thought it would be over by now . ”

If Gordon Rohan hadn’t had Heavenly God’s Armor, the game would have been over already . Su-hyeun, who had no intention of using a lot of energy in this round, shook his head, as if the game had become annoying .

“You still have more things to show me, don’t you?” Gordon Rohan asked, looking at Su-hyeun’s face .

Even in this desperate situation, Su-hyeun still seemed to be able to afford to hold back . It was a feeling that only he could feel since he was fighting against Su-hyeun at the closest .

“Don’t save them . Show your everything . ”

Gordon Rohan wanted to fight Su-hyeun when he gave all his heart and strength . It was his one desire . It was purer than anyone else . Gordon Rohan had a clear purpose, beyond enjoying the fight . Therefore, he couldn’t be satisfied just by beating Su-hyeun . He didn’t want to win by luck, chance, or carelessness . Gordon Rohan looked more excited than ever .

“You’re the one,” Gordon Rohan said, “that I can prove to myself that I’m the best . Do you understand? In fact, this Ranking Wars is just a stage for you and me . ”

Rumble, rumble—

The tens of thousands of spears in the sky began to tremble wildly .

“So, I want you to do your best . ”

“Well . You granted my request—”

[Activate the trait ‘Hero-Immortality . ’]

[The condition has not been met . ]

[Vitality and Stamina will not be recovered . ]

[Physical ability will increase rapidly . ]

“—you don’t have to ask me for that . ”

The hero-grade skill named Immortality was a passive type skill that automatically activated when fatigue accumulated beyond a certain point . For the past half-year, Su-hyeun had been thinking about how to use this Immortality skill . It was definitely a great skill, but the conditions required to use it were extreme . But what would happen if the limitation of the conditions disappeared? The skill would become much more useful .

Su-hyeun thought .

But there was no problem . He could finish in that time . Su-hyeun’s whole demeanor changed in a flash . Gordon Rohan could feel that something had changed, but couldn’t tell exactly what it was . Su-hyeun’s appearance and concentration of magic didn’t seem changed .

He was sure of that . Su-hyeun’s eyes had a different look . Su-hyeun wouldn’t lower his guard or let Gordon Rohan off .

Gordon Rohan shivered .

It was a chance to prove that he was the best in one field . He was sure he was the best . He felt pleasure and fulfillment from it . Gordon Rohan grasped his hands tight, lifted them above his head, and…

“Here I go!”

Whoosh—

He slammed the floor with his fist .

Boom—

Swish, swish—

Tens of thousands of spears began to fall toward only one target: Su-hyeun .

Swish, swish—

Crack—!

While hundreds of spears flew at him, Su-hyeun moved his sword . The spears shattered and fell to the floor . So did the spears that followed .

Slash, slash—!

Crack, crack—!

Su-hyeun’s sword made a sound of cutting through the wind . He wielded his sword wildly . Gordon Rohan reached into the air and grabbed a spear . He used the spear to block the energy that shot from Su-hyeun’s sword .

Rumble—

Boom—!

And as it was, Gordon Rohan’s body was pushed out .

This power was completely different . The shock was much greater than he had expected . Gordon Rohan grabbed his hand tight and dropped the Nemesis skill again . This time, he shot more spears, more powerfully than the first time .

Rumble—

The spears began to merge . Dozens of spears merged . Thousands of larger spears were formed . The powers of the spears grew as well . They became harder than before .

“Here I go again!”

Bam—!

Gondon Rohan smashed the ground again .

[Nemesis . ]

Clang— Clank—

Hundreds of spears, bigger and more powerful than before, began to fall over Su-hyeun’s head . At that moment, Su-hyeun’s sword ignited . Su-hyeun grabbed his sword tight . He lowered the sword first and lifted up quickly .

[Flame . ]

[Net cutting . ]

Swoosh, whoosh—

Clang, clang—

The aura of the sword cut hundreds of spears into pieces . The spears lost their power and began to fall to the ground . Gordon Rohan’s eyes widened .

It was basic-grade swordsmanship that one could get easily on the 30th floor . It was a skill that any high-rank awakener would know . The skill’s power itself wasn’t that great . It was a skill that focused more on range than power . The only effect of the skill was when the user wielded the sword, the cutting force could cut around in the shape of a net . Even though Su-hyeun used a special skill named Flame with it, this simple cutting skill blocked Gordon Rohan’s Nemesis .

Gordon Rohan thought .

Grab—

He clenched his fists . “If you stop this too, I’ll admit you . ”

Rumble, rumble—

Tens of thousands of spears that had remained in the sky were combined into one .

Zap, zap—

It became a sharp, pure white spear with great magic in it . Gordon Rohan reached his hand out into the air . The pure white spear moved along with his hand gesture as if it was held by Gordon Rohan .

“I can use spears a little bit as well . ” Su-hyeun took out the spear that he had been carrying on his back .

It looked shabby, especially compared to Gordon Rohan’s spear . Su-hyeun held the Dragon Slaying Spear, stiffened his legs and bent his body like a bow .

“One…two…”

Spark—!

At the moment that Gordon Rohan’s spear started to fall down—

“Three!”

—Su-hyeun, who bent his body like a bow, bounced forward . The Dragon Slaying Spear left his hand .

Spark—!

Rumble—!

The huge white spear and the Dragon Slaying Spear clashed . There was a bright light and a thundering noise . Not only people who were watching the match through the screen but even participants watching the match from a distance couldn’t tell what was going on . The only two people that moved in the light were Su-hyeun and Gordon Rohan .

Whoosh—!

Gordon Rohan’s body flew in front of Su-hyeun’s eyes . He spread his two wings and held a long spear in his hand .

Whiz—

Swish—

The spear spun fast and flew to stab Su-hyeun’s chest . And, even under the bright light, Gordon Rohan was sure .

Su-hyeun was standing still in a position to swing the spear . In this case, Gordon Rohan’s spear could penetrate Su-hyeun’s chest exactly . It would bring him victory .

Stab—!

At the moment that the tip of spear penetrated the chest of Su-hyeun…

[Doppelganger . ]

His triumph disappeared like a mirage .

Slash—

He felt a burning pain in his back . Gordon Rohan’s body began to collapse .

“Damn! I can’t see!”

“What the hell is going on?”

People frowned at the harsh light . They shaded their eyes with their hands and tried to see . But they couldn’t see anything . The flashing light was so intense . People admired the power of Gordon Rohan, who created the bright light .

People were sure Gordon Rohan would be the winner even if they couldn’t see what was going on . They assumed Su-hyeun could never have defended against that huge spear . But…

“Who’s that? One person is standing in the middle . ”

“Do we have a result?”

“I’m sure it’s Gordon Rohan…”

“No . Wait!” Someone who had good sight shouted, “It’s Kim Su-hyeun!”

“Kim Su-hyeun?”

“What? Kim Su-hyeun won against Gordon Rohan?”

One by one, people rose from their seats to see the result of the match more clearly . And, soon, they could see the result well .

“R-really…!”

“Kim Su-hyeun won!”

People shouted . The man on the floor was Gordon Rohan . Su-hyeun looked down at Gordon Rohan, hanging down his sword .

“What the f*ck,” Gordon Rohan cursed . He looked up Su-hyeun from the floor . “I lose . ”

“You were so close,” Su-hyeun said .

“Are you consoling me? Screw that . I know I wasn’t even close . ”

Gordon Rohan pushed himself off the ground . Su-hyeun thought about helping him get up, but he didn’t . He thought that would hurt Gordon Rohan’s pride more .

“So, you caught my back…,” Gordon Rohan murmured, shaking his head, “I totally lost . ”

“…”

“You think so, too . Huh? Since you don’t say anything . ”

“Because the result tells us . ”

“Ha . I get it . I know now how other people feel when they look at me . You’re so full of yourself, but I can’t anything but admit you’re right . ” Gordon Rohan, who barely got up, looked around the other participants . They were looking at him blankly . “Hey, Su-hyeun . You have to win, okay? Don’t lose to someone else . ”

“Don’t worry about that . ” Su-hyeun followed Gordon Rohan’s gaze and looked at other participants as well . “I’d win even if you didn’t say that . ”