âAre you insaneâŠâ Bae Jaemin seemed angrier that Kim Sangyoon dared to ambush him than because of the wound the Warrior inflicted.
Kim Sangyoon must have noticed that as well; with a smile, he stated, âIf I aimed one⊠just one centimeter higher, I could have done away with his other eyeâŠâ
Of course, he still stuttered out of fear while saying something so outlandish.
Bae Jaemin raised his head; his fist clenched so tight that his knuckles stood out in stark contrast against the rest of his skin. Perhaps he was affected by Kim Sangyoonâs attitude.
Suddenly, a shimmering circle of light appeared above Bae Jaeminâs head, reminiscent of the radiance that appeared before a High Priest activated their skill. However, despite its holy appearance, an overwhelming bloodlust overflowed from Bae Jaeminâs entire bodyâenough to give anyone goosebumps. âIf youâve only messed with me because you trust Seo Dawon, then youâre truly a fool.â
ââŠFucker. Whoâs the real fool?â Kim Sangyoon replied, not backing down. After spitting on the ground stoically, he fixed his grip on [Berserker]. His posture indicated he wanted to try and fight.
I thought that fighting would be foolhardy, but when I saw his knees shaking slightly, my breath caught in my throat. He knew as wellâhe knew that the victor had already been decided.
Nevertheless, he risked his life to stall for time. After all, I would have died if Kim Sangyoon hadnât stepped up.
âDonâtâŠ!â
â[FlĂ©chette].â 1
Thwackâ!
However, even if Kim Sangyoon acted out on my behalf, my death would only be postponed by a few minutes. I tried to stop the Warriorâit would behoove him to run away, but the Priest triggered his skill first.
Bae Jaemin flicked his finger; dozens of white rings appeared over Kim Sangyoonâs head. They soon shot round beams of lightsâlike lasersâat him.
Boomâ!
The slender lances of light caused tremendous vibrations and created acrid smoke wherever they touched after the Warrior dodged its path. The marble was smashed; it looked as if each pillar of light caused a mini-explosion.
The attacks continued without giving the Warrior even a second to breathe.
âFuuuckk!â Fortunately, and surprisingly, Kim Sangyoon avoided the aggressive outpour of attacks. Of course, he didnât make it seem easy, but the man avoided all the light with minimal movement and without losing his balance. He had even avoided the difficult time-delay attacks as well.
Kim Sangyoon gradually narrowed the distance between him and the Priest, swearing and shouting all the way. Then, dodging the last attack, he abnormally positioned his body half-a-turn in the Priestâs direction and used a skill, aiming for Bae Jaeminâs blindspot.
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ââŠâŠ!â
Screeechâ!
Even I, who was watching with bated breath, was taken aback by his unconventional movement. However, Bae Jaemin reacted with a terrifying speed and created a transparent barrier to block Kim Sang-yoonâs attack.
When the barrier of light and Kim Sangyoonâs [Berserker] collided, a large metallic screech rang out. Bae Jaemin glared at the Warrior from beyond the barrier and said irritably, âDid you get trained by Seo Dawon?â
âShut up! I didnât learn anything from him!â After shouting, Kim Sangyoon glanced at me with a faintly annoyed look, butâŠ
Anyways, I was surprised to see that Kim Sangyoonâs competence was higher than I had previously thought. I knew that he was originally better than me, but his movements were now agile enough to vaguely remind me of Jung Garam.
The lines of Bae Jaeminâs face deepened at Kim Sangyoonâs response. It seemed as if the Priest just couldnât comprehend his reasoning. âI didnât think you had such a good relationship with Seo Dawon.. Why are you trying to come after me?â
ââŠâŠ.â Kim Sangyoon didnât answer, but Bae Jaemin didnât appear as if he had expected one.
However, the Priest suddenly turned around and glanced at my face. And, Kim Sangyoon, who had been paying close attention to the Priestâs behavior, spoke loudlyâŠas if he were trying to attract the Priestâs attention. âY-You donât want to support me anyway, because of Ahn Joo-sung!â
Bae Jaemin looked at Kim Sangyoon for a moment before smirking, âSo, youâre standing here because of how youâve been treatedâŠ? Then, Iâll give you HaHaeâs deputy guildmaster seat if you cut off Choi Lee-kyungâs legs here.â
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âItâs better than following a corpse whose resurrection may or may not come.â
ââŠâŠâ
When Kim Sangyoon couldnât answer him, Bae Jaemin laughed, âHaha⊠Why are you trying to think so hard? Youâre not even an intelligent enough bastard to do that?â
Bae Jaemin took a step closer to me. Kim Sangyoon spoke urgently, no longer pretending to be calm, âYou son of a bitch! You donât have the confidence to beat me? Youâre number one in the rankings!â
âWhy would I take the long way when I can take the easy path?â Laughing, Bae Jaemin opened his inventory and slowly pulled out his own weaponâa staff. His expression was so cruelâlike a criminal pulling a sword from its sheath.
I bit my lipsâto the point of bleedingâin order to stop the groans that threatened to leave my mouth. And, when Bae Jaemin completely turned away from Kim Sangyoon to look at meâŠ
â[Seizing Blow]!â 3
Clankâ!
The barrier of light was smashed in one hit, like a window pane. Kim Sangyoon had succeeded in breaking the skill with pure physical strength!
Numerous broken shards poured down over Bae Jaeminâs back. Then, as the Priest had yet to turn around, Kim Sangyoon spread his arms wide and swung his sword at the Priestâs neck.
ââŠCoughâŠâ
âHonestly, you play with them a little, and suddenly they think theyâre on the same level,â Bae Jaemin muttered.
Just before Kim Sangyoonâs sword touched Bae Jaeminâs neck, the Priest avoided the attack at lightspeed. Then, he dove into Kim Sangyoonâs arms, and from my perspective, it looked like they were hugging each other.
However, soon after, Kim Sangyoon vomited blood, and his sword helplessly dropped to the ground. His slow collapse, still holding onto Bae Jaemin, took almost five seconds.
I was shocked and belatedly realized, after seeing Bae Jaeminâs white hand penetrate through the Warriorâs back, what had happened. The Priest had stabbed Kim Sangyoonâs stomach with his bare hand.
âNâŠ.oâŠ.â I clumsily staggered towards the pair, but Bae Jaemin immediately pulled his hand out and pushed the Warrior away with his fingertips. Eyes widened, Kim Sangyoon toppled over without any resistance.
After falling backwards with a thump, a pool of blood began to spread from Kim Sangyoonâs back. The dark red blood also began to flow down the sides from his stomach.
âIn about a minute, heâll probably go into shock from excessive blood loss,â Bae Jaemin whispered joyfully as he looked at my panicked face.
After listening to those words, I placed some strength into my trembling arms and tried to approach Kim Sangyoon.
However, Bae Jaemin stubbornly blocked my way. He even stepped on one of my hands and stomped down. I knew that a bone had broken, but I couldnât even scream. Even though I was in terrible pain, I could only see the afterimages of Kim Sangyoon crumpling to the ground and remaining motionless.
âMoâŠveâŠâ I tapped at Bae Jaeminâs foot while crying. But, he merely looked down at me with a grin on his face.
Bae Jaemin rubbed his hands, dirtied from Kim Sangyoonâs blood, on my hair and asked with a delighted expression, âSo, whatâs the relationship between the two of you? Are you two gay or something?â
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âUrk, so disgusting. I got his blood on my handsâŠTsk, he isnât diseased, right?â
ââŠâŠâ
My pleasâmy desperate begsâgot stuck in my throat. I looked up at the Priest vacantly.
He giggled, âYou know very well that Iâm the only one who can save Kim Sangyoon here.â
ââŠâŠâ
âWhat should I do? Iâd love to rip you and that piggy apart, but⊠Itâs a little too easy of an ending for both of youâŠâ
ââŠâŠâ
Meanwhile, Bae Jaemin raised the foot that had been on the back of my hand and tapped my mouth with the tip of his shoe. âYou need to be proactive for it to be fun.â
ââŠâŠâ I stared at Bae Jaeminâs boots stained with blood, lowered my head, and slowly opened my mouth.
Honestly, I didnât think that licking his shoes would make Bae Jaemin spare Kim Sangyoon. However, being weighed down by the burden of my own helplessness was even more painful.
Just before my tongue touched the tip of his shoesâŠ
[GrrrâŠ.]
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TL: No T_T Kim Sangyoon T_T