Sovereign of Judgment Chapter 8:
Chapter 8: Bonus Game (3)
TL: Myoni
Edited: Myoni, Yoni
Sponsored: tom555j
Who would they kill?
Of course, it would be the dropouts . They weren’t distributed karma since they had not gone up onto the [Ring of Rebirth] . On top of that, if he killed them, they would turn into items .
The problem was who to target . Normally, they would choose people that they had never met before .
However, Choi Hyuk didn’t target the dropouts .
‘I’ll kill the first one that receives an item and take it . ’
It was a riskier strategy than facing the weak dropouts . But Choi Hyuk didn’t want to personally kill the dropouts . It was because he believed that his mother would have faced the same fate . However, he needed items . And, for the hidden rule, he need to kill three more .
That was why he decided . That if someone killed another, Choi Hyuk would kill that person . He couldn’t kill the innocent . He was confident he could handle that much risk .
If others saw him, they may denounce him as a hypocrite .
‘So? What’s wrong with that?’
Choi Hyuk just needed to set his own rules .
‘Aahhh!”
A teacher’s scream filled the gym . The people who watched from afar thought, ‘Ah, so that’s killing violently . ’ A sound they thought they would never become familiar with rang in their ears .
Choi Hyuk looked towards that direction . The social studies teacher was stabbing a young unknown teacher with a spear . Still, since he was a grown-up, he didn’t wait in front of a box with a student inside . The teachers targeted and gathered around boxes with teachers inside and the moment the box disappeared, they would attack in an organized manner . In that sense, they were grown-ups .
“Cough…”
The spear pierced right below the neck . A fatal blow . Although he didn’t die instantly, the young teacher flailed around on the floor in his own blood .
At that moment .
“Huh?”
A golden hammer the size of a human appeared above the dying teacher’s head .
Swish .
The hammer let out a mysterious sound,
Slam!!
And mercilessly smashed the teacher with a fatal wound .
Drip, drip .
Scraps of meat and blood splattered onto the clothes and the cheeks of the surrounding spectators .
The hammer, still in its smashing position, disappeared with another swish . In its place, a necklace appeared, floating in the air . The necklace automatically fell down towards the social studies teacher who had dealt the final blow .
The social studies teacher quickly grabbed the necklace and hung it around his neck .
He wanted to show a serious expression but the tips of his lips were slowly making their way up . The teachers who couldn’t obtain the necklace sent envious glares or went to hunt other dropouts . There were even some who glanced at the students .
Just then, Choi Hyuk charged .
Dadada, bam!
His footsteps rhythmically sounded out throughout the gym . He charged as fast as he could then with a bang, jumped up into the air .
Because the last footstep the social studies teacher heard was far away from him, he never thought that the footsteps were heading for him .
Choi Hyuk’s karma enhanced body shot out like an arrow . The condensed power in his body exploded . Choi Hyuk’s body jumped more than 8m forward . A world record class long jump . And it wasn’t a simple jump, he also quickly drew his sword .
Choi Hyuk’s ability allowed him to move in the best way possible . Even if he had never learned it before, he could control all his joints and muscles to move like an expert that had practiced for his whole life .
The critical moment Choi Hyuk drew his sword, the sword caught on its sheath and whipped forward in an instant . The quickest blow, quick draw . Until the moment Choi Hyuk’s sword broke, the social studies teacher had no idea that Choi Hyuk had approached him . However…
Ting!
The Japanese Sword broke in half in midair . One of the pieces brushed past Choi Hyuk’s palm and drew blood .
It was then when the social studies teacher finally turned and faced Choi Hyuk . The necklace on his neck flashed multiple times .
‘Was it because of that item?’
Even with his incredible vision, Choi Hyuk wasn’t able to see it properly . The moment it was about to hit, it looked like something flew out of the necklace and destroyed the Japanese Sword .
“This!!!”
The social studies teacher became enraged . He stabbed his long spear at Choi Hyuk .
Choi Hyuk stepped to one side and avoided the spear . The difference between life and death could be a single step . Choi Hyuk stepped another step closer to the social studies teacher and threw a punch at his throat . That moment .
Punch!
His arm throbbed . The necklace around the social studies teacher emitted a dimmer light .
‘Luckily, it seems to be dependent on the attack . ’
If it used the same strength it did when breaking the Japanese Sword, his fist would have been shattered . When he thought that, his whole body began to pump with adrenaline . ‘Danger’ was a feeling that Choi Hyuk hadn’t felt for a long time .
It was different from the boring fights against Kang Minho and Bae Hyunsung .
‘How long will that necklace last?’
Choi Hyuk grinned as he avoided another stab and punched out again . This time, he used less power .
Slam!
His left arm bounced off . However, he didn’t lose his balance .
The expression of the teacher had when facing the pressure emitted by Choi Hyuk’s penetrating style of fighting .
And Choi Hyuk’s eyes saw the light from the necklace around the teacher’s neck go out . Choi Hyuk instinctively knew . That he had used all his chances!
‘Checkmate . ’
The social studies teacher tried to sweep the spear in front of him to gain some distance but Choi Hyuk took a hit to the shoulder and stepped closer . Facing the unexpected actions of Choi Hyuk, the teacher’s response became a mess .
While Choi Hyuk used his left shoulder to continuously push the spear aside and limited the teacher’s actions, he took out a long, thin estoc that was meant for stabbing . Then, he stretched his left hand to grab the teacher’s collar and, at the same time, he raised his estoc behind his back and stabbed the teacher with a downwards stab . The sword had pierced above the teacher’s collarbone .
“Urk, cough!”
All of this was smooth and natural like flowing water and he had suppressed the teacher with only the right amount of physical strength . The teacher had no choice but to gaze at the sword that was stabbed into his throat .
He turned into ash and was absorbed into Choi Hyuk .
“First one…”
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[Necklace of Protection]
Rank: E
Intercepts an opponent’s attack within a certain range .
Remaining interceptions: 0/3
*You will gain an interception every 20 minutes .
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When Choi Hyuk hung the necklace around his neck, the hammer appeared again in another area of the gym .
Swish .
Slam!!
This was the moment Choi Hyuk’s next target was decided .
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The total student population was 1,938 people . With teachers, that number exceeded 2,000 and among those, 812 had survived past the [Ring of Rebirth] . And 150 of them participated in the Bonus Game . The rest moved aside as they watched the desperate hunt . Unlike in the [Ring of Rebirth] where people had no choice to kill, many took a passive stance .
On the other hand, the ones who participated to obtain items or to save their friends became more immersed in the situation .