Arena Chapter 133:
Chapter 133 – Heising (Part 1)
Just two bullets were enough to sink an entire ship .
I thought it was enough to just prevent the ships from moving but having both masts fall in the same direction had a huge effect .
I had sunk five ships in this manner when .
“The **** are gaining speed!”
Shouted Vincent .
“Let’s do the same . ”
“Yes, but we cannot go faster than they can . They capture tons of people as slaves to row their boats . ”
Now that I looked closer, each pirate ship had tons of paddles .
Every time I used two bullets to sink a ship, the people caught as slaves were dying .
‘It can’t be helped . ’
I got a **** feeling but it didn’t’ affect my sense of integrity and morals . It’s as I’ve said, nothing can be done about it .
I gave Sylph an order .
“Push the boat with wind . ”
-Meow!
A stand of wind pushed at our sail . And as it did, the sailboat we were on lurched forward .
Just like that, as we kept a steady distance between us and the pirate ships, I continued shooting .
Poo shook-
The AW50F fired .
Kaang!
But this time, the bullet hit something I wasn’t able to see and I heard the sound of the bullet flinging off .
‘It’s defense magic . ’
I immediately switched target to a different ship .
In the world of the Arena, there weren’t that many magicians .
Even amongst the corrupt Chinese examinees, there can’t be that many who practice magic .
Thus, that meant that there couldn’t be a magician on every ship .
Rather than scuffle with a magician’s defense magic, I thought it was a much wiser choice to just switch what ship I was attacking .
My thinking was correct .
The newly targeted pirate ship had no defense methods so the mast shattered without any issues .
Even from afar I could sense the pirates’ panic .
With their massive formation in ruins, they were just heading in the direction of our sailboat .
But then, all of a sudden, one small boat came into sight .
There were two people on board and despite just one person rowing, their speed was very fast .
‘An examinee!’
I switched my target to the two people on the boat .
I looked at the two people on board through my scope .
A plain looking middle aged man was hard at work rowing the boat .
The other looked to be in his late 20’s, a young man, his long hair tied behind him and with a lot of piercings on his ears .
The young man had an arrogant expression and was cockily standing on his boat, looking this way .
This young man was probably high up in the pirate ranks .
If he wasn’t, it would be very weird for him to be standing there while someone older was rowing .
‘Hm, shall we see what you’re made of?’
I aimed for the young man’s head and pulled the trigger .
Poo shook-
Surprisingly, nearly at the same moment I pulled the trigger, the young man tilted his head to the side and dodged it .
The speed with which he moved his head to the left was so fast, I almost didn’t see it .
That reaction could only mean he knew there was a bullet coming at him .
And he dodged it!
A reflex rate far surpassing that of human limits .
‘He’s an aura master!’
I had heard it from Odin in the past which is how I could tell .
This time, I shot aiming at his torso .
Then the opponent threw a hard punch .
Kwang!
The heavy thud rang all the way out here .
Surprisingly, this time he hit the bullet with his fist . My bullet that could pierce through walls!
His fist was wrapped in a blue aura .
No, his whole body was engulfed a flaming haze .
‘He uses his bare hands as a weapon . ’
That means the opponent was a magician .
Why?
Because if he wasn’t a martial artist before he became an examinee, it would be weird for him to not have chosen a weapon .
It is far more advantageous to have a weapon than to not, and if he wasn’t a martial artist, there was no reason he would have stubbornly stuck the bullet with his bare hands .
With two shots, I had somewhat an idea of who my opponent is .
‘He’s confident in close combat . That means……’
I smiled .
‘I just won’t let him get close . ’
I fired two shots in succession .
This time, I didn’t aim for the young man with the piercings that had the aura master skill .
The middle aged man in the back that was rowing his two paddles as hard as he could .
The two paddles were shattered and the middle aged man was flustered . The boat could no longer move forward and was stuck in place .
The young man must have been angry because he glared in my direction .
Looking through the scope, it felt like our eyes had met .
‘Now, what will you do?’
This time, I aimed for the boat they were on and pulled the trigger .
Pa ji jik!
It shattered the front of the boat .
The boat leaned forward and began to sink .
The young man ordered something to the middle-aged man .
The middle aged man nodded and jumped into the ocean .
The middle aged man swam and returned to the fleet .
And the young man made a strong leap from the sinking boat .
He flew into the sky and was coming this way .
“Be careful . If he is an aura master……”
It was while Cha Ji-hye was speaking when .
Surprisingly, the young man started running on top of the water .
Every time his feet touched the water, the water would erupt where he stepped and his body would fly forward .
“…… even things like that are possible . He releases aura in his feet and can maintaining running position even on the water . It is possible if you are an aura master . ”
It was similar to how I run using the Divine Protection of the Wind .
With incredible speed, the young man headed this way .
I fired one more shot at the young man that was charging towards me .
Kaang!
A circle of aura appeared and defended the young man who was in the center of it . The aura shield sparked when the bullet ricocheted off .
‘I see, so you can do that too!’
I thought of the explanation Odin gave me .
This was my first battle with an aura master .
“Stay here . I’ll have to go towards him . ”
“Do you think you’ll be okay alone?”
“Yes, if it’s on the sea, I’ll have a big advantage . ”
On top of the water, using Sylph’s wind power, I can stay afloat .
But that young man, in order to keep running on top of the water, must was using up a lot of his aura supply . I’m sure of it .
I unsummon my AW50F and order Sylph through my mind .
Synthesize!
Sylph merged into my body .
Instantly, wind wrapped around my body .
The warm energy of nature overflowed within me .
‘Good, let’s go!’
I leapt off the sailboat .
The young man was staring at me and gathered his aura into his right fist .
The flowing flames of the blue aura took the shape of his fist .
Would I call that an aura fist?
Anyway, the young man looked ready to land a huge blow to me .
I could guess what the young man was planning to do .
He would have thought the same thing as me .
Since he was disadvantaged on the water, he’ll want to have a fast as possible win with one massive blow .
If that’s the case, I just won’t play along!
Paat!
With a step on the surface of the water I lunged forward .
The young man looked up at me and jumped too . Spewing aura from his feet, it made a huge wave flow across the water .
As he jumped, he made a huge fist .
I immediately called the wind and shifted left .
His punch missed me .
“Bastard!”
The young man shouted out as he faltered in midair .
Hwi li lik!
From there he wrapped an immense amount of aura on his right foot and did a spin kick .
I created a whirlwind again and dodged it .
Hwaaang!
The shock pushed both of us apart .
With his determination and incredible leg strength, I got pushed further away .
The young man, who had now fallen to the ocean, took another strong step on the surface of the water .
Chwaaaak!
Like a backwards flowing waterfall, the ocean created giant ripples .
With that recoil, the young man came flying towards me again .
No need to face him head on . We would be evenly matched if we fought on land, but in the ocean and in the air, I had much more of an advantage!
I rode my wind in a clockwise direction .
Then I sent a wind knife at his back .
Swe e ek-
Had he sensed the danger?
Even though he was in midair, he was able to sharply twist his body and send out a side kick .
Paaang!
The wind knife was destroyed from his aura kick .
He reminded me of an Olympic taekwondo athlete . Such a clean move! I was naturally in awe . I was definitely right in my assumption he was a martial artist .
Then should I see just how good his skills are?
I created 12 wind knives .
And from left, right, top, all directions, I attacked the young man .
The young guy just looked at them while sneering .
His two fists became enveloped in aura .
Endless punching ensued!
The young man spun around and around in midair as he descended and like a rain, his punches were all encompassing . In every direction, his punches rang out
Pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pang!
It was almost confusing how many arms he had . I could even see the aura’s afterimage .
All 12 wind knives had been destroyed .
But that super speed punching, I felt like I had seen it a lot somewhere .
That punch as if multiple fists are growing from his arm like eggplants . That……
“Is that Fānziquán?”*
(TLN: Mentioned in chapter 14, Bāguà zhǎng is known for circle walking . It literally means ‘eight trigram palm . ’ Fānziquán routines are usually quite short and very fast . It literally means ‘rotating fist . ’
I ask lightly as we both descended .
The young man’s facial expression changed .
“Unexpected . That a mere Korean martial artist amateur could recognize this . ”
“I knew a crazy skilled Chinese martial artist . If he was alive he would have been stronger than the likes of you . ”
“Ha, I’ve met many guys who think that . Eventually all of them kneeled before me . ”
“Well, sort out your levels in the afterlife . Go to the afterlife and find Kang Chun-seong . ”
“……what?”
I hovered over him and created 24 wind knives .
Here, twice that of before . Try eating all of these .
Pa pa pa pa pat-!
Wind knives enveloped him from all directions .
“Kuk!”
The young man grit his teeth, then once again began his punching .
Pu pup u pup u pup u pung!
It was incredible .
I couldn’t help but be awed by his skill .
The disciplined and detailed movement of every punch . I could feel the strength of the mastery and concentration that was different from that of an amateur .
The young man, having eradicated all the wind knives once more, somersaulted in midair and with one foot, mad an elegant jump down to the surface of the water .
Paaang!
A wall of water shot up!
This time, lightly jumping off into the air, the young man threw a kick at me .
His foot came in like a blade .
I moved my body to the side and evaded by ducking my body down .
With one hand, I grabbed the surface of the water . A net of wind supported my hand .
With the other hand, I did a cartwheel to back away .
The power of Sylph and having played excitedly with the elves the games of tag, this was the result of those things .
I created a whirlwind to encompass my body . And I sharpen my whirlwind like razors .
Surrounded by whirlwind made of wind knives, I headed towards the young man .
The young man, as if thinking I had been caught in a trap, made an aura fist and punched out at me .
But before the encounter, I shot upwards . Just the whirlwind made of wind knives remained to clash with the young man .
Am I crazy? Like I would crash into him with my whole body .
Kwaaaaang-!
The whirlwind made of wind knives and the young man’s aura fist collided .
The ripped whirlwind scattered in all directions and created waves in the ocean .
A blowing gale on top of the seas .
Having flown up into the air, with 24 wind knives, I pounced on the man .