Arena Chapter 103:
Chapter 103 An Unexpected Reunion (Part 1)
‘You’re dead . ’
I summoned Sylph and Kasa .
“Let’s go!”
I made up my mind and in order to **** up against my strongest opponent, I valiantly marched forward . But… .
-Meow!
-Bark bark!
When the cute kitty and puppy ran after me, it shattered the heroic mood .
But I was trying so hard to look cool and tough just now……
Ring .
The smartphone I put in my pocket was buzzing again .
‘Now what?’
When I checked it, I saw it was a text from Cha Ji-hye .
[I will arrive in approximately 10 minutes . I request taxi fare please . You can send Sylph . ]
‘What, what’s with this woman?!’
I was just flabbergasted .
What was she doing that she didn’t even bring her own taxi fare? Not only that but doesn’t she have her own car?
I don’t know what she was doing when she got into the taxi but anyway, I asked Sylph .
“Sylph, you remember Cha Ji-hye?”
-Meow .
Sylph nodded her head .
“When my cellphone buzzes it means that she is in a taxi nearby . I need you to send her my card . ”
-Meow .
Good, it was a bit of weird order but she understood .
I shook past the weird feeling and grabbed my double guns .
Now the real fight could begin!
Some of the anxiety had gone down a little but anyhow, I made my way towards the small Chinaman .
I could sense what direction he was in with my guider skill .
The small Chinaman discovered me and starting yelling as he ran towards me .
I pulled the triggers on both my guns at the same time . My target was the center of the square shield .
Tang- tang!
The man blocked his body with his square shield . Sparks clearly sparked from the center of his shield .
‘Good . ’
The man didn’t realize that what I was aiming for was the shield . I got the feeling also that he hadn’t realized that the strength and power of my bullets had gotten bigger .
His safe fighting pattern of relying on the same skill was now a habit .
The advantage was mine for sure .
Ta ta ta tang-
I kept shooting my guns and hitting the center of the shield .
The man stood his impenetrable square shield up in front of his body as he approached me and repeatedly swung his long sword .
It seems he is slowly adjusting his position to try to corner me but it has no effect .
I am well versed in aversion from all the dodging done with the elves during the games of tag .
I kicked off from the tree behind me and jumped in the air and shot my double guns .
Continuing on, I turned around in the air and shot again .
I hug upside down from a tree limb with my left foot while continuing to shoot at his shield .
Ta ta ta tang-
A tiny show of fireworks showered out from the shield .
With the power of the stronger bullet skill and the spirits, the bullets unrelentingly shot at the center .
When I landed, the man swung his sword at me, forcing me to roll on the ground to avoid it .
As I rolled, I tried to shoot at his face but with great speed the square shield was able to block it .
With his sword held point down, he tried to stab me into the ground
‘An opening!’
That second, I quickly moved both of my legs .
With one foot, I kicked the sword over and with the other foot I wrapped up his right arm . I let go of the gun in my left hand and grabbed his wrist .
This was the first time I really tried an arm bar but it worked out surprisingly well . The effects of the reflex superior level 1 skill was amazing .
The man was taken by surprise .
In that position, I pulled on the man and with I shoot the gun that was still in my right hand
Tang – tang!
The shield effortlessly blocked the bullets .
I put more strength into the arm bar and with my right hand, kept on pulling the trigger of my Neilson H2 .
Tang! Tang! Tang! Tang!
The bullets crazily shot at the square shield .
Thanks to the reload skill, when the clip was empty, the bullets were automatically replenished .
The man’s arm wouldn’t twist at all .
Was this the body malleability/ ductility?
She said it’s probably a skill like that and indeed, his body was stiff like steel .
But I was in an advantageous position .
The man was awkwardly locked in the arm bar whilst standing, trying to withstand the pressure .
I kept draining his energy while shooing relentlessly with my gun .
Then, I realized the man’s Arena experience indeed wasn’t for naught .
“Kuahh!”
The man angrily yelled out .
Boong!
Just like that he threw his body into me .
He was planning on crushing me!
His body was small in stature but because of his heavy armor, if I got squished under him, it would put me at a huge disadvantage .
I let go of the arm bar and rolled away .
As I did so, I picked up the gun I had thrown on the ground earlier .
Koong!
I was just able to escape by a hair’s breadth when the man smothered the spot I was in with all his weight .
With my double guns I aimed at the helmet he’s wearing, pulling the trigger at his head .
Tang!
Like always, the square shield eliminated the threat instantly .
I raised my upper body and shot while standing up entirely and shooting again, and I kept shooting as I took a few steps back and placed some distance between us .
I became one with my guns and, without losing any momentum, continued shooting .
The reload skill was a huge help .
Because it automatically reloads there was no pause in my shooting and my attacks were smooth and endless .
The man again raised himself back up and slowly shortened the distance between us .
‘Does he think time is on his side?’
Then again, that wouldn’t be a wrong guess .
As time goes on, the amount of bullets in my space bag will completely run out or the time limit on my spirit summons will run out .
But I have a play I’m making and because of that, I don’t rush and continued to attack .
‘Your shield will eventually crumble!’
Of course, thinking in realistic terms, it isn’t impossible that the man doesn’t have a spare shield to use .
But in the instance that his shield was broken, there would be a weak spot in the time it would take him to switch his shields .
‘You have already tasted one of my bullets . ’
When I first shot and it had hit him, the man had suffered no injuries at all .
Because of that he’ll have let his guard down .
His whole head was filled with the confidence that even getting a hit a couple times wouldn’t kill him . On top of that, he has his armor and helmet too .
But that’s exactly why he’ll leave an opening for me .
Just one chance!
‘I will kill you and take your karma . ’
So that all Chinese examinees will have to think twice before trying to take advantage of me .
Then, the credit card that I had taken out my wallet and put in my pocket was taken away by the wind .
Sylph had sent it flying .
‘Cha Ji-hye must be here . ’
Her request for taxi fare made me think she had come alone .
Just what help does she think she could be to me that she came alone? This is an examinees battle .
That question was just a fleeting thought before I refocused and continued the fight .
Now, I could see a sign .
The sound of the bullet bouncing of the shield was the tiniest bit different now than it was just a moment ago .
I think this was the time and I kept firing my double guns .
Center, at the center!
Kwa ji jik!
It’s hit in the dead center and the square shield crumbled into a thousand pieces .
“……?!”
The man suddenly had a surprised expression on his face .
I immediately aimed for the man’s face and shot .
The second he saw the trigger pulled, the man ducked his head down .
Ddang! Ddang!
The helmet went flying off from the force of the bullet .
‘Nice, now one more!’
Using both arms the man frantically attempted to cover his face .
Ta tang-
Blood immediately started flowing from both his arms as he was hit with bullets .
“Kuaack!”
The man started screaming from the pain of the bullets lodged into the flesh of his arms .
Unlike earlier, the bullets were now penetrating his body .
Indeed, the man’s body was still strong . Had he been a normal person, those bullets would have sent his arms flying off .
Ta tang-
“Kuk!”
The bullet struck an arm again . The man would not let his guard down .
The man shouted something and another square shield appeared .
‘Damn!’
In the end, he summoned another shield .
The man blocked the bullets with his new square shield, put down the sword in his other hand, and summoned his item bag .
Ta ta tang-
Without even seeing the shots, he used the block skill for cover as he took out a healing potion from his item bag . He took off the top and poured it over both his arms .
His flesh closed and the bullets fell out onto the ground .
Having healed his wounds, the man looked at me with a rage far superior than before .
‘This failed too, do I have no choice but to retreat?’
I couldn’t think of another way .
The man had thought through all my possible attacks .
If I wasn’t able to attack with something new and different……
And then .
From the trees to the left, a human shadow jumped out .
Taking off like a bird, the figure leapt towards the man and, from both sides of the hips, withdrew two strangely curved swords .
At the same time as they were removed from their sheathes, the double curved-swords moved at lightning speed . And from the double curved-swords, a subtle blue light was shining .
An ambush out of the blue .
The man did not see the figure .
Chwaaak!
“Kuaack!”
The man’s wretched scream rang out .
The left arm that had been holding the square shield was cut off completely and fell to the ground .
At the same time, the figure deftly rolled once and got up .
Upon seeing the identity of the figure, I can’t help but be completely surprised .
“What are you doing?”
It was Cha Ji-hye .
At her words, I reflexively drew up my double guns and shot haphazardly .
Pu pu pu puk!
“Kuaack!”
Having lost his left arm with his shield, the man was left without any defenses and was hit with all the bullets .
The man tried to pick up the fallen shield with his right hand but I was quicker .
Ta tang-
In his helmetless head, two pierced red holes appeared .
Koong!
From his stance of trying to pick up his shield, he fell right over .
With his eyes wide open, he breathed his last breath .
Su lu lung-
Cha Ji-hye returned her double curved-swords to their sheathes and looked at me .
“It has been a long time . ”
“Yes? Oh, yes……”
Cha Ji-hye?
Did that attack from just a bit ago come from Cha Ji-hye?
How did she carry out such a stealthy attack? The power to cut off an entire arm of a man with body malleability!
Just now, the blue light that was seen from her double curved-swords, that was definitely an aura .
“You weren’t an examinee…… when did you die?”
“I died the night I sent you that text . ”
“What? Then, was it because of me……”
“First, let’s take care of the bodies and leave the area . ”
“Oh, yes . ”
We dragged the fat man’s body as well and buried it .
Sylph helped to dig out a hole but at times like this, I thought it would be easier if I had an earth spirit .
While I buried the men, I couldn’t help but have some questions .
Since I had received the text, it had already been about ten days .
If she had become an examinee at that time, the now she would have just finished her second exam .
But from what I saw earlier, Cha Ji-hye’s great abilities weren’t that of a 2ndturn examinee .
“The blue light I saw on your swords…that was aura, right?”
“You are correct . Aura control at the intermediate level allows one to exert aura outside of their bodies and in the Arena, those people are called Aura Experts . ”
‘Intermediate?!’
I was shocked .
“How did you raise your main skill to intermediate already? I have only barely just gotten my spirit summons to intermediate level 1!”
“I am at intermediate level 1 as well . ”
“Just which turn are you at?”
Cha Ji-hye answered my question directly .
“I am a 6th turn examinee . ”
“No way!”
“It has been 15 years since I have seen you . ”
“……?!”
At my surprised face, Cha Ji-hye said . .
“Let’s go . ”
“Huh? Oh, sure . ”
With a flabbergasted expression, I moved alongside Cha Ji-hye .
“I am a dead person in this world . For the time being I need a place to stay quietly . Would it be possible to request this from you?”
“…… huh?”
I thought I misheard her .
Cha Ji-hye said .
“I have no money to my name . When they threw my body into the ocean, the Chinese took my wallet, car, everything . I have had a bit of a difficult time because of that . ”
“Oh, then, let me get you a hotel booked……”
“I think it would be best to stay together . ”
“I have a woman I live with……”
“You intend to continue living with your girlfriend while you are clearly a target?”
“……”