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76 – 076. Midwinter’s Weakness (3)

Midwinter’s most powerful flame has three weaknesses.

The first is charging time. The blue light sphere she created is comparable to the dragon’s breath, but in order to achieve that level of power, she must spend a considerable amount of time concentrating on compressing and controlling the flames.

It takes about 20 seconds.

It’s not a long time, but who would wait for 20 seconds in an urgent battle situation? Except for those who want to directly receive powerful attacks like Taehyung Ryu, there probably aren’t any.

Because of this, her maximum firepower was difficult to use in one-on-one combat. That was the first weakness.

The second weakness is the attack range. The flame released at the end compressed to the limit sweeps away everything in front of her. However, that is a story limited to the range adjacent to the ground.

Compared to the wide two-dimensional range, the third dimension, or height, was relatively lacking. Of course, when aiming for an enemy in the air, you can shoot it in the air, but at least it was not so versatile that it could attack enemies on the ground and high in the air at the same time.

And the third and last weakness is that the movement of Midwinter is temporarily paralyzed after firing an attack. The recoil from her maximum firepower stiffens her body, and she loses her sight due to the intense flash that bursts from the front. She puts out a burst of sparks and about 3 seconds. During that time, Midwinter is completely neutralized.

All of the above weaknesses are fatal in a one-on-one confrontation, but on the contrary, if there are colleagues who can compensate for such weaknesses, it means that there is no weapon as powerful as that.

However, the current situation was a one-on-one confrontation between Ahn Su-ho and Midwinter.

“…… So, how did you do it?”

Ahn Soo-ho actively attacked the weaknesses he knew about.

“Midwinter student. You closed your eyes right before you fired the attack, right?”

“That…… “

As she said, she closed her eyes. She had no choice but to close her eyes to the blazing flash, the hot wind hitting her face.

“Midwinter Student’s maximum firepower is strong, but she has a weakness that she even paralyzes her own vision. Is that the part I used?”

“You used that?”

“Yes. In fact, I ran upward the moment Midwinter student fired the fireworks, but Midwinter student didn’t see it, did he?”

“Yes? Above?”

“Yes. That’s another weakness.”

The moment Midwinter spewed out flames, Ahn Soo-ho released smoke toward the ground and soared into the air. Midwinter hadn’t checked it out yet.

Unlike the burning ground, Ahn Soo-ho checked the position of the unprotected midwinter in the air safely. Right after, she landed and kicked her in the chest, adjusting her trajectory with smoke jets. That was the whole story of the incident that happened a while ago.

“… ….”

Having heard the explanation from Ahn Su-ho, Mid-gyeol couldn’t help but be embarrassed.

Yes, it certainly made sense when you listened to it one by one.

However, not everyone could act like An Su-ho just because he knew the reason. A normal person would never think of throwing such a reckless gambler in front of full firepower in midwinter.

An action that is impossible without 100% confidence in one’s own judgment and abilities. Looking at Ahn Su-ho, who had done such an act proudly, Mid-gyeol suddenly felt a familiar feeling.

‘They look alike.’

Somehow he resembles that man, Ryu Tae-hyeon, for casually doing reckless things that others would be afraid of.

“…… I can see why Ryu Tae-hyun recommended you.”

It was only then that he was able to understand Ryu Tae-hyeon’s words that Ahn Soo-ho was a person comparable to him.

“But don’t be arrogant. The weaknesses you mentioned are things I already knew. Dalian would have been a victory for me if I had pushed myself forward to the ground battle without using maximum firepower.”

“…… What are you talking about when you’ve been pushed all the way? Did you fall and hit the wrong head?”

“It’s not all the way right?! That’s it, I’m just surprised that you suddenly became faster! If we fight again, we can respond as much as we want!”

Midgyeol said that with a sigh, but she was only saying it out of resentment. She thought that even if she fought An Su-ho again, she would have a hard time winning.

If Midgeoreum had known about his artifacts such as Talisman or Morning Star’s breath, she would have made a different decision, but to her now, Ahn Soo-ho was a powerful enemy with Ryu Tae-hyun’s speed and troublesome psychic powers.

‘The psychic powers were particularly troublesome.’

Half Winter knew about Ahn Su-ho’s abilities through investigations. Class D psychic black smoke. A psychic ability that is insignificant if you just listen to the explanation that it emits a black smoke screen from its hands.

However, through his creative thinking, Ahn Soo-ho somehow changed that psychic power to be suitable for combat. He not only blocked his vision through a smoke screen, but also compressed the smoke to make long-range attacks, or applied it for acceleration or air maneuvers with instantaneous explosive power.

Despite being the same element emission system, he is quite different from himself, who just casually shoots sparks.

“…… If.”

In fact, Midwinter asked An Su-ho in a hint, assuming that the reason he was defeated by An Su-ho was due to the difference.

“Is there anything else you can see besides that? Is that something I need to improve…….”

Ahn Suho made a surprised expression at those words.

‘I never thought the midwinter side would say that first.’

Bristled with her pride, she never admits her own weakness. She did not know that she would look back on herself with her only one defeat, although this time she gave her her bitter defeat.

‘Let’s not complicate things. Good is good The sooner Midwinter’s awakening is, the more helpful it will be for the story to follow.’

Midwinter is a key figure in the original story. Only if she gets stronger will she be able to overcome her difficulties that also lie ahead of her. It was all for that purpose that he helped me train in midwinter this time.

“A student’s weakness in the middle of winter… ….”

“It’s not a weakness, it’s a point to improve.”

“That’s it. Anyway, there is one thing to point out.”

“What is that?”

As if midwinter was a bit resentful, but on the other hand, he asked Ahn Su-ho with a curious expression. The answer Ahn Su-ho would give was obvious.

“Control of ability.”

At those words, Midwinter’s expression froze.

“I think the firepower of students in mid-winter is amazing. Even as a student, it has already been completed to a level that can be used in the industry. However, there is still room for improvement in the ability control area. Originally, most of the people with speech ability tend to have weak control, but Midwinter students are very talented, so with a little effort…….”

Stop talking, Suho Ahn looked at the complexion of the midwinter. Her face was cold and sunken.

“If there is something uncomfortable about my remarks… ….”

“No. It’s not like that. Just, I want you to pinpoint the part I was expecting.”

“Aha.”

It seems that midwinter also noticed her own weakness in her couple fights just before her. It was as expected by Ryu Tae-hyun.

“Well, since I am also a person with the same emission-type powers, you must have seen a lot of reference points while fighting.”

“Yes, what… …. That’s it, but actually, she had someone who said the same thing as you before. Until now, I have been ignoring it without acknowledging it.”

“You mean the same as me?”

It was surprising to Ahn Su-ho that there was another person who pointed out the control part to mid-gyeol. At least in her original work, no one gave her advice other than Ryu Tae-hyeon.

“Did Ryu Tae-hyeon say that?”

“No. It is not Ryu Tae-hyun.”

I wondered if Ahn Soo-ho, unlike the original, had Ryu Tae-hyeon tell Midwinter in a subtle way. Midwinter shook her head with a slightly dark expression.

“Then who told you?”

“…… Midsummer.”

A woman’s face came to mind in the middle of winter. She had the same red hair and red eyes as herself, but the face of a woman with an infinitely cold impression.

“You are my proud older sister.”

Contrary to what he said he was proud of, he looked somewhat displeased in the middle of winter.

***

That time. Stadium in Greenhouse.

The place where the eyes of the spectators are directed despite the weekend. A red-haired woman, Midsummer, stood tall in the middle of the arena.

At first glance, Han Yeo-reum looked similar to Mid-wyeol, but she had a much more arrogant impression. If Midwinter retained her freshness that had not yet reached her adulthood, she exuded the air of her full-grown lady.

“Why don’t you surrender?”

At her question, the man in front of him, Andrew Spiegel, chewed his lips with an angry expression.

His body, except for his head, was encased in a giant ice wall. If it were ordinary ice, he would have been able to escape without difficulty with superhuman strength, but it was not ordinary ice. Staring at Andrew Spiegel, who hesitated to answer, Midsummer raised her frosted right hand.

“You’re not going to do more, are you?”

-f*ck!

As Han Yeo-reum snapped her fingers, a huge ice pick erupted from her back. She pointed her sharp end at Andrew. Andrew finally shook his head at the look of those vicious awls that looked like they would bite at any moment with a single gesture from her.

“…… No, i lost Admit defeat.”

-Student Andrew Spiegel, 2nd overall ranking, declares surrender! With this, the winner of this ranking match has been decided by Midsummer Student! The Midsummer student successfully completes his 14th defense match and solidifies his position as No. 1 Overall in the ranking match!

At the same time as the referee shouted, cheers erupted from the audience all at once. Not only ordinary students, but even scouts who had watched numerous games were unable to hide their excitement. That’s why the previous match was a great match.

However, in midsummer, I left the stadium as soon as the game was over, as if I was okay with that kind of thing. As soon as she stepped into her aisle, a female secretary in a clean suit followed her.

“You worked hard, young lady.”

“What is suffering? It’s something I always do.”

“With this race, Andrew Spiegel falls back to third place. Oh Eun-soo, who will come in second place instead of him, lost to the young lady last week, so he won’t have to spend time in the rankings for a while.”

“Either way, after some time, they will try again to become number one. I’m going to die of annoyance, really.”

Midsummer hated spending her time on her useless work more than anything else. And for her, her ranking fight was one such futility. She knows she’ll win anyway, but she doesn’t have to fight those under her anyway.

“What is the next schedule?”

“There is a dungeon clearing meeting hosted by the Black Dragon from 2:00. The venue is the conference room on the 13th floor of the Black Dragon Headquarters.”

“The agenda must be the double dungeon that occurred this time. Which guilds are participating?”

“Including the Asteroid guild where you are an intern, all S-class guilds currently located in Korea.”

“That’s right. Since an over-ranked dungeon has occurred, everyone will want to put a spoonful on it.”

The world’s first double dungeon that occurred during the dungeon practice of 1st graders last year. Commonly known as ‘The Knight’s Grave’

All S-class guild executives in Korea were scheduled to gather in one place that day to attack the knight’s tomb.

Midsummer entered one of the S-class guilds, the Asteroid Guild, as a student intern, and although she was an intern, she was unusually involved in a dungeon raid meeting in which only executives participated.

The influence of Hansung Group, her powerful background, did not work at all here. Nonetheless, she was only an intern, and the reason she joined her conference was simple. Because she was a superhuman that Han Yeoreum deserved to be in her meeting.

Midsummer. Even though she is still a student, she was the most outstanding rookie in Korea in name and reality, with a strong chance of being promoted to S-level superintendent this quarter. Mid-gyeol was also a genius competing for first or second place in her freshman year, but compared to her older sister Han-yeo-reum, she was not even on her toes.

“Come to think of it, I heard that Winter decided to meet with ‘that guard’ today?”

“Yes. It seems that you made a separate appointment the last time you visited the hospital. I’m guessing you’re probably meeting by now, but shall we get to the whereabouts?”

“No, that’s all right. It’s none of my business what he’s doing.”

Once again, Han Yeo-reum loathes spending her time on her useless work.

And her sister was also included in the useless work.