Chapter 055 2nd Finals

The second round of auditions has begun.

“You have waited so long! Hunter audition to select new members of Avengers! Let’s start the second round of the finals!”

Wow!

The announcer’s declaration echoed with the cheers of the audience gathered at the Goyang Sports Complex.

“As announced, this second round of finals will be held in a tournament format. It is a way for 120 people selected from the last round of the finals to rise by winning against their respective opponents.”

The biggest conundrum of this audition was ‘how to judge the capabilities of hunters?’

However, it was not possible to send that many people to the gate.

So what I thought was a tournament.

“Having a drop in the tournament today and over two days. After the next round of 30, the last 30 people who survive will be confirmed as members of the Avengers.”

The announcer then explained the rules of the competition that we requested.

Prize money and prizes were to be given to the Top 10 by ranking in the competition after the round of 30.

“As it is a confrontation between hunters, there are risk factors. You can’t kill each other. When it is judged dangerous, the referee here will sanction it.”

The person introduced as the referee was Gilliant.

In preparation for any unexpected accident, Gilliant decided to watch from the side and cast a spell to prevent damage to the audience.

“Then, now I will introduce you to the 120 hunters who will be fighting!”

With the announcer’s shout, the players came out to the playground.

Whenever players appeared, their pictures and names appeared on the large screen.

*

“oh! Start. Hey, it’s started!”

“really?”

During break time at the Awakened School, when a child in the class shouted, all the students gathered.

Among them were Kang Hyuk and Oh Hye Ji.

“Awesome, really cool.”

“Wow, am I all trembling?”

The students exclaimed each other as they looked at the large tablet screen.

What they saw was the audition site to select the Hunters of the Avengers.

“Hey, how do you look?”

Oh Hye-ji asked, tapping Kang-hyuk next to him.

The first battle was about to unfold.

Looking at the two hunters facing each other, Kanghyuk pointed to the one on the right.

“Do you think that person will win?”

“why?”

“From the time of the last recording audition, the hunter on the right was more experienced than the hunter on the left.”

“Oh~ Kang Hyuk. Hey, you’re in charge of the commentary! It’s gonna be fun.”

After hearing Kang Hyuk’s story, his friends forced him to sit down.

“what’s the matter? I’ll just watch quietly.”

“No, No. I’ll have to watch this while thinking about it. You still have the best analytical skills among us.”

At the words of his friend who had seated him, Kanghyuk laughed and warmed up.

“Well, if that’s the case, where should I look?”

[The first confrontation begins!]

The announcer’s voice announcing the start of the confrontation was heard on the screen, and soon the hunters ran towards each other.

“ah! Hunters started fighting. Commentator Kang Hyuk! How do you see this match?”

Kang Hyuk calmly answered his friend’s question.

“The two hunters have a style where their attributes collide with their bodies. I look forward to the thrill of watching a fighting match.”

The students who had gathered before they knew it were sitting behind the two and listening.

*

Most battles were 10 minutes at most. Short ones were over in 2-3 minutes.

Certainly, since the hunters were only dealing with monsters, they showed a lot of awkwardness in dealing with humans.

that’s normal

How many times do we have the experience of hitting and fighting with people in our lives?

Besides, this isn’t just a neighborhood brawl.

If done wrong, it could kill or be killed.

“The moment I speak, Hunter Suhyeon Seo hits Hunter Chulgeun Lee with a counter! Ah, Hunter Lee Cheol-geun, transforms his chin into steel in an instant! Ugh, is Seo Soo-hyun Hunter’s fist okay?”

Lee Cheol-geun was a hunter who had been paying attention in the first round, but he was definitely good at it.

Hunter Seo Soo-hyun, who punched Lee Cheol-geun, was also not bad, but it was unfortunate that the opponent was Lee Cheol-geun.

“Ah, in the end, Seo Soo-hyun announces that he will give up Hunter. My fists are bleeding too much. I think you should hurry up and go get treatment.”

In the end, Lee Cheol-geun showed how to win the tournament with only defense without using a hand.

Rather than the previous fierce matches, this match seemed overwhelming to the people, and the cheers were great.

“great. I thought that a fight was always won with an attack, but it was a game that made me realize that I can defeat my opponent just by defending. Please applaud the two Hunters for their hard work.”

The next match was a confrontation between a hunter with teleportation ability and a hunter with swordsmanship.

“Seo Jun-ah, how do you view this game? Have you noticed the teleportation hunter?”

“How does Lee Hui-hyung look? You do some swordsmanship.”

“I don’t know, so I ask. But maybe the faster one will win?”

“I guess so. In that respect, Yang In-ho will lead. But Kim Cheol-hak is also not easy.”

While talking with Hwi-hyung Lee, the confrontation between the two began.

Yang In-ho, who has the ability to teleport, disappeared as soon as it started, then appeared behind Kim Cheol-hak.

Kim Cheol-hak was not taken aback and turned around and swung his sword.

Yang In-ho, who disappeared again to avoid the sword’s trajectory, reappeared behind Kim Cheol-hak, and the two started playing hide and seek.

“It definitely feels good.”

“Yes, Kim Cheol-hak’s spirit is excellent.”

Kim Cheol-hak showed us the technique of breaking rice grains in half in the air with only his senses in the previous finals.

There was no way a person who felt even a single grain of rice would miss Yang In-ho’s presence.

“No matter who sees this, Kim Cheol-hak will win.”

“well. I don’t see it that way.”

“So how do you see Suyeon?”

In response to Hwi-hyung Lee’s question, Soo-yeon answered confidently.

“No matter how good your gut feeling is and how good your reflexes are, there is a limit. If it continues like this attrition, one side will eventually get tired.”

“But the one who is tired of that is Kim Cheol-hak?”

“Yes, Brother Hui. Think about it. Concentrating all the time while paying attention, and continuing natural behavior like breathing. What do you think would be more difficult?”

I admired Soo-yeon for thinking the same as me.

The problems of this confrontation were accurately pointed out.

Kim Cheol-hak’s approach to this confrontation was wrong.

Yang In-ho just needs to use his special skills.

On the contrary, Cheol-Hak Kim has to be alert to feel the excitement.

It doesn’t matter if he catches Yang In-ho before he gets tired, but if the confrontation is prolonged, it’s likely that Kim Cheol-hak will eventually get tired.

“I think Yang In-ho is superior in terms of skill comprehension and use of characteristics.”

That was my conclusion.

“Wow, you guys are great. How do you analyze it so well?”

Min-young, who had heard our story from the side, asked, saying it was strange.

“You just have to look at it with a little interest. Minyoung, you can do it enough.”

“My head hurts even studying my own characteristics.”

Minyoung shook her head and said that.

“I never thought I would live to see a game like this. Thanks to my younger brothers, I have a good time watching it.”

It wasn’t until the judges, but Lee Hyun-hyung, who was watching with us, also helped.

“great! Player Yang In-ho will break everyone’s expectations and win!”

It was then.

As Soo-yeon and I had predicted, Cheol-hak Kim, who was tired of the constant war of attrition, withdrew and Yang In-ho won.

Oddly enough, this wasn’t the only match like this.

It proves that research on each individual’s characteristics is deepening.

Certainly, 10 years later, there were more people living a hunter life using their characteristics in various ingenious ways.

I didn’t know it at the time, but I suddenly thought that the research that I had been steadily accumulating from now on might have come to light.

“Seojun, it’s the order of the demons you said.”

I looked at Lee Seong-jun, who was coming out to the playground for the next match.

Gilliant followed him and confirmed that he was a demon.

It seemed that they were aiming for aggression, seeing as they went beyond monitoring us and trying to grasp the capabilities of humans.

‘Gilliant, please pay special attention to this match.’

[Don’t worry. As long as I’m here, I’ll never let you have an accident.]

On the one hand, I was worried about my opponent. What Lee Seong-jun showed in the first round was the assassin’s characteristics.

Assassin traits are particularly tricky.

Otherwise, the opponent could actually die.

“start!”

The confrontation began with Gilliant’s cry.

Hunter, who appeared as Lee Seong-jun’s opponent, was a professional judo player who had awakened. It was a case in which physical abilities were improved due to awakening, and the awakening said that he turned to a hunter because he had to quit being an athlete.

When the confrontation began, Hunter, a former judo player, moved first.

When he reached out to grab Seongjun Lee by the collar, Seongjun Lee pulled back to avoid being caught and rolled to the side.

Then he touched the ground with his hands and stretched out his feet.

The judo player crossed his arms to block the foot that was reaching out to him.

But I couldn’t help but push back.

Seongjun Lee, who pushed the judo player back with a kick, straightened his posture and held a dagger in both hands.

He even disappeared from sight.

‘Dangerous!’

Before I could shout, Gillian was already moving.

visor!!

Seongjun Lee’s dagger was blocked by the barrier created by the Gilliant and bounced off.

The opponent, who had not known what had happened until then, looked back at the sound he heard from behind, and then became surprised.

“Ah, it was a dangerous moment. If the judges hadn’t stopped me just now, I would have been stabbed with a dagger without knowing anything. It was a scary, no, bloody attack by Hunter Lee Seong-jun.”

When everyone was in a panic, the announcer showed his wit and changed the atmosphere.

“Yes, the referee is talking to the two fighters right now. What will happen? Will the match continue? Ah, the moment I speak, the referee raises Lee Seong-jun Hunter’s arm.”

When the game was stopped in a dangerous situation, it was decided to follow the opinions of the two players.

Whether to continue the game or give up. This time, Seongjun Lee won as the judo player gave up the match.

“Even if it were me, I would have given up. I just really wanted to kill him.”

“Did you feel it?”

I was surprised and looked at Suyeon.

When did Soo-yeon grow up like this?

“Yeah, I felt it. Isn’t this all thanks to the training you and Gilliant organized!”

Seeing Soo-yeon talking happily made me feel better.

I can’t protect anything by becoming strong alone.

Realizing that, I suggested that we do training to help everyone grow, and everyone agreed and followed suit.

The results seemed to be visible little by little.

The confrontation continued.

Time flies by so fast, it’s not long now.

“The Hunter that will come out this time is very unique. He has the ability to transform.”

Like Lee Chul-geun, people with body transformation ability mostly change their body into metal or liquid, but they also had the ability to transform into a specific animal.

The person who came out this time was like that.

“It’s a showdown between Hunter Song Seol-ho and Hunter Kim Geon-hoo.”

Tiger Song Seol-ho.

Her appearance in the first round of transformation into a tiger was definitely impressive.

Hunter Kim Geon-hoo was an ordinary hunter compared to him.

Kwaang!

When the confrontation started, Song Seol-ho immediately changed his appearance.

The tiger and the human kept each other in check and went round and round.

And when the tension was extremely high, Song Seol-ho moved first.

Jumping up with strength on all fours, she opened her mouth threateningly and rushed at it, and Kim Geon-hu, surprised by the sight, sat down and raised his sword.

visor!

Song Seol-ho slashed the sword with the tiger’s paw and attacked Kim Geon-hu.

“Krr. surrender.”

“omg. Protest, surrender!”

Being crushed by Song Seol-ho and even shedding tears, Kim Geon-hu declared surrender.

Song Seol-ho, who returned to his human form, said a word to Kim Gun-ho.

“You are not a Hunter. How do you deal with monsters because you’re so scared?”

After saying that, Song Seol-ho tidied up his long hair and left the stadium with an arrogant look.

The audience applauded and cheered Song Seol-ho.

“Did you like the showmanship?”

Lee Hwi-hyung said with an expression that he liked Song Seol-ho.

“Anyway, men.”

From the side, Soo-yeon had a displeased expression.

“No, I didn’t mean it that way.”

“What is it? Hearts are about to come out of my eyes. Did you like that brother?”

“No!”

It seems that Lee Hwi-hyung talked about his ability as a hunter and the ability to gain popularity through showmanship, but Su-yeon’s pace made it useless to make excuses.

“It’s done. See you next game. I think this confrontation will be fun too.”

Su-yeon cut off Lee Hwi-hyung’s excuses and looked at the next characters.

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like