20demayo Chapter 894
Chapter 894
The sunlight-like Inungpa of Ju Su-hyeok and the flames released by Yeom Jun-yeol’s Hongryong intertwined, fighting for dominance.
Both paused for a moment, focusing all their energy on absorbing each other’s flames.
“So, that’s what Inung Eating is?”
“Yeah, it’s something that can only be done between natural abilities of the same attribute.”
“Su-hyeok can probably do this with all attributes... wow...”
“Isn’t Hongryong at an advantage here? Su-hyeok awakened Gwangrim last year, and Hongryong has been handling fire since birth.”
Everyone was amazed by Ju Su-hyeok’s ability and ingenuity, but most still predicted Yeom Jun-yeol would win.
Among the students who had bet on dinner, those who bet on Su-hyeok were starting to sigh.
Hwang Ji-ho, who had been watching the exciting duel, commented.
“From a conventional standpoint, Yeom Jun-yeol should win. Plus, he has a good master.”
When Hwang Ji-ho emphasized the "good master," he glanced my way.
The kind disciple always calls me his master, but Yeom Jun-yeol’s real masters are Yeom Bang-yeol and Chok-ryong.
The skills of commanding Hongryong, handling fire, and mastering body techniques all came from those two masters.
‘I didn’t teach Yeom Jun-yeol much.’
The few things I taught him were based on knowledge from the game.
Inung Eating was one of those things I taught him.
In a particular scenario, I saw a playable character using that power and decided it was something Yeom Jun-yeol would need, so I taught it to him.
Eunho and Hwang Ji-ho continued their conversation beside me.
“Dragons hold their descendants in high regard. I doubt they would teach Inung Eating to an unseasoned descendant.”
“Doesn’t seem like it, though. Hmm, if a certain master taught it to him, then it’s a different story.”
“If I’m right, and he learned Inung Eating from the person I think he did, it would be tough for a descendant of the dragon race to win.”
“You’ve always held that teacher in high regard, so to say something like this is unexpected.”
It seemed both Eunho and Hwang Ji-ho were convinced I had taught Yeom Jun-yeol Inung Eating.
From their conversation, it seemed Eunho knew I had taught Yeom Jun-yeol because I had seen Ju Su-hyeok’s playstyle.
If I had played Plmago, it would’ve been obvious.
“I think Hyung would agree with me.”
Eunho’s gaze fell on Ju Su-hyeok.
As expected, I had taught Yeom Jun-yeol Inung Eating after watching Ju Su-hyeok’s play.
In Plmago, Ju Su-hyeok used Perfect Winged Strokes and Inung Eating to seize control of the power and made significant moves in important scenarios.
The tips I taught Yeom Jun-yeol for Inung Eating were all things I had learned from watching Ju Su-hyeok, so using what I taught him to defeat Ju Su-hyeok would be difficult.
‘Ju Su-hyeok succeeded in Inung Eating the year he acquired Gwangrim. There’s a reason Ju Su-hyeok is called The Unrivaled Genius, alongside Anda-in, surpassing all the other geniuses at Yeonggwang High.’
Unrivaled or Unmatched Talent are terms that refer to someone whose existence is extremely rare, and they are too heavy to be used just because someone aced a school exam.
If any senior of a similar age had the same genius as Ju Su-hyeok, those kinds of titles wouldn’t be attached.
Among my playable characters, many are close in age to Ju Su-hyeok and have the potential to be geniuses, like Do Won-woo, Yoo Sang-hee, Cheon Dong-ha, Yeom Jun-yeol, Cha Seok-won... all excellent, born with outstanding abilities and called geniuses, and they would have had enough skill to take on the role of protagonist.
Yet, even those who criticize Plmago as a bad game agree that Ju Su-hyeok and Anda-in should be the protagonists in such a world.
Ju Su-hyeok and Anda-in are the ones who give hope and possess the strength and talent to survive in a world like Plmago.
Wow!
The sunlight-like flame of Ju Su-hyeok rose along the flame pillar summoned by Hongryong.
Ju Su-hyeok’s flames finally consumed all the fire spread across the ground and reached Hongryong, hovering high in the sky.
It was a scene as if the light from the sun was rising from the earth.
“Though still young, they are descendants of dragons... impressive.”
Hwang Ji-ho expressed pure admiration.
There are few humans who surpass dragons or their descendants, like Im Yeon-hwa or Ham Geun-hyeong, but they do exist.
Ju Su-hyeok pointed his sword at Yeom Jun-yeol.
Yeom Jun-yeol had said the same thing to Ju Su-hyeok earlier.
Yeom Jun-yeol smiled and answered.
“Haha, you know what I’ll say.”
“Yes, I asked knowing that.”
With their brief exchange done, Ju Su-hyeok charged toward Yeom Jun-yeol.
This time, Yeom Jun-yeol responded with body techniques instead of fire magic.
The dragon race teaches body techniques to fight opponents for whom fire magic doesn’t work.
These were mainly taught by Chok-ryong, using dragon scales for fighting.
Kahh!
Yeom Jun-yeol, covered in red scales, collided with Ju Su-hyeok’s Dubi Narae.
As the fight resumed, everyone watched in tense silence.
All that could be heard was the sound of scales and sword blades clashing throughout the arena.
It looked like an even match at first, but the outcome was already clear.
‘Yeom Jun-yeol’s body techniques aren’t bad. He could conquer most otherworlds with just body techniques. But even at that level, he can’t beat Ju Su-hyeok’s dual swords.’
Jin Jeong-muk, the swordmaster of the Black Wind faction, had also lost to Ju Su-hyeok’s swords.
Yeom Jun-yeol, famous for his fire magic using Hongryong, had no chance against Ju Su-hyeok’s dual swords.
The balance had briefly been maintained because Yeom Jun-yeol used Hongryong to disrupt Ju Su-hyeok’s balance and then launched a counterattack.
But soon, Ju Su-hyeok adapted to Hongryong’s movements, countered, and quickly suppressed Yeom Jun-yeol.
Kahh!
Ju Su-hyeok’s dual swords pushed Yeom Jun-yeol’s elbow, covered in scales, and stopped just before his neck.
Though scales covered his neck as well, both the audience and the student council adviser watching as the referee had already decided the fight’s outcome.
The student council adviser shouted.
“Stop!”
Yeom Jun-yeol’s expression clouded.
It seemed like he was swallowing the words “I can still fight.”
He must have known that he didn’t have any more moves left to make.
“Ju Su-hyeok wins!”
Even after Ju Su-hyeok’s victory was announced, there was a moment of silence around them.
After I started clapping, followed by the tigers, the others, who had been overwhelmed by the duel, finally joined in applause and cheer.
Once Yeom Jun-yeol dispelled Hongryong and Ju Su-hyeok sheathed Dubi Narae, applause continued.
Whispers filled the air.
Most were astonished by Ju Su-hyeok’s power rather than regretting Yeom Jun-yeol’s loss.
“I’ve never seen Su-hyeok fight with Gwangrim. He’s really strong...”
“What about Anda-in, who beat Su-hyeok? Is he using Gwangrim too?”
“Did Anda-in really beat Su-hyeok? With Gwangrim too?”
“Ah, I heard that. Wasn’t it a coaching session? His parents? He’s sparred using Gwangrim before in front of others.”
As it’s said now, Anda-in, also recognized as an Unrivaled Talent alongside Ju Su-hyeok, continues to extend his winning streak.
Names of both Ju Su-hyeok and Anda-in were being mentioned here and there.
Yeom Jun-yeol’s expression momentarily clouded upon hearing their names, but he soon smiled and thanked those who had cheered for him.
After confirming Yeom Jun-yeol had finished thanking the crowd, Yong Je-geon approached him and checked his condition.
As he moved out toward the field with Yeom Jun-yeol, Yong Je-geon glanced my way.
He wore the same expression he had this morning.