Chapter 60
Chapter 60.
"Chiik. Heavenly Demon, did you call?"
Walking out of the red portal and removing the hood that half-covered her face, Karana.
"Hmm?"
Looking at Hild beyond, she frowned.
"Chiik. The opponent is an Elf?"
"That's right."
"Kuruk. Not a very pleasant opponent to face……."
Karana, who hated being told she resembled an Elf the most.
But she didn't like Elves themselves either, it seemed.
"Chiik. Well, this works out better. Elf, I'll burn you with my own hands……."
Pajijjik……!
With that, pure white electric current flashed from Karana's palm.
Was she trying to use her specialty lightning magic?
She was already prepared to attack.
Just then.
Hild shouted loudly.
"You!!! What exactly are you doing?!"
"Chiik. Me?"
"I've been listening from earlier…… Why are you making vulgar sounds like an Orc?"
"Vulgar! I am a proud descendant of the Gershu Royal Family, a disciple of the Great Sorcerer!"
"Gershu Orc? No, what nonsense are you talking about! Look in a mirror!"
"Chiik. Even if the appearance is a little different, as a member of the Imperial Orcs……!"
When Karana called herself an Orc without a moment's hesitation.
Hild, frustrated, tapped the end of her spear against the ground.
-Oh, this is so refreshing...
-That's what I wanted to say
-Right, with that face making chiik, kururuk sounds, it's frustrating to death ㅋㅋㅋ
-But she uses informal speech with the Heavenly Demon chiik chiik, but speaks formally to the Elf
-Is it because they're the same race? ㅋㅋㅋ
While viewers were empathizing with Hild's reaction.
She discovered Karana's tattoo and turned pale.
"That tattoo is……! Isn't that an Orc Shaman's tattoo?! What on earth happened……!"
"Oh. You know it well?"
"Human……! Is it you who did this!? How dare a lower species treat an Elf this way!?"
Hild was already sending murderous glances.
But after summoning Karana, her killing intent seemed to have amplified tenfold.
"Spirits immediately tear that human apart!"
Following Hild's command.
40 spirits instantly flew toward them.
They were all child-sized stick figure forms, so they didn't look particularly threatening from the outside.
Shuk!
But seeing them charging, their speed was faster than expected.
'Were the spirits the main thing rather than spear techniques?'
When Lee Ganghan gathered energy in his fist to face the spirits.
Ssss…….
Among the charging spirits, the form of a red spirit suddenly began to disintegrate.
Then.
Grumble!
The stick figure form completely caught fire.
Fire orbs burst out from there.
These formed shapes like lizards or birds and flew toward Karana all at once.
'It seems like at least five come out of each stick figure.'
Were that many spirits compressed into each stick figure form?
While Lee Ganghan was watching this with interest.
The fire spirits began approaching Karana enthusiastically.
As if Karana, not Hild, had been their master from the beginning.
"Chiik. What now? Why again?"
But when Karana saw the fire spirits approaching, she frowned.
Hwik, Hwik.
She gestured for them not to come.
"Don't come! Ah, right. Go over there and explode on them!"
The fire spirits faithfully followed this command.
They attached themselves to the other spirits.
Puff, pop!
And exploded all at once.
Just by numbers.
The fire spirits from 10 figures had attached to 30 others, so it might have been insufficient to completely stop the opponents.
Grumble…….
But the spirits hit by the fire spirits' self-destruction.
Burned rapidly and were completely annihilated.
-That's too much...
-Did you see the bird crying just now?
-What tears would a spirit cry ㅋㅋㅋ Say something that makes sense
-I think the opposing Elf wants to cry right now
-Lol!!!
"Ah……."
Hild was dumbfounded seeing this scene.
The 40 spirits she had confidently sent out had all disappeared like this.
It was enough to break her mentally.
She looked back and forth between the vanished spirits and Karana.
"Release that person."
"What?"
"Stop that pathetic Orc imitation and release that person immediately!"
Suddenly pointing her spear tip at Lee Ganghan.
She shouted for him to release Karana immediately.
"The address changed from 'you' to 'that person'? Why is that?"
"……That person is not someone who should be in a place like this. Release them."
"Why? I need to know the reason to decide whether to release them or not."
There must be a reason why the address suddenly changed.
Lee Ganghan asked back to extract information.
"Chiik. Heavenly Demon, are you planning to abandon me……? You're not thinking of sending me to them just because I look a little similar to an Elf, are you?"
Somehow Karana, who had been listening from the side, showed signs of anxiety.
"Ugh……! Come to your senses! You are not some Orc! Among Elves, you are probably……!"
"Probably?"
"Iik! Don't probe! Come to us! You will be treated preciously!"
"Chiik. Be quiet. The Heavenly Demon treats me well."
Karana counted on her fingers one by one.
"He provides Orcs, builds Shaman's altars, and lets me manage the fire."
"What's good about such things?! That damn Orc influence really……. All that vulgar and impure influence must be removed!"
"'That damn Orc'. Chiik…… How unpleasant! I absolutely won't go!"
Karana still had a firm identity as an Orc.
When Hild disparaged Orcs, her displeasure seemed to increase.
She expressed her intention to continue staying in Ten Thousand Demon Battle.
-Phew, she's not going to the Elf, thank goodness...
-I'd like to see Karana not making Orc sounds too though ㅋㅋㅋ
-But if she follows the Elf, it'll be hard to see Karana? It would take ages just to remove the Orc influence
-Lol!!!! The Heavenly Demon should just educate her slowly, right?
-But seeing how that Elf is acting, doesn't she have some hidden identity? Like being a High Elf ㅋㅋ
Certainly, after handling the fire spirits.
Seeing Hild's attitude become more respectful, there was definitely something there.
'It doesn't seem like she'll tell me first today.'
Even when Lee Ganghan subtly brought it up, she came out strongly telling him not to probe.
It seemed impossible to extract Karana's identity from Hild today.
Moreover,
'I've dragged this out too long.'
To raise the arena grade.
He needed to subdue the opponent quickly.
The time limit given from 5-star was 5 minutes.
Now that he had reached 10-star, the time limit might have gotten longer.
But still, having conversations like this would likely exceed the time limit.
"Well, since that's your intention, I'll give up for today?"
"You bastard……!"
"And it seems like there's not much time left."
Lee Ganghan smiled.
"Shall I end this?"
"What……?"
"Heavenly Demon Divine Art."
With those words, Heavenly Demon Divine Art.
Lee Ganghan's presence immediately changed.
As intense energy emanated from her opponent, Hild stiffened her expression and gripped her spear tightly.
Hwik!
But before she could respond in any way.
"Kuk……!"
Hild's neck was grabbed by Lee Ganghan.
She knew he was strong.
But to be caught like this without even being able to resist.
Hild's face turned red with anger and self-loathing.
Shuk!
But Lee Ganghan didn't care and rushed toward the spectator seats.
"Well then, farewell."
Then Lee Ganghan threw Hild toward the spectator seats.
Was it because Heavenly Demon Divine Art was activated?
Before Hild could respond in any way.
Her body was already near the spectator seats.
"Ut. Just wait and see! Next time, I'll definitely……!"
With those final words.
Flash……!
Hild disappeared in a flash of light.
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-The Elf lady left like that...
-Seeing her say 'just wait and see', she'll probably appear again next time and lose again ㅋㅋ
-But isn't she also quite capable? The Heavenly Demon is 10-star and they were matched as 10-stars
-Right? Since this is the first game after today's promotion battle, she probably climbed up with a winning streak too ㄷㄷ
Hild summoned spirits but couldn't put up much resistance and was eliminated.
Still, thinking about it, she had also climbed up with a winning streak.
'She has the same conditions as me? Since we're both Bronze.'
They first met during the Iron promotion battle.
So Hild also went from Iron to Bronze.
She must have achieved 10-star after a continuous winning streak.
She was just unlucky to meet him.
'Well, that's enough for Hild……. Will I get a grade increase this time too?'
He did have some conversation.
But he still subdued her quickly.
Since he met the time limit, he had expectations for a grade-up message.
[You subdued the opponent within 10 minutes.]
[Your arena grade has already reached 10-star.]
[Instead of star grade increasing, your winning streak record accumulates as 2 wins.]
Was 10-star the limit for arena grades?
Instead of stars increasing, the winning streak record was added by 1 more win.
'Winning streak record……. What's good about accumulating this?'
Since it was called a record.
There must be some meaning to it.
When Lee Ganghan was carefully looking at the message.
[Try to break the winning streak record within the Universe!]
With this message.
Jiiiing…….
A large electronic billboard appeared before Lee Ganghan's eyes.
-Oh? What's this
-We can see it too
-Winning streak record?
Unlike other message windows.
An electronic billboard that viewers could see without pressing the camera icon.
Soon, text appeared there.
[Universe 101 Arena Winning Streak Record]
1st place: Son Goku - 102 wins
2nd place: Heracles - 89 wins
3rd place: …… - 75 wins
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Unranked: Lee Ganghan – 2 wins
Except for 1st place Son Goku and 2nd place Heracles.
No other names appeared on the electronic billboard.
Then at the very end, only Lee Ganghan appeared pitifully.
Listed as unranked with a record of 2 wins.
-Son Goku?
-Son Goku exists too?
Universe 101 Arena Winning Streak Record
1st place: Son Goku - 102 wins
2nd place: Heracles - 89 wins
3rd place: …… - 75 wins
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Unranked: Lee Ganghan – 2 wins
-Heracles' name appears here too ㄷㄷ
Meanwhile, viewers were confused seeing the electronic billboard.
Setting aside Heracles whom they had seen before.
Son Goku.
Why was that name appearing here?
'Son Goku exists in Universe 101 too.'
Heracles seemed quite strong too.
How strong must Son Goku be, having accumulated far more consecutive wins than him?
When Lee Ganghan was quietly looking at Son Goku's record.
-But why aren't names showing from 3rd place?
-Isn't the Heavenly Demon on a 10-win streak? Why does it show as 2 wins?
-Isn't this human discrimination?
Chat messages came up asking why Lee Ganghan only had 2 wins.
"After reaching 10-star, even if you win quickly, your star grade doesn't increase but it's counted as 2 wins. It seems like the winning streak record is counted from that point."
-Ah...
-So that's why it's 2 wins
-They probably count the winning streak record from 10-star onwards
-Then did Son Goku achieve 102 consecutive wins? That's insane ㅋㅋㅋ
-But you can only get 10 wins per round, right?
-The winning streak record would continue accumulating in the next round too ㅋㅋ
To break the winning streak record.
Son Goku was positioned like an insurmountable mountain.
'Hmm…… That would be interesting.'
But seeing that overwhelming record, Lee Ganghan.
Rather felt stimulation and a strange competitive spirit.
Hild was too weak.
That level would be worth challenging, wouldn't it?
'Good. My goal in the arena is Son Goku.'
When Lee Ganghan set his sights on the 1st place with 102 consecutive wins.
Tiring.
[You achieved 10 wins.]
[Settling Bronze Tower No.56 performance…….]
The arena was cleared.
Performance was being calculated.
[You cleared the arena with 2 losses or fewer.]
[You achieved 5 consecutive wins or more.]
[You won in battle against a competing race.]
[You reached 10-star for the first time.]
[Clear Evaluation – EX]
'Oh…… EX again?'
Since the Tower of Infinity during Iron.
Lee Ganghan received an EX evaluation again.
Looking at the listed items, the top 3 seemed to be SSS+ conditions.
'Reached 10-star for the first time' was probably the condition that raised it one more grade to EX.
'Then I might not be able to get EX-grade rewards next time, since I've already reached 10-star.'
When Lee Ganghan was memorizing the items used to measure performance.
[Opening clear rewards.]
Subsequently, EX-grade rewards were opened.