Chapter 88

Chapter 88

'What are we going to do now!' I thought as I looked at Seo Dawon.

Koo Hui-seo died! I felt a shuddering pain from guilt when I saw Koo Hui-seo dropping in his brother's hands. Didn't he call us over just in case something like this happened?!

"Haa..." Meanwhile, after killing his brother, Koo Kyungman put Koo Hui-seo's body back in the wheelchair and flopped casually back into the seat opposite of him.

After that, Koo Kyungman took a cigarette out of somewhere from his body and lit it; from his relaxed attitude, the murder must have been premeditated, and he had probably made preparations for clean up. His actions seemed to focus purely on himself after the heinous crime.

'What on earth is he thinking?' Even as I stared at Seo Dawon, I couldn't understand what anyone here was thinking. As I thought that, the Mage opened the door to the secret room-a very late start.

Of course, Koo Kyungman would have thought it a sudden appearance. He looked at us, coughing out the cigarette smoke he breathed in deeply in his astonishment.

Surprised pupils widened, perhaps recognizing Seo Dawon's face.

"....W-What, who are you people!"

"You're not asking because you really don't know me, right?" Seo Dawon smiled gently and raised his right palm upwards; a golden sphere manifested above that palm.

Koo Kyungman's spirit seemed to have escaped his body from shock. "Seo Dawon...weren't you dead?" He muttered, confused, but he still clapped his hands straight away.

Immediately, Koo Kyungman's elbows colored black, and gauntlets formed over his arms. Certain combat items can be summoned through gestures, and his gauntlets seemed to be one of those superior items.

However, Seo Dawon paid no attention and fired a skill-like a frisbee-at Koo Kyungman.

Boom-!

A crashing noise-perhaps the skill hit its mark-erupted. Particles of light exploded out like fireworks.

Sadly, after the dazzling light show, the dust settled to show the other's arms crossed over in an X: a perfect block. He grinned chillingly through the gaps between his arms and shook off the effects of the skill.

"What is this attack? It only tickled?"

"......."

"Maybe it's because you've taken a break for three years...Are you a has-been now, Seo Dawon?"

Seo Dawon did not reply and instead turned over both palms.

I looked nervously between the two. 'My ability as a Necromancer is too dreadful...Is Seo Dawon going to be pushed back?'

It was common sense that the higher the ability of the Necromancer, the stronger the servant. In addition, Koo Kyungman was not merely bluffing; he was gradually narrowing the distance between them by punching away Seo Dawon's skills.

"Are you really Seo Dawon? What's with these ticklish attacks?" Koo Kyungman did not hide his smirk.

Not only did he block the opposing skills, but he also punched powerfully towards Seo Dawon; a black light, like a laser, erupted from his fist.

Seo Dawon immediately moved to avoid the attack fired straight at him; the laser crashed into the wall right behind his original position. Without delay, Seo Dawon prepared another skill.

However, Koo Kyungman looked at Seo Dawon, scrutinizing him; he stopped in place and roared with laughter. "Hahahaha! Instead of blocking that sort of flimsy attack, you avoid it?"

"......"

"You couldn't block it? Are you sure you're Seo Dawon? Except for his flirty face, your skills compared to his are like heaven and earth!"

Every jeer thrown the Mage's way felt like my fault. I was also afraid of the tension that I could see lining his face, which was stiffening in a way I had never seen before.

Though the two had not seriously clashed yet, Koo Kyungman clearly seemed at ease. And if a low-level loser like me could feel the difference, there's no way the two weren't aware of it as well.

Koo Kyungman smiled and stretched his arms, knowing that the momentum was in his favor. "Well, I guess I'll find out once I grab you and rip all four limbs off...!"

There was a sound like air splitting; in the blink of an eye, Koo Kyungman leaped over Seo Dawon's head. He held his hands above his head, like he meant to hammer the Mage. "[Hammer Upper!]"

Fortunately, Seo Dawon quickly escaped out of the attack's range; when Koo Kyungman pounded the floor right where he originally was, the attack penetrated the floor and revealed the cement underneath. If Seo Dawon had been hit by that, his insides may have burst out of his body.

"You're still the same with those skills befitting a monkey." Rather than being intimidated by the broken floor, the Mage continued to provoke his opponent.

After hearing Seo Dawon's provocation, Koo Kyungman slowly stood up from his kneeling position, twisting his thin lips. Clenching his hand in a fist, he drew his thumb across his neck. "Don't expect me to kill you as painlessly as I did before."

Then, with a murderous expression, he began to roll his shoulders as if he were preparing to throw a baseball.

The problem was that an unusual air current began to gather and swirl around Koo Kyungman's fists. It was black and gave off a nasty smell; as soon as the scent filled the room, Jung Garam, who was standing silently next to me, dragged us back into the secret room and closed the door.

"Hey, I can't see anything!"

The view was limited by the narrowness of the gap; I couldn't see Seo Dawon properly.

Instead of answering, Jung Garam took out a dagger and drew a round symbol on the door. Only when the symbol glowed blue did he look back at me and say, "Is anything going to change because you watched them?"

"But......"

"Hyung wouldn't lose to someone like Kyungman, right? If that happened, I'd be the guildmaster instead."

As soon as he spoke, an unparalleled, deafening roar erupted.

A very dark fog began to fill the room. Oddly, the smoke that filled the living room did not seep through the cracks into our location. When the smoke reached the gap, the round symbol engraved onto the door sparked blue; I realized that Jung Garam had set up the symbol to protect me within the secret space. I wasn't sure what that fog was...but surely it wouldn't be good for my health.

'Then, is Seo Dawon okay?' I was sure he would be fine, but I couldn't help but feel a tenseness in my heart that would not be relieved. Continuously, I stared at the gap. Suddenly, something sounded as if it fell amid the fog; at the same time, the black fog disappeared as if it had been washed away.

"Seo Dawon...!"

The scene, after the fog cleared, was shocking.

Seo Dawon was lying on the floor-eyes closed as if he had lost consciousness. Koo Kyungman stared down at the Mage with a creepy smile.

'...No way, is he dead?' Well, Seo Dawon was dead already...so then he must just be unconscious?

"How the hell did he survive?"

However, this was not the time to be relieved at Seo Dawon's state. Whether dead or not, Seo Dawon was out of commission. After tapping the Mage with his shoe a few times, Koo Kyungman started walking towards the secret room.

As soon as he stepped in front of the door, he immediately punched without any hesitation. The door ripped off its hinges, like a piece of paper tearing away, and landed on the floor with a thud. Soon Koo Kyungman and I, trembling, faced each other without any obstacles blocking the way.

Koo Kyungman scoured my ashen complexion and soon strode right in front of me. "You. What relationship do you have with Seo Dawon."

"......"

Speechless with fear and despair, I just looked up at him. The other grinned and grabbed me by the collar, lifting me up easily-enough that my feet dangled above the ground.

"They always don't answer when I ask nicely." With that, Koo Kyungman clenched the hand that wasn't holding me up into a fist and raised it high.

I closed my eyes tightly and grit my molars in preparation for imminent pain. Simultaneously, I felt the air rip apart as if a fist was flying at my side.

"Arghh!!" Just before the fist reached me, Koo Kyungman screamed and let me go. I opened my eyes in surprise at the falling sensation.