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Chapter 138
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Chapter 138
While the event was in progress, the guild representatives who had applied for participation were moved to the VIP banquet hall to wait.
This place, where they were instantly transported upon accepting the VIP invitation, was a tremendously spacious and luxurious banquet hall.
The round tables in the hall were labeled with the names and nicknames of each guild representative, and the guild leaders moved to their respective seats.
Yeo Sunwoo was seated at the same table as Myth, Venom, and Wings.
"It's been a while, Guild Leader Yeo Sunwoo."
Sa Jae-Hyeok greeted him with a smile.
"Yes, it has been a while."
Yeo Sunwoo returned his greeting naturally, wearing a business smile.
He then immediately greeted Min Jin-Ho of Venom and Kwon Yul of Wings.
"I heard the news. Ho-Yeong made a surprising move from the first round."
When participating in the event, the list of participants was made public.
Myth quickly checked the list of Ho-Yeong, one of their competitors.
And they confirmed it.
The list consisted of a user in the 170s level range and a user who had just passed level 100 and hadn't been playing the game for long.
"Ah, yes."
Yeo Sunwoo responded awkwardly to Sa Jae-Hyeok's words.
Sa Jae-Hyeok, not missing his reaction, smiled.
"They must have a plan, right? Ho-Yeong has always surprised me."
"Yes. You'll probably be very surprised this time too."
"Haha, yes. I'll be looking forward to it."
Sa Jae-Hyeok, as if he had nothing more to see, went over to Venom and Wings to chat.
Yeo Sunwoo was left alone, looking at the hologram in front of the banquet hall.
'A plan...'
The list of participants for the first round, decided not by his own judgment but by his daughter's.
Whether it was right or wrong would be revealed in time.
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The first round was nearing its end.
In the beginning, everyone fought to secure bases and survive for as long as possible, but now the strategy had changed.
[If you stay hidden in the same zone for more than 1 hour, you will automatically die.]
[Move to a different zone within 1 hour.]
A new rule had been added 45 minutes into the first round.
As a result, users who were lying in wait had to hurriedly move to different zones, and many deaths occurred in the process.
[19 teams eliminated.]
Perhaps because of this, Jeong-Hoon also had to repeatedly change bases, engaging in constant battles, and the number of eliminated teams had accumulated to 19.
Moreover, his mother's skills shone even brighter during confrontations with other users.
'She's amazing...'
Even though she hadn't been playing New World for long, every shot she fired hit its mark.
'Mom, you're really amazing... I'm not lying! I think I understand why Jeong-Hoon is so extraordinary!'
Ever since his mother first entered New World, Yeo Min-Ji had always been generous with her praise.
Her mother's shooting skills were unmatched.
"Mom... You get a headshot every time you shoot?"
"It's because of my skill. Since the opponent doesn't perceive me, I can easily hit their head."
She spoke humbly, but Jeong-Hoon knew how incredible that was.
'...Genesis Sniper.'
'Trace Blocking,' obtained when the Genesis Sniper ascended to Unique grade.
This ability completely erased her presence, making her undetectable even to monsters with a level difference of up to 150.
It was such an overpowered skill for a sniper that it shouldn't even exist.
Combined with her perfect marksmanship, players were left screaming and writhing on the ground after being headshot.
Jeong-Hoon took advantage of the chaos to quickly finish off the other users, killing those who were struggling on the ground.
"Michael, any enemies?"
"Yes! There doesn't seem to be anyone else here!"
Michael used his necromancy to scout the small village once more.
They had currently cleared six traps and were in the process of
"How did you get rid of him? And in such a short time?"
"You don't need to know that."
Jeong-Hoon used his movement technique.
His fist was imbued with the aura of the Underworld King.
"Ha, I don't know what tricks you're trying to pull..."
Lee Yeon-Soo's body turned black.
He intended to become the abyss itself and trap Jeong-Hoon within it.
But then,
Jeong-Hoon's fist struck his face.
"Ugh!"
Lee Yeon-Soo's head snapped to the side.
At the same time, his eyes wavered in shock.
And then came a barrage of Underworld King's Fist Technique.
Jeong-Hoon started pummeling Lee Yeon-Soo, from his face to his abdomen.
"Ugh!"
Lee Yeon-Soo was confused by the intense pain.
'This is strange... How is the damage getting through?'
Walker of the Abyss.
When entering the abyss, he wouldn't take any damage for a certain period.
In exchange, he couldn't attack either, so it was often used as an escape skill.
However, Lee Yeon-Soo used it as a warm-up for his next attack instead of an escape, and that was now being countered.
Jeong-Hoon's fist sharply pierced his abdomen.
"Ugh!"
Lee Yeon-Soo could only let out a painful groan, unable to speak.
The black aura surrounding Jeong-Hoon's fist grew denser.
'Shit... Shit!'
Lee Yeon-Soo finally realized.
That black aura was nullifying his abyss.
'But how...?'
How could he overpower his abyss?
"Why? Because you're weaker than me."
Jeong-Hoon smirked and said.
Lee Yeon-Soo's eyes widened.
"You have that 'how did you know?' look on your face. It's all written there."
Jeong-Hoon's detailed stats far surpassed those of a level 173.
With the addition of the Legendary-grade Underworld King's Fist Technique, there was no way an Epic-grade abyss could do anything against it.
"You... bastard..."
Lee Yeon-Soo glared at Jeong-Hoon with bloodshot eyes.
"I'm getting bored. Let's end this."
The Underworld King's Fist Technique, now at 3rd Form.
Jeong-Hoon's fist struck the opponent's left chest, reducing his remaining health to zero.
Lee Yeon-Soo died on the spot.
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