[ TWATF ]

Chapter 53: Last hope (2)

It was the fifth day that Jaehwan and Chunghuh traded their skills with each other.

“But is it okay not to spar today?”

“It’s okay now.”

“Huh? Why?”

Chunghuh seemed disappointed. It had been a good time for him, as his [Slash] had also become much stronger in just a few days of training with Jaehwan.

“I’ve seen enough of your slash.”

“Oh, really? So you can slash like your stab?”

Chunghuh spoke sarcastically, but Jaehwan nodded.

“Yeah, a bit.”

Chunghuh scoffed.

‘You’ve stabbed all your life! Slash isn’t that easy!’

Jaehwan spoke.

“I can’t do that strong slash, but-”

“It’s not strong slash! It’s ‘POWERFUL’ slash!”

Jaehwan continued, ignoring Chunghuh.

“I can do [Slight Slash].”

“It’s not slight, it’s normal slash- what?”

“It’s this, your slash.”

Jaehwan stepped back and slashed his sword in the air. Powerful energy ripped the space in front.

“It’s not strong as yours though.”

Chunghuh could not speak. It was weaker than his slash for sure, but it was a really small difference. His slash was something he earned after countless years. But this man had acquired it in just five days.

“…How did you do it?”

Jaehwan did not answer, but Chunghuh could have guessed what it was. He had felt Jaehwan changed recently. He wasn’t like sharp, pointy nails anymore, but a sharp blade. Maybe Jaehwan was practicing slash against the world even now.

“Anyway, I used this slash to create a new skill.”

“New skill? What kind of slash is it?”

“It’s a stab.”

Chunghuh became confused.

“You learned slash, but made a stab?”

“Yeah, it’s something like this.”

Jaehwan moved his hand casually. It was a stab but had a slashing movement. It was just a gesture but Chunghuh could feel the powerful potential in it.

“Wait! Did you name it already?”

“No.”

“You stole my slash to make it, so isn’t it natural for me to name it?”

“To what?”

“How about, Chunghuh Stab?”

Jaehwan narrowed his eyes.

“Do you want to me stab you first instead?”

Chunghuh frowned. He too, was proud, just like Jaehwan. He knew Jaehwan was powerful but was still too proud of himself to cower at such a threat.

“You, young fool, are crossing the line! Okay, I’ll teach you a lesson today and become the Master myself!”

However, Jaehwan was faster in pulling out his sword. The stab that had the movement of a slash. Chunghuh ran at the storm of blades created by Jaehwan.

“UGH! RESPECT YOUR ELDER FOR ONCE!”

The storm blew out, destroying the training ground. Chunghuh looked at the skill in shock.

‘What kind of ‘single target’ skill is that!’

The warriors who were training in a corner were swept away and yelled in shock. The problem did not end there. His storm did not end and put a hole in the ceiling and flew up.

Then they heard someone screaming.

In the darkness of the inner keep, Adapters wearing clothes that had the words ‘Thunder King’ were trying to infiltrate the basement of the keep.

[Is the Master below?]

[Yes, sir.]

It was the men from the Thunder King Clan, the 9th ranked of the Ten-Clan. The one in the center was the Leader, Yong.

‘Today, I will become the Master.’

Three days ago, Yong had arrived in Gorgon. The other clan leaders should have arrived as well, but it seemed none of them had fought against the Master of Gorgon.

‘Cowards.’

His elder had told him that the Master was ‘Non-Adapter’ for sure. Yong quickly realized that it was a trap.

‘Gorgon will do something cowardly for sure.’

The Chancellor was blocking entry to everyone who wished to fight the Master. That’s why Yong came by himself.

‘I will attack first before they plan something.’

The Master had stated that it just needed to be a one-on-one fight.

‘I will make you regret that you didn’t specify how you fight.’

The Thunder King Clan, along with the Dark Forest Clan, were clans that used assassination skills. And he was the Leader of such a clan. If he tried to assassinate him, the Master of the Fortress had no way to avoid it.

‘One can call me a coward, but assassinations are my true power!’

And that was how he was swept away by the storm that erupted from the ground. It was so quick that he could not put up any of his defensive skills. All of the Thunder King Clan, including the leader Yong, were knocked unconscious as they were thrown out by the storm.

Right after that, when two figures appeared. Chunghuh pulled out Yong, who was stuck in the wall and said, “Isn’t this the leader of Thunder King?”

Yong’s legs were trembling. Jaehwan nodded.

“So, we have the first member of the Expedition team.”