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　　 at 6th of July 2019 04:20:10 PM

　　 Chapter 355

　　 The fight with the Eight Absolutes .

　　 The outline of the quest was quite clear now .

　　 Although Ian's curiosity raised the difficulty of the quest a little more, it wasn't a quest that would drag on .

　　 Once the battle with the Eight Absolutes was done, the quest would end .

　　 'Okay then, the eight battles will all be over by today . I can join the war after I finish this quest . '

　　 That was all Ian needed to do .

　　 The difficulty of the quest was slightly increased since he asked for information about the users .

　　 Woong-!

　　 [After 10 seconds, the first opponent will appear . ]

　　 [Prepare for battle . ]

　　 [The first Absolute of the Desert Tribe, 'Kaizek' of the Magellan Tribe . ]

　　 After seeing the message, Ian took a deep breath and waited for his opponent to appear .

　　 There wasn't much to prepare for the battle .

　　 The only weapon that he could use was the 'Judgement of the Spirit King' and the only skill that he could use was the 'Selamus Warrior' .

　　 'By the way, the name Magellan sounds a bit familiar…'

　　 Ian was able to realize why the name Magellan was so familiar .

　　 Magellan was the desert tribe that the DarkRuna guild was a.s.sociated with during their first arrival on the Central Continent .

　　 The Magellan was the only desert tribe that remained so far .

　　 'The Absolute of the Magellan Tribe… its cla.s.s would likely be a warrior or an a.s.sa.s.sin . '

　　 Ian tackled the Magellan tribe countless times, which was why he could make a rough guess about the opponent .

　　 After a while .

　　 A white light appeared, and a typical a.s.sa.s.sin came out as Ian's opponent .

　　 [Selamus Warrior, Prove your worth to me!]

　　 Woong –

　　 A voice resonated within the white fog that was spreading into the surrounding .

　　 Ian nervously looked at the movements of his opponent .

　　 'a.s.sa.s.sin . The toughest cla.s.s right in the beginning . '

　　 When he was with Kaka, there was no reason to fear the a.s.sa.s.sin cla.s.s .

　　 With Kaka's inherent abilities, even the most powerful of the a.s.sa.s.sins were useless .

　　 But now, Ian didn't have Kaka, so there was no way he could relax .

　　 'My opponent's level and basic information are all hidden . Should I test the waters a little bit first?'

　　 Whilst Ian was thinking, his opponent, the a.s.sa.s.sin quickly ran towards Ian .

　　 Thwatt – !

　　 Ian's spear and Kaizec's swords clashed .

　　 Their confrontation made Ian smile .

　　 'What is this? This guy is weaker than I imagined . '

　　 It was because the power that he felt from Kaizec's swords when it came in contact with his spear was weaker than he expected .

　　 That increased Ian's confidence by a lot, making him wield his spear with pride .

　　 Kkang- p.h.u.k-!

　　 Ian's spear went through his opponent's sword and was able to hit Kaizec's shoulder .

　　 Unless there was a difference in skill, there was no way Ian—even after having the range advantage because of his spear—could've managed to hit an a.s.sa.s.sin with two swords .

　　 The moment Kaizec's shoulder was pierced with Ian's spear, he disappeared like a mirage .

　　 Phat-!

　　 However, Ian didn't panic .

　　 Since his opponent was an a.s.sa.s.sin, he knew the possible tricks his opponent could do .

　　 'Back…!'

　　 The skills that Kaizec used, was a cla.s.s that Ian knew well about .

　　 It was one of the hidden skills that many a.s.sa.s.sins have, s.p.a.ce .

　　 It was a skill that allowed one to move to their desired location in a short distance if activated at the moment of receiving damage . It was a technique that was preferred by a.s.sa.s.sins who prefer a technical battle style .

　　 Since the skill's cooldown time was short and the consumption value was small, it was possible to use it constantly if the user had great control .

　　 However, there was one flaw to this skill . If the opponent had a good visual acuity, their position could be grasped .

　　 As soon as the skill was activated, the after image of the one who used the skill would shake .

　　 That was the skill's biggest flaw .

　　 Srrrk-!

　　 When Ian felt the s.p.a.ce distort, he turned the spear and pulled it up .

　　 He turned around and strongly swung his spear .

　　 The location where Kaizec moved was right behind Ian, and Ian just pushed his spear by predicting accurately where his opponent would show up .

　　 It was a move that couldn't be stopped .

　　 Nor could it be avoided .

　　 Kw.a.n.g-!

　　 [Fatal damage was done to the Desert Absolute Kaizec . ]

　　 [Kaizec's vitality has been reduced by 275090 . ]

　　 Being struck by the spear, Kaizec bounced onto the floor .

　　 What made that happen was Ian's precise blow .

　　 Yet he didn't leave Ian .

　　 Thwatt –

　　 Ian began to move around along with Kaizec .

　　 He thought that if he could keep hitting his opponent then, he could win .

　　 However, Kaizec wasn't that easy to deal with .

　　 Kaizec, who regained his balance, just as his name—Absolute—implies, quickly responded by lunging at Ian with his swords .

　　 Ian was a little fl.u.s.tered, but he remained calm and held onto his spear .

　　 He used the lower part of his spear to block Kaizec's attacks .

　　 When Kaizec's sword met with Ian's spear, it made a blunt sound .

　　 The distance between them opened up instantly .

　　 Kaizec, who felt that his attacks were unsuccessful, kept moving .

　　 They were getting close to each other .

　　 The two of them gazed at each other and checked the distance between them .

　　 Kaizec suddenly decided to speak .

　　 [Great . A warrior who can challenge the Absolute . ]

　　 Ian looked down and answered him .

　　 “Thank you for your kind words . ”

　　 Kaizec continued .

　　 [By the way, did you know that the Absolute of the Selamus has never appeared after Eos?]

　　 Kaizec's question made Ian think for a moment .

　　 He remembered what he heard from Eclipse .

　　 “That's right . I heard that there was only one Absolute in the Selamus Tribe till now . ”

　　 [Then, did you know that there were way too many Absolutes for the other tribes? Even our Magellan Tribe produced around 5 Absolute after me . ]

　　 “Ah, That was something I wasn't aware of . ”

　　 [Other tribes, except the Selamus had a minimum of two Absolutes so far . Ah, the descendant of Seril came not long ago . ]

　　 Ian started to listen closely to what Kaizec was trying to say .

　　 He didn't think that his opponent would attack in the middle of a conversation, but he was prepared if that would happen .

　　 [Why do you think is the reason there hasn't been any Absolute for the Selamus till now?]

　　 “I'm not sure . ”

　　 [The reason is simple . For a long time the summoners have been training to develop their combat capabilities through their pets which get sealed rather than developing their own combat abilities . ]

　　 “Aha…”

　　 [As a result, the arrival of the second Absolute of Selamus was much later than the tribe of Illuosin, a tribe of priests . The gateway of Sky is the only gate through which you must pa.s.s through . ]

　　 “In the end, this game is against summoners, isn't it?”

　　 [Nothing of that sort . A wizard or priest isn't much different than a summoner . They also get skills sealed in the gate . The warrior and knight cla.s.ses are advantageous cla.s.ses, but it would be wrong to say that summoners are the most unfavoured . ]

　　 “Hearing that makes sense . ”

　　 Ian wondered what Kaizec wanted to talk about .

　　 After a moment, Kaizec spoke again .

　　 [But you seem different . ]

　　 “Wha . . what was it?”

　　 [You are better than any summoner who has ever come through the gate . ]

　　 Kaizec held his swords and made a stance .

　　 Ian was looking closely, waiting for Kaizec to speak .

　　 [Normally, I don't do this… but I will do my best . Even if you don't win, you'll still be able to win the next three battles with your skills . ]

　　 Hrrr-!

　　 A black thing spread from Kaizec's entire body .

　　 He picked up his swords hanging on his back instead of his daggers . He put his daggers onto his waist .

　　 Ian spoke while pouting .

　　 “Ah, can't you just fight normally?”

　　 Kaizec smiled and said .

　　 Not the voice from the air, but the voice from his mouth could be heard .

　　 “I can't do that . I just met an opponent who managed to bring out the long lost pa.s.sion inside my heart . But it won't be the first for you . ”

　　 Chuk- Chuk –

　　 Kaizec's demeanor changed . He now started approaching Ian and said .

　　 “I don't think it will, but if you win, I'll give you a very reasonable reward . ”

　　 Kaizec started to wield his black swords .

　　 Bae Cheol-Hoon, an ordinary 30-year-old worker, was rus.h.i.+ng to work after taking his meds .

　　 Bae Cheol-Hoon was sitting on the subway chair with stooping shoulders while tapping onto his phone .

　　 However, his expression was kind of revitalizing .

　　 “Huh, these are the only ones?”

　　 He was swiping his phone's screen up and down .

　　 What appeared on his smartphone was 'Betting Kailan' .

　　 It was kind of a Sports app in a way for the large scale war that was happening in Kailan .

　　 Bae Cheol-Hoon recently made a lot in Betting Kailan .

　　 The maximum amount of bet was 3000,000 won, and the amount he earned in the last two weeks was around 8 million won .

　　 It was due to the defeat of the high ranked guilds that he succeeded

　　 'Keu, thanks to Lotus Guild, I'm now a salary picker!'

　　 In fact, he was never earning that much in betting .

　　 Due to his personality, he liked to choose between those whom he liked and even those whom he didn't .

　　 It was the same for this bets too .

　　 The Lotus Guild's Guild Wars attracted the attention of many users .

　　 Cheol-Hoon betted on Lotus Guild till their 7th consecutive win .

　　 On their 6th war, he was a bit tiled to support the opponent, but he eventually decided to walk along with Lotus and it was a huge win .

　　 Today was the day for betting on the 8th war that would be held tomorrow .

　　 He didn't hesitate to bet 300,000 cash on Lotus today as well .

　　 It was around 15 times the dividend, and the users' opinion didn't seem so good . However, he still decided to go with Lotus .

　　 'What the h.e.l.l? Did anyone guess that Lotus would win the 7th and 6th war?'

　　 On the 5th war, the thought of Lotus winning seemed hard for anyone to accept .

　　 There wasn't any disdain towards Lotus, it was just that most of their troops were consumed in the war .

　　 Even in the current war, there was a shortage of troops inside the Lotus Guild, so the dividend went up .

　　 'Yeah, this is what has happened . I'll place the bets carefully on a tie from 8th to 12th . '

　　 He stopped momentarily and went to another window .

　　 He placed all his bets on Lotus .

　　 There wasn't any basis on why he did it .

　　 If he would bet like that, there was going to be a chance that not even a single penny would come back to him, but he would earn a lot if he wins .

　　 “Keu, yeah! This should be enough!”

　　 He put back his smartphone into his pocket .

　　 If he wins, then he would earn a huge amount with his 300,000 won .

　　 There was no ground for it, but for some reason, the G.o.d of gambling seemed to be helping him .