The crowd stood in a mix of confusion and awe as Mujin executed a series of combos on Joon-Ho within a mere 5 seconds.
Sun-Hee Baek(INT):
"Mujin is certainly fast, abit too fast for his age."
"He's quite the prodigy."
??? #1:
"Holy sh##! He just kicked your brothers a##!"
Kim Eunji(INT):
"All of that went by so fast!"
"I'd atleast thought Joon-Ho would be the one dominating the fight, but I guessed wrong..."
However, Joon-Ho, far from finished, spat out blood, wiped his mouth, and adopted a more serious expression, raising his guard and chanting to himself.
Kim Joon-Ho:
"ARMAMENCE, ARTILLERY ×4!"
A relentless shower of mana arrows descends upon Mujin, prompting him to dart in various directions and zigzags to evade the onslaught. Joon-Ho gestures a slashing motion while chanting to himself.
Kim Joon-Ho:
"Armamence, Lacerate!"
A colossal mana-infused sword cleaves toward Mujin, yet he narrowly avoids it by leaping high into the air and executing a backflip spin, albeit sustaining a significant laceration to his thigh.
In the midst of flipping his body, Mujin's hand sparked with electricity before wielding it to summon a lightning spear.
Mujin Daeho(Kade Northwood):
"Thunder Magic, Lightning Javelin!"
He aimed the attack at Joon-Ho, who quickly formed heavy armor made of mana around his forearms to block the incoming attack.
Kim Joon-Ho:
"Armamence, On-Guard!"
However, just as Joon-Ho was preparing to deflect the lightning javelin, it whizzed through his legs and dug into the ground behind him. Causing a thunderous explosion which sends him slightly flying forward, and giant cloud of dirt and soil to envelop area.
Kim Joon-Ho(INT):
"That bas##rd wasn't aiming for me, but the ground to blind the area."
"Sh##!"
Joon-Ho, in a frantic motion, twists his body with his arm extended, ready to conjure a cast. Despite the pain in one eye and impaired vision from dirt, he discerns a black, shadowy figure in his peripheral vision.
Kim Joon-Ho:
"Armamence, Pierce!"
Swiftly, he summons a mana spear, propelling it towards the figure. However, as the dust settles, it becomes evident that the attacked figure was merely the outer layer (coat) of the black hanbok clothing.
Leaving him shirtless.
Before he could grasp what he had struck, he turns his head forward, greeted by a blinding punch to his face, causing him to stagger back. Mujin delivers three punches to his ribs and tries another face punch, only to face a successful block.
Kim Joon-Ho:
"Gotcha!"
Joon-Ho aims a left hook at Mujin's face, but it's deftly elbow-blocked, earning him a punch to the mouth. As the dust settles, Mujin executes a double ear slap, making Joon-Ho wince in pain while clutching his ears.
Mujin Daeho(Kade&INT):
"Not laughing now, are you?! YOU LITTLE F##K!"
"Where'd that smug look of yours go, huh? HUH?!"
Mujin delivers a relentless series of punches to Joon-Ho's chest, jaw, and stomach. He then steps back, executing a forceful dropkick that propels Joon-Ho backward, causing him to lean against the wall and slide down to a sitting position.
Kim Joon-Ho:
"W- wait... please stop-"
With his head hung low, blood streaming from his nose and mouth, Joon-Ho looks up as Mujin sprints towards him. Mujin leaps, driving his knee into Joon-Ho's nose, causing his head to collide with the rocky wall. The impact results in a spray of blood and spit, highlighting the force of the knee strike.
His head drooped once more, and Mujin seized his hair, compelling him to look up before tilting his head to the left. A forceful palm strike from Mujin ruptured Joon-Ho's right ear, blood streaming out.
Kim Joon-Ho(INT):
"I- I... I can't hear from my right ear!"
Joon-Ho's eyes widened as the realization of losing his hearing from the right ear hit him.
Kim Joon-Ho:
"Please... I- I'm– I... I don't wanna die-"
An uppercut struck his face, shattering his nose beyond recognition. Joon-Ho clung to Mujin's arms, pleading for him to stop, whimpering and crying in pain.
Mujin started to slam his fist onto his back, trying to get Joon-Ho's grasp off his legs.
The crowd's cheers dwindled as they witnessed Mujin repeatedly slamming his fist on Joon-Ho's back, resembling the harsh treatment of a stray dog. A member of the audience stood up, shouting at the announcer in protest.
Spectator #1:
"Hey! What the hell are you doing?! Stop this fight already, the guy is done!"
A few more people in the audience stood up to protest aswell.
Spectator #2:
"Stop standing there and stop it!"
Haneul Yoon(MRY);
Mujin Daeho(Kade Northwood):
"I'll make sure I'll give him just a little payback for what he did."
Haneul Yoon(INT):
"This isn't what you call a 'little' payback!?"
Sun-Hee Baek:
"Jian Wu! Stop this fight immediately!"
Jian Wu(Announcer):
"U- uh! Uhm-"
??? #1:
"Eunji..."
Eunji could only watch helplessly as her brother was beaten like a dog. Despite any apparent dislike, Joon-Ho was still her little brother, and that fact weighed on her.
Watching her little brother cry, eventually put her into tears.
After breaking free from Joon-Ho's grasp on his waist, Mujin forcefully kneels him down. Joon-Ho finds himself in a crawling position, his gaze fixed on the ground, witnessing blood dripping.
Excitement surged through Mujin's body as he took control of the fight, prompting him to impulsively stick out his tongue with a wide-eyed, crazed smile. The sclera of his eyes gradually turned black.
Mujin Daeho(Kade&INT):
"You think you'll leave here with all of your limbs attached? I'LL TEAR YOU APAR–"
In a moment of realization, he snapped out of it, quickly covering his mouth and urging himself to step back. The blackness in his sclera swiftly returned to white.
Mujin Daeho(Kade&INT):
"No... I've already garnered enough attention to myself."
"This brat's had enough."
Mujin Daeho(Kade Northwood):
*Spits*
A spit drop near his hand catches his attention, and as he looks up at Mujin, he sees a sadistic smirk on Mujin's face. The crowd, unable to see Mujin's expressions, leaves Joon-Ho as the sole witness to his menacing smile.
Mujin Daeho(Kade Northwood):
"Must've been the rain, huh?"
"Now, say sorry."
Kim Joon-Ho, bowed low onto the ground.
Kim Joon-Ho:
"I'm..."
"I'm sorry."
Jian Wu(Announcer):
"En– end of fight!"
The crowd fell silent, leaving only the sounds of the wind, the bustling city outside the Academy, and Eunji's cries. Mujin turned, picking up the outer layer of the black hanbok and draping it over his shoulder as he walked away.
Kim Joon-Ho:
"O– oh God!"
Meanwhile, Kim Joon-Ho dug his fingers into the dirt, sighing with relief at the realization that he was still alive.
Kim Joon-Ho(INT):
"I'm still... alive..."