The crowd formed a circle around the two people with each sword in hand. No one is even trying to stop them. Apparently, in this world duels and fights are not uncommon.
As long as the authority was not involved yet. You can fight all you want.
Moreover, there is an arena around and you can apply there for a fight. But, sometimes people are too lazy to be able to think that far.
"So you're a sword user. How unfortunate, you will not win woman. I'm stronger than you." Han Joo-woon scoffed. "Let's see, since you're weakling why don't I give you the chance to attack me first."
"Don't mind me if I do." Hwang Myeong-suk did not care about the provocation. She sprinted forward, in the blink of an eye she arrived before Han Joo-woon. Her sword pointing at his chest.
"Slow." Han Joo-woon said in disdain. He easily blocks her attack.
When the two swords met, her swords bounced. But she used that momentum to rotate her body and attack the other side. This sword style was taught by Kim Yo-han.
Han Joo-woon did not expect her to use his block to create another form of attack. However, it was still slow for his eyes. He reacted quickly and blocked the attack again.
But, Hwang Myeong-suk did not stop just because her attacks weren't successful. As he kept blocking, her attacking speed became faster and faster for Han Joo-woon to see.
As she keeps attacking, Hwang Myeong-suk sweats and she breathes heavily. Even though, she used to battle with monsters above her rank. She realized that she was with a team that could handle such a monster.
Now that she was fighting an S-rank human who could think, unlike a mindless monster. She now knew the difference between a person and a monster.
It doesn't mean she did not have conflicts with other people in the past. It's just that she never faced someone above her rank.
"Ha, now I've seen through your style." Han Joo-woon did not block the sword again. This time he dodged the incoming sword.
As he thought so. Hwang Myeong-suk's momentum stopped as she struggled to stop herself. Han Joo-woon used that opportunity to attack her.
Hwang Myeong-suk cursed under her breath. She quickly used her evasive spell to propel herself backward, dodging the sword by hair's breadth.
"Hmph, petty tricks." But would Han Joo-woon give her a chance?
His foot destroyed the stone brick when he activated his skill to pursue Hwang Myeong-suk. She was shocked by the speed, Han Joo-woon displayed. Soon, he arrived before her, faster than her skill.
Han Joo-woon swung his sword with a grin."Hahaha, Just what I said. You're weak."
She tried to parry the incoming sword but she was too slow. No choice, Hwang Myeong-suk can only block the sword with her armguard.
"Agh!"
Her armguard was cut but thankfully it was only wounded and not cut in half. She quickly rolled to the side after blocking that attack. Her armguard is an A-rank equipment, which was able to block an attack from an S-rank once.
Gritting her teeth from pain. Hwang Myeong-suk attacked again. Han Joo-woon smiled and blocked her attacks. He looked unfazed. After all, his opponents are weaker than him.
If he could, he would have already ended this farce. Han Joo-woon has this tendency to humiliate his opponent.
Hwang Myeong-suk's hands were numbing as she kept attacking. Her attacks did not even land on Han Joo-woon. But she did not give up. How can she let him see such an unsightly thing?
"It's futile, woman. You can't defeat me with this kind of skill." Han Joo-woon berated again and again.
When she used her continuous momentum to him. Han Joo-woon would easily destroy her sword style with a simple dodge. He can't help but laugh.
Hwang Myeong-suk's eyes flashed in red light when she saw her opponent showing a moment of weakness. This type of person usually gets too conceited of themselves when things are to their advantage.
Just as her sword was about to be blocked again, it suddenly stopped mid-air, as if physics did not exist. Hwang Myeong-suk's blade quickly turned in a different direction and finally landed on Han Joo-woon's cheeks.
Han Joo-woon is shocked he did not notice it was a faint. If he did not have a fast reaction, her blade would leave a big cut on his face. Destroying the pretty face he was proud of.
"You, bitch! I will f.ucking kill you!"
Touching the blood on his face. Han Joo-woon became enraged. He was furious. Without holding back, he attacked Hwang Myeong-suk.
She already prepared the retaliation. Once such person loses their composure they are bound to show more and more flaws and she can take these gaps to her advantage.
But it's easier said than done. He was too fast for her to react, her body was too slow to dodge, and in the end, she was wounded all over her body. Her A-ranked armor was useless against S-rank attacks. However, it prevented her from having large cuts and making her unable to battle.
Nevertheless, Hwang Myeong-suk did not falter she already thought about this problem in her mind. What she could only do was dodge and block, but as time passed. Blood splattered on the ground, and the crowd gasped.
Imchul and Jin Hyunjun prepared to help but Kim Yo-han prevented them from acting. "Don't worry, trust her."
Kim Hayan clasped her staff tightly. Worried about Hwang Myeong-suk's wellbeing. If not for Kim Yo-han's assurance she would have acted already.
"How are you still standing you b.itch!" Han Joo-woon was shocked at Hwang Myeong-suk's resilience. Although he used all his strength, he could not seem to inflict a fatal attack on her.
"You're too noisy, you don't know what we've experienced these past few days. This is a child's play."
"What do you mean?" He was confused by her confidence.
"Like this!" Seeing that moment of hesitation from him. Hwang Myeong-suk taps her aura energy and a burst of powerful strength surges through her veins. She swung the sword with all her might.
From the start, she was conserving her Aura. Every person has at least a trump card or so. With her aura energy plus activation of her sword skill. The destructive force behind her sword isn't anyone to most spectators but a few.
The process of her attack was just but a below a second. It was too fast, faster than a normal A-rank is capable of. This is one of the advantages of having two or more power systems. But, there is a con, she's not powerful enough to face an S-rank on her own.
Han Joo-woon blocked her attack with a little bit of struggle. He also stepped back a few times. He was bewildered, this was not something an A-rank could do.
He knew better, cause he used his A-rank subordinates as practice dummies.
His thought was interrupted when Hwang Myeong-suk suddenly appeared before him. Two swords clashed together creating sparks. It was a fight that made everyone gasps.
Han Joo-woon fell silent as became serious. His opponent was still weak but not a weakling now. One mistake and he is dead. He did not reach the S-rank while lazing around.
As if the sword clash wasn't enough, Hwang Myeong-suk tried a 360-degree kick on his stomach. It landed well.
Han Joo-woon did not see that coming. Clutching his stomach as he coughs up some saliva. "That's dirty!"
"Hmph! Who said we are only using swords?" After that hard kick, She rotated her body as her other leg lashed out faster than the first, the kick landed on the side of his face.
"Bugh! You w.hore!" shouting profanity, Han Joo-woon stretched his hands intending to grab her legs.
But, Hwang Myeong-suk did not let him, she used her hands to push her body away and quickly stood up. She then attacks again using her sword.
"Argh, Enough playing around!"
He didn't intend to use his skill as that would be shameful for an S-rank like him. His sword lit up.
Hwang Myeong-suk noticed the change and felt an alarming bells ringing on her mind. She quickly blocks her right side as fast as she can. It was as if her instincts replacing her thoughts of process.
With a clang. She successfully blocked Han Joo-woon's sword appeared at her right almost instantaneously. Though she blocked it, the force was too strong she flew and stumbled on the ground.
"Not bad, but are you able to block everything? Haap!"
He appeared before her again. It wasn't her mind playing tricks on her. As if her life flashed before her. When the image of Kim Yo-han appeared on her mind. She snapped out and activated her last resort skill.
This skill cost almost all her energy. It's called [Light Explosive Sword Style.]
She really didn't want to use this skill. She will become vulnerable after using it. Even though it's called a Sword style, there is no resemblance to a sword skill. The prerequisite is just having a sword.
An explosion of blinding light. Everyone watching instinctively closed their eyes. Han Joo-woon felt his eyes drying and burning. He couldn't see anything.
The skill is a flashbang plus a grenade in one.