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Chapter 40 - Intruders (4)

The duel was over. About eight minutes had passed.

It wasn't particularly fast or slow.

The result of the duel was as expected, but because the process was beyond anyone's imagination, the audience was dead silent.

"How scary. Those were real bullets, right?"

In this silence, Oh Junhyuk looked down at Kim Hajin, who was walking to his waiting room.

"Yep."

Seo Youngji nodded.

"But he doesn't look hurt at all, even though he looks like a beehive."

This time, he spoke while pointing at Kim Horak. Just like he said, Kim Horak's body was full of bullets. Though the vital points like the neck and heart were covered in protective armor, he didn't bleed much and didn't look to be in pain either.

"For martial art types, their bodies are their weapons. Recovery is their specialty."

"So, what did you think?"

"Kim Hajin did well and Kim Horak was too reckless. Kim Horak tried to show too much and suffered a loss. If he took it slow... Well, I guess the result would have been the same."

In truth, Kim Horak didn't need to use qi reinforcement. He could have simply imbued his gauntlet with magic power and slowly overwhelmed Kim Hajin.

"...I guess it was Kim Hajin's tactical victory. He still lost though."

Oh Junhyuk scratched the back of his neck.

He wasn't sure how to put it, because Kim Hajin surrendered a won fight.

"It does leave a bad aftertaste."

Seo Youngji murmured with a frown. A picture of Kim Hajin was displayed on her laptop screen. She was writing a report.

"What, that he lost on purpose?"

"No, Kim Hajin put up a good fight, but I can understand his loss."

"...Really?"

Oh Junhyuk looked at Kim Horak, who was still standing in the arena. He was being treated with an expression that could be both indignation and relief. No, it couldn't be called treatment. Kim Horak simply drank a high-rank potion, and the bullets popped out of his muscles when he flexed.

"At first... no, from the start until the end, Kim Hajin overwhelmed him. His initial reaction speed and dynamic vision honestly surprised me. His firing speed was unbelievable too."

"I agree. His firing speed was something else."

"But after a certain point, he slowed down as much as Kim Horak slowed down, even though he only attacked without being hit. I think Kim Hajin can't maintain that movement for long."

Tak tak tak. Seo Youngji spoke as she continuously tapped on the laptop's keyboard like a shorthand typist.

"And before Kim Hajin surrendered, he tried to finish off Kim Horak. I saw him pull the trigger but nothing came out. Kim Hajin's face stiffened at that point, and he rummaged through his pockets without taking anything out."

"So he used up his bullets."

"Yep. But he didn't try to fight Kim Horak, even though Kim Horak only had his left hand to work with. Why?"

"Because he wasn't confident in winning?"

Seo Youngji lightly nodded.

"Right. He used up his bullets but he hadn't won. Kim Horak only had a single arm left, but he could still fight. At that point, it was Kim Hajin's loss."