NOVEL NEXT chapter 26
26 – Nightfall – Joint Broadcast (2)
– Eh?
– What the hell just happened???
For a moment, all the viewers watching this scene were rubbing their eyes.
Because no one really saw what was happening right in front of their eyes.
I remember Ekklesia aiming her gun at her Eugene, and bullets rolling around on her ground.
However, the process in between was not visible at all.
If I had to explain it, I would say that something flashed and everything was over.
– Could it be that Somajwa deflected the magic bullets with his sword???
– B No, sh*t hahahaha does that make sense??? Is that possible for humans??? Lol
Of course, the viewers know.
The fact that Eugene is a person with crazy physicality enough to catch Ariandel in the tutorial with only one sword, or even hunt down a ‘ruler’ that is bigger than a decent mountain.
But catching monsters and deflecting bullets flying toward you with your sword are two different things.
Whether it made sense or not, it was simply impossible with the speed of human reaction.
– Information) According to the staff of Nightfall, magic bullets fly at about twice the speed of sound.
-But a magic bullet flying at twice the speed of sound was shot right in front of his nose, and he deflected it with his sword? No bat can do that.
– No what;; I can’t avoid a mosquito that flies in front of me
– ㄴ ㅋ ㅋ Mosquito ham is ㅇㅋ ㅋ ㅋ
– B Mosquito ham is also difficult to avoid, right?
“… What, how?”
Ekklesia stuttered her words as if she couldn’t believe what had happened in front of her eyes.
To be honest, Ekklesia thought that Eugene had a good chance of avoiding the bullets he fired.
Originally, seeing a gun and avoiding it is impossible due to the speed of a fairly human reaction, but it was because Eugene, who had already shown a monster-like physical several times, made a judgment that it might be possible enough.
However, I hadn’t expected to go beyond simply dodging bullets and block bullets with a sword.
Even more so, I didn’t expect her to wield her sword at such a speed that she couldn’t even recognize the movement, even though Ekklesia was staring right in front of her!
‘… The speed of the bullet is faster than expected. It might be a little more dangerous than I thought.’
Meanwhile, Eugene was grumbling inwardly without even guessing what Ekklesia was thinking.
To others, deflecting bullets with a sword might seem absurd, but at least it wasn’t too difficult for Eugene.
Because he had a ‘combat foreknowledge’ that could predict the opponent’s next move virtually at the level of future vision.
It doesn’t matter how fast the bullet is. It doesn’t matter how close Ekklesia fires at him.
As long as he has ‘Battle Foreknowledge’, Eugene can predict everything from which direction Ekklesia will fire at him in a few seconds!
‘Well, that doesn’t mean that combat foresight doesn’t have its downsides… ’
But there is no problem.
Before the weakness of ‘Combat Wisdom’ was exposed, there was a very simple solution to defeating Ekklesia.
– Is it possible for Ekklesia to win this???
– I thought there was a chance that Eccle would win if we fought in a hit-and-run format while shooting check shots from a distance.
– This is absolutely impossible hahahahaha How can you win against a monster that avoids even if you shoot a gun in front of you hahahaha
‘This is bad.’
And Eugene, who was silently looking at the viewers’ comments, realized that she had made a mistake.
The full-fledged duel hasn’t even started yet, but people who have witnessed the ridiculous feat of deflecting bullets with a sword are already acting as if this duel has been decided.
This was not a very good phenomenon.
There is no way that viewers will be interested in a duel where the winner or loser has already been decided, and this will soon lead to the departure of the viewers who were watching the broadcast.
If you do that, it will mean that the meaning of the merger with Ecclesia, even while postponing the meeting with Powell Software, will be greatly faded.
In the end, there was only one way to reverse this whole situation.
Clap.
Eugene puts the holy sword he was holding back into the scabbard and opens his mouth.
“If you don’t mind, Ecclesia-sama, I’d like to change the weapon. Even for the sake of fairness in the duel.”
“… Are you saying you won’t use the holy sword for the sake of fairness? Then what weapon will you use?”
At Ekklesia’s question, Eugene takes out a sword from the inventory.
An old, shabby, straight sword with the center of the blade bent as if it had been hit with a mace, making it look like it could break at any moment.
– I did something and it was a basic direct sword hahahaha
– Besides, he was beaten so badly by Ariandel’s greatsword that he was about to break at any moment;;
– Default weapon vs hidden weapon that only appears at the end of the game lol
– ㄴ The chest becomes grand.
“Are you kidding me? If not, are you belittling me? Confidence that even if you use such a weapon, you can win easily at that level?”
At Ekklesia’s sharp question, Eugene just shrugged his shoulders.
“No way. Even if I just want to bring out another weapon, the only weapon I have is the holy sword.”
As soon as I caught Ariandel in the tutorial, I immediately fell into paradise, and after acquiring the holy sword there, I immediately fought against the ‘ruler’, so it was clear that there was no timing to acquire other weapons.
“Besides, didn’t Ekklesia-nim take care of me first? Earlier, even I was quite perplexed. I didn’t know bullets could be that fast.”
“You are talking about the subject of bouncing the bullet casually with your sword.”
“What is that, I was so shocked earlier that I acted like that reflexively. It’s not easy even for me to perform such tricks.”
– ??? : I was so excited that English came out without me knowing… Sorry
– When Somajwa is startled, it reacts more insanely than usual… Memo…
– Isn’t it normal to lose the sword from your hand if you’re startled by common sense??? What the hell is somajwa hahahaha
In a way, Eugene’s words seemed quite arrogant, but no one in the room felt that he was arrogant.
Because Eugene had enough qualifications to say that.
Especially right after showing the absurd scene of deflecting a bullet fired right in front of his nose with a sword.
“Besides, this holy sword has a hidden effect that greatly enhances my physical abilities. Considering all these points, I think it would be right for me to switch weapons in order to have a fair duel with each other.”
Certainly, Eugene was not wrong.
But even so, Ekklesia couldn’t even nod his head to accept Eugene’s proposal.
Because her reason welcomed Eugene’s proposal, but her pride whispered that even if she was defeated, she would mean nothing unless she fought a full-blown Eugene.
“… Just use the holy sword. I want to fight Soma-sama at full strength.”
– No, Eccle Nunna… Why are you so stubborn when you know that Somajwa will kick you if you use the Holy Sword?
– Eclair, pride is useless. First of all, winning is the most important thing…
– In that case, just make Somajwa use the holy sword and die with honor
– ??? : Keugh… If it wasn’t for the opponent using the holy sword, I wouldn’t have been so easily defeated… !
– B hahahaha
As Eugene and Ekklesia’s opinions are running parallel, winter coldly intervenes, as if trying to sort out the situation.
“If you do it this way, it doesn’t seem to come to a conclusion, so why don’t we decide by majority vote?”
“Majority?”
“Your brother decides which weapon he will use by voting from the viewers!”
While saying that, Winter fiddled with something, and soon a voting window appeared on the screen.
[What weapon do you want Somajwa to use in this Ilto?]
[1. Holy sword]
[2. Broken Straight Sword (True)]
– If it’s just a straight sword, it’s a straight sword. What’s a broken straight sword (Jin)?
– No lol Isn’t this kind of voting too cruel to Eccle Nunna lol
– It’s fair, it’s nabal, and it’s an open version of the eight doors.
– B ??? : If it’s six gates, I’ll make rice cakes…
– Humanly, if it’s Eccle Dan, let’s take 2 shots… Pride or anything, I want to see Eccle Nunna win…
– If you win Ekklesia even with a straight sword with a broken soma seat, Eccledan’s expression will be worth seeing hahahahaha
While the viewers were pouring out their opinions, the voting time passed quickly.
“Okay, this is the end of voting!”
Voting closes at the end of winter, and the results come to mind.
[Voting result]
1. Holy Sword (22%)
2. Broken Straight Sword (True) (78%)
Overwhelming victory of the broken straight sword (Jin) as a result of the vote!
On the other hand, only 22% of people wanted Eugene to use his main weapon, the holy sword, in this duel.
Even the viewers who are watching this spectacle knew it implicitly.
If Eugene uses the Holy Sword in this duel, he knows that the fight might be over in an instant.
– We wanted to see something fierce, not a fight that ended in an instant.
– I’m sorry Eccle noona… If Somajwa uses the holy sword, honestly the result is too obvious
– Eccles Ariandel in your tutorial is also a sucker, right? Lol
“If the viewers want it, I will accept the result. But, folks.”
Clap-!
Ekklesia pointed her gun at Eugene again, just like before, and then fired a bullet at him without hesitation.
Kaaang-!
With the sound of metal colliding with metal, the bullet she fired at Eugene bounced off again.
At first glance, everything seems to be going the same way as before.
However, everyone watching the scene realized instinctively.
This time, something crucial has changed from before.
– Huh??? This time, I saw Somajwa swinging his sword hahahahaha
– Isn’t it because the ability to adjust the body by the holy sword disappeared???
– That’s definitely great, but it doesn’t feel as dehumanized as before hahahahaha
Looking at Eugene, who was obviously slower than before and who deflected the bullet with a difficult motion, Ekklesia quietly opened her mouth.
“Because I am not an easy woman to the point where I lose heartily to Soma, who is not in perfect condition.”
Watching Ekklesia burning her fighting spirit toward herself, Eugene giggled inside her.
Yes, that’s how it should be. It’s only when I come out like that that it’s worth it for me to be a handicap myself.
‘Approximately 5 years? That someone else is challenging me?’
Eugene raised the corner of his mouth with a subtle anticipation inside her.
I hope that Ekklesia will be an adversary who can soothe his long boredom.