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Chapter 88




<Chapter 88: The God of Martial Arts Reverted to Level 2>
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The restriction of the tutorial.
This was a powerful lock that applied to all players worldwide.
[All skills and stats in the game are adjusted and applied in reality.]
If the stats from the Battle.net game were directly brought into the real world and used, it would inevitably cause significant chaos in society.
The restriction of the tutorial was a buffer to minimize this.
Removing this restriction by 'editing' it was a task of a different dimension compared to controlling human emotions.
Ariel gasped when she heard Jueunji's words.
[What! You're going to remove the restriction of the tutorial? Even with the use of the Akashic Page, for that to be possible... This must be a supporting gift of SSS rank.]
“Ariel, can you speak Japanese too?”
[Human languages are easy to grasp.]
“Then keep translating what they say and tell me.”
[Understood.]
While Seong Jihan was entrusting the translation to Ariel.
[Oh... My clone's abilities are insufficient.]
Swoosh—
Jueunji's skin began to split.
Inside the split skin, instead of human flesh, there was a golden sheet of paper.
[Akari, the restriction removal time is 5 minutes.]
Crack—
Jueunji's body, made of Akashic Pages, started to disintegrate.
As her arms and legs completely disappeared and her torso turned to dust.
She looked down at her body and laughed eerily.
[Just bring me to Japan with a breath of life.]
[...Understood, my lord!]
[Then I'll see you in Japan.]
To break the restriction of the tutorial, Jueunji paid a huge price.
Eleven Akashic Pages that formed her clone's body were completely gone.
Through this, she obtained a 5-minute restriction removal time.
Watching Jueunji disappear with a smile, Akari clenched her teeth.
‘It’s because I’m not good enough...!’
Because she couldn’t subdue Seong Jihan, her lord's clone had to be sacrificed.
Akari, who had watched Itoshi Shizuru pay a tremendous price to create a clone, felt utterly ashamed that she couldn’t even subdue Silver.
[I’ll cut off your limbs!]
Akari roared and charged at lightning speed.
[You want to cut off my limbs?]
“I don’t need a translation for this.”
[The restriction removal time is 5 minutes.]
“That’s important.”
Swish!
Her movements, driven by anger, were simpler than before, but the speed, enhanced by the removal of the restriction, became several times more threatening.
‘Even Force can’t control her.’
Akari’s charge, ignoring the power of Force that governs space, closed the distance.
As the distance narrowed, three shurikens flew instantly, aiming for Seong Jihan’s limbs.
As Akari had intended, the attack clearly aimed to cut off Seong Jihan’s limbs.
However, the shurikens, as they approached Seong Jihan.
Crack—
Lost their force and fell to the ground.
‘Absolute Domain works.’
The size of the Force’s Absolute Domain increases proportionally with the stats.
While Akari’s actions became more threatening, they could still be controlled once they entered this domain.
[Pointless resistance!]
However, Akari’s direct attacks were difficult to control even within the Absolute Domain, and could only be slowed down a bit.
But for Seong Jihan, that was enough.
‘I can block this too.’
Boom!
The form of the Eclipse, which blocked the dagger, slightly deformed, and a massive shockwave burst out in all directions.
As if a bomb had exploded, all the tables and furniture in the cafe turned to dust.
With Dia’s power fully unleashed, the superhuman strength was properly displayed.
[Grunt!]
Bang! Bang!
Akari, regaining her breath, fiercely pressed Seong Jihan.
Attacks poured down so fiercely that it seemed one of his limbs would be cut off at any moment.
For the viewers watching in first person, each moment was terrifying.
- Damn... Isn’t this dangerous?
- I can’t even see the ninja’s attacks;;
- How is he blocking them? wtf
The attacks continued, as if from a manga or anime.
Only the sound of weapons clashing could be heard, and it was impossible to discern where and how they were flying.
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Only the sound of weapons clashing could be heard, and it was impossible to discern where and how they were flying.
Akari’s arms, moving at high speed, were invisible from the shoulder down.
- Fighting Dia for real... He’s crazy... Isn’t he supposed to be a one-shot kill?
- Don’t talk about one-shot kills, this is a real situation.
- What can we do! If Jihan’s limbs are cut off...
- Hasn’t the player suppression special forces been dispatched yet?
- They have been dispatched!
- Even the special forces might not be able to beat Dia...
Clang! Clang!
The attacks were blocked again.
The enemy’s hidden dagger seemed about to break but didn’t.
Seong Jihan still didn’t allow a single hit.
[Grunt...!]
Akari was almost driven mad.
Her lord had sacrificed a clone to remove the restriction, and this was the result!
Even if Seong Jihan used self-buffs, her stats were clearly superior.
Yet, her attacks kept failing by a hair’s breadth.
‘And those eyes...!’
Despite the overwhelming pressure.
Seong Jihan’s eyes showed no waver.
No... He even seemed to be enjoying the situation.
Even in a situation where a single wrong move could cost him a limb, he didn’t seem to think he would lose.
‘I’ll shatter that confidence...!’
Meanwhile.
Seong Jihan was thinking differently.
‘If I’m not careful, the building might be damaged.’
Each time the weapons clashed, a massive shockwave burst out.
The surrounding objects were already turned to dust by the shockwaves.
‘This level of impact will definitely affect the building.’
If a fire breaks out, it could lead to a disaster.
Seong Jihan glanced out the window.
The park beyond the window was almost empty.
‘We need to move there.’
The cafe was on the 4th floor of the building.
Seong Jihan threw himself out without hesitation.
Crash!
“What, what is this?!”
“You almost hit me!”
As the glass shattered and fell to the ground, people on the street looked up and shouted.
[Don’t run!]
As the 4th floor cafe walls burst open and Akari flew out at terrifying speed, people realized the situation was serious and screamed, fleeing.
‘This place is suitable.’
As Seong Jihan landed in the quiet park, Akari, who had been chasing him, used a skill.
Ninjutsu
Illusion Shuriken
Without the restriction, she had refrained from using this skill, fearing it might instantly kill Seong Jihan.
‘There’s not much time left...!’
More than half of the 5-minute limit had already passed.
There was no more time to consider the opponent’s life.
A decision had to be made.
Swoosh!
Numerous throwing stars appeared in the air, surrounding Seong Jihan.
[This time, there are no illusions.]
“...Is that so?”
Looking at the dark throwing stars mixed with dark energy, Ariel spoke calmly.
The skill was called Illusion Shuriken, but this time there were no illusions.
Indeed, the restriction had been removed, hadn’t it?
Whirl!
Throwing stars flew from all directions.
[Die!]
Akari, filled with rage, charged at lightning speed.
Her eyes were full of murderous intent, showing no intention of capturing Seong Jihan.
In this situation, it was impossible to avoid.
‘I need to end this here.’
Unnamed Divine Art
Shadow Spirit Technique
Dark Soul Vortex
The shadow sword Eclipse lost its form and turned into a vortex.
The Dark Soul Vortex fiercely swirled, starting to absorb the shurikens flying towards Seong Jihan.
[...What is this!]
Akari’s spine shivered.
The vortex that absorbed all the shurikens was a skill of a completely different level from her Illusion Shuriken.
The swirling darkness was so ominous and violent that it made her pause in her charge.
She shouldn’t go there.
Her instincts warned her.
‘But...!’
Recalling the sacrifice of her lord’s clone, Akari steeled her resolve.
She couldn’t give up because of this vortex.
That left arm.
She just needed to cut off that left arm, which had become one with the sword.
[Ninjutsu... Ghost Slash!]
Akari, holding a white dagger, charged into the growing Dark Soul Vortex.
Trusting in Dia’s abilities, it was a straightforward charge.
However.
Squish!
Instead of cutting the vortex.
A bloodline appeared on Seong Jihan’s left arm.
A single strike that transcended space, Ghost Slash.
It leaped over the space where the Dark Soul Vortex was and cut off Seong Jihan’s left arm from above.
‘Finally...!’
The attack finally landed!
Akari, excited, used Ghost Slash several times to completely cut off the left arm.
Whoosh—
Although her SS-grade ninja suit was torn and her flesh was ripped, she didn’t hold back, given that it was the first effective hit.
After swinging her sword several times.
Thud!
Finally, Seong Jihan’s left arm was completely cut off.
[Got it!]
Seeing this, Akari felt tears welling up.
If the time had been delayed any further, she might have lost.
But in the end, she won.
[It’s over, Seong Jihan. I’ll cut off your limbs and take your body to Japan...!]
With the annoying hidden dagger gone, he couldn’t resist anymore.
The intense dark vortex wouldn’t be able to maintain its power.
Akari, about to cut off Seong Jihan’s remaining limbs with her dagger.
[...Eh?]
Something was wrong.
Her body wouldn’t move.
No, it was moving, but her feet wouldn’t.
As if stuck in quicksand.
Akari’s eyes trembled as she looked at the ground.
[What is this...?]
Clearly, the arm was cut off.
But the dark vortex didn’t lose its momentum.
The vortex, which seemed to have subsided, had just changed direction and completely enveloped Akari’s feet.
“Hmm, did you think I lost my arm?”
Swish.
Seong Jihan, with only his right arm remaining, stepped back.