Gongon was about to retreat when Kraken closed in and grabbed the dragon’s leg. Junhyuk saw the octopus. It had already been by Gongon’s headb.u.t.t and Junhyuk’s Spatial Slash.

He checked on Kraken’s health and realized the champion had to have drunk a potion because it had 50 percent of its total health at that point. Junhyuk knew he couldn’t kill Kraken with a Spatial Slash, but if Gongon fell into to the swamp, they would have bigger problems.

So, Junhyuk used the Spatial Slash on Kraken’s remaining eye, and the octopus lost all of his health. The damage was way higher than he had expected.

Kraken lost 52 percent of his health all at once and faded away.

[You’ve killed Kraken and earned 3,000G.]

Junhyuk didn’t have a chance to be surprised by Gongon. The dragon transformed and breathed fire toward his enemies. Kilraden had disappeared, and Nid was rushing.

Nid’s rush was capable of piercing defenses, and when he saw that the Elidra had pa.s.sed by Gongon and was heading his way, he frowned.

He couldn’t let himself get hit with the rush, so he quickly raised the force field around himself. Nid bounced off of it, and Kilraden reappeared and stabbed Gongon’s neck.

Gongon dropped sideways, and Junhyuk ran toward the hatchling, placing him within the force field.

Gongon turned to his enemies, glaring.

“These pieces of s.h.i.ts!”

He gritted his teeth and tried to go out.

“Kilraden can teleport, so we should kill Nid first.”

“Anytime!”

Gongon ran out first, heading toward Nid, who was now trying to escape. However, Gongon had the item boosting his speed now.

Nid couldn’t escape, and Gongon closed in and punched at him. Nid scowled and parried the punches with his sword.

Clang!

But Gongon had martial arts training, and he was able to exchange blows with Kraken, who had many tentacles, so he got through Nid’s parries successfully.

Gongon and Nid were fighting ferociously, and Junhyuk looked around and saw Kilraden standing very far away. When the allies entered the force field, Kilraden retreated. He knew that if he stepped up at that moment, only death awaited him.

But Junhyuk didn’t want to let Kilraden go. He and Gongon had decieded to kill Nid first, and everyone had used their powers. Their swordsmanship skills would decide the victors. Nid was very capable in that regard, but he couldn’t fight Gongon and Junhyuk by himself.

Nid started losing health quickly, and when Kilraden appeared next to him, a shockwave triggered. Kilraden was. .h.i.t by it, and allies continued to focus on Nid.

With the debuff effects stacking, the allies could easily kill Nid. That’s what it looked like right now. Nid was trying to prevent heavy damage, parrying and deflecting attacks constantly, but from time to time, a hit got through.

Suddenly, however, the force field disappeared, and the enemy champions mounted their attacks.

“Rooaar!”

The loud howl made Junhyuk and Gongon stop, and when Nid’s sword turned translucent, the champion attacked. The stun lasted for three seconds, but it felt like an eternity.

Kilraden had retreated far away when he got hit by the shockwave, but he teleported and attacked Gongon. Both Nid’s and Kilraden’s attacks were critical hits. Every melee attack that landed while the target was stunned was a critical.

Gongon lost most of his health all of a sudden.

Once he could move again, Junhyuk touched Gongon and teleported toward the back. He could cover twenty meters at once, and there was no way for Kilraden to catch up with them.

Only 12 percent of Gongon’s health remained, and after Junhyuk placed Gongon on the ground, he ran forward and shouted back, “Stay here and rest!”

Kilraden was running toward him. The champion had used one of his teleportations to attack Gongon the first time, and after the force field disappeared and Nid howled, he had used it a second time. Only one remained.

Junhyuk closed in on Kilraden so that Kilraden wouldn’t focus on Gongon. The a.s.sa.s.sin turned to Nid.

“Trust me,” the elidra said, running toward Junhyuk.

Nid had 15 percent of his health left, and Junhyuk could see that and knew that n.o.body had any powers left. Nid had full trust in his health and swordsmanship.

Kilraden was following Nid like a shadow, and Junhyuk couldn’t let them get away, so he swung his sword and Nid tried to parry. Reading Nid’s movements, Junhyuk triggered acceleration. Nid was using his chaotic sword technique, and Junhyuk moved his sword in such a way that even the champions couldn’t block.

Both sides had moved, but Junhyuk’s swords suddenly changed directions. Junhyuk could control his muscles, but this was difficult even for him.

Nid couldn’t parry the attack, but Junhyuk didn’t aim for a weak spot. Junhyuk had already debuffed Nid with the Frozen Rune Sword, so his attack was a success. His sword pierced Nid’s thigh, and the champion staggered back. That’s when Junhyuk aimed for Nid’s neck. The acceleration was gone, but Nid was in the middle of staggering, so Junhyuk thought the attack would land.

However, Nid c.o.c.ked his head to the side and dodged the attack. Then, Junhyuk pulled the sword from Nid’s thigh and slashed him across.

Nid was cut in half and faded.

[You’ve killed Nid and earned 3,000G.]

Junhyuk did not stare at Nid’s fallen body disappearing. His sight was fixed on Kilraden. If the a.s.sa.s.sin attacked Gongon now, the hatchling would certainly die.

He wanted to keep that from happening, but he couldn’t stop a teleport.

Right before him, Kilraden teleported. Junhyuk turned back toward Gongon, who was still transformed, and saw Kilraden appear like a shadow behind the hatchling, swinging his dagger.

“Gon!” Junhyuk shouted and ran toward Gongon, but his timing was off. Kilraden’s dagger travelled through the empty air, aiming for a critical hit. But then, Gongon’s transformation wore off, and the hatchling got smaller, causing Kilraden to fail.

Now that he was smaller, Gongon slammed his tail against the a.s.sa.s.sin’s thigh. Scowling, Kilraden swung his dagger at him, but the dragon rolled to the side to dodge.

Junhyuk was now between then, and he took the opportunity to swing his sword.

Clang!

Kilraden parried with his dagger and took a step back. The a.s.sa.s.sin hadn’t used all of his powers. He could still hide and counter.

Junhyuk attacked him ferociously, knowing that the cooldown for the Spatial Slash was nearly over. He wouldn’t let the a.s.sa.s.sin get away.

Kilraden had been waiting for him to attack, so he used his counter. It had looked like Kilraden had parried the sword, but he had stabbed Junhyuk instead, taking 30 percent of his health.

Junhyuk ignored the pain and continued to swing his sword roughly. That’s when Kilraden hid.

“Gon! Step aside!”

If the allies could remain safe while Kilraden was hiding, victory would be theirs. So, Gongon ran toward Hatma. Due to his buff, he wouldn’t get caught.

Junhyuk followed him. Kilraden could attack him, but not Gongon.

Kilraden’s first attack had been a success, but it only took 30 percent off Junhyuk’s health. He had 70 percent of his health left, so he had some room to fight Kilraden.

On top of that, Kilraden’s stats were entirely focused on attacking, so his defense was quite low.

The a.s.sa.s.sin had made up his mind. He couldn’t catch up with Gongon, so he attacked Junhyuk instead. That’s when Junhyuk felt something sharp on his neck, and he turned swinging his sword.

Junhyuk prevented any additional hits and turned to face the a.s.sa.s.sin. He looked at the expression on Kilraden’s face and smiled.

“We won.”

Junhyuk ran at him swinging, and Kilraden parried his sword. The a.s.sa.s.sin could tell he was in a tough spot, so he started to retreat. That’s when Gongon came up from behind Junhyuk and headb.u.t.ted Kilraden, pushing him back.

Junhyuk closed in again and swung his sword at the champion, trying to get his attention. Gongon breathed fire. Because the hatchling was buffed, he was dealing much more damage than usual. The firebreath was a critical hit, and Kilraden lost a chunk of his health.

Junhyuk was able to stab Kilraden very deep at that point, and although Kilraden tried to parry it, Junhyuk used the Spatial Slash with the strike.

His power went deep into Kilraden’s neck, and the champion faded.

[You’ve killed Kilraden and earned 3,000G.]

Junhyuk looked at Kilraden’s corpse disappearing and sighed deeply. He had had to protect Gongon, so the fight was tough. Then, he felt something against his b.u.t.t.

When he turned to look, he saw Gongon, angry.

“Shouldn’t I have gotten one?”

Junhyuk smiled bitterly.

“Sorry. I didn’t expect Kraken would die so easily.”

They had been able to demolish Kraken with the buff. Hatma’s buffs were astonishing.

They heard clapping then, and turned to see Hatma still standing there.

“You are still here?”

“It was fun to watch.” The sorcerer crossed his arms and said, “Thanks to you.”

“What?”

Hatma, who was smiling mysteriously, raised his hand.

“See you later,” he said.

The roots restrained Hatma again, and Junhyuk looked at Gongon and asked, “What did he mean?”

“Not sure. But thanks to us, he was able to eat the things we got for him!”

Junhyuk agreed. Thinking of it, the allies had gotten things for Hatma that weren’t easy to get. Hatma awarded them with buffs, but maybe Hatma was getting stronger by eating the things they brought him.

Junhyuk shrugged.

“We won thanks to the buffs.”

Gongon was still murmuring complaints as he got on Junhyuk’s neck, and Junhyuk looked at him.

“Sarang isn’t here. Give me a piggyback ride.”

Junhyuk asked the dragon, “Gon, can you fix Sarang’s communication crystal as well?”

“So that you can see her face?”

“Right.”

Gongon shrugged and said, “It’s not that hard.” The dragon rested his chin on Junhyuk’s head and asked, “What do we do now?”

“I’ll tell Sarang to go to Bebe. Meanwhile, we’ll destroy the second bottom tower. There is a plenty of time.”

Gongon smiled.

“OK. I need time to refill my candy stash.”