Chapter 513: Chapter 513

Su-hyeuns declaration brought about a sizeable ripple to the arena.

Usually, the main competition and the final match would take place over several days. However, by doing what Su-hyeun had suggested, this years Ranking Wars would be over in one day.

He even placed a significant restriction on himself.

Well, its certainly intriguing, but...

Wouldnt the tournament end far too quickly in this case?

More than anything else, though, would anyone agree to do something like that?

He sure has great confidence in himself, doesnt he?

The crowd was getting curious.

The number of S-Rank awakeners currently in the main competition was about 30 percent of all S-Ranks dispersed throughout the world, and Su-hyeun was saying that he would face them all in a one-on-one fight.

Was something like that even possible, though?

They wanted to see it.

Also, they were curious about the one opponent Su-hyeun was talking about and the potential battle between the two.

It must be Gordon Rohan.

There isnt anyone else.

The spectators thought that Su-hyeuns only opponent today would be Gordon Rohan, the current number one, the organizer of the Ranking Wars, and the one called the strongest awakener in the world before Su-hyeun entered the scene.

And right at that moment...

The one they were thinking of, Gordon Rohan, finally said something. Hmm That suggestion puts me in a bind. However, its also a rather intriguing idea, isnt it?

He revealed himself from the top of the arena.

The wings of an angel were on his back, allowing him to fly in the air. While being subjected to the attention of every single spectator in the arena, he looked down at Su-hyeun on the ground.

Even though he wasnt using a megaphone, Gordon Rohans voice was clearly heard throughout the arena. Just like how it was with Su-hyeuns voice earlier.

Why dont you tell us more? For one, shouldnt you also put forward a reward or compensation for the participants who decide to accept your suggestion?

What Gordon Rohan said just now was indeed correct.

The contestants goal for entering this years Ranking Wars was not to win the whole tournament. Gordon Rohan was to worry about, and with Su-hyeun also in the mix, they no longer even dreamed of winning.

What they wanted now was to earn more fame through the Ranking Wars.

However, the opportunity to do that would be gone if they went along with Su-hyeuns suggestion.

Youre right. Its fine even if you dont win against me. If any of you manage to hit me and leave behind even a small nick or a scratch, Ill pay you double the amount of the reward money.

From your own funds, I presume?

Of course. And also, Su-hyeun scanned the contestants currently sitting among the grandstands. If you want, Ill let you join the Paragon Guild as well. However, if thats not what you want, I can also give you one of the items in my possession.

What...?

The Paragon Guild?

One of Kim Su-hyeuns items?

Now those were astounding incentives, alright.

It didnt matter even if they didnt win. All they had to do was to hit him somehow.

Winning might be out of the question, but wouldnt something like scratching him a bit be possible to pull off? That was the thought that popped up in the contestants heads, along with the greed sprouting in their hearts.

If they could join the Paragon Guild, their fame and fortune would get an instant boost. Not to forget, the Paragon Guild was seen as the worlds strongest elite guilda guild that hadnt accepted anyone since its inception, to boot.

The same also applied to Su-hyeuns items. A portion of the awakeners said that the half of Su-hyeuns incredible strength mustve come from all the top-class items in his possession, after all.

This is a jackpot.

Hey, this is better than winning the tournament, isnt it?

And the reward payout is doubled, too...

There didnt seem to be any negatives to consider, at least according to the offer.

And so, only two issues remained: one, whether or not Gordon Rohan would agree to this suggestion, and two, solving the dissatisfaction of the spectators who didnt like this suggestion at all.

However, the solution to these two problems wasnt that difficult at all.

Well hold it in the event match format, Gordon Rohan aired his idea after pondering the answer for a little while.

The event match format?

It sounded like a last-minute improvisation, but it didnt sound so bad as a pretext to get things moving.

By holding the competition in the event match format, it would be possible to accept both Su-hyeuns suggestions and continue with the main matches.

With this, the spectators feeling dissatisfied by the shortened length of the competition should be appeased to a degree.

However, your rankings will still be affected. Any objections? Gordon Rohan asked loudly.

No one voiced their objections.

The atmosphere had become even hotter, instead.

Gordon Rohan smirked deeply, In that case, lets not beat around the bush and get started.

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Even though he said that time was still required before the event match could get underway, he said that to call for those contestants who were not scheduled to participate in todays main matches. Gordon Rohan also granted the contestants who were already eliminated permission to participate.

It was for the sake of hosting a grander event, even if the scale got grander only by a little bit.

During this brief lull in the competition, Gordon Rohan glanced at Su-hyeun, who was currently standing all by himself in the middle of the arena, and pondered, Did his personality change?

From Su-hyeuns expression to the light in his eyes and the way he spoke or the offer he made, everything seemed different somehow.

More importantly, his unrestrained display of power and judgment was sharp enough to subdue Thomas in one strike.

Every single one of those actions and words seemed a little different to Su-hyeun that Gordon Rohan remembered.

Still, it suits him well.

Su-hyeun didnt look awkward at all.

A few among the spectators might think that something was a bit off with Su-hyeuns current behavior. It seemed to be at odds with how he came across in past interviews and such. However, Gordon Rohan didnt think the same as they did.

The best of the best should act like one, after all.

No matter what, Su-hyeun was the best of the best.

Even Gordon Rohan, a man with overflowing pride, acknowledged that. Su-hyeuns powers had reached a realm so high that no one could even look up anymore. And it happened a long time ago, too.

However, Su-hyeuns personality didnt suit such a powerful man occupying the best of the best seat.

His usual nature was rather laid-back, and when there was no urgent matter to deal with, he sometimes came across as a hippy. Not only did he lack ambition or desire, but he also didnt have much of an ego or outward confidence.

Yet there he was, standing all by himself in the center of the arena.

The first challenger soon stepped forward.

Allow me to be the first one.

He was someone Su-hyeun was familiar with: Bak Yun-gyu, the Korean S-Rank who ranked among the very best in the worldafter excluding the Paragon Guild members, of course.

His current ranking was sixth, which was definitely not low by any measure. On the contrary, it was incredibly high.

The crowd erupted in cheers at Bak Yun-gyus challenge, but Su-hyeun remained standing still. He then slowly nodded as if he couldnt hear them.

He was silently telling his challenger to give his all.

Step

Bak Yun-gyu took a step forward.

As he yanked his sword out, a humongous image materialized right behind him.

[Heavenly Sword King One Sword Cutting Through Everything]

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