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Chapter 60: Last Hope (9)

Chapter 60: Last Hope (9)

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Jagel Meng had been a genius since young and had been called the best tactician in <Chaos>. He always considered himself to be the brightest genius among anyone in <Chaos>. But his pride had now dwindled.

“I know of your plan.”

“…”

“It’s impossible. You don’t even stand a chance against the Generals of those Lords.”

Meng joined the annoying tournament only to give such advice.

“Do you think you are the first in <Chaos> to say such a thing? There was one like you 200 years ago, 300 years ago. Do you know what happened to all of them?”

Meng paused for a second and continued, “They’re all dead.”

<Chaos> had been around for countless years. Many people tried to revolutionize the place. There were heroes who wanted the greater good for the people.

All of them never returned from the <Depth>.

Meng had withstood 400 years in <Chaos>. Because of that, he was entitled to say this.

“You think we’re fools for leaving this world as it is?”

Meng knew why the world couldn’t change. The people here were too deep into their despair. They were afraid of having hope. They were afraid of experiencing greater despair that might be waiting beyond any hope. That’s why they gave up on hope. That’s how they found a way to survive.

And now, there was new hope that was luring people in. It was Meng’s job to quell this threat before their hope would grow into more despair.

“<Chaos> cannot change anymore.”

Meng activated his reading skill [Seven Golden Line]. It was a top-grade unique skill that enabled Meng to read all the statuses of a target. Meng’s ‘Eye of Sky’ shone red.

[System Error. Cannot read user data.]

[System Error. Cannot read user data.]

Meng frowned. ‘W-what?’

And then Jaehwan spoke for the first time.

“Are you done? If you talk again, I’ll kill you.”

Jaehwan made a move with his sword. It had been a long time since Meng had gotten beat up. It was too late when his sight was fading. He felt pain had struck his stomach and he couldn’t think. The pure pain made him astonished.

‘M-maybe he might have a chance against some Generals…’

And then he realized he was shooting up into the sky.

All the spectators turned pale. They couldn’t believe what they were seeing. The sheer power they were witnessing was unprecedented.

-I-it is amazing strength! The Master has defeated Jagel Meng in just one move!

The spectators realized that they were not mistaken about what they had seen. Meng fell onto the ground as people burst into cheers.

“WOW!”

“Master of Gorgon!”

What Jaehwan used was his new skill [Twisting Kill]. They were debating on the name Twisting Stab or Twisting Slash when Cayman interrupted with the new name.

-Stab or slash, they are both made to kill, so just name it Twisting Kill!

Jaehwan turned to Meng as he remembered Cayman.