Leveling With The Gods - Chapter 543

[Level Up with God Side Story Episode 19]

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An unbelievable thing happened.

Tick tick-.

Lee Ye’s arrow, split into two, fell helplessly to the ground.

A moment of silence.

A man with black hair came into Seongyoon Lee’s field of vision.

It looked somewhat familiar.

‘Korea people?’

The thought of no way came to mind.

The world where Lee Seong-yoon lived.

There were several players who made it to the tower from there, but only a few of them made it above the 50th floor.

But who would have thought that a player from Korea as well as Earth would participate in this Celestial War.

“Who are you-.”

“It’s still too much to deal with high rankers. “You are not Hargan.”

Lee Seong-yoon’s eyes widened as if they were torn apart as he turned his head and made eye contact with Yu-won.

He was truly Korean.

The higher up you go, the more difficult it is to meet people from your hometown.

I was glad to see him and wanted to say hello, but right now wasn’t the right time.

“This is not a situation where you can just get involved. “I don’t know who it is, but this is a fight between rankers.”

Although he would be quite skilled enough to participate in the Celestial War, he was currently the only ranker from Earth in Lee Seong-yoon’s memory.

It hasn’t been that long since Earth’s players entered the tower in the first place.

Despite Lee Seong-yoon’s dissuasion, Yu-won did not back down.

Instead, he was making eye contact with Lee Ye, who was a little distance away.

Yes.

He loaded the next arrow with a complicated expression and slightly trembling hands.

‘I cut down my arrow.’

I understand if you blocked it.

Usually, those who cannot avoid their own arrows prepare to block them in advance.

If you avoided it, I understood that too.

However, in the first place, his target was not the man in front of him, but Lee Seong-yoon, and the man cut down his arrow just like that.

“…who are you?”

Unlike Lee Seong-yoon, Lee Ye saw something great in Yoo Won.

Among these countless participants, nearly a thousand people.

Lee Ye had the illusion that only she and Yuwon in front of her were standing there.

“Kim Yu-hoon.”

A name that didn’t stick easily came out awkwardly.

“This is my first time hearing this name.”

“It doesn’t matter because it will be known now.”

“It’s arrogant, but it’s worth it.”

Iye’s arrowhead pointed upward.

Iye is said to have shot into the sky and pierced the sun.

The fact that he was aiming at the sky was no different from a signal that he was serious about starting a fight.

“What you want is elixir?”

Lee Ye’s eyes wavered at the words that came out of Yuwon’s mouth.

He asked in confusion as he slowly lowered the arm he raised toward the sky.

“How do you do that?”

“There is no need to fight until the end. “Anyway, the guy you were protecting can’t be revived anymore.”

“What is that-.”

Yi Ye, who belatedly understood Yu Won’s words, quickly turned around.

There, in the middle of many participants, was Pluto, lying foaming at the mouth.

‘When exactly?’

Looking at the other participants, it seemed that they did not know when Pluto became like this.

“Now we’re back to square one.”

Sigh-.

Yuwon said as he turned to Lee Ye.

“Now let’s start the test.”

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The test for the 1st seed, which had been paused due to Pluto’s elimination, began again.

Contestants used skills and wielded weapons to eliminate each other.

Half of the participants who had been hired by Pluto declared themselves to have given up.

From the beginning, their goal was to score points, not to win the competition.

However, some participants in the fight were exceptions.

High rankers and rankers close to high rankers, including Lee Ye and Lee Seong-yoon.

They were excluded from the target from the beginning.

but.

‘I thought it would be like this.’

“Yaaah-!”

Shukaak-.

Kang-!

Yuwon shook his head, blocking the sword flying above his head with his hand.

‘It feels refreshing.’

Sigh-.

“…?”

A question suddenly appeared on the face of the participant whose face was captured.

When on earth did the distance become narrower?

bang-!

After slamming his opponent to the ground, Yuwon rolled his eyes as he looked for his next enemy.

Even though they were just standing still, participants who attacked them continued to appear.

‘It just seemed easy.’

Look at this example:

There was no one around him.

The participants were kept at a certain distance from it, as if there was a barrier around them.

He was the highest-ranked contestant in this #1 seed and was one of the favorites to win.

And around Seongyoon Lee.

‘Is that worth it?’

Pop pop pop pop!

Several rankers were teaming up to attack him.

Perhaps because they were friends from the outside, the sum of the four rankers was quite excellent.

However, Lee Seong-yoon’s control over the Mana Cannon was high enough to easily block them.

‘The skill is so good that it overcomes the stats.’

I realized once again how long ten years had been.

‘You learned it well.’

A long time ago, Yoo Won briefly taught Lee Seong-yoon, who came with Hargan.

Even at that time, Yoo Won recognized Lee Seong-yoon’s talent.

In terms of talent and potential, Lee Seong-yoon was not much different from Yoo Won.

For some reason, in the future, the guy couldn’t even pass the tutorial.

‘I’m curious.’

When I saw Lee Seong-yoon become a ranker, I became curious about him.

I thought that if Lee Seong-yoon had been alive in the future, the fight with Outer might have been a little easier.

Jeopuk-.

It was then.

I was wondering why the next opponent didn’t appear again, but someone was approaching Yuwon.

The most dangerous beast in this #1 seed.

A dragon and tiger-like person that no rabbit or fox can dare touch.

Yes.

‘Did it move in the end?’

His eyes, half hidden by his hair, glared at Yuwon.

His eyes were fierce, but his posture was not aggressive.

He is the one who wields the bow.

If the intention was to fight Yuwon in the first place, there was no reason to narrow the distance like this.

Swoosh swoosh-.

On the other hand, the participants slowly widened the distance to escape from him.

Yuwon clicked his tongue inwardly as he looked at them.

‘You’re afraid of your opponent, so you’re entering the archery’s territory.’

This was precisely the reason why Lee Ye came closer to Yu Won.

He first revealed that he had no intention of fighting.

Yuwon put the knife in his hand back.

Lee Ye, who saw the sword Yuwon was swinging just moments ago, opened his mouth.

“It’s Kusanagi.”

Yuwon was slightly surprised by Lee Ye’s words as he looked at the red sword going into the sheath.

I had no idea that Iye would recognize Kusanagi.

“Where did you get that?”

“Do I really have to answer that?”

“…but.”

There seemed to be a lot of curiosity about something.

Even though he was there on business, he didn’t say much.

I knew what I was curious about.

It was probably a shock that Yuwon cut down his own arrow.

And again.

“Is it because he was prepared to fight with me that he was eliminated even though he knew I wanted the elixir?” It

was also because of the elixir, an essential item for him.

Depending on the answer, it was clear that Lee Ye would show his will to Yuwon at any moment.

If Plutus was eliminated even though there was no other way to obtain the elixir, it would have been a hindrance to Lee Ye.

However,

“I know a way to obtain the elixir.”

Yuwon knew how to get what Lee Ye wanted,

something more precious than what Pluto had.

“And it’s not diluted, it’s the real thing.”

”…Is it real?”

“It’s up to you to save it. I just know how.”

“That’s enough. If there’s a way, it’s up to me to do whatever it takes.”

The reason why Lee Ye tried to obtain even a diluted elixir was because it was so difficult to obtain. It is an elixir

of heaven that is said to cure all diseases, achieves impermeability to poison, and turns the body of an ordinary ranker into a body closer to that of a high ranker. .

Obtaining it was by no means an easy task, no matter how good it was.

“So what is the way?”

“If you know that, are you planning to abstain and leave right away?”

“of course.”

“Then wait a little. At least until this competition is over.”

“Why?”

“The competition won’t be long. You’ll find out when it comes.”

Lee Ye’s expression suddenly changed at Yuwon’s answer.

The elixir was more urgent than anything else for Lee Ye. But he waited without even explaining the reason properly.

“I’m losing faith more and more.”

Shoot.

The magic that flowed from Lee Ye ate away at the surroundings.

A sharp wind passed by Yuwon’s cheek.

If he were an ordinary ranker, it would not be surprising if he had a sharp wound on his face. He would be able

to pick up the bow again at any moment. Li Ye narrowed his eyes sharply.

“Are you lying just to get past this moment? To pass the preliminaries?”

“Well…”

Yuwon looked at the bow hanging on Lee Ye’s back.

“I don’t know if there’s a need to bother telling lies like this.”

“what?”

“If you don’t want to believe it, I can’t help it.”

It was a reckless response. Yuwon’s words were no different from ‘If you tease him, he’ll attack you.’

It’s as if it doesn’t matter if Lee Ye shoots an arrow right here.

‘I don’t understand.’

Where on earth does that confidence come from?

I thought it was strange.

Even if it was Kusanagi’s power to cut down the arrow, the visual acuity and speed to cut it down were entirely Yuwon’s skills.

‘no way.’

I thought I was quite capable.

‘Do you really think you can beat me?’

Lee Ye felt that way as he tried not to avoid a fight.

Time passed.

Lee Ye glared at Yu Won closely, and Yu Won comfortably stood there and looked around.

As time passed, the participants dropped out one by one.

Lee Ye raised his head as he watched the number of participants rapidly decreasing as they declared abstention or fainted.

[55 / 1071]

For some reason, I felt like the surroundings had become quite quiet.

‘Was everyone paying attention?’

Before we knew it, there weren’t many numbers left in this seed.

All the idiots have left, and what remains are the truly talented people.

It was no easy task to select eight people from among them.

A lull that lasted for a while.

It was a completely unexpected person who broke the silence that had developed as they only looked at each other.

“I can’t stand it.”

Lee Ye, who seemed uninterested in the match until now, raised his bow again.

Grumble – the bowstring

being pulled tautly.

The other participants were amazed when they saw the arrowhead pointing towards the sky.

“why?”

“Weren’t you interested in the game?”

Iye’s presence in this seed was nothing short of a disaster.

The status of a high ranker with a double-digit ranking was completely different from that of ordinary rankers.

“Those who are not qualified, please leave quickly. Those who cannot even block arrows like this are not qualified to move on to the next level.”

Is it because I am anxious?

Instead of urging Yuwon, Lee Ye decided to end this preliminary round quickly.

Giiiing-.

An arrow that consumes enormous magical energy and begins to expand.

“I hope there are more people alive than eight.”

Yuwon was standing where Lee Ye’s gaze was directed as he shot the arrow into the sky.