It’s an Academic Fact That Rankers Are Model Students – Chapter 120

Chapter 120: BlackChef VS Kyung-joon (2)

Thud.

BlackChef took a stance without even thinking about stopping the bleeding.

It was an insight.

If he had tried to heal himself by taking out a potion or bandage, his throat would have been slit right then.

There was no way Kyung-joon would have just let him be.

BlackChef instinctively knew this.

[Epic Skill 『Bloodlust (Lv.2)』 ]

[Passive Skill. Engraves the body with the murderous instincts of 『Louis Ballia』, the worst culinary murderer who shook the past World.]

Fwoosh!

BlackChef ran towards Kyung-joon.

He never even thought about his own life in the first place.

He had only one thought in mind, to PK Kyung-joon!

🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷

Countless clashes unfolded between Kyung-joon and BlackChef.

[Mythical skill 『Dimensional Study Room (Lv.2)』 ]

▶Time Dilation: 3.59x

Kyung-joon activated Dimensional Study Room (Lv.2) on top of his agility stat of 605.

Based on pure numbers alone, Kyung-joon should have already won.

Yet, BlackChef was still standing.

Swish! Swish!

Kyung-joon relentlessly unleashed attacks based on incredible speed!

BlackChef was dodging them with almost mythical movements.

Cha! Chachack!

But was Kyung-joon, who was 3.59 times faster, simply too fast?

Grazing wounds continued to increase on BlackChef.

Of course, BlackChef wasn’t just dodging.

“Dice Cut!”

Chachack! Chachachachachack!

BlackChef’s sashimi knife moved wildly.

A shower of blood splattered around.

Could that truly be the swordsmanship of someone with only one arm left?

BlackChef’s attacks were that impressive.

However, there was one very unfortunate thing.

[Rare skill 『Delay Magic (Lv.2)』 ]

[Activates a delayed magic spell.]

The shower of blood that had splattered around wasn’t Kyung-joon’s, but BlackChef’s.

[Unique skill 『Energy Shooter – Shooting Guard (Lv.2)』 ]

[Accurately deflects an opponent’s attack.]

Tatang! Tatatatatang!

Pre-prepared energy bullets accurately neutralized BlackChef’s knife attacks.

And in that fleeting moment created…..

Kyung-joon, as if waiting for this opportunity, immediately swung his mana blade.

Chalak!

Blood spurted upwards as the arm holding the sashimi knife flew off.

The shower of BlackChef’s blood from the grazing wounds had already stopped a while ago.

Because……

“This is the end.”

“……Cough?!”

He was no longer able to move.

Pushuk. Pushuk.

The mana blade remained embedded in BlackChef’s abdomen, causing him to continuously cough up blood.

Thud!

Finally, BlackChef collapsed to the ground.

The match took about 3 minutes.

In truth, the moment BlackChef lost his right arm, the match was already over.

Even if Kyung-joon had just stalled for about 10 minutes to prevent healing, BlackChef would have collapsed from blood loss anyway.

Nevertheless, Kyung-joon fought with all his might to bring him down quickly.

He had a feeling that if he let his guard down, he might be the one to fall.

“Next time…… I want to taste……the delicious bread……”

BlackChef said with a dying voice, barely lifting his head.

“Yes. You can look forward to it then. I’ll make sure it’s truly delicious.”

Plop.

BlackChef’s head fell to the ground.

It was a clear victory for Kyung-joon, no matter who saw it.

━Whoa…… is this for real?

━How did he win?

━Seriously, how did he win……

━It’s like watching Naruto

━The fight scene is insane

━Is this a fight between ranked players?

━They’re playing a completely different game from us lol

━I’m a ranked player in The World, but I can’t fight like that;;

━But why does it sound like they’re talking so fast? Like it’s sped up;;

━Their mouths are moving super fast too. Freaky lol

[『WalletSoldier』 has donated 800,000,000 liyan.]

▶Kyaaaak,,, Phew! BlackChef you bastard~~~!! You deserved to die~@+!! Haha!! Thank you so much..~~!!

WalletSoldier, as promised, expressed his deep gratitude to Kyung-joon.

Kyung-joon replied that it was nothing and began to examine the dropped items again.

The items dropped by Protein, the items dropped when Miguning died.

And BlackChef should have dropped an item as well.

He had to.

“Huh? He didn’t drop an item? That’s strange? His HP is definitely at 0… Now that I think about it, his body hasn’t disappeared yet―”

The moment Kyung-joon realized something.

Crack!

BlackChef, who was in the pit, leaped towards Kyung-joon with lightning speed.

With both arms gone, he held a sashimi knife in his mouth!

[Epic skill 『Instinct for Slaughter (Lv.2)』’s 『Last Slaughter』 effect has been activated.]

[The last slaughter and final act of the worst gourmet murderer, 『Louise Valia』. Upon receiving a fatal blow, it grants the ability to avoid death once and unleash a final attack.]

Suhwaak!

An aura the color of blood enveloped the sashimi knife.

BlackChef, with it clenched between his teeth……

“Eeu……!”

(Now……!)

He lunged at Kyung-joon with a wide grin.

A maniac’s smile.

There was no obsession with victory, nor resentment towards Kyung-joon.

Only the single-minded determination to kill Kyung-joon!

Pakang!

[Rare skill 『Long Divine Shield (Lv.8)』 ]

[Summons a holy shield at a distance.]

BlackChef’s attack was blocked by a holy shield that suddenly appeared.

Kyung-joon didn’t use it.

To his left.

“You won’t lay a finger on the boy……!”

DPSPaladin was charging in.

With his large and magnificent lance pointed forward.

Pukak!

His lance pierced through BlackChef’s head, completely crushing it.

Thud!

As if his soul had left him, BlackChef slumped down, and……

Pachang!

He then turned into light and disappeared.

A player’s ordinary death.

A forced logout.

“Boy, when fighting players, always make sure they’re forcibly logged out. Otherwise, you might get backstabbed like this.”

Pushuk!

DPSPaladin pulled his lance out of BlackChef’s head.

Just the head, not attached to the body.

Pachang!

And like the body, it turned into light and disappeared.

“But it seems I didn’t need to help.”

By the time his lance pierced BlackChef’s head, it was already separated from the body.

BlackChef’s neck was already severed by Kyung-joon before he could even deploy Long Divine Shield.

It was an unimaginable speed, his agility beyond comprehension.

‘His confidence back then was definitely not arrogance.’

When they parted ways at the Luxemb Library, Kyung-joon had said, 『It’s alright. There’s no way I’ll lose.』

Indeed, the movements Kyung-joon displayed during the qualification test were as fast as lightning.

However, BlackChef could even react to ‘lightning’.

Once, a ranked Ranger tried to ambush BlackChef from behind with an arrow.

It was clearly a surprise attack, but……

BlackChef reacted.

He reacted and deflected it with his prized Chinese cleaver.

There was a reason DPSPaladin warned him to be careful of Kyung-joon.

Moreover, he had seen BlackChef secretly observing Kyung-joon at the testing ground.

That’s why he went out of his way to meet Kyung-joon and warn him beforehand.

‘……It was a completely unnecessary worry.’

[Mythical skill 『Dimensional Study Room』 deactivated.]

Kyung-joon returned time to its normal flow and said,

“I’m glad our alliance is still intact. I thought you’d dissolved it since you just watched without helping.”

“Don’t be ridiculous. Don’t be so cynical.”

“Haha.”

Of course.

When he first witnessed the two fighting, he intended to intervene immediately.

But the moment he raised his shield and lance, he realized.

There was no need.

Or rather, 『he couldn’t help.』 That was more accurate.

‘I couldn’t even fathom keeping up with that……’

The best tank was one who perfectly matched the dealer’s rhythm.

Blocking attacks and dealing damage at the right time, making things as comfortable as possible for the dealer .

Conversely, the worst tank was one who made the dealer adjust to them.

Just like this situation.

Kyung-joon’s movements were so fast and meticulously planned that DPSPaladin judged his involvement would only hinder him.

Quietly observing was the most helpful thing he could do.

Still, he was human.

He waited with his whole body tense, believing there would be a moment when Kyung-joon would let his guard down.

To jump in like a black knight, or rather, a white knight, and save the day the moment Kyung-joon showed a lapse in concentration.

But even this was unnecessary.

Kyung-joon did have brief moments of vulnerability, but he had the ability to handle them.

There was nothing DPSPaladin could do to assist Kyung-joon.

“No, thanks to you, I was able to avoid some minor injuries. That shield? If you hadn’t used it, I might have gotten hurt a bit even after cutting his head off.”

The law of inertia.

Even if you perfectly slice a fired bullet in half, instead of just piercing the forehead, it might end up piercing both eyes.

Similarly, even with his head severed mid-attack, BlackChef’s attack would have still reached Kyung-joon.

“I’m glad you see it that way.”

“I’m serious…… Ouch.”

Kyung-joon suddenly winced.

“Hmm? Is something wrong?”

“No, it’s just…… some blood got in my eye.”

Kyung-joon rubbed his eye with his sleeve, trying to wipe away the blood that kept obscuring his vision.

However, his sleeve was already soaked in blood, making it a futile effort.

“Here, use this.”

DPSPaladin offered a handkerchief to Kyung-joon.

“Ah, thanks. But don’t you need it?”

“You use it first and then give it back to me.”

DPSPaladin said with a smile as he looked at Kyung-joon.

Ssuk suk.

Kyung-joon wiped his face clean and was about to hand the handkerchief back…

“Hehe.”

……but the paladin’s laugh was so creepy that he ended up burning it with Energy Shooter.

Fwoosh!

“Ah…… That was expensive……”

DPSPaladin said casually.

“I’ll buy you a new one later.”

“Y, Yeah, sure.”

The paladin simply fidgeted with his rough beard awkwardly.

🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷

[You have PK’ed Chef of Carnage in reverse.]

[The penalty of Epic Skill 『Ser|al K|ller (Lv.2)』 will be applied.]

[10% of 『BlackChef』’s stats will be deducted.]

[Strength has been reduced by 61.]

[Agility has been reduced by 89.]

[Intelligence has been reduced by 4.]

[Stamina has been reduced by 38.]

[Mana has been reduced by 12.]

[Dexterity has been reduced by 41.]

You have also collected dropped items.

[You have acquired the unique item 『BlackChef’s Cookbook ~The Dark Cookbook Where Two Eat and Both Die~』.]

[You have acquired the low-grade item 『Anchovy Tooth Ring』.]

[You have acquired the unique item 『Fantasy Pine Mandolin』.]

Afterwards, DPSPaladin and Kyung-joon formed a party and quickly defeated the remaining enemies.

It was an overwhelming offensive, making the term “defense battle” meaningless.

They didn’t care about the monsters flowing behind them and only focused on moving forward.

There was the Energy Tower behind them anyway, along with other players and Luxemb’s elite troops.

He wasn’t sure about other players, but among the elite troops, there were quite a few who were similar to or stronger than rankers.

Especially those at the general level were strong enough to give Kyung-joon quite a hard time.

Moreover, BlackChef, who was the biggest problem, was already dead.

So there was no need to worry too much.

Under these circumstances, the defense of Luxemb could be successfully concluded.

🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷

Time passed.

Back at the training ground.

The place that was used as the exam site for the qualification test.

Of course, it wasn’t an exam site anymore, but an ‘awards ceremony hall’.

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