Debuff Master

Chapter 604

– W-What’s going on?!

– Is Kwon Oh-Shin doping or something?!

– He looks completely different! He looks extremely strong!

All eyes landed on Kaosin the moment he entered the arena. It was understandable, as he looked completely different from how he looked earlier.

Bzzt! Bzzzt!

A massive surge of energy surrounded Kaosin’s body even before the match started and both of his eyes were burning with a blue flame, which was a completely different look from his appearance during the previous rounds.

“W-What the hell is that? He looks fucking strong!” Siegfried exclaimed, shocked by Kaosin’s new look.

“Kyuuu! Are you scared, owner punk?!” Hamchi teased.

“Hey! Won’t you get scared if you were me?!” Siegfried lashed out.

“Kyu?”

“He looks ridiculously strong!”

“So you’re scared? Kyuuu!”

“Yeah,” Siegfried nodded. Then, he added, “I’m about to piss myself.”

“Kyu?”

“Argh...! He looks so scary!” Siegfried said. Surprisingly, he was still smiling.

“Kyu?”

“I’ll be off now,” Siegfried said as he walked toward the arena.

The two faced each other for the third time.

“Whoa~ How can I concentrate on the match when you look so scary?” Siegfried asked with a hint of sarcasm.

“Run your mouth... all you want... Hehe...” Kaosin replied nonchalantly. He looked as if he was high on his newfound powers, and he was even smiling leisurely. Kaosin was extremely confident right now. ‘Can I even lose with this kind of power?’

He could feel the energy from the Rune of Contract: Rampage flowing through his body, and this feeling gave him absolute confidence that he would win the third round—no, he was certain he would win not only the third but the fourth and fifth rounds as well.

Why was he so confident?

He had already overwhelmed Siegfried before even unleashing the rune’s true powers, so he was certain that he would be toying with Siegfried from now on.

Thus, Kaosin did not waste a single second and pressed the "Ready" button.

– Both contestants are ready!

– The third round of the Super Rookie Tournament’s final match will soon begin!

– I’m pumped for this round! What will the terrain be this time?!

Everyone waited for the terrain that the arena would generate with bated breath.

[Alert: 3... 2... 1...!]

[Alert: Fight!]

The Arena of Extremity transformed...

[Alert: Arena of Extremity’s Random Terrain has activated!]

[Alert: The terrain has changed to Murim!]

Once the terrain was decided...

“Waaaaaaaaah!”

Deafening screams filled the V-Sports Stadium.

– Murim! It’s a murim map!

– Finally!

– They say things will come true if you wish for it earnestly! The fans have finally gotten what they wanted!

The commentators were also pumped upon seeing that the map was Murim.

– SuperTinCanMan: Murim LOL

– R.O.D.: Oh?

– EastHonge: Kia

– Heparistos: Oooooh!

The internet chat room was in an uproar, too. Murim was a very famous map. The map frequently appeared on the Arena of Extremity, and it was a dense vast bamboo forest.

The biggest characteristic of this map was that it did not have anything flashy but was famous for its atmosphere. The warm sunlight, the bamboo trees gently swaying along with the cool breeze, and the bamboo leaves flying through the air from time to time...

Murim was a map that looked like something straight out of a murim novel, and it would make anyone think of action-packed duels among expert martial artists. In other words, Siegfried and Kaosin would be slugging it out without any third-party interference, which was precisely what the viewers had been wanting this whole time.

“Keke!” Kaosin burst into laughter and grinned from ear to ear the moment he saw the map. His reaction was completely understandable, as he believed that he had only lost the first and second rounds due to the map and not because of Siegfried’s skills.

However, things would be different this time, as there were no neutral creatures or objects in the Murim map.

“It looks like you have nothing to help you now! What are you going to do?! Haha! Hahaha!” Kaosin sneered triumphantly.

"Heh." However Siegfried was smiling instead of being scared.

“You’re smiling?” Kaosin furrowed his brow. Then, he readied his dual swords and growled, “I’ll wipe that smile off of your face with a good beating—”

“...!”

Kaosin’s eyes shot wide open, and he felt his heart drop the moment Siegfried appeared right in front of his face.

‘W-When did he?!’

He tried to swing his dual swords, but...

Bam!

The +13 Vanquisher’s Grasp struck the crown of his head with tremendous force.

***

Siegfried had successfully launched a perfect ambush.

“Kuheok!”

Kaosin groaned and was slammed face-first into the ground after getting smacked at the top of his head by the +13 Vanquisher’s Grasp.

– W-What was that?!

– Oh!

– Kwon Oh-Shin is down!

The commentators were shocked by the sudden turn of events.

Bzzt! Bzzt! Zaaaaap!

Siegfried’s figure was enveloped with an energy several folds stronger than the energy enveloping Kaosin. It was the third stage of the Debuff Master’s buff skill, Overclocking, and Siegfried had decisively activated it.

“I hope you had fun when I played along,” Siegfried said icily.

Woooong!

He placed down all of his debuff fields and swung his +13 Vanquisher’s Grasp at Kaosin.

Bam! Bam! Bam!

He used Machine Gun Smash at Kaosin’s head while the latter was down on the ground.

Bam! Bam! Bam!

Three stars orbited Kaosin’s head, showing that he was stunned by the consecutive hits.

However, Siegfried wasn't done just yet.

Kwachik!

He grabbed Kaosin’s right leg and pulled him up, slamming him to the ground once again.

Baaam!

Right!

Baaam!

Left!

Baaam!

Right!

Baaam!

Left!

He slammed Kaosin left and right like a ragdoll before throwing him into the distance.

Baaaam!

Kaosin crashed on the ground and rolled a few meters away before stopping.

“A-Argh...!”

Kaosin tried to get up but it was to no avail.

Why?

It was all because Siegfried was faster than him.

Baaaam!

The +13 Vanquisher’s Grasp transformed into a shield and smacked Kaosin on the head.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The three stars appeared over his head once again, showing that he was stunned.

– W-What is happening?!

– Han Tae-Sung is one-sidedly pummeling Kwon Oh-Shin even after his power-up!

– Amazing! Simply amazing! Han Tae-Sung is proving he did not win the first two rounds out of pure luck!

The commentators screamed into their microphones, unable to suppress the excitement welling up inside of them. It was the same for the spectators and viewers; everyone could not hide their excitement at the overwhelming battle.

They expected to finally get the slugfest that they had been waiting for, but they didn't expect that Kaosin would get one-sidedly pummeled even after his inexplicable power spike.

However, what shocked them the most wasn't Kaosin's power spike.

It was Siegfried. Yes, they didn't expect that Siegfried was this strong.

“Do you know what?” Siegfried asked. Then, he whispered into Kaosin’s ear, “You can struggle all you want, but you’re never going to beat me.”

“A-Argh...”

“It seems that you sold your soul for something, but can you even buy anything with that pathetic soul of yours? Cheap things can only buy cheap things; that’s one thing that’s never going to change in this world.”

“I-Impossible...”

“Time for a beating,” Siegfried said with a smile that seemed very insidious. However, he put his +13 Vanquisher’s Grasp away.

Smack! Smack!

He slapped Kaosin twice.

Bam!

And then threw a hook toward Kaosin's face...

Bam!

The hook was followed by an uppercut right into Kaosin’s abdomen.

Siegfried mercilessly beat, beat, and beat Kaosin up.

“You’re quite the tough one,” Siegfried said, sounding very satisfied.

[Kaosin]

[HP: ??????????]

He still had forty percent HP remaining even after going through such abuse, and this was proof that he had truly experienced a power spike. Of course, he could have multiple power spikes, but there would still be no way that he'd be stronger than Siegfried in the third stage of Overclocking.

“You... fucking bastard... I’ll never lose to a loser like you... AAAAAH!”

Kaosin shot up to his feet and rushed at Siegfried, putting on a last stand.

Siegfried observed him for a moment and decided not to pull his +13 Vanquisher’s Grasp out. Instead, he opened both hands and showed his palm to his opponent.

– Oh!

– What is Han Tae-Sung doing?!

– Is he dropping his guard, or is he just confident he can win?!

Everyone was wondering what Siegfried was doing when suddenly...

Whooooooosh!

A gust of wind blew past the bamboo forest, causing the bamboo leaves on the ground to rise up.

Shwaaaaaa!

The bamboo leaves started circling before raining down upon Kaosin before he could reach Siegfried.

Torrential Flower Rain!

Siegfried had decided to use the skill most suitable for the Murim theme of the map, Torrential Flower Rain. Instead of his own projectiles, he used the bamboo leaves in the air as the flowers for his Torrential Flower Rain.

***

Shwaaaaaa!

The bamboo leaves danced in the air...

– B-Beautiful!

– What is this skill called? Han Tae-Sung! This isn’t a skill! This is art! He is making art!

– T-This scene we are looking at is something that will be in the history books of V-Sports!

The commentators and viewers were mesmerized by the beauty of Torrential Flower Rain, but the result wasn't as beautiful as the skill.

The bamboo leaves flew like daggers and turned Kaosin into a tattered rag.

Plop...! Plop...!

Kaosin was bleeding all over, and he stood stunned, looking like a piece of meat hanging on a hook. The Torrential Flower Rain turned the bamboo leaves into razor-sharp blades that sliced and pierced Kaosin’s skin.

Thud...!

Kaosin fell to the ground.

– Ah! He’s down!

– Kwon Oh-Shin is down without even putting up a fight!

– Han Tae-Sung is walking toward Kwon Oh-Shin! Is he going to deal the final blow?!

Siegfried slowly walked toward Kaosin, who was down on the ground.

Everyone expected him to end the battle, but contrary to their expectations, he did not do so. Instead, he grabbed the back of Kaosin’s neck with one hand and his hair with the other.

Then, what happened next could only be described as horrible.

– A-Ah!

– Han Tae-Sung!

– What is he doing?!

The commentators were shocked upon seeing Siegfried's actions. Then, they were rendered speechless. They were speechless because Siegfried was pulling Kaosin’s hair with all of his strength.

Rip!

Siegfried pulled a handful of Kaosin’s hair, but he was far from done. He threw the hair in his hand aside, and then he grabbed another handful of Kaosin’s hair. Afterward, he pulled out another handful of Kaosin's hair once again.

“Ack! Aaaack! W-What are you doing?!” Kaosin shrieked with horror in his voice.

“I’m doing this so you can become even stronger,” Siegfried replied sarcastically.

“I-I can become become even stronger?”

“Most strong characters in video games back then were often bald, weren't they?”

“N-No way...”

It was then.

A chill traveled down Kaosin’s spine upon realizing what Siegfried was trying to say. Yes, Siegfried was planning on pulling out every single hair on Kaosin’s head, which would render Kaosin's character permanently bald.

“Shiny bald head~” Siegfried hummed a tune while doing his work.

Shiny bald head~ Skinny skinny head~ Shiny skinny bald head~