The Cursed Blacksmith Who Regressed - Chapter 100

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Episode 100

Since Shasha wasn’t yet comfortable with Korean, Choi Hyun explained on her behalf.

“Understood, Boss.”

“Good. Now that everyone including Shasha understands, let’s begin. The method will be sparring. But we’ll do it like real combat. Now that we have Shasha with us, it’s okay to get injured. Let’s start then.”

That’s when An U-ju asked.

“What’s the format? Tournament style?”

“No, all four of you will fight at once. A tournament format might not be fair.”

“Huh? Wouldn’t that be even more unfair?”

“Why?”

“Well, each position has its own characteristics, so if we just fight all together like this, how can we tell who has the qualifications for the deputy squad leader position…”

“It’s fine. Strength is qualification itself, and since the deputy squad leader position represents me, the 1st Squad’s deputy squad leader prioritizes strength as the first principle. And wouldn’t a chaotic battle make it easier to assess judgment and such things?”

“I suppose?”

That’s when Geomseung, who had been listening quietly, spoke up.

– Hey archer kid, you scared? If you’re scared, just quit. Someone like you doesn’t have leadership material. I can tell because I’ve seen plenty.

“Ah, you stay out of this. What do you know?”

– At least I know better than you. Coward archer.

At Geomseung’s sarcasm, Choi Hyun extended his hand to Kim Ha-geom.

“We need to fight fairly, so let’s leave Geomseung out for now. It would be cheating for a coach to interfere when players are fighting.”

“Understood.”

After Kim Ha-geom handed over his sword, the four people spread out.

Choi Hyun also stepped back to observe their fight.

He wasn’t worried about accidents.

If anything too serious happened, he planned to intervene, and minor injuries could be healed by Shasha.

An atmosphere of impending battle hung between the four.

The deputy squad leader position.

Though it might seem trivial, it was the deputy squad leader position of the 1st Squad, representing none other than Paragon.

In other words, considering the scale they would grow to, it was the position with the strongest voice after Choi Hyun himself.

So everyone had equipped themselves fully with the gear Choi Hyun had provided.

Choi Hyun said.

“Alright then, begin!”

The sparring began.

As soon as it started, An U-ju shot arrows at each of the three people while creating distance.

‘Hmm, she’s definitely gotten much faster than before.’

The essence of a ranged dealer was being able to kite – minimizing direct damage through agile movement while continuously dealing damage to enemies.

This required quick footwork and a flexible body.

But more important than anything else was being able to hit targets quickly, frequently, and under any circumstances.

Clang- Clang! Thwang!

However, An U-ju’s arrows didn’t hit any of the three.

Kim Ha-geom, Maeng Bu-yong, and Shasha naturally deflected the incoming arrows.

Then two people charged at one person.

The attackers were Maeng Bu-yong and Kim Ha-geom, and the target was Shasha.

They had made the same judgment.

If they had to take everyone down eventually, naturally they should eliminate the weakest first.

That’s why Shasha was targeted.

Shasha’s position was healer.

Eliminating the healer first in a party was common sense among common sense.

The first to successfully close the distance was Maeng Bu-yong.

Thud-!

His rough footsteps created a powerful running start, generating explosive speed.

Both his heaviness and speed had definitely been upgraded compared to before.

The secret lay in the equipment he wore.

Though Maeng Bu-yong had always insisted on bare-handed combat, following Choi Hyun’s advice, he abandoned bare-handed fighting and equipped specialized gear, being reborn as a much more powerful bruiser than before.

Maeng Bu-yong’s fist shot toward Shasha.

At that moment.

Crash!

Shasha threw something at Maeng Bu-yong’s face.

It was a small glass vial.

When the vial shattered, its contents splashed across Maeng Bu-yong’s face.

“Damn it!”

The contents were poison.

She had aimed precisely for his eyes.

It was acidic poison, so not only was it painful upon contact, but the moment it was absorbed through mucous membranes or respiratory system, powerful venom would spread throughout his body.

Sure enough, one second after the poison made contact, Maeng Bu-yong let out a terrible scream and writhed in agony.

Meanwhile, Kim Ha-geom’s blade, arriving just a split second later, rushed toward Shasha.

But the first sound heard was something piercing flesh.

An U-ju, not missing the opportunity, had unleashed arrows at Maeng Bu-yong.

Clang!

Around then, Kim Ha-geom and Shasha’s blades clashed.

He thought he had struck at an opening, but Shasha had reacted to Kim Ha-geom’s attack immediately after throwing poison at Maeng Bu-yong.

Kim Ha-geom’s eyes narrowed.

She’s not even a Paladin, yet she shows such swift reactions?

Clang!

The overlapping blades pushed against each other, creating metallic friction sounds.

As distance opened up, Shasha’s poison vial was thrown at Kim Ha-geom.

But Kim Ha-geom had already learned the pattern through Maeng Bu-yong.

Crack!

He swung his blade like a whip, shattering the poison vial before it could enter his boundary.

Around then, the battle formation split.

Maeng Bu-yong had changed targets and begun chasing An U-ju.

“Hey, why are you coming after me?!”

“Shut up, damn it!”

“Hey, why are you mad at me!!”

Maeng Bu-yong had regained his sight through a personal skill effect.

And he targeted An U-ju.

There were two reasons for targeting An U-ju: one was anger at being ambushed without missing the opportunity when he was attacked.

The other was his judgment that if he was going to deal with An U-ju after Shasha anyway, it would be better for him to handle An U-ju while Kim Ha-geom dealt with Shasha.

An U-ju ran away.

Maeng Bu-yong chased her.

Meanwhile, the fight between Kim Ha-geom and Shasha also reached its climax.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Sparks flying from friction.

Shasha had never formally learned swordsmanship.

Therefore, Kim Ha-geom was superior in swordsmanship.

But that didn’t mean Shasha was being pushed back.

Knowing her swordsmanship was weaker than Kim Ha-geom’s, Shasha didn’t drag out sword exchanges.

Whenever she had a chance, she created distance and threw hidden weapons like crossbow bolts, poison vials, daggers, and smoke bombs to create variables.

Thunk!

Finally, one dagger lodged in Kim Ha-geom’s body.

The smoke bomb she had deployed was the cause.

[ Inflicting poison effect. ]

[ Causes paralysis effect. ]

Two debuff effects occurred from the embedded dagger.

That’s when it began.

Thunk! Thunk! Thunk!

Shasha didn’t close the distance.

Instead, she harassed him with her crossbow while continuously throwing hidden weapons.

When Kim Ha-geom forcibly tried to close the distance, she threw poison bottles.

It was annoying.

He wanted to kill her.

But no matter how he tried to approach, he couldn’t manage to close the distance.

Seeing this, Geomseung clicked his tongue.

– Tsk tsk, that stupid fool. Even after I taught him so diligently, he’s in this pathetic state.

Choi Hyun laughed at Geomseung’s reaction.

In fact, Choi Hyun knew.

That Kim Ha-geom would never be able to defeat Shasha.

That was because Shasha was a natural-born hunter.

Born on Sakhalin Island, she had been thoroughly trained in hunting from a young age by her hunter father, becoming skilled at hunting and gathering creatures across mountains, fields, and seas without discrimination.

And that wasn’t all.

She had survived alone for several years in the hellish Hasan without any connections.

There, while facing monsters, Shasha had evolved the skills she possessed for survival based on what she had learned.

That’s how she was completed.

From a young hunter to a naturally gifted elite hunter.

‘The current Kim Ha-geom can never defeat such a Shasha.’

Kim Ha-geom was as hazy a figure in his memory as Maeng Bu-yong.

That was because although Maeng Bu-yong was currently called the nation’s number one hunter, due to his characteristically selfish personality, he had died before the 3rd Great Catastrophe even arrived.

Would Kim Ha-geom be any different?

Honestly, he couldn’t even remember.

He was simply gathering and using them because they were currently the nation’s best.

Of course, that didn’t mean they weren’t precious to him.

To win the fight against the System, he needed to select and utilize as many capable talents as possible without discarding anyone.

So while the current Kim Ha-geom couldn’t defeat Shasha, perhaps the future Kim Ha-geom might be able to defeat Shasha someday.

Because the present and future were already changing.

Thud!

Around that time, Kim Ha-geom collapsed.

His stamina couldn’t withstand the accumulated kiting from poison bottles and daggers, and he fell.

– Oh dear.

Geomseung let out a sigh.

When Kim Ha-geom collapsed, Shasha immediately turned her gaze to look at An U-ju and Maeng Bu-yong.

Her choice was Maeng Bu-yong.

She began pressuring Maeng Bu-yong, who was chasing An U-ju like an enraged bull, by showering him with hidden weapons once again.

“These damn bitches are both acting crazy!”

Thanks to this, Maeng Bu-yong’s anger only grew.

Although he had acted like a reformed person during the live broadcast, that was only because Choi Hyun had ordered him to do so; Maeng Bu-yong still looked down on everyone except Choi Hyun.

Choi Hyun knew this fact too.

But he had no intention of controlling him in every detail.

As long as he didn’t cause accidents like the Jirisan incident and followed his orders well, he didn’t care at all about his behavior or way of speaking.

Anyway, what Choi Hyun considered most important regarding him was control over the stubborn scoundrel.

Some time later.

Maeng Bu-yong collapsed.

No matter how powerful a bruiser he had been reborn as, he had no choice but to kneel before two peak-level opponents who were determined to take him down.

Maeng Bu-yong, who finally collapsed from layered poison effects, foamed at the mouth.

An U-ju remained.

As soon as Maeng Bu-yong fell, An U-ju tried to counter Shasha immediately, but.

Swoosh!

“Kyaaaaaaah!!”

Shasha, who had closed the distance in an instant, deeply embedded her blade between An U-ju’s armpit and chest, bringing her down.

When Shasha twisted the embedded blade with an emotionless expression, a terrible scream burst from An U-ju’s mouth.

“I surrender!! I surrenderrr!!”

Only then did Shasha withdraw her sword.

Then she immediately began treating An U-ju.

It was the moment the 1st Squad’s first deputy squad leader was born.

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