[Heavenly Horse?]
[What the heck? LOL]
[Why is my sister showing up here?]
[???]
[Didn’t you say you folded the Heavenly Horse?]
[This is so awkward.]
[Wow! Heavenly Horse!]
[Wait, is the Heavenly Horse a woman?]
[The Heavenly Horse is a woman! OMG]
“Heavenly Horse?”
“That’s right. I am the Heavenly Horse.”
The woman who introduced herself as the Heavenly Horse gracefully leaped forward to where I was.
While her attire and appearance weren’t grand, it was clear she was a seasoned martial artist.
She had no special makeup or accessories, and above all, her power was remarkably stable compared to other Rankers.
‘So calm.’
Her power was very tranquil, like a serene lake.
“I thought you weren’t active. Have you returned?”
“I was just focusing on training for a while. I simply wrapped up my training as the turbulent times approach.”
“Turbulent times?”
Are you referring to the Great Cataclysm?
Upon my question, the Heavenly Horse nodded.
…This feels like a more intense penalty than Leo or Candy Star.
While their penalties seem to change drastically once triggered, the Heavenly Horse in front of me looked like this state was normal for her.
If it weren’t for the characteristic of being the Heavenly Horse, I’d believe she was just a resident of this world.
[The Heavenly Horse’s speech is dizzying.]
[The Heavenly Horse is kind of cute though.]
[Can you use the Heavenly Horse Death Beam?]
[Concept characters vs Concept characters, LOL]
[This is hilarious, the concept, LOL.]
[Lily isn’t a concept, definitely not.]
“I came to meet you, Lily Elbrite.”
“Me?”
“First, I apologize. This was the only way I could see you. I’m sorry if I got your hopes up.”
The Heavenly Horse slightly bowed her head before confidently raising it again.
So right now… you’re saying you specifically targeted me to meet?
When I asked this, the Heavenly Horse smiled happily.
“That’s right. You understood perfectly.”
“Are you crazy?”
It could be called simply targeting, but it could easily become abuse.
If such abuse is discovered, nearly 30 points could be lost.
In the Challenger rank, that’s worth at least 15 victories.
As I stared at her in disbelief, she tilted her head as if she couldn’t see what the problem was.
“Is that negligible score really that important? The turbulent times are approaching!”
“It is important.”
I’m not living a double life as Rapina for nothing.
If my matching is already messed up and my points drop…
‘Ah.’
Should I just kill her?
[LMAO]
[Dealing with concept characters like Lily is dizzying, LOL]
[Mirror Healing, LOL]
[The Heavenly Horse is so funny, LOL]
[Sniper Horse]
[Sniper Horse]
[Sniper Horse]
[Lil’s On]
[Why isn’t the Heavenly Horse broadcasting?]
[Heavenly Horse Death Beam (Sniper)]
“…What do you mean you came to see me?”
“In the coming chaos, the six gates, the six locks. We must gather the locks to stop the gate of doom.”
“Locks?”
The upcoming chaos obviously refers to the Kraken that will emerge after the Great Cataclysm.
The six gates must signify the Kraken’s six eyes.
If we can block the Kraken’s light source, we can seal away almost 70% of its power.
However, the six locks are items I know nothing about.
“The reason I’ve come to find you is that you already possess one of the locks.”
“What is that lock?”
“That…”
Flap.
The Heavenly Horse’s black robe flutters.
A dark energy flows from her fingertips, swirling like the wind and shooting towards me.
It’s not a power like mana or magic.
‘Internal power.’
Similar to mana, but a completely different form of abstract power shot forth, and I caught it.
Flap.
A pure white piece of paper was retrieved.
Inside the paper is a drawn map.
White clouds wrap around the Black Mountain.
Aside from the mountain’s color, it wasn’t much different from here.
‘Black Lotus Mountain?’
“I’ll let you know once the battle is over.”
Sre.
The Heavenly Horse’s doll disperses like water.
In an instant, the vanished Heavenly Horse appears right before me.
As her fist filled with dark internal power lunged at me, I blocked it with my spear, getting pushed back significantly.
My body was forced back by the Heavenly Horse’s power.
Kuwung!!
The sound of impact, delayed by a second, fills the arena.
[Oh]
[W-W-W]
[This guy is hilarious LOL]
[This guy is amazing]
[Heavenly Horse Punch! Heavenly Horse Punch!]
[Heavenly Horse got strong]
Once I regained my balance from the sudden strike, I quickly checked my state.
Currently, I am in a PVP arena.
Since the stats and equipment balancing are adjusted in this arena, the rankers’ levels are relatively equalized.
Of course, that is merely ‘correction’ — Deoen considers things like equipment or enlightenment as a form of strength, so it can’t be completely excluded.
Even now, various restrictions loosely wrap around me, exemplifying that.
I could easily lift the restrictions and unleash my true power if I wanted, but I didn’t.
Right now, it’s literally a competition, and I didn’t intend to fight while lifting the restrictions.
This level of power was on par with the usual state of Michael and Choco.
In other words.
Zing.
“Just as I expected from you.”
The Heavenly Horse before me is strong enough to match fists with rankings 3 and 4.
Black internal power seeps into the White Guardian, who matched fists with the Heavenly Horse.
It seeps in.
The inner power tries to suppress me through my body.
The energy piercing the sky, Aura of Heavenly Horse.
Though the unique energy of the Heavenly Horse tries to incapacitate me, unfortunately, I am not a body that can be subdued by such energy.
The Heavenly Horse melts away again, as if it had anticipated this.
I accurately thrust my spear into the spot where she appears.
Thwack!
The Heavenly Horse, standing atop the spear’s tip, jumps high into the air.
A barrage of spears rushes towards her, but the black inner power swirling around her protects her body.
Swish!
One spear grazes her shoulder.
It was a somewhat dangerous situation, but the inner power prevented her from getting seriously hurt.
Instead, she caught one of the spears that were thrusting towards her and threw it at me with inner power infused in it.
Ting!
I deflected the spear with my own.
[Void Step!]
[Lord Heavenly Horse is ascending!]
[Heavenly Horse is doing well, what the heck]
[Not a has-been, huh?]
[Lolololololol]
[Isn’t Lily being a bit too lenient?]
[Lily, do it properly]
[Let’s use the Roar of the Spear]
‘I’m doing it properly.’
It’s just that I’m approaching this with interest, being a rare case I encountered after a long time, but I’m treating it seriously considering her level is on par with Michael and Choco.
However, the Heavenly Horse, too, was just testing the waters without using a major technique, so I simply responded in kind.
The tips of the Heavenly Horse’s toes silently touch the ground.
Her two eyes are watching me in anticipation.
It can’t be helped.
‘If you want to come in first.’
Kiiiiiing…!
“Are you coming?”
The spear twists, and a storm generated from it rushes forth.
A technique of the Celestial Race, mimicking the Dragon’s Breath.
With the storm tearing apart the surrounding piles of stones, it sweeps forward.
At the edge of the storm.
There, the Heavenly Horse, facing the storm with both fists clenched, slowly raises her right foot into position.
The energy of the Heavenly Horse, which had been pulled into the storm, gathers back to her.
The earth trembles.
[?!]
[Is it coming?]
[?]
[Heavenly Horse…]
“Heavenly Horse’s Dominance.”
Kuwuung!!!
The storm was blocked.
■
The secret technique of the Heavenly Horse.
The crystallization of the Heavenly Horse’s techniques.
The foundational footwork that can be called the essence of the Heavenly Horse…
With numerous descriptors attached to it, the name Heavenly Horse’s Dominance.
The moment she encountered the special world called Deoen, the emotion she first felt was neither joy nor confusion.
It was disappointing.
It was very disappointing that this world wasn’t a ‘martial arts’ world full of inner power, but rather a fantasy world inhabited by mana and various fantasy races.
In a martial arts world, I would have already awakened my inner power, and if that were the case, I could have mastered the Heavenly Horse’s techniques and divine arts.
Though it was quite disappointing, I, the Heavenly Horse, did not give up.
If there were no Heavenly Horse in this land, then I would just have to become the Heavenly Horse myself.
I would shatter the sky myself, create the Heavenly Horse Divine Art, and establish the Heavenly Horse Church.
Someone might scoff at this as a futile delusion, but this world has the ability to turn even delusions into reality.
I decided to become a true Heavenly Horse, not just in name.
I tried to emulate the many Heavenly Horses I had seen and admired in various creations.
I didn’t manage to obtain a hidden class, but I chose a martial artist that seemed somewhat related to martial arts and cultivated my inner power.
I even established the Heavenly Horse Church myself.
However, it was little different from other guilds, and it didn’t worship the Heavenly Horse or Heavenly Gods.
It was merely a group gathered for trivial benefits or to see each other.
Above all, the most important thing was the lack of ‘power.’
“I’m far from surpassing the sky.”
Compared to the Heavenly Horse who was called a strongman in countless stories, I was just an imitator.
The Heavenly Horse’s Dominance that I primarily used was no different from a downward strike.
At the moment the guild began to collapse, I unhesitatingly discarded the facade of the guild and entered seclusion to train.
To complete the technique that had mesmerized me long ago, the Heavenly Horse’s Dominance.
I stayed at the Black Lotus Mountain, the place I liked most in this fantasy world, and continued my seclusion training.
Until I became the Heavenly Horse of my imagination.
Thus, after three long years of training, for 18 hours a day.
Kuuuwuung!!!
“…It’s done.”
[The ancient master of the Black Lotus Mountain recognizes your relentless tenacity.]
[The title ‘Challenger of the Sky’ is bestowed upon you.]
[The title ‘Deputy Guild Master of the Heavenly Horse Church’ is bestowed upon you.]
[A quest is given.]
[Class Change – Challenger of the Sky (Hidden)]
Objective – Obtain a certain level of share in the upcoming chaotic era (World Boss) subjugation.
(Share varies by the difficulty of each boss: 3%, 13%, 66%)
Reward – Class ‘Heavenly Horse’ obtained.
The Heavenly Horse’s Dominance has been completed.
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