11. Bloodbath Underworld Maze (2)
11. Bloodbath Underworld Maze (2) – Culture Shock
The next day, participants in the Tortuga Rally ascended thousands of feet into the sky aboard the launch vehicle for the second round.
“Rotten. What the hell is that monstrous dark technique······.”
Elder of Yeomcheonseong, Majin Kang of Flash Heat Fist, stood at the starting line and unconsciously rubbed his still throbbing limbs as he muttered. I had heard through rumors that Donganwugong Lee Mokjin’s martial arts were strong, but I never imagined that even the dark techniques he used with his limited internal energy would be this strong.
How could it have been that even he, a master of the highest level in Yeomcheonseong, could barely keep himself safe, let alone protect his hover bike from the Iron Rings? Fortunately, he didn’t see much blood because the Iron Rings didn’t contain much internal energy.
In fact, as Margin River, he could make excuses. He said that because it was such a sudden attack, he had to use his martial arts skills in a hurry, so he couldn’t use his power to his full potential.
Of course, even if we take that into account, it was not comparable to the martial arts of Dong-woo-gong Lee Mok-jin.
‘It’s crazy to confront a monster like that head-on.’
Majin Kang was not so foolish as to rush in like a moth, not even acknowledging the gap in skill.
But that doesn’t mean there was no way. The virtue of the Black Sword was to win at any cost, not in a fair fight.
‘An ancient people from tens of centuries ago?’
There is a lot of debate among Gangho Net about whether this is true or not, but judging from Totu’s actions in the Ronin Market, it is very likely that he has little knowledge of modern civilization. Majin Gang was planning to attack this very point.
‘No matter how much you adapt, in the end, a caveman is still a caveman.’
Will he, who only knew primitive martial arts, be able to easily adapt to the ever-changing martial arts of the modern martial arts world?
They don’t even think about overpowering Ungamsaengsim Dongwookong. What can they, mere black-sworded rascals, do against the master who defeated Seocheongeomhu? They may not know, but a master of that level could destroy their martial arts in the blink of an eye.
But that one moment is enough to push Dong-woo-gong out of the hover bike.
If Dong-woo-gong could just get off the hover bike, dealing with the weak-kneed Yeomhwa-na-chal would be a piece of cake. That’s what Ma-jin-gang thought. He had no intention of defeating Mok-jin from the beginning.
“I can definitely catch up this time, Elder.”
The rider on the front of the hover bike spoke with a determined voice. If things continued like this, even the remaining balance that was supposed to be paid would be lost. No matter how large the scale of the Yeomcheonseong was, it was still a black market, so there was no telling when they would steal the money.
“No matter what you do, an Eastern style bike can’t get any faster in the Jigeokgul Valley. If you call all the other team members and pressure them, you can tie their feet enough to prevent them from escaping.”
“I can guarantee that.”
“I’ve only been a rider for a day or two.”
Despite the words of the icy Margin River, the rider nodded without being overwhelmed. This was a limitation of the machine design that could not be overcome with skill alone. Without a separately registered spare machine, the Serin machine could not escape from them.
The corners of Majin Kang’s mouth relaxed as if he was satisfied with the rider’s assertion. He opened the panel and called the operator.
“Is the rest of the team ready?”
– Yes, Elder. Although two teams retired in the first round, there is no problem forming a siege formation.
“Is there a chance that he’ll use his tricks to get away with it this time too?”
– None. Since replacing the transducer is not an easy task, even if you do emergency repairs, you won’t be able to get explosive output like in Round 1. If you properly form a siege formation, no matter how excellent the rider is, you won’t be able to escape.
“Okay. As soon as we enter the depths of the Jigeokhyeol Valley, we will immediately launch a surprise attack. I will take responsibility for taking down Donganwu Gong, so as soon as he escapes, form a siege formation. Do you understand?”
– Your name!
This time, it is finally time to avenge my son. Majin Kang looked down at the ground with blazing eyes.
A gigantic vertical cave with a diameter of hundreds of kilometers, visible through the clouds. The enormous vertical cave, which extends several kilometers underground, was the largest entrance to the subterranean valley and the first checkpoint of this round.
This place, the deep valley, will be the tomb of the salty Nachal. He smiled ferociously as he listened to the countdown ringing in the sky.
A moment later, a large number of hover bikes leapt from the sky with a loud bell sound, heading towards a bloody magma hell with a huge gaping mouth.
“It was a race from the sky to the ground. It was a great experience. If I get the chance, I’d like to experience it again.”
Mok-jin, who had just entered the Jijeokhyeol Valley, looked a little excited. In the past, when he had chased down Cheolsiguiong Richel, Mok-jin had free-fallen from thousands of meters in the sky, but the experience of turning on the booster and rushing down as if he was going to crash down to the ground was a considerable thrill even for someone like him.
In fact, even on the way down, there were all sorts of interferences from petty participants and attacks on Serin who were after the bounty. Of course, none of them were free from Mokjin’s escape.
“Well, if you win this competition, I’ll let you experience it again.”
Serin shrugged and answered. She looked quite relaxed as she raced through the dark cave at a breakneck speed, relying on the searcher and light.
– We’re about to enter the depths of the Jijeokhyeol Valley. Is your heat-resistant equipment working properly?
“I see. It is indeed a great artifact that is worthy of the name ‘Piyeolhwan (避熱環)’.”
In response to Sunja’s question, Mokjin checked the panel of the thick bracelet on his wrist with a slightly awkward movement and answered. It was a mysterious object that had the power to block the surrounding heat. Mokjin looked at the bracelet with curious eyes in a strange situation where he didn’t feel any particular heat even though the volcanic-like fire in front of him gradually increased its temperature.
Seolyeong opened her mouth, looking at the slowly brightening front, not knowing whether she knew Mokjin’s reaction or not.
“Now focus, sir. You can see the magma zone.”
“Hoo. Is this magma?”
A huge cave that could fit a dozen or so personal spaceships, and countless crimson magma waterfalls flowing down from the ceiling of the cave. Mok-jin’s eyes couldn’t take their eyes off the magma waterfalls, seeing this wondrous natural sight for the first time.
“This is truly a magnificent sight. A waterfall imbued with the breath of fire······.”
I want to touch it once. Mokjin’s eyes sparkled as he looked at the red-glowing magma. If a warrior who has mastered the fire art were to practice while being hit by a waterfall with such tremendous fire energy, wouldn’t he be able to achieve great things?
As if she had read Mok-jin’s thoughts, Sun-ja added quietly.
– Be careful. If you’re unlucky enough to come into direct contact with the magma, it’s dangerous. Even heat-resistant equipment can’t withstand magma.
“hmm.”
To be honest, I was about to pull the magma waterfall into the water. Mokjin slowly lowered his raised hand while pretending not to know anything.
“If you just follow the route that Sunja gave you, you’ll arrive at the main stream where all the participants are gathered. Then you know what happens next?”
“I will be faithful to the work assigned to me, so do the rest as you please.”
“Ha, let me show you the true colors of a bounty hunter.”
Seolyeong smiled confidently. Even if it wasn’t direct help, with Mokjin’s assistance, she was confident that she could run around and attack the black bastards without hesitation.
“Sir, just watch out for those who attack us directly and the magma that suddenly erupts from below.”
“Of course. So you’re saying that I just need to use this to block the magma rising from below?”
Mokjin said as he lifted up a few fist-sized beads. They were Kinetic Field Grenades that could block the path of magma for a very short time. One of the few pieces of equipment to stop the sporadic magma eruptions. Because of that, the price was not cheap, so Serin instinctively asked Mokjin to do it.
“It’s expensive, so use it only when absolutely necessary.”
“I know. Don’t worry too much.”
Mokjin clicked his tongue lightly and replied. Looking at the way he was trembling, it seemed to be a rather expensive item for a mere grenade.
At that moment, Sunja’s slightly nervous voice was heard through the phone.
– L3 30 clicks at 7 o’clock, 3 hover bikes detected. Heading this way.
“You haven’t even reached the mainstream yet, so why are you turning around and coming this way? Are you a team?”
– I think so, judging by the way they’re lining up.
“What are the chances that they’re after us?”
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– It’s high. It’s coming straight at you.
“Plague.”
Seolyeong cursed. Although she felt somewhat relieved because Mokjin was here, this was definitely not a place where she could survive with just martial arts skills.
A place where magma flows in all directions, a natural disaster that is difficult for a single human to handle, where so many riders have fallen that it is called Blood Valley. No matter how great your martial arts skills are, if you make a momentary mistake or misfortune and are buried in the river of magma, you will not even be able to find your body.
That’s why the races here at Jijeokhyeolgok tended to avoid fights as much as possible and finish safely. Compared to the first round in the abandoned city center where you could somehow save your life even if you fought noisily, here at Jijeokhyeolgok, if you made a single mistake, you would lose your life.
“But I don’t know why there are such idiots everywhere.”
If I had known that my life was precious, I would not have set foot in the world of martial arts in the first place, and even if I had the bad luck of becoming a martial artist, I would not have become a black magician.
In other words, most of the black-haired people who participated in the Totu rally here were true fools who would throw their lives away.
Psychos who get pleasure from being able to kill people stronger than them with elements other than martial arts. Thrill-seekers who get a thrill from battles between magma waterfalls. And just plain idiots who don’t have any thoughts. Those who insist on fighting in this bloody valley are always these types of people.
Of course, it was not in the position to say anything to Seol-ryeong, who was trying to snipe participants belonging to Yeomcheonseong for political reasons and money.
“Hmm. What are you planning to do?”
“Because of the environment, it’s hard to get rid of those guys that keep following you around like crazy with this machine. It’s probably easier to just let them get close and bury them in magma.”
“This is the sea you were hoping for. Since you dared to stick your teeth in, you must be prepared to die.”
– At 4 o’clock, four hover bikes appear at L5 25 clicks! Three more appear at L2 20 clicks! Sister, is this really······?!
Sunja’s voice was heard urgently, interrupting the conversation between the two. It was clearly strange that so many people were gathered here, even though it wasn’t even the mainstream. Seolyeong’s face hardened as she realized what it meant.
“Yeomcheonseong······These kids are the ones who beat the players?”
At this point, there is no way anyone would target you in this way.
“No need to be surprised. It just saves you the trouble of having to go looking for it.”
It was a sudden event that even made Serin lose his composure for a moment, but Mokjin still looked calm. Even if pyramids gather, they are just pyramids, right? Seeing Mokjin’s reaction like that, Serin couldn’t help but feel relaxed as well.
“You’re positive. Well, you’re right, sir.”
If we deal with about ten of them, we’ll at least be able to save some face in front of that Baek Sa-hee. Se-ryeong said cheerfully, lightly shaking off her sweaty hands.
– Encounter!
As Sunja spoke, a group of hover bikes appeared in the distance between the magma waterfalls. Mokjin stared at the middle-aged Westerner on the hover bike in the lead. Unlike the other pyramids, they looked relatively organized and unmanned. Although he may not know, he must be leading them.
It didn’t take long for them, who looked like dots, to get close enough to be seen without having to strain their eyes. Serin’s eyes met the flash of light and the Majin River.
“······.”
A cold murderous intent flashed in Majin River’s blue eyes. However, his enemy, Seolyeong, only returned his glaring gaze with eyes that said, ‘Why is that guy acting like this to me?’
Majin Kang turned his gaze to look at Dong-an-woo-gong Lee Mok-jin. As expected of an absolute master, he looked at them with a relaxed expression without any tension.
The only opportunity was now, when he let his guard down. There was no need for conversation or useless calculations. Ma Jin-gang was not foolish enough to waste a single opportunity. He immediately raised his right fist and aimed it at Dong-an-woo-gong Lee Mok-jin.
Phagejik. He clenched his fist tightly, holding all the explosive energy from his internal drive, and created a path of lightning in front of him. At the same time, blue flames shot out from his forearm. Mokjin’s curious gaze lingered on Majin Kang.
What could he possibly do with such a lowly level of martial arts that he dared not approach, but his technique was quite amazing. Mok-jin was curious about what kind of martial arts he was demonstrating.
But that was an obvious mistake.
Even though quite some time had passed since he arrived in the 31st century space martial arts world, Mokjin still did not know all of the modern martial arts. This guaranteed fun and interest to Mokjin, but on the other hand, it meant that he was inadequate in responding to modern martial arts.
“What?!”
That is why Mokjin could not help but be shocked. He saw the grotesque sight of a human hand flying away from his body, something he had never imagined. It was the first large gap he had seen since waking up in this era.
A strike that was faster and more powerful than anyone could have imagined. And the strike was more than enough to pierce Mokjin’s hardened embrace.
Kwarreung! With a thunderous roar, Majingang’s railgun rocket punch struck Mokjin’s chest.
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The second round of the Tortuga Rally starts with a dive into a huge vertical cavern thousands of meters deep, starting from thousands of meters in the air. The close combat between hover bikes falling at incredible speeds is highly rated.
Flash Heat Fist Majin Kang did not think he could defeat Mok Jin with his own martial arts. However, he took advantage of Mok Jin’s weakness as an ancient being in order to defeat Seryeong.
The fact that Mokjin is an ancient person is somewhat accepted as an established fact even on Gangho.net. Therefore, many martial arts historians are sending love calls to Mokjin. However, Mokjin does not know how to check his email.
Mokjin really liked the hover bike free fall.
Among the Dragon race, which has incredible resistance to fire and heat, absolute masters who have mastered the fire art sometimes practice the Magma Falls in order to achieve enlightenment.
The heat shield is an industrial device that protects people from the intense heat of magma and is essential equipment for this round. Additionally, all hover bikes participating in this competition have undergone heat treatment.
Mok-jin decided to take a step back and watch whether Se-ryeong fought Yeom Cheon-seong or not, because he didn’t feel it was worth getting involved.
The Kinetic Field Grenade only takes a fraction of a second to take control of a space, but that’s plenty of time for a high-speed hover bike.
The Lightning Heat Fist, the name of the Lightning Heat Fist, is a railgun rocket punch that is unleashed by the power of electromagnetic induction and rocket explosions. It takes some time to prepare, so it is not very versatile, but it is a powerful martial art that few martial arts can compare to in terms of speed and destructive power.
