Return of the Frozen Player

magic.
He was confident that he’d be able to find Seo Jun-ho even with his eyes closed.

But… he couldn’t sense anything.

What? There’s no way… As he tried to process his confusion, a voice came from behind him.

“So you really were fiends.
What a shame.” He whipped around to find Seo Jun-ho leaning against a tree with his arms crossed.
He realized what Seo Jun-ho had said.

“…What do you mean by that?”

 

“Hm? I said it in English, so you should understand.” Seo Jun-ho tilted his head.
“You’re a fiend.
Why are you denying it? Fuck that.” Vincent trembled.

How did he…? The only people who knew about this mission were the two brothers and the person who’d sent them—a servant of Kal Signer.
Those were the only four people who would know, and there was no way any one of them would let the information leak. Then that means…

He was bluffing.
He shrugged.
“What do you mean I’m a fiend?”

“Aha, so you’re playing dumb? You just tried to kill me.”

“That’s because you betrayed us first.” Seo Jun-ho smirked.
He found it cute that Vincent was trying to make excuses.
It was like watching a child hide under a blanket in hide-and-seek, thinking it was a good hiding spot.

“If you get rid of those red eyes first, I’ll consider it.”

“What?”

“How am I supposed to believe you when you have a fiend’s scarlet eyes?”

“……”

Momentarily confused, Vincent bit his bottom lip.

I… can’t control it? When fiends used Demonic energy, their eyes turned red.
It was a special trait of theirs.
Because of it, they trained themselves to control it while they lived among people.

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Vincent thought he was good at controlling it.
After all, he and his brother had never been suspected during their two years of activity.

“It’s hard to control, isn’t it?” Seo Jun-ho was right.
Vincent looked at him with a furious expression.

“Shut up.
You don’t seem to understand the situation you’re in… Did you think I’d just stand by if you figured out that I was a fiend?” He said coldly.

“Nope.
You’d try to kill me to hide the evidence.
That’s how you guys operate.” The way he spoke was infuriating.

“So you do know.” Vincent gave up on hiding his identity and let his scarlet eyes glisten with bloodlust.
Most players would have noticed where this was going and braced themselves, but Seo Jun-ho didn’t look the least bit fazed.

“Aww, are you mad, pal?”

“Pal? I humored you for a bit… and now you’ve forgotten your place!”

Demon clans appeared very rarely in Gates, but the players who drank their blood and survived became those savages known as fiends.
Vincent brought out his Demonic energy.

Seo Jun-ho stroked his chin and looked upon the Demonic energy.
He hadn’t seen it in a long time.

Yup, Demonic energy is a lot more violent and unrefined than normal magic. Just seeing it could also cause the opponent to shrivel.

Vincent took Seo Jun-ho’s silence as fear.

“Tremble all you want.” He gripped his fists.
It had been a while since he’d used all his Demonic energy.

Ah… This is the best feeling. He felt light and fuzzy, as if he was on drugs.
Power flowed out of his body like he was a god.
He felt like he could crush the likes of Seo Jun-ho any time he wanted.

“I won’t kill you quickly.
You’ve pissed me off too much.” Vincent had no thoughts of giving him an easy death.
He’d taunt and torture Seo Jun-ho until he begged to die.

“Let’s get rid of those useless legs first.” Vincent summoned three daggers from the shadows and muttered to himself.
Seo Jun-ho wouldn’t need those legs while he tortured him.

Finally, Seo Jun-ho uncrossed his arms.

“Well, since you’re showing me something interesting, I’ll return the favor.”

“No need!”

Woosh! The floating daggers disappeared, then reappeared behind Seo Jun-ho to cut off his legs…

“What?” Vincent started, shocked.
In the blink of an eye, Seo Jun-ho had vanished.

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Did I aim wrong? No, there’s no way…

A voice spoke from behind him.

“At first, all I could hide was my general presence.” Vincent whipped around, only to find Seo Jun-ho rippling in the darkness at his feet.
His ankle, calves, and thighs emerged, as if growing from the darkness.

“As I got used to it, I could hide my sounds and scent.”

“What… what’s with this energy?” Vincent’s whole body started to tremble.
The energy surrounding Seo Jun-ho was definitely not Demonic.

What is he saying? And what’s with this intense pressure? It was far more fierce and atrocious than anything he’d ever encountered.
A simple touch gave him a violent sense that he would be consumed.

“I erase one part at a time.
Presence, sound, scent… What would come next?” As he spoke, the rippling darkness beneath him covered every hair on his head.

……

A peaceful silence covered the forest.

Seo Jun-ho’s scent, presence, sounds, magic aura… Every part of him had disappeared.

This was Specter’s unique skill that could deceive legions of monsters.

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“Ha… haha?” Vincent was left alone in the forest.
He let out a dejected laugh.
He was fighting an opponent who could hide himself perfectly.

I fucked up. This wasn’t his home ground.
It was the stage Seo Jun-ho had chosen so he could go wild. I’d be crazy to fight him here. 

One word filled his mind.

Run. 

He started to sprint, not looking back.