Chapter 277: Let the Cold Country Dogs Go First to Probe the Path

Kim Tae-sung's fist froze mid-air.

Lightning crackled wildly over his body.

His gaze locked solid.

He stared fixedly at the crimson message that had flashed on his panel.

The guaranteed first-kill reward is gone now; killing this boss won't matter anymore.

Li Zhiyan's smile froze on her face too.

"What… what does this mean?"

The boy beside him was utterly stunned.

He rubbed his eyes hard, thinking he'd misread.

"How could it be Dragon Country?"

"And…"

"The protection timer just ended!"

The boy's face was full of disbelief.

"How many seconds? Less than three? What the hell?"

"Ssi-ba!"

Kim Tae-sung roared in furious rage.

The violent lightning surging over him began to flicker uncontrollably.

"This is impossible!"

"I haven't even moved yet—how could he have killed it already?"

Kim Tae-sung's eyes burned red, like a mad beast.

This was the first-kill reward!

That was the guaranteed legendary exclusive weapon!

More importantly,

this supreme honor of the global announcement.

It was supposed to be his—Kim Tae-sung's!

It was supposed to be Korea's!

Li Zhiyan swallowed hard.

"Oppa Tae-sung…"

"Could it… could it be that this battlefield has a glitch?"

"Otherwise, Dragon Country only had one person—how could they be this much faster?"

Kim Tae-sung bit his teeth so hard they cracked.

His eyes locked onto the name on the announcement.

"Lin Mo…"

"Lin Mo…"

Kim Tae-sung muttered under his breath.

The boy beside him suddenly spoke up:

"Oppa Tae-sung! I get it!"

"Dragon Country didn't send in a proper combat class!"

"They sent in that legendary Fuben -specialized class!"

"Think about it, Oppa Tae-sung."

"What normal combat class can instantly kill a level-40 boss at under level 40?"

"None!"

"Unless he has a specialized mechanism designed purely for dungeons and monsters!"

"One that can trigger a condition to instantly kill a boss!"

"That's the key figure who broke Adam's family records before!"

The boy sneered.

"Hmph."

"Dragon Country just wants to piss us off."

"They sent this specialized class in solely to steal the first-kill spotlight!"

Hearing the boy's analysis,

Li Zhiyan exhaled in relief.

"That makes sense."

"I knew no one could be stronger than Oppa Tae-sung."

"Probably just a useless guy good at killing mobs."

Li Zhiyan sneered.

"That's all Dragon Country's got."

"Knowing they can't beat us head-on, they send this specialized class to steal the spotlight."

"They've taken shamelessness to the extreme!"

Listening to the two beside him,

Kim Tae-sung's expression eased slightly.

But

the fire in his eyes had not dimmed.

"Fine, fine, fine…"

"Specialized class, huh?"

"Let's see if this Lin Mo can specialize on us too."

Kim Tae-sung turned his head.

His gaze fixed on the one-eyed giant demon boss roaring to the sky ahead.

"Everyone listen!"

"Kill this boss, then…"

"Head to Dragon Country's coordinates, find Lin Mo, and have some fun…"

Kim Tae-sung's body erupted in lightning, a bloodthirsty gleam flashing in his eyes.

…

At the same moment,

in the Eastern Zone of the World Arena,

within the desolate rift where the Yamato God Sect resided,

Yanagisawa Kenichi gripped his legendary exclusive weapon with both hands.

He remained frozen in a sprint-ready stance.

Just seconds earlier,

at the exact moment the timer ended, he had already perfected his breath.

"This…"

"Dragon Country zone… Lin Mo?"

"First kill?!"

Yanagisawa Kenichi's voice was dry.

He even doubted he was hallucinating.

Shinmu Kyō stood beside him, face dark.

"Bakayarō!"

Yanagisawa Kenichi finally snapped back to reality.

"Cheating!"

"It's definitely cheating!"

"The timer just ended—how could he kill a level-40 boss already?"

Other members of the God Sect erupted in chaos.

"This is impossible!"

"Even with twenty of us focusing fire, it'd take minutes!"

"He's just one person!"

At that moment,

Amakusa Ichirō stepped forward.

He took a deep breath and adjusted his glasses.

"Clearly, the single person Dragon Country sent is that dungeon-specialized class—Lin Mo."

"Specialized class?"

Yanagisawa Kenichi laughed scornfully.

What the hell is this?

I thought it was some legendary genius—scared the hell out of me.

A specialized class... specialized against monster bosses, right? Then he might as well just wait to die.

No.

Aso Muneichiro shook his head.

Do you really think the people of Long Country are all fools?

Don't you understand how valuable a class specialized against monster bosses would be?

That means the ability to imprint every world raid record with your nation's name—a powerful presence.

For a nation, that's face.

Do you really believe Long Country would be so stupid as to send such a vital class alone into this deadly World Battlefield?

Upon hearing this,

Kamitsuki Kyō's eyes narrowed slightly.

Aso.

You mean...

Aso Muneichiro took a deep breath and stared into Kamitsuki Kyō's eyes:

The class monitor.

I believe this Lin Mo is not merely specialized against monsters—he may also be specialized against humans.

In simple terms...

That Lin Mo, and the entire Long Country high command, believe he alone can handle the entire World Battlefield—including all seven other nations!

Not as we previously assumed—that they abandoned this World Battlefield and sent just one man to die.

He... is far from simple!

At these words,

Yanagi Kenichi opened his mouth but had no reply.

Indeed.

The Long Country high command isn't stupid—why would they send such a vital class to die pointlessly?

Kamitsuki Kyō fell silent for a moment.

Aso, your analysis is correct.

It seems this Long Country man, Lin Mo, is indeed no ordinary man.

Kamitsuki Kyō looked up at the gray, hazy sky.

But...

He's already claimed the first kill across the entire battlefield and has been automatically broadcasted his coordinates.

Kamitsuki Kyō sneered.

With the temper of the captain from Great Han Country, he's probably already exploded—he'll head straight for Lin Mo.

Yanagi Kenichi's eyes flashed with cunning.

You mean...

We let the Han Country dogs go scout for us?

Kamitsuki Kyō nodded.

Exactly.

Since we don't know Lin Mo's true strength, let Kim Tae-sung test it.

If Lin Mo is a paper tiger, Kim Tae-sung kills him, then we go and kill Kim Tae-sung.

If Lin Mo is truly that strong...

Then let the Great Han Country forces wear him down.

Kamitsuki Kyō turned and faced the boss ahead.

We're not in a hurry now.

First, deal with the boss in front of us.

Then...

Slowly move toward that coordinate.