I Woke Up as the Villain

‘Keuwaaa-!’

The dagger villain stumbled, feeling dazed by the Orc War Chief’s roar. As the Orc War Chief swung violently, the dagger villain lost his balance and fell to the floor.

Seeing his comrade lying on the floor awkwardly, the villain who fired a blue Mana Orb toward Choi Yu-Seong and Bernard Yoo burst into laughter. "Kyahaha-! What are you doing? Jackie!"

"Shut up, Marlon!"

"Do you have time to talk? You are going to become a flattened pizza!"

"What?"

Sure enough, the villain with the dagger, Jackie, acted swiftly when he saw a huge shadow of the Orc War Chief’s foot over his head. He tumbled on the floor several times, avoiding the Orc War Chief's feet, and swallowed the clouds of dust that had arisen in his place.

"Cough, Cough. Damn it!"

"Oh, it’s coming again, Jackie!"

Choi Yu-Seong had been listening to the conversation between the two and was quite disappointed.

'It would be nice if I could guess their abilities from their names.' 

In direct battles in the player’s world, victory or defeat often depended on how well they knew each other's abilities. And in the case of most villains, it was possible to guess to a certain extent because they usually picked nicknames based on their main abilities. However, the two villains in front of Choi Yu-Seong seemed to use their real names with each other.

Choi Yu-Seong quickly fired the Wind Blade made by the Magic Spear at the villain called Marlon, who was the Mana Orb Projection skill type player. He wanted to check the opponent's ability from a distance.

"Is this a joke? Are you trying to disturb me with these kids' games? Do I look easy, you damn silver spooner!" screamed Marlon.

Marlon easily blocked Choi Yu-Seong's attack by sticking one of the Magic Balls forward and using it as a shield. At the same time, he sent five Mana Orbs in all the directions of Yu-Seong's movements and they flew a synchronized attack.

In order to avoid all those attacks, Yu-Seong began to invoke Wind Control. However, there was a violent explosion that swept behind him. He felt a shock traveling up his back, but thanks to the enhanced physical abilities of the God's Chakra, he didn't lose his balance or tip over.

“Die, die, die!"

At Marlon's cry, Choi Yu-Seong's eyes gleamed as he narrowly avoided a series of attacks through the Wind Control.

'The number of Mana Orbs that he can fire at once is limited to three to five, and he is definitely not a Physical-type.' 

The dagger villain called Jackie did not seem to be able to afford to take care of Yu-Seong and Bernard because he had to deal with the Orc War Chief, who was pursuing him. To be precise, he seemed even angrier with the Orc War Chief.

"This insolent mass of muscle…!"

At this point, Choi Yu-Seong felt fortunate that the group of Demon King Worshipers themselves were a group of crazy villains.

'If he doesn't have anger management issues…then he's probably thinking that Marlon alone can handle both me and Bernard Yoo by himself.’

An ordinary B-rank hunter could handle up to ten or 20 D-rank hunters on his own, so Yu-Seong wasn’t entirely mistaken.

‘But...it's making me feel unpleasant.’

From Yu-Seong's perspective, he had to seize this opportunity and make the most of it. Bernard Yoo thought the same and his eyes shone as their gazes met.

‘Who's going first?’ 

‘I'll lead the way.’

Bernard Yoo flashed a cool smile in response to Choi Yu-Seong's unspoken question and activated his Explosion Shot.

Bang-!

With a loud explosion, Bernard Yoo lunged toward Marlon.

"You're rushing to your death!"

Marlon's Mana Orb immediately enveloped Bernard Yoo.

Despite being a rare physical D-rank hunter, Bernard Yoo was more of an attacker than a defensive tank. If he were hit by a Magic Ball of B-rank or higher, he would inevitably be knocked down in an instant.

Marlon, Jackie, and even Choi Yu-Seong stared at the scene in astonishment.

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‘That idiot! What the hell were you thinking, rushing in like that?’

Before Yu-Seong could let out a sigh of absurdity, another explosion rocked the air.

Bernard Yoo's voice resounded loud and clear. "Wake up, Choi Yu-Seong!"

Bernard Yoo hadn't fallen. Convinced by the strong voice, Yu-Seong didn't hesitate any longer.

‘I can't afford to hold back now.’

Yu-Seong chomped down on the Lightning Burst that was tucked between his teeth, ready to swallow it at a moment's notice. The bitter taste was worse than any cold medicine, and a heat radiated from within his body. It felt like he was in a boiling furnace. His face reddened briefly from the slightly painful sensation.

Choi Yu-Seong shivered. He was hyper-aware of his body, which increased in temperature. The heat quickly got to his head.

‘This is more than I thought…' 

It pushed Yu-Seong beyond his limits.

However, the duration of this transcendent power was by no means long. Also, Yu-Seong felt the lingering effects of the wind pressure he had encountered while dodging Bernard Yoo's attack.

'I’m acting like I am okay, but my focus isn't very good now.' 

The direction of the attack would be affected if Yu-Seong’s concentration was even slightly disturbed. Needless to say, he couldn’t prolong the battle time. He had to act as quickly as possible.

'There are only three opponents to overpower.' 

The three were Marlon, who used Mana Orbs, Jackie, who used daggers, and the Orc War Chief. Yu-Seong captured the opponents in one glance and used the only two remaining skills first.

‘Activate Insight.’

Flames of ghost fire burned in Yu-Seong's eyes.

‘Chakra is overflowing.’

It exploded with an unpredictable intensity.

‘Invocate Magic Spear, Wind Control, and Acceleration.’

Even though he used four or more skills at the same time, there was still a lot of Chakra left to spare. Yu-Seong launched himself forward in this state. With Magic Spear, he twisted the thunderbolt. With Wind Control, he flew through the wind, soaring through the high dome.

Marlon, who had been focusing all his attention on the wildly charging Bernard Yoo, turned his gaze to the sky. He exclaimed, "Are you telling me that's a leap of a D-rank hunter?!"

Marlon momentarily panicked before regaining his composure. He fired one of his Mana Orbs toward Bernard Yoo, like a seasoned villain. He then turned his gaze back towards the front. Despite being surprised by Choi Yu-Seong's leap, Marlon remembered that Yu-Seong was only an All-Rounder.

‘He’s not a monster like the Orc War Chief, and so he would never be able to stand my Mana Orb!’

Bernard Yoo raised his arms and covered his head as he charged forward like a rhinoceros though he was not in good shape. Even if his ultra-expensive battle suit had a defense ability as good as Yu-Seong's, it was torn to shreds and his whole body was covered in bloody wounds. He was so wounded that even in the darkest and most chaotic of battlefields, the smell of his blood seemed to burrow into Marlon's nose.

However, Bernard Yoo's gaze did not waver. Despite not using any special skills, his eyes were so bright that they seemed to be glowing with sparks. That alone gave Marlon goosebumps because Bernard Yoo was just a D-rank.

When Marlon thought back to that moment, he realized just how stubborn and ridiculously strong this monster, Bernard Yoo, was. As a chill ran down his back, his bloodshot eyes filled with anger.

‘I'll make this guy cower in fear…’

Marlon felt he had to do this or else he would have to worry about retribution later. But a part of him began to feel afraid. He noticed a change in Bernard Yoo's expression.

"...Are you laughing?"

With a curious expression, Choi Yu-Seong tore through the dust clouds high up in the sky and thrust his spear.

Kuang-!

“Ack-?!” Marlon, who couldn't predict the explosion that shattered the stone floor, let out a scream and stumbled. He tried to find Choi Yu-Seong when something hard hit his back.

"Hey..."

Surprised by the small voice, Marlon widened his eyes and quickly turned around, backing away.

There was Choi Yu-Seong, with a bewildered face, holding onto the spear he had thrown. He said, "I was trying to finish you off with this, but the aim was a bit off."

With an angry face, Marlon expressed his doubt. “What…?”

There was a loud explosion as Bernard appeared from behind Marlon.

"Forget it. I have to finish this guy off to let off some steam."

Bernard swung his waist around like a gymnast.

"...?!” Marlon quickly split his Mana Orb into two and shot them out to both targets.

"You shall feel the full force of my wrath, you damn villain!" Bernard Yoo gave a rough shout.

The loudest explosion that Marlon had ever heard took place. Then, Bernard Yoo's fist slammed into the corner of Marlon's jaw.

"Keuack-!" Marlon sputtered blood and his Mana Orb hit the ground in vain.

Bernard Yoo did not miss his chance and chased after Marlon with a raised fist again. He growled, “This is punishment for you ruining the match.”

"How could just...a D-rank...!"

Boom-!

With another loud explosion, Marlon's eyes rolled back and he fell backward. After Marlon fell down, Bernard Yoo climbed on top of him and began repeatedly punching him.

Even if the difference in rank was significant, there was still a big difference in Physical and Psychic typed players. Above all, Marlon did not have the mental fortitude to endure pain and continue fighting like Bernard Yoo.

Completely overpowered, Marlon was unable to say anything more. He became completely battered and lost consciousness.

"Marlon. That bastard..."

Having inflicted numerous wounds on the startled Orc War Chief’s arm, Jackie threw a dagger toward Bernard Yoo. However, his weapon was easily blocked by Choi Yu-Seong's spear.

"Your opponent is me." Breathing heavily, Choi Yu-Seung swung his spear tip so that it faced Jackie and the Orc War Chief. He then added, "Or should I claim that both you and the Orc War Chief are mine to defeat?"

"Ha… This All-Rounder brat condescending me like this.." Jackie, wielding two daggers, created an illusion to deceive the Orc War Chief and aimed straight for Choi Yu-Seong's back.

Without missing a single beat, Yu-Seong turned slowly. He said with a smile, "It looks like your specialty is the Illusion skill.”

The villain Jackie’s dagger cut Yu-Seong in half. No, it seemed like he had.

'An Illusion...?' 

Just when Jackie was surprised by such a similar ability and was about to turn his gaze, he felt Yu-Seong’s light tap on his shoulder.

“Kyaaak-!” Jackie screamed in pain. It was as if his shoulder was being crushed by an enormous force.

"Unfortunately, even someone you deem as inferior, like myself, possesses the same skill as you." Choi Yu-Seong acted somewhat arrogantly, sneering at Jackie who had ignored him with ease.

"Actually, I thought I was really short on time...?"

He was mistaken.

"But it looks like we have time to spare."

Despite seeing enough description in the original novel, he did not properly understand the difference between S-rank and SS-rank, and the difference between the protagonist of a returning hero and a natural-born hero.

Now that he had the Lightning Burst, Yu-Seong was confident he could win even if an A-rank villain appeared as an enemy.

With his bare hands, Choi Yu-Seong lightly caught the dagger which Jackie swung.

“What…?”

Afterward, Yu-Seong smiled and activated a gift toward the flustered villain. He said, “Invoke, Dancing Electric Doll.”