Semifinals (1)

Pietro felt dejected for the first time in a long time.

'I guess it was a disaster that I had to deal with in the end.'

Pietro shook his head and performed space movement.

There was interest in the royal tomb here, which is presumed to be the tomb of the first emperor, but it was just a ruin without much meaning at the moment.

***

Dig!

When Pietro suddenly appeared, Seo Moon-yeop was taken aback.

"How is it?"

"I took it out, but I guess I missed it in the end."

"What do you mean, that?"

"You killed the first one. But the soul passed into the hands of the king."

Pietro explained what happened at the ruins of the imperial tomb.

Hearing all this, Seo Mun-yeop's complexion hardened.

"So the king has his soul, so he can open the door and come out?"

"I think it will happen eventually. It is just a question of how long it will take."

"You say you're someone who learns everything quickly? He's the one who learned how to get to the spirit realm by himself, so wouldn't that be difficult?"

"The first one won't be so easy."

"The guy who sold his soul to the king lightly, what is it?"

"It's already too late, but he must have come to his senses now that he has realized that he has been tricked. If you decide to resist, the king won't easily get the knowledge he wants from the first. I would rather choose the annihilation of the soul than surrender."

"what? Then there's a chance the door won't open, right?"

"Since the soul has already been subordinated, it is only a matter of time. Besides, the king is too good at means. I don't expect the first one to be able to resist for long."

Pietro recalled how all of his seals and barriers were broken.

Of course, the first one was the result of being attacked from inside and outside, but it was an example that showed the king's ability. Besides, the king also talked to Pietro at that time.

While being far away in time and space, he communicated with Pietro only through a string connected to the first high-ranking priest.

It was an ability that even Pietro could not imitate.

"Can we just hope that the bastard will last as long as possible?"

"No, just the opposite."

Pietro affirmed.

Seo Moon-yeop, who was puzzled, continued Pietro's words.

"The best case scenario is that the first one endures and then succumbs."

"why?"

"Human life is not that long, isn't it?"

"···ah."

Only then did Seo Mun-yeop recall a crucial fact.

Seo Moon-yeop and Pietro both have human bodies.

"As a human being, no, from the standpoint of all of us, Seo Moon-yeop, it is best to make a decision while you are in good health. Even if time passes, can another superman like you be born? You are too unusual a case for that to be expected."

"That's right..."

Even Seo Moon-yeop could not deny it.

If you were your former self, it was possible.

There are geniuses like Nathan Bernach, and someone might be born with supernatural powers like Analyst.

However, Seo Moon-yeop of today has already far surpassed the human level.

There were too many elements that humans could not have, such as 'immortality', 'spiritualization', 'weapon spiritualization', 'soul conversion', and 'meeting the light of the beginning'.

A human like this would never be born again.

There was no one other than himself who could fight the king.

"I hope the king doesn't realize that. If it's a king, it won't be too difficult for him to wait another hundred years."

100 years would have been a short time for the king who lived the longest among living beings that already existed.

"If the first one yields to the king, will he talk about me too?"

"I will. If you hear that you know how to transform into a weapon, which only the Emperor of Maninleung could do, I don't think a king who has already had a bitter taste will show a competitive desire to fight. Because the king still harbors a fear of the Emperor Maninleung."

If you wait for about 100 years, both Seo Moon-yeop and Pietro will disappear.

There will be no more enemies.

Wouldn't the king be able to judge that much?

Pietro should have hoped for that.

"What if he really decides to wait until I die of old age?"

"Then we should open the door and go fight."

Pietro had a plan even in that case.

It was a plan to find clues to the abandoned world in the ruins of the first imperial tomb, open the door here first, and go to the king.

But it shouldn't have happened.

Even if it wasn't, it was a fight with a low odds, but fighting in the king's realm was more disadvantageous.

"That must be a more difficult mission than clearing the last dungeon. well, that's okay Anyway, you mean you won't come until the World Cup is over."

"Nothing can be said."

"All right, all right. It's not like I'm going to come up with some sharp numbers by devising more. For now, we have to focus on the World Cup."

"You know how to do that. Because I am not interested."

Pietro showed no interest in the World Cup. After all, Battlefield was just a hobby for uncivilized people.

***

The United Kingdom national team defeated China and advanced to the semifinals.

It was the moment when Korea's semifinal opponent was confirmed as England.

The quarterfinal match between Great Britain and China was also an interesting match.

Roy Meyer split the battlefield in two with an 'Ice Wall' and divided the Chinese players into two halves, but the next moment, Shuran's 'Extinction Ray' demolished the 'Ice Wall'.

Even so, the annihilation ray showed the strength of killing two more British players in a row.

However, as Roy Meyer succeeded in tying Shuran up with an 'Ice Seal', the victory or defeat was decided.

In the second set, China also won with quick players performing a surprise operation. The British launched a counterattack, but Shuran's counterattack, which was able to locate Roy Meyer in real time through 'positioning', ended the fight.

However, the last 3 sets were eventually won by England.

Roy Meyer led the team to lead England to the semifinals.

After another defeat in the quarterfinals, China had to wait for the next World Cup.

The countries that advanced to the semifinals were France, Germany, England and Korea.

The United States, who advanced to the quarterfinals as second place in the group despite losing to Korea, lost to Germany in the quarterfinals. The host country, the United States, boasted the strongest power in the World Cup, but ended up finishing in the quarterfinals, shocking the Americans.

In the end, it showed that the power game that was behind the trend no longer worked, and it became an opportunity for the voice of self-reflection to rise in the major leagues.

Other than that, as expected by experts, the countries that advanced to the quarterfinals were decided. In the end, all the countries of the three top 3 players were listed. To that extent, the top 3 such as Roy Meyer, Nathan Bernach, and Daniel Mantz are not only outstanding in individual skills, but also have an influence that strengthens the team.

It was the Jin players.

When discussing the most likely candidate for the championship among the four countries, France was ranked first.

However, there were interesting results.

Korea was the country where gamblers bet the second most as a candidate for the championship.

This was a phenomenon that appeared when Korea perfectly defeated Italy in the quarterfinals.

Seo Moon-yeop's ability to break Italy alone was much stronger than expected.

"No one will be the opponent of Seo Moon-yeop."

These were the words Chichi Lucas of Italy, who exited the World Cup after finishing in the quarterfinals, said in an interview.

"I thought I was the only one who could deal with Seo Moon-yeop. But I couldn't either. no one can stop him Nathan Bernach? Fight Seo Moon-yeop and he will disappear from the dungeon in 30 seconds. Of course, that 30 seconds is the time it takes for two clones to run away and then get caught and die."

This is what Gerald Walker said in an interview.

Gerald Walker, as the ace of the United States, was acutely aware of his responsibility for only finishing in the quarterfinals, but he said that because he was angry because public opinion was criticizing him so much.

Of course, France, who regarded Nathan Bernach as a believer, was furious at those words.

All of the famous players who have worked with Seo Mun-yeop said something in common.

"Seo Moon-yeop is a monster."

"I couldn't believe that humans could be that strong."

"It is certain that he has become much stronger than he was during his 7-Hero days."

In this World Cup, Seo Mun-yeop was officially recognized as the world's best player.

That's why this World Cup is getting hotter and hotter.

This is because Seo Moon-yeop and the top 3 players all faced each other to determine the final winner.

1 match in the quarterfinals.

France and Germany met.

In the Champions League, the rivalry represented by Paris Lumiere BC vs. Berlin Blitz BC continued in the World Cup.

They fought as if they had met their enemies on a single wooden bridge, and Nathan Bernach and Daniel Mantz were also active like crazy and engaged in a fierce battle.

France won the first set 1-0.

Battlefield feeds points by the number of survivors, and it was a fiercely close battle that only one player survived from the victorious France.

Even that one wasn't Nathan Bernach.

It was because Daniel Mantz tossed Nathan Bernach to his teammates with a 'push' and took him with him before being killed.

Since it was Nathan Bernach who fatally wounded Daniel Mantz, it was praised as the best rivalry match.

In the same way, both teams fought bloody battles until the 2nd and 3rd sets.

In the end, France, which chose quick hunting and long-term battle with mobility as a weapon, became the final winner.

And the 2nd match of the semi-finals, the match between Korea and England is approaching.

***

- Our Republic of Korea's historic World Cup semi-finals will be held today.

- It's really impressive. Korea, which produced two of the seven heroes who saved humanity, was weak in the Battlefield, but those two heroes became the main axis and led our country to a high position again.

- Yes, it's no coincidence. It is considered the second most likely winner after France. What gambler would bet on a lucky team?

- Haha, that's right. But isn't the opponent too tough?

-Yes, it is the UK that has defeated China. Having built a unified team, England is showing the results in this World Cup. United Kingdom is definitely amazing.

-Because Roy Meyer is there. I struggled a lot in the last quarterfinals.

-yes. The quarterfinals can be summarized as a confrontation between Roy Meyer and Shuran. Did you have a hard time chasing Shuran with 'positioning'? There are very few people who don't die from being hit by an extinction ray, and Roy Meyer wasn't that talented.

- Still, the confrontation between the two was a win for Roy Meyer. It's a team sport before individual competition. When Shuran wanted to kill Roy Meyer, Roy Meyer managed the team to win.

-But Roy Meyer will have a hard time waking up today. Today, we have to deal with Munyeop Seo and Pietro Anella.

- Pietro, who was absent in the quarterfinals, is also expected to perform. Like Roy Meyer, Pietro makes impactful plays that determine the team's win or loss.

-Probably, the world's attention is focused on the confrontation between the two.

Players from both teams entered the field.

1st set started.