The Degree
Ben VS Jung Haiyan

Indri vomited blood while looking at his stomach which had a knife penetrated from his back to his stomach.

Died betrayed his own partner? He did not see any future dreams like this. No, after all Indri can not see everything. His degree was a prophecy, he could foresee the future that would happen through his sleep.

Sounds absurd but in fact it has a strong basis.

Rather than looking at the future, you could say the Degree is to predict the future. With all the information that has been collected, Indri can predict what will happen.

But the shortcoming of his Degree is that if he receives wrong information then the future he sees will be wrong. Therefore, Indri is very concerned about every information and even controls it when in the Open World.

“Ugh .. kamu—” Indri intends to reveal his identity but the person disguised as Hiroshi reveals himself.

“—Jung Haiyan.”

Jung Haiyan, a Degree user who is able to disguise himself as someone else. Indri did not consider that the person would be disguised as Hiroshi.

“D-where ... H-hiroshi?”

Jung Haiyan snorted as if it was funny, “She is dead, isn't it very clear?”

Jung Haiyan won't let Hiroshi live. After all, the boy was dangerous as well as his enemy. Stupid his name if he let him live.

After all Haiyan couldn't get any meaningful information from him. The boy who was really fanatical about the samurai chose death instead of betrayal. Even Haiyan remembered very well when Hiroshi did seppuku willingly.

“Where is the key you hide?” tanya Haiyan started to twist the knife in Indri's stomach.

“BRASS!”

Ben immediately bellowed furiously, crying and attacked Haiyan wildly. Haiyan smiled and directed Indri's body and made it a living shield. No, rather a dying shield.

There was no choice for Ben other than to stop because he did not want to hit the chaotic and dying looking Indri.

“What's up? Are you afraid of hurting a corpse?” Haiyan smiled happily and laughed lightly.

“Keparat! Release him!”

“Why ask? I'll give it to you if you give me the key. Isn't this fifty-fifty?” Haiyan smiled.

Ben was in a dilemma, he wanted to give the key but Indri's gaze was fixed on him as if to say not to give it.

With her trembling lips Indri spoke. Ben could understand it because he was quite good at reading lips.

“Kill ... I ...”

That's what Ben caught from Indri's lip movements. Surely Ben knew what he meant because it was so simple. Ben was faced with a difficult decision.

Should he do it? Given that Indri can no longer be saved then ending his suffering is the best. But there is a possibility to stay alive.

‘If Indri can survive some time, I can find a person who has a doctor's Degree or the like.’

But it is hope with little possibility. Ben hasn't seen anyone like that so far. Not to mention the current chaos made it difficult to find such a person.

“... sell-out ..” Indri continued to convey through the motion of his lips.

Ben flinched, “But if it was like that .. I'd be alone.”

If he loses Indri then Ben will be alone. Hiroshi and Indri are the last while Hiromi is not known to exist alive or not. It was likely that he had also been eliminated.

“Ha ha ha, I don't understand why you are so yet you are afraid of being alone? Basic small children.”

Haiyan enjoyed the current situation wholeheartedly. He does not care about the suffering of others and is pleasant to watch them suffer.

Although he hated it yet Haiyan had a disorder. You could say he's a little psycho and has a couple of head screws coming off.

Indri put his head on Indri's shoulder to hear Indri's voice that may be weak because it has lost blood.

At that moment, Indri also began to mutter.

“... Fuck.”

Haiyan furrowed her brows unhappily. He pulled a knife from Indri's stomach and immediately stabbed him somewhere else.

“Kergh!” Indri only groaned small and vomited blood. But he started to smile and in a weak voice spoke.

“Kukuku, you think you can ... torment me? Deliberately ... avoid vital point.”

Indri could feel that his organs were still fine. Jung Haiyan was obviously a woman skilled at strange things like stabbing people. He could even avoid stabbing at the fatal part capable of killing Indri in an instant.

“... dear ... you chose the wrong opponent ..”

“Speak as much as you want.”

Haiyan played a knife that pierced Indri's stomach and moved him slowly. He wanted to hear Indri's screams and a desperate voice from her but it didn't come.

“Kergh!”

“Do not hold back. You can scream at will!” Haiyan smiled cheerfully.

“... bastard. I won't ... make you happy with ... any way.”

Indri immediately turned his gaze to Ben who looked on dumbfoundedly. He was clearly weak at the moment, his Degree could no longer be used because he started talking.

In the end Indri begins to make eye contact with Ben hoping the man understands his intentions. Indri did tell him to kill him, but his true intentions were not like that.

Ben looked into Indri's eyes, he could see that the woman had no eyes intent on dying. The look in his eyes actually seemed to have the determination to live a strong life.

‘... what is he ... not planning to die?’ thought Ben.

It seems that he slightly misunderstood Indri's intentions. In the end Ben nodded and gave certainty to Indri.

“Are you going to release Indri alive if I give it?”

Ben took the key out of his pocket and raised both his hands as if giving up.

Haiyan immediately became a little wary, “I can keep my promise. Nothing I appreciate more than a promise.”

That's an honest word. Haiyan disliked those who reneged on her promise, therefore she did not break her promise at all.

“Then get rid of the knife first. I'll throw it, you have to throw Indri at me at the same time.”

Ben's offer clearly makes sense because it will avoid the appearance of fraud. Haiyan obviously did not reject it and agreed to the proposal.

He followed Ben and began to pull the knife from Indri's stomach. But at that moment Indri immediately turned around and grabbed Haiyan's collar with both hands.

‘This woman ... she pretends to be weak?!’

Haiyan quickly tried to get rid of Indri but the force gripping her collar was very strong.

“Kuhahaha! I'll show you what true madness is!”

Indri laughed crazily, he swung his head with all his might and smashed it with Haiyan.

The heads of the two clashed strongly. Both Haiyan and Indri both had vibrating visions. Haiyan felt dizzy and her vision blurred, but Indri was worse because she almost lost consciousness.

“Basic ******-!” Haiyan quickly took her focus and attempted to attack but she could see Ben was already moving towards her as quickly as possible.