Monster Heavenly King - Chapter 101
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101. Trace (3)
A sticky, unpleasant magic that can be felt from within.
And, the cave is filled with the spirit of death.
Hyunseong took a step out of the cave to confirm.
Then, the energy disappears as if it had never existed.
There was nothing at the entrance to the cave, but the atmosphere changed completely with just one step.
‘They made it like this on purpose.’
The overflowing fraud was holding me back from leaving this dungeon.
It’s just like the Bongmagok of the Cheonmasingyo.
‘Is there a reason for doing this?’
In the case of Bongmagok, there was a reason that it was a place for the fortune telling of Cheonma.
But what does this dungeon do by collecting fraud?
The answer came from Seol-ah.
-I don’t know who it is, but they’re conducting an experiment here.
‘experiment?’
-The stronger the fraud, the higher the chance of a stronger undead being born.
To interpret that another way, it means that the boss here is a guy who is very knowledgeable in magic.
It seemed like there was a need to tense up.
At that moment, the sound of thumping footsteps was heard from inside the dungeon.
“Ugh…”
The zombie that appeared, spitting out a voice, was wearing a pretty nice-looking item.
And then, looking at themselves, they swung the axe they were holding.
“?! damage!”
Phage crackle!!!
As the magical power was released, a wave of electricity occurred.
Although they were not affected because they responded immediately to his words, everyone in the group looked bewildered.
The three Awakened ones, excluding Brin and Rash, were each surprised and asked questions.
“Is this a skill?”
“How can a zombie have skills-”
furthermore,
“Grrrrrrrr!!”
Whoosh whoosh!!
“Different skill this time?!”
It wasn’t just using one skill.
As if zombies could use things they used in life.
Even while being surprised, Lee Su-ho was staring intently at the zombie’s face.
“Why are you looking at me like that? You know me.”
“No, we don’t know each other…”
Lee Su-ho searches through his memories.
I’m not sure, but it looked like a face I’d seen on the missing persons list.
Among the zombies outside, I saw some that looked similar, but most of them were so badly decayed that I couldn’t recognize them.
However, the zombies that appeared in the dungeon looked no different from when they were alive, so I was able to recall a vague memory.
“Probably one of the missing Awakened. But who would have thought he would turn into a zombie…”
“The guy who turns the awakened into zombies.”
It seemed like he would be quite a troublesome opponent.
The reason zombies are easy to deal with is because they can’t use magic.
However, they were using not only magic power but also the skills that the Awakened people had used in their lifetime.
‘furthermore…’
Looking at his actions, it seems he wasn’t just thoughtlessly firing off skills.
It seemed like he was able to make appropriate judgments depending on the situation.
It was completely different from the zombies they knew.
I wonder if this can really be called a zombie.
“Let’s go in a little further first.”
Hyunseong, who had been quietly observing and organizing information, picked Seol-ah.
Then, the zombie reacts immediately when the most dangerous being in the place tries to move.
It seemed like the reaction was clear about who had priority here.
but,
“It’s late.”
Hyunseong had already pulled out Seol-ah.
Before I even understood what that meant,
“Huh?”
The zombie’s head rolled over and onto the floor.
He just knocked down the body that was trying to move without even realizing what he had died from.
A headless corpse that struggles and then falls to the ground.
Han Ji-soo, who watched the scene, let out a sigh of relief.
“I do use skills, but they’re not as effective as I thought.”
“no.”
“yes?”
“It’s the opposite.”
It seemed more dangerous than I thought.
Just now, this zombie was just trying to react to its own speed.
At that speed just now, anyone here could be beheaded.
“If the entrance is like this, I don’t know how strong the inside is.”
Lee Su-ho mutters with a serious expression.
It was exactly as he said.
If the guy was something like the ultimate weapon, it wouldn’t matter, but since he’s at the entrance, the further you go in, the stronger guys will come out.
Han Ji-soo also opened her mouth with a trembling voice, as if she realized the meaning.
“Eh, hey. No way. Could it be that all the zombies here are like this?”
It wasn’t entirely impossible.
but,
“Know that what you’re risking with that wishful thinking is your life.”
“… … ”
Han Ji-soo swallowed hard.
Because there was nothing wrong with what Hyunseong said.
The labyrinth was a place where a moment of carelessness could lead to death.
‘You’ve been so carefree lately.’
Hyunseong said he caught it easily, but if they had fought without him, they would have had a hard time catching even that one.
I think I got used to it because I was playing the game so comfortably.
She slapped her cheek to come back to her senses.
Hyunseong saw that Han Jisoo’s gaze had changed and he said nothing more and headed inside the dungeon.
As we went inside, we started to see more and more artificial parts rather than natural parts.
and,
“Ugh…”
Zombies that came out to greet them.
This time it was the guys who were having a party.
‘One that looks like a tank, two in melee, and two in range.’
One guy who looks like a long-range wizard, holding a bow.
By doing them one by one, the balance was quite good.
Hyunseong looked at his group and his jaw clenched.
“I won’t intervene, so you guys just fight amongst yourselves.”
The group each holds their own weapon according to their own words.
and,
“Eeeeeeeeeee!!”
The zombie roared and pulled out its huge shield.
A zombie that charges forward with its shield still on.
BANG!!!
It was Rashi who stopped the rush.
Zombies scattered from the back and on both sides tried to attack Rash,
Kaang! Chaeng!
Lee Su-ho and Brin blocked the attack.
And, arrows and skills flying from a distance.
Han Ji-soo uses the magic and skills she learned from Seo Yi-an to keep both of them in check.
Until his older sister, Han Ji-hyun, came along.
Hyunseong, who was watching the battle, glanced at one side of the dungeon.
‘You don’t seem to have any intention of moving.’
The reason he left it up to his companions instead of stepping forward was to instill a sense of alertness in them, but it was also because of the sixth entity that was hidden.
Whether he is trying to spot the intruder and test his strength, or trying to assassinate him during the fight.
The guy didn’t even think about moving even though the battle was going on.
-Or maybe he’s wary of you.
‘Are you wary because you noticed that I’m the strongest? You must be quite discerning.’
-I wonder if he’s being cautious, thinking, “What’s wrong with that crazy guy who just sits there with his arms folded while his comrades are fighting?”
‘… … ‘
Anyway, if they don’t plan on moving, it’s only natural that we should go.
Hyunseong raised his internal energy in one breath.
and,
Crunch.
The new form of Hyunseong disappeared with a short sound of the floor breaking under his feet.
He had already passed through the zombies in one breath, not to mention his own group.
“…?!”
I didn’t know you would approach this quickly.
As Hyunseong rapidly approached, a gasp of air could be heard.
A guy who urgently raises his magic power.
However, it was impossible to react at one’s own speed.
“Where.”
“Ugh?!”
Hyunseong subdues the guy by breaking his hand in one breath.
He then looked at the guy he had subdued and gritted his teeth.
“I thought he would be a mid-boss, but I never thought he would be a human.”
The being he subdued was not a monster, but a person.
That person is alive and well.
How can there be living people in this place filled with the undead?
The answer was simple.
“Those zombies. Did you make them?”
“Eww!!”
A man struggling with all his might to escape from Hyunseong, who doesn’t even answer and keeps him bound.
However, it was not possible to escape so easily.
Just when I was trying to threaten a little,
“Crap…”
“what?!”
The guy died with foam coming out of his mouth.
Who would have guessed that this would happen even though no one had said anything yet?
It was not only Hyeonseong who was embarrassed by the situation, but Seol-ah as well.
-Even if you’re crazy, you’re not usually crazy?
To sacrifice one’s own life simply for being caught.
It was never an easy choice to make.
A crimson glow shone from inside Hyunseong’s skull.
“I guess I’ll have to go further inside.”
The guys’ actions were telling.
Whatever is in here is likely to be quite a secret.
Hyunseong approached the group that was still fighting and swung Seol-ah.
Shhh!
Crunch!
The balance that had been subtly level was tilted in an instant due to Hyunseong’s addition.
“to?”
The group is puzzled by Hyunseong’s sudden arrival.
Hyunseong rattled his jawbone as he brushed away the zombie remains that had been stuck on his sword.
“Priority is given to going inside.”
If they escape during the battle, we won’t be able to find out anything.
In times like these, we had to go for the speed battle.
The group noticed the change in the situation through Hyunseong’s voice and nodded silently.
As you go further inside, increasingly more sophisticated zombies appear.
and,
“What is this?”
A zombie encountered at the end of the dungeon.
The guy had a visual that looked like his whole body was glued together here and there.
It looked like rags on the outside, but the vibe it gave off was anything but.
‘Besides, I’m learning martial arts.’
That too to a significant degree.
At that moment, a noise was felt from the side.
“Tch, those guys said they’d never get caught here.”
A man appeared, scratching his head as if in trouble.
Hyunseong looked at him with red eyes and his teeth chattered.
“Who are you?”
“You didn’t ask because you thought I would tell you, did you?”
“Don’t worry, I’ll make you think about it soon enough.”
“Skeletons, goblins, and orcs walking around with the Awakened. It’s interesting.”
The man looked at Hyunseong and her group one by one.
I felt a chill down my spine at the gaze that seemed to be looking at an object rather than a person.
“I think it would make an interesting test subject.”
The man spoke and breathed life into the zombie.
Then, the guy who had been standing still started to move and make a sound.
Knock. Knock!
A sound like a frozen body moving and twisting echoed.
My brow furrowed involuntarily at the bizarre sound.
Immediately afterwards, a red aura rose from the bastard’s body.
‘That’s…’
-what’s the matter?
Seol-ah asks because the reaction is unusual.
Hyunseong thought it was too early to make a judgment, so he pulled out Seol-ah and swung her sword, sending out a blast of sword energy.
and,
Kagakak!
All the sword shots fired hit the target, but did not cause even a single wound to the guy.
It sounds like someone scraping a rock.
Han Ji-hyun and Han Ji-soo looked surprised at the firmness.
“What skill is that?”
“Did you have that kind of skill?”
Even though I blocked Hyunseong’s sword energy, not a single scratch appeared.
Plus, the zombie’s skin is dyed red like blood.
I wondered what kind of skill it could be, but Hyunseong’s words came to mind before the answer came to mind.
“That’s not a skill.”
“yes?”
“It’s a martial art.”
Hyunseong had fought against guys who used those types of martial arts.
The name of that martial art is-
‘Blood Demon Divine Art’