Monster Heavenly King - Chapter 164



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164. Steel Guild (10)

“You have something interesting, skeleton.”

Im Cheol-hwan, who saw Purungi, became even more wary of Hyeonseong and did not rush in.

Hyunseong gritted his teeth as if he found the sight amusing.

“How long are you going to be so nervous? You’re so distracting.”

“… … ”

-You’re colder than I thought.

‘I know.’

Lim Cheol-hwan just quietly observes the situation despite his own provocation.

I tried to provoke him because he was said to have murderous impulses, but he didn’t fall for it.

Like people who are good at controlling their anger, do they feel the urge to kill when they see the other person?

-Is it because it’s a skeleton?

‘What kind of nonsense is that?’

-No, if you say it’s the urge to kill, then flesh and blood should be splattered anyway.

‘… So, since I have no muscles, skin, or blood, I don’t have the urge to kill?’

-yes.

‘That sounds plausible.’

It seemed absurd, but I thought that might be the case.

The guy’s homicidal impulse is a side effect of [Blood Demonization].

Because of the bloodthirsty nature of the Blood Demon, he was a useless being with nothing but bones.

‘Then it must be quite annoying.’

A blood demon in perfect condition.

Moreover, he is not just some vagrant, but the leader of a large guild, so dealing with him won’t be easy.

After a while of confrontation, Hyunseong took a stance and clacked his teeth.

“If you don’t come, I’ll go.”

Ssssssss!

Hyunseong sticking his foot out.

It seemed like they were simply walking, but the distance between them and Im Cheol-hwan narrowed in an instant.

At the dissonant sight, he braced his lower body and stepped on the ground.

Kuung!

A huge shock spread through the audience room, causing the fragments that had already shattered to fly into the air.

“Ugh!”

A guy who shouts and swings his arms.

A fiery magical power gushed out, sweeping away the debris floating in the air.

Kwarrrrrr!!

The fragments combined with magical power to form a giant wave that was approaching to swallow up Hyeonseong.

In one breath, the wave split in two and was destroyed, but Im Cheol-hwan was already nowhere to be seen.

‘stomach!’

When he lifted his skull and looked up, he saw a huge red mass descending vertically towards him.

Kuuuung!

The floor shook as the giant body landed.

As I swung the sword horizontally, the sword energy shot out and shattered the shaking floor.

Phew! Bang!

A guy who picks up rocks and starts throwing them.

Each time he threw them, they flew towards him quickly with a shock wave that burst out air.

Ting! Kak!

Hyunseong gradually narrows the distance, deflecting the flying rocks.

I gritted my teeth as I watched the guy throwing rocks at me with all his might.

“You seem pretty scared?”

“what?”

From before, Im Cheol-hwan’s attacks were only wide-range or long-range attacks.

It was obvious that he was wary of his own power and was trying to avoid getting close at all costs.

“If you can fight like that even with that power, I can guess what your original skill level is.”

“Huh, is that what you call provocation?”

“I was just expressing my honest opinion. With just that level of skill, you’ll be chasing that guy’s ass for the rest of your life, right?”

“Huh, you’re saying that after seeing what Kangcheol and I just fought?”

Lim Cheol-hwan, who consistently ignores other provocations, immediately starts refuting them when Kangcheol’s name is mentioned.

-Did it get scratched properly?

‘I know.’

I tried selling steel just in case, but I didn’t expect it to react this quickly.

It seemed that steel was Im Cheol-hwan’s trigger button.

“That’s because of your specs as a blood demon. If it weren’t for that, wouldn’t the result have been the opposite?”

“Well, the important thing is that I beat him in the end.”

“Yeah, I guess it’s good to win by doing something like that.”

“You guys…”

Anger contained in a low, muttering voice.

It wasn’t a side effect of the impulse, but rather a boiling anger from deep within my chest.

“You have a knack for provoking people’s tempers.”

“I hear that compliment often.”

“I’ll tear out that damn jawbone!”

Boom!

Lim Cheol-hwan arrived in front of Hyeonseong in one breath, accompanied by the sound of shells being fired.

I tried to reach out and crush Hyunseong’s skull,

Kaang!

Hyunseong sent a huge fist flying away.

And then the hand swings again.

Kaang! Kak! Chaeng!

He slapped and slapped and slapped the giant red hand.

As the attacks continued, Lim Cheol-hwan began to feel embarrassed.

‘What the hell is this guy?’

I reached out dozens, hundreds of times to pop the head of the guy surrounded by mucus, but all the times I was in vain.

He was showing off his ability to deflect all of his punches at close range, where it was difficult to even swing a sword properly.

As the leader of the Flame Guild, I have seen quite a few Awakened people who have mastered martial arts, and I have also faced them as a Blood Demon.

‘but…’

I have never seen anyone with this level of skill before.

Even among the current guild leaders and chieftains, there are probably only a handful who can match half of the skill of the skeleton in front of them.

Although Im Cheol-hwan was impressed by Hyeonseong’s skills,

‘Oh shit, this is so fucking strong.’

In reality, I was doing my best while gritting my teeth.

If he had facial skin, it would have been exposed by now.

It wasn’t that Im Cheol-hwan’s skills were good, but that the Blood Demon’s specs were too good.

‘There’s no time to attack.’

There was still some room to spare if you focused on defense.

However, the moment you dig in to attack, you will have no choice but to allow that giant fist to hit you at least once.

‘If you keep doing that, your bones will break.’

-No matter how strong the Purung is, it can’t block all attacks.

‘They say it’s the tears of God, but isn’t it a bit weak?’

-What can you do if the user is weak?

Purrrrrr!

‘No, don’t move suddenly!’

Plurng…

Anyway, here we had to focus on defense and wait for an opportunity.

At that moment, Lim Cheol-hwan, who had been attacking, stepped back slightly and opened up some distance.

“What? It’s over already?”

Hyunseong, pretending to be relaxed, gnashing his teeth.

At this moment, I felt fortunate that my body did not need to breathe.

Even if I had said the same thing, it would have been ugly if I had held my breath.

“…I will kill you with all my might”

Lim Cheol-hwan, who realized that Hyunseong was no ordinary person, raised his magical power.

The energy emanating from him began to press on me from all sides.

Hyunseong quietly corrects his posture.

and,

Exactly.

And the sound of water drops splashing echoed throughout the audience room.

The blood that had been scattered around began to rise.

-No, it’s not just the surroundings.

Blood flowing in even from outside the audience room.

It seemed like all the blood in the castle was gathering.

The blood gathered and gathered, and began to take the shape of a sword.

Clang.

Blood swords that filled the audience room.

The tips of the swords were all aimed at Hyeonseong.

“Is this because it doesn’t match your size?”

“Don’t worry.”

A guy who raises his hands to the sky with an indifferent expression in response to his own question.

Then, blood rose up like a spray of water and a huge greatsword was grasped in his hand.

“I’ll crush your skull with this.”

“You’re so confident.”

“Go skeleton.”

As soon as Im Cheol-hwan finished speaking, red rain began to pour down.

Hyunseong’s crimson eyes were staring at it quietly.

and,

Chaejaejaejaejae!

The blood swords shot up into the air.

The attacks came down without a single gap, and they were so fast that it was difficult to follow them with the eyes.

Nevertheless, some swords passed by,

Kak!

He even cut through his own bones while piercing through Purungi.

Even after dozens were struck down, the ship still remained.

Moreover, the swords that had already been struck rose again and were fired.

He continuously attacked Hyunseong, drawing lines as if he was drawing a picture.

‘If you can’t block even one properly, it’s over.’

The small opening created by hitting one will allow all subsequent attacks to occur.

That is why, even in the pouring rain of swords, Hyunseong only struck down the ones aimed at him.

‘Not yet. Not yet.’

Meanwhile, Hyunseong looks at Im Cheol-hwan to seize the opportunity to counterattack.

And when you divide that sum by something close to thousands.

‘It’s now.’

The opportunity has arrived.

A moment created by coincidence upon coincidence.

Hyunseong stepped on the awakening stone, thinking that it had to be now.

Boom!

Phew!

The air burst out and blew away all the blood swords that were approaching.

Hyunseong approached Im Cheol-hwan without even having time to blink.

“This kid…!”

Who would have thought that they would be targeting me amidst all that pouring attacks?

Im Cheol-hwan swung the huge sword in his hand horizontally.

Kaang!!

I felt a heavy impact and a thumping sensation.

The bone must have cracked because it couldn’t withstand the impact.

If Purungi hadn’t been there, wouldn’t the bones have been shattered in an instant?

“Did you intend to kill me with a surprise attack like this?”

“Hey, no way. If you couldn’t even stop this much, your neck would have already been rolling around on the floor.”

Shhh!

He felt swords approaching him from behind, cutting through the wind.

Hyunseong, who had been waiting for the right timing for a while, the moment the sword was about to pierce him,

Taat!

I kicked the guy’s body and jumped.

The sword was unable to stop its speed and hit Im Cheol-hwan.

Kuung!

But those swords could not pierce Im Cheol-hwan’s body.

but,

“Ugh?!”

There must have been some damage, as a sound of pain escaped his mouth.

‘Is this not feasible?’

I didn’t think this would work either.

I moved my body while looking dumbfounded.

Boom!

He struck him once more with the handle of the sword that had attacked him.

After that, he swung his sword at the blood swords that were still chasing him.

Space warped, swallowing up everything in its path, and the Blood Sword was no exception.

“…!”

Im Cheol-hwan is shocked by the swords that disappeared cleanly without leaving a single drop of blood, but soon swings his greatsword.

Every time Seol-ah and the blood sword clashed, the bones creaked and the cracks in the bones widened further.

Did he realize that Hyunseong’s defenses had become loose?

Lim Cheol-hwan swung his red greatsword with a sharp glare in his eyes.

“It’s over!”

A crimson light sparkled inside Hyunseong’s skull in response to the attack.

The moment when the opponent swings his sword with great confidence to kill the enemy.

That was a golden opportunity for him too.

The reason I’ve focused on defense and not attacking until now is for this one moment.

This was the conclusion I came to after watching Im Cheol-hwan fight.

Even if you make a clumsy attack, it won’t work, and if you think you’re being pushed back even a little, you’ll choose to run away without hesitation.

That’s why a decision had to be made in an instant.

Hyunseong looked at the greatsword approaching him.

and,

‘now!’

The moment the greatsword came right up to him to crush his skull.

Lowered his posture.

Phew!

A greatsword that passes over skulls with a fearsome blade.

As soon as Im Cheol-hwan’s weakness was revealed, Hyunseong began to move with his eyes glowing red.

He reached out to his side with the hand that wasn’t holding Seol-ah.

Kuung!

A shock wave that penetrates the massive body.

“Huh?!”

His new form staggered and his posture collapsed due to a stronger attack than expected.

Hyunseong gathers all his remaining strength.

‘It has to be done in one go.’

Hyunseong poured every last bit of his remaining strength into Seol-ah.

and,

Heavenly Demon Sword Technique

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A thin line, too thin to be seen with the naked eye, divided the space.