Monster Heavenly King - Chapter 24



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24. The Vagabond (2)

Kim Seung-ho, an Awakened member of the Baekho Guild, gritted his teeth.

I was moving to deliver supplies to the guild members who were hunting on the second floor at the order of the guild leader.

‘I never thought I’d run into a vagrant here.’

The vagabonds operated from a complex three-story base with countless mountain ranges and canyons.

There was almost no sighting information on the second floor, so we let our guard down.

Kim Seung-ho looked at the homeless people coldly.

‘There are too many. And besides…’

Some even have equipment that could be used on the third floor.

On the other hand, this side was poor in military power as it was a light mission that only required supplies.

Aside from himself, he brought along a few awakened people who had just come up to the second floor.

If there is a way to survive hereㅡ

“This is your goal anyway. If you just let it go, we’ll just let you go.”

The only way was to quietly hand over the items.

However, the guy who seemed to be the leader of the vagrants opened his mouth in a calm voice.

“I’m sorry, but that’s a bit difficult.”

“If we resist with all our might, you too—”

“Well, it won’t be safe. But it’s more annoying if they chase after me later to get revenge.”

If that happens, it will be no small headache.

Because sometimes guys blinded by revenge would display incredible power.

There was an incident in the past where a vagabond robbed and released an Awakened, but the Awakened leveled up and came looking for revenge.

‘There weren’t even any bodies left.’

From that incident onwards, the vagabonds’ methods began to become more brutal.

The hobo leader spoke with a sinister smile.

“Don’t worry, I’ll let the woman live. I won’t let her go, though.”

Kim Seung-ho realized that the vagabonds had no intention of letting him go, so he raised his sword again to negotiate.

The other Baekho Guild members also raised their weapons to fight, even though their hands were trembling as they encountered the vagrant for the first time.

However, the Baekho Guild was immediately cornered by the absurd power difference.

Chae-Ang! Phew!!

“Ugh?!”

Kim Seung-ho was defeated by the leader of the vagrants and passed out.

The Baekho Guild members lose their will to fight when their leader falls.

The boss looked at them, smiled, and opened his mouth.

“Okay then-”

The moment I said that.

Something appeared from the side, pushing through the bushes.

The eyes of the Baekho Guild Awakeners and the vagabonds were focused on him.

and,

“What is this?”

The hobo leader muttered in a dull voice.

I never thought I’d meet skeletons and goblins on the second floor, let alone the first.

Even the two of them go out together.

Everyone couldn’t help but be taken aback by the sight they were seeing for the first time in their lives.

“Hey, someone please clean that up.”

“yes.”

A guy who goes to deal with skeletons and goblins with a spear in his hand at his command.

The Awakened ones, who thought that would be the end of it, did not even look at that place and focused on the current situation.

and,

Phew!

The hobo leader expected the situation to be over when he heard the sound of flesh being dug into his body.

I expected to hear the sound of bones breaking, but there was no sound.

rather,

“Ugh… Huh?!”

A voice of a man in pain was heard.

I looked to see what was going on.

“what?”

His own subordinate was pierced through the neck with a spear, spewing out blood.

A subordinate who collapsed without even being able to take a few steps.

The leader of the hobos stared blankly at the sight, then asked a question.

“What is this?”

* * *

Hyunseong pulled out the spear stuck in the vagabond’s neck.

A spear that spins dazzlingly in your hand.

“It’s a pretty good window, huh?”

I liked the solid feel of the spear in my hand, which was true to the basics.

Brin, who was looking at himself admiringly through the window, asked.

“Weren’t you fighting with your bare hands?”

“I said I was stronger than you even if I fought with my bare hands. Didn’t I say I wouldn’t use them?”

“… … ”

Only then did his disciple realize that he had been deceived.

Hyunseong clicked his teeth as if teasing Brin.

“This time, should I fight with my bare hands?”

With those words, he threw his spear at the vagabond.

The spear flew quickly and tried to pierce the homeless man, butㅡ

“Ugh?!”

Chae-Ang!

The guy barely managed to kick away the spear that Hyunseong had thrown.

However, a shadow approached without giving me a chance to catch my breath.

Let’s just put our palms on the guy’s stomach,

Boom!

A vagrant with a sagging stomach and a loud noise.

Soon, the eyes of the guy who had fallen to the floor were rolled back.

The sight was so unrealistic that not only the homeless people, but even the awakened members of the White Tiger Guild were speechless.

“Hey, catch those monster bastards first!”

The leader of the hobos shouted in an urgent voice.

Not only was I not able to fully grasp how the situation was unfolding, but I was also doubting whether I was seeing things correctly, but I had an ominous feeling that if I left it alone, the damage would be even greater.

At the leader’s command, the vagabonds suddenly came to their senses, grabbed their weapons, and rushed towards Hyunseong and Brin.

“It’s messy.”

Hyunseong looked at the vagabonds running towards him and let out a sigh of admiration.

Even the basics of passing were not in place.

If only the ability levels were the same, I think the goblin we met on the first floor would fight better.

‘Is it too much to expect cooperation from a criminal group, let alone a specific group like a guild?’

If all the vagrants here were of this level of skill, I was confident I could win even if hundreds, if not dozens, of them attacked me.

A crimson glow rose from inside the skull.

“asleep!”

One step forward.

The hammer aimed at the skull from behind split the air.

I twisted my body to the side.

A spear thrust from the front, as if it were going to pierce him, passed right in front of his ribs and just like that—

“uh?!”

“Hey, what are you…!”

Phew!

It pierced the Awakened One who swung the hammer.

I circled around and followed the guy who had not yet come to his senses, and pushed him away. The guy took a step forward and arrived at the same spot he had just been in.

and,

“Hey, get out of here!”

A morning star with thorns sticking out of its sphere struck the head of the vagabond that Hyunseong had pushed.

Finally, the guy who was swinging the Morning Star was hit with his fist, and he fell to the ground with a loud crash.

He was trembling as if he wasn’t dead, but it couldn’t be said that he was unharmed.

“… … ”

“… … ”

The surrounding vagabonds were speechless.

In one moment, really in one moment, I got hit three times.

To them, Hyunseong was just acting naturally, like flowing water, while the vagrants he attacked appeared to be destroying themselves one by one.

“Hey, what just happened…?”

“…I don’t know either.”

Most of the Awakened people standing there now couldn’t even tell what was happening.

The leader of the hobos who was watching it also had his mouth wide open.

‘What is that?’

It seemed like a truly ridiculous coincidence, but that scene just now was probably what the skeleton had intended.

The problem was that it was done by a monster, not even an Awakened One, and a skeleton at that.

That wasn’t something that could be done simply by being good at evasion.

This is something that is impossible without reading the map of the battle itself.

It was something that had to be done by calculating countless situations and literally dominating this battle without a single error.

‘Whatever that guy is, he can’t back down from here.’

“You bastards! It’s just a bone! Deal with it quickly!”

The leader’s rough voice echoed through the forest.

No matter what, the guys he brought are the ones who always come from the second floor.

If we all attack together, we can catch it.

He looked at the guys who wouldn’t move despite his orders and growled.

“If it’s hard to approach, just pour out your skills!”

The vagabonds who had been hesitating to approach the leader’s voice began to gather their magical powers.

Didn’t you even think of using your skills against skeletons?

Hyunseong watches the scene as if it’s funny.

“Let’s take a look and see what skills there are.”

I was also curious about what skills the Awakened people mainly used.

Because the number of Awakened people I’ve met so far is only a handful.

Moreover, if it existed as a skill, it was like saying that it could be used by operating magic power like [Acceleration].

When you have free time, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to consider it as pre-learning and take a look at the skills.

but…

“I don’t plan on staying still since the stakes are high!”

Hyunseong, who was kicking the ground towards the homeless person while chasing his teeth.

The vagabonds looked terrified at the sight of them approaching in an instant and began to fire their skills in rapid succession.

“[Thunderbolt]!”

“[Fire Ball]!”

“[Ice Lance]!”

It was truly a spectacular sight to see lightning, fire, and ice baring their teeth at him.

A skill that moves and evades at the same time as the skill is fired.

‘Magical skills are really flashy.’

A sight rarely seen in the martial arts world.

Even if you spend your whole life studying qigong, wouldn’t you only be able to create such a scene if you achieve great success?

I could probably do something to imitate it, but it would be such a waste that I wouldn’t even consider trying.

At that moment, another skill flew in from the other side.

“[Auror Blade]!”

A sword energy that emanates from the sword in the shape of a crescent moon.

Hyunseong’s crimson eyes sparkled.

“oh?”

Throwing sword energy is on a completely different level from creating sword energy with internal energy.

It seemed like that skill was something that forced it to happen with magic power.

However, it didn’t seem to be that good of a skill.

As your skills increase and you can use the sword, you won’t really need it.

“Like this, you know.”

As Hyunseong swung his sword, the sword energy shot out along the same trajectory.

The sword energy that collided in the air disappeared with a sound, and the vagabond who had used the skill opened his mouth with his eyes wide open.

“A skeleton uses skills?! That’s ridiculous!”

“Anyway, these guys just talk nonsense whenever they open their mouths.”

This might be the most common thing you’ve ever heard.

In addition to these, several other skills appeared, but none of them caught my attention.

Hyunseong takes them down one by one.

And when the number of vagrants who fell by his hand reached double digits.

Hyunseong clicked his teeth as if he was satisfied.

“It’s good because my internal energy has increased.”

The reason he was able to fight so leisurely was also thanks to the chance he had gained in Indiana.

There was still a lot of fraud left that had not been absorbed, but with that alone, he was able to fight while showing off his strength.

At that moment, the ground shook with a heavy, thumping sound.

At its source is a vagrant leader.

The veins on the guy’s forehead were bulging, as if he couldn’t bear it any longer.

“What are you guys doing! Do you want to die?!”

The bums flinched at the boy’s old age.

If he left it like this, all of his subordinates would be defeated by the skeletons and he would lose the White Tiger Guild.

I couldn’t just watch any longer.

‘I have to step forward myself.’

The boss looked at Hyeonseong.

A crimson glow shining from inside the skull.

It’s just a slightly unusual skeleton.

There was no need to be afraid.

‘furthermore…’

Because I have this sword.

The vagrant leader muttered to himself and gathered his magic power to cast the skill.

“[Heat]!”