Monster Heavenly King - Chapter 25



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25. The Vagabond (3)

Hurrruk!

Flames began to rise from the sword at the boy’s shout.

The flames that started from the sword swung as if they would burn everything nearby.

Hyunseong, who was looking at it, stroked his chin.

“Is it given the property of black magic?”

The sword energy of those who had mastered the flame technique contained a fiery aura, but not to that extent.

The guy’s skill was so good that it seemed like his sword was on fire rather than his sword being imbued with fire energy.

A vagrant leader approaches you with a flaming sword.

“I don’t know if it’s really a skeleton or what… but it’s over now!”

Kwaaaaang!!

As soon as he finished speaking, a gust of wind blew and the guy was behind him in an instant.

A sword swung in a crescent shape.

‘It’s fast?’

A speed so fast that it would be difficult to react if you weren’t prepared.

A trail of flames followed the path of the sword the guy swung, reducing the bushes in the area to a handful of ash.

‘Are you burning what’s in the path of the swing?’

It was quite an annoying skill.

Hyunseong, who dodged the sword, tilted his head.

‘But this… eek.’

As soon as the guy realized that his attack was missed, instead of forcibly changing direction, he used centrifugal force to kick.

and,

“[bang]!”

Plus skills.

This will definitely take him down.

I was confident.

but,

Kuung!

His own kick was blocked by the sharp bone with a heavy sound.

Hyunseong looked at the guy’s feet, surprised by the stronger attack than expected.

I think he used one more skill at the end, so maybe that was the cause.

What was surprising was also the leader of the vagrants who carried out the attack.

‘Are you okay?!’

I knew that the skeleton in front of me was not an ordinary skeleton.

Because his movements when fighting his subordinates were never ordinary.

But still, it’s just a skeleton.

I was confident that my bones would break the moment I blocked his kick, even using his skill.

If I had just avoided it, I wouldn’t have been so surprised.

‘Isn’t this the skeleton from the 1st floor, the one that appears on the 4th floor?!’

There had been no reports of skeleton sightings on the fourth floor, where the upper-level undead appeared as monsters, but he began to think that perhaps his hypothesis was true.

but,

‘That doesn’t mean you have to be scared!’

I haven’t been to the 4th floor yet, but I was confident.

Even if the basic specs are lacking, there is equipment for the awakened to cover it.

I was confident that I could deal with any monster on the 4th floor, or even an area boss, if I used all the equipment and skills I had.

“Haat!”

A guy who kicks the ground with a rough spirit.

The distance between me and Hyunseong was shortened in an instant.

The leader’s sword, which had come within touching distance, swung with incredible force.

The flames surrounding the sword followed its trajectory, leaving afterimages.

Let’s roll our arms from the inside out.

Kaang!

The bones, reinforced with internal energy, collided with the sword and deflected it.

Hyunseong smiled inwardly at the sight.

‘As expected.’

The skill he used wasn’t one that gave attributes to swordsmanship.

A skill that simply has the additional effect of burning what you have struck.

In other words, what cannot be cut cannot be burned.

‘Then there’s nothing to be afraid of!’

Although he was surrounded by a sword with magical power, he could easily ignore that level with his own skill.

I slid down without stopping and closed the gap with the guy whose posture was messed up, and stretched out my hand bone.

Shhh!

A short, concise sound that cuts through the wind.

The leader managed to avoid the attack by tilting his neck to the side, butㅡ

‘What kind of fist is that…?!’

It felt like a sharp spear had passed by.

The hair that I couldn’t avoid flew into the air.

I thought this was a golden opportunity to add another hit, as the guy’s posture was disheveled, but the boss pushed me away with his foot, pushing his own bone to create distance.

‘It’s pretty good.’

Regardless of his specs, he was the one most accustomed to fighting people among the Awakened ones he had fought so far.

Is a vagabond a vagabond?

The boss was thinking similarly to Hyunseong.

‘What the heck is this skeleton?’

It felt like I was fighting an Awakened being, not a monster.

He had never fought like this against any humanoid monster he had encountered before.

Hyunseong was excited by the sensation he felt after a long time, but that was it.

‘If you drag it out for too long, it will be disadvantageous.’

Although I was covering it up with my increased internal energy and skills, as my basic specs were falling behind, I was bound to become at a disadvantage as time went on.

The problem is that they don’t seem to want to give in easily since their guard has been raised.

If so-

‘I have to catch him off guard right away. I have to take advantage of his counterattack.’

This time, Hyunseong moved first.

I had only taken one step, but to the boss it felt like I had taken several steps closer.

Hyunseong, who closes the gap with dazzling techniques.

Hurrah!

As soon as the sword came into range, the sword of the guy who swung it to check drew a crescent moon shape and cut through the air.

Hyunseong slightly stepped back and avoided the sword.

‘now!’

The moment when the flame follows its trajectory.

He kicked the ground and dug into the guy’s insides.

However, as if he had expected it, the leader, who was gathering magical power in the other hand holding the sword, smiled in satisfaction and shouted.

“[Wind Fangs]!”

Whioooooo!

A strong wind blew from somewhere and rushed in to destroy the skeleton before my eyes.

I thought that the guy who was nothing but skin and bones would be eaten up by his own skillsㅡ

“Is this something you’ve been hiding as a last resort?”

The attempt wasn’t bad.

With that thought, he summoned his magic power.

And then, at that moment.

The figure of Hyeonseong in front of the leader disappeared.

“no?!”

Paaaaang!!

With the target suddenly disappearing, his skills are useless and only serve to shatter the air.

However, the figure of the missing Hyeonseong was nowhere to be seen.

At that moment, an eerie feeling came from behind.

The leader immediately tried to look back.

Hyunseong’s attack came first.

Kuung!!

It sounded like the atmosphere was exploding.

Although he appeared to be completely unscathed, he was not moving at all.

He just looked at Hyunseong with eyes of disbelief.

“Acceleration… even skills…”

Could it really be that the monster has awakened?

Many questions came to my mind, but before I could even ask them, blood gurgled down my esophagus.

The leader collapsed without saying a word.

Hyunseong muttered while looking at that guy.

“It wasn’t bad. I wish I had had more time.”

Could it be that he never thought that the boss would suffer?

Other vagabonds were seen agitating.

They looked at each other and then,

“Jump!”

They began to scatter in different directions.

Hyunseong left the fleeing guys behind and headed towards his disciples who were still fighting.

“Brinah.”

“Keruk, Master.”

“How many did you catch?”

“We caught six. If we catch this guy, we’ll have seven.”

“oh.”

I was purely amazed.

I thought I would pass if I caught about five people, but it turned out to be seven.

Hyunseong, who had thought that far, suddenly counted the number of vagrants he had knocked down.

‘The first one I caught was the one with the spear. Then another one. Then I caught three more, and then the boss…’

There were exactly six.

In other words, if Brin catches the guy in front of him, Hyeonseong loses.

Hyunseong, who had thought that far, took action immediately.

and,

“Kueuk?!”

The last vagrant who gets hit in the face with a bone-less fist and falls over.

Brin, who had been fighting the guy, made a puzzled expression.

“I caught it, so you have six.”

“Isn’t it lethal?”

“It’s a bet, so I’ll give it a handicap, but I have to give it my all.”

“… … ”

The Baekho Guild members who watched the scene from beginning to end should have been happy that they had killed the vagrants and survived, but they couldn’t do that.

The being that knocked down the vagabond was a monster.

There was no way that the hostility wouldn’t be directed at them.

One of the guild members opened his mouth cautiously.

“What should I do?”

If what was in front of me was really a skeleton, I wouldn’t have asked, I would have just crushed its skull.

However, there was no one here who had the courage to rush in after seeing the skeletons fighting with their own eyes.

“For now… let’s just stay still and not provoke anyone.”

Should I say that I am fortunate?

The two monsters showed no interest in this regard.

They just look at the vagrants they have knocked down, as if they are looking for something.

A guy who takes the sword that the leader of the bandits had.

“That… Are you sure you’re packing your gear?”

“… … Are you a monster?”

It’s not that the Awakened take the items from the monsters, but the opposite.

I rubbed my eyes and looked again, but the bizarre sight showed no sign of changing.

Hyunseong looked around and sighed.

“There’s nothing useful besides this.”

The sword used by the vagrant leader was undoubtedly the best one here.

But other than that, the other vagabonds were of no use.

Rather, it seems that the sword he had given to Brin would have been more useful.

‘I’d like to change it since I’m already here.’

If I missed this opportunity, I couldn’t be sure when I would be able to obtain the sword again.

It would be better to take care of it when you can.

While I was worrying like that, I found Seungho Kim collapsed.

“oh?”

To be exact, his sword fell nearby.

As the leader here, wouldn’t he have the best weapon?

As Hyunseong approached with brisk strides, the Baekho Guild members became extremely cautious and held their weapons ready to fight at any time.

“Well, I guess there’s nothing I can do.”

Hyunseong smiles bitterly at the sight.

Since they were awakened beings and monsters, I had no choice but to be on guard.

Because it was something that only happened in stories to treat monsters friendly just because they saved them.

“Don’t worry, I have no business with you guys.”

While muttering like that, he picked up the sword that Kim Seung-ho had used.

Hyunseong stares at the sword quietly and then swings it.

“This is a pretty good sword too.”

I thought it might be useful equipment on the third floor.

Hyunseong threw his sword at Brin.

“Stop whining and just accept it.”

“… Keruk.”

Brin had a sullen expression, as if he was still thinking about stealing the last vagrant.

Hyunseong smiled bitterly.

“I’ll teach you the basics of the Cheonma Sword Technique.”

“Is it real?!”

Brin with sparkling eyes.

I thought he was a really simple guy.

After the two monsters left.

Kim Seung-ho, who had been unconscious, opened his eyes.

“Ugh…”

“Oh, are you awake, Team Leader?”

“What the heck, why are you guys…”

As he was talking, he immediately recalled the situation before he fainted and reached for his waist to draw his sword.

However, the hand that cuts through the air in vain.

There was nothing where his sword should be.

“what?”

I looked around a beat later and saw some homeless people lying on the ground.

Among them, even the boss who had knocked him out.

You fell down and took down a bum with only the strength of the new recruits?

It was an unbelievable story.

To find out how the hell this situation was going, Seungho Kim asked his guild members.

“What the hell is going on? Who knocked down all the bums?”

At that question, the guild members looked at each other and sighed, wondering how to explain what had happened so far.