Monster Heavenly King - Chapter 87
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87. Hound (2)
-But, aren’t there a lot of them?
Just the sounds I can feel around me are probably in the hundreds.
If you include the Awakened who entered the forest to find the succubus, there would be more than twice that number.
No matter how strong Hyunseong is, it won’t be easy to deal with them all.
‘You don’t have to worry so much.’
Certainly, monsters and Awakened ones are different.
The Awakened all had a system, wore equipment, and even had multiple skills.
It’s on a whole different level from dealing with monsters.
but,
‘I’m actually better at fighting with people.’
In the world of martial arts, there are only a few times when I have fought against beings other than humans.
If you just look at the career, this one was actually much longer.
furthermore…
‘This wonderful stage has been prepared.’
Dense fog in the dry forest.
It was the worst environment for finding something, but when it came to fighting someone, especially when you were fighting a few against many, there was no better environment.
As we headed towards the dry forest, the thick fog quickly disappeared as if it was enveloping Hyeonseong.
“But… is this perhaps a barrier?”
Hyunseong’s question as he wandered through the dry forest.
Seol-ah, who was hanging on his waist, let out a voice that seemed to be surprised.
-Why did you think so?
“It doesn’t seem like a place where fog would form… Is there something that feels different?”
A faint but alien magic was felt in the fog.
It’s like someone made it intentionally.
Seol-ah answers with a tone of admiration.
-That’s pretty good. The key to this kind of barrier is to make it so that you can’t notice it, so it’s hard to sense the alien magic.
It might have been possible because he had a keen sense of humor from the beginning, but it was amazing just to be able to figure out the difference.
At that moment, a presence was felt from the front.
Hyunseong headed there cautiously.
“Oh, the fog is so thick I can’t see anything.”
“That’s right. Was there fog here from the beginning?”
“It’s been almost a year since the fog began to settle in, but it shows no signs of going away.”
“Ugh, let’s hurry up and grab it. The atmosphere here is not great either.”
“What kind of atmosphere do you come to the labyrinth to see? You come to make money.”
“Hey, that kid’s a coward who can’t even watch a horror movie. It’s just that this place is scary.”
“Oh my, you pathetic little bastard, get rid of that pepper.”
The man who was having that conversation.
One of them, who was at the very front, stopped walking.
And he frowns at the faint silhouette seen in front.
“What is that?”
There was something standing there, shaped like a human being.
A situation where only silhouettes are visible due to thick fog.
“I don’t think she’s a succubus?”
“Have there been any other humanoids besides succubi in the dry forest?”
“Another Awakened One?”
“Are you alone?”
“I guess I got kicked out of the party or something.”
Whatever happened, it was none of their business.
The Awakened One approaches with the words, “Let’s check just in case.”
As we approached closer, the robe the silhouette was wearing came into view.
A full body robe that covers the entire body.
And then, the hood is pulled back as if welcoming a man who approaches.
“S, Skeleton?!”
My eyes met the skull with its glowing crimson eyes.
The colleagues behind him also approached.
“What, why is a skeleton here?”
“Is that what you were talking about in the community last time?”
“Maybe? There’s no way there’s another guy like that.”
However, they didn’t seem that wary, perhaps because there were only skeletons.
No matter how much the community talked about it, I wasn’t nervous because the skeleton was the weakest.
“Hey, if I take her, can I get some money?”
“If it’s the skeleton that was the talk of the town, wouldn’t I be able to get it?”
“Some collectors might be a little excited?”
“First, let’s see if he’s the type of guy who’d be on the 4th floor. If he’s weak like the guy on the 1st floor, we’re all out of luck.”
“Then let’s see your skeleton skills.”
Skeleton, Hyunseong sighed as he watched the guys giggling and talking about how much they would sell for.
And, just like that, the hand that approaches youㅡ
Swish.
I cut it off.
A man’s hand falls with a small sound.
“…uh?”
A man looking down at his hands, thinking something is strange.
And before he could even realize it or cry out in pain, Hyunseong swung Seol-ah once more.
A man who collapsed without even knowing what had happened to him, let alone uttering a single word.
I thought it would be an easy kill, but there are more than one or two guys I have to catch.
Time was wasted.
It happened so quickly that even the colleagues behind me were confused as to what was happening.
“What, what?!”
“Prepare for battle!”
If something goes wrong, it goes terribly wrong.
These guys are panicking as they reach the 4th floor and take out their weapons.
But it was already too late.
“You guys aren’t worth evaluating.”
“Did you, did you say that?!”
The words didn’t continue, and the guys just fell down with a thud.
If I had calmly responded without panicking despite their skills, I could have blocked at least one blow.
I just thought it was pathetic.
Hyunseong disappears into the fog again.
And then, after a while.
“Kkaaaak!”
“Hey, save me!!”
A scream began to echo through the dry forest covered in thick fog.
.
.
.
“Tch!”
Phagec!
A fierce spark flew from around the tongue-clicking man.
A spark that flies so intensely that it seems like it will burn everything that comes into its path.
The man saw it, rolled on the ground, and quickly distanced himself.
Seol-ah looks at such a man and evaluates him.
-This guy is quite something.
Among all the guys I’ve defeated so far, he was a guy with considerable skill.
The skills were good, but
“That one in particular is a bit annoying.”
One skill was the most annoying.
Sparks swirling around the guy.
The moment you attack, it causes a strong backlash.
From the attacking position, there was bound to be a very small opening, and the guy would use that opening to block the attack or even counterattack.
-Isn’t that the only way to get through it?
To cut down that skill entirely.
Otherwise, it would slash at a speed that lightning couldn’t keep up with.
The latter was impossible for Hyunseong at the moment, so he had to use the former method.
However, Hyunseong shook his head.
“There is another way besides that.”
-really?
Hyunseong held Seol-ah tightly as if to show her through action rather than answering.
And the herbaceous plants unfold splendidly from his hands.
“What the hell is this skeleton kid doing? Hasn’t he been using martial arts since a while ago?”
The man couldn’t help but feel embarrassed.
Because a single skeleton that I thought was nothing had taken down my party and put me in a corner.
By no means was he an ordinary guy.
‘but…’
He had [Skill: Thunderbolt Shield].
As far as I know, there’s only one way to get through this.
However, there was no way a skeleton could use that method.
I thought so.
at that time,
Dismissed!
Sparks flew from the sword that Hyunseong was swinging, and then a flash of lightning formed in Chosik’s mind.
Kwarung! Boom!
A herbivore that unfolds with a sound like thunder.
The man’s eyes widened at the sight.
How to break through your skills.
Because it was a brainwashing attack.
‘S, how did the skeleton do this?!’
Even if you knew how, you could give brain properties to attacks.
I couldn’t understand it with my own common sense.
The man panicked and tried to block Hyunseong’s attack that broke through his [Lightning Shield].
but,
“Kuaaaah!!!”
There was no way that a man who had faith in his skills could stop Hyunseong’s first attack.
Although no lives were lost, it was difficult to continue fighting any longer.
Even in pain, the man desperately racked his brain to find a way out.
at that time,
“Like this.”
-Oh, indeed.
“Didn’t previous users fight like this?”
-Most of them are very talented, and even without using tricks like this, they can use me to break down the defense barrier in one go.
“Those guys really live comfortably.”
-So if you want to be comfortable, take off the seal?
“Oh, well, I guess I can’t solve it now even if I want to.”
A skeleton’s voice that sounds like it’s talking to someone.
For a moment, I thought I was crazy, but no matter how many times I checked, the skeleton was talking.
Although I was embarrassed, the thought crossed my mind that this was an opportunity.
‘If we can communicate…’
It seems like trading is also possible.
The man opened his mouth, suppressing the pain he felt.
“Now, wait a minute! Can you talk? Let’s talk it out.”
A skeleton who stops talking to someone and makes eye contact when they hear his words.
The man, who met Hyunseong’s crimson eyes, gulped and swallowed.
From here on out, you have to be careful with your word choice.
“Conversation. Say whatever you like.”
I was annoyed at the attitude of being superior to monsters, but I couldn’t help it.
Because it’s true now.
‘If I just live here…’
I will tear that skeletal body to pieces.
He opened his mouth with that determination.
“Me, me, please save me. I just came because a friend asked me to help.”
His own party was already dead.
There was no means of verifying it.
“If you spare my life, I will never come near this place again. I won’t even let anyone know that you are here.”
“Hmm.”
Hyunseong stroked his jawbone as if thinking for a moment.
Then his teeth chattered.
“Isn’t there anything to gain from it?”
“…what?”
“There’s no point in letting you live. If I just kill you here, you won’t come back, and no one will even know I’m here. Right?”
“… … ”
I was speechless at the perfect words.
What on earth is this skeleton?
“Money…”
“Do you think I need a human currency?”
“Okay, I’ll give you the equipment! You can use it too!”
If it was the best thing he had, that was it.
However, the answer that flowed out between Hyunseong’s teeth made the man despair.
“I really have no learning ability.”
“what?”
“Everything you’ve offered so far. If I kill you, it’ll all just come into my hands, right?”
“… … ”
“I asked because I thought you were suggesting something groundbreaking. Think about it before you tell me.”
Aren’t you the first Awakened person to be told to think by a skeleton with no brain?
It was an absurd situation, but I had to endure this humiliation in order to survive.
“Then what do you want?”
“What if you ask me that? You asked me to save you, didn’t you?”
“… … ”
“Tell me a suggestion that I can make.”
Only then did the man notice.
The skeleton in front of his eyes, Hyunseong, was just playing with himself.
The man let out a sobbing voice, perhaps feeling that death was right around the corner.
“Why, why are you doing this to me?”
“Then what did you do?”
“What did I do?”
I wonder if I did something terribly wrong.
Memories flashed before my eyes, but nothing like that came to mind.
Hyunseong sighed at the man’s expression that said he didn’t know what the problem was and cut off the man’s breathing.
‘This is what it means to be treated like a monster.’
A situation where they are not even treated as living creatures, let alone animals.
He feels bitter and tries to find other awakened people.
“Oh my. I never thought I’d meet a celebrity here.”
A voice was heard from within the fog.