novelraw Chapter 242 : Caligo (7)
Chapter 242 : Caligo (7)
"Run away!"
"You'll die if you get caught up in this!"
The Ma-in and Execution Force members who had surrounded the battle between Noh Hajun and Su-hyeon fled far away.
Naturally, the fight between the two was taking place in a wide open space where no one would interfere.
"What are you doing! You charged in with such swagger, but now you're just running away?"
Noh Hajun mocked Su-hyeon.
'There's not a drop of moisture left in the air.'
Is this what it feels like to be in the middle of a scorching desert?
The extreme high temperature made it feel like even his eyeballs would dry up and twist.
'I must endure.'
Su-hyeon clenched his molars tightly.
Trusting in his gloves and the superhuman durability of Unlimited, he would endure even if his palms were pulverized.
The high temperature was so intense that even sword energy and shields couldn't completely block it.
If it had been an ordinary sword, it might have already turned into molten metal as Noh Hajun had said.
'I won't let the Moonless Sword melt and break.'
Su-hyeon, who had been circling around avoiding the Black Flame Dragon for a while, activated both Eye Power and Liberation simultaneously and charged at Noh Hajun in one go.
Kyaooo!
Four Black Flame Dragons thrust their mouths forward, swung their tails, surrounded him with their bodies, and spewed breath.
Su-hyeon, who jumped into the hellfire that burned away even Mana Shields created in the air, broke through all those attacks without taking a single hit.
'This crazy bastard!'
In this high temperature where even cells couldn't function properly, how could he fearlessly jump into the fire like that?
'Even so!'
Noh Hajun, who dispelled the fear rising in his heart with faith in his own power, fully unleashed his strength and turned his surroundings into a fire hell.
"Keuuuuk."
A painful groan escaped through Su-hyeon's gritted lips.
As a result, his Mana Shield melted like candy, and his skin suffered severe burns.
But thanks to this, Su-hyeon succeeded in getting within sword reach once more.
'I feel like I'm about to lose consciousness at any moment.'
Even in his hazy state, the light in Su-hyeon's eyes didn't die.
"You crazy bastard! Die right here!"
Unable to stop Su-hyeon's advance, Noh Hajun's wild, black flame-coated fist flew like a frightened dog.
'Now!'
Su-hyeon deactivated 'Liberation' and 'Eye Power,' gathering all his remaining strength to activate 'Resistance.'
The skill 'Resistance,' which had withstood even Min Hae-na's Imperial Dominion.
It was a power that extremely heightened immunity to all status effects.
The Resistance activated by pouring all his mana gave strength back to Su-hyeon's body, which was being destroyed by Noh Hajun's black flame.
'I've been waiting for this moment.'
This very moment when the cautious Noh Hajun, confident in his victory, would take the offensive.
"Eeek!"
Bwoong!
Su-hyeon's eyes turned to Noh Hajun as he ducked his upper body to avoid Noh Hajun's clumsy punch.
'Non-Self.'
In the sensation of his brain boiling over.
Seoguk!
Su-hyeon's sword, in a state of selflessness, split the black flame armor like tofu, dividing Noh Hajun's thin body in half.
"You, this......"
Noh Hajun, who was trying to say something with his eyes wide open, was swallowed by the black flames he himself had created, disappearing without leaving even a corpse.
That was the moment 'Little Evil Demon' Noh Hajun fell to Su-hyeon's sword.
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'Chukji.'
Su-hyeon, who immediately used Chukji with his last remaining strength after slaying Noh Hajun, moved hundreds of meters away and lay face down on the ground, breathing heavily.
"Heok! Heok!"
"Hey, are you okay!"
A healer who had been watching Su-hyeon immediately gave him a massive heal.
Woooong!
The light surrounding Su-hyeon healed the burns all over his skin and his damaged internal organs.
'Nice.'
The superhuman recovery ability unique to the Unlimited characteristic worked very well with healing-type abilities.
"That fucking bastard!"
"Damn it! Ha-jun is dead!"
Execution Force members blocked the Sword of Belphegor's combatants who were charging in anger.
"This precious kid! Taking down the Little Evil Demon!"
"Rest a bit! We'll protect you!"
The seniors of the 1st Unit's Team A stood guard in front of and behind Su-hyeon.
"Thank you."
"Wheeew."
Su-hyeon sat there receiving protection from the members until his burns healed.
It was an ironclad protection where not a single attack could reach Su-hyeon, who was sitting down without moving a finger.
'......The battle situation is still favorable to us.'
From the beginning, they had seized the initiative with a perfect surprise attack, and with the Captain-class officers covering the powerful Ma-in, the soldier-class and executive-class enemies were dropping like flies, killed or incapacitated.
'Gong I-an, that man is truly remarkable.'
Look at him ferociously attacking 'Asura' Seong Ji-cheol, who had even pushed Son Ji-gwang.
Driving back six weapons with a single spear was not only impressive but almost bewildering to witness.
Meanwhile, in the battle between Son Ji-gwang and the Vampire Queen, Son Ji-gwang was skillfully handling Song Yeonhui's overwhelming power, keeping the fight even.
Su-hyeon's gaze, after watching the battles of Ahn Byeong-jun, Jo Sujin, and others, turned to Ha Jin-su and Lee Cheong-myeong.
'The situation doesn't look good there.'
Ha Jin-su's sword, which grew stronger each time he was seen, was gaining a slight advantage over Lee Cheong-myeong.
'This could become a serious problem.'
Su-hyeon anxiously watched the fight, hoping for his body to recover as quickly as possible.
"No!"
Su-hyeon tried to get up quickly in shock as he saw Lee Cheong-myeong's side being deeply cut by Ha Jin-su's sword.
However.
"Kuk!"
Su-hyeon, whose legs gave out, sat back down.
'Damn it.'
His strength hadn't fully returned yet.
'Just a little more.......'
He needed a bit more time.
"Uncle!"
At that moment, Lee Yu-jin, who had been subduing executives from a cult-like religious group in the distance, ran over.
'Lee Yu-jin! Nice!'
Su-hyeon clenched his fist.
"Yu-jin! Don't come!"
Lee Cheong-myeong, who spotted her, shouted.
"Uhahaha! Who do we have here! Isn't this the brat our master cherishes!"
Ha Jin-su laughed maniacally as he raised his sword.
"Turns out today is a joyous day!"
He acted as if it didn't matter to him whether his organization was facing annihilation.
Chaeeang!
Ha Jin-su easily deflected Lee Yu-jin's preemptive attack.
"Ugk! Still thrilling!"
Part of his pectoralis major was torn, but the wound wasn't as deep as expected, and thanks to real-time recovery, he was able to withstand Lee Yu-jin's sword and Penetrating Scene.
'But this ability is really annoying.'
Beouk!
Lee Yu-jin's bones cracked as she blocked a kick with her forearm.
Kuhak!
In return, Ha Jin-su coughed blood from the mana attack that penetrated his body.
'Looks like my internal organs are quite injured thanks to that bastard Lee Cheong-myeong.'
However.
Even with the loss of one arm and a cut across his chest, the rusty sword in his hand was an unparalleled deadly weapon.
Chachachang!
Kaang!
Overwhelming power, speed, and sword strokes containing techniques learned from the Sword God pushed Lee Yu-jin back.
Each time, he felt pain like his heart was being stabbed by her penetrating scene, making his body stiffen involuntarily.
But Ha Jin-su's reactions were faster than Lee Yu-jin's sword, which tried to exploit those openings.
"Hahaha! Do you know what kind of pain I endured to obtain this power!"
He was now practically immune to shock and pain.
And without the aid of Penetrating Scene, if they were to exchange blows purely based on sword skill and physical ability, Lee Yu-jin couldn't match Ha Jin-su, who had even defeated the 'Sword Warrior.'
"Ugh!"
Lee Yu-jin, who lost her Willow Water Sword to an exquisite disarming technique and was kicked in the abdomen, flew several meters and knelt.
"Is this the end?"
Ha Jin-su laughed through his pain-wracked, bloody, and tattered mouth.
"You lack killing intent. Both you and your uncle. That's why you end up like this."
"Augh."
Lee Yu-jin, who had severely sprained her wrist and injured her internal organs, managed to stand up despite the pain.
"Now you die too. I want to see that old man lose everything and despair!"
But Ha Jin-su's moment of savoring victory lasted too long.
"Not a chance."
Kaaaang!
Su-hyeon, who had finally recovered enough damage to fight, appeared before Ha Jin-su using Chukji.
"You bastard Jeong Su-hyeon!"
Ha Jin-su, who recognized Su-hyeon's identity even through his mask, growled at having his pleasant moment interrupted.
"You fucking bastard, did you kill Noh Hajun?"
"Yes. He died without leaving any last words."
"Huhuhu, arrogant bastard. Thanks to that, your physical condition seems quite fucked up too, doesn't it?"
"As expected."
Su-hyeon said coldly.
"I knew you would focus on that point."
Whether his comrades lived or died.
He was a man with no trace of loyalty or honor.
"Is that so?"
Ha Jin-su struck down at Su-hyeon with a renewed strength and a vicious smile.
Chang!
A simple swing.
But its essence was a sword stroke with such force that it was difficult to see and deflect even with Eye Power.
For Su-hyeon, it was impressive that Lee Yu-jin had managed to withstand such sword strokes multiple times.
'Liberation.'
Thump!
Su-hyeon once again ignored his body's screams and raised his specs.
"You bastard!"
Ha Jin-su's eyes gleamed as he felt a repulsion almost equal to Lee Cheong-myeong's.
'Has that arrogant but weak youngster become strong enough to kill Noh Hajun and deflect the sword I'm wielding now?'
As expected, this guy was the most dangerous.
'Die!'
The rusty sword, resonating with its owner's killing intent, emitted a stronger darkish-green sword energy and aimed for Su-hyeon's neck.
It was an attack where one would lose their head without even having time to blink.
'Tachypsychia Mode.'
Su-hyeon once again strained his heat-affected brain.
'Hm!'
The sword stroke that appeared to move slowly as if time had stopped.
Bwoong!
Su-hyeon avoided the sword as if dodging a punch.
Chachachachang!
After calmly receiving and deflecting the subsequent attacks to relieve the pressure.
Beouk!
He broke one of Ha Jin-su's teeth with a power jab wrapped in a hardening shield.
"Keuk!"
He couldn't block that attack with his left hand, which was incapable of defense due to being severed.
"Keu, you bastard."
Ha Jin-su growled.
"Your reactions have improved, did you dope or something!"
"Something like that."
Bwoong!
Su-hyeon, who had foreseen the moment and trajectory of Ha Jin-su's sword strike from his gaze and shoulders using the power of Tachypsychia, deflected Ha Jin-su's sword and delivered a powerful calf kick to his shin below the line of sight.
Baak!
"Kuk!"
As Ha Jin-su staggered due to both the damage and loss of balance, Su-hyeon's left-handed body uppercut connected.
Baaaak!
"Waek!"
Perfect timing, power enhanced by Liberation, and hardness added by the hardening shield.
The perfect punch destroyed Ha Jin-su's internal organs, making him cough blood once more.
Then Su-hyeon stepped back and swung the Moonless Sword with all his might as if chopping with an axe, making Ha Jin-su stagger with his weapon.
Kaaang!
But.
'Danger!'
Despite creating a perfect opportunity, Su-hyeon sensed danger and took a big step back using Chukji.
"Damn it."
Su-hyeon, who had his combat suit slightly cut even in that split second, broke out in a cold sweat.
'If it had been any deeper, I would have suffered an incurable wound.'
It was truly fearsome.
"You rat! You're quite good at running away!"
Ha Jin-su roared.
'He's strong.'
The current Ha Jin-su was like seeing a beast that had reached the realm of swordsmanship.
'This is really not good.'
Above all, Lee Cheong-myeong losing to Ha Jin-su?
The very thing he had been worried about had finally happened.
'He showed a humiliating display to his niece and lost to Ha Jin-su, whom he had always looked down upon as inferior.'
Su-hyeon's expression darkened, knowing well what happens to Lee Cheong-myeong when his noble pride is wounded.
'......Now is not the time to worry about that.'
For now, he had to navigate the situation before him.
"Ah, right. You also learned swordsmanship from that old man, didn't you?"
Ha Jin-su, who had taken consecutive damage from Su-hyeon's amazing movements, showed a vicious smile filled with anger.
"I have more than enough reason to kill you."