The Player Who Stands Above All

Chapter 218

A head-on battle with Behemoth.

Lee Shin's whole body was creaking from the shock of taking Leviathan's full power, and especially his arms, despite Irin's help, could only be restored to the point where he could barely hold a spear by concentrating [Regeneration] in one place.

It was impossible to expect help from others.

Because everyone except Lee Shin was lying on the floor, barely gasping for breath.

But it didn't matter.

No, this was better.

Because for Lee Shin, having an opponent against whom he could fully unleash his killing intent in a situation where death was closer than life was an extremely enjoyable thing.

He swung, wrapping [Yagong] with internal energy condensed into the form of a thread to increase its cutting power.

Jjeojeojeok-

The rock armor split, and Behemoth's hide within it was also cut.

Red blood flowed over the hide, announcing that Behemoth had been wounded, but there was no time to rejoice.

Pabababak--!!!

Simultaneously with Lee Shin cutting Behemoth's armor, the armor moved, changed its shape, and made numerous rock spears shoot out, piercing the spot where Lee Shin had been standing.

On the verge of being pierced all over by the numerous spears that were thrusting in densely.

Hwareureuk-

Lee Shin unfolded the Flame Leaf Return Art and escaped from that spot.

"Hoo…"

But since he couldn't completely avoid it, Lee Shin's body, which had reappeared a little further away, was full of scratches.

The Flame Leaf Return Art was not an invincible evasion technique that actually turned the body into flames and disappeared from the spot.

It was just a technique that confused the opponent's senses with flashy flames and escaped from that spot at high speed.

Therefore, against Behemoth's wide-range attack like this, which detected through wounds and then attacked the entire area, even the excellent evasion ability of the Flame Leaf Return Art was bound to be ineffective.

"Hah, the compatibility was already bad, but now it's turned into the worst of the worst."

Behemoth, like a turtle hiding in its shell, was now wrapped in rock armor and focused on recovering its stamina.

It was a simple move, but thanks to it, most of Lee Shin's moves were neutralized.

'What should I do…'

There was the option of waiting for Behemoth to recover, then restoring the Ten Kings and fighting with them.

But Lee Shin had no intention of choosing that option.

He had dealt with Ziz, and he had dealt with Leviathan.

So, Lee Shin's thought was that he wanted to deal with Behemoth with his own hands as well.

"Hah, I have no choice."

Therefore, Lee Shin thought simply.

If you can't avoid it, then don't avoid it.

If it's impossible to dig into multiple places, then dig into one place.

If it's impossible to accumulate damage with small attacks, then pour in a strong attack at once.

For that, Lee Shin also needed preparation.

"Hoo…"

As long as the Behemoth in front of him was only on the defensive, there was enough time.

Woong--!!!

He poured his internal energy into [Yagong].

Even though it had eaten a lot of sumptuous feasts today, [Yagong] roared fiercely in response to Lee Shin's internal energy, as if saying it was still hungry.

[Yagong]'s first ability, [Black Night], was activated, and the shape of the spearhead gradually began to change.

The light spearhead he usually used gradually grew larger, and soon a huge blade, about the size of a person, was created.

Outwardly, it looked like a dagger used by a giant rather than a spear made for a person to use.

It was a blade created through the blood that [Yagong] had eaten in today's battle.

Despite its absurd size, the blade was alive with a sharp edge that seemed to be able to cut even a falling piece of paper.

The moment the shape of the spearhead was completely fixed, Lee Shin put his strength into it and lifted [Yagong].

A weight that made his arms tremble, not the usual lightness, was transmitted throughout his body through his arms.

At that, Lee Shin used [Yagong]'s second ability, [White Moon Full Night].

A pure white light frosted the black blade, and its sharpness was gradually added.

As a backlash, the durability of the blade dropped sharply, and [Yagong] whined.

Lee Shin ignored it and wrapped the materialized thread of internal energy around [Yagong].

The strongest blow possible for the current Lee Shin.

He would be close to exhaustion with this one attack, but it didn't matter.

Thanks to Irin bringing the elixir, the [Mask of the Glutton] was full of elixirs and food, so he planned to somehow recover his stamina with that and endure.

Teuk-

The moment he finished all his preparations, Lee Shin threw his body below the cloud he was stepping on.

Lee Shin's body was wrapped in a red cloud mist, to the point where his proper form could not be seen.

But thanks to that, Lee Shin was in a state where the strongest buff he had ever had was wrapped around his whole body.

Kugugugung--

Did it feel something ominous?

The body of the Behemoth below trembled slightly.

At the same time, he felt Behemoth's strength being transferred to him through [Killing Ghost].

At that, Lee Shin smiled and swung [Yagong].

-Flame Lightning Tree Spear Art

-Flame Lightning

-One Flash

[Yagong], swung with all its might in a state of being strengthened to the extreme, split the rock and skin that were wrapping Behemoth as if they were nothing, and pierced long and deep, cutting the spine underneath.

BEHAAAA--!!!!!

At the pain and sense of crisis that far surpassed what it had felt so far, Behemoth roared loudly.

As if to represent Behemoth's desperate feelings, numerous rock spears were shot, aiming for Lee Shin.

At that, Lee Shin, while holding [Yagong] with one hand, moved his other body only slightly to dodge them, and as for the ones that were impossible to dodge, he broke them by hitting them with his hand.

Even while the rock spears were passing right in front of his nose, Lee Shin pushed his internal energy into [Yagong].

At that, [Yagong] roared fiercely and pushed its blade deeper into Behemoth's body.

Lee Shin had mainly used [Black Night] to change the shape of the spearhead.

But against a huge monster like this, its true value was revealed.

The ability of [Black Night], the power to change the shape of the spearhead with the owner's qi and the enemy's blood and flesh, combined with the endless hunger of [Yagong] and devoured the enemy's body.

If you combine these two…

BEHAAAAA--!!!

It was also possible to continuously grow the spearhead inside the enemy's body and cut the enemy from the inside like this.

Of course, as its name, Behemoth, suggested, it was difficult even for [Yagong] to pierce through its thick and tough muscles and cut its flesh.

Therefore, Lee Shin enhanced the sharpness of [Yagong] with the ability of [White Moon Full Night] and gave wings to [Yagong]'s back.

Lee Shin attacked Behemoth like that and at the same time dodged Behemoth's attacks.

He takes attacks that are not vital points with his body, and dodges, deflects, and breaks attacks that aim for his vital points to a minimum.

And so, Lee Shin prioritized killing Behemoth with [Yagong] rather than his own body.

As Lee Shin continued his attacks through [Yagong], Behemoth changed its strategy.

As if a landslide had occurred, the rocks that were wrapping Behemoth's whole body gradually gathered in one place.

"I knew this would happen."

At that, Lee Shin smiled and took out all the spare explosion spears he had in [Black Room] and threw them into the air.

And in time, he kicked the end of the spear shaft, making the spear fly towards the wave of rocks coming towards him.

Kwagwagwagwang--!!!

Dozens of explosion spears pierced the wave of rocks.

Several explosions occurred at the same time, and the rocks instantly lost their power and staggered.

But as long as Behemoth was behind, this could have no more meaning than enduring.

But enduring was enough.

Since it was now a battle of stamina and time, all he had to do was endure and endure, and then pierce Behemoth's heart.

A rock spear grazes Lee Shin's cheek.

The blade of [Yagong] digs deeper and deeper into the muscles.

Blood flows from the wounds inflicted by the numerous rock spears.

Even though he kept eating elixirs, he used that energy to move [Yagong] first, so the wounds on his body showed no sign of healing.

A cough and the smell of blood began to mix with Behemoth's roar.

Behemoth, who had realized that it was no longer safe to hide inside the rocks, broke the rocks and came out.

Numerous explosions occur from the spears thrown by Lee Shin, and the rocks fly.

[Yagong] greedily covets Behemoth's bones, flesh, and blood, and begins to go deeper and deeper.

BEHAAAAA---!!!!!

At that, Behemoth made a decision.

Even though a spearhead was stuck in its spine, Behemoth somehow raised its body and stood on two feet.

At that moment, Lee Shin could figure out what Behemoth was thinking.

It plans to use its own weight to lie back and crush Lee Shin.

It was a simple but effective strategy.

Because although it was an attack that could be easily dodged normally, Lee Shin couldn't let go of his hand right now.

'Should I just cut it once and then do it again?'

He had that thought for a moment, but Lee Shin clicked his tongue.

If he retreated like this, Lee Shin's efforts would be in vain.

Since a sharp blade was stuck between its muscles, it would be able to hinder its movements.

But considering Behemoth's muscle strength, the blade would soon be shattered into small pieces, and then it would be absorbed by Behemoth.

Because for Behemoth, if not for other creatures, minerals like steel would be nothing but nutrients.

At that moment, a pure white light enveloped Lee Shin's body.

It wasn't a sturdy protective barrier.

To put it metaphorically, it was a feeling of a soft cushion like a glutinous rice cake.

At that, he turned his head slightly and saw Cheon Yuhwa muttering something with a rotten expression.

Although he couldn't hear it with his ears, Cheon Yuhwa's words were transmitted through the choker.

-You owe me again.

At Cheon Yuhwa's words, Lee Shin chuckled and retorted.

-Don't interfere and stay quiet.

After saying that, Lee Shin swung his hand and tore Cheon Yuhwa's barrier.

In the distance, Cheon Yuhwa's surprised expression came into view, but now was not the time to be concerned about that.

Lee Shin took a deep breath, then without hesitation, he widened the wound on Behemoth that had been created by the first blow and dug into it.

Cheon Yuhwa watched that from afar with a dumbfounded expression, and even Behemoth was surprised.

Because the situation had occurred where its own huge body was blocking it.

Behemoth, to somehow kill Lee Shin, crushed its own back on the ground and stabbed its own wound with a rock spear.

But Lee Shin endured the pressure that seemed about to crush him at any moment and deflected the spears coming in through the wound.

It was Lee Shin who had blocked attacks coming from all directions at the same time.

Although it seemed he would be crushed to death by being buried in Behemoth's flesh at any moment, he was not at a level where he couldn't block attacks coming from just one direction.

Before they knew it, the Ten Kings, who had come to their senses, looked at the sight of Behemoth rampaging like a rabid cow.

Irin moved quickly and gathered the Ten Kings, who seemed about to be crushed to death, and moved them to one place.

Cheon Yuhwa somehow moved her body and looked at Behemoth's rampaging appearance blankly.

As she quietly watched that, she felt something that had been coiled in her heart slowly break.

Kuuung--

And soon, Behemoth's movements stopped, and the moment its massive body was laid on the ground.

Tuk- Tuk-

Tears of unknown meaning poured from Cheon Yuhwa's eyes.

Strangely, the more the tears flowed, the lighter her heart felt.

At the same time, Cheon Yuhwa felt the strength drain from her whole body.

An aura user can draw out more than their usual skill by setting a single goal and burning their emotions towards it.

But on the contrary, after achieving that goal, all the strength in their body is drained to the extreme.

The current Cheon Yuhwa was in that state.

A state where she was conscious but could do nothing due to the side effects that had rushed in.

Therefore, Cheon Yuhwa slowly collapsed to the ground.

Tang- Tang-

She saw the golden light that had fallen in front of her belatedly break.

(End of Chapter)