Chapter 1146 – 1146. Savior Of The Academy
I summoned the Hwaryeon Flying Blades.
If lightning didn’t work, I could just go and slice him to death. Fortunately, I could clearly see where the mud giant’s heart was located.
‘Accelerate.’
[Using Accelerate. Duration: 10 minutes. Remaining stacks: 5]
I approached the mud giant. I stepped on its foot, knee, and side, then climbed onto its shoulder. It was over 10 meters high. The view was wide open. But there was no time to admire the scenery.
‘Moment.’
[Using Moment. Remaining stacks: 4]
In the slowed-down world, I quickly adjusted my stance. Red currents raced along the blade.
Yeongcheon Style Lightning Flash.
I sliced off the mud giant’s neck. Its head slid off its neck and fell to the ground. I looked at the neck area. It was just a mass of mud.
Thwack.
I stabbed the cut neck with my sword.
The blade reached the mud giant’s heart, its core. But it didn’t pierce through. Suddenly, its heart had moved towards its chest.
‘Damn it.’
I looked at the cross-section of the severed neck. The mud was wriggling like waves. Within the mud, a part of a hard rock appeared.
‘He’s trying to shoot rocks again.’
I kicked off its body and landed on the ground. Spiked rocks aimed at me.
Yeongcheon Style Thunder Step.
A small thunderclap echoed from my feet. I dodged all of the mud giant’s attacks as if dancing.
The mud giant had already regenerated its head.
‘I was going to take it easy, but it won’t work.’
I thought of my second trait.
『Demon Hunter (S)
Stats increase when facing demons.
Reduced damage when facing demons.
Deals additional damage when facing demons.
The more demons you kill, the stronger the effect.
Exterminates demons.
Authority: Authority of Monstrous Strength (A-)』
My body grew hot. My instincts were telling me. To tear apart the mud giant in front of me right now and track down the demon hiding somewhere.
‘Monstrous Strength.’
『Using Authority of Monstrous Strength (A-).』
I swung the Hwaryeon Flying Blades with overflowing power.
A huge gust of wind arose, cutting the mud giant’s body in half. I didn’t use any mana. It was a spectacle created with pure strength alone.
‘That’s the heart.’
A round, red stone.
I swung the Hwaryeon Flying Blades once more. An enormous gust of wind targeted the heart. The mud interfered. The mud gathered in front of the heart and formed a shield. The gust of wind tore through the shield, but it didn’t finish off the heart.
Ignoring my trembling arms, I thought about my next attack. If I didn’t end it here, it would become more troublesome.
Just as I was about to use Moment, a spear flew from behind and shattered the heart precisely. The mud that had been floating around fell to the ground.
I turned my head back. Seong Hari was smiling confidently as she approached me.
“The mud giant I knew was a little different. Well, it was still nothing special, though.”
“Last-hitter.”
“…Last-hitter? I don’t know what that means, but it sounds unpleasant.”
“I could have handled it myself even if you weren’t here.”
“If I hadn’t been here, you would have had a harder time, Oppa.”
She wouldn’t give in even a single word. I had nothing to say, so I closed my mouth.
“Let’s split the magic stone in half.”
The mud giant’s heart had lost its light and turned into a magic stone.
“Just take it all.”
“Really?! I’ve been having trouble because I’m out of allowance these days… This should be enough for an allowance! I’m lucky today~”
Allowance level. Listening to her, I was speechless. It was a mud giant enhanced by the power of a demon. It would be worth billions, if not more.
‘She was extravagant from this point on. …What’s important now isn’t Seong Hari’s spending habits.’
Ignoring the delighted Seong Hari, I looked around.
『Demon Hunter (S) is searching for traces of a demon.』
『Demon Hunter (S) is searching for traces of a demon.』
『Demon Hunter (S) is searching for traces of a demon.』
Notification windows popped up one after another.
I chuckled, feeling the will to find and kill the demon no matter what.
『Demon Hunter (S) has found traces of a demon.』
A reddish smoke flickered to the right. The smoke swayed as if it were tempting me. It was the trace of a demon that Demon Hunter (S) was showing me. I ran to the right.
“Wait, Oppa! Where are you going all of a sudden?!”
Seong Hari followed behind me.
“You go home.”
“…I don’t want to. I don’t have any reason to listen to you.”
“Fine. Do as you please.”
There was no reason to argue with the fake her. What was important now was the demon.
‘Maybe the demon is fake too… but since Demon Hunter (S) reacted, if I kill the demon, Demon Hunter (S) will grow. I might also get other authorities of the demon.’
An opportunity to grow Demon Hunter (S). It was a rare opportunity that I couldn’t miss.
“……Something’s weird.”
Seong Hari muttered.
“Weird? What is?”
“…A monster appeared right near our house, but there’s no reaction from our house at all. The spirits would have detected the battle situation first and informed us.”
“Now that you mention it, it is definitely weird.”
It wasn’t that weird.
Each demon had a different personality and authority. Some demons enjoyed outright destruction, while others enjoyed behind-the-scenes manipulation. If the opponent was a demon, anything could happen.
The demon’s trace led towards the city center. Seong Hari rolled her eyes and followed behind me. It was clear that she didn’t know exactly what was going on.
Kwaaang! Bang! Kwakwakwang!
Explosions rang out.
A battle was taking place in the city center.
Monsters that had appeared from somewhere were rampaging wildly. There were black patterns on the monsters’ skin. They had been empowered by the demon’s power.
『Demon Hunter (S) is enraged.』
『Demon Hunter (S) has found traces of a demon.』
The red smoke became clearer.
It meant that I should ignore everything else and target the demon’s main body. It was a fake world anyway. There was no reason to deal with the mobs.
“Wait, Oppa! There are monsters nearby! People are in danger!”
“You go and help them.”
“…Oppa. Is this the kind of person you are?”
“Yeah. This is the kind of person I am.”
“……”
Seong Hari followed behind me.
“Why are you still following me? Aren’t you going to save the people?”
“The Hero Association has already moved. The heroes will take care of it. That’s what heroes do.”
“You’re a hero too.”
“I’m not a hero yet.”
“Ah, right…”
While chasing the trace through the city, one of the fleeing citizens recognized my face and shouted in shock.
“T-Terrorist!!”
The atmosphere turned cold. I could feel Seong Hari staring at the back of my head. I scratched my head.
“Terrorist? What is that supposed to mean?”
“Ah, I’m actually a terrorist.”
“……”
“……”
Seong Hari made a sound like air escaping. She seemed to have dismissed my words as a joke.
It suddenly occurred to me that Seong Hari, knowing I was a terrorist, might attack me.
‘I can’t fight a demon with a burden like that… Let’s shake her off.’
[Using Accelerate. Duration: 10 minutes. Remaining stacks: 3]
Yeongcheon Style Thunder Step.
I increased my speed. I ran forward faster than a speeding car.
“W-What the?!”
I heard Seong Hari’s flustered voice. Seong Hari’s presence was getting further and further away.
‘Maybe the future Seong Hari would be different. But the middle school Seong Hari can’t keep up with me.’
I smiled contentedly and moved my legs. The night breeze was cool.
Kwaang! Bang! Bang!
Explosions sounded from behind. I thought it was just the sounds of battles happening all around, but the explosions were getting louder. They were getting closer. I craned my neck back to check. Seong Hari was gritting her teeth and chasing after me. Her eyes were blazing like flames.
‘…Did I hurt Seong Hari’s pride?’
Seong Hari wasn’t running, but using mana to leap. The explosions were the sounds she made when she leaped.
‘She’s running so recklessly. Not only will she run out of mana, but it’ll put a strain on her body.’
I clicked my tongue and slowed down. It seemed I had underestimated the middle school Seong Hari’s stubbornness.
“Stop it and go home.”
“I do what I want.”
Seong Hari said, wiping away sweat.
I was displeased, but there was nothing I could do. The destination was right in front of me.
A man was standing in Peace Plaza at Olympic Park.
He was a man in a suit. He wore a fedora on his head and held a cane in his hand. A cat’s tail swayed on his back.
『Demon Hunter (S) has detected the presence of a demon.』
『You have encountered a Great Evil.』
『All stats temporarily increase.』
『Attack power against demons temporarily increases.』
I felt a power stronger than ever before. It wasn’t good. If Demon Hunter (S) was giving me this much power, it meant that the demon I was facing was extraordinary.
‘That attire… and that cat tail… Could it be.’
Having identified the demon’s identity, my face hardened.
The demon, who had been looking at the Peace Gate, turned around. He was a middle-aged man with purple skin. He had no beard and his ears were pointed. His eyes were as red as blood.
“It’s nice to meet you, our nemesis.”
He opened his mouth. His teeth were black.
“I am Laplace.”
『Demon Hunter (S) discerns the demon.』
『Laplace. Master of the 8th Legion. Eighth Legion Commander.』
My breath caught in my throat.
‘A Legion Commander has never appeared in Seoul in the past. If they had, Seoul would have been destroyed. A guy of the Legion Commander’s caliber wouldn’t move carelessly.’
So, in other words, he had entered the dungeon from the outside, like me and Ryu Hana. It was presumed that he had entered first using some method.
I recalled the notification window I had seen when I entered the dungeon.
『You have entered a special dungeon, ???.』
???
Three question marks.
Evidence that the dungeon had been altered for some reason. And that reason was right in front of me.
“Damn it… Why is a Legion Commander here?”
“I can see the future. I knew in advance that you and the Sword Maiden would come here.”
“So you came here to kill me? This world will be your grave.”
As soon as I saw him, I dropped the lightning I had prepared.
Krrrrrr.
A huge lightning bolt illuminated the dark night sky.
“Didn’t I tell you?”
Laplace was unharmed. Smoke was rising from the charred ground around his feet.
He had dodged the lightning. My lightning, which boasted perfect accuracy due to the influence of my shooting trait.
“I can see the future.”
Laplace said leisurely.
I held the Hwaryeon Flying Blades in my hand and rushed at him.
Yeongcheon Style Azure Stream.
I swung my sword as I ran towards Laplace. Laplace stepped back and dodged my attack.
“Your attacks are particularly fatal to us. Scary, scary.”
Laplace dodged the continuous slashes as if they were a hair’s breadth away. As if he were tap-dancing.
“It’s my lifelong wish. Please, just let me hit you once.”
“That’s an unreasonable wish. Well, I am a demon, so if you pay the right price, I might consider it.”
“What’s the price?”
“Your life.”
“Bullshit!”
I generated lightning. Before the current could engulf him, he kicked off the ground and flew into the sky.
I gritted my teeth.
‘That guy is in a state where he can’t exert his full power. If he forced his way into the dungeon, there must be restrictions. I have to kill him here, even if I have to push myself.’
“I don’t like fighting directly. It’s beneath me.”
Laplace took something out of his suit pocket. It was a lump of flesh. The lump of flesh wriggled in his hand as if it were alive.
“I have something prepared for you. I can just imagine how much you’ll like it.”
He threw the lump of flesh into the sky. The lump of flesh floated in the sky and grew in size. It resembled a woman’s vulva.
Clitoris, labia minora, urethra, vaginal opening… To put it bluntly, it was a pussy. However, there was a large eyeball embedded in the clitoris area. The bloodshot eyeball moved, looking down at the ground.
“You crazy bastard. You made a demonic beast like that? You’re out of your mind.”
“Why? Isn’t it what you like? I just reflected your taste 100%.”
“No, I do like it, but…”
It was just a monster that resembled a pussy.
I held onto my dazed mind.
The labia minora of the pussy monster fluttered. The vaginal opening gathered a huge wind and then expelled it again. A lukewarm wind covered the ground. It was the wind of the pussy.
