Into the Creations 1121

## Chapter 1121 – 1121. Self-Discipline

“My mana returned to normal after a few seconds. You, with your short hunter career, use some unique skills, don’t you?”

I pulled the Hwaryeon Blade from its sheath at my waist and charged at the woman. As I promised Ha Seung-hee, I had no intention of killing her. However, to secure a clear victory, I needed to cut off her limbs.

‘She doesn’t feel as overwhelming as Jin Se-young. If it’s someone like her… I can win.’

My first target was her right arm.

Yeongcheon Style: Lightning Flash.

In the dark space, a red light flashed, aiming for the woman’s arm. She quickly lowered her upper body. Her body seeped into the floor and disappeared.

“These days, youngsters are scary. They have no respect for their seniors. Back in my day, we would bow respectfully when we met a senior…”

Voices came from all directions. I spread my senses again, but I couldn’t pinpoint her exact location.

‘Should I use Mountain Thunder again? Even if I’ve mastered the Yeongcheon Style, using extreme techniques consecutively is a burden on my body, so I should use something else.’

[Opening the Heavenly Eye.]

My senses sharpened, and the mana in the air became visible to the naked eye. I rolled my eyes around. I saw the woman moving through the wall without a trace, like a flowing liquid.

‘If I approach directly, she’ll react. She doesn’t know I’ve located her.’

I swung my sword in the air as if I were annoyed. After repeating this a few times, a sneer appeared on her face.

“I’m not there, kid.”

“If you’re going to act like a senior, show yourself proudly.”

“No. To be honest, I’m not confident I can win in a head-on fight with you. I’ll handle you my way.”

“You ugly hag.”

“……Why is it? I’ve received worse insults, but strangely, that simple insult makes me so irritated.”

“It’s because you’re ugly. You ugly hag.”

Whoosh.

A dagger flew from the side. I swung my sword and deflected it. The dagger spun and soared upwards. It seeped into the ceiling and disappeared.

“…Oh, come on. I fell for a cheap provocation and made a pointless attack.”

“That dagger. It’s not real. Did you create it temporarily using your ability? Like the arm that was choking me.”

“You noticed? You’re faster than I thought… You have a good sense.”

Her voice came from the right. The real her was behind me. It was a cheap trick.

‘I need to play along for the right timing.’

I swung my sword. A sword aura imbued with lightning flew to the right, leaving a scar on the wall.

“Good reaction. But that’s not where I am.”

Her voice came from the ceiling. I stabbed the ceiling with my sword. Nothing happened.

“You’re being annoying. You can’t hide forever. Why don’t you show yourself already?”

“Putting on a show. Are you getting anxious because you can’t see or feel me?”

“……”

“Okay, here’s an offer. You have Ha Seung-hee’s research data, right? Hand it over. Of course, I’m not going to take it for free. I’ll give you a price. 3 billion. That’s enough for your trouble, right?”

“Who would put that measly amount on their nose?”

“Is that so? I was going to make it easy… What a shame.”

The woman was already close to me. She reached out her hand. Her hand split into dozens, trying to grab my body.

‘Perfect timing.’

I gripped the hilt of my sword tightly and swung it sideways.

Crackling.

A stream of electricity flowed along the blade.

Yeongcheon Style: Extreme Technique: Sealing Thunder.

The woman’s arms that touched the blade disappeared like burst water balloons. It was because of the mana-sealing effect that activated the moment they touched the electricity. If Mountain Thunder was an area-of-effect skill, Sealing Thunder was a single-target skill. The ability to seal mana was superior in Sealing Thunder than Mountain Thunder.

The surprised woman tried to retreat, but the Sealing Thunder that extended from the blade pierced her shoulder.

“Aaaah!”

Her presence was fully revealed, and she became defenseless.

Swoosh.

The blade of the Hwaryeon Blade cut off the woman’s right arm. Instead of screaming in pain, she retreated.

‘A fleeting moment.’

Using instant acceleration, I grabbed the woman’s hair at once as she tried to escape. Her face contorted.

“Contact Ha Jun-soo. Tell him it’s over because of your defeat. Or should I contact him myself?”

“Over? What are you talking about? Do you think I’m the only one under the president?”

The woman said confidently, sweating profusely.

Bang!

The right wall shattered, and two men in suits appeared. One was a large man like a bear, and the other was as thin as a skeleton but exuded a sharper aura than anything else.

The two men muttered as they looked at me. The bear-like man wore black gloves, and the thin man pulled out a sword over 2 meters long from its sheath.

“Wasn’t he supposed to be a B-rank rookie?”

“Seeing him in person, he seems to be at least A-rank. It seems the rumors about him being the most promising talent in Korea weren’t false.”

“When I was his age, I barely reached C-rank… I envy his talent.”

“Enough with the chatter… Let’s get to work.”

I threw the woman I was holding behind me. At the same time, the two men charged at me.

‘Acceleration, fleeting moment.’

[Using Acceleration. Duration: 10 minutes. Remaining stacks: 5]

[Using Fleeting Moment. Remaining stacks: 4]

‘The opponents are two A-rank hunters. I need to take them down with all my power from the start.’

I approached the thin man with the sword.

Yeongcheon Style: Lightning Flash.

I unleashed the fastest sword strike. The blade, turned into a beam of light, aimed for the thin man’s legs. The thin man’s eyes flashed, and his body moved quickly to the side, dodging my strike.

I immediately realized what the thin man had done.

‘Instant acceleration! He was an acceleration ability user.’

[Using Fleeting Moment. Remaining stacks: 3]

I used Fleeting Moment again, regaining my stance. There were two opponents. If I gave up the initiative, I would be at a disadvantage. In the worst case, I could be defeated without even being able to counterattack properly. It was better to attack even if it was reckless.

Suddenly, the bear-like man appeared in front of me, his fist raised.

‘Spatial teleportation?!’

He had an ability that was even more troublesome than the thin man.

[Using Fleeting Moment. Remaining stacks: 2]

I used Fleeting Moment to avoid his fist. In my mind, I had already planned my counterattack. However, the bear-like man’s fist suddenly appeared in front of me. It was impossible to dodge.

‘…He already knows how to counter instant acceleration. Damn it.’

I was punched in the face and sent flying backward, crashing into the wall. I spat out the broken teeth and immediately got up. I barely dodged the blade flying towards my arm and unleashed lightning.

The thin man stepped back, avoiding the lightning. The ugly woman who had lost her right arm to me had already disappeared.

“He’s got good senses.”

“I can feel his experience in his movements. He seems to have a lot of practical experience.”

While talking, the two slowly moved, securing the optimal positions.

I changed my plan. Originally, I had intended to fight them both at the same time, but…

‘That bear-like man’s spatial teleportation ability is too troublesome.’

The moment I faced a spatial teleportation ability user, my chances of winning plummeted. If I actively used methods like Complete Recovery, Stormbreaker, and Heavenly Heart, I might be able to win, but I had no intention of revealing my hand here.

‘Let’s run.’

I shouldn’t mistake the victory conditions.

The goal wasn’t to defeat all the enemies. I was a guard at the research facility. My top priority was to protect the USB I had in my possession, Ha Seung-hee’s research data.

Crackling.

I scattered lightning indiscriminately. Blue currents ran along the ground and walls. The two men were terrified and distanced themselves from me.

“Considering what happened to her, that’s not ordinary electricity.”

“There’s no point in being stupid enough to get hit on purpose.”

I used the technique that suited me best among the Yeongcheon Style’s extreme techniques.

Yeongcheon Style: Extreme Technique: Explosive Thunder.

The lightning I had scattered in all directions exploded simultaneously.

I used the debris from the exploded research facility to block their vision and escaped outside. My clothes were torn, my skin was burned, and broken concrete debris clung to my hair. I wasn’t safe from the effects of the explosion either.

‘A research facility just got blown up. Well, Ha Seung-hee will take care of it.’

After exiting the research facility, I didn’t run away immediately but gripped the Hwaryeon Blade tightly.

‘If he’s a spatial teleportation ability user…’

Pop.

As expected, the bear-like man appeared in front of me. And as if I had been waiting, I scattered electricity around me.

Yeongcheon Style: Extreme Technique: Scattered Thunder.

I raised the hilt of my sword. The bear-like man tried to use his ability to avoid my attack, but soon a look of bewilderment appeared on his face.

“My mana…!”

His mana wasn’t moving as he intended. Before he could recover from his bewilderment, I struck him in the face with the end of my sword hilt. His nose was crushed, and teeth and blood splattered on the floor. His knees buckled, putting him in the perfect position for an uppercut.

I actually threw an uppercut.

His body floated up and then fell to the ground.

“I’m the type to return what I receive.”

I forcefully blew my nose to remove the foreign object blocking one of my nostrils. Blood instead of mucus dripped out. I also spat out the blood that had pooled in my mouth. Seeing the broken teeth mixed in, I felt angry for no reason. I kicked his abdomen.

“Cough!”

He screamed. At that moment, his body disappeared and reappeared above my head. His large fist aimed for my face.

‘I knew it.’

With the Heavenly Eye, I could see where he would appear with spatial teleportation. The mana flow in the air was so strangely distorted that it was impossible not to notice.

‘Lightning Fist.’

Crackling.

Before his fist could reach me, I threw a counter punch. He was electrocuted and immediately lost consciousness.

‘Thanks to the Heavenly Eye, it was much easier than I thought. What’s left is…’

The thin man with the sword was running towards me from the exploded research facility.

‘If it’s a one-on-one, I can handle it. I can use Fleeting Moment two more times… It’s not often I get the chance to have a sword fight with an A-rank hunter without worrying about my life.’

However, I intentionally suppressed the rising fighting spirit.

I couldn’t be sure that this was all the force Ha Jun-soo had prepared. In my estimation, there would be more. With Ha Jun-soo’s ability, he could easily hire dozens of A-rank hunters.

‘It doesn’t matter if I lose… but if the data is taken, Ha Seung-hee will be in trouble.’

I couldn’t ignore Ha Seung-hee’s request because of my personal desires. I turned my back on the man running towards me with a murderous aura and started running towards the nearby village.

Yeongcheon Style: Thunder Sound Step.

The fastest footwork among the Yeongcheon Style’s techniques. The only drawback was that a small thunder sound echoed loudly every time my foot hit the ground.

“He’s escaping!”

“Catch him!!”

“Don’t let him get to the village!!”

Men in black suits popped out from everywhere. They were at least B-rank ability users.

‘They were hiding well. Did they use magic or some kind of ability?’

There were over 20 of them. I gave them the middle finger and ran with all my might.

As I approached the village, the presence of the pursuers chasing me disappeared.

This was just an internal competition within the Sejin Group. They wouldn’t want to leak internal information outside the group, so it was natural that they wouldn’t cause a disturbance. The order not to kill the opponent was also because it was a somewhat extreme sibling rivalry.

‘Anyway, I protected the data.’

Ha Seung-hee was the one who won the sibling rivalry.