Chapter 1712 – 1712. Hunter Vs Vampire
[Using Flash Step. Remaining stacks: 5]
Using Flash Step, I dodged Kwak Soo-hyuk’s attack and summoned Moonlight Sonata 7, swinging it at him.
Clang!
The sword didn’t completely cut through Kwak Soo-hyuk’s armor. The blade did sink in a bit, but it didn’t reach his skin.
Kwak Soo-hyuk’s armor wriggled, and hundreds of small thorns sprouted on its surface, shooting towards me.
The thorns hit my armor. Most of them bounced off, but some pierced through.
“Tough, huh? Where did you get that? Is it another witch’s item?”
As I spoke, Kwak Soo-hyuk swung his greatsword. I quickly retreated, dodging the attack.
‘Damn it. Normally, thorns wouldn’t even stick to Stormbreaker.’
That’s not all. I couldn’t use most of Stormbreaker’s functions. The ability to combine with other weapons or create clones.
‘If only I could use the clone ability… Here it comes!’
Kwak Soo-hyuk threw his greatsword at me. The greatsword changed shape in mid-air. A chain net. If I get caught in that net, it’s over.
[Using Flash Step. Remaining stacks: 4]
‘He’s using his head. The way he uses his abilities has improved a lot since the last time I saw him.’
Kwak Soo-hyuk realized that weapons aren’t everything. Yoon Seo-jin probably taught him that.
Using Flash Step, I dodged the net and approached Kwak Soo-hyuk.
“I knew you’d come! You arrogant bastard!”
Kwak Soo-hyuk shouted, raising his greatsword.
Yeongcheon Style (影天流) – Azure Stream (碧溪).
I swayed my body, stepping with a special footwork. Kwak Soo-hyuk hesitated. He was confused because he couldn’t gauge the distance between us.
“Where did you learn such cheap tricks…!”
“These cheap tricks will kill you.”
“There you are!”
He seemed to have figured out my position from my voice. But it didn’t matter. My goal was to get right in front of him. As I reached out, I summoned a bomb from my inventory.
I could feel Kwak Soo-hyuk’s surprise. If I had summoned and thrown the bomb from a distance, he would have most likely dodged it or used his ability to detonate it from afar.
‘At this distance, he can’t dodge or react in time.’
Of course, I’d also be within the blast radius, so I’d take damage.
‘I trust Stormbreaker. It’ll withstand some of it, if not all.’
[Using Flash Step. Remaining stacks: 3]
Before the bomb exploded, I threw myself using Flash Step. This should allow me to avoid a direct hit.
KWA-BOOM!
Before the bomb exploded, a sonic boom echoed. A shockwave from the side sent the bomb flying in the opposite direction. I tumbled across the floor, and Kwak Soo-hyuk was caught in the shockwave and explosion, flying up and crashing down.
I raised my head. The source of the shockwave was Yoon Seo-jin. Yoon Seo-jin and Joo Seo-hyun were fighting. Joo Seo-hyun was moving like she was dancing, trying to close the distance, while Yoon Seo-jin was keeping her distance and using her abilities.
Every time Yoon Seo-jin swung her hand, it turned into a huge slash, instantly cutting through trees and stone floors.
‘Super-vibration blade wind, huh? I’d die instantly if I got hit by that.’
Thud.
Kwak Soo-hyuk got up. Some of the armor covering his body was shattered, and blood was dripping down. His slightly exposed face showed no sign of pain. Instead, it was filled with intense anger and hatred.
“Sung Yu-jin…! If it weren’t for you…! Joo Seo-hyun would be with me…!”
“Even if it wasn’t me, Joo Seo-hyun wouldn’t do anything with a guy like you. You know that too.”
“Shut up!”
Kwak Soo-hyuk swung his left arm. A large amount of blood from the wound on his arm scattered into the air.
I tensed up. Kwak Soo-hyuk’s ability was to turn his blood into iron. Its strength was much greater than ordinary iron, and he could change its shape at will. What was most annoying was that he could control the transformed weapons, albeit slightly.
The scattered blood droplets turned into swords. The swords, densely filling the air, stopped as if time had stopped. The swords were just waiting for their master’s command.
“I said I’d turn you into a meat patty! Sung Yu-jin!!”
The mass of swords fell at the same time. I couldn’t dodge this even with Flash Step. There was nowhere to dodge. I couldn’t be sure if Stormbreaker would withstand it.
‘The only thing I can rely on in this situation is Complete Recovery.’
[Using Flash Step. Remaining stacks: 2]
I used Flash Step to move forward faster. Thanks to that, I dodged a few dozen swords. The other hundreds of swords pierced my body.
Thud thud thud!
The glancing swords were all deflected. But the impact didn’t completely disappear. And the swords that pierced properly tore through my armor and flesh.
I raised my shoulders and lowered my head, managing to prevent the swords from hitting my head.
When the rain of swords ended, I was covered in blood. My armor was tattered, and dozens of swords were stuck in my back like hedgehog quills.
“Hahaha! I won! Farewell! Joo Seo-hyun will be with me!”
“That won’t happen.”
Thwack.
I shoved Moonlight Sonata 7 through the gap in his broken armor. The blade started from his shoulder and pierced his heart.
“Guh! How, how are you still alive?!”
“I’m a bit used to this kind of thing.”
The great magic power of Moonlight Sonata 7 seeped into Kwak Soo-hyuk. Kwak Soo-hyuk’s face contorted in pain, and his legs gave way, collapsing to the ground.
“Sh, shit. Just one hit… it can’t be… I didn’t become a vampire to meet this kind of end… Krrr…”
The armor covering Kwak Soo-hyuk’s body turned into blood and fell off.
“You’re the one who’s going to become a meat patty.”
Before he completely died, I swung my sword continuously. I cut off his arms, slashed his thighs, and stabbed his insides. After that, I swung my sword indiscriminately. At first, he screamed, but at some point, he fell silent. He was completely dead.
The meat patty was bathed in the sunset and began to burn.
My whole body lost strength, and I collapsed to the ground.
[Death Resistance has activated. You will not die for the next 15 seconds.]
[Using Complete Recovery.]
I used Complete Recovery. All the swords that were stuck in my body were pushed out.
I deactivated Stormbreaker. It was tattered, so it seemed like I’d have to focus on repairing it for a while.
KWA-BOOM!
An explosion was heard not far away.
There was no smoke or flames, which were characteristic of explosions. It was definitely the shockwave that Yoon Seo-jin was using with her ability.
‘Joo Seo-hyun and Yoon Seo-jin are still fighting. I need to go help Joo Seo-hyun.’
I got up. I was quite anxious. I had a feeling that Joo Seo-hyun might die. In this world, she was an ordinary human. Her physical limits would soon be reached.
‘A vampire lord is a tough opponent for Joo Seo-hyun too.’
Joo Seo-hyun’s chances of winning in a head-on fight were very low.
I ran towards the sound of the explosion.
The situation was worse than I thought. Joo Seo-hyun was sitting on the ground. She was leaning on her sword, glaring at Yoon Seo-jin. Some of her clothes were stained with blood.
“Butcher. I’m most excited to see what kind of abilities you’ll have when you become a vampire.”
Yoon Seo-jin took out a small syringe from his coat pocket. It was a syringe filled with red liquid.
“It contains my blood. Fresh blood I drew yesterday. This is enough to turn you into a vampire.”
“I’d rather die than become a vampire…”
“Rather die? Do you think I’m stupid enough to just watch?”
I hid my presence as much as possible. Yoon Seo-jin was focused on Joo Seo-hyun. I could use Flash Step at least twice. I also had Moonlight Sonata 7, which was more powerful than a silver sword against vampires.
‘If I seize the opportunity and attack… I can kill him!’
I quietly approached Joo Seo-hyun. To inject the syringe into Joo Seo-hyun, Yoon Seo-jin would have to approach her directly.
I moved for a moment of opportunity.
Joo Seo-hyun noticed me. But she didn’t say anything and pretended not to know. She didn’t even look at me. As expected, Joo Seo-hyun was calm even in this dangerous moment.
“Yoon Seo-jin!!!!”
Choi Sang-woo suddenly popped out with an angry shout. Yoon Seo-jin, who was approaching Joo Seo-hyun, stopped and turned his head sharply. His eyes turned from Choi Sang-woo to me.
‘Shit…’
Choi Sang-woo appeared. And right next to me, of all places. Thanks to that, I was exposed.
“The butcher’s partner and the wolf pup.”
Choi Sang-woo, as if he didn’t know I was there, was very excited and leaped at Choi Sang-woo. His leaping ability of over 10 meters at once was the power of a werewolf.
“I’ll kill you, Yoon Seo-jin!!”
“That dirty beast smell… I’ve smelled it before. Right. Are you that wolf’s child? Did you come for revenge?”
Choi Sang-woo reached out his hand towards Yoon Seo-jin’s face.
‘That idiot!’
Choi Sang-woo was too excited. He hadn’t even transformed into a werewolf like in the original story.
‘To transform into a werewolf, you need to be injected with werewolf serum once… Choi Sang-woo didn’t get the werewolf serum at this time!’
Choi Sang-woo was a quarter, not even half a werewolf. He was closer to a human than a werewolf, so there was no way he could handle Yoon Seo-jin. Choi Sang-woo met Yoon Seo-jin too early in his immature state.
Yoon Seo-jin grabbed Choi Sang-woo’s hand. Choi Sang-woo raised his leg. He tried to kick Yoon Seo-jin in the head, but Yoon Seo-jin used his ability faster. The power of vibration blew Choi Sang-woo’s body apart. Pieces of blood, flesh, and internal organs fell to the floor.
“The wolf smell is still disgusting.”
It was a terrible and futile end, unbelievable for the protagonist.
Yoon Seo-jin reached out his hand towards me.
“The fact that you’re here means Kwak Soo-hyuk is dead. What a waste.”
I could see the air vibrating. A shockwave was coming. I raised my sword. My plan was to dodge the attack using Flash Step and then approach him. But the plan was distorted.
Joo Seo-hyun, who was sitting down, aimed for Yoon Seo-jin’s back. She was too hasty. Yoon Seo-jin’s gaze was on me, but all his senses were directed at Joo Seo-hyun. Because she was the most dangerous person to him.
Thwack!
He grabbed Joo Seo-hyun’s sword. Joo Seo-hyun’s sword vibrated and broke too easily. The vibration then traveled up her right arm. Her right arm was shattered.
At this rate, Joo Seo-hyun would die.
[Using Flash Step. Remaining stacks: 1]
[Using Flash Step. Remaining stacks: 0]
I used Flash Step twice in a row, instantly closing the distance with him. Yoon Seo-jin turned away from Joo Seo-hyun and reached out to grab my shoulder. My sword pierced his side.
Pop!
His shoulder exploded. No, not just his shoulder. The ribs in his chest were shattered, and his heart was destroyed.
“Hmm…”
Yoon Seo-jin groaned softly. He realized that his injuries were serious and immediately retreated, creating distance.
[Death Resistance has activated. You will not die for the next 15 seconds.]
I’m screwed.
