Chapter 57 – I Will Protect My Daughter (End)
Booooong–!!!!
A gigantic fist that fills the field of view in an instant and approaches with imperceptible speed.
‘This crazy..!!’
Cheols himself also has a size that would be called a giant among humans, but the fist that is flying right now is really huge, like the fist that a giant the size of a building wields.
Quick-..!!
The only weapons to stand up to the giant’s fists were two arms and two fists with concentrated muscle power.
“Ahhhhh-!!”
Wedge liquid–!!
With all my might, I put my weight on my fists-
–Kwaaang–!!
Clap your hands against the giant shadow fist.
Dududuk-..!!
“Turn it off..!!”
The feeling of the internal bones being crushed in an instant and the muscles under the skin bursting with the impact spreads through the arms and throughout the body.
‘It hurts! It hurts and I think I’m going to die..!!’
I felt like I was feeling right now, I wanted to step back, hug and cry.
Wriggle–! Wriggle–!
So, it quickly turns its magic power and attempts regeneration through its tentacles.
Dududuk–! Putting the dislocated bone structure back together.
I’m going to have a good time..! I’m going to have a good time..!
It also reconnects torn muscles or severed tendons.
Hot..!
Right now, both arms were fused with the muscle fibers of the monsters and humans that had been absorbed so far.
“Whoa…!”
Recovering such an arm at once consumes the same amount of energy as restoring a body with only the head left in an instant.
Even if he increased the magic growth rate based on the knowledge of those he had absorbed so far and increased the total amount of magic by drinking elixirs with Hiro, there was a high possibility that this type of mass consumption would not last very long.
[ Live! ]
Quaang–!
[I mean disappear!! ]
Kwaaang–!
Even so, the master continued to throw huge shadow fists from both sides, made by combining demon beasts.
–Destruction..!!
It wasn’t that there was no damage to the opponent.
You can clearly see that the surface where the fist meets the fist is depressed and the shape is distorted.
Slurr..-
‘Play again..!’
..But the problem is that the dented part quickly recovers and returns to its original state.
In this world, it could be said to be a natural phenomenon.
Cheols, just as he regenerates the body destroyed by his tentacle ability, the other side also regenerates the damaged part with magic.
Even if there is a lot of magic power, there is definitely a limit on this side, but the demon king who supports the religious leader is the only one in the world who has infinite magic power.
‘That’s why I tried to put an end to the weakness when it was revealed!’
Booooong—!
‘Why do you keep punching me!!!’
Kwaaang..!!
For Cheols, it was a crazy situation.
The timing to attack comes when the opponent switches techniques, but for some reason, Shin Shin maintains only one technique and pours punches.
‘..Hwang Hee-yeol would never have fought like this.’
At this point, the idea that the opponent was a third person, not Hwang Hee-yeol, became more firm.
In the game, Hwang Hee-yeol’s version of Gyoju had a cynical feeling and a strong feeling of a technician who mixed various techniques.
[ Why! Why are you interfering? Shouldn’t you rather help me?! ]
The current leader was very emotional and also seemed to have strong pride.
The way he kept throwing it from earlier was, ‘If it’s a cause like this, shouldn’t we help?’ It had a lot of meaning, and at the same time, he seemed to have great pride in liberating the incompetent and prisoner he was doing.
Crucially, he seems closer to the style of a dreamer than Hwang Hee-yeol, the religious leader who said ‘the ruling class must be collapsed’ with a face stricken with reality.
[ Answer me! ]
Boo Woo-woong —!
This emotional style can be easily subdued if there are allies around to help.
Unlike Guru Hwang Hee-yeol, who fools the opponent and shoots only skills from a distance, he will be caught in a trap on his own.
However, the problem is that this place is overflowing only with incompetent people because the cult leader developed demonization.
There are no allies who can attack from behind.
‘..Although there is Hiro.’
I wish I hadn’t come.
In any case, there is a possibility that if Hiro tries to attack from the rear, the attack will not work and the leader’s attention will be focused on Hiro. I’d rather not come.
In fact, he didn’t care about anyone other than Hiro.
“Cheer up!!! Mister!”
“Don’t lose to the villain!!”
In that sense, there have been voices that have been very annoying since before.
“Don’t give up!! Bald man!!”
“You can do it! I can!”
People around here now cheering with all sorts of voices.
Admissions students in the same school uniform as Hiro, and high-ranking people in suits and luxurious clothes.
“Ouuu!! Cheer up! Bald man!!”
Even Iron Mask is holding a weapon and cheering passionately for some reason.
‘Shit! Stop cheering and hit the back!’
From Cheols’ point of view, their cheering voices sounded like teasing, not cheering.
If he was holding a weapon, he would go behind the leader whose rear was now empty and attack, or if not, he would throw his weapon and draw attention.
I wanted to scream for help out of a sense of urgency.
[Die–!! ]
—Booooong–!
There was no time to speak because there was no pattern of rest in the attacks that the leader was attacking.
‘Damn..!’
Quaang–!
If you don’t respond even once, that huge shadow fist will fly faster than the speed of the truck, and if you allow the attack to your body, you will take damage and stop.
‘Then it’ll be minced meat next.’
For Cheols, it was a frustrating situation with no answers.
I am approaching my limit, but the opponent’s magic box is infinite. The people who should be helping him praise him as an unwanted hero and cheer him on, which doesn’t help at all.
“Dad!”
When I turned around before I knew it, Hiro, whom I had hoped not to come, was there.
‘Hiro..!’
She had a reason why she couldn’t back down.
“Kreukreuk..!! Haaaaa!!”
Kwaaang—!
Cheols gritted his teeth and stretched out his fist again.
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‘I have to help my dad!’
As soon as he saw Cheols fighting, unlike the others, Hiro thought he should attack the cult leader.
Staggering–
“I’m sorry..!”
..But in a situation where I was already exhausted, I ran to the place where Cheols was using magic power, so dizziness occurred due to excessive use of magic power.
“Haha…”
‘I need to help my dad…’
Hot-.
“..!”
As his vision blurs and he is about to fall, a thin but hard hand grabs his arm.
“Whoa… Is it anemic this time?”
When he turned his head, he saw the face of a white western that was breathing heavily.
“Ah.. Suck!”
The moment he sees the face of the person who held him, Hiro gets scared and shakes off his arm.
“That’s too much. Am I even a ghost? Really from earlier.”
At that, the woman, Baek Seo-yang, looked at Hiro and grumbled with a sad expression.
Kwaaang–!
At that moment, the crash sounded again.
Quaang-! Bang-! Bang–! Quaang–!
“Quaaaaa!!”
[ Now I’m a bit down!!! Get down!! ]
A fist fight continued with the large man, Cheols, and the priest wielding a shadow fist in his cloak.
A scene that looks more like a battle between beasts than a human fight.
It was a fierce hand-to-hand fight without an inch of retreat.
Kwaaang–..!!
“Turn it off…!”
If you look closely, there is a long crater at the point where Cheols stands.
It was tantamount to proof that they had been pushed out of their original position.
“Gagging… Whoop… Whoop…”
In addition, the arm of the shirt he was wearing was also completely torn from the shockwave to the shoulder, and there were faint traces of blood on the corner of his mouth.
‘Dad is tired..!’
“Dad… Black.”
The shock that Cheols, who has always felt like Superman, is being pushed back by his opponent, and the thought that it was too much to protect Hiro and himself makes his heart choke.
“Ugh!”
–Jiing..!!”
“Haha..!”
Wanting to help Cheols right away, I tried to draw magic once again, but the magic still doesn’t stick to my body. By raising it to its limit several times, the speed at which mana gathers has also significantly slowed down.
–Booooong—!
In the meantime, once again, the leader’s shadow fist rushed into Cheols, who was taking a breath, drawing a large trajectory.
“Huh–!!”
–Quaang–!
“Kup..!”
Cheols moves his weary body again and clashes his fists.
–Quaang—!
Pick-..!!
A roar erupted from the clash of fists, and at the same time, veins of blood burst through thick tendons that were clearly visible on the skin of Cheols’ forearm.
Dduk–..!
Then Cheols’s wrist was broken…
“Keuuk..!”
For the first time, a scream echoes from Cheols’ mouth, and the two legs supporting his body are also bent.
“Kyaa!? Dad!!”
Hiro, who was watching the scene, screamed, covering his mouth with a pale face, at the sight of Cheols, who seemed to be crushed by a huge fist at any moment.
“Kkeuheugh…!!”
Hearing Hiro’s voice, Chulse gritting his teeth—
–To-do-duk–!!
Paang–!!
“Huh—!!!”
With a broken wrist, I push the shadow fist again.
“Nonsense.. How does it move?”
Watching the battle between Cheols and Gyoju with a shocked face, the White West muttered.
“..?”
When I turned around to the white sheep with questions about what Hiro was talking about, the white sheep lowered her head to Hiro once and started explaining while moving her lips.
“Muscles are already torn. Needless to say bones, but how on earth are they moving? Such a thing is impossible with the structure of the human body.”
Baek Seo-yang, who grasped Cheols’ physical condition at once, like the nickname of a healer, said with an expression that she couldn’t understand.
– Wiggle… Wiggle…
– This is my father’s special ability.
‘Dad’s ability..?’
At that moment, Hiro remembered the gray tentacle ability that Cheols had shown.
At first, I passed on the fact that there are all kinds of abilities in the world, but later on, I realized that it was a different category from supernatural powers.
‘That’s… Rather than an ability…’
“I have to help my dad!”
Hiro raises his sword again thinking that he must save Cheols while erasing the thoughts that popped into his head.
“Aww!!”
Ugh-..!
At the same time as giving strength, red aura rose above the surface of the blade.
Took..!
“Ah… Again!”
Hiro’s arm, which was holding the sword, loses strength, and the sword body also droops downward.
“Looking at it, it looks like a mana runaway phenomenon. In that state, if you concentrate your mana, your physical abilities will decrease. What are you thinking?”
When the white fox asked,
“Ugh… Dad… I have to help my dad. If I leave him like that… He’ll…!”
Rather than giving a proper explanation, Hiro answered Miss Baek Seo, shedding the tears he had been holding back.
Quaang—- Quaang—
“…!!”
Things weren’t that good.
Like Hiro’s worries, Cheols was now blocking the priest’s fists with the other arm, without even having time to recover his arm.
[ Hmm? It seems like it’s over soon~? ]
‘I’m going to die.’
The leader laughed mockingly at the fact that he had defeated almost all of his hated opponents, and Cheols couldn’t even afford to groan as he recalled the scene of his death.
At this spur-of-the-moment.
“If you use magic, your arms won’t move. Then you won’t be able to swing the sword.”
“If you can’t move your body… Just throw it!”
“..What?”
At Hiro’s answer, Miss Baekseo made another expression of bewilderment.
It is much more difficult to cast a sword with magic than to wield it.
This is also the reason why archers have better mana control than swordsmen.
However, it was not possible with common sense to cast magic on a sword while not being able to move the body properly.
Even now, isn’t the movement of magical power restricted by unknown restrictions?
“I can.”
Ugh-…!
However, as if denying the common sense of the world, the red-haired girl in front of her had magical powers applied to her sword body.
Phew-..!
She knocked the sword out of her hand and slammed it into the floor.
“Throw… Give me… Yo…”
At Hiro’s one word, he speaks with earnest eyes and a trembling voice, as if he can’t even speak properly anymore.
‘Aren’t both the father and the daughter normal?’
Suwook-..!
Baek Seo-yang recalled that thought and grabbed the handle of the sword and drew it.
“Haa–.. I got it.”
As it was, he passed the sword behind his neck in the best throwing position.
“Haa–!!!”
Wedge—!!
Regenerate and train with healing, exert the strength of the compressed muscles in real battle, and throw the sword at the culprit of all these incidents!
[Stop giving up now.. Huh!? ]
The teacher spit out the words and felt the presence of flying.
Booung– Chaeeng-..!
Reflexively, I waved one shadow hand and grabbed the sword.
[ Ah. ]
Belatedly realizing the existence of the Cheols he was attacking for an instant, the priest turned his head and looked back.
-Papak–!!
Before she knew it, she kicked off the ground and a large man was running toward her with her eyes shining!
‘Now..!’
Seize the only chance
–Quaang–!!
I hit the flying shadow fist with my normal hand…
–Wriggling–!!
Hot–!!
Rotating his body to give it a recoil and at the same time regenerating his drooping arm with the last of his mana.
“Aaaaap—!”
–Booooong—!!!!
Concentrate all remaining body strength on the arms and fists and unleash them with full force!!
–Puuuuu—!!
For an instant, the fist collided with the leader’s face.
[ Kyaaaaagh!?! ]
Shuuk–!
The black smoke covering the body disappears and the form of the body that was covered comes into view.
Shake..!
Covered in a black robe, but clearly swaying wildly, the chest and narrow waist. In addition, the lips and jawline protruding under the hood draw a V shape.
‘Female..?’
Having recently experienced Nero, Cheols, who has been able to accurately distinguish between women wearing robes, noticed that the new leader’s gender is female.
-Flutter–!
The moment he tried to examine it a little more, the cape wrapped around the body of the leader.
–Soo Woo-wook–!
It gets sucked into a hole in the black smoke and disappears on the spot.
“I missed it… I see…”
He didn’t think he would be able to catch it in this position.
Rather, it was a great harvest to obtain information to deduce the identity of the religious leader, albeit by gender.
“By the way…Huh…”
‘You’re alive. Me.’
The feeling of relief that I had lived, the tiredness accumulated in my body came to my senses at once, and I stopped in place.
“..Dad!”
Then, a voice that can never be heard is heard.
Tadak..!
“Well?”
The face of Hiro, who was running from afar with an urgent look, caught my eye.
“Dad! Dad… Dad!!”
He looked so uneasy as he staggered, crying out “Daddy” Plaintively like a baby bird, disfigured with tears.
Jerk… Jerk…
Cheols moved his legs, which felt like stones, and stretched out his unregenerated arms to hold Hiro-
“..Dad!!”
Prisoner–
Hiro went straight into Cheols’s arms and buried his face in his stomach.
“Ahhhhh”
“It’s okay. It’s okay.”
“Daddy.. I thought he was gone.. I thought..!”
“Heh heh.. If Dad disappears after leaving our Hiro, where does he disappear to?”
“Huh… Heh… But… But…!”
Cheols spoke in a soft voice to reassure Hiro, who was wetting his shirt and crying like a child.
‘If I die, our Hiro will be left alone..’
It was the moment when she felt her crying daughter in her arms and realized that her own death was not an easy one and that there was a huge burden on her heart.
Clap clap-!!
“Wow–!”
At that time, cheers and applause echoed around.
‘…There must be a lot to deal with.’
Their cheers didn’t feel warm at all to Cheols.
