Chapter 498 – Episode 54. Daigo Succession War.
The crazy leader of Jinildang wrapped his vine tentacles around all Jinildang fighters who approached him and absorbed their vitality. Then it grew even bigger, reaching a size of about 5 meters. This… Does it get bigger as it absorbs life force? The dog is scary.
“…!”
Kirie Kura Yamada opened her mouth and couldn’t close it. She seemed very shocked by the scene of her father killing all of her comrades. I’m already completely under the control of that plant or something, so I guess I can’t even call it my father?
It wasn’t good. That monster vine tentacle werewolf looked at least mid-boss level. It might be weaker than Famine, the strongest entity I’ve fought so far, but it seemed stronger than Dang Sohwa.
Of course, if the poison of sugar digestion works well, it may be possible to win with compatibility, but the original version of that wolf vine monster was a werewolf. Due to the nature of their race, werewolves are very resistant to poison and have excellent regenerative abilities, so they would be similar to me, who have a compatible relationship with sugar digestion. In addition, it has tentacles that absorb life force by eating an unknown earthquake root and an earthquake power that makes the ground shake every time it takes a step, so it will be quite difficult for Tang digestion to win.
So can I defeat that monster? I thought about all the abilities I had. Boxing, telekinesis, and the abyss. If I were to classify and divide my combat abilities, I could see them being comprised of three main categories.
Although martial arts and telekinesis are very useful and powerful powers, they only show great power against human-sized enemies and cannot cause much damage to monsters over 5 meters tall.
Of course, if my martial arts and telekinetic abilities reached the extreme, I could easily defeat that monster, but I wasn’t at that level yet.
Then what remains is an abyss. Only the powerful power of an external god can eliminate that monster. It seems to me that the monster over there also became like that after receiving the power of a foreign body that is different from the Abyss…
Still, now was my chance as I had just gained strength. Before I could completely get used to that vine, I had to keep absorbing people’s vitality and destroy it before it grew any bigger.
-Ship… I’m so sick… !
It had already become such a mind-shaking sound that it could not be called a human voice. Everyone stumbled as if they were dazed by the sound.
“Everyone, come to your senses!”
I screamed, waking everyone up, and made an abyss bloom like a flame all over my body. My appearance now would be like black armor with black flames blooming violently. I have never used the abyss to its limit in a fight until now. Even though it is an energy source that allows technology to be used, it was used without any shortage and felt infinite. But this time I felt like I had to use it to the extreme.
“Everyone stands back and attack from a distance!”
I told everyone except me to stay away because if I was in close combat and the vines drained my life, it would give more buffs to the enemy.
I approached the monster, passing by the dry and crumbling Jinildang fighters.
Chop clap!
As I got closer, dozens and hundreds of vine tentacles shot out at me. The black burning abyss seemed to be resistant to the monster’s life force absorption. Since what the monster absorbs is life energy, it cannot absorb the abyss, which is a completely different energy from another world.
“Ugh!”
However, even without absorbing life force, the vine tentacle’s strike was powerful. It was piercing my armor and causing physical damage.
I got closer, pulling the vines with my hands or cutting them with my hand blades. The monster was looking at me, probably thinking that my abyss energy was unusual. We made eye contact and approached each other.
In his maddened eyes, there was only hunger and hostility towards me.
Whoa!!
Without warning, he swung a huge fist. The blow was so strong that even though he dodged it, he stumbled because of the wind pressure. The monster’s blow made a loud noise and the surrounding trees fell.
Shinkaiyatsude (深海八手) Fureashitsuyoha (tactile wave)
I got right down to the monster’s feet and kicked the monster’s ankle using the Shinkaiyatsude kick technique. When the abyss was maxed out, a black explosion erupted and a handful of flesh from the monster’s ankle fell out. I felt a rebound force, perhaps due to the earthquake power, but it wasn’t so much that I couldn’t bear it.
-Kaaaaa!
Aside from screaming in pain, countless thread-like things began to emerge from the injured flesh and begin to repair the wound. Before I knew it, the injured area was patched with tree roots and became stronger.
It was similar to replay, but it felt a little different. The injured area was not restored to its original state, but was regenerated with the feel of wood. If I were to regenerate my entire body like this, I would become a tree monster, not a werewolf.
“We will help too!”
Nakanoin Rina shouted and fired her gun. As she was drawing blue trails, it seemed like she was using expensive mithril bullets. Good. The mithril bullet itself physically does about 30% more damage than regular bullets, but what’s even better is the debuff it gives when hit by the mithril bullet.
It was a valuable bullet that allowed you to catch ghosts and spirits even when riding the gun tree, as it had reduced regenerative power, weakened supernatural protection, and added damage to beings from other dimensions.
It seemed quite useful as it seemed like reduced regeneration and additional damage would also be applied to that monster. Akina Konoe and Kirie Kurayamada had also received firearms and mithril bullets from Rina Nakano, and were firing mithril bullets at the monster.
“Hwadun (火遁)! A devilish bomb!”
Rena Sakagami must have mastered several of her characteristic blunt techniques and used a fire technique that the monster seemed to be weak against, exploding blue flames. As Mithril Tan and Hadun continued to harass her, she became increasingly angry, screaming at the monster.
Of course, I didn’t sit still while the party members attacked. She continued to move, attacking the lower body and tormenting the monster.
-Wow! Kill!!
Perhaps because she realized that she was actually a werewolf, she pulled out claws that were almost as big as Kirie Kurayamada’s body from her front paws and started swinging them. Her sharp claws, which swung along with her vine tentacles like a well-planned joint attack, were very fast and difficult to avoid.
Kakang!
Her armor clashed with her claws, creating sparks. It seemed like she was in Phase 2 as her speed got faster, and she took out her claws that she hadn’t used before.
As the enemy got stronger, I moved my body faster. He counterattacked the claw strike by instantly deploying Shinkaiyatsude’s herbivorous weapons, such as the tentacle blade, Ilchicheonkan, and tentacles.
Puff!
The flesh beneath the monster’s skin exploded along with the surrounding air. It seemed to be the effect of linking technology in an instant. However, the monster also lashed out with its claws in response to my attack. Because it was in the middle of an attack, it was unable to dodge, and the left shoulder part of the armor broke and scattered into an abyss.
“Pfft!”
Destroying the armor made by the Daughter of the Abyss was an enormous force. The armor could be repaired if poured into the abyss while it was in bracelet form, but right now it was in battle. Since I couldn’t repair it right away, I now had to be careful about getting hit directly in the shoulder.
If your flesh is injured, it will regenerate instantly, but if your arm is cut off, it will not grow during battle. Proper recovery will occur only if you have sufficient food and energy supply.
Still, like a crazy person, I continued to attack the monster by linking up Shinkaiyatsude’s herbivores. The monster also ignored defense and hurled vine tentacles and sharp claws at me.
I was very tired after moving without stopping for almost fifteen minutes, attacking and dodging. Except for the helmet, most of the armor was broken, and I could feel that the abyss that I had thought was infinite was starting to dry up.
While I was making countless attacks, I also allowed the monster to make several attacks, and one of them was threatening enough to activate Yeouiju’s ability to prevent instant death. Now, huge blows shouldn’t be allowed. Because death will occur immediately.
Even in the rear, the gunfire had already stopped, as if they had run out of bullets. Or am I too close to shoot? I didn’t think it would be the latter. It’s a monster over 5 meters tall, so even if I were close, there would have been plenty of places to shoot.
This is what I felt during the battle, and although the appearance was different, the opponent had a similar style to me. It was similar to mine in that it had powerful melee attacks with regenerative power that was close to restoration. Of course, I don’t have tentacles or anything, but I pulled out tentacles and used them in the Shinkaiyatsude technique, so that was similar.
“I’ll go again! Hwadun… ! Cute!”
Even though the bullets ran out, flames poured out along with Rena Sakagami’s shout, as if she still had the power to use blunt arts.
Due to its nature, fire attacks inflict considerable damage, so the monster did not ignore the fire attack and swung its claws and sprayed a sword wind-like energy to neutralize Rena Sakagami’s fire attack.
I did not miss the opportunity and once again used several herbivores to put pressure on the monster. The monster’s lower body already had no trace of a werewolf. All that was visible was the regenerated and hardened wooden leg. Still, the energy is not infinite, and we are beginning to see tree bark cracked or destroyed by encroachment into the abyss.
As I desperately fought, swinging my fists and feet, something like enlightenment came to me. Is it really necessary to use one herbal formula at a time? I thought: Just as that monster wields its claws and vine tentacles at the same time, it seemed like it could use the technique of pulling tentacles out of the shadows along with its fist at the same time.
The sudden realization that came during the battle was a clue to victory, but the momentary pause caused by the realization revealed a huge loophole.
-Kill!
In an instant, sharp claws grew and flew in front of my eyes. Die… ! I felt death and had no choice but to close my eyes tightly.
But I couldn’t feel the pain I should have felt right away, so I opened my eyes and saw the monster holding its hand in the air as if caught in a net. The claw stopped right in front of my nose, and if I had swung it just a little longer, my face would have been cut in half and I would have died.
“There’s something in the monster’s solar plexus! That seems like a weak point. Hurry up and attack!”
Akina Konoe’s voice was heard. I took a quick look to see Akina Konoe shedding bloody tears and her red eyes shining. It seemed like the monster’s movements were momentarily suppressed using the Magic Eye.
I jumped onto the monster’s knee so as not to miss the opportunity that Akina Konoe had created by shedding her tears of blood.
And, by applying his enlightenment just now, he simultaneously used the regime technique, Blue Penetration, and Kakekushi, which pulls out a tentacle that pierces the opponent from the shadows.
Shinkaiyatsude (深海八手) Fusion Five Arms (融合奥義) Jukage Furekan Haro (Ten Reitsu Shogwan Blue)
Nine streams of abyssal energy in the form of cephalopod tentacles poured out from the shadows along with the regime and struck the monster’s solar plexus.
-Kwaaaaa!
Due to myocardial inflammation, my solar plexus and chest were torn apart, revealing a red heart entangled with blood-like roots inside. Perhaps what Akina Konoe saw with her magical eyes was that red heart.
However, just like before, thread-like things emerged from the gaping chest wound, intertwined with each other, and began to repair the wound. Because so many Abysses were used, the next attack would take a few more seconds, but it would fully recover in that time.
Shit… ! Is this the end? When I was in despair, I heard a voice.
“I’m sorry, father.”
Kirie Kurayamada’s voice and her great attitude passed by my ears and pierced my heart.
-Kaaaaa! Kill them all… !
A monster that screams after completing playback with Kirie Kurayamada’s great sword stuck in its heart. The situation had been hopeless just a moment ago, but not now. The sword Kirie Kurayamada threw to free her father her, who was no different from death after being possessed by a monster, was her hope her.
Shinkaiyatsude (深海八手) Shintoo Bannin (浸透盤印: Penetration Bannin)
I used a penetrator, a type of penetrator, and struck the sword with my palm and pushed it in. The energy of the abyss that entered the sword began to burst my heart.
-Daughter… I’m sorry… !
Before the energy of the abyss exploded, the monster, no, the head of the Jinil Party, looked at Kirie Kurayamada with sad eyes. But before the words were finished, the explosion began.
Kukukung!!
An explosion occurred inside the fuselage of the giant monster. I let go and jumped back. The heart may have been the energy source that generated the infinite regenerative power, causing a huge explosion.
With its chest completely pierced, the monster fell, knocking down surrounding trees and an old shrine building. I sat down as I watched the monster fall. Just for a moment, my legs felt weak.
Nerf?
Hate when MC has to be nerfed to show side characters usefulness. There’s better way to do that