Chapter 102
Chapter 102
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Translator: Ryuma
Chapter: 102
Chapter Title: The Four Evils, Liang Xian
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Bang!
- Grarararara
The Pagoda Heaven King plunged down into the center of the skeletons.
The skeletons shattered by the impact sent bones flying everywhere.
“Hey, did you have fun earlier?”
Thud. A massive foot stomped down on his body.
“Felt good thinking you were winning, huh?”
“L-Lord Pagoda...”
Gonghyeok relentlessly pounded the Pagoda Heaven King’s body with his heel.
“Take on the curse of 3,000 people, yeah? Felt great bragging about your 3,000 friends while ditching the lonely guy left behind, didn’t it?”
“Urgh!”
Any normal person would’ve been turned into mincemeat in an instant.
But he was barely holding on thanks to the defensive authority of ‘Pagoda Heaven King (S+)’.
Dust and gravel trickled down from Gonghyeok’s raised sole.
He considered stomping again, but skeleton knights charged toward the spot where the Pagoda Heaven King was embedded.
- Mario was my graveyard neighbor who died on the same day!
- Beth was a good skeleton. But you snapped her waist, so now she crawls on her arms.
- This is for the jiangshi pinned under you right now.
Gonghyeok turned away from their furious charge.
One was already flying in from the side anyway.
[Skill activated: ‘Tsunami of the Frost Sea (S)’]
[Evil Dragon Fafnir’s secondary ability ‘Dragon’s Charge’ activated!]
“The enemy commander’s head! I’ll take it!”
The ‘Frost Dragon Wolfram’ surged forward, whipping up a tidal wave of frost.
It froze several boss monsters blocking its path in one go and closed in on enemy commander Ju Gonghyeok.
Just as it arrived.
Gonghyeok pointed his index finger downward.
[Sephirot stage 2: Gabriel’s authority ‘Holy Water’ manifested!]
The archangel’s authority over water gathered at his fingertip.
“Freeze.”
A white wave crashed over the leaping Wolfram.
“My frost magic!”
The frost wave that had been repelling enemies now bound Wolfram’s body, transforming it into a block of ice.
“Bye.”
He kicked the ice block, shattering it into fragments that scattered.
A gruesome sight, but with A-rank durability, it might survive if treated in time with some luck.
[Magic transmission from Necropolis is decreasing.]
[Current mana remaining: 36%!]
‘Time’s running out, as expected.’
Summoning an army this size and fighting with it required too much mana.
At best, he had about 15 minutes left.
If they could just hold out that long, the high-stat cultists would have plenty of time to enter the Tower of Specters.
‘Taken out two S-ranks. One each from Dorothea and Guard Sand. Now the problem is...’
More dangerous than the S-rank hunters here like the Pagoda Heaven King or Wolfram just now.
Was Liang Xian watching from afar.
[Devourer Kochzion: 18-round burst!]
[Master of All Martial Arts (S++) assists with shooting!]
Screams rang out as corpse pits formed everywhere.
The situation was chaotic enough.
‘When’s it coming?’
To take down the ringleader, X, now was the perfect moment.
He deliberately reloaded his magazine amid the frenzy, keeping up the gunfire.
Kwaang!
Liang Xian’s surroundings were devastated, dust and debris flying.
It was aimed at her.
‘When are you coming?’
He’d provoked plenty.
For her personality, holding back this long was already a miracle.
Shing.
She drew her sword.
She’d probably approach slowly now.
Then alternate between her four S-rank avatars, the Four Evils, and countless weapons to pressure him.
He’d mastered all her martial arts long ago.
Drag it out, counter at the right moment, send her flying, and head up to the Necropolis.
Her first strike.
Yang Gaohang Sword – Upper Water Sword.
Deflect the probing blade to one side and counter with the Water Tribe martial art Mystic God Technique, Divine Spirit...
But Liang Xian turned her back.
Instead of approaching, she retreated further.
Soon vanishing from sight.
“Running away?”
“Uwaaaah! Die!”
A gorilla summoned by a hunter smashed into Gonghyeok’s back.
He calmly jammed Kochzion into his mouth and fired once.
Bang!
The gorilla’s cerebellum and medulla splattered.
“Even trash like this charges at me to die. And Liang Xian runs?”
It didn’t add up.
A warrior’s pride.
Liang’s upright personality wouldn’t vanish.
“It’s a fake.”
Conclusion reached.
That wasn’t Liang Xian.
Something wearing her skin.
A smile crept across his lips.
‘What’s your alphabet letter?’
Only one group pulled stunts like this: the alphabet crew that kept showing up before him.
The direction Liang Xian vanished in.
Was where Jeong Hyeondo had retreated, carrying Gonghyeok on his back.
＊ ＊ ＊ ＊ ＊
“Goddammit! My life goal was to live quietly.”
Jeong Hyeondo grumbled as he kept retreating.
“I did exactly what you said. What now? Evacuating like this won’t save Necropolis. It’s done for, like that old fallen ‘kingdom’—the other cities will shoot it down for sure.”
An alien voice came from Ju Gonghyeok’s mouth.
“Not my problem? Babble all you want, I don’t know shit, so watch where you’re going.”
The Ju Gonghyeok being carried dug in his ear and flipped him off.
It was the Great Sage Equaling Heaven controlling Gonghyeok’s body instead.
“Damn it all!”
Jeong Hyeondo cursed and ducked his head.
A headless dullahan’s greatsword whistled past.
[Divine Travel Form Great種 primary ability ‘Divine Leg’ activated!]
[Skill activated: ‘Wavebreaker Chase (B+)’]
His leg struck the dullahan’s right arm.
The heavy blow crushed the head used as a shield and sent the greatsword flying.
“Good! Keep it up! One-two, one-two! Connect with a right roundhouse to check it!”
“Don’t know who you are, but shut up!”
“Puhahat! X fights are fun like that!”
The Demon Ox King slapped Jeong Hyeondo’s nape, cackling.
“Huh?”
Her laughter cut off abruptly.
She grabbed Jeong Hyeondo by the hair.
“Grah!”
“Hey, little bro’s subordinate. Stop.”
“What now...”
“Grooo!”
While hesitating, the disarmed dullahan charged bravely.
And then.
Plop plop.
The dullahan, fighting valiantly without a weapon, fell apart in pieces.
Fine thread-like cuts spiderwebbed the space it had passed through.
Jeong Hyeondo’s hair stood on end.
“What’s this?”
= Little bro’s subordinate. Check behind.
Following the Demon Ox King’s words, Jeong Hyeondo turned.
A single woman stood with sword in hand.
“Liang Xian?”
Too many clues to ask ‘why are you here?’
Jeong Hyeondo was a betrayer of betrayers, after all.
= From the weapon, it’s not what you’re worrying about.
The Great Sage cut in sharply.
= A weapon you don’t need right now. Probably those ‘future delivery assassin’ types or whatever.
“N-Not Liang Xian?”
= Yeah.
“Then how strong is it?”
Jeong Hyeondo’s tone turned polite.
The Great Sage pondered briefly.
= About four of those apostle guys from earlier combined?
“Son of a...!”
As he spat the curse, Liang Xian’s fingers twitched.
[Goblin Implant Organ activated – Air Chewing Threads deployed]
[Divine Travel Form Great種 ‘Earth-Contraction Technique’ activated!]
Jeong Hyeondo crossed space with the contraction technique.
Kriik!
The space he’d just occupied crumpled with a bizarre sound.
Jeong Hyeondo shouted to Ju Gonghyeok on his back.
“You! What now? Where do I run?!”
“More importantly.”
The Demon Ox King pointed almost to his calf.
“You should sit down.”
“What?”
He looked at his calf as she indicated.
It was bent like a rubber doll’s.
As if only muscle and skin remained, bones gone.
“G-Gaaaah!”
Only then noticing, Jeong Hyeondo dropped to his knees.
He’d barely dodged with the contraction technique.
But Air Chewing Threads were a special organ extracted from the 51st floor spatial boss ‘Sky Eater’.
The spatial interference had erased the bones below his knee.
Step step.
Liang Xian.
No, ‘R’ wearing her guise, spoke.
“Lucky for you. So easy to kill.”
She raised her blade.
“Fisherman’s gain, I guess. Cleaning up after the vicious dog demon ‘X’ failed. X’s plan’s working out nicely anyway.”
‘R’ touched her lips.
“Hm. Talked too much. Anyway, die so I can become the real Liang Xian. Any last words?”
The mouth of the sprawled man opened.
“Hey. You alone?”
“?”
“Asked if you’re alone.”
R scratched her head.
“Hmm, bold wanting to be my boyfriend in this situation. Pass. I’m not that blind to love.”
“Ha. Cut the bullshit, bitch.”
Not the Great Sage—Ju Gonghyeok grinned.
“You guys always come one by one.”
“Oh, really?”
“Die-hard fans or what.”
“Hmm. Something’s up, huh.”
A flash gleamed on R’s sword.
Yang Gaohang Sword – Metal Thunder Bolt.
[Air Chewing Threads deployed – Cheshire Cat Lines]
She crooked her finger, slashing disorderly lines into empty air.
Proof space was cut.
Simultaneously, her sword tip pierced Ju Gonghyeok’s chest.
“Wow, feels like I’m really dying.”
Gonghyeok appraised his body slicing apart along the lines like cracked metal.
“Thought you used up all your power fighting X. Guess not.”
“Yeah.”
Gonghyeok pointed at the ceiling with his crumbling finger.
Whoooong—
The enveloping darkness peeled back like rewinded film.
“See?”
“The sky...”
As the darkness ‘X’ had spread cleared, R’s face hardened.
The cultists’ evacuation complete, battle over.
Gonghyeok’s lips twisted unpleasantly.
“Cooldown’s up, bitch.”
[Clone 1 generated! Mana transfer 95%!]
[Sephirot authority stage 1: ‘Gigantification!’ applied!]
[Skill activated! ‘One Stroke, Two Cuts (B+)’]
R saw it.
The immense presence plummeting from the sky.
A massive iron lump carved with a lion’s head was falling.
She gritted her teeth.
[Avatar ‘Four Evils Do-cheol (S+)’, ultimate ability ‘Monster Do-cheol’ summoned!]
[Avatar ‘Four Evils Gong-gi (S-)’, primary ability ‘Flying Tiger Form’ activated!]
[Avatar ‘Four Evils Hundun (S)’, secondary ability ‘Seven Holes’ activated!]
‘R’s’ body blazed with light as the avatars manifested.
Kwaaaang—!
“Guhk!”
From the iron giant Do-cheol’s embrace, she vomited blood.
Do-cheol carried the demon-subduing club Huntar.
A moment later, and she’d have been pulverized.
“Hoo? Using avatars too.”
The shredded Ju Gonghyeok below chuckled.
“What’s the trick? The 37th floor avatar absorption item ‘Predator’s Camouflage’? Or the ‘Soul Collector’s Display Case’ that steals everything?”
“Don’t like guys who pry too much from the start.”
“Won’t see you again.”
“Sorry, but can you let me live?”
Blood pouring, she smiled bitterly.
“Don’t wanna die here.”
She moved her fingers.
Lines slashed across empty air.
Kiiiiing—
The lines vibrated, filling the underground with explosive tinnitus.
Not an attack of any kind.
“Urgh! What’s this noise?!”
“Another X or whatever attacking from somewhere?”
“Coming from Chief Ju’s direction? Giant form means they’re still fighting, right?”
The fixers, still dazed by the sudden change.
Their attention snapped to Ju Gonghyeok and ‘R’.
“Can you clear this up?”
She wiped blood from her forehead.
“Looks like a misunderstanding between Deus’s Liang Xian and Company’s Ju Gonghyeok.”
“Pulling tricks in front of me?”
Ju Gonghyeok couldn’t reveal his true nature and kill Liang Xian now either.
Killing her, who perfectly replicated avatars, would complicate things ahead.
Grulk.
The giant’s hammer rose quietly.
“Fine. See you later.”
The shredded clone slowly faded.
“I kinda liked Liang Xian, you know?”
“Liked? You’ve never even met.”
“Don’t talk like a thorny rose with that face. I’ll kill you right now.”
She tucked her hair behind her ear.
“Got it. If that’s what you want, sure. Like this?”
“Good. Good.”
Gonghyeok stood, shaking her hand.
Then whispered in her ear.
“Next time we meet. We gut each other till we die. Don’t forget.”
Crunch.
His teeth bit her earlobe.
“You. I won’t let you go.”
[Chapter 102 - The Four Evils, Liang Xian] End