Chapter 262
Chapter 262
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Translator: Vine
Chapter: 262
Chapter Title: Spear King Jinja (3)
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Power Amplification (SS Grade).
“Professor! It’s ancient amplification magic!”
Arin shouted urgently after reading Spear King’s aura.
“It’s on a completely different level from those amplification spells that only boost you by 2 or 3 times! You have to dodge it no matter what!”
Whoosh!
Arin swung her staff, firing off spells.
To somehow interfere with Spear King as he charged recklessly toward the professor.
‘A familiar scent.’
Ancient magic.
That welcoming aroma was unmistakably emanating from Spear King.
Which only made him more uneasy.
He knew better than anyone in the world just how powerful that existence was.
‘Never engage it.’
An SSS Grade existence.
Powers related to the constellations transcended what a mere human could achieve.
In other words, what Spear King was unleashing far surpassed his own ranking.
Absolutely.
The professor must not take the hit.
“Block it! Block him!”
Arin shouted at the other absolutes.
Even as Kaden raised his shield and Mu-gak kicked out with his foot.
Kwarung!
They couldn’t block Spear King’s strike as he barreled forward like a runaway locomotive.
They couldn’t even get close in the first place.
Of course not—even ten Spear King-level rankers unleashing their full power simultaneously wouldn’t be easy to stop.
└ WTF, why is Spear King suddenly going berserk??? Those sturdy skeletons can’t even keep up?
└ He looks insanely stronger? Did he pop some drugs?
└ Shit, this is making me nervous. Is Joo Dong-hoon gonna lose?
└ If so, it’s full-on war for real.
The viewers watching Reporter Han’s broadcast were stunned.
Kwarurung!
Spear King’s momentum was so intense.
The distorted space caused surrounding buildings to shatter and collapse.
“Krraaah!”
Even now, Spear King roared in agony as he charged.
‘Joo Dong-hoon, you arrogant bastard.’
He grumbled inwardly.
‘No matter how quickly you’ve grown to surpass me, that’s just numbers. The world is vast, and there are many dangers.’
Kugugugu!
The immense energy packed into the arm gripping his spear.
Just thrusting it forward felt like it would rip his shoulder clean off.
Fwoosh!
His body was already filled with scorching heat.
It screamed to be unleashed.
‘No matter how skilled you are, you’re helpless against a natural disaster.’
‘Amplification Scroll’ (SS Grade).
Having used this, Jinja was confident he could win even against the Lord of the Magic Tower standing before him.
“As payment for coveting my position, I’ll take your life.”
And so.
His spear exploded toward Joo Dong-hoon.
* * *
‘Hmm.’
I narrowed my eyes at the approaching spear.
‘That thing.’
Even with all my experience, blocking it seemed impossible.
Dodging didn’t look feasible either.
It had the momentum to erase not just the target, but the space ahead entirely.
‘But.’
Spear King was mistaken about one thing.
‘Irregular.’
The opposite of regular.
Meaning something that shattered the common sense that higher rank always meant stronger.
In other words, asymmetric power.
‘Why think only you have that?’
It was laughable.
The overconfidence on his face as he declared he’d claim my life was ridiculous.
Even I, with a Godslayer-grade weapon, never let my guard down.
“Master! Ugh! It’s too hard to block!”
“Professor, don’t block—just run! We’ll figure something out!”
My subordinates shouted desperately.
But only one skill came to mind.
A cheat skill that could reverse this situation in an instant.
Kuugagaga!
Just as Spear King’s strike surged fiercely.
“Dana.”
Whoosh!
I drew my own spear and muttered.
“Yes, Master. I’ve been waiting.”
Even amid the chaos as everyone rushed over in worry.
Dana, kneeling reverently and calmly healing, replied.
At the same time.
[‘Dana’ uses the skill, ‘Radiance’ (Lv.5).]
[Target: Skeleton Emperor Joo Dong-hoon.]
[You are ‘Invincible’ for 5 seconds.]
[You take no damage from any attacks.]
[‘Radiance’ cannot be used for 24 hours.]
Fwaaah!
The radiance rising from Dana’s body warmly enveloped me entirely.
And in that moment.
Fwoooong!
My spear targeted Spear King’s chest with perfect precision.
Straight thrust, just as my eyes saw.
I too.
Poured in the maximum destructive power I could muster for this strike.
All Techniques.
Secret Art.
Poison Flash.
Kwaaaaa!
A streak of green light pierced through Spear King’s massive momentum.
Like a salmon leaping upstream against a waterfall.
And.
Kwaaaaang!
Spear King’s strike also reached my body.
* * *
“……What?”
Spear King’s brow furrowed as he thrust his spear with full force.
He had clearly succeeded in the attack.
He felt the impact, and the immense power embracing cosmic energy struck space itself.
Kwagagaga!
The asphalt melted, and everything ahead disintegrated at the atomic level—that satisfying ‘hand feel’ was there.
‘But why?’
Everything was destroyed, so why was Joo Dong-hoon still standing?
Why was only ‘that guy’ unscathed?
Spear King felt confused.
The pure white radiance enveloping him.
‘Could it be because of that radiance?’
He could nullify this tremendous attack with just one skill?
Spear King felt wronged.
Do you know how much value that scroll he just used had?
Roughly converted, it was worth several buildings.
The higher you went in the top ranks, the more precious each irregular item became.
‘And he just blocks it?’
It was absurd.
So ridiculous he almost laughed.
But now wasn’t the time to be stunned.
Kuugagaga!
The green light pouring from Joo Dong-hoon targeted his heart.
‘No.’
Spear King grimaced and hastily pulled back his spear.
At the same time.
Whirlic!
He hooked Joo Dong-hoon’s thrusting spear shaft with his own, deflecting the direction.
A perfect motion where his body flawlessly followed his brain’s judgment in just 0.1 seconds!
A movement befitting one who earned the title of king with a single spear.
Thus.
Kwagaga!
Joo Dong-hoon’s air-shredding strike barely grazed Spear King’s right side.
“Hoo, ha!”
Spear King exhaled roughly after deflecting the spear.
His spear hand trembled, and blood soaked his right shoulder where Poison Flash had grazed.
“Impressive.”
Spear King nodded and said.
“You didn’t just luck into that position. Well played.”
It wasn’t just the skeletons that were impressive.
Joo Dong-hoon himself possessed tremendous skill.
Not some rookie summoner riding high on a lucky high-level summon.
He fully understood the skeletons’ traits and had the control and insight to wield them.
“I apologize for underestimating you.”
Spear King’s eyes turned icy.
He needed to calm his racing heart.
Shed his carelessness.
Focus with everything he had.
It was still a fight he might barely win.
“But don’t get cocky. If that strike you just showed was all I had, I wouldn’t have started in the first place……!”
Fwoooong!
Spear King swung his spear down again.
And resolved himself.
To stake his life properly in this fight.
Kwagaga!
His momentum surged anew.
“That aura…….”
Across from him, Joo Dong-hoon, taking stance, twitched an eyebrow.
The energy emanating from Spear King felt extremely familiar.
“Innate True Qi?”
Far more potent and pure than normal energy—the root of life itself.
What Joo Dong-hoon had to burn as payment when invoking essence.
Yes.
Spear King was serious about this fight.
* * *
“Whoa.”
Outside the combat zone.
Reporter Han, watching through a high-magnification camera from a building window, gaped.
“……What did I just witness?”
As a hunter specialist reporter.
He’d covered countless danger zones.
Gang fights, wars, duels to the death, etc.
He had a sharp instinct and passion, having seen major incidents firsthand.
He’d witnessed ranker battles before too.
‘But.’
That clash just now was a first even for him.
It felt like what you’d get if two small asteroids flying through space collided—absolutely insane.
“This is crazy, uh, ‘crazy’ doesn’t even cover it? You seeing this?”
As Reporter Han held his arm to the camera.
The footage broadcast his hairs standing on end.
“Feels like I turned into a cat for real. Being here in person? Goosebumps all over.”
└ Goosebumps;;
└ They really are gods. No wonder they’re called that;;
└ Fr. Spear King and Emperor are just unreal.
└ Honestly, when Spear King attacked first, I thought Joo Dong-hoon was done. Agree?
└ Agree.
└ 2222
└ That was straight-up a black hole? Look at that space. Everything just ‘vanished.’ All gone. Even a nuke wouldn’t do that—nukes leave sand and dust.
└ But Joo Dong-hoon’s fine;;
└ Yeah, and he counterattacked in the middle of it.
Comments poured in real-time about the clash.
Among the viewers were S-rank hunters and even rankers.
So occasionally, sharper commentary than Reporter Han’s appeared.
└ That Spear King strike didn’t feel high ranker-level to me. Different vibe. Like it broke human limits? And Joo Dong-hoon blocked it.
└ Active S-rank hunter here. Another key point: Joo Dong-hoon isn’t just using skeletons. See? He’s holding a spear now. Yup, Joo Dong-hoon’s facing Spear King with a spear. That cheat class, Necromancer, going 1v1 in close combat…… Man, zero weaknesses? Gotta call it the ultimate cheat class. This is insane;;
└ Fr? Now that you mention it, yeah?
└ Dude’s a Necromancer but using a spear? And he’s good at it;
└ [Breaking] Apparently he’s a stabber too—heard he’s good with fists. Berserker confirmed it?
└ WTF, so what is he? Necro who spears and punches?
Pabababat!
Amid the nonstop chat flood.
Some worried about Reporter Han again.
The duel in the footage was absurdly intense, so his safety was a concern.
└ Y’all know? Reporter Han still being alive is a miracle.
└ You okay, Han?
└ Don’t push too hard;;
“Don’t worry about me. I’d die happy watching this…….”
Reporter Han replied with resolute determination.
Then gripped the camera firmly.
Whooo! Whiii!
Gale-force winds howled through the window.
Probably worse than standing in a typhoon’s eye.
But.
Reporter Han’s expression didn’t change.
“If you have eyes, ears, and a heart, you get it. Miss this spectacle out of fear? That ain’t a reporter!”
└ Kyaa!
└ Badass, Reporter Han!
└ Kinda dumb but cool.
└ Anyway, thanks for the epic view!
└ Bet your name ends up in history books?
└ Thx. Donating before I go!
The first clash ended.
Just as Spear King muttered something again and unleashed terrifying momentum.
“Anyway, check it out again! Yes! Everyone seeing this? Camera in focus?”
Reporter Han clenched his teeth and widened his eyes once more.
Skeleton Emperor vs. Spear King.
On a grand scale, Korea vs. China showdown.
And he was filming it.
Pride, confidence, and thrill seized Reporter Han’s heart.
“Spear King’s unleashing massive energy again! True hyper ranker! Oh, Skeleton Emperor’s got his spear up too! Yes! Round two’s about to start!”
And so he began his fervent broadcast.