Chapter 106
Chapter 106
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Translator: Ryuma
Chapter: 106
Chapter Title: Necromancer of the Sword Clan
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"Th-the brat from the Heaven-Splitting Sword Clan!"
"So that's what you thought."
At Cheon Mu-jin's words, the man—Shin Yu-hyun—let out a scoffing laugh.
"Why the hell are you here?"
Cheon Mu-jin quickly racked his brain.
Why on earth was the reckless pup from the Heaven-Splitting Sword Clan showing up at their gambling den?
"Why do you think I came here?"
Shring.
Shin Yu-hyun slowly drew the flame demon sword Levatein as he spoke.
Cheon Mu-jin's eyes sharpened at the sight.
"To kill me? Why? Because of the Golden Arrow?"
Cheon Mu-jin shook his head as he said it. Was that really the only reason Shin Yu-hyun would come to kill him?
"I did warn you. The Golden Arrow is under our clan's protection now. So what the hell were you planning to do to them?"
Shin Yu-hyun glared at Cheon Mu-jin with cold eyes.
The day he met Kim Sung-hoon and Cheon Mu-jin before returning to the clan, he had ordered Shuv to investigate Cheon Mu-jin.
In his previous life, he knew Cheon Mu-jin ran a horse racing gambling joint using Roadrunner.
But he didn't know the exact location, nor where he planned to deal with the Golden Arrow guild members.
Thanks to Shuv's investigation, he had learned about this place.
"You came all the way here just for that petty bullshit?"
Cheon Mu-jin gave Shin Yu-hyun a look of utter disbelief.
"Of course, that's not the only reason."
The real reason Shin Yu-hyun had come for Cheon Mu-jin.
Cheon Mu-jin and the core executives of the Wings of the Black Night Guild had sided with the Getia.
And they had hunted humans to sell to the Getia.
All to ensure their own survival.
The rest of the Wings of the Black Night Guild members were no different.
In other words, every bastard here was a traitor to humanity.
"There's more to why you're after me? Mind enlightening me?"
Cheon Mu-jin flashed a cruel smile as he glared at Shin Yu-hyun.
"And how the hell did you find this place?"
"Who knows. Think you can handle hearing it?"
"You still spouting that nonsense about killing me? If you'd snuck in for an assassination, maybe I wouldn't know—but in this situation?"
Cheon Mu-jin spread his arms wide.
Before long, Wings of the Black Night Guild members were gathering around him one by one.
An impossible situation for assassinating Cheon Mu-jin.
"What's so special about an assassination? Just kill every bastard here, and it's done."
Shin Yu-hyun sneered at Cheon Mu-jin and the Wings of the Black Night Guild members alike.
Only one being knew he had come here.
Shuv Ranigud, one of the Seven Arcs and the bastard son of Geumun Castle.
He had slipped out of the clan undetected by transforming into the Thousand Faces Persona and using Shadow Stealth.
"You cocky little shit!"
"Boss! What the hell is this punk?"
"Fuck, let's just break his limbs till he comes to his senses."
The Wings of the Black Night Guild members twisted their faces into scowls and shouted at Shin Yu-hyun's words.
Their nerves were already frayed from the mana stone generator exploding.
And now the prime suspect stood right in front of them?
"Hey, grab that bastard and drag him to me. Heaven-Splitting Sword Clan or whatever—if we say he died in a dungeon, what the hell can they do about it?"
Cheon Mu-jin scowled as he spoke.
It was all or nothing now.
Heaven-Splitting Sword Clan or Myeongdok Clan—who gave a damn?
They couldn't just let someone who threatened to kill them walk away.
"Predictable moves from a guy like you."
Shin Yu-hyun scoffed at Cheon Mu-jin's utterly foreseeable actions.
"Fucking rotten brat."
Cheon Mu-jin scowled and gestured with his hand.
"Beat him down."
"Don't think you'll leave here alive!"
At Cheon Mu-jin's command, the Wings of the Black Night Guild members activated Body Strengthening Technique and charged at Shin Yu-hyun.
The first to rush in were two burly top-tier 3-star hunters wielding double-bladed axes.
Both were powerhouses confident in their strength, known in the Wings of the Black Night Guild as the Twin Wings.
Roar!
Shin Yu-hyun activated Body Strengthening Technique in front of them, black flames rising around him.
And as always, black aura intertwined with the flames.
Heaven-Splitting Swordsmanship
Third Form: Annihilation Strike!
Shin Yu-hyun slammed Levatein into the ground.
Kwarrr rumble!
A jet-black shockwave erupted along the ground, engulfing the two charging toward him.
"Gasp!"
"Hup!"
The two flinched in surprise and desperately swung their double-bladed axes down.
Shockwaves burst from their axes in response.
Boom!
The colliding shockwaves exploded and canceled each other out.
Billowing dust from the blast obscured their vision.
"Ugh."
"M-my... arm..."
The repelled Twin Wings trembled, groaning as their arms shook. Even though they'd blocked the impact, their grips had gone numb.
Flash! Swoosh!
Suddenly, a flash erupted in front of the guild members, slicing through the rising dust.
"Huh?"
"What the—?"
They say pain registers only after you realize you've been hit.
"Grrrk!"
"Kuhk!"
The Twin Wings groaned and clutched their throats desperately.
But a thin red line had appeared on their necks, blood spilling freely.
Thud.
Soon, their heads rolled away from their bodies.
"What the—!"
"Kill that bastard!"
The Wings of the Black Night Guild members flew into a rage at the sight, howling furiously.
"You dare kill my friends?"
"Hey, you little shit! You think you'll get away with killing our comrades?"
"I'll chop off your limbs!"
The guild members glared murderously at Shin Yu-hyun, shouting.
But at their words, Shin Yu-hyun's face twisted into a demonic snarl.
"Hey, you trash! What about all the people you've enslaved and murdered? If you're gonna kill others, you should've been prepared to die yourselves!"
Among the hunters indebted to the Wings of the Black Night Guild, an unusual number had gone missing.
Not missing by chance, but made to disappear.
And these bastards who murdered others were throwing a fit now that their own friends and comrades were dead?
"Trash without even the resolve to back it up."
If you're going to harm others, why don't these idiots realize they could end up the same way?
Bam!
Shin Yu-hyun stomped the ground hard with a True Step.
He then unleashed Heaven-Splitting Divine Steps, charging at the nearest guild member.
"Gasp!"
The guild member panicked but gritted his teeth and raised his longsword.
"Y-you bastard!"
The guild member unleashed his prized swordsmanship to counter Shin Yu-hyun.
Whoosh!
A sharp sword tip pierced through the air toward him.
Three rapid thrusts in an instant.
Clang!
"Huh?"
But the attack was deflected mid-second thrust, his sword flying away.
To Shin Yu-hyun, who had reached 4-star realm, the movements of these mere 3-star Wings of the Black Night Guild members were as clear as day.
Clank clank!
In the blink of an eye, Shin Yu-hyun transformed Quineah into gauntlets and dove into the guild member's guard.
Thud!
"Keurk!"
Quineah's armored gauntlet plunged into the guild member's solar plexus, sending him screaming into the air.
In that instant.
Heaven-Splitting Swordsmanship
First Form: Nameless!
Swoooosh!
A trail of black flame sliced across the airborne guild member's neck.
Thud. Roll roll.
In an instant, the guild member's head hit the ground and rolled.
His body followed.
"Fuck!"
"I'll smash you dead!"
Another comrade's head sent flying—the guild members' eyes bulged with rage as they charged Shin Yu-hyun.
Seeing this, Shin Yu-hyun pulled back.
The guild members shouted with bloodlust.
"Where you running?!"
Thinking he was fleeing as he retreated, they charged even more aggressively.
'Foolish bastards.'
Shin Yu-hyun smirked at the sight.
Most Wings of the Black Night Guild members were upper or top-tier 3-star superhumans.
Weaker than Shin Yu-hyun, but their numbers were the problem.
No matter how strong he was, a surround attack would deal damage. That's why he'd pulled back to avoid encirclement.
But now they were all rushing in recklessly?
The guild members' formation, spread wide to surround him, collapsed.
It had turned into a favorable position for Shin Yu-hyun.
After retreating a few steps, Shin Yu-hyun charged back at the oncoming foes.
"Huh?"
The lead pursuer frowned and green aura flared from the gauntlets on both hands.
Apparently a martial artist.
The martial artist stepped in, closing the short distance rapidly as Shin Yu-hyun approached.
'Not bad?'
Surprised by the faster-than-expected movement, Shin Yu-hyun raised an eyebrow.
But that was it.
Snap!
He blocked the jaw-targeting right uppercut with his left palm.
A left hook followed immediately toward Shin Yu-hyun's face.
'Hybrid style?'
Seemed like a superhuman fusing boxing and fist arts.
Krunch!
Shin Yu-hyun raised the gauntlet-wielding right hand holding Levatein to block the left hook.
Swoosh!
Then he snapped a jab at the martial artist's face with his left.
"Urk!"
All attacks blocked, the martial artist sprayed blood as the steel-hard gauntlet smashed his nose, head snapping back.
Whoosh!
Shin Yu-hyun threw two more light jabs to create distance, then focused aura into his leg and whipped it up.
Thud!
"Keurk!"
His powerful kick slammed under the jaw, launching the martial artist into the air.
Several meters up, the martial artist spun wildly under the red moonlight.
Bam!
Shin Yu-hyun kicked off the ground hard and leaped after him.
He brought Levatein down on the spinning martial artist.
Heaven-Splitting Swordsmanship
Fourth Form: Flash!
Flash!
Under the red moonlight, a crimson sword flash streaked as Shin Yu-hyun passed the martial artist.
Thud.
As Shin Yu-hyun landed,
Splatter!
The martial artist's body split in two and crashed to the ground.
"......"
The Wings of the Black Night Guild members stared in stunned horror.
Only then did the rest sense something off.
Could one brat really take down four of them?
"Damn it, what are you all doing?! He's alone! Overwhelm him with numbers!"
As the mood chilled, Cheon Mu-jin bellowed.
The guild members snapped to and glared at Shin Yu-hyun.
"He's alone anyway. Can't do shit."
"Get ready to die, you fucker!"
Regaining confidence in their superior numbers, they advanced to surround him.
This time, more cautiously than before.
"Me, alone?"
Shin Yu-hyun curled his lip.
Right then, his shadow darkened as it spread across the ground.