Chapter 133
Chapter 133
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Translator: Ryuma
Chapter: 133
Chapter Title: Battle with the Fallen Ghoul King
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A vast, open space stretched out before them.
In that place stood the boss of the 5-star raid dungeon, the Corrupted Chaos Monolith: the Fallen Ghoul King. ⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙ 5-Star Raid Boss, Fallen Ghoul King 'This thing...'
Shin Yu-hyun frowned as he laid eyes on the Ghoul King right in front of him.
He had seen photos and videos of the Ghoul King in his previous life.
But the real thing was grotesquely horrific beyond imagination.
Its bones protruded outward as if its insides had been turned inside out, and its hollow belly—devoid of organs—held only a massive, gruesome maw.
Its face was a blank white mask without eyes, nose, or mouth, countless eyeballs studded its chest, and black, wing-like membranes spread wide from its back.
Adding to that were tentacles sprouting from its back and shoulders, designed to drain life force and mana from foes.
Krrrr.
And that wasn't all—before the Ghoul King, hordes of Blade Ghouls and Sting Ghouls stood in formation.
"Shuv. Remaining time?"
"28 minutes left."
28 minutes until his appointment with Lee Young-su.
He'd need time to head back, so they had to wrap this up within at least 25 minutes.
"No time to waste. Let's move."
"Leave it to me."
"Got it!"
At Shin Yu-hyun's words, Shuv and Dia nodded in response.
Shuv then thrust his palm toward the ghouls.
Ssssh.
A pitch-black magic circle materialized before his palm.
From it poured countless black bullets formed of dark magic power.
It was the 5-circle black magic, Black Bullet.
Ssssh!
The Black Bullets streaked through the air with sharp whistles, hurtling toward the ghouls.
Pew-pew-pew!
Kieeeek!
Pew-pew-pew-pew-pew!
Shuv's barrage inflicted heavy damage on the roughly 30 Blade Ghouls.
Ten of them collapsed, and the remaining twenty suffered near-fatal wounds.
The Sting Ghouls lurking behind the Blade Ghouls fared better, taking lighter damage. ⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙ Seven Arcs Dia performs Stage 2 Cat Dance. In the meantime, Dia danced a cute, acrobatic routine, buffing the skeletons.
"Go."
After Shuv unleashed his omnidirectional strike on the ghouls, Shin Yu-hyun commanded his skeletons.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
The skeletons advanced with intimidating footfalls at his order.
Thirty Sabers led with their kite shields toward the ghouls, followed by twenty Lancers.
"Shoot."
Shin Yu-hyun then ordered the twenty Skeleton Archers waiting in the rear.
They loosed mana-infused arrows toward the Sting Ghouls.
The boss room was enormous, with a ceiling dozens of meters high, so firing arrows posed no issue.
Ssssh!
Twenty arrows glowing with blue mana arced through the air, raining down like a storm.
Kieeeek!
The Sting Ghouls shrieked as the arrows pierced their bodies from above.
While the ghouls were distracted by the arrows, the Sabers charged.
Bam!
The clash of the Sabers' kite shields against the Blade Ghouls boomed like thunder.
Having executed Shield Charges, the Sabers sent the Blade Ghouls flying back with agonized howls.
But the ghouls quickly regained their footing and lunged with their blade-like arms.
In that instant, lances thrust from the gaps between Sabers with sharp whistles.
Puuk!
Kiaaaak!
The lances' superior range pierced the charging Blade Ghouls clean through, eliciting screams.
Thwack!
The Sting Ghouls didn't sit idle either.
Though wounded by the Skeleton Archers' arrows, they fired green poison stingers from the grotesque mouths on their bellies.
Thud-thud-thud!
But the green stingers merely bounced harmlessly off the Sabers' kite shields.
'The mobs can be left to the skeletons.'
After briefly observing the skeletons' battle with the ghouls, Shin Yu-hyun turned his gaze to the Ghoul King standing tall before the red-glowing monolith. ⚔ STATUS ⚔ 🖤 Name: Fallen Ghoul King ⭐ Rank: 5-Star 🔒 Unique Skill: Unreadable 📋 General Skills: Partially Readable 📊 Status: Rage, Hunger 'Hmm.'
Shin Yu-hyun scowled after checking the Ghoul King's info with his Death Spirit Vision.
It was a 5-star raid boss.
Raid bosses typically boasted higher defense and health than regular bosses, often wielding special unique skills.
In fact, Shin Yu-hyun could only glean fragmentary details.
A boss stronger than a typical one, and ranked higher than him to boot.
"Shuv. I'll buy time—prep an attack spell to take it down."
"Yes."
Shuv nodded at Shin Yu-hyun's instruction.
To swiftly dispatch a 5-star raid boss, Shuv—capable of 6-class black magic—was ideal.
The issue was his current limitations requiring a brief casting time for 6-class spells.
"Handle defense."
Shin Yu-hyun assigned the skeletons under Eni Cherio—including those wielding at least Rare-grade weapons—to protect Dia and Shuv.
Awoo—!
He even summoned his spirit beast and White Wolf Bokssul.
Dia was dancing her Cat Dance to buff the skeletons, and Shuv was casting 6-class black magic—leaving them vulnerable.
'Alright then...'
Shin Yu-hyun glared at the Ghoul King silently watching from beyond the ghouls.
"Guess I should say hello first?"
He raised his right hand.
Kyuu!
Ka-mang-i from the rear stretched Shin Yu-hyun's shadow long behind him.
From the extended shadow rose something enormous. ⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙ 4-Star Hekaton Hyper Beetle, Chiron Bwoom.
Chiron emerged from the shadow, hovering above Shin Yu-hyun with steady wingbeats.
Shin Yu-hyun then lowered his raised arm.
Kiiiing!
Immediately, Chiron's horn began to spin.
Shuuu!
It dove diagonally from the air toward the Ghoul King like a plummeting spear.
Horn Charge activated.
Krruk?
Watching this, the Ghoul King raised both arms.
A red barrier materialized around it—not from nowhere, but from its own power.
Kwaaaang!
The descending Chiron's horn collided with the red barrier, unleashing a shockwave.
The air trembled, the ground quaked.
Dust billowed from where the Ghoul King stood.
But it was fleeting.
The thick dust cleared swiftly, revealing Chiron and the Ghoul King.
Kwagagagak!
Even after impact, they remained locked in struggle, neither yielding.
Chiron's horn spun ceaselessly.
The Ghoul King's red barrier held it at bay.
Meanwhile, as Chiron and the Ghoul King grappled, Shin Yu-hyun—Body Strengthening Technique active—activated Sky Step, the unique skill of his Hermes Boots Talaria, soaring over the skeletons and ghouls.
'Who blocks a Horn Charge head-on?'
Shin Yu-hyun marveled inwardly while trampling ghoul heads.
A 5-star raid dungeon boss, through and through.
Any regular boss would have dodged or taken massive damage.
A 5-meter behemoth diving horn-first from above.
The Ghoul King, by contrast, was just over 2 meters.
"Chiron! Super Vibration Wave!"
Having passed the melee, Shin Yu-hyun commanded.
Ziiiiing!
Chiron's horn began to vibrate.
Kwajangchang!
Soon, the red barrier shattered like glass.
Just before it broke, the Ghoul King flapped its wings and retreated swiftly.
Kwaang!
Chiron's violently spinning, vibration-laced horn slammed into the ground where the Ghoul King had stood, exploding.
Dust rose amid the blast.
Shin Yu-hyun leaped over Chiron's impaled form, pushing through the dust to advance.
He appeared before the retreating Ghoul King.
The countless eyeballs embedded in its chest widened in surprise.
There, Shin Yu-hyun gripped the Flame Demon Sword Levatein at his waist.
Black flames billowed from its sheath.
Heaven-Splitting Swordsmanship.
Zero Style (Modified),
Draw Sword: Nameless Slash! ⚡ SKILL ACTIVATED ⚡ Flame Demon Sword, Levatein's Unique Skill: Black Flame Flash Saaaa!
A fiercely compressed black flame blade erupted from Levatein, slashing toward the Ghoul King.
Kaaaang!
But the Ghoul King wasn't idle. It reformed the red barrier that had blocked Chiron's Horn Charge, parrying Shin Yu-hyun's strike.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Though blocked, Shin Yu-hyun swung relentlessly.
Black arcs trailed in the air, battering the red barrier without pause.
Kruk!
With the offensive momentum his, the Ghoul King focused on defense, emitting an irritated growl.
Crack!
Under the ceaseless assault, cracks spiderwebbed across the red barrier.
Shatter!
It finally broke, and Levatein—wreathed in black flames—hurtled toward the Ghoul King.
Thuk!
"...!"
Shin Yu-hyun's eyes widened in shock for a split second.
Incredibly, the Ghoul King had caught Levatein's blade barehanded with its right palm.
Black flames spread along its hand, but it ignored them, refusing to let go.
"How long do you plan to hold my sword?"
Shin Yu-hyun scowled and channeled chakra.
Fwoosh!
Black flames surged violently from Levatein's blade.
The Ghoul King's arm began melting under the blaze.
Yet it clung to Levatein undeterred.
As if it felt no pain.
Likely because it was an upper-tier undead among 5-star raid bosses—immensely powerful.
Kiruk!
Moreover, the grotesque maw on its belly sneered mockingly.
Kiiiing!
And from its left hand, a dark crimson sphere formed.
With Levatein gripped, Shin Yu-hyun was all but defenseless.
Dodging was out of the question now.
He was at its mercy.
But,
"Too late."
Instead, Shin Yu-hyun smirked, mocking the Ghoul King.
Everything was going according to plan.
Sometime during the clash, a massive, blazing black fireball—ten meters across—had descended silently above Shin Yu-hyun and the Ghoul King.
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