Chapter 135
Chapter 135
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Translator: Ryuma
Chapter: 135
Chapter Title: The Living Powered Armor's Defeat
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Thanks to Dia's unique skill, Saintess's Prayer, Shin Yu-hyun had fully recovered his stamina and mana. Vitality surged through every inch of his body.
In that state, he activated Body Strengthening Technique and let black flames rise from Levatein.
And not just that—he unleashed one of the Immortal King's curse magics.
'Poison and Disease won't work.'
The other curse magics—poison and disease—only affected living beings.
That was why they had no effect on the steel-armored Living Powered Armor.
But Decay, which could rot or corrode the target, should work even on the Living Powered Armor.
Having cast Decay, Shin Yu-hyun raised Levatein and charged toward the Living Powered Armor.
Heaven-Splitting Swordsmanship.
First Form: Ignorance.
Swoooosh!
A black trajectory sliced through the air as Levatein surged toward the Living Powered Armor.
Clang! Claaang!
Levatein was blocked by the Living Powered Armor's raised arm, sending sharp metallic echoes resounding through the chamber.
But Shin Yu-hyun didn't let up on his assault.
He used the rebound from the mana barrier protecting the Living Powered Armor to chain together more forms of Heaven-Splitting Swordsmanship.
Krunch!
A faint crack appeared on the Living Powered Armor's armor as it raised both arms in guard against Shin Yu-hyun's barrage.
It was thanks to the effect of Heaven-Splitting Swordsmanship Second Form: Shatter. Shatter destroyed the target's equipment from the inside out.
That was how he'd pierced the mana barrier and inflicted damage.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
At that moment, the Iron Golem barreled toward the Living Powered Armor with heavy thuds. It slammed its shoulder into the Living Powered Armor's right flank.
Boom!
The blow sent the Living Powered Armor flying sideways several meters.
Chiron didn't miss the opening, swooping in with ultra-low-altitude flight toward the Living Powered Armor.
Bam!
The airborne Living Powered Armor crossed its arms in guard, blocking Chiron's horns.
But it couldn't avoid being pushed back by Chiron's charging force.
Thoom!
The Living Powered Armor finally crashed to the ground after being shoved backward.
Shin Yu-hyun leaped high into the air, pursuing it.
He plunged down toward the Living Powered Armor, pointing Levatein downward.
Heaven-Splitting Swordsmanship.
Third Form: Annihilation!
Kaboom!
Levatein's tip slammed into the Living Powered Armor's chest, unleashing a massive shockwave along with black flames exploding in all directions.
A crater formed simultaneously from the impact.
Crackle!
Suddenly, red lightning sparked across the Living Powered Armor's surface.
Spotting the anomaly, Shin Yu-hyun kicked off the Living Powered Armor and leaped back.
Whoosh!
Red lightning waves erupted from the Living Powered Armor in every direction.
From within, the Living Powered Armor slowly rose to its feet.
Swoooosh!
At that instant, a massive greatsword formed of dark magic plummeted from above the Living Powered Armor's head.
A colossal blade five meters wide and thirty meters long.
It was Shuv's 6th-class black magic, Grand Dark Saber.
Seeing it, the Living Powered Armor clenched its right fist tight.
Red energy exploded violently from the gripped fist.
'Martial aura.'
Shin Yu-hyun frowned.
It seemed unique skills or raid bosses could wield martial aura.
For superhumans, it was akin to aura—boosting physical abilities and attack power.
Swoosh!
A sharp whoosh rang out as the Living Powered Armor thrust its fist toward the Grand Dark Saber.
Boom!
The greatsword and fist collided, erupting in a deafening roar and explosion.
Rumble rumble rumble!
The entire boss chamber of the underground ruins shook. Blazing heat and smoke billowed up, thick dust clouding the air.
'It won't end with this.'
"Chiron! Super Vibration Wave!"
Vrooom!
At Shin Yu-hyun's call, Chiron flew in.
It hovered above Shin Yu-hyun's head, then began emitting super vibrations from its horns.
Thwump! Kaaaaah!
A blue super vibration wave shot out like a mana cannon toward the Living Powered Armor.
The space-warping wave blasted the rising smoke and dust aside.
Revealing the Living Powered Armor.
The super vibration wave then engulfed it.
Kraka boom boom!
The Living Powered Armor deployed a red barrier within, trying to hold out.
But it couldn't fully block it. Pieces of its armor began to shatter under the relentless wave.
On top of that, the continuous attacks from the summons had already dealt heavy damage.
Its jet-black armor, etched with glowing red lines, was scorched and cracked in places.
Moreover, its internals were corroded by Decay.
'I'll finish it here.'
Shin Yu-hyun quietly drew mana from the first to fourth gates of his chakra.
As Chiron's super vibration wave ended, the Living Powered Armor spewed red martial aura across its body and charged at Shin Yu-hyun.
The Iron Golem rushed past Shin Yu-hyun, intercepting it.
Boom!
The two collided and locked in a test of strength.
Shuv, having recovered some mana, flew through the air and struck the Living Powered Armor's back.
Bang!
Soon, a chakra shockwave erupted centered on Shin Yu-hyun.
Golden mana poured from his body, his DF coat fluttering wildly.
Confirming the message, Shin Yu-hyun dashed toward the Living Powered Armor.
Power overflowed through him, the world around him feeling graspable in his hands.
'Now...'
Shin Yu-hyun aimed Levatein's tip at the Living Powered Armor's chest.
Using divided thought, he ordered the Iron Golem and Chiron to fall back.
They combined their strength to shove the Living Powered Armor away.
Meanwhile, Shin Yu-hyun charged in a straight line, Levatein leading, skimming the ground like flight.
As the Iron Golem and Chiron retreated and Shin Yu-hyun crossed into view, the Living Powered Armor deployed a red barrier.
The next instant,
Krrunch! Stab!
Levatein tore through the red barrier with its momentum and plunged into the Living Powered Armor's chest.
Heaven-Splitting Swordsmanship.
Fifth Form: Heavenly Charge.
With his physical abilities massively boosted by Limit Mana Overdrive, he'd executed the fifth form, Heavenly Charge.
Heavenly Charge rotated aura from the blade to pierce and pulverize the enemy—a devastating technique.
Similar to Chiron's Horn Charge.
Having pierced the Living Powered Armor's chest, Shin Yu-hyun yanked Levatein free.
It was already critically wounded.
"It's over."
Shin Yu-hyun gripped Levatein properly in front of the Living Powered Armor, poised to strike.
All that remained was to finish it off with his summons.
That instant.
Flash!
Red light burst from the monolith.
And the red light flowing from the monolith seeped into the Living Powered Armor?
[Warning! 5-star raid boss Living Powered Armor entering Phase 2 Overflow Mode.]
"Damn..."
Shin Yu-hyun frowned.
The Living Powered Armor, infused with chaotic mana from the monolith, had grown several times stronger in Phase 2.
Its pierced chest had already healed, despite the fatal wound.
And now it glared at Shin Yu-hyun and the summons, intense red martial aura rising around it.
'Should've destroyed the monolith first?'
He hadn't expected it to heal and empower the Living Powered Armor.
He'd left it alone, planning to deal with the Living Powered Armor safely first.
After defeating the 5-star raid boss Ghoul King, the new one hadn't seemed like an issue.
'Chiron.'
Shin Yu-hyun mentally commanded Chiron.
Chiron spiraled in the air around the monolith before activating Super Vibration Horn Charge and diving down.
Kraka boom boom!
Perhaps because it'd summoned the 5-star raid boss and triggered Phase 2 Overflow, expending its chaotic mana.
The monolith shattered under Chiron's attack without resistance.
"Ready for round two?"
Shin Yu-hyun glared at the Living Powered Armor before him.
'Hm.'
Shin Yu-hyun eyed the message.
After Chiron destroyed the monolith, he'd led with Shuv and all his summons to bring down the Living Powered Armor.
And they succeeded.
'Whoa?'
Seeing the follow-up messages, Shin Yu-hyun's eyes widened in surprise.
The foe he'd fought to the death was now a reward?
'Without even turning it into a familiar...'
Boss-grade magic beasts could be made into familiars using the Immortal King's authority.
He actually had a few boss familiars stored in his shadow space as trump cards.
However, maintaining summoned boss familiars consumed a lot of mana.
Unlike Seven Arcs, White Wolf Foxl, Iron Golem, Chiron, and the rest.
'Even better this way.'
He couldn't have made the Living Powered Armor a familiar anyway.
It wasn't a living being.
It was closer to a machine.
'Gotta store it for now.'
Shin Yu-hyun stowed the bound Living Powered Armor in Ka-mang-i's shadow.
The Smart Watch for controlling it looked just like a watch, so he strapped it to his wrist.
Finishing cleanup, Shin Yu-hyun turned around.
Shuv, Dia, and the other summons waited for him there.
"Time to head back?"
His appointment with Yi Young-su was running short.