Chapter 60
Chapter 60
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Translator: Ryuma
Chapter: 60
Chapter Title: 3-Star Magic Beast Triton Soldier
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[3-Star Magic Beast Triton Soldier]
The Magic Beasts from the Dungeon Stampede that erupted in the waters off Incheon's coast.
They were amphibious humanoids with frog-like faces, their arms unusually long and fins protruding from their backs.
Gills adorned their faces and necks, their hands and feet bore webbing, and their entire bodies were covered in repulsive blue scales.
Like all Magic Beasts, they also had grotesque tentacles sprouting from their backs and shoulders.
Grroooarrr!
The Triton Soldiers crawling up from the sea onto the coastal beach raised the spears in their hands and let out roars.
About ten Triton Soldiers had revealed themselves for now.
This was just the scouting party.
Heaven-Splitting Divine Steps.
First Step: Gale Swift Step.
Shin Yu-hyun activated Body Strengthening Technique and charged toward the Triton Soldiers.
Grroo?
The Triton Soldiers flinched in surprise, glaring at Shin Yu-hyun.
Three of them, relatively close to him, stepped forward and thrust their spears.
Clang clang clang!
In the blink of an eye, Shin Yu-hyun closed the distance and deflected their spears with Demon Sword Ignis.
Their spears and arms flew upward, fully exposing their chests.
Shin Yu-hyun immediately swung Ignis toward the blue-scaled chests of the three Triton Soldiers.
Slaaash!
Demon Sword Ignis sliced through the chests of the three Triton Soldiers.
Grraaaghh!
The Triton Soldiers screeched and tumbled backward.
"Not bad, you held up pretty well?"
But Shin Yu-hyun looked slightly surprised.
He hadn't even unleashed a proper technique—just a simple swing with Ignis—yet the damage was less than expected.
'Because of the scales?'
The blue scales covering the Triton Soldiers' bodies acted like natural armor.
Thanks to that, they'd avoided fatal wounds.
Grroooarrr!
As their comrades fell, two nearby Triton Soldiers charged at Shin Yu-hyun with furious expressions, thrusting their spears.
Clang!
But Shin Yu-hyun easily swung Ignis left and right, batting away the spears.
'Their strength is weak.'
Thanks to their blue scales, the Triton Soldiers had high defense for 3-star Magic Beasts.
But that was it.
At about 1.5 meters tall, they were small and scrawny, with sluggish movements.
They were aquatic Magic Beasts, after all.
In the water, they would have attacked with incomparably swift movements.
But out here, the Triton Soldiers were like fish flopping on dry land.
'The problem is their numbers. This is just the beginning.'
The ten that had come up now were merely scouts.
The total Triton horde numbered at least 300.
And the biggest issue wasn't the Triton Soldiers. They were the weakest among the Dungeon Stampede Magic Beasts, despite their numbers.
Heaven-Splitting Swordsmanship.
Third Style: Strike Annihilation.
Boom! Boom!
Shin Yu-hyun unleashed the technique, swinging Demon Sword Ignis.
Shockwaves erupted from Ignis, smashing the two Triton Soldiers that had just attacked him and sending them flying.
Grraaack!
The Triton Soldiers spat blue blood as they were hurled away.
Shin Yu-hyun then rushed toward the remaining five Triton Soldiers.
Grroar!
The remaining Triton Soldiers raised their eyes in fury and thrust their long spears at him.
With five spears stabbing from the front, Shin Yu-hyun had nowhere to dodge.
And there were too many to deflect.
Pffft pffft pffft!
Soon, the five spears crisscrossed and pierced into Shin Yu-hyun's body.
Grroooar!
At the sight, the Triton Soldiers roared in triumph.
They had skewered him.
But.
Whoosh.
In an instant, Shin Yu-hyun's figure vanished.
And then his voice echoed from behind the Triton Soldiers.
"Looking the wrong way. That was just my afterimage."
Heaven-Splitting Divine Steps.
Second Step: Lightning Flash.
He had moved at a speed the Triton Soldiers couldn't follow, leaving an afterimage in his wake.
Fwoosh!
Instantly circling behind them, Shin Yu-hyun ignited Black Flame.
Black flames rose along the red blade of Demon Sword Ignis.
Heaven-Splitting Swordsmanship.
First Style: Nameless.
In that state, Shin Yu-hyun swung Ignis at the Triton Soldiers' backs.
Slaaaash!
With a sharp whoosh, Ignis wreathed in black flame traced a dark arc, slicing through their backs.
Grkkkhh!
In an instant, the five Triton Soldiers frothed blue blood and collapsed.
'Their weakness is just as I knew.'
Shin Yu-hyun smiled down at the five collapsed Triton Soldiers.
According to intel from his past life, the Triton Soldiers' weak point was their backs, where fins and tentacles protruded.
The scales were thinner there due to the fins and tentacles.
That's why Triton Soldiers never showed their backs to any opponent—it meant certain death.
Grrrk. Grrrrk.
Soon, the two whose chests had been slashed and the ones flung by Strike Annihilation rose and began closing in, surrounding Shin Yu-hyun.
"They really don't run, huh?"
Shin Yu-hyun smirked at the approaching Triton Soldiers.
After a week of intensive training and absorbing the Mana Heart, he was now nearly a 4-star Superhuman.
In comparison, these were low 3-star Magic Beasts.
No match for him, yet they didn't retreat.
Fwoosh!
Black flames surged fiercely from Demon Sword Ignis, held at a slant.
Shin Yu-hyun lowered his stance and kicked off the ground hard.
Boom!
Sand erupted over three meters behind him as he charged the Triton Soldiers.
A streak of black flame cut through the darkness like a beam of light, leaving a straight trail in the air.
Heaven-Splitting Swordsmanship.
First Style: Nameless.
Slaaaash!
Under the white moonlight, the black arc wove through the air, cleaving the Triton Soldiers.
Crack! Shrrk.
With momentum, black flame, and aura unleashed in the swing, the blue scales shattered.
The Triton Soldiers fell in two pieces onto the beach.
"Ten of them is manageable."
After battling the ten Triton Soldiers, Shin Yu-hyun stretched and gazed out at the Incheon waters.
Rough waves churned endlessly along the horizon.
The second wave of Dungeon Stampede Magic Beasts was approaching.
[3-Star Magic Beast Triton Soldier]
[3-Star Magic Beast Triton Archer]
[3-Star Magic Beast Triton Warrior]
"The main force is here."
Numerous Triton Magic Beasts began emerging from the sea onto the beach.
Not just Soldiers like before—Archers capable of ranged attacks and higher-tier Warriors were among them.
And above all...
[3-Star Magic Beast Triton Champion]
Among the 1.5-meter Tritons, one stood out with its massive bulk.
A Triton giant nearly three meters tall waded through the waves.
'Even the mid-boss type.'
The mid-boss Champion that led the Triton pack had appeared.
And the numbers dwarfed the scouts: 50 Soldiers, 30 Archers, 20 Warriors.
Plus the Champion.
This was a Magic Beast army.
"Dia, Ka-mang-i. Come out."
"Yes!"
Kyuu!
At Shin Yu-hyun's call, Dia and Ka-mang-i hopped out from the shadows.
Behind him, Skeleton Soldiers with glowing blue eyes began rising, clad in eerie blue auras.
About 50 of them.
"Summon Skeleton Soldiers."
Not only that—Shin Yu-hyun sacrificed the ten freshly slain Triton Soldier corpses to summon more Skeleton Soldiers.
Clack clack.
He'd conscripted the Triton Soldiers by force.
Soon, 60 Skeleton Soldiers stood in formation behind Shin Yu-hyun.
Armored in white bone armor, bone swords, and bone shields, their blue-glowing eyes awaited orders under the moonlight.
The sight was intimidating enough.
Grroar!
The 3-star Triton Magic Beasts charging onto the beach targeted Shin Yu-hyun and the Skeleton Soldiers.
"Mow them down."
Clack clack!
At his command, the Skeleton Soldiers advanced with bone swords and shields raised.
Swoosh!
The rear Triton Archers loosed arrows at the Skeleton Soldiers first.
Silver arrows rained down like a storm in the dark night sky.
Ting ting ting!
But the Skeleton Soldiers' gear was now reinforced.
From conquering the 3-star Dungeon Mantis Forest, he'd earned Soul Points to upgrade bone equipment proficiency to level 4.
Not only were their existing bone gears strengthened, but bone shields had been added.
The Skeleton Soldiers blocked the arrows with their shields and pressed toward the Triton Soldiers.
Clang! Clang clang!
Soon, Skeleton Soldiers and Triton Soldiers clashed.
The enhanced 3-star Skeleton Soldiers, with upgraded gear and frames, pushed back the Triton Soldiers.
Individually, they were stronger.
But they were outnumbered slightly.
And there were Warriors stronger than Soldiers among the Tritons.
Grraaah!
The Warriors, armed with massive axes or hammers, swung wildly with roars.
Whoosh! Boom! Kwang!
Their huge axes and hammers were highly threatening to the Skeleton Soldiers. Even blocked, the impact transferred fully.
Crack!
After a few blocks, cracks appeared on the bone shields.
The Soldiers thrusting long spears from behind the Warriors were annoying too.
The tanky Warriors stood front, absorbing hits.
But against the swarm of 60 Skeleton Soldiers, the 20 Warriors couldn't hold long.
Some Skeletons bypassed them to strike Soldiers.
Grrooar!
Soon, Triton Soldiers unable to withstand the Skeleton Soldiers' assaults began falling.
But the Skeleton Soldiers took heavy losses too. Similar numbers on both sides collapsed.
However.
"Repair! Summon Skeleton Soldiers!"
Shin Yu-hyun had the Immortal King's skills. Heavily damaged Skeletons, their bodies shattered, rose again to fight.
Like zombies.
Not only that—he sacrificed the fallen Triton Soldier corpses to summon more Skeleton Soldiers.
Clack clack.
The corpses glowed blue, reborn as new Skeleton Soldiers.
Gr... roo? Grrooo.
The Tritons stared in fear.
Their comrades had become undead and revived.
Thus, Shin Yu-hyun's side gained the advantage over time.
Dia's buffs were still held in reserve.
Krraaaagh!
Just then, as their lines seemed to waver, the Stampede's mid-boss watching from the rear—the Triton Champion—began lumbering forward with its massive frame.