Boss Raid (3)
Boss Raid (3)
"Does it kill you if you use it?"
"......Yeah."
"What the......"
Dojin was stunned upon hearing Raize's words. What kind of technique was this? It wasn't like some Eight Gates Opening or anything.
However, Raize glanced around as if it was difficult to talk about here, then dragged him to a secluded corner.
Now alone, Raize cautiously revealed her secret.
"I said I had a secret I was hiding."
"Yeah, I couldn't hear it back then...... What is it? That secret of yours."
"......I'm actually a Skill Holder."
"That's it?"
"Yeah. Sorry for hiding it."
"No, well...... It's not like adding one or two Ability users is gonna solve everything."
"One or two Ability users?"
Hearing that, Raize realized Dojin didn't know much about Abilities.
"Skills are usually bestowed by gods."
"Gods?"
"Yeah. Me too...... So in a way, you could call me a Priest. Since I'm connected to a god."
"That means......"
"You can invite a god into your body."
Divine Possession. A god descends into one's own body. Just hearing about it suggested an absurdly overwhelming power.
But the price was too great.
"No body in the world can withstand a god's power."
"So......"
"That's why I said I don't know if I'll win or not."
Because you could crumble under that power before even wielding it.
Indeed, even in Dojin's mind, if you received a god's power, the Wolf King or whatever wouldn't stand a chance. If you beat a god, you'd be the wolf god yourself, not the Wolf King.
"You can invite a god's power into me. That's what you're saying?"
"Yeah, but...... there's almost a 100 percent chance you'll die."
"Better than dying without doing anything."
While Dojin was talking with Raize like that, the Wolf King, who had been quietly asleep, lifted its head.
─Hmm, I remember now.
Having opened its eyes, it scanned the group and began counting. Five women, four men. Perfect numbers.
─You lot, impregnate the women.
"......What?"
─Didn't hear me? I said make children.
The group stared at the Wolf King in disbelief. Make children? Right here, out of nowhere?
"Why the hell should we?"
─If you don't like it, I'll rape the women. My body's so big it might be dangerous, but that's not my problem.
Only then did Dojin realize the Wolf King's intentions. It wanted heirs. It wanted to protect its throne forever.
And that wasn't easy at all.
Hadn't it been hundreds of years since the Dungeon appeared before it opened its eyes? If Dojin's group disappeared, who knew how many more years it would have to wait.
So it was ordering them to make children.
The children would bear more children, and a village would form under the Wolf King's protection, lasting eternally.
"Crazy bastard......"
─I'll give you four days. If they're not pregnant by then, I'll rape them.
"You think people get pregnant that easily?"
─That's not for me to consider.
With that, the Wolf King fell back asleep. Dojin looked at his group. The women were gazing at him with anxious expressions.
The men were sneaking lecherous glances at the women.
'No way.'
Better to die than hand over my woman.
Dojin resolved himself to death.
Then he said to the group.
"It's fine. I'd rather die than watch you get raped by that thing."
He glared at the Wolf King as he spoke. Hearing Dojin's resolve, the group came up with their own plans.
Three days passed. The Wolf King just watched what we were doing without saying a word.
To avoid dying, we requested meals, and it summoned monsters right in front of us to butcher.
But as the time approached, the kids' patience started running out.
"Just do it already, huh? Fuck, so what if a pussy wears out a bit!"
A thug hanging around with Han-young said that. But the girls' glares weren't friendly.
Naturally, they didn't dare act rashly, being outnumbered and outmatched in Abilities.
So they tried to persuade Dojin.
"Hey, we'll give you first dibs on the girl you want."
"Anyway, even for genetic reasons, we can take turns......"
They already seemed to have submitted to the Wolf King, their heads full of plans to obey him. Dojin scowled and glared at them.
"Get lost."
"Fuck, did the girls suck you off already or what?"
Spitting curses, they slunk off into the distance. Without Dojin's help, it was 6 against 3. Numbers we absolutely couldn't beat.
'......They're starting to get anxious.'
Not just the boys, but the girls were visibly uneasy too. Dojin took a deep breath and prepared for the next fight.
State of Absolute Calm. The key was his mind. Not some Skill. It was a technique he'd used freely even without Skills. Even now, having temporarily surrendered his Skills, he could use it fully.
With that tranquil mind, Dojin thought about the Wolf King.
'That guy definitely...... said it was the limit that technique could surpass.'
─My body is the limit of flesh, the final boundary technique can surpass.
What did that mean? Dojin believed there was a way in those words. He sank into meditation.
Self-observation, looking inward. His body was perfectly developed, reaching the realm where he could place his sword on any path he desired.
'But that's not enough.'
Just swinging the sword as desired wouldn't cut it. Against an enemy too fast for the eye to follow, that kind of fight wouldn't work.
What was needed was prediction—no, something beyond that. The sword had to follow the heart.
'The heart is faster than light, and nothing can block it.'
Heart Sword. He needed to reach that legendary realm for any chance.
And finally, the promised time arrived.
─Time's up.
The Wolf King moved. Ssreung— Dojin drew his sword too. A single Magic Sword. The chilling sound of the blade leaving its sheath made the Wolf King's eyes widen.
─If you resist, I'll kill you.
Grrr, its howl reverberated, overwhelming the surroundings. But Dojin didn't react. His mind was already elsewhere.
He held the sword and swung. But he wasn't aiming at the Wolf King. Like dancing, he kept swinging the sword.
The Wolf King watching from afar lost interest upon realizing it wasn't targeting him.
In his mindscape, Dojin slashed the Wolf King.
Tak.
With one leap, he reached the Wolf King. The Wolf King's eyes widened hugely seeing Dojin suddenly before it.
He swung the sword. A trajectory so menacing it couldn't be more threatening. Yet at the same time, so peaceful it didn't seem aimed at anyone.
Confused and reacting late, the Wolf King swung its forepaw.
The sword was there.
Chwaaak—!
─......What.
Its forepaw was slashed. Of course, Dojin flew far away at the same time, but he quickly shook it off and landed.
Not a scratch on him.
"I finally get it."
─You're growing.
Dangerous. Leaving that man alive threatened its life. Thinking that, the Wolf King slowly advanced.
And at that moment......
"Dojin!"
Raize shouted. Dojin met her eyes. Then nodded. He'd grasped a flimsy enlightenment, but it wasn't enough to protect them.
In the end, like any human, he sought a god's help.
【God, bless this pitiful girl. Protect the lamb.】
Descend—
Hundreds of millions of volts surged from Raize's body. Currents so intense that a normal human would burn to death nerve by nerve just approaching, sparking tik-tik.
Dojin ran toward Raize. Soon, the two met.
─Sense Sharing.
─God, I offer this body.
Indra.
Je-seok-cheon.
Divine Possession.
Pajijijik, the god descended into Dojin's body.
─Thunder God!
The Wolf King freaked out and glared at Dojin. At the same time, Dojin appeared beside it and swung the Magic Sword.
Chwaaak—!
A gash incomparably longer than before appeared. The Wolf King freaked out and bristled its fur. Its steel-hard fur protected the skin, but the sword Dojin wielded was a Magic Sword forged solely for sharpness with the artisan's all.
Chwaaak!!
Blood scattered again. Seeing it, the Wolf King rose on its hind legs.
Its body, which had been on all fours, transformed. Krunch, like the other lycanthropes, the Wolf King stood on two legs, roared, and swung its arms furiously.
─How dare a god intervene in the trial!
No answer came. Dojin had no time to reply.
'What's it saying?'
His mind accelerated tens of thousands of times. Lightning speed. Yet he still couldn't fully control his body.
Pajik!
'I'm dying.'
There was a time limit. Until he burned to death. He couldn't say how many seconds. His time already differed tens of thousands of times from normal.
But one thing was sure: it wasn't long.
So.
'Swing.'
Die trying.
'Swing it.'
Kill it.
'Swing the sword.'
Kill your enemy.
Puk!
"Guh!"
The Wolf King's swung arm collided with Dojin. Peak physical prowess, perfectly handled with experience and technique.
Even with a god's help, it wasn't an easy opponent.
'I'm gonna die......'
But he had no intention of giving up. If he did here, the others would be raped and killed.
Better to die than watch that.
"Huaaaah!"
Dojin instinctively released his limits. He unleashed the limits he hadn't fully broken even after accepting the god.
Bones and muscles creaked, nerves burned out entirely, controlling his body now relied on a shred of will and ingrained unconsciousness.
But he could do it.
'Now.'
He severed the Wolf King's arm and blocked its attack. Puk, he couldn't fully block it.
Flying far away, kuhuk, he vomited blood. The god's power was devouring his body.
Was this what "give flesh to take bone" meant? Dojin looked at the Wolf King. Yeah, you win. Right?
─Impressive, wielding a god's power with a human body to that extent......
He couldn't hear.
─But in the end, with a human body......
No sound.
Human body?
Then I'll quit being human.
Give it back.
Return the taken Skill.
A body and mind that never break.
<......Skill evolution completed.>
Acquired Skill <Immovable Wisdom King>.
Soon after, his shattered body began slowly recovering.
Seeing it, the Wolf King's expression hardened.
─......What?
Dojin slowly raised his sword.
Bu-dong-je-seok-cheon-wang (Immovable Indra King).
ŚivaIndra.
A thunderbolt that destroys all creation shot forth.