Chapter 103
Chapter 103
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 103
Chapter Title: Yungkaders Falls
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Amid the fierce battle, Kang Han, Lee Yu-eul, and Han Ji-seong simultaneously turned their heads to gaze up at the rocky mountain.
Lee Yu-chan's presence had grown immensely.
No one voiced it aloud, but everyone realized it.
Lee Yu-chan had reawakened.
Kang Han took a few steps back from the front lines, brushing back his disheveled hair.
"You three, clear out the coast as fast as you can and head up top. Ji-seong hyung, move out immediately."
Yu-chan's reawakening was welcome news, but it also meant the situation had grown so dire that he had to surpass his own limits.
"I'll handle Yungkaders myself."
Even for an S-rank, taking on an A-rank monster alone was a life-or-death gamble.
Yet none of his guildmates questioned him with a "Are you sure?"
Kang Han's orders were absolute.
Lee Yu-eul and Jang Su-ho dove back into the fray, while Han Ji-seong began his final spellcasting in silent acknowledgment.
Kang Han swung his spear wide once more, slicing through several monsters blocking his path.
Through the black ash dispersing as the monsters oxidized, Yungkaders' massive form came into view.
"Grroooaaar!"
Yungkaders spotted Kang Han and let out a thunderous roar.
The moment man and monster fully recognized each other as enemies.
Kang Han conjured orbs of electricity in both hands once again and hurled them at Yungkaders.
However, the thick hide and breastplate—now half-cleared of its overgrown vegetation—showed no real damage to the core body.
There was one gain, though.
Yungkaders flew into a rage, its eyes turning pitch black as it charged toward Kang Han.
Boom, boom, thud!
Each step it took cratered the beach and shook the ground.
And its speed was no joke.
"Groooaaar!"
With another bellow, it barreled toward Kang Han, kicking up a sandstorm in its wake.
This was Yungkaders' signature move: trampling foes flat with its colossal bulk.
Having anticipated it, Kang Han sidestepped effortlessly.
And as its final foot slammed into the sand, he leaped high into the air.
Thud.
Kang Han's combat boot landed squarely on Yungkaders' breastplate.
Before the beast could react to the sudden assault, the black spear cleaved through the dense vegetation atop it.
With a splintering crack, the growth—perhaps years old—vanished entirely.
"Kraaak!"
Enraged, the monster craned its neck long to snap at Kang Han.
But its razor-sharp teeth met only scattering leaves.
Kang Han had already leaped down and planted his feet on the ground.
Yet Yungkaders wasn't going down without a fight.
It swung its front paw, tipped with vicious claws, in a massive arc toward Kang Han.
The force alone could demolish a sturdy building, but Kang Han didn't dodge.
Bang!
The resounding clash of spear shaft and claw drowned out the crashing waves.
What followed was a clash of raw power against raw power.
The lone human standing before the gigantic monster looked utterly minuscule.
But Kang Han didn't yield an inch.
He began slowly shoving back the monster's foreleg.
Then, in a surge, thicker veins bulged along his arms, and Yungkaders' massive frame staggered.
Seizing the opening, the spear tip pierced its thick hide and sank deep.
Not a fatal wound, but the firmly lodged spear made an excellent brace.
Using the rebound, Kang Han vaulted onto Yungkaders' back once more and jammed the spear into the nape of its neck.
Crackle-zzt!
Yellow lightning sparked from his hands, racing along the shaft and burrowing deep into the monster's flesh.
"Kek!"
Yungkaders' movements visibly slowed as it choked out a strangled cry.
Kang Han yanked the spear free when the beast fully stiffened.
Splurt!
Black blood sprayed like a fountain.
Yungkaders thrashed its foreleg with all its might, but Kang Han simply descended gracefully to the ground.
His green eyes never left the monster, not for a second.
"Kreeeek! Kyaaak!"
Now fully consumed by darkness, Yungkaders ignored the gash on its neck.
It moved solely to kill Kang Han.
A brutal, unrelenting exchange ensued, neither side giving ground.
But as time wore on, the tide turned between man and beast.
Kang Han was caked in sand and black blood, yet bore no wounds.
Yungkaders, meanwhile, was drenched head to toe in its own viscous gore.
Each spear thrust and electric jolt inevitably slowed it further.
"Groooaaargh!"
As Yungkaders let out a prolonged scream from the latest blow, Kang Han slipped beneath it.
Krunch!
Sand exploded everywhere, clouding vision, but the black spear tip struck precisely between breastplate and neck.
At the same instant, brilliant yellow sparks in Kang Han's eyes flickered with blue, and compressed azure lightning surged along the shaft.
"Groooaaa..."
Yungkaders stretched its neck long and wailed.
Its enormous body slowly tilted sideways.
Booom!
After an exhaustive battle, Yungkaders finally collapsed.
Kang Han pulled free just before its weight crushed down, then swung his blood-smeared spear wide to shake off the ichor.
Splatter.
Black footprints marked the sand with every step he took.
"Grooooh..."
Yungkaders, its will to fight utterly broken, awaited only its final moments.
Kang Han wasted no time.
He mounted the breastplate, raised the spear—gripped upside down—high overhead.
Blue electricity coursed along the black shaft.
Slam!
The spear plunged so deep the tip was barely visible.
Zzzap-crackle!
Kang Han's potent current exploded outward, and Yungkaders oxidized into black ash without even a final cry.
"Hah... hah... ha..."
Kang Han exhaled ragged breaths at last.
His back heaved relentlessly beneath the clinging clothes.
Yet he straightened up, surveying the beach—now peaceful, all monsters gone.
An A-rank Yungkaders, felled by a single person.
At long last, humanity's victory.
"W-We won!"
"Gate clear successful! 20 minutes until collapse!"
"It actually worked!"
Awakener Association staff, who had been anxiously monitoring the raid feed, threw their hands up in triumph.
"Hey, hurry and cancel the evacuation order!"
"Got it!"
"Haha, Justice Guild is incredible!"
Amid the universal joy, one man couldn't join the laughter.
Taesan Guild Master Kwak Ho-young.
After Justice Guild entered the gate, a calmed Kwak Ho-young had wandered around with a recovered smile, apologizing to the staff.
He'd convinced them that Justice would fail, paving the way for Taesan to reenter right after.
The upstart Justice Guild, not even on the rankings yet, had irked him—but it was a win-win in a way.
Taesan got time to regroup, and Justice would thin out the trash mobs in the meantime.
But then.
"Raid... successful?"
Kwak Ho-young muttered blankly.
He couldn't believe it.
Justice Guild—six members, minus one young crafter outside—had solo-cleared an A-rank guerrilla gate.
Utterly impossible by any logic.
"How..."
Taesan failed. Justice succeeded.
Realization twisted Kwak Ho-young's face into a grotesque mask.
'All that money I slipped the Association Chairman to snag this gate...'
And Justice Guild cleared it.
Fury surged, as if everything had been stolen.
"Those rat bastards..."
After glaring daggers at every smiling Justice Guild face in the crowd, Kwak Ho-young lifted his bowed head.
"Now the citizens can safely enjoy their vacations, haha!"
Not a trace remained of his earlier demonic scowl—just a kind, amiable grin.
Viewers flooded the raid broadcast comments with cheers.
A family stuck in gridlock on the highway, anxiously watching the stream, felt the same relief.
"Thank goodness, really."
"This is my fault for suggesting we come to Gangneung today..."
"Don't say that. Everything worked out fine. Why cry now? Hmm?"
The husband comforted his wife, tension melting into tears.
Then he noticed the backseat had gone quiet and turned around.
His ten-year-old son stared intently at the tablet still showing the raid broadcast.
"Seung-won-ah, now we can go back to playing in the water..."
"Dad."
"Yeah?"
"That's Justice Guild, right? Those people with those names?"
The father nodded.
"They're so cool. My heart was pounding like crazy, for real!"
"Yeah, cool..."
"Like heroes from the movies! Especially that lightning guy!"
"Guild Master Kang Han?"
"Yes! Super cool! He was like whoosh, like this all by himself!"
The excited boy mimicked swinging a spear clumsily, bringing a blooming smile to his father's face.
"Before you were born, Seung-won, Guild Master Kang Han's mom was a super famous hunter too."
"Really? Wow, no joke. So cool."
Just then, the camera captured Justice Guild emerging from the gate after rescuing civilians.
A huge caption flashed below the live feed: 'Three Civilians Safely Rescued'.
"Dad."
"What, Seung-won-ah."
"Buy me this, please."
The father, eyeing the slowly moving traffic ahead, turned back at his son's plea.
"Buy what?"
"Justice Guild merch."
His son's tiny finger pointed to the white uniforms worn by Justice Guild members.
"Uh... haha. Sure, let's check back at the lodging if they sell merch."
"Dad's the best!"
Mindful of how pricey big guild uniforms ran, the father glanced at his wife—but soon let out a hearty laugh.
After cheating death, what couldn't he do?
As he eased the car forward, he thought to himself.
'Design's pretty nice. Maybe I should grab one too?'