Chapter 99 of 100
Chapter 99
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<Chapter 99: The Reverted Wushen to Level 2>
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5 minutes ago.
As Seong Jihan engaged in a serious battle with the Viscount Naesid, he thought to himself,
‘This... is way too easy compared to what I expected.’
Perhaps it was due to the enhanced bonuses of the canyon map and the buffs from Sophia’s Trinity.
Seong Jihan realized something as soon as he faced the Viscount Naesid.
Ah, this.
I can win easily.
‘I didn’t even need to gather party members.’
If he used the advanced techniques of the Muyeongshingong, he could subdue the Viscount Naesid right now.
However, Seong Jihan prolonged the battle for 5 minutes.
[Master.]
It was because of the Sword Shadow stats.
[The Viscount Naesid possesses immense dark magic. How about cutting a bit more?]
Ariel, inside Eclipse, encouraged Seong Jihan with a brighter voice than usual.
And before her words were even finished,
[The Sword Shadow stat has increased by 1.]
His stats immediately improved.
‘This is good.’
If so, it was worth dragging out the time.
[By cutting the snake’s scales, you can absorb more shadow power.]
Following Ariel’s advice, Seong Jihan began to cut off all of the Viscount Naesid’s scales.
That’s how the past 5 minutes went.
Over 70% of the giant snake’s scales were cracked.
[By your standards... this is a jackpot.]
The Sword Shadow stat increased by 4.
In this game, his stats have risen by a total of 5.
With the power of the Shadow Sword becoming even stronger, Seong Jihan could control the size of the sword more freely.
[It seems most of it has been absorbed.]
“Is that so? I guess it’s time to finish him off.”
Just as Seong Jihan, who had obtained Sword Shadow 5, was about to happily cut down the Viscount Naesid,
sudden walls of fire began to appear in the eastern and northern parts of the canyon.
‘That’s Barren’s area.’
If he had just restrained himself,
there was no need to make the flames rise so dramatically?
Seong Jihan had a rough idea of what he was up to.
‘In my previous life, he hated losing the spotlight more than anything.’
But back then, he had a solid position as the world’s number one and the American First Guild Master,
so he seemed more relaxed.
Back then, Barren would have at least waited 10 minutes.
But now, he seemed extremely impatient.
Whoosh!
Seong Jihan watched the Fire Wave fly towards the Viscount Naesid and clicked his tongue.
“Tsk.”
Does he really think he can kill him with that?
When even a concentrated attack might not be enough, casting such a wide-area spell is foolish.
Although he didn’t think the Fire Wave would steal the final blow,
‘I can’t let this slide.’
Not only has he been causing trouble all along,
‘I need to correct this habit once and for all.’
Thud, thud!
Seong Jihan quickly moved away from the Viscount Naesid and flew to the western cliff where his party members were.
“What, what? Why are you coming here?”
Thud.
As Seong Jihan landed on the cliff and approached, Barren, who felt guilty, shrank back.
A complete 180-degree change from his earlier confident stance.
Sophia said in disbelief,
“Why did you use magic if you were going to do that...”
Barren, regaining his composure, puffed out his chest and said,
“C, cough! Seong Jihan! A Warrior should mark the monster from the front. Why are you here?”
“You’re not following my instructions, are you?”
“I just helped because the damage wasn’t going through!”
“Oh, really? Without a word, suddenly?”
“The situation was urgent... wasn’t it! If I were there, the proper damage would have been possible!”
Swoosh.
Seong Jihan, chuckling at his words, spread his palm.
The party members behind Barren all floated back.
“Then, show me.”
“What?”
“I’ll watch from behind. Show me.”
Seong Jihan stood behind Barren, as if protecting the other party members.
“I’ll control the runes. Ariel.”
[Go to the cliff?]
“Yeah. Since he can’t cast spells simultaneously in a crisis, go ahead and block the eastern and northern runes.”
[Ah, got it.]
The Shadow Sword Eclipse seeped into the ground, turned into a long shadow, and moved to the cliff.
“Barren? Who said...!”
Barren flared up at the words, but Seong Jihan ignored him and continued.
“Mashid, keep controlling the runes from the south.”
“Understood, Owner.”
Continuing his instructions to Mashid, who was kicking a ball on the southern cliff,
“Seo-a, come over here with Sophia and attack the western rune.”
“Yeah. Just do what we’ve been doing, right?”
“Haa... I’m sorry, Jihan. I couldn’t stop him.”
“No worries. He can do it, right? I’ll protect the two of you.”
“...”
Barren was speechless.
“Alright, the stage is set.”
After repositioning the party members, Seong Jihan smiled at Barren.
“Show me what you can do.”
- Wow, he’s ruthless. Time for some real education.
- But what if Barren fails?
- Don’t worry about it.
- What if he dies? How will they catch him?
- Jihan must have a plan. Why are you so worried?
- Worried that the Naesid Try might fail;
- Our Barren has a lot of issues. I apologize.
- Oh, the American flag next to his ID 😂😂
- He’s a real American 😂😂
Some people found it satisfying to see the "real education," while others worried about a raid failure.
And there was an American apologizing.
The chat window was a chaotic mess, with messages scrolling rapidly.
Meanwhile.
“Ha, this guy...! If I just control the runes, who can’t do it!”
Barren thought it was for the best.
Watching Seong Jihan handle the Viscount Naesid, it didn’t seem like much of a challenge!
If he could catch it here, he could completely turn the situation around.
‘I have Absolute Domain. I can definitely block that snake’s attacks!’
Flash, flash.
The Viscount Naesid’s three remaining eyes glowed.
“Eh...”
Swoosh.
Until the Fire Wave he used earlier was extinguished upon hitting the Viscount Naesid,
Barren was confident.
[Are you- my opponent this time?]
The giant snake’s gaze turned to Barren.
The monster’s voice seemed more relaxed compared to when it faced Seong Jihan.
[Die.]
As the Viscount Naesid opened its mouth, a massive flame burst out.
“Ice Shield!”
Barren hastily created an ice shield, but
Thud, thud.
The snake’s flames melted it easily.
“What are you doing? Not using Force?”
Whoosh, whoosh.
Seong Jihan, turning around to cast Phoenix Stance, taunted him.
“Your Absolute Domain is wide. Can’t you extinguish that level of flame?”
“Shield! Ice Shield!”
“Hurry up. Not attacking?”
“Shut up! I can’t concentrate!”
“Use Force to push it back. Fire! Extinguish it! It will go out if you say so!”
“Eek!”
- Seong Jihan is scaring him from behind 😂😂
- 😂😂 Taunting is so annoying
The double-layered protective magic melted again.
The snake’s flames entered Barren’s Absolute Domain.
‘Right... I can push back the flames with Force too!’
If he can do it, why can’t I?
Barren, using Force, desperately wished.
For the trajectory of the flames to change!
If strong willpower alone could control Force, wouldn’t it be possible?
But.
It was just a hope.
‘Why... why can’t I...!’
Sizzling...
The flames didn’t waver.
Not only that, they slowly broke through the Absolute Domain and reached Barren’s face.
It felt like he would be consumed by the flames at any moment.
His heart sank.
“Gah...!”
Until now, he had rarely faced a crisis due to the powerful Absolute Domain, so his ability to handle such situations was significantly lacking.
Seong Jihan’s description of him as a “chicken breast” fit perfectly.
He tried to use Force to push back the flames, but...
Thud!
What was pushed back was himself.
“Eh, eh...”
Barren, thrown into the flames.
Before his body melted, he looked back with a dazed face.
Seong Jihan, as if he knew this would happen, looked at Barren calmly.
“You... you did this?”
“Huh? You know very well whose mistake it was.”
Seong Jihan shrugged.
“Don’t blame me for this.”
“Ah...”
Barren couldn’t refute the words.
It was truly his own control mistake.
“Jee... z...”
His body soon disappeared into the flames.
Compared to his initial confident stance to land the final blow, it was a tragically futile end.
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- What are you doing, Barren? 😂😂 He’s flying out alone 😂😂
- This is going to be a black history 😂😂 - Wasn’t it Seong Jihan who pushed him with Force?
- From what he said, it doesn’t seem like it. It looks like he rushed forward 😂😂 - My God... Why is the shame mine?
- I even bought a Barren uniform as an AF fan... :(
- Goddess! Barren doesn’t need to be scouted anymore 😂😂
The chat window was filled with messages mocking Barren.
- But how will they catch it now? Will they fail to hunt the Viscount Naesid? 😢 - It’s a shame... Just let it go for the greater good.
- That’s right. Seong Jihan couldn’t deal damage either... His personality is so dirty! Why only to Barren?!
- Barren fans are showing up? Why are there so many IDs with the American flag? 😂😂 - It must be because Jihan has a plan ~!
- Just, just trust and follow him ~!
And because Seong Jihan had been attacking the Viscount Naesid for 5 minutes without finishing it,
people were worried if the party could cover Barren’s absence.
But.
Seong Jihan moved with ease.
‘Island Thousand Thunder Steps.’
His figure darted towards the Viscount Naesid.
[You too- I will... kill you!]
The Viscount Naesid, whose voice trembled slightly, unlike when facing Barren.
To block Seong Jihan’s approach, it shot giant spines from its scales and spewed fire from its mouth.
But.
Seong Jihan, as before, used the spines as stepping stones to leap over the Viscount Naesid.
“Ariel, come.”
[Understood, Master.]
Seong Jihan, retrieving the Shadow Sword from the opposite side, unleashed his full power.
Muyeongshingong
Anmyeongshinjeol
Heukyeongseungcheon
The blade of the Shadow Sword split in two.
Simultaneously, the lake where the giant snake resided turned black.
It wasn’t just a change in color; it was a complete transformation of the material.
The thousands of tons of water in the lake vanished, replaced by a black shadow.
[Gr- gr-!]
Fear mixed into the Viscount Naesid’s voice, which had shown no reaction despite being cut countless times earlier.
It tried to twist its body to escape the shadow area, but
It was too late.
Whoosh!
The shadow began to rise.
In the battlefield illuminated by sunlight, the shadow, alone, absorbed the light and ascended to the sky.
[A-]
The snake, unable to finish its words, was completely enveloped by darkness.
The black shadow extended further, rising like a pillar into the sky.
Heukyeongseungcheon.
The power of the shadow, which defied the laws of the world by absorbing light, was a force that stood alone in this world.
It seemed as if it would rise beyond the clouds and reach the heavens.
‘...With my current strength, this is the limit.’
Swoosh.
The shadow pillar disappeared as if it had never been there, in the blink of an eye.
The ultimate technique of the Anmyeongshinjeol, Heukyeongseungcheon, which erased the opponent from the world.
It was a more powerful move than Anhonwaru, and in fact, it was a strain for the current Seong Jihan to use it.
Without the reinforcement from the demon faction and Sophia’s blessing, he wouldn’t have even considered using it.
However.
‘The effect is the same.’
Where the shadow disappeared,
the Viscount Naesid, along with everything else, had been cleanly erased.
The water in the lake had evaporated, leaving a dry basin.
The Viscount Naesid didn’t leave a single scale behind.
And.
[You have defeated the Viscount Naesid.]
Seong Jihan immediately received the reward for the defeat.