Chapter 170: Chapter 170

Toukwaang-!

Black steam rises.

A huge shock wave spread out like a wave centered on the spot where Suho's fist was inserted.

[Kaaaaaaak-!]

The pain that Xavier felt pierced the air.

The sound of a heavy body shaking loudly.

With that, Suho's attack began in earnest.

Boom! Phew!

Ku-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-!

One hit after another, heavy attacks.

Suho's two fists wrapped in huge gauntlets began to beat Xavier mercilessly.

[Hey, Inooom-!]

Xavier was not left alone.

Ku-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa!

Dozens of huge tentacles rained down from all directions and fiercely struck Suho's body.

Suho did not stop it.

I endured all of those incredible attacks with my bare body and focused only on attack and attack.

'It's a head-on competition.'

No matter how stubborn your skill is, it cannot completely reduce all pain.

If you get hit, it hurts.

The intestines are shaken.

I was sobbing, and the taste of blood came out of my mouth.

At the same time, HP decreases steadily in real time.

But Suho did not stop.

He had no intention of stopping his attack.

Because this is a test.

Because my father is watching.

I left the rest to you and was given permission to run wild as much as I wanted!

'So let me show you.'

The way he confidently tackles the homework his father gave him.

Jjjwajwa!

Suho tore the tentacles wrapped around his body with force, clinging to him even more and carrying out his attack.

Boom!

strength.

And stubbornness.

Fierce attacks were launched against each other without even an inch of retreat.

The appearance was completely different from the raids of ordinary hunters.

A bloody battle between two monsters.

And they had one thing in common.

That you are not alone.

Kikekekekeke!

Skeletons attack from all directions to grab Suho's ankles.

Suho ignored even that and only attacked Xavier.

Anyway, this side was using the same strategy.

Squirt- Bang!

Just then, Quay's spear flew through the air and hit Xavier's eyeball.

[Kaaaaaaah!]

An enraged Xavier grabbed Quay's body and crushed it mercilessly.

OK.

Wow!

[...] ...!]

Xavier's tentacles, which had turned Quay's body into mush, ruptured at the same time.

[Harmacan uses 'Skill: Thorn of Pain' on all shadow soldiers.]

[All pain and damage Quay receives is shared with the attacking target.]

All damage received by shadow soldiers is reflected back to them. The inaugural upload of this chapter took place via N0v3l.B(j)n.

Of course, the results were not exactly the same due to differences in defense and stamina, but it resulted in Xavier losing one of his tentacles.

furthermore.

Wow!

Xavier's wound was forced open, and his black blood poured out like a fountain.

['Skill: Damage Amplification' increases the damage received by Xavier, the demonic illusionist.]

Xavier grits his teeth as he heals his wounds.

On the other hand, Harmakan mocks him with an extremely evil smile.

There was a mixture of joy and sorrow between the two.

[This traitor of the demon race! Although he is a great sorcerer in name and appearance, he is not ashamed of it... ...!]

bang!

Suho's attack exploded again from that snout.

Xavier gritted his teeth and growled.

[Ugh! quite...It's strong, but it's useless!]

I was frantic because a series of embarrassing things suddenly happened, but even so, nothing changed.

Xavier was overflowing with confidence thanks to his improved magic thanks to Seong Jin-woo's welcome.

[Hehehe! Pour out as much of your strength as you can! The more it goes on, the more exhausted you become, but even at this very moment, my magical power is constantly building up! Hahahahahaha!]

His roar echoed through the sandstorm.

[I am invincible in this illusion!]

"Invincible... ...."

At those words, Suho bared his teeth and responded.

He didn't know much about witchcraft like his father, but he had a rough understanding of it.

"Are you continuing to extract magical energy from hunters who are in illusion? Like batteries?"

Suho chuckled and continued speaking.

"So I sent that one separately."

I need to get rid of the battery.

***

Grumbling.

"Ugh...Ugh...."

Many hunters are struggling in the illusion.

Lim Tae-gyu, the strongest among them, was still crying while hugging his wife.

But his hot tears vaporized and flew away the moment they came out.

Extreme heat.

He had already suffered severe burns all over his body and was on the verge of fainting.

In his heart, he wanted to die like this with his wife, but the S-class magic power within him was protecting his life.

[Honey, I want to live. You need magical power.]

And his wife, who was in his arms, smiled even more affectionately and whispered to him.

[You need magical power.]

And she put more strength into her hands that were holding him.

As if she would never let him go until his magical powers ran out.

[Honey, this time we will die together.]

Lim Tae-gyu felt very fortunate that he had a lot of magical power.

As long as I have magical power, this illusion will never end forever.

He also knew that what awaited him at the end of this fantasy was his own death.

But he felt so at ease when he thought that even that was atonement for his wife.

The pain of the burning body was also beautiful.

How long has it been since he heard his wife's sweet voice whispering into his ear? ....

[Honey, this time we will die together....]

[They say the same thing together.]

Tsk.

...!

Suddenly at that moment.

A clicking sound was heard in the empty air.

and.

An unbelievable scene unfolded before Lim Tae-gyu's eyes.

So bad.

His wife's head was cut.

[ah.]

"...uh?"

For a moment, Lim Tae-gyu's eyes were filled with astonishment.

Tuk, Degururu.

Her wife's head rolls around on the floor.

So vain.

Grumble!

The figure disappears, engulfed in blue flames like a lie.

At the same time, numerous incontinence began to be torn to pieces on the body of his wife, who was being held by Lim Tae-gyu.

???? ??!

Then her wife's body began to shatter and disappear in his arms, so vain.

"iced coffee. Ahhh.... no...."

Lim Tae-gyu, who was struggling with his hands and couldn't figure out what to do, knelt down in front of him.

A being slowly appeared in those empty eyes.

Shadow Assassin Kira.

He was clicking his tongue as he looked down at Lim Tae-gyu, dangling the dagger that killed Lim Tae-gyu's wife.

[That's ugly. An S-class hunter is obsessed with an illusion of memory. What kind of love is that?]

"...bloke!"

When the person who murdered her wife suddenly appeared, Lim Tae-gyu's devastated eyes became bloodshot.

Life is soaring.

Immediately, his strong hand reached out and grabbed Kira's neck.

Kira was caught helplessly by the hand and her neck was broken.

But even with his broken neck, he still didn't die.

[hmm. After all, it's S-class.]

Instead, he mocked him in a calm tone.

[If you still have this strength, go find your son rather than deal with me.]

"...!"

Lim Tae-gyu widens his eyes at those words.

[If you are like this, what do you think your son's trauma will be?]

"...!"

At the word "son" that came out of Kira's mouth, the light in her eyes, which had felt like madness, quickly returned.

"Oh, no! Do-gyun...!"

[It's over there.]

Parbat!

It was Lim Tae-gyu who ran without hesitation in the direction Kira pointed.

Kira, who was left behind and looking at his back, shrugged his shoulders expressionlessly.

[...] ...Well, there are parents like that.]

It seems like I'm the only one who doesn't have parent clothes.

anyway.

[Please try to catch it well. That guy... ...I can't chase after you at all.]

After leaving those words, Kira slipped into the air and hid himself again.

And he visited the illusions of other hunters and began to mercilessly kill them.

Regardless of the will and emotions of the people suffering from the illusion.

Mercilessly.

***

And that time.

Lim Do-gyun... ...I was running away again today.

From a vision of his mother chasing him.

[Dogyun....]

"Aaaah!"

[My son....]

"Aaaaaaaaa!"

Run and run again.

He puts forth his best effort, just like when he was being trained by Ammut.

Lim Do-gyun's running speed was already far beyond that of an E-class hunter.

However, the illusion of his mother that he created was also following him at the same speed.

I remember being chased right behind my mother.

It was a reflection of the image deeply engraved in Lim Do-gyun's memory.

Watching the fierce and endless chase unfolding in the sandstorm, Kira quickly gave up on saving Do-gyun Lim and turned his back.

He said it would be more efficient to save other hunters at that time.

Instead, he handed Lim Do-gyun over to his father, Lim Tae-gyu.

"Oh, no...."

Lim Tae-gyu, who discovered Lim Do-gyun as Kira had intended, could not help but make a despairing expression.

"how...."

His own son was being chased 'just like that time'.

From his own wife.

From his mom.

And 'just like that time', Lim Tae-gyu was faced with a choice.

A situation where he had to kill his wife with his own hands to save his son.

Of course he knew in his head.

The answer is the same as then.

On the contrary, now that he is welcomed by his wife, it is much more....

No, even then, her wife had already turned into a demonic beast.

However, sometimes there are situations where it is difficult to make a decision even if you know it in your head.

"Dogyun...!"

But just like back then.

He didn't hesitate.

Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

Lim Tae-gyu's body jumped forward.

Chasing Lim Do-gyun, who is running far away.

But, what is this?

The speed is not easy.

'how?! Do-gyun must be an E-class hunter!'

The distance was gradually getting shorter, but even so, this was by no means an ordinary speed.

"Ugh!"

Fearing that Do-gyun would be caught and killed like this, he eventually aimed his bowstring.

And he aims at the welcoming heart of his wife, who is following closely behind Lim Do-gyun by a narrow margin.

No, that's not her wife.

'It's a mist bun.'

A person transformed into Mist Burn is no longer a person.

It's a magic beast.

That's all!

Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

The bowstring is released and magic arrows are shot and fly.

And it pierced the heart of Mist Burn.

"Huh! "Huh!"

Only then did Lim Do-gyun stop running and look back, taking a deep breath.

"Ah, father...?"

And when he found Lim Tae-gyu, his eyes widened.

Im Tae-gyu, who was finally filled with relief at that sight, sat down on the spot.

But his eyes were still studying his son.

"..."Are you hurt anywhere?"

For some reason, tears welled up in his eyes along with the relief that filled him.

And another illusion was looking down on the whole scene from above.

-Hmm.

'Seong Jin-woo' was watching Lim Do-gyun with an interesting expression.

I never thought I would see something like this.

-...An E-class hunter.

Somehow I don't feel like anyone else.

Seong Jin-woo smiles.

Wow!

Suddenly, his hand manipulated a new magic circle in the air.

And then, bang.

The 'door' was opened.

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