Chapter 35 |
The relentless attack resulted in constant assault without rest.
[‘Effect: Deadly Strike’ is activated.]
Rakan’s Fang’s special effect to deal more than double damage with a 15% chance was triggered.
That was just the beginning.
Clang, clang, clang, clang, clang!
[‘Effect: Deadly Strike’ is activated.]
[‘Effect: Deadly Strike’ is activated.]
… …
As the number of Sooho’s attacks accumulated, critical hits continued to occur.
“Kwaaaaaaa!” Arachne screamed and staggered.
Sooho did not miss that opportunity.
Thwack! He stepped on the broken leg and leaped onto the creature’s back. Then, holding two swords in a reverse grip, he stabbed them into the creature’s tough shell—more precisely, into the joint visible between the shell plates.
Crunch!
Green blood sprayed out, and a scream burst forth.
“Kwaaaaa!”
Thump! Thump, thump! Arachne thrashed roughly, slamming into the walls in an attempt to throw Sooho off its body. But the more it struggled, the more Sooho clung to its back, persistently driving his swords deeper.
Then…
“Kkieeek!”
[Tomb Spider Arachne uses ‘Skill: Puppet Show’.]
[Tomb Spider Arachne uses ‘Skill: Puppet Show’.]
Swoosh!
‘Behind!’
Instinctively, Sooho flipped his body and jumped high. A sharp attack sliced through the space where he had been standing.
Splosh!
As he landed on Arachne’s back again, he turned his head to see who the attackers were.
“I-I’m sorry!”
“My body is out of control…!”
Hunters whose arms and legs were entangled in spiderwebs were now attacking Sooho.
‘A puppet master, huh.’
The bodies of the people hanging on the walls and ceiling were forcibly controlled by the spiderwebs, floating in the air like zombies, their movements grotesque like zombies.
“Beru!” Sooho shouted as he swung back and forth, clinging to Arachne’s back.
Then Beru revealed himself nonchalantly.
[Yes, did you call for me?]
What more needed to be said?
Beru had been holding back from the battle, fearing that he might steal Sooho’s experience points. On the other hand, there was no reason for him not to participate in the battle as long as he didn’t take away Sooho’s experience points.
Beru turned his head and fiercely barked at the Hunters attacking Sooho.
[How dare these vermins interfere with our little king’s great crusade!]
Chachachachack!
[Kieeeeeek!]
Beru’s claws scratched the Hunters at incredible speed.
“Aaaagh!”
“Help me…!”
The Hunters screamed in terror.
But then…
“Huh?”
Slip.
The spiderwebs that were binding them were suddenly cut off. At that moment, the Hunters’ bodies, which had been floating in the air, fell to the ground like puppets with their strings cut.
Thud, thud!
“Ahh! Ouch…”
Hunters who landed on their buttocks writhed on the ground in pain. Then, they suddenly turned their heads toward Sooho.
And their eyes widened.
“… This is insane.”
An absurd sight was unfolding.
Krieeeeet! Craaaaack! Grrrrttt!
“Kwaaaaaa!”
That guy was…tearing off Arachne’s shell with his bare hands!
‘If the defense is high, I’ll just tear off its shield!’
[Strength: 51]
The tendons in his forearm bulged like they were about to burst. His sweat poured down like rain.
“Kkieeek! Kwerrrk!”
Thud! Thump, thump!
The more he resisted, the more Arachne’s struggles intensified. Sooho desperately endured the struggle with back strength and grip strength.
Then, his eyes flashed.
‘Daily Quest!’
He took out the reward he had saved for moments like this.
[The following rewards are prepared.]
Reward 1: Status recovery (Unconfirmed)
‘Accept the reward!’
Flash!
A refreshing energy swept through him, and all his conditions were restored to their best.
“All right!” Sooho grinned and tightened his grip even more.
But it still wasn’t enough.
‘I need more strength…!’
He instinctively thought of a way to fill the gap in his strength.
‘Ruler’s Authority!’
Flash!
An invisible hand wandering through the air suddenly overlapped with his right arm, just like back when he blew away Association Hunter Han Jaehyuk with his power. Dark energy seeped into his arm.
Crack! Finally, the biggest shell on Arachne’s back was torn off like a crab shell. Underneath, its flesh was exposed.
Sooho aimed his fist directly at that exposed area.
Bang!
[You have learned ‘Skill: Smash Lv.1’.]
Arachne’s bulky body was crushed in half by ruthless violence.
“…!”
[You have defeated Tomb Spider Arachne.]
[Level up!]
[Level up!]
Without even a scream, Arachne crumbled and fell.
Sooho stepped on its body and tore out the “relic” parasitizing inside the creature.
Crunch.
[You have obtained ‘Item: Rakan’s Fang-2’.]
A sword identical to the original Rakan’s Fang appeared in Sooho’s hand. Even its personality was similar.
– Who dares to covet the sword of the king!?
An evil voice penetrated Sooho’s mind.
– I will devour your body!
Swoosh!
Red energy emanated from the sword and enveloped Sooho. Then, a shadow emerged from under his feet and swallowed the sword, making the red energy disappear.
– Wh-what is this energy!? Could this be the Shadow Monarch’s…!
“What’s with this fixed phrase?” Sooho spoke to Rakan’s Fang-1 with a smirk when suddenly…
Thud!
…!
Suddenly, the two relics, the Rakan’s Fangs, resonated.
Ding!
[‘Item: Rakan’s Fang(s)’ recognizes each other.]
[‘Sanctuary of Beasts’ is activated.]
At the same time, system messages began to appear one after another before Sooho.
Ding! Ding!
[You have learned ‘Passive Skill: ‘(Unknown).]
[‘Passive Skill: (Unknown)’ has been activated.]
One passive skill was added to the automatically opened skill information window.
[Skills]
Passive Skill: (Unknown) Lv.max
‘What’s this…?’
The moment Sooho expressed his doubts about the unexpected situation.
Shwaaack!
His shadow spread in all directions and dyed the whole world.
… And time stood still.
***
‘Where am I…?’
Sooho looked around in confusion.
It was a world of perfect emptiness, and he stood alone at the end of a void horizon. The crow mask he was wearing and even the Rakan’s Fangs in his hands were missing.
‘Beru.’
He tried to call Beru, but no sound came out of his mouth.
‘Is this a dream?’
As he thought about it, suddenly, he heard a voice.
[This is not your dream.]
‘…!’
Sooho opened his eyes wide and looked ahead. Then he saw a man looking at him at the end of the empty horizon. The man was well over 2 meters tall. He wore clothes of animal skin and exuded a wild, savage aura. No, it was not just a wild aura; the man was the essence of savagery itself.
[Nice to meet you. You are his descendant.]
The man smiled at Sooho, revealing his sharp fangs.
‘Who are you?’
He answered Sooho’s question.
[My name is Rakan. I am an eternal spirit that the Shadow Monarch killed.]
At that moment, a message appeared before Sooho.
[The King of Beasts, the Beast Monarch, is watching you.]
‘…!’
Sooho’s eyes widened. He suddenly felt an overwhelming presence from the man.
How could any predator in the world, whether it be a bear, lion, shark, crocodile, or venomous snake, give such an overwhelming sense of intimidation?
‘A king.’
Sooho realized he was the true king of beasts.
And at that moment of realization, the silhouette of the man, who had taken on a human form, grew larger and larger in Sooho’s sight.
‘…!’
And finally, he could see what was behind the human form. He was a gigantic white wolf.
[Hoo. You can see my true form now? What an amazing ability you have.]
The giant wolf, Rakan, grinned as if he found it interesting.
[Well, considering you could summon me from wandering in the void of the world of nothingness, this kind of ability is natural.]
‘I summoned you?’
Sooho looked puzzled.
[Yes. I don’t know how you did it, but you woke me up. Thanks to you, my soul, which was in eternal rest, began to dream about ‘you.’]
‘Dream?’
[Yes. This place is within my dream.]
Rakan looked around with a chuckle.
[…There’s nothing here.]
Rakan suddenly burst into laughter. It was a really empty laugh.
[Well, it’s not surprising.]
The dead do not dream.
Therefore, this dream was simply a void in itself.
[Hahaha. It’s really funny. The Beast Monarch, who killed and trampled on so many beasts in his lifetime, has fallen to this.]
He turned his gaze back to Sooho, and he realized something.
Before him was a young human who had inherited the power of the Shadow Monarch. The fact that this small, weak human child was the only spectacle in this empty dream.
[… Is that so?]
Rakan’s gaze at Sooho deepened.
[From now on, you will be my only pleasure.]
He chuckled. The corner of his mouth went up.
When a Monarch died, they fell into eternal rest. It was a world of emptiness where all selves disappeared, and there was no dream.
But not anymore.
[The King of Beasts, the Beast Monarch, is watching you.]
The same message as before was repeated.
[Khehehe. From now on, I will be able to watch your life through dreams. I’m really looking forward to it.]
Sooho frowned at Rakan’s words.
‘You can spy on me? Why?’
[Why are you asking me that? I was only brought by your power in the first place.]
‘My power?’
Suddenly, the new skill called ‘Unknown’ came to mind.
With a smirk, Rakan spoke in response to Sooho’s uncomfortable reaction.
[Don’t worry. I can’t see every moment of your life. I can only see you when you use my power.]
‘By your power… you mean Rakan’s Fang?’
[That’s right. Oh, I can also see you when you’re with my descendant.]
‘Gray?’
[Yeah, you named him that. Thank you for not killing my descendant and bringing him with you. Ah, this will add more joy to my empty rest.]
Rakan said with a grin as if he had thought of something. Suddenly, a mysterious light emanated from his gigantic body.
Swhaaaa! The light descended upon Sooho.
[The King of Beasts, the Beast Monarch, blesses you.]
Sooho looked at the light engulfing his body with a puzzled expression.
[‘Blessings: Rakan’s Blessings’ has been applied.]
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