Chapter 42
The Corrupt Lycanthrope’s close to three meters of height and dense muscles covering his body were enough to make anyone feel overwhelmed .
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“Human!!”
[You’ve heard the ‘Fear’ of the Corrupt Lycanthrope . ]
The Corrupt Lycanthrope used Fear as a welcome .
“Bah . ” However, for Hyeonu who had the fighting energy stat, it was just like a dog barking .
[The influence of fighting energy allows you to ignore the Fear of the Corrupt Lycanthrope . ]
It was different for Mason though .
[Player ‘Mason’ has entered a ‘fear’ state . ]
Mason had no means of resisting the Fear . It might be different later if he got special skills or items, but for now, he could only do nothing . He just had to hope the Corrupt Lycanthrope wouldn’t target him .
‘Please . Hyeonu hyung, please save me,’ Mason prayed desperately . At this moment, Hyeonu moved like he heard Mason’s wish . Hyeonu stood in front of the Corrupt Lycanthrope .
[You have received Bear’s Momentum . ]
[Physique has increased . ]
[Strength has increased . ]
[You have received the Forest’s Blessing . ]
[Defense has increased . ]
[Health will continue to recover . ]
Tang-E’s buffs filled Hyeonu’s body .
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[Master of Combat is activated . ]
[Your stats have increased . ]
[The stat ‘fighting energy’ has caused your stats to rise . ]
[The other party is stronger than you . ]
[There will be an additional increase in stats . ]
After that, the fighting energy and Master of Combat stats took effect . The moment the battle began, Hyeonu’s stats changed .
[Giant’s Power has been used . ]
[Your strength stat has increased . ]
[Giant’s Nature has been used . ]
[Your strength stat has increased . ]
During the five minutes when the giant skills were obtained, Hyeonu’s strength rose by approximately 1,000 . After all the doping, Hyeonu felt the power boil over in his body .
‘It has been a while since I’ve felt like this . ’ It was the first time since the desert dragon raid that he had used everything he could .
The Corrupt Lycanthrope decided to tear down the small human blocking his way . His actions were swift, and he swung his hands right away . Hyeonu decided to greet the person who was fearlessly wielding his fingernails . It was a brilliant first greeting . The combination of the energy sword and Heavy Blow wasn’t inferior . Rather, the two combined skills gave off a powerful energy . The sword energy and the lycanthrope’s gray nails hit each other .
“Kuah! Human!!” Screams erupted from the Corrupt Lycanthrope as his left fingernails were cut off and his skin burst open . In short, the left hand of the Corrupt Lycanthrope, the boss monster of the instance dungeon, was turned into rags .
Then Mason was released from the fear state . He immediately gathered his magic power and threw it . There was just one individual who was faster than Mason . To be exact, it was a bear . Tang-E struck the Corrupt Lycanthrope’s left hand with lightning . It was exactly three streams of lightning .
Then Mason’s ice pick flew over .
“Kuah! Die human!” A grayish fire appeared around the lycanthrope’s entire body . It was the beginning of the second phase, which was called ‘running wild’, ‘frenzy’, or ‘awakening . ’ In Arena, bosses over level 100 had these phases . A phase referred to a change in the boss monster’s pattern when a certain amount of damage was done . These phases meant they could guess the health of the boss monster .
‘Based on the information from Nike and Yeongchan, the second phase of all boss monsters occurs when their health falls to 40% . ’
“Mason, prepare a big one . Tang-E, release lightning freely . Just aim it everywhere,” Hyeonu issued an order .
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Hopefully, he could hunt the enemy without seeing the next phase . In order for his plan to work, he needed Tang-E and Mason’s help . He needed magic . In particular, he needed magic that caused status abnormalities .
The Corrupt Lycanthrope gained some confidence . It would only be for a short while, but he gained the power to chew on these humans who caused him extreme pain . The wound on his left arm had already regenerated early on when he became frenzied . It went without saying that his physical abilities had risen . Compared to just a few minutes ago, the lycanthrope now rushed forth at unparalleled speed .
Hyeonu’s longsword met the lycanthrope’s long nails . This was proof of the frenzy . Currently, they were well matched, instead of the lycanthrope being one-sidedly pushed back . The confident lycanthrope decided to ignore the stinging sensation tickling his back .
The first thing he was going to do was tear this human apart . Then he would eat them .
Hyeonu thought that the Corrupt Lycanthrope was stupid .
‘It can’t be helped because he is a dog . ’
Hyeonu’s strength was reduced after the effects of the giant skills ended, but Hyeonu still had the effects of Tang-E’s buffs and his own skills .
‘He must be thinking he can win?’
However, the Corrupt Lycanthrope’s judgment was the worst . This was Hyeonu’s temptation . He threw forward a lure—a lure that could never be denied .
“Tang-E, keep using it even if there isn’t a response . Don’t spare your magic power . ”
Hyeonu changed his physical strength little by little . He dealt out small wounds that the lycanthrope wouldn’t feel in the frenzied state . These small wounds would play an important role in the fight . Currently, Tang-E’s and Mason’s magic couldn’t deal any damage to the lycanthrope . This was because the lycanthrope had thick, tough skin . Additionally, he had increased magic power resistance caused by the frenzy . Then what would happen if the skin cracked and the gap widened?
Still, it was unreasonable to expect he would be able to deal great damage . However, being able to take on the role of CC (crowd controller) was sufficient . Tang-E’s lightning hit the wounds of the Corrupt Lycanthrope . The response this time was quite different from the previous ones .
‘It’s working . ’
Hyeonu’s plan now revealed its true worth .
[The Corrupt Lycanthrope has been inflicted with the ‘electric shock’ abnormal state . ]
For a moment, the lycanthrope stopped moving . This wasn’t at a level to flinch at . He only stopped for a short time that was less than a second, but he definitely stopped .
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‘I’m going to have to use a bit more magic power . ’
Hyeonu felt the need to go out a bit stronger . It was possible that the aggro would shift from him . Arena’s monsters were never stupid . If they were stupid, there was no reason for rankers to go hunting . This was Hyeonu’s crazy aggro management . He wouldn’t let the monster’s eyes move from him for even a moment .
“Hyung, I’m ready . ” Just in time, Mason’s preparations were complete .
“Okay, I’ll hold it, and you blow him away . ” Hyeonu abandoned the combat style he had maintained so far . He ditched the defensive and took on the offensive, wielding his sword which was filled with plenty of magic power for the first time . Maybe it was due to the lack of giant skills or the frenzy of the Corrupt Lycanthrope, but Hyeonu couldn’t destroy the lycanthrope’s nails as he had done earlier . Nevertheless, the effect was certain . The enemy started to focus entirely on Hyeonu .
Then Tang-E’s lightning once again struck the lycanthrope’s body . This time, his movements stopped for a while .
[The Corrupt Lycanthrope has been inflicted with the ‘electric shock’ abnormal state . ]
Hyeonu aimed for this time and quickly appeared in front of the lycanthrope using Bash . Then he stabbed the lycanthrope’s belly several times .
“Kuah!”
Hyeonu stepped back like a ghost after wielding the sword . It was as if he had predicted the lycanthrope’s movements .
“Throw it!”
At Hyeonu’s cry, Mason used his magic . It was magic that he had painstakingly developed for around 10 minutes . A huge ice spear quickly flew toward the abdomen of the lycanthrope . There was a heavy sound . It was different from the sound of Hyeonu’s sword cutting into the lycanthrope’s belly . The result was also different .
[The Corrupt Lycanthrope has been inflicted with the ‘frozen’ abnormal state . ]
White snow started to appear on the lycanthrope’s abdomen where the ice spear had pierced into .
“Okay, this is the end . ”
An intense sword energy was released from Hyeonu’s sword . This time, it was a combination of Heavy Blow and Crescent Moon Cut . Then a large sword energy appeared . It was greater than the usual Crescent Moon Cut . The huge crescent moon shaped sword energy smoothly slit the neck of the Corrupt Lycanthrope . After that, the sword energy kept flying and eventually left a huge mark on the wall .
[The Corrupt Lycanthrope has been killed . ]
[Experience has been acquired . ]
[You have leveled up . ]
[All health and magic power have been restored . ]
The long hunt was over .
“Hyung, I’m going to stop because I have a quest . ” Mason’s face was full of disappointment . He wanted to hunt more with Hyeonu, whom he met again after a long time, and play with the cute bear . However, he had to give up because he had a goal .
“Please call me next time, Hyung . Through any means . ”
“Yes, I’ll call you next time . ”
Once Mason left, Tang-E seemed unhappy . “Is that human going? It is too bad . He was a human who was weaker than me . . . ”
“Let’s stop here . We have another place to hunt . ”
Hyeonu went on the road with Tang-E .
Masked Fighting King had become a hot topic not only among named players but also among professional gamers . This was a program organized by Nike, which had a huge capital behind it . They simply couldn’t avoid going if they were at all interested .
JT Telecom’s coaches, Kang Ujong and Jeong Byeongjin, were also struggling . In front of them, there was a request from Nike .
“Should we send the players or should we stop it?” Kang Ujong kept touching the paper . He was worried . A professional gamer had a lot to lose . Streamers didn’t have a problem if they lost once . However, the front desk was sensitive to everything about professional gamers . Management was management after all . . .
“It’s useless . ”
Gaining experience was also important for professional gamers . They needed experience with fresh faces, not the people they always competed against . It went without saying that a confrontation with the names dominating Arena would be good .
“It is better to appear . ”
“However, I won’t give you permission,” Jeong Byeongjin said it neatly .
The club couldn’t permit this .
“It is Nike . You really can’t give me the permission?” Kang Ujong felt a lingering regret . He wanted to send out one or two aces of the team as this was a good opportunity .
Jeong Byeongjin told him, “Then you should appeal to the supervisor . Shouldn’t one coach talk to the front desk?”
Then Jeong Byeongjin cleaned up the papers and stood up from his seat .
“I will go to see the kids, so work hard . Fighting!” He held up a fist at Kang Ujong in encouragement and quickly disappeared .
“Oh, this . . . ! You misled me . ” Kang Ujong’s troubles only deepened .