Chapter 46
“How can we hunt that?”
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A skeleton holding a head . . .
Jewel lamented when he saw the dullahan .
“Was New World the first one to kill it?”
“The monk army won against it . It took around three hours?”
“There were around 20 of them?”
“Yes . With the addition of that orc, we only have eight people, and I am the only priest . ”
“We’re screwed . ”
“Yes . ”
Maha and Nix exchanged jokes . Their words were cheerful, but the reality was that they were on the verge of logging out . They were in a poor state .
“We still have to fight until we die . Additionally, my magic power is full . ”
“Isn’t it natural? In any case, you’re a healing machine . Just keep healing . ”
“I also have attack skills . Shall I use God’s Calling once?”
“It is a waste of divine power . You can restore Ket’s health five times using that divine power, you idiot . ”
At this moment, the expression in their eyes became serious . It was because Alley Leader, the orc, Ket, and Jewel had started the raid against the dullahan .
A dullahan was a dullahan after all . As a top undead, it didn’t retreat despite being attacked by four people .
“If it wasn’t for the curse, that skeleton would’ve . . . ” Cancun felt his burden increase as the battle continued . Every time he used magic, he felt the curse spread across his body . He wouldn’t have been able to fight this far if it wasn’t for the help of the small friend . However, now he had reached his limit . “Human, I am at my limit . The curse has spread too much . ”
Hyeonu looked Cancun over . It was serious . The curse couldn’t be hidden even with the orc’s fur clothes . The life had already been sucked out of the orc’s left hand .
“Go rest next to Tang-E . I’ll finish it soon . ”
“I understand, human . ”
In the short time that Hyeonu and Cancun talked, Ket and Jewel were in danger . Only two out of the four people were blocking the dullahan, so the burden was heavy . In particular, Ket and Jewel didn’t have much magic power and divine power left, so their skills couldn’t be properly used .
“I’m sorry,” Hyeonu apologized and joined the battle again . There was no time to lose after finding out Cancun’s serious condition as he didn’t know when the curse would completely spread through Cancun’s body . Hyeonu had to kill the dullahan and then the lich as quickly as possible .
“Starting from now, give me five minutes . I’ll stop it on my own . The others will recover their magic power . ”
Hyeonu had leveled up in the process of killing the skeletons, so he had relatively more magic power than the others . There was also Tang-E’s buffs, so he thought it would be enough after receiving the priest’s buffs .
“If you buff me, I’ll stop the dullahan for five minutes . ”
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A one-on-one fight was started between Hyeonu and the dullahan .
[You have received divine energy . ]
[Your weapon is filled with a high divine power . ]
[Attack power has increased . ]
[You have received the goddess’ blessing . ]
[All stats will increase . ]
[Movement speed has increased . ]
[You have been protected by courage . ]
[Attack power has increased . ]
[Defense has increased . ]
The buffs of a priest who finished their second class advancement were amazing . Hyeonu now knew why people became priests .
‘The buffs seem as good as Tang-E’s buffs . ’
After being buffed by Maha, Hyeonu rushed straight at the dullahan . He didn’t forget to use the giant skills .
[Giant’s Power has been used . ]
[Your strength stat has increased . ]
[Giant’s Nature has been used . ]
[Your strength stat has increased . ]
‘I will pour it all out for five minutes . There is no other way . ’
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The dullahan was definitely a tough opponent . However, there were people behind Hyeonu this time . This made Hyeonu’s mind more relaxed . Hyeonu’s body was as light as a feather, but the results weren’t light . The dullahan lifted its skull and blocked Hyeonu’s attack . Then the skull cracked finely .
Hyeonu’s damage was now more than that of many rankers . There were five buffs, including the giant skills . Since there was the sword energy, even a simple blow couldn’t be ignored . Hyeonu didn’t stop here . He moved exquisitely and placed Lich Cardum behind the dullahan . Then he used Crescent Moon Cut, which was reinforced with Heavy Blow . It meant that if the dullahan dodged, its master—Cardum—would be hit .
‘Avoidance . . . Master is behind me . ’ The dullahan stopped .
It clearly wanted to avoid the attack, but its master, Cardum, was behind it . Consequently, the dullahan was forced to block Hyeonu’s attack . It would be impossible for Lich Cardum to react in time to dodge .
“This weak guy, I’m going to kill you!!” The dullahan was furious .
‘By the way, is he actually a boss monster?’ This question was raised in Hyeonu’s mind . Was the dullahan just summoned by the lich the same as the dullahan who had been acting as a gatekeeper for a month? Maybe it was a normal dullahan, not a boss monster? There was no way a boss’ weapon and armor could break so soon .
‘Then . . . ’
“I alone am sufficient . ”
Hyeonu rushed back toward the dullahan .
Hyeonu’s sword once again targeted the dullahan’s skull .
‘It broke again . ’
Hyeonu’s guess was right . It was half a gamble, but in the end, it was good . The dullahan summoned by Lich Cardum was just a normal monster .
‘Well, isn’t it impossible for an instance dungeon boss to summon a raid boss monster?’
However, Hyeonu didn’t want to let others know this fact . He planned to shoot a video of him holding off the dullahan alone . That would bring his channel to life before the Masked Fighting King . Hyeonu’s sword moved brilliantly . He was no longer afraid of the regular monster called the dullahan . His actions were bold and daring now .
Hyeonu’s longsword quickly struck the dullahan’s bone armor . It was impossible to break through straight away . However, the damage was maximized using the effects of large techniques such as Crescent Moon Cut . He kept striking .
“You—!”
Of course, the dullahan didn’t just accept the beating . It swung its skull in one hand and its mace in the other . However, it only cut through air . It wasn’t easy to hit Hyeonu . Rather, Hyeonu succeeded in counterattacking twice .
“Ahh!!” The dullahan howled, but nothing happened . Why? The dullahan wasn’t a boss monster . So, it didn’t have any fear skills . It was just a little bit harder, faster, and stronger than other normal monsters .
“Why are you bluffing?” Hyeonu said as he poured out more magic power . The duration of the giant skills had reached the turning point . The time had come to go all-in . Hyeonu used Crescent Moon Cut once more . Then once again, Cardum was behind the dullahan . It was an amazing thing Hyeonu had planned .
The dullahan didn’t block Hyeonu’s move, nor did it dodge . It just swung its mace as hard as possible . The mace’s dark energy collided with Hyeonu’s sword energy . There was a roar from the surroundings, and the winner was Hyeonu’s sword energy . It was less powerful than the first sword energy but sword energy was still sword energy . The dullahan’s armor was crushed .
“Why are you trying to interrupt? God’s Calling!”
“Ice Spear!”
“Hammer of Judgment!”
Meanwhile, a battle was taking place where Cardum was standing . The Pioneer Guild members rejoined the battle after seeing Cardum aim a cursed spear at Hyeonu . The cursed spear vanished under the divine magic of the priest Maha and the paladin Jewel .
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“How . . . ”
“How? Isn’t it divine power? No wonder why it is incomparable to crappy black magic . ”
“Additionally, that spear isn’t your magic, right?”
They were of opposing attributes, with Cursed Spear being black magic power and God’s Calling Hammer of Judgment being divine power . The most decisive factor which made Cursed Spear inferior to God’s Calling and Hammer of Judgment was that it was a skill attached to an artifact . The caster couldn’t make corrections . It was just a spear with a certain effect, and it couldn’t be reinforced or applied in different ways . This was why the cursed spear disappeared in vain .
“Don’t just watch . We’ll finish it quickly . ”
Various magic started to fly toward Cardum . A few minutes of rest was long enough to drink potions .
Hyeonu had an instinctive thought when he saw Lich Cardum start a battle with the Pioneer Guild . Now was the perfect opportunity to kill the dullahan . Cardum’s use of magic would surely reduce the magic power used for the dullahan . It meant the dullahan’s power would soon weaken .
“One minute . ”
The giant skills had one minute remaining . It was enough time for Hyeonu to beat the dullahan . Hyeonu struck two places persistently—the dullahan’s skull and armor . Both the half-broken skull and cracked armor were now weaknesses for the dullahan . It was part of the basics to target the prey’s weak points during a hunt . Hyeonu intended to practice the basics .
There was a result after 30 seconds .
The dullahan’s skull was finally broken .
“I will finish it now,” Hyeonu said brutally as his longsword fell toward the dullahan . The dullahan’s shield was already broken while its skull and bone armor were on the verge of breaking . The only things that could stop Hyeonu were its mace and poor bone body . Now even its mace was neatly cut apart by Hyeonu’s sword energy .
‘Cardum didn’t deliver the magic power on time . This is a good time to kill it . ’
All that was left was for Hyeonu to crush that shabby skull .
“This is the last one!!”
The cooldown of Crescent Moon Cut was over . A giant sword energy passed through the dullahan’s body .
[A dullahan has been killed . ]
[Experience has been acquired . ]
[You have leveled up . ]
[All health and magic power have been restored . ]
[The skill proficiency of Weapons Mastery has increased to D+ . ]
[The skill proficiency of Master of Combat has increased to D . ]
The amount of experience that the dullahan gave was great . It was a monster that was level 150 after all . However, that wasn’t all . Each of Hyeonu’s skills had gone up one rank . This was the system’s reward for killing the dullahan .
Lich Cardum was baffled by the sudden return of magic power . The magic power he accumulated in the dungeon had already run out .
‘What magic power is this?’
“Don’t tell me . . . ? The dullahan?” Cardum turned his head and looked at the place where the dullahan should be . There was nothing, only the remnants of a battle . Cardum judged the situation with as much composure as possible . However, nothing was seen . At this moment, Cardum felt a foreign sensation at his neck . He slowly lowered his head . The only thing visible was a long sword .
“Good bye . ”
Lich Cardum’s life vessel necklace shattered . Lich Cardum also broke apart .
[Lich Cardum has been killed . ]
[Experience has been acquired . ]
[You have leveled up . ]
[All health and magic power have been restored . ]
Indeed, a boss was a boss . Hyeonu had just leveled up, but the vast amount of experience given by a level 150 boss was enough for him to level up once again .
‘The video will be hot . ’
Hyeonu smiled brightly at the fallen Cardum . In his eyes, Cardum looked like gold instead of a skeleton .
. . . A golden skeleton!