Chapter 241
(TL: Unedited)
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Yi Ji-Hyuk continued to pummel the Cyclops in its eye .
“Die!! Diiiieee!!” (Yi Ji-Hyuk)
Both Seo Ah-Young and Jeong Hae-Min spat out helpless sighs while bearing witness to that spectacle .
How could this scene be so… uncool? It was like they were looking at a mosquito buzzing around a person right now .
Yi Ji-Hyuk buzzing around in the air sure looked uncool, but the Cyclops unable to do anything to the annoying thing and constantly going ‘Wuu-uh, Wuu-uh’ was just as uncool, as well .
At least, the Giant from the last time looked scary, but this…!
“Diiiieee!!” (Yi Ji-Hyuk)
Even the voice entering the ladies’ ears didn’t sound all that nice, either .
“Why is he so uncool like this?” (Jeong Hae-Min)
Jeong Hae-Min uttered out, prompting Seo Ah-Young to nod her head along unconsciously .
Before Yi Ji-Hyuk’s appearance, when the American ability users were still enjoying their fame – those guys came across so cool and wonderful in their combat videos, but this was…
It wasn’t the fault of the camerawork . Indeed, those Americans looked great even when viewed from a far in a wide-angle shot .
So, how come this guy looked so lame?
“Is it because of his face?” (Seo Ah-Young)
“Can you even see it right now?” (Jeong Hae-Min)
“Nope . ” (Seo Ah-Young)
“Even then, he looks so uncool, right? If you do take his face into consideration… Mm, well, getting closer will make it even worse, won’t it . ” (Jeong Hae-Min)
“It’s a sad situation . ” (Seo Ah-Young)
If only he had a nice face to look at – that would have covered up the lacklustre action, but alas .
“Still, didn’t he look better when the black stuff came out from him? It kinda had that Dark Force charm to it, no?” (Jeong Hae-Min)
“But, it was also revolting, too . ” (Seo Ah-Young)
“That’s true, I guess . ” (Jeong Hae-Min)
Indeed, one should ooze black stuff in moderation . He always flung away tentacles every freaking time . Who would look at that and think that’s cool?
Meanwhile, Yi Ji-Hyuk cocked his shoulder back before firing a straight punch forward . The attack caused the huge body of the Cyclops to fly back as it became airborne .
“Hul . ” (Seo Ah-Young)
Seo Ah-Young’s eyes opened up wider .
Would this be how one feels after seeing a person get blown away by a mosquito? The scene laid out before their eyes were so strange that… .
“… . This feels so wrong . ” (Seo Ah-Young)
“M-mm . ” (Jeong Hae-Min)
Just how should any of them go about describing this situation?
“In any case, it should end pretty soon . ” (Seo Ah-Young)
“One shouldn’t be too relaxed, though . ” (Jeong Hae-Min)
“No ways… . We’re talking about that Yi Ji-Hyuk, aren’t we?” (Seo Ah-Young)
Seo Ah-Young’s assertion prompted Jeong Hae-Min to narrow her eyes to a slit .
The leader of the NDF might outwardly look like someone who always complained, rebelled, and plotted on how to cause Yi Ji-Hyuk more grief, but truth be told, she trusted him implicitly when it came to resolving dangerous situations .
‘She’s a weird kid herself, alright . ’ (Jeong Hae-Min)
Jeong Hae-Min could only sigh in resignation at Seo Ah-Young and her unconcerned face observing Yi Ji-Hyuk’s antics . She knew that no agent affiliated with the NDF was considered normal in the head, but… .
‘How do I look in other people’s eyes, I wonder?’ (Jeong Hae-Min)
Jeong Hae-Min grew fearful for some inexplicable reason .
“H-hey, Ah-Young-ah?” (Jeong Hae-Min)
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“Ng, unni?” (Seo Ah-Young)
“Do I come across, you know, strange to you?” (Jeong Hae-Min)
“What do you mean?” (Seo Ah-Young)
“Like, my personality, or… . Well, things like that . ” (Jeong Hae-Min)
Seo Ah-Young replied with a bright smile .
“Why do you care about such a thing, anyway? We just have to live the way we look, don’t you think so? Don’t sweat over stuff like that . ” (Seo Ah-Young)
“M-mm… . ” (Jeong Hae-Min)
Jeong Hae-Min’s saddened face shifted over in Yi Ji-Hyuk’s direction .
It was too late to go back now; if she looked strange even to Seo Ah-Young’s eyes, then wouldn’t regular people see her as a utter loon already?
‘I gotta get out of this place real soon . ’ (Jeong Hae-Min)
Seriously now, I’m an idol, no, a former idol no less, so how can I accept being labelled as insane?!(Jeong Hae-Min’s inner monologue)
“Is it because I hung around Ji-Hyuk for too long?” (Jeong Hae-Min)
“No, unni . You are originally like that . ” (Seo Ah-Young)
“I envy you . ” (Jeong Hae-Min)
“Ng?” (Seo Ah-Young)
“Because, you don’t think about anything . ” (Jeong Hae-Min)
“… . What do you mean?” (Seo Ah-Young)
“It’s nothing . ” (Jeong Hae-Min)
Jeong Hae-Min shook her head and shifted her gaze back to Yi Ji-Hyuk, still busying pounding away on the Cyclops’s head over yonder .
Yup, it was obvious that her personality would get warped when being surrounded by such people .
Her sighs were heavier than the usual today .
“Urah-cha!!” (Yi Ji-Hyuk)
BOOM!
Every time Yi Ji-Hyuk took a swing, the thudding sound of something enormous smashing into the ground resounded out .
“Urah-cha!!” (Yi Ji-Hyuk)
BOOOOOM!!
Completely engrossed now, he continued his beatdown on the Cyclops .
At first, it was difficult to control his strength and the temptation to use Mana continued to lure him, but once he got going, this whole thing became quite entertaining .
When dealing with small-fries, just a simple kick or punch would send them flying, so he didn’t get to enjoy that feeling of impact to satisfy him . But now, it felt oh-so-good as he pummelled the living daylights out of the one-eyed monster!
“Now this is what I’m talking about . ” (Yi Ji-Hyuk)
Now where would be find a sandbag this wonderful?
Sure, it was a living sandbag that did put up some resistance every now and then, and that made things a bit cumbersome, but still, this sensation of landing hits should be not replicable anywhere else .
Just as the Cyclops tried to resist, Yi Ji-Hyuk cocked his waist back and threw a mean hook on the monster’s cheek .
Kuh-wuuuung!!
The human’s fist and the monster’s facial flesh collided to produce a massive explosion of sound .
“It, it’s falling!!” (Choi Jung-Hoon)
Along with Choi Jung-Hoon’s scream, the huge monster slowly began tilting towards the ground .
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“Uwaaaah!!” (Choi Jung-Hoon)
If such a huge thing fell, then it’d be no different from a real disaster .
“Mister Yi Ji-Hyuk!! The building behind it!! The buildinggggg!!” (Choi Jung-Hoon)
His desperate cries prompted Yi Ji-Hyuk to fling himself forward, irritation writ large on his face .
“Argh, why are you falling that way?!” (Yi Ji-Hyuk)
If he were to make sure that it fell without hitting buildings, then…
Let’s see, at this angle, with this much power!
Kuuoong-!!!
Yi Ji-Hyuk’s roundhouse kick precisely landed on the Cyclops’s waist area .
That humongous body looked as if it was sliding away and by a hair’s breadth, missed crashing into the high-rise before toppling on the ground .
Splash-!!
The slime spectacularly split up like a rising fountain and spread away like real water thanks to the incredible pressure from the falling monster’s body .
BOOOOM!!!
“Nice landing!” (Yi Ji-Hyuk)
Yi Ji-Hyuk spun around in the air and pointed at Choi Jung-Hoon .
“Misterrr Choi Jung-Hoon!” (Yi Ji-Hyuk)
“… . Yes?” (Choi Jung-Hoon)
“Count to ten!!” (Yi Ji-Hyuk)
Did this guy really lose his dang mind?!
“One! Two!” (Choi Jung-Hoon)
Seo Ah-Young shot a murderous glare and asked .
“What are you doing??” (Seo Ah-Young)
“… . No, hang on, he said I should… . ” (Choi Jung-Hoon)
“And you really went along with that?? Are you crazy?” (Seo Ah-Young)
“I was just… . ” (Choi Jung-Hoon)
“Mister Choi Jung-Hoon!! Please, get your act together! Don’t you think you’ve been too negatively influenced by that man lately?!” (Seo Ah-Young)
“That’s too harsh, ma’am . ” (Choi Jung-Hoon)
Seo Ah-Young shifted her attention away from the despondent Choi Jung-Hoon and shouted at Yi Ji-Hyuk .
“Stop messing around and finish it quickly! Don’t you know that restoration efforts after the incident takes a long time?” (Seo Ah-Young)
“What do you mean, messing around?! You think it’s easy dealing with a monster of that size? It doesn’t even look that hurt after I pummelled it that much, so what do you want from me then, ah?!” (Yi Ji-Hyuk)
“Why don’t you use magic or whatever to mop up quickly, then?!” (Seo Ah-Young)
“Hah, I told you! I must conserve Mana right now . ” (Yi Ji-Hyuk)
Yi Ji-Hyuk shook his head . It was completely no use talking to that woman .
“Besides, it is kinda getting old, this thing… . ” (Yi Ji-Hyuk)
As he began his descent, he gathered Ether in his fist . It was now time to end this .
Wuuooooh!!
Unfortunately, the Cyclops didn’t seem to agree with him . The monster finally regained its wits and raised its upper torso with the kind of agility that belied its massive frame .
“Ehh?” (Yi Ji-Hyuk)
And then, the creature swung its huge hand at the falling Yi Ji-Hyuk who was still in mid-air and couldn’t do much to evade the attack .
“Ehhhh??” (Yi Ji-Hyuk)
H-hey, I don’t think I can dodge this??
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Uh?? (Yi Ji-Hyuk’s inner monologue)
Powwww~!
Accompanied by the sound of a mosquito being smacked to death in the air, Yi Ji-Hyuk’s figure soared high up into the sky .
“Uwaaaahhk!!” (Yi Ji-Hyuk)
His scream spread out like a loud echo and along with his figure, soon disappeared from the range of human hearing .
“Hul, just how far is he going to fly away?” (Seo Ah-Young)
“Isn’t he going to escape the Earth’s atmosphere at that rate?” (Jeong Hae-Min)
Jeong Hae-Min and Seo Ah-Young marvelled at the spectacle .
Yi Ji-Hyuk’s figure progressively got smaller and smaller, until eventually, disappeared from their view altogether .
“… . Where do you think he’ll land?” (Seo Ah-Young)
“Well, he should’ve flew past Japan, at least . ” (Jeong Hae-Min)
Judging from the impact force alone, he might even circle around the planet once and come back from the other direction .
“Well, if it’s him, I’m sure he’ll come back somehow . ” (Seo Ah-Young)
“Yeah, I mean, he came back from another world and all . ” (Jeong Hae-Min)
That was why these two ladies weren’t worried at all about Yi Ji-Hyuk’s welfare . Because, it was impossible for that man to die unless they were facing the impending destruction of all mankind .
No, hang on a minute – he was completely capable of simply crossing over to the other world and live out the rest of his days there if things came down to that .
Indeed, their problem lay elsewhere .
“In that case, what should we do about that thing now?” (Seo Ah-Young)
Wuuuuuuoohh!!
Perhaps stimulated by the act of blowing Yi Ji-Hyuk away, the Cyclops began roaring out as if to demonstrate its powers, causing Seo Ah-Young to spit out a lengthy groan .
It was only because Yi Ji-Hyuk was here that she could nag him, telling him to finish it up quickly and stuff like that . But, without him around, that Cyclops would have to be treated as a boss-raid mob, instead .
The entirety of the NDF would have to mobilise to deal with a monster of that calibre . She couldn’t even begin to imagine the extent of potential collateral damage to the city and the roads during their struggle .
They didn’t hold back and attacked the Giant monster in the past as freely as they wanted to because they were in the plains near the border area . But if they did that here, forget about being called the NDF, they would be called the National Butcher Force, instead!
“What should we do?” (Seo Ah-Young)
The best scenario would be to lead it outside the city limits, but even that process would result in massive losses .
“That’s why I told him to finish this quickly, but he… . !!” (Seo Ah-Young)
Seo Ah-Young gnashed her teeth, but she could only do so much venting at the dude who wasn’t even here .
“How did things devolve like this… . ?” (Seo Ah-Young)
Just as she was about to go on another tirade of complaints, a black Gate suddenly materialised in the air just above the Cyclops’s head .
“Ng??” (Seo Ah-Young)
That thing kinda looked familiar .
Isn’t that Yi Ji-Hyuk’s personal Gate?
“Mister Yi Ji-Hyuk!!” (Choi Jung-Hoon)
Choi Jung-Hoon cried out in relief .
As expected of him; even though he got smacked away to god knows where, he opened a Gate to return to the battlefield right away .
Once the black portal opened his mouth wide, everyone’s gaze was locked onto it . But then, the Cyclops decided to respond in the most unexpected way, as well .
Kuwaaah!
The monster opened its mouth wide and placed itself right below the Gate .
“Hul… . ” (Choi Jung-Hoon)
“T-that, what should we do now?” (Jeong Hae-Min)
“Is it thinking of swallowing him up??” (Seo Ah-Young)
Jeong Hae-Min’s eyelids trembled in worry .
“D-do something! Wouldn’t Ji-Hyuk get eaten the moment he emerges from the Gate??” (Jeong Hae-Min)
“Well, I guess that’ll happen next… . ” (Seo Ah-Young)
“Why do you sound so disinterested?! You know that’s no good!” (Jeong Hae-Min)
“M-mm…” (Seo Ah-Young)
It’s no good?
But, wouldn’t Yi Ji-Hyuk come outside no problem by ripping open the monster’s stomach?
If it were me, I wouldn’t even try to eat junk food like that, though . (Seo Ah-Young)
As Seo Ah-Young fell into a dilemma wondering whether to worry about the soon-to-be-eaten Yi Ji-Hyuk or the Cyclops about to eat him, a certain black shadow could be seen within the Gate .
That shadow gradually increased its size, before finally ‘falling’ outside the portal .
“M-mm?!”
“W-what the heck?”
“Hul… . ”
The reactions of everyone after seeing what came out were unsurprisingly similar in nature . Their eyes all grew wide and some even chuckled out wryly, their laughter filled with dumbfoundedness and disbelief .
What the hell is that?!
That, that, that big black thing!! (Choi Jung-Hoon’s inner monologue)
Choi Jung-Hoon quietly muttered to himself as he watched that spectacle .
“And I told him that whaling is illegal… . ” (Choi Jung-Hoon)
He still hasn’t woken up after getting arrest once before!
Really man, that guy is just too… . ! (Choi Jung-Hoon’s inner monologue)
A huge whale that fell out from the Gate was now firmly blocking the Cyclops’s open mouth .
Kuh-uuuhh!!
Swallowing a whale at one go was going to be the mission impossible no matter how huge the monster’s body and its mouth was . Besides, the size of the whale itself was no joke, either .
“Isn’t that a sperm whale?” (Jeong Hae-Min)
“… . He caught something pretty nonsensical in such a short time, didn’t he?” (Seo Ah-Young)
“Report him to the UNESCO!!” (Jeong Hae-Min)
“It’s not UNESCO, unni . It’s the Greenpeace . ” (Seo Ah-Young)
“Aren’t you a clever one… . ” (Jeong Hae-Min)
The Cyclops couldn’t win against the powerful impact force of a whale slamming into its mouth and its entire body tilted unsteadily, before it crashed down on its back .
Kwaaaahng!!
Massive dust cloud rose up next .
“Did it die?” (Jeong Hae-Min)
“Probably . ” (Seo Ah-Young)
“Dying is the moral thing to do, after all . ” (Choi Jung-Hoon)
Just as everyone began focusing on the final fate of the Cyclops, Yi Ji-Hyuk jumped out of the Gate and loudly yelled out .
“Where is my whaaaale?!” (Yi Ji-Hyuk)
Choi Jung-Hoon quietly wiped the dew streaming out of the corners of his eyes .
Someone, stop that guy, please!!
Please!!