[Chapter 204]
[Maegu(2)]
The battle broke out.
Many people died.
The beast was fast, and above all, strong.
What's this?
Is this all you've been waiting to show me until now?
Then I'm disappointed?
A terrain like an open cave.
The beast freely molded the dungeon and created spaces where players could take cover.
Thanks to this, hunters, rangers, and snipers had more room for improvisation.
But they couldn't deal any damage to Maegu.
Gift
Demon Slaying
At that moment, guardians momentarily sealed Maegu's movements.
People hiding behind cover and aiming at Maegu immediately poured out magic.
Twelve Seats
She who had been holding her breath until now waiting for the perfect opportunity didn't miss that moment either.
Kwaaaaaaaaaang──!!!
A sound tearing through space.
Destructive power incomparable to the magic combined by players poured onto Maegu.
People were certain.
That Yu Su-jin's sniping had dealt serious damage to Maegu.
Oh my....
This was a bit strong.
Indeed, Maegu's wound was serious.
A large hole was pierced in the beast's body.
But that was all.
Thump thump thump
As if a heart was beating.
The red world shook greatly.
Suddenly, mana visualized and settled in Maegu's body.
The pierced wound quickly healed, and Maegu fully recovered.
Hehehe
You, you've gotten stronger?
Good, I'll kill you last.
The beast split its huge mouth.
People were terrified seeing the beast instantly recover from its wounds.
Right at that moment─.
─Whish!!
The beast's tail moved.
Nine tails pierced through players who were trying to launch surprise attacks as if they were alive.
Among them was Blaze Clan's Eight Jade,
"...Cough...!!"
With one attack of the tail.
Hwang Seok-ha's upper body flew off.
The light disappeared from his eyes.
Hwang Seok-ha perished.
"You bastard!!"
Another Eight Jade,
He swung down his greatsword with all his might.
Maegu wasn't there.
Lim Chae-seong raised his head.
"...!!"
Maegu had jumped up.
The beast floating in the air with its belly towards the ceiling grinned.
Ignoring the laws of physics.
Maegu suddenly moved in midair and fell on top of Lim Chae-seong's head.
The beast opened its mouth.
Gift
Mode: Blade Wolf
Blade Thrust
At a very appropriate timing.
Jin Pa-rang, who transformed his body into a giant wolf as soon as he jumped out from cover, charged.
Before Maegu could swallow Lim Chae-seong.
Jin Pa-rang flying like a missile pushed the beast away.
Oh, you've grown a bit?
[You think now is the same as then!?]
Blue swords pierced Maegu's body.
But when the beast landed on the ground and lightly shook its body, the swords turned back into blue fur and fell to the ground.
Immediately after, Maegu moved.
Jin Pa-rang also moved instinctively.
Grrrr!!
It was a battle of monsters.
The two beasts jumped into the air and moved their front paws.
Jin Pa-rang bit firmly on the beast's neck as if reenacting the previous battle.
I don't like my neck being touched.
Alright, I'll kill you now.
[...!!]
Maegu's voice changed.
The situation reversed in an instant.
Jin Pa-rang falling to the ground while firmly biting Maegu's neck.
Maegu twisted its body.
Maegu took the upper position.
Conversely, Jin Pa-rang's back faced the ground.
Kuguuuuuu!!
[...Uh...uuuu...uuuu...u...u.......]
Impact was applied to the ground.
Jin Pa-rang's back took that impact fully.
Jin Pa-rang half lost consciousness.
Then awl-like pillars shot up from the ground.
Pusuk!
Dangling.
Jin Pa-rang hung in the air pierced by the pillars.
He completely lost consciousness.
─Meteor
Raging Inferno
Jin Pa-rang fell into a critical state.
Pandora Clan members moved quickly to divert Maegu's attention.
Rocks surrounded by flames fell.
Streams of fire split the ground.
Maegu quickly avoided the attacks and rushed to finish off Jin Pa-rang.
─Han Mae-ryu, Ice Road
Ox Step
Shadow Stepping
Ryu Yeon-hwa blocked its path and.
Han Chang-jin used Cheonrajimang and attempted the Ox Step he learned from Eun-ha.
He stepped on Maegu's shadow and quickly sealed its movements.
But that was only for a moment.
Maegu broke through Han Chang-jin's restraint and rushed at Ryu Yeon-hwa.
Blue hair! I remember you too!
How much stronger have you become!?
Maegu excitedly sent a thought.
Ryu Yeon-hwa didn't answer.
She just didn't avoid the beast as if determined to protect Jin Pa-rang behind her.
Han Mae-ryu Special
Infinite Shower
Magic circles appeared in the air.
Spears of ice fall.
Cold air thickly covers the ground.
The red earth freezes.
Maegu avoided that attack too.
Finally, the beast that escaped the shower of ice spears stretched out its front paw.
Winter Fog
Ryu Yeon-hwa's body collapsed.
She turns into ice particles to avoid Maegu's attack.
Maegu burst into laughter.
You haven't improved?
Did you think I couldn't respond?
Maegu's tail emitted light.
High-level control technique.
Maegu interfered with Ryu Yeon-hwa's magic.
Her body that had turned into ice particles started taking form again.
Yet she didn't panic.
She quickly rotated her spear.
Han Mae-ryu Special
Eternal Snow
Centered on Ryu Yeon-hwa.
The cold air covering the world growls.
As if the cold air had become a fierce beast, it wraps around her and attacks the enemy.
No, it was a dragon.
Dragons made of mist roared.
The magic didn't stop there.
The world changed.
A winter world arrived.
Ice that absolutely won't melt was plastered all over the world.
────!!
A white, cold world.
That world was compressed in an instant.
While the dragons blocked Maegu's movements, the compressed world devoured Maegu.
...I take back what I said earlier.
This, is amazing?
I thought I was going to die for a moment.
Maegu was trapped in ice.
The beast couldn't move.
Then it moved its eyeballs and sent a thought to her.
Ryu Yeon-hwa didn't answer and swung her spear towards the beast.
Pwaaaaaa!!
Too easily.
The beast's body shattered along with the ice.
Nevertheless, Ryu Yeon-hwa didn't feel relieved and searched for its presence.
"─Above."
"Okay."
Jin Seo-na's telepathy was transmitted.
Jung Ha-yang informed the location.
At the same time, Eun-ha who flew towards her also informed her of Maegu's position.
Ryu Yeon-hwa entrusted her body to Eun-ha.
She flew into the sky for a moment.
The place where she had been standing just before was miserably destroyed.
Maegu who had jumped into the air had applied magic.
Tch, what a shame.
Come to think of it, you were here?
How much stronger have you become?
I'm most looking forward to you.
Maegu who stepped on the cracked ground showed curiosity.
He who had lowered Ryu Yeon-hwa to the rear of the troops just quietly looked down at the beast from the air.
Piiiiik!!
Soon the flames intensified.
Crimson flames gradually expanded and started enveloping the surroundings.
Oho.
You're trying to show me something?
Maegu swished its tails.
The beast moved.
At the same time─.
"─You dare kill my comrade?"
Maegu didn't notice Kang Hyeon-cheol's presence who broke through the flames Eun-ha had enveloped.
He caught it off guard.
Not just that.
Imperial Sword 10th Form
Sword Light Void
Twelve Seats
He caught it off guard too.
While Kang Hyeon-cheol grabbed Maegu's foot, huge swords were created in the air.
Those swords fell towards Kang Hyeon-cheol and Maegu.
Whoosh!!
Kang Hyeon-cheol didn't panic.
Timed with Maegu's front paw piercing his chest.
His body converted into flames.
Maegu's eyes widened.
Kang Hyeon-cheol grinned.
"Die."
A demon covered in flames.
That demon offered his chest and firmly grasped the beast's front paw with his hand not holding a sword.
A state that is matter, yet not matter.
Kang Hyeon-cheol in an ambiguous state was showered with swords.
The swords pierced through Maegu and pierced through Kang Hyeon-cheol's body too.
But the swords couldn't cut fire.
Though his body shook greatly, he didn't take any damage.
Rather, only Maegu─.
"─...!?"
I can convert my body to mana too.
The swords passed through Maegu's body.
The situation reversed.
Kang Hyeon-cheol was holding onto Maegu.
That's what he thought.
But when Maegu changed to the same state as Kang Hyeon-cheol, Kang Hyeon-cheol ended up being grabbed by the beast instead.
In that state, Maegu moved its mouth and bit off Kang Hyeon-cheol's flames.
Crack!
"...Kuk!"
Kang Hyeon-cheol completely turned into embers and retreated to the rear.
The body that had turned into embers returned.
His left shoulder was gone.
Maegu was proudly holding that shoulder in its mouth.
You, taste good?
As Kang Hyeon-cheol regained his original body.
The flames Maegu was holding also returned to normal.
Soon the beast chewed and swallowed Kang Hyeon-cheol's shoulder as if showing off.
───!!
And at that moment.
Ji Yong-hyeon rushed at the beast.
Pandora Clan members were with him too.
Those who appeared from the flames all had capes of fire on their shoulders.
Ox Step
Ox Step
The two people's Ox Steps were unstable.
Eun-ha floating in the sky was assisting them to be able to use Ox Step.
Nevertheless, they ran at high speed and brought Maegu into their domain.
Their swords roared.
Diamond Blast
Blaze Crasher
Sword strikes mixed with crimson flames.
Sword strikes flying from both directions attacked Maegu.
Moreover, Ji Yong-hyeon's attack fell from the sky too.
Not just that.
"─I see it."
Avenger's Cloak
After hiding his presence until now.
Choi Eun-hyuk finally unfurled the cloak he was wearing.
His figure suddenly appeared and.
Momentary confusion flashed in Maegu's eyes as it blocked attacks.
Choi Eun-hyuk was smiling.
His eyes sparkled.
Gift
He sees Maegu's weak point.
Over the past year.
Choi Eun-hyuk's obsession from remembering having his leg cut off by the beast shone.
His blade glowed blue.
─Dragon's Slash
A sword made with Hephaestus' Furnace.
That sword revealed its true value.
Pure white light burst out and meandered around.
Soon the trajectory curved.
The trajectory that avoided Maegu's counterattack fell on top of the beast's head.
Pusuk!!
...You, you're strong?
A line was drawn on Maegu's face.
Dragon's Slash took the beast's eye.
In exchange, Choi Eun-hyuk's side was pierced by the beast's tail.
He twisted his body in midair.
Sword Spirit Return
His figure disappears.
He who switched positions with a sword waiting in the rear collapsed on the ground with a thud.
"Kuk...."
Choi Eun-hyuk groaned.
Supporters rushed to him.
Gift
Yeo U-bi heals his wound.
The price for taking Maegu's eye was great.
Choi Eun-hyuk became unable to fight.
Yet─.
─But what should I do, I'm sorry?
As long as I'm in this dungeon, I can quickly recover from injuries of this level.
Maegu's wounds healed again.
As if everything they had done until now was in vain.
The dungeon's mana seeped into Maegu's body.
"─So what?"
Nevertheless.
People didn't give up.
The flames moved.
The flames filling the surroundings eventually converged on Eun-ha.
Pandora Clan Consciousness Magic
Sacred Territory Declaration: Sacred Fire
People's will became flames.
That will dwelled in the sword blade.
Spirit Beast Transformation
Liger Chain
Thunder Step
The wings of flame disappear.
Chains imbued with electric current protect Eun-ha's body.
Eun-ha who instantly moved positions in the air released Liger Chain.
A huge liger bit Maegu.
Spirit Beast Transformation
Phoenix Wings
Flames enveloping the surroundings was instantaneous.
Three pairs of wings burn Maegu, and Eun-ha's hair turned red.
Crimson flames were greatly flickering in his pupils.
Hundred Flowers Blazing in Chaos
Two swords reacted.
The one-handed straight sword becomes a flower and disappears.
The surroundings flutter with flower petals and embers.
And─.
─Remnant Moon Dawn Star
The maengoshu oxidizes into starlight.
Flowers, stars, embers.
Particles with different properties fill the surroundings.
Immediately after, they fiercely rush at the beast.
Kyaaaaaaak!!
One attack is equivalent to seven attacks.
It defends against Maegu's magic.
At the same time, it lowers defense too.
The beast screamed for the first time.
Eun-ha didn't stop there.
He prepared the next magic.
Divine Crimson
The world blazes.
The momentum of the flames grows even greater.
The particles attacking Maegu contain even stronger embers.
Maegu's body burns, tears, splits, and is pierced.
Finally, the beast disintegrates.
─Uh, uh uh, this isn't right....
To the extent it can't even regenerate properly.
Maegu's body splits into molecular units and falls to the ground.
Even those are burned by the flames.
This is the end.
When Eun-ha thought that─.
─Crack!
Pushuuk!!
"...Huh?"
His right arm flew off.
Eun-ha doubted his own eyes.
His arm was gone.
Blood was gushing out like a fountain.
Hehehe
While burning at the molecular level.
Maegu was laughing.
Soon the embers greatly weakened.
Maegu's body quickly reconstructed.
The world covered in flames rapidly disappeared.
Maegu shook off the embers clinging to its body.
"What an interesting magic."
"Is it magic that separates world lines, creating your own world?"
A pure question.
Eunha quickly drew Janwolhyoseong, which had returned to its sheath.
Maegu didn't make any threats.
It continued speaking with a chuckle.
"But you fool."
"How can you use something like that against me, who already controls this dungeon world at will?"
"..."
"As long as this dungeon exists."
"There's no way your world could be positioned in a higher dimension than mine."
"Especially not against me, even if the other dungeon masters don't know."
"Damn it...."
"Still, it was a bit refreshing."
"It was worth keeping an eye on you."
"I'll kill you last."
Maegu bites the severed arm.
Crunch!
As if to show off.
It chewed on Eunha's arm leisurely and grinned.
It swallowed the arm with a gulp.
"Now, who's next?"