Solo Resurrection

Chapter 132

Chapter 132

Those Annoying Guys (3)

Unlike its factory-like exterior, the interior of the building was neatly decorated.

A corridor adorned like a hotel.

Only quiet footsteps could be heard in the space enveloped by silence.

“Why did you take an interest in us?”

The first to speak was Na Dae-su, or more accurately, something that looked like Na Dae-su.

Kang Hyeon chuckled at his words.

“Good, straight to the point. Must have been hard putting on that pointless act, huh?”

“Answer the question.”

“Hmm, why did we take an interest… Just because? We were a bit bored, you know.”

It sounded like a joke, but it was the truth.

“Because you were bored… Interesting.”

“Let me ask something too. It’s only fair to ask one at a time, right? Then I’ll answer sincerely.”

The creature nodded at Kang Hyeon’s words.

“Do as you please.”

This was actually just a form of entertainment for the creature.

It also had things it was curious about regarding Kang Hyeon, which allowed for this brief conversation.

“Where is Na Dae-su?”

“That arrogant human died for the crime of daring to betray me, ‘Bano Kulsa’.“

“So he’s dead after all…”

Na Dae-su, no, Bano Kulsa, spoke with an expressionless face.

“Now it’s my turn.”

“Go ahead.”

“Alos Olun. Did you kill him?”

“What’s that?”

“Don’t play dumb. Even though he held the title of Olun, he wasn’t someone who would fall to the humans here.”

“Ah, that skeleton?”

Kang Hyeon clapped his hands as if he just remembered.

“I took off its head and was carrying it around, but suddenly it started using magic, so I kicked it and smashed it.”

“What…?”

“It was fascinating. How can it use magic with just the head remaining?”

For the first time, an expression appeared on Bano Kulsa’s face at Kang Hyeon’s words.

It was an ice-cold anger.

“It’s my turn now, right? What exactly were those bugs coming out of people’s bodies?”

“It’s my magic. I modified an existing spell to control the inferior humans here.”

“Oh, you’re quite something.”

Kang Hyeon nodded and continued speaking.

“While we’re at it, let me ask a few more. Why did you create this pseudo-religious group? And what’s this ‘Him’ you mention?”

Despite the barrage of questions, Bano Kulsa explained surprisingly kindly.

“First, this is not a pseudo-religion. Unlike your humans’ absurd religions, this is a true religion praising a real, living god. And ‘Him’ refers to our great master.”

“Hmm, so your great master is ‘Him’, and ‘Him’ is a god, right?”

As Kang Hyeon was frowning and organizing his thoughts…

Bano Kulsa, who had been walking continuously, suddenly stopped.

“We’ve arrived.”

The place they arrived at was a fairly spacious room.

The people who had been walking with them had disappeared, leaving only the two of them.

“Where is this?”

“It’s your grave.”

“Hey. Don’t you think that line is too cliché? As I always say, you villain bastards never change your repertoire. It’s just so tiresome.”

Ignoring Kang Hyeon’s words, Bano Kulsa turned around.

Bano Kulsa stared directly into Kang Hyeon’s eyes.

Although it clearly had a human face, it was exuding an unpleasant sense of incongruity.

“What are you staring at?”

Kang Hyeon grinned at the creature.

“Have you said everything you wanted to say?”

“Why? If there’s more, are you going to kindly explain?”

“Satisfying curiosity is like an instinct that all intelligent beings possess. As a disciple of great master who seeks absolute, immutable truth, I can show a bit of generosity.”

“Ah, then let me ask one more thing.”

Kang Hyeon made an expression as if he was dying of curiosity.

“Can you use magic even if your head is chopped off too?”

“…”

“It was really fascinating, you know. I was wondering if you could do it too.”

“You’re hastening your death.”

Suddenly, the creature’s voice became distorted and its face started to melt.

A pure white skull began to reveal itself gradually.

“Goblins and skeleton bastards, I’m so sick of them.”

Despite his irritated words, Kang Hyeon’s face was full of smiles.

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Ippotranslation

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Kang Hyeon’s clothes fluttered slightly from the tremendous magical power emanating from Bano Kulsa.

‘At this level, is it almost on par with Bandarenko?’

Bandarenko, who was once the leader of the Free Ability Users Liberation Alliance.

In the end, he had exerted tremendous power by gathering the magical power of other ability users.

The magical power felt from Bano Kulsa right now seemed to be almost at that level.

‘The problem is that this skeleton can freely wield that power alone.’

Unlike Bandarenko, Bano Kulsa would be able to wield such power at will without any constraints.

Kang Hyeon tensed his body, preparing for an attack.

-This is good.

At that moment, Bano spread his arms wide.

He seemed to be immersed in the current situation.

-This place was created to be filled with dense magical power to draw out the maximum ability of my true form.

“So?”

-It means there’s no possibility for inferior humans from your dimension to defeat me.

From his words, Kang Hyeon gleaned a small clue.

‘Your dimension’

That implied that Bano Kulsa had come from another dimension.

Remembering this fact, Kang Hyeon calmly smiled.

“I have a favorite saying, do you know what it is?”

Bano’s jawbone clattered at Kang Hyeon’s words.

-Go ahead and spout it.

“Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face.”

With those words, Kang Hyeon kicked the ground hard.

-Like a lowly human, your methods are utterly pathetic.

Although Kang Hyeon rushed forward at high speed, Bano Kulsa was relaxed.

He was one who had been granted the title of Kulsa.

Even though he had lost much power in this strange world lacking in magical power, it wasn’t a problem.

This inferior world that hadn’t even properly established a magic system.

He was confident he could destroy it alone easily.

-This is just a momentary amusement.

Bano Kulsa lightly flicked his finger.

Sharp blades were created from all directions and shot towards Kang Hyeon.

Kang Hyeon hurriedly surrounded his sword with magical power and deflected the blades.

“Die!”

Kang Hyeon ran through the magic and swung Bilgein’s longsword at Bano.

-Clang!

The sword bounced off futilely.

“Why is it so hard?”

Even though it was clearly imbued with magical power, it didn’t inflict any damage on the creature.

‘I thought it wouldn’t be an easy opponent, but… This might be tougher than expected.’

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Ippotranslation

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He’s just a brute with ridiculous strength.

Even through the shield, I could feel a strength that surpassed human limits.

‘His ability to handle magic is quite good, and his physical abilities are top-notch. No wonder Alos Olun was defeated.’

Especially on Earth, where their powers were weakened, they would have been helpless.

‘But I’m different.’

It had been over 300 years since he was granted the title of Kulsa.

It’s disrespectful to even compare himself to Alos, who had just reached Olun.

‘The magic absorption is going smoothly.’

While continuing his probing battle with Kang Hyeon, Bano Kulsa was continuously gathering magic.

The Harken dimension where he originally resided was a world overflowing with magic.

It was to exert 100% of the abilities he possessed there.

Although it would be temporary, it would be enough if he could deal with Kang Hyeon.

‘The rest seem like insignificant beings not even worth paying attention to.’

That’s when it happened.

Suddenly, Kang Hyeon pulled out a giant hammer.

‘Has he noticed?’

It seemed he had realized that I was gathering power here.

Looking quite anxious, Kang Hyeon hastily swung his weapon.

-I suppose there are those in this world who die from such blunt weapons.

“In your world, do they make skulls in order of chattiness?”

Kang Hyeon didn’t back down for a moment.

“Huaaap!”

Kang Hyeon skillfully wielded Filthian’s hammer, pressuring Bano Kulsa.

Even Bano, who had been taking all attacks head-on until now, couldn’t ignore the hammer.

Bano quickly flew through the air, dodging the attack.

‘The magic is almost fully gathered.’

Finally, almost all the magic in this room had been absorbed.

Feeling a sense of fulfillment he hadn’t felt in a long time, Bano clashed his jawbones in laughter.

-The game ends now.

Bano stretched both hands towards the sky.

Tremendous magic began to gather in his hands, now nothing but pure white bone.

-Die.

Soon his hands fell to the floor,

-Kwaaang!

With a tremendous explosion, the building collapsed.

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Ippotranslation

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The sounds from inside the building indicated that a battle was taking place.

“Shouldn’t we go in now?”

Shin Seong-a asked with a worried face.

“They’ll come out soon anyway, right?”

No sooner had An Yu-seong finished speaking than tremendous magic began to gather.

A magic so powerful that even Shin Seong-a, who was relatively insensitive to magic, felt her skin crawl.

“Everyone, step back.”

Just as An Yu-seong opened his mouth.

-Kwaaang!

With a sound like a massive bomb exploding, the building began to collapse.

“What is that…? A single spell did all that?”

The collapse of the massive concrete structure.

The reality of the collapse gave a shock of a different dimension compared to movies.

Yoon Na-rae, who had been staring blankly at the scene, urgently grabbed An Yu-seong.

“How can we beat someone like that? Let’s run away, just us! Quickly!”

Hearing the suggestion to run away, Shin Seong-a glared at Yoon Na-rae with a frightening expression.

“I-I’m joking… Haha…”

That’s when it happened.

Kang Hyeon, covered in wounds and blood from head to toe, approached the group.

“Ptui!”

Kang Hyeon spat out Bano Kulsa’s finger that he had been holding in his mouth.

“Brother. How does it look?”

“Seems like I’ve properly screwed him. He’s done for.”

At Kang Hyeon’s words, Yoon Na-rae jumped up.

“See! I told you we should run away now!”

“No time for long explanations. You guys run away like Yoon Na-rae said.”

“What?”

The group was bewildered by Kang Hyeon’s words.

“I’m not joking. I’ll buy you time, so run quickly. Tell Team Leader Shin Tae-gil to seal off this area.”

“I’ve already requested support from Shin Tae-gil and the guild.”

Kang Hyeon frowned at Shin Seong-a’s words.

“No! Gathering mediocre people will only increase casualties. Don’t let them come here, but completely seal off this area so no one can enter or leave!”

“But Kang Hyeon…”

“No time for arguments. I’m going first. Do as I say! It’s an order!”

With those final words, Kang Hyeon rushed back towards the enemy.

“Hmm, what should we do…”

This time, even An Yu-seong couldn’t move easily.

If that guy kept throwing wide-area spells recklessly, even the nimble An Yu-seong couldn’t dodge all attacks.

It was an opponent that was impossible to approach without Kang Hyeon’s toughness or excellent magic control.

While An Yu-seong was lost in thought, Shin Seong-a approached.

“An Yu-seong. All the measures Kang Hyeon mentioned have been taken care of.”

“What? Already?”

“Yes. Now no one will be able to approach this area.”

An Yu-seong was impressed by Shin Seong-a’s quick work.

“What should we do now?”

“Hmm…”

“Honestly, I want to rush in right away, but I feel like that would only hinder Kang Hyeon.”

Shin Seong-a’s judgment was accurate.

An Yu-seong had been considering the same thing.

“I’ll follow your decision here, An Yu-seong.”

Even so, Shin Seong-a’s cool-headed judgment sometimes surprised An Yu-seong.

‘I thought she would rush in without hesitation when it came to brother Kang Hyeon’s affairs…’

Perhaps she had also changed due to the fact that Kang Hyeon couldn’t die.

-Kwaaang!

The sound of the world collapsing continued to be heard.

It was unclear how long Kang Hyeon could hold out.

The entire situation put more pressure on An Yu-seong’s decision.

‘This isn’t my style…’

That’s when it happened.

Yoon Na-rae, who had been crouching beside them, suddenly stood up and shouted.

“Let’s go!”

“What?”

“What are you worrying about? It’s not like you. And do you think we can leave that stupid guild master alone when we’re worried about him?”

“We might end up hindering brother if we’re not careful.”

Yoon Na-rae shook her head at An Yu-seong’s words.

“If worse comes to worst, I’ll blow them both away with Meteor. The guild master will come back to life even if he dies, right?”

It wasn’t wrong.

The problem was that if they made a mistake, the enemy might survive while only Kang Hyeon dies.

“Besides, support is my specialty. I’ll give the orders, so just follow them. I’ll make sure we’re helpful somehow.”

Yoon Na-rae said confidently, placing her hands on her hips.

“Why are you both looking at me like that?”

Honestly, Yoon Na-rae wasn’t expecting great praise, but she thought they’d at least say they saw her in a new light.

But An Yu-seong and Shin Seong-a’s expressions were very peculiar.

“Yoon Na-rae. Is this really you?”

Shin Seong-a asked, narrowing her eyes.

“What do you mean?”

“Nothing… Let’s go.”

Shin Seong-a turned away with a dubious expression.

“What is it!? You just had a really bad thought, didn’t you!?”

“It’s nothing. We don’t have time. We need to help Kang Hyeon quickly.”

“That’s right. Let’s hurry.”

“What’s the deal! Can’t I take on a cool role for once!? Can’t I?!”

Yoon Na-rae shouted as if throwing a tantrum, but the two just shook their heads and walked away.