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Chapter 308
Chapter 308
Chapter 308
“Die!”
[The ‘Black Magician Who Shares Everything’ gives you strength.]
[Your magic power is amplified!]
The household members of constellations had always been a threat.
No matter how strong Choi Yeonseung was, he couldn’t use his power of existence on Earth. Moreover, given that household members could technically receive an almost infinite amount of power from their constellation, Choi Yeonseung didn’t know what they were capable of.
Even if Choi Yeonseung himself didn’t die, it wouldn’t matter as long as hundreds of other people were slaughtered. Dominating his opponent in combat would be meaningless if there were countless casualties in his rear.
Thus, Choi Yeonseung got serious and focused his attention on Gu Guowu after he revealed his true intentions.
‘How is he going to move?’
In order to properly deal with Gu Guowu, Choi Yeonseung had to figure out his movements faster than Gu Guowu could figure out his. However, Choi Yeonseung had so little information about him that it felt almost impossible…
However, Choi Yeonseung didn’t think at all about the difficulty of the situation.
‘In any case, I must've dealt with something like this in the Abyss more than ten thousand times.’
Choi Yeonseung was facing this enemy for the first time and had to correctly assess his abilities and deal with him based on instinct alone. He had been in situations like this countless times in the Abyss, to the point where he had grown tired of it.
In order to get to where he was now, he had overcome such life-or-death situations tens of thousands of times.
‘Seeing that he’s using black magic, he must be a ranged type... Curses? Summonings? Direct hits? He’ll most likely target me directly...’
However, Gu Guowu’s attack completely subverted all of Choi Yeonseung’s predictions. Gu Guowu wasn’t aware of it, but he had just accomplished something very impressive that not even all Abyssal beings could.
...Gu Guowu targeted the young prospective hunters of Beijing 31st High School who had come with Choi Yeonseung.
“!??!?”
Choi Yeonseung was dumbfounded.
‘This guy is insane!’
No matter how crazy an enemy was, they usually targeted the most powerful opponent or the one they hated the most. Why did this guy target the harmless students?!
“A-AAAahhhh! Elemental Water Shield!”
“Burning Steel Barrier!”
The young hunters hurriedly cast defensive magic, but the shields were quickly melted or shattered. The difference in magic power was too great.
[The ‘Black Magician Who Shares Everything’ is giving you more power.]
[The power of Burning Darkness is amplified!]
Gu Guowu attacked with raw force rather than using flashy magic spells. His constellation was supporting him, so he didn’t have to worry about a backlash.
He received tremendous strength and unknown powers!
The flaming black magic energy took the shape of a black serpent and charged ferociously at the young hunters. The fact that the magic power was so distinctly visible showed just how potent and powerful it was.
Condensing internal energy and turning it into concentrated energy was one of the tricks of martial arts, so Choi Yeonseung knew very well how hard it was.
‘He’s too cocky to be a magician!’
A magician was supposed to have discipline, a lot of experience, and an excellent battle sense. However, his opponent just concentrated an insane amount of magic power and released it like a maniac. His fighting style was flawed in many ways, but as long as he received an endless amount of magic power from his master, it didn’t matter.
In the end, it was a success for Gu Guowu!
“Director! Please help!”
“Director!”
The young hunters called for their reliable director.
“Everyone, evacuate calmly!” replied the director.
“Wha…?”
“No! Help us!”
How could he tell them to stay calm and evacuate when there was a magic black serpent trying to bite them?
‘I’m sorry!’
The director fled without looking back. Since he was a former hunter, he could grasp the situation well. At this rate, he would just end up getting killed along with the students if he tried to help…
‘There’s no point in all of us dying!’
‘Shit!’
Choi Yeonseung rushed in, bewildered by what was happening.
Bang!
He shot white concentrated energy from the tip of his finger, tearing through the neck of the black serpent.
Gu Guowu had an almost endless amount of magic power, but the way he concentrated it was clumsy at best.
In comparison, Choi Yeonseung’s concentrated energy was a weapon that incorporated his lifelong enlightenment as a warrior who had evolved into a constellation through martial arts.
Both of them had the same amount of energy, but the difference in essence was astronomical.
“What is that asshole doing?!” spat Choi Yeonseung. He didn’t forget to curse the director as he was tearing through the black magic energy. He had initially planned to analyze the situation a bit more and grasp Gu Guowu’s abilities. However, since the director ran away without helping, Choi Yeonseung had no choice but to rush in.
“Thank you! Thank you!”
“No need to thank me. Run outside the stadium!”
Choi Yeonseung kicked the hunters away. The opponent was so crazy and dangerous that he didn’t have the time to pick them up and throw them away one by one.
The young hunters flew and rolled away after they were kicked. At first, they looked at Choi Yeonseung in disbelief, but they soon understood why he had kicked them away.
The vast amount of magic power that engulfed the stadium rushed toward Choi Yeonseung.
“...!!!”
They had heard a lot about A-grade hunters being monsters, but they had never seen it for themselves. They were absolutely stupefied by the ongoing fight between those two monsters.
It wasn’t a normal battle in which people shot magic-enhanced arrows or wielded swords imbued with magic. It was a fierce clash that shook the entire surrounding area! Thus, the young hunters couldn’t believe that Choi Yeonseung had pushed them away from the fight.
Why?
“You got out! Well done, kids. I believed in you!”
“...”
“...”
The director, who had made a run for it, welcomed the young hunters.
Despite being young and inexperienced, they weren’t stupid enough to be deceived by this. The young hunters glared at the director, startling him.
“W-What the hell is wrong with you?”
“Didn’t you run away alone and leave us behind?!” barked Zhang Wei, the ace captain of the team.
The other hunters were also furious, looking at the director with disdain.
“Wh... What? What nonsense are you saying... How dare you?! What is this insolent behavior?!”
The director was confused at first, but then he became angry. In South Korea, the position of director or teacher in charge of young hunters wasn’t very high, but it was the opposite in China. Only retired hunters or those with connections to the party could reach that position by paying hefty bribes.
In other words, the director’s authority was absolute, and the rebellion of these students was unimaginable. Moreover, the director simply forgot what he had previously done.
“You ungrateful traitors! After all I’ve done to raise you...! That’s why you lost! You guys humiliated me...”
“...”
“...”
In situations like this, the hunters would get intimidated and apologize, but it was different this time. When one’s life was in danger, they were bound to be furious no matter how good-natured they were.
The director paused as he suddenly realized something.
‘I don’t think they’ll attack me in this situation... Right?’
Ordinary people rarely killed others when angry, even if they started fighting. Meanwhile, hunters could really kill someone if they threw their fists in a fit of rage.
“What are you doing here?! Get out of the stadium! Hurry! What if the building collapses?!” shouted the competition coordinator as they rushed over.
It was hard to believe that so much time had passed since the evacuation order had been issued, but these people were arguing with each other in the hallway.
“Look! An evacuation order was issued. What did I say? Get moving!”
“Hey! This way.”
“!?”
Han Seha and Lee Changsik came down in a hurry, which ruined the director’s plan to sneak away.
“E-evacuation order...”
“You should help if you’re a hunter. And this ???? ????! The guy you’ve brought here is going on a rampage. If you have a conscience, you should consider fighting alongside us. How can you think of escaping by yourself? If you want to keep your legs, you better join us.”
Hearing this person berate and threaten him in Korean, the director was so frightened that he couldn’t even get angry.
“I-I... understand. With the students...”
“...You guys leave,” said Han Seha firmly. She wouldn’t let innocent children get dragged into this.
“Thank you!!!”
“...It feels weird that you’re thanking me for this..”
[The ‘Hound of Instinct and Liberation’ tells you to not be distracted by useless things!]
Lee Changsik prepared to join in. Even though he was retired and his overall stats had decreased, he was still nonetheless an A-grade hunter. He couldn’t stay on the sideline while his younger brother was fighting.
He wondered, “Do we really need him? I don’t think he’ll be of much help.”
In Lee Changsik’s eyes, the director was less than C-grade. He had been C-grade while active, and now that he was retired, he was below that. Moreover, his instincts and overall mentality were far from those of a good fighter.
“In case of an emergency, I’ll use him as a hostage.”
“...”
Lee Changsik was taken aback by Han Seha’s words.
…Would taking a hostage work?
“What if it doesn’t work?”
“In that case, I’ll just throw him away.”
***
“I knew you were a formidable opponent,” said Gu Guowu while looking at Choi Yeonseung. “You ruined my perfect plan...”
“...???”
Choi Yeonseung thought it didn’t make any sense.
‘His perfect plan is to kill the talents he brought with him?’
“I’m glad you’ve noticed my plan of starting a fight between China and South Korea.”
“Ah...”
That was when Choi Yeonseung realized it.
‘This crazy bastard…’
So his plan was to kill off the Chinese talents here to instigate hatred toward South Korea within the people of China.
Even so, his plan…
‘...It makes sense.’
-!?
The goddess of sloth was bewildered. How did this make any sense?
-How many people are watching this? How does that make sense?
-That’s just how things work on Earth. This is something that China would do...
There were two things that China could do after one of their party members went crazy, blew up the stadium, and caused multiple casualties.
The first option was to apologize in a sincere and respectful manner, resolve any misunderstandings, and strive to prevent any hatred from accumulating between the people of the two countries.
The second option was to completely throw the blame on South Korea and twist the facts in order for the people of China to hate South Korea.
‘...Yeah, it’s number two for sure!’
As expected of a former party official, he had come up with a messed up plan. What made this even more appalling was the fact that it was rare even for constellations to come up with a plan to drive such a wedge between countries.
‘This… This isn’t the kind of plan that evil god constellations come up with.’
The evil god constellations had also been adapting and evolving. Choi Yeonseung had heard that a lot, but it was unpleasant to actually experience it for himself.
It was just that the ability to carry out the evil things...
“Don’t move, Gu Guowu! If you move, I’ll kill this Chinese person!” Han Seha shouted as she put a knife to the director’s throat.
Gu Guowu snorted at the sight. This stupid A-grade hunter seemed to think that he was still human.
“Do what you want!”
“...Huh, so it won’t work.”
Bam!
“Ghaaahhh!”
Along with those words, Gu Guowu felt a sharp pain from his side. Surprisingly, he hadn’t noticed at all when Lee Changsik approached.
‘Tsk. No way…!’
Seeing the spear infused with cold energy that stabbed him, Gu Guowu remembered the famous Korean Artifact.
‘The Dokkaebi Horsehair Cap?!’
It was an A-grade artifact that was considered a national treasure in South Korea and that could make the user invisible.
There was no mistake about it. The person who had it was…
“The Iron-Blooded Ice Emperor!”
“...”
Lee Changsik’s expression contorted slightly when he heard the humiliating nickname.
“Hyung! Don’t be embarrassed!”
‘Tsk. I’m more embarrassed because of you!’
Lee Changsik’s face twitched in annoyance at Choi Yeonseung’s support. It was a relief that no one could see him because of the artifact.
‘Ugh, I’m already done after that one attack.’
Lee Changsik checked his remaining magic power. Just like the Dokkaebi Horsehair Cap, the spells that he used consumed quite a lot of magic power. Even in his prime, Lee Changsik had always had a low amount of magic power, and now that he was retired, it was even worse.
Once he attacked, he had to retreat and recover...
[The power of the ‘Undefeated Incarnation of Training’ has made you grow.]
[Your body is strengthened to its limits!]
[The skill ‘Ice Emperor’s Dignity’ has been obtained!]
“...”
‘It’s a good spell, but why did you have to name it like this, Yeonseung?’