episode_0320

A red mist, as if rising from blood, spread out.

The fog that had settled down stuck to the frozen ground, and the fog that had flowed on the wind colored the empty space.

Espada let out a hollow laugh at the sight that seemed as if the world was soaking in blood.

“Isn’t this a bit too brutal for someone so noble?”

Not only that. Spada clenched his fists as he felt his fingertips tingling.

Although it cannot be seen with the naked eye, the fighting spirit heading this way is just as eerie as the bloodshed.

Even though my body is not stiff at all in the cold air around me, I can’t help but feel a sense of danger in front of that fighter.

[Don’t blame others for your own misunderstandings]

The wind came. A pungent odor that did not hide its presence in the cool air tickled my nose.

Although Lee Ha-yool’s body is not clearly visible because it is covered in blood, the blood cloud is clearly visible approaching.

The blood that had been walking briskly accelerated.

The red color stretched out. The short distance was shortened in an instant.

Spada raised his arms, frowning.

Crunch! The snowflakes overlapping the trajectory were cut cleanly, showing a cross-section.

The tip of the greatly swollen bloodline was also cut off.

It didn’t match. Something suddenly emerged from the blood cloud that had dug into the trajectory. It was a fist wrapped in red smoke.

Spada lowered the blade he had swung.

-Bam!

‘Huh…!?’

I got it right, but I couldn’t cut it.

A stronger repulsion than I had imagined shook my arm. A fist wrapped in blood pushed away the blade.

Spada opened his eyes in shock.

I can understand why you avoided it. You can’t hit every attack.

But, you’re saying that you bounced off without leaving even a single common injury?

A step back. Spada raised his magic power.

An intangible energy is woven into both arms. Unique abilities are intertwined to form a spirit.

His two arms are like swords. He can cut iron into pieces like tofu, and can even cut through the skin of a strong monster.

-Bam!

Also, he couldn’t teach. The two fists covered in blood faced each other and swung, skillfully blocking the attack.

‘Wasn’t it a martial arts show rather than a killing show?’

I thought I could survive after seeing his skill at hiding his presence, but after attacking him a few times, I realized that wasn’t the case at all.

The burden on your arms is not ordinary, and the skills that are displayed in an instant are not ordinary.

He revised his judgment and pulled up his magic power even more vigorously. The energy wrapped around his arm swelled up and down.

He shook both his arms violently. Crunch! Hundreds of small, sharp blows swept across the front.

Lee Ha-yul, who had already figured out the warning, did not accept it head-on but simply stepped out of range.

“Hoo…”

The distance widened again, albeit slightly. Spada let out a deep breath and shook his arms.

“Hey, do we really have to do this? I’ve been living really quietly lately.”

There was no answer. Blood was approaching quickly. It seemed like he didn’t want to give any more answers.

Spada looked around.

“Is this really okay in the middle of the city?”

The independent city of Vologda is quite a prosperous city. Thanks to the dungeons and monsters scattered around, the industry there has developed and the population has also increased.

“I’m a guy who says I’m good at it. If I set my mind to it and go wild, I can cause quite a bit of chaos. Besides, aren’t you part of the attribute series? Do you think you can control it well?”

Attributes are abilities that affect the surrounding environment. Attacks that are determined and powerful tend to have a wide range.

It’s not an ability that’s easy to just shoot around inside the city.

From the beginning, if it’s at the level of the Spadana executive branch, it’s a given that no matter what lineage you’re in, if you fight with determination, the surrounding area will be turned into a mess.

Material damage can be recovered to some extent, but loss of life cannot.

Spada bit that point and hung on.

“If we fight here, we’ll all die.”

[person?]

The approaching blood luck swayed as if it was tilting its head.

[There are hardly any people around here. And they are getting farther away.]

“What?”

Spada, who asked back reflexively, did not let down his guard and scanned his surroundings with his naked eyes.

A disaster of his own making. There was no blood or flesh left among the ruins where even the debris had been torn away.

[The only casualties around me that I have to worry about are you and your subordinates]

As he entered the castle gate, he secretly hinted to the guards as well as to the passersby passing by.

He must have been feeling anxious and trying to contact people here and there.

[and]

Hwaaak! The blood surrounding Lee Ha-yul swelled greatly.

[Does your kid look like he cares about that?]

The rushing fog. Spada swallowed a sigh and raised both arms again.

‘Fuck, this isn’t good.’

Spada, who appeared calm on the outside, was swearing on the inside.

Here, you’re fighting with the association executives by grabbing their hair? That’s not good.

If you clash before determining the winner, time will be lost, and it will be even more difficult if support comes.

No matter how you get out of your seat, it’s not good to be followed around by people who are interested in you and chasing you.

Things were a mess.

‘First, we need to look at the situation and subdue them, even if it means cutting off their limbs…’

Do it.

A thick fog similar to the one before. Blood was swirling around the arm sticking out from it…

They are roughly mixed, entangled, and swell up greatly.

Spada felt a sense of crisis run down his spine. This is dangerous. He reflexively crossed his arms.

A fist emerged, wrapped in a blood-red vortex.

-Kwaaang!

The fist was struck, and a vortex was drawn to the fist.

Kwarururur! Even the remaining blood clouds around poured out, adding to the vortex flow.

‘Crazy…!’

Suppressing his scream, Spada planted his legs into the ground, but they were dragged. His body bent backwards.

A vortex pouring down from the front. If you get swept away? You won’t be okay.

“Keep,keep…!”

This evil spirit drew strength from the spa.

‘Expression.’

Sword transformation.

Clang! Sword blades were pulled out from around the elbows. Aura was wrapped around the long blades, as if protecting the arms.

-Kagagagagagak!

The vortex from the front and the slash from the blade intertwined. They cut and pushed each other away, consuming each other.

After a war of attrition, the momentum of the vortex decreased.

But I couldn’t rest assured.

This is because behind the blurry vortex, Lee Ha-yul was seen trying to wrap the vortex around his opposite arm and throw it away.

Chain. A new vortex pours in, taking over the blurred vortex.

Spada gritted his teeth and shook his arms roughly.

Again, countless eddies and slashes became intertwined. The ground caved in under the force.

‘topside.’

Spada, who had been blocking the eddy current in front, raised his head at the eerie feeling tickling the back of his neck.

Blue sky and bright red clouds. Between them, Lee Ha-yool was falling with eddies wrapped around both arms.

The terrified Spada kicked the ground. The vortex, whose orbit had been deviated, turned diagonally and stirred up the ground.

Lee Ha-yool’s two arms struck the ground. The ground shook. He did not trigger the swirling vortex.

Lee Ha-yul, who had landed on the ground, ran forward with both arms stretched out in the form of a vortex.

Spada, who had been at a loss, responded by reinforcing the blades on both arms.

In the narrow distance, swords and arms became entangled. Slashes poured from the blades, and blood followed the fist.

-Bam! Bam! Kwaang!

The sound of continuous collisions echoed throughout the area.

It was a clashing sound. The sword could neither cut nor cut the fist.

‘What is this…’

All swings of the sword are blocked.

It’s a strange feeling. It’s as if he’s swinging his sword, thrusting it, and his intentions are pierced through the sky.

It is being read completely in vulgar terms. It even feels frustrating as if it is being played out in the palm of your hand.

Boom! He smashed the blade with his fist and struck his forearm. The flesh burst and blood spurted out.

-Chi-ik…!

Blood flows from the wound. Pain starts around the wound, and eventually the wound opens up.

The tongue-licking Spada used his magical power to suppress the external uniqueness that had permeated his body.

‘Wounds getting worse? I’m under the influence of some shitty attribute.’

It doesn’t end there.

The red fog that had been filling the surroundings suddenly narrowed and pressed down on Spada.

As Spada, who had not let his guard down, quickly cleared the fog with a fatal blow, Lee Ha-yool, who did not miss the gap and approached, struck the vortex-mixed field.

-Bam!

The impression was instantly distorted by the attack that made my insides tingle.

In the brief pause in the attack, the cleared fog closes in again, and Lee Ha-yool presses in from the front.

‘I made a mistake.’

Spada realized his mistake.

Cut off the limbs and subdue them? That’s a wrong idea.

The opponent wasn’t someone with that much skill.

An opponent of a higher rank than oneself. One had to think about unconditional escape rather than subduing it.

-Knock!

It was then that Spada’s subordinate, Xas, who had been waiting for an opportunity outside the aftermath of the fight, kicked the ground.

‘You were acting all smart and all, but now you’re developing it.’

It’s not because of God’s will.

This is because of the realistic judgment that if he runs away like this, his superior will be finished and he will eventually be caught.

Finally, Ha-ryul is showing his back as he engages in a power struggle with Spada.

Although Ksaas is not the strongest between the two, he is annoying enough to poke you like a mosquito.

The ground-crawling monster quickly looked at the red fog that was encroaching upon its surroundings.

I confirmed that the fog is an attribute. I also saw that it can be changed into an attack by manipulating the attribute.

Slowly cut down from the outskirts to relieve stress.

‘recall.’

That was the moment.

Two eyes flashed inside the blood-red fog.

The moment Ksass felt uneasy, the gaping mouth of the monster burst out through the fog.

“What…!”

The monster’s throat fills your field of vision for a moment.

As the astonished Xas reflexively swung his sword, the monster bit the blade that was flying at him.

-Bam!

The teeth held the sword in their hands.

The blue energy surged and tried to cut through his teeth and skin, but the blood that filled his mouth suppressed the energy and dug into the blade.

[Bogs, I know it]

“Krrrrung…!”

The dog that cried out, Aerus who became the commander, clenched his teeth.

Aerus, who had crushed the sword blade in his mouth, quickly swung his foreleg.

-Paang!

The Xas that had raised its voice was hit by the front leg and bounced back violently.

“Kaaah!”

Aerus let out a loud roar and chased after Xas, causing a cloud of blood to form.

[The one who has it won’t help me anymore]

‘Useless kid.’

Spada’s face turned pale as he watched the scene from the corner of his eye.

-bang!

“Ouch!”

Immediately after, the shock that struck his abdomen caused his darkened complexion to turn white.

The sword blade that sprouted from the abdomen and reduced the impact broke off and fell with a thud.

The moment I raised my head, my consciousness was shaken by a fist striking my face.

‘Oh, when was that?’

Then, a memory from the past suddenly came to mind.

While Hong Yeonjun and I were wandering around the gray area in search of artifacts, we came across a yellow light year.

And they fought each other until they were on the verge of death.

Light flashed on my arms and legs, and when I came to my senses, they were all smashed to pieces and rolling around on the ground.

It’s similar to that time now.

In that case, you should respond like that and run away.

[?]

-Kwagagang!

A fierce attack erupts from Spada in an instant. Lee Ha-yul, who was chasing Spada, also distances himself for a moment.

That brief moment will do.

Spada clenched his jaw and bit down hard.

Crunch! Sword blades sprouted from all over his body. They were dull silver blades with no special features.

It didn’t end there, smaller blades sprouted from the blade like tree branches.

A bizarre sight with countless blades sprouting from a human body. Each of the blades, like tree branches, was imbued with an invisible aura.

“Fuck, fuck…try to block it as best as you can.”

[!]

Lee Harul, who noticed the omen, hurriedly raised both arms. Kururung! The blood that had spread everywhere was gathering around Sparda.

Sword Transformation Expansion Ability

Sacheon Nanja (奢僭亂刺)

A barrage of indiscriminate attacks without any consideration for self-restraint.

The devastating attack with unparalleled power, which was planned and pulled up, also had an exponentially increased range.

Even if it can’t, it’s enough to climb over the city walls and easily reach civilians who are taking refuge.

The blood cloud that filled all directions was desperately trying to block the attack.

Those who value human life have no choice but to respond to a sudden attack, and are bound to see even the slightest opening.

‘now.’

Spada hurriedly searched through his wounded body.

A magical tool imbued with spatial magic that you carry around in your pocket as a small insurance policy.

When activated, it allows the user to space jump quite a distance.

Because the technique is so complicated, it’s only disposable and it’s also extremely expensive, but it’s something that’s really necessary right now.

-Woooosh!

A technique that would explode as soon as magic power was injected. However, the magic was barely activated.

By that time, the slaughter pouring down in all directions had already begun to cease, but not a single one of them escaped the bloody cloud.

“This, crazy… monster bastard.”

It was the same back then, why did I have to get caught by this monster?

The echo of space swallowed Isparda’s body.

***

The guy who was spitting out curses like crazy disappeared as if melting into thin air.

It was a space magic that was activated in a hurry.

‘You’re carrying something expensive.’

Spatial magic is a very difficult magic to imprint on a magic tool. Even if it is distributed on the market, it is only a space pouch.

It’s just surprising that a criminal on the run would carry something like that.

Of course, that doesn’t mean I’m belittling your skills.

‘It was strong.’

Spada’s skills were clearly amazing.

Although he only fought in close combat using his blood luck and physical abilities, he used those abilities to their fullest potential.

Still, it maintained a fairly high standard until the very end.

But what I found strange was the heterogeneous skills.

‘Is this a mutated unique ability?’

It is not simply a unique ability to create blades from one’s body. The uniqueness felt strangely foreign throughout the encounter.

In particular, the final, savage attack that was launched in all directions was particularly dangerous.

If you hadn’t built up a lot of blood luck in advance, it would have been difficult to block it with just blood luck.

‘He’s crazy.’

It’s not my problem, but it’s something that could have caused tens of thousands of casualties in all directions.

If the blood luck wasn’t ready, I would have had to find another way.

He shook his head and tried to gather up the little bit of blood that was left.

[hmm]

A body wrapped in blood. To be honest, it’s not a pleasant feeling.

That would be the case. Wasn’t that the ability that almost killed me? Even now, the events of that time are a regular nightmare.

-Krrrr…

The protagonist of the nightmare came trudging forward. He was biting the arm of one of Spada’s subordinates, whose beak was hanging limp, and was dragging it.

‘Why is this little shit talking about people like that?’

Are you doing this on purpose?

I wanted to slap him because I felt like I was being needlessly traumatized, but I held back because today’s bastard had a major.

[Dog, I did well]

-Krung…

[Fuck and get in]

I put the puppy back in.

Is this the body of a 3rd tier alpha monster with potential? It fought quite well even without the Taesan bonus.

Of course, since it was made with great care and special attention, it is possible for it to display unique abilities, so it is only natural that it would have this level of performance.

Besides, if I use Blood Cloud at the same time, its power will increase significantly.

The ground was noticeably lower than the surrounding area due to the fierce battle. I tapped a guy lying on the ground nearby.

He was introduced as Foible, but on the wanted poster his name was Ksaas. He was a superhuman.

‘This guy is so low-level that even if I open his head, it won’t be of much use.’

I caught him, but I didn’t expect much. I don’t think he has any valuable information with his skills. I guess I’ll just hand it over to the association.

-Growling…

As the sounds of battle died down, those who had fled began to gather again.

After careful observation, it was found that there were no casualties as intended.

Thanks to the hints, the commander and spirits were released to help with the escape.

Property damage…well, it can be repaired.

‘…Shall we go slowly?’

The association said they would take care of this kind of aftermath. After contacting the association, I shook off my robe and quietly left the place.

‘When will it arrive?’

A certain coordinate that pops into my head.

It was Spada’s location that was being transmitted in real time.

‘There’s no way you could escape after being targeted by the observer and getting beaten up like that by me.’

If I had fought with full force, I could have subdued him much more easily, and I could have blocked him with the power of space as well.

But I didn’t do it.

Because I wanted him to go to the group’s headquarters.

‘I might go around in circles because I’m worried about being tracked… but I’m sure we’ll make contact someday.’

There is a way to extract information by opening the cap, but there is a chance of failure, and if you are not careful, the target may die.

‘Let’s try to follow along for now.’

The direction in which the spada flew is roughly the estimated location of the back.

If you feel like you’re going around in circles, then you should focus on finding the entrance on the other side.

.

.

.

A day has passed since I started following Spada or something.

‘what?’

I’m still following Spada.

He caressed the mask that covered his awkwardly stiff face and turned his spatial sense slightly.

It’s getting closer and closer to the entrance.

***