Chapter 247: The Knight Didn’t Utter Lies (3)
by Afuhfuihgs
A huge explosion suddenly happened. Those whose ears were already numb from Lee Han’s angry Lion’s Roar had to cover their ears again as they suffered again from the huge explosion that sounded like a grenade exploding suddenly striking them.
“Keuuuk?!”
“Keuk…!”
Some of the Half Demonic-Human who were waiting for the right time to attack Lee Han, but were exposed to the pressure of the blazing fist, flew. Their bodies bounced like marbles, suffering deep internal injuries.
Boom-!
It wasn’t just a simple punch, it was as powerful as dozens of sticks of dynamite. The fact that the attack could blow away high-ranking knights who were just standing nearby meant that it wouldn’t be strange if their bodies were crushed if they were directly touched by it.
It was incredibly terrifying.
However…
Whoosh-!
“So scary. Just how did you find out? In my opinion, I hid perfectly.”
It also meant that if there’s someone who was capable of blocking it, they were anything but pushovers.
“!!?”
Looking at the woman, the people were shocked. The fact that Lee Han was suddenly attacking again was shocking enough. Yet, they were now witnessing a woman appear from the wall that was destroyed by the blow.
“D-did she blocked your Hundred Steps Divine Fist, Master?”
However, the opponent didn’t care whether Levy and the others were surprised or not, and just shook her wrist.
“My wrist hurts. The power behind that attack is ridiculous. Just how much power you condensed into it….”
Clench-!
“!!?”
However, before the woman could utter all she had to say, she was forced to stop because she could see Lee Han clenching his fists again and stretching them out as if telling her that a conversation with her wasn’t worth it.
Crackle-!
“I don’t talk to terrorists.”
Why should I even talk to those who have screws loose on their head?
Wooong-!
In an instant, the wind gathered around Lee Han. He simply clenched his fists, but a vortex still formed around him, forming a small typhoon. Then, the fierce air radiated as if the power from before was just a greeting.
Just like that…
BOOOOOM-!
The forest disappeared.
“…”
Rumble-!
Lee Han stared indifferently at the scorched forest, but on the inside, he was surprised.
What the? What’s wrong with Hundred Steps Divine Fist? I didn’t even use all my power…
Lee Han had precisely used half of his usual strength. However, the strange thing was that the current power of the Hundred Steps Divine Fist was similar to when he also used the Martial Power Overlapping on top of the technique, which was different from what he had intended.
The fact that it had this much power despite him using less strength only meant…
The imagination training is effective?
That too, very effective.
Now that Lee Han thought about it, it’d been a long time since he sparred with an opponent other than the Sword Duchess or fought in a real fight since he started his mental training. No, it’d been less than a month since he last fought, so it’s strange and refreshing at the same time to find himself developed this much.
This…
“Am I still in my growth phase?”
“…”
“Why are you looking at me like that?”
“It’s just because… I found it too absurd, Instructor.”
“You can joke around like that? Why are you so shocked, though?”
“I’m not joking, Instructor. I really doubt it’s because you are still in your growth phase.”
“??”
“What’s your secret, Instructor? Are you actually someone with a Mystic Race bloodline?”
“I’m just a pure-blooded human though?”
“…”
“Why are you looking at me so suspiciously?”
Lee Han found it ridiculous when he was the wolf cub who gave an irreverent look as well as the guy who took it seriously just because he was joking around. However, even if he found it unfair, there’s nothing he could really do.
After all,
“How can we treat someone who erases a forest with a punch as a human?”
To be exact, it was a disaster caused by his Hundred Steps Divine Fist, so Lee Han just shrugged his shoulders without adding a word.
Even if he could throw a punch like this.
There are so many people who can block it.
After all, he knew that there were many monsters in this world that even his power couldn’t handle.
Just like now.
Whoosh-!
The woman, who had blood scattered all around her, was struggling to get up.
“…Wow, y-you’re really too much. If I hadn’t blocked it, I would have died.”
“Tsk!”
“Hmm, sacrificing three fingers to survive from that attack is a really cheap price to pay, hehehe.”
“…”
“Aren’t you going to blow me up again this time?”
“…I don’t think you’ll die even if I blow you up.”
“Oh? Your observation skills are pretty sharp, aren’t they?”
“…”
If it’s sharp, just say so. Why was there a question mark following it?
After thinking so, Lee Han narrowed his brows at the still-living opponent. Although she looked like she would die at any moment, he felt that it was just a camouflage tactic.
Nevertheless,
She’s using a quite weird technique.
Even if others couldn’t see it well, Lee Han saw what kind of technique the opponent used.
The Hundred Steps Divine Fist was blocked in the middle, or rather, split in half? What is that thing that glowed crimson I wonder…
“Crimson Torn.”
“Female Bear?”
“I-Instructor, if I’m not mistaken, that woman…”
“…Did you see it?”
“J-just briefly.”
Now that Lee Han heard it, it seemed that there were two witnesses, not just one.
Levy’s comment made Lee Han nod his head, pleased, even though it didn’t fit the situation.
She’s growing well.
It’s always a pleasure to see a disciple showing off their talent in any situation…
“Good job, I’ll give you your mark later.”
“T-thank you.”
“Young Miss Levy?”
“Oh, it’s nothing, I just saw the blood of that woman…”
Swish-!
At that moment, Lee Han’s scabbard moved quickly and struck the ‘bullet’ that flew toward Levy. He was swinging his scabbard as if he was swinging for the fence when the bases were loaded, and the bullet was returned to the woman.
Boom-!
“You are blocking it like that?”
The woman opened her rabbit eyes as she blocked the bullet that had returned to her. Not only was her attack was blocked, it was also shot back at her. Her hand that had blocked it was sore.
“That guy is really scary. To keep having him ruining our plans is just our bad luck.”
The woman let out a hollow laugh. She had only intended to see his face, but it turned out to be a serious encounter.
“Blood? No… Bone?”
Perhaps because Arno had seen the opponent’s attack this time, his face hardened as he realized the identity of the projectile the woman had fired.
An attack using blood and bone. It wasn’t an attack method used by humans. Thanks to his father’s job, Arno had read a lot of history books and succeeded in deducing the identity of the opponent.
“A noble race that originated from the blood of the dragon, but due to their arrogance, they were cursed by the gods and received the hatred of the light. They are immortal but not really immortal…”
Blood sucking monster, or,
“Um, rather than that name, can you call me ‘‘Noble of Blood’? I like that one better.”
Vampire, a Mystic Race.
According to the literature, it was the name of a dangerous race that was said to have slaughtered an entire nation’s army in less than half a day.
The blood that had left the woman’s body gradually gathered around her as if time was reversed. It happened quickly, and the woman’s body completely recovered as if she had never been injured.
However,
“Oh, my fingers don’t regenerate.”
It was fingers that had been completely destroyed by the Hundred Steps Divine Fist. Even Vampires had no talent for regenerating things that had been destroyed completely, so her surprised expression was only natural.
“Tch, it’ll take at least four days to regenerate. Or maybe I should ‘eat’ a lot.”
She acted like an actress on stage, muttering to herself. Her actions and speech were much exaggerated, and even her expressions were comical, as if she was doing it to attract attention.
It was unknown whether she was born that way or if she did it on purpose, but it wasn’t of any importance.
What people paid attention to was her true identity.
“A-a Vampire? That’s something that only appeared in legends, isn’ it?”
“I also find it hard to believe, but Vampires are the only race on this continent capable of such things.”
“That…”
Levy’s face turned pale, and it was understandable that she was afraid. Vampire was a race that dangers were reported in fairy tales and history books. If it possessed all the abilities like what it was written in the legend, it was definitely a dangerous creature.
It was a race that some beginners like them would never dare to fight against, and the trembling of their body was something that any creature with the instinct would naturally feel.
At that moment…
“Hmm, should I also take revenge for my lost finger?”
Trickle-!
Blood gushed out from the woman’s side as he shot that playful remark. What she did was like stabbing a dagger into her side to force herself to bleed out, making her looked like a maniac who wanted to die. However, the blood that poured out proved otherwise.
Wiggle-!
It moved like a living creature, and it looked like a creature given life as pieces of bone mixed into the blood droplets.
The [Red Ant Corps] was born from drops of blood and pieces of bone.
That name came to mind on its own.
“How about playing a game with me?”
The woman smiled as if she was ready to be beaten like before. In the meantime, Lee Han’s finger twitched, as if he was considering whether to draw his sword or not.
Then, soon,
“…You’re still a quick runner like before.”
Lee Han spat out a mocking accusation.
“Huh?”
“A game my ass. How could you say such things when your main body has already run away?”
“…”
For the first time, the sly smile disappeared from the woman’s face.
“You still don’t know how to be serious and still treat the world like a joke, you rotten mosquito.”
“Do we know each other?”
“I didn’t recognize you at first either. But now I do. Why are you a woman? Have you finally found your sexual identity?”
“…”
“Congratulations, you Gnoll-like bastard.”
“…Who are you? Of all the humans I’ve ever liked, there’s no one as rough as you?”
She was the first to give a sharp gaze to Lee Han, who saw through her own means, but Lee Han had no intention of talking.
Whoosh-!
“I’ve never been liked by a disgusting bastard like you.”
Lee Han’s foot kicked the spear that was rolling around on the ground, and the spear that was kicked instantly destroyed the Red Ant Corps and pierced the woman’s head.
Sun Piercing Spear.
It was the moment when the spear, which was first created with determination to pierce even the sun, crushed the cowardly monster’s clone.
“…”
Lee Han’s expression turned fierce as he looked at the dying clone of the evil spirit. It felt like even that evil spirit had finally come out into the world.
It should have died long ago. Why is it still alive?
Lee Han rarely showed his disgust to the world, so people cautiously watched the fierce atmosphere.
“…Don’t think too much. I’m not angry at you.”
“Instructor…”
“I’ll tell you about that evil bastard later, for now…”
Thud-!
“I need to have a parent-teacher meeting first.”
“…I’m sorry.”
“What are you sorry for? Everything—”
—Happened because the adults were incompetent.
Yes, in any era, children always suffered because of incompetent adults who didn’t acted their age.
They even made fellow adults embarrassed.
“Sigh… Did I leave a clone for nothing?”
The woman spat some blood out of her mouth.
People might wonder how a vampire spat some blood, but what she was spitting out was dead blood.
“Just what kind of attack did he use against me?”
Even though it was the clone which was hit by the attack, the blow was coming straight at her.
The woman, Hansel, smiled as she recalled the knight who had dealt such a blow to a vampire who was close to immortality.
“I was just thinking of casually seeing his face, but he was a more interesting knight than I thought. Hmm, It will be fun to tell the 1st Apostle about him.”
It was an unexpected result.
She thought the big fish she would caught today was the Offen Family , but now,
“…Next time, I should seriously consider killing him.”
Didn’t she find a more interesting and delicious big fish?
The descendant of a vampire who was called a disaster-level monster along with the Ghost King smiled in the past, had her eyes sparkled.
Those eyes were filled with blood.
As if she was truly looking forward to their next meeting.
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