episode_0163

Jeong Yu-shin looked around.

He was surrounded by a round, circular barrier.

A bald man and a rat beastman stopped, seemingly flustered.

Saul glared.

“This… what is this?”

“That’s right. It’s barrier magic.”

“You crazy bastard!!!”

Saul gritted his teeth at Jeong Yu-shin’s words.

He was this crazy? He hadn’t even considered it.

In fact, he had requested help from several clans to catch that Ska bastard. He had no doubt they would support him, as they had been involved in many deals together.

But.

For some reason, all the clans refused, showing reluctance.

The reason was that the situation was difficult.

Saul understood.

Now was the time to advance into other areas and get even scraps.

Still, he prepared thoroughly.

He hired a rat beastman named Sharp Tooth who handled deadly poisons.

He was also able to find a human named Ben who had a magic seal engraving.

He remodeled the gambling den, set up various traps, and prepared assassins.

He paid a lot of money for the cost of catching one person, but he didn’t regret it.

Until he saw this guy’s true colors.

He had seen many human scum in his long life, but this guy was different.

He wasn’t completely insane.

But was he completely sane?

Not at all.

He was an opponent who was impossible to predict.

As he chased the Ska bastard down the dark alley, he felt nauseous.

He was sick of seeing blood, guts, severed limbs, and severed heads, so he wasn’t particularly moved, but this guy’s bizarre and vicious schemes shook his soul.

Even thinking rationally, it was difficult to figure out why that Barbaroi was acting like this.

Sometimes he would come alone without proper weapons and run away.

Other times, he entered the alley and brutally killed his subordinates.

Just when he thought he was running away again, he was back at the bar.

If it hadn’t been for Sharp Tooth, the intermediate searcher rat beastman he had hired this time, he wouldn’t have been able to figure out where he had disappeared to.

The more he saw, the more he felt like he was staring into the darkness of a maze.

Saul drew his single-edged sword and shouted.

“Ben, Sharp Tooth! Kill that bastard!!!”

The rat beastman stepped forward with a dagger, and the bald man stepped forward with a longsword.

Saul, the bald man, and the rat beastman surrounded Jeong Yu-shin in a triangular formation.

Jeong Yu-shin stood still with his arms crossed.

No one stepped forward easily.

The bald man and the rat beastman had already witnessed Jeong Yu-shin’s prowess.

Saul had realized Jeong Yu-shin’s skill as they passed through the alley, and he had consumed his mental strength while shadow boxing alone, so he wasn’t in his right mind.

Jeong Yu-shin observed Saul.

His slicked-back hair was disheveled.

Cold sweat was dripping down his forehead.

His eyes were also moving strangely.

Jeong Yu-shin looked at the bald man and the rat beastman, then raised his hand and pointed at Saul.

“Ben, Sharp Tooth.”

“…”

No one answered, but they didn’t attack either.

“I don’t know how much Saul paid you, but I’ll pay you twice as much. Kill Saul here and now.”

“…”

“That’s a lie!!!”

Saul spat as he shouted.

“Do you think that, that bastard will let you live?!!! You pointed your swords and shot arrows at him?!! That’s right!!! It’s a distraction tactic!!!”

Saul, with bloodshot eyes, pointed his finger.

Jeong Yu-shin looked back and forth between the bald man and the rat beastman, then raised his finger and twirled it around his head.

“Look at him. Look at him foaming at the mouth and sweating profusely. Who’s the crazy one? Me, calmly responding? Or that elf wearing human skin?”

Grind!!!

Saul gritted his teeth.

Jeong Yu-shin shook his head and opened his mouth.

“You two have to make the right choice.”

That’s a lie.

I’m going to kill everyone here. No exceptions.

Jeong Yu-shin, who told a lie without batting an eye, smiled.

Jeong Yu-shin’s appearance, with his hair slicked back with blood instead of wax, shone brightly.

At the same time, a bewitching aura wafted out.

The bald man opened his mouth.

“I can’t believe it. Maybe before the fight. Don’t try to trick people with empty words.”

At those words, the rat beastman gripped his dagger tightly.

Jeong Yu-shin smacked his lips.

The time limit is 30 minutes.

The first guy to kill is.

Of course, the bald man.

That bastard sealed his magic, so it was only natural.

Jeong Yu-shin unfolded his arms and drew his arming sword, slowly walking towards the bald man.

“Hey. We don’t have to fight like this. Let’s go easy on each other. What’s the point of spilling more blood here?”

The bald man raised his sword.

“Then you wouldn’t have used the barrier magic scroll. Don’t come any closer.”

“Tsk.”

Jeong Yu-shin clicked his tongue and lowered his arming sword.

The expressions of the bald man, Saul, and the rat beastman hardened.

Because Jeong Yu-shin took a lower stance.

He lowered his sword and exposed his upper body defenselessly. In front of three opponents.

It was a blatant attitude of looking down on the opponent.

“I’ve never seen such a rude Barbaroi.”

The bald man growled.

Jeong Yu-shin stood still with his eyes half-closed.

Tension slowly began to rise between the three men and Jeong Yu-shin.

“…”

The opponents changed the way they held their swords and quietly observed Jeong Yu-shin to find his weaknesses.

A moment before the explosion.

Jeong Yu-shin opened his mouth.

“Come.”

The calm voice, different from before, echoed through the barrier.

The men rushed at Jeong Yu-shin as if they were possessed.

Right in front of him, Saul’s single-edged sword flew towards his head.

On the left, the bald man’s longsword cut towards his waist.

On the right, the rat beastman’s dagger aimed for his arm.

Jeong Yu-shin stepped back and swung his sword.

Dagger first.

Because it’s coated with poison.

He swung his sword and knocked away the rat beastman’s dagger.

Clang!!!

He immediately stepped in to avoid the thrusting longsword and raised his sword to block Saul’s single-edged sword.

A series of attacks that happened in an instant.

The rat beastman rushed in again. He lowered his body and swung his dagger.

The bald man swung his longsword, aiming for the middle, and Saul persistently aimed only for the upper part.

They aimed for the legs, torso, and head in various ways.

No matter where they came from, they worked well together.

Jeong Yu-shin swung his sword.

Not an easy opponent.

However.

It’s nothing compared to that tentacle bastard he fought in the interdimensional passage.

That nightmare-like bastard who swung dozens of tentacles at a crazy speed, aiming from head to toe.

Thinking about the desperate struggle at that time.

‘This is nothing.’

Clang!!!

Clang!!!

Deflect. Block. Thrust.

Sparks flew as swords collided.

Jeong Yu-shin swung his arming sword and mingled with the three men.

He firmly held his stance and used swordsmanship as taught by his master.

He also tapped danced wildly, swinging haphazardly.

Sweat began to pour from the foreheads of the three men.

They felt like their minds were going to be blown.

They couldn’t even guess what the next move would be.

“Fight properly!!!”

“Don’t fight like a piece of trash!!!”

Compliments burst out.

Jeong Yu-shin swung his sword and opened his mouth.

“Thanks for the compliments. You don’t know what the next move is, do you? It’s driving you crazy, isn’t it?”

“…”

“That’s what I want.”

“…!”

“I’ll spare you. Surrender.”

“R, really?”

The rat beastman asked.

“Of course. Do I look like a man who says one thing and does another?”

“That’s a lie!!!”

The bald man shouted convulsively.

“That bastard is going to kill us all!!! Look at those eyes!!!”

The three men looked into Jeong Yu-shin’s eyes.

Eyes gleaming with murderous intent.

Jeong Yu-shin scratched his head.

“I haven’t been able to sleep.”

The three men gritted their teeth and rushed in again.

Shouts and screams mixed together, and the sword light swirled.

Jeong Yu-shin, who was swinging his sword, straightened his posture.

‘I don’t have much time.’

The barrier will disappear soon.

‘I have to finish this quickly.’

“Kaaaack!!!”

“Ptooey!!!”

Jeong Yu-shin spat phlegm on the rat beastman’s face, who was facing him with his sword.

Splatter!!!

“Heoooeok!!!”

The rat beastman was surprised, closed his eyes, and stepped back.

Jeong Yu-shin spun around like a top, knocked away Saul’s single-edged sword, and immediately faced the bald man’s longsword.

Clang!!!

Screeeeeech!!!

Jeong Yu-shin and the bald man immediately entered a contest of strength.

Jeong Yu-shin opened his mouth again.

The bald man’s eyelids fluttered. Was he going to spit again?

But the expectation was wrong.

Thwack!!!

A jackknife popped out of Jeong Yu-shin’s work boots, broke the bald man’s shinbone, and lodged itself deep inside.

“Kuaaack!!! C, cowardly!!!”

The bald man screamed and stepped back.

An unbelievably despicable attack.

He couldn’t have imagined it coming from a swordsman with outstanding skills.

“No!!!”

Saul and the rat beastman screamed and swung their weapons, but it was already too late.

Jeong Yu-shin’s sword struck the bald man’s neck.

Snik!!!

The bald man’s headless body knelt on the floor.

Jeong Yu-shin immediately cast magic.

[Sacred Weapon]

[Half-Ogre Gauntlet]

The next guy is the rat.

He swung his sword.

A strike that slashed from bottom to top.

The rat beastman desperately crossed his daggers to block, but it was useless.

Clang!!!

The daggers broke, and the rat beastman’s arms were raised high.

The rat beastman desperately jumped back to avoid the sword.

Jeong Yu-shin stopped trying to thrust his sword.

“What…?”

The rat beastman had a blank expression on his face.

But the Barbaroi stopped moving, even though he was thrusting his sword.

His posture had already collapsed.

Jeong Yu-shin changed the grip on his arming sword and threw it as it was, piercing the rat beastman’s solar plexus.

A seemingly out-of-sync attack.

Thud!!!

The rat beastman widened his eyes and slid back before kneeling and bowing his head.

Blood flowed from his mouth, wetting the floor.

Instant death.

With a single move, the balance was lost in an instant, leading to a disastrous end.

Only one person remained.

Jeong Yu-shin turned his head and looked at Saul.

“Saul, you’re the only one left.”

“Why!!! Why the hell?!!!”

Saul shouted, veins bulging in his neck.

Jeong Yu-shin tilted his head.

“Why? What are you talking about? You guys touched me first, didn’t you? You guys are the ones who touched someone who was diligently crawling through the maze. Do you think I’m crazy enough to be face to face with guys like you?”

Saul, who had been shouting like crazy, suddenly regained his composure.

“You’re doing this because I killed a few insignificant guys? Ska, you idiot, after I got the humanization engraving and lived, I realized that life is really short. Good and evil are meaningless stories.”

Saul held out his hand.

“Let’s join hands. If you, who are strong, and I, who am smart, work together, we can rise to the top in the maze city!”

Jeong Yu-shin shook his head.

“Impossible.”

“Damn it!!!”

Saul distorted his face and swung his single-edged sword convulsively.

His posture had already collapsed, and his will had been broken.

It just looked like a struggle.

[Sacred Weapon]

He swung the golden longsword and cut off both of Saul’s arms.

“Kuaaaaack!!!”

Saul screamed and stepped back.

“It’s over.”

“Damn it!!!”

Snik!!!

The golden sword severed Saul’s neck in one stroke.

He didn’t want to talk to that pathetic bastard any more.

Saul’s head floated into the air, and his body fell to the floor.

Jeong Yu-shin slowly approached and picked up Saul’s head.

Clang.

The barrier surrounded by the black membrane collapsed.

Inside the bar.

Jeong Yu-shin raised his head and looked around.

More than a hundred men were standing with weapons in their hands.

Are they all Saul’s subordinates?

Their appearances and expressions were diverse.

If he had met them on the street, they would have just passed by each other.

If they became close, they could have shared a few words about their lives.

Should he kill them?

It would take forever to kill them.

A tiresome cycle of slaughter.

What should he do?

Should he kill them all?

He didn’t know.

He decided to wait and see.

Jeong Yu-shin put Saul’s head on the table next to him and stroked it once.

Then, he found an intact chair and sat cross-legged.

He folded his hands neatly and closed his eyes.

“Let’s all meditate. For the loved ones who have passed away. Asura Balbalta.”

“…”

A cold silence descended on the bar.

Jeong Yu-shin opened his mouth with his eyes closed.

“If you run away, you die. If you move towards the door, you die. If you breathe loudly, you die. If you poop, you die. If you swallow your saliva loudly, you die. Stay still.”

Some of the people standing dropped their weapons and knelt.

Some peed their pants.

“…”

As if possessed by something, Saul’s subordinates stood quietly watching Jeong Yu-shin.

In the suffocating silence, Jeong Yu-shin continued to meditate.

Until the morning sun rose.