episode_0117

117. The end of King Sal.

I couldn’t come to my senses from the enormous power that filled my whole body.

‘crazy. ‘This much?’

Since becoming a saint, this is my first time writing a full-length story.

It felt as if each cell was filled with power. It felt like I had never felt this much power before.

It was then.

For a moment, I saw King Sal looking at me blankly.

“What is that…?”

Right now, the entire area around the mansion was filled with my exhibition. He was quite surprised.

In fact, he had seen my 100-person exhibition before. It was the first confrontation between the hero and the academy.

However, the appearance itself was on a different level from then. Previously, it was just a group of mercenaries appearing behind them, but now it felt like a city was standing behind them.

That’s why he looked surprised.

“Ah.”

At that time, I saw a guy who seemed to have come to his senses.

I instinctively knew that this was not the time. Maybe I was trying to run away in a hurry because of my mighty power.

Soon, I saw the guy trying to activate something.

Seeing that, I also came to my senses.

This was not the time to be intoxicated with power.

‘This is not the time.’

I didn’t know exactly what his special ability was.

But it was clear that it was an ability to escape. I had to make sure I finished it before it ran away.

I immediately began to put all my strength into my fist.

Earlier, I relaxed my strength and attacked to achieve maximum speed. But there was no need to show that way now.

‘It’ll be fast enough already.’

Soon my fist started glowing.

It was using Mana Burn, the secret technique of the second awakening.

Soon the mana began to burn rapidly and create bright light. It was a much brighter light than the mana burn I usually used. At the same time, the weight of my fist increased.

‘It’s heavy.’

In an instant, the weight of my fist became incredibly heavy. It felt like a piece of metal the size of a house was wrapped around my fist.

But it was okay.

Even though I increased the weight due to my weight capacity, my strength also became stronger.

I quickly raised my mana.

At that moment, I felt the mana dissolved throughout my body moving quickly. At the same time, mana began to move through the arms like a waterfall.

All my strength was gathering in my fist.

It felt like it had been a really long time since I had exerted all my strength like this.

‘good!’

Soon I stretched my fist forward with all my strength.

It didn’t involve fancy techniques like when using swordsmanship.

I just threw a punch with all my strength.

But is it because it contains so much power?

Ssss-!!!

At that moment, a sound as if the air was being torn apart was heard. It felt like the air was screaming from the incredible speed and force.

‘Ugh! ‘It’s hard to control.’

The force was so strong that even I had a hard time.

But it was okay.

‘You don’t have to try to get it right.’

Even if the accuracy was low, there was a destructive power that far exceeded that.

Ssss-!!

Soon my fist arrived right in front of his nose. It was as if the fist had teleported.

The guy looked embarrassed when he saw my fist suddenly appear.

But is this still the 3rd awakening?

Soon I felt its presence fading away. It seemed like he was starting to activate his special abilities.

But unfortunately for him.

‘late.’

It would have been safe if it had been activated just 0.1 seconds faster.

But he couldn’t do that. And that brought him great misfortune.

Soon my fist was touching his chest. Because my accuracy was poor, my fist ended up hitting my chest.

Of course, it didn’t matter at all. This was because the destructive power of my fist was too great for his body to handle.

Kwahiah Ahhhh!

Soon, a sound like a missile was heard. It was a loud roar that would have been difficult to handle if it weren’t for advanced magic.

Of course, it wasn’t just the sound that was great.

The destructive power was even greater than that.

For a moment, I thought about 100 sticks of dynamite had exploded in my hand. That’s how tremendous a reaction occurred.

Soon my body was pushed back significantly. The body was automatically pushed back due to the momentary repulsive force.

‘It’s huge.’

I raised my fist without realizing it. Hot steam was rising from my fist. It was a sight that clearly showed how strong the destructive power was.

Of course, the fist couldn’t be intact. It appeared that there were severe burns on his fists and arms. Plus, it felt like my bones were cracked.

‘This is why you need a proper weapon.’

I quickly used healing magic.

Soon I could see my fist healing. Fortunately, the bone wasn’t completely broken.

Anyway, this was not the time.

I looked away from my fist.

And I looked ahead.

I was trying to find out what happened to him.

“Hmm?!”

Soon my eyes opened wide.

It was worth it.

Because there was no one in front.

Hehehe.

There was just grass fluttering wildly in the empty air.

But my expression was not dark.

The guy didn’t run away.

Obviously I attacked that guy. The heavily burned fist was the evidence.

I slowly lowered my gaze.

Then a terrible sight began to appear.

‘Isn’t this pretty cruel?’

Cruelly, there was a pair of shoes left on the lawn.

To be exact, it wasn’t just shoes. Severed ankles and feet were also visible.

It was like that.

That was the corpse of the King of Sal.

All parts except the ankles and feet had disappeared into pieces.

It was very cruel yet terrifyingly powerful.

‘I don’t feel very good.’

I confirmed my true power. In addition, we eliminated the assassin who was targeting Anna and me.

But it was strange.

I didn’t feel very good.

I was lost in thought for a moment as I looked at the shoes lying around.

I’m sure there was a time when I was on the same side as King Sal. It was like that when we sent a warrior into the abyss together.

Actually, I received a lot of help from him back then. That’s why I left him alone.

But does it mean that there is nothing that can be done about someone who makes killing his business?

In the end, he made the wrong decision to target Anna and me. And that wrong judgment cost him his life.

‘Perhaps, if I had checked my age first, the current situation would not have occurred.’

His title as King of Assassins may have made him arrogant.

Anyway, perhaps it was because it had been a long time since I committed murder, many thoughts came to mind. It definitely looked different than before.

I shook my head. And I erased all my random thoughts.

First, I had to clean up the surroundings.

If anyone sees it, they will think it is very strange.

‘Yes, this is the original me. Even if we regain our humanity, let’s not let it become mushy.’

I made a promise in my mind and used magic.

“Clean.”

Soon, traces of King Sal began to disappear.

He was clearly a great assassin. That was certain. That’s what happened when I stole the hero’s beloved sword without being noticed.

But in the end, one wrong decision cost him his life.

Still, I learned something from this incident.

‘Be confident, but don’t be arrogant.’

It was a very valuable lesson that King Sal left behind after his death.

Just like that, all traces of King Sal disappeared.

All that was left was his shoes.

The assassin who caused an uproar around the world looked quite shabby at the end.

***

“Please ask Spence once again to hurry up a little more!”

“Yes!”

Zenith, head of the Trier branch, felt that something was wrong.

‘It was the mercenary king who bought Salamander’s heart?’

In fact, he picked up his old habits for the first time in a long time.

It was a job called ‘collection’ in the industry.

The pranks at the auction were something I had always done. There was no top that didn’t do that.

Rather than that, collection refers to the process of bringing back items that were won at an auction. Of course, it wasn’t something that should have been done.

But this time, the timing was perfect. So I had no choice.

‘I definitely thought I was a lucky fool!’

The winning bid was the legendary ingredient, Salamander’s Heart.

And it was sold for 130,000 gold. It was an incredibly cheap price.

But the guy who bought it was someone I had never seen before.

In addition, there was King Sal who offered to help him. With his skills, he was able to safely steal the goods without being detected.

It was an even weirder situation that there was no collection.

But just now a signal came from King Sal. It was not a simpleton, but news that he was a mercenary king.

He said he wasn’t aware of it right away because he was wearing a disguise.

He said he noticed him heading towards the mercenary king’s house.

Anyway, this was a very big deal.

The 3rd Awakening was a being that should not be messed with. Moreover, the rumor about the mercenary king had recently spread throughout the empire. It meant that he was a big man who should not be easily touched.

However, King Sal sent a signal that he would continue.

That’s why he handled things so urgently.

‘If you’re a king of flesh, there’s a high chance that you’ll steal things secretly, even if you’re a mercenary king. Still, I don’t know…’

Insurance was essential for merchants.

He asked the Grand Wizard from the upper level to quickly transfer the auction money to Warp. Fortunately, most of the auction items were successful.

‘I’m glad Spence came along.’

Spence was the only Grand Wizard at the top. No, Zenith was the only merchant with an archmage.

But by chance, such an archmage was by his side. To be precise, it could be seen that the top was largely looking at advancing into Trier.

Anyway, I was glad. It was a great comfort to have the Archmage by his side.

‘Even if something happens, Spence will protect you.’

But that was then.

“Why are you thinking like that?”

Suddenly, I heard an unfamiliar man’s voice next to me.

He had a startled look on his face.

And then he quickly turned his head to the side.

Then, the face of a man appears.

A man with dangerously shining eyes was looking at him.