Ch.5656. Power of the Dinosaur

Strangely, the opponent had white hair. It reminded me of some monster, but whatever. His face looked younger than I expected.

Though his mouth was covered with a hood, his facial muscles were taut, as if he was smiling.

But to me, it wasn’t a smile at all.

I was ready to transform at any moment, but the sharpness of his gaze piercing through my entire body was too intense.

The killing intent I felt at first glance was terrifyingly overwhelming. This guy was no ordinary opponent.

“What are you exactly?”

The man slowly approached me.

“Right now, I’m being lenient enough to spare you dozens of deaths. Answer me.”

“What do you mean, what am I?”

“I hear you’re a special breed? That you transform into a monster and interfere with our operations.”

“Is that what they’re saying?”

How much does he know about me? I cautiously looked at my opponent.

But there was no reason he would give me a straight answer even if I asked.

I wouldn’t either in his position.

“Honestly, it’s just suspicion, but there’s a monster interfering with us, and coincidentally, Do Jonghyun—that’s you—was reported to be in the area. Are you hiding something? If so, show me. Hmm?”

“Hmm?”

His expression suddenly contorts.

“Why am I being so forthcoming with this—?”

He suddenly looks behind him with an agitated face.

“What is that woman doing now? No, that’s not it. Anyway, I’ll investigate you.”

At that moment, his snow-white hair stood on end as his body began to transform.

A monster-human.

And not just any monster—an S-rank White Armored Gorilla.

With powerful fur, defense, and armored strength, it’s a monster specialized for close combat, but being a monster-human, he must have special abilities.

He pounded his chest.

“I’ll start with your fingers. I don’t know how to control my strength, you see.”

As soon as I saw his body bulking up dramatically, I too attempted to evolve using my main card.

[Evolution]

-Sub-adult

-Adult

There were two options. But naturally, I would transform into an adult.

My entire body was growing larger as I became the mechanical dinosaur Sura.

I was looking down at the roughly 3-meter tall opponent.

[Restrained Primal Power]

-All stats increased by 1 rank.

[Full-Body Auxiliary Enhancement]

Magic power, energy, and strength increased.

I approached him, and he slowly looked up at me.

“Hahaha!”

The human face in front of me grinned and cheered.

“Hahaha! So you do transform into a monster? You’re definitely the one interfering with us. Are you a monster-human too? Since a human transforms into a monster. If not, are you a human-monster? If you’re a human-monster, we don’t need to fight. We’re allies, after all.”

“…”

Allies with the monster faction?

“So you’re a group of traitors. Prepare to die.”

“…If you’re not a human-monster, then who exactly are you? Why do you transform into a monster only to defeat other monsters?”

“Why would I tell you that? What kind of idiot spills everything like you just did?”

I’m not stupid enough to reveal my information, am I?

The White Gorilla starts pounding his chest. An unmistakable signal for battle.

But just like with the pig before, what matters is what special ability he possesses.

So should I wait and see? I remember a certain saying. This bulk isn’t meant to hide behind.

I move first.

I trust the power of my adult form. As I reflexively charge at him, he fails to react.

The moment his eyes look up at my shadow, he suddenly grabs my leg.

His fur bristles, and the space around us begins to distort.

An ability not possessed by White Gorillas. His original power erupts, twisting toward my leg.

I look down at my trembling leg.

That was something, but it only hurts a little.

“…”

I can see his expression rapidly hardening.

“That should have worked?”

“Yes. A little.”

At that moment, I move my leg and slam this massive body to the opposite side.

I can do this. Even though he’s a powerful monster strengthened by his monster-human form, this mechanical body can handle it.

As I move, he bursts through the trees with an enraged face.

And then he approaches me at a speed incomparable to before.

He must be an S-rank or higher fighter. But I felt strange right now.

He’s certainly strong and skilled. Look at him now.

He easily dodges my swinging claw and circles to the opposite side.

I swing my tail, but he demonstrates the feat of soaring into the air with his ability.

He’s fast and has good judgment.

And now he was grinning while gripping my head.

The White Gorilla’s fearsome fist begins pounding the metal covering my head.

This attack would have certainly caused significant damage if I were still in sub-adult form.

But as an adult, I decided to give this guy riding on me a gift.

A demonstration of my first special technique. I began concentrating magic power in my horn.

[Horn Drill]

The moment my magic power swirled around my horn and began rotating, everything started flying away.

Following the traces of the violently fluctuating wind around us, I lowered my head.

“Arghhhh!”

I could see the White Gorilla being thrown back by the force, and I moved my two legs.

Like a headbutting dinosaur, but aiming with my horn instead of my head.

I saw the gorilla retreat sideways with a literal scream.

What a shame. For a moment, I felt the urge to rush in and tear him apart, but like a machine, I analyzed the situation.

Is this the power of a machine controlling primal instincts?

It tells me that the bone metal covering my face has slightly cracked.

Well, since the opponent is S-rank or higher, it would be strange if I took no damage at all.

[Sub Card]

-Claw Enhancement

Here, I tested a new sub card.

My right claw was literally surrounded by magic power, emanating an ominous aura.

Carrying magic power wrapped around the thick blade, I approached him.

At that moment, the space around us began to distort.

“You’re no ordinary opponent.”

With just this one remark, his expression showed no more interest or anything else.

The space was literally rippling and expanding.

If this explodes? It would surely be a powerful strike.

I touched this distortion with my claw.

The space that seemed about to burst split open, then became quiet.

My claw had literally cut through and eliminated the enemy’s attack.

“Impossible!”

Though the power was deleted, the remaining space explodes all at once. The area around the mountain lodge is literally turning into a bombing zone.

Burning trees split in all directions, and the place has become a complete mess.

Under the scorching sun, he was panting heavily.

Then, he turned his head. Footsteps were heard from somewhere, and Baekryong Guild’s Lee Miyeon appeared before me.

A three-way confrontation. And naturally, the White Gorilla and Lee Miyeon began charging at me.

“They’re working together…”

Baekryong Guild and the Monster Terror Group are allies? I can’t understand it, but there’s no time to question everything.

Above all, Baekryong Guild and the Monster Terror Group collaborating? This is absurd.

Lee Miyeon scattered powder as she moved like she was dancing in front of me.

Meanwhile, the Monster Terror member circles to my side. I know. I know what they’re trying to do.

Trying to attack from outside my field of vision? Then I’ll just deal with it.

[The mechanical metal effect reduces the effects of paralysis and curse powder by half.]

Confidently raising my massive body, I looked at the small Lee Miyeon in front of me.

I don’t know why she joined hands with the Monster Terror Group. Or she might be controlled.

I very slightly fanned my claw in front of her without touching her.

By the time my claw reached the ground, Lee Miyeon couldn’t show any reaction and collapsed, spitting blood.

Next is…

“You?”

As I turned my head, I saw the White Gorilla with a hardening expression.

*

After nine days of stakeout, Baek Jinhyuk succeeded in capturing two people from the Baekryong Guild.

[With this, I’ve caught the Baekryong Guild members who were chasing me. Same goes for Do Jonghyun’s side. Control them and attack comfortably now. If it looks like you might die, come in.]

[Eun Serin. What do you take me for? You should offer that body of yours for the great holy war. I’ll take good care of you.]

[Talk after you come back alive?]

Despite Eun Serin’s mockery, Baek Jinhyuk licked his lips.

Baek Jinhyuk had pride in himself.

He was an excellent hunter, but after being expelled due to criminal involvement, the Monster Terror Group gave him new power.

[Monster-human. Using the power of monsters. You can freely destroy the society that abandoned you.]

Although he was an A-rank in the hunter society, his compatibility with monsters allowed him to gain power exceeding S-rank.

If he exerted his full power, he could even hunt in the “Crevasse,” known as the most dangerous gate in the world.

Naturally, there was such a power difference compared to ordinary Monster Terror Group members that he rarely showed his true abilities.

That’s why, even when facing the mechanical dinosaur, his sense of crisis and need to use his full power came late.

‘Surrounded by metal all over the body?’

It wasn’t completely sealed; more precisely, it had metal attached to the head and limbs for support.

‘Was there such a monster?’

Circuits connected on the torso were linked to the metal on each part.

A different appearance from the humanoid mechanical monster that the Monster Terror Group had identified.

But one thing was certain—it was threatening.

‘This White Gorilla can throw more than ten times its weight. Add my magic power to that!’

Taking advantage of the monster-human’s strengths, he boldly blocked and countered the opponent’s charge.

The plan was good, but for the first time since becoming a monster-human, he suffered the humiliation of being overpowered.

‘Impossible. It’s not just about being large?’

Weight and strength are proportional.

Of course, but the White Gorilla’s monstrous strength, which had ignored this principle, was powerless today for the first time.

And the way it so easily blocked his attack.

He calmed his pounding heart from the moment the Baekryong Guild provided assistance.

‘Am I afraid?’

He needed to capture that mechanical monster boasting jet-black skin. With Lee Miyeon’s support, he somehow tried to attack from behind.

‘I’m scared.’

The power and strength emanating from the massive body, the magic power contained in the claw.

He felt a fear that even a graze could be fatal.

‘I am Baek Jinhyuk. An executive of the Monster Terror Group!’

He can win. He’ll rush in and kill at all costs.

He infused his magic power with the power of his summon, Belliona.

Concentrating space to target just one area.

And where would that be?

Obviously, the monster’s head. He planned to deliver this desperate strike while the Baekryong Guild bought time.

He didn’t expect them to fall so easily, though.

“Ah…”

As the monster’s red eyes began to turn toward him, he felt his mind growing distant.

The moment his life flashed before his eyes like a panorama, the claw’s fingers bent backward, revealing a round hole.

[Special Annihilation Bullet]

A small spherical object was fired from there.

‘Huh?’

What was small grew larger right before his eyes, eventually becoming big enough to cover his 3-meter body.

Unable to dodge, the moment he touched that energy, his body began to shatter.

“My God…”

Without any resistance, true to the name of the annihilation bullet, he was completely disintegrated in mid-air, leaving nothing behind.

Overwhelming power.

This was the last impression he felt. Completely decomposed in the space of the annihilation bullet, all he left behind were DNA points and mechanical parts.

The mechanical dinosaur silently looked at them before turning away.