Chapter 41 (1/2)

Chapter 41 –  Day 11, 8th Floor Renewal

Gla.s.ses and Macho were surprised as they saw me. They were looking at my feet. It wasn't there. Hip-hop's boots couldn't be seen. “Are my feet really the most important thing?”

”…!”

”…!”

I raised my index finger and knocked twice on my temple. ”Here. The thing you want is in here. I studied really hard.” Then I walked backwards. Right behind me was one of the entrances to the village. If they didn't chase after me, then I would disappear into the forest.

It was clearly a lure. I didn't want to fight against many people at once, so I would defeat them one by one in the forest. They had no choice. Whether I ate Hip-hop or not, they knew that I was strong. It was necessary to eat me in order to gain dominance over each other.

Pak!

Gla.s.ses was the first to rush towards me. Macho followed behind him. The two of them couldn't catch up with me due to my excellent stats, so the distance between us started to widen slightly.

I entered the road leading into the forest and waited at the first curve. I wasn't thinking about attacking here. It wasn't only a few steps from the entrance but it didn't make sense to drag them into the forest to defeat them one by one. I could hear Gla.s.ses and Macho step into the forest. The footsteps were a few seconds apart.

“W-What the?” Screams were heard just after the two of them left the village. Yang Su-jin, who was lurking near the entrance to the ruins, struck the remaining people. Their screams were the signal, so I rounded the corner to attack.

Gla.s.ses and Macho were looking back towards the village where the turmoil was taking place. Macho was in the rear. Gla.s.ses was ahead of him.

”This…!” Gla.s.ses discovered me and raised his guard. A few steps behind, Macho was getting ready to throw the iron ball in his hand. Did he think there was no way to attack him thanks to the on guard Gla.s.ses in front of him?

That wasn't the case. I turned using my right leg. In addition, I thrust forward with the cylinder in my right hand that I had taken out from my inventory. It was just like what Lee Sang-yoon had done a few days ago.

[Moray Spear. Equipment item. Rank D.]

[The total length is 5.5m, but once all the parts are folded, it becomes a thin cylindrical shape that is 25cm. Once a stabbing posture is used, it will receive the force and the folded part will instantly unfold. The instantaneous change in length can surprise an opponent, but it needs more power and accuracy than normal spears.]

[The power will increase in proportion to the user's strength, posture and timing.]

[If the spear strikes something when the unfolding isn't complete then the power will decrease.]

There was a sharp sound. The spear flew much faster than when Lee Sang-yoon, the original owner, used it. Once again, C and D rank weapons weren't that good. But it wasn't bad. It depended on the user's skill as well.

Puk.

There was an elastic texture as the pole extended several metres. The spear was reduced to its original size after completely penetrating Macho's neck.

Chak.

There was a noise as the spear formed a cylinder again.

Buuuong.

The sound of Gla.s.ses' fist was heard at almost the same time. As I leaned back and avoided the fist, I took out a vial with one of my hands. It hit Gla.s.ses exactly. I stepped back and waited for him to scream. It was Yang Su-jin's special mixture that she had used on Hip-hop.

“I don't know what this is.”

However, I didn't see any bleeding. Gla.s.ses was covered in a full body armour, with the helmet exposing his face similar to a motorcycle helmet. There were no gaps for the potion to flow between.

“Sorry but this won't work.” Gla.s.ses declared.

I heard a moan from behind him. Macho hadn't died yet. Blood was pouring from his pierced neck, but he was still alive and struggling painfully. If Gla.s.ses turned around then he could kill Macho.

He thought about it. I didn't miss the moment when Gla.s.ses' concentration was shaken for a while and threw a right hook.

Jing!

Along with the sound of hitting iron, Gla.s.ses only paused for a moment. However, I was the one who moaned. ”Ugh!” I had tried hitting him as an experiment. I was prepared for some injuries, but the hardness was beyond imagination.

[Current Balance: 598/625. Decelerated state – Leg (50%).]

Deceleration? Legs?

At that moment, I felt a sticky texture on my feet. As I turned my head slightly, I could see a black liquid on the ground where I was standing. There were a few broken bottles on the ground. He had secretly dropped them.

“You aren't the only one with useful potions.” My shoes were only covered with a little bit. My legs moved slowly like I was drunk. I couldn't avoid Gla.s.ses' next strike. I bent my arm back and a vibration spread through every corner of my body.

Bam!

Gla.s.ses didn't come that quickly. The power contained in his strike couldn't be seen. But it was solid. Although his fighting skills were worse than mine, it was like his whole body was made of steel.

Bam! Bam! Bam!

I maintained my guard as I continued to block the strikes. Eventually, my upper body bent over from the hits and I feel to my knees.

“Pant… Pant…” Gla.s.ses was breathing hard because his stamina was poor. However, the rough breathing soon stopped as he smiled faintly. ”Your body is pretty solid.”

He took out a knife from his inventory. His answer wasn't a hit. He intended to take care of it with one more blow. I managed to raise my hands and blocked the knife with a hand.

Indeed. It was difficult to get past the surface of the armour. It wasn't simply strength.

I took out another vial from my inventory with my spare hand. It wasn't a drug that I was throwing this time. It was the old, weak version of the poison I received from the sixth floor.

“What, don't you have the ability to learn?” Gla.s.ses turned his head and easily avoided it.

The vial flew towards Macho was screaming in the back. Gla.s.ses immediately looked behind him. Macho had pulled out potions from his inventory and had been drinking them.

”Thanks to that, it'll be easier for me to finish him off. It's too bad about the treatment medicines.”

”… You lost.” I stated.

”What?” Gla.s.ses asked with confusion. I replied to Gla.s.ses' question with a fist. I kept holding the knife with one hand while my other hands pounded his face.

Jing!

There was a tremendous sound as my fist hit Gla.s.ses' helmet. But the helmet was still fine. Blood burst from my hands.

“What are you doing…”

Jing!

One more hit.

Jing!

Yet again.

Jing!

Another one.