Chapter 26 Consume (1) (1/2)

*Crash*

Like the ripples produced by a stone being thrown into a calm lake, waves of scorching wind were blowing away everything in their path. It was hard to even stand still.

They would get scalded any moment soon if they kept themself exposed to this heat. Yeon-woo and Kahn quickly found rocks and tree stumps to hide behind. The heat was drying up the trees, setting them on fire and steam was rising up from the rocks.

Doyle was also backing off as he hid behind a shield of flies.

‘This is getting nuts.’

Yeon-woo put on a frown as he peeked at Hargan who was continuously releasing Heat Waves.

He was eating Taragan’s body in a reverent manner as if it were a sacred ritual.

*Crunch* *Crack*

With each bite, Hargan’s body seemed to undergo noticeable changes. The intensity and the temperature of the Heat Waves was also rising.

“Second phase?”

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It was an unexpected message.

Yeon-woo frowned angrily. Multi-phase should be a pattern only present in strong boss monsters in the latter floors of The Tower. But right now, a mere boss monster from the tutorial was displaying such pattern. Was his resentment that big?

At that moment, Yeon-woo noticed Kahn looking his way. He was asking him what was he going to do next. Their target, Hargan’s Crown, was already in Doyle’s hand, so they could just escape the dungeon, although even that wouldn’t be easy to do.

‘He’ll follow us no matter where we go. Besides, it won’t be easy to run away from him because of the Heat Waves.’

Desertification was rapidly spreading throughout Hargan’s Lair, as well as the surrounding forest. The flying fire sparks landed on other pieces of parched wood, further spreading out the wildfire. In addition to that, the strong gusts of wind also impeded their escape.

Kahn was also knitting his brows, perhaps he was thinking the same as Yeon-woo. He then looked at Yeon-woo asking if he had any plan up his sleeve like the one he used when killing Taragan.

Yeon-woo, however, shook his head as he could not come up with a way to overcome the crisis.

No, he about to shook his head, but he paused. Something else suddenly occurred to him.

‘It’s either we do something about it or we die. Then we have to at least try it out.’

Yeon-woo’s mind was quickly racing. Just when he was thinking of a way to communicate his idea,

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– Ah, ah. Hyung, can you hear me?

Yeon-woo jerked his head trying to find the source of the sudden noise, but he couldn’t find the owner of the voice, only a fingernail-sized bug buzzing about his head.

The bug landed onto Yeon-woo’s right shoulder.

Yeon-woo narrowed his eyes.

“Is this you, Doyle?”

– Hehe. That’s a relief. I was wondering if this would work well. I can hear your voice too.

“You had a bug that can deliver voices?”

– It’s actually called a mind-conveyance bug, it allows its owner to deliver their thoughts through it… But, the details don’t really matter, so you can think of it however is more comfortable for you.

Yeon-woo silently nodded his head.

– By the way, you must have thought of a way, right?

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Yeon-woo smirked a little. Doyle came just at the right moment when he was trying to figure out a way to deliver his plan.

As expected, Doyle had quickly noticed that Yeon-woo had worked out a plan and made contact with him.

“Can you tell Kahn about this plan?”

– If you want me to just deliver the message, then yes.

“Okay. That’ll do.”

Yeon-woo raised the corner of his mouth and started to speak.

* * *

*Rumble*

Hargan finally finished his ritual and slowly rose from his seating position. Taragan’s body was no longer there, instead, Hargan was now as big as Taragan had been. He was now three meters in size, holding his scimitar in one hand and Taragan’s club in the other.

He then let out a violent roar.

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Kuooo!

The whole forest trembled as if it were about to collapse.

“Human! Show yourself! Humaaan!”

Hargan started searching around with his blazing eyes.

*Kung* *Kung*

The earth shook as the Heat Wave became even more intense. Steam was fuming out from the ground as it boiled from the extreme temperature.

“Human! if you don’t come out, I will find you!”

Hargan grimaced and shifted his glare to one side. It was the place where the rubble left from the destroyed lair was scattered around, where the human had taken the lives of his precious wife and children.

And when Hargan was about to rush towards the rubble,

*Tak*

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Yeon-woo suddenly came out from behind a rock. Standing on top of the rock, he stuck out his finger and made a beckoning gesture towards Hargan.

“Try me.”

“I will kill yooou!”

Hargan kicked the ground with his feet.

*Kwang*

With just one dash, Hargan propelled himself towards where Yeon-woo was standing.

The earth was quaking, and the Heat Wave was blowing in all directions. Flames surged from beneath the ground, giving sense of oppression. His skin almost dried up and burned from the heat just by standing near him, but Yeon-woo only stood still at the spot despite the approaching heat. He just kept a close watch on Hargan with his eyes half open.

In that instant, something very thin started weaving itself near his heart. For the first time, mana was taking action on its own in order to protect its owner and invoke his skills.

[Sense Strengthening]

[Combat Will]

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Time around Yeon-woo slowed down.

No, to be precise, his maximized concentration accelerated his thought process, making everything except for his own consciousness seem to slow down.

Yeon-woo could now clearly examine both the appearance of incoming Hargan and the Heat Waves surrounding him. Normally, his brain would have been under serious pressure. However, the changes caused by Flame Heart and Frost Crest helped him endure the pain.

Yeon-woo, therefore, cast another skill. The mana flowing inside his body gathered around his eyes. The pupils in his eyes transformed into vertical slits.

[Draconic Eyes]

In a world brimming with flaws, Yeon-woo quickly glanced at his surroundings. Hargan, the Heat Waves, the flames… Their contours were all fluctuating with flaws. With this sight burned into his eyes, Yeon-woo made his move.

*Kwang*

Yeon-woo swiftly threw himself towards Hargan. A move that in the eyes of others, could only be seen as an act of suicide. However, Yeon-woo sliced along the flaws displayed amid the flames as he clove through the Heat Wave. Soon, his slice formed a diagonal fault from one side of his field of sight to another, and the upper side segment seemed to slide down along it,

*Whoosh*

The fire blocking Yeon-woo’s way was suddenly put out. The Heat Wave was equally split in half and brushed past Yeon-woo.

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*Kwang*

It was such an unbelievable spectacle even though it was happening right in front of their eyes.

“Humaaan!”

Hargan dismissed this as a coincidence and kept swinging his scimitar ceaselessly. With every swing, pillars of flame gushed out from beneath and gales of Heat Waves swept the ground.

*Swish* *Swish*

However, Yeon-woo slashed a few times into their flaws and easily tore off the Heat Waves. This scene looked as if the flames were intentionally avoiding Yeon-woo.