Chapter 26 Consume (1) (2/2)
Eventually, Yeon-woo was able to reach Hargan and collided with him.
*Kwang*
After obtaining Targan’s power, Hargan’s strength was without a doubt destructive. The scimitar almost severed Yeon-woo in two pieces, but stopped right in front of Yeon-woo’s brow. A tiny crack formed in the middle of the scimitar where it had clashed with Yeon-woo’s dagger. It was the flaw. The dagger then started chiseling into the crack.
Although it may not have been able to break the scimitar, it was enough to narrow the overwhelming gap in strength. That alone was a tremendous success.
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“Kwuuung!”
As if not being able to tolerate it anymore, Hargan loudly roared and put even more strength into his scimitar. Once again, a wave of heated wind was storming across the lair.
Yeon-woo avoided confronting him in terms of strength. He dodged left as he parried the attack to his right. The scimitar helplessly struck the ground
Hargan’s body briefly stumbled after losing balance, and then,
*Pat*
Kahn and Doyle quickly jumped in as if they had been waiting for this moment. Kahn dashed right by Hargan, slicing his ankle. Doyle detonated a series of insect bombs made of flamebugs.
“You insects!”
The fact that he was being made a fool by mere humans further angered Hargan. So he roughly pulled out his scimitar and held it high in the air. It was the position required to cast Heat Wave.
*Kwang*
When that happened, Yeon-woo barged in and severed the corresponding flaw.
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“How dare yooou!”
Hargan tried to attack Yeon-woo once again, and at the same time, Kahn and Doyled rushed to attack Hargan.
*Kwang* *Kwang*
The three of them faced Hargan by continuously making use of this disruptive tactic. Whenever Yeon-woo interrupted a Heat Wave, Kahn and Doyle would watch for a chance to attack, and when Hargan moved to catch the two, Yeon-woo would rush back from behind to grab his aggro.
As a result, Hargan’s aggro kept switching back and forth between the three of them as his skill kept getting interrupted midcast. And in the meantime, his wounds continued to accumulate and he was quickly losing stamina.
However, Yeon-woo’s party couldn’t put themselves at ease yet. If their control went off for even a bit, it would be over for them. They had to keep their heads straight until very the end. Besides, their fatigue was also building up, and they had to cope with it with sheer mental strength.
“I will not forgive you! I have to avenge Taragan!”
But at some point,
*Rumble*
Hargan’s attacks began to slow down. The temperature around him also noticeably settled down.
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“Avenge Taragan…! Have to avenge…my babies…. ”
His voice also sounded weary.
Just then, Yeon-woo moved.
‘Now!’
*Shluk*
Yeon-woo slid in between Hargan’s legs and sliced his ankle, severing his artery.
Hargan stumbled heavily due to the attack. If it hadn’t been for their stream of continuous attacks, he would have been able to keep his balance and stand up immediately, but right now, Hargan was so exhausted that he barely managed to stand up after sticking his sword into the ground to support his body.
In the meantime, Yeon-woo jumped on his shoulder and stretched out his left hand. Black energy clotted along his palm. It suddenly swung open side to side, revealing a series of serrated teeth. Yeon-woo then shoved them right into Hargan’s neck which by now was full of wounds.
It was his fourth time using a skill during the fight with Hargan.
“Devour.”
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[Bathori’s Vampiric Sword]
Kyaaaak!
The serrated teeth let out a terrible, nightmarish shriek.
“Let go! Let gooo!”
Hargan tried to struggle free, feeling that his soul was being torn apart. He shook his body violently in an effort to get rid of Yeon-woo, but Kahn and Doyle took the chance to severe Hargan’s wrist and stabbed other of his vital points in order to restrain his movement.
[You have absorbed vitality and energy]
[Your Strength has increased by 3 points.]
[Your Dexterity has increased by 2 points.]
[‘Bathory’s Vampiric Sword’ skill proficiency has increased. 5.4%]
Thanks to the enormous amount of vitality Hargan had, even though their tactic had tired him out, numerous messages were constantly filling up his retina.
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“No matter what! I will kill you no matter what!”
But he realized the moment of death was upon him.
Hargan poured out all his last remaining energy. The fire raged along his skin and soon engulfed Yeon-woo.
*Rush*
“Cain!”
The intensity of the flames even made Kahn and Doyle stop their attacks and fall back. They could only worriedly watch Yeon-woo who was still stuck to Hargan.
Despite the searing pain, Yeon-woo pushed the teeth deeper into Hargan’s neck. He used the energy he extracted from him to heal himself and endure for longer.
Then,
*Kung*
Finally, Hargan fell on one knee to the ground. He tried to stand up using his scimitar as a cane, it was the last bit of effort he could make.
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However, Yeon-woo’s serrated teeth also completely swallowed such will. Hargan’s hand slipped off the hilt and he collapsed to the floor.
“I have to… avenge Taragan… avenge our babies….”
It was his last words before he finally closed his eyes.
[You have slain the second boss monster, Hargan (Lizardmen King). Additional Karma will be provided according to your contribution to the raid.]
[You have acquired 2,000 Karma.]
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[Quest completed.]
[You have made an achievement that is not easily accomplished. Additional Karma will be provided.]
[You have acquired 1,000 Karma.]
[You have acquired 500 additional Karma.]
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The messages popped up frantically. It was only then that Yeon-woo got off from Hargan’s corpse which had an appearance similar to that of a mummy.
‘This is crazy.’
The world was spinning because of the intense heartburn and dizziness from the aftereffects of combining skills. The worst part was the burning pain in his eyes and brain due to the overload.
‘Well, we still made it.’
The basis of his plan was Bathory’s Vampiric Sword. The number 66 represented one of the best skills present in The Tower, so Yeon-woo was hoping it would somehow help him kill Hargan.
Fortunately for them, the plan did work out as he expected. If they had made any mistake, instead of Hargan’s, it would be their bodies lying on the floor right now.
Now that he was seeing the messages that informed him of the quest completion and the death of the boss monster, he was finally able to calm down. But there was something else that made Yeon-woo happy the most. It was the message that popped up at the very last.
[Bathory’s Vampiric Sword has extracted the essence from the target, successfully stealing a part of the target’s skill.]
[The skill ‘Heat Wave’ has been created.]
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