Chapter 40 (1/2)
Act 9
The mission on the 18th floor was pretty simple. Su-hyeun had to knock down a single object, a single monster.
The mission itself sounded the easiest and simplest. But as a result, the trial on the 18th floor was the most difficult one.
[Knock down an old Imoogi.]
Although it was described as old, Su-hyeun was dumbfounded about this trial at first.
“Imoogi? Did it just say Imoogi?” he asked.
It was an unreasonable monster to come out on the 18th floor. Although it was a single monster, it was difficult to defeat. After fighting for more than half a day, Su-hyeun finally knocked down Imoogi. Without a second thought, he used transfiguration skills to defeat it.
As a result, Su-hyeun gained the power of the Imoogi, the mythical snaked that tried to become a dragon with divinity.
“Of course, it is not perfect yet,” he thought.
So far, he could not control the power of the Imoogi perfectly. Physically, Su-hyeun was not as powerful as the Imoogi. Because of this, Su-hyeun did not try to the traits of the Imoogi. Unless he was trying to improve his proficiency on purpose. However,
“If I do this…”
Crunch—
As he grasped his hands, he could feel the scales on the back of his hands. Without spreading his magic, he could feel the surroundings and energy vividly. It had been a long time since he felt this.
“Well, then…” he said.
Whip—!
Riiiip—
He tore the energy down that flew in front of him. His long, sharp nails were better than any other sword.
“Watch out! This brat—” one Richie shouted.
“It is too” —Su-hyeun said and grabbed the head of the Richie—”late to watch out.”
Bam—!
Crack, crack—!
The hallway floor was shattered. Su-hyeun’s hand broke Richie’s head and the Life Stone came out.
Snatch—
Su-hyeun quickly grabbed the Life Stone. At the same time, he glanced at the other three remaining Richies.
“I don’t have much time. I have to finish it quickly,” he thought.
As his five senses extended, he could feel signs from outside of the castle. Soldiers were coming into the castle. Their signs quickly approached. Soon, they would arrive here. Then, it would be difficult for him to keep this state.
“Well…” he said.
Swish—
Su-hyeun’s new form disappeared, leaving afterimages. In an instant, he got closer to the monsters. Three Richies condensed their magic.
Whirl, whirl, whirl—
A solid dark sphere wrapped around Richies. Su-hyeun stroked the sphere with Gram.
Crack, crack—!
Whirl—
A curtain created by the three Richies magic didn’t stay long. It started to crack.
Crack—!
The crack had broken, and huge magic came out from it. Dozens of dark ashes began to embrace Su-hyeun.
Whoosh—!
At that moment, Su-hyeun made the Flame on the other hand. The red Flame quickly got bigger and started to cover the Richies.
“What the…?!” one Richie screamed.
The three Richies were surprised and moved away from Flame. In the middle of that, one Richie pushed another Richie’s back. The Flame pushed the darkness away and turned that Richie into ash. It was the kind of heat that would turn everything, even a Life Stone to ash.
“Now, there are two,” Su-hyeun said.
Slash—!
He swung the sword once more, successfully cutting off one Richie’s arm. He meant to cut the body in half, but only one arm flew away.
Crack—!
The curtain that the Richies made was pointless. They finally realized that and chose to avoid rather than to block.
“We have to get out of here…” one Richie said.
“We can’t win like this,” the other Richie realized when he was Su-hyeun was using the transfiguration skill. He should have figured that out sooner.
Crunch—!
A bird flew from somewhere bit off one Richie’s neck. That Richie’s movement stopped. Soon, his body began to burn.
Crunch—!
Caw, caw—!
A phoenix came and bit off the neck and separated the body and head of one Richie.
There was only one Richie left.
“Damn. No way…” he screamed.
“Yes way,” Su-hyeun said.
Swish—
Su-hyeun’s new form flew to Richie’s front. The surprised Richie stretched his arms quickly. Soon, he released his magic with all his strength.
Whoosh—!
Once again, Guide covered Su-hyeun’s body.
It was a hit.
Richie yelled for joy. Since he swept with the Guide, Su-hyeun would not be safe.
“Finally!” Richie thought.
But his pleasure didn’t last long. When he yelled for joy—
[Indomitable body.]
Whoosh—!
—Su-hyeun stretched his arm and grabbed Richie’s neck. Richie grabbed Su-hyeun’s wrist with his bony hand as if he couldn’t believe what was happening.