Chapter 39 (1/2)

Episode 39

It was an excellent opportunity for the public broadcasting company, HBS. Their helicopter was stationed on a building not too far from the barrier.

“Oh my gosh! Let’s get a closer look,” reporter Oh Yoon-ah said for the umpteenth time.

“Okay, wait a second. I’m not ready yet. A little bit to the left.”

Her voice trembled as she communicated with the studio. She knew she looked unprofessional because of the situation, but she couldn’t help it.

The helicopter flew high while maintaining a legal, safe distance. However, even at that distance, she felt fear as she looked towards the crack.

She restrained herself from talking. Since she couldn’t describe what she was looking at, she decided that the world needed to see it instead.

A gigantic monster had its horrible head poking through the crack, whose cries thundered throughout the city.

“Ready. Standby,” she said. It was time for her to give a report.

“It’s an incredible sight. Currently in Seocho-gu area…” Oh Yoon-ah started the broadcast.

Before long, the camera focused on the monster’s face.

It was just the right timing.

“Ah…?”

Forgetting that the audio was still transmitting, Yoon-ah screamed in excitement.

“There! Can you see it?” she asked.

Amid the purple mist emanating from the monster, a tiny figure appeared to fly through the air.

It was Yoo-seong.

“He appears to be a hunter trying to defeat the beast. The fog limits our visibility, but there are probably numerous hunters working with him…”

Yoon-ah stopped with a gasp as she watched Yoo-seong take a leap and land on the monster’s snout.

The camera was still focused on Yoo-seong as he ran over the monster’s face. Everyone, including the pilot and cameraman, watched in shock.

It was like the battle between David and Goliath.

In a way, it was worse.

No matter who the hunter was, he couldn’t defeat a monster of that magnitude alone. Yoon-ah began to fear for the hunter’s life.

Yoo-seong ran between the eyes of the giant turtle. With his feet, he felt the thickness of the monster’s skin.

Unlike the Queen Ant, this monster was so large that his blade would do minimal damage if he struck just anywhere. He had to find a point of weakness, and he knew just where it was.

Every living creature had that same weak spot:

The eyes.

The monster’s eyes looked like a large putrid swamp. Yoo-seong knew it would also be thick, but he didn’t hesitate to try it.

-Assault form applied-

With Yoo-seong’s permission, all the abilities of Automatic Hunting were focused solely on the attack. He leaped with both hands held over his head, Aura covering his fists.

With the force of landing, he went and struck the monster’s pupil.

Pacheonma Geukki.

Like ripples on the surface of a pool, Aura spread across the monster’s eye.

Against humans, this attack would have spread through the opponent’s muscles and organs. However, he was facing a gigantic beast this time. He focused his attack on its corneas.

He continuously pounded it with his Aura-infused fists. The technique originally involved hitting rapidly and kicks.

Yoo-seong had only seen Chu-yeop use his fists, so he could not replicate the technique entirely.

However, even with this limitation, his application was flawless.

He arched his back and raised his arms high for more power as he punched. At first, his fists simply bounced off the monster’s cornea without any damage.

However, the Aura that Yoo-seong released through his fist penetrated the pupil. Soon, the waves began to amplify.

Auror’s Resonance.

Finally, the beast gave the first reaction, closing its lids to shut the eye.

Yoo-seong jumped as the monster closed its eyes. When he landed, he held onto the closed eyelid, forcing it to open once more. When the eyelids opened again, he stuck back to the pupil, hitting with his fists again.

The blinking process repeated itself three times. Then, the monster shook its head vigorously as though it couldn’t take it anymore.

Yoo-seong’s grip could not withstand the recoil, and he fell.

The monster opened its eyes in relief as it watched Yoo-seong fall. That was all Yoo-seong needed.

He pulled the Geller Gun from his waist – the same pistol he had used at the event – and aimed at the monster’s eye. Even if he was falling, he had an accurate aim.

He fired.

Normally, the bullet would have bounced off the pupil. However, his blows had softened the eye significantly, enabling the bullet to penetrate it.

Suddenly, he stopped falling. Everyone in the helicopter gasped.

They had seen too many surprises for one day.

How did he hang freely in the air?

Yoo-seong sighed in relief as Sung-wook’s words ran through his mind.

Unless with unique Psy or Tech, humans cannot control the Aura that has left their body. So, how about we hang on to our Aura and make it do what we want?”

It was the principle underlying parasitic bees.