Chapter 48 - The Raw Meal (3) (1/2)
The Raw Meal (3)
“Wow……”
People standing on the collapsed bridge stared blankly at the swaying river and the bodies that floated on it. Their gazes soon turned away from the B-rank monster whom Il-Hyun had killed at once.
“Is it that easy……?” One of the Awakened murmured while frowning. They thought he was an Awakened member of the Aegis A team who was in Europe.
“Right! He spoke Korean. But did you see him for the first time?”
“I don’t know those great people.”
“Oh, I’m not a member of the new team A! What was his name……”
A little while ago, the awakened people who were fighting bloodily were talking to each other.
Although it was a distant country story for them, the Aegis was always interesting to awaken as it was one of the dream stages and jobs for Awakened people.
Il-Hyun used Lee’s ability to roughly lift the two giants from the river that had just fallen over the bridge.
He sent Phoenix back for reconnaissance to have a look around.
There are people who haven’t crossed the bridge yet and are frightened and hidden.
Breaking a bridge in this way reduces the likelihood that a monster will come out this way.
But it was like abandoning people who fled here to escape.
He reached out without hesitation, and the middle part of his damaged leg began to squirm and dangle.
There were no pillars, and it was thinner, but it’s also stronger than before, so he didn’t have to worry about it collapsing.
“For now……”
Il-Hyun’s expression suddenly solidified as he watched people hurrying through the bridge.
The rats walked along the roof. He sent a trail and saw a blue mutant monster that was rapidly approaching their way.
Either way, he was anxious that he was approaching little by little towards them, but the situation he was most worried about occurred in the end.
“What should I do……?”
Il-Hyun got conflicted between changing the direction to the bridge or the monster on the river.
People were still evacuating, and it wasn’t going to help them against A-ranked monsters whether they ran or not.
Is it right to give up and send the monster over there, or should I try to stop it?
Perhaps far beyond they could see, there were still more people who couldn’t be evacuated, and it was clear that they would die without help.
However, if he died while blocking here, no one could adequately stop other monsters and mutants.
Perhaps it’s better to overtake the monster and avoid further confusion.
“Stupid,” Il-Hyun muttered and laughed.
Pride didn’t allow him to withdraw from here.
“I just have to make it in time,” Il-Hyun said, making it easy to convince himself. He climbed over the bridge to warn people that a monster was coming, and helped the evacuees escape.
In the midst of this, the gaps confirmed the mutants’ location. Phoenix, who had been floating in the sky, was brought back to fight.
The wolf was currently blocking the hunting dog monsters trying to escape from the west, so he couldn’t help him.
Wrap it up! Awesome!
Shortly after, cold air blew over, and a giant blue flame appeared.
The place where it had passed by was frozen and cracked all around.
Even other monsters fled in all directions due to the appearance of the blue giant.
Fighting near the bridge could be dangerous for everyone.
And then the two met.
Il-Hyun quickly came to the bridge and was looking forward to meeting it.
The blue giant looked down at Il-Hyun’s sword before it hit the ground with a hammer.
Thud!
Blue shock waves spread all over the place.
It was the same power as the other giants who died within his hands.
But the effect was completely different.
Grrrr!
“Yawp!”
Suddenly, an intense spark struck from his body.
Unlike before, Il-Hyun’s sword and defense coat used with high-ranked cores also lost their function.
It was impossible to ignore that the core used was high because it was a unique ability of the same rank, A monster.
“This is expensive!” Il-Hyun threw the coat off quickly.
Then, he took out the sword.
Is this even a word anymore?
Il-Hyun looked down at the sword.
It was almost impossible to overcome a higher-level monster with a simple ability without an Ether sword.
Meanwhile, the giant’s hammer shook again.
Thud!
As the road shattered, sharp ice popped all around.
Il-Hyun, who quickly escaped, reached the other side of the street.
Then, the tree began to grow at a high rate.
An enormous grown tree trunk crept on the giant’s body.
As it tried to run away, the outstretched branches tied his entire body, and Il-Hyun immediately took his next action.
Patter!
A group of insects stood up one by one on the floor.
Dozens of white worms appeared and clung to the giant.
He used this ability to match the opponent quickly, but Il-Hyun didn’t stop there.
The building that the giant passed by was frozen and twisted.
The rubble, after completely covering the mutant monster, turned into a sufficiently large Golem.
Oh!
The summoned golem raised his heavy arms, intending to hit the monster.
However, the attack was blocked and caught in the middle by the monster’s hand.
The tree trunks and insects that were used to prevent movement were frozen after contact with the blue flames.
Il-Hyun quickly thought and summoned the worms—he was able to resist the cold right away in a short moment, but he still couldn’t stand it for long.
The summoned worms barely survived after making a few small wounds on the giant’s body.
Bang!
The blue giant wielded its hammer, and half the face of the golem was broken at once.
The broken area freezes rapidly, and the cold ice slowly swallows the golem.
“Damn it!” Il-Hyun stretched his arms out and pulled them out as hard as he could.
Creak Creak!
Then, a towering high-rise building was lifted, and the giant and the golem were hit at the same time.
Quang!
Along with the roar, thick dirt and dust spread out.
Regardless of the monster’s A rating, it was difficult to be safe if this attack hit right.
But is it over? He didn’t think so.
He didn’t think it would end like this.
Paak!
A fist flew through the thick smoke.
Il-Hyun, who saw the fists flying, tried to hurriedly avoid it, but it was impossible.
His feet were tightly frozen.
Instantly bound, Il-Hyun gave strength and released the ice, but could not escape the attack.
Bang!
Phoenix quickly intervened, but it wasn’t enough to stop the fist, and it bounced away.
“Ah…I didn’t expect this.”
Il-Hyun groaned, turned over, and raised his trembling arm.
The right side of his arm was totally frozen.
He felt stupider because he was equally affected by the technique he used to enjoy with his transformation ability.
Likewise, the collapsed Phoenix flared again from the side, regaining its strength and reviving.
In the meantime, if Phoenix hadn’t blocked it, it would have been dead without the protective coat. Il-Hyun stretched out his left arm while on the verge of collapsing.
His last remaining energy was poured into the river.
The vast waters that covered the sky turned into water dragons and soon flew away to swallow up the giant.
However, the giant wielded the hammer again, and Il-Hyun’s attack froze on the spot, creating a giant statue.
When the ice dragon smashed and fell, Il-Hyun mumbled.