Chapter 109 (1/2)

Koharu whizzes by in a zig zag between the hunter’s legs. Light red blood flows out from the places scratched by the twin daggers.

It is thin compared to the body, but the strength is considerable. Even with twin daggers, they leave scratches at best. It might cut off if she saws at them, but she does not have the time for that.

When the hunter strikes its scythe down, it creates a hole in the ground and scatters debris everywhere. Even then, the end did not go out.

The hunter takes its wings out of its back and flies up into the sky. It cannot fly for too long because of its weight but it is threatening in its use to switch location.

If it flies into the sky, Koharu below it becomes exposed. In terms of a game, it is like a pattern that she needs to read in order to catch it.

Koharu did not overdo it in attacking it and used the booster to retreat far enough so she could respond. It is her battle style.

If meeting her as an enemy, it is a frustrating style. Since she is careful in all of her actions, she does not get caught up in a fight of numbers or when provoked.

As the hunter lowered, it settled in a spot dozens of meters away. Koharu ran at it as soon as it landed on the ground.

No matter how large it is, how thick its shell is, and how durable it is, it is not invincible. If it is hit over and over again to create wounds, any life form becomes exhausted.

The hunter however, also has a brain. Is it because it experienced the same attack multiple times? As soon as she came close, it swung the scythes around and walked backward.

It kept her from approaching it and created more distance when she was slowed down. It is an action that she cannot underestimate just because it is slow.

“They’re neck and neck.”

“It’s strangely boring.”

“I would have given it flesh for its bones, but Koharu has the type of personality where she doesn’t want to give anything when she takes. That’s why she was criticized a lot in the virtual version too.”

She does not have a refreshing big hit. She takes the enemy down with an accumulation of damage. It could be seen as a boring fight as Park Jin Hyuk said.

‘But the Empress of Light is different.’

He has never met her for himself, but he has seen her battle videos dozens of times.

Forget dog fights. She is not cowardly, but she mobilizes all methods in order to win. On top of that, she is incredible with a spear.

A spear’s specialty is mid-range. If the opponent comes closer than that distance, she does not retreat and breaks their joints or rips them apart with her teeth.

Empress of Light carries out a battle that people who do not know her would be doubtful of, as if it were nothing. Cha Jun Sung had also been bewitched while watching her.

‘Two days north, a small town before arriving at Volgograd.’

Cha Jun Sung calculated the appropriate time. Empress of Light has entered several weeks before they did. She will be happily killing mutants right about now.

She prefers solo missions. The reason is that she is well acquainted. It takes a long time until completion, but there is a generous reward in exchange for the time.

There are pros and cons to going party and solo. They can receive less points in exchange for safety and swiftness, or they can gain a ton of points by risking the danger and being later.

The interesting thing is that there are people who show greater strength when they are alone. There is nothing for them to take care of so in a dangerous situation, they only need to look after themselves.

‘That’ll be its own type of mission. Going through a level C alone was too much. She’s outnumbered.’

Empress of Light is strong. By her specifications, she does not get pushed back by a level 5.

What she is pushed back by is numbers. She can sweep through the underlings but the burly ones are hard. In simple terms, she is lacking in endurance.

It is impossible for someone acting alone to increase their endurance.

1 person cannot become 2 people. As a mission’s difficulty becomes harder, the mutants also become stronger. It is a never-ending chronic problem.

Bang bang!

As the fight between Koharu and the hunter rises, they only focus on the opponent.

There is less of a burden in a single battle with 1 mutant, but not even Cha Jun Sung has the confidence to take on a progressive mission alone.

According to research, the 500,000 point mission that the World Federation took on had 100,000 to 120,000 level 1 through 3 mutants, 50 level 4s, and 2 level 5s.

Empress of Light has taken on 200,000, which is not even half of the 500,000, and even if they say that it would be 40% of the number, it is not a level that she can handle.

No wonder she has been forced into a corner and has been placed in danger. It is an error of judgment on her part.

The hunter’s thinnest leg is cut off under Koharu’s repeated attacks. The damage is beyond regeneration.

It has been cut off but cannot be seen as great damage to a level 5. Its blood is boiling and blood and flesh is about to protrude from the wound.

Koharu focuses her attacks intensively on the leg that is cut off. Since it is before the sturdy flesh has been formed, it went cut out easily like jelly.

Besides, there is something else she is going after. It is the body’s balance.

When the hunter tried to turn its body to attack Koharu, it wobbled to the side where the balance was cut. It collapsed a small part.

It may not seem like it, but a person cannot walk properly if even a thumb or pinky toe is cut off. Everything has a role for use.

Mutants are the same. Just because a wound is weak does not mean that it does not have an effect on the body. All ends come from a start.

Koharu stepped on the back of the helper that lost its balance, and went up. She ran up and brought her twin daggers down on its big eyes.

Insects’ eyes are compounded. Their sight is wide, so they can detect attacks from behind without trouble. The hunter did not miss that moment either.

The hunter’s joint folds abnormally and it falls down. There is a deluge of scythes. If hit, one can be skewered from the head.