Chapter 7 Part2 (2/2)

Lee s.h.i.+n Woo ascertained its speed, as well as the direction it was going, and raised his other hand's index finger, which he had already ignited with the Flames of Revenge, aimed, and fired.

”Firing again!”

[Kyahak!]

But surprisingly, the Ghoul swiftly swung its arm and parried the shot, as if he were waiting for it!

Of course, the Flames of Revenge excellently s.h.i.+fted to its arm, attached to it, and began burning it, but he hadn't gotten an opportunity to explode his shot; it just miserably bounced off, and rolled onto the floor. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo saw that, and though he had roughly expected it, he clicked his tongue.

'Tch, well it is a level 4.'

It had a much faster reaction speed than a normal zombie, and the durability of its body was different as well. In a scenario where the Ghoul noticed him, and he wanted to fight it using Catapult, he felt like he'd need to be at least level 5. The fact that he'd gotten the first hit in was a tremendous success.

”Now I have to fight it off myself.”

In preparation for the coming Ghoul, he regenerated both of his fingers, and tightly gripped the Bone of Thunder Lasting. He activated Harden, applying it to both his sword and his armor, and even ignited the Flames of Revenge on his sword. Even so, he still had mana to spare.

'If it was before, it wouldn't have been strange for close to half of my mana to have been drained by now, but right now, my mana's overflowing.'

Since he'd strengthened himself with Gerrit's sphenoid bone, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo's magic was at 173. Moreover, his Low Rank Magic Affinity had risen to level 7, and he obtained the Low Rank level 1 Magic Acc.u.mulation. Even at this very moment, the two skills were drawing the surrounding mana towards him and replenis.h.i.+ng his mana. So at least in terms of mana, there was a world of difference between him today and him yesterday.

[You are exposed to the Acid Ghoul's strengthened Acid Poison. Low Rank Acid Resistance is mitigating the damage.]

[I'll crush you, Skeleton!]

”Ugh...!”

While he was busy preparing for the battle, the Ghoul had gotten really close. Its Acid Poison had become even more fearsome than before, and Lee s.h.i.+n Woo, feeling as though his entire body would be melted away, had attacked first. Though it was actually bearable due to his Acid Resistance. He prayed that his armor would last until the end of the battle, and activated his skill.

”Power Slas.h.!.+”

[Dieeeeeeeee!]

The Ghoul's sharp nails and the Bone of Thunder Lasting clashed. Immediately after the horrific shriek, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo's body was mercilessly pushed back. In the ground, there were traces of two deep lines.

”Ggeuuuuhk.”

[You're weak! Skeleton!]

Despite using Power Slash, the strength behind Lee s.h.i.+n Woo's strike couldn't match up to the Ghoul's. It was obvious. Even though his strength was counterbalanced by the amplification effect of his Avenger skill, he still couldn't contest a level 4 as a level 3 with purely stats.

'Moreover, this a.s.shole seems to have especially high strength...!'

Lee s.h.i.+n Woo gripped his sword with both hands, whereas the Ghoul extended one hand, so he was even more shocked. He grit his teeth and attempted to parry its arm, but its forearm was as hard as steel.

The flame blazing on his sword s.h.i.+fted to its arm, attached to it, and began to burn it, but he couldn't defeat the Ghoul with just that degree of pain. The flames on its shoulder were gradually expanding, so now it looked like some sort of flame giant.

”Eeek, Power Sla...”

[Not a chance!]

Lee s.h.i.+n Woo pushed its arm away, and tried to use his Power Slash again, but the Ghoul used its other arm to smash him, like a straw cutter.

Lee s.h.i.+n Woo, who used his Combat Sprint to seize that split second opportunity, swiftly retreated both his body and sword, and rolled onto the floor. Instead, the Ghoul's arm burst open  the innocent ground and sank into it. It was truly a horrific destructive power.

[To think you'd get away! Die. I'm telling you... to die!]

'd.a.m.n it, since it became level 4, our levels are worlds apart. It seems like it's at least 300 stats higher than me... How the h.e.l.l am I supposed to win?'

Lee s.h.i.+n Woo evaded its next attack and had to consecutively back away. By simply swinging its arms, the ground was hollowed out, forming small craters; when he saw that, before fear, he just felt astonished. ...It was a relief that it wasn't very hard to dodge them.

[Kuwaaaaahk! You rat...! A mere skeleton without a bit of flesh...!]

”Then are you that slow due to you having all that flesh? Oh, boy.”

[Kugiaaaaaht!]

The Ghoul truly had tremendous strength and health, but it wasn't very fast. The fact that Lee s.h.i.+n Woo was able to dodge its attacks was proof of that. However, he couldn't just move around dodging this guy forever...

[You are being exposed to the Acid Ghoul's strengthened Acid Poison.]

[Low Rank Acid Resistance has become Lv2.]

'My armor's steadily melting away. I won't last long like this...'

He had applied both his Harden skill, as well as his Acid Resistance to his armor, yet the condition of his armor wasn't good. It was due to already having fought the Great Slime. If it kept going like this, his armor wouldn't even last a few more minutes and would disappear without a trace!

'd.a.m.n it.'

At the end of his brief pondering, he put his armor into his inventory. Even if he were to die once, he couldn't afford to lose his armor in a place like this.

[Kyahak, Kyahahak!]

The Ghoul saw Lee s.h.i.+n Woo de-equip his armor, and even as its hands consecutively floundered in the air, it laughed. Though he didn't know what it was so happy about, the Ghoul's body was being gradually burned by the Flames of Revenge. He didn't know if the Ghoul realized that it was in the exact same position as he was.

'Now it's become us both having time bombs set up and we're just waiting for whoever's time bomb goes off first.'

Lee s.h.i.+n Woo, even while furrowing his (nonexistent) brow, decided to make his next move. It was none other than himself who made up his mind to finish this quest, even if he had to risk his life to do so.

This was the time to stake his life. Even though he knew its body was d.a.m.n tough, or that it was extremely strong, he needed to get one hit in with his sword...

-Kw.a.n.g!

[Ggueeehk!]

Something forcefully hit the Acid Ghoul, causing it to miserably roll onto the floor. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo, who had charged at it, stiffened in place.

”I'll help you!”

The one who had struck the Acid Ghoul, and appeared in its place was... a Skeleton Horse, and it spoke with eyes ablaze with blue goblin fire. Its voice was neither low, nor high, but simply just a charming, beautiful voice.

The Skeleton Horse spoke in that beautiful voice, so he thought there was a considerable disparity between them, but when he thought about it, he wasn't in much of a different situation.

”To think there'd be another undead hero like me...! It's really nice to meet you!”

Lee s.h.i.+n Woo was speechless when he heard the Skeleton Horse continue, and kept his mouth shut. He had, at some point, heard about a Skeleton Horse in the chatting channel, a horse that just kept running within the confines of the underground empire; and the stories regarding the Skeleton Horse had coursed through his head.

Yeah, his seniors were right. There was no way that an undead wouldn't attack humans and would just keep running.

... If they weren't a hero, that is.

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