Chapter 53 Part9 (2/2)
[What...!? Just a little while ago, you didn't have such strength...!?]
”I made it. Or should I say, I switched it with my overwhelming magic stat.”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo extended his hand, grabbed onto the spear (which was facing his sword), and forcefully pulled. With Manatization, he had converted his 10,000 or so Magic into Strength, which resulted in... such power that he felt like he could squash an entire mountain, allowing him to easily steal Leofield's spear away from him.
[Kuhahk!?]
”There.”
Leofield's eyes widened, but Lee s.h.i.+n Woo just gripped the spear, unconcerned.
The artifact, which was created by using the most precious metal in the Empire, infused with the Archmage's magic, and had achieved so many feats with the Heaven Sundering General, as well as transcending its limitations and growing... was futilely crumpled up within Lee s.h.i.+n Woo's hand.
[This can't be...]
”The reason I let you live was because you're needed on the surface to make the battle look realistic. What am I supposed to do with you now, you blockhead?”
[You, you're not...]
”Yep. I'm not afraid of you one bit. Sorry, but you can't beat me. I guess you could call it a dog's death.”
In the past, Dana and Seira had warned him again and again about the dangers of the Heaven Sundering General, Leofield Von Tariman. Of course, at the time, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had just laughed it off.
And just a short while ago, he could somewhat understand what they were talking about. He was sure that if he were exposed, then it would all be because of this guy. So, he was definitely one scary b.a.s.t.a.r.d.
However, he wasn't worried about his power; only his intuition. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo wanted everything to go perfectly, so he'd been wary of him! At the very least, he needed to not be exposed until he had tricked the Emperor!
[I'll die a dog's death, you say...!?]
”Yep.”
His 'play' was already a success. So even if Leofield were to block his path, if Lee s.h.i.+n Woo were to use his full power, then... He actually found it quite hilarious that Leofield would be so willing to attack him when he couldn't even gauge the difference in their strength.
He wasn't even level 9, yet he wanted to defeat him? He had mastered three elements, wielded six innate elements, and even had Manatization as well. What a joke.
”I don't even need to use the t.i.tan to beat you. If you wanted to even give me a bit of a hard time, then you should've come for me before I killed Seagald. If you came then, you might've had a chance. Yeah, you might've even taken two of my lives.”
[That cannot be. My spear was tempered so that it can be used to protect His Majesty at all times...]
”Sorry, but I don't have time. You've really wasted a lot of my time already.”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo wasn't going to listen anymore. At any rate, the target was huge and the s.p.a.ce was large. He launched a s.h.i.+ning Bone Sword; piercing through Leofield's body. Obviously, one of the Heavenly Commanders wouldn't fall from just one attack. Because of that, he launched twenty more of them, which he'd prepared earlier. It was simple, so long as he used the darkness element's link ability.
Then, the Heaven Sundering General obviously disappeared without a trace.
[You have hunted a member of the 12 Generals, the Lv8 Heaven Sundering General, Leofield Von Tariman! All contributing heroes gain 50,000,000 Perium and all stats are increased by 100! You have acquired 15 permits to G.o.d's secret shop. Proficiency in all combat-related skills has increased significantly!]
[Through G.o.d's grace, the Invisible Heart skill's maximum level has increased by 6. The Invisible Heart skill's level cannot be raised any higher.]
[You have not yet met the conditions for a level up. You must prove that you are worthy of the karma that you have chosen.]
Ah, as he thought. He'd definitely reached the 25,600 stat benchmark, yet he hadn't leveled up! This was the first time he'd ever experienced this, so he was a bit perplexed, but he could understand why it happened.
He'd been gaining stats so quickly! On the contrary, he was more surprised that he hadn't gone through any obstacles when leveling up in the past. But it was ok. He could still win with ease.
”You... just now...”
”Ah, you mean killing him? It was easy since I stole his weapon and attacked while he was confused.”
”Is it really that simple?”
”That's the truth, so how else can I explain? I already told you how to take advantage of your opponent's openings, right?”
”You...”
If he were acting whilst fighting, then no one would be able to distinguish between his truth or lies. Then again, it was because he had the proper abilities to support his acting that made it so flawless.
Because he was far stronger than the Heaven Sundering General, his bluffs were more effective than usual. The Heaven Sundering General could do nothing but lay down and die. Truthfully, his dramatic actions had confused the Heaven Sundering General and prevented him from moving; and he was soon able to strike him down.
Even so, Jin wasn't able to comprehend what he'd done, even though she had been watching from right beside him. She was shocked by the sequence of events spanning a few seconds, as well as how naturally and quickly he'd killed the Heaven Sundering General.
”s.h.i.+n Woo, you're really...”
”You can talk all you want later. Let's focus on what's in front of us.”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo focused on the burst of mana that he felt from outside. As expected, the Heaven Sundering General dying inside here had let Jissehanu know that there was an intruder. Thus, he tried to get over here immediately, but Jirold had seized that opportunity and counterattacked, turning the tides.
This wasn't good. If Jirold managed to kill Jissehanu, then he'd appear right in front of them!
”Hey, can't you just use the t.i.tan to kill both Jirold and Jissehanu...?”
”You never know! What if, after killing them, a level 10 Steve shows up!”
”You really like Steve, don't you!?”
Jin threw a fit, yet she readied herself to protect him anyway. In the midst of this, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo finally placed his hand on the life vessel. Then, a huge, a truly huge amount of mana flooded his body.
”Ugh...”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo could feel it.
That this wasn't something he could just absorb.
That he was totally screwed.
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