Chapter 97

Chapter 97: On a Different Level (2)

TL: Yoni

Editor: Lesurous

There was no trace of a woman with wings but instead, there was a black shadow of a person .

As if it was a shadow, only the outline was visible .

As a silhouette of a man holding a sword was looking towards Muyoung, he couldn’t help but ask .

However, the man did not reply .

Instead, he held his greatsword .

With one hand, he easily swung the greatsword and suddenly started to attack .

Clang! Clang!

Rumble!

Whenever the man leaped, the ground shook .

Everything around was dark but Muyoung could feel it .

Muyoung also took out Anguish .

However, it was beyond his capability to block the man’s attack with one hand .

“Are you thinking that you aren’t able to block my attack because you have one hand?”

As if the black shadow could read Muyoung’s mind, he spoke .

The voice had a lot of noise clustered but still, it wasn’t to the point he couldn’t understand .

Swaaack!

Then, the man sliced off his own left arm .

As if he was willing to face him with the same condition .

And then, when the battle continued, Muyoung couldn’t help but feel a shudder .

‘It’s sophisticated . ’

It was a continuation of sophisticated attacks without a single error .

The man loosened his strength and was facing Muyoung purely by his swordsmanship .

But, Muyoung was still unable to strike the man .

It was due to the difference of their basic skills .

‘There is a difference in skill itself?’

Hah!

It was funny .

Even if he worked as an assassin for over 40 years, Muyoung’s knowledge in basic swordsmanship was extraordinary .

By watching, he acquainted numerous swordsmanship of strong men and made them his own .

The skills Muyoung had come to perfect after improving them himself .

But… the man in front of him was on another level .

It made it seem like his swordsmanship was poor . The man’s blow had all kinds of exquisite principles .

He just knew that there were .

It was a phenomenon that occurred after he was awakened by purity .

But there was no way of knowing what that exquisite principle were .

“You don’t even fully understand what you have . ”

The man’s greatsword pierced through Muyoung’s side .

Like a slow motion, it was a move that was absolutely leisurely .

He couldn’t believe it . With his eyes wide open, Muyoung looked at his side that was pierced .

‘When?’

It was clearly slow . So slow that he could yawn .

But, suddenly it pierced through his body .

Was this really something that was possible?

It was a sword that was endlessly fast and continued slowly .

He thought he was obviously going to block the man’s attack, but couldn’t .

He turned his head and looked at the black shadow .

With an expression as if he was about to laugh, the black shadow spoke .

“Even a slow sword could have few thousands of different alternations . You could also perform this swordsmanship . ”

Muyoung knitted his brows .

That slow sword . No matter how many times he looked at it, he couldn’t understand it . But, the man said he was able to perform the same .

However, Muyoung never pursued slow movements .

Only fast!

He just mastered how to be elaborate and fast .

Since there was nothing else needed besides fast in an assassination .

Cough!

Muyoung coughed up blood .

“Because you believe you are perfect, your abilities are stagnant . Your physical might be stronger but your foundation is terrible . ”

No one was able to say that Muyoung’s skills were terrible .

If anything, wasn’t Muyoung’s pure skills better than everyone else?

That’s why he believed that he just needed to regain his previous fighting power .

He believed that the only way he could get stronger was to quickly raise his stats .

“Who… are you?”

Muyoung asked again .

However, the answer he heard was different from what he expected .

“Try to figure it out with a sword . ”

Afterwards, the man raised his greatsword .

And the sword flew towards him .

It was totally relaxed but Muyoung wasn’t able to do a thing .

In all his life, he had never seen a sword like this .

Wung Chunglin was known as a killing machine and even the numerous martial masters who learned martial arts for generations were no better than the man in front of him .

It was like the difference between a child and an adult .

He was on a different level .

It felt like the sky fell down .

“You are dead . ”

The man spoke as Muyoung’s neck was sliced off .

With that as an end, Muyoung’s consciousness became muddy .

“Haah!”

Muyoung quickly lifted his upper body .

Lavishing inner castle .

Muyoung was completely wet on top of a bed .

‘I clearly remember using the Little Wish . ’

However, he wasn’t able to pray for a wish .

He was trying to strengthen his physical for a moment in order to swallow the dragon’s heart . But, because of the sudden appearance of a black shadow, it didn’t happen .

‘Who was he?’

The answer he could hear until the end .

He said to identify him with only a sword .

However, Muyoung was unable to identify him .

It was because there was a clear difference in their skills .

Clench!

Muyoung clenched his teeth tight .

If the difference was simply their fighting power, he wouldn’t feel this much sense of futility .

However, the man fought Muyoung with the same stats .

Strength, stamina, agility, etc… they were all the same .

As Muyoung faced him, he was able to understand .

Would there be a greater humiliation than this?

He was confident in his basic skills, but it was demolished without mercy .

As if he was mocked, it just swept him and passed by .

‘Conceit . Did I conceit?’

However, it wasn’t rage that felt after the end of humiliation and futility, it was self-reflection .

The man also said this .

That he was stagnant because he believed he was perfect himself .

His words might not be wrong .

Didn’t he continuously plan to develop himself with external help?

It was enough to call it conceit .

Swoosh .

Muyoung held Anguish .

And slowly swirled it .

‘A slow sword . In it, it has a few thousands of different alternations . ’

He never thought a sword that he had never heard of or seen before could exist .

It was a fresh shock and he wanted to approach it .

That wasn’t the end .

Whenever Muyoung fell asleep, the fight with ‘him’ continued .

Only after a few days had passed did Bartas come to see him .

However, Bartas could only tilt his head after looking at Muyoung’s face .

“Is your body okay? For some reason, you don’t look so good . ”

Although there were no visible injuries, his dark circles were quite deep .

“You’re later than I thought . ”

“I’m sorry . I’m late because I had something to think about . And… thank you . Thanks to you, we were able to win the castle war . ”

It seemed like there was a bit of goodwill towards Muyoung .

First, his gaze and his way of speaking had changed .

He was able to feel a sense of genuineness from the way Bartas showed his gratefulness .

“Speaking of which, do you want anything? If it’s something I can do, I am willing to do it . Although the breastplate is already made, but that isn’t enough . Not enough . ”

God Hand Bartas . The equipment he created were worth a thousand gold .

He had a lot of pride on the work he created .

That was why he didn’t make equipment for the most request .

However, he said that it wasn’t enough .

Muyoung started to talk after he thought for a moment .

“Can I borrow 500 dwarves?”

“Dwarves?”

“I’m a lord who rules over a territory . I live with few thousands of dokkaebis and thousands of different species . However, their foundation is lacking . I need the work of dwarves . ”

He really wanted them to move their base but Rome wasn’t built in a day .

Bartas was the lord of an alliance . Just as there can’t be two kings in one mountain, it was best to lend the dwarves for now .

“If it is for that reason, there is no reason for me to decline . I will lend you 1,000 . ”

Bartas quietly murmured to himself that it was a good thing that they got rid of the Dark Dragon Barca before the Devil’s Long Night started .

During that time, most monsters refrained their activities, but individuals like dragons were still active .

“Thank you . ”

“You don’t have to thank me . Rather, didn’t think you were a lord . That was why it didn’t seem out of the ordinary for you to manage dwarves . ”

“It’s nothing . ”

“For you, it might be nothing but for me, for us, it’s a great thing . If we didn’t stand up then, we would still not be free from being fugitives . ”

Bartas shook his head .

And cleared his throat as he held out something to Muyoung .

“Ahem, please accept this . ”

It was a ring with a unique seal .

A dragon was drawn in but it was so detailed that it looked alive and as if it was about it move .

“This is?”

“It’s a seal that you are a friend of the dwarves . Since I have guaranteed it, no dwarf will be able to disregard you . ”

It seemed like he was late because he was busy making this .

Muyoung grinned and accepted the ring .

Not just a friend but a sworn friend .

It meant that Muyoung’s worth rose quite a lot during this time .

“Then, are you going to leave right away?”

“No, there is an item I need to find first . ”

“An item you need to find?”

“I will be back within 90 days . It would be nice if you could supply your strength then . ”

“I understand . And don’t forget . We dwarves are your friend . ”

Muyoung nodded his head .

A journey of a 1000 miles begins with a single step .

If he was to enhance his relationship with the dwarves, it would become a great help in the future .

‘Things ended faster than I thought . ’

There was over 150 days before the Devil’s Long Night started .

He couldn’t just waste the time he has left .

Finally, if it’s to the north side, there was something he needed to find .

‘ Oris’s Throne . ’

Lunatic Sovereign’s ring, Hamel’s Rune Ring, and Oris’s Throne Ring .

There were all items that were needed in order to free ‘Diabolos’ .

And among them, Oris’s Throne Ring was at the north side .

For him to return, it would take time, so it would be right for him to find it while he was here .

‘It is also a suitable place to raise basic skills . ’

Muyoung clenched his fist .

He felt he first needed to raise his basic skills before eating the dragon’s heart .

“Ahh, and take this . ”

“…arm?”

“I made something to replace your left arm . Ehem, there was something useful in the storage room . ”

The item Bartas took out was a left arm .

To be exact, it replaced from his elbow of the arm but it was very exquisite .

No, in some ways, it seemed better than the real arm .

There was a clear difference in the role of tendons and bones . As he touched it for a moment, he could also feel the pulse that moved .

The completely fierce magical powers felt like it touched his skin .

It didn’t make sense that something like this would roll around in the storage .

It definitely was something Bartas used all his strength to make .

Bartas probably felt bad about the left arm that flew away when he was fighting the Dark Dragon Barca .

‘Dwarves are deeply affectionate once you befriend them . ’

Dwarves were famous for repaying their debts to their enemies, and their friends .

It was hard to befriend them at first but once you befriended them, they were famous for helping you most of the time .

It seemed like Bartas’s heart was opened out to him .

He was shy to say that he created it so he sort of made it up .

“I can feel a strength out of the ordinary . ”

“I have added the tendons of a Phoenix and Wyvern King’s heart . To know how well it fits your body, you need to wear it . But, the biggest output can even destroy a small mountain . ”

Muyoung was able to feel the pride in his voice .

It seemed like he created the breastplate with the heart of the Phoenix and used the tendons left to make the left arm .

On top of that, a Wyvern King’s heart .

He could only be surprised about this part .

It was an extremely rare mutant type monster that could also be called the emperor of the sky .

Although it wasn’t as good as a dragon, it didn’t change the fact that it was a monster out of the monsters .

It was huge and also was able to release the breath .

When he categorized it in a rank, it was more than enough to be in the top rank .

It would have been hard to even find it but Bartas generously used this precious material .

On top of that, since Bartas’s skills were added, there was nothing more to say .

It probably wasn’t a lie that it could even destroy a mountain .

Then, Bartas gave Muyoung a look .

As if he was encouraging Muyoung to try it on .

‘To wear it for a while, it’s perfect . ’