Chapter 52

Chapter 52: Red Moon Rising (2)

“ . . . . . . !”

It was silent .

The berserk minotaur that dealt with the ogre Germuz was killed instantly!

Everybody seemed to find it unbelievable .

Along with the orcs, Kang-jun’s military adviser Keirun was also amazed .

‘He did it!’

In fact, Keirun had heard that Kang-jun acquired a powerful skill, but this was the first time he witnessed its power .

The only one who took it for granted was Kajel .

'I know this guy is strong . I didn’t believe it either . ’

Kang-jun had destroyed his source of power . Kajel’s 10 metre tall body was cut in half . He wouldn’t even be standing here right now if it wasn’t for his mysterious health .

Then Keirun hurriedly asked Kajel .

“Kajel, can you use recovery magic?”

“Yes . Although it is only once a day . . . ”

“Then what are you doing? Go and heal Germuz . ”

“Yes . ”

Kajel left the base and ran straight towards Germuz . In the meantime, Rodiam was pouring potions and using heal on Germuz, but the recovery rate of the critical injury was slow .

Kajel hesitated for a moment .

‘I can use it . It is my only recovery magic . ’

Agony Heal was a dark recovery magic . It was a horrible magic that Kajel didn’t like using unless his life was at risk .

However, there was no choice since the military adviser ordered it . He immediately used Agony Heal .

"Kukukuku! This weak bastard! An ogre can’t win over a minotaur? Yihihihit! An ogre should just take care of the weak ocs . Go and support from the rear, you sloppy bastard . ”

Agony Heal caused tremendous pain to the target but the recovery was excellent .

If the subject was angered then the healing power would be amplified .

The bigger the anger, the faster the recovery speed .

It wasn’t surprising that Germuz tried to get up .

“K-Kuoook! Kuook! I-I will kill you! What did you say to me? Kwaaaack!”

Pained screams emerged from his mouth . As Germuz was dying, he was pulled back by Kajel’s words .

This was the power of Agony Heal . Of course, the caster was also at risk .

“Ick!”

Kajel thought he might be killed by Germuz so he rushed towards the base .

Meanwhile, Keirun spoke to Kang-jun .

(Lord! Really good work . The enemy is shaken . If possible, please do the same thing for the other minotaur . Then the enemy will lose their momentum . Although our troops are inferior, we can somehow succeed in defense . )

Kang-jun nodded .

(I thought of that as well . )

In fact, Kang-jun was also very surprised . He was sure that Heavenly Cut would injure the minotaur .

But he hadn’t expected the minotaur to be split in half at once .

It wasn’t an ordinary monster but a berserk minotaur .

'It is frightening . ’

Was this due to the level up?

Every level up also increased the power of Heaven’s Blood Sword Style .

The question was whether he could survive .

For now, he needed to hold off the incoming enemy .

"Waaaaah!"

At that moment, the other minotaur shouted loudly . At the same time, his body swelled up and his height grew to over two metres .

“Kukakaka! I don’t know what you did but those little tricks won’t work on me . "

The minotaur stared at Kang-jun like he was prey to be eaten .

“Come . ”

Kang-jun laughed and raised the Warrior’s Sword . Like Keirun said, he needed to take care of the other minotaur . His black magic energy had filled up enough .

Then Germuz roared .

“Kuwaaaaaah!”

A roar that was stronger than usual . He felt tremendous anger .

“Lord! Please leave this to me . ”

His ego had been dented by his previous defeat .

However, the opponent was a berserk minotaur .

“Your body is okay?”

"Thanks to that cat, I am recovered . ”

"I'm glad . However, you should move back . I will deal with him . ”

“Lord! I was careless before . Please believe in Germuz just once . ”

Germuz cried out anxiously .

His two eyes were wide .

The bloodshot eyes were burning with willpower .

No matter how berserk, Germuz was certain he could take care of it . Germuz had been careless because he thought he had won .

Kang-jun was silent before nodding .

"Okay . Show me your strength . ”

“As you command, Lord!”

Germuz was thrilled by the thought of Kang-jun believing in him and bowed . He immediately ran towards the minotaur .

“Kuwaaah!

The minotaur roared and wielded his battle axe .

Hwing! Hwing hwing! Hwing hwing hwing!

The battle axe moved in a frenzy . Germuz calmly avoided the attacks and punched the minotaur one or two times .

Bam bam!

The minotaur didn’t budge . Rather, it seemed to provoke his fighting spirit even more .

“Kukuk! Such attacks can’t stop me . Ogre! I’ll split your brains apart . ”

Sswiing! Sswing!

The speed of the battle axe became faster . Inevitably, Germuz needed to block the battle axe with his gauntlets .

Kwang! Kakang!

With every clash of the battle axe and gauntlets, Germuz was pushed back . The minotaur became more violent and cornered Germuz .

"Kakakat! Drop dead!”

Swing! Swing swing! Swing swing swing!

The battle axe’s offensive was like a storm! However, Germuz’s fist moved through a gap and hit the minotaur’s face .

Bam! Bam bam!

Three punches hit in the blink of an eye .

The ogre followed up with aggressive attacks and no matter how berserk the minotaur was, he ended up falling .

"Kuuack!”

Germuz moved like the wind and got on top of the minotaur . He grabbed both of the minotaur’s horns and broken them .

Dduok! Dduk .

He broke the steel-like horns with one hand . Indeed, he really was strong . However, it wasn’t the end .

“Kuaaaaaaah!”

The minotaur struggled as his horns were broken and Germuz used that moment to beat his head against the ground .

Kwadadang!

It was an astonishing scene .

“Kuwaaaaaah!”

Germuz cried out loudly and grabbed the minotaur’s neck .

Wooduk! Oduduk!

The head of the minotaur was torn off the body .

At that moment, light emerged from Germuz’s body .

Hwaaak!

It was a sign that he levelled up . After defeating the berserk minotaur, he gained a large amount of experience and his combat power rose to the next level .

“Kuhahaha!”

Germuz laughed, held up the minotaur’s head and roared again .

“Kuwaaaaaah!”

Then the giant ratian warriors raised their axes and shouted .

“Kuaaaah!”

“Kuaaaah!”

The morale of their allies skyrocketed . On the other hand, the orc warriors and orc spearmen fell back .

They had already been made despondent by Kang-jun killing the first berserk minotaur .

Now the ogre Germuz had destroyed another minotaur so it was natural for morale to fall .

Their fear was amplified after watching Germuz . If they needed to be defeated in battle, they would rather die neatly from a sword . It was horrible to imagine an ignorant ogre tearing off their heads .

Sovereign Hardis stared at his subordinates .

"Um! This isn’t good . ”

The number of troops was still overwhelming . However, the strongest minotaurs had both lost their lives .

“What is this, Anas?”

He stared at the red-haired young man next to him . Anas hurriedly replied .

"Please forgive me for failing to inspect the enemy’s troops, Lord . ”

“That isn’t the problem now . They are agitated . Even if we win in this state, the sacrifices will just increase . ”

"Why does that matter? We can receive quite a lot of loot if we get rid of Lucan . It will be enough to recover from today’s sacrifices . ”

“That’s right . ”

"Then I will have the troops attack . ”

“Yes . Sweep all the enemies away and bring Lucan’s body to me . ”

“Yes, Lord . ”

Anas bowed to Hardis and shouted .

"There are few enemies . We have overwhelming numbers so there is no need to be afraid . ”

“Chwiiik! Chwik!”

“Kuoooh!”

"Kakakaka!”

The orcs shouted in unison . First, the 100 orc spearmen threw their spears .

Kang-jun immediately had the giant ratian warriors form a barrier to block them .

More than 100 spears! If they poured down then it would be a disaster to his allies .

(Keirun, have the troops concentrate on defense only . )

(I understand . Lord should go back to the base as soon as possible . It is dangerous . )

Kang-jun shook his head . He didn’t know if Keirun would succeed in the defense or not . But in the meantime, most of his troops would be sacrificed .

If so, there might be another external attack .

He needed to defeat the enemy while minimizing the damage to his troops .

Kang-jun cried out towards Germuz .

"You will rush towards the enemy sovereign with me . Are you confident?”

“Kukuk! Isn’t this my specialty?”

Germuz grinned as he held up the minotaur’s head .

Kang-jun grinned .

It might be impossible if he was along, but he had Germuz .

Kang-jun’s eyes penetrated through numerous orc soldiers and stared at once place .

Hardis jumped with shock as he met Kang-jun’s eerie eyes . He gestured nervously and shouted .

“What are you doing? Wipe them out straight away!”

The military adviser Anas cried out loudly .

"The spearmen are . . . ”

At that moment, Kang-jun and Germuz rushed towards the orc greatsword warriors .

No, they were just about to rush .

“Kukakakakaka . . . ”

Suddenly, there was a loud noise from the sky .

“Kukakakakaka! Is this the Earth Hwanmong? I will accept this place from now on . ”

The voice rang out like thunder .

The sky started to redden . Then a red moon appeared .

Everyone looked up at the sky with a shocked expression . It was the same for Kang-jun .

‘A red moon? What is that?’

At that moment, a desperate voice was heard from somewhere .

[A dark portal has been created in the Earth Hwanmong . ]

[The Second Demon King Colladikus and his army have entered the Earth Hwanmong . ]

What did that mean? While Kang-jun was puzzled, another voice appeared .

[Earth Hwanmong is facing a crisis . ]

[Sovereigns, fight against Colladikus and his army . ]

[Compensation will be given if meritorious deeds are performed in the war . ]

After the words, Hardis and his soldiers that had been advancing towards Kang-jun’s buildings disappeared without a trace .

Kang-jun was also automatically returned to the base at Yugang building .

Keirun spoke with a flushed complexion .

“Lord! A red moon has risen . ”

"A red moon?”

"That's correct . Kuahahahat!”

Keirun laughed out loud like he was delighted . Kang-jun was puzzled .

“Is this a good thing? Why are you laughing?”

Keirun spoke with a firm expression .

"Hwanmong has two moons . A red moon and a blue moon . But these moons will never rise unless something special happens . ”

“Red moon and blue moon?”

"The red moon rises when powerful external beings invade Hwanmong . At this time, war between sovereigns is completely forbidden . ”

"That is why Hardis’ army withdrew . ”

"That's correct . Now all the sovereigns must stand together against the Second Demon King . ”

Kang-jun was surprised by this unexpected situation .

“The Second Demon King . He seems quite strong so can the sovereigns beat him?”

"The Second Demon King is a powerful being . But don’t worry . Not only are the sovereigns here, but all beings in Hwanmong will be gathered together . That includes the creatures that belong to the high buildings . ”

"The ones that exist in the high buildings? Dragons and demons? Demon kings?”

"I don’t specifically know who they are . I just presumed that there are dragons . There will be commanders to fight against the Second Demon King, and sovereigns will be assigned to different armies .

Kang-jun nodded . He got the general gist of what was happening .

“Then why is it a good thing?”

Keirun explained with a meaningful smile .

"You still don’t know? I’ve become a sovereign dozens of times and have only seen the red moon five times . It is great luck for Lord that the red moon has appeared . ”

“Luck . ”

“Sovereigns like Lord who aren’t afraid to fight monsters can raise their levels tremendously in this event . Your achievements will pile up and you can get big rewards . "

Like Keirun said, it was good luck . It meant he could hunt monsters without paying attention to powerful sovereigns such as Yoo Seung-hwan .

Kang-jun was better at raising levels through hunting monsters .

“What are the rewards for the achievements?”

"The compensation will vary . If you receive a lot of rewards, even a sovereign lacking a foundation could emerge as a powerful sovereign after the red moon disappears . ”

“ . . . . . . !”

Kang-jun now fully understood Keirun’s words .

The red moon rising!

Although he didn’t know about other sovereigns, it was a great opportunity for Kang-jun .

An opportunity to become incredibly strong!

Of course, he needed to defeat many monsters first .

Susuk .

At that time, a scroll appeared in front of Kang-jun .

The scroll immediately opened to reveal text .

[A command to Sovereign Lucan .

I am Heksia, the commander of the 439th army .

You have been assigned to this army, so take the portal and come to the headquarters immediately . ]

A small portal was created in front of Kang-jun .