Chapter 99

Chapter 99: Proof of Abilities (2)

Although he had aimed the skill at one spear, the flames in a certain area in front of him disappeared .

A smile formed on Kang-jun’s face .

‘The skill is more powerful than I thought . ’

Heavenly Flow was a type of wide area skill .

As Kang-jun scattered the magic attack and rushed over, the skeleton lord flinched back in surprise .

However, he used another magic spell instantly .

Kwarurung! Pajijik – Kwaaang!

Blue light dropped on the spot where Kang-jun was and the land exploded like there was a bomb .

However, Kang-jun had already neared the skeleton lord .

‘Heavenly Cut!’

He didn’t need to save his skills because he had enough black magic energy .

If this skill didn’t do any damage, he would attack with Will to Fight .

However, unlike the last skeleton lord, this one fell helplessly in front of Kang-jun’s skill .

[Experience has been gained . ]

[9,902 nodes have been gained . ]

[62 small moonstones have been acquired . ]

[21 large moonstones have been acquired . ]

[35 Essence of Darkness have been acquired . ]

[You have earned 300 red moon achievement points . ]

[Dark Bone Sword (Hero) has been acquired . ]

[The skeleton lord’s golden treasure box has been acquired . ]

Now, his level didn’t rise even if he killed a lord . However, his experience bar was almost full .

Lv . 58 (Exp 79 . 28%)

‘A low level lord . ’

Furthermore, the number of moonstones were reduced .

‘The drop rate is getting worse . ’

It was fortunate that a golden treasure box had emerged .

A heart came out when he opened it .

[Skeleton Lord’s Heart]

-Rating: Legend

-Can enhance the power of a skill .

-Greatly increases magic damage .

The purpose was to raise the power of his magic attack skills .

Currently, Kang-jun’s magic skills consisted of Aura of Earth and Aura of Wind . They weren’t attack skills, so it would be hard to see an effect .

‘Let’s put it in my inventory . ’

If he learnt a magic attack skill, he would use it .

Kang-jun looked at the Dark Bone Sword that had been dropped . It was a black sword made of bones and seemed to be quite hard .

[Dark Bone Sword]

-Rating: Hero

-The special ability of the skeleton lord dwells within the sword, giving it a strong durability .

-The probability of a physical critical hit will increase by 2% .

It was a fairly good sword to use . However, Kang-jun already had a legend ranked sword and hadn’t used it .

‘I’ll give it to my clone . ’

He immediately summoned the clone and handed him the sword .

As a result, the clone also owned equipment . Along with the Dark Bone Sword, the clone was wearing the hero ranked Guardian’s Heavy Armour .

‘Shall I examine the fighting power of the clone?’

After the lord was killed by Kang-jun, the skeleton warriors were scattered all over the place .

Still, they didn’t leave and were hiding in the forest .

Kang-jun ordered his clone to fight and watched .

Supapak! Papak!

“Kyaaak!”

"Kueeeok!”

Surprisingly, his clone could use Heaven’s Blood Sword Style skillfully and could also use even skills like Heavenly Cut and Heavenly Unyielding Slash .

However, the clone’s power was weaker than his .

He had approximate one third of Kang-jun’s power .

However, that alone was enough to sweep up all the skeleton warriors .

[Experience has been gained . ]

[21 nodes have been gained . ]

[One small moonstone has been acquired . ]

[Experience has been gained . ]

[28 nodes have been gained . ]

[One Essence of Darkness has been acquired . ]

[One intermediate health potion has been acquired . ]

He earned some japtem .

There was also experience .

As the monsters were destroyed, Kang-jun accumulated experience .

However, it was less experience than Kang-jun would get himself . Still, it was experience that he couldn’t ignore .

‘Is this okay?’

Previously, he hadn’t summoned his clone because he had thought it was weak .

[Lucan's Clone]

Health: 2052/2110

Black Magic Energy: 1720/1930

In particular, its health and black magic energy were good .

‘He could be quite helpful in battle . ’

While Kang-jun was dealing with the lord, he could have the clones take care of the monsters .

Even if the clone got in trouble, he could be recreated using 800 points of chaos power .

However, he should save as much chaos power as possible, so he gave the clone recovery potions .

The 20 spaces in the Guardian’s Heavy Armour were filled with the advanced Regeneration Medicine of Darkness .

It was a recipe made by the alchemist Sud that restored 500 health points .

‘He won’t die easily . ’

The Regeneration Medicine of Darkness was made in real time using the health potions and Essence of Darkness .

On the Bloody Battlefield, the health potions and Essence of Darkness were the best drops .

Furthermore, one Essence of Darkness created enough powder for 10 potions, allowing Sud to maintain a supply of Regeneration Medicine of Darkness in the inventory .

(20 Regeneration Medicine of Darkness have disappeared, so I will refill it, Lord . )

"Okay . "

Then an unknown light gleamed in Kang-jun’s shadow . After a while . . .

[Sud has manufactured an advanced Regeneration Medicine of Darkness . ]

In this way, Regeneration Medicine of Darkness kept on being made .

It was the same for black magic energy recovery potions .

Sud used the Essence of Darkness to made more advanced potions .

Thanks to that, Kang-jun didn’t need to worry about potions .

'Then shall I go to the next forest?’

There were hundreds of dark lizardmen that exuded a dark energy .

‘No lords . ’

There were only monsters and no lords . All of them were in groups of three or four with no monsters wandering around alone .

"Go and lure them here . ”

"I'll do that . "

After Kang-jun gave a command, the clone immediately went and provoked the lizardmen .

Kang-jun didn’t give specific details, but it was his clone, so the clone already knew what he wanted .

In the meantime, Kang-jun destroyed the lizardmen around him .

After a while . . .

Worururu!

The ground started shaking as 30 or so dark lizardmen chased after the clone .

“Kukaka! Catch the intruder . "

"Kukik! He got away!"

Kang-jun released the clone and ran over .

‘Heavenly Unyielding Slash!’

He used a wide area attack skill instantly!

Paaaat!

“Kyaaak!”

“Kuaack!”

The dark lizardmen were destroyed by the power of Heavenly Unyielding Slash that spread like a wave .

‘This is easy . ’

A large amount of experience was immediately received .

Anyway, experience was necessary for growth . Once Kang-jun’s level rose, his other abilities increased as well .

Therefore, it was much more efficient to use the method of his clone gathering the mobs .

Kang-jun continued to summon his clone .

While Kang-jun destroyed all the monsters nearby, the clone moved in every direction and brought the mobs to where Kang-jun was .

It was possible to hunt at a very fast rate and his level rose by one .

Level up!

Kang-jun reached level 59 . The status window of his clone was also altered .

‘As my level goes up, the state of my clone is restored . ’

[Lucan's Clone]

Health: 2115/2115

Black Magic Energy: 1933/1933

The maximum health and black magic energy had also increased slightly .

“Okay . It is time for the next forest . ”

Kang-jun headed to the third forest . There were monsters called lamia that looked similar to the nagas .

The difference was that they used magic rather than physical attacks, but that wasn’t difficult for Kang-jun and his clones .

He went all the way to the fifth forest but didn’t see any lord level monsters .

Just like Mustel said, the grasslands appeared .

Dududududu! Dududu!

Monsters were running wild in the meadow .

They were centaurs with the lower body of a horse and the upper body of a human .

‘Pretty fast . ’

Dozens of centaurs were running through the meadow with a speed as fast as the wind .

Their weapons were spears .

Additionally, there was a centaur with a huge body running among the centaurs .

He had black fur and his body was also black .

The centaur lord was holding a spear in both hands .

‘The lord that is rarely seen is here . ’

Kang-jun became distressed . Originally, he had been planning to sweep up all the monsters here before leaving .

He had been hoping to raise his level by hunting lower ranked lords .

Yet his thoughts changed when he saw the centaur lord .

‘There is no guarantee that he will come again next time . ’

If so, he should take this chance .

He would fight on the ground, but if he flew then it was only a short flight to Lucan’s base .

If he was at a disadvantage, he would be able to escape .

Additionally, there was an Aok .

If he took care of the centaur lord, he could open the Aok .

At that moment, the centaur lord discovered Kang-jun .

“Hmm, you are a soldier of the Earth Hwamong Defense Army . You must be confident in your abilities if you came here alone . ”

Dudududu!

The ground shook as the centaurs started to run simultaneously towards Kang-jun .

In particular, the centaur lord at the front had a fearsome momentum . Two red eyes shone eerily beneath black hair .

“Clone, take care of the centaurs . I will deal with the lord . ”

"I'll do that . "

Kang-jun gave a battle command to his clone .

The centaurs were stronger than other monsters but they weren’t a threat to the clone .

Of course, it wasn’t easy for his clone to deal with dozens of centaurs alone .

He just had to buy some time

Meanwhile, Kang-jun was facing the centaur lord .

Kang-jun flew toward the head of the centaur lord and wielded his sword .

‘Heavenly Cut!’

Flash! Supaak!

The centaur lord blocked it lightly with his spear .

“Kuk! Moderately strong . I will take care of you myself . ”

The spear of the centaur lord flew toward Kang-jun .

Swiik!

It flew as fast as a ray of light! Kang-jun moved quickly and avoided it .

‘He received Heavenly Cut with his spear, so he is very tough . ’

However, he used his chaos power at this very moment .

‘Will to Fight!’

Kang-jun’s eyes shone mysteriously .

Hwaaack!

A light emerged from his wings and penetrated the sword .

The centaur lord sensed something unusual and stepped back .

However, Kang-jun immediately caught him with the skill .

‘Heavenly Cut!’

Flash!

A brilliant flash of light emerged from Kang-jun’s sword .

The centaur lord blocked it with a spear .

Kaaaang!

“Kuuuuck!

The centaur lord was pushed backwards . His arms holding the spear shook and blood emerged .

Pak! Pak!

Blood was pouring like a fountain from his hands and arms .

"Kuuack! T-this!"

The centaur lord had a look of astonishment on his face and Kang-jun smiled widely .

It was at that moment . . .

The two arms of the centaur lord, that had been in danger of being torn off, were restored to their original state in the blink of an eye .

It was a mysterious recovery that was hard to believe .

“Kuhahaha! Go!”

At the same time, he rushed towards Kang-jun with his spear .

Syuk!

It was so quick that Kang-jun couldn’t avoid it . Instead, he had to stop it with his sword .

Kwaang!

"Ugh!"

This time, it was Kang-jun who was blown away .

At that moment, the centaur rode away toward Kang-jun’s clone who was dealing with the centaurs .

Syuok! Kwaang!

A charging attack that unfolded in the blink of an eye!

Kang-jun’s clone couldn’t overcome it and was literally broken apart .

‘Damn!’

Kang-jun sighed .

He only received 1,000 damage and was relatively fine . In the meantime, a horrible incident had occurred .

His clone couldn’t withstand an attack by the centaur lord!

However, now wasn’t the time to be bitter .

Kang-jun was surrounded by centaurs .

The centaur lord flew into the sky and shouted loudly,

"Attack . "

Dududu! Dududududu!

The centaurs received the order and rushed instantly .

Kang-jun lifted his head and stared at the centaur lord who had a terrifying atmosphere around him .

‘He can fly in the sky . ’

Kang-jun thought the centaur lord couldn’t fly because he had only been running on the ground .

‘He will attack the moment I fly up . ’

It was why the centaur lord ordered his subordinates to attack .

In order to avoid an attack from every direction, Kang-jun would have no choice but to escape to the air .

Dududu! Dududududu!

Meanwhile, the distance between Kang-jun and the centaurs was narrowed .

If Kang-jun didn’t move then the centaurs would pierce each other and him with the spears .

Nevertheless, the centaurs rushed without hesitation . They didn’t care about dying .

“Kukukuk! Foolish fellow! Pay the price . ”

Additionally, the centaur lord in the air started to descend with a spear aimed at Kang-jun .

At that moment, Kang-jun’s sword glowed with a brilliant light .

Flash!

At the same time, a wave of light spread in every direction .

“ . . . . . . !”

“ . . . . . . !”

The centaurs rushing at him stopped like time had been paused .

No, it seemed to stop but that was just because their forms were maintained .

Pasususu .

The centaurs rushing towards Kang-jun turned into dust .

That wasn’t all .

The centaur lord, who had been descending in the air, also fell and groaned like he had been shocked .

"Kuaaak!”

The power of Heavenly Unyielding Slash combined with Will to Fight .

Of those who entered the radius, only the centaur lord was the survivor .

“Oduduk! You dare!”

The centaur lord jumped up and glared at Kang-jun .

Kang-jun smiled coldly .

"Now, it is fair . A one-on-one match . ”