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Act 5 Ki-aah! Kuruk, kuk! A monster resembling an ox waved its horns . Right after that, another monster that looked like a toad displayed its lengthy tongue . Slice . Ku-ruk! The long tongue was sliced in half, and blood splattered everywhere . The toad-like monster screeched and thrashed around in pain . The human it tried to devour was simply too fast . The monster, even while in pain, tried to attack once more, but its supposed prey had already escaped . Shortly after that, sword-brandishing Hak-joon descended from the air .

Whoosh!The most up-to-date novels are published on ligh/tno/velpub[ . /]com Swish! A thin but lengthy line followed Hak-joon’s movement as he wielded his blade . The line was produced by the magical crimson energy emanating from his sword . Splat! In the blink of an eye, dozens of monsters were cut down . While wielding a lengthy sword made out of magical energy, Hak-joon spun in the air and landed on his feet . “Fu-wuwu—” He took a deep breath, the one he had been holding back subconsciously until now, and exhaled loudly . It had already been three hours . He lost count how many monsters he killed so far . “It got harder to count after going past the 1,000 mark,” Hak-joon commented . Things got more challenging when the more skilled and superior monsters appeared . This group of monsters was a mix of pawns and skilled fighters . The most up-to-date novels are published on light/novelp/ub[ . ]/com Just like now… BANG! Hak-joon extended his hand and created a transparent barrier . Immediately, massive hooves slammed right on top of it . His body slid on the ground . He was trying to dodge the creature’s attacks . ‘The Undead Unicorn…’ The unicorn had a half-broken horn . It was a superior creature from the blue dungeon . It wasn’t that large, but it moved fast and its strength was impressive . Grit . Hak-joon gritted his teeth and shoved aside the Undead Unicorn’s front hooves . Just as the monster lost its balance, a magical energy gushed from Hak-joon’s sword . Splash!Follow current novels on lig/ht/nove/lpub[ . ]com The Undead Unicorn’s head was severed . The headless creature thrashed for a moment before trying to kick Hak-joon again with its front hooves . This was the reason for its ‘undead’ moniker . Even if its head was cut off, it still had life in it that it would continue to survive unless it was cut into pieces . Hak-joon dodged the Undead Unicorn’s relentless attacks . The creature did not even bleed despite its head being cut off . Hak-joon swung his sword again . [Massive Sword] Gugugugu— Hak-joon’s sword enlarged to match the Undead Unicorn’s size . He then forcefully wielded the enlarged sword . The Undead Unicorn, along with the advancing monsters, was cut into pieces . Blood was everywhere . Splat! Neigh!This content is taken from l/ight/nove/lpub[ . ]c/om The Undead Unicorn fell on the ground, but it continued to neigh . Although it was quite a chilling sight to behold, Hak-joon was not a bit horrified . He was actually relieved that it was over . Pant . Pant . Hak-joon’s skill, the ‘Massive Sword’, was one of the best techniques he currently possessed in terms of pure power . Unfortunately, it cost a lot to use it . The Undead Unicorn proved to be a challenging opponent . Hak-joon had no choice but to use the ‘Massive Sword’ skill to defeat it in one strike . It was worth the steep cost of magical energy anyway . Shu-wut! It was right then when a sharp spike was thrown at Hak-joon’s direction . It was aiming for his unguarded back . He was panting heavily . He didn’t notice the sudden attack . However, as the weapon was about to strike him, he caught sight of it, and then it stopped midair . Tsu-chut, chut— The pitch-black fog trapped the spike and prevented it from making contact with Hak-joon . Soon, the fog traveled across the spike and spread out to the white monster wielding it . Visit lightnovelpub[ . ]com for the best novel reading experience Kya-ahk! It was a short white human-shaped monster, only about one meter tall . The creature looked like a dwarf, but its opponent would do well not to underestimate it . What he lacked in size, he made up for in his skills . Besides, it was a terrifying monster and appeared at blue dungeons . Its main method of attack was to adapt to the color of its surroundings like a chameleon and stealthily stab its prey in the back . It was one of the monsters that one should be most wary of in a battlefield like this one . Hak-joon heaved a sigh of relief and turned his head . “Thanks, Thomas . ” “I got another one!” Thomas replied with a grin . Despite Hak-joon and Thomas energetically fighting the monsters, they were exhausted . Although they had killed a lot, the monsters still outnumbered them . ‘It’s like their numbers have increased somehow,’ Hak-joon noticed . He wasn’t mistaken . He was focused on the battle that he did not notice monsters arriving . What’s worse was, this new batch was larger than the last one, of which members were mostly dead by now . Updated from lightnovelpub[ . ]com One could not deny that a ridiculous number of monsters had been flooding out of Gangwon Province . “This is totally nuts, man . ” Hak-joon chuckled helplessly . With how things were, he couldn’t fall back anymore . If he and Thomas retreated now, no one could tell where these monsters would be heading to . They would surely destroy each town that they passed by . Moreover, the city of Yangpyeong was not too far from here . With their remarkably acute sense of smell, these monsters could head over there next and wreak havoc . ‘What about reinforcements?’ Hak-joon considered . ‘Out of the question,’ he thought, responding to his own question . The remaining manpower currently consisted mainly of low-ranked awakeners around C-, maybe even D- . Majority of capable individuals were dispatched to locations other than Gangwon Province to raid the dungeons being generated there . As for those awakeners ranked B or higher who had not been dispatched yet, they were all either injured or recovering at the moment . Hence, they were not fit to fight . What help could they possibly provide even if they came here?This content is taken from lightno//vel/pub[ . ]com Probably nothing more than killing one or maybe two monsters out of so many here and bravely meet their ends . That’s all . ‘If bro was here,’ Hak-joon mulled, ‘he would have fought till the end . He would go on no matter how spent he was . ’ Grit . “Fine . ” Hak-joon raised his arms that used to falter from this sense of hopelessness . “Let’s go as far as we can, shall we?” * * * The sun set beyond the horizon, and the skies darkened . Night fell, yet the battle continued . Hak-joon couldn’t tell just how his body was still able to move and fight . Chu-wak! Pow!Visit lig/htnovel/p/u/b[ . ]com for a better experience Hak-joon, in the midst of his swinging his swords, punched to his side . Then a red-nosed monkey trying to attack him flinched in surprise . Hak-joon moved with momentum and swung his sword . Splat! The monkey’s torso split in half and its blood splashed everywhere . Hak-joon didn’t bother to keep away from the blood bath . He was too exhausted to do so that he opted to save his remaining energy for the next opponent . Pant . Pant . Buzz… While panting, Hak-joon felt the smartphone stashed in his pocket vibrate . The call was most likely coming from Lee Ju-ho . …Probably calling to find out why Hak-joon had not returned despite his promise of coming home soon . The source of this content is /lightn//ovelpub[ . ]com ‘How many calls did I miss?’ Hak-joon wondered . His phone had been ringing nonstop for the past 30 minutes or so . Lee Ju-ho must have been really worried over there . Then again, he should have realized that something was wrong by now—realized that a large number of monsters were flooding out of Gangwon and heading towards Yangpyeong . Then a thought occurred to Hak-joon, ‘Bro, sorry about this but…’ Hak-joon’s knees were shaking, and he had to use his sword as a support . “It looks like we may not have that good meal as promised,” he muttered softly . He didn’t have any means to answer the phone . Almost half of the wave of monsters still remained . Thomas was extremely fatigued as well . “I’m…tired…,” Thomas whispered . Thomas’s voice, always energetic, was faltering . Both his stamina and magical energy reserve had already been depleted . The most up-to-date novels are published on lightnove//lpub[ . ]com Could they even escape in their current state? ‘If it was bro…’ Hak-joon squeezed his eyes shut . As much as he wanted to think of him and what he would do in such a situation, staying alive was more important than wishful thinking . He mustered his remaining energy, and then focused on the horde of monsters before his eyes . “Come at me, you ugly motherf*ckers!” [Provocation] This would be Hak-joon’s final skill activated through his remaining magical energy . This skill attracted all of the monsters’ attention caught in his field of vision . Hak-joon’s yell prompted the monsters to focus their attention on him . Then he turned around and started to run as fast as he could . ‘He would have done this . ’Updated from lightnovelpub[ . ]c/om It was impossible to keep on fighting . Hak-joon planned to put as much distance as possible from the monsters . He was thinking of running elsewhere, far from a city inhabited by people . …While leading tens of thousands of monsters giving chase right behind him . Crack! But just as he began to dash away, a strong blow landed on his head . Hak-joon’s vision spun and his knees faltered before crashing on the ground face first . Wondering what just happened, he took a look and discovered a tall ‘scarecrow’ mocked up to resemble a clown standing there with a club in its hands . ‘It’s a Scarecrow Clown,’ Hak-joon realized . A Scarecrow Clown was a superior monster from blue dungeons . Despite the considerable size and shabby appearance, this monster infamously used strange, unpredictable movements to drive many awakeners to their deaths . If such a creature was on the battlefield, one should always be on guard because it possessed a rather cunning streak . The source of this content is li/ghtnovelpub[ . ]com “Ah…” ‘I’m screwed . ’ Hak-joon stopped himself from saying something . He didn’t have enough energy to finish it anyway . He sensed his own demise looming, but was oddly at peace . Probably because he didn’t, or even tried to, run away . He had no regrets . ‘Was I really this brave?’ Hak-joon asked himself . Then a face suddenly popped in his mind . A half-smile formed in his lips . ‘Yun-seon… She…she’ll probably get worried . ’ Would it be only ‘worry’, though? She would probably be very sad, too . This content is taken from l/ightnovelpub[ . ]com Recalling her face only made him feel even sorrier . ‘It would be better for her to not cry because of me . ’ Hopefully, something like that would not happen . “Kekek, kekekekek—,” the Scarecrow Clown cackled . It must have found something very amusing . Hak-joon would love to punch the bastard’s lights out, but was unable to . “My friend!” Thomas’s voice came out of nowhere . Even then, that voice sounded strained . Hak-joon could not help but feel how unfortunate it was that Thomas would be joining him soon . ‘Man, you should have escaped,” Hak-joon thought when he saw Thomas . ‘You could have warned them at least . ’New novel chapters are published on lightnovel/pub[ . ]/com Hak-joon smirked . ‘But then again, it was the same for me anyway . ’ He closed his eyes while thinking of unimportant things . Shortly after, the Scarecrow Clown’s club flew towards Hak-joon and hit his head . Pow! And then, a dull noise resonated . ‘Was my head struck just now?’ Hak-joon asked himself, confused . He couldn’t feel any pain . Then he opened his eyes . And he was able to see ‘him’ . “What are you doing there, lying face down in the dirt?”This content is taken from lightnovelpub[ . /]com “Bro?” Hak-joon weakly responded . The man’s voice was familiar to him . The Scarecrow Clown’s head was smashed into pieces . Su-hyeun was standing tall, looking at Hak-joon . Hak-joon felt as if he was coming back to life as energy returned to his exhausted limbs . He forced himself up . “It’s okay,” Su-hyeun insisted . “Stay down . You almost died . ” “Are you back for real?” “Yes, I am . And although I don’t understand what the hell is up with this pandemonium…” Split! The third eye in Su-hyeun’s forehead opened . The atmosphere around him cooled down rapidly at the same time . New novel chapters are published on lightnovelpub[ . ]/com “The first thing Ju-ho told me was to come here as soon as possible . ” [Third Eye – Predator] Gugugugugu— From his comparatively small figure, a massive sense of presence came out . The target of this skill were the monsters in the surroundings . However, Hak-joon was the closest to Su-hyeun, and he felt some difficulty in breathing from the pressure alone . “Keok…” Hak-joon’s eyes widened . This kind of skill simply announced the wielder’s presence . Su-hyeun did not mean to affect Hak-joon with his ability . It was just that, when it took effect, Hak-joon was exhausted and had nearly zero stamina remaining . His poor condition also explained why he failed to sense Su-hyeun’s presence until now . “Thomas . ” “Su-hyeun!” Thomas exclaimed . Follow current novels on /lightnovelpub/[ . /]c/om At Su-hyeun’s call, Thomas hurriedly went to his direction, leaping from one monster to another . Due to the effect of the ‘Predator’ skill, the monsters couldn’t easily move from their positions . Thomas used the monsters’ backs as footholds to quickly reach Su-hyeun . Stop! Su-hyeun gestured for Thomas to stop . Thomas flailed both of his arms and tried to get closer to Su-hyeun . He was too happy to see Su-hyeun . “Please calm down for a sec, okay?” “Okay!” Thomas replied energetically and nodded his head . Thomas was relieved that Su-hyeun was now here, but he was exhausted from the fight and sustained wounds . He also had bloodstains from all the monsters he had killed . He looked pale and was sweaty . His current state was not that good as he already used up most of his magical energy despite his reserve being larger than average awakeners . “Both of you,” Su-hyeun began, addressing Hak-joon and Thomas, “stay close to me…” Shu-rung!Updated from lightnove/lpub[ . ]com Su-hyeun slowly unsheathed his sword and went on, “…if you don’t want to get killed . ” Rustle . At the same time, a soft breeze blew from somewhere . It was pleasantly cool, but Hak-joon felt a chill run down his spine for some reason . ‘What kind of wind does that?’ he wondered . Pi-it— Drip .

Hak-joon felt a stinging pain on his cheek . He touched his cheek and then gently scratched it . He noticed something from his cheek . When he looked at his hand, there was blood in it . The skin where the breeze made contact just now had been sliced open . “I want to know more about the situation later,” Su-hyeun commented . “For now…” Su-hyeun tightly gripped his sword . He was now ready for battle . “Sweep them away . ”

Whoosh! And while swinging his sword skillfully towards numerous monsters, Su-hyeun softly whispered, “Palm Leaf . ” [The Wave Sword – Explosion Style] [Palm Leaf Sword]