I Got an Ex-Class Omnipotent System - Chapter 135

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Chapter 135
135: Huh? These Aren’t People Who Can Back Down? (2)
As Dohyun spoke, Hanalin looked around with a resigned expression.
Though there were no corpses, the scattered remains of Hunters and bone fragments littering the area painted a picture that would invite misunderstanding from anyone who saw it, so Hanalin closed her mouth.
She doubted persuasion would work here, but since they couldn’t just attack without provocation, Hanalin spoke to Dohyun.
“This… seems hard to avoid.”
“I think so too.”
…
Dohyun replied to Hanalin’s words while still gripping his spear, and both Jiyuchan and Hanalin drew out the sword and staff they’d put away. They’d just defeated the Gomi Creature, and the prospect of fighting again over a pointless misunderstanding was distasteful, but what could they do? If you can’t avoid it, you might as well enjoy it.
The Dohyun Party thought this way and didn’t point their weapons at the Guinjok, but they remained vigilant, ready to respond the moment they attacked.
Sure enough, the Guinjok rushing forward attacked the Dohyun Party without hesitation, their ferocious momentum laid bare. Seeing the Guinjok charging at him, Dohyun spoke casually.
“There’s been a misunderstanding.”
“No questions asked!!!”
“Blood vengeance!!!” “Blood vengeance!!!”
“Blood vengeance!!!” “Blood vengeance!!!”
As Gobari, the Party Leader, cried out, the four following behind him simultaneously shrieked for blood vengeance and charged. The Guinjok party, all wielding massive iron mallets, made Dohyun sigh as he lightly sidestepped and retreated, with Jiyuchan and Hanalin following suit.
Then five enormous iron mallets struck the ground simultaneously, and at the same moment, an entire cliff face collapsed as if the earth itself had caved in.
“Whew~.”
At the devastating destructive power, Dohyun whistled leisurely. Hearing that sound, Gobari, the Guinjok Party Leader, became furious and swung his iron mallet like a stick, hurling it at Dohyun.
Kuakwagagaga———!!
A ferocious sonic boom echoed as the iron mallet flew toward him. Watching it approach, Dohyun felt that Gobari had thrown it with strength beyond his own stats, and he realized this must be the Iron Blood Mallet Technique.
As if a sonic boom had burst, the water filling the Seafloor around them tore apart, and the blood-stained iron mallet flew at him. Dohyun spun his spear toward it, adding rotational force as he extended his spear using a technique from Cheongmyeong Jichang.
As the pale blue-tinged grayish-white spear shot forward like lightning, becoming a single ray of light, the spear vanished, and in the Midair, a clear blue-tinged grayish-white spear extended its blade toward the blood-stained iron mallet.
Cheongmyeong Jichang Second Technique: Cheongmyeong Flash
The grayish-white spear drew patterns in the Midair, and the blood-stained iron mallet could advance no further, blocked before the lightning flash and bouncing back.
Pwoooong———!!
A tremendous explosion erupted, but only Gobari’s blood-stained iron mallet bounced back. Dohyun, holding his spear, wasn’t pushed back at all and instead landed lightly in place, while the rebounding mallet embedded itself in front of Gobari.
Kwaaang.
Creating a Large Pit, Gobari seized the rebounding mallet in one motion, and as soon as he adjusted his stance, he raised his hand. The other Guinjok were about to step forward when that hand blocked them, and they quietly held their ground, recognizing their leader’s will.
Then Gobari charged at Dohyun again, and Dohyun, looking quite annoyed, blocked the iron mallet with his spear.
Kwajijiji———!!
Though spear and iron mallet collided, the spear wasn’t pushed back—rather, it held the mallet at a standstill.
Witnessing the unusual duel between the two, the other four Guinjok didn’t rashly intervene per Gobari’s instructions, and Jiyuchan and Hanalin likewise knew not to join in and refrained from acting.
But as Gobari continued swinging his iron mallet at Dohyun with undiminished excitement, Dohyun’s weapon suddenly changed from spear to dagger, and Gobari’s eyes gleamed.
Though the dagger had shorter reach, it was faster and could be advantageous against the mallet. But Gobari was different. He could wield the iron mallet like a stick, and as he swung it like a storm, staining it with blood, Dohyun gripped the dagger in both hands with a reverse grip.
Then, toward the iron mallet flying at him, he used the reverse-gripped dagger as a shield to block it while leaping upward along the mallet’s trajectory.
With impact minimized, Dohyun was carried along the direction the mallet had swung, and as the distance widened considerably, his mana surged and magic manifested.
Kwajiji.
Without any magical precursor symptoms, suddenly appearing cyan lightning strands twisted together into a single thread, forming a thin needle-like bolt that shot forth. In that instant, Gobari, seeing it, startled and struck the ground with his blood-stained iron mallet.
Then a thick wall of blood rose up, blocking Gobari’s front. But the single-threaded cyan lightning pierced through without leaving a trace, piercing Gobari’s shoulder.
Zzzzzzzt———!!!
The pale yellow lightning that Hanalin hurled at the Gomi Creature was clearly weaker in output than expected, merely piercing through its shoulder and causing electrocution rather than charring it to ash or reducing it to cinders.
Gobari felt Dohyun’s mercy as well, but given what he had already done, he still charged forward while gripping his iron mace.
As Dohyun raised his dagger held in reverse grip to meet Gobari charging with his mace again, this time Gobari rapidly spun the blood wrapped around his mace with unmistakable intent.
The blood rotated like an electric saw blade, and had I defended with my dagger as before, I would surely be shredded—yet I raised my reverse-gripped dagger without hesitation.
At this, Gobari flinched instead. The Guinjok watching likewise observed me and my party members, Hanalin and Jiyuchan, but all three of our expressions were identical. Not a trace of emotional disturbance or bewilderment crossed our faces.
Which meant.
‘It’s futile?’
Gobari realized it too late, but the spinning blood-wrapped mace was already flying toward me. I continued pushing my dagger forward, and though it was sent flying by the rotating blood, I utilized that rotational force and activated Soft Body to make my arm pliable.
My arm, now possessing elasticity beyond mere flexibility, bent at an unnatural angle and gained speed, driving my dagger into Gobari’s electrocuted shoulder before his mace could even reach me.
Squelch———
The sound of tearing flesh rang out, and Gobari’s face contorted in pain, but I drove my dagger deeper into his shoulder, using the force to gracefully evade the mace while driving my knee into his solar plexus.
Boom———!!
A tremendous sound like that from a construction site erupted, Gobari’s armor crumpled, and he was sent flying backward, unable to withstand the force.
He bounced off the ground multiple times, ricocheted upward, and was sent flying backward until he finally crashed into and embedded himself in the wall.
“Cough!”
From the heavy impact felt in his abdomen, blood sprayed from his damaged internal organs as he coughed it up, looking at me in disbelief.
He couldn’t believe such a powerful human existed, but true to the Guinjok’s reverence for strength, he regarded me with respect. Despite suffering severe internal injuries and external trauma, Gobari toughly pushed himself away from the wall and walked forward slowly.
Despite his serious wounds, he stepped forward confidently and stood before me, and I sensed that Gobari no longer had any intention to fight, so I lowered my hand.
Then Gobari asked me.
“…These marks don’t seem to be your doing, am I right?”
Gobari spoke thus while surveying the shredded traces around us. And he could sense it. If it were me, wouldn’t I have cleaved through cleanly in one strike rather than shredding things like this?
Upon receiving that impression, Gobari heard my response.
“Sigh, isn’t it a bit much to ask that only now?”
“….”
Honestly, Gobari had nothing to say to that. Having come here enraged upon learning of his kinsmen’s suffering, he had attacked without a word, assuming those standing before these marks were the culprits—so he had nothing to say.
Thus Gobari spoke as a male Guinjok should.
“I’m sorryyyyyyyy———!!!”
With a frame as large as his, his voice was so tremendous that I flinched as if under attack, my ears ringing—yet I could still feel Gobari’s sincerity.
He had charged at me suddenly, and his apology was genuine, so I thought, well, these things happen, and nodded readily.
“Well, mistakes can happen. That’s just how people are, isn’t it?”
At my words, Gobari seemed deeply moved, his eyes glistening as he looked at me. Thinking that he was indeed as straightforward as he was strong, he let out another hearty cry.
“I am Guinjok! Gobari Honzu———!! What is the name of such an outstanding warrior——!!”
Another piercing roar made me wonder what kind of introduction this was, but I steadied my ringing ears and spoke.
Of course, using my cover identity.
“Lee Suhyun.”
“Ooh! A name befitting a warrior!”
I wasn’t sure what made it warrior-like, but in any case, things had worked out well. I thought as much, and Gobari seemed to agree.
To clear up the exact misunderstanding, Hanalin stepped forward first and spoke.
“There was a creature nearby, and we came to exterminate it. As proof, please look at this wanted poster.”
Hanalin said so while producing a wanted poster. She had tried to convince them this way earlier, but since they were Guinjok, she figured it wouldn’t work, so she waited until they calmed down before showing it.
Upon seeing the wanted poster, Gobari burst into hearty laughter.
“Ahahaha!!! So it was all a misunderstanding. I’m sorry!!! We attacked without asking any questions—that was our mistake!!! I acknowledge our fault and apologize!”
Watching Gobari speak, Hanalin’s expression softened considerably.
After apologizing to Hanalin, Gobari also apologized to Jiyuchan, and the atmosphere became warm and friendly for everyone.
As if everything had concluded, the Guinjok began gathering the remains their kinfolk had left behind, and the Dohyun Party waited for them.
How much time had passed?
After collecting all the remains and belongings, Gobari, the leader of the Guinjok, spoke with a hearty laugh.
“Thanks to you, I’ll be able to console the spirits of my kinfolk! Thank you!! Suhyun.”
As Gobari turned to leave, Dohyun’s expression hardened abruptly. When he grabbed Gobari’s shoulder as if to ask where he was going, Gobari turned his head in confusion, only to see Dohyun’s face twisted into a menacing grimace.
And then.
“Heh, you people won’t do, will you? Just apologize and leave?”
At Dohyun’s chilling words, Gobari swallowed hard and asked back.
“W-well….”
“No, you need to compensate us for the damages.”
“…?”
In that moment, Gobari paused to think. He certainly recalled that only he had been wounded in the fight.
“Huh? Where’s the compensation supposed to come from?”
But he couldn’t bring himself to say such things before Dohyun, who was emanating such a ferocious aura.

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