I Got an Ex-Class Omnipotent System - Chapter 149

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Chapter 149
149: The Vagrant (3)
BOOOOOOOM―――――!!!
A massive explosion erupted as air bubbles bloomed like a mushroom cloud. Simultaneously, the speed of the kick and Dohyun’s velocity were so tremendous that even in this mana-infused underwater realm, I felt the scorching shockwave that heated the surrounding mana.
Yet Hanalin and Jiyuchan moved as though indifferent to such things, positioning themselves to capitalize on follow-up strikes. Behind Hanalin, a colossal magic circle materialized, while Jiyuchan rushed forward wielding golden swordsmanship.
However, once the countless air bubbles dispersed, what emerged was the Rag Doll effortlessly blocking my kick with a single hand. Both Jiyuchan, who had been charging forward, and Hanalin, who had been preparing magic behind him, trembled with shock.
The fact that the Rag Doll had casually blocked my genuine attack was astounding in itself. Moreover, having perfectly dissipated the impact, the ground beneath the Entity remained utterly serene.
They couldn’t fathom how such tremendous force could be dispersed so calmly, but I pivoted on my blocked leg and unleashed another kick toward the Entity. The Entity simply deflected my airborne spinning attack by flinging my leg to the side, evading it with ease.
WHOOOOSH―――!
SCREEEECH――――!
My kick functioned as a keen blade itself, carving a long furrow into the ground below as if slashed by a sword.
By the time I, sent flying to the side, condensed air through magic in midair to create a foothold and charged forward again, Jiyuchan arrived and swung his golden-tinged blade at the Entity.
Golden blades descended with proper technique application, each one sharp enough that any ordinary C-rank hunter would be cleaved without resistance—yet not a single strand of the Entity’s hair was severed.
It simply raised both arms and lightly batted away the sword energy, and seeing the Entity’s arms turn crimson, I furrowed my brow deeply.
Once the Entity had deflected all the golden blades, it opened its palm toward Jiyuchan, and immediately a crimson aura condensed before shooting forth lightly. It resembled a palm strike technique, but contrary to its casual execution, Jiyuchan heard an alarm bell ringing in his mind and swiftly raised his sword to create a golden sword barrier.
Golden Sword Technique, Eighth Form: Golden Mirror Fortress
The sturdiest form of the Golden Sword techniques materialized, yet—
CRASH―――!!
The crimson palm strike shattered it helplessly into fragments, sending Jiyuchan tumbling backward. Beyond him, something else hurtled toward the Entity.
Faster than even I, condensing the air as I flew forward, it resembled a pure white spear.
An application of Hanalin’s Frost Ray. Multiple magics had merged into one with property transformation applied, becoming a formidable spell in its own right—seeing the Frost Ray spear she had created, the Entity’s hair writhed once more.
It seemed to be enjoying this situation as though amused, though its face remained invisible.
As the Entity caught the incoming white Frost Ray spear, Hanalin unleashed her magic as though she had been waiting for this moment.
A property transformation spell infused the Frost Ray spear, triggering a massive ice explosion.
She concentrated the enormous heat loss that could freeze everything around it solely on the Entity, draining heat to near absolute zero. Or rather, that was the intention.
Hummmmm….
The magic that had been vigorously activating and the white Frost Ray spear attempting to drain heat remained motionless, frozen in place as the words suggested. The Entity, as though amused, hurled the spear toward me as I charged at it again.
Moving several times faster than what Hanalin had shot, the spear tore through the water as it hurtled toward me, and I furrowed my brow.
I could clearly sense that Hanalin’s magic, which had been activating just moments ago, was only now detonating toward me.
Seeing this, I twisted my body grotesquely to evade the spear without reducing my speed, knowing I absolutely could not meet it head-on.
A sensation of bones twisting and breaking spread throughout my body along with pain, but I immediately employed muscle regeneration to somehow reattach the bones with muscle.
Yet the pain persisted, so my expression remained twisted.
‘This is no joke.’
The spear that had hurtled toward me pierced through the Mountain behind me, and part of it was bored through. The punctured hole showed signs of being frozen with frost spreading widely.
Had I taken a direct hit, even I would have faced serious consequences.
Realizing this, I drew out my spear and charged toward the Entity.
Treading the Cheongmyeong Step, the first and most crucial technique of Cheongmyeong Jichang, I rushed forward trailing blue momentum like a comet’s tail, and wielded the fastest technique of Cheongmyeong Jichang while gripping my spear.
Like a single flash of light descending, my spear shot forth from my grasp.
Cheongmyeong Jichang, Second Technique: Cheongmyeong Flash
CRASH―――――!!!
As a ferocious momentum shattered everything around it and came flying, The Entity regarded it with intrigue, raising a hand to meet it.
Despite Dohyun’s spear arriving first with incredible speed, that slow hand moved with perfect precision toward the blade, grasping it like pincers.
Crack――――!!!
Whoooooooosh―――――!!!
The spear, descending like lightning, unleashed a colossal tempest, and the landscape behind The Entity transformed in an instant.
A massive furrow opened as if a giant spear had pierced the ground. No—rather than a furrow, the earth was carved as if a small canyon had been gouged into it.
Yet seeing the attack caught so effortlessly between those two pincer-like hands, Jiyuchan rushed forward with visible exasperation.
Hanalin too prepared magic repeatedly and attacked with reckless fury, while Dohyun switched between spear and sword, attempting to pressure The Entity.
However, The Entity made no aggressive moves; instead, it deflected the attacks lightly as if playing with toys, responding only with passive counterattacks.
As a result, the battle between the Dohyun Party—whose senses had become razor-sharp from their constant offense and defense—and The Entity raged on for a full hour.
The ground and surroundings lay devastated, bearing vivid scars of combat, and the Dohyun Party could only grow increasingly exhausted.
I couldn’t discern who this Entity was or what purpose it held, but one thing was certain.
‘It’s toying with us.’
‘…We could actually die here.’
Jiyuchan and Hanalin were breaking cold sweat with that realization, while Dohyun regarded The Entity with a meaningful expression.
And The Entity, as if amused, scattered a tremendous aura toward the approaching Dohyun and Jiyuchan, even decomposing Hanalin’s magic mid-air.
Boom-crash-crash-crash!
Dohyun and Jiyuchan had no choice but to retreat. Just as a considerable distance opened between them, and tension peaked as Jiyuchan and Hanalin seemed about to engage in earnest combat.
The Entity raised both hands and spoke.
“Shall we continue training after eating? I haven’t had proper food in over several decades, you see.”
At those words, Jiyuchan and Hanalin stared at The Entity with blank expressions, as if asking what on earth it meant, while Dohyun lowered his combat stance and nodded.
“Of course.”
“…?”
“…???”
Hanalin and Jiyuchan watched Dohyun respond as if they’d already agreed to this, their expressions utterly bewildered, while Dohyun answered casually.
“If someone of that caliber wanted us dead, we’d already be dead.”
“Ah….”
“Hmm….”
Having been so tense, they hadn’t thought that far ahead; both let out vacant sounds and their spirits deflated.
And Dohyun, leaving those two to their thoughts, approached The Entity and spoke.
“I am Dohyun.”
“Hmm. A name format similar to our world.”
Dohyun wasn’t particularly surprised by that response.
Though Analysis had failed, I had already dimly grasped this being’s true nature.
“I cannot fathom how you’ve survived, but I have many questions I wish to ask.”
At Dohyun’s words, The Entity fell silent for a moment, as if lost in thought.
Then, wreathing its hand in crimson energy, it lightly slashed across its own face, and in an instant, the shaggy hair and beard were severed away, revealing The Entity’s appearance that had been hidden until now.
Rather than the decrepit old master I had imagined, a remarkably youthful-looking middle-aged man stood before us.
Appearing to be only in his mid-forties, Hanalin and Jiyuchan blinked in surprise.
And Dohyun observed this middle-aged man, who in turn nodded back at Dohyun.
“It seems you have some idea of who I am.”
“Yes, that’s correct.”
At my immediate response, he chuckled and replied.
“Your intuition serves you well.”
“What do you mean by that…?”
“Surely not.”
Jiyuchan couldn’t grasp it, but Hanalin’s eyes widened as understanding dawned on her.
Then the Middle-Aged Man spoke to all three of us.
“I am Baeryujin, from Hwadaejuk, humanity before your connection—before Earth linked with us.”
Before the unfamiliar name Hwadaejuk, both Hanalin and Jiyuchan swallowed hard as they beheld the Middle-Aged Man who had revealed himself as humanity from before the connection to Earth, the civilization known to have perished.
And alongside them, he turned to me and spoke.
“Yes, we perished. Everyone except me is dead, as far as I know. Have you heard anything of our destruction?”
At the Middle-Aged Man’s words, I nodded gravely, and Hanalin and Jiyuchan regarded him with considerably solemn expressions.
And then.
“Well then, I suppose I’ll have to beg for some food. It’s been decades since I’ve had a proper meal, and that aroma wafting from over there is absolutely magnificent—I simply had to rush here at once.”
At his suddenly lightened demeanor, all three of us stared at the Middle-Aged Man with somewhat vacant expressions.

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