I Got an Ex-Class Omnipotent System - Chapter 49

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Chapter 49

 

Chapter 49: Pride of the Craftsman Race (4)

 

While Hanalin and Jiyuchan were maintaining considerable tension as they engaged in battle, the dwarfs were equally bewildered as they watched the two, despite their rough words.

 

No, rather than the humans, the dwarfs were far more surprised.

 

Unable to overwhelm humans despite even having numerical superiority? It was beyond humiliating—it was incomprehensible, leaving them quite bewildered.

 

‘What the hell is going on here?’

 

‘Why are these humans so strong?’

 

‘That magic just now was…’

 

‘I, I can’t understand this.’

 

Their reactions fell somewhere between bewilderment and disbelief.

 

The dwarfs were also facing Jiyuchan and Hanalin while harboring a tension mixed with the unpleasant feeling that they might be defeated, even as they thought about how long the humans could possibly hold out.

 

The dwarfs, smaller in stature and thus faster than Jiyuchan, moved with complex mobility like three-dimensional maneuvering.

 

They swung their short swords in all directions to attack Jiyuchan, but.

 

Clang!

 

Clang-clang-clang—

 

Jiyuchan pushed back forcefully, deflecting the dwarf’s attacks as if pushing them away, gracefully using his swordsmanship to block their assaults.

 

Seeing how he blocked attacks with surfaces rather than lines, they could keenly feel that Jiyuchan’s swordsmanship was not shallow in depth either.

 

Jiyuchan frowned as he watched his opponents moving at various angles, gradually closing in on him, but whenever his breathing became labored, magic flew in from behind.

 

Rather than using complex magic this time, she simply launched ordinary elemental spells for light harassment, and the dwarfs scoffed at this, trying to break through the magic with their bodies alone. However, another dwarf nearby rushed in with alarm and blocked the magic with his sword.

 

Then.

 

Craaack——

 

Fierce sparks flew as he barely managed to deflect the projectile, and the dwarf who had almost been hit turned deathly pale.

 

If he had been hit directly, even with the protective barrier, he would have injured his head and might have even died instantly. Realizing this, they all felt chills down their spines and readjusted their grips on their swords.

 

It was fortunate that there was one dwarf with considerable skill; otherwise, he really would have died.

 

Hanalin watched this without feeling disappointed, still mixing projectiles among basic spells while looking for opportunities, and Jiyuchan didn’t miss the openings Hanalin created, striking at them. However, he was blocked by the protective barrier of the Buffer Dwarf behind them.

 

Slash—

 

Seeing the barrier cut through in one strike, one dwarf retreated.

 

Following this, as one dwarf pulled back, two dwarfs rushed at Jiyuchan in a crossing pattern.

 

Jiyuchan swung his sword again toward one of the dwarfs who were crossing each other to confuse his vision, blocking the attack, then extended his foot toward the other approaching dwarf and kicked him directly.

 

Crash——

 

Crack—

 

The dwarf, who had thought he had closed the distance and let his guard down slightly, was pushed back with his abdomen exposed and collided with a tree.

 

With cracking sounds, the tree fell and the dwarf coughed up blood.

 

“Cough.”

 

However, due to the Buffer Dwarf waving his hands from behind, the damage was mitigated and he returned to the battlefield.

 

Without any gaps, three close-combat dwarfs swarmed him again densely, and Jiyuchan was frowning as he somehow blocked the dwarfs.

 

At the same time, the dwarfs were also preparing to shoot toward Hanalin if Jiyuchan showed even the slightest opening, so Jiyuchan swung his sword widely to keep them tied up.

 

And at that moment, Hanalin’s magic unfolded, creating a wall that exploded over a wide area, momentarily blocking the path between the Buffer Dwarf and the three close-combat dwarfs.

 

While the Buffer Dwarf was momentarily bewildered with his vision blocked, Jiyuchan’s eyes gleamed as he swung his sword, and the three vigilantly blocked Jiyuchan’s attack without letting their guard down, quickly continuing their offense and defense.

 

Once, twice, as more than ten exchanges of offense and defense occurred per second in rapid succession, the exploding wall that had been rising behind the dwarfs began to writhe and move.

 

“Bl, block it!!!”

 

The skilled dwarf who noticed this shouted instantly.

 

But by the time he realized it, the projectile hidden in the exploding wall had already been fired.

 

Whiiiing——

 

Whoooosh——

 

The fiercely rotating projectile wrapped in flames was fired, embroidering red sparks in the air, and the dwarf who had shouted loudly quickly inflated his muscles, prepared for them to burst, and shot out like a cannonball.

 

The launched dwarf crossed the blazing exploding wall and urgently headed toward the Buffer Dwarf to block the buffer, but only the Buffer Dwarf, who was staring blankly with wide eyes, was there.

 

The projectile was nowhere to be seen, and at that moment, before the dwarf could cross the wall, a scream was heard from elsewhere.

 

“Gasp.”

 

It wasn’t toward the Buffer Dwarf.

 

When the stunned dwarf looked in surprise toward where the sound came from, he could see the exploding wall disappear and one dwarf collapse with a gaping hole in his chest.

 

The balance was broken.

 

Rather than anger at a comrade’s death, only a chilling sensation circulated among the dwarfs. After the exploding wall disappeared, as soon as they saw Jiyuchan’s eyes gleaming as he swung his sword toward the remaining lone dwarf, the Battalion Commander Dwarf tried to step forward together to block it. However.

 

Snap—

 

With the sound of something breaking, his legs wouldn’t move.

 

That was the sound of his hip joint breaking from moving too forcefully just now. The Buffer Dwarf healed the Battalion Commander Dwarf, who was trying to move somehow with the compulsion to move quickly rather than feel pain, but the recovery wasn’t fast.

 

And looking at that Buffer Dwarf, the Battalion Commander Dwarf shouted.

 

“You fool! Not me, but…”

 

The Buffer Dwarf’s misjudgment was already revealed in the results before the Battalion Commander Dwarf finished shouting.

 

The dwarf facing Jiyuchan quickly swung his sword to try to block Jiyuchan’s attack, but it was insufficient, and using his body to quickly lower his stance, the dwarf’s neck was cut by the sword swung horizontally.

 

Slash—

 

Thud, roll roll roll.

 

The neck fell and the head rolled on the ground, and the Buffer Dwarf continued treating the Battalion Commander Dwarf, unable to make a judgment with stuttering eyes.

 

However, before the healing was complete, that sound was heard right before his eyes.

 

Whiiiing——

 

When the high-speed rotation sound of the fiercely spinning projectile was heard, the Battalion Commander Dwarf tried to raise his sword, but his lower body swayed due to his two legs that weren’t fully healed yet, and he had no choice but to fall down on the spot.

 

Taking advantage of that moment of distraction, the bullet pierced through the head of the buffer who was so focused on healing that he couldn’t even pay attention to such projectiles.

 

Thud.

 

The Buffer Dwarf’s body rolled on the ground as his head burst open pathetically.

 

And watching this, the Battalion Commander Dwarf gritted his teeth and stood up on his half-recovered legs that trembled violently, only to find Jiyuchan standing before him with a tired expression from exerting high concentration. The Battalion Commander Dwarf raised his short sword and muttered.

 

“Damn it.”

 

“…”

 

Meanwhile, Jiyuchan swung his sword without saying a word, and the Battalion Commander Dwarf couldn’t hold out for long before his neck was severed like the other dwarfs, his head rolling on the ground.

 

Until the very end, his expression wasn’t one of resentment and injustice, but rather one of complete inability to understand how humans could be this strong.

 

After taking down all four dwarfs, both Jiyuchan and Hanalin wearily shook their heads and muttered.

 

“Phew, somehow there isn’t a single easy battle.”

 

“…Still, thanks to that, our growth is pretty fast.”

 

“That’s true, but still.”

 

Hanalin nodded and agreed with Jiyuchan’s words.

 

Then, hearing traces of battle from far away, she muttered.

 

“That side seems like it’ll end soon too. Why did they even try to deceive us?”

 

Though they were somewhat fooled at first, since these dwarfs had come with such obsession, the talk about a curse was undoubtedly false.

 

From the beginning, neither Hanalin nor Jiyuchan could even think that Dohyun’s appraisal results would be wrong. Though they were slightly shaken.

 

In any case, looking toward where Dohyun was, she said quietly.

 

“Of all people, they had to mess with Dohyun and cause this trouble. What unlucky bastards.”

 

“You’re right about that.”

 

The Battalion Commander Dwarf’s head rolled pathetically on the ground – if he had heard Jiyuchan and Hanalin’s words while alive, he would have been even more dumbfounded.

 

As the battle sounds from the other side gradually died down, Jiyuchan moved and said.

 

“Let’s organize the loot first. Dohyun will be excited to see it when he comes.”

 

“Sounds good.”

 

At first, touching dead corpses felt somewhat repulsive, but maybe because this was already their third time doing this work?

 

The two seemed to have gotten used to it somehow.

 

Then suddenly.

 

‘Doesn’t this make us look like villains?’

 

‘…Could there really have been a curse?’

 

Having such thoughts while searching through the loot, when their eyes met, they flinched and turned their heads away, pretending not to notice.

 

It was better not to have unnecessary thoughts anyway.

 

How much time had passed like that?

 

When the two finished organizing all the loot, the battle sounds from the other side completely disappeared.

 

* * *

 

Dohyun, who had moved quite far from where Jiyuchan and Hanalin were, couldn’t help but smile slightly as he looked at Talgrin following behind him.

 

When someone is that blatant, it’s really hard to ignore.

 

Now that he was wearing the necklace, his senses had improved and he could definitely feel it.

 

Right now, Talgrin was desperately obsessed with obtaining this necklace.

 

The more this happened, the more certain Dohyun became.

 

This necklace definitely held that much value.

 

Well, he already knew its utility from wearing it, but if a dwarf from the Craftsman Clan coveted it this much, it must be even better than he thought.

 

As Dohyun was thinking this while running and breaking through monsters that charged at him, Talgrin’s voice could be heard from afar.

 

“It would be best to hand it over obediently!!!”

 

Looking at Talgrin who was shouting like he was scolding, Dohyun said incredulously.

 

“What, did I borrow this necklace from you? Anyone watching would think I’m a thief.”

 

Muttering incredulously while looking around, he happened to spot a fairly large open field. Dohyun stopped there.

 

Since he had killed quite a few monsters on the way and there weren’t many presences felt around, he judged it would be fine to fight here. When he stopped, Talgrin, who seemed to have made some serious mistake, smiled sinisterly and said.

 

“Yes, you’ve finally decided to hand it over.”

 

“…Really, even delusions have limits.”

 

“What?”

 

“When did I ever say I’d give it to you?”

 

Rather, when Dohyun showed this attitude, Talgrin’s face contorted like a demon.

 

Among the dwarfs, who could dare speak such nonsense to someone with his level of talent? At this impudent attitude he hadn’t felt in a really long time, Talgrin’s face turned red and blue as he glared at Dohyun.

 

And looking at such Talgrin, Dohyun smiled slyly and said.

 

“You think glaring will make me give you the necklace? What are you doing, come at me. I guess the craftsman’s pride is just talk?”

 

Dohyun cast provocation.

 

Kwaaaaah——

 

And the effect was tremendous.

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