I Just Subscribed and It’s the Best Hunter of All Time - Chapter 159

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#Chapter 159.
Jung Han-sung let out a hollow laugh upon witnessing the colossal form that erupted from the pillar of light.
It wasn’t that he was surprised by the situation itself—battles had never ended easily for him.
His hollow laugh stemmed from the very attitude of the Demon Race.
‘Anyone watching would think we’re the villains here.’
Allies pooling their strength to fight a powerful enemy, only to sacrifice their own lives in the end to unleash a devastating technique?
And even in that moment of sacrifice, not a shred of hesitation crossed their faces.
While such thoughts occupied his mind, the burning giant planted its opposite foot down from the pillar of light.
Boom—!
The ground trembled violently around them.
Jung Han-sung lowered his stance slightly and gripped his sword tightly.
At least the objective had changed—that was fortunate.
Countless Demons had perished in the process of summoning this incarnate form or whatever it was.
Had the objective remained unchanged, I would have had to traverse the battlefield again to hunt down the remaining Demons.
“That incarnate form isn’t in perfect condition.”
It was then that the Greatsword Man beside him spoke up.
Jung Han-sung glanced at him and asked.
“How can you tell?”
“Look at its body.”
At those words, Jung Han-sung observed the incarnate form.
The incarnate was engulfed entirely in flames, yet beneath the wavering fire, its body could be seen cracking and fracturing.
“Its body is collapsing under the power of the incarnation. That thirty-minute limit is likely the maximum duration this incarnate can sustain.”
The revised objective wasn’t to destroy the incarnate form—it was to endure for thirty minutes. And objectives like this rarely came without reason.
Usually, there was a cause, such as the incarnate being unable to maintain itself beyond thirty minutes, just as the man had suggested.
Jung Han-sung watched the incarnate form, which hadn’t yet launched an attack, and spoke.
“And it’s going to be damn strong.”
If there was a time limit, one would expect it to attack urgently, yet the incarnate form radiated a certain composure.
A confidence that suggested it could dispose of them whenever it pleased.
Facing such an incarnate, the man said.
“I’ll finally get to warm up.”
At those words, Jung Han-sung’s lips curved upward.
Though I didn’t yet know his exact identity, his way of thinking was rather appealing.
“Right. Let’s deal with that thing first.”
Jung Han-sung ended the conversation there and kicked off the ground lightly. The moment the man launched himself to the side as well.
Whoooosh—!
Without warning, a pillar of fire erupted from where they had been standing.
The flames were so fierce that merely being nearby would have scorched the skin raw.
But every attack loses meaning if it doesn’t connect.
Jung Han-sung and the man were already charging toward the incarnate form as the pillar of fire rose.
The incarnate form watched them approach and raised one massive fist.
The creature’s movements weren’t particularly fast.
Its massive bulk made it appear even slower, but even accounting for that, it moved at an average pace.
For Jung Han-sung, who moved several times faster than ordinary people, it was nothing more than the crawl of a tortoise.
Whoooosh—!
Yet the moment I closed the distance, a torrent of flames erupted from the fire avatar’s body, engulfing me first.
The raised fist had been bait from the start.
My response was simple.
Shhhhink!
The flames split in half against my blade.
It was obvious, really—ordinary sword swings couldn’t cleave through fire.
I had precisely severed the flow between the flames using a blade infused with mana.
I didn’t stop there, pressing forward toward the fire avatar.
Whooooom!
The fire avatar swung its fist in response.
Again, it was an attack accompanied by flames.
I could have dodged it.
But instead of evading, I extended my blade to meet it.
Crackle!
My blade, crackling with electricity, collided with the fire avatar’s massive fist.
To any observer, the difference in weight class was staggering, so naturally it appeared I would be pushed back.
Crunch!
Yet my blade pierced through the fist as if meeting no resistance, tearing through its interior.
I had concentrated all my force on a single point, targeting the weakest part of the fist.
Still, my expression darkened even as the attack connected.
The moment my strike landed, I instinctively sensed that I hadn’t dealt significant damage.
Whoooosh—!
The fire avatar was attacking me while simultaneously assaulting the Male Ranker beside me.
I watched as the fire avatar unleashed a powerful torrent of flames toward the Male Ranker.
But instead of dodging, the Male Ranker drove his blade into the ground.
Crackle!
Electricity discharged in a circle from the Male Ranker’s position, and the flames twisted away in another direction.
I stared at the sight for a moment, then sensed something and looked ahead.
Whoosh!
Another attack came flying.
This time, instead of blindly releasing intense heat, the fire avatar had shaped the flames like a spear, aiming precisely at me.
I reacted immediately.
Gathering mana to my feet.
Boom!
With a thunderous sound, I spun my body and bounced sideways. Then, driving my blade into the ground—
Crackle-crackle-crackle-crackle!
Electricity flowed across the ground, and the current surging through the earth instantly formed a defensive barrier centered on me.
Whoosh!
Part of the flame spear that had been aimed at me twisted mid-trajectory and flew off in a completely different direction.
I had simply mimicked what the Greatsword Man had done on the spot.
The Greatsword Man’s eyes flickered with a hint of surprise at seeing this, but I had no time to notice.
The flame incarnate was beginning to exert its power in earnest.
Boom—!
Flames rippled across that massive body, and suddenly pillars of fire erupted consecutively from the ground nearby in explosive bursts.
Dodging them wasn’t particularly difficult in itself.
Though the power was considerable, the speed wasn’t especially fast.
The problem came after the fire pillars erupted.
“It’s not disappearing,” Onyx interjected, poking his head forward.
True to his words, the fire pillars didn’t vanish immediately this time. They didn’t seem like they would disappear anytime soon either.
As the pillars continued to radiate heat, I could feel the surrounding air growing scorching hot.
What came next was even more alarming.
Whoosh!
Spears made of flames and fire began flying from each of the pillars.
While their individual power fell short of what the flame incarnate threw directly, considering the pillars surrounded us on all sides, it was a rather troublesome attack.
On top of that, the flame incarnate itself unleashed a new attack.
It suddenly clenched its fist in mid-air and conjured a whip made of flames.
Crack!
The flame incarnate swung the whip toward the Greatsword Man beside it.
The whip flew at a terrifying speed and struck where the Greatsword Man had been standing.
The Greatsword Man rolled to the side to evade, and though he slashed at the whip, it scattered momentarily before reforming.
It was clearly a troublesome weapon to deal with.
And the ambient heat had by now risen to a level that brought pain with each breath.
‘This is getting increasingly dangerous.’
I narrowed my eyes.
Watching the flame incarnate’s actions, it didn’t seem like it was simply pulling out techniques it had been holding in reserve one by one.
Rather, it felt like it was growing progressively stronger.
It might have been an illusion, but the flames wreathing the flame incarnate’s body also seemed larger than before.
At that moment, the Greatsword Man shouted loudly.
“We should finish this quickly!”
It seemed the Greatsword Man had reached a similar conclusion to mine.
I answered him while evading the incoming flames.
“Can we get close to that thing?”
“Yes!”
“Then we attack simultaneously!”
“Got it!”
We didn’t bother formulating any detailed or elaborate plan.
With those words, the two of them pushed off the ground nearly in unison.
Boom!
A violent explosion cracked the earth, and both figures rushed toward the incarnate form from opposite sides.
Crackle!
Lightning flickered along the path of my sprint.
Meanwhile, the Male Ranker tore through the space by striking lightning in all directions, carving his own brutal path.
Multiple attacks rained down, but they weren’t enough to halt either of us.
Crackle!
I reached the incarnate form first.
Seeing the Male Ranker nearly upon me, I launched myself at the incarnate without hesitation.
Screeeech!
A whip lashed past beneath my feet.
It was an attack that would have dealt severe damage to anyone, even me, had it connected properly—but I paid it no mind, focusing entirely on the massive form before my eyes.
I had already absorbed the flow of all the energy surrounding me.
All I needed to do was thrust my blade into the visible current.
Shhhhwack!
My blade pierced through the center of the incarnate’s body without resistance.
Cracks that had been carved into its form suddenly split wide open.
This time, the attack had clearly landed. Yet it was far from a fatal blow.
It merely accelerated the rate at which energy drained from the incarnate’s body.
As expected, the incarnate showed no sign of pain and attempted to strike me down with a torrent of flame.
Roooaaarrr—!
That was until the Male Ranker arrived and slashed at the incarnate’s ankle with his blade.
The incarnate appeared to be made entirely of fire at first glance, but within it lay a body riddled with cracks.
Naturally, it responded to physical damage.
Slashing with a blade or tearing at its interior seemed to deal minimal damage, but when struck with tremendous force, its body lurched violently.
Whoosh!
The incarnate reflexively attacked the Male Ranker, but he dispersed the assault by spreading lightning around him, then swung his blade once more.
Roooaaarrr!
Like a woodcutter striking a tree with an axe, he slashed at the incarnate’s ankle, and its body staggered far more dramatically than before.
Of course, I didn’t miss the opening he created.
Shhhhwack!
I swung my blade.
A single strike didn’t deal much damage.
Shhhhwack!
But with each swing, the cracks carved into the incarnate’s body grew wider.
And the amount of energy pouring out from those cracks increased steadily.
Shhhhcrackle!
I swung my blade like a madman, widening the cracks again and again.
Crackle!
Of course, I didn’t forget to thrust lightning through the gaps between attacks.
The Flame Avatar had counterattacked threateningly several times, but the Greatsword Man and I evaded or blocked every assault with ease, continuing our offensive.
Whoooooosh!
Eventually, the Flame Avatar seemed cornered and suddenly began drawing power from within.
But neither I nor the Greatsword Man allowed our opponent the luxury of preparing a massive attack undisturbed.
Crack!
As the Greatsword Man raised his blade high, thunder roared down from above.
I instinctively recalled what I needed to do and drew my own sword.
And in that instant.
Boom!
Lightning exploded downward.
I absorbed it with my blade, then poured my own energy without reservation, driving it into the Flame Avatar’s body.
Tremendous force burrowed through its form, tearing at its insides.
Light radiated outward from countless points across the Avatar’s body.
After witnessing that, I kicked at its chest and leaped backward.
Kaboom―!
A deafening explosion erupted from the Flame Avatar’s body immediately after.
Along with the blast, a charred form swayed slowly before collapsing with a heavy thud.
The flames gradually subsided.
There was no need to separately confirm whether it was truly finished.
A message appeared before my eyes announcing the objective’s completion.
But instead of checking it, I turned my head to the side.
Looking at the Greatsword Man standing beside me, I couldn’t help but ask.
“Did you also receive Indra’s lightning?”

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