Murim Login - Chapter 222

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Chapter 222
Tsssssss.
Blue flames rippled across the spear’s blade.
It was the concentrated embodiment of a formidable force that even the creature’s steel-like hide and scales could not withstand.
There was no way it would fail to pierce the Wyvern’s only weak point—its eyes.
“What are you looking at, you bastard?”
Without a shred of hesitation, I drove the spear directly into the creature’s massive eye.
Squelch! Crackle!
Hide? Scales?
Nothing could stop the spear’s blade.
Blood gushed forth as the blue flames seared the retina. The vertically-split pupil dilated, and the creature’s maw tore open as if it might split in two.
– GRRRRAAAAAAHHHHH!
It was the wail of a soul in agony.
From the creature’s gaping maw, torn wide as if it might rip apart at any moment, erupted a shriek unlike anything I had ever heard before.
‘My ears nearly burst.’
Even with my internal energy protecting my hearing, my ears rang with a dull ache.
I planted the spear and landed gracefully on the ground, watching the thrashing beast.
Boom! Crash!
The creature, which had been flailing its one intact wing and tail in all directions while glowing, suddenly jerked its head upward.
– Grrrrrrgh.
The head of a monster the size of a building.
Black blood poured from its eye, which was crushed halfway through.
It was a gruesome sight that would make even the most thick-skinned person recoil, yet watching it unfold before me felt as refreshing as a weight lifting from my chest.
“This creature without learning capacity. Three years ago and you still haven’t learned your lesson?”
Even if it had lost both eyes, its senses remained intact.
The creature’s head, trembling with pain, turned with precision toward where I stood.
– Grrgh. Hu… man.
“What. Wyvern.”
– How… could… you… possibly…?
At the disbelief in its voice, I curled my lips into a smile.
It was a shame the creature couldn’t see this grin.
“If you wish earnestly enough, the entire universe will aid you. Something like that.”
– My… magic… was… perfect!
“Ah, I’ll give you that. I was genuinely surprised.”
What kind of monster is a Wyvern?
A massive body and wings the size of a building. Durability that deflects most attacks, and the ability to breathe fire.
I never dreamed that something wielding such terrifying power from its innate physicality alone could also use magic.
‘I never expected a single deceleration spell to shave fifty points off my agility.’
According to the system notification I received then, the magic had been amplified several times over due to the Dragon Clan trait.
But I still had one final trump card remaining.
“I’ve accumulated quite a few points over the years. Saving is a habit of mine.”
Back when I was a greenhorn in the Murim, I raised my stats the moment I earned points.
I was weak then, and it wouldn’t have been strange if something catastrophic happened the very next day.
But as I grew stronger, I realized one crucial truth: this could become a weapon too.
Much like how Murim practitioners conceal their ultimate techniques until the very end.
– W. H. A. T. K. I. N. D. O. F. T. R. I. C. K. I. S. T. H. I. S!
“What do you think? Your magic won’t even scratch me.”
I leisurely opened my inventory and drew out a new spear, tapping its blade with my fingernail. A clear, resonant ring echoed across the wasteland.
At that sound, the creature’s body—now blind—trembled violently.
– W. H. A. T. A. R. E. Y. O. U. D. O. I. N. G!
“Why ask when you already know?”
Thud. Thud.
With each step forward, the creature’s hunched form flinched and shuddered.
“Time to settle accounts. Three years of interest included.”
There was no middle ground. Between this creature and me, only one could walk away alive.
And today, it wouldn’t be me lying dead on this ground.
“I’ll end you.”
– K. R. A. A. A. A. H!
But the creature didn’t simply accept its fate.
Despite losing one wing and both eyes to me, it remained a true Named Monster. It still possessed enough strength for a final, desperate struggle.
– H. I. L!
Whoooosh.
Black mana enveloped its massive body once more. Blood ceased flowing, and fresh flesh surged forth at a speed that far exceeded any healing magic I’d ever witnessed.
But the magic didn’t end there.
– B. I. N. D. I. N. G. S. P. E. L. L!
Crackle, crackle, crackle!
From the hazy wasteland shrouded in dust and earth, thorned vines suddenly erupted, coiling tightly around my entire body.
Simultaneously, the system notification rang out.
Beep!
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[Lv.??? Karus]
has used a binding spell!
–
Due to the trait of the [Dragon Clan],
the magic is enhanced!
–
[Strength]
temporarily decreases by 10!
–
[Stamina]
[Agility] temporarily decreases by 10!
–
[Agility]
temporarily decreases by 10!
Thorned vines crept upward from my ankles to my legs, waist, arms, and finally my neck.
The saw-like thorns protruding from the vines pierced through my thin leather armor and dug into my skin.
Beep.
–
[Paralysis Toxin]
has infiltrated your body!
–
[Nerve Toxin]
has infiltrated your body!
– Abnormal Status:
[Poisoned]
has been applied!
“…Heh. What is this?”
– Grrrrrrgh.
Karus let out a triumphant laugh. His terribly shattered eyes were gradually recovering their original form.
– You… let… your… guard… down… human!
“Let my guard down?”
I paused briefly in thought, then nodded.
“You’re right. I did let my guard down.”
– …What… is… this… composure… of… yours?
“Usually when someone shows composure in a situation like this, it’s one of two things. Either they’re full of bluster, or….”
Ding.
–
[Hundred Toxins Immunity]
effect is applied!
–
[Paralysis Toxin]
has been neutralized!
–
[Nerve Toxin]
has been neutralized!
– Abnormal Status:
[Poisoned]
has been removed!
“They have something they can trust in enough to afford being careless.”
As I finished speaking, I took a step forward.
Thorned vines as thick as my thighs coiled around my entire body, yet they could not impede my advance.
“While I’m at it, let me provide a complimentary hemorrhage service. Strength 50. Stamina 50.”
Ding.
– 100 points have been consumed!
– Points applied to attributes!
Crack, snap.
I tear and shatter with overwhelming power and strength.
Thanks to the Dragon Clan’s inherent traits, my abilities were greatly enhanced, but the magic Karus wielded was hardly of a high caliber.
“Deceleration magic, binding magic. What’s next?”
My eyes had already recovered almost completely.
Karus’s jaw dropped as he watched me slip free from the vines unscathed.
– …You. You!
I brushed off the vine fragments clinging to my arms.
“Is that all the magic you’ve learned? Given how overconfident you were, I thought you’d at least know factorization, but you’re just a master of addition and subtraction.”
– How. Dare. You!
“It’s my own magic.”
– Magic. You. Say?
“Yes. Magic.”
I adjusted my grip on the iron spear in my hand, reversing my stance.
That preparatory motion was all there was to it. This spear was my magic, and he could never block it.
“Hah.”
I drew in a deep breath. Every muscle in my body interlocked like tiny gears, and the world slowed.
I arched my back and whipped my arm forward, accompanied by an incantation I had yet to memorize.
“Burst forth, sesame.”
Whoosh, rumble!
The crimson sunset that painted the horizon, and the even deeper blood-red gaze of my opponent—a blue flash pierces through them both.
Burning, shattering, exploding.
Thud!
– Ugh…aaaaaahhhhh!
I walked toward him, listening to his anguished screams. With each step, familiar faces flashed before my eyes.
Faces I would never forget, even in death. Since that day three years ago, shackles had always bound my ankles.
Rage, guilt, vengeance. Emotions layered upon emotions.
All of it was heavy and burdensome. So much so that I could not take a single step forward.
‘But now.’
Somewhere along the way, I had grown strong enough to bear that weight.
I could finally, though late, console the spirits of those who had fallen before me.
‘Yes, at last.’
Just as I was quietly reflecting on this, mana rippled outward from the writhing form of my opponent.
– Grraaahhh! Slow! Dark Binding! Magic Arrow!
Three spells erupted in rapid succession.
I pushed off the ground and sprinted forward. The moment I broke free from the deceleration magic’s range at blinding speed, dozens of thorned vines and mana-forged arrows blocked my path.
Whoosh! Crack!
Everything was cleaved and split along the semicircle traced by the azure flames. The creature, sensing its mistake, fluttered its singular wing.
A target so massive that aiming was unnecessary. Once more, a flash erupted from my grip.
Screech! Thud!
– Kyaaaaa!
Whooom!
A piercing shriek. Then its tail, bristling with thorns, came hurtling toward me with a terrifying sound that split the air.
Crash!
But I had already leaped upward half a beat earlier.
The scattered boulders of the Wasteland, standing sparse like reefs in the sea, crumbled to dust.
‘Inventory open. Equip.’
As I descended, I swung the spear. Slash. The severed tail, trailing black blood, rolled through the dust.
– Kraaaagh!
Crack, crack, crack.
It was like perfectly interlocking gears. I blocked, dodged, and severed every attack it desperately unleashed.
Then, suddenly, I realized no more attacks were coming and stopped my hand.
– Krgh, krrgh.
Two severed wings and a dismembered tail. Two eyes no longer functioning.
From its gaping maw, submerged in a vast pool of blood, came ragged breathing that seemed ready to cease at any moment.
I watched that sight intently, then opened my mouth.
“Do you want to live?”
– ….
“Then use healing magic. I’ll wait.”
– W-will… you… let… me… live?
“No. It’s too wasteful to let you go like this.”
– …!
“Just endure ten more times. Killing you comes after that.”
The creature’s body trembled violently. Its hollow eye sockets, pouring blood like a waterfall, turned toward me.
– You… are… a… cruel… human…
“Compared to what you’ve done, this is nothing.”
– I… was… only… doing… my… duty…
“I know.”
Humans kill monsters, monsters kill humans.
This mutual slaughter was already a history and cycle spanning decades. And also….
“I’m no different.”
Completing my revenge. That is what I must do now.
After a brief silence, a word of resignation flowed out.
– …Kill… me…
The strength drained from the writhing body.
I leveled my spear at the creature’s brow, its blood matted thick across its face. And I whispered low.
“Thank you.”
For staying alive until now. And for dying by my hand.
With a voice barely audible, I drove the spear forward with all my strength.
Squelch.
From the blade that pierced gently through the brow, heat energy erupted like a wild beast, consuming everything in its path.
The skull harder than steel, the flesh, the brain matter, everything else.
Ding.
–
[Lv.115 Karus]
has been defeated!
– Achievement,
[Named Monster Slain]
has been unlocked!
– You have achieved a great milestone. Corresponding rewards are being granted!
– A-rank Gate,
[Black Wyvern’s Nest]
has been perfectly cleared!
– Calculating all rewards….
– You have obtained an enormous amount of experience and renown!
– Level Up!
– Level Up!
.
.
.
System notifications crashed over me like waves. I released my grip from the spear shaft, now burning hot, and thought.
‘I did it. Finally.’
What more could be said?
It was the cries of people that pulled me from my trance-like state.
“Jin Tae-kyung!”
“Tae-kyung!”
Choi Team Leader, Kim Butler, Lim Hyuk-jun. Song Song-i.
My guild members, met through new bonds. My people.
Watching them rush toward me as if competing, I burst into laughter.

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