Murim Login - Chapter 415

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Chapter 415
The battle began swiftly.
Before the dense fog rolling across the Wilderness like a tidal wave and tens of thousands of monsters, the dark-skinned Grand Mage hovering in mid-air announced the opening of this confrontation with a single utterance.
“Fire Cannon.”
Whoooosh.
Tremendous mana swirled around him. Five flames blossomed in the empty air, swelling in size before being unleashed like artillery shells.
Boom, crash!
The black wave of tens of thousands of monsters split asunder. The ultra-high temperature incinerated flesh and bone, melting the earth itself.
A wide-area spell that reduced nearly a thousand soldiers to ash.
Yet the monsters did not cease their advance, and Magic Johnson was equally relentless.
“Water Blaster.”
The air, parched like sand from the Fire Cannon’s detonation, now absorbed thick moisture.
As Magic Johnson spread both arms wide, a colossal wave surged forth from behind him.
A sight that defied every law of the world.
It was magic itself—the very power of one of the greatest War Mages among all sorcerers.
“Engulf them.”
The cheerful demeanor and endless laughter that usually defined him had vanished entirely.
Magic Johnson’s eyes had grown dark and grave as he thrust both hands forward. A wave dozens of meters high cast a vast, ominous shadow over tens of thousands of monsters.
Crash!
The wave, saturated with mana, descended upon them. The bodies of monsters crushed beneath the tremendous water pressure burst and fragmented.
The flames left by the Fire Cannon extinguished, and water drenched everything. Magic Johnson knew precisely what he must do next.
“Strike down. Lightning Rain.”
It happened in an instant. Dark storm clouds gathered above the monsters’ heads, and dozens of lightning bolts descended in a torrent.
Boom! Crackle!
– Shrieeeek!
– Kyaaaagh!
The lightning showed no mercy to sky or ground.
Charred gargoyles and griffins plummeted from the air, while the ground, drenched from the Water Blaster’s effects, conducted the current throughout.
Living monsters convulsed with anguished cries and collapsed to their knees, while the undead crumbled to dust.
Witnessing the unbelievable spectacle unfolding before them, someone let out a gasp.
“So this is a Grand Mage…”
The result of merely three wide-area spells was staggering.
Thousands of monsters fell or became incapacitated, and an entire section of the monster army collapsed.
Yet the Grand Mage who had single-handedly unleashed this calamity could not help but feel extreme exhaustion.
“Fuck. I should’ve conserved a few more spells if I’d known it would come to this.”
Spell casting is demanding. Especially Magic Johnson’s specialty—wide-area magic—consumed mental fortitude and mana at levels as devastating as its destructive power.
Considering the spells he had poured into the Battle Front before arriving here, this was the limit.
“Mrs. Chen. I suppose I am getting old.”
“Fall back. We elderly must help one another to survive. And…”
Faye Chen, who had hurled the whiskey bottle she held, drew her bow with lightning speed, nocking an arrow from the quiver at her side.
Mana coalesced into an arrow along the empty bowstring.
“It’s Miss Chen, not Mrs. Chen. Who said I was married?”
Faye Chen scoffed and released the bowstring. The mana arrow, radiating brilliant luminescence, shot forth with a sharp crack that tore through space and split the dense fog asunder. And in the next instant—
Boom!
A tremendous explosion erupted.
Faye Chen confirmed that the Death Knight hidden among the countless monsters had vanished without even a final cry, and drew her bowstring taut once more.
Thwip thwip thwip!
Arrows released in the blink of an eye became streaks of light that cut across the Wilderness. Thunder and explosions. With each shot, dozens of monsters were swept away and obliterated.
If Magic Johnson was among the world’s top three grand sorcerers and the greatest war mage, then Faye Chen was the world’s finest archer.
But…
– Screeeeeech!
– Roooaarrr!
The monster legion numbering in the tens of thousands charged forward, ignoring it all.
Fell dozens, and dozens more filled their place. Fell hundreds, and hundreds more filled their place.
Shrouded in thick fog as they charged, they were stronger and far more ferocious than ordinary monsters. Now only one thing remained—an unavoidable all-out battle.
Two figures stepped forward simultaneously toward the surging monster legion.
“Ares Guild. Formation B. We break through them.”
Crack crack crack!
At Lee Jung-yong’s quiet command, the elite guild members who had reached this point without a single casualty moved as one body.
Jin Tae-kyung, observing them intently, spoke to the Suicide Squad he had brought from the Western Front.
“All units. Formation J.”
“Yes, sir!”
“Formation J! Assume battle positions!”
With resounding acknowledgments, the Suicide Squad moved with swift precision.
Wu Hei-xing, who had been gathering a handful of Hong Wei Bang hunters behind Jin Tae-kyung, grabbed one of the Western Front Suicide Squad members and asked.
“Hey, kid. What exactly is Formation J?”
Shao Shen, recognizing Wu Hei-xing, furrowed his brow and answered.
“It is a battle formation established by Elder Brother.”
“Yeah, but what does it mean?”
“Simply… Elder Brother said it means ‘just go out and fight.'”
“…!”
Wu Hei-xing was momentarily at a loss for words, while Lee Jung-yong and Jin Tae-kyung launched themselves forward as if they had made a pact.
And behind them, Prince Felix Alexander Louis and ten thousand Hunters followed fiercely in pursuit.
“Uuuaaahhhhh!”
– Graaaaaahhh!
Human and monster.
Monster and human.
Dull roars and killing intent erupted. Moving at dazzling speed across the Wilderness, they bared fangs and blades toward one another.
Screeeech, crunch crunch!
The great battle had begun.
* * *
I arched my back and drove power into my shoulders. With movements flowing like water, I unleashed my arm with all my might.
Crack, whoooosh!
The White Flame that left my hand pierced through dozens of monsters, carving a path forward.
In that instant, a gaping void opened before me. Without hesitation, I plunged into the gap and swung my arms and legs with reckless abandon.
Splat!
The Lycanthrope’s head that rushed at me exploded like a watermelon under my punch, delivered at invisible speed.
Before the creature’s brains even touched the ground, I was already airborne.
Tap, whoosh!
A body standing four meters tall. My reflection flickered in its pale, lifeless eyes.
But before the Undead Troll could even swing the club in its hands, my palm strike slammed into its chest.
Boom!
Smoke billowed from the creature’s seven vital points along with tremendous heat. The Undead Troll, suffering catastrophic internal damage, met its final death before its regenerative abilities could even activate.
– Treacherous human! Behind you!
Yeah, yeah. What are you, a backseat driver?
I muttered under my breath and turned my head. A spear wreathed in pitch-black mana barely grazed my neck as it shot through the empty air.
A javelin timed for when I was suspended in mid-air. Good timing, but what my enemy overlooked was how badly they underestimated me.
“Damn it. Why are there so many Death Knights? This isn’t a chicken restaurant.”
A Death Knight mounted on a skeletal steed charged toward me as I landed gracefully.
– T. H. I. S. E. N. D. S!
Whoooosh!
With the cry, a sword wreathed in ominous mana was swung. While it couldn’t compare to an S-Rank Hunter, it carried the aura of a top-tier A-Rank Hunter.
Or perhaps…
‘This Death Knight was once a Hunter too.’
That must have been it. Seeing Lei Fei’s face reflected in the Death Knight’s form, I suddenly felt bitter, and at the sight of my expression, the Skeleton Warlord let out a shriek.
– Dodge, human!
Splurt!
The mana clinging to the sword vanished without a trace.
The Death Knight stared blankly at the transparent spear blade that had pierced through its chest and protruded from the other side, muttering weakly.
– H. O. W.
“That’s all.”
I returned the Death Knight’s own words and brought my hand blade down in a decisive strike.
“I don’t know who you were, but you’ve suffered enough.”
Crack, thud!
The skeletal steed and Death Knight split in two and vanished. Just as before, I pulled the White Flame toward me with Void Grasp and severed the monsters, then suddenly opened my mouth.
“Why aren’t you whining for food today?”
– Ahem. How dare you treat a commander—a former commander—like this.
Whoooosh!
“Food-obsessed pest. Calling yourself a pacifist while drooling only at times like these. Shameless.”
– How dare you!
“Why? Aren’t those words perfectly reasonable?”
– You’re the one not participating in combat, and even that cunning human agreed to it! When did you ever say we couldn’t let the other humans find out?
“Excuses. So, that mana—want it or not?”
– ….
Thud!
“Hey. Not listening?”
– Mm. I don’t really feel like absorbing it.
“…What?”
Whoosh!
Startled for a moment, I nearly allowed an attack to land.
Sweeping my spear in a wide arc, I cut down a dozen or so creatures before asking gravely.
“What’s wrong? Isn’t it time for you to dissipate?”
– Hmm…. I don’t know myself. It’s just how I feel.
“How you feel?”
– Yes. I’m undead too. Sometimes we get these restless feelings, so just let it be.
“…When does an undead ever get restless?”
Normally, even Gae-bang starved for four days would have thrown himself at everything. Why was he acting like this?
‘Does the undead go through adolescence too?’
No matter how eccentric the Skeleton Warlord was, this made no sense.
I abandoned further thought about him and continued cutting down monsters when it happened.
Boom!
A radius of ten meters engulfed in aura—no, sword energy.
In that instant, a single figure descended gracefully into the now-emptied center of the battle line.
“There are too many monsters. It’s impossible for the entire Suicide Squad to carve out an escape route.”
I understood exactly what Lee Jung-yong meant.
“In other words, go with a small elite force?”
“Exactly. Suk-i.”
As Lee Jung-yong spoke, I leaned back, and a crescent-shaped sword energy flew past, slicing through several large monsters like cheesecake.
What if that sword energy had been aimed at me? If I were to face off against Lee Jung-yong….
“You, me, and Wu Hei-xing. With the three of us, that should be sufficient.”
I licked my parched lips and replied.
“That’s quite peculiar.”
“What do you mean?”
“You won’t know until you fight. We’d have to clash to know how strong the Arch Lich truly is.”
“Three S-rank Hunters. No matter how strong the Arch Lich is, it won’t be our match.”
We, that word….
It’s a good word, yet for some reason, the sound rolling off my tongue doesn’t sit right.
Perhaps it’s because of the people included in that “we.”
But I’ve already made my decision since proposing the Suicide Squad operation. In that sense, Lee Jung-yong’s suggestion just now was the best course.
“Let’s do that. Where is Wu Hei-xing?”
Crack-crunch!
Before the words had even finished, Wu Hei-xing tore through the monsters and revealed himself.
Unlike Lee Jung-yong, who remained immaculate despite the ongoing battle, Wu Hei-xing cut a pitiful figure—yet the sharp gleam in his eyes was proof enough that his strength remained intact.
“Fortunately, you arrived in time.”
“Huff. Mere monsters could never stop me.”
Wasn’t this fool nearly killed by those very same “mere monsters” just an hour ago?
In that moment, as I inwardly clicked my tongue at Wu Hei-xing’s unimproved nature, it happened.
“Jin Tae-kyung!”
A shout from Choi Team Leader echoed from the distance.
Beyond the hundreds of monsters separating us, Choi Team Leader’s face briefly appeared and vanished.
Then something gleaming spun through the air and embedded itself nearby.
‘This is….’
I recognized it instantly—[Hero’s Soul]. From somewhere beyond sight, Choi Team Leader called out.
“I won’t ask you to stay together, but take that sword and go. And… be careful!”
His words carried profound meaning. Without a word, I drew [Hero’s Soul].
Beyond the countless monsters still filling my vision, the city shrouded in darkness came into view.
“Let’s go.”
Lee Jung-yong smiled gently.

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