Player of a Ruined World - Chapter 106

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Player of the Ruined World – Episode 106
The bone hadn’t pierced through, but I could see blood flowing from the Euitaejong’s forehead.
Moreover, though I hadn’t broken through in a single strike, I could clearly make out the blade marks carved beyond the torn flesh.
‘Faster.’
I widened my eyes fiercely and gripped the sword hilt tighter.
And then.
Slash-slash-slash-slash-slash-slash-slash!!!!
Without blinking, I unleashed a flurry of slashes.
The thick mist in the area swirled like a tempest, clearing only for brief moments.
‘Faster!’
The Stage 5 Euitaejong began thrashing its arms in resistance, but I didn’t pause to breathe, dodging every attack while carving slashes across its entire body.
Slash-! Crunch-! Crack!
With the sound of stone splitting, its right arm was severed, its leg torn away, and organs began spilling from its abdomen.
“Kieeeeeeeek!!!”
The Euitaejong shrieked and thrashed desperately.
It seemed to have gained confidence after reaching Stage 5.
But it couldn’t defeat me while I wielded Frenzy.
A Euitaejong that grew stronger and harder?
Attacks could be evaded, and if it was hard, I’d simply beat it until it shattered.
Perhaps it was from swinging the curved blade with all my might?
I felt my breathing growing increasingly ragged.
‘Just a bit more.’
The Euitaejong lost its balance and collapsed.
I seized the moment, climbing onto its back and targeting its neck.
The skull was excessively hard, but other areas weren’t.
Then let’s see how hard the cervical spine was.
Crunch-! Slash-slash-slash-slash-slash-slash!!!!
The blade carved deep, shredding its flesh like rags.
Soon the white cervical spine became clearly visible.
Clang-!!!
I swung the curved blade, but it didn’t sever easily.
The blade of the curved sword had already dulled, and its bone was excessively hard.
From the spine critical to survival to the skull, it was far harder than No Way Home.
I had no time to wait for the curved blade to repair.
Its flesh healed faster than the blade could recover.
Then…
‘I’ll crush it.’
No need to sever it—I’d simply destroy it.
I threw the curved blade I’d been holding and clenched both gloved fists tightly.
Boom-boom-boom-boom-boom-boom-boom!!!!
Crack-crack-crack—Crack!!!
As I unleashed a barrage of strikes akin to carpet bombing, thunder roared across the area, and the deafening sound of a massive ancient tree splitting echoed out.
Pain radiating from my fingertips and a tingling impact sensation spreading throughout my entire body.
Gritting my teeth and swallowing the pain as I pressed my relentless assault, I could clearly confirm that its cervical vertebrae were dislocating and twisting.
“Inventory.”
After confirming the bones had fractured, I immediately reached out and retrieved the curved blade I’d transferred to my inventory.
As I slashed again, the blade cut through the tough vocal cords and drove forward.
In less than two minutes, the head of the 5-Stage Euitaejong was severed from its upper body.
Ding—!
[You have defeated a 5-Stage Euitaejong!]
[50,000 Points awarded.]
“Haa….”
As I exhaled the breath I’d been holding and pushed myself upright, a sharp pain resonated throughout my entire body.
No matter how well-fitted the gloves were, they provided no shock absorption.
Thump—
In that instant, a single heartbeat echoed.
It wasn’t the rebound that occurred as the duration of Frenzy ended.
This was….
Instinctively turning my head toward the direction where I sensed killing intent, I spotted a blurry silhouette watching from beside a parked truck.
I hurled the curved blade I was gripping directly at it.
Thud—!
The curved blade pierced through its body in a single strike.
Ding—!
[You have defeated a 5-Stage Resonance Species!]
[30,000 Points awarded.]
Frenzy is not merely a Skill that increases physical abilities.
It is a Skill that grants immunity to all status abnormalities.
The Resonance Species had cast a Skill on me, but the effect of Frenzy blocked it.
So there’s even a 5-Stage Resonance Species.
Then a 5-Stage Water Demon could certainly appear as well….
Whoosh—
‘Behind.’
Killing intent felt from behind my back.
My spine went cold, and alarm bells began ringing in my mind.
Reflexively, I lowered my upper body.
Slash—
I could see my severed hair falling down in wisps.
Startled, I turned around, but before I could even raise the curved blade, the relentless assault from the 5-Stage Water Demon continued.
‘Damn…!’
My balance was thrown off by the sudden ambush.
Pababababak!! Swooosh— Kagakak!!
Without even a chance to counterattack, I rolled across the ground to evade the Water Demon’s relentless assault.
Tumbling off the corpse of the Euitaejong, I rolled across the asphalt, dodging all ten blades that rained down without pause.
The problem was that it wouldn’t give me time to stand.
Turdub—!
At the same moment, I felt hands seizing my shoulder blade.
“Got you? Got you, got you?”
The Severing Cells that had crept close suddenly grasped my upper body.
Puk—! Swazuazuazuak!!
The Water Demon’s fingers began to dance.
“…!”
In an instant, my chest guard was torn to shreds.
Without time to be shocked, I hurled the Severing Cells that were holding my arms toward the Water Demon.
Serkik— Swazuak—!!
The Water Demon tore through the Severing Cells I’d thrown like sheets of paper as it charged forward.
Still, the brief opening gave me a moment to grip the sword hilt and regain my balance.
Kakang!!
Sharp metallic screeches echoed in all directions along with sparks.
Kagagagagakang—!! Kakang!! Kang!!
Blades clashed relentlessly, each seeking the other’s flesh.
‘Insane…!’
I swallowed curses inwardly and swung my blade with gritted teeth.
The characteristics of a Stage 5 Water Demon were unmistakable.
While its body’s defensive power wasn’t high, its fingers—sharp as blades—wouldn’t break or crack easily.
Furthermore.
“Kkyeeeeeeeek!!”
It could activate Skills without any preparatory stance while swinging its blades.
My consciousness suddenly grew distant, and only a tearing tinnitus followed.
‘Ah.’
Was it because of a moment of carelessness?
Or had I exhausted too much strength dealing with the Euitaejong?
My legs lost their strength, and the curved sword I’d been holding slipped from my grasp.
Ting—!
[The duration of Frenzy has ended.]
[The duration of Balhwa has ended.]
As if misfortune piled upon misfortune, both Frenzy and Balhwa came to an end.
The taut muscle contractions suddenly released, bringing lethargy and pain in their wake.
My body throbbed painfully while my mind grew increasingly hazy.
‘Stay conscious…!’
I lashed myself mentally, staring at the Water Demon’s fingers visible through my blurred vision.
The Water Demon gathered sharp fragments, forming a thick nail that pierced toward my heart.
Just before my consciousness faded, I could see the System Message materializing before my eyes.
Ding—!
[Whirlwind’s cooldown has ended.]
[One Strike’s cooldown has ended.]
In that fleeting instant, I clearly read the message with both eyes.
With that, I clenched both fists and spoke the words aloud.
“Whirlwind, One Strike.”
Ding—!
[Whirlwind Lv.4: For 5 minutes, you are freed from all status abnormalities and perfectly recover all bodily wounds and fatigue.]
[While Whirlwind is active for 5 minutes, Strength, Agility, Stamina, and Skin Defense stats increase twofold.]
-Cooldown: 1 hour.
Ding—!
[One Strike Lv.4: Attack an enemy with tremendous force.]
[Stacks with other Skills, dealing damage equal to twice your Strength stat.]
-One Strike Skill activation allows 50 consecutive attacks.
-Cooldown: 6 hours.
Shhhhhhh—!!
Steam rose from my entire body as every wound vanished cleanly, and the fatigue crushing my frame dissipated as well.
With sharpened eyes, I gazed at the Water Demon.
Its blade was hurtling toward my heart.
“Inventory.”
Whoosh—!
In that same instant, I twisted my upper body to evade its attack.
But unable to dodge completely, I felt the sharp pain of its claws scraping across my ribs.
“Hgh…!”
Thud!
I trapped its right arm against my left armpit and simultaneously drew a curved saber from my inventory with my right hand.
“Try this.”
I raised the saber high and swung it toward the Water Demon’s head with fierce determination.
I felt it struggling to wrench its right arm free from my armpit, but I held on with every ounce of strength I possessed.
And then.
Crack—!!!
Like a meteor shower falling in an instant, like the swift execution of a guillotine, I brought the saber down vertically.
The Water Demon twisted its head, belatedly realizing it couldn’t pull its arm free.
Squelch—!!!
“Kyeeeeahhh!!”
The Water Demon shrieked in horror, staring at its own severed left arm.
Frenzy had ended, but I was still under the effects of Whirlwind and One Strike.
My current Strength exceeded 800.
“Just fifty times.”
Crack!!! Crack!!! Crack!!! Crack!!!
With the creature’s right arm completely immobilized, I brought my curved blade down in rapid succession.
Ting-!
[You have defeated a Level 5 Water Demon!]
[50,000 points awarded.]
With merely five strikes, the Water Demon’s body split cleanly in two.
It seemed I’d already dealt with most of the Level 5 Mutants.
Three down already—now I just needed to eliminate the Severing Type’s main body and the Reinforcement Type within five minutes.
In the fleeting moment I turned to survey the Severing Cells.
Crack-
My body wouldn’t move as I commanded.
The dead Water Demon had wrapped its right arm around my upper body as it fell.
‘Rigor mortis setting in this quickly?’
Just as I was about to sever the dead Water Demon’s right arm.
A black shadow began descending from above my head.
The shadow’s approach was terrifyingly swift, its size overwhelmingly massive.
I opened my eyes wide as lanterns and looked up.
“…!”
A massive liquid falling from the sky.
Surely not.
There was no time to cut free from the hardened arm.
I grabbed the Water Demon’s corpse clinging to me and threw my body forward.
Whoooosh!!! Sizzzzle!!!!
The massive liquid that fell from the sky was none other than a Liquefaction Type.
I’d thrown myself clear desperately, but carrying the Water Demon’s corpse meant I couldn’t completely escape the Liquefaction Type’s attack range.
“Ugh…! Argh!”
From my waist to my feet, the Liquefaction Type’s acid soaked through my protective gear, and my skin began burning away.
Thanks to using Whirlwind, my epidermis stat had doubled, yet even that couldn’t withstand the Liquefaction Type’s liquid.
Was this what it meant to feel pain beyond screaming?
My skin was melting away under the relentless acidic solution.
A pain that threatened to drive me mad.
I even felt the urge to sever my lower body myself.
The problem was….
[Passive Skill ‘Regeneration’ is active!]
A passive skill that recovers accumulated fatigue and wounds at a hundred times normal speed, and regenerates severed limbs within forty-eight hours.
The acidic solution trying to dissolve everything and the passive skill desperately trying to heal only compounded my agony.
An endless torture that would continue unless I washed away the acidic solution soaking my skin.
Splurt-
The Liquefaction Type, which had flattened itself, reformed back to its original shape.
Unlike the Liquefaction Types I’d encountered before, this one’s body transformation speed was excessively fast.
The Liquefaction Type’s only weakness had vanished.
It was a Stage 5 Liquefaction Type.
‘I’m screwed.’
I couldn’t get up.
The pain was so intense I felt like I might lose consciousness any moment, yet how was I supposed to face a Stage 5 Liquefaction Type in this condition?
Thump—
Simultaneously with my heartbeat, I felt my body stiffen rigidly.
On the building rooftop where the Liquefaction Type had leaped down from, I could make out a hazy silhouette watching this place.
Ding—!
[Challenge of the Tyrant activates.]
[All status abnormalities are cleared, and you become immune to status abnormalities for 1 hour.]
-Challenge of the Tyrant can be used whenever the player wishes, and automatically activates if afflicted with a status abnormality.
Challenge of the Tyrant activated automatically, and my body, which had refused to obey, regained its freedom once more.
Though my two legs still couldn’t move, that is.
There was a Resonance Species on the building rooftop.
It seemed to be trying to control my body, and if it’s a Resonance Species with such an ability….
“Damn it… Is everyone a Stage 5?”
The curse escaped my lips naturally.
Why were there so many Stage 5 Mutants?
It seemed the Stage 4 Euitaejong and Severing Cells that had fled must have felt the necessity for greater power.
The Reinforcement Type somewhere in this place had responded to their demands.
But I never expected it to happen this quickly.
To cultivate a Stage 5 Mutant at such an absurd speed….
‘The Reinforcement Type is Stage 5 too.’
A hopeless situation.
Glub glub glub glub—
Following that, bubbles rose from the Giant Liquid Monster’s body, and I could confirm its round eyes fixed on me.
‘It’s coming.’
What good does knowing do?
I can’t escape.
I crawled toward the parked vehicles with all my remaining strength.
“Where are you going? Where are you going, where are you going?”
“Running away, running away? Running away.”
“Bug, bug? Bug.”
But as if to deny even that, the Severing Cells blocked my path.
The situation remained hopeless.
But I had no intention of giving up.
I grabbed the ankles of the Severing Cells surrounding and mocking me, and pulled with all my might.
If I used these creatures as a shield, perhaps….
BOOM!!!! CRASH!!! BOOM!!! BOOM!!!
In that instant, a thunderous explosion erupted across the battlefield.

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