Tearing the Gate Apart - Chapter 100

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Episode 100.
Ha Gyeong had no choice but to be startled out of his wits.
It was an Artifact he’d been using without any problems until now.
So what was this all of a sudden?
And on top of that, Mana was causing energy interference.
It was impossible to understand.
He quickly traced the flow of power through his body.
‘Mana is blocking the movement of Abyss Energy. That’s why everything’s locked in place.’
Even what he’d absorbed through Kin Predation had become useless.
He had no idea why this had happened.
There was no way to know right now.
Whatever the case.
This was the time to push through the obstacle.
Ha Gyeong twisted his body with all his might.
[Crosswind activated]
[Two-stage re-leap becomes possible]
Whoosh! Swish-boom—!
As he flipped through the air on empty space, a chilling sound grazed his ear.
The Split Blader’s attack had missed by a hair’s breadth.
Ha Gyeong couldn’t help but click his tongue.
‘It still had power left after clashing with my Transformed True Soul?’
Until now, Ha Gyeong’s Transformed True Soul had seemed like an invincible ultimate move.
Even without the projectile doubling effect, it contained tremendous destructive force.
It wasn’t so different from wielding a 15-meter grinder.
Yet the Split Blader seemed to take barely any damage.
Ha Gyeong felt a twinge of helplessness.
‘About time the Brutalize cooldown came back around. But will that even work?’
His opponent was a colossal stone statue with incredible defense.
A Golem of monstrous proportions.
Even if his physical abilities grew stronger, he’d look like nothing more than a quick little ant.
That left Ha Gyeong with only Dead Zone.
‘Can I land a killing blow with that?’
If the opponent’s true nature was that of a Golem,
and he could strike its core precisely, it wasn’t impossible.
The problem was figuring out where the Split Blader’s weak point actually was.
Ha Gyeong kept hurling himself through the air.
Tap-tap-tap! Boom-crash—!
The spot where he’d just been was torn to shreds by an enormous blade.
This thing was truly vicious.
The Final Boss he’d seen in the Extreme Grade Small Dungeon.
It felt like it was applying more pressure than the Golden Queen Aurela.
That made sense—this was a Medium Dungeon, after all.
After evading the attack, Ha Gyeong glanced back over his shoulder.
‘Are they still far away?’
The teammates hit by Petrification were still sprawled out,
and the rear line hadn’t arrived yet.
He’d sent Rokan long ago.
He couldn’t fathom why they weren’t coming.
But he couldn’t leave his post either.
If Ha Gyeong abandoned his position, the Aggro would shift to his petrified teammates.
‘Win or lose, let’s try. I’ll probe around different spots and find the weakness.’
If he hit on the right one, he could finish it with Dead Zone.
Ha Gyeong clung to a thread of hope and sharped his focus.
* * *
Rokan was flying about searching for the rear line teammates.
—Damn this piece-of-trash monster. Why not just beat it to death? Why set up all this nonsense?
He couldn’t help but grumble.
Recovery of Abyss Energy was difficult except when in the Bottomless Pit,
so he’d been quietly pretending to sleep all this while.
Yet he couldn’t disobey Ha Gyeong’s orders either.
Rokan shook his head vigorously.
—That lunatic will definitely pull through. And if later he asks why I didn’t handle it properly…
There’d be no excuse.
Rokan’s fast flight speed was already well-known.
Plus, his senses were sharp enough to even notice Gate Break being used.
So he got lost looking for the teammates?
There was no way Ha Gyeong would believe that.
Rokan moved with haste.
After flying for a while along the wall of separation, someone finally appeared.
Awakened Ones wandering through a labyrinthine space.
Apparently noticing Rokan,
they began throwing attack skills at him.
Whizz-whizz-whizz! Boom!
—Gaaah! Have these crazy things lost their minds!
But no matter how much they attacked, they couldn’t hit Rokan.
He was too quick, and changed direction as freely as he pleased.
Soon Rokan closed the distance and shouted toward the Awakened Ones.
—Hey! You stupid bastards! I’m a messenger sent by Ha Gyeong!
Only then did the barrage of attacks cease,
and the Awakened Ones looked at each other.
“Should we believe this?”
“A flying dog talking? Isn’t it more reasonable to assume this is a dungeon mechanic?”
“Right. It could be a trap to drag us to Ha Gyeong.”
“We don’t know, so let’s just beat it up and think later?”
“Sounds good!”
Soon the barrage resumed.
Since they only had Ranged Dealers and a Healer,
the Raid Party’s firepower was solid.
Whizz-whizz-whizz-whizz! Boom-boom!
—Argh! This is maddening! Who’s the leader? What kind of idiot is running this party!
Rokan kept trying to communicate as he flew here and there.
But the Awakened Ones only grew more agitated.
They didn’t even try to listen.
It was because Rokan dodged so well.
Then, when the momentum faltered into a lull,
someone suddenly stepped forward.
“Look. If you’re going to try convincing us, you need evidence. How are we supposed to believe you?”
The man’s identity was Seo Hyun Woo.
He simply called out during the break in combat.
Honestly, if he lost, so be it.
Rokan let out a sigh of relief at last.
—Whew! I thought there were only monkeys here, but finally someone who can think showed up.
“This mutt? Won’t listen?”
—Fine. Fine. What do you want?
“Proof that you’re Summon creature of Ha Gyeong?”
—How am I supposed to prove that!?
“Try this. Repeat after me.”
—What?
“Ha Gyeong is a god, and our eternal idol.”
—…….
Rokan was at a loss for words.
His original identity was that of a noble of the Zardor Empire.
He stood at the opposite pole from Ha Gyeong.
Of course, now he’d lost everything,
and clung to Ha Gyeong’s side with his life barely intact.
And yet, to worship him?
It was something he’d never even imagined.
As Rokan hesitated, Seo Hyun Woo called out as if he’d expected this.
“See? You can’t do it!”
—No, wait. Let’s settle one thing first.
“What?”
—Can you look your friend in the eye and say you love them without getting paid?
“Uh? I, I can…. How much are you offering?”
—Why would I pay you! You’re asking me to do it without paying me anything!
“Fair point.”
Seo Hyun Woo turned to face his teammates right away.
His eyes searched for answers.
Then a female teammate spoke up, avoiding his gaze.
“I couldn’t say it no matter how much you paid me. Especially not to you.”
“What? I didn’t ask anyone to. Just don’t destroy yourself socially. Please.”
“If you were better-looking, I might have considered it.”
“Hey!”
“Anyway, I don’t think what that flying dog is saying is wrong.”
Thanks to the female teammate’s remark, credibility increased considerably.
Rokan pounded his chest with frustration and spoke.
—While you’re doing this, the front line is dying out. Your poor judgment is ruining the Raid Party.
“Damn it….”
Truth was, Seo Hyun Woo had his reasons.
If he made a bold choice and the entire rear line fell into a trap,
the raid leader would bear all responsibility.
But Rokan’s extreme disdain actually rang true.
His relationship with Ha Gyeong seemed genuinely close.
Seo Hyun Woo made his decision.
“Fine. Let’s go. Lead the way.”
—About time. Follow me.
Rokan immediately began threading through the maze-like space.
He clearly remembered the path they’d taken.
There was no hesitation in his movements.
Thanks to that, the rear line of the Raid Party reached their destination quickly.
Through the very hole Ha Gyeong had torn open.
Petrified teammates were sprawled across the floor there.
Seo Hyun Woo quickly caught up and shouted.
“Can someone use purification-type skills here!”
Then he approached the nearest man.
A large foreign tank.
John Neiger.
Seo Hyun Woo fired off a quick question.
“What happened?”
“The Final Boss’s attack hit everyone with Petrification at once. The status effect level is insanely high. But why are you just now getting here?”
“We made pretty good time. If the flying dog hadn’t guided us, it would’ve taken much longer.”
“Flying dog? Ah! You mean Rokan.”
“Is that creature a Summon of Ha Gyeong’s?”
“Something like that.”
“Glad we trusted him then.”
“But we don’t have time for this. Bro is fighting the Final Boss alone right now.”
“What? Bro?”
“Ha Gyeong, I mean. Hurry up. You’ll see him as soon as you go through that hole.”
“Yes, sir!”
Seo Hyun Woo quickly gathered the unharmed teammates.
Then he entered the spot John had indicated,
and Rokan followed right after.
—See? I was right.
“Thanks. You saved us time.”
—Hmph! Be grateful to me.
“But what kind of Summon acts so independently? I’ve never seen one with actual selfhood.”
—What Summon. I’m just… close with that guy.
“Ah, well. That’s bond, then.”
As he passed through the hole, the situation on the other side came into view.
A colossal stone statue roughly 40 meters tall.
And Ha Gyeong dodging the massive blade strikes.
It was truly a sight beyond comprehension.
Overwhelmingly powerful attacks detonated one after another,
yet Ha Gyeong never lost his composure amid the chaos.
Seo Hyun Woo’s jaw hung open.
“How long has Ha Gyeong been fighting?”
—Exactly? Not sure. I flew off to find you right after breaking through the hole.
“The boss raid started about 20 minutes ago.”
Looking at the situation, the front line must have collapsed from the very start.
Which meant Ha Gyeong had been doing that for over ten minutes minimum.
Seo Hyun Woo muttered to himself with an awestruck expression.
“Evasion Tanking without taking a single hit while maintaining Aggro….”
It was a concept that occasionally existed in games.
But this was real life, where one mistake meant death,
and most monsters were as fast as Awakened Ones,
if not faster.
Take the Final Boss directly before them.
The Split Blader was no exception.
It only looked slow because of its size,
but the speed at which it swung its blade was tremendous.
Then Ha Gyeong, as if possessed, suddenly leaped skyward.
Tap! Boom—!
* * *
It was only on the surface that he seemed composed.
Ha Gyeong was in danger at every single moment.
From a distance it looked like comedy, but up close it was tragedy.
If this continued, he’d meet a miserable end.
He stared at the Split Blader.
‘I can’t drag this out any longer. Win or lose, I have to make my move.’
Ha Gyeong hadn’t been rolling around meaninglessly all this time.
He’d been testing the creature’s reactions by probing its body in various places.
Eventually he’d identified a few suspicious points.
‘The head showed no reaction at all, but the left chest and abdomen defended actively. It’s roughly fifty-fifty odds.’
Someone might wonder if he could just target both at once.
But the Split Blader’s size was far too enormous.
Nearly a 10-meter height difference.
How could he possibly attack both?
Ha Gyeong had to overcome this hell-like dilemma.
‘Go for the thicker one. The heart probably defends it better.’
He leaped skyward, evading the creature’s attacks.
Tap! Boom—!
But then it happened.
[Seo Hyun Woo deploys Deadly Mark]
Zing—!
Ha Gyeong instinctively turned his head.
And there was Seo Hyun Woo, who had just passed through the hole.
It seemed Rokan had finally completed his mission.
Ha Gyeong broke into a satisfied smile.
‘This is the weakness spotting of Overseer Seo Hyun Woo.’
The pinnacle of Ranged Dealer support skills.
Deadly Mark.
A skill that clearly marked the target’s weak point
and dealt additional damage.
Against a Golem like the Split Blader, it would be like rat poison.
Ha Gyeong quickly found the marking.
‘Where is it?’
But the situation was not straightforward.
The red mark was shining on the inside of the creature’s left arm,
near the heart, yes,
but in a location quite different from his prediction.
To hide its core in such an unexpected spot.
This thing was far more cunning than he’d thought.
Suddenly the Split Blader’s eyes flashed.
As if it were mocking him.
Ha Gyeong stared right back at it and smiled.
“A cunning bear disguised as a fox.”
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