Tearing the Gate Apart - Chapter 101

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Episode 101.
Ha Gyeong watched the inside of the Split Blader’s left arm intently.
‘I’m certain that’s its weak point, but I can’t approach carelessly.’
The only attack skill he could currently use was Dead Zone.
He could only win by striking the core of the golem precisely.
Ha Gyeong extended his left arm.
‘First, let me reduce its speed.’
[Web Caster activated]
[Launching net toward target]
Shwaaaa!
The purple mesh latched onto the Split Blader’s body.
Its movements slowed dramatically.
But he didn’t have much breathing room either.
The stronger the opponent, the faster the Web Caster’s effect would wear off.
Ha Gyeong tried to dive into the Split Blader’s chest.
That was when it happened.
[Split Blader ultimate ability activated: Divide Cannon]
[Unstoppable wave of Abyss Energy detected]
Sensing the danger,
the monster suddenly surged forward.
The Split Blader’s head glowed crimson.
A thick beam of light shot toward Ha Gyeong.
Whoooosh!
If he got hit by that, the outcome was painfully predictable.
Ha Gyeong swiftly swept his left arm.
‘Please work!’
[The Abyss Challenger’s Distortion power reverses space]
Screeeee!
With a sharp sound, the beam of light vanished in an instant.
Fortunately, the beam also seemed to count as a projectile.
Moments later, a purple disc materialized behind the Split Blader.
Whooom! Booooom!
The crimson beam pierced straight through its back.
To impale the Split Blader’s entire torso like that—
it was truly tremendous power.
But the creature only staggered briefly.
Then it began recovering immediately.
A golem couldn’t be killed without destroying its core.
In the meantime, Ha Gyeong was charging toward his target.
‘The damage isn’t negligible. Now, while it can’t move properly—this is my chance.’
He deployed the Wall Current Shield.
Climbing up the Split Blader’s body,
he swung his blade at the inside of its left forearm.
[The Core Guardian’s Will creates an Extreme Annihilation Zone]
Crack!
Though the distance was slightly off, the Dead Zone struck the mark precisely.
A hemispherical crater two meters in diameter appeared on the forearm.
The Deadly Mark that Seo Hyeon Woo had carved vanished.
The Split Blader’s movement ceased abruptly.
Ha Gyeong let out an internal cheer.
‘It’s done! The core is destroyed!’
He descended while channeling the Wall Current Shield.
Then, suddenly, he noticed the wound on the monster’s forearm.
A red cube, split and embedded within.
That must be the golem’s core.
Ha Gyeong was certain of victory.
But then came an unexpected system message.
[Split Blader ultimate ability activated: Multiple Divide Cannon]
[Unstoppable wave of Abyss Energy detected]
Rumble-rumble-rumble!
“What—what did you say?”
He was genuinely startled.
In all his encounters, no boss had ever used an ultimate ability twice in succession.
And on top of that, there was a modifier attached.
“Multiple,” it said.
Ha Gyeong spun around instinctively.
The Split Blader’s head blazed brilliantly crimson.
He understood then.
‘A final death throes.’
He grabbed the Whisperer by instinct, but it was pointless.
In the Tracking Abyss, signals wouldn’t transmit at all.
Ha Gyeong shouted desperately.
“Get out of the way!”
Since they were all veteran Awakened Ones,
they sensed the danger quickly.
The Back Line members near the Tracking Abyss’s wall were relatively safe.
They could take cover in the hole Ha Gyeong had opened.
But the Front Line would face absolute hell.
He swiftly wielded the Crimson Edge.
[The Abyss Challenger’s Compression power increases Abyss Energy density]
Thwack! Whoooosh!
As the compression True Soul Slash unfolded, the Split Blader’s wrist was severed clean off.
The structural integrity of its body had weakened once the core was destroyed.
Boom!
Ha Gyeong used the creature’s corpse as a shield
and began rescuing the Front Line members.
The Boss Nest had become a complete disaster.
Everyone panicked, not knowing where to flee.
Right then,
Ha Gyeong’s voice became their guide.
“Over here! Everyone grab hold!”
Whoosh! Whoosh!
He deployed the Resonance Rope rapidly.
Then he pulled his teammates across to safety.
After repeating this several times, more and more teammates gathered around Ha Gyeong.
“We need cover now! It’s going to detonate!”
“Yes!”
He hid his body behind the Split Blader’s massive hand.
Soon after, with a tremendous roar, crimson beams erupted.
Boooosh! Crash-crash-crash-crash!
The Boss Nest became an even greater pandemonium.
Red lasers shot out in all directions.
The ceiling and walls shattered, showering boulders down.
Ha Gyeong crouched low, waiting for the chaos to end.
After a long while,
finally, the surroundings fell silent.
[Dungeon boss Split Blader defeated]
[Awarded True Severance Blade as reward]
From the system message,
the Split Blader was finally dead.
Ha Gyeong pushed aside the rubble around him.
Thud! Boom!
The Boss Nest was ruined.
The Split Blader’s final rampage,
the traces of the Multiple Divide Cannon were evident everywhere.
He immediately invoked Soul Stigma.
‘I can see them.’
His teammates appeared outlined in pale pink.
Ha Gyeong moved about, conducting rescue operations.
Unfortunately, there were quite a few casualties.
The Final Boss had caused such devastation—
how could there be no losses?
At least treating the wounded was manageable.
Soon he approached Seo Hyeon Woo, whose expression was gloomy.
“Are you all right?”
“Yes, well. It’s a familiar sight, isn’t it?”
Awakened Ones face countless deaths.
But losing a comrade—one never truly gets used to that.
You only pretend to be fine, soothing your torn heart.
And Seo Hyeon Woo would suffer even more.
He was the one leading this Raid Party.
Ha Gyeong spoke carefully.
“I also pushed for this raid, so let’s share the responsibility.”
“No. In the end, the decision falls to me as leader.”
“Burdens are meant to be carried together. We can’t place everything solely on the leader’s shoulders.”
Seo Hyeon Woo’s eyes trembled greatly at Ha Gyeong’s words.
Then they quickly returned to normal.
He seemed to have regained his composure from the quiet encouragement.
Soon Seo Hyeon Woo smiled wryly and spoke.
“I’m envious.”
“Sorry?”
“Your skills and character are so exceptional that I can’t even feel inferior. Thank you for lifting my spirits. Ha Gyeong.”
“Don’t mention it. Now, let’s go.”
“Yes.”
Seo Hyeon Woo gathered his teammates
and quickly finished the post-raid procedures.
The long expedition raid was finally over.
Now only the return to Earth remained.
As Ha Gyeong moved toward the exit, he suddenly stopped.
“Ah, right. I almost forgot.”
Cha Min Woo from the Foresight Guild—
that assassin. He needed to bring him along.
Outside the Boss Nest, something like a cocoon was writhing.
“Mmpf! Mmpf! Mmpf!”
It was Cha Min Woo, bound tightly in Resonance Rope.
Thanks to the thorough restraints,
he seemed incapable of mischief.
Ha Gyeong dragged him toward the exit.
‘I need to extract something useful from this guy.’
* * *
Back in the office, Ha Gyeong first summoned Jeong Tae Won.
“W-what is this?”
“It’s Cha Min Woo, a Melee Dealer from the Foresight Guild.”
“He’s quite a renowned Awakened One… Is this even allowed?”
“Yes. He ambushed us during the dungeon raid.”
“What?”
Jeong Tae Won’s eyes widened in shock.
He could never have imagined a high-level Awakened One attempting something so insane.
Then he quickly looked around nervously.
Ha Gyeong asked a question.
“Why are you doing that?”
“How could anyone try to attack you? I can’t stand it.”
“Sorry?”
This time, Ha Gyeong was the one caught off-guard.
He hadn’t expected such an intense reaction.
He tilted his head quizzically.
‘Why would he regard me so specially?’
As he gazed in bewilderment,
Jeong Tae Won suddenly started kicking Cha Min Woo repeatedly.
Thwack! Thwack! Thwack!
“You rotten bastard! You almost made me lose my golden goose!”
Of course, since it was an ordinary person’s kicks, it probably didn’t hurt much.
Still, it was a bizarre scene.
There was something about it that felt utterly genuine.
Ha Gyeong watched with a dumbfounded expression.
Then Jeong Tae Won’s face flushed and he made excuses.
“Ahem! I—I mean, I’d never think of you as a golden goose!”
“…”
His denial sounded exactly like an admission.
Still, Ha Gyeong didn’t feel particularly offended.
It meant there was no real malice, at least.
Ha Gyeong focused on what mattered.
“We need to extract information from this guy. Is it all right if I handle it directly?”
Even if the world beyond the Gate was lawless,
this world had laws and order.
He didn’t know what backlash he might face if he acted recklessly.
Jeong Tae Won answered immediately.
“Ordinarily, we’d hand him over to the authorities. But as long as he’s alive, does it really matter?”
Jeong Tae Won’s gaze shifted toward Ha Gyeong’s wrist.
With the Tyrant’s Bracelet, he could heal any injury anyway.
If everyone here kept quiet, no one would ever know.
Ha Gyeong smiled meaningfully.
“In that case…”
“Bro, shall we get ready?”
Clang!
Rokan, who had been watching, pulled out the Titan Flail as he spoke.
Ha Gyeong picked up the Resonance Staff and nodded.
“We’re not torturing anyone.”
“Then what are we doing?”
“We’re just making minced meat. Where’s the person in all this?”
“Oh! Now that’s a good mindset. I’ll remember that.”
Ha Gyeong deliberately untied Cha Min Woo’s mouth.
Fear might make him confess.
But all the creature spewed was primal malice.
“Free me! You rotten bastards!”
It seemed words wouldn’t work.
Ha Gyeong and Rokan made eye contact.
“Let’s begin.”
“Control your strength. He needs to stay alive.”
“Don’t worry. I’m always perfect.”
Just as the heavy blunt weapon was about to cleave through the air,
Rokan suddenly flew in from a distance.
―Oh! This guy has it.
Ha Gyeong was bewildered by the sudden intrusion.
This wasn’t someone who usually butted in.
He touched Rokan lightly and spoke.
“Since when do you have initiative? You must’ve left it in the Bottomless Abyss.”
―It’s fascinating.
“What is?”
―He’s in a state similar to yours, but way more dangerous. At this rate… he’ll explode soon.
Rokan wiggled his lizard-like toes.
Probably referring to the Abyss Energy inside Cha Min Woo’s body.
That it would detonate.
Ha Gyeong tilted his head.
“What happens when it explodes?”
―You won’t get answers from him. Though the same is true right now.
“So the priority is removing the Abyss Energy first?”
―Probably.
It was actually quite difficult.
Abyss Energy couldn’t enter an Awakened One’s body,
so there was no established treatment method.
But Ha Gyeong had exactly the right skill for this.
‘Kin Predation.’
With this, he could extract the Abyss Energy.
However, there was a problem.
Ha Gyeong had never used Kin Predation on a weaker opponent.
The skill was designed to extract only a portion of Abyss Energy normally,
so it might not be that useful.
Still, he had to try.
He immediately channeled the Abyss Energy.
[Kin Predation skill target locked]
[Target: Cha Min Woo]
Screee!
With a sharp sound, Ha Gyeong’s Abyss Energy rose slightly.
But the result wasn’t disappointing.
When the quantity was small, it seemed to extract everything at once.
Cha Min Woo’s body was completely clean.
Soon his clouded eyes returned to normal,
and Cha Min Woo bolted upright, shouting.
“Air raid warning! Air raid warning!”
Apparently, he still wasn’t in his right mind.
Tearing Through the Gate
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