Tearing the Gate Apart - Chapter 11

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Episode 11.
Ha Gyeong breathed in ragged gasps.
“Hah! Hagh!”
Before obtaining the soul stigma.
He had restrained his use of Cham-hon.
It simply consumed too much mana.
But since he began wielding Abyss Energy, Ha Gyeong had changed.
Now he could release it two or three times without issue.
Yet now, the growth felt far more dramatic.
Even drawing in such a vast amount of Abyss Energy, he had managed to endure.
Ha Gyeong gazed down at his tingling arms.
‘I’m not at Mana Exhaustion level. But this power….’
The results of channeling the Fusion Tyrant’s strength were staggering.
Voices of astonishment rang out from every corner.
“Insane! He’s gotten even stronger than before.”
“What are you talking about?”
“I was with him in the Abyss of Collapse and the Abyss of Abhorrence. He practically soloed an Unknown Rank Boss.”
“And now he’s doing it against an Incomprehensible Rank? He’s absolutely mad.”
It was no wonder they were shocked.
Ha Gyeong had brought the Fusion Tyrant to the brink of death.
And he’d destroyed the Energy Circulation Core as well.
With a single attack.
How many sacrifices had it cost them all to shatter that one thing before?
Soon, Yoon Chang-ho’s fervent voice rang out.
―We cannot let this chance slip away. Let us find the strength once more!
Hope was the wellspring that made living things stronger.
A drowned rat would perish in fifteen minutes.
But if saved just before death, the outcome changed entirely.
Those rats, granted hope, survived in water for a full sixty hours.
The current situation bore striking resemblance to that principle.
The Raid Party groaned under Mana Exhaustion, but soon they forced themselves upright.
Ha Gyeong’s heroics had planted hope in their hearts.
‘The odds of victory are rising.’
The Main Tanker, gritting his teeth and drawing aggro.
The Ranged Dealers, launching attacks while blood streamed from their noses.
The Healer, pouring every ounce into support.
Each was giving their utmost from their position.
Ha Gyeong gripped the Karambite tightly, a faint smile crossing his lips.
‘I can still do more.’
The Abyss Energy he’d drawn through Cannibalism remained in considerable reserve.
He could unleash one more Cham-hon with respectable power.
Ha Gyeong lunged toward the Fusion Tyrant’s rear.
More than half its waist had been severed; the creature staggered.
A perfect moment to finish it off completely.
Ha Gyeong manifested a thick blade five meters long.
Shorter than the first, but the power would suffice.
Zing! Crack—!
As Ha Gyeong charged forward, a heavy shockwave erupted.
And then, Cham-hon unfolded.
A pale glow trailed along the swept blade.
But just as the killing blow was about to land—
[Fusion Tyrant Ultimate Technique Deployed: Madness Torrent]
[An unstoppable wave of Abyss Energy is detected]
A murky aura poured forth in a torrent.
Something liquid-like that flooded the Boss Nest in an instant.
It happened so fast there was no time to react.
Naturally, Ha Gyeong’s attack lost all momentum.
Crackle-crackle! Tick!
The tail end of Cham-hon barely grazed the Fusion Tyrant’s waist.
But it had no real force behind it.
Ha Gyeong felt a crushing frustration.
‘This isn’t simple liquid. It’s concentrated Abyss Energy!’
Glancing around, all the Awakeners were in the same predicament.
They’d gained hope because of Ha Gyeong.
Now their faces were etched with despair.
The Fusion Tyrant’s ultimate technique was that deadly.
Ha Gyeong locked his gaze on the creature’s head.
‘That’s where the flow of this tremendous power originates. If I could just smash it….’
Crackle-crackle!
Suddenly a violent current erupted, pushing Ha Gyeong back.
He knew how to break through it, but attempting was impossible in this state.
He couldn’t even keep his footing.
How could he reach that in such a condition?
It wasn’t just Ha Gyeong; the Ranged Dealers seemed equally helpless.
Under the pressure of Madness Torrent, they all had their eyes rolled back.
Pushed to the outer edge of the Boss Nest, Ha Gyeong collided with all manner of debris.
Thud! Bang!
Fragments of the shattered Energy Circulation Core.
A byproduct of Ha Gyeong’s own brilliance, now turned against him.
The situation was absurd.
In that instant, foam burst from Ha Gyeong’s mouth.
Gurgle-gurgle!
‘Damn it, I can’t breathe….’
The Fusion Tyrant—final boss of the Incomprehensible Rank Dungeon.
Formidable indeed.
Ha Gyeong clenched the hilt of the Karambite.
‘I can’t end it like this.’
Five years ago, when he’d raided the Ultimate Abyss, he’d said the same thing.
But the Ha Gyeong then and now were incomparably different.
He expelled every last breath from his body.
Whoosh!
‘Fill my entire body with Abyss Energy.’
Then he deployed Cannibalism once more.
[Cannibalism Skill Target Locked]
[Objective: Madness Torrent]
Screee—!
Ha Gyeong could use Cannibalism on monsters too.
Because he could manipulate Abyss Energy.
But whether it would work on a Boss’s ultimate technique—he didn’t know.
Not that he’d planned it deliberately.
It was merely the desperate will to escape this situation.
[Reactive Mana Armor Deactivated]
[Spirit Response Cloak Deactivated]
As if pushed past their limits, his artifacts shut down.
So Ha Gyeong bore the full brunt of Cannibalism’s pressure.
‘Gah—! Damn it all!’
Every curse imaginable rose in his mind.
But there was no breath to voice them.
Ha Gyeong barely held onto his fading consciousness.
He focused on the movement of Abyss Energy.
One slip and his entire body would be torn asunder.
Suddenly, he realized his breathing had returned to normal.
‘Where did all that liquid go?’
Ha Gyeong grasped a single truth.
He had devoured the entirety of the Fusion Tyrant’s Madness Torrent.
Soon he felt an ominous vibration through the Karambite.
Zing-ing-ing!
The weapon seemed about to shatter, just as when he’d severed Pain Bringer’s arm.
Ha Gyeong swiftly deployed Cham-hon.
Normally, a pale line should carve through empty space.
But this time, the technique manifested entirely differently.
Kwoooo—!
A disc fifteen meters in diameter tore through the air.
Followed by an incomprehensible shockwave.
It felt like some natural disaster had been unleashed.
“Ugh!”
Ha Gyeong dropped to one knee with a groan.
His body was too devastated to stand properly.
An immense force had ripped clean through him.
He forced his head up with effort.
‘What happened…?’
The Fusion Tyrant’s body bore a V-shaped scar.
A pale line stretching from head to toe.
The creature, split down the middle, collapsed limply.
Thud!
As the pale smoke cleared, the far side of the Boss Nest lay in ruins.
Split in the same V-formation as the Fusion Tyrant itself.
Confirming that much, Ha Gyeong released a breath of relief.
“Whew!”
Then he remained motionless.
For quite some time.
* * *
Much later.
Ha Gyeong regained consciousness and realized he’d returned to reality.
The faint Abyss Energy that had permeated the air was gone.
As he sat up, a luxurious interior came into view.
A spacious private room with solid wood table and sofa.
Behind a glass partition, a bathroom complete with a large bathtub.
Had it not been for the medical equipment, he’d have mistaken it for a hotel.
Ha Gyeong descended from the bed and tested his movement.
‘A hospital, then. My body isn’t seriously affected.’
He’d simply overexerted himself absorbing such a massive amount of Abyss Energy.
There were no actual injuries.
Slide!
Just then, the hospital room’s sliding door opened and someone entered.
The person he suddenly faced was a woman in business attire.
She had the neat, polished appearance of a secretary to some major corporation executive.
Upon spotting Ha Gyeong, she spoke with a surprised look.
“Oh? When did you wake up?”
“Just now. I think I’ll need some explanation. Who are you?”
“I’m Yoon Ji-eun, secretary to the Blackwater Guild. One moment, please.”
Yoon Ji-eun stepped away to make a call.
He could gather the gist of the situation easily enough.
Yoon Chang-ho had likely looked after him while he was unconscious.
Soon, Yoon Ji-eun explained what had transpired.
“The Raid Party returned safely. It’s been about a day.”
“I’ll convey my thanks directly to Yoon Chang-ho.”
Ha Gyeong quickly changed his clothes.
His body was fine; there was no reason to remain in the hospital.
Yoon Ji-eun followed him out and spoke.
“The Blackwater secretary’s office will handle your discharge procedures. A car will be waiting out front.”
Ha Gyeong paused briefly to look at Yoon Ji-eun.
It was a gaze devoid of particular meaning.
He was simply unused to having someone assist him.
Yet it was convenient.
So much so that for a moment he considered hiring staff.
But Ha Gyeong soon shook his head.
‘What’s the use? A man buried in the Abyss doesn’t need employees.’
Keeping staff would only waste money.
Ha Gyeong immediately boarded Yoon Ji-eun’s car.
“Where shall I take you?”
“How have the post-raid procedures been handled?”
“You woke at the perfect moment. The internal auction is about to begin. As for not waiting for you to wake—”
“There was no way of knowing when I’d come to. I understand completely.”
“Thank you for your understanding.”
“The Association, then.”
The Fusion Tyrant raid had been essentially Ha Gyeong’s undertaking.
Naturally, he had bidding rights.
‘I wonder what will come up for auction.’
A rare Incomprehensible Rank Dungeon, after all.
The artifacts were likely to have excellent properties.
He closed his eyes to wait. Soon, Yoon Ji-eun’s voice came.
“We’ve arrived.”
“Thank you. I’ll be going.”
Ha Gyeong headed straight for the tenth-floor conference room.
Upon entering, he found Awakeners gathered closely together.
As he appeared, every eye turned to him.
“Who—who is that person?”
“Isn’t that Ha Gyeong?”
“Has he already recovered?”
“He must have suffered severe Mana Exhaustion, yet his recovery rate is extraordinary.”
Most kept their distance and whispered among themselves.
Yet they all consistently used honorifics.
A sign that Ha Gyeong’s standing had risen considerably.
Soon, several figures approached him.
“You saved our lives. I’m Jung Chul-jin of the Iron Heart Guild.”
“I should have visited you in the hospital, but my apologies for the late greeting. I’m Do Hyun-a, who leads the Cheon Il-hong Guild.”
Business cards pressed into Ha Gyeong’s hand.
Not among the Big Four guilds, but all were respectable organizations.
They seemed quite favorable, having shared this raid together.
They had every reason to be.
They all owed Ha Gyeong their lives.
As he exchanged greetings, someone took the microphone.
It was Kim Tae-geun, director of the Awakeners Association’s Safety Division.
―The auction for the Abyss of Fusion, an Incomprehensible Rank Dungeon, will commence shortly.
Right then, Ha Gyeong’s phone buzzed.
A glance confirmed it was a text with the announcement that had just been made.
This was his first formal post-raid auction, but the procedure wasn’t complicated.
Ha Gyeong sat quietly and waited for the auction to begin.
Soon, Kim Tae-geun brought out several items.
Artifacts from the mid-tier bosses and guardians.
Ha Gyeong had bidding rights on one that looked like a large hammer.
The Rampage Sledge Hammer.
‘I’ll pass on that, naturally.’
He had no intention of buying it.
Once the auction for the other guardians’ artifacts concluded—
At last, the reward from the final boss, the Fusion Tyrant, came up.
Kim Tae-geun spoke with obvious excitement.
―The final boss reward is the Tyrant’s Bracelet. Its primary options are defensive capability and recovery. Its utility value is extremely high. Starting bid: fifty billion, with increments of ten billion.
Every Awakener present immediately grasped the implication.
What that “recovery” on the Tyrant’s Bracelet truly meant.
Could it grant flesh-regeneration at the same terrifying speed as the Fusion Tyrant?
Perhaps one could become an unkillable monster.
Though there would be limitations, of course.
“…….”
Silence fell over the hall.
Everyone merely glanced at one another.
Then, without warning, Ha Gyeong’s hand rose.
“One hundred billion.”
Tearing Open Gates
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