Tearing the Gate Apart - Chapter 46

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Episode 46.
Ping―!
A pleasant ringing swept across his ears.
Vast Abyss Energy transferred into Ha Gyeong.
Shhhhh!
His blade stretched beyond ten meters in length.
Soon it began transforming into a disc shape.
Wasn’t this the very form of True Soul honed to its absolute limit?
Ha Gyeong, trembling in his arms, raised the Karambit overhead.
“Tsuaaaat!”
A single strike descended with a battle cry.
A heavy force dropped in a straight line.
The moment the grayish-white colossal disc touched the ground.
Something beyond imagination unfolded.
Crash―!
A fifteen-meter disc shot forth, scraping the earth.
The True Soul had grown even larger than when it was gripped in Ha Gyeong’s Karambit.
At once, a terrible shockwave hammered the surroundings.
Even Ha Gyeong, the skill’s caster, could barely keep his footing.
Whoooosh!
“Ugh!”
The tremendous force sent Ha Gyeong sliding backward.
[Crosswind activated]
[Second-stage rebound is now possible]
Thud! Click!
He drove hard against empty air and caught the Resonance Pole.
Because he’d planted it so deep, he could finally brace himself.
Ha Gyeong quickly lifted his head.
He needed to assess the situation ahead.
The True Soul, amplified by Intraspecies Predation, had laid waste to the forest.
Where the grayish-white disc had passed, everything lay pulverized.
A long trench had been carved right before Ryu Jae-wook’s second team.
The tree monsters nearby had been reduced to shreds.
The Great Sage, witnessing Ha Gyeong’s remarkable display, called out urgently.
―Now is the moment! Run this way at once!
―…Yes!
Ryu Jae-wook’s reply came, his voice steadier now.
Shortly after.
The second team barely managed to rejoin the main force.
But Do Hyun-a’s third team remained isolated.
Ha Gyeong stared toward the right with an uneasy expression.
‘I still have reserves of Intraspecies Predation. I could use Collapsed Sky Fist, but….’
It would be difficult to expect the same power as before.
Of course, it was worth attempting.
The real question was whether his body could endure it.
‘One misstep and I’ll collapse into exhaustion.’
He had to try anyway.
Better Ha Gyeong went down alone than the entire third team be wiped out.
He quickly sheathed the Karambit.
Since he was betting everything on Collapsed Sky Fist, he didn’t need a weapon.
As Ha Gyeong gripped his right wrist, a grayish-white luminescence bloomed.
Soon the sphere gathering in his fist began swelling rapidly.
“Haaah!”
Whack―!
A strike slashed through empty air with a battle cry.
Collapsed Sky Fist drove through gaps in the tree monsters.
Jagged spikes of grayish-white force shattered everything before it.
Kaboom!
A path opened in an instant, just as when he’d deployed the transformed True Soul.
But it didn’t create a perfect escape route like before.
The power had fallen just short.
Pushed backward by the recoil, Ha Gyeong’s face clouded with regret.
‘If only I were a little stronger….’
He could have rescued the third team without reservation.
For some reason, the incident from five years ago drifted to mind.
Then, too, he’d lacked the strength to do more than watch his comrades die.
Click!
But suddenly something firm pressed against Ha Gyeong’s back.
Thanks to that, he stopped before being pushed further.
When he turned his head absently, he saw the grinning face of Jon.
“Hey, bro. That was seriously badass.”
“But the third team is still in danger. If this continues, they’ll be annihilated.”
“Don’t worry so much. We’re not just sitting around either.”
The moment Jon finished speaking.
The Great Sage’s voice carried over.
―Front line, advance. We’re pushing through directly.
Several Awakeners surged forward.
Ha Gyeong felt clarity wash over his mind.
The main force just needed to move and link up with the third team.
The Great Sage’s quick judgment allowed the raiding party to hold together.
Soon Ryu Jae-wook and Do Hyun-a drew near Ha Gyeong.
“Whew! We’re alive because of you, Ha Gyeong.”
Ryu Jae-wook expressed genuine gratitude.
Without Ha Gyeong’s transformed True Soul, they would almost certainly have been wiped out.
Do Hyun-a, too, bowed respectfully.
“That was dangerous. I’m truly grateful. How do you feel?”
“I’m afraid I’ll need some time. The sensation isn’t good.”
“After deploying such a powerful skill, exhaustion is only natural. Leave the rest to us.”
“I’m in your debt.”
Though surrounded by enemies, the raiding party held firm.
The tree monsters’ movement speed was simply too slow.
Still, they couldn’t be underestimated.
Their attack power was formidable.
Ha Gyeong watched the battle from a secure position.
‘We can hold for now, but the boss is the real issue….’
[Remaining time: 35 minutes 27 seconds]
[As time passes, the Green Warden retreats deeper]
Every tree monster in this forest was converging toward the raiding party.
In such circumstances, how could they find the boss?
Worse, Ha Gyeong didn’t even know what the Green Warden looked like.
‘Should I trust Soul Mark?’
The thermal imaging function had revealed the tree monsters’ true nature.
Perhaps it could locate the Green Warden.
Ha Gyeong focused his mind at once.
[‘Soul Mark’ senses a strange presence]
His vision shifted naturally.
In the monochrome world, a red glow writhed.
But with so many enemies, he couldn’t distinguish anything.
This way, it seemed pointless.
Still, Ha Gyeong maintained Soul Mark.
Since it demanded almost no energy, he simply kept it active.
Then, the turbulent energy within his body gradually stabilized.
‘So I can handle about this much. I’ve definitely gotten better at controlling Abyss Energy than before.’
If mana was a calm force, Abyss Energy was entirely different.
It felt like concentrated ferocity.
Powerful, certainly, but difficult to govern.
Even Ha Gyeong, adapted to Abyss Energy for over five years.
‘It seems my Refinement Grade reached the fourth stage.’
From that point, Ha Gyeong had tasted a new world.
He could even use powerful skills in succession without issue.
The problem was he still hadn’t broken the dungeon’s trick.
Ha Gyeong gazed at the forest teeming with tree monsters.
‘The boss is definitely hiding in there somewhere. If I can just find it, we have a chance.’
Changun Guild and Cheonil-hong Guild.
Plus the Great Sage’s party.
Ha Gyeong’s raiding party consisted of formidable individuals.
An Unknown Grade boss monster should be conquerable.
Ha Gyeong maintained focus until his head throbbed.
But his effort seemed destined to fail.
[Remaining time: 15 minutes 42 seconds]
As the raiding party battled the tree monsters.
Time slipped away relentlessly.
But the moment Ha Gyeong’s vision blurred.
In his blood-red sight, something purple writhed.
Ha Gyeong’s eyes snapped open.
‘That’s…?’
Its form was distinctly different from the tree monsters.
This had to be a clue to finding the boss.
The reason was simple.
Its size was considerably small.
Less than half the height of an adult man.
A scrawny frame.
There was no way something like that was a boss monster.
Still, it was worth investigating.
Ha Gyeong pushed himself up immediately.
‘The turmoil has settled, and my mana is back. Basic Abyss Refinement is possible.’
If needed, he could escape using an Artifact.
Ha Gyeong approached the Great Sage and made his report first.
“There’s something over there. I need to investigate.”
“We’re in perfect balance right now. If even one person breaks formation, everything collapses.”
“I don’t need backup. I’ll go alone.”
“Alone? With so many enemies, are you sure?”
“I can slip through the siege without fighting.”
“I understand. Please be careful.”
The Great Sage nodded, his expression worried.
Ha Gyeong began sprinting toward the front line of the circular formation.
As he ran, he called to his reliable foreign friend.
“Jon! Boost!”
“Ike! Uncrushable god bro!”
“Isn’t that Japanese? Where did you learn that?”
“I’ve been watching a lot of anime lately…. Wait, that’s not important right now. Just go!”
“Yes!”
Whoomp!
As Ha Gyeong kicked off the glowing blue shield, Jon thrust upward with all his strength.
Ha Gyeong rocketed upward at incredible speed, like he’d stomped a springboard.
Whoooosh!
His figure vanished from sight in an instant.
Several team members cried out in alarm.
“Wait? Ha Gyeong?”
“Where is he going alone?”
“Is that even okay? Isn’t it dangerous?”
A natural reaction.
Solo action during a siege?
It was essentially a “great gamble.”
But the team members didn’t panic and performed their roles.
Thanks to the Great Sage maintaining the center.
―Ha Gyeong is performing a special mission. It’s for the team’s survival. Stay focused on the battle.
Meanwhile, Ha Gyeong flew in a parabolic arc.
Whoooosh―!
The vines of the tree monsters couldn’t catch him.
He was too close to the ground for that.
So Ha Gyeong slipped freely past the siege.
The landing was the problem.
Unlike the first time he and Jon had synchronized their boost.
Now he had no way to reduce speed.
He couldn’t unleash a powerful skill toward the ground.
But Ha Gyeong wasn’t afraid at all.
[Crosswind activated]
[Second-stage rebound is now possible]
Thud! Tap-tap-tap!
He altered direction by striking hard at empty air.
Then descended lightly using Wall-String Step on a thick trunk.
Landing on the ground, Ha Gyeong quickly scanned the surroundings.
‘Since they’re all converging toward the raiding party, there’s only this one monster here.’
Crackle! Snap!
Ha Gyeong drove Abyss Refinement into the tree monster’s body.
The creature, just awakening, died instantly from the surprise attack.
“Kyieee―.”
Soon Ha Gyeong activated Soul Mark.
The purple form rippled in the monochrome world.
It was hiding in the vines of the dead tree monster.
Ha Gyeong approached it slowly.
‘Let me see what this thing looks like.’
When he thrust his hand into the vines, it caught far too easily.
The purple form that had wandered the Dark Forest.
When he deactivated the thermal imaging, its body was pale green.
It resembled a ginseng root.
But it was much smaller than expected.
No wonder it was impossible to spot with the naked eye.
“Kyiiik!”
The creature thrashed frantically, its head gripped by Ha Gyeong.
He thought for a moment, then re-gripped the Karambit.
“A good beating might reveal something.”
He felt no hesitation despite its small size.
It was just a monster lurking in the dungeon, after all.
But the moment he raised his grayish-white blade.
A voice seeped into Ha Gyeong’s mind.
―Fool.
“What?”
―If you hadn’t noticed it in the first place, the Divine Beasts wouldn’t have awakened. Your comrades were killed by you!
“…”
Ha Gyeong stopped moving at the small tree monster’s vicious words.
Apparently pleased by his reaction.
It spewed more vitriol.
―It’s because of you. You killed them!
Then suddenly, Ha Gyeong’s grip tightened.
Squeeze!
―Ack! Gasp!
As the small tree monster writhed.
Ha Gyeong smiled coldly and murmured.
“Gaslighting? You deserve a beating.”
Gate Tear
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