Tearing the Gate Apart - Chapter 69

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Episode 69.
As if reading Ha Gyeong’s uneasy thoughts.
Veil Lancer bared its teeth and grinned.
“Today I’ll make sure to get a proper taste of you.”
“You’re insane. I’m not into hairy types, by the way.”
…….
At Ha Gyeong’s response, Veil Lancer’s brow furrowed.
The look of someone utterly baffled.
Then Ha Gyeong shrugged and spoke.
“You said ‘taste,’ so I just answered that way.”
“You were talking about stealing my talent, you wretched human.”
“Ah, you should’ve said it like that from the start, you scrawny fly.”
“Ugh! Fine. We never needed conversation between us in the first place.”
“What kind of relationship do we have, anyway?”
“Shut up!”
Veil Lancer glared with blazing eyes.
It was only natural for resentment to fester.
This was the creature that had lost both legs to Ha Gyeong and fled.
‘It came here prepared for this. Will I be alright?’
Veil Lancer was a difficult opponent to defeat alone.
Support from teammates was essential.
But this wasn’t just a Boss Raid right now, was it?
One misstep and everything could fall apart.
Ha Gyeong stared at Veil Lancer.
‘I can do this. I’ve learned so much more about that thing since last time.’
Of course, there was little that had changed about him.
Just one thing.
Only his weapon was different.
The conditions weren’t much different from their last confrontation.
Ha Gyeong immediately picked up the Whisperer.
―It uses a spatial barrier. I’d appreciate if you could send one or two people to support.
―We can manage with one person missing from each position. I’ll send them right over.
―Please have Yoo Se-ha select them.
―Got it.
Soon three people rushed toward Ha Gyeong.
They were John, Jung Sang-hoon, and Nam Ki-heon.
Ha Gyeong smiled faintly.
‘He sent people we’ve worked with before.’
His heart warmed at Yoo Se-ha’s thoughtful consideration.
Soon Ha Gyeong turned to his teammates and spoke.
“Think of it as a Boss Raid in a small Dungeon. It’s quite strong, though.”
“That scrawny bastard from before, right? The one Ha Gyeong cut the legs off.”
“That’s right.”
“Then there’s nothing to worry about. This time let’s take it down together without anyone falling back.”
“Yes, let’s give it our all.”
However, there was one oddly strange thing.
Veil Lancer’s attitude was far too relaxed.
Its specialty was dividing space with a skill called Shadow Chamber.
Yet it waited for all the teammates to gather.
Suspicion bloomed in Ha Gyeong’s mind.
‘There’s definitely something up. I need to be careful.’
Soon John stepped forward, twirling his flail.
“Alright, pulling now.”
The long chain whipped across Veil Lancer’s lower body.
Typically, taunts don’t work well on intelligent monsters.
Yet surprisingly, John’s pull connected.
He’d properly dragged Veil Lancer in.
A normal raid was possible.
It was good news, but he couldn’t feel entirely relieved.
Ha Gyeong raised his tension and joined the attack.
‘How can something this easy come from someone who prepared so thoroughly? It can’t be.’
But even as the raid reached the midpoint, there was no sign of anything amiss.
Veil Lancer happily hammered John’s shield.
And took its own beating in return.
At this rate, the fight would end before it even used its ultimate skill.
Then suddenly Ha Gyeong felt a doubt.
‘Wait, what was its ultimate skill again?’
Ever since it set up the barrier, hadn’t they been locked in pure offense and defense?
Of course, Veil Lancer had launched sudden high-energy attacks.
Powerful enough to create a crater fifty meters across.
But that wasn’t its ultimate.
Questions piled upon questions.
At that moment, Ha Gyeong suddenly stopped moving.
“……What if that’s not the real one to begin with?”
The faithful servant of the Abyss Emperor’s Domain seemed far too easy for someone so renowned.
If they’d been fighting a Clone the whole time, it would make sense.
Ha Gyeong drew upon his Soul Stigma senses to their fullest.
In that state, he slowly scanned his surroundings.
Then a subtle presence was detected.
The shattered Church’s ceiling.
A tiny speck visible through the gaping hole.
A gaunt demon-shaped creature looming over the Dungeon.
With a frown, Ha Gyeong slowly gripped the Whisperer.
“Stop attacking.”
―Huh? We’re doing great, though. Why, Ha Gyeong?
“That one’s a fake.”
―Then where’s the real one?
Without speaking, Ha Gyeong pointed to the hole in the ceiling.
Then Veil Lancer dove sharply downward.
―I was curious how long you’d keep up that foolish act, but it seems not as long as I’d hoped.
Soon Veil Lancer’s Clone shot up into the air.
Then it followed behind the main body like a servant.
If it had ended there, they’d think they’d been played with.
But immediately, two more Veil Lancers appeared.
Four in total including the Clones.
The same number as Ha Gyeong’s team.
‘Did it deliberately match the numbers? To destroy us one by one?’
Sure enough.
Veil Lancer moved exactly as Ha Gyeong had predicted.
It scattered toward each of the four teammates.
This would put Jung Sang-hoon and Nam Ki-heon in danger.
Ha Gyeong immediately called out to John.
“Guard the backline. I’ll handle the main body!”
“Ha Gyeong! Are you really sure about this?”
“If you’re worried, just defeat the Clones and come help.”
“Who do you take me for? Just leave it to me.”
John showed excessive confidence.
For some reason, it made him seem even less trustworthy.
Still, the backline should hold for now.
Because beneath the light remarks, John’s real strength was genuine.
Ha Gyeong stared at Veil Lancer.
‘I just need to do my part. I can win this.’
The creature seemed to have realized the final battle was imminent.
Soon Veil Lancer rocketed toward him at tremendous speed.
[Veil Lancer deploys Plasma Bolt]
Skreeeeee—! Hummmmm!
Its distinctive sound rang out.
An invisible high-energy attack had begun.
Boom!
The shockwave tore the ground apart in an instant.
Ha Gyeong sprang up nimbly.
‘If I’d been even a second slower, my limbs would’ve all been blown off like last time.’
Veil Lancer’s Plasma Bolt was that devastating.
While airborne, Ha Gyeong tried to close the distance.
[Cross Wind activated]
[Double aerial dash now possible]
Whoosh! Snap!
As he kicked off through the void, Veil Lancer’s eyes changed.
It hadn’t imagined Ha Gyeong could move like this.
But it adapted quickly despite the shock.
Clang-clang-clang-clang-clang-clang!
Dozens of exchanges happened in mere moments.
With the heavy ring of metal, Ha Gyeong’s body was knocked downward.
It was unavoidable.
His opponent had flight.
Ha Gyeong had only momentarily hung in the air.
Veil Lancer wore a cold smile.
―Impressive attack power. But a cat crawling on the ground is easy prey for a bird of prey.
Veil Lancer shot upward and spread its wings wide.
Suddenly, a crushing pressure wrapped around Ha Gyeong’s entire body.
A murderous aura that felt like it was tearing his very soul apart.
Ha Gyeong threw himself out of the way with all his might.
[Veil Lancer deploys Plasma Bolt]
Hummm! Boom!
A crater roughly ten meters across was gouged into the ground.
Perhaps because of the hasty shot.
The area of effect was unexpectedly small.
Thanks to that, Ha Gyeong narrowly survived.
‘Of course one hit wouldn’t have killed me outright, but conserving recovery time is still a gain.’
The problem was that Ha Gyeong had limited means to attack Veil Lancer.
He had to break the creature’s wings by any means necessary.
He immediately drew out the Resonance Staff.
Then Veil Lancer scoffed.
―Pathetic. Do you think I’d fall for the same trick twice?
It climbed even higher.
Then began unleashing skill after skill.
[Veil Lancer deploys Plasma Bolt]
Hummm—! Bang! Hummm—! Bang!
The attack range was roughly twenty meters.
Multiple blasts rained down, but they were still dodgeable.
Because it was so far away, there was a slight delay in impact.
He could respond to the attacks.
But he couldn’t pull the creature in with the Resonance Staff.
Ha Gyeong threw himself about frantically, watching for an opening.
‘There’s got to be a moment of vulnerability eventually.’
Talent Devourer, Veil Lancer.
A monster serving the Abyss Emperor’s Domain.
Strong enough to devour most Dungeon bosses, but not perfect.
It had lost both legs before because of carelessness, hadn’t it?
Ha Gyeong hung on stubbornly, waiting for his chance.
‘But……it stays still when using skills?’
Veil Lancer remained suspended in the air, pouring out attacks.
It really didn’t need to move.
At such a height, no one could approach.
But Ha Gyeong saw his path.
‘I get only one chance.’
The thought was long, but the action was quick.
Ha Gyeong reached out toward the falling Plasma Bolts.
[The Abyss Challenger’s Distortion Authority reverses space]
Whiiing—!
The beam of light heading toward him vanished in an instant.
Then appeared behind Veil Lancer.
―What? What is this!?
It had no choice but to panic.
A situation had arisen that was essentially self-inflicted damage.
Of course, he couldn’t gain much from this.
The Distortion Authority was merely a distraction.
The real attack came now.
Ha Gyeong immediately struck the Resonance Staff with the Crimson Edge.
Clang!
[Resonance Staff activated]
[Absorbs all surrounding energy]
Then before the Resonance Staff fully activated, he hurled it.
Straight at Veil Lancer.
Whoooosh—! Ziiiiing!
The long metal rod flew like a missile.
Soon a powerful pulling force dragged Veil Lancer downward.
―This, you crazy……!
While the creature flailed helplessly.
Ha Gyeong immediately moved to his next action.
“I’ll at least take one wing with this.”
[Kin Predation skill target set]
[Target: Veil Lancer]
Whiiin—!
The cry of Kin Predation echoed, but Ha Gyeong didn’t register it.
He had to control a thirty-meter Abyss Energy disc.
It was no small feat—hitting an object a full kilometer away.
Ha Gyeong poured all his concentration into the blade’s point.
“Kwaaaaah!”
With a shout, he hurled the Crimson Edge.
The crushing pressure that had been bearing down on him vanished in an instant.
[True Soul gains projectile enhancement]
Whoooosh—!
The transformed True Soul left his hand.
His ultimate strike rocketed upward at tremendous speed.
Much faster than the Resonance Staff.
Veil Lancer, struggling against the pulling force, belatedly looked up.
Only now did it notice the transformed True Soul.
But it was already too late to respond.
Veil Lancer’s curse dissolved like mist.
―This, you cursed…….
But the creature couldn’t finish speaking.
The transformed True Soul had precisely targeted its neck.
With a sickening sound, Veil Lancer’s body bent backward like a bow.
Crack-crack-crack-crack-crack!
Then it began to fall helplessly.
Ha Gyeong predicted the landing spot and slowly picked up speed.
‘I have to finish it completely.’
Last time its severed legs were fully intact, after all.
Even though it had abandoned them in the Abyss Emperor’s Domain.
That meant Veil Lancer had regenerative power.
So he had to finish it before its body recovered.
Whoosh! Boom!
Dust and soil erupted with the impact.
Unfortunately, Ha Gyeong couldn’t catch up with Veil Lancer in time.
‘The distance was too far.’
Still, he reached the impact site within seconds.
And there Ha Gyeong encountered an unexpected sight.
Veil Lancer was rapidly expanding its body.
While chewing up its severed wings.
―Did you really think you could finish me with something like that? Wretched human.
A ferocious pressure seemed to tear space itself apart.
Honestly, even Ha Gyeong felt his heart clench.
But he couldn’t show weakness.
Ha Gyeong examined his opponent top to bottom with forced composure.
“But without wings, you’re just a sandbag.”
―Fuhuhuhuh! Why don’t you go check?
[Veil Lancer Ultimate Deployed: Limit Break]
[An unstoppable wave of Abyss Energy detected]
By now Veil Lancer’s body had doubled in size.
And it was belching out an ominous purple current.
The moment it took a single step forward.
Ha Gyeong suddenly realized something.
‘There was no sense of its approach…… Was I already hit?’
Tearing the Gate
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