Tearing the Gate Apart - Chapter 70

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Episode 70.
The speed was so tremendous he couldn’t even react.
Ha Gyeong’s body bounced away like a basketball.
Crash!
“Ugh!”
Looking down at his chest, the Reactive Magic Armor had caved inward.
Ha Gyeong muttered to himself without thinking.
“Ah, I just got this fixed.”
He could afford to stay calm because of his Artifacts.
[Reactive Magic Armor activated]
[Spirit’s Cloak activated]
Whoosh!
The Reactive Magic Armor, having absorbed the impact, transmitted massive magical force.
And the Spirit’s Cloak stripped away the pain.
Twisting his body in midair, Ha Gyeong drove the Crimson Edge into the ground.
Screech!
It was a rather rough method, but it was the best way to shed speed.
Ha Gyeong came to a stop and fixed his gaze on his opponent.
‘Now I can see better.’
It seemed the magical power had amplified his perception as well.
The Veil Lancer approached at tremendous speed, with no Space-Breaking Property.
And as it swung its fists,
though its stance was sloppy, its power transcended imagination.
A wide hook aimed at Ha Gyeong’s temple.
It was a blow filled with the resolve to kill him.
Boom!
—Die, human. I’ll suck out the talent from your very bones!
Before his eyes, a tremendous shockwave detonated.
In his mind, the Veil Lancer’s curses continued.
Even in the chaos, Ha Gyeong dodged the attack cleanly.
‘Unreasonably fast and strong, but remarkably simple.’
Of course, Ha Gyeong and most other Awakened Ones were the same.
Refined offense and defense?
That didn’t matter much.
Because fighting massive monsters happened frequently.
So everyone specialized in simple, powerful attacks.
Unless they were dedicated duelists.
But not everyone was that way.
Ha Gyeong suddenly recalled his harsh childhood.
‘He was warm most of the time, but during training, he became a demon.’
Ha Gyeong’s father, Lee Tae Heon, was a perfectionist.
Monsters were generally large and sturdy.
But Emperor’s Minions—
like Silent Ruin or the Veil Lancer, they were moderately large
and terrifyingly fast.
So Ha Gyeong had to learn how to fight such monsters.
‘I never thought what I learned back then would help here.’
The Veil Lancer’s fist passed before his eyes.
Even missing the direct hit, his face felt like it would tear open.
The shockwave alone was wielding such tremendous force.
The Veil Lancer’s wave of attacks was murderous.
Ha Gyeong gripped the Crimson Edge in a reverse hold
and swept upward without hesitation.
It was a precise strike aimed at the opponent’s throat.
Slice!
—Huh?
Though the stance was unstable, the force was sufficient.
The Veil Lancer fell back with a groan.
It seemed quite startled.
The creature bared its sharp teeth and growled.
—You… how are you keeping up with my speed?
“We’re locked in a battle to the death. You didn’t expect me to teach you, did you?”
—If we’ve already traded this many blows, you might as well tell me.
“Kid, you’re not entirely wrong there.”
—Will you tell me or not?
“Just watch. Once you adapt, it’s slower than you’d think.”
—This rotting human. So you never intended to answer from the start.
“No—you’d just complain either way.”
Of course, Ha Gyeong’s answer was a lie.
The Veil Lancer’s speed and strength were overwhelming.
But even so, it was like a child swinging a club around.
If he managed to disarm the opponent, it was nothing to fear.
Soon the Veil Lancer resumed its assault.
Crash! Boom!
The metallic ring of collision echoed first,
followed by a blast of wind.
It was proof the Veil Lancer had long since broken the sound barrier.
In the instant he met the attack,
Ha Gyeong realized once again.
‘I cannot meet it head-on.’
He’d grazed the creature’s throat once.
Had a moment’s carelessness grown like a poisonous mushroom in his mind?
When he tried to block the Veil Lancer’s movement by pushing with his forearm,
just the collision made him think his bones were shattering.
No—at minimum, he’d cracked them.
Ha Gyeong paused in thought.
‘It’s annoying, but using the Tyrant’s Bracelet for this much seems awkward.’
He decided to endure and continue the fight.
But then he felt a gratifying sensation in his arm.
The feeling of a wound closing in an instant.
When he glanced over, Jung Sang Hoon gave him a thumbs up from a distance.
Even while fighting his clones, he’d sensed Ha Gyeong’s injury.
‘He’s truly impressive. I made the right call bringing him along.’
Thanks to him, Ha Gyeong could maintain the pace of the fight.
Crash!
Sharp metallic sounds rang out in a frenzy,
and sparks of orange flew without number.
In the midst of the frenzied exchange,
Ha Gyeong steadily accumulated advantage.
It started with pressing his left foot on the creature’s instep.
Crunch!
—Hmm?
The Veil Lancer momentarily lost its balance.
But it overcame it with remarkable footwork.
Yet the butterfly effect of the foot press was only beginning.
While the Veil Lancer recovered its balance,
Ha Gyeong flowed smoothly into an Oblique Kick to the knee.
He lifted slightly and pressed down as he delivered it.
Crunch!
—Ugh.
A sickening sound accompanied the creature’s groan.
It seemed quite flustered.
No one had attacked it this way before, surely.
Ha Gyeong immediately swung the Crimson Edge.
[The Abyss Challenger’s Compression ability increases the density of Abyss Energy]
Boom! Whoosh!
A savage blade of Abyss Energy aimed for the creature’s throat.
The Veil Lancer leaned its upper body back and straightened,
the speed and precision of the motion remarkable.
But Ha Gyeong’s true target had never been a one-hit-kill strike.
Boom!
A crimson sphere blazing like fire detonated on the creature’s ribs.
The Compression of Abyss Energy that had slashed above didn’t matter if it hit or not.
The real blow was the Collapsing Heaven Fist.
Ha Gyeong’s eyes gleamed as he moved into the next motion.
‘The buildup isn’t over. I need to keep pressing.’
The Veil Lancer’s abdomen was caved in by roughly thirty centimeters.
Whatever was inside, it had to be fatal.
But the creature’s response was astounding.
Disregarding the severe injury,
it swiftly raised its right leg.
Whoosh!
The motion was simple, but the power was tremendous.
Ha Gyeong instinctively leaned back.
‘If it hit, my upper body would have flown clean off.’
It was that absurd of an attack.
Thrown casually upward,
yet the surrounding Abyss Energy synchronized to create a tempest.
Ha Gyeong hastily gathered his breath.
‘The opponent is overwhelmingly strong and fast, but has no technique. I’m the opposite. So…’
The conclusion was inevitable.
Flesh Sacrifice Bone Carving.
A method of giving flesh to carve bone.
But it wasn’t an easy strategy.
The opponent would have to be something for him to survive even a gentle hit.
One wrong move and he’d be done for.
Yet Ha Gyeong had to make the decision.
‘If this drags on, only I lose.’
He abandoned his stance of avoiding contact.
Now, whether his body shattered or not,
he simply began clashing head-on.
As Ha Gyeong’s fighting style abruptly shifted, the Veil Lancer couldn’t hide its confusion.
—What, what’s this? You want to die?
“If I lose, I die anyway. What kind of stupid thing is that to say?”
—Ha! Look at you.
“Don’t look at me. Savor your dark future instead.”
Crash!
A tremendous metallic ring echoed repeatedly.
By clashing head-on, Ha Gyeong landed no effective strikes.
Meanwhile, the Veil Lancer was steadily gaining the advantage.
Crunch! Thud-thud-thud!
Ha Gyeong’s left arm was nearly pulverized,
and the skin of his right leg was torn open wide.
By cruel coincidence, his most vital areas were damaged first.
The Veil Lancer wore a smile of satisfaction.
—Krahaha! You got impatient, didn’t you? As I thought, a no-talent like you crumbles quickly.
“Shut it.”
—Try to restore yourself with that vaunted healing now.
Of course, Jung Sang Hoon’s support came occasionally even now.
But it only managed to staunch the bleeding.
It couldn’t restore the completely shattered areas.
Soon Ha Gyeong clashed directly with the Veil Lancer once more.
The creature, realizing his injuries,
didn’t hesitate to collide.
Splatter!
The Veil Lancer’s claws raked through Ha Gyeong’s abdomen.
It had thrust its hand through the gaps in the broken Reactive Magic Armor.
Blood gushed from Ha Gyeong’s mouth.
“Ugh!”
It seemed the blow had even pierced his stomach.
The Veil Lancer tried to swing its left arm to batter Ha Gyeong’s head.
But that was precisely when—
Grab! Crack!
Ha Gyeong seized the Veil Lancer’s right arm
and yanked with all his strength.
The raised claws dug even deeper.
The Veil Lancer could only panic.
—You, you mad bastard.
“The world’s always been mad, after all.”
Ha Gyeong laughed, drenched in blood.
Regardless, the Veil Lancer swung its fist.
It wanted to kill Ha Gyeong quickly because of this uncanny sensation.
Stab!
But something suddenly pressed against the creature’s chest.
The Crimson Edge, placed there with natural intent.
Ha Gyeong’s eyes gleamed with exultation as he whispered.
“Farewell, glutton.”
[Will of the Core Guardian creates a zone of utter annihilation]
Thwip!
The Veil Lancer’s entire upper body vanished in an instant.
Then its limbs fell helplessly.
Of course, the arm lodged in Ha Gyeong’s abdomen simply went limp.
‘Ugh! This is really going to kill me.’
Ha Gyeong hastily pulled out the creature’s forearm.
Splurt!
The Spirit’s Cloak had expended itself,
and excruciating pain followed.
But he could endure it.
Adrenaline was flooding his system.
Ha Gyeong immediately began treating his battered body.
[Tyrant’s Bracelet activated]
[Body rapidly recovers]
Sizzle!
Once the wounds closed, he finally felt like he could breathe.
Ha Gyeong stared at the Veil Lancer—now just a head.
‘It’s over.’
He looked around.
The Shadow Chamber had split the Dungeon in half,
and his teammates were still fighting the creature’s clones.
A lightbulb suddenly flickered on in Ha Gyeong’s mind.
‘Wait, now?’
With the Veil Lancer defeated, things would be less dangerous for a while.
Ha Gyeong felt the perfect moment had arrived.
A chance to seize the Ultimate Abyss Fragment without anyone knowing.
He looked down at the Veil Lancer and spoke.
“Hey, don’t die yet. Wait here.”
—What kind of nonsense is that?
“I have things to do. Die later.”
—In all my existence, I’ve never met someone like you. I’d need a lot of time to even begin to understand.
Of course, Ha Gyeong paid no attention to the creature’s prattling.
He headed straight for the deepest part of the Dungeon,
where the Soul Mark was pointing.
Then he suddenly turned back and grabbed the Veil Lancer’s head.
“Actually, this won’t do.”
—What now?
“What if you recover while I’m gone? Besides, you seem way too lively for someone facing death.”
—……
At the sharp jab, the Veil Lancer fell silent.
Apparently, it had been planning to recover secretly.
Ha Gyeong let out a dry laugh at the sight.
“Yeah, that’s what I thought.”
He carried the Veil Lancer’s severed head as he walked.
A shattered glass wall suddenly caught his eye.
When Ha Gyeong saw his reflection there, he let out a deep exclamation.
As if he’d just achieved some profound realization.
“Oh! Carrying a head around, I look like a Dullahan!”
—……Truly, you really are insane.
Of course, Ha Gyeong paid no mind.
Being called insane by a monster seemed to be something he’d grown used to.
Tearing the Gate
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