Tearing the Gate Apart - Chapter 83

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Chapter 83.
John struck his helmet hard with both hands.
Clang!
“Ugh! Come on, snap out of it.”
A terrifying sound rang out, but he showed no concern.
Ha Gyeong’s shout had clearly gotten through to him.
‘The opponent is an Extreme Tier boss. But that doesn’t mean I should lose my nerve.’
In combat, momentum accounts for more than half the battle.
Even lacking in pure strength, showing hesitation was unforgivable.
In that regard, John was the finest Tank alive.
“Hrraaagh!”
Boom—!
John’s Titan Flail scythed across Aurela’s legs.
Not to deal massive damage.
Just a straightforward play for Aggro.
But Aurela’s reaction was somewhat unexpected.
“Chirrrrup!”
The creature let out a peculiar cry.
Then it began moving away with great strides.
As if trying to flee from John.
“Huh? Why’s it doing that?”
A solid pulling skill combined with the Titan Flail’s taunt amplification.
There was no way for Aggro to not land.
Yet Aurela traced along the outer rim of the cavern instead.
All while continuing to spew silver material.
[Golden Queen Aurela deploys Silver Bulwark]
Whoooosh!
Aurela hurled the silver substance at the space between the party members.
Into that wide gap where they stood.
Ha Gyeong’s eyes widened instantly.
‘It’s trying to isolate us!’
Even five members made a Raid Team.
The distance between the front line and back line was kept as usual.
Too close, and catastrophes like Aggro splashes could occur.
Ha Gyeong grasped its intention at once.
“It’s trying to seal us off! Everyone, circle around, now!”
—From the boss’s perspective, we’ll move left!
Dae Hyeonja responded appropriately.
But the problem was far more serious than expected.
The massive silver wall had completely split the Raid Team apart.
Standing fifty meters high.
How in any world were they supposed to scale it?
Of course, Ha Gyeong could manage it.
‘How do I avoid falling into its trap?’
His gaze locked onto the colossal silver barrier.
He had to prevent the back line from taking any hits, no matter what.
Which left him with a single option.
‘The creature has two choices. But what if I give it a third?’
Ha Gyeong immediately began running up the wall.
A skill that let him move across any surface as if it were flat ground.
Wall Traversal.
As he reached the top of the barrier, Aurela’s eyes fixed on him.
Click! Chirrup!
Eight eyes moving independently, each with that strange sound.
The creature studied Ha Gyeong intently.
‘It’s reassessing how dangerous I am.’
He dampened his presence as much as possible.
Making himself seem insignificant—that would make it attack.
Ha Gyeong stood motionless, not even channeling Abyss Resonance.
He’d laid a trap, baiting Aurela to target him.
But the creature’s response was unexpected.
“Kiiit!”
The colorful-patterned yellow body moved with startling speed.
Aurela rose high into the air.
Then began descending at tremendous velocity.
Straight down toward where John stood.
“Waaargh! Why me?!”
An unexpected outcome, though not the worst possible.
As a top-tier Tank, John should be able to endure to some degree.
Ha Gyeong seized the Whisperer and shouted.
“John! Hold on however you can! I’m bringing the back line to you!”
But John didn’t respond.
Not because he was incapacitated.
Simply because he had no moment to activate the Whisperer.
Ha Gyeong vaulted over the far side of the barrier.
His teammates were already rushing to gather near him.
“Shall we try creating a wormhole?”
Dae Hyeonja offered the suggestion as soon as Ha Gyeong arrived.
It wasn’t a bad option.
They could cross without expending an attack skill.
Ha Gyeong asked carefully.
“Does that have a short cooldown?”
“No. We can only use it about once a day.”
“That seems like overkill for a place like this. Let’s save the wormhole for a last resort and try another approach instead.”
As Ha Gyeong shook his head, Park Jeongjin stepped forward at once.
“When discussing penetration power, it would be remiss of me to sit idle. Let me try.”
“Please do.”
Park Jeongjin’s nickname was Skybolts.
Earned for his remarkable skill with the Crossbow.
So much so that simultaneous point-of-impact firing was within his reach.
Soon Park Jeongjin aimed his Crossbow at the barrier.
[Park Jeongjin deploys Sky Piercing Arrow]
Fwoosh—!
A luminous projectile shot forth with the sound of air hissing.
At first, everyone looked confused.
He’d made such a show of discussing penetration power, as if pulling out something magnificent.
Yet it was just a single bolt.
It was decidedly anticlimactic.
But Park Jeongjin’s expression remained confident.
“Just watch. See what happens.”
Sure enough.
A moment later, a thunderous boom echoed as a massive crater formed in the barrier.
Kaboom—!
A single strike that concealed overwhelming power beneath an ordinary exterior.
The very essence of hidden strength.
Ha Gyeong immediately inspected the crater.
Meanwhile, Park Jeongjin spoke triumphantly.
“It’s not like that dungeon wall or anything. This flimsy mess of a cobweb crumbles with a single shot.”
“Um… it’s not actually punctured through?”
“What? That can’t be!”
At Ha Gyeong’s words, Park Jeongjin rushed over hurriedly.
But the result didn’t change.
The Sky Piercing Arrow was an excellent skill, but insufficient to breach the barrier.
Ha Gyeong posed a question to him.
“Could you land another shot?”
“The cooldown on this is quite long.”
“What about other skills?”
“Ahem! Their penetration power is lower than Sky Piercing Arrow.”
Park Jeongjin kept clearing his throat awkwardly.
Embarrassed at having charged ahead so confidently.
Things being what they were.
Ha Gyeong had to handle the rest himself.
‘I wanted to conserve my skills if possible, but there’s no help for it.’
He stared at the crater.
It seemed the barrier had been penetrated roughly halfway through.
In situations like this, Dead Zone would be most useful.
Never mind penetration power.
It simply erased everything.
But Dead Zone’s effective radius was two meters in diameter.
Far too small to breach the barrier.
In the end, Ha Gyeong chose Collapsing Heaven Fist.
‘But amplified with Compression Authority.’
[The Abyss Challenger’s ‘Compression’ Authority increases the density of Abyss Energy]
Whoosh—!
The pearl-gray sphere that had been expanding in Ha Gyeong’s hand shrank dramatically.
Normally it would swell to a meter in diameter before being fired at a single point.
Now it was merely the size of a bowling ball.
One might think at first glance that its power had diminished.
But Ha Gyeong paid it no mind.
‘Right now, concentration of force matters more than impact radius.’
He leaped straight into the crater Park Jeongjin had created.
His right foot planted as he stepped forward, striking the ground.
His legs and hips twisted sequentially.
The rotational power transferred through his shoulder to his arm.
A sharp left straight, angled slightly downward.
Shiiip—!
The sound of parting air was sharper than ever before, whistling past his ears.
Immediately, a deafening boom shook the entire barrier.
Kaboom!
The pearl-gray sphere erupted outward explosively.
The Collapsing Heaven Fist bored a long tunnel through the center of the crater.
Large enough for a person to easily pass through.
His teammates stood speechless.
Park Jeongjin’s expression in particular was remarkable.
“Wh-what kind of penetration power is…”
Generally, Melee Dealers were good at breaking through a monster’s outer carapace.
But Ranged Dealers specialized more in focused strikes.
Since they needed to hit deep within the body.
But what was this?
The tunnel Ha Gyeong created was roughly ten meters deep.
Three times as far as the Sky Piercing Arrow had managed.
Everyone was astounded, though Ha Gyeong remained composed.
“Let’s move. We’re running low on time.”
“Yes, right!”
As Ha Gyeong took the lead, his bewildered teammates followed.
Exchanging glances as if in disbelief.
Passing through the tunnel, Aurela’s back came into view.
Ha Gyeong immediately seized the Whisperer.
“John! Are you all right? We’ve made it through!”
Still, John didn’t answer on the comm.
It seemed he still had no moment to respond.
Ha Gyeong quickly closed the distance to Aurela.
‘It’s the perfect window for an ambush.’
He still hadn’t confirmed John’s condition.
But he couldn’t waste such an opportunity.
He targeted Aurela’s back.
The abdomen looked more vulnerable, true.
But he needed to create an opening for the Ranged Dealer to attack.
[Kin Predation target locked]
[Target: Golden Queen Aurela]
Ping—!
“Ugggh!”
Ha Gyeong let out a low groan.
A tremendous amount of Abyss Energy came flooding in.
A sensation he hadn’t felt in a long time.
Which meant Aurela was that formidable.
Truly worthy of an Extreme Tier boss.
Ha Gyeong gritted his teeth and endured.
‘This is nothing.’
He’d weathered pain worse than death itself.
He’d overcome the bitter grief of his family and allies being slaughtered.
A mere flood of Abyss Energy was entirely manageable.
Soon a pearl-gray aura erupted from Crimson Edge.
A massive disc, fifteen meters in diameter.
Ha Gyeong didn’t stop there.
He honed the disc to razor sharpness.
[The Abyss Challenger’s ‘Compression’ Authority increases the density of Abyss Energy]
Whoosh—!
If he released it now, Aurela’s back would be shredded.
But Ha Gyeong suddenly hesitated.
‘What is this?’
Somehow it felt distinctly different from usual.
The disc seemed thinner, perhaps.
Its color had become far more translucent than before.
Ha Gyeong understood instinctively.
‘It’s the 5th Stage Resonance ability. That’s why the energy density is higher, and why it’s become slightly transparent.’
As thick and massive as it was, it couldn’t become completely invisible.
Fortunately, it was no bad sign.
Ha Gyeong immediately unleashed Crimson Edge.
“Hrraaagh!”
Tremendous resistance strained his arms and shoulders.
Releasing the transformed True Soul was no simple matter.
Yet Ha Gyeong pushed through to the finish, driving the blade down.
[Projectile Enhancement is applied to True Soul]
Whoooosh—!
The transformed True Soul leaving Crimson Edge doubled in size.
A thirty-meter disc, spinning at terrible speed.
The ultimate secret art bore down on Aurela’s back.
Crash! Kiiing—!
Even an Extreme Tier boss couldn’t withstand it.
Ha Gyeong didn’t wait for the result.
He threw himself forward recklessly.
His concern for John’s safety drove him forward.
He sprinted through the space between Aurela’s legs.
‘Where? Where is he?’
But John was nowhere to be found.
Ha Gyeong turned his head this way and that.
Aurela still had its head down in this area.
Which meant John had to be nearby.
But that was when it happened.
Whoosh—!
“Uhhh!”
Something fell from above with a low moan.
Ha Gyeong reflexively looked up and his eyes went wide.
John was plummeting down, covered in blood.
Ha Gyeong thought quickly.
‘If he hits the ground like that, he’s dead. Even catching him would be dangerous.’
John was already falling at tremendous speed.
Somehow he needed to reduce that velocity, or the injuries would be severe.
Then a familiar alert appeared.
Ha Gyeong extended his left hand without hesitation.
[Web Caster activated]
[Firing net toward target]
Fwoosh!
Purple webbing ensnared John.
His fall speed dropped sharply as a result.
Ha Gyeong exhaled with inward relief.
‘Good thing the cooldown came back around. Saving him with Resonance rope alone would have been impossible.’
In any case, John wasn’t crashing into the ground.
Ha Gyeong threw out Resonance rope.
Whoosh! Tug! Tug!
To reel in the webbing.
His attempt proved very successful.
He achieved his goal without exerting much force at all.
Ha Gyeong shook the blood-soaked John.
“John! Wake up! John!”
But John simply hung limp and still.
He didn’t respond.
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