You Have Been Invited to the Auction House of the Gods - Chapter 136

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136

 

As I passed through the door, dim lighting appeared, illuminating the laboratory.

 

Test tubes lined up on both sides of the long corridor-shaped laboratory.

 

Inside the glass test tubes, demonic beast-type Chimeras were sleeping.

 

They were familiar monsters I had seen somewhere before.

 

‘Similar types to those from the Tokyo Break.’

 

As I walked between the glass test tubes, the Doctor was calmly recording something.

 

Behind him, a modified human resembling Frankenstein that the team member had testified about was standing by.

 

Sensing a presence, the Doctor slowly raised his head.

 

“Coming this far wasn’t in my calculations.”

 

The Doctor put down his pencil and climbed onto Frankenstein’s shoulder.

 

Then he began inserting giant syringes one by one.

 

“Do you think I’ll let you do as you please?”

 

At my question, the Doctor stopped his hands and looked up.

 

“Of course not.”

 

While saying that, he pulled out a button from his shirt pocket.

 

“Still, the test subjects here should be enough to buy some time, don’t you think?”

 

At the same time as those words, the Doctor pressed the button.

 

With a clicking sound, the glass tubes opened and water poured out.

 

As the Chimeras came pouring out, the Doctor resumed his work as if nothing had happened.

 

The Doctor’s figure was hidden from view by the Chimeras.

 

Around me, growling demonic beast Chimeras had already surrounded me densely.

 

“It reminds me of the Tokyo Break.”

 

No, it was a little different from that time.

 

If Tokyo was a fight to break through a massive tsunami, now it felt like destroying an entire deep sea ocean.

 

Beast Sea.

 

In the sea of beasts, I gripped Galmu tighter.

 

In the dark beast sea, my shining sword became the only and massive bait.

 

The Karmic Fire that bloomed on Galmu spread through my arm to my entire body.

 

And that became the signal.

 

Waves of beasts surged toward me.

 

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I deflected the massive fangs lunging toward my head with Galmu.

 

And simultaneously, a punch using the recoil from my waist struck down into the wolf Chimera’s jaw.

 

With a cracking sound, the wolf Chimera was slammed into the ground.

 

As a gap formed in the current, a new Demonic Beast burrowed through that opening.

 

I swung Galmu toward the Demonic Beast swinging its claws.

 

Galmu cleanly severed the Demonic Beast’s front paw.

 

And again, Demonic Beasts swarmed from all directions.

 

I spun my body while swinging Galmu.

 

As a crescent golden trajectory was drawn, the necks of the surging Demonic Beasts were severed.

 

Before the headless bodies could even fall to the ground, another creature charged at me.

 

I lifted my foot and stomped down on its nose.

 

With a breaking sound, it was slammed straight into the Floor.

 

I moved continuously before the Chimeras’ regeneration could activate.

 

This kind of endless, continuous battle had been quite a while.

 

I slashed, stabbed, and swung like that.

 

The Floor was stained with blood, and the corpses of Demonic Beasts piled up neatly on top of it.

 

There was no difficulty whatsoever.

 

How strong could Chimeras thrown out just to buy time be?

 

I cut down the last Chimera.

 

As I slowly walked out over the squelching Floor, the Doctor was still inserting a Syringe into Frankenstein.

 

“Do I still have to wait?”

 

The Doctor was startled by my voice.

 

“You’re out already?”

 

The Doctor adjusted his Glasses and cleared his throat.

 

“Still, they were A-grade Chimeras, you’re stronger than what I heard from Carmen.”

 

‘Carmen…’

 

A quite familiar name had slipped out.

 

“Well, this should be enough.”

 

The Doctor inserted the last Syringe into Frankenstein and quickly came down to the Floor.

 

In response, Frankenstein raised his head.

 

A low Electric Current sound buzzed from his head where the Iron Core was embedded.

 

‘This one is different.’

 

Was this the Dungeon’s boss monster?

 

When Frankenstein opened his eyes, the air in the Laboratory changed.

 

I lowered my stance while holding Galmu.

 

Frankenstein’s gaze turned toward me.

 

Only the whites of his eyes remained.

 

Instead, tiny lights flickered as they focused.

 

And the moment his eyes met mine—

 

Bang!

 

I quickly pulled my body back.

 

A massive fist was embedded where I had been standing.

 

‘This is on a completely different level from the S-rank bosses I’ve faced before.’

 

I kicked off the ground and counterattacked.

 

I leaped high, gripped Galmu in reverse, and drove it straight down toward Frankenstein’s crown.

 

Or rather, I tried to.

 

A bundle of slime tentacles that sprouted from his back blocked Galmu’s advance.

 

“Tch.”

 

I immediately unleashed a large amount of Karmic Fire.

 

I burned through the bundle of tentacles.

 

But there was a gap before I could continue my attack.

 

Frankenstein didn’t miss that opening and threw a punch straight at my waist.

 

I released my grip on Galmu and took a defensive stance.

 

The fist of mixed flesh and metal struck me directly.

 

Bang!

 

A sound like a drum bursting echoed through the air.

 

The recoil traveled straight up through my elbow.

 

‘Brute force.’

 

I used the recoil to leap over to his back.

 

‘First, I’ll remove the annoying obstacles.’

 

Then I extended both hands toward the remaining tentacles.

 

And fired Karmic Fire directly at them.

 

Kwaang―!

 

Golden flames engulfed Frankenstein’s back.

 

It was the eerie sacred flame mixed with Ghostly Energy that Shin In-seon had mentioned.

 

The slime tentacles writhed as if screaming, then burned down to their very roots.

 

Soon the mucous tentacles growing on his back turned to ash one by one and disappeared.

 

Frankenstein quickly created distance between us.

 

He was quite agile for such a massive frame.

 

There wasn’t major damage, but he seemed quite enraged.

 

With the sound of steam escaping, the injections embedded in Frankenstein’s body began to activate.

 

Soon the Iron Core embedded in his head began amplifying electric current,

 

Zzzzt, zzzzzzt―

 

It began flowing throughout his entire body.

 

‘Using Lightning Technique in that way is quite novel.’

 

I had only encountered a Martial Artist who used Lightning Technique once in the Heavenly Demon’s World.

 

Lightning Technique itself is difficult to pass down, and equally difficult to master.

 

After all, wouldn’t it be strange for a living human to have Electric Current flowing through their body?

 

There’s a reason the Electric Chair exists as an execution method.

 

But that Frankenstein was different.

 

Electric Current was one power source that made him move.

 

Frankenstein lowered his waist.

 

‘Oh?’

 

His stance had changed.

 

It was different from before when he swung wildly.

 

It was quite serious for just copying Lightning Technique.

 

Frankenstein’s foot scraped the Floor.

 

Like an inside boxer, he stepped quickly and advanced.

 

The next moment, he disappeared from my sight.

 

No— he seemed to disappear.

 

Whoosh—

 

Wind grazing my chin.

 

I turned my head.

 

Air was sucked into where the fist had passed, creating an aftershock.

 

‘Fast.’

 

Electric Current flowed along that aftershock.

 

But for some reason, the corners of my mouth kept rising.

 

‘Tsk, being with Heavenly Demon all the time has rubbed off on me.’

 

What was it they said about being near ink makes you black.

 

Heavenly Demon’s temperament seemed to have transferred to me.

 

Regardless of that, I dove straight into Frankenstein’s embrace.

 

Neck, shoulder, chest, back of the knee.

 

I swiftly drew Galmu from top to bottom.

 

Frankenstein quickly pulled back his body, but couldn’t block everything.

 

Blood seeped out from the wound that opened on his chest.

 

But he paid no heed and rushed in while weaving.

 

Throwing light jabs before a straight, then a hook.

 

Fists charged with electric current flew in succession.

 

I blocked, deflected, and finally twisted away.

 

It was proper combat after quite a long time.

 

However, there was one disappointing aspect.

 

‘Having electrical resistance is quite unfortunate.’

 

It was a skill that arose from the bundle of lightning I took from Gnugn.

 

A fairly long exchange continued.

 

The time to bring this to an end was approaching.

 

The analysis was more or less complete.

 

I created distance and aimed Galmu at Frankenstein.

 

Frankenstein also seemed to sense something ominous, as massive electric current began gathering in his fist.

 

‘One Point.’

 

The moment an attack shot out from the single point gathered at Galmu’s tip, Frankenstein thrust his fist forward.

 

In an instant, my vision was filled with light.

 

Blinding light poured out to the point where I couldn’t see ahead.

 

And through it all, a single black beam of light cut through.

 

It was One Point imbued with the energy of Destruction that I learned from the Heavenly Demon.

 

The light that seemed like it would devour everything disappeared completely, cut through by a thin Flash strike.

 

Kwaaaaang—!!

 

Frankenstein’s body was completely destroyed.

 

Starting from his chest where Flash had pierced through, he crumbled away without leaving even ashes behind.

 

The world that had become chaotic instantly fell silent.

 

Doctor stood frozen with his mouth agape.

 

I slowly approached him and aimed Galmu at him.

 

“I’d prefer if you came quietly.”

 

Doctor swallowed hard.

 

“If I’m captured, it would be humanity’s loss.”

 

“You’re getting captured either way. If you resist, you’ll just be captured painfully.”

 

A moment of silence passed.

 

Then Doctor made a resolute expression and rummaged through his coat.

 

“If that’s how you’re going to be, then I have no choice either.”

 

‘As expected of a Cult Executive. He has no intention of being captured easily.’

 

I simultaneously drew up my power.

 

And the moment Doctor pulled something from his coat—

 

I couldn’t help but be bewildered.

 

“I surrender.”

 

What he had pulled out was a White Flag.

 

“…I will surrender.”

 

“Without resisting?”

 

“Uh… should I resist?”

 

“… No. Never mind.”

 

If you’re going to surrender, just do it. Why make such a tragic expression and confuse people?

 

This was my first time seeing such a surrender.

 

I sighed and pressed the Doctor’s Paralysis Point.

 

The Doctor let out a groan and stiffened completely.

 

Along with quite a villain-like line.

 

“If only you hadn’t lent the Chimera to Carmen…”

 

I thought it seemed familiar – the Chimera from the Tokyo Break was apparently the Doctor’s work too.

 

It seems I caught a bigger fish than expected.

 

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