You Have Been Invited to the Auction House of the Gods - Chapter 66

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66

 

 

 

Fenrir let out a low howl.

 

That was the signal for battle to begin.

 

I raised Galmu at an angle and ignited the Karmic Fire.

 

Carmen’s whip flew in swiftly.

 

The blade whip Samachae, which gleamed the same color as her red hair, came flying.

 

With a sound like a jet engine, a red line was drawn through midair.

 

Crash—!

 

Galmu drew a diagonal line and precisely pressed down to break Samachae’s spine.

 

Pulling my body back, I deflected the tip of the whip bouncing back with my left hand.

 

The space to my left opened up.

 

Not missing that gap, Fenrir opened its maw and lunged in.

 

Whoosh—!

 

The Karmic Fire wrapped around my left arm instantly swelled up to become a massive shield.

 

Fenrir thrust its maw forward without hesitation.

 

Each time its fangs dug into the flames, the smell of metal and burnt leather scattered.

 

But it was the moment Fenrir closed its mouth.

 

‘It ate the Karmic Fire?’

 

The moment Fenrir closed its mouth, the Karmic Fire that had been in the bitten area was sucked into its stomach.

 

I twisted my left arm to push up Fenrir’s jaw and scraped its lower jaw joint with Galmu in my right hand.

 

‘Did I graze it?’

 

Mercury-like silver blood scattered like stars.

 

Fenrir rolled to the side while growling.

 

Carmen’s Samachae, who wouldn’t miss that moment, coiled around aiming for my ankle in reverse.

 

Before it could fully wrap around, I inserted Galmu into Samachae’s loop.

 

Then I pushed and lifted it up, causing the loop to come undone.

 

Spinning my body once, I shot sword energy made of Karmic Fire from Galmu’s tip toward Carmen.

 

Carmen hastily retrieved her whip and spun it to cut down the sword energy.

 

The corners of Carmen’s eyes lifted.

 

“I can see why Liu Chen covets you.”

 

Interest, and a hint of irritation flashed in her eyes.

 

“Even now, if you join the Cult, we can solve the S-Rank Dungeon Break…”

 

“I refuse.”

 

“Think about it once more. You’re going to end up joining the Cult anyway.”

 

As if there was a script, every Cult bastard I met repeated the same words.

 

“Stop spouting nonsense and come at me properly.”

 

“…Fine.”

 

Carmen shrugged her shoulders.

 

“I’ll think of it as giving mental training to a new recruit.”

 

She struck the ground with her whip.

 

At that signal, Fenrir extended its claws.

 

As the floor froze, white frost spread to the surroundings.

 

Flames burst forth from one of Carmen’s rings.

 

I knew that ring.

 

Everett’s Proof.

 

It was an artifact that absorbed all fire-based Divine Authority, including Karmic Fire.

 

‘Is having artifacts like that standard for someone of Carmen’s level?’

 

The flames bursting from her wrist devoured the ice, and steam exploded.

 

In an instant, thick white fog spread.

 

gaining the upper hand through vision.

 

Not a bad method.

 

If it were Fenrir, it could easily attack enemy positions even in this kind of fog.

 

But vision wasn’t everything for me either.

 

Just as Fenrir had an excellent sense of smell, I had my Sixth Sense.

 

The moment my vision turned hazy, Fenrir’s claws erupted from the darkness.

 

‘Straight ahead.’

 

Bang!

 

Fenrir’s claws and Galmu collided and exploded.

 

As I deflected it, my body slid diagonally.

 

With that momentum, I precisely pierced into Fenrir’s throat with the blade’s edge.

 

Sizzle—!

 

This time it went in properly.

 

Silver blood spurted along the drawn line.

 

Fenrir made a wheezing sound as it created distance.

 

The Samachae immediately tried to wrap around my waist.

 

I kicked out Karmic Fire and escaped from the Samachae’s maw that was trying to snare me.

 

As soon as I broke free, another combined attack came in.

 

The Samachae crossed up and down, splitting the space, while Fenrir’s cold energy froze the gaps, eliminating any escape routes.

 

I met the rising whip with my blade and countered the descending claws by bursting Karmic Fire.

 

Quick exchanges and short breaths.

 

Their combined attack formed a perfectly coordinated harmony without any gaps.

 

But for me, who had ascended to demigod status by borrowing the power of Golden Incense, that level couldn’t reach me.

 

Moreover, thanks to my Sixth Sense stats, I was always half a beat ahead of their rhythm.

 

I deflected the whip by swinging Galmu half a step earlier, and moved my body half a beat ahead just before the wolf’s maw came in.

 

And this began to gradually create cracks in their rhythm.

 

My breathing grew longer,

while theirs was becoming shorter.

 

And the gap created when their rhythm broke became my opportunity to pierce through Fenrir.

 

The gap revealed the moment I deflected Fenrir’s claws.

 

I thrust Galmu straight toward Fenrir’s chest.

 

The moment Fenrir’s front legs instinctively tried to deflect the blade, I burst Karmic Fire from Galmu’s tip.

 

A spear of Karmic Fire poured from the tip of Galmu’s blade.

 

It was an unavoidable angle.

 

Whoosh—!

 

Flames exploded from within.

 

Fenrir rolled on the floor, scattering silver blood.

 

I could hear the sound of its breath breaking.

 

At that moment, Samachae’s whip lashes explosively poured between me and Fenrir.

 

“That’s enough.”

 

Anger tinged Carmen’s voice for the first time.

 

As Fenrir’s cold energy disappeared, the fog gradually thinned.

 

Carmen was already standing beside Fenrir, and for the first time, her brow was faintly furrowed.

 

“…You crossed the line.”

 

She swung the Samachae in one long motion.

 

“Recruit or whatever, I’ll tear you to shreds.”

 

With a crack—! sound, midair split open.

 

From that gap, the red energy of the underworld began gushing out with a thud—, then was absorbed into the dungeon entrance behind her.

 

‘So that’s how she accelerates a Dungeon Break.’

 

That was another method I’d never seen before.

 

Using Ghost Stones to raise the dungeon grade, and using that red energy to trigger a Break.

 

‘There was a reason for Yamyeong to come all the way to Japan personally.’

 

The information I gained during the mere two days in Japan was more than what months of investigation had yielded.

 

Meanwhile, the dungeon entrance that had grown to the size of a building spewed forth legions of demonic beasts.

 

Hounds, boars, monsters with crow wings mixed with wolf bodies…

 

The demonic beasts that poured out like water from a collapsed dam densely filled the space behind her.

 

“Tokyo will collapse because of you!”

 

Carmen roared as if chewing and swallowing her words.

 

“While those demonic beasts devour Tokyo… I will tear you to shreds!”

 

First of all, her words were wrong.

 

First, where are there any lines to be drawn in a life-or-death battle?

 

Especially when I was merely counterattacking someone trying to kill me.

 

And second.

 

She’s not the only one with numbers.

 

As I withdrew the Karmic Fire, the sword tip sank heavily.

 

I slowly lowered Galmu diagonally and summoned the Ghostly Energy.

 

Soon the intangible energy of Ghostly Energy gathered and began to flow slowly down Galmu’s sword blade.

 

And the moment a single drop fell from the sword’s tip, it instantly dyed the ground beneath my feet black.

 

An aura mixed with salt and metallic scent surged up from the floor.

 

Then my soldiers, taking form from the darkness, revealed themselves.

 

Thud—.

 

Once more.

 

Thud—.

 

“Mister Kim!”

 

At Dolsoe’s voice calling me, I couldn’t help but let out a chuckle.

 

Ha, ‘Mister Kim’ at such a magnificent moment.

 

Dolsoe was the first to approach my side.

 

And following behind him, Maetdoli, Jugeogi, Bujikkaengi and various other goblins came crowding up through the gaps.

 

“Mister Kim, we were preparing because we heard there would be fighting.”

“Yamyeong told us so.”

 

Whether I held my forehead or not, the goblins were already sufficiently excited for the long-awaited battle.

 

At least the fortunate thing was that they were prepared, unlike the sudden summons of the past.

 

It seemed they had properly executed my instruction to Yamyeong, who was leading the survivors, to return to base camp and send word.

 

Thus emerged 41 goblins.

 

When I raised my head to look ahead, demonic beasts that seemed to number in the tens of thousands, no, hundreds of thousands, were densely packed filling the space.

 

“Do you think mere goblins can stop them?”

 

Hmm, to be honest, we’re definitely outmatched visually.

 

But still.

 

“These goblins can each handle about a hundred thousand, you see.”

 

At my words, Carmen snickered and struck the ground with her whip.

 

Then the millions of demonic beasts that had been waiting only for her command came pouring out.

 

“You lads, should we be showing such rough things to our King!”

 

“Come, let’s go!”

 

At the same time, Dolsoe and the goblins also quickly charged toward the demonic beasts.

 

The wave of demonic beasts and the surge of goblins collided head-on.

 

The sounds of breaking, shattering, beast screams, and the excited cheers of goblins mixed into one.

 

My gaze immediately turned toward Carmen.

 

The numbers might be small, but those goblins aren’t ordinary goblins.

 

She raised one corner of her mouth, then drew her samachae across the ground.

The scale-like blades of the whip trembled like bells, ringing lowly.

 

Fenrir staggered and took half a step back, then caught his breath.

Blood was gurgling from his side.

 

“Fine, let’s see who wins. Whether your goblins can stop them faster, or my demonic beasts can turn Tokyo upside down faster. And…”

 

As she lightly stroked Fenrir’s head, it gazed at her for a moment before sinking back into the darkness.

 

“Whether I kill you faster or you kill me faster.”

 

As she drove the Samachae deep into the ground, hundreds of whip strands exploded outward.

 

Blade-like chains covered the air, enclosing the two of us like a circular dome.

 

And at the center stood Carmen, clenching her fist while radiating killing intent.

 

“Welcome to the Crimson Body Prison, the Death Arena.”

 

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