Chapter 64

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Translated by Jinmu

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Swoosh-!

The one who arrived first was the assassin.

The clear difference in strength felt during the previous sneak attack.

However, the situation had now changed.

Dash-!

Han-bit, who was focusing on the enemy’s movements, dug forward at the precise timing.

Reacting to it, the assassin instantly changed his posture and thrust his sword forward.

Kaang-!

The sharp noise ringing out as the two swords clashed.

Pushed back in strength, Han-bit bounced backward as is.

“Move!”

Hook-!

Vares digging in, aiming for that split second.

His body, which was waddling around just a while ago, showed overly nimble movements.

Kkang-!

Blocking the sword in mid-air, Han-bit changed direction and reduced his speed.

Having created distance, he stopped right there.

“I can feel a slight difference, but it is nothing amazing. Is that flame truly the Spirit King’s power?”

The assassin felt a little disappointment and doubt.

The traces of the Spirit King, which he heard would become an important power for the Holy State.

However, all he felt was heat harboring a sense of intimidation.

“It must be because he doesn’t have Northon’s blood. Your bastard, you must have killed Reventia and stole it.”

Vares had already made his conclusion.

Using the Spirit King’s power despite not being of the Northon bloodline.

The incredibly feeble power compared to the information he obtained.

It was a situation that could happen if he had killed Reventia and stolen the ring.

“Your swords look like they are in bad condition?”

Reading their inner thoughts, Han-bit asked the two men.

His gaze was directed at their respective swords.

“Swords?”

“Suddenly what…”

At the sudden question, Vares and the assassin looked at their own weapons simultaneously.

However, the blades of the two swords that had been perfectly fine were charred black here and there.

“…!”

The two men, whose eyes widened, realized their misconception.

That moment, Han-bit kicked off the ground.

Dash-!

Salion’s flames growing increasingly stronger were clearly felt.

Approaching Vares in an instant, he swung his sword widely.

Chwaak-!

“Kkuaaak!”

The flying attack neatly severed off his left arm.

And another attack followed.

Fwoosh-!

Karma fire burning along the path the sword passed.

The Spirit King’s power, which had raised its heat even more in the brief moment, spread rapidly along the wound.

“Aaaaaak!”

Falling to the floor, Vares twisted his entire body and screamed.

The magic tool for defense undoubtedly activated.

However, the flames burned even that away and ended up engulfing his body.

– Oh my;

– It’s going to fucking hurt.

– He deserves to be in pain.

– Roll around till you die.

“So he was a type that required time.”

Grasping the situation, the assassin corrected his posture.

Simultaneously, a white radiance spewed from his sword.

What was different from the ambush was the clarity of the radiance.

“…Tch.”

The sword damaged by Salion’s flames prevented even the assassin’s power from fully materializing.

Clicking his tongue, he firmly gripped the sword hilt.

“I’ll kill you before the flames touch me. Your moves are now…”

“Kreuaaak!”

At that time, Vares’s voice, as he writhed, changed strangely.

Turning his gaze, the assassin’s eyes widened.

Squish-

Vares’s body, which was burning with his arm severed, was gradually swelling up.

On the floor laid a shattered glass bottle containing dark red granules.

“That is…”

A type of physical enhancement drug circulated in the black market.

Since it was an illegal drug made using monster corpses, it wasn’t strange no matter what side effects appeared.

“Kkeueo!”

Vares slowly rising to his feet didn’t look like a human.

Swollen flesh and muscles all over his body, with bloodshot red eyes.

His body over 2 meters tall truly looked like a monster.

His severed left arm was still burning, making it an overly grotesque sight.

– What?

– Fuck, what is that? It’s scary;

– He looks fucking horrific;

– Master, please help him just one more time.

– Leon Nunna, save him!

“Kreuuk.”

Growling, Vares fixed his gaze on the assassin closest to him.

And the moment his stumbling body tilted.

Kwang-!

With a massive roar, his body shot forward.

“…!”

The assassin, who reacted late, hastily took a defensive stance with his sword.

However, the opponent’s strength deviated far from his expectations.

Kwadeudeuk-!

“U-heuk!”

Vares’s fist broke through the sword and burrowed into his chest.

The assassin, receiving the attack intact, flew away with a shock as if his entire body was crushed.

Kwagwagwagawa-!

His body crashed into several walls on the outskirts of the open space.

The assassin, unable to properly counterattack, met such a futile death.

– Wait a minute…

– He has to fight that?

– Can’t we get along?

– ImSorryImSorryImSorry.

“Kkeueo!”

Ignorant to such a death, Vares roared looking up at the sky.

He was the very embodiment of a monster.

“Even being an intact pig was better.”

Looking at the grotesque appearance, Vares shaking his fat belly felt less disgusting.

Though he wouldn’t intentionally want to see it again.

Fwoosh-!

While the assassin and Vares were fighting.

Salion’s flames, raising its power, reached its maximum firepower.

Stamina and mental power being depleted rapidly despite having raised his stats.

The heat filling his body was at a dangerous level.

Swoosh-

Along with it, Sylph’s gathering wind intertwined with the flames.

Attribute Manifestation and Swordsmanship of the Wind.

It was a combination capable of amplifying each other’s abilities.

“Kreuuk!”

Roaring loudly, Vares turned his head toward Han-bit.

Reason and intelligence were not visible within those blood-red eyes.

Sss-

Gripping the hilt with both hands, Han-bit took a stance

And the moment he felt the wind filling up.

Dash-!

Kwagwang-!

Both of them kicked off the ground simultaneously.

Swoosh-!

Vares thrusting a huge fist just like when he killed the assassin.

That attack brushed past Han-bit’s hair as he lowered his posture significantly and missed.

“Let’s end this now.”

Digging in with an uninterrupted flow, Han-bit slashed upwards straight away.

The attack mixing the powers of two Spirits amplified each other and sliced diagonally through Vares’s body.

Fwoosh-!

Flames incinerating the wound before the blood could even scatter.

Due to the mingling with the wind, it covered Vares’s entire body like a gust of wind.

“Kkueeoe…”

Kung-!

The bastard stumbling in pain collapsed on the floor as was.

The red eyes staring into space while making a bizarre noise.

It was a little more time before the twitching body came to a halt.

– Wow.

– Crazy. Lol.

– The Spirit synergy is nuts;

– This is a one-shot?

– As expected of Spirit King.

– I believed in you. T. T. T.

[User MagicSwordsman donated 100,000 won.]

[I pissed myself.]

“Huu.”

Releasing the skill, Han-bit slumped onto the floor.

Although he extracted sufficient firepower, he would have definitely failed if it had dragged on any longer.

It seems he needs to increase his level and stats more to properly utilize it.

“Oppa!”

“Black Dragon!”

After a moment.

Ria and the other people arrived at the open space.

When Asla and Leon, who took care of the other enemies, also appeared, an alarm rang in his ears.

Ding-

[You have completed Main Quest #15.]

[The maximum rewards are distributed for achieving the Hidden Objective.]

[You have received 500,000 Gold.]

[25 Stat Points are provided.]

[Experience Points increased by 200,000.]

[Level has increased by 4.]

[4 Stat Points are provided.]

[Progress Rate increases.]

[Main Quest #16: Epilogue]

You have safely protected Ria from the enemies.

You must share your thoughts with your companions and plan the next journey.

Objective: Let’s face the ending of the story.

Reward: Episode Completion

*Current Progress Rate: 99 Percent

***

“It somehow doesn’t feel real.”

Upper floor of the Northon Mansion.

Sitting in the reception room, Ria murmured with her chin resting on her hand.

“It progressed incredibly fast, so it’s natural you feel that way.”

Cowen, who was guarding right next to her, also felt a new sense of emotion.

The day the trial took place two days ago greatly shook Edlen.

The fact that the former Mayor William was framed and sentenced to death.

The rampage and death of Vares, the mastermind behind that incident.

The infiltration, death, and arrest of the Holy State assassins.

The confession and arrest of Brooke, the accomplice.

There was not a single thing that wasn’t chaotic.

“How is the city’s atmosphere? Is the slum district okay?”

Ria’s current worries were two things.

One was the change in the city’s atmosphere due to the changes.

The other was another precious family member left behind in the slums as she returned to this house.

Knowing those feelings, Cowen nodded and answered.

“The city’s atmosphere is fine. Rather, since the citizens were suffering from unreasonably imposed taxes until recently, the majority responded that it was a good thing. We deployed troops and verified adventurers in the slums for public security.”

“…I see.”

Ria breathed a sigh of relief.

To tell the truth, she was more worried about Plona and the rest of the slum family than the citizens.

At least she hoped that place would become a street safe from crime.

“Are you okay now, Oppa?”

Ria turned her gaze toward Han-bit.

His physical body and mental strength were heavily depleted after fighting a major battle.

Looking at Vares’s grotesque state, she couldn’t help but worry about Han-bit who faced that bastard.

“I’m fine. It’s not like I got injured. By the way, I heard a path connecting Vares’s mansion to the temple was found?”

“Yes. We searched centered around the place Camon marked, and a hidden passage heavily secured with multiple layers appeared. Besides that, I heard there were quite a few items related to the Holy State as well.”

Cowen nodded at that question and answered.

After Vares’s death, a primary investigation of the mansion proceeded, led by the Royal Guard Knights.

True to that bastard’s personality, it seemed to have been found in a place very hard to locate.

“Did they figure out where he got the information about the Spirit King’s trace?”

“There was a fragment of a short record inscribed in the very distant past. It seemed to have been purchased at the black market just like the physical enhancement drug the bastard used, but the contents itself didn’t have anything special.”

Vares was a person who utilized the black market in various ways.

Especially since the physical enhancement drug turned a person into an appearance close to a monster, they say a separate investigation is proceeding under Leon’s instruction.

Han-bit was also planning to assist as he progressed through the episodes.

“But did Asla-nim leave for another city?”

Cowen, who was continuing the conversation, covertly asked.

Asla, who guarded Ria until yesterday and then departed from the mansion.

Since he disappeared without even leaving a word, he couldn’t hide his regret.

“No, there is a Spirit space under the cliff outside the forest. He has a lot to investigate, so he’ll probably stay there for quite a while.”

“If so, that’s a relief. I wanted to properly convey my gratitude.”

“I want to greet him too. But he won’t be coming here anymore, right?”

Ria, who had already grasped Asla’s personality during the short time they spent together.

He would never come here just because he is bored, but if something happens, he would be the first to run over.

Since his sense of responsibility was at least strong anyway.

“If you want to greet him, go to the cliff at the far northwest. He will come out if you wait there.”

“…I feel like he won’t have a welcoming reaction.”

“That can’t be helped.”

He will really come out with a sour face, but it doesn’t mean he won’t meet you.

If that repeats a few times, the frequency of conversation should gradually increase.

“You were all here.”

At that time, Henry appeared from the entrance.

Unlike before, his face was full of vitality.

Entering inside, he looked at everyone and said.

“A message from Leon arrived. Let me relay the decisions determined in the Royal Capital.”