Chapter 38

The battle began in earnest.

Jin-woo spurred the ground to narrow their distance.

The three demons flew in different directions to avoid Durandal’s blade.

Reka floated in the air and stretched her arm.

Black smoke flowed down her arm and turned into a long whip.

“A human who could resist my charms…”

Whilik-!

“Die!”

The whip cracked at Jin-woo, but Jin-woo disappeared.

He reappeared in the air behind Reka using the Cheonma Shingong method.

He prepared to swing Durandal at the exposed Reka, but he couldn’t move.

It was because he felt something appear behind him as well.

He quickly made his body heavy to drop to the ground; then, he quickly looked up.

Bertel was the one behind him.

Suddenly-

“Fire Will!”

Bang-!

Gerdan stretched out his staff as soon as Jin-woo landed.

A black circle appeared on the floor, and black flames soared from it.

Jin-woo used Cheonma Shingong again to quickly escape it.

One is fast… one has mental power… the other is a wizard.

It was a good team balance.

Above all, the pace of their attacks was good.

It seems that they have done this synchronized attack before.

Then, is Boru their tank?

It was very likely.

He was muscular, and his movement was slower than that of Bertel.

The other three demon kings each have their own characteristics, so it would be the same for Boru.

Then, it means that they are in a situation with no tanker.

Jin-woo quickly grasped the situation.

It was the same in his tour guide days.

Whenever something unexpected happens, he quickly grasps the situation.

Their team is not perfect. There will eventually be a gap.

[That is correct.]

With the swordsman’s agreement, Jin-woo began to feel more confident.

He moved quickly and induced the demon kings to attack him.

It looked pretty risky.

It seemed as if he was getting pushed because he kept avoiding and defending without attacking.

“Damn… we should help him…”

Oliver, who was on the floor after Reka’s mental attack, tried to get up.

However, he couldn’t move.

It was an aftereffect of Reka’s mental attack.

Every time he tried to move a muscle, he was consumed by excruciating pain.

It’s not just Oliver.

Other team members were also suffering from pain.

“Gah… I have to help Jinwoo…”

Han Yu-ra also tried hard to move.

She’s been with Jin-woo since he joined the guild.

So, she wanted to help somehow.

However, she could hardly move her body.

It was heartbreaking to helplessly watch her colleague fight alone.

Meanwhile, Jin-woo has a completely different thought as he glanced at his colleagues.

I guess everyone still can’t move. It’s perfect.

[What? You’re happy to see that your colleagues can’t move?]

But I have to kill these guys alone to get the hidden rewards.

[Doesn’t matter.]

They’re not dead. Besides, I don’t think I really need their help.

[Oh, you can deal with them alone, you mean?]

I think so.

Jin-woo raised his sword.

Daang-!

At the same time, Bertel appeared in front of him and swung a dagger.

“Quick!”

Jin-woo’s sword and Bertel’s dagger clashed and sent sparks flying.

At that moment, a groan escaped Bertel’s mouth.

He was surprised to feel pain.

Jin-woo brought his sword down.

Bertel flew back to avoid the sword.

However, a shadow loomed over his head as he landed on the ground.

Jin-woo was already upon him.

Since he had just landed, Bertel’s movement had to slow.

It was too late to avoid.

Whilick-!

Suddenly, Reka’s whip wrapped around Bertel’s waist and pulled him away.

Bang-!

Jin-woo’s sword hit the ground, causing a massive explosion.

“If you have been hit by that, you would have been dead,” Reka muttered.

“Th- thank you.”

Reka stared at Bertel with amazement.

Did Bertel stutter? That means this human is really dangerous, Reka thought.

Of the four demon kings, Bertel had the coldest blood.

He has never lost composure in battle.

This time, however, he was almost killed.

Bertel’s reaction made Reka nervous.

Whilick-!

At that time, a red flash flew towards them.

“Quick!”

“Damage!”

The two demon kings fled together.

The red flash was aimed at Bertel.

Bertel was the fastest among the four demon kings, but Jin-woo, with Cheonma Shingong, could catch up to him.

Like a snake, Jin-woo could dodge Bertel’s dagger easily, and with enormous power enough to cut a mountain, he swings a counter-attack.

Bertel looked desperate as attacks came in one after another.

He was able to block the attacks, but he was shaken from the impact of their clashes.

Eventually, he couldn’t hold it anymore and started to vomit blood.

“Bertel!”

At the same time, Reka swung her whip.

Jin-woo immediately fled to avoid it.

Gerdan stretched out his staff as he waited for Jin-woo to land.

“Dark Lightning!”

Bang-!

Dark lightning crackled above Jin-woo’s head.

However, Jin-woo disappeared in an instant and reappeared behind Gerdan.

Woong-!

A red flash slashed at Gerdan’s body.

However, the body dissolved into smoke.

Gerdan reappeared beside the weakened Bertel.

Magic?

[Probably. I haven’t seen that move yet. Anyway, it’s a proper battle. You’re playing close quarters with the fastest guy, preventing the others from attacking you. You’re doing well.]

Yeah? I thought the wizard’s attack affects an area; hence he couldn’t strike me if I am close to his colleague.

[Good thinking.]

The swordsman was impressed.

In a short moment, Jin-woo has recognized the strengths and weaknesses of his enemies and found a method of combat to adjust to them.

What was even more surprising is that he was able to execute his plan smoothly in that short period.

[The more you know, the more amazing it is.]

What is amazing?

Jin-woo asked the swordsman without removing his eyes from the demon kings.

[Don’t pay attention to useless things, push firmly until you get the victory.]

Yes. You didn’t have to say that…

Hit-!

Jin-woo hit the ground and appeared in front of the demon kings.

I know what I have to do!

He opened the inventory and took out the orb of divine power.

[Item: Use a divine power ball.]

[100 Holy Power stat is temporarily granted.]

Jinwoo’s body was engulfed in a brilliant white light; then, he swung his sword.

The two demons split ways.

Again, it was aimed at Bertel.

Bertel parried the sword and boosted his speed even further, with Jin-woo closing in behind him.

Bertel was going so fast that the other team members present in the room could not see him anymore.

Jin-woo’s head kept moving as if he was watching something.

Then, he also disappeared.

Caang-!

Bang-!

Red light and black flames splattered in the air everywhere.

First, in the ceiling, then all over the floor, even right in front of the team members.

Sparks flashed, then gusts of wind were felt.

Han Yu-ra was astonished.

What… nonsense… it’s such a speed that you can’t even see it.

Can humans move at that speed?

Some players can move very fast using skills.

However, Jin-woo wasn’t using a skill.

He was doing it on pure physical ability.

It was a situation that was hard to understand.

Park Tae-sung’s order came to Han Yu-ra’s mind.

Even if Jin-woo wasn’t from Lin Xiao’s side, the master told her to keep an eye on him.

At that time, she thought that he was just cautious.

But now, it didn’t seem like that.

It was as if he told her to watch Jin-woo because he knew there was something special.

If he knew this… how? What the hell does the master have?

Questions only lead to more questions.

It was then.

Kook-!

Bertel and Jin-woo appeared.

Bertel’s eyes were wide with disbelief as he stared at Durandal, penetrating his abdomen.

“This… nonsense…”

“Maybe.”

Jin-woo cut him off.

“Don’t ask me if I’m human. I’ve heard that question already.”

Then, Jin-woo slashed upwards.

Woop-!

Bertel’s body split in half from his abdomen to his crown, then burst into black flame.

[Quest has been updated]

[You killed Bertel, the demon king, through solo play.]

[A hidden reward is given.]

The expectation was correct.

A hidden reward is given for killing the demon king in solo play.

I’ll get more rewards once I’ve dealt with the other demons.

Jin-woo stared at the remaining demon kings.

In his eyes, they weren’t enemies.

They were prey.

Reka and Gerdan stepped back as if they had read Jin-woo’s thoughts.

“Damn it!”

Reka fled first.

Bang-!

She broke the tower’s wall and started flying away.

Jin-woo had no plans to let her escape.

He threw Durandal at her.

Soon, Durandal disappeared after Reka.

Jin-woo controlled it as it flew after her.

Meanwhile, he noticed Gerdan summoning a portal.

Jin-woo reached out and threw the Sleeping Sword at him.

Gerdan hurriedly lifted his staff to block the sword.

Caang-!

The sword bounced back, then continued slashing at Gerdan.

Unlike Durandal, it didn’t have divine attack power, so it could not inflict fatal damage.

But it was enough to hold him down.

That was Jin-woo’s purpose.

Meanwhile, Durandal pierced through Reka’s back.

[The quest has been updated.]

Durandal then returned to his hand.

“Now, you’re the only one left.”

“Damn! Die! Hellfire!”

Woosh-!

Gerdan performed his ultimate magic, driven to desperation.

Blue flame emerged at the tip of his staff.

Jin-woo felt great power from it.

“You can avoid it! But all of your colleagues behind you will be burned to death!”

The team members are still unable to move.

The power in that attack was enough to annihilate them.

It would have been more comfortable if I was alone, Jin-woo thought suddenly.

I wonder if it would have been possible to finish them off faster if I was alone.

Jin-woo dismissed his thoughts and focused on Gerdan.

“Die!”

The blue flame was floating towards him.

“Now, let’s finish this.”

He raised his inner air and placed all his mana on the sword.

A red flash exploded, covering everything in a red glare.

After a few moments, when the glare subsided, they saw that Gerdan’s upper body was gone.

His lower body remained standing on the sphere, before finally bursting into flames.

[The quest has been updated.]

[You killed Gerdan in solo play.]

[A hidden reward is given.]

[All four demon kings were killed in solo play.]

[A hidden reward is given.]

[Quest content has been updated.]

Several notification windows popped up in succession.

Two more hidden rewards were given.

Finally, the content of the quest has been updated.

Jin-woo opened the notification window and checked the contents.

[The Demon King of the West sends you an invitation to the Tower.]