Chapter 42 - No Time (2)

No Time (2)

Kwajik!

Il-hyun strongly knocked down the head of the monster with a sword.

Like a rock golem, Togg’s body collapsed.

At Il-hyun’s extraction of the core, there were many other monster debris apart from Togg.

But the fight is still far from over.

More rock golems were blocking him.

Unlike its rock-solid appearance, the first one stretched out quickly.

Bang!

It smashed the thin pillar behind Il-hyun, but he managed to escape it.

It had outstanding speed, power, and cleverness.

It was so strong that it was impossible to ignore the group of monsters it was mass-producing.

The general level of Il-hyun’s awakening wasn’t even relevant anymore.

He’s at the general level now.

Quaddeuk!

Once again, the monster’s arm flew back, as Il-hyun blocked it with his sword, lowering his body immediately to dig the blade inside it.

He had the golem’s waist at both ends, and at the same time, he formed a square on its extending arms and legs—then, it split.

Even if they were invisible, and also if he became unconscious, his senses tell what he needs to know.

Compared to a day ago, his senses felt much sharper.

Whenever Il-hyun took one step a time, the rock masses would collapse, making a loud noise.

The monsters inside the room collapsed, the sword behind Il-hyun thrown to the head of the monster behind him.

He grabbed the last monster’s fist with his bare hand.

Il-hyun gave out a strong punch to the guy who struggled to pull his arm out.

Quang! 

He smashed the body of the rocky man like it was a piece of tofu.

Il-hyun looked at his clenched fists.

“Hmm…not bad.”

All the monsters in the room, which were more than a dozen, were arranged.

He used his brain to sort things out quickly without summoning or transforming something.

Il-hyun slowly looked around.

Phoenix, who was not involved in the battle, was illuminating their surroundings as he turned around.

It’s the second biggest room I’ve ever seen…like I’m not inside a creature’s body, Il-hyun thought closely.

The large room in Togg’s stomach didn’t appear to be inside the creature’s body.

Thoroughly Ether-driven Toggs don’t need to be eaten and absorbed, and the digestive system is useless.

Likewise, there was no need for breathing or excretory organs.

As a result, his body didn’t have any similar organs, but only rocks and passageways.

The interior was modeled after a creature.

There is almost no function.

There was a repulsive action from the core and intellect of the monster’s body.

With this, its ability was not easily used.

In particular, trying to transform floors or walls, as usual, was of no use.

It wasn’t as easy as directly trying to transform the body of an A-rank monster.

“Are you absorbing again?”

Monster bodies scattered on the floor suddenly shattered and got slowly sucked underneath.

The monsters who died in the body seemed to have absorbed it again.

Il-hyun looked up.

He felt the Ether core above him, but he was a few distances away from it.

“I have to move fast,” he muttered.

Il-hyun moved quickly.

Even while doing this, Togg was raving and smashing the city.

Besides, the monsters being created in the room were swaying as if they were moving right now.

He picked one of several open passages and went inside it. In the middle of walking, he encountered a passing monster.

Unlike some of the previous golems, bugs of various appearances approached the walls and ceiling as if they were ignoring gravity.

In a small passage, Phoenix broke through it no time.

Creating a flame, the Phoenix quickly flew forward and smashed the monsters, accompanied by an explosion.

The passage leads to another room where other monsters are being made.

Well?

The monsters made in the room had familiar eyes…

Humanoid frog monsters—Forn.

They were the first monsters that Il-hyun face before he awakened.

The monsters Togg’s belly had numerous kinds.

Maybe the monsters beyond the gate…? He trailed off, but continued, where do these damn monsters come from? He cursed inwardly.

None of the numerous studies that have been carried out were clear.

However, if there was a world beyond the gate, what the world would unfold from the other side made everyone curious.

There will be no end to it if you deal with each one of the studies.

Il-hyun clicked his tongue and moved forward.

He had no time to deal with all of the monsters.

He went along the direction of where he felt the strongest of the core. He started climbing the rock wall that led to an upper passageway.

The rock Forns swiftly threw the spear they’re holding at him, but Phoenix intervened.

It spread out its large wings and blocked all of their attacks.

Il-hyun looked down and raised his thumb at Phoenix, “Okay, good job.”

Then, the moody Phoenix flew to him.

As usual, he climbed on top of Il-hyun’s head and dropped the blarney.

“No…I can’t see what’s in front of me.”

Il-hyun stretched out his arms.

Even if he didn’t say anything, he knew he was a smart guy who planned ahead of what he would do, but it turned out to be a problem because he felt like he was the big guy getting stuck inside this monster.

There’s also one ability that he hardly ever done, and it was a little different from what the other summoners usually do—you need to do it with more care.

—Hey! Are you alive?

Ghost’s asked his voice came through the communicator.

“Yes, I’m alive.”

—You’re lucky. It’s almost over.

This time, the voice he heard was from Lee Soo-yeon, who was dealt with all the dogs that came out from the monster, and monsters alone.

Their voices were so calm he didn’t even notice that they’re still fighting.

—By chance, be careful not to get caught inside its body. It can be annoying.

“Were you caught a long time ago?” Il-hyun smiled at what Lee Soo-yeon said. There were hundreds of monsters that came into Togg’s stomach. They made eye contact with Il-hyun.

—No. I haven’t been able to speak to you earlier because of all the fighting. But you might not notice that you have been walking around that monster’s stomach for a while now.

Ill-hyun felt chilly as he worked his way inside Togg’s dimming body.

Just as people don’t know if their red blood cells are working, Togg’s body’s monsters were the same.

“Don’t worry. I understand.”

Il-hyun jumped over the rock.

Another spacious room appeared, and monsters in the form of people with pointed ears were being made.

If it wasn’t a rock, Il-hyun would’ve mistaken it for humans instead of monsters.

Il-hyun gracefully, once more, lifted his sword from his waist.

“I’m almost there,”

When he stood there, he felt the strong swell of the Ether’sEther’s energy.

It was clear that the core existed between two or three front walls.

Il-hyun smashed the monsters rushed toward him. He then ran forward.

He fought various monsters in each room before he reached the front of his destination.

However, no further passages were visible.

Because the core is like the monster’s own life—it was protected and blocked by a thick wall.

Bang!

Il-hyun slashed his sword on the wall as hard as possible, but the wall didn’t acquire much damage.

“This is going to take some time……” Il-hyun murmured which reaching his sword to an incoming monster.

He used the function of transformation, but the core was in front of his nose, so it didn’t work.

Il-hyun, who was expecting that much, sought another way.

If you can’t change the look, it weakens the intensity.

Awesome! He thought.

The slashed that Il-hyun made on the wall were starting to crack.

He used it the way he did with a B-ranked monster in Russia.

It took a lot more power than before, but it had no problem with weakening it.

Kugu Goong!

Suddenly, Togg’s body was shaking.

Il-hyun’s body was trembling, too!

—Togg stopped spitting monsters. Come out quickly!

Seok Pil-jun urgently said as he was dealing with monsters outside.

Even though the monster was numb toward the rest of the world—when Il-hyun touched the heart, Togg noticed immediately.

Thump!

Il-hyun heard the sound of all kinds of monsters—they’re coming together in one place.

The monsters Togg created formed a defense inside his body.

When Il-hyun feels the threat of life, he makes himself a monster to defend himself. And the more he feels threatened, the more he’d want to end a life.

Like a tsunami, a huge number of monsters were making their way toward where he was.

“Damn it!”

Il-hyun lashed his blade on the wall.

If he isn’t able to breach it, then he can’t move from where he is—he’d surely die.

The cracks gradually grew on the thick layer. Monsters swarmed and flocked like zombies from across the passage.

“Erai!” Il-hyun held his power as he swung the sword forward.

Quang!

The wall shattered, and a bright, white ray burst out from the inside.

A core full of strong EtherEther floated at the center.

Il-hyun thinks it’s so beautiful to look at.

But he couldn’t afford to appreciate it right now, and he quickly reached out toward the core.

“Ugh……!”

The core cracked, and a huge amount of EtherEther flowed into his body.

It was the first A-rank monster he absorbed, and to think that it was also a giant monster. It contained a huge amount of Ether output.

Il-hyun felt overwhelmed in eating it all on his own.

“It’s dangerous……” Il-hyun muttered while frowning. He felt anxious about it.

There was no spirit to look back, but he felt the monsters approaching at a fast speed, even without it.

It’s like being beaten by men, but it’s a huge number compared to his feeling.

The EtherEther in the core was still more than it.

Phoenix interrupted him and pushed on the side.

While being pushed to the side, Il-hyun suddenly looked at the Phoenix as if he didn’t know what was happening, but soon, his eyes widened in surprise.

The EtherEther that remained in the core after Il-hyun absorbed it flowed into Phoenix’s body.

The white ray of light was absorbed in an instant.

Clink!

The core is completely broken.

Wow!

With the Togg’s low screams, all the monsters approaching halted in action, their lifeless bodies rolling on the floor.

Whether he ate something delicious or resembled his owner’s face, the Phoenix looked shocked, its mouth slightly pushed back.