Chapter 61

Chapter 61

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Chapter 61: The Heaven and Earth Net (5)

He ran with Seo Yerim, dismounting from our horses. The progress bar continued to climb.

97. 98.

[Progress: 99%]

Even though it reached 99%, the undead were still nowhere to be seen.

His decision to go full throttle with doping had been the right one.

99.1

99.3

99.5

99.7

99.8

99.9

And just when he thought they’d make it.

“Haha! Where are you off to in such a hurry!”

A massive amount of dark energy erupted from all directions. Undeterred by the ominous aura, He summoned Dolsoe and a horde of skeletons without hesitation.

[‘Dolsoe’ utilizes his defensive stance!]

Dolsoe stood guard, his shield held firmly in place.

The skeleton horde followed suit.

Boom!

An explosion erupted.

[Skeleton 706 has been recalled.......]

[Skeleton 1,032 has been recalled.......]

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The skeletons were recalled haphazardly as a price for their actions. The Death Lord’s passive skill had been used up a long time ago, so there was no chance of resurrection.

Dolsoe, too, seemed to have taken a serious blow, his entire body shattered.

Yang Jeonghak, the Leader of the Murim Alliance.

Cheon Guyang, the Heavenly Demon.

Baek Hakseong, the Leader of the Unorthodox Alliance.

The three old monsters blocking their path came into view.

Their faces were ashen white, indicating how hastily they had rushed here.

Cheon Guyang clenched his fists.

“Cunning bastard. We almost missed you. Why do you run away so despicably?”

Yang Jeonghak pointed his sword.

“Heh heh, it’s been a long time since I’ve had to run this hard.”

Baek Hakseong’s eyes turned cold.

“......You are no longer my flesh and blood.”

An eerie aura completely enveloped the surroundings.

Seo Yerim’s face hardened.

The words Kim Minwoo had said last time came to mind.

He had clearly said that it would be difficult to even last ten minutes.

She had scoffed at the time.

Now, she felt like she should be grateful for those words instead.

‘......Even five minutes would be tough?’

Her body was tired, but the three of them were just that strong.

Their destination was right in front of them, but she wondered if they could break through the path blocked by those three.

Then.

Kim Minwoo looked at her intently and said.

“I’ll take care of the Murim Alliance Leader and the Unorthodox Alliance Leader.”

“......Are you sure?”

“We have to. To survive. We need to break through before more reinforcements arrive.”

“......Alright.”

The two of them drew their swords.

“Heh heh. Little Baek Socheon, you’re quite brave. You think you can take on the Leader and me?”

“I thought you only knew how to pee and whine, but these kids these days have no fear. Ha ha! Then I’ll take that woman!”

The five of them charged simultaneously.

An explosive sword aura erupted from Seo Yerim’s sword. Cheon Guyang, who had scoffed, threw a punch.

The Leader of the Unorthodox Alliance and the Murim Alliance Leader rushed in.

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“I’ll handle the small fry! You, the unfilial bastard, take on your own father!”

“Alright.”

Boom!

Baek Hakseong’s sword collided with Kim Minwoo’s. The first clash was evenly matched.

‘He’s worthy of my attention.’

When wielding a sword, the most important stats are strength and agility. Stamina and mana are just secondary factors. When Baek Hakseong had tested Kim Minwoo’s stats with sword energy...

The difference in their stats now and then was like night and day.

At least in terms of stats alone, Kim Minwoo was now on par with Baek Hakseong.

In an instant, they exchanged dozens of blows.

Baek Hakseong’s eyes narrowed slightly when he saw that Kim Minwoo wasn’t being pushed back as easily as he had thought.

Soon, his sword was filled with mana.

A chilling aura surged forth.

In an instant, the sword energy split into dozens of strands and engulfed Kim Minwoo’s entire body. Kim Minwoo summoned some skeletons to block his path.

A few strands of sword energy grazed his body, causing blood to spray.

Screech!

Baek Hakseong’s blade slashed in, taking advantage of a gap.

Kim Minwoo deflected it with his Ghost Sword.

Clang!

The two swords clashed, sending sparks flying.

Kim Minwoo swung his sword down as if to strike.

Baek Hakseong’s figure blurred.

‘I knew he’d do that.’

These guys are all about using secret arts.

They quickly circled around behind him.

He was prepared for that.

He immediately turned around and swung his sword.

Whoosh!

His blade pierced right through Kim Minwoo’s shoulder.

In return, Baek Hakseong’s arm was half-severed.

“Ugh?”

Cheon Guyang’s surprised voice rang out.

Yang Jeonghak, who had been fiercely attacking Cedric and Dolsoe, also stopped moving. Judging by the results, both of them had one arm hanging limply at their sides.

This meant he had achieved a draw with the Leader of the Unorthodox Alliance.

An alarm bell rang in their minds.

The Leader of the Unorthodox Alliance’s level was not something they could easily surpass.

Which meant...

That Baek Socheon was a truly dangerous being.

Cheon Guyang, now fully serious, launched a fierce attack on Seo Yerim.

In an instant, she was on the defensive.

Baek Hakseong also unleashed all his skills. Dolsoe and Cedric couldn’t hold on for much longer and were reverse-summoned.

On his side, it was a similar dogfight.

Baek Hakseong, startled by the arrow that suddenly appeared in front of his nose, raised his sword to block it.

The fact that he reacted in that split second was proof that he was a true master.

But...

Would he be able to block the sword that was already aimed at him?

Whoosh!

“......!”

Baek Hakseong, who had stopped in mid-air while blocking the arrow, was pierced right in the heart by a sword.

A clean instant death.

[Leader of the Unorthodox Alliance Baek Hakseong has died!]

[Level up by 6!]

[You have succeeded in an almost impossible hunt!]

[You have acquired the title ‘The Beginning of the Legend’!]

[The title ‘Slayer of the Strong’ has been changed to ‘Law of Victory’!]

[The Thread of Ascension blossoms, soaked in the blood of the strong!]

[You have reached Level 151 and fulfilled the conditions for the second trial of the Death Lord!]

[You may now be summoned if you wish!]

He had killed one of them.

In return...

Whoosh!

He was stabbed in the heart as well.

Bam! Bam! Bam!

He was sent flying, his entire body pummeled by the Heavenly Demon’s fists.

Even in that last moment, he did not let go of the thread.

[Warning!]

[You have suffered a fatal injury!]

[The effect of ‘Indomitable Spirit’ is activated!]

[Your soul is enduring the death of your body!]

[Soul gauge is starting to decrease!]

[Soul gauge (56/60)]

When did his soul gauge increase from 50 to 60?

He didn’t know.

That wasn’t what mattered right now.

He couldn’t move a finger, but that didn’t matter.

Inventory.

That miracle should be applicable to plant humans as well.

[Soul gauge (52/60)]

While floating in the air.

He put the thread into his inventory.

[Soul gauge (48/60)]

His body flew through the air.

The Heavenly Demon and the Alliance Leader immediately followed him. The two of them chased after him with fire in their eyes. His already battered body had been stabbed in the heart and beaten all over.

It was clear to anyone that this was a fatal blow.

They must be thinking they’ve killed him by now and are looking at each other with the intention of getting the thread.

[Soul gauge (44/60)]

But he’s still not dead.

And thanks to Baek Hakseong’s death, the two of them are attacking much more ferociously than expected. In particular, the Heavenly Demon’s punches, which he was throwing in fear while flying around, were top-notch.

The speed at which he was flying was quite fast.

Even from behind.

Thwack!

An arrow flew again and blocked Yang Jeonghak, who was running ahead of him.

Yang Jeonghak twists his head slightly to avoid it. This slowed him down a bit.

And thanks to that, he was able to barely reach the clear area first.

At that moment...

[Soul gauge (40/60)]

Everything stopped as if time inside the gate had stopped.

‘Ugh. I’m leaving after eating well.’

[You have achieved the clear objective.]

[You have cleared the special route!]

[Gate clear rewards will be given!]

[As a clear reward, the title ‘The Beginning of the Legend’ will be changed to ‘The Beginning of the Legend – Part 1’!]

[As a clear reward, the ‘Thread of Ascension’ will evolve into the ‘Ring of Ascension’!]

[Would you like to go outside?]

“Ah, what do I do!”

Seo Yerim ran over in a hurry in the stopped time.

Maybe because they were in the same clear situation, she seemed to be able to move even in the stopped time.

To be very precise.

‘It’s not completely stopped.’

After clearing, time flows very slowly for a very short period of time.

To the point where one second felt like dozens of seconds.

Seo Yerim must have experienced this state first. She probably didn’t escape right away and waited.

Since she was in a party state and she cleared first, she must have shared the second time stop state.

She continued to talk while holding his body in a hurry.

“Oh, are you okay? You’re not dead, are you? You’re alive, right? You won’t die right away when you go out, right?”

She looked at him with trembling eyes.

‘I’m not dead yet...’

He focused his mind.

His eyelids began to tremble very slightly.

Seo Yerim’s eyes widened when she saw that.

“Y-you’re alive! There will be priests outside. Don’t worry, just hold on for a bit!”

He guessed what she was thinking.

Originally, priests or healers were waiting at the entrance for high-level gate raids.

This was because it was common to be severely injured when coming out.

Even so, the gate that was attracting attention had changed to A-rank.

Of course, there would be chaos all over the country, and there would be a lot of healing ranks waiting at the entrance.

Wouldn’t they have to heal him if he came out with his sword?

‘Let me get some benefits too.’

High priests are the ones who save those who are about to die, so if they pour out their heals, he will be healed.

‘The Indomitable Spirit is holding on for much longer than I thought.’

‘It takes about 4 points per second, so I should be able to hold on for 9 seconds even when I go out.’

That should be enough time for them to use a healing skill.

And so he left the gate.

“H-hurry, heal Kim Minwoo! Now!”

At Seo Yerim’s cry, all the healing Awakened waiting in front of the entrance rushed in.

“Oh my... his body is completely shredded?”

“Heal him quickly!”

A huge amount of heal was poured out.

To the point where he was literally bathing in heals, all the wounds on my body began to heal.

Only then did the tension finally ease.

It was only a matter of time before he fell asleep.

[TL/N: Believe me when I say that no one is more happier than me knowing that mc didn’t get some random Plot Armor to Survive that and was actually at the brink of death. W Writing by the Author]

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