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C162 - King

"Ah .."

They were speechless.

There was no way to describe it.

Choi Jong-in lost his words.

And he was convinced.

The ominous aura he felt before entering through the door was the living statue in motion.

The manna of the statue seemed so terrible that the space around it was sagging.

I was shaking even though I was watching from afar.

His eyes suddenly turned to Jin-Woo beside the statue, Jin-woo was still unconscious.

'So, Sung Jin-Woo was also hit by him?'

It is not surprising.

If that abomination were an opponent, no one could restrict it (control it).

Rather, he was surprised at Jin-Woo's ability to fight such a thing while destroying all these statues around him.

But...

'Now we must fight against that thing.'

Sweat dripped slowly along his sides to his chin.

It was not clear if that enemy was a magical beast, but his strength was more than the monstrous ant he found on Jeju Island.

A suffocating tension seized his throat.

Looking back at his teammates, the reaction of Cha Hae-in and Woo Jin-Chul were not very different. Both recognized the strength of the enemy and their faces turned pale.

The other hunters, on the other hand, were surprised in different ways. They exchanged looks of doubt, since they could not believe what they saw.

"That ... that thing ..."

I did not hear it wrong, right?

"A magical beast that can talk?"

It was unthinkable.

It was a well-known fact that intelligent magical beasts had their own language.

So in the early days, when the portals began to appear, attempts to learn their language were widespread.

However, all the attempts failed.

The reason was the cruelty of the beasts.

The longer they were subject, the more they resisted and the harder it was to keep them alive.

Even if their entire body was restricted, they tried to attack humans no matter how they tore their own flesh and bone.

Magical beasts and humans could never coexist and communication was impossible.

This was a common conclusion, reached by many scientists around the world who studied the magical beasts.

But now...

Do not you think the beast speaks Korean as fluently as if he had learned it from somewhere?

Magical beasts can talk to humans.

It was the appearance of a magical beast that was the discovery of the century.

But nobody was happy about that. The hunter's fear of the talking beast was indescribable.

It was an instinctive warning that could be detected by a first-class hunter.

When the statue took a step forward, the hunters shook and shook their heads.

The angel's pupils swung from left to right as if they were enjoying the fearful faces in front of him.

"You did not think you'd get out of here, right?"

"LOL"

He laughed later.

In front of the clumsy and alienated smile on the face of the angel statue, the hunters were stiff as a rat in front of a snake.

Can a snake laugh so much?

"Let's remain calm."

Choi Jong-In gritted his teeth and said.

Then he cast his spell into the interior and signaled the other hunters to prepare to attack.

While the hunters were preparing for a fight, the errant angel tore off the arm of a stone statue that lay beside him.

Creack!

"What are you doing?".

"what?".

The look of astonishment of the Hunters did not last long.

The statue held that broken arm under his right shoulder. Then the joint began to adhere as if it were alive.

Ugh ...! '

In the amazement of the Hunters who observed, the statue of the angel moved the regenerated right arm.

At that moment...

Tsk.

The angelic statue disappeared from sight and appeared in front of the hunters.

There was no time to react.

The angelic statue waved his right hand as hard as he could. The faces of the hunters in front of him were crushed.

Pufff!

The hunters flew back when their face was pushed inward.

But when they managed to compose themselves, the angel statue had disappeared from sight again.

"Where is..."

"There"

The statue was where it was before, as if it had not moved from the beginning. As before the movement, the new right fingers of his arm tightened.

It was like he was testing his hand to see if it is working properly.

"Myung Chul Ah"

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah"

The cries of the hunters left late, confirming the victim.

It was an instant death.

A top class guild tank in the nation was killed by a single blow.

Such a manifestation of power amazed Choi Jong-in that he was observing the statue of the angel.

'Hunter Sung Jin-Woo fought against this guy alone' ...

I was reflecting on the inability of the group to resolve this whole situation instead of the pain of losing a co-worker.

But...

Not everyone made such a cold trial.

"Motherfucker"

A hunter, who was in a loving relationship with the dead hunter, screamed. Both hands had a lit flame.

"Do not!"

Choi Jong-in's face hardened.

It was a time when there was still no plan to deal with the angel, it was not prudent to provoke a stationary target.

'Did not you just confirm the movements of the enemy with your eyes?'

The team may have been wiped out due to a sudden attack.

"Stop"

But unlike Choi Jong-in who only spoke, someone threw himself very strongly at the individual who threw himself at the angel.

The individual, who was fast enough, caught his wrist.

The hunter who threw herself at the angel turned around with an angry face and saw her, it was Cha Hae-in.

Then the hunter waved her arms and raised her voice.

"Let me go"

"Sister, you have to endure it now."

"Drop my hand!"

"You have to be patient"

Cha Hae-in gripped the wrist of the windbreaker hard and made her unable to move, then opened her eyes and said.

Please calm down... "

The fight of the hunter stopped before the hard face of the Cha Hea-in.

The hunter knew it.

She was not stupid enough not to know that running away like this would not help her.

She simply could not stand it.

A loved one was murdered horribly and she could not do anything. The hunter, who renounced resistance, sobbed humbly.

"Ugh ..."

When the sobbing hunter withdrew his spell, Cha Hae-in released his grip gently and looked at Jin-Woo in the distance.

She bit her lower lip.

She wanted to run even now.

She said that she is not the only one who is patient like her.

Looking at the situation objectively, Jin-Woo was the one who was in the most dangerous situation at the moment. There was a monster with strong power at his side and he was unconscious.

However, Cha thought something was wrong while looking at the angel

If the angel-shaped monster wanted, it would have killed Jin-Woo

But...

Somehow, the beast seemed to have no intention of attacking Jin-Woo.

And Jin-Woo's condition did not look as bad as when he was lying down.

It seemed like I was just asleep.

So for now, spend as much time as possible until Jin-woo wakes up.

That was the best plan.

But right at that moment ...

The statue, which moved around, laughed.

"LOL"

The empty interior echoed with his voice.

After a brief laugh.

The angel's eyes turned to the hunters.

"Nobody can leave."

*thud*!

The noise from behind made the hunters look back.

The door closed!"

The hunters ran to the door, grabbed the handle and shook it.

Bump.

However, the iron gate, which was well closed, was not even dented by the power of the superior Hunters. The fact that the only exit was blocked had further hardened the throats of the hunters.

The hunters turned to the angel and swallowed his dry saliva. The angel smiled and opened his mouth as if he had been waiting.

"Okay, let's start then."

The angel's eyes that had finished speaking began to turn red.

"Will he attack?"

The hunters were ready to fight and strengthened the hands that held a weapon.

'If only ... If it's just him, is there still an opportunity, right?'

There are more than thirty of the best hunters in the country and two hunters class S.

Such a hopeful observation passed through the minds of the hunters for a moment.

* A percussion noise. *

A strange noise sounded and the interior shuddered.

"Oh no."

There was a shadow of despair on the faces of the hunters.

Noises were heard everywhere.

The broken stone statues.

The monsters that were believed to have been destroyed began to rise one by one, as if awakened from hibernation.

Those who had been beheaded, those who had holes in their hearts, those whose limbs had collapsed, were all moving.

However, there was a statue that was the worst and the only thing that could be described as colossal.

"...Oh my God"

The Hunters looked at that statue with a devastated face.

Then the statue and the stone statues that raised their bodies stood in front of the hunters.

Their emotionless faces created an even stranger atmosphere.

The angel standing at its center said to the hunters:

"Those who survive until all my dolls are defeated will have the honorable opportunity to see the birth of the King."

Woo Jin-Chul frowned.

'What are you talking about?'

He could not understand any of those words.

But he understood one thing clearly: the statue was trying to kill all the hunters.

He clenched his teeth.

Four years in the association.

There have been many crises, but he had survived. Today too ... I had no intention of dying.

'If we can not get out alive ...'

At least Sung Jin-Woo. The reason why they entered this double

dungeon.

'How can I save it?'

Woo Jin-Chul, who looked at Jin-Woo for a moment, suddenly looked at the eerie energy he felt over his head.

As expected ...

The red light was accumulating in both eyes of the colossal statue.

Woo Jin-Chul looked back and shouted: "

"Everyone, cover up, now!"

The Hunters crouched quickly.

G-I-Y-Y-Y-Y-!

The eerie red rays skimmed their heads.

Jing-

The ray of light of the colossal statue gradually diminished.

There were zero victims.

It was a miracle due to the insinuation of Wu Jin-chul and the rapid reaction of the hunters.

Hoo '

The angelic statue stared at the hunters with intrigued eyes. It was great entertainment while I waited for the king to wake up.

"Huck, Huck, Huck"

Woo Jin-Chul calmed his breath.

A cold sweat broke out.

Could it have been avoided if the survivors of the first double dungeon did not list the skills of the statue? Thanks to them, the hunters managed to pass the first attack safely.

But this was not the end.

It was only the beginning.

Woo Jin-Chul looked up.

The statues rushed to enter.

The speed of response necessary to counteract such movement could only be achieved by a team of high-ranking hunters.

However, Woo Jin-Chul was one of the best class A hunters.

He jumped and twisted his back and waved his fist loudly. His special gloves hit the face of the incoming statue.

Boom!

Woo Jin Chul's eyes widened.

...? '

He thought a shot would be enough.

The stone statue did not even have a scratch.

One of the statue's shoulders was completely crushed by someone's attack and the hunters mistakenly thought that this was a deadly blow to the statue.

However, if they considered who the creator of the stone statue was, they should not have made such a calculation. It was an obvious mistake.

'Damn'

Wu Jin-chul could feel the irreversibility of the situation.

As expected, the statue that was slightly tilted back quickly recovered from the impact and grabbed a sword with his hand.

Tsk.

Woo Jin-Chul clicked his tongue.

There was no way to avoid the sword because it attacked with all its power without thinking how to defend possible counterattacks. The speed of the stone statue was high enough and its attack could not be avoided by simply moving to the side.

'This is the end'

At the moment I try to close my eyes with a tight heart.

Pooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo !!

A powerful explosion sent the statue on its side.

After being deaf for a while, Woo Jin-Chul touched his ears and shook his head. Not long after, a voice came from his side.

"You're good?"

The person who blew up the statue was Choi Jong-in. Thanks to him, Woo Jin-Chul, who barely escaped the crisis, nodded and looked at his gratitude.

But I did not have time to be idle.

The stone statues were already nearby and wielding weapons.

"Mr. Choi, these guys can not be mocked."

The tanks in front shouted.

What?"

Choi Jong's face stiffened.

If the attack does not work, they will go after the weakest hunter instinctively.

If the healer dies, the tank will soon follow him and, without him, defeat is imminent, they can not stand firm against such a large number of enemies.

Additionally...

The huge statue that sat in the back of the army was preparing to shoot down with its rocky fist from a dizzy height.

*To sigh*

'Can we survive this? '

The situation was desperate.

But there was a way.

There was a way to survive.

Before the Hunters arrived here, all the statues were smashed.

It was not necessary to think about who it was.

If Sung Jin-Woo, who worked alone to eliminate the statues, was defeated by the angel, things were different now.

There are dozens of top-class hunters who can help Jin-Woo.

So.

This is the only way. '

There was a flame in Choi Jong-in's hand.

With his precision and firepower, he hoped to keep up with any advanced weapon.

There may be some shock, but Jin-Woo will not be seriously hurt by the level of this spell.

If Sung Jin-Woo comes to his senses after the explosion, there will be a flash of hope on his side.

'Please...!'

The flame flew away towards its destination.

Meanwhile.

The angelic statue appeared instantly and blocked the flame.

Oh!

The flame exploded in the angel's abdomen.

'! ...!'

Choi Jong-in looked at the unexpected intervention of the angel.

The angel's face was horribly wrinkled to the point where it could no longer be distorted.

"How dare you..."

The smiling statue showed its teeth for the first time.

"Are you trying to interrupt the king's dream?"