Chapter 54

Sizzle, sizzle!

He heard something boiling .

Muyoung slowly opened his eyes .

His face scrunched up as soon as he found out where he was .

He didn’t know how long it had been but he was lying naked in a tub .

Different varieties of medicinal herbs were floating on the water .

What was more, it seemed like they were out of the ordinary as there were even some herbs Muyoung had never seen before .

“You’ve opened your eyes . Just stay still . This is the only way to provide warmth to your newly born body . ”

Blip, blop .

Late in the evening, Ogar sat next to the tub as he put in small amounts of green powder into the water .

“You should know you’re blessed . I don’t even take care of mighty warriors like this . Do you know how rare this unicorn horn powder is?”

“You’re using it to warm my body up?”

Muyoung couldn’t help but be a bit surprised .

Unicorn horns were first-class materials .

It was a treasure that permanently increased the grade of whatever it was used on by a level or higher .

Ogar had made it into a powder and was pouring it into the tub .

He spoke as if it was nothing .

“You just need to know that . We Fire Tars definitely pay back our debts . The chieftain has allowed me to use this powder so you shouldn’t experience any side effects . ”

“Side effects?”

“We forcefully balanced your body . The body is an amazing thing as it always tries to go back to its previous form no matter how bad it was . Normally, to maintain the balance that’s been set in place, you need to live at least half of a year in distress . ”

“I guess you’re saying I’m fine now . ”

“The unicorn horn powder produce the highest healing ability . As it has the power to correct the dislocation . ”

Ogar explained in a very calm tone .

Muyoung ruminated his words for a moment before he lifted his hand up .

He nodded as he looked around his body .

‘It feels light . ’

His whole body felt lighter .

It was the first time he experienced this kind of feeling .

He thought he could understand what it meant for someone to be born again .

‘My whole body is completely changed . This is incomparable to the past . ’

Muyoung became more surprised as he checked his own body .

It was as if a rock had turned into a sponge .

Of course, he had to move to be sure but he expected his growth potential to be completely different .

He instinctively felt this way .

That he could become stronger faster .

He could reach higher peaks!

‘It said the 1st stage of metamorphosis was complete . ’

It wasn’t like he didn’t experience something like this in the past .

However, the timing was very early and the content was completely different .

Traditionally, it was told that you needed to finish 5th stage of metamorphosis to become a Transcendent Being .

In the past, Muyoung had finished 4 stages of metamorphosis .

However, the transformation that he finished didn’t seem like a normal metamorphosis .

‘Magic resistance has increased by 30 . There is a strong feeling that I have changed from before . ’

In a normal transformation, the stats didn’t increase .

Only the growth potential increased .

However, magic resistance had increased by 30 . His mind felt much clearer as well .

“But, which part of you is true?”

A voice cleared his thoughts .

Before he noticed, Ogar was looking straight at Muyoung’s face .

Perhaps?

Muyoung lowered his head and looked at his own reflection .

However, nothing really changed in his appearance . His white hair and goblin horn were still there .

“What’s your meaning in asking?”

“Hmmm… if you’re trying to hide it, I won’t ask any further . You really are a rare breed . Even the fact that you neutralized a far greater dose of poison than you could handle . ”

Ogar looked at Muyoung as if he was looking at a rare animal in a zoo .

Muyoung moved the poison using spirits but Ogar didn’t seem like he noticed it .

“Unlike the other Fire Tars, I am quite lenient . But, if you’re going to hide it, you must do it well . Because you cannot guarantee that others are going to be as lenient as me . ”

Ogar got up as he stretched his back after he told Muyoung a riddling advice .

“In the morning, you will naturally be able to get up . This location is close to where we moved our tribe so there shouldn’t be any monsters attacking . ”

Gibberish .

However, Muyoung’s expression hardened .

He wasn’t certain but he had a notion of what Ogar was talking about .

‘There’s a possibility that he found out that I am a human . ’

He couldn’t say that there was no possibility at all .

Muyoung’s appearance might have been revealed during the process of metamorphosis .

Ogar smiled as he turned around .

As Muyoung saw him, he spoke .

“Are you leaving?”

“I have done everything I need . Ah, also . ”

As if he suddenly thought of something, Ogar turned his head and spoke .

“I have recently heard from goblins that a group of humans was roaming around here . It doesn’t seem bad for you to look into it . ”

He tossed Muyoung information as if he was being generous .

‘He figured out . ’

By now, Muyoung was certain .

That Ogar knew Muyoung was a human .

It seemed like he was telling him to return to the group of humans .

As this was a Demon God’s territory where humans weren’t allowed to enter .

But, Muyoung could see how generous Ogar was being by letting him go .

It was the most kindness Ogar could offer Muyoung .

It wouldn’t have been weird if a Fire Tar became furious for tricking him .

Muyoung could only acknowledge that this monster was better than humans in certain ways .

“Let’s meet again . ”

“Bwahaha . It might be better to not see each other again . But, if we ever do meet again, that time make sure you know what you are . ”

Ogar left after he laughed refreshingly .

For a while, Muyoung looked at his reflection in the water .

He regained his vitality as morning arrived .

Muyoung got out of the tub and changed his clothes .

Afterwards, he thought over what Ogar had said to him yesterday .

‘Humans are in the Demon God’s territory . Are they wanderers?”

There were occasionally people who walked the path of a wanderer after they escaped the Great City .

People who could no longer stand the cruelty of humans or some who had to live in hiding because they committed a sin .

It was most likely they were the latter but Muyoung was still curious about the wanderers in the Demon God’s territory .

‘Even the people who run away don’t run away to a Demon God’s territory . Unless they committed a capital offense . It could be a guild who entered to gain something from here . ’

He quietly rubbed his chin .

Muyoung even considered the fact that they might have information that Muyoung wasn’t aware of .

Or they were after the same thing as Muyoung…

Whatever the reason was, Muyoung was interested .

However, he didn’t know their specific location .

The goblins did testify but they could be lying or the humans might have left already .

‘If they are nearby, I will meet them one day . ’

First, he needed to hunt .

He thought of a few places he had seen when he was wandering around with Ogar .

There was a ‘perfect hunting place’ for Muyoung .

Muyoung slowly walked sweeping the ground .

Fossa!

A predator of the rugged wilderness .

It was a cat-like monster with such a high agility that it was very difficult to detect with your eyes .

However, if you could just detect it, it wasn’t a hard opponent to fight against .

Muyoung’s eyes were easily able to locate them .

With his incredible eyesight and his ability to predict its movements, Muyoung was able to easily capture a fossa .

Grrrl .

Kyaaaaahh!

However, the fossa was with four others .

‘Poison shade . ’

33 shadows popped out of Muyoung’s body .

Shadows would attach onto the bodies of the fossae and release a poison . The fossae started to die as their bodies were turning into green lights .

The fossae noticed the change in their bodies attacked more violently .

It was because they realized that if they didn’t kill Muyoung that they would die .

However, Muyoung’s eyes which looked at the charging fossae were the same as a hunter .

Swoosh .

He unsheathed Anguish .

Slaaaash!

The massacre had started .

Muyoung wiped his brows and drank water .

‘Some are still following me . ’

It was already 15th day since he parted with Ogar .

He continued to have bloody battles in the Demon God’s territory .

During the process, he faced a pack of fossae and they have been chasing him for the past three days .

Although he killed more than 20 of them, he still had more than 100 left .

Muyoung was slipping past their tight blockade as he reduced their numbers .

The fossae would probably be incredibly pissed right now .

‘My stats are continuously improving as I hunt . ’

Muyoung looked at his Status Viewer as he rested his tiresome body .

Within just 15 days, his stats rose steeply .

It was an amount that would have taken him at least one or two months .

If he continued on like this, it seemed like he would be able to accomplish his goals in achieving a 100 on all his basic stats .

The problem was…

‘I need to get rid of the fossae that are following me . ’

Fossae were very fast .

They specialized in group hunts .

They were even good at quickly running away .

Even though Muyoung was alert even while he slept, he wasn’t used to being publicly chased like this .

It took him about an hour to kill 4 fossae .

He was able to win as he created lots of wounds and used the poison shades to spread poison through their wounds .

Muyoung would have been out of options if he loosened his guard and was surrounded by over a 100 fossae .

He tried erasing his markings but the fossae were able to find Muyoung’s location like a ghost .

‘I kill them or get killed by them . ’

It was a chase that would have only ended when one of the two was satisfied .

It was fortunate that he wasn’t giving them any openings . The fossae wouldn’t be able to carelessly attack him as they also had their guard up against him .

If this delicate barrier was to break, a full-scale bloody battle would begin .

“He, help me!”

The guard that he had continuously placed on for the last 3 days was broken due to the intrusion of a person .

An almost naked woman was being chased by about 10 very excited fossae .

The woman only had a piece of cloth over her body .

She seemed young but was very lean and had scars all over her body .

‘The fossae lost their guard . I have no choice but to fight . ’

The barrier between the pack of fossae and Muyoung was being maintained very risky .

The fossae didn’t easily attack him because they knew how great Muyoung’s skills were .

If they attacked him with their lives, the fight would have been over already .

Fossae were monsters that were that cautious .

However, they were excited when the woman barged in . To the point, they were willing to just enter the area Muyoung was in .

If this was true, then he couldn’t just send them away .

If those 10 fossae lived, instantly more than 100 fossae would approach .

It would be your end if you ever took a monster in this world lightly .

It would have been reckless for Muyoung to handle 10 fossae alone .

Muyoung could only summon his undead . For now, it was the best way .

The Blazing Spear Soldier, the Sorceress of Lightning and the Black Sun Warrior were summoned .

It might not be a good thing to summon a lot of undead to deal with the fossae .

“Kill the wild cats . ”

Muyoung made a simple command .

And together they went to fight them .

A woman who was approaching him on the other side widened her eyes in shock .

She thought he was a human but found that he had a horn was on his forehead .

“Ahhh…”

Like a marionette with its strings cut off, she fell to her knees as she found out he was also a monster .

How stupid of her to ask a monster for help .

Her last bit of hope disappeared as monsters approached from both sides .

The woman closed her eyes .

Kyaaaahh!

Clang! Clash!

Huge explosive sounds erupted around her .

However, her body was fine .

She felt weird so she opened her eyes only to see the fossae and the goblin fight each other .

‘I will get eaten after the fight . ’

It was a splendor even those who were vigilant couldn’t follow .

But it was certain that the goblin was winning against the fossae .

She thought of running away while they were busy but soon realized it was useless .

She was destined to die as she entered the territory of the fossae and the goblin .

She just blankly watched the fight with a resigned look on her face .

‘He isn’t a normal goblin . ’

He was much stronger than most goblins .

The woman’s expression became gloomier .

The fight ended after 30 minutes .

It resulted in the goblin’s victory .

The goblin who was scratched by the claws of the fossae approached the woman and spoke with impatience .

“Who are you?”