Chapter 189: 189

Luslec watched Su-hyeun’s fighting from a distance . Su-hyeun’s combat against dozens of heroes at once was something admirable . Heroes like Hercules, Chun Ha-jin, and Ifrit lost their luster compared to Su-hyeun .

Luslec, who was watching the fighting leisurely, looked up, following Su-hyeun . Su-hyeun pulled a spear from his back . And, at that moment, Luslec gave the order .

“Prepare for defense . ”

Rumble, rumble—

Heroic Spiritism . It was the specialty of the hero named Luslec . Luslec could control numerous spirits and fight by borrowing their power . Also, he was a master of swordsmanship . He had better skills than Hercules or Chun Ha-jin . At his order, the summoned heroes moved quickly and accurately . And the Dragon Slaying Spear poured down .

Swish, swish—

Cling, clang—

Luslec wielded his sword and the fragments of the Dragon Slaying Spear bounced off . Dozens of heroes died in the aftermath of the spear . Although they were relatively weak ones, it was surprising enough that dozens of them fell at only one attack .

“Great . ” Luslec grinned, but soon his smile faded .

Luslec thought .

He had hoped Su-hyeun could show abilities beyond his expectations . Su-hyeun’s level was good enough to not disappoint Luslec, but he thought it wasn’t worth interfering with the trial himself . At the very moment he began to think that…

Rumble—

Su-hyeun’s demeanor changed suddenly . No . It wasn’t just his demeanor .

Luslec’s eyes turned black . He used the Eyes of Heroic Spirit, the highest-grade skill in the Heroic Spiritism . It was a name given in the sense of seeing through the soul of other people . Luslec could clearly see Su-hyeun veins, tendons, and even the flow of magic through his body . When he looked inside Su-hyeun like that, he seemed like a totally different person .

And it was at that moment…

Swish—

Su-hyeun’s body disappeared .

Crack—

“…!”

Luslec opened his eyes wide . Su-hyeun’s feet, which appeared in front of his eyes in an instant, were deeply embedded in the ground of the stage . He already brandished his sword . Luslec’s reaction was late; Su-hyeun moved faster than Luslec could .

Slash—

“Wow . ”

A long cut was made on Luslec’s body .

Clang, clank—

The Spirit Armor covering Luslec’s body began to crack . If he wasn’t wearing Spirit Armor, his body would be the thing being split in half .

Swish, swish—

Slaash, slash, slaash—

He couldn’t follow every move Su-hyeun made . Su-hyeun was definitely faster than before . Su-hyeun attacked Luslec persistently, avoiding the movement of the heroes trying to protect him . It was a very smart move, because the weakness of all Summoners, including Heroic Spirit Summoners, was themselves .

“Explosion Style,” Su-hyeun said in a small voice .

Whoosh—!

Enormous magic covered Luslec’s body .

Craaack—!

By the time the magic had passed, Hercules appeared in front of Luslec .

Flop—

Hercules knelt down . Su-hyeun, who had been using Immortality skill, also used Explosion skill . And that attack even made Hercules, who was strong and wore the Nemean Lion skin, kneel .

Swish—

Craaack—!

Shortly after that, Chun Ha-jin’s sword fell on Su-hyeun’s head . Other than Luslec, Chun Ha-jin was the strongest hero there . Su-hyeun couldn’t just ignore his attack . So, he stepped back all the way to dodge .

Swish— Whiz—

The shadows that Luslec had summoned surrounded Su-hyeun once again . Luslec, who was still using the Eyes of Heroic Spirit, could see the change that was happening inside of Su-hyeun’s body .

It couldn’t be said that there was no side effect, but the ability that Su-hyeun had just had shown was way beyond Luslec’s expectations .

“That’s so cool . ”

Whiz—

Su-hyeun moved again . There was no time for rest . Since he started using the Immortality skill, he had to finish the battle quickly .

Clank, clank—

Swish, swiiish—

Because of his overwhelming speed, it seemed like there were many of Su-hyeun’s body . The bodies of the heroes who blocked Su-hyeun’s way were split and fell . Su-hyeun aimed at their weak spots, such as their necks or hearts . His magic control was superb, but that was not it . He knew how to kill or defeat his enemies effectively .

“Huff— Hwoooo—”

Su-hyeun swept over the stadium, took a long breath, and then exhaled it . Su-hyeun looked at Luslec, still surrounded by heroes . There were still a lot of them left .

Su-hyeun quickly judged the situation .

Su-hyeun expanded his horizons . He thought of the stage as a chessboard . Luslec was a king . Next to him, Chun Ha-jin could be considered the strongest sword, the queen . Heroes like Hercules and Ifrit were generals like the knight, rook, and bishop . There were numerous other pawns .

Whiz—

Su-hyeun rushed to the numerous heroes that were protecting Luslec .

[The Wave Sword, Explosion Style . ]

[Flame . ]

Craaack—

Whoosh—!

A one-to-a-hundred fight was, among all the trials Su-hyeun had gone through, the hardest one so far . Let it begin .

Immortality was the best skill that Su-hyeun had when compared to his other skills power-wise . But there were also many side effects .

“Gasp, gasp—”

His Health was rapidly undermined, and there was a reaction to the amplified magic . Also, he had been using Explosion skill, which consumed a lot of magic at the same time .

Su-hyeun looked at the shadows that fell in front of him . Half of them were gone . But his Health was almost out .

Whoosh—

Boom, boom, boom—!

Ifrit’s flame appeared in front of Su-hyeun to block him to cut other heroes .

[Indomitable body . ]

[Armor of the Mage . ]

[Sky King’s Feather . ]

Layers of skills wrapped Su-hyeun’s body . He didn’t wear the Falcon’s Holy Armor right at the moment, but those were quite usable skills . They increased magic resistance . Ifrit’s flame was lukewarm compared to Karne’s Breath . Su-hyeun ignored Ifrit’s fire and swung his sword .

Slash—

Thud—

Another hero’s head fell to the ground . And, at the same time, many different kinds of skills flew to Su-hyeun .

Crack, Craaack—

Swiiiiish, thump—!

Somebody drilled a fist into Su-hyeun’s stomach . The overwhelming shock shook his body .

Clench—

Crack, craaack—

Su-hyeun clenched his teeth and grasped his opponent’s wrist . He held it in his hand and twisted . The shadow opened its mouth wide as if it was screaming, but no sound came out .

Slash—

Su-hyeun swung his sword and cut the shadow’s neck . At the same time, he snapped his fingers, a dark blue Flame covered Su-hyeun’s body .

[Armor of the Flame . ]

Whoosh, whoosh—

The heroes who had been rushing to attack Su-hyeun hesitated . And, in that short moment of hesitation, Su-hyeun dug into the crowd .

Swish, swish, swish—

Slash— Splash—

The heads of the shadows were cut . Su-hyeun was splattered with blood .

Stab—

A sword penetrated Su-hyeun’s shoulder . Su-hyeun turned his head and saw a shadow standing next to him . It was Chun Ha-jin .

The queen that was supposed to protect the king began to move . That meant a lot of soldiers had died .

Slaaash—

Crunch—!

When Su-hyeun waved his sword filled with magic, the aura of the sword that held Flame stretched out to Chun Ha-jin . Chun Ha-jin hurriedly pulled the sword from Su-hyeun’s shoulder and tried to defend, but his shoulder was cut, deep . Su-hyeun covered his shoulder with the other hand and exhaled a long breath .

“Hwooooo—”

Stomp, stomp—

The surviving heroes made a formation while Su-hyeun took a breath . The heroes tried to make Su-hyeun use up his Strength . They were waiting for Su-hyeun to crash and burn .

“So, you guys are trying to exhaust me, huh?”

“Trial means hardship and suffering . If it’s too easy, it wouldn’t be a trial for you, would it?”

Luslec was still standing in the same spot . It seemed like he was waiting until the last moment . It was a bit of a nasty move but obviously the most reasonable choice .

“Yes . Now, it feels like a real trial . ” Su-hyeun couldn’t deny it .

None of the trials in his current life had been particularly difficult for Su-hyeun . The trial of the 30th floor, when he had to catch Ouroboros, was a bit difficult, but everything else was too easy, or easy enough . But this trial was different . The heroes in front of him were all high-level ones . There were heroes like Hercules, Ifrit, or Chun Ha-jin who easily could defeat S-Rank awakeners .

“But you chose the wrong way,” Su-hyeun said .

“What?”

Su-hyeun checked his Fatigue stat .

[Fatigue: 70 . ]

It was the right moment .

[The Trait of ‘Hero – Immortality’ activates . ]

[Vitality and Health will quickly be recovered . CC will partially be recovered . ]

[The physical ability has already reached its peak . The physical ability won’t increase anymore . ]

Swish, swish—

Slash, slash—

The shadow heroes that rushed toward Su-hyeun lost their heads and fell to the ground . Su-hyeun’s staggering body regained its balance . His magic, which had been fading like a candle in a breeze, was restored . Luslec grinned, even though his opponent became lively again, as if he liked it so much that he couldn’t help but laugh .

Su-hyeun thought .

The Immortality skill could be used in two different ways . The first one increased his physical power and amplified his magic . The second one recovered Vitality and Health temporarily . But the restoration of Vitality and Health was only a temporary measure . It was just first aid . The recovered Health and Vitality would return to normal over time . Su-hyeun knew that better than anyone . He had an intuition for when he had no time left .

Swish—

Su-hyeun approached Chun Ha-jin, who had left Luslec’s side . Chun Ha-jin swung his sword as if he was waiting for Su-hyeun . And it was at that moment…

[The Wave Sword- Explosion Style . ]

Ruuuuumble—

The moment that their swords met, Su-hyeun’s sword spewed a huge amount of magic . He activated the Explosion Style skill to maximize the aura of the sword . And the result of that—

Clang—

—Chun Ha-jin’s sword, wrapped in energy, was broken—

Slash—

—and his neck was cut .

Whoosh—

Wham—!

A dull sound came over Su-hyeun’s head . With a heavy feeling, Su-hyeun started to bleed from his head . It was a club of Hercules . Hercules had smashed the ground of the stage before . If Su-hyeun were an ordinary person, his head would have burst at once .

Whirl—

[Protective Barrier of the Dragon God . ]

[Blessing of the Dragon God . ]

“Good job, Miru . ”

Purr—

Miru answered from a distance . Su-hyeun had told Miru not to get involved in the fighting since it was dangerous . Miru broke the promise but, thanks to Miru, Su-hyeun wasn’t too injured by Hercules’ club . The queen was gone .

Grab—

Su-hyeun held tight to Hercules’ neck . Now, it was time to catch the bishop .