Chapter 466: Battle (10)

My enemy sneered at me openly.

But I didn’t respond because it was true that I was now weaker than before.

To be honest, I didn’t need to pretend that I wasn’t.

Even though my attack power was hit drastically, my stamina was more than 100,000, and my willpower was about 70,000.

In other words, my stamina was the same as before, so I poured out attacks while defending against his attacks to the best I could.

At the same time I shouted, “Blink!”

Puck! Puck!

The 15+ Enhancement Ice Emperor’s guardian sword was very powerful on its own, but it was also armed with Ice Weapon that was as high as level 9.

Besides, my strength and agility were over 40,000.

When I upgraded the Ice Emperor’s guardian sword from +8 enhancement to +9, I saw a huge increase in my skills, and my strength and agility stood out among them.

So even though he seemed to feel proud that he turned the battle in his favor, I continued to attack him with all my AOE and melee skills.

About 40 minutes passed.

“Phew! Phew!”

Taking a deep breath, I pulled an item from my inventory and touched it on my chest.

At that moment, a message rang.

[You have met the conditions for using Constellation Badge Hunter’s Badge.

-Would you like to equip the Constellation Hunter’s Badge?]

I once received the Constellation Hunter’s Badge received from Rashmaka, the leader of the Siddarth Guild in India, to fight against China. I could use the item three times. The first time I used it was against China as an ally of the Siddarth Guild, and I used it to fight parasites for the second time. And I wanted to use it for the Indian Siddhart Guild the third time, but my survival was at stake right now.

So I used it right away because my mana was currently drained compared to its usual overflowing state.

But something unexpected happened.

[The transformation into the Constellation Hunter does not satisfy your current level.

-You can’t transform into the Constellation Hunter.

-Your agility increases by 1000.

-Your agility increases by an additional 3000 because you have not obtained the benefits of equipping the Constellation Hunter’s badge.]

*Your Constellation Hunter’s Badge item has been destroyed.]

Originally, I received a 1,000 agility increase from receiving the badge, so including the 3,000 just now, it went up by 4,00

And given that I received 1,000 agility from each of my previous uses, my agility increased a total of 6000.

But I wasn’t happy about it at all because that was not important now.

The ruler of the 1st Royal District opened his mouth.

[What’s up with that look?]

“…”

Obviously, I was in the middle of fighting him.

So I tried to control my expressions, but it seems I failed.

I didn’t respond to his question, of course.

I knew that I should keep a poker face the whole fight even until the moment I collapsed, but my health was dangerously low at the moment.

I cast a glance at the Myongjin Shelter behind me.

The shelter looked gorgeous and majestic because of the roots encasing it.

But it was absolutely impossible for the roots to block the guy in front of me.

[Wow, it looks like you have some mixed feelings about the shelter. Well, I felt the same because my lifelong hometown Kuhana was ruined and destroyed.]

“Stop that bullshit!”

[Hahaha! Yeah, you want to dismiss it as bullshit. Great. Juyoung Hong, let me have you feel something special. You are going to see that thing behind you get destroyed and crumble. Of course, you don’t have to look at it blankly. Soar! Lava Eruption!]

Bang!

Even though I used my hidden card in vain, I could not sit idle without doing anything. So I resumed fighting again.

Shortly afterward, I heard another message ringing.

[You currently have ‘Safeguard No.3 To Cope with Crisis.

– Your combat power increases when your health decreases.

It increases by 1% for every 10% drop in your health.

-When your maximum health drops below 10%, you won’t suffer any damage just once from any attack.

: 30-day cooldown.]

[You don’t suffer any damage.

-‘Safeguard No.3 To Cope with Crisis has been inactivated for 30 days.]

It was a warning message that my health had dropped below 10%.

At the same time, I felt my heart pounding hard because this was the first time I was seriously driven into a corner while confronting my enemy.

Besides, there was nobody I could turn to for assistance.

In other words, if I lost to him, it was the end.

If I retreated from here, it would mean abandoning Myongjin Shelter, which would mean I would have to give up protecting not only my family but also all those that I accepted into the shelter. To be honest, if I had even a glimmer of hope for beating him later, I would rather choose to retreat first. But I saw no such hope.

[Hum…you want to run away from me? Of course, you can. Honestly, I can’t catch you if you run away. But those behind you will die slowly in pain. Of course, they will resent me, not you, at first. But will they keep blaming me? No way. After all, they will hate and resent you. I’m going to make them feel that way.]

“…”

Of course, I didn’t respond.

I just felt frustrated that I was weak now. I was so upset that I was not strong enough to beat this guy.

At that moment, I heard a sound behind me.

***

In the Myongjin Shelter.

Obviously, not everyone in the shelter was good at evaluating combat. But they were good enough to know which side was winning in a fight.

As with everything else, they were able to sense the atmosphere of the battle.

So those in the shelter began to express their opinions about my fight with the ruler of the 1st Royal District.

“Gosh, Juyoung is on the defensive right now, isn’t he?”

“…”

“…”

“Yeah, his opponent seems so relaxed.”

“You bet. He seems to have the upper hand.”

“I saw that guy laughing at Juyoung! And Juyoung didn’t respond at all.”

Juyoung Hong relentlessly attacked his opponent.

But his opponent allowed his attacks casually.

Judging from those scenes, it seemed that Juyoung had the upper hand, but no one watching thought that way. They rather felt Juyoung was now desperately struggling to beat back his opponent. In other words, they knew he had no choice but to resist with all his might, even though his resistance was futile.

What’s more, his opponent not only blocked Juyong Hong’s counterattack, but also

opened his arms, as if to allow Juyoung Hong to attack him from front on.

“…”

“…”

“…”

There was a heavy silence in the shelter.

And that silence weighed heavily on them as time passed.

When 30 minutes, 40 minutes, and 50 minutes passed, it was now clear who was winning. And the problem was that the one who had the upper hand was the enemy, not Juyoung Hong.

So they recalled just one thing.

[Juyoung Hong’s defeat.]

His defeat would lead to his death, of course.

Anyway, everyone in the Myongjin Shelter stared at their battle blankly without hiding their stunned expressions.