Solo Resurrection

Chapter 87 – Mad Dog (3)

“Then I’m really going in.”

“Woah!”

Kang Hyeon pushed the door with vigor. It had quite a hefty weight.

-Kugugugu

“For most guys, just opening the door would be a task.”

A loud noise arose as the massive stone door slowly moved.

“That guy seems to be the boss.”

“Looks like he’s alone.”

As the door opened, what greeted the party was a vast hall.

A dark and gloomy space.

Candles burning on candlesticks hung here and there, eerily illuminating the surroundings.

“What kind of concept freak is that?”

A chair placed in the middle of that cavern. A man wearing full body armor was sitting there.

Black chair. Black full plate armor. Even the scabbard is black.

Kang Hyeon frowned as he looked at the man.

“Does he think he’s some dark knight? Unnecessary pompous display.”

-I am a Dark Knight.

“Huh?”

It was meant as a joke, but he says it’s true.

The man sitting in the chair slowly stood up.

-I am Veil the Dark Knight. You cannot pass through here.

A voice that seemed to directly pound inside the head rather than being heard through the ears.

It felt quite familiar.

“Don’t tell me you’re a skeleton too?”

-That’s right. I became an undead to protect this place even after death.

“For a monster, you’ve got quite a detailed setting.”

This was the first monster to recite its past history like this.

“But you know what? Whatever your circumstances are, I’m not particularly interested.”

-…

“Just quietly spit out the magic stone and get lost.”

At Kang Hyeon’s words, Veil drew his sword.

-That’s a curious thing.

“…?”

-I too wasn’t interested in what your circumstances might be.

“Huh…”

-The fate of uninvited guests who come here is only death. I’ve existed for too long to care about those who are about to become undead.

Kang Hyeon chuckled at the monster’s joke-like words.

“Now that’s a skeleton I like.”

-I am a knight.

“Alright, you bastard.”

While talking with Veil and loosening up his body, Kang Hyeon gave Shin Seong-a a look.

“What do you think?”

“We’ll have to try to know.”

“I thought so too.”

“Yes. Even setting aside the issue of compatibility, this dungeon was clearly easy. Despite being a B-rank dungeon.”

Even though Kang Hyeon had practically cleared it by breaking walls and using cheat keys, the dungeon was too easy for its B-rank name.

“Considering that the dungeon’s rank is determined by a combination of numerous factors…”

“You mean that guy is likely the main culprit that made this dungeon B-rank.”

“Yes.”

“The magical power I’m feeling is indeed not ordinary, it’s somewhat chilling.”

At that moment, An Yu-seong stepped forward, cutting off Kang Hyeon’s words.

“Brother, stay back for a bit. I’ll engage first.”

“Why?”

“It’s not a typical monster-type, but essentially a humanoid monster. For opponents like this, reconnaissance is basic. And if I fight together with you, it might interfere, right?”

An Yu-seong made a somewhat reasonable point.

“You’re not just itching to fight because it’s been too boring until now, are you?”

“I’m going first!”

“That crazy guy…”

Shaking his head, Kang Hyeon picked up the camera.

“Then we’ll start the boss strategy for the Veil of the Maze right now.”

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Ippotranslation

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An Yu-seong ran forward, visibly excited. It looked extremely reckless and thoughtless, but in fact, he was being cautious.

After all, the opponent was the boss of a B-rank dungeon. Moreover, a boss monster that professionally handles a sword. That’s why he was holding a sword instead of his usual mace. He judged that a sword would allow for more agile responses.

-Clang clang clang!

A sharp noise erupted as An Yu-seong and Veil’s swords clashed.

-Excellent talent. But still lacking.

“Oh ho, the type that fights with words?”

-I’ll show you what a real warrior is today.

Suddenly, Veil launched an unexpected kick.

“A real warrior, you say… Kheuk!”

An Yu-seong instinctively crossed his arms to block, but the difference in physical specs was too great.

As the strong impact struck his body, An Yu-seong flew like a bullet and crashed into the wall.

“Binding Vines!”

At the same time, Yoon Na-rae used her magic as if she had been waiting for this moment.

Giant tree vines that burst through the ground quickly flew towards Veil.

-Interfering in a sacred knight’s battle, I see.

Just a light swing.

Yoon Na-rae’s magic was helplessly scattered by Veil’s single sword strike.

-Swish!

Taking advantage of that gap, a magic arrow fired by Shin Seong-a flew towards the back of Veil’s head.

-Clang!

The magic arrow was a considerably powerful technique that also consumed a lot of magical power, but it was helplessly deflected by Veil’s sword.

-Light as a fly.

“His physical specs are at least on par with Mr. Kang Hyeon’s level. It’s best not to expect things like binding to work.”

Shin Seong-a quickly made her judgment and shouted.

-Clang, clang! Boom!

The battle flowed rapidly.

The combined attack of An Yu-seong, Shin Seong-a, and Yoon Na-rae. At a glance, it seemed like they were attacking randomly, but everything was happening under meticulous calculations.

They knew each other well and had the experience and talent to move considering those factors.

“You’re worth the wait, aren’t you? Hahahahaha!”

An Yu-seong, who was essentially withstanding all of Veil’s attacks alone, laughed like a madman.

As the heat of battle rose, his movements became more agile and his mind infinitely sharper.

-Do you enjoy battle?

Veil’s voice towards An Yu-seong sank heavily.

-Battle is sacred. I wanted to show you what a true knight, a real warrior is, but I was foolish.

“What are you talking about?”

-Die.

At that moment, Veil’s sword came down like lightning.

-Clang!

The power was much stronger than before. Even though he deflected most of the force, An Yu-seong’s arms tingled.

“You’re just stupidly strong. Just like someone I know.”

-Crack

At that moment, cracks started to appear on An Yu-seong’s sword.

‘What is this…!’

The sword was on the verge of breaking.

‘Damn… I was supposed to have prepared a proper longsword.’

An Yu-seong’s longsword, obtained from Kang Hyeon, was a C-grade and relatively high-quality. In fact, An Yu-seong could have gotten a better sword, but he didn’t.

He didn’t feel the need to.

To begin with, the sword wasn’t his main weapon, and until now, An Yu-seong had never been pushed in battle to the extent of being constrained by the sword’s performance.

After all, when fighting opponents he could beat even with just a tree branch, an ordinary longsword was more than enough.

‘Damn it…’

But Veil’s swordsmanship skills and physical specs – none of them were inferior to An Yu-seong’s.

-Clang!

An Yu-seong deflected the sword and hastily retreated, but Veil immediately followed.

-Die.

‘Too fast!’

Another sword strike flew in.

It doesn’t even give a moment’s time to change weapons.

The sword is already at its limit.

‘I can’t block it!’

That’s when it happened.

-Boom!

Kang Hyeon, who had been watching, ran at an incredible speed and kicked Veil.

Veil flew dozens of meters in an instant and crashed into a pillar in the hall.

“Always putting on airs.”

“Did you think a guy who seemed like he’d fight with technique would just use brute force like you? Tsk!”

An Yu-seong spat out sticky saliva mixed with blood and caught his breath. In that short moment, An Yu-seong was soaked in sweat as if he had been caught in the rain.

“Is that how you talk to someone who just saved you? Tsk tsk.”

It was while Kang Hyeon was clicking his tongue.

-Ah… Something keeps shouting in my head.

Everyone stopped at Veil’s sudden words.

-It tells me to kill you. It keeps pushing me!

“…”

-But I endured and held back. To maintain a knight’s pride. Following and submitting to such wicked words cannot be called a knight. But now there’s no need for that.

“What nonsense are you spouting?”

-What my head is ringing with and what my will desires have become the same.

As Veil spoke, something dark red surged from his sword.

-Die.

“Magic power?”

Its identity was magic power.

Kang Hyeon, who was in the midst of practicing this technique himself, immediately recognized what it was.

“Everyone be careful. It’s impossible to block!”

-The game is over now.

“Absolutely, absolutely do not engage in close combat!”

As Kang Hyeon spoke, Veil swung his sword.

-Slash!

Yoon Na-rae and Shin Seong-a’s magic and arrows disappeared without a trace the moment they touched Veil’s sword.

“An Yu-seong, the same goes for you. Dodge attacks at all costs.”

“Understood.”

An Yu-seong, who often sparred with Kang Hyeon, also knew well what this was.

Moreover, the monster’s magic power was being utilized more cleanly than Kang Hyeon’s at a glance.

-Slash, crack!

Whatever the sword touched as he swung it was cut off.

-Boom…

Kang Hyeon swallowed hard at the sight of even a massive stone pillar being cut down in an instant.

‘We’re screwed.’

It was clear that if hit by that magic power, even Kang Hyeon himself would be cut down along with his armor.

It wasn’t the kind of attack that could be endured simply with increased health stats or toughness.

“Come on! You concept freak!”

But still, he had to step forward.

Right now, he was the only one who could receive the monster’s sword.

‘It’s fortunate that we’ve somewhat figured him out.’

Kang Hyeon kept thinking incessantly while watching the fight between Veil and An Yu-seong.

‘A sword won’t do.’

The result was hopeless.

He couldn’t beat the monster with a sword even if he died and came back to life.

‘Then what should I do?’

While Kang Hyeon kept pondering, he quickly rushed towards Veil.

-Clang!

Kang Hyeon’s sword was covered in blue magic power.

Veil let out a groan at the unexpected heaviness felt from the sword.

-Hmm… You’re not just all talk.

“Everyone, don’t mind me and attack! Aim for the head!”

Undead monsters don’t take damage just from having their bodies slightly destroyed.

Since only targeting areas where important magic power is stored was effective, Kang Hyeon aimed only for the skull where strong magic power was emanating.

“Hurry! It’s uncertain how long I can hold him!”

-Boom, bang!

Blue light and dark red light moving along the trajectory of the swords.

Every time the two lights collided, an explosion of light occurred with a loud noise.

-Your swordsmanship is sloppy compared to your brute strength.

“Shut up!”

Veil clearly had strong power. But he couldn’t match Kang Hyeon who was using all his buffs.

“Ugh!”

However, the fundamental difference in swordsmanship skills was too great.

Blood flowed from various parts of Kang Hyeon’s body that were cut by the dark red magic power.

Wounds that should have healed within seconds normally, but the monster’s magic power seemed to be preventing recovery.

-How trivial.

“Kuhek!”

A sudden kick.

Kang Hyeon, directly hit by the attack that came aiming for a gap, flew backwards.

“Now!”

At that moment, the guild members who couldn’t approach the distance between Veil and Kang Hyeon and were looking for an opportunity, moved all at once.

-I’ll finish you all off too.

Veil was relaxed even against the combined attack of three people.

Since anything that touched his sword was cut off, the three couldn’t easily rush in and had no choice but to maintain distance.

-First, one.

Veil Veil rushed towards Yoon Na-rae and swung his sword.

“Magic Shield!”

Yoon Na-rae quickly responded with magic, but it was useless.

-Slash!

Veil’s sword easily cuts through the magic shield along with Yoon Na-rae.

“Aaaagh!”

Yoon Na-rae flew away, spewing blood.

At that sight, An Yu-seong rushed in recklessly.

“Damn it!”

However, against Veil who had the upper hand in technique, speed, strength, and magic power, An Yu-seong’s attack achieved nothing.

-Two.

“Kuhek!”

An Yu-seong, who quickly allowed an attack, flew far away and crashed into a pillar.

Shin Seong-a was lost in thought.

‘We were too rash.’

It’s a B-rank dungeon after all.

We should have been more cautious.

We should have brought more key personnel like Han Si-hwan, Choi Dong-woo, or the Jo Seong-chan brothers.

‘At least Mr. Kang Hyeon must survive.’

The door to the boss room is still open.

If the boss has a setting that prevents him from leaving this place, there’s a good chance of survival.

‘Damn…’

In the distance, she could see the Golden Beast Guild members fleeing.

Now, only she and An Yu-seong were left to buy time.

“Mr. Kang Hyeon! Run away. We’ll buy you time!”

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