Chapter 102

Bang!

“Hwaak!”

Kang Yuseong gasped for breath.

He wide-eyed, scanned his surroundings.

Boom!

“Kuaaak!”

“Kueek!”

A battle.

Fierce fighting still raged everywhere.

‘The explosion!’

Realizing he was back in reality, Kang Yuseong’s gaze snapped to Ganas’s belly.

The monster’s belly, which had been glowing red, had returned to normal.

‘It worked!’

Kang Yuseong wore a triumphant smile.

He had successfully manipulated the monster’s will using Brain Chain.

However, his expression quickly turned serious as he realized that consciousness manipulation was not as easy as he thought.

‘To weaponize this!’

In reality, it probably hadn’t even taken ten seconds.

But Kang Yuseong had experienced hellish torment within Ganas’s consciousness. The time felt like dozens of minutes, and the chilling sensation still lingered.

Just then, something appeared before his eyes.

[You have awakened the linked ability of Brain Chain.]

[You have gained the skill, Consciousness Injection.]

[Consciousness Injection (Level 1): Focus on the target’s consciousness to enter their conscious world without detaching your own consciousness. You can inject fragments of your consciousness into the target. The injected fragments will move irregularly within the target’s conscious world and can alter the target’s consciousness.]

‘Consciousness Injection!’

Kang Yuseong’s eyes widened at the ability that appeared before him.

In other words, it meant that Kang Yuseong could insert his will into the opponent’s consciousness, preventing them from making normal judgments.

He didn’t know how effective it would be, but it was certainly a very appealing ability.

Kang Yuseong, seizing the opportunity, cast Consciousness Injection on Ganas.

Sizzle!

As Ganas’s consciousness was revealed through Brain Chain, a fragment of Kang Yuseong’s consciousness could be seen mixing with Ganas’s, scattering like a violent gust of wind.

“Kueeeek!”

At that moment, Ganas raised its tail high into the sky, about to strike down on the Hunters once more.

‘Go!’

Just then, Kang Yuseong’s fragment of consciousness was drawn to a light formed by the monster’s will, as if by a magnet. That was the thought currently dominating it.

Thump!

When the fragment of consciousness collided with the light, the light momentarily shook violently.

At that instant, Ganas, which had been raising its tail, suddenly swung it furiously, attacking the surrounding monsters indiscriminately.

The target had shifted from the Hunters, whom it had seen in its consciousness, to the monsters.

Seeing this, Kang Yuseong clenched his fist.

A small fragment of consciousness he had injected had completely altered the monster’s actions.

Only then did Kang Yuseong truly grasp the destructive power of Brain Chain.

However, he couldn’t rely solely on that still incomplete power.

Whoosh!

Kang Yuseong gripped the hilt of his sword tightly and soared into the air.

Having blocked the monster’s most powerful attack, it was now time to overpower it.

Soaring high, he looked down and plummeted.

Like a meteor burning in the atmosphere, crimson flames erupted from his entire body.

He raised his leg high.

The moment a flash of light gleamed in his eyes, his leg tore through the air.

Crash!

Chakra, Wild Beast’s Strike!

The formidable attack obtained from North Korea’s Kim Jong-un erupted.

“Kieeek!”

Ganas writhed violently in the agony of its head splitting apart.

Shwaaak!

But Kang Yuseong twisted his body in mid-air once more, using the recoil from his kick.

Swaaet!

And his kick shot out with lightning speed.

Thud!

Crack!

A dull thud echoed from where the monster’s skull was, and Ganas’s head was pushed sideways.

Kang Yuseong quickly followed up.

Blaze!

His hands were filled with a scorching fireball.

Shwaaak!

Approaching the monster’s head, he plunged the fireball directly into it.

Boom!

“Kieeek!”

The target Kang Yuseong aimed for was one of the monster’s many eyes!

Splatter!

Several gigantic eyeballs burst, spraying bodily fluids everywhere.

Kang Yuseong stomped on the monster’s head and leaped into the air again.

Crash!

Kang Yuseong instantly dropped onto the monster’s head, this time plunging his fist directly into it.

Clang!

His fist was momentarily encased in solid steel before delivering a tremendous blow and then disappearing.

“Kieeeek!”

Ganas let out a loud shriek, this time as if it could truly bear it no longer, raising its front paws and throwing its head back.

Boom! Boom!

A building collided with the monster’s head, and a wall crumbled once more.

At that moment, Kang Yuseong gripped the sword he had just plunged in and held on.

Thud!

Ganas immediately stabilized itself, but one of its legs had been completely shattered by Gil Hyeok-jun, and thick, greenish, foul-smelling bodily fluids gushed from its head, leaving it a gruesome sight.

As soon as Kang Yuseong regained his balance, he yanked out the sword deeply embedded in Ganas’s head.

Viscous bodily fluids and black blood mixed and clung to the sword, but Kang Yuseong paid it no mind.

Blaze!

And those impurities were all incinerated and vanished by the flames spewing from the sword.

Tatata!

Kang Yuseong dashed relentlessly across Ganas’s enormous head and plunged the sword deep into another one of its eyeballs.

Puh-haak!

Chakra, Critical Strike!

The sword, driven down with formidable power, sprayed the monster’s bodily fluids everywhere as it spun with insane speed.

Pagagagak!

The agonizing torment of Chakra, Blade Twist had begun.

Ganas’s weakness was in a very difficult place to target, but that didn’t mean there was no way to defeat it.

Among the options, Kang Yuseong chose to attack its head.

Though the monster’s head was also covered in incredibly tough carapace, if it was broken and broken again, there would come a time when the carapace could no longer protect it.

Just like now!

As the flame-infused sword dug into the monster’s head, Ganas thrashed wildly, trampling everything around it.

“Kueeeek!”

Boom! Crash!

Countless monsters were crushed and exploded to death by its insane thrashing, and the ground completely split open, creating numerous deep craters everywhere.

Even Gil Hyeok-jun couldn’t charge in amidst the immense thrashing and could only protect himself with his greatsword.

Swaaaet!

Just then, an enormous fireball suddenly flew from afar and directly struck Ganas’s head.

Boom! Boom!

It was such a powerful blow that Ganas’s massive head was thrown back for a moment!

Kang Yuseong was also caught in the explosion and almost flew backward.

Such was the immense destructive power unleashed by the attack.

Kang Yuseong barely regained his balance and cast his gaze toward the distant spot.

‘That bastard…!’

Kim Do-jin stood there with an expressionless face.

He had launched the fireball even though he knew Kang Yuseong was on Ganas’s head.

Around him, countless monsters lay charred black, piled up, and he was preparing for another attack.

Kang Yuseong frowned at the sight.

‘Crazy!’

He would definitely launch another attack this time.

Whether Kang Yuseong was there or not, the monster’s intention was too clear.

Kang Yuseong braced himself, preparing for the impending impact.

Shwaaaaaat!

At that moment, another colossal fireball came flying.

Boom! Boom!

‘Ugh!’

This attack was much stronger than before.

Crunch!

So strong was the attack that the carapaces covering Ganas’s head instantly shattered.

Shimmer!

Kang Yuseong barely managed to endure its immense power by deploying his Iron Armor.

He gritted his teeth and dashed across Ganas’s head once more.

Kim Do-jin’s attack was incredibly precise, hitting exactly the spot Kang Yuseong wanted. Thanks to this, the monster’s defense had significantly dropped, and crimson flesh was starkly visible through the shattered carapaces.

Whoosh!

Kang Yuseong soared into the air.

Then, he gripped the sword hilt tightly with both hands and plunged down.

The flames erupting from his sword grew even larger, and his eyes were also stained red.

“Haaaah!”

Crack!

His sword directly split a fragment of the broken carapace.

Crrrack!

And the sword, filled with scorching heat, mercilessly dug into Ganas’s head.

Thud!

Tearing through the crimson skin and splitting the skull that appeared beneath, Kang Yuseong, along with his sword, was sucked into Ganas’s head as if disappearing.

Crash! Crash!

At that moment, Chakra, Blade Twist was cast to its absolute limit.

Crrack! Crrack! Crrack! Crrack!

Kang Yuseong and his sword, having smashed through Ganas’s skull, completely shattered the brain and began to pulverize it.

Splatter! Splatter! Splatter! Splatter!

Kang Yuseong’s body, having dug through, scattering brain matter and fragments everywhere, pierced through the monster’s jaw.

Ujijik!

The monster’s jaw, equipped with gigantic teeth, broke and tore open wide.

Pagakak!

Shwaa!

And Kang Yuseong, rotating like a whirlwind, fell out from within.

Crash!

As if a meteor had collided with the earth, Kang Yuseong, unable to control the powerful rotational force, crashed directly into the ground.

Thudding!

The impact sent up an enormous cloud of dust.

Completely shattered small rock fragments fell, and Ganas’s brain fragments and flesh splattered down.

Thud!

The moment Kang Yuseong stood up, Ganas’s colossal body behind him toppled sideways.

Its brain completely destroyed, it had become a body that could no longer move.

Kang Yuseong saw Kim Do-jin, who was facing him from a distance, and offered a faint smile.

Kim Do-jin shrugged once, then turned his gaze to another direction.

Monsters still swarmed this place, meaning there were more opportunities to get a taste of battle.

But Kang Yuseong was not looking elsewhere.

In front of him, where he was looking, stood the Giant Mantra.

The Phoenix Attack Unit fought valiantly against it, but the Giant Mantra remained formidable.

Kang Yuseong smiled faintly, staring at it, and quietly sent a message through the comms.

“Attack Unit.”

And he moved.

Pagakak!

Shwaa!

His sword swept everywhere, and countless monsters fell.

Amidst his frenzied movements, his calm voice once again came through the comms.

“I order the annihilation of all enemies.”

At his words, the Hunters of the Stardust Attack Unit felt a thrill course through their bodies.

At this very moment, Kang Yuseong’s silent declaration that they were the ones dominating the heart of the once-mighty Phoenix Guild resonated through the comms.

“Ooooh!”

The Attack Unit, invigorated by the message, swung their weapons like mad.

The battle continued.