Chapter 131

Splat!

A fountain of blood erupted.

“Aargh!”

A shrill scream tore through the air, and beside it, the grim reaper passed.

Blood.

Crimson light blazed from his eyes, and enemies who met his gaze trembled, some even retreating.

Clang!

Among them, some bravely charged at Blood, but their fate was no different.

Swish!

Blood’s sword, incredibly fast and precise, slit their throats, and they fell with the very momentum of their charge.

And beside him, true death was approaching.

Boom!

With just a single kick, Hunters were sent flying backward, slamming into the ground.

No one could approach his side.

Hunters were dying without anyone even seeing the sword move, or knowing who he was looking at.

This was terror itself!

Miyamoto merely gripped his sword hilt tightly, unable to move.

There was no doubt about these men.

Another ‘Hunter’ born to hunt Hunters.

His judgment that they were invincible was absolutely correct.

‘D-damn it!’

Even Miyamoto, a seasoned Hunter who had faced countless battles, couldn’t dare to confront them; the two had cut down every single member of the 1st Attack Unit.

Thud!

Thump!

The 1st Attack Unit’s numbers dwindled in an instant.

The remaining Hunters, paralyzed with fear, could only stumble backward, utterly helpless.

The massacre had barely begun, yet half their numbers were gone, leaving them in an inescapable predicament.

They yearned to flee, but it was impossible.

Those two would never allow it.

Step, step.

Then, the man holding the sword approached Miyamoto.

Miyamoto flinched, his body trembling as their eyes met.

A cold chill seemed to pour from those eyes.

It was an unsettling gaze that seemed to pierce through to the very limits of a human being.

“Did you really come to challenge us with just this?”

At his words, Miyamoto trembled with profound shame, but since the words weren’t wrong, he could only swallow dryly.

Then, the man smirked.

“These trash are too low-grade even for recycling. Quite disappointing.”

“W-what are you saying!”

Miyamoto roared, gathering all his strength, but his voice scattered meaninglessly into the air.

The man’s lips parted, his cold gaze intensifying.

“One hundred more. It won’t be nearly enough to appease the vengeful spirits, but…”

Clang—

And the man slowly raised his sword to his chest.

“It can’t be helped. Your sins can only be washed away by your own blood.”

In that instant, Miyamoto felt the man’s form blur.

And the next moment, he realized an enormous pressure was bearing down on him.

‘Ugh!’

Miyamoto was an A-rank Hunter himself.

He instinctively raised his sword, taking a defensive stance.

But then, something cold brushed past him.

‘Huh…?’

Miyamoto wore a blank expression.

Clang! Crash!

The sword he had raised shattered into countless pieces, scattering.

And a blinding white flash pierced into his body.

“Cough!”

He coughed up fresh blood, his body contorting.

Splat!

But he wasn’t given the chance to think what came next.

A single, sharp sword had sliced his body in two.

“M-Miyamoto, L-Leader!”

At their leader’s futile death, the unit members turned ashen.

Clank— Clank—

But another grim reaper, Blood, was approaching them.

Kang Yuseong smiled at the sight, then looked towards another part of the sky.

An immense blaze soared, as if intending to consume the very heavens.

Seeing it, Kang Yuseong grinned.

“He certainly doesn’t know the meaning of moderation.”

Kim Do-jin.

He was currently facing Yamamoto’s main force.

*****

Boom!

Fireballs rained down from all directions.

Yamamoto’s rage boiled to its peak, but there was nothing he could do.

Their Magic Users were pierced by fire arrows in an instant, as if sniped, and now there was no one left to stop this insane magic.

“That… that bastard! I’ll kill him, I’ll definitely kill him!”

Yamamoto gnashed his teeth, but it wouldn’t be easy.

A single person.

A lone Magic User, without guards or an attack squad, had completely tied down Yamamoto’s main force.

This was absurd.

No matter how powerful a Magic User might be, such abnormal strength was utterly inexplicable.

Thus, Yamamoto gnashed his teeth furiously, trying to push forward, but the relentless fireballs prevented him from achieving his goal.

Hundreds of Chakra Users were forced to stand by helplessly against a single Magic User. However, the Hunters of Yamamoto’s main force weren’t just taking it.

They, too, were highly experienced Hunters.

They tried to approach and attack the enemy by any means, but they were instantly struck down as if intercepted.

And some, after countless hardships, managed to get close to him, but surprisingly, the man, despite being a Magic User, was also quite skilled in martial arts.

Four Hunters were instantly sent sprawling to the ground.

Fire arrows relentlessly impaled the Hunters who lay sprawling on the ground, as if to ensure their deaths.

Attacks that persistently targeted the eyes, of all places!

The fire arrows that pierced their eyes immediately burrowed into their brains, melting them completely, and the Hunters could no longer move.

Such a sight was openly exposed to all the Hunters of Yamamoto’s main force, completely decimating their morale.

“Ugh!”

Yamamoto clenched his fists, trembling uncontrollably.

What was this absurd and humiliating situation?!

This wasn’t even a situation where they fought and lost, but a power so immense it forbade even approach!

What was more, countless fire missiles were still raining down from the sky.

Boom, boom, boom!

“Aaaargh!”

“Agh!”

Hunters caught in that immense power died helplessly.

Yamamoto, watching their numbers rapidly decrease, ground his teeth until they threatened to shatter, then suddenly stepped forward.

His second-in-command, standing next to him, hastily tried to stop him.

“N-no, sir! Captain!”

But Yamamoto roughly shook off his hand.

Nothing else registered in his eyes now.

He only had one thought: to capture and kill the bastard infuriating him from ahead.

“Get out of my way!”

“Captain, you mustn’t use that… Aargh!”

His second-in-command, knowing what he was about to do, desperately tried to stop him, but Yamamoto raised his fist and struck him down.

His eyes gleamed with murderous intent.

“Don’t… stop me. Unless you want to die.”

At that moment, Yamamoto’s gaze shifted eerily.

Tiny blood vessels burst in his eyes, spreading crimson across the whites.

And his pupils, too, changed to an unsettling color.

Dull eyes, devoid of any emotion, like looking into the gaze of the dead.

“C-captain…”

It was Yoshii’s dark art.

A berserk art that, in an emergency, drew out the extreme dormant potential in one’s body, causing them to go berserk.

But its end was tragic.

Unable to withstand the surging power, internal organs melted and blood vessels burst.

A forbidden art among forbidden arts, causing even those with immense physical strength to suffer at least severe injuries.

Even Yoshii had placed a restriction on the berserk art, only allowing its use in the direst of circumstances, yet now, Yamamoto, unable to control his own rage, had used it.

“Aargh!”

Boom!

Yamamoto, his eyes dyed crimson, let out a monstrous roar, then kicked off the ground and leaped.

Then, something astonishing happened.

The considerable distance between Kim Do-jin and Yamamoto vanished in an instant.

Not only that, but with a sudden surge of power that twisted and ruptured his leg muscles, he leaped over a hundred meters, closing the gap.

Kim Do-jin furrowed his brow slightly at his berserk state.

He swept his hand through the air.

Fwoosh!

In an instant, five fireballs launched, striking Yamamoto.

But Yamamoto only flinched for a moment, then opened his mouth wide and charged at Kim Do-jin like a madman.

The berserk art was the ultimate dark art, boosting attack power, agility, and defense to their limits, while nullifying pain and fear.

Yamamoto, having surrendered his body and soul to it, had nothing to fear.

Kim Do-jin twisted his body slightly, an expression of displeasure on his face.

Boom!

At that moment, a massive crater formed where he had been, as Yamamoto lunged in.

“Kwoaah!”

Yamamoto charged at Kim Do-jin bare-handed, without a weapon. Kim Do-jin bit his lip slightly at the speed with which Yamamoto attacked, spinning his body without any regard for inertia.

Boom!

Kim Do-jin, his distance suddenly closed, was directly exposed to Yamamoto’s swinging fist.

In that instant, Kim Do-jin erected a Fire Shield to block the attack.

Crash!

But the impact was so great that the shield shattered, sending Kim Do-jin tumbling to the ground.

Boom, boom, boom!

Seizing the opening, Yamamoto charged, smashing the ground to pieces.

It was then that Kim Do-jin’s eyes flashed.

“Flames, ignite.”

Whoosh!

Simultaneously, vibrant blue flames suddenly erupted all over Yamamoto’s body.

“Hellfire.”

No sooner had Kim Do-jin’s low voice uttered the words than the flames that had surged from Yamamoto’s entire body transformed into superheated white flames, erupting wildly.

Roar!

“Aaaaaargh!”

Even Yamamoto, who could not feel pain due to the berserk art, was sent slamming and rolling on the ground by the immense, horrifying agony.

Kim Do-jin straightened himself, stood up, and approached the spot where Yamamoto was writhing on the ground.

His eyes were filled with disdain and contempt.

“Begone.”

Snap!

Boom, boom, boom, boom!

As he snapped his fingers in the air, a massive explosion erupted from Yamamoto’s entire body.

Yamamoto, whose body had been enhanced by the berserk art, thrashed and melted away within the flames.

Kim Do-jin, watching this, turned his gaze.

Before him, numerous Hunters had already gathered. Thanks to Yamamoto buying them time, they had gained the opportunity to approach.

They faltered when their eyes met Kim Do-jin’s, but they did not retreat.

Kim Do-jin chuckled, looking at them.

“How convenient. They’ve come to find their own graves.”

And his lips twisted into a sneer.

“Regret this. Regret having met me.”

Rumble, rumble, rumble!

As soon as he finished speaking, the ground around him began to seethe.

As the Hunters wore bewildered expressions, Kim Do-jin’s lips parted slightly.

“Flame Buster.”

Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!

And a colossal explosion swallowed everything.