Chapter 63

Clang!

Harsh sparks flew.

Thud!

The man who blocked Kang Yuseong’s sword stumbled back.

But he was no pushover; even as he retreated, he kicked out.

Wham!

The air tore with a sound, and his foot shot towards Kang Yuseong.

His skill was indeed considerable.

But his opponent was Kang Yuseong.

Kang Yuseong tilted his head slightly, deflecting it.

At the same time, a flash appeared in the air.

Crack!

Evading the opponent’s attack, he too launched a kick.

Crash!

The man was hit by a kick to the temple, flew back, and crashed down.

Clang!

As Kang Yuseong moved to rush the fallen man, the surrounding men thrust their swords at him.

Kang Yuseong raised his Crydesicle sword to block them.

Crimson sparks flew, but Kang Yuseong paid them no mind.

Thump!

He leaped into the air and slammed a kick down on the men.

Thwack!

One man was pinned to the ground by his kick.

Crunch!

With just one kick, a terrible sound of something breaking echoed, and the man’s body trembled violently.

The men’s eyes changed at the formidable skill, where defense and counterattack occurred in a single instant.

Sixty individuals belonged to the Red Star Military Guard Unit’s First Battalion here.

All of them were considerably skilled.

Even before the Mega Shock, they had undergone murderous training as a Special Operations Unit, and when it came to killing techniques, they were second to none.

Yet, these very men were now unable to deal with a single individual.

On the contrary, they were the ones taking the damage.

Swish-

As if on cue, they re-gripped their weapons.

The moment their eyes turned cold, the surrounding air felt distinctly different.

Kang Yuseong noticed it and smirked.

“Yes, this is how it gets interesting.”

From now on, they would give it their all.

Wham!

As if to prove it, several men kicked off the ground and rushed Kang Yuseong.

The swords in their hands flashed menacingly, descending upon Kang Yuseong.

Clang!

Kang Yuseong raised his sword to block them. And in an instant, his body shifted slightly.

Whoosh!

His sword, which had been blocking the men’s attacks, retracted in the blink of an eye, then shot up, piercing one man’s shoulder blade.

Gush!

Blood spurted from the shoulder of the man whose vital spot had been pierced.

But that wasn’t the end of it.

Swish-swish-swish!

Numerous silver streaks drew across the air, forming a cluster of round lights that fell like shooting stars.

Chakra, Meteor Stab.

Each of those light clusters contained formidable power.

Clang-clang-clang!

The men were frantic, trying to block them.

Kang Yuseong, having unleashed the light clusters, exploited their openings and swung his sword.

Swish!

Rip!

A crimson line of blood appeared on one man’s throat.

And that line quickly widened, gushing forth red blood.

“G-gurgle!”

The man tried to stop it with both hands, but it was futile.

Slice!

Even in that instant, Kang Yuseong’s sword moved.

Crunch!

The sword, which had shattered the ribs and ripped open the heart of a nearby man, was swiftly pulled out again, then plunged into another man’s side, completely mangling his liver and intestines.

The men dropped their weapons, staggering.

Other nearby men hastily took their stances, but Kang Yuseong’s sword, wielded by a man with a cold smile on his lips, unerringly found their openings and plunged in.

Hearts burst, throats were severed; if that wasn’t possible, limbs or shoulders were completely amputated, rendering them combat-ineffective.

And that wasn’t all.

Kang Yuseong, having flown towards a man whose leg had been instantly severed, grabbed his head with both hands and slammed it down. At the same time, Kang Yuseong drove his knee upwards.

Thwack!

Crunch!

A tremendous roar echoed, and the man’s body convulsed violently once.

The man’s eye socket, which had collided with Kang Yuseong’s knee, instantly shattered, and the impact shook his brain, causing it to explode.

A perfect finish.

It was what Kang Yuseong always emphasized when engaging in combat.

Completely sever the enemy’s lifeline.

That was the source of him becoming a ruthless slaughterer.

Snap!

The neck of the man clutching his profusely bleeding shoulder was twisted by Kang Yuseong.

Special Operations Unit members, who had trained countless times in such killing techniques and used them in real combat, were being overwhelmed by this sheer power.

In an instant, five men who had rushed Kang Yuseong were dead.

Just as the other men were about to rush Kang Yuseong.

Whoosh!

Something flew from behind Kang Yuseong and struck those men.

Boom-boom-boom!

Blazing fireballs directly hit the men and blasted them away.

“Arghhh!”

Some men thrashed, screaming death throes in the flames that wouldn’t easily extinguish even with water, while others died instantly.

Kang Yuseong watched it, a faint smile playing on his lips.

“Nice shot.”

With Kim Do-jin’s suppressive fire, he felt secure.

Truthfully, Kim Do-jin’s real use wasn’t here, but further up.

“Shall we speed things up a bit?”

Kang Yuseong muttered, looking at the Special Operations Unit members.

Then he raised his left hand.

Whoosh-whoosh-whoosh-

A scorching aura surged up his left arm. Crimson flames erupted, and fire blazed high.

The expressions of the Special Operations Unit members watching it instantly changed.

They knew as well.

The difference between a Chakra User and a Magic User.

The sight Kang Yuseong was displaying now was typical of a Chakra User, and a high-level one at that.

But now, what was that flame surging up his left hand?

It was no illusion.

But something even more astonishing occurred.

The man brought the flame to the sword in his right hand.

And…

“!”

The Special Operations Unit members’ eyes widened.

Something that shouldn’t happen…something absolutely impossible, had just happened.

Flames were catching onto the sword Kang Yuseong was holding.

“Get ready for a show.”

Kang Yuseong, holding the blazing sword, smirked coldly.

Flame Sword.

Wham!

While the Special Operations Unit members were stunned, Kang Yuseong kicked off the ground and charged.

Kang Yuseong, who instantly rushed before their eyes, brought his sword down.

Clang!

Thump!

“!”

With a single strike, the sword of the Special Operations Unit member who had blocked the attack shattered and scattered everywhere. There was no time to be surprised.

Slice!

Because simultaneously with his sword exploding, the man who had blocked Kang Yuseong’s sword was also cut in half.

Whoosh-

The Flame Sword cut wildly through the air, seeking its next prey.

Clang!

The Special Operations Unit member chosen as its sacrifice met the same fate as his comrade.

They didn’t know how it happened, but whether they blocked with a sword or a shield, the result was the same.

Swords that clashed with the Flame Sword exploded, and shields splintered into pieces.

And the human body behind them was also torn to shreds.

This was the true power of the Flame Sword!

The true power, unknown until now because he had used an ordinary steel sword, was now unleashed through the sword forged from Crydesicle.

For Kang Yuseong, who already became a mad killer in combat, with such a terrifying weapon in hand, there was now no one who could stop him.

“Die!”

Slash-slash-slash!

The Flame Sword swept through everything.

Like a mad will-o’-the-wisp raging, his sword devoured blood and claimed lives.

Whoosh!

As if he alone wasn’t enough to drive them mad, fireballs rained down relentlessly from behind.

Boom-boom-boom!

The attacks were perfectly timed, designed to completely break the Special Operations Unit members’ formation. While those on the receiving end might not realize it, Kang Yuseong could tell.

‘As expected…’

Indeed, the saying that Kim Do-jin was a cold-blooded fighter was true.

He was currently assessing and analyzing the entire situation, slamming fireballs only into the most vulnerable spots to inflict critical damage.

The Special Operations Unit members, trained through countless exercises to maintain composure in any situation, began to falter.

In front, Kang Yuseong wielded the Flame Sword, and behind him, Kim Do-jin continuously launched fireballs like artillery support.

Yet, Kim Do-jin cunningly blocked every possible route the Special Operations Unit members could take to rush him.

He wasn’t merely a mad killer.

He was a presence commanding the battlefield, making colder judgments than ever before.

Kim Do-jin possessed a different kind of supreme command ability than Kang Yuseong.

But the Special Operations Unit members weren’t just taking it.

Kang Yuseong already knew.

That some of the Special Operations Unit members were moving quickly, circling around to head for Kim Do-jin.

But Kang Yuseong let out a snort of laughter.

He wasn’t worried about Kim Do-jin.

Instead, he was worried about those approaching Kim Do-jin.

Kang Yuseong, who had fought him, knew better than anyone how vicious Kim Do-jin could be.

‘What wouldn’t they do to die?’

It had been a long time.

To have such a reliable comrade to entrust his back to.

Actually, they weren’t exactly comrades yet, but what did it matter? That wasn’t important right now anyway.

Snap!

He didn’t care about what was behind him and swung his sword.

Kim Do-jin had his own fight.

Kim Do-jin had already noticed that several men were approaching him.

Seeing Kang Yuseong glance his way, it seemed Kang Yuseong knew it too.

Kim Do-jin frowned.

‘What a twisted hobby.’

He didn’t even warn him via radio.

He must mean for me to handle it myself.

‘In that case.’

Kim Do-jin adjusted his fedora.

Close-quarters combat.

From now on, close-quarters combat would unfold, where life and death could be decided by the slightest gap.

Ironically, Kim Do-jin was a Magic User, but he quite enjoyed close-quarters combat.

At that moment, his body smoothly moved backward.

Clang!

Simultaneously, a man burst out of the darkness and slammed his sword down where Kim Do-jin had just been.

It was a situation where he would have been cut in two if he had been a second late.

But Kim Do-jin was unperturbed.

His two emotionless eyes fixed on the men.

“Four. Too few.”

The corner of his mouth twisted upwards.

“That won’t be enough.”

Did they think four would be enough?

In truth, sending four men against a Magic User was a considerably cautious decision.

Even more so if they had already approached.

No one had been cut down midway; all of them had reached close range.

Whoosh-

The men leaped forward.

A chill crossed Kim Do-jin’s expression.

Instantly, countless flames erupted in the air.

And scattered in all directions.

Rat-a-tat-tat!

Tiny projectiles that flew in every direction like bullets.

Clang-clang-clang!

The men who had tried to overwhelm Kim Do-jin were forced back as they blocked the flame projectiles.

“I don’t have time to play for long.”

Kim Do-jin looked at the men.

Indeed, these men were far from exciting him.

It was right to discard a toy that had completely lost its appeal.

Kim Do-jin’s lips, which had been coldly staring at them, parted.

“Flame.”

Whoosh-oooooh!

A colossal aura surged, engulfing his entire body.

A flicker of tension crossed the men’s faces at the extraordinary sight.

“Buster.”

Boom-boom-boom!

The massive fiery energy converged on one spot, then exploded, sweeping away everything.

Whoosh!

The scorching heat was so intense that it reached Kang Yuseong, even from a distance.

Kang Yuseong gave a wry smile and shook his head.

Kim Do-jin using that meant he had completely lost interest.

‘Rest in peace.’

Kang Yuseong, having silently wished the nameless Special Operations Unit members eternal rest, charged forward again.