Chapter 144

She looked around. No matter how she looked, it was indeed the forest where the Mantis had appeared. And with that realization, she frowned. What was the reason for another Mantis Dungeon now? The Entity was also S-grade+.

‘Didn’t we already take care of everything that could come out of there anyway?’

They had even destroyed the gigantic Ancient King’s Bones. She decided to go forward for now. She looked back at Suui Kim and Honggyeong Kang and said,

“I’ll go first, so follow me closely.”

“Understood.”

“Be careful.”

“There’s nothing to be careful about.”

She smiled and immediately cast a skill.

[Sanity Paralysis has been cast!]

The power surged instantly, taking over her entire body, making her want to destroy everything. She might have been slowly getting intoxicated by this power. She immediately kicked off the ground.

“Hey!”

“Ahahahahaha!”

Cho-i instantly leaped forward. S-Rank Honggyeong Kang was surprised and ran forward to somehow follow her.

‘Wasn’t she S-Rank?!’

It was a speed that even S-Rank Honggyeong Kang struggled to keep up with. Suui Kim followed behind, calmly explaining.

“Cho-i Hyeon the hunter usually operates alone.”

“How can a tank operate alone?”

“Well, she can perform both as a tank and as a dealer.”

“But she can’t heal herself.”

“That’s….”

Suui Kim, who was momentarily contemplating how to explain, found an excuse.

“I have an item that increases recovery rate.”

“Ah…”

Suui Kim sighed at Honggyeong Kang’s easy acceptance. It was a relief that he was a student with no real-world experience, so it was easy to get past him.

While the two were talking, Cho-i Hyeon was getting further away. They gritted their teeth and chased after her. Then she stopped at a certain point and drew her sword. In the distance, a large swarm of Mantises could be seen. But.

‘Why are their colors like that?’

She frowned as she looked at the Mantises stained crimson. But that wasn’t a reason to stop her. She leaped into the swarm of Mantises. And with her sword, she cut down the first Mantis she encountered. KAGAGAK! The Mantis’s foreleg clashed with her sword. With a sound of something breaking, the foreleg fell off, and she easily cut through the Mantis’s body. She moved to dodge the forelegs stabbing from behind and cut down the Mantises clinging close to her at once. SHA-AAK- KADEUK! As the sharp blade sliced through the soft belly of a Mantis, Cho-i’s sword got caught on another one’s foreleg. The entities, seeing Cho-i’s sword caught, instantly brought their forelegs down on her. She gritted her teeth as she took the full impact of the entities. Now, having done this many times, she was used to it. She moved as if nothing had happened, with the forelegs still embedded in her body, shaking off the entities. Then, she spun around and cut off the necks of all those who had attacked her at once.

“Teacher!”

“Cho-i Hyeon!”

Just then, the two latecomers joined in. She let out a shout in one breath! -!!!! If the aggro was drawn to the two of them, there would be no healer to deal with it immediately, so it was correct for Cho-i Hyeon to maintain the aggro herself.

“Attack from the outside!”

“Got it!”

“Yes!”

While the two were blowing off the heads of the Mantises from the outside, Cho-i Hyeon was dancing with her sword in the middle, cutting down their bodies and heads. Then, something abruptly grabbed Cho-i Hyeon’s foot.

“What is it?”

One of the Mantis’s severed forelegs creaked and crawled over, tightening around her ankle. She was dumbfounded and lifted one foot, stepping on and crushing the foreleg. CRUNCH.

‘Parts of already dead things are moving?’

She first raised her sword and cut off the Mantis’s head, then severed the entity’s limbs. She felt that if she didn’t do this, it would simply get up again.

“No wonder the numbers didn’t seem to be decreasing!”

“Cho-i Hyeon!”

When Cho-i Hyeon shouted, Suui Kim, who was attacking from the outside, called out to her.

“Why!”

“Even if you cut off their heads, they still move!”

“I just found that out too. Damn it!”

Cho-i eventually grabbed her sword and started hacking at the Mantises. At that moment, Honggyeong Kang was dismembering the Mantises from the outside with blades made of wind.

“Oh, you’re pretty good…! Hey, aren’t you going to aim properly!”

“I-I’m sorry!”

A Wind Blade whizzed past right next to Cho-i Hyeon’s head.

“This is why those who hunt alone can’t do it!”

It didn’t seem like her place to say it, but she emphasized each word as she hacked away at the Mantises. The dark red blood of the Mantises splattered all over her, and after about ten minutes, a group of Mantises was dealt with. Cho-i Hyeon exhaled, then looked at Suui Kim and Honggyeong Kang.

“So, is it manageable?” “……” “Oh, come on.”

Suui Kim shook his head. Honggyeong Kang approached her with a lost expression and began to examine her body.

“What is it?” “You were right in the middle of it, and you’re not hurt?” “I am hurt, you idiot. Here.”

Cho-i Hyeon held out her blood-stained arm. The Mantis’s blood was also dark red, so it was impossible to distinguish between Cho-i Hyeon’s blood and the Mantis’s. In reality, all the wounds had healed, and she was just trying to deceive them.

“I don’t see any wounds?” “It’s all red. It’s all red.”

She brushed her hands together and looked ahead.

“More importantly, this way, it’s going to be a bit tough, isn’t it?” “Perhaps until someone else comes in…” “No, not me, you two.”

Cho-i Hyeon said, blinking.

“I’m fine, but I think you two might run out of stamina.”

Then Honggyeong Kang shouted, a little annoyed.

“The tank uses the most stamina.” “And the one who lasts the longest is the tank.”

She smiled sweetly and messed up Honggyeong Kang’s hair with her blood-stained hand. When Honggyeong Kang stared at her with wide eyes, Suui Kim nudged him from the side.

“You’d better get used to that personality.”

Then he walked past him, approached Cho-i Hyeon, and asked.

“I understand that the dungeon changed as the rank went up. But monsters that don’t die even if you cut off their heads? I’ve never heard of such a thing.” “How would I have heard of it?”

Cho-i Hyeon grumbled and brushed off the blood on her body. But perhaps it had hardened by then, as it fell like powder. She grimaced and gave up trying to brush off the blood.

“First of all, it’s troublesome because we have to dismember each one.”

She looked at some parts of the Mantis that were still crawling and wriggling on the floor. Although they were in pieces and could no longer attack, the entities were still moving.

“It’s a good thing we noticed it now. We’ll keep going like this from now on.”

“Are you sure?”

Suui Kim asked worriedly. Cho-i Hyeon grinned at Suui Kim.

“Of course. Just keep an eye on the kid.”

Honggyeong Kang clenched his fist as he watched her. He had been the most notable student since his admission. Most teachers couldn’t even stand up to him. But the invited instructors who came this time not only treated him like a child but also excluded him from general combat operations, as if it didn’t matter what he did. He usually treated people who didn’t matter, whether they were there or not, in the same way.

‘Am I not helpful?’

Of course, Cho-i Hyeon never said he wasn’t helpful, but because her actions were similar to how he usually treated others, Honggyeong Kang, who completely misunderstood, trembled with clenched fists.

“Shall we go if you’re all rested?”

“Why did he suddenly become so stingy again?”

“Sti- stingy?”

“Then what else would you call it? His tone is exactly like that.”

Cho-i Hyeon chuckled, turned her back on him, and started walking ahead. They slowly walked, scouting for monsters. Honggyeong Kang’s impulsive behavior appeared after they found the second group. CRASH! Before Cho-i Hyeon could even draw aggro, Honggyeong Kang unleashed a Wind Blade. The Wind Blades tore through the monsters and crashed into the ground, making a loud noise. Cho-i Hyeon, startled, looked back.

“Hey!”

“I’m enough on my own!”

“Student Honggyeong Kang!”

Suui Kim also called out to him, frowning deeply. Cho-i Hyeon looked at him with an expression that said, ‘What’s wrong with him?’ then sighed and waved her hand. Suui Kim, who had stopped mid-draw of her sword, looked at her.

“What is it?”

“Just leave him. Something must be bothering him.”

She crossed her arms and clicked her tongue. Kids with big egos who don’t know anything about the world often do this. CRASH! His Wind Blades repeatedly tore through the Mantises. Honggyeong Kang wiped the slight sweat from his forehead and looked at the Mantises that became visible as the dust settled.

“Damn it!”

But if this was an S+ Rank dungeon, the regular monsters would be close to S-Rank. There was no way to defeat them completely with a couple of attacks. Honggyeong Kang created another large-scale blade and shot it out. BOOM! With a loud sound, the blades flew and crashed again. And then, from amidst the swirling dust, one of the Mantis’s forelegs suddenly lunged right in front of Honggyeong Kang’s nose. The world seemed to slow down.

‘Huh?’

As he was too flustered to pull back, an arm shot out beside him. RIP! And the skin of that arm was mercilessly torn by the Mantis’s foreleg. The bloody arm was none other than Cho-i Hyeon’s. She clicked her tongue and reprimanded him, not like someone whose skin had just been torn.

“Yeah, I wondered how you were doing so well.”

“Uh, uh…”

She immediately cast Shout to divert the monsters’ attention to herself and leaped into the midst of them.