## Chapter 732 – Paladin Kim Kat

“Prey! State the name you’ll leave behind!!!”

He roared as he asked for my name.

The voice, far from human, was as gloomy as the lowest growl of a beast in a deep cave, and as eerie as if echoing from all directions in a confined space.

Is this dog-headed bastard crazy?

He seemed off his rocker, but since I’d be adding a line to the report anyway, I decided to humor him.

“I am Kim Kat, the Heavenly Demon of Fusion Confucianism!! State your name as well! Wolf who stands on two legs!”
“Garos!!!!!”

The guy introduced himself.

“Priest serving Juiwoo-Ordante, the great god of the full moon, and the most valiant oracle warrior of the Lycanthrope tribe!!!”

There were so many proper nouns that the exact information didn’t come across, but if I were to infer the meaning, this guy was a priest serving the god of the full moon and a warrior of the Lycanthrope tribe.

I don’t know about the status of monster races, but if he’s introducing himself so confidently, it probably means he has some clout.

Intelligent races sometimes have hierarchies like this, and they also worship divine beings.

“I shall offer your death to the full moon hanging high in the sky!!”

ㅡKruyaaaaaaauuuuuuuuu!!!

Garos, the Lycanthrope, roared again and puffed up his fur. I naturally prepared to cut off his windpipe while spouting whatever came to mind.

“A foolish wolf is running wild without knowing his place!! God of the full moon? Never heard of such a god! Don’t talk nonsense!!”
“You dare blaspheme the great full moon!!!”
“If you wish to prove the existence of the great full moon, reveal the purpose of your coming here and the reason for killing people, Priest Garos!!! Show the proper respect you should give to the great god!”

ㅡKrrr…

Garos, with his fur puffed up, grimaced and crouched down.

It’s not a good choice for a bipedal human to crouch down. It’s hard to run, and there’s no advantage in terms of combat.

But Garos was a wolf at heart, even though he stood on two legs. When he put his four paws on the ground, the aura of a ferocious beast began to emanate from him.

“…I came here receiving three oracles!!”
“Oracles?”

Garos’s eyes, as he spat out the words, seemed to burn with a red light. It was gloomy that day. The sky was gray even though it was morning, and the air was cold.

“An oracle to find the sacred ground of the full moon!!”

A voice that seemed to pierce through the cold air.
Finding the sacred ground?

“And an oracle to turn the souls of the humans who defiled the sacred ground into fragments of moonlight!! Thus, take the fragments, increase your power, and revive the old glory!!!”

This bastard.

He was an apostate who came here receiving the oracle of an evil god.

Moonlight fragments, old glory, I don’t know about those things, but one thing is certain: this son of a bitch has been brainwashed by a goddamn evil god and committed a series of murders.

“Is this place your sacred ground?”

But this Dark Forest was the sacred ground of that werewolf race?

“That’s right!! Our great old sacred ground is already defiled as much as it can be by humans! I, Garos, will slaughter all the humans who have settled in this sacred ground like insects!! And make them into fragments of moonlight, to please the great full moon!!”

It was hundreds of years ago that the human kingdom established itself in this world. Looking at the context, is that old sacred ground referring to the time before the Idol War?

More than that, werewolves? What kind of random race is that!

“Old sacred ground, my ass! Why is this land your sacred ground!! This is human land, you heretical priest!”

Anyway, this heretic dares to harm people?

“How dare a human…!!!”

There’s nothing more to say to a guy like this!

“Are you saying your sick wolf mother pissed and marked this as your territory!! Go suck your father’s dick, you stupid wolf!”
“Krrrrrrrrrrrk!!!!!”

ㅡKwaang!

In an instant, Garos, who had kicked off the ground, howled savagely and flew at me. ㅡChwaak! The muscles of his long arm, stretched out backward, were bulging as if they would burst, and ㅡPeong! His explosively swung fist rushed at me, aiming for my vitals.

The five fingernails, which seemed to tear even nightmares apart, literally became five blades and flew toward me.

“This son of a bitch who doesn’t even recognize his own parentsㅡ!!!”

What a parricidal blow!!

ㅡSwaeek!

I swung the Holy Sword Vigual as it was, and unleashed sword energy to sever his windpipe along with his fist. ㅡPatsutsut! The sword energy that bloomed in an instant covered Vigual’s blade. Sword energy! The ultimate killing art that only the most skilled swordsmen can use!

It’s a pretty fast attack, but not fast enough to overwhelm me! I’ll cut through his fist as it is and chop off his head!!

“Kruhk?!?!”

Shooting out a blade covered in sword energy is the ultimate Practical Sword Technique. In fact, sword energy was just an aid. After all, inhumanly honed swordsmanship forms the basis of everything.

This fierce flash of a strike, with the rhythm of swordsmanship and sword energy, was embedded in his fingernails.

ㅡKwaang!!

And the moment his fingernails and my sword collided.

ㅡTsupat!

Brilliant sparks flew.
ㅡSparks, not blood?

“Rehu?!!!”
“Krrr?!!”

In the seemingly frozen time, his fist and fingernails were intact.
I won’t think about this separately.

First, I quickly aimed for his carotid artery and launched a follow-up attack, and at the same time, analyzing the cause, the fact that his fingernails were shining with a brilliant silver light caught my eye.

Don’t tell me this bastard!

ㅡKwaang!

It wasn’t sword energy or fist energy!
This was claw energy, using the claw (爪) character!

The moment it collided with Vigual, he created claw energy with his fingernails and offset my sword energy! Yeah! He has to do this much to be able to say he annihilated a mercenary squad!

“Heh heh! So you could use aura!!”

However, it didn’t matter.

Because Vigual’s blade was already aiming for his head and going in. An attack doesn’t end with just one strike. You must always assume failure, as now, and keep follow-up attacks in mind.

The biggest advantage of the Practical Sword Technique is the flowing combo.

I don’t just look at one thing when I fight.
I look at at least ten things.

“Aura is meaningless! Goodbye, you fucking Garos!!”
“Kyaaaaaauuuuuuuuuu!!!!!!!”

ㅡJjeok!

It was the moment my sword was about to touch his head.

ㅡChaeng!!!

In an instant, a silver flash spewed out from Garos’s mouth, no, his teeth, and he turned his head nimbly and bit down on Vigual with his snout.

“What the hell is this!”
“Krrr…! Pathetic!”

ㅡTsujujut!!

The same flash as from his fingernails is spewing out from his teeth!!!

This is tooth energy (齒氣), emitting aura with his teeth! Claw energy, tooth energy, he freely uses all sorts of bizarre aura! Is this what a monster is!

He developed aura in a different direction from humans!

ㅡKkwak!

His bite force was very strong. And because it was wrapped in aura, it didn’t break. I tried to quickly retrieve Vigual, but it was immovable, as if caught in a large pair of pliers.

I can’t pull it out right now!

ㅡSwaeaeek!!!

At the same time, his other arm, which had been waiting behind, flew at me as if throwing an uppercut. The silver-shining fingernails would exert more power than any heavy weapon.

ㅡIf I get hit by that.
It won’t end with just dying.

“Die… human…!!!”
“You dog-headed bastard!!!!!”

I kicked up my knee as it was, aiming for his fist with the sole of my foot. This is all I can do right now!

ㅡAdding My Inner Weight Technique.

“Heavenly Demon Advent Steps.”

I shot out the Heavenly Demon Advent Steps at his fist instead of the ground.

ㅡKwaang!!!!

An explosion erupted.

The collision of the flying fingernails and my Heavenly Demon Advent Steps.

ㅡSwaeaeek!!

Power commensurate with the erupted explosion.

My body was flying backward like a fired cannonball due to the repulsive force that pushed back his fingernails.

It was the same for Garos. He also couldn’t withstand the impact and flew backward. Fortunately, I was able to pull Vigual out of his mouth because the two of us flew away simultaneously due to the tremendous impact.

“Propulsion far exceeding the manufacturer’s expectations…!”

Even while flying, I checked Garos’s condition.

The fist that received my Heavenly Demon Advent Steps.

It was completely fucked up.
ㅡI won.

We both regained our posture almost simultaneously and landed on the ground. I immediately checked the condition of my feet. Aside from being a little numb, there was no problem.

“Kyaaaaaaaaruk!!!! This, this can’t be…!!”

Garos, with one arm hanging limply, screamed.

“To be a priest, you are indeed a strong warrior!!!!”

It was only natural that he was acting like that, having taken the Heavenly Demon Advent Steps that blew off the head of a Deathworm with one hand.

My Inner Weight Technique, taught by Liz. At least I can use it perfectly with my feet. He only used aura, but I added that principle to the aura, so it’s a natural result.

“But!!!”

I pointed at him and advanced.

“You can’t reach me, priest!! Did you try to reclaim the sacred ground, claiming to be a champion of God with only that much power!!”

I advanced while scolding him. Because I couldn’t suppress the impulse that was trying to burst out like fire from the deepest part of my mouth.

“The reason you lost the sacred ground is purely because you Lycanthropes were dogshit dog-headed bastards!!! You probably killed a few weak humans and pretended to be invincible!! Moonlight fragments, the goddamn god of the full moon, it’s all nonsense!! Know the fear of the Heavenly Demon, you dog-cock-ball-shit-ball-like wolf bastard!”

One of his hands was completely fucked up.

ㅡVictory.

When I clearly realized that, the anger I had been holding back since yesterday finally began to be fully expressed. The exhaled breath is hot, and my head is dizzy. However, despite that, I was sharper than ever.

Inhuman fighting spirit seized my whole body.

“Kruauuuuuuuuuㅡ!!!!!!”

Garos roared again as he looked at me.

“Great full moonㅡ!!!! Bless your warriorㅡ!!!!!”
“I’ll offer Garos’s mother as a sacrifice, so bless me tooㅡ!!!”
“Kyaaaaaaoooooooooooooo!!!!”

A terrible cry that one could hardly imagine coming from the mouth of an intelligent being. ㅡJiiing! In an instant, a red glow burst from his eyes, and a silver flash began to spew out from his whole body.

ㅡFull Body Aura.

In simple terms, it’s Bodyguard Aura.

ㅡPaat!

Garos, wrapped in Bodyguard Aura, kicked off the ground. It was a step with tremendous power, but no explosion was heard. It was a dash that felt as if something lighter and faster than anything was being shot out.

ㅡSasasasasat!

The fastest wolf ran.

“Come on!! Blessed dog meat for hot pot!!”
“Kruruyauuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!!!!!”

It was the moment I was aiming for the timing, pointing my sword at him. ㅡSasasasasat! Something incomprehensible happened.

“Oㅡrdanteㅡ!!!!”

In an instant, Garos’s figure seemed to disappear for a moment, and ㅡSasasat. To his left and right. To his front and back. Five doppelgangers were created!!

“A clone technique!”

ㅡNo.
To be exact, it was an afterimage!!

He moved so fast that afterimages that looked like clones were created in all directions! ㅡKyaooooooo! ㅡKuoooooooo! ㅡKruruyauuuuuuu!!!

The number, including the main body, was six.

ㅡPaat!

At the same time, the doppelgangers who jumped up flew at me. The number of fists reaching out toward me was six in total. It was fortunate that I had smashed one hand; otherwise, I would have faced twelve fists.

I held my sword and watched their movements.

ㅡAnd.

“…!”

ㅡAttacks poured down.
Six simultaneous onslaughts.

“”””””Die, humaaaaan!!!””””””

Garos was a skilled person who was more than one level above Baron Salverin, whom I fought last time. Having just fought him, I know that very well. But now one of his hands is smashed.

“That is!”

I performed the Practical Footwork to evade the attacks of the flying doppelgangers.

“My!”

Attacks flying from front, back, left, and right. However, it wasn’t to the point where I couldn’t avoid them. I bent my waist, pulled one foot back, attached my chin to my neck, rotated half a turn, and took steps as if water was flowing.

“Afterimages, though!!!”

Thus, the Practical Footwork was completed, and I evaded all of Garos’s attacks.

“Kyaaaaaaooooooooooooooㅡ!!!”

As a result, the five doppelgangers who failed to attack disappeared, and only the real Garos remained in front. He was already flying at me like a beast, reaching out with both hands. An unbalanced attack with a healthy hand placed on top of a smashed hand.

I have to break through it.

“Practical Slash, dehyaaaaaaaat!!!”

I used the Practical Slash, a technique I hadn’t used in a long time.

ㅡSwaeeeeeek!!!

A technique that instantly explodes mana and unleashes a slash that reaches the limit.

ㅡKwaang!

Silver fragments flew with the explosion.
The Holy Sword Vigual smashed all of Garos’s fingernails.

ㅡSarereu.

The fragments of the smashed fingernails fluttered like snow.

“I’m not going to lose to a dog-headed bastard.”