## Chapter 915 – Otherworld Dungeon

ㅡThump! Thump!
ㅡCrash!
ㅡCrack!!

“God damn it!!!”

But this bastard’s body was too damn hard.

I was swinging with all my might while emitting Sword Flame, and it didn’t even flinch. How is that even possible? I checked again to see if there was any impact at all.

Of course, not even a scratch.

ㅡA clear reality.
Without a doubt, my attacks were completely ineffective.

Is it that the cries of the LA Korean-American merchants couldn’t reach him?

“No.”

I shook my head.

“That’s not it.”

The cries of the merchants who lost their stores were enough.
It was just that I was lacking, that’s why I couldn’t cut him down.

Their pure cries and screams.
And to imbue my sword with their pain and despair.

I am still lacking.

“I was still lacking.”

How could I go around claiming to be an agent of Hwanung with this? How could I stand before people and confidently call myself a champion of Buddha?

Of course, I can’t even peddle the lie that I’m a direct descendant of King David.

Decisively.

Could I, in this state.

Even utter the name of the Heavenly Demon?

Of course, I know it too. Right now, I’m just calling myself the Heavenly Demon. I still need more time to become the true Heavenly Demon…! Even so! There’s no doubt that I am the Heavenly Demon!!

“Dejyaaaaaaaaat!!!”

I roared.

ㅡBoom!

“Get down first!”
“Yes!”

Immediately following Karin’s command, I extinguished the Sword Flame and returned to the ground. ㅡBang!!! At the same time, Karin unleashed a tremendous Sword Aura, delivering a heavy and destructive blow to the very center of the monster king’s mask.

ㅡSlight tremor.

But the monster king only retreated slightly with a brief tremor. He was about to resume his actions without any significant damage.

As expected, Karin’s attack didn’t work either.

ㅡCrack!

And the vines that Ari had created were gradually being torn apart. With that, the murderous tentacles began to rampage like vicious criminals who had escaped from prison.

“That bastard has some kind of subtle barrier around his body. It seems like that’s why attacks aren’t getting through properly.”

Karin, who landed next to me, said that.

“A subtle barrier?”

She was constantly hitting him and analyzing the phenomenon?

“Yeah. It’s like the attacks aren’t getting through properly. Every time magic flies in, it’s being nullified, right? It’s the same as that. Magic doesn’t work, and direct hits don’t work either.”
“That can’t be…!”

Certainly, if there was such a thing, then the current invulnerable state and that hardness would make sense. A subtle and transparent barrier surrounds the monster king’s body.

Because of that, normal attacks aren’t getting through.

Is he using a magical shield? It probably isn’t ordinary magic. The probability of an otherworld being using something identical to the magic on this land is low.

It’s more likely to be a special power that the monster king is using.

An unknown power.

Can we respond to it?

ㅡSwish!
ㅡWhoosh!!!

Soon, the tentacles that had broken free from the vines shot towards us.

ㅡSlash!

We easily shredded them. It’s powerful enough to destroy the palace corridor, but it’s not enough to subdue us.

“But what’s certain is.”

Karin, who lightly swung her sword and shook off the tentacle flesh, said.

“It seems like there’s no barrier on these tentacles.”
“Looks like it.”

I believe we can respond.

If he’s using an unknown power because he’s an otherworld being, then that bastard is the same. Just as we regard him as an unknown being, they too have no choice but to regard us as unknown beings.

If that’s the case, then we can do something about it.

The conditions are the same.

“But what kind of shield is it anyway?”

Finding out what that thing is will be the key to victory.

“How would I know, I’m not a mage. I’m just guessing. But it’s definitely not ordinary. The impact itself gets through, but it feels like the barrier is absorbing all the attacks.”
“What a fucking bastard.”
“A real son of a bitch.”

A very high-performance barrier, I see.

ㅡThwack!

At that moment, Liz *Unni* landed a fierce punch on the monster king’s torso. ㅡSlight tremor! With that, the monster king’s torso shook again.

But… it didn’t seem to cause much damage.

“Looks like that doesn’t work either.”
“Let’s ask our witch about it.”

Karin shouted loudly.

“Witch! You heard everything! Do you know what that barrier is?!”

Risha’s voice came from right behind.

“This *ben’nyeo’s* specialty is not the power of another world! I have thought about it, but I still do not know!”

Even Risha doesn’t know!!!

“What! What kind of witch doesn’t know anything!!!”
“Do, does *ben’nyeo* have to know everything! People can only know about their area of expertise, and not the rest!!”
“That’s right!!”

Karin replied cheerfully.

People usually don’t know much about things outside their field of expertise.

There are so many fields in the world…! Just because someone is a professional mathematician doesn’t mean they know as much about history as they do about mathematics, and just because someone has a doctorate in physics doesn’t mean they know as much about economics as they do about physics!

“But!”

Risha shouted again.

“I think it’s likely that he’s surrounded himself with a kind of space-distorting field!”

A field!

Hearing those words, Karin cut down the incoming tentacles again and said.

“A field… does that mean we have no choice but to keep hitting him and induce consumption?”
“If there’s no other way, we’ll have to. It can’t be infinite either.”

Like the Spirit King, there is no infinite power.

There must be some kind of source of power, or a limit. But finding that source is almost impossible right now. The crown he’s wearing is a bit suspicious, but it seems more likely to be just for decoration.

In the end, do we just have to keep hitting him without any guarantee?

“Wait a minute!!!”

At that moment, Liz *Unni*, who had landed, took a strong backstep and retreated towards us, saying.

“I’ve been hitting him, and it seems like my attacks are working!!!”
“Wh, what did you say!!”
“Is that really true!!”

Liz *Unni* was definitely hitting the monster king in a similar way to how Karin was hitting him. She even made his body shake.

That attack was getting through?

“You know what I told you, Katt!!”
“Ah.”

The Layered Force Method… I was focused on the Sword Flame, so I didn’t use it. I had thought about it, but I couldn’t mix it with the Sword Flame. Combining techniques is difficult, so I, who had just learned to control the Sword Flame, couldn’t do it without practice.

She’s using that to deal damage…!

“It might look the same as when Karin attacks, but the impact is definitely getting through.”
“How is it getting through?”

Karin replied to Liz *Unni’s* words.

“As Karin said, there definitely seems to be some kind of barrier. His flesh momentarily caved in where I hit him, but it looked like the blood that should have been flowing was pooling inside that transparent barrier.”
“Pooling…? So there definitely is a barrier.”

Because of that barrier, even when he was injured, things like blood weren’t falling out.

“Watch closely. I’ll show you from now on! While you’re watching what I’m doing, come up with some other methods!”
“Okay!”
“Yes, *Unni*!!”

ㅡFlash!
ㅡTatatatatatat!!

“Haaaaap!!”

Liz *Unni*, who let out a battle cry, ran through the corridor again. The hem of her cheongsam-like outfit fluttered, and her snow-white thighs were revealed from time to time.

ㅡCrash!!!

The tentacles rampaged wildly along her running trajectory, destroying the floor of the corridor, but Liz *Unni* dodged them all and jumped high. Soon, a fist aura like raging flames swirled from her fist.

ㅡBang!!!

She struck the monster king’s torso as it was.

ㅡSlight tremor!

The monster king, as expected, didn’t make any particular sound, and just shook slightly with a brief tremor.

“That!! *Unni*, that!!!”
“I’m watching.”

If you focus on the area of impact, you can definitely see the scene where the flesh caves in and blood fills up! She destroyed the inside beyond the barrier using the Layered Force Method!

It’s just that the monster’s basic durability is so considerable that only that much was destroyed, and the sight of the blood that had filled up being reabsorbed and regenerated, similar to the principle of osmotic pressure, also caught my eye.

“As expected!!!!”

Is this what they call armor penetration damage!!!

For now, I could definitely see that I could inflict damage.

ㅡVrr…!

It was at that moment.

“Oh!”

ㅡBuzz!
ㅡBuzz, buzz!
ㅡBuzzzzz!!

Suddenly, dozens of unknown magic circles abruptly began to rise from beyond the monster king’s back! Inside the orange magic circles, all kinds of geometric otherworld patterns swirled and burned like flames.

Is he even using magic now!!

ㅡBoooooooom!!

And the monster king roared.

“We’re screwed! *Unni*! Retreat!”
“Damn it!!”

ㅡFlash!

Liz *Unni*, who noticed the abnormality, also turned around and ran with all her might, and we also retreated backwards.

“Come this way!!”

ㅡWhoosh!!!

And Risha created a semi-transparent black barrier. We didn’t hesitate to go inside and huddled together.

“Katt…! I think we should run away for now! If attacks don’t work, we have no choice but to receive support!!!”
“Damn…!”
“Yeah, darkie! We just have to run!”

Do we really have to run?

“I cannot understand the system at all.”

Risha said with a serious face.

“Were they a mage race…?”

Ari hid behind Risha and questioned.

Soon.

ㅡBoom boom boom boom!!
ㅡBoom boom boom boom!!
ㅡBoom boom!!

As if a multi-barreled rocket missile was being fired, a tremendous amount of bombardment began to pour out from the orange magic circles that had risen from behind the monster king.

ㅡCrash!
ㅡCraaaaaash!!

“Ugh, damn it!!”
“Do not worry…! I think I can block it sufficiently.”

As she said, the indiscriminate otherworld bombardment was completely blocked by Risha’s barrier. ㅡRumble! I could feel the vibration, but that was it. Not even a scratch on the barrier.

“It seems that magical attacks are not very strong.”
“If there are advantages, there are also disadvantages!!!”

It’s a relief that his magical abilities themselves are on the weaker side.

ㅡBoom boom boom!!

Still, the bombardment itself continued for a very long time. The orange magic circles burned endlessly, firing energy beams over and over again.

Eventually.

ㅡPshhhhhhht!!

The magic circles that had risen into the air began to evaporate.

“It seems to be over.”
“Good… then let’s try again.”

Karin turned her head and went outside the barrier.

Yes, I could definitely see it from the current battle. He has a kind of barrier around him, giving him near-infinite defense.

On top of that, he endlessly regenerates powerful tentacles and attacks.

But even though the tentacle attacks are strong, they’re not enough to subdue us, and although he can use such flashy and destructive magic bombardment, he’s not better than Risha.

Of course, even if you damage his flesh, like regenerating tentacles… still, I found out his strengths and weaknesses.

Then there’s a chance of winning.

“Karin… and Liztina.”
“Hmm? Cloudy?”

At that moment, Cloudy, who had been quietly observing the situation from behind, came forward.

“It might be better to go in order.”
“Order?”
“We found out that attacks work, right? Then we should clash efficiently.”
“Hmm… efficiently.”

Cloudy began to explain.

“First, Liztina should attack first.”
“Yes. I’ll try that. Um, but where should I attack…”
“I think it would be good to attack where those tentacle bundles are connected.”

Where the tentacles are connected.

There was no barrier on the tentacles. Then it might be okay to aim for that connection point. There might not be one, and even if there is, there’s a high probability that it’s weaker than other parts.

“Then I’ll tear that part apart… and the rest should focus their attacks.”

Karin nodded at Cloudy’s explanation.

“It doesn’t hurt to try.”

We have to try everything.

We discussed how to attack for a little while longer, and as soon as we finished discussing, Liz *Unni* kicked off the ground first.