Chapter 423 – Settlement in the Dungeon (9)

As I felt the futility of breaking through the spiral that flew into the air, I remembered the situation a little while ago.

The moment I had to fight with Vulcan, I flew all the way here.

Should we say that the attack itself was nullified? Is it correct to say that it was blown away before it hit?

I felt that if I didn’t know the identity of that power, it would be difficult to hit Vulcan with at least ‘human’ movements.

‘Isn’t that the Hyeonmu I know?’

I thought that his defense power would have increased since he had a hexagonal pattern engraved on his arm similar to the arm of Xuanwu that Old Man Gu, a subordinate of Kaina whom he met in Han Xian’s class, had.

If you listen to what Vulcan said just now, it seems that he can handle pulling and pushing forces, attraction and repulsion, but then there is a high possibility that he will be different from the Xuanwu we saw in Han Xian’s class.

‘Is it okay to think that the Hyeonwu of our world’s lower world has stronger power?’

Or, it is highly likely that Vulcan realized the power of the same Hyeonmu more strongly.

Old man Gu only received Hyeonmu’s arm from Kaena.

“Whoa…”

I took a long breath, intending to empty my lungs, and then inhaled.

As new air entered my body, my head became a little clearer.

“Then it goes complex.”

Calling Shadow.

A shadow emanated from my body, bathing the sparring room in darkness again.

However, white flames were burning on my arm, and dark gray mana was hovering over Vulcan’s body.

“Xian, if it shines like that, wouldn’t there be no point in hiding?”

As Vulcan made a big movement of pulling his right arm back, I felt like my body was being sucked into it.

I don’t know if the impact was small due to the distance or if it was still in the preparation stage, but I didn’t experience any strange flying backwards.

Skill Link-Boost

Dominate Shadow. Shadow Craft.

I just made a sword of shadow by gathering the shadows spread around, but the swords of shadow started flying due to Vulcan’s fist.

Kang! Kang! Kang! Kang! Kang!

A shadow sword that could not pierce Vulcan’s body and only gave a weak blow before disappearing. It took a little more strength to pierce that defense.

Shadow Dive.

At that time, I assimilated my body into the shadow and disappeared from Vulcan’s sight, then jumped through space and appeared behind Vulcan’s back.

As soon as my body took shape, I felt pulled as if the swords of shadow had been sucked into Vulcan’s fist.

“Yes, there was such a technology!”

Vulcan immediately turned his body and swung his right arm filled with mana.

Wave wheel.

Breaking through the spiral flow.

Kwahiah Ah, Ah !!!

Spiral Breakthrough, which amplified its power by exploding eight rings of heat stored in its body, hit Vulcan’s arm with a hexagonal tattoo.

Vulcan, who was hit by a stronger attack under the influence of the pulling force, was pushed back a little, but I was also affected by it, so I was pulled forward.

I used flame protection to absorb the heat spreading around me, moving away from Vulcan and twisting my body, but at that moment, an opposing fist came flying.

Whoa!

He blocked the attack with his arms, which were covered in red flames and covered with shadow armor, but he felt great pain, perhaps due to his lack of defense.

‘I need to increase my defense.’

Since I was attacked, my body should have been pushed back, but that damn fist continued to exert pulling force, so it was difficult to move back.

I used Shadow Dive again and appeared at a similar distance as before.

“Huh?”

However, I think the distance was about the same, but I could feel the force of gravity here as well.

‘Is the workforce gradually becoming stronger?’

Come to think of it, Vulcan has not yet properly used the power contained in his right arm.

What happens if I keep collecting that? If Vulcan collects as much as he can and throws it at me, wouldn’t it be a big problem?

‘Didn’t you turn on the shield with the intention of killing me?’

I thought of a way to cool Vulcan’s overheated head while resisting gravity.

‘It might be surprisingly easy.’

“Shahemoth!”

With my shout, Shahemoth in the form of a child appeared near Vulcan.

“Huh? Master?”

“Child?”

Shahemos was surprised by the sudden call, and Vulcan also failed to control his power for a moment when he saw my familiar suddenly appear.

Woowooung

Shahemoth, who was being sucked into Vulcan’s fist, barely stopped, and I aimed for the timing and stepped on the wave wheel and moved right in front of Vulcan. When I rotated my fist, which was covered with a shade to reduce the effect of Vulcan’s powerful shield, I struck Vulcan’s abdomen with piercing force.

Shadow energy.

Breaking through the spiral flow.

“It’s dangerous to use that technique when there’s no shield!”

Whoops!

Linking the two skills with a skill link might produce harsh results, so I used them separately for now.

“Pfft!”

When Vulcan, who had been hit in the stomach, retreated with a frown, Shahemoth, who had retreated before he knew it, was holding his gun and holding his stance.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Shahemos held a pistol that looked like it would be difficult for a child’s body to withstand the recoil, and fired accurately at Vulcan’s head.

However, Vulcan’s shield was difficult to cause a significant impact unless it was an attack that could ignore defense, such as a shader.

“After all, the shadows are annoying to deal with!”

“There’s nothing I can do because I’m being pushed by sheer force!”

This time, I threw a rain of shadows filled with shadows.

The eight shadows flying at once began to inflict shallow wounds on the Vulcan’s body, and feeling that I could pierce its strong defense, I began to move to avoid the attack.

His body was well-trained, so even though he looked dull due to his large size, he began to dodge the rain of shadows that I quickly cast, and as soon as Shahemos felt that he could not help, he ran away again.

I said as I withdrew my shadow because I thought it was too dangerous to make one move to end each other.

“If this continues, one of us will die and it will end. I have no intention of fighting to the death. Let’s stop.”

The Vulcan heard my words and stopped running towards me.

“Hmm. That’s for sure. Then, shall we put on the safety device and go all the way to the end?”

Does that guy know he has two lives? Well, it’s possible that I have extra lives through quests, but I don’t.

“It’s a joke.”

When I glared at him without saying anything, Vulcan smiled and said.

“I thought you would use techniques beyond those you showed in the Ogre Dungeon, but you only used weaker techniques. I wanted to compete against each other’s strengths.”

“It’s not that I’m conceited, but I can’t bear it.”

“What if my technology is perfected? Wouldn’t it be hard for you to endure it too?”

“So, it’s a fight where no one will die. Compared to the power we can produce, our durability is a mess.”

“That’s what’s strange about you. I’m confident in the strength of my mana shield, but you broke through it and hurt me.”

I did somewhat agree with what Vulcan said.

Cian Raven, I barely remember performing an assassination-like assassination, but the technique was still very suitable for assassination.

I have learned techniques that are very suitable for killing enemies that cannot be handled, including the stealth technique that hides in the shadows, the shadow technique that ignores the enemy’s defense, and the soul technique that can even hit the soul.

Recently, I have been feeling that I cannot use the power properly due to the lack of absolute power.

He used Yeonhwanryu to make up for the lack of power, but compared to what the master used, it was not clean.

‘Not long ago, the power of Shadow Mastery was insufficient, so most of the problems were solved with the Flame Magic, but a lot has changed in the meantime.’

“So Vulcan, what new powers exactly have you mastered? The powers of attraction and repulsion?”

“It’s similar. You seem to have entered a deepening process rather than a new power.”

Vulcan was not wrong when he said that it was a deepening process since the use of shadow and fire did not change even if the black and white twin wheels were used.

“That’s right. Wasn’t it okay to dye the surroundings in darkness?”

“If you hid in an open place like you did the first time, it would have been quite difficult.”

“If you use your pushing power well, aren’t you completely invincible? When I first got hit, I wondered what the hell was going on.”

“In that case, it’s better to give it a big blow. I admit it’s useful, but I don’t like its power.”

As we left the sparring room, we talked about the sparring that took place today.

*

Since there was an exchange, we were treated in the infirmary.

I wasn’t seriously injured, but Vulcan was hit squarely in the stomach by a spiral blast, and I had scratches on my body, so I needed some medical attention.

I believed in Vulcan’s durability and punched him in the stomach, but I was scared that I ended up with a slight redness, enough to leave a print of my hand.

So I returned to the dormitory with Vulcan and lay down on the bed.

“I had no intention of hiding my black and white twin wheels…”

I fought without wearing a protective shield and did not use it until the end.

If it was an enemy I had to kill with absolute certainty, I would have used it right away, but Vulcan and I are not in that kind of relationship.

“If I clearly defeat Vulcan, does that mean I will unofficially become the top first-year student at Global Academy?”

I was a little proud that I, who was officially the weakest until the first semester, had already improved to that level.

Of course, I don’t want to stop here, I plan to become stronger, so I need to practice Black and White Twin Wheels a little more and then move on to the Hansian level.

There are enemies in that class that are a bit odd to call enemies, but they are guys I can kill if I can.

‘Not being able to fight with all my might be a little stressful for Vulcan.’

So he may have gained the power of Hyeonmu, which symbolizes patience.

‘Now that I think about it, I was revived incompletely, but I killed Suzaku… ?’

If I had proceeded with the quest a little differently, like signing a contract with Shahemos, would he have become my summon?

I decided to close my eyes and rest for a moment, imagining something that wouldn’t happen.