Chapter 186 – 186. The Palace

Quaang!!!

The massacre begins with an explosion.

Ruthven, who had a cohesive mind, cuts the knight in pieces with all his armor, and Seoldajin’s fists in the heat of haze flatten the steel helmet.

In front of overwhelming force that did not even allow a chance to counterattack, the knights simply fell like autumn leaves. When things were sorted out to some extent, Seol Da-jin stepped on the corpse and rushed toward the butler.

The ax that had been pointing at us all along drew a short trajectory and a fierce battle unfolded.

‘There’s a reason I put saliva on it.’

The movements of the butler were so outstanding that the age of the old man was colorless. His restrained, efficient movements were like a killing machine built to slaughter his enemies.

An ordinary B-class hunter would have had a hard time beating him 1:1. However, what he is dealing with now is not an ordinary hunter, but ‘Seoldajin’.

Dexterity over 100, [Foresight] That reads the opponent’s movements, and [Skilled Steel] Specialized in evasion and counterattack.

Her butler’s attacks were only slightly better than the knights on her floor, as she was already far from normal.

“It’s worse than I thought.”

Seol Da-jin, who was leisurely avoiding the axe, stretches out his fist, showing disappointment. It was a quick blow that even I could barely see if I strained my eyes and put all my concentration into it.

Puck!!

The butler collapses with a dull sound like a watermelon breaking.

“It’s amazing, my older sister.”

“Did you know that now?”

As he admired it proudly, Dajin Seol lifted his chin and condescended. I smiled bitterly and pushed open the door to the final destination, the audience room, past the body of the butler who had lost his head.

Bang!! The antiquely carved door crumbles to reveal a large birdcage and an audience room filled with the corpses of women.

Bathory sat in an ornate chair as if she were a queen, sipping a red liquid from her wine glass.

A huge eye shape was carved behind her throne.

– They’re pretty skilled hunters to even defeat the butler.

“Is the eyeball you believe in, Viriel, or something?”

With Chaeng!!!

Ignoring her easy-going attitude and asking, Batory in anger broke the wine glass in her hand and stared at me with menacing eyes.

-Dare!! How can an insignificant bug take his name carelessly!! Disrespectful and disrespectful!! Offer your blood and eyes and ask Him for forgiveness!

Seeing that he was having a seizure, he didn’t need to hear more of an answer. Bathory also seemed unwilling to answer.

“I’ll taste it first.”

“If it looks dangerous, they’ll jump right in.”

“Me too.”

Encouraged by her lovers’ trustworthy answers, Bathory, who had been supporting her with spread wings, was enraged once more as she stepped forward with her Ruth Ben stretched out.

-Heart!! You bastard!!

“I found out. But don’t you know that? Is your blood in it?”

-Die!

Bathory, who was not at all shaken, perhaps taking my words as a mere provocation, fired his black spear like a machine gun.

I, who was avoiding the magic by drawing a big circle, saw an opportunity and jumped.

A sword that barely touches.
Bathory used the high ceiling of the audience room to widen the distance. I was instantly seized with the same longing to fly as the Wright brothers.

-To human subjects like worms.

A large amount of mana is released along with the now tired repertoire. Before the magic was cast, he kicked off the wall and tried to jump again, but the result was the same this time.

Ruthven cut through the air without reaching Bathory. Bathory’s body staggered at the moment when her emotions intensified without realizing it.

-!?

As if it had been pressed down by something and then released, the stuttering wings made the head shine. I got a clue.

Landing on the floor, I turned my head toward the lovers. There was no need to waste time bragging about pride as long as the clue was found.

Kwa Gaga Gwang!!

Five black magic bullets flew overhead, detonating a roar and erasing dozens of spears shot by Bathory, and the magic bullets fired in succession penetrated the explosion and caused another explosion.

What she was waiting for for Bathory, who escaped from the explosion, was Dajin Seol’s drop kick, which climbed her wall and jumped higher than her.

– Oops!

Unlike just before, Bathory was delivered to me without any resistance whatsoever. There would be an advantage of the place, but it was possible because the two’s ability was more effective in dealing with Bathory.

On the other hand, Ryu Eun-hwa and I didn’t have a good match against Bathory.

‘…And it was a reverse monster.’

Let’s stick Ruth Ben to Bathory, who is stuck on the floor, hiding a poor excuse inside. Fu-wook! A sharp scream of death resounded in the audience room along with an eerie sound.

Moments later, I pulled Ruth Venn out, who no longer ate her blood. Bathory was a bit thin, but she wasn’t mummified like last time.

Nothing had changed either.
Durability was also not different from before.

‘…Was it because it was a reverse monster?’

Otherwise, it could have already been full.
It was a little disappointing, but it was enough to get a clue to catch the flying monster.

I came out of the gate and went straight back to the guild house.

“Hey, why is Robbie so shiny? Did the ladies clean up?”

“Don’t the ladies come early in the morning?”

The lovers send them up to the second floor and head to the indoor training ground. It was to hone a new skill based on the clues he caught earlier.

‘…Magic attribute.’

It was no coincidence that Bathory stumbled for a moment. It’s not like he was taken aback by my attack. It was really pressed by something and couldn’t flap its wings properly.

And that something was something I knew well from the time I learned geosimryu.

‘…Magic release.’

When using the giant heart flow, mana naturally flows out of the body and applies pressure to the surroundings. This is what Ryu Eun-hwa felt when she first demonstrated Geosim Ryu.

It was a very natural ‘phenomenon’ that wasn’t even named, so I didn’t pay attention to it until now.

‘If used well…’

Pick up the wooden sword and focus your mind.
Agitates the mana that spreads throughout the body to cast a gigantic stream. What you do is strong current.

I could feel the magical power surrounding the wooden sword.
Increase your concentration and expand your senses.

At first I didn’t feel anything. It was not easy to perceive the subtle magical powers flowing from my body because they were already out of my control.

I grabbed the tail when thick beads of sweat trickled down my forehead.

I focused all my senses there.

The magic power that felt like millet gradually increased in size, and eventually, I felt a layer of magic power spreading lightly in the training room.

It’s still too early to rejoice.
Now I had to move this to my will.

I slowly and carefully interfered with the magic layer. However, contrary to the will to move downward, the magical powers tried to return to me. Even if I tried to control it, it was useless.

Eventually, all magic power returns.
I open my eyes in despair. In front of me, Ryu Eun-hwa was looking at me with a somewhat calm attitude.

“…When did you come?”

“I heard that Seo Bang-nim went straight to the training room, so I came down right away.”

Ryu Eun-hwa smiled brightly and wiped the sweat dripping from my forehead with her sleeve. As I hugged her by the waist, she also gently hugged me. The soft touch of her body revitalized her tired mind and body.

“If you don’t mind, may I ask what you’re struggling with? I want to be the strength of the West.”

There was no reason not to speak.
I told Ryu Eun-hwa everything about her clues and everything about her training so far.

“Are you saying that the spread magic will return?”

“Uh. Like a dog that has left the house. As soon as I interfered, it came back to me.”

In order to subdue an enemy floating in the air, it was necessary to move the mana downward. When I said it wasn’t going well, she who had closed her eyes lifted her head and looked up at me.

“Then, how about urging them to come in the other way?”

“You want me to hurry?”

“Yes. He is calling for magic, just as the West calls us. Let everything gather before the West.”

Gather in front of me, not below.
He repeats Ryu Eun-hwa’s words and falls away from her. A feeling that expands again. I called the wide-spreading magic into me.

Then for a moment.
All magic power is sucked in.

“…!?”

I opened my eyes again.
Ryu Eun-hwa’s face was full of surprise, joy, and pride.

“West…!”

Wow, she jumped into my arms and kissed her.

“As expected…Seobang-sama is the one who will lead the Geosimryu!”

All I felt was that magic was being sucked in, so I was a little bewildered, but seeing that my lover was happy, I was happy too.

“I mean, did you feel someone pulling you?”

“Yes, West. It is.”

“Then, if I release more mana and draw it in all at once…”

“That will make you stronger.”

The direction of training was determined.
Instead of moving the wide spread layer of magic, I focused on spreading the magic more widely.

The result of training for days and days like that.

-The hunters.

I stood alone in front of Bathory again.
The lovers stood behind me. Unlike last time, Ryu Eun-hwa was also included this time.

– No words. Looking at her original daughter, did she feel fear only after belatedly? It’s insignificant…

“Be noisy and attack. Fly.”

-…You don’t even know what you’re talking about and you’re rushing your orders.

Bathory stood up arrogantly, spreading her wings and ascending into the air. I released all my magic, leaving only the bare minimum of magic.

The moment Bathory felt that it was unusual and tried to cast his magic.

‘Geosimryu, Manin’

Enormous magical energy that spread throughout the throne room returns and absorbs everything. Bathory’s bat wings were meaningless in front of that gigantic torrent.

-Keugh!

Fiercely, I swung Ruthven at the dragging monster.