Chapter 210
Baruka, Leader of the Hyakki
Son Jo-Woo calmly looked around.
He stood in the heart of a land covered in ice, with fifteen skeletons behind him, all of them raised from the corpses of the Ice Bears.
At the front stood the skeletal Leader Ice Bear, massive and imposing, as though it were the true commander of this silent army.
Son Jo-Woo smiled faintly and waved his hand toward his soldiers.
In the next moment, a dark light swallowed them, and they disappeared one after another into the Private Space Cloak.
At the same time, Astaroth finished devouring his prey, then calmly returned and coiled himself around Son Jo-Woo's neck.
| Mission
Eliminate the Leader of the Hyakki and summon his corpse
Time Limit: Half an Hour
Reward: A Powerful Soldier + 5,000 Points + Private Space Cloak Fusion Technique
Failure: Nothing |
Son Jo-Woo looked at the mission, his blue eyes gleaming with a quiet, dangerous light.
"A reward worth the risk."
Without delay—
He moved.
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When he returned to the group's location, he noticed a fierce clash between Sung Jin-Woo's shadows and the Hyakki.
The battle was brutal, with both sides holding their ground almost equally.
He saw Sung Jin-Woo standing at the rear, steadily issuing orders to his shadows.
'So... he has a skill similar to mine.
I summon skeletons... and he summons shadows.'
But what truly surprised Son Jo-Woo—
Wasn't that.
It was Sung Jin-Woo's ability to speak fluently with the leader of the Hyakki.
'The language...?
Cain.'
| Language Dictionary Acquired |
| 1,000 Points Consumed |
| Assimilation in Progress... |
| Learned |
In the next moment, a massive flood of information swept through Son Jo-Woo's mind.
Then—
"Inside our heads...
There is a voice that constantly whispers to us...
Ordering us to kill humans.
But I cannot hear that voice when you are present."
It was the voice of the Hyakki leader, speaking to Sung Jin-Woo.
And Son Jo-Woo understood every word.
'So this is my true target.
Even if I fail, I won't be punished...
But succeeding—
Is worth it.'
"Sung...
This king is mine."
Sung Jin-Woo sharply turned toward him.
"What are you talking about?
And where were you in the first place?"
"Doesn't matter.
What matters is that this bastard is mine."
Son Jo-Woo smiled with absolute delight.
"I'll kill him myself.
As for that bastard—"
He pointed toward Kim Chul.
"He's yours."
Cold sweat began to gather on Sung Jin-Woo's forehead.
'Did he figure it out?'
Son Jo-Woo smiled calmly and took a step forward.
Then he whispered in a low voice,
"You...
Are mine."
"You lowly human!
You dare stand before this king?!"
"You should really thank me."
Son Jo-Woo smiled as he walked forward with steady steps.
"I am a king.
And you are a king.
You should truly be happy about this battle."
"You...
You understand our language?!"
Before the Hyakki leader could finish his sentence—
Son Jo-Woo disappeared.
And appeared behind him.
A pitch-black dagger shot toward the leader's neck—
But at the last moment, the leader swiftly moved his head to the right and swung his white ice dagger toward Son Jo-Woo's head.
Son Jo-Woo smiled and quickly leaped backward.
The Hyakki leader charged forward.
"My name is Baruka.
And you?"
"Son Jo-Woo."
In the next moment, Son Jo-Woo threw his black dagger toward Baruka's stomach.
Baruka leaped high into the air and avoided the attack—
But—
The second dagger descended from above.
He tried to dodge—
But not before the dagger buried itself deeply into his shoulder.
Baruka fell to the ground.
"So...
You planned everything."
"Of course.
When I aimed my dagger at your stomach—
You had two choices.
The first:
To bow down.
But a king does not bow."
Son Jo-Woo calmly explained.
"The second:
To jump...
And attack from above.
And you chose the second.
But while you were preparing to attack—
You couldn't notice the second dagger.
Its target was your head...
But you're fast."
Sweat began pouring down Baruka's forehead.
Every step...
Every reaction...
Had been calculated.
Baruka pulled the dagger from his shoulder through unbearable pain and threw it aside.
"Now...
You are unarmed."
"Are you sure?"
Son Jo-Woo looked behind him.
Baruka turned around on pure combat instinct—
But there was nothing there.
Only—
The corpses of his soldiers.
Sung Jin-Woo's shadows.
And Sung himself...
Watching without interfering.
In the next moment—
Baruka felt a piercing pain tear through his chest.
He looked down.
A skeletal hand—
Belonging to a skeletal Ice Bear—
Was gripping his heart.
The hand withdrew.
Baruka turned around and saw the skeletal Leader Ice Bear standing behind him, holding his still-beating heart.
"You...
Planned everything... Well done."
Baruka fell to the ground.
Dead.
Son Jo-Woo stood there, looking at him, his eyes gleaming with absolute satisfaction.
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