๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐: ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก
Needle-sharp throwing stars with points like a bee’s stinger.
Team B was momentarily taken aback by their pitch-black appearance and overwhelming numbers.
[Iwanagahime: Casting of Corpse Iron]
Unlike manipulating corpse iron organically and moving it as a single mass, this technique involves casting and controlling each piece individually.
It’s a technique that requires a lot of magical power and mental focus, so it’s not often used.
However, he couldn’t refuse the young man’s request.
Seigen looked at Siwoo and chuckled.
“It’s your turn now.”
Although he felt a little sorry for making the old man do his bidding, Siwoo took the baton regardless.
Through his widely spread magical perception, he grasped the location of hundreds of pieces of corpse iron, organized their coordinates,
and even classified the amount of magical power to be applied to each piece, taking into account their durability and resistance.
In a split second, Siwoo’s mind calculated everything that was needed.
Based on these calculations, hundreds of geometric shapes and characters appeared beneath his feet, forming a magic circle.
Then, like water flowing through a channel, magical power filled the circuit, and at the same time, the skill was activated.
[Thunderclap: Fireworks]
Hundreds of pitch-black throwing stars, each carrying their own bright yellow lightning bolt, crackled and roared in the air.
“This is. . . beyond amazing.”
Seigen looked at the result with an expression of admiration.
What he had done was to separate the pieces of corpse iron and suspend them in the air, while Siwoo had imbued them with lightning.
Imbuing attributes was not as simple as doing it to hundreds of pieces at once.
What’s more, he didn’t do it by touching them directly, but by calculating the coordinates of each one and applying it?
‘๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ฃ๐๐๐ง ๐ฌ๐๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ก ๐ข๐ค๐ฃ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐๐จ.’
Seigen shivered at Siwoo’s seemingly endless magical power and meticulous control.
People capable of such a technique were extremely rare.
Even among the 20, only one or two came to mind.
“I made them a little weak on purpose, so you can handle them.”
“Heh heh. Does that mean I’m in charge of throwing them?”
Seigen continued Siwoo’s words with an eerie smile.
As he bounced his cane on the ground.
Shishishishishik!!
The silent assassination tools shot out like a flock of birds.
“What the hell. . .”
The people of Team B couldn’t help but be amazed.
Min Si-joon, the so-called Great Mage of Korea, felt a sense of dizziness.
The mere fact that he could imbue such attributes on the spot in 1-2 seconds was far from normal strength.
“Euaaaah!!!”
At that moment, Chu Ha-min let out a loud roar and completely opened his dantian, covering his entire body with magical power.
A crimson, intangible armor emerged with a distinct form, becoming even more solid.
Then, he charged towards the pouring throwing stars.
A judgment that he would become a shield and block as many attacks as possible.
Chu Ha-min gritted his teeth and swung his fists.
Peoberbeobeobung!
Several attacks slammed into his fists and torso, igniting the lightning bolts.
“Keugh!”
Then, the throwing stars stuck to the spot where they had hit, blocking his movement.
Chu Ha-min simply endured the pouring attacks.
“That idiot.”
Min Si-joon pointed his staff forward and activated his skill.
A huge magic circle appeared, and a bone-chilling cold rose from the ground.
Jeojeojeojeo. . . Jejeok!!
[Freezing: Instant Freezing]
A towering, icy blue wall of ice rose up in front, blocking the incoming throwing stars.
Chu Ha-min took a deep breath at the sight of the ice wall that had appeared in front of him.
“This is a team battle, Hunter Chu Ha-min.”
“Heok. . . heok. . . heok. . . I’m sorry.”
Chu Ha-min bowed his head at Min Si-joon’s words.
He had just been told by Siwoo to ‘not do it alone,’ so he felt a sense of self-reproach when he received the same criticism immediately.
“But you did well.”
“Yes?”
However, Min Si-joon and Kang Yeo-hwa approached him and patted him on the shoulder.
He thought they were simply giving him a simple encouragement, but. . .
“Thanks to you, my stiff body started to move.”
“Your scream snapped me out of it. Thank you.”
“. . .Thank you.”
Chu Ha-min felt a little embarrassed by the sincere praise.
He had taken a lot of damage, but he felt like he had received a greater reward.
“Let’s take a moment to catch our breath while we have the ice wall.”
“No, we can’t!”
Hikari approached and objected to Min Si-joon’s suggestion.
“My grandfather’s throwing stars. . . move until they hit their target!”
At her words, Kang Yeo-hwa looked up at the sky.
The throwing stars that had settled in the air began to pour down on the ground like rain.
“Damn it!”
Kang Yeo-hwa opened her dantian and drew the rushing magical power into her palm.
Huge symbols and characters were etched in the air, and a brilliant magic circle revealed itself.
[Warrior of the Wind: Divine Sword Battle]
Although not as good as Siwoo, she calculated the coordinates of the targets with her skill and magical power and attacked them in a chain.
A grand and long arrow shot up from her fingertips and stretched out into the air.
In an instant, the arrow split into hundreds of pieces and collided with the descending throwing stars.
Paba bababababa!!
A brilliant flash of light burst out here and there, as if fireworks were exploding in the sky.
[Kagutsuchi: Twin Pillars of Fire]
[Wind Demon: Wrath of the Mountains]
Then, Hikari’s blazing fire and Min Si-joon’s hurricane-like wind combined and soared along the [Divine Sword Battle].
The [Divine Sword Battle] shattered the lightning bolts, the first line of defense of the throwing stars, and the fire and wind shook and melted the throwing stars.
Kuogagagii-iiiii!!!!!
Lightning flashed in the sky, and an earth-shattering roar and explosion poured down on the earth.
Even ordinary throwing stars had high durability, and with Siwoo’s lightning bolts combined, their power was unimaginable.
Kang Yeo-hwa, Min Si-joon, and Hikari poured their magical power into their skills that unfolded in the air.
“Are you really going to block all of that?”
Chu Ha-min and Kumo turned around with a gasp.
There, Siwoo was standing with his hands on his waist, watching the aerial battle.
Kumo quickly took out a wooden stick and broke it.
[Rokurokubi]
A Japanese doll’s face emerged from his shadow, and in an instant, its neck stretched out and wrapped around Siwoo’s body.
Kumo’s technique for subduing opponents at close range.
“Don’t move. [Rokurokubi] can subdue even an elephant.”
“Aha, so it’s a Japanese legendary monster with a long neck.”
Siwoo exclaimed in wonder at the familiar form.
Then, he pulled out his tied arms, grabbed the long neck of the [Rokurokubi], and twisted it like he was wringing out laundry.
“Huh. . .”
Kumo was genuinely surprised, his mouth agape.
“Didn’t you say it could be released if it was stronger than an elephant?”
“No. . . that’s not what I meant. . .”
“Because master is hungry, let’s end this now.”
Siwoo smoothly brought his fist to Kumo’s chest.
And whispered.
Fist force.
Kooooooooo- oong.
Kumo’s body flew all the way to the end of the training ground and crashed hard into a pile of rubble.
‘๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ง๐๐๐๐๐ช๐ก๐ค๐ช๐จ ๐ฅ๐ค๐ฌ๐๐ง ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ-!’
Chu Ha-min drew on his magical power once more.
His dantian was so depleted that it felt like his stomach was going to tear, but it didn’t matter.
If he could be recognized by his master, then such pain was nothing.
“Excellent. It’s worth teaching you.”
“Thank you. I don’t know what skill it is, but my armor will withstand it.”
Siwoo smiled.
And in a split second, Siwoo’s fist reached Chu Ha-min’s chest.
“By the way, this is not a skill.”
Kwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!
The armor shattered into mana particles, and Chu Ha-min’s body fell next to Kumo.
“It’s just a combination of magical power and martial arts.”
An alarm sounded from the watch.
Kumo – Damage 100% / Out
Chu Ha-min – Damage 100% / Out
“Only three left now.”
Siwoo turned his gaze to the sky.
Most of the throwing stars had been subdued by the skills and magical power of Kang Yeo-hwa, Min Si-joon, and Hikari.
As Siwoo waved his hand towards the few remaining throwing stars, they all exploded on the spot.
“W-what?”
While the remaining members of Team B were making a confused exclamation.
Siwoo’s body shot down like a thunderbolt and flew towards Min Si-joon with a flying kick.
Pakaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!!
“Si-joon. . . Keugh!”
Kang Yeo-hwa immediately rushed towards her master.
However, Siwoo easily deflected her attack and kicked her in the back.
Kang Yeo-hwa, who had fallen out of the sky.
“Ugh. . . You’re too strong.”
Hikari set fire to her folding fan and swung it at Siwoo.
The hot flames left a trail as they cut through the space, but Siwoo sent a force emission into her chest.
Kuuuuuuuuung!!
Min Si-joon – Damage 100% / Out
Hayakawa Hikari – Damage 100% / Out
Although he said that his body was tired from using his magical power constantly, he still managed to easily defeat two S-Rank Hunters and a shaman with a mythical-grade spirit.
Seigen stroked his beard and watched the scene.
Of course, since it was a sparring match, neither of them had used their skills or attacked with the intent to kill.
‘๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ค๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ง, ๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ช๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐ง๐ค๐ช๐๐ก๐.’
He chuckled.
“Ugh! Master, you’re being merciless to your disciple who you haven’t seen in a long time!”
Kang Yeo-hwa stood up from her seat and glared at Siwoo.
“You’re not weak enough for me to watch.”
Siwoo smiled.
“Isn’t this your training, not your disciple’s training?”
“Don’t you know my training? It all becomes blood and flesh. Are you going to continue?”
Siwoo had occasionally trained his disciples with sparring matches in the past.
A hunter’s rank was broken when they faced a stronger opponent, and the more they shattered, the more they grew.
Since he had faced Siwoo and Seigen at the same time, he would have made progress in his rank, even if he didn’t realize it himself.
This sparring match was a joint gift from Seigen for the disciples who had not faced a strong opponent.
Of course, Seigen had also joined in for Hikari’s growth.
Kang Yeo-hwa checked her watch.
‘๐๐ฉ’๐จ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ค๐จ๐ฉ ๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง ๐๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ฎ.’
The damage was at its peak.
Even if she continued, it seemed like it would be over with one more hit.
“I’ll stop. Running away from an opponent you can’t beat is also a strategy.”
Kang Yeo-hwa made a gesture of surrender with a hint of regret.
“You worked hard anyway. You’re much better than before.”
“What? That’s an insincere compliment.”
“What’s a sincere compliment?”
ใ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ญ’๐ฌ ๐ ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ! ๐๐จ, ๐๐ก๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐จ๐จ๐!ใ
Pre gave Shiwoo a hard push on the back, and in a sudden lunge, Shiwoo hugged Kang Yeo-hwa.
“ใ กใ กใ ก!!”
“Pre, you little. . . Kang-hwa, you worked hard. Your efforts are visible.”
And then he patted his disciple’s head and stroked it.
Kang Yeo-hwa was at a loss as to what to do, bewildered by Siwoo’s sudden attack(?).
She flailed her hands helplessly, and then the alarm rang on her watch.
โHeart rate and breathing have increased excessively, judged to be an aftereffect of damage, so you will be treated as out.
“Why did it increase?”
“ใใใใใ!!”
She hurriedly avoided Siwoo’s gaze and gave Pre a thumbs up.
๐ท๐ท๐ท๐ท๐ท๐ท
๐แบฬ๐ข๐๐จ๐ต๐๐๐ฆ๐แนก.๐ค๐ฐแด
Kiryu, the leader of the <Red Fox>, was sitting on a bench in the middle of the park.
The park was bustling with families and couples who had come out to play.
Then, someone sat down on the bench next to him and handed him a coffee.
“. . . .”
“Don’t worry, it’s not poisoned.”
“Are you Jiang Chen?”
Kiryu lowered his sunglasses halfway to check the other person’s face.
A sharp-featured young man.
Despite wearing a long coat, his tattoos and excessive accessories were occasionally visible.
Jiang Chen nodded.
“Amazing. I didn’t expect the ‘Jiang Chen’ of Hong Kong to show up like this.”
“I didn’t expect to see the special forces of the <Yamaguchi-gumi> myself.”
Kiryu gulped down the coffee he had been given.
Even if it was poisoned, it wouldn’t affect Kiryu, who was immune to most poisons.
“So, what’s the matter? You’re not here to ask me to join your drug business, are you?”
“Kukuk. I’ll leave the business and talk to your boss. Not the special forces captain.”
Kiryu slowly calmed down his rising murderous intent.
Jiang Chen was a drug lord who ruled Hong Kong.
If he got on his bad side, Kiryu would be the one who would be in the most trouble.
“We’re both busy, so let’s get to the point.”
Jiang Chen crossed his legs and continued.
“It’s about the <Red Fox>’s target.”
“. . . .”
“Let’s switch our targets.”