Chapter 99  : Proof of Abilities (2)

Although he had aimed the skill at one spear, the flames in a certain area in front of him disappeared.

A smile formed on Kang-jun’s face.

‘The skill is more powerful than I thought.’

Heavenly Flow was a type of wide area skill.

As Kang-jun scattered the magic attack and rushed over, the skeleton lord flinched back in surprise.

However, he used another magic spell instantly.

Kwarurung!Pajijik - Kwaaang!

Blue light dropped on the spot where Kang-jun was and the land exploded like there was a bomb.

However, Kang-jun had already neared the skeleton lord.

‘Heavenly Cut!’

He didn’t need to save his skills because he had enough black magic energy.

If this skill didn’t do any damage, he would attack with Will to Fight.

However, unlike the last skeleton lord, this one fell helplessly in front of Kang-jun’s skill.

[Experience has been gained.]

[9,902 nodes have been gained.]

[62 small moonstones have been acquired.]

[21 large moonstones have been acquired.]

[35 Essence of Darkness have been acquired.]

[You have earned 300 red moon achievement points.]

[Dark Bone Sword (Hero) has been acquired.]

[The skeleton lord’s golden treasure box has been acquired.]

Now, his level didn’t rise even if he killed a lord. However, his experience bar was almost full.

Lv.58 (Exp 79.28%)

‘A low level lord.’

Furthermore, the number of moonstones were reduced.

‘The drop rate is getting worse.’

It was fortunate that a golden treasure box had emerged.

A heart came out when he opened it.

[Skeleton Lord’s Heart]

-Rating: Legend

-Can enhance the power of a skill.

-Greatly increases magic damage.

The purpose was to raise the power of his magic attack skills.

Currently, Kang-jun’s magic skills consisted of Aura of Earth and Aura of Wind. They weren’t attack skills, so it would be hard to see an effect.

‘Let’s put it in my inventory.’

If he learnt a magic attack skill, he would use it.

Kang-jun looked at the Dark Bone Sword that had been dropped. It was a black sword made of bones and seemed to be quite hard.

[Dark Bone Sword]

-Rating: Hero

-The special ability of the skeleton lord dwells within the sword, giving it a strong durability.

-The probability of a physical critical hit will increase by 2%.

It was a fairly good sword to use. However, Kang-jun already had a legend ranked sword and hadn’t used it.

‘I’ll give it to my clone.’

He immediately summoned the clone and handed him the sword.

As a result, the clone also owned equipment. Along with the Dark Bone Sword, the clone was wearing the hero ranked Guardian’s Heavy Armour.

‘Shall I examine the fighting power of the clone?’

After the lord was killed by Kang-jun, the skeleton warriors were scattered all over the place.

Still, they didn’t leave and were hiding in the forest.

Kang-jun ordered his clone to fight and watched.

Supapak!Papak!

“Kyaaak!”

"Kueeeok!”

Surprisingly, his clone could use Heaven’s Blood Sword Style skillfully and could also use even skills like Heavenly Cut and Heavenly Unyielding Slash.

However, the clone’s power was weaker than his.

He had approximate one third of Kang-jun’s power.

However, that alone was enough to sweep up all the skeleton warriors.

[Experience has been gained.]

[21 nodes have been gained.]

[One small moonstone has been acquired.]

[Experience has been gained.]

[28 nodes have been gained.]

[One Essence of Darkness has been acquired.]

[One intermediate health potion has been acquired.]

He earned some japtem.

There was also experience.

As the monsters were destroyed, Kang-jun accumulated experience.

However, it was less experience than Kang-jun would get himself. Still, it was experience that he couldn’t ignore.

‘Is this okay?’

Previously, he hadn’t summoned his clone because he had thought it was weak.

[Lucan’s Clone]

Health: 2052/2110

Black Magic Energy: 1720/1930

In particular, its health and black magic energy were good.

‘He could be quite helpful in battle.’

While Kang-jun was dealing with the lord, he could have the clones take care of the monsters.

Even if the clone got in trouble, he could be recreated using 800 points of chaos power.

However, he should save as much chaos power as possible, so he gave the clone recovery potions.

The 20 spaces in the Guardian’s Heavy Armour were filled with the advanced Regeneration Medicine of Darkness.

It was a recipe made by the alchemist Sud that restored 500 health points.

‘He won’t die easily.’

The Regeneration Medicine of Darkness was made in real time using the health potions and Essence of Darkness.

On the Bloody Battlefield, the health potions and Essence of Darkness were the best drops.

Furthermore, one Essence of Darkness created enough powder for 10 potions, allowing Sud to maintain a supply of Regeneration Medicine of Darkness in the inventory.

(20 Regeneration Medicine of Darkness have disappeared, so I will refill it, Lord.)

"Okay."

Then an unknown light gleamed in Kang-jun’s shadow. After a while...

[Sud has manufactured an advanced Regeneration Medicine of Darkness.]

In this way, Regeneration Medicine of Darkness kept on being made.

It was the same for black magic energy recovery potions.

Sud used the Essence of Darkness to made more advanced potions.

Thanks to that, Kang-jun didn’t need to worry about potions.

’Then shall I go to the next forest?’

There were hundreds of dark lizardmen that exuded a dark energy.

‘No lords.’

There were only monsters and no lords. All of them were in groups of three or four with no monsters wandering around alone.

"Go and lure them here.”

"I’ll do that."

After Kang-jun gave a command, the clone immediately went and provoked the lizardmen.

Kang-jun didn’t give specific details, but it was his clone, so the clone already knew what he wanted.

In the meantime, Kang-jun destroyed the lizardmen around him.

After a while...

Worururu!

The ground started shaking as 30 or so dark lizardmen chased after the clone.

“Kukaka! Catch the intruder."

"Kukik! He got away!"

Kang-jun released the clone and ran over.

‘Heavenly Unyielding Slash!’

He used a wide area attack skill instantly!

Paaaat!

“Kyaaak!”

“Kuaack!”

The dark lizardmen were destroyed by the power of Heavenly Unyielding Slash that spread like a wave.

‘This is easy.’

A large amount of experience was immediately received.

Anyway, experience was necessary for growth. Once Kang-jun’s level rose, his other abilities increased as well.

Therefore, it was much more efficient to use the method of his clone gathering the mobs.

Kang-jun continued to summon his clone.

While Kang-jun destroyed all the monsters nearby, the clone moved in every direction and brought the mobs to where Kang-jun was.

It was possible to hunt at a very fast rate and his level rose by one.

Level up!

Kang-jun reached level 59. The status window of his clone was also altered.

‘As my level goes up, the state of my clone is restored.’

[Lucan’s Clone]

Health: 2115/2115

Black Magic Energy: 1933/1933

The maximum health and black magic energy had also increased slightly.

“Okay. It is time for the next forest.”

Kang-jun headed to the third forest. There were monsters called lamia that looked similar to the nagas.

The difference was that they used magic rather than physical attacks, but that wasn’t difficult for Kang-jun and his clones.

He went all the way to the fifth forest but didn’t see any lord level monsters.

Just like Mustel said, the grasslands appeared.

Dududududu!Dududu!

Monsters were running wild in the meadow.

They were centaurs with the lower body of a horse and the upper body of a human.

‘Pretty fast.’

Dozens of centaurs were running through the meadow with a speed as fast as the wind.

Their weapons were spears.

Additionally, there was a centaur with a huge body running among the centaurs.

He had black fur and his body was also black.

The centaur lord was holding a spear in both hands.

‘The lord that is rarely seen is here.’

Kang-jun became distressed. Originally, he had been planning to sweep up all the monsters here before leaving.

He had been hoping to raise his level by hunting lower ranked lords.

Yet his thoughts changed when he saw the centaur lord.

‘There is no guarantee that he will come again next time.’

If so, he should take this chance.

He would fight on the ground, but if he flew then it was only a short flight to Lucan’s base.

If he was at a disadvantage, he would be able to escape.

Additionally, there was an Aok.

If he took care of the centaur lord, he could open the Aok.

At that moment, the centaur lord discovered Kang-jun.

“Hmm, you are a soldier of the Earth Hwamong Defense Army. You must be confident in your abilities if you came here alone.”

Dudududu!

The ground shook as the centaurs started to run simultaneously towards Kang-jun.

In particular, the centaur lord at the front had a fearsome momentum. Two red eyes shone eerily beneath black hair.

“Clone, take care of the centaurs. I will deal with the lord.”

"I’ll do that."

Kang-jun gave a battle command to his clone.

The centaurs were stronger than other monsters but they weren’t a threat to the clone.

Of course, it wasn’t easy for his clone to deal with dozens of centaurs alone.

He just had to buy some time

Meanwhile, Kang-jun was facing the centaur lord.

Kang-jun flew toward the head of the centaur lord and wielded his sword.

‘Heavenly Cut!’

Flash!Supaak!

The centaur lord blocked it lightly with his spear.

“Kuk! Moderately strong. I will take care of you myself.”

The spear of the centaur lord flew toward Kang-jun.

Swiik!

It flew as fast as a ray of light! Kang-jun moved quickly and avoided it.

‘He received Heavenly Cut with his spear, so he is very tough.’

However, he used his chaos power at this very moment.

‘Will to Fight!’

Kang-jun’s eyes shone mysteriously.

Hwaaack!

A light emerged from his wings and penetrated the sword.

The centaur lord sensed something unusual and stepped back.

However, Kang-jun immediately caught him with the skill.

‘Heavenly Cut!’

Flash!

A brilliant flash of light emerged from Kang-jun’s sword.

The centaur lord blocked it with a spear.

Kaaaang!

“Kuuuuck!

The centaur lord was pushed backwards. His arms holding the spear shook and blood emerged.

Pak!Pak!

Blood was pouring like a fountain from his hands and arms.

"Kuuack! T-this!"

The centaur lord had a look of astonishment on his face and Kang-jun smiled widely.

It was at that moment...

The two arms of the centaur lord, that had been in danger of being torn off, were restored to their original state in the blink of an eye.

It was a mysterious recovery that was hard to believe.

“Kuhahaha! Go!”

At the same time, he rushed towards Kang-jun with his spear.

Syuk!

It was so quick that Kang-jun couldn’t avoid it. Instead, he had to stop it with his sword.

Kwaang!

"Ugh!"

This time, it was Kang-jun who was blown away.

At that moment, the centaur rode away toward Kang-jun’s clone who was dealing with the centaurs.

Syuok!Kwaang!

A charging attack that unfolded in the blink of an eye!

Kang-jun’s clone couldn’t overcome it and was literally broken apart.

‘Damn!’

Kang-jun sighed.

He only received 1,000 damage and was relatively fine. In the meantime, a horrible incident had occurred.

His clone couldn’t withstand an attack by the centaur lord!

However, now wasn’t the time to be bitter.

Kang-jun was surrounded by centaurs.

The centaur lord flew into the sky and shouted loudly,

"Attack."

Dududu!Dududududu!

The centaurs received the order and rushed instantly.

Kang-jun lifted his head and stared at the centaur lord who had a terrifying atmosphere around him.

‘He can fly in the sky.’

Kang-jun thought the centaur lord couldn’t fly because he had only been running on the ground.

‘He will attack the moment I fly up.’

It was why the centaur lord ordered his subordinates to attack.

In order to avoid an attack from every direction, Kang-jun would have no choice but to escape to the air.

Dududu!Dududududu!

Meanwhile, the distance between Kang-jun and the centaurs was narrowed.

If Kang-jun didn’t move then the centaurs would pierce each other and him with the spears.

Nevertheless, the centaurs rushed without hesitation. They didn’t care about dying.

“Kukukuk! Foolish fellow! Pay the price.”

Additionally, the centaur lord in the air started to descend with a spear aimed at Kang-jun.

At that moment, Kang-jun’s sword glowed with a brilliant light.

Flash!

At the same time, a wave of light spread in every direction.

“......!”

“......!”

The centaurs rushing at him stopped like time had been paused.

No, it seemed to stop but that was just because their forms were maintained.

Pasususu.

The centaurs rushing towards Kang-jun turned into dust.

That wasn’t all.

The centaur lord, who had been descending in the air, also fell and groaned like he had been shocked.

"Kuaaak!”

The power of Heavenly Unyielding Slash combined with Will to Fight.

Of those who entered the radius, only the centaur lord was the survivor.

“Oduduk! You dare!”

The centaur lord jumped up and glared at Kang-jun.

Kang-jun smiled coldly.

"Now, it is fair. A one-on-one match.”