Heâd taken a substantial amount of damage. If he wasnât in Gluttony mode, then he wouldâve died right then and there. Thanks to it being active, however, he was barely able to cling to life.
âUaaaahk!â Kang Oh yelled, and thrust his magic sword.
Peok!
His blade released a wave of darkness.
Darkness Strike!
It wasnât just a normal Darkness Strike.
It was a Darkness Strike that was amplified by Gluttony.
Perhaps that explained why the beast-like shape was larger and denser than normal.
Kwang!
The gigantic tiger took a direct hit from the darkness wave.
Since there was no space between them, there was no way that Baramut could avoid his attack.
Kyaoh!
Baramut yelled in agony and rolled onto the floor.
Because of its large size, Baramut created a large groove in the ground.
âHaahk, haa.â
Kang Oh regained his ragged breath, and rushed Baramut once more.
âThis is my chance.â
Kang Oh quickly made his way before the beast and swung his sword.
Slash!
However, his attack had failed.
It activated its gold skill, creating a protective coat around itself.
Pak!
His blade was stopped by the protective coat.
âWhat a skilled bastard!â
How can a tiger have a shield!?
Even so, Kang Oh pushed on, repeatedly swinging his sword and cracking the protective coat.
With Gluttony active, each and every one of his strikes caused a crack to form on the tigerâs shield.
Kureureung!
Right before it cracked, Baramut swung its front paws.
Kang Oh responded in kind, forcefully swinging his blade to match it.
Kwang!
Blade and claw met, but Baramut was the one that was forced back.
That was just how powerful Gluttony made him.
He took a step forward and slashed horizontally.
Darkness Strike!
Baramut was engulfed in a wave of darkness once more. It looked as though a pack of wolves were hunting the tiger.
The tumbling Baramut barely kept itself steady.
And began to retreat.
At full speed!
âWhere do you think youâre going!?â
Kang Oh followed Baramut.
At that moment, something grazed his side.
It was a dark red skull blazing in blue flame.
The skull flew past him quick as lightning and circled around Baramut.
And then, he heard a bizarre sound.
Kyagyagyagyagagaga!
âIâve applied the stalker curse,â Eder yelled.
âFollow it!â
This was their chance to take down Baramut.
Baramut continued to run with the stalker curse applied.
GagagagaâŚ
Kang Oh followed the stalker curseâs blue flame and the bizarre noises.
Eder followed quickly behind him.
* * *
The speed of Baramutâs retreat was incredibly fast. It would traverse great distances whenever it kicked off the ground.
However, it couldnât escape Kang Oh. After all, with Gluttony active, Kang Oh was faster.
âYou!â
Kang Oh quickly caught up and swung downwards with his blade.
Swish!
Kuheong!
Baramut quickly rotated its body in order to avoid his attack.
Pook!
And his blade struck the innocent ground.
At that momentâŚ
It violently swung its front paw.
âEek!â
Kang Oh quickly bowed his body.
His HP was barely hanging in there. Thus, he was forced to dodge this attack no matter what.
Fortunately, Baramutâs attack only sliced air, and Kang Oh mounted a counterattack.
However, it kicked off the ground and attempted to run away once more.
âStop right there!â
Kang Oh followed after it.
It had evolved into a running fight.
But halfway through, he noticed a cave with a giant entrance, which Baramut escaped into.
Kang Oh followed it into the cave, but the moment he stepped foot into itâŚ
Baramut turned 180 degrees and lunged at him. Golden energy rippled around its body.
âHuahp!â
Kang Oh swung his sword with all the strength he could muster; after all, he couldnât back down now.
Slash!
Tang!
Kang Oh and Baramut!
Their strength was dead even. Ultimately, neither side could overcome the other and both were forced back.
Gyareureu.
The tiger opened its mouth, allowing him to slightly see its teeth, and then vanished, retreating deeper into the cave.
âI canât let it go.â
Kang Oh followed it deeper into the cave. However, a system message appeared, informing him that Gluttony was no longer active.
âI have to take it down no matter what!â
Since Gluttony was inactive, he couldnât chase Baramut anymore. That just meant that he had to catch it now while he still knew where it was.
Kang Oh ran as fast as he could in order to catch it.
But did Baramut agree that they both needed to end things here?
If not, then was there nowhere else to run besides this cave?
Baramut stood proudly at the center of the vast cave, which was illuminated by the embedded gemstones.
Its black camouflage had disappeared; it regained its orange fur and black stripes, and stood before him as a majestic tiger once more.
The Baramut watched him from ahead and seemed to signal this with its body language.
âLetâs finish this!â
And in the end, only one of them would leave here alive.
âThatâs what Iâm talking about.â
Kang Oh strode towards Baramut.
He could summon Eder, who was running as fast as he could to follow them, but he decided against it.
Kang Oh just wanted to fight it one-on-one.
Baramut continued to stare proudly whilst Kang Oh strode forward; it didnât move an inch.
Kang Oh stopped close enough where his magic sword could reach it. Obviously, he was close enough that Baramutâs claws could reach him as well.
In other words, they were close enough to harm each other!
They stared into each others eyes.
Was that the signal?
They moved simultaneously.
âDie!â
Kang Oh swung his magic sword.
Kuheong!
While Baramut swung its giant front paw.
The clash between these two!
They continuously attacked in an attempt to kill the other!
Both Kang Oh and Baramut forewent defense and focused entirely on offense.
Kang. Ggang. Kang, kang!
His blade and its claws clashed endlessly.
They didnât hold back with their skills either.
Slash! Earth Shards! Slash!
Wind Claw! Roar! Wind Claw!
In the midst of all that, due to the ferocity of their confrontation, they both continued to take damage.
Shards of red light continuously poured out of both Kang Oh and Baramut little by little.
However!
One side was gradually gaining the advantage.
Kang Oh swung his sword as if he were in a trance.
His concentration was at its peak right now.
With the experience and talent he possessed as the gamer who ruled over Warlord as the gameâs strongest, as well as his Hyper Intuition, his real-life combat senses, as well as his tough characterâŚ!
All of these factors combined raged on, like metal smelted in a furnace, even when facing such a powerful foe in such a desperate battle! His strength was bursting out all at once.
Baramat too, resisted until the very end.
It used its gold skill effect!
It also repeatedly used its Wind Claw and swept him away.
However, Kang Oh swung his sword like a madman, and continuously deflected any and all wind whips that came his way.
Moreover, his first attack against its shield had formed cracks along its surface, and by repeating striking against the cracked surface, it broke instantaneously.
One step. One more step.
Kang Oh advanced steadily.
While Baramut was pushed back.
Kuaaang!
Baramut roared at the top of its lungs.
A normal person would feel weak at the knees!
But scared dogs bark the loudest.
Conversely, Kang Ohâs eyes were calm⌠no, they were completely still.
Ultimately, Kang Oh unleashed his final attack.
Swish.
With his magic sword that cut through the world.
The snow-white line followed the trajectory of his blade!
Peok!
Baramutâs vision became blurry.
It mustered up all the strength it had left to turn its body to one side of the cave.
It bowed its head in that direction and then met its death.