Kang Oh suddenly appeared!
The Four Heavenly Kings, whoâd lost so many of their troops to the Great Forestâs monsters and had decided to retreat, were left speechless by Kang Ohâs sudden appearance.
Kang Oh opened up his hands.
Darkness flowed from his jet-black greatsword, while ominous, mysterious light glowed from his snow-white blade.
âKill him!â Scapi, who got a hold of herself first, yelled bitingly.
Kang Ohâs sudden appearance gave the Four Heavenly Kings a second chance. They werenât sure why Kang Oh had come out from there, but if they killed him, then all their problems would be solved.
Contrary to her order, however, Scapi ran away from Kang Oh. She needed a long time to get her trump card ready.
Thus, sheâd gotten away from Kang Oh so that she wouldnât be interrupted during the process.
Brutal Blade and Tiger Taboo rushed at him.
âKang Oh!â Shion slammed his staff onto the ground, his eyes filled with murderous intent. âYou son of a bitch!â
âNice.â Kang Oh smiled as he saw the âbountiesâ coming straight for him, and pulled out a bronze hook from his inventory.
The Reaperâs Wicked Torture Device!
It was an A-rank item that heâd obtained from one of the Evil God Worshippers.
Ubistâs darkness devoured the bronze hook.
[Demon Sword Ubist has consumed the Reaperâs Wicked Torture Device.]
[Entering Gluttony mode.]
[For 20 minutes, the demon sword and your characterâs abilities are tripled.]
Kang Ohâs body expelled energy as dark as the night sky. Brutal Blade was the first one to reach him.
He forcefully swung his katana downwards.
It was a quick, sharp slash that could even cut through ghosts!
Kang Oh swung Blood horizontally.
Brutal Bladeâs katana was forced back with a metallic âclangâ.
His strength was increased threefold by Gluttony, so Kang Ohâs strike contained an overwhelming amount of power.
Kang Oh took a step forward and thrust Ubist.
Brutal Blade urgently backed off and swung his katana diagonally.
Another âclangâ rang out!
However, he wasnât able to fully deflect Ubist. Kang Ohâs jet-black greatsword pierced through Brutal Bladeâs body.
Shards of black light burst from his body.
Ubistâs special ability, Fang Bearing Blade, had activated!
Kang Oh followed up by swinging Blood. His snow-white sword came for Brutal Bladeâs neck like a snake lunging at its prey.
âDie!â The giant bodied Taboo came over and forcefully swung his mace.
Raging Dragonâs Energy!
Tabooâs mace, which was coated in golden energy, came flying over, forcing Kang Oh to stop and back off.
Tabooâs mace swept through where heâd just been.
Once his feet touched the floor, Kang Oh rushed back into the fray.
Bloodâs snow-white blade was covered in blood red energy. It was like the clear sky was filled with the glow of the setting sun.
Kang Oh swung Blood, cleaving right through Taboo.
âUgh.â Taboo didnât even have time to block it. With Gluttony and Festival of Blood in use, Kang Oh was way too fast.
Kang Oh didnât stop there, and swung Blood and Ubist one after another.
He swung his blades five times in a single breath, and Taboo wasnât able to block a single strike.
Not only did he strike at Tabooâs weak points, as indicated by his Hyper Intuition, but his speed had been amplified so much that Taboo couldnât respond to them.
Countless shards of light spilled from Tabooâs body, which were then sucked into Bloodâs blade, restoring Kang Ohâs HP.
âShit!â Taboo scowled and backed off.
Heâd lost a significant amount of HP from repeated encounters with the Great Forestâs monsters. However, Kang Oh had done more damage than all of them combined in just a few seconds.
This didnât make any sense! Kang Ohâs attack power was really off the charts.
Kang Oh kept focusing on Taboo, and extended Ubist. However, someone got in his way.
Brutal Blade appeared at Tabooâs side, and blocked Ubist for him. Of course, his strength, speed, skill, etc. were all inferior, so he couldnât hold Kang Oh off for long.
Fortunately, he wasnât alone.
They had Shion, who was once the leader of the ruined Hercules Guild and was previously part of the Numbers.
He, who possessed an unhealthy level of hatred for Kang Oh, began casting a spell.
âBow before the great power of nature!â
A deep green energy flew at Kang Oh like lightning in a zigzag pattern. Its power was considerable.
Kang Oh quickly protected himself with Ubist.
This skill allowed him to cut the immaterial, and also absorbed a spell every 30 seconds!
Shionâs magic was sucked into Ubistâs blade like rainwater flowing down the sewers.
âSurround him!â Shion yelled. As he did so, he cast huge AoE healing and support spells.
Those buffed by Shionâs spells tried to surround Kang Oh.
The Killing Ghost Squad and the Tiger King Squads stood at the forefront of the perimeter, while the Poison Scorpion Squad and the Madman Squads stood at the rear.
However, some of the Tiger King squad members were holding mana bombs in their hands.
The Madman Squad manipulated their seven remaining assassination dolls. Those whoâd lost their assassination dolls stood in front of the seven members as meat shields.
The Black Scorpion Squad, which all had a tattoo of a scorpion etched on their bodies somewhere, prepared to fire their poison tipped arrows or needles at Kang Oh.
Kang Oh was at a significant numerical disadvantage. However, Kang Oh didnât think he was at a disadvantage at all. In fact, he wasnât at any sort of disadvantage.
âMm, what delicious prey.â
Red Moonâs players were, after fighting the Great Forestâs monsters consecutively, significantly weakened. Several of them would die if he just pushed them over! Red Moonâs Four Heavenly Kings werenât in great shape either.
Moreover, Kang Oh still had Demon Sword Akanhoff waiting in the wings.
Not only that, but he wasnât alone.
A giant arrow arced through the air
Six magic circles formed around the arrow, and arrows as thick and large as harpoons poured out of them.
âDamn it, this is⌠Buster Shot!â
The low HP Red Moon members didnât expect the Buster Shot at all.
Kang Ohâs form began to change amidst the shower of arrows.
His face was covered in a horned beast mask, his torso protected by a red breastplate, dark red wings protruded from his back, and a black tail swished around from behind. The Dual Demon had appeared!
âLetâs begin the hunt.â
Buster Shot was only the beginning.
Sephiro shot arrow after arrow.
None of his arrows missed, piercing the criminalsâ vitals like their eyes, neck, heart, etc.
Moreover, as a Giant Hunter, his arrows were several times more powerful than a normal Archerâs arrows.
The criminals were already heavily injured, so when they were struck by these arrows, they died instantly.
Sephiroâs lips curled upwards, as he saw a system message informing him of his increase in fame. The criminals also gave him a ton of experience.
âKilling Ghost Squad, follow me. Weâre going to take out Sephiro.â
Ultimately, the Killing Ghost Squadâs vice-captain, Yaksha, was forced to deal with him. Him and the remaining members of the squad came rushing at Sephiro.
The red wyvern, Waryong, appeared from atop a tree, and unleashed red flames at them.
The Killing Ghost Squad shot arrows, javelins, and chains at it. However, Waryong was too fast in the air, so they couldnât keep it at bay.
A wall of fire arose, and one of Sephiroâs arrows pierced through the wall.
Those struck by the arrows died instantly.
âShit! Scatter and approach him! Avoid the flames!â That was the best Yaksha could do.
While Sephiro and Waryong dealt with the Killing Ghost Squad, the Dual Demon completely overpowered Taboo and Brutal Blade.
Demon Sword Ubist and Demon Sword Blood mercilessly struck at their weak points.
Kang Oh was too powerful. So much so that two high rankers, Taboo and Brutal Blade, couldnât even scratch him!
âWhat are you doing!? Attack him!â Taboo yelled.
The Tiger King Squad broke formation and rushed at Kang Oh.
The Black Scorpion Squad threw poison coated daggers or needles at him.
In the meantime, Taboo and Brutal Blade backed off so that they could get a chance to breathe.
At that moment, Kang Oh raised his swords into the air, as if he were stretching out his wings, and then swung downwards as hard as he could.
The two mighty auras cut through the Tiger King Squad.
âMadman Squad, kill him!â Shion yelled murderously.
The seven puppets approached Kang Oh.
Sharp spikes shot out of their mouths. It was quite dangerous when combined with the Black Scorpionâs daggers and needles.
However, it was pointless against Kang Oh. He deflected all of them with his dual demon swords.
The assassination dolls simultaneously opened their chest cavities, and shot out nets made of Red King Ant Thread, which was renowned for its toughness.
Kang Oh swung Ubist horizontally.
The golden aura pushed away the nets, and devoured a doll.
Kang Oh kicked off the floor, and leapt into the middle of their formation.
His twin swords danced through the air. It was a dance that brought death to anyone they came in contact to!
In an instant, several criminals were killed.
The assassination dolls werenât much help either. The Madman Squad didnât have the time to install any more traps inside, and they didnât have enough of them either.
If they wanted to fight Kang Oh, then they had to, at minimum, bring the Four Heavenly Kings.
Taboo, whose HP was somewhat restored via Shionâs healing spell, rushed at Kang Oh once more.
âYouâre no match for me.â
Kang Oh softly swung his sword.
Since Festival of Blood had ended, Blood unleashed a mighty electric blast from its snow-white blade.
Taboo gritted his teeth and swung his mace upwards.
Like a salmon swimming up a waterfall, Tabooâs mace surged with energy that clashed with Kang Ohâs Lightning Breath.
This resulted in a massive explosion and a shockwave that swept through everything in its path.
Brutal Blade, whoâd been healed by Shion and was waiting patiently for his opportunity, quietly approached Kang Oh from behind.
He thrust his katana, but against Kang Oh and his Hyper Intuition, sneak attacks were pointless.
Kang Oh turned around, smoothly avoided his attack, and counterattacked.
He sliced through Brutal Bladeâs chest, forcing him to quickly step back.
All of a sudden, the ground cracked open, and out came thick green vines. This was Shionâs work.
Kang Oh quickly swung his twin swords and split the vines apart.
A nearby Tiger King squad member threw a mana bomb at him.
A jet-black barrier surrounded him.
The contact resulted in a massive explosion.
It was much stronger than heâd expected. Shards of light spilled from his body.
âCome out, my alter egos!â Shion slammed his staff onto the ground.
The nearby trees gained eyes, a nose, and a mouth, and their branches transformed into two arms and two legs.
Shion had summoned five plant monsters. They approached Kang Oh as if surrounding him, and swung their arms like whips.
A long scar was left on the ground. However, Kang Oh was nowhere to be found.
He had used Abyss Transfer.
âHere I am!â Kang Oh reappeared behind Shion.
âShion, behind you!â Brutal Blade urgently yelled, and Shion cast a barrier.
Mother Natureâs Protection!
However, Kang Oh was much, much faster.
Demon Sword Ubist pierced through his back and his heart.
Several shards of red light shot into the air. Kang Oh pulled Ubist out, forcing Shion to one knee.
Taboo and Brutal Blade rushed over to save Shion. However, they wouldnât make it there unless they could move at supersonic speeds.
Ubist unleashed a pillar of darkness, which devoured Shion whole.
That was the end for him.
The Poison Scorpion, Scapi.
There was a giant incense burner in front of her.
This incense burner was her trump card!
However, using this trump card required quite a bit of preparation time.
A dangerous monster was sealed within the incense burner, and breaking the seal was quite a lengthy process.
The seal had finally been released.
âCome out!â Scapi opened her arms.
The lid opened like a blooming flower, and a seven colored snake slithered out.
It was a snake among snakes, one that possessed the greatest venom of its species!
There were ten fatal poisons in Arth, but Croikâs poison was among the top three. Several people believed it to possess the greatest poison in Arth.
The Croik possessed such lethal poison, not to mention that it was extremely rare, so it was really expensive to get your hands on its poison.
Scapi had cut out the middleman; rather than procure Croikâs poison, she had procured the Croik itself. Not only that, but it was a fully grown Croik. This was her trump card.
âCome here!â Scapi fearlessly extended her hand towards it.
Its tongue darted in and out, and its yellow eyes flashed, as if saying âHow dare you!?â. It bit the hand that approached it.
Her hand adopted the Croikâs seven colors. This was the property of Croikâs poison.
Once her hand felt numb, she transformed into a Poison Human. Her skin was colored bronze like last time.
A Poison Human could absorb poison and use its strength as their own. The stronger the poison, the more powerful the user becomes.
âIf I absorb the Croikâs poison, which is one of the greatest poisons in the world, then⌠I can gain power close to a Master.â Scapiâs lips curled upwards.
Once she began to absorb its poison, the Croik began to tremble.
However, the Croikâs poison was so lethal that it was called the Snake King. Obviously, it would take a while before she could fully absorb its poison.
âPlease hold out until I get there. Please!â
She thought of Taboo, Brutal Blade, and Shion, who were fighting against Kang Oh, and gripped the Croik even tighter.