Chapter 34: How can I watch you die?
"No! Yoon Seoyul, you can’t fight that thing. It’s not possible! ...With that size..."
Cheon Areum glanced at the mangled mess, half-shocked by its size and half disgusted by its hideousness. Taking on a mountain with bare hands? Is that possible? Of course not!
"Stay down! Where do you think you’re going??"
"Enough. I’m not listening to you anymore. Go to the gate, or wait here if you can’t walk by yourself."
Shaking off the burning grip that had tried to stop him, Yoon Seoyul stood tall, his gaze locked onto the towering abomination. His fingers grazed the side of his neck where sharp nails and teeth had just nicked him—blood smeared across his fingertips. He glanced at it, confirming it was blood.
Without hesitation, he bolted forward—a flash of raw, berserker force. The air cracked with pressure as he charged, tearing apart the bodies that had stuck together to form the contorted figure. His fists and feet shredded flesh from bone, his movements like blades through rotting silk. Arms were flung aside, spines split apart, and tangled torsos unraveled as he carved a bloody path toward the core buried within.
He was trying to get to the core and stop the transformation of the boss at the same time. For monsters of this type of structure, they all had a core buried deep inside. One could only eliminate the boss by getting through its thick-bodied layers and destroying the core. Yoon Seoyul had done it before in the book, but he still felt uneasy. Seeing it happen in front of his eyes was completely different from reading. There was no way Yoon Seoyul could get through that thing and crush the core by himself.
Damn it. I didn’t bite you so you could go ahead and use Blood Rage against the boss monster! It was to help you get away from me as fast as possible!
Besides Unstoppable Charge, there were two other skills Yoon Seoyul had. One of them was Blood Rage, which he could only activate after bleeding. The more blood he shed, the fiercer he became during its activation. It was a ruthless and terrifying skill that could easily cost one their life if they kept going, ignoring the blood loss.
"Yoon Seoyul!"
The monster, despite being in its development period, recognized the danger to its life and was teething all around Yoon Seoyul’s frame. Cheon Areum promptly shouted again, but he didn’t turn, and the bodies one by one covered Yoon Seoyul with teeth and all, hiding or gobbling him whole.