Chapter 159: Close Combat Specialist
Master Smith Under Ministry of National Defense
159 – Close Combat Specialist
Myung-jun’s encounter with the monster ‘Ursafex’ took place in a 5th-grade gate, which was not particularly challenging for him. Unlike typical gates where numerous subordinate monsters had to be eliminated to defeat the boss, this gate had the peculiar condition of requiring the elimination of only one creature. Although this was an unusual condition that Myung-jun had never seen before, he didn’t pay much attention to it. After all, the gate was only 5th-grade, and he believed that no matter how strong the monster inside was, he could handle it with his skills.
However, Myung-jun’s expectations crumbled the moment he encountered the beast, which slowly approached on all fours with its massive body.
‘If nothing else, its hide was incredibly tough.’
Surprisingly, Ursafex, which appeared in the 5th-grade gate, deflected the ultra-hard penetrator rounds of the ‘Spear’—rounds that could easily pierce through the bones of even 8th-grade monsters—as if they were mere BB pellets. The highly corrosive chemicals of the Chemical Missile ‘Juice Maker,’ which would reduce most monsters to a puddle of blood upon contact, had no effect. Even the ‘Amaterasu,’ with its nearly 40,000-degree flames that could vaporize tungsten, was shrugged off with a casual shake of its body.
Moreover, Ursafex’s claws were so sharp and hard that when they struck the Nemesis Force Blade wielded by Myung-jun, more than half of the thick sword was sliced off. Realizing that both ranged and close combat were ineffective, Myung-jun decided to keep his distance and relied solely on ‘shock’ to bring down Ursafex. No matter how tough its hide was, it couldn’t completely negate the damage from the impact.
Although the process involved pouring out enough ammunition to level an entire city, the cumulative damage from Myung-jun’s bombardment eventually took its toll on Ursafex, causing it to collapse, coughing up blood.
‘It might have been easier to deal with Banara.’