Artifact-Devouring Player Chapter 55

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Of course, the ten men weren’t the only ones who were being attacked. There was someone who was targeting Sang-Hyeon’s rear.

“Hiyaaaa!”

It was an assassination player.

Although Sang-Hyeon decided that it was the biggest hole, the person involved probably didn’t think that way.

The dagger in the right hand of the assassin player who had just soared up glowed.

The dagger, filled with mana, glowed red and had a murderous aura that seemed like it would pierce through any target.

The scary thing about the assassination position is that you can kill your opponent with just one successful hit.

So even though the situation was turning against them, the remaining enemies were still expecting the assassination plot.

but.

Phew!

“Ugh… … .”

Sang-Hyeon, who had never looked back even once until now, suddenly turned around and stabbed him in the back.

It was a simple and careless move that didn’t require much effort.

“Keep on… … .”

Unlike Sang-Hyeon’s expression, which seemed completely indifferent, the expression of the assassin who was impaled on the sword was distorted.

This was because Sang-Hyeon’s great sword went in, tearing his lips and shattering his teeth, passing through his Adam’s apple and piercing the back of his neck.

The assassin, who had become a skewer, could not move properly even though he was holding a dagger in his right hand.

“Ugh… … .”

“What the fu*k, what the hell is this kid!”

“Ten people can’t beat just one person and this is how it is?”

The group’s expressions were distorted as if they had made a promise. The problem was that the situation was unacceptable for whatever reason.

“Ugh.”

Thud!

With the assassin’s death, the number of people still alive has been reduced from ten to six.

Even among them, two of the inspectors were half-crippled, so to speak, having lost one arm.

“You have to kill him first, then you can take a reward or something, you little brat! I’ll kill him no matter what!”

The two inspectors shouted.

Their anger was directed at the two debuffers, not at Sang-Hyeon, who had trampled on them.

‘Looks like there are still attack options left.’

Sang-Hyeon noticed that the debuffers may have been saving their offensive skills for their own reasons.

It should be seen that the fact that you saved money also has a fatal element that can turn the situation around in one go.

Just like Sang-Hyeon would save his Crushing Sword skill as much as possible and use it when he needs to finish off the attack.

They probably had at least one skill that they could use as a secret weapon.

『Rising Current』

Sang-Hyeon blasted an upward air current towards the two debuffers that were just beginning to rise into the sky.

They tilted their heads, as if they couldn’t guess what change would occur just by swinging the sword.

But the moment the rising air current approached, the expressions of the two debuffers turned ashen.

“fu*k.”

“X is done.”

Even if awareness is late, it is too late.

The situation was even worse because it was at a time when skill-based advancement was taking place.

If it were at its peak, it would be possible to make some evasive maneuvers, but not now.

It was their mistake to not have imagined that Sang-Hyeon would have a long-range, checkmate attack method in the first place.

Kookookookook!

“Kwaaak!”

“Wow!”

Two debuffers caught in the air current lost their balance and fell.

Sang-Hyeon rushed forward.

Debuffers that are likely to become annoying over time definitely need to be removed once their weaknesses are exposed.

“Stop it!”

“fu*k!”

Even though blood was flowing out of one arm, the two inspectors rushed towards Sang-Hyeon with great momentum.

‘The answer is for the injured to get out.’

Sang-Hyeon saw the future of the two prosecutors.

If your opponent lacks combat experience, it’s not a bad idea to fight while injured.

Anyway, if you persevere and persevere, an opportunity to counterattack will come.

But if the opponent is a seasoned veteran who has been through thick and thin, it’s a different story.

The wounded are just good prey to hunt. Their weaknesses are so obvious that they cannot be missed.

‘You left-hander. You should be lucky.’

Since it was not possible to calculate how to cut off both of their heads at the same time, Sang-Hyeon aimed for the swordsman on the right.

Everyone was trying to use their mana to strike, but it didn’t fill the gap.

Plop!

Eventually, one of the inspectors who became prey had his head blown off before he could even think of blocking Sang-Hyeon’s greatsword attack.

For Sang-Hyeon, who was still in a psychedelic state, this kind of gap in movement was expected.

“ha!”

Sang-Hyeon used the body of the inspector who was falling backwards as a stepping stone and jumped forward with all his might.

『Full charging』

I even connected it to a full charge while floating in the air. This is because my posture is fixed while my body is moving anyway.

The stability required for full charging was not a problem at all in an aerial movement situation like now.

“Buff! Add a defense buff!”

The debuffer, which had calculated the distance to Sang-Hyeon, shouted at the two buffers.

If you just activate the defense buff, you can block Sang-Hyeon even if he approaches from a distance.

‘It seems like you’re reading the situation too self-centeredly.’

But a smile was already appearing on Sang-Hyeon’s lips.

That shouldn’t have been said.

In order for the accident to not happen, the buff had to have already been applied. That way, the timing would have been right.

That means.

Phew!

“100 million.”

It also meant that one debuff player who missed the timing lost his life.

The debuffer, whose heart was pierced by the Greatsword of Fighting Spirit, died instantly with a single scream.

It was a fatal mistake as I had not anticipated the instantaneous dash distance caused by full charging.

And the fate of the remaining debuffers who were caught in the rising air current and landed unsteadily on the ground was no different.

Kwajik!

There was a crashing sound.

As soon as he landed on the ground, he raised his head and looked up, only to find the center of his forehead split open.

The great sword attack that came down from above as if splitting the earth had incredible destructive power.

It was the moment when the strength stats that had been steadily raised over time shone.

The power that Sang-Hyeon can create in an instant far exceeds what the players here can estimate.

“Xbaaaaaaaal… … !”

The prosecutor, who had lost all of his trusted allies in the blink of an eye, ran towards Sang-Hyeon and shouted at him.

The momentum was good, but that was it.

Because there is no easier prey to cook than an enemy who has lost his senses and is caught up in his emotions.

Choaack!

“Ugh!”

After Sang-Hyeon lost his left arm first, he boldly cut the side, which made it difficult for him to defend himself.

He lightly thrust his greatsword into the throat of the inspector, who was leaning excessively due to the pain.

It was a fatal blow that penetrated a weak point so obvious that it was impossible to miss even if you wanted to.

“… … Euaaaah!”

Out of the ten people who had been so arrogant, there was no way they would have a fighting spirit when only two survivors remained.

“Shit……!”

The two buffers threw the smoke grenades they had taken out from their arms and started running madly towards the warehouse entrance.

Sang-Hyeon, who was momentarily caught in the smoke, tried to chase after them while holding the greatsword, but they were faster than he thought.

Psychedelic, of course, was still a distance gap away from being able to reuse acceleration.

“But anyway.”

Sang-Hyeon followed behind.

The cooldown time for the acceleration skill, which had a 1 minute cooldown anyway, was almost over.

All it took was a few more seconds.

Right then.

Squeak!

Contrary to expectations, the door at the entrance opened before the two buffers arrived. Was reinforcements coming?

The moment Sang-Hyeon was about to increase his speed due to a sudden uneasy thought, something unexpected happened.

The person who appeared as the iron door opened was Park Jeong-min, whom Sang-hyeon had contacted to report.

“Ugh!”

“Ugh!”

He used the dagger he was holding and stabbed the hearts of both buffers cleanly in an instant.

I just stabbed him twice, and both buffers died instantly.

‘… … Were you a player?’

It was an unexpected development.

It was also because I wasn’t very interested in Park Jung-min in my past life, but who would have thought that he, a reporter, would be a player?

It was an attack that was fast and powerful enough to subdue two players in an instant.

‘I didn’t just stab him wherever my hand went. I aimed for a point where I could immediately end his life.’

Although it was a brief moment, Sang-Hyeon was able to gauge Park Jeong-Min’s skills.

To neutralize a player with some level of defensive ability like you just did, you need to be at least level 200.

Park Jeong-min, who had pushed away the two dead buffers, asked Sang-hyeon with worried eyes.

“Are you okay?”

“It’s okay. You came sooner than I expected. I was secretly wondering how to clean up the mess.”

“Hey… … These guys are notorious for doing this kind of thing while changing their hideouts every time. Did you know about it?”

“That’s not true. I just contacted you because you seemed like a bunch of bad guys who were giving me work.”

“I just so happened to be nearby on business. For justice to prevail, an opportunity like this has to be created somehow!”

Park Jeong-min stuck out his tongue as he looked at the corpses of the gang members strewn all over the warehouse.

It was a well-known fact from long ago that Sang-Hyeon was an extraordinary player.

But I never thought that a one-on-ten battle could be concluded so one-sidedly.

“Thank you for coming.”

“These guys, if my information is correct, are probably at least level 100.”

“It’s not like he’s completely incompetent.”

“Actually, they are probably trained to some extent… … but they just met the wrong person.”

“It turns out there are no survivors in this picture.”

“On the way here, it looks like you came all the way through a road without CCTV. The purpose of renting this place seems illegal in the first place. By the looks of it, all of those artifacts are fakes, too.”

“you’re right.”

“They’re probably the kind of people who are on the Association’s 3rd or 4th level wanted list. This case will be quite the scoop, right?”

I could feel the instinctive sense of smelling a scoop in Park Jeong-min’s eyes, which were already swallowing his saliva.

“By the way, this is the first time I found out that you are a player too.”

“Oh, me? Well, I do have some small skills that I can use, but I like being a reporter better. It’s more rewarding to meet promising people like Sang-Hyeon and build a network.”

“okay.”

“How about we start by collecting the artifacts? I’ll take some footage of the scene and think about how to report on it later.”

“thank you.”

“What can I say thank you? I am just grateful that you thought of me in advance and invited me to this place of justice.”

Park Jeong-min’s expression seemed filled with relief, perhaps because the man who was destined to die had died.

The same was true for Sang-Hyeon.

I have no regrets at all about the choice to kill in order to live. The loose feelings have long since disappeared.

Click click. Click.

Park Jeong-min took photos and videos of the scene alternately to capture the faces of the dead players.

Every time, he would compare it with the wanted list posted in the Players Association database and exclaim in admiration.

Because, except for two, they were all wanted criminals. They just weren’t caught.

Meanwhile, Sang-Hyeon began to strip all the artifacts from the dead players according to the unwritten rule of winner-take-all.

I planned to leave the eating work for later and just steadily sweep up the artifacts without missing anything.

‘Was there a state of ignorance?’

Twinkle twinkle.

Then, as the message announcing the acquisition of a new title flashed, Sang-Hyeon’s expression, which had been serious throughout, brightened.

A-class title!

The beginning and end of the motivation that gave the owner of Miyeon a reason to grit his teeth and fight in this battle!

Sang-Hyeon became curious about the composition of the title. What kind of benefits would the title of Mu-Aji-Gyeong bring?