Solo Resurrection

Chapter 119

An Unlucky Day (3)

Kang Hyeon, hit by the giant hammer, soared through the sky.

“Wow, he’s flying quite far.”

“Will he be alright?”

Shin Seong-a asked with a worried face.

“He’s the boss, so he’ll be fine. Probably?”

An Yu-seong answered with a grin.

“Mr. An Yu-seong. I was actually referring to the boss monster.”

“Huh? Haha…”

A flustered An Yu-seong laughed awkwardly.

He had naturally assumed Shin Seong-a would be worried about Kang Hyeon.

“Speaking of the boss, wouldn’t it be more fun without the boss man around?”

“The monster’s bones are abnormally hard. If even Kang Hyeon’s attack couldn’t leave a scratch, I’m not sure we have any means to attack it.”

Shin Seong-a’s observation was accurate.

At first glance, Kang Hyeon’s recent attack might have seemed like a mindless swing, but it wasn’t.

It contained all the experience from the battles he had fought so far.

Overwhelming brute force combined with a fatal magical energy control focused on destruction.

No monster had ever withstood the attack Kang Hyeon just unleashed.

Even if it was a boss monster or a large monster, their bodies would usually be destroyed, and if not killed instantly, they would writhe in pain.

“But not even a scratch appeared on its bones.”

“It’s definitely a problem. Even if he’s a stupid, corrupt guild leader, his power was real…”

Yoon Na-rae, who had somehow come down to their side, nodded in agreement.

“For now, let’s go with an exploratory battle while being careful not to get hit by its attacks. The boss might be fine after taking a hit like that, but for us, it would probably mean instant death.”

“Understood.”

“No matter how hard the bones are, there’s no way they could be unscathed after that attack. There must be some other secret, so let’s try to find it.”

Naturally, An Yu-seong took command, and the group began the battle in earnest.

-Boom, thud!

“Is this thing even catchable?!”

The boss monster ‘Mutant Undead Cyclops’ had no special features.

It just pressured the group with its giant body, overwhelming strength, and unbelievable toughness.

“Looking at it this way, it’s like Kang Hyeon got huge. Haha.”

Though he laughed casually on the outside, An Yu-seong’s mind was racing.

‘I can’t find a weak point.’

Even after quite some time in battle, they hadn’t managed to inflict any significant damage on the monster.

An Yu-seong’s mace, which he used to strike the monster’s bones, was slightly dented, and his arm was trembling from the recoil of the impacts.

‘It’s been a while since we’ve been in a crisis like this.’

Moreover, being an undead made of bones, it didn’t even get tired.

If the battle dragged on like this, the outcome was obvious.

“This is interesting.”

An Yu-seong was getting more and more excited.

Although it wasn’t a bloody battle, the thrill of crushing an overwhelmingly strong opponent was no less exhilarating.

The stronger the enemy, the greater the excitement.

“Mr. An Yu-seong. How about retreating for now?”

It was then.

Shin Seong-a, who had approached from the side, suggested a retreat.

“Retreat?”

“Yes. If we keep fighting like this and run out of stamina and magical energy, we might not even be able to escape. It seems better to withdraw while we still have strength left and challenge it again later. The boss won’t leave the vicinity of the core anyway, so it’s entirely possible.”

“Hmm…”

Just as An Yu-seong was deep in thought,

“Kyaaak! What are these things!?”

Yoon Na-rae’s scream was heard from the sky.

[Undead Wyvern]

There were monsters that looked like skeletal pterosaurs flying around.

“Where did these guys suddenly appear from?”

“Wyverns, huh. As if the boss alone wasn’t enough, now we have more nuisances.”

Yoon Na-rae engaged in an aerial battle with the Undead Wyverns for a while before finally retreating to where the group was hiding.

“Eek, attacks don’t work on them!”

“It seems they have a magic shield like the boss.”

“Magic shield… Magic barrier…”

Suddenly, something clicked in An Yu-seong’s mind.

He approached Yoon Na-rae, grabbed her shoulders, and asked,

“Did you see where those guys appeared from?”

“They, they just suddenly appeared in the sky…”

“What were you doing at that time?”

“Since attacks weren’t working, I was flying near its head thinking I might find a magic stone or something…”

Flustered by the handsome An Yu-seong’s face coming close, Yoon Na-rae stammered.

“Why are you suddenly…?”

“Kuku. Now I get it.”

It was then.

A presence was felt from behind.

“What do you get?”

There stood Kang Hyeon, who had arrived at some point, looking furious.

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-Splash!

Kang Hyeon, who had flown through the sky, landed face-first in the mud.

“Ugh… This is no joke.”

The entire left arm bone that had taken the attack was shattered.

Various other parts were creaking as well, suggesting the impact had been quite significant.

“What kind of ridiculous strength is this?”

Given that it could break Kang Hyeon’s bones, the power behind the attack was beyond words.

“It’s been a while since I’ve been hit like this.”

At some point, Kang Hyeon had stopped wearing armor.

Even decent sword strikes couldn’t leave a scratch on his skin.

Attacks using magical energy were still threatening, but that would be the case even with armor on.

In the end, Kang Hyeon had taken off his armor to move a bit more nimbly.

“That was a wise choice.”

If he had taken that attack while wearing armor, the impact might have been slightly less, but the armor would have been shattered to pieces, rendering it unusable.

“I can come back to life even if I die, but once armor’s gone, that’s it.”

Once completely destroyed, it can’t even be repaired.

“Let’s walk slowly and think for now.”

Pain surged with every movement, but Kang Hyeon paid no attention to it.

After all, when using ‘Wayne’s Secret Technique’, Kang Hyeon experiences the pain of his body being destroyed and torn apart.

He always maintained this painful skill as long as his magical energy allowed.

In other words, the pain of broken bones no longer evoked any particular emotion in Kang Hyeon.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

“By the way, how far did I fly?”

Kang Hyeon looked around and cursed.

He wasn’t sure, but it seemed he had flown at least 1km.

“Haah, since I need to recover my body anyway, let’s think positively… The important thing is how to crush that thing.”

Kang Hyeon sighed as he recalled the situation just before he flew away.

“Logically, can bones become that hard? It’s strange, isn’t it?”

It was when Kang Hyeon was lost in thought.

-It’s a magic shield. A thin, hard magic shield was spread over the entire skeleton.

Veil spoke to Kang Hyeon.

“Magic shield? Are you talking about that paper-thin magic shield?”

-Yes. Your companions should have noticed by now.

“There’s no way it could be that hard. And it covers that entire huge body?”

-There are many ways. It does require vast amounts of magic that only dragons might possess, but…

“What’s the method?”

-I am a knight. And I’m reluctant to learn magic related to the undead as it’s considered improper.

“So in the end, you don’t know!”

-Listen to the end! I dealt with many necromancers when I was alive. I gained knowledge from that.

Kang Hyeon, who had been agitated, quickly calmed down at Veil’s words.

“What’s the method?”

-When creating undead, if you apply special magical processing and deploy a shield with a magic pattern that cooperates with it, you can tremendously increase efficiency. Skilled necromancers can cover the entire skeleton with a hard shield while reducing magic consumption.

“In the end, isn’t it just saying there’s a hard shield? It seems like you’re just going in circles with the same words.”

Kang Hyeon’s expression became deeply furrowed.

-Stupid fool. No matter how efficient, to cast a shield of that size and strength, a necromancer must be present nearby.

“So there’s a caster controlling it nearby?”

-Yes. But even so, it’s strange. Even an exceptional necromancer couldn’t withstand that level of magic consumption… If it were possible, they’d be a big shot capable of threatening an entire country alone.

“Then I guess it’s a really powerful big shot.”

-Tsk tsk. Logically, such a big shot wouldn’t use such an inefficient and troublesome method. They would appear directly and kill you all at once with dark magic.

Kang Hyeon fell into thought at Veil’s words.

“The conclusion is that only the magic is abnormally strong… Just like Bandarenko, right?”

Bandarenko, the leader of the Free Ability Users Liberation Alliance. He had demonstrated tremendous power with his exceptionally strong magic.

Kang Hyeon felt like he was on the verge of grasping something, but couldn’t quite reach it.

“What? We’re already here? My body’s recovered too, good timing.”

By now, Kang Hyeon’s physical body had fully recovered.

Spotting his companions in the distance, Kang Hyeon hurriedly moved towards them.

“Heheh. Now I understand.”

As soon as he arrived, he saw An Yu-seong with a devious smile.

“You came earlier than expected.”

“You got a problem with that?”

“Not really a problem.”

An Yu-seong chuckled.

“So tell me what you were talking about. What do you understand?”

At Kang Hyeon’s words, An Yu-seong continued his explanation.

“There’s a mage nearby casting the shield. Seeing how they’re interfering when we try to find the boss’s magic stone, it’s certain.”

Hearing An Yu-seong’s explanation, Kang Hyeon grinned.

“I’ve known that all along, man.”

“You knew?”

“Of course, man. Who wouldn’t know that?”

At Kang Hyeon’s words, the group looked at him with suspicious eyes.

“Hey, I’m telling you it’s true.”

Kang Hyeon wore a smug expression and began to explain.

Of course, he left out the part about Veil telling him.

“I can’t believe it…”

As Kang Hyeon’s explanation continued, the group’s faces were filled with astonishment.

“So the conclusion is that there’s a necromancer nearby.”

As Kang Hyeon finished his story, Yoon Na-rae rushed over.

Grabbing Kang Hyeon’s head, Yoon Na-rae started examining it here and there.

“What are you doing?”

“I thought maybe something happened to your head when you got hit by the boss earlier.”

“You wanna die?”

Frowning, Kang Hyeon threw Yoon Na-rae aside.

“By the way, why are you guys here?”

The group was hiding behind a rock a bit away from the boss.

“We made a strategic retreat. It didn’t seem like an opponent we could beat by recklessly charging in like you, brother.”

“What did you say!?”

“Ah, I take that back. Now you’ve become incredibly smart too, brother.”

An Yu-seong, who was chuckling, continued.

“So where is that necromancer?”

“I don’t know that either.”

“Can’t you sense any magic or something?”

“I’ve been trying to find it, but I can’t. The boss’s magic is one thing, but the magic flowing from the main core is too strong.”

“But we found our way here right away, didn’t we?”

“That’s true, huh?”

At An Yu-seong’s words, Kang Hyeon stroked his chin.

“Maybe it’s because my magic sensing has been improving day by day… I can sense magic quite sensitively even near the main core.”

“Then haven’t we found the answer?”

“What do you mean?”

“It must be here.”

Kang Hyeon frowned at the incomprehensible words.

“Explain so I can understand.”

An Yu-seong grinned and looked down.

“The ground.”

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For the first time in a while, a wicked smile appeared on Kang Hyeon’s face.

“I’ll end this right now.”

There was nothing more to see.

The location of the enemy was certain.

A place where magic couldn’t be detected but could receive abnormally strong magic.

“It’s below the main core.”

As they approached the main core, the boss discovered the group and charged towards them.

“Everyone, draw its attention!”

At Kang Hyeon’s words, the group scattered in all directions, each attacking to draw the boss’s attention.

In that gap, Kang Hyeon rushed straight to the main core.

“If I knew it would be like this, I should have brought a shovel!”

Grumbling unnecessarily, Kang Hyeon hurriedly dug up the ground.

‘I can feel faint magic.’

As expected, below the main core was the correct answer.

The deeper he dug, the stronger magic he felt.

-Thump, thump, thump!

The boss monster charging like mad also proved that Kang Hyeon wasn’t wrong.

“Mr. Kang Hyeon. Be careful!”

He heard Shin Seong-a shouting.

Kang Hyeon ignored it and continued digging.

Finally, as the boss arrived at the main core and raised its giant hammer,

“You’re too late, bastard.”

Kang Hyeon shoved his hand into the dirt.

-Squelch

When Kang Hyeon’s hand emerged again, it was holding an undead wearing a robe.

“Did you have fun down there?”

-Oh no! How did you know…!

Before the creature could finish speaking, Kang Hyeon applied force with his hand.

-Crack

With that force, the skull was instantly shattered, and the creature’s body went limp.