Episode 283 [ Babylon (2) ]
A long time ago, when humans lived, the city called Babylon was now inhabited by other beings instead of humans.
These were creatures called monsters.
Various monsters filled the city, and each monster occupied territory centered around its own nest, guarding and fighting with each other.
Wow!
Squeaky!
It was no different from the armored crocodile knights and rat men.
With the huge tower in the background, a giant crocodile knight and dozens of Ratmen were growling at each other on both sides of the road.
This road was the road that divided the territories of the two monsters.
Ratman monsters were on the north side of the road, and crocodile monsters were on the south side, eyeing each other’s nests.
phut! phut! phut!
Ratmen dressed in old leather clothes continued to argue with the crocodile knight in iron armor. The rat people pounded on their old shields and twitched their butts.
Crumbling.
The Crocodile Knight showed his teeth again and got angry, but could not bear to attack.
Of course, this giant-like Crocodile Knight was a vanguard leader who jumped into another monarch’s territory and destroyed the enemy not long ago.
He was the leader of the knights and the second-in-command of the nest waiting to be promoted to captain.
With his power, he could just ignore the rat man area and wipe out the rats. Actually, I did that a while ago…
but I couldn’t do it this time.
Now that many of the outer nests had collapsed, it was impossible to recklessly wage war between nests.
The rat men also knew this and were arguing like that.
The crocodile knight, who had been growling for a while, suddenly turned his head back.
Beep profit.
A voice was heard calling to him from afar. No, that wasn’t the end. That sound was the sound of gathering knights.
The Crocodile Knight growled one last time at the rat people and then turned around.
The driver started running towards the place where the sound was heard.
The rat men who were making fun of the crocodile knight also looked in the direction the knight ran with nervous expressions.
That sound was clearly calling the crocodile knights. A sound calling for knights to prevent the invasion of foreign enemies.
The monster had come to the nest next door.
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Boom!
The armor shattered and a knight was thrown into the wall.
“Kek!”
Blood spurted out from the mouth of the crocodile whose helmet had been removed. Although there was a shield, the impact broke through the shield and rang inside. The
other crocodile knight who had given up his honor and attacked with him was rolling on the floor with his head torn off.
As the neck was cut like a saw, the defense shield could not withstand it.
“Ugh. omg. Wow.”
In front of the crocodile knight who had fallen, there was a knight with a deeply pressed helmet standing. The
armor and helmet were similar to the crocodile knights’ armor and helmet, but his height was less than 2/3 of the crocodile knight’s.
However, his skills were different from his height. The man who had just fallen stood. In addition to the two knights, there were dozens of knights rolling dead on the floor. It wasn’t just the knight. Behind him, there was a long line of corpses of crocodile monsters that hadn’t transformed into humanoids. It was a trace of his walking from the end of the crocodile monsters’ territory to here. He was
there
. He defeated all the attacking monsters and advanced to the central nest of the territory.
This small armored knight was the territory destroyer who had been making noise in the city recently.
“Huh huh huh huh.”
Rough breathing continued inside the helmet. Steam rose through the helmet.
The inside of the helmet was filled with heat, and sweat was pouring down from the nape of his neck.
“Huh, huh, it’s hot…”
Inside the helmet, Kyung-hoon’s face was distorted.
I wanted to take off my helmet right away. I couldn’t breathe because of the heat.
As an awakened person, I was able to withstand the heat to some extent, but right now, the sweat inside this helmet was turning into steam.
But I couldn’t take off my helmet.
Of course, even without taking off the helmet, just turning the mana was enough to block the heat.
But I couldn’t turn the mana.
Because he wore a helmet and armor and sealed his mana, the monsters here did not know that Kyung-hoon was human.
If they had discovered that he was a human, not dozens, but hundreds or thousands of monsters would have flocked to him.
Babylon: The monsters of the level of monarchs living in this huge city of ancient civilization would have attacked.
Kyunghoon raised his head.
A huge tower was visible above the buildings. A tower that rises through the clouds all the way to the sky. It was a tower that seemed closer than before.
There isn’t much left now.
Thanks to hiding that I was a human, I arrived safely.
The crocodile knight pinned against the wall wriggled and moved. With mana sealed, it was not easy to break even a knight-level shield.
Gyeonghoon was more than just hot, he was very tired.
I defeated dozens of knight-level monsters without any mana.
In the end, he only fought two knight-level monsters, but Kyung-hoon felt like he was fighting a monarch-level monster.
The crocodile knights in armor still remained in front of him.
The monsters could not bear to attack. It was because I was sick of seeing Kyung-hoon fight ignorantly.
Several months had already passed since Kyung-hoon arrived in the city. Half a year has already passed since I flew into the past.
But he still hadn’t reached the tower.
Of course, if you secretly approached the tower while avoiding the monsters that filled the city, you might have been able to get there in a matter of days, if not weeks.
But Kyung-hoon didn’t do that.
He didn’t hide. Kyung-Hoon went towards the tower, revealing himself.
Instead, he wore armor and a helmet and covered himself with a cape to hide his human appearance.
The armor and helmet sparkled in the sunlight, and the cloak sparkled gold.
The shiny armor and helmet were modified from the weapons he had obtained from the Crocodile Knights in the past, and the cape was made from gold worm thread.
Although Kyung-Hoon hid that he was human, he did not hide his true self.
And using mana exercises, mana was also sealed.
The reason monsters recognized humans was because of the mana emanating from them more than their appearances. If you seal your mana, you can avoid being discovered that you are human.
Although he hid the fact that he was human, because of that, Kyung-Hoon had no choice but to be seen as a very weak monster.
As he entered the city and invaded the monsters’ territory, the monsters attacked him.
At first, the scouting monster attacked, and when that monster died, dozens of regular monsters attacked again, and when that monster died, elite-level and knight-level monsters attacked one after another.
Kyung-hoon defeated all those monsters.
When an ordinary monster charged at him, he cut it down in one blow, and when an elite knight-level monster attacked, he fought until he was covered in blood and defeated the monster.
While fighting, he never used mana.
I did not put mana into the sword, nor did I return mana to my body to strengthen it. Even the mana that naturally leaked out was blocked using mana exercises.
Of course the fight was difficult.
Since he was not human and could not sense mana, the captain-level, monarch-level monster did not pay attention to him.
But he had to risk his life to fight a knight-level monster.
For the first time in a long time, my muscles were torn and my blood vessels were necrotic. I almost died of exhaustion and it was so hard that I wanted to give up.
Kyung-hoon didn’t expect that just blocking mana would make him this weak.
But Kyung-hoon did not give up. When it got really dangerous, I ran away, and only in the worst case did I release my mana and go dimensionally.
That’s how they advanced for several months, destroying nests.
thud.
Another knight got down in front of the exhausted Gyeonghoon.
Crumbling.
It was a crocodile knight who came running from afar. It seemed to be at least 4m tall. Even among other Crocodile Knights, he seemed like a giant.
It was just big enough to reach Kyunghoon’s waist.
Sure.
The newly appeared Crocodile Knight drew his greatsword. Mana blazed on the sword.
Above the level of an ordinary knight. Looking at the mana burning on the sword, it was hard to tell when he would rise to the rank of captain.
“Whew…”
Gyeonghoon took a deep breath and raised his sword.
He was in bad shape and the enemy that appeared seemed quite dangerous. But it was not time to retreat yet. He had to move further.
The blade sparkled in the sunlight. Without mana, he had to move further. The fight lasted for months, but Mirinae did not give in.
Gyeonghoon ran forward, expressing gratitude to Omar in his heart.
Tata tak.
Mana was sealed, so he could not launch a light attack. He
ran at a speed that is difficult for an ordinary person to achieve, but was covered in snow and water. There was a difference from the image of running above.
The crocodile knight swung his great sword at Gyeong-hoon,
who was running. Gyeong-hoon gritted his teeth and swung towards Mirinae.
Thanks to the running power and the strong body of the awakened person, Mirinae faced the great sword at high speed. .
Boom!
A sound like a bomb exploding is heard.
Boom!
Kyung-hoon is thrown into the wall.
Gurgling.
The wall is breached and the house collapses. Kyung-hoon jumps out of the collapsing house.
Thwah!
Kyung-hoon spits out phlegm and looks like a crocodile again. He rushed at the knight.
Although the mana was sealed, neither the body nor the shield weakened.
Although he was pushed back by the force, he was able to withstand most attacks.
Bang! Bang!
The fight continued and Kyung-hoon kept getting bounced.
With the mana sealed, the power was gone. I had no choice but to be pushed back.
Over the course of several months of fighting, my ability to handle my body and my ability to use my sword became much better than before.
However, since I didn’t have the mana to overcome the difference in weight, it just seemed like I was relying on my strong body to attack me.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Kyung-hoon. It became slower and slower. It became more difficult to withstand it with just the body. It
also became difficult to block the sword. Now, instead of the sword, it started hitting the shield directly. Now it
almost looked like a punching bag.
This was the reason why high-level monsters showed no interest.
But even in the midst of it all, Kyung-hoon’s eyes were alive.
Letting out a tired breath and biting his lip ripe with heat, Kyung-hoon continued to press.
And then he felt a change.
Boom!
The blocked Mana Road was cleared. The broken Mana Road was reconnected. The mana that had been blocked
spread throughout the body through the newly opened path
.
Fuaaaaaa!
Mana spread out from Kyung-Hoon’s body.
I flinch.
The crocodile knight who was about to swing his sword stopped moving. The knight took a step back.
The other crocodile knights who were standing behind looked at the little knight with surprised expressions.
“Huh.”
Kyung-hoon took a breath.
His entire body was coming back to life. Mana was reviving his tired body.
My senses were awakened and my strength returned. My body became lighter and time slowed down.
Mana in the world . I started to see it again.
Is it just before S-class?”
He has now recovered halfway. Although he has not yet risen to S rank, he is just around the corner. Although
he did not reach S rank until the cataclysm, it was still a good result.
While traveling through this ruined world, Kyung-hoon will find a way to restore his damaged mana. It was possible. After sealing the mana in the center of the body, the fight was continued with only the body. If
the fight continued to the limit, the body had no choice but to desperately search for mana.
However, the mana was sealed and there was no mana in the empty Mana Road.
Mana The pressure of the rod becomes extremely low, and eventually the blocked and disconnected mana rods are reconnected by the pressure, allowing mana to flow. Needless to say, it was an ignorant and
dangerous method.
But Kyung-hoon knew no other way. And so far it has been successful.
When he regained his mana, he could feel the mana pouring from the tower, which was much closer than before.
It was terrifying mana.
It was such a mana that it would be difficult to guarantee safety even with an intact body. The reason he was recovering his strength without going straight to the tower was because of the mana pouring from that tower.
Quaguaguagua.
Soon, mana soared from all directions. Mana soared throughout the city.
It was the mana emitted by captain-level, monarch-level monsters.
The monsters that noticed the human mana he was leaking were spewing out mana.
It was clear that if we delayed, they would come running from all directions.
Kyung-hoon smiled at the Crocodile Knight, who was standing hesitantly.
“Thanks to you.”
Wow!
It seemed like the crocodile knight had overcome his fear after hearing Kyung-hoon’s words.
The crocodile knight who fought with Gyeong-hoon screamed, and the other crocodile knights screamed and rushed at Gyeong-hoon.
And Gyeong-Hoon swung his sword.
“Overcharge.”
Stars shone from Mirinae’s blade, and a mana storm swirled ahead.
Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwak!
A section of the city was wiped out in an instant.
The captain-level crocodile monster in the nest was suddenly hit by a poisonous liquid, and another nest in the city disappeared.
Kyunghoon checked his mana. Even though I overcharged, I still had enough mana. At this level, we were able to prepare for the cataclysm that was just around the corner. Quaguaguagua.
Mana was coming from all directions. There was no time to waste.
He immediately opened the dimensional door and jumped inside.
The monarch-level monsters that came running after a while could only see the ruined buildings and the corpses of the crocodile monsters.
Black smoke rose between the corpses, but no monster knew what the smoke meant.
