Solo Resurrection

Chapter 119

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.

“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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Ippotranslation

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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.