Episode 49
49. Episode 49
The fighting method chosen by Kang Han-cheol was simple.
An all-out war so thorough it seems foolish.
Even though they were more than twice as tall as each other, Kang-cheol stood up to the ogre confidently without any fear.
“Big man… … looks like he has a lot to eat!”
thud!
Strong iron and ogre.
Their fists clashed.
A loud noise spread throughout the area, as if the air between the fists was about to burst.
‘You’re really strong.’
A glimmer of excitement appeared in Kang Han-cheol’s eyes.
As Seun said, the ogre’s strength was so strong that it surpassed even strong iron.
If I hadn’t learned the secret method and built up my internal energy, I would have been pushed back by the collision just now.
-The constellation, ‘The Old Man Riding the Crocodile’, urges you to prove the powers he has taught you.
In the past, even if they had realized the difference in strength, they would have simply and ignorantly continued with the showdown of strength.
However, it is different now. After sparring with Se-un, Kang-cheol has become able to make rational decisions and fight efficiently.
Boohoo!
“Uh… … Huh?”
The ogre, who had been swinging his opposite fist, soared into the sky.
Overturn.
It was a technique that applied the first movement of Taegeuk that he learned from Seun.
Unable to control the force with which he was swinging his fist, the ogre spun around in the air halfway before he had a chance to raise his hand and crashed into the ground.
Immediately afterwards, without any time to panic or feel pain, a strong iron fist aimed for the ogre’s head.
Kuung!
“Wow, this human. He’s dangerous. He’s dangerous meat.”
The ogre barely managed to avoid the punch and rolled around on the floor before getting up from his seat.
It was just a human attack, but the force was so strong that the ground it hit was hollowed out.
An attack like that would shatter the skull of even an ogre.
Meanwhile, Kang Han-cheol could see Se-un’s figure behind the ogre.
‘Are you done already?’
Behind Seun lay the corpse of an ogre, its one arm, neck, and head covered in countless wounds.
There was green blood all around him, and it was creepy to see him not even breathing hard.
Of course, the goosebumps aren’t due to fear or terror.
‘Someday, definitely… … !’
It was because of the awe for Seun’s power.
I want to quickly become strong and compete with Seun.
Thinking so, Kang Han-cheol focused his mind on the ogre again.
“Dangerous human… … But he still looks like he has a lot to eat!”
The ogre ran at full speed, his arms spread wide.
Although the sight was like that of a curious child, it was not like that at all to those who actually encountered it.
Because the moment I’m caught in those rough hands, my body will be torn in two.
But Kang-cheol didn’t move from his spot. He just quietly watched the ogre’s movements.
The ogre quickly approached, its two outstretched arms tightening around the strong iron body.
Swish.
Kang Han-cheol’s body moved.
He twists his body as if he were boxing and shakes his upper body, then turns his body around and knocks away the ogre’s tightening arm with his shoulder.
This was also a modified form of the first form of Tai Chi Chuan.
If Taekwondo mainly involves drawing a Taegeuk with both arms to deflect the enemy’s attacks, Kang Han-cheol was now drawing a Taegeuk with his body, not his arms, to deflect the enemy’s attacks.
Are you going to modify the herbivore to your own liking?
This is by no means a light matter.
This is absolutely impossible without a thorough understanding of martial arts.
Kang Han-cheol was a perfect success in that endeavor.
Boom!
“Ugh!”
He used the centrifugal force from his body turning to punch the ogre in the side.
Woohoo!
Even though his thick muscles protected his body like a full-body armor, he was unable to block Kang-cheol’s fist.
The ogre gasped as if his lungs had been pierced, and the sound of his ribs cracking could be heard.
If it’s up to this point, that’s fortunate.
-The constellation, ‘The Old Man Riding the Crocodile’ is very pleased with your ‘strength’.
The strong iron fist that had dug into the ogre’s side was glowing ominously as if preparing for the next attack.
-Player Kang Han-cheol uses ‘Open War’.
Opening of war.
This is a power that can now be called Kang-cheol’s representative skill, as it is a power received from Agares, the old man riding a crocodile.
The power that inherited Agares’ power to vibrate the earth, splitting the ground and causing rocks to rise.
However, the moment that power is applied to the body of a monster, not the earth.
Phew!
‘Gaejeon’ has become a brutal murder weapon that tears apart the opponent’s body from the inside and eventually causes them to explode to death.
* * *
“Isn’t that great?”
I couldn’t believe it, but I actually managed to take down a hungry ogre all by myself.
At the sight of such a strong iron, Se-Woon opened his mouth and was amazed.
Before the regression, Kang Cheol-do was as strong as a monster, but now it seemed that he had surpassed the level of a monster.
Well, if it’s natural, then it’s natural.
Unlike before his return, the current Kang Han-cheol not only learned martial arts from Se-un, but also made a contract with the second-ranked Demon King, ‘Agares’.
– Preyed on the ‘Hungry Ogre’.
– Absorbs nutrients and increases strength by 10.
Meanwhile, the sharp teeth devoured all the ogres.
Indeed, is it an ogre? It only increased the strength stat without any other ability stats being involved.
-The constellation, ‘The Hungry Prince’, chews the ogre’s tendons, savoring the taste deeply.
Se-un, who had received all the system messages, approached Kang-cheol.
It was a short battle, but he was lying on the ground with his hands trembling, perhaps because he had drawn on all his strength and internal energy.
“Now, drink.”
“……thanks.”
Seun opened Mammon’s treasure vault and took out a potion.
It was the lowest level potion among those in the warehouse, but even so, it was different from the ‘lower level potions’ in the tower.
The expression ‘lower class’ that Se-Woon is thinking of now only means ‘lower class treasures in Mammon’s treasure house’.
Gulp, gulp!
As proof, as soon as he drank the potion, Kang Hancheol’s hands stopped shaking as if it were a lie.
As if my body had regained its energy, I came to my senses and stood up from my seat.
“Are you okay?”
“I’m fine. I promised myself not to cause any trouble when I came out, so you don’t have to worry about me.”
“Really? That’s good.”
The wolf and boar skeletons that had been away from the battlefield for a while have returned.
It is unknown how many ‘Hungry Ogres’ were summoned to this battlefield, but Seun was determined to find and hunt all of them.
* * *
It wasn’t hard to find the hungry ogre.
Seun had many sensory abilities, such as ‘The Nose of the Noseless Nose’, ‘The Eyes of the Emperor’s Eagle’, and ‘The Ears of the Cobalt’.
A hungry ogre could easily be found by following the strong scent of blood or loud noises.
So, I think I took down about ten ogres like that?
Seun, who was gradually getting used to dealing with ogres, came up with a new idea.
-The treasure trove of greed (眞) has been opened.
[Geriones’s Cow]
– Meat of the red cattle raised by the Geriones who lived on the island of Erytheia.
Even though it was a cow, it wasn’t a living cow.
Beef meat.
It was one of the treasures piled up at the entrance to Mammon’s treasure vault.
– The constellation, ‘The Hungry Prince’, protests to the crow, asking how he could hide such meat without his knowledge.
-The constellation, ‘The Crow with its Head Down’, answers the prince that she hid it on purpose for fear that he would eat it all.
-The constellation, the ‘Hungry Prince’, protests, saying that he will forgive you even now, so bring it to him quickly.
-The constellation, ‘The Crow with its Head Down’, turns its head away.
It was said that one of the twelve labors of Hercules was to steal the cattle of Geriones.
The meat of this herd was so precious that even the gods of Olympus coveted it, and Seun was astonished to see such meat existing near the entrance to the treasure vault.
As it turned out, Mamon could be heard saying, ‘It was classified as low-grade due to severe damage.’
Even so, its rarity was enormous.
“Koooooo-!”
Not long after the meat was taken out, a familiar howl was heard from afar.
As I focused my vision, I saw a hungry ogre running fiercely towards me.
“What happened?”
“This is so delicious.”
-The constellation, ‘The Hungry Prince’, shouts that he cannot let the beef of Geriones be taken away by an ogre who does not even know the concept of taste.
– The constellation, ‘The Crow with its Head Down’, is mistaken, but he asserts that it is his treasure.
Ogres have a keen sense of smell.
The guys there are so hungry that they are called ‘starving’.
The rich aroma from the meat spread widely throughout the area where the third chapter of the tutorial was taking place.
“Koooo!”
“Meat, meat!”
Not only the ogres that had initially come running, but soon about ten ogres came running urgently from all directions.
“Kang Han-cheol, are you okay?”
“Of course.”
Anyone else would have been overwhelmed by the ogre’s momentum and taken a step back, but Kang Han-cheol was clenching his fists with excitement.
‘As expected, it was a good decision to bring you.’
Ten ogres.
This was a number that was difficult for even Seun to deal with alone.
But it was different with Kang Han-cheol.
Even if you can’t defeat the ogres with Seun, you can quickly defeat them by just attracting the attention of a few ogres and tying their feet.
-Player Kang Han-cheol uses ‘Open War’.
Kwarrung!
– The power of ‘Ground Wave’ is strengthened according to the Black Tower’s magic.
Kwarrrrung!
The power of Kang-cheol and the magic of Se-un. The two forces synergized to roughly destroy the surrounding terrain.
Even if you are an ogre, you cannot move freely on this land that has become such a mess.
Meanwhile, Kang Han-cheol and Se-un ran towards the ogre.
Creak-!
“Koooo!”
I’ve gotten so used to hunting ogres that I can just close my eyes and memorize it.
When charging head-on, try a basic striking move, and if that fails, extend your arm to somehow grab your opponent.
Since I knew the strategy, I was able to defeat the ogre even faster.
Kookung!
In an instant, one ogre fell down.
Not a single ogre reached the fragrant beef of Geriones.
The moment they were struggling to pass through the rough terrain, they were struck down by Kang-cheol’s fist and Se-un’s dagger, spitting out blood.
– Defeated the quest monster, ‘Hungry Ogre’.
-The level has increased.
– Personal public service value increases by 10,000 points.
– Defeating a quest monster alone increases your personal reputation by an additional 20,000 points.
-You have obtained ‘Ogre’s Tendon’.
…
The same messages I had seen before kept flashing before my eyes.
Thanks to the power of gluttony that was immediately used, Beelzebub’s noisy message about protecting the beef was temporarily silenced.
– The ability ‘Wolf Threat’ from the ‘Red Wolf Armor’ causes nearby hungry ogres to fall into fear!
– The ability ‘Intimidation’ of the ‘Gray Wolf Cloak’ enhances charisma and further aggravates enemy fear!
“Above, dangerous… … human!”
As Seun’s equipment began to shine, the battle became easier.
Before we knew it, the number of ogres coming to hunt for meat began to dwindle.
‘Still, there was more than I thought.’
At least five. I thought there would be ten at most, but the number of ogres I’ve hunted so far is over twenty.
It is possible that more were summoned than Seun originally thought, or that additional summonings were made as the number of ogres decreased.
But that’s over now.
Crunch-
“… …Is it the end?”
“great job.”
The battle ended with the last ogre being defeated.
After fighting ogres one after another, Kang-cheol’s condition was beyond words.
The moment when you try to regroup by throwing potions like usual.
-Most of the ‘Hungry Ogres’ in the field have fallen.
-Complete the hidden conditions to summon the leader of the hungry ogres, ‘Krak Katlak’.
“……what?”
Even Se-Woon’s first encounter with a hidden piece appeared before his eyes.
fantasy,
