Episode 71 No.104 Black Sand Room (3)
A group of black-clad men rushed through the flames and toward the main gate (what was then).
Since there are a lot of people, some skilled people stand out here and there.
Assistant manager, assistant manager, assistant manager… … .
The warrior, who seemed to be of the lowest rank among the group, asked the same question he had just heard.
“What kind of guy are you?”
“I told you it was a practice.”
“… … This guy is crazy.”
“That’s true too.”
I readily accepted it because what I was doing was half crazy.
The short-ranking warrior gave an order, realizing that he was not someone to communicate with.
“Hit it.”
The men in black lined up sideways like fans unfolding, surrounded me, and attacked me all at once.
Several blades are aimed at me from all sides.
After barely crossing the gap, he held [Windforce] in one hand and struck the black-clad man on the right.
– Boom!
The black-clad man’s new form fell out together with the bodies of his comrades behind him.
I escaped the encirclement by taking advantage of the brief gap and fired a second [Inferno Fist] at the closest pursuer.
– Kwakwakwakwa—!
A dozen or so men in black were reduced to ashes in an instant.
On the other hand, the unmanned units above the rank of captain quickly showed their expertise in avoiding the range of the firestorm.
It’s definitely not a B-class dungeon so it doesn’t work well.
A siege was quickly formed again, but after seeing and experiencing what they had just seen and experienced, they were unable to easily attack.
The man who first spoke to me tried to have a conversation.
He spoke to me in a very polite tone, considering he had just called me a crazy person.
“Are you perhaps a descendant of Yan Pei?”
‘Salt defeat?’
What the heck are you talking about?
Could it be that the nickname of a former master of flame-type martial arts emerged because of Inferno Fist?
If you misunderstand like this,
‘I rather like it.’
Because it means it’s easier to get their attention.
I deliberately tried to look even more arrogant.
“There is no answer that can be given to a person like Sapha Naburangi.”
“… … .”
The men in black exchanged glances, each of them understanding what was said.
Seeing the tense atmosphere, I feel like I’ve been confirmed as the successor to the defeat.
If it were a normal Sapha unmanned unit, they would have run away at this point, risking their lives, but the black-clad men held their ground without a single one of them.
Danju gives instructions to the one who looks fast on his feet,
“You hurry and bring the ark to me.”
Everyone began to burn with fighting spirit, as if they were prepared for a desperate fight.
– Shh!
This time, Danju took the lead and came in, stabbing with his sword.
I dodged the blade just in time to attack, but Danju was skilled enough to exchange a few blows with me even with the hand that wasn’t holding the sword.
However, after a few rounds, he was finally hit in the chest with Windforce and fell back unconscious.
Of course, my opponent wasn’t just a single person.
I immediately kicked the ground to dodge, and the swords of the men in black tore apart the place where I had just been.
He grabbed one of the black-clad men who was chasing him and sent him flying, shooting compressed air along with him.
The body of the man in black was shot out like a cannonball, but the others did not respond and just stepped aside.
Eventually, the man in black disappeared far away.
‘Hey, please accept that.’
They seem like spicy guys.
Anyway, that created a brief gap, and I took advantage of that gap to clench my fist and thrust it forward.
When someone shouted urgently,
“Get out of here—!”
The masked men dodged in front of me.
… … but nothing happened.
Because I didn’t use Inferno Fist.
I smirked, my fists outstretched.
“It’s scary.”
“!!”
“This guy… … !”
Although the faces of some of the black-clad men were swollen, they did not lose their composure and waited.
Just looking at that appearance, you can tell how well trained he is.
But it seemed like the black-clad men’s turn would not come for a while.
A heavy presence was felt from the empty main gate.
There stood a middle-aged man dressed in black, with a snake-like expression and sharp air that reminded me of a coiled python.
Ark, Black Snake.
Finally, the leader of the Black Death faction and the final boss of this dungeon has revealed himself.
The Black Ark did not repeat the questions asked by others.
I guess you heard something from your subordinates on your way here.
“You’re the disciple of Yanpai?”
“No.”
I shook my head.
I’m not that guy’s disciple. They misunderstood.
The Black Ark turned its head to Danju.
“What is going on?”
“He is definitely a disciple of Yanpai. He just seems a little mentally unstable.”
Everyone in the room expressed silent agreement with those words.
The Black Ark spoke to me again.
“You think I’ll let you go alive if you cause so much trouble and now you come and try to get away with it?”
“It doesn’t seem like they have any intention of letting me live, one way or another.”
“Yes. You will pay for the damage done to this room with your life. If you are a disciple of Yanpai, this is not a losing business.”
“It is possible—”
I tilted my head back in the middle of speaking.
Something black just barely brushed past my chin.
“—Okay. Please let me finish talking.”
“You avoided that, you’re quite good at it.”
The Black Ark’s fingers were curved like the talons of an eagle trying to catch its prey.
His martial arts are of the claw type.
It is a martial art specialized in scratching and wounding the opponent.
Additionally, the tips of his fingers and fingernails were blackened, which was evidence of a very vicious poison attack.
As soon as you scratch, the poison will seep into the wound, and before you have time to finish a bowl of duck soup, you will turn into a handful of blood.
“Here, try to avoid this too.”
Five fingers, soaked in poison, reached out to my chest.
I moved slightly to the side, focused my wind force, and pushed away the arm that had passed by.
The arm that I thought was being pushed away a little bit turned in a strange direction and scratched me.
I had no choice but to take a few steps back, but the Black Ark followed me closely, not giving me even the slightest opening.
I stretch out both hands and aim for my left shoulder and right arm at the same time.
I ran backwards hard, like someone running a backwards race.
The Black Ark continued to chase after him and clawed at his hands, but he was only able to scratch the air.
The Black Ark, which has no choice but to grind its teeth.
“You’re so good at running away like a loach.”
“I’m a little fast.”
It seemed like he thought he would catch up soon since he was just taking steps back, but he was getting more and more excited because he couldn’t catch me even though he was close to catching me.
If that’s the case, then we can’t help but add fuel to the fire.
I left a comment after seeing the black nails that just passed before my eyes.
“Hey, look at your fingernails. They’re so black. You should cut them down. Or get a toothbrush and scrub them hard.”
“What, what—”
The Black Ark’s face became blank for a moment.
It’s like the first time in my life I’ve heard such abusive language.
After all, who would have said anything about fingernails in front of that person?
If you go against the grain even a little bit, you’ll be poisoned.
Anyway, I finished the trash talk I was doing.
“If you eat something with those hands, you’ll get sick, you’ll get sick! If you get food poisoning, you’ll suffer!”
“… … I will give you a very painful death.”
The Black Ark’s face was distorted into a hideous grimace.
I was so angry that my fingertips were shaking.
Soon, he attacked me with even more ferocity.
‘Yeah, but I’m faster.’
Even so, I didn’t give it my all, so the same situation unfolded as before.
The scene where the Black Ark is chasing me as I back away, clawing at the air.
After a while of this strange chase, the Black Ark suddenly asked me a question.
“How long are you going to run away?”
‘Until I hear from Go Hyun-woo.’
When I get a call, instead of running away back and forth, I’ll just turn around and run away at full speed.
Until then, I’ll just waste time like this.
But if you make it too obvious, people may wonder if there are other intentions hidden behind it.
It seems that the Black Ark is also starting to sense something strange, so it’s about time I hit him with a punch.
“If you really want to see my skills, then I have to show you.”
“… … !”
As my fist turned crimson, the Black Ark slowed down its attack for a moment to respond.
However, instead of being emitted, the flames in my fist were completely absorbed into my body.
[Overheat]
The flames spread throughout his body, providing him with tremendous power.
The Black Ark hardened its face and observed the flames.
“… … Indeed, he is the disciple of Yanpai.”
“That’s not true, that’s why.”
“You still intend to deny it—”
This time, I made a surprise move before Black Ark could finish speaking.
It moves in an instant, compressing space and appearing behind you.
The Black Ark immediately turned around and scratched me, but it was a beat too late.
As I moved to the opposite side again and reached out, a handful of compressed air exploded before the Black Ark’s eyes.
– Boom!
The intention is not to cause any harm, but simply to make people squint their eyes slightly.
That alone was enough.
Because I succeeded in creating a square in my field of vision for a very brief moment.
I moved towards the front of the Black Ark, delving into the square exquisitely.
[Inferno Fist]
[Windforce]
A flaming fist and a physical wind blast landed squarely on the Black Ark’s abdomen.
– Kwakwakwakwa—!
The new model of the Black Sand Ark flew into the Black Sand Ark in an instant and crashed into it.
A firestorm followed, and nearby buildings collapsed.
“… … .”
However, the reaction of the people in black was overly dry.
Their ark had just flown away, but everyone just stood there with stern faces and maintained the siege.
Not even one shouted, ‘Lord Ark!’
What this implies is one thing.
It is an absolute belief that their leader could not possibly fall to such a degree.
I didn’t have high expectations either.
‘This is not even close to being enough.’
[Inferno Fist] boasts tremendous destructive power compared to its rank as it is a skill with strong penalties, but it is still a bit disappointing in terms of defeating the final boss of a B-rank dungeon.
One question here.
The priest of a fairly large tribe is a D-rank boss, so how can a single Black Swordsman’s ark receive a B-rank?
And how did he get hit by an Inferno Fist straight away and still be unharmed?
The answer is surprisingly simple.
‘It’s not just a black hole.’
– Kwaaaaah!
A black aura rose up like an explosion from where the Black Ark had landed.
Debris from the collapsed building scattered everywhere, and a figure covered in black energy walked straight towards me.
A terrible magical energy was gushing out from the Black Ark’s entire body.
The Cheonma Shingyo was divided into four groups after losing the previous Jeongma War.
And the identity of the Black Ark is a so-called executive-level figure who once served as the Black Ark of the Heavenly Demon Sect.
The Black Ark, or rather the Black Square, glared at me and spat out words.
“If I don’t tear you to pieces today, I’ll tear your castle apart.”
And my answer was always the same.
“You can say something like that after you catch him.”
