Dungeon Hunter Chapter 223:
Chapter 223: Explosion (1)
A familiar demon was collapsed against a wall . His whole body was covered with blood . His white face was even paler .
If it wasn’t for the rising of his chest, she would have thought he was dead .
Yoo Eun-hye caught her breath . Her mind was blank . Her hands shook as she formed fists . And she moved quickly .
‘Please . ’
The Awakened . Among them, she was one of the best . Her hearing went beyond the limits of a human so she could hear the sound of a beating heart from far away . But right now, she felt like an ordinary person . She couldn’t hear or feel anything .
Yoo Eun-hye brought her ear to the man’s chest .
Duguen!
Finally, she heard the sound of a heart beating .
Ahh!
Yoo Eun-hye shed tears of relief . She didn’t know why the tears were emerging . There was just a vague feeling .
At the same time, Yoo Eun-hye was quickly able to recover her control .
She looked around .
There were traces of a disturbance . Dead demons .
‘An assault . He was taken by surprise . '
She nodded . It was clear that the man had been attacked and fought back . Yes . He wasn’t an easy opponent . All of his enemies were eventually slain . But the man himself was wounded and collapsed .
‘It isn’t over . It happened at least twice . . . ’
Her mind was jolted awake .
The traces in the surroundings didn’t lie .
It was obvious that he was assaulted several times but defeated them all .
If that was the case .
'There might be another attack . ’
Yoo Eun-hye immediately lifted the man . It was like he was dead . The man was exhausted and Yoo Eun-hye was unable to deal with any demons .
However, the outside was filled with creatures . She didn’t know if it was possible when alone, but they wouldn’t be able to escape notice with two people .
‘Hide in a safe place . ’
That seemed to be the only way .
Yoo Eun-hye started walking . She hadn’t experienced any obstacles when coming here . She was able to remember a place that seemed the most secure .
‘The clock tower . ’
The creatures couldn’t easily approach the clock tower .
It was a gamble . The clock tower had to be dangerous for the creatures to avoid it .
Yoo Eun-hye used all her strength to escape the underground area with the man .
Yoo Eun-hye moved quickly .
She had memorized a map of Greenwich Observatory . Although the interior was renovated, the framework hadn’t changed that much .
This was the fastest and safest road .
‘I have to treat him . ’
The man’s body was like a fireball . Once his stopped heart started to beat again, it burned like a flame . He was emanating such heat that Yoo Eun-hye’s back started to warm .
It would be unlucky if there was a creature that detected heat . There seemed to be no other way .
Yoo Eun-hye looked around as much as possible . She used all her senses to try and determine the position of creatures in the area . Thanks to that, there was a small time delay .
But she couldn’t risk it . It was a situation where the man’s life was threatened . It was the only way to move safely .
The path to the clock tower felt very far . Fortunately there weren’t as many creatures in the castle as she thought . None of them were high ranking .
Suruk . Sururuk .
After she had gone approximately halfway .
Yoo Eun-hye felt an incredible amount of magic power surrounding her .
She turned her head and could see shadows coming up from the ground .
‘This?’
She swallowed her saliva . The shadows found Yoo Eun-hye and the man wrapped around her .
Their intentions didn’t seem good . The shadows seemed like a type of creature .
‘It can't be helped . I have to fight . ’
Yoo Eun-hye carefully put the man down and pulled out her sword . But her sword was considerably damaged . It was due to the battle with Edward .
Thanks to the treatment from the high priest sisters, her stamina remained, but her weapon . . .
'It will be hard with this sword . What to do?’
She bit her lip . At that moment, the shadows turned into Yoo Eun-hye .
Doppelganger?
They were similar but a little different . A doppelganger didn’t appear in the form of a shadow . They stayed as the last creature they transformed into .
"I’ll borrow these for a moment . ”
Yoo Eun-hye’s gaze moved towards the man’s waist . Two swords . She pulled out both of them .
One sword was black while the other one was golden and jeweled .
Bidul!
Yoo Eun-hye stumbled the moment she grabbed both swords .
-Warning! Wrath and the Emperor’s Sword are looking at the user . The two swords have weak egos and will cause a strong repulsion force when used by the wrong user . Wrath and the Emperor’s Sword have temporarily accepted the user Yoo Eun-hye . |
Yoo Eun-hye regained her posture . The power she felt disappeared .
‘Ego sword!’
Her eyes widened . An ego sword . She had heard of it but this was the first time she had seen the real thing . She never heard of anyone having one so she thought it was just imaginary .
Yoo Eun-hye quickly shook her head .
Now wasn’t the time . She had to move as quickly as possible to remove the shadows that looked like her . If she took too long then other nearby creatures might join .
The enemies also copied Yoo Eun-hye’s weapons . If seemed like they copied everything .
‘ . . . It can’t be . ’
Yoo Eun-hye thought despairingly .
“Pant! Pant!"
Yoo Eun-hye was sweating . She kept on panting . It felt like the world was turning and she wanted to sit down . But Yoo Eun-hye used every bit of her willpower to move her feet .
The shadows were persistent . They had already struck a few times and didn’t know how to give up . Thank to that, her pace was delayed .
She knew how to ease this problem .
She could give up the man .
The goal of the shadows was the man .
If she threw him away then they would stop their pursuit .
But she couldn’t do that . Her heart cried out not to do that .
She leaned against the wall . She peeked at the man’s face .
Despite being bloodsoaked . . . his face looked comfortable . Did he know the current situation?
However, the man had a different atmosphere than usual .
Despite killing in cold blood, she could never hate his face . He seemed like a pure baby .
Yoo Eun-hye’s mouth twitched .
Yoo Eun-hye believed in him, no matter what mask he used .
Everyone had an unknown face . He didn’t have to put on a mask!
“Hold on a little longer . Now . . . almost there . ”
She could see the clock tower .
There was only a bit more to go . If she walked a hundred more steps then she could enter the clock tower .
Yoo Eun-hye moved while holding onto hope . But she didn’t make it far enough .
Suruk . Sururuk .
The shadows emerged again .
Yoo Eun-hye was sick and tired of them .
No matter how many she killed and killed, they kept appearing from somewhere . They were like a curse . They wouldn’t stop until they exterminated their target .
Yoo Eun-hye raised the swords again . She moved despite not being familiar with dual swordsmanship . To be exact . . . it felt like the two swords were telling her how to move . She listened to the swords’ whispers and moved .
And her movements closely resembled that man’s .
-The skill ‘Sword Flow’ (U, Passive) has been created . Strength and agility have increased by two . You have become more sensitive to the sound of the swords . |
She didn’t worry about the messages . Yoo Eun-hye took a deep breath and quietly took an attack stance . She felt more pliant than before so now it was time to deal with the shadows .
Chwack!
The shadows surrounded Yoo Eun-hye . Yoo Eun-hye sliced the waist of the first clone .
Yoo Eun-hye soon forgot all tiredness . She only focused on killing the shadows . Nothing else mattered .
-The skill ‘Trance’ (Ex U, Passive) has been created . All stats have increased by two . When falling into a trance-like state, all stats will increase by five . |
Was it due to following the man’s movements? Or was it because the two swords were telling her the way? The messages continued rising . Right now, none of them entered Yoo Eun-hye’s eyes .
Flop!
Yoo Eun-hye collapsed to the ground soon after defeating all the shadows .
She had no stamina left . She didn’t even have enough stamina remaining to flick a finger .
‘Nearly there . . . ’
Her vision was becoming increasingly blurry . Yoo Eun-hye reached out and grabbed the man’s hand . If the shadows attacked again then she wouldn’t be able to do anything .
Death .
Her life would end along with the man’s .
It was at that moment .
"Lul ~ lululul ~ Mirror, mirror, is Yihi the prettiest in this world? Yes ~ Yihi is the best in the world! Omo, really? Yihihi!”
Yoo Eun-hye saw a small fairy holding a hand mirror and dancing in the clock tower .
“Huh? Ugly woman! And . . . heok! Master!”
The fairy cried out in dismay after confirming the man’s appearance .