Chapter 88: Ratian Lord (1)
The Second Demon King Colladikus glanced at Kang-jun, Andras and other sovereigns who were departing. However, his gaze was fixed on Kang-jun.
"It is surprising to see Lucan on the Battlefield of Blood. He isn’t at the level to play here yet.”
At this point, his tone was soft and he even felt friendly. He seemed like he was telling a friend his thoughts.
However, Rainkar knew that Colladikus could change in a swift fashion. The fact that he seemed gentle didn’t soothe Rainkar’s anxiety.
“Do you know Lucan?”
"He refused to become my subordinate. He is a scandalous guy.”
"How troublesome.”
"Don’t bother jumping to conclusions. I never give up on my prey.”
There was an unknown smile on Colladikus’ mouth.
Rainkar stared at him blankly.
"If you want to fight, bring it on.”
Colladikus then frowned.
“Rainkar! I don’t understand you at all. Why are you content to stay in this remote place? Why don’t you go out into the wider world? If someone like you stays curled up in a place like this, it would be really tiring.”
Colladikus looted and invaded other dimensions. So, he was called a dimension predator.
The demon kings were representatives of that and proud of it.
"Keuk! Remote area. Earth Hwanmong is a remote area?”
"Do you think this is a great place?”
"This isn’t a remote area. Big things can happen in Hwanmong. Then I’ll ask you this, Colladikus. Why are you going after a remote area?”
“There is no reason. I just happened to stumble across this place. Huhu, do I need another reason? It is only meaningful if I stay for a while to slaughter.”
"If so, you must have a lot of free time. Why don’t you stop now? Anyway, you absolutely can never have Earth Hwanmong as long as I am here.”
Rainkar glared while Colladikus just laughed.
“Rainkar! You are greatly mistaken about something. You are annoying but I let you live. I can kill you at any time, but the recovery process would be tiring.”
A cynical smile formed on Rainkar’s face.
“It sounds like a bluff that I’ve heard dozens of times already. Stop talking nonsense and do your best today.”
With these words, energy exploded from Rainkar’s body.
Flash! Pajijijik!
The space around him was dominated by a deep blue light.
It was blocked by the intangible energy created by Colladikus.
Kwa kwang!
There was a huge roar when the two forces collided.
The energy around Colladikus turned red. He opened his mouth and declared,
“Kyakyakyakyak! Rainkar! Eat this! It will be your real end today. I will certainly kill you.”
"The end. I really desired the sea. If this greasy fellow doesn’t stop talking, my limbs will shrivel.”
The nearby areas were destroyed once he collided with the Second Demon King. He only had a conversation with the Second Demon King to buy as much time as possible for Kang-jun and the other sovereigns to get away.
There was no other reason to speak to the Second Demon King.
It was the Second Demon King’s everyday routine to destroy a Hwanmong world because he was bored.
Therefore, he could leave Hwanmong before his purpose was accomplished. The Second Demon King could just run away if there was an overwhelming presence.
‘If he was alive, there wouldn’t be a tiring day like this.’
Rainkar recalled the proud existence he once called his friend. His absence was sad in the chaos that came to the Hwanmong worlds.
Then Kang-jun suddenly popped into his head.
'That reminds me, Lucan’s temperament resembles him. It isn’t a coincidence that Heaven’s Blood Sword Style was passed onto him.’
So, he kept an eye on Kang-jun.
'I don’t know if he was enlightened by my teachings but it will be easier if he gets stronger quickly.’
Meanwhile, Colladikus’ attacks became more violent.
Kwarurung! Kwa kwa kwa kwang!
Once the battle between the strongest of Earth Hwanmong and the Second Demon King began, even the subordinates of the Second Demon King flew away to distant places.
Wooruru! Kwa kwa kwa kwang!
As there were huge roars behind them, Kang-jun and the others flew with all their might.
Kwarururung! Kururung!
They had flown quite far away but it still seemed like there was fighting right behind them.
Although he was told not to look back, Kang-jun occasionally turned his head to watch the battle between Rainkar and the Second Demon King.
There only seemed to be a red and blue light fighting each other. The space around them twisted and everything shook.
It was like gods were fighting.
‘It is really great.’
Kang-jun was amazed that Rainkar had the skills not to be pushed back by the Second Demon King.
‘Can I become that strong?’
Rather than only becoming the strongest among the sovereigns, he wanted to have the strength to face the Second Demon King.
After watching the battle between gods, Kang-jun rose in spirits instead of falling into despair.
He just wanted to become stronger.
In contrast, Andras and the others panicked.
They didn’t look back to watch Rainkar. They just flew wildly towards the place where the Defense Army’s magic circle was.
‘I am crazy. I shouldn’t have come to the Bloody Battlefield.’
‘I don’t want to come to this hell again.’
As soon as they saw the Second Demon King, they felt like a frog encountering a serpent.
They were just lucky that they had wings.
It would be terrible if they had to run through this fearsome place.
However, at the moment, something flew up from the forest and blocked their path.
Monkey shaped monsters with the head of a rat and flapping wings.
They had black fur and were approximately two metres tall.
‘Ratian?’
It was impossible for Kang-jun not to know their identity.
They were like the giant ratian warriors summoned to Kang-jun’s base as troops.
However, the giant ratians now had wings.
Their fur was dark black.
Among the ratians, there was the leader which was approximately four metres tall, twice the size of other ratians.
[Mission 15] Destroy the ratian lord.
[Compensation] Experience, 15,000 node, 100 large moonstones
A mission appeared. Of course, the content was to destroy the ratian lord.
“Kikikik! Soldiers from the Earth Hwanmong Defense Army? I’ll spare you if you all surrender.”
He said he would spare them if they surrendered, but he was already swallowing like he wanted to eat them.
Kang-jun gritted his teeth. Could he win against a lord level monster? Of course, he was a bit weaker than Lapus who was killed by Rainkar but a lord level opponent was still tough.
More than anything else, it would be the end if they were defeated.
This was the Bloody Battlefield. There was no resurrection.
Even so, there was no way to avoid it.
As soon as Rainkar and the Second Demon King approached their area, they would be immediately turned to dust.
‘There is no way other than to fight.’
Kang-jun pulled out the Vampire Lord’s Sword and rushed toward the ratian lord.
"I’ll take that guy, so all of you should kill the mobs.”
The mass of ratians started flying toward Kang-jun before he finished talking.
It was a situation where he would be surrounded before reaching the ratian lord.
Flash! Paaaat!
All of a sudden, a flash spread like a wave around Kang-jun.
“Kkack!”
"Keuok!”
The flying ratians gathering around Kang-jun were killed or scattered instantly.
[Experience has been gained.]
[87 nodes have been gained.]
[You have earned 1 red moon achievement point.]
[One small moonstone has been acquired.]
[One Essence of Darkness has been acquired.]
These were the items that came out when the monsters were defeated.
‘One achievement point? They give one achievement point?’
Moonstones and the Essence of Darkness!
Those messages had appeared dozens of times. The party had been disbanded, so Kang-jun received all the items.
'Amazing.’
It was dangerous but after seeing the dropped items, Kang-jun could see why the Bloody Battlefield was a charming area.
‘Heavenly Unyielding Slash!’
Kang-jun continued using his wide area skill to dismiss the monsters and approached the ratian lord.
Then the ratian lord aimed a huge axe a Kang-jun.
“Kikikik! Where are you going with such paltry skills?”
Sswing! Swi sswing!
Axe strikes that tore the space apart!
An ash coloured aura surrounded the axe like flames.
Kang! Kakakaang!
Kang-jun blocked with his sword, yet he still received damage.
‘Ugh!’
Physical and magic damage was received at the same time, so his health was reduced by a lot.
Health: 2370/2970.
If it hadn’t been for his wings, he might have died from this one strike.
'I can hold on. The odds are good enough.’
The movements of the ratian lord entered his eyes. At the same time, he sensed how to stop the strikes.
No, his body reacted before his head made a judgement.
Kakang! Chwack!
“Kuook!”
He succeeded in counterattacking.
‘I thought he wouldn’t budge but there was damage.
As soon as Kang-jun saw the black blood pouring out of the ratian lord’s body, he felt like his skills were different from before.
Of course, the battle power of the ratian lord was much weaker compared to the ghoul lord that he had faced before.
However, he was still lord level. Furthermore, he wasn’t a clone!
No matter how much his level rose, he had thought it was too much to win against a lord level monster in a one-on-one fight.
Despite that, his attack did more damage than he expected.
Was it due to the increased damage option of the Wings of Chaos?
That was probably the case.
Particularly, the damage was likely to have increased because it was Stage 2.
The power of his skills was also strengthened through the hearts.
Furthermore, as his level rose, Heaven’s Blood Sword Style did as well!
There was also the effect of having knowledge about ratians. In other words, Kang-jun possessed intermediate knowledge about the ratians and could deal much more damage to them. The drop rate of items was also increased.
All of these factors interacted to cause the current situation.
The essential factor was Rainkar’s teachings.
The previous two hours of extreme training was preparation for today! Through that training, Kang-jun learnt how not to be easily defeated in battle when going against strong opponents.
Even so, Kang-jun hadn’t expected to be so strong. He only realized his skills after meeting the ratian lord.
Kakang! Kakakaang! Chwack! Chwaack!
After receiving a series of strikes from the ratian lord, he succeeded in counterattacking again.
Health: 2970/2970.
At that moment, the Vampire Lord’s Sword absorbed health and it was refilled once again.