I Stole the Number One Ranker’s Soul - Chapter 12

Episode 012

It would have been nice if it was a Chungwangryu corpse, but that wasn’t the case.

Today, Evitanis, which had not been seen at all all day long, was in bloom.

There must have been a battle here as well, and the walls were full of holes.

So, although most of the Evitanis were trampled, there were some that survived.

At this point, I feel a little conflicted.

Should I just collect Evitanis here, kill the Chungwangs on my own, and escape?

It’s scary, but you can’t do it once, twice, right?

We must prepare in case we are unable to meet Seo Ji-han.

I stopped for a moment and started collecting Evitanis as I could.

I didn’t forget to speed up my collection by picking up one or two cores from time to time.

I didn’t want to waste too much time here and completely miss Seo Ji-han, so I decided to collect enough and then move on.

And as I left there and followed Seo Ji-han, I met countless Evitanis.

There are so many Evitanis here that I hadn’t seen before.

Evitanis were in full bloom at every cave we passed through the passage.

It seems to get more and more lush as you follow it.

As I had a passion for wealth, I secretly became greedy when I saw that expensive Evitanis lying around.

Shall I rip some more?

Umm. no.

What I’ve taken so far is enough.

Even if you only eat the core and sell the by-products, you can easily make 10 billion.

Let’s not be too greedy.

Be greedy and ruin yourself.

Until then, I had a relatively light heart.

I thought that as long as I met Seo Ji-han, I could catch an unlucky monster passing by and extract a magic stone from it.

But that thought didn’t last long.

The moment I turned the corner of the passage, my vision suddenly opened up.

A huge vacant lot appeared that looked like it could fit a mountain behind the neighborhood.

And there were a lot of Evitanis blooming there.

It seemed like it could be called a flower garden.

A colony of Evitanis grew so densely that there was no space to step on.

And a huge space that looks unusual.

The combination of these two felt unbearably ominous.

This is a cave.

It looks like a lot of small rooms and long passages carved out of dirt and rock, like an ant cave.

In a place like that, there’s suddenly this huge empty space?

Suspicious. It’s so suspicious.

It seems to be some kind of important place.

A very important place not for me but for the Chungwangs here.

In the meantime, the good news was that they found Seo Ji-han.

Seo Ji-han was standing in a beautiful Evitanis flower field reminiscent of heaven, giving off a pitch-black aura.

Taking out a huge scythe.

It looked like a reaper standing in heaven.

Anyway, whether he was a messenger or a god, he found Seo Ji-han.

This means that the hard work is over and the escape begins.

“hey!”

I called out, but Seo Ji-han didn’t even look back.

Considering his abilities as an awakened person, I think he would have noticed this before I came in, but I think this should be seen as intentional ignorance.

what. Aren’t you going to help me?

What are you doing standing there blankly?

If he doesn’t help me, I have no choice but to do it myself.

There are Evitanis blooming here that make you feel like you can’t finish it even if you fill your stomach with it.

At this level, it would be enough to catch an F-class Chungwang.

Yes, if I have Evitanis, I can do it myself.

If you want to ignore it, ignore it.

The moment I lightly turned away from him and sat down to open the Evitanis, the air suddenly became heavy.

I couldn’t breathe properly, as if I had suddenly fallen into the water.

And soon after I entered the dungeon again today, a notification message that I had never seen before came to mind.

Due to the appearance of King Kergis, you will be affected by ‘Status Abnormality: Intimidation’.

Intimidating? Is that why I can’t move now?

Wait… who?

King Kergis.

The moment I realized the meaning, my mind went blank.

At the same time, the floor began to tremble violently.

Coo coo coo coo.

earthquake?

No, it’s a tremor close to something collapsing.

The ground shakes so much that I can’t even stand properly.

The floor trembled and shook more and more violently.

I couldn’t hold on and fell down.

Dirt and pebbles were bouncing between my fingers on the floor as if dancing along with the vibrations.

Even in the midst of the chaos, Seo Ji-han was standing upright and gathering energy.

Finally, after the shaking ended, a huge monster came out from the ground.

Four huge metal wings, blade-like hard forepaws, and a huge horn that shines like a crown, imbued with magical energy.

The boss monster of this dungeon was King Kergis.

And in front of him, Seo Ji-han, clad in death, was quietly glaring at Kergis.

Are you crazy?

I was afraid that Kergis might catch me, so I quickly fell to the floor.

He is truly an insane person.

it’s crazy.

It’s so crazy!

I thought it was ominous, but I never thought this was the boss monster’s room.

Why did that person come to the boss room alone?

Are you planning to catch it alone?

A monster that killed dozens of hunters even when they attacked it as a team?

Seo Ji-han also participated in a boss strategy team that succeeded only once in history.

Thanks to his performance in that battle, he became number one in the rankings.

However, this achievement was only possible thanks to the back-up of numerous combat assistant hunters.

Even though I only heard about that battle through interviews and media, I still know that much.

No, I think you can tell just by looking at it.

Look! How can you catch that by yourself!

Kergis, who was fully revealed, boasted an overwhelming appearance that made this space seem cramped.

I felt a scary feeling as if my throat would blow off if I even took a wrong breath.

Seo Ji-han, who was standing calmly in front of him, really didn’t look normal.

This is not the time.

You have to run away from here.

I was planning to withdraw before a full-scale battle broke out, but Kergis moved before that.

“Kaaaa!”

No, aren’t you a bug?

It looks like a bug, but why does it make that sound?

Kergis howled loudly and spread its huge wings.

you are big enough There’s no need to bulk up your body to look that big.

I could feel the wind pressure even though I was hundreds of meters away.

Due to King Kergis’ shout, ‘Status Abnormality: Intimidation’ has been upgraded to ‘Paralysis’.

Even if it wasn’t a notification window, I couldn’t move.

This is why you freeze in front of an oncoming truck.

I feel like I need to run away, but my body doesn’t move.

My heart was pounding like crazy.

I was shaking so much that I thought I might stop breathing.

I didn’t even realize it, but my vision was blurry and tears were welling up in my eyes.

While I was struggling to get out of this scene, the two started fighting in earnest.

Something huge on Kergis’ horn rushed at Seo Ji-han, and Seo Ji-han, covered in black energy, quickly dodged it and swung his huge scythe.

Darkness like a blade rising from a scythe flies toward Kergis.

It seemed like it would cause fatal damage no matter where it hit, but unfortunately, the moment Kergis’ wings shined, Seo Ji-han was pushed back.

A fight between Kergis, who is powerful with each blow but is too slow to hit Seo Ji-han, and Seo Ji-han, who shows overwhelming speed but has weak attack power.

Hundreds of battles followed without a conclusion.

I could barely breathe and just endured the scary situation.

The battle, which seemed like it would continue inexorably, suddenly entered a new phase.

“Kaaah!”

White energy gathered in the horns of Kergis, who howled loudly, and suddenly shot up to the ceiling.

Then it split into thousands of pieces and shot out in all directions.

A wide-area attack that indiscriminately bombs the ground.

Since it can’t keep up with the movement, it uses a range attack.

The shock wave caused Evitanis, me, and the rocks lying everywhere to tumble around.

After seeing this fight in person, I understand why half of the boss attack team died.

No, it’s amazing that the other half survived.

Even though I was this far away, my whole body was already covered in scratches from the flying debris and the aftereffects of the attack.

This too is lucky.

If even a single ray of Kergis’ attack had reached here, it would no longer have been a living thing.

I lay flat on the floor and waited for the fight to end.

If you stand up too quickly, you might be pierced by flying stone fragments.

I had no idea what to do next.

I just wanted this time to end quickly.

After the wide-area attack swept through, Seo Ji-han was surprisingly alive.

Although white steam was rising from Seo Ji-han’s entire body, he did not appear to be injured.

Kergis also seemed a little surprised to see Seo Ji-han looking fine.

However, his movements became a little sluggish, probably due to how many attacks he had received.

This seems to be the case by Kergis’ standards, and I still had a hard time seeing Seo Ji-han’s movements properly.

Kergis did not miss the gap that Seo Ji-han had and stabbed him with his front foot.

Since magic attacks don’t work, it seems like they’re trying to win with physical attacks.

Seo Ji-han blocked his front foot with the blade of the scythe, but he only avoided being pierced, and the impact of the attack itself seemed to have gone into effect.

Seo Ji-han flew away as if a rag doll had been thrown and landed against the wall.

The wall was hollowed out in the shape of the body.

It seemed like his entire body had been shattered, but he got up as easily as if he had been thrown into a latex mattress rather than a stone wall.

Wow, it’s really sturdy.

Are you human?

I once again remembered Seo Ji-han’s profile.

A combat awakener who is currently number one in single attack aircraft and also has wide-area attacks.

In addition, it has deceptive defense skills such as absorbing and releasing attacks.

It seems that the black energy surrounding my body is a skill that absorbs attacks.