I Alone Resurrect Chapter 142
Magic Field (1)
“I’m going to the dungeon!”
Kang Hyeon shouted as he jumped up.
The employees in the office glanced at Kang Hyeon, then quickly turned their attention back to their monitors.
“It might take a while, so don’t look for me!”
Everyone responded with indifference, but Kang Hyeon wasn’t discouraged.
“Alright!”
Kang Hyeon, full of energy, strode out of the office.
“It’s quite far.”
Today, Kang Hyeon’s destination was a hill in Gyeonggi-do Province.
Kang Hyeon got into his now quite shiny Bentley 4.
The Bentley, which started at 5 million won, had gone through several destructions and was now transformed into a sedan worth over 50 million won.
In fact, with Kang Hyeon’s wealth, he could afford a car worth hundreds of millions of won, but having no particular interest in cars, Kang Hyeon chose a moderately stylish domestic car.
“As long as a car runs, that’s enough.”
In truth, even the 50 million won was spent due to people around him nagging him to spend some money.
“Anyway, people are disgustingly interested in others’ business. And they say if you earn a lot of money but drive a cheap car, you’re being hypocritical? Tsk tsk. What’s this world coming to.”
Like an old man clicking his tongue while reading the newspaper, Kang Hyeon’s complaints continued throughout the journey to the dungeon.
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“Hmm, it should be around here…”
Having arrived at his destination, Kang Hyeon looked around.
“Is this not it? Ah! There it is.”
What Kang Hyeon had come looking for was a B-grade dungeon called ‘The Ruined Sanctuary of Lizards’.
Originally, this dungeon was owned by a guild called ‘Gais’, but when the guild went bankrupt, it was taken over by the government.
“It’s unfortunate for those guys, but it’s fortunate for me.”
From the perspective of Gais, a medium-sized guild, purchasing a B-grade dungeon was a huge gamble.
The money spent on buying the dungeon alone was 700 million won.
Although it was an extremely cheap price for a B-grade dungeon, Gais had to pour in all of their guild’s spare money to barely afford the dungeon.
The hope of laying the groundwork for growth and leap forward was short-lived.
Not long after, Gais woke up from their sweet dream.
The dungeon’s difficulty was too high, and no particularly valuable by-products were coming out.
The desperate guild master of Gais forcibly pushed for a boss raid.
In the process, a catastrophe occurred where most of the elite members died, and eventually, the guild had no choice but to shut down.
It was a sad incident, but it was already in the past.
“They should have noticed something was off when a B-grade dungeon only cost 700 million won in the first place.”
After the guild collapsed, all the dungeons owned by Gais Guild were put up for auction.
But no one bought this dungeon, and eventually, the government had no choice but to put a bounty on clearing the dungeon.
“I was lucky.”
Kang Hyeon, who had been looking for a suitable dungeon to test his abilities, found out about this dungeon and rushed over.
“Well then, shall we go in!”
Kang Hyeon vigorously opened the dungeon entrance.
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The Ruined Sanctuary of Lizards.
The dungeon, true to its name, looked like an ancient ruin abandoned in a swamp.
“It’s been a while since I’ve hunted those lizard guys.”
Lizards. Commonly known as Lizardmen.
They had thick skin and robust bodies.
They were intelligent enough to engage in group activities, and their individual combat skills were also decent.
On top of that, they exerted even stronger power when fighting in swamps.
Looking at their average specs alone, they could be considered stronger than orcs, who were known as thugs.
“Kyaaah!”
The sound of their screaming could be heard from afar.
Splashing through the water, Kang Hyeon checked his newly learned skill.
Magic Field (F): Creates a magic field within a 1m radius centered on oneself.
A skill with a rather simple description.
Kang Hyeon had already finished investigating the detailed effects, so there was no problem.
“Slowing enemy movements within the magic field. Interfering with spell casting. Increased magic defense…”
These were all things Kang Hyeon needed.
The problem was that the effects were so minimal that they were barely noticeable.
“I should find the shaman right away.”
Kang Hyeon had no intention of dealing with a bunch of Lizardman warriors.
Today’s target was the Lizardman shaman.
In fact, these shamans could be said to be the main culprits behind the Lizardmen’s notorious reputation.
This was because Lizardmen had the most outstanding magical abilities among almost all known races.
Orcs, Goblins, Cyclops, Benandi, Kurka, and so on.
There had been many monsters classified as ‘races’ so far.
But among them, Lizardmen boasted overwhelmingly superior magical skills.
With physical specs, intelligence, and magical abilities, they were like the monster world’s version of that annoyingly perfect kid who excels at everything.
“Come to think of it, they’re really obnoxious guys.”
Kang Hyeon had no intention of forgiving these naturally gifted bastards.
“Krok! Kwak!”
“Kar! Kuar!”
The ugly giant lizards were making noise, flicking their tongues.
Kang Hyeon approached them and scratched his ear.
“What the hell are they babbling about.”
“Human. Kwaruk! Delicious!”
Perhaps because his translation ability was still F-grade, the grammar wasn’t perfect.
“So, you mean I’d be delicious if you caught and grilled me?”
“Orc-like human. Krook! Stupid!”
The interpretation wasn’t perfect, but there was no problem understanding.
In fact, even without the translation ability, just looking at the mocking face of the creature would have been enough to understand what it said.
“You’re dead.”
Kang Hyeon rushed forward at lightning speed and grabbed the Lizardman warrior’s neck.
“Keeek!”
“Where’s the shaman?”
“Kyaak, let go!”
Instead of answering, the creature struggled to remove Kang Hyeon’s hand.
Kang Hyeon slammed the creature’s head into the temple wall.
-Kwang! Pueok!
As he punched the creature’s head again as it was pinned to the wall, the Lizardman’s head exploded.
Kang Hyeon shook off the blood on his hand and headed into the interior of the temple.
“Hmm… I still can’t tell much so far.”
Although he kept maintaining the magic field, he couldn’t feel anything particularly different.
He could only feel the magic inside his body being emitted and swirling around him.
“I kind of get the general flow, but…”
Continuing his pondering, Kang Hyeon headed deeper into the temple.
Despite being in ruins, the interior of the temple still held beauty.
The walls had crumbled over time, and all sorts of plants had grown and intertwined.
Kang Hyeon felt that this too had its own charm.
“Kyaaak!”
“Kill! Human!”
There weren’t that many enemies.
One. Two. Occasionally, groups of five would appear.
Each time, Kang Hyeon continued to maintain his magic field while cutting them down.
“I think I’m starting to get the hang of it.”
Although the shaman hadn’t appeared yet, he was beginning to understand how the magic field could be utilized.
At that moment.
[The skill ‘Magic Field’ has increased in rank]
The Magic Field, which was F-rank, rose to E-rank.
“What? Already?”
The rank had increased in less than half a day of using the skill.
“Then this must be right…”
This was entirely possible because Kang Hyeon’s magic manipulation was A-rank.
Originally, skills forcibly manifest magic by arbitrarily converting the caster’s magic.
Earth’s ability users couldn’t understand at all the mechanisms of various magic changes that occur during this process.
Because of this, they were limited to increasing skill proficiency through repetitive practice.
But the Magic Field was different.
When using the Magic Field skill, the nature of the magic doesn’t change complexly.
This is because it utilizes the caster’s own magic almost as is.
A skill that minimizes magic change.
Thanks to this, Kang Hyeon could understand the system more easily and quickly.
“I didn’t expect that practicing to increase the power of magic explosion in the past would be helpful.”
Kang Hyeon had similar experiences in the past.
Back then, the rank of magic explosion had also rapidly increased in just a day.
All that experience and magic manipulation (A) worked together, resulting in such a short-term increase in the Magic Field’s rank.
“Great. Let’s aim for A-rank at this rate!”
Kang Hyeon clenched his fist and shouted energetically.
“Keeeek!”
As if responding to that sound, a loud shout was heard from inside.
“Yeah, yeah. I’m coming, so don’t be impatient.”
The strong magic that had been felt for a while now seemed to have approached right in front of him.
“Oh. I’ve arrived.”
Finally seeing the core and the shaman guarding it, Kang Hyeon smiled.
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“Kroaa! Tarka!”
A body several times larger than other Lizardmen.
The Lizardman Grand Shaman, filled with fat rather than muscle, appeared.
“Starting with the Grand Shaman, huh.”
The place where Kang Hyeon was currently located was the dungeon’s normal core.
Breaking the normal core wouldn’t clear the dungeon, but it would stabilize the dungeon and reset the opening time.
The opponent was a sub-boss level monster guarding that normal core.
“Shall we see the famous Lizardman shaman’s skills?”
“Human! Arrogant!”
“Yeah. I know I’m great.”
Kang Hyeon focused all his attention on the Magic Field while simultaneously using Entria’s Outer Shell.
‘Not dodging, but blocking.’
He planned to block the creature’s skill with the Magic Field somehow, and if that failed, to endure with Entria’s Outer Shell.
‘First damage reduction with Magic Field, then damage reduction again with Entria’s Outer Shell. Add my toughness to that, and it shouldn’t hurt too much.’
Kang Hyeon swung his arms like a martial arts master and took a horse-riding stance.
“Haap!”
Looking as if he had become a ki manipulator.
The ‘Grand’ Shaman frowned at the sight of Kang Hyeon.
“Human! I’ll kill you.”
The heavy arm swung.
Tremendous magic began to gather at the staff attached to its end.
Kang Hyeon waited without moving an inch, regardless of whether the creature used magic or not.
-Woooong
Several seconds passed, but no magic flew.
Magic just kept gathering.
Kang Hyeon’s brow furrowed at the ominous aura.
‘Shit, should I dodge? Why the hell is it using a finishing move from the start?’
For a brief moment, Kang Hyeon considered dodging, but then shook his head.
‘A man’s got to have pride! No backing down!’
Finally, the gathered magic shot towards Kang Hyeon.
-Pwaaaak!
A massive green laser.
The magic flew at tremendous speed, melting everything in front of Kang Hyeon.
But Kang Hyeon didn’t move.
‘Magic Field! Block that magic!’
Kang Hyeon’s Magic Field and the green death collided.
‘Huh…?’
The effect was zero.
The enemy’s magic blew away Kang Hyeon’s Magic Field like crushing tofu and directly hit Kang Hyeon’s body.
“Kueogh!”
Hit by the magic, Kang Hyeon began to fly through the air along with the spell.
-Kwang, Kwang! Kwang! Kwang! Kwaang!
The magic only stopped after smashing through five thick temple walls.
Kang Hyeon’s body, which had been breaking walls at the forefront of that magic, instantly turned into a rag.
“Ah… This is really… Fucking painful.”
Judging by the instantaneous power alone, it was close to Bano Kulsa, that skeleton.
“Ahem, I shouldn’t have experimented on the Grand Shaman from the start. Right.”
Everything in the world has stages.
It was a lesson learned only after his entire body was burned and bones were broken.
“First, I’m going to take care of that bastard.”
It took less than a minute for Kang Hyeon to recover.
After confirming that his body had fully recovered, Kang Hyeon kicked off the ground and ran.
“Kuraaak!?”
The Grand Shaman’s eyes widened, unable to imagine that Kang Hyeon would be alive.
“Kroa! Protect!”
As it shouted, Lizardmen began pouring out from all directions.
“All of you, get lost!”
Kang Hyeon used ‘Wayne’s Secret Technique’ and ‘Giant’s Strength’ before swinging Filthian’s Hammer.
“Keeeek!”
Every time the hammer swung, Lizardmen burst apart alive.
Kang Hyeon stirred through the Lizardmen like a rhinoceros entering a flock of sheep.
In less than a minute, Kang Hyeon reached the Grand Shaman.
The facial muscles of the startled Grand Shaman trembled.
“Human! How!”
“Next time, use magic a bit more gently.”
Of course, there would be no next time for it.
-Puhaaaak!
With one hammer strike, the Grand Shaman’s heavy body burst apart, splattering an enormous amount of blood.
Kang Hyeon frowned as he looked at the blood soaking the temple walls and floor.
“Phew. It’s going to be hard to find the magic stone.”
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