I Alone Resurrect Chapter 175
The Price of Lies (2)
Kang Hyeon finished off the nearby soldiers and was finally able to catch his breath.
“I knew their actions were suspicious, but I didn’t expect them to be such crazy bastards.”
It seemed that China wanted to kill all the ability users here and cover up the incident.
“What kind of times are these?”
“It’s because they’ve been implementing policies to suppress and control ability users, so they couldn’t properly understand their potential and strength,” Shin Seong-ah pointed out accurately.
China didn’t fully comprehend the importance and power of the ability users. Nor did they understand how strong the monsters these ability users fight to the death could be.
“I think they’re reaping what they’ve sown,” Shin Seong-ah said, and Kang Hyeon nodded.
“Yeah, the one who lied should pay the price, don’t you think?”
Kang Hyeon turned his gaze towards the distant Kosik and the Chinese army he was currently decimating.
“Even a B-rank is hard to stop with just the military, everyone knows that, right? But they thought they could stop an A-rank boss with the military.”
Kang Hyeon shook his head and got up from his spot.
“Well, this is a good opportunity for us.”
Kang Hyeon took out a magic potion from his inventory and drank it.
“Whew, almost finished it. That was an expensive one.”
Kang Hyeon’s sudden action drew the attention of the group.
“Why are you suddenly drinking a potion?”
Yoon Na-rae asked.
“I’m going to go take care of that guy. It looks like he’s almost dead, so if not now, when?”Â
“Isn’t it better to just run away? It’s not like we’re in Korea or anything…”
Yoon Na-rae seemed to want to flee from this situation.
‘She said her circuits were damaged and she’s having a hard time using her magic properly for a while,’ Kang Hyeon understood why she was thinking that way.
But Kang Hyeon had no intention of backing down.
“Do you think I’m jumping in there for some grand, noble reason? Absolutely not.”
“Then what is it?”
“We’ve come this far and gone through hell, so we have to get our reward, don’t we?”
Kang Hyeon grinned at Ahn Yu-seong.
“Right?”
“Of course. As expected, my brother knows what’s up,” Ahn Yu-seong said, smiling brightly as he got up and brushed the dirt off his butt.
Shin Seong-ah also stood up.
“Kang Hyeon, I’ll go with you.”
“No, you can’t even control your body properly, where do you think you’re going?”
“But at least I can provide some covering fire…”
“It’s fine. Someone needs to stay here and protect Yoon Na-rae.”
At Kang Hyeon’s words, Shin Seong-ah pressed her lips together.
“I may die, but I’ll just come back to life, remember?”
“I know that, but still…”
“It’s okay, really. Just stay here and wait. It won’t take long.”
Kang Hyeon patted Shin Seong-ah’s shoulder and turned to leave without a second thought.
“Let’s go.”
Seeing Kang Hyeon carelessly leading him along, Ahn Yu-seong spoke up.
“Brother, I won’t come back to life even if I die, you know?”
“So what?”
“Don’t you worry about me at all?”
“Where the hell are you going to die, you idiot? If you get scared, just say so. I won’t say anything if you want to bail now.”
Kang Hyeon’s provocation made Ahn Yu-seong grin.
“You were just joking, but you’re being pretty intense about it. Are you nervous or something?”
“Nervous, my ass.”
In the distance, Kosik’s massive form was slowly approaching.
“It’s going to be a short, decisive battle.”
Ahn Yu-seong turned to look at Kang Hyeon at his sudden words.
“What do you mean?”
“I’ll deal with him in 5 minutes.”
As soon as the battle began, Kang Hyeon planned to use the Berserker skill embedded in Bilgein’s greatsword.
“Will that be okay?”
“He’s exhausted right now, so we have to push him to the point where he can’t even regain his senses. If we mess up, we’ll end up like in the dungeon, unable to use anything.”
Ahn Yu-seong nodded at Kang Hyeon’s words.
“Support me properly. You know what I mean, right?”
“Of course. By the way, if it takes more than 5 minutes, I’m just going to leave you and go.”
If the 5-minute Berserker duration expired, Kang Hyeon would be completely helpless. If they failed to defeat the boss by then, it would essentially be a defeat, meaning death.
So Ahn Yu-seong was saying he would just run away and leave Kang Hyeon behind.
“Even if you said you’d stay, I was going to send you away, you bastard.”
With that, their 5-minute boss fight strategy was set.
Just then, a monstrous roar was heard.
Looking closely, Kosik was holding a food packaging.
“What a fool, he’s still holding onto that?”
Kang Hyeon chuckled and lifted Bilgein’s Longsword.
“Looks like he finally realized it.”
“The timing is good, so I’ll go first!”
Kang Hyeon kicked off the ground and charged towards Kosik.
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“Innom! So you’ve come to find your place of death!”
When Kang Hyeon appeared, Kosik let out a roar.
Kosik, who was already greatly angered, completely lost his mind when he saw Kang Hyeon.
Kosik’s cheeks were trembling with fury.
Kang Hyeon rushed at him at an incredible speed and swung Bilgein’s longsword.
The sword was surrounded by Kang Hyeon’s blue magic power.
“Die!”
“It’s useless!”
Kosik quickly tried to block Kang Hyeon’s sword with a magic shield.
-Sizzle!
But Kosik’s magic shield was torn apart by Kang Hyeon’s overwhelming physical strength, and the sword pierced Kosik’s body.
“Kueh! How dare you!”
Kosik never imagined that his powerful magic shield could be torn apart so easily.
Kosik floated up into the sky in confusion.
“Where are you going!”
At that moment, a magical platform appeared in front of Kang Hyeon, and he stepped on it to quickly chase after Kosik.
“You fool! Don’t be so arrogant!”
Kosik re-generated an even larger and sturdier magic shield.
At the same time, he poured all kinds of magic at Kang Hyeon.
“Is this all you’ve got!”
Kang Hyeon swung his sword to deflect the incoming magic.
Although he was sometimes hit by magic that couldn’t be blocked by the sword, it didn’t greatly affect him due to his increased Warrior Physique.
-Crack!
The sword was embedded in the magic shield again, but this time it only pierced halfway through.
Seeing this, Kosik laughed.
‘Haha, you foolish thing. Now what will you attack with…’
At that moment, Kang Hyeon took out Filthian’s Hammer from his inventory.
“Nailing it, you bastard!”
Kang Hyeon swung the hammer down onto the hilt of the sword.
-Boom!
With a thunderous sound, the sword was shot out, completely piercing through Kosik’s abdomen.
“Kuaaah!”
Kosik let out a scream of pain, which he had never experienced before.
Kosik couldn’t understand why he was being overpowered by a mere human.
‘Why. As the High Priest, how could this happen to me? Am I too exhausted? No, could this human not be human after all!?’
The movements were beyond what a normal human’s bone and muscle could produce.
Even the legendary heroes of the continent who had dominated the lands once in a few centuries did not possess such superior physical abilities.
‘Phew, I need to keep a clear head. He must have used some kind of extreme temporary physical enhancement magic.’
The conclusion was clear, he needed to buy time. Kang Hyeon surely had his limits as well.
Moreover, Kosik was too exhausted. Continuing the battle in this unfamiliar environment while lacking magic power was taking its toll.
‘I am the High Priest who serves the great Krokta. I am not meant to die in a place like this.’
Kosik steeled his resolve and glared at Kang Hyeon.
“What are you glaring at!”
Just as Kang Hyeon was about to swing Filthian’s Hammer again, Kosik quickly fled backwards.
‘For now, I must retreat tactically…’
But something struck the back of Kosik’s head.
“Kueuk!”
“Where do you think you’re going?”
It was a mace wielded by the human who had been behind him, whose presence he had failed to detect.
Kosik struggled to keep his consciousness from fading.
‘Why didn’t I sense him? No, that’s not important now. I have to get out of here quickly!’
Fortunately, the human blocking his retreat didn’t seem very strong.
Kosik quickly fired magic at Ahn Yu-seong.
-Whirring!
Kosik’s powerful magic shot out in dozens of laser-like beams, completely blocking any chance of evasion.
“…!?”
However, the human twisted his body in the air, skillfully evading all the magic.
“Oh! My clothes are torn. I could have avoided all of that.”
The human complained about his torn clothes, annoyed.
At first, Kosik was baffled and exasperated, but gradually, fury began to boil up.
“These fellows… They need to know their place!”
Not only had they deceived the High Priest himself, but they were now blatantly disregarding him right before his eyes.
Rage filled Kosik’s mind, threatening to make him lose all reason.
“Know your place, you bastard.”
‘Ah..!‘
Kosik had been distracted by Ahn Yu-seong, momentarily forgetting about Kang Hyeon.
The consequence was the massive hammer.
Kang Hyeon’s swing of Filthian’s Hammer filled Kosik’s entire vision.
‘Oh Krokta…’
In that brief moment, Kosik’s entire life of dedicating everything to magic and truth flashed before his eyes.
‘How meaningless.’
-Boom!
Kosik’s massive head burst open, spraying blood and flesh in all directions.
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It seemed that Railar was convinced that Kang Hyeon’s strength had been exhausted.
Kang Hyeon sighed and was pondering how to turn the situation around.
“Mr. Railar. Please stop.”
A familiar voice came from behind.
“Jang Myeong-ho… This rat bastard.”
It was Jang Myeong-ho and the ability users from China.
Railar grinned fiercely at Jang Myeong-ho.
“Rat bastard? That’s a bit harsh.”
“Take off that useless mask. We already know everything. You were the one who broke the main core, weren’t you?”
At Railar’s words, Jang Myeong-ho smiled.
“In that case, the story is simple. I’m sorry, but we have to take the A-grade item.”
“Were you not satisfied with swallowing the mini-boss item?”
“Oh, were you aware of that as well?”
Listening intently to their conversation, Kang Hyeon frowned deeply.
“What? So that item thief back then was that bastard?”
“I’m really sorry about that. I couldn’t help it.”
Jang Myeong-ho bowed his head, seemingly genuinely apologetic.
“And now, hand over the boss item you’ve captured?”
“Yes.”
Jang Myeong-ho’s head slowly raised.Â
There was a bizarre smile drawn on his face.
“For the sake of our homeland, you will have to die here.”
“Sigh… Really, you’re doing all sorts of things.”
Kang Hyeon shook his head and struggled to get up from his seat.
“You. And you.”
Kang Hyeon pointed at Railar and Jang Myeong-ho with his hand.
“Come at me together. The one who wins gets the boss item.”
“Kahahaha! Kang Hyeon, are you out of your mind?! With this situation, that kind of bravado? Thanks to you, I can laugh this big for the first time in a long time!”
Jang Myeong-ho spewed a sharp laugh and wiped away his tears.
“I don’t really want to agree with that rat bastard, but… It does seem like you’re clearly insane.”
Railar also thought Kang Hyeon was boasting and chuckled.
“Sigh… I’m so tired… Why is your tongue so long? Forget it, just come at me, you brats.”
At Kang Hyeon’s words, Railar and Jang Myeong-ho looked at each other and nodded.
“Let’s deal with him first, then we’ll decide how to divide it again.”
“Agreed.”
Railar and Jang Myeong-ho each drew their weapons and quickly charged towards Kang Hyeon.
‘Timing is important…’
Kang Hyeon slowly calmed his breath and waited for the right moment.
Finally, just as Jang Myeong-ho and Railar’s weapons were about to reach Kang Hyeon.
‘Warrior’s Death.’
Kang Hyeon used the ‘Warrior’s Last Flame’ skill embedded in ‘Warrior’s Death’.
Warrior’s Death – Increases strength 5-fold for 5 seconds
Kang Hyeon’s strength increased to an unmanageable level in an instant.
“What the?”
“What is this?”
Grabbing Railar and Jang Myeong-ho with both hands, Kang Hyeon grinned.
“Die.”
Kang Hyeon swung his arms, throwing them to the ground.
-Crash!
Unable to resist Kang Hyeon’s overwhelming strength, they were tossed around like dolls.
“Ugh…”
Caught off guard by the sudden situation, the two groaned on the ground.
Kang Hyeon grabbed Railar and Jang Myeong-ho’s heads with both hands.
“Goodbye.”
And with all his might, he smashed their heads together.
-Crack!
Railar and Jang Myeong-ho’s heads collided and shattered.
“Anyone else who has a problem with me taking the item, speak up now.”
Kang Hyeon looked around, and everyone hurriedly averted their gaze.
“No one? Then I’m leaving.”
-Boom!
Kang Hyeon kicked the ground, and a loud rumble arose as his body shot up into the sky at an incredible speed.
“Brother. You have to take me with you.”
Ahn Yu-seong followed Kang Hyeon, smiling.
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“Brother. What are you doing here?”
Kang Hyeon, who had rushed off, didn’t get very far, only about 1 km away. Ahn Yu-seong asked, seeing Kang Hyeon lying prone on the ground.
“I’m dying.”
“Are you okay?”
“How could I be okay? Ack!”
In the middle of speaking, Kang Hyeon coughed up blood.
“Fuck…”
“That’s why you shouldn’t have shown off.”
“If I hadn’t done that back there, both you and I would have died, man.”
“I guess that’s true.”
“Hey, flip me over will you.”
Kang Hyeon was face down on the ground, but he couldn’t even move a finger.
Using ‘Warrior’s Death’ and recklessly moving his muscles had shattered his bones and torn his muscles throughout his body.
“Alright, there you go.”
Ahn Yu-seong reluctantly flipped Kang Hyeon’s body over.
“Phew… Now I can breathe a little better.”
Lying on his back and looking at the sky, Kang Hyeon let out a sigh.
“Can you survive?”
“Honestly, I’m not sure… I think I’ll probably die.”
Kang Hyeon pondered for a moment before answering Ahn Yu-seong’s question.
“Brother. In that case, do you want to just die now? Since you’ll be revived in Korea, you can come pick us up later.”
It didn’t sound like a bad idea.
Even if he survived here, it would probably take more than a day or two to recover his body.Â
It might be cleaner to die and quickly return to rescue the party.
“Hey, don’t put that in.”
But before Kang Hyeon could make a decision, he saw Ahn Yu-seong taking out a mace, and his desire to die disappeared.
“Tch.”
“You just licked your lips, didn’t you? This bastard dares to do that to my brother! Hack, hack!”
As Kang Hyeon angrily retorted, he started coughing up blood again.
“Fuck… Looks like I can’t make it after all…”
He could feel the strength draining from his body.
It had been a while since he felt this, but it was a familiar sensation to Kang Hyeon.
“Hey… This…”
With his last bit of strength, Kang Hyeon handed over his phone.
It was a satellite phone given to him by Shin Tae-gil, powered by magic and needing no charging for a year.
“What’s this?”
He didn’t have the energy to answer.
As soon as Ahn Yu-seong received the phone, Kang Hyeon’s arm fell limply to the ground.
“W-wait… I’ll come back…”
And with that, Kang Hyeon’s breath stopped.
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