I Never Run Out of Mana - Chapter 146

Chapter 146

146 . One Who Died with a Full Belly Looks Better as a Ghost Than Those Who Died While Starving

The monster that answered Belkoseu’s call was a Kelvecore .

Kicking up a thick layer of dust, it came close before letting out a Fear .

This was a monster that had the heads of a lion, dog, and dragon .

In the past, there was a time where my life was in danger due to the vicious poison from its tail .

I was also a victim of its intense fire breath attack from the dragon head .

On top of that, it had wings, boasting high mobility .

One Earth, all types of attacks worked on the Kelvecore .

It was a hidden boss of a level 12 dungeon after all .

However this was the demonic realm .

Seeing as to how Belkoseu was acting, the monster must be stronger than a Lich King .

However, it was still just a monster to me .

Giving the smug Belkoseu a glance, I immediately poured down magic on the Kelvecore .

Meteor Call filled the demonic realm’s sky, falling down towards it .

The 6 Meteors summoned by both my hands hit dead center without the slightest error .

Who could receive such an attack and still stand .

Looking at the intense flames, I casted Eye of Insight .

However .

“Shield?”

“Kuhut . I did say that it’s not an easy opponent . ”

“Amusing . Something like a Kelvecore knows how to use a shield . ”

“Do I have to help you out?”

“Today’s hunt is by the humans . Why don’t you take a seat back there and watch?”

“Kuhahat! Right… . I shall observe . ”

After the flames cleared, his form appeared clearly once more .

Almost as if a shield used by an Awakened had cracked due to receiving damage, I saw a barrier barely holding together protecting its form .

To think that it blocked a 30% magical energy increased Transcended Meteor Call, and 6 of them to boot .

And with the Archangel’s Fall, the damage should have increased against monsters .

I couldn’t hide my shock .

However, since I saw that it damaged his barrier, I knew that magical attacks worked on this monster .

This would only increase the duration of the battle, because no matter how many times it used its shields, it would not make much of a difference in deciding the victor of this battle .

“The attack patterns are still the same . There’s no adaptation, none at all . ”

Out of the 3 heads, the dragon one used a powerful breath attack .

Instead of calling it flames, the attack it spewed out was closer to magma .

The breath attack that landed on the Mana Shield kept on burning, trying to chew its way through the shield .

However, that didn’t last long, as the Mana Shield absorbed the breath attack as if it was brushing aside dust .

The poison sting attack from its tail followed suit .

However, it was far from enough to take down my Mana Shield .

Receiving all of its attacks without concern, I continued to pour down my skills .

Its shields became transparent, seeming ready to disappear at any moment .

-CRACK!

With that, the shield that was covering the Kelvecore shattered .

Since it might cast its shield again, I increased the intensity of my attacks .

Within the downpour of attacks, there wasn’t any patterns or strategies to be found .

I was spamming down spells without much thought after all .

“KWEHHH!”

“KWUHRUU . KUHUNG!”

The first to go from the fierce attacks were the wings .

The wings that were barely stuck to its body were ripped and torn apart, falling to the floor .

Being pinned down to the floor from the attacks, it was letting out its unique Fear .

“How cute . ”

It was then .

I could hear Karin’s voice mixed with urgency .

“Keruk! Min-Cheol! I can sense their magical energy . ”

“Human . You need to hurry . Jamon is coming . ”

“Why now… . . It’ll be done soon . Karin, get ready to run . ”

“Kel! Got it . ”

“Wait, no . Hyung-nim . ”

“Yeah . ”

“Take Karin with you and run . Your Warp isn’t off cooldown yet . We don’t know what’ll happen if we face them here . ”

“Min-Cheol, you should give up on the Kelvecore and retreat together . We can take it down another time . ”

“The Demon King is coming . Do you think he’ll leave the Kelvecore alone? There’s no next time . ”

“Don’t be greedy . Just listen to hyung this time . ”

“It’ll be quick . I can’t give up on it . ”

“Whew… . Who can stop you . Rin, let’s go!”

“Kerut! Min-Cheol, give it up! Let’s leave together!”

“Go ahead first . I’ll catch up soon . Hey, Belkoseu . ”

“Hm?”

“You’ll need to welcome them . Buy some time for me . ”

“Will do . ”

“KUWUHH!”

Reflecting my urgency, my attacks increased in intensity .

Jong Ho and Karin had retreated . And Belkoseu had went out to block the Demon King and Ladin .

The reason why I could take this risk was because I could use Warp .

With Jong Ho, since he did not have high strength stats, he couldn’t move quickly .

That’s why whenever the demon king’s magical energy was detected, he had to use Warp .

However, it was a different story for me .

Since I had over 3 million strength, I could escape the area fast enough even after Karin or Belkoseu detected the magical energy of the Demon King .

Of course, Belkoseu stalling them definitely helped .

Just in case, I casted Warp connecting to a location nearby Berdan’s castle ahead of time .

“Please die! Die!”

“Damn it . What kind of a monster is this!”

“KUUNG!”

Due to the insane amounts of attacks I was landing on it, its form began to crumble .

It did not have almost any flesh left on its body, leaving giant bones like that of a dinosaur at a museum .

I was incredibly annoyed at how it still held onto life .

It didn’t last much longer though .

Finally, it collapsed onto the ground .

A massive amount of loot floated above the bones of the Kelvecore .

Most of it were bloodstones and jewels, but there were a few artifacts and a skill book here and there .

There was a reason why I couldn’t help but have high expectations for this monster’s loot drops .

And it delivered, dropping loot good enough to entice me .

“Skill beyond ranking skill book? Good . ”

A skill book beyond ranking came into my sights .

Unlike the skill books so far, it was skill book that didn’t reveal its details even with the Eye of Insight .

And the requirements were completely different from before .

It happened when I moved hastily to obtain the skill book .

“Shit……”

“The hide and seek is over, human . ”

“Jamon? Ladin? Which one of the two is you?”

“I shall kill you in the most brutal and painful way possible . So much so that if there is a next life for you, you’ll remember . I shall sear it into your mind . Remember . I am Jamon! Demon King Jamon!”

“Damn it . ”

Unlucky for me, it was the Demon King .

However, even in this situation, my focus was on the skill book beyond ranking .

All I had to do was to grab it and throw myself into the Warp .

It would take at most 3 seconds to do so .

However, would this guy give me those 3 seconds for free?

Many thoughts raced across my mind .

The conclusion I made was of greed and danger .

‘They say even a ghost looks better if they died with a fully belly, don’t they? Even if it kills me, I have to get that . ’

It would only take a moment .

I did not have the slightest of intentions to make this a long fight .

I cast all of my shields at once .

It was enough shielding to withstand all of the attacks of every single Awakened on Earth .

Even if he was a Demon King, it would be impossible to break through all of these shields .

I knew that thinking about it more would just intensify my fears .

I charged forward like lightning and picked up the skill book .

I had already succeeded halfway through .

Pushing with this momentum, it happened the moment I tried to run towards the Warp .

“Damn it!”

“I said that the hide and seek is over . Die!”

“Sorry, but I don’t like being it!”

In a split second, his attacks began to break apart my shields .

Due to his swift attacks that I could not follow with my eyes, the shields that were sturdy like castle walls popped like balloons .

However, thankfully, my Mana Shield was still holding steady, protecting me .

Due to his attacks being simple in nature, the Mana Shield held .

The Demon King was far stronger than what Jong Ho had said and what I had thought .

He was strong enough to make me doubt that I could take him down by growing stronger in due time .

Noticing that his attacks weren’t working on me, he instantly made space between us and prepared a powerful attack .

Not wasting this chance, I hurled myself as hard as I could into the Warp .

“KUACK!”

****

“Damn it! Kuhhuk!”

It could have been really bad back there .

Thanks to entering the Warp as the attack landed on me, I was able to avoid being hit by all of it .

Despite that, my arm hung limply as if it had been hit by a tank shell .

Not only did the armor break, but bits of flesh was missing as well .

It was an injury severe enough to show bone .

Thankfully it was my arm that took the hit . If I had received such an attack on my chest or other vitals… .

I couldn’t help but feel despair at the Demon King’s strength, but I regained my composure and began healing myself .

Despite it being a severe injury, it wasn’t severe enough to cast Status Denial .

Even stopping the cast of Mana Shield, I used all my available free hands on Mega Cure .

It would be normal for me to recover fully soon, especially with my stamina stat and the amount that Mega Cure healed .

I was applying three healing spells on top of my stamina stat that was enough to recover on its own, after all .

However, the damage I took from Jamon’s attack didn’t recover so easily, almost as if I had received a debuff that prevented me for healing myself .

“Still, this much is a cheap price to pay for learning what Jamon’s attack is like… . . ”

It took a very long time before my arm recovered its form .

Only then did the pain subside, and I finally noticed the skill book being held by the hand that was once torn like rags .

The skill book was white as if it was covered in flour .

It was a skill book that I could not give up, even if it meant risking my life .

For skill books beyond ranking, even using the Eye of Insight doesn’t reveal all of its information .

Instead, it only shows the requirements needed to use it .

However, that was enough for me .

It was because the requirements was something that I’ve never seen or heard of before .

[No level requirement . ]

[10,000 strength stat required . ]

[10,000 mana stat required . ]

[10,000 dexterity stat required . ]

[10,000 stamina stat required . ]

[All requirements met . ]

[Will you obtain Eternal Rest?]

“Please be worth at least my life . ”