I Never Run Out of Mana - Chapter 98

Chapter 98

98 . Should Have Not Met (2)

In an instant, I defeated the monster with many arms that went by the name of Mutant Ogre .

Starting from their split head, I ripped its body to shreds .

They were a lot sturdier than I expected .

It had 100% physical resistance as well as some magic resistance .

However, they stood no chance against my attacks .

After taking them down, it didn’t take long before the sound of a helicopter filled the air .

It was probably the helicopter that Ho Jin, Jong Ho, and commander Yoon Jong-sun were riding on .

I summoned massive Meteors in the sky so that the helicopter would recognize that it was me and land nearby .

I had finished defeating all the monsters heading from Choe-jeon Bang to downtown .

Due to the start of the Gamman-Dong portal, there was no way to know how many monsters were left .

After covering the nearby area in dust, the helicopter’s propeller stopped .

The members within came out one by one .

“Huh?”

Out of those that stepped out, there was someone that I didn’t expect to see .

It was the Korean magician ranker Choi So-Hyeon .

When the portals exploded previously, she didn’t make any moves .

However, she was here with the commander .

It made me realized once more just how big the impact of the explosions of the portals was this time around .

I had only seen her on TV .

Looking at her in person, I could tell that she had a hidden smile that the cameras could never capture .

It was enough to justify why she had the popularity rivaling that of celebrities .

After looking around the surroundings, the commander came up to me and spoke .

“So, you were already here before us . ”

“Yes . The monsters nearby have been mostly taken care of . ”

“Right, good work . Have you not found the location of the overboss yet?”

“Yes . I know that Zekill is here for sure, but I haven’t found his exact whereabouts . Despite looking for him while taking care of the monsters, I haven’t seen him at all . ”

“I heard as I was coming here that you took care of one of the leaders of the radical faction . Is it true?”

“Yes . Did you hear from Ho Jin?”

“Yeah . Hey! So what I heard wasn’t the screams of a monster! It was the sound of people dying! How can you lie so easily like that?”

“Ah… . I’ve never thought of them as people… . ”

“Even still!”

“Mr . Min-Cheol, are you hurt anywhere?”

“Yes . As you can see, I fine . ”

“But who is that person in the back… . ”

“Ah . You already know, right? Ms . Choi So-Hyeon . Met her at the Changwon portal and came together . ”

“Is that so . Glad to meet you . I’m Kim Min-Cheol . ”

“Yes . ”

She had the fear and respect of all the Awakened, as well as being the goal for them to reach .

Against monsters, none could match her combat capability in the entire world .

Only a few months ago, I also had the burning desire to become as strong as her .

The strength, wealth, and title she had, I envied .

But now, the situation was completely flipped over .

She had seen the countless magic pour forth from Jong Ho’s ring .

With just that, she must have realized that she wasn’t the best anymore .

On top of that, I was easily more powerful than Jong Ho and the commander .

I could sense her gaze that was filled with caution from the start .

However, that didn’t matter right now .

“Commander . ”

“Please speak . ”

“There is an unknown number of Mutant Ogres between here and the portals still alive . I had only taken care of those that were heading to center of the city . ”

“I see . From the damage done here, I can see that they shouldn’t be made light of . ”

“Yes . Thankfully, as I fought them, I found out that magic does work against them . However, it looks like they have quite a lot of magic resistance . ”

“Hmm… . . Not only do they have physical resistance, but magical resistance as well? This won’t be easy . ”

“That’s why we cannot separate our forces right now . It would be too difficult for a single person to face against one . ”

“… . . ”

“Not only that, we do not know when Zekill will approach . ”

“You’re right . If that’s the case… . ”

“Firstly, I’ll go find Zekill myself . Of course, I’ll take care of any monsters I come across . ”

“Min-Cheol, will you be okay alone?”

“Don’t worry about that, hyung-nim . ”

To Jong Ho, who had tears in his eyes with worry, I raised three of my fingers at him .

It was a gesture to show that I had gained 30k worth of stats .

He must’ve heard by now that I had taken care of Dark Lady’s forces at Incheon .

Seeing this, he was quietly repeating to himself something about 30k with a blank expression .

The commander, who was clueless as to what was going on between the two, continued on .

“If that’s the case, we’ll hunt the monsters together and rendezvous at the portal . Would that be okay?”

“Yes . Sounds like a good plan . ”

“All right . ”

“You must have heard from Mr . Ho Jin that Gapyeong Calbongsan has Pierro situated there . ”

“Yes . After hearing that, I did not deploy any Awakened there . ”

“Yes . From what I found out by questioning Dark Lady, they were only ordered to intercept those who were trying to get to the portal . Even if we head there after taking care of this, there shouldn’t be that much damage there . Of course, this is not accounting the damage from the monsters……”

“I had hoped that it was a portal where physical attacks would work but… . All of the magician class Awakened have headed to Yangpyeong . The damage they took is so severe that it’s difficult to describe it with just words . ”

“Guess all we can do is take care of the situation here as fast as possible . ”

“That’s is the case . ”

“If Zekill heads for the commander… . Jong Ho hyung-nim . ”

“Hm?”

“Please detonate a Meteor in the air . I’ll take that as a signal to head there immediately . ”

“Alright, I got it . Be careful . ”

“Yes . All of you, be careful as well . ”

“Understood . ”

“Yes . Then I’ll be off . ”

****

After Min-Cheol left, the commander spoke while looking towards Jong Ho, Ho Jin, and Choi So-Hyeon .

“Did you say that your name is Jong Ho?”

“Yes, that’s right, commander . ”

“Right . I heard your accomplishments from Ho Jin . ”

“… . . ”

“Everyone is probably aware of this already, but this fight won’t be easy . ”

“… . . ”

“… . . ”

“Perhaps it would be more accurate to say that we can only trust in our boy Min-Cheol . ”

“Is that person… . that amazing?”

Choi So-Hyeon frowned as she asked .

She didn’t doubt Jong Ho because she had seen his ability firsthand, but that kid seemed barely fit to be a high schooler .

For even the commander to say something like this, this was a situation she could not understand .

At that, the commander continued .

“Thank you for coming out to help, Ms . So-Hyeon . ”

“… . . ”

“It may be difficult for you to acknowledge that, but it’s the truth . ”

“But… . . ”

“I do not know of his ability as well . However, that’s not the important thing now . ”

“… . . ”

“How about hoping that this battle ends with us being safe for now . ”

“Yes… . . ”

“Thank you . As our boy Min-Cheol has said, we need to work together right now . ”

“Yes . ”

“Yes . ”

“Monsters will be monsters, but Zekill is probably a bigger threat . ”

At his words, everyone nodded .

“Mr . Jong Ho . ”

“Yes, commander . ”

“Our mana is limited . ”

“Huh?”

“Please handle the offensive . ”

“Ah… Yes! Understood . ”

“Ho Jin, So-Hyeon, and I will use the minimum amount of mana possible to focus on the defense . ”

“Yes . ”

“So-Hyeon . Please assist the attack with Jong Ho just enough for you to recover mana with your special ability . I believe that you already understand any attacks beyond that would only serve to weaken our defense . ”

“Yes, commander . Understood . ”

“From where we stand right now, please cast your defensive skill on the personal diagonally to the right of you . I’ll say it again . I’ll cast mine on Jong Ho . Jong Ho will cast it on So-Hyeon . So-Hyeon will cast hers on Ho Jin . Finally, Ho Jin will cast it on me . Even if our formations change, this rule does not change . Understood?”

“Yes . ”

“Understood . ”

“Then let us go . There cannot be any more losses . ”

With the commander in the lead, they tread forwards to subjugate the monsters .

With Jong Ho’s attacks, the monsters shouldn’t be too difficult to handle .

However, when Min-Cheol and the commander’s worry of Zekill approaching near comes true, it would become a difficult fight .

****

-CRASH!

-BOOM!

“KUWEHHH . ”

“Where is he?”

With my massive strength stat, I kicked off the ground and rapidly scanned around the area .

I searched everywhere to the point where I returned to the location I started at .

However, Zekill was nowhere to be found .

The buildings from the portal to here were all destroyed, which made it more difficult to find the monsters and him .

From far away, I could hear the sounds of destruction from the spells Jong Ho was spamming down .

Even as I took down the monsters, I continued look towards the direction of the sound to check .

It would be a huge crisis if Zekill appeared there first .

It was then .

An intense gale blew .

It was so intense that without the shield, I wouldn’t have been able to open my eyes due to the dust kicked up .

A cyclone of debris from the buildings and dust came towards me .

I felt it then .

Zekill was in the eye of the storm .

Almost as if to tell me that my instincts were correct, I heard his voice .

“Kuhaha . ”

“……”

“Have you come here of your own will!”

“… . . ”

The sandstorm cleared and I saw his form in front of me .

A giant man roughly 3m .

An equally massive tattered cloak hung from his back, and he was equipped with armor dark as midnight .

His eyes were dark to the point where I found it strange .

As I was inspecting his form, I noticed that nothing was in his hands .

That meant that he had no weapon .

I spoke towards him .

“Are you Zekill?”

Instead of giving an answer to my question, he replied back with a question .

“Joker . Ghost . Dark Lady . You were the one who killed them all . ”

“Looks like you know me well, so there won’t be a need for introductions . ”

“Pathetic weakling . ”

“Looks like the portals that you worked so hard to prepare are nearly cleared up . What shall we do?”

“……”

“The only thing that’s left is you and the discarded small fries in Gapyeong . ”

“KUHAHAHAHAHA!”

Instead of being taken back, Zekill was laughing out loudly .

Was he that confident in his strength?

That was the only logical conclusion that I could come up with right now .

After laughing for awhile, he spoke again .

“This is enough . ”

“What?”

“With the portals that have exploded so far, it’s already enough . ”

“What are you saying?”

After speaking gibberish that I couldn’t understand, he curled both of his hands into fists .

Then he punched the air on each of his sides .

Almost as if there was an invisible wall, the collision caused the earth to buckle .

Just like the skill Joker used before, a crack formed .

It must be the skill that Executioners have, just like Joker did .

I was sure that many sword auras would form and pour out from there .

“Are you also an Executioner?”

“Kuhaha . ”

‘Iceberg . ’

I casted Iceberg around him, just like the time when I had blocked Joker’s attacks .

However, nothing came out of there for despite a lot of time passing by .

When he punched the air once more…

-CRACK!

“KUHAHAHAHA!”

“…… What the……”