Chapter 109: This Damned Astaroth (1)
Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!?
When his ears picked up the sound of a dozen feet stomping on the ground, Han-Yeol shouted, “Lights!”
“Yes, Hunter-nim!”
The live stream had already started, so Han-Yeol ordered the Mulan film crew to switch on the large lighting equipment they had prepared but not used until now.
Tak! Tak! Tak!?
Three large light sources illuminated the areas where Han-Yeol’s skill and Balrog’s flame had failed to illuminate.
“Kieeeek!”?
The monsters’ horrifying shrieks of agony at the sudden bright light could be heard.
The light managed to momentarily stop the monsters in their tracks, allowing the party to get a good look at the monsters’ appearance.
“What the hell are those...?” Han-Yeol muttered with a grimace.
The monsters were not simply walking on the ground but crawling from all over the place. They could be found on the walls and across the ceiling. These monsters looked completely different from the Banshees, Trappers, or Phantoms found aboveground, and they looked more like the Arachnid that could be found in legends.
The monster’s lower body looked like a spider, while its upper body was that of a humanoid, and its skin was so ghastly pale that not a single drop of blood seemingly existed in its body. In fact, even though its pale upper body resembled a marble sculpture of a naked woman, it was not one that could arouse any feelings of lust. The monster looked too void of emotion for that to happen.
‘I’m sure there will be some perverts?who?have?a thing for such creatures,’?Han-Yeol thought.
The monster’s main weapon seemed to be its long arms, which resembled sharp spears. Two of its legs were off the ground, so they could possibly be its sub-weapons too.
In short, it could be said from visual deduction alone that this monster had four weapons in its arsenal.
‘It does look kind of strong,’?Han-Yeol said to Balrog.
[Not bad for the first battle! That is surely not going to disappoint!]
Even now, Balrog still seemed to be only thinking of fighting to his heart’s content.
‘They say that dealing the first blow will dictate the rest of the battle, Void Devil-nim.’
[Void Storm!]
Shwaaaaak!
The ranged Void Devil opened its mouth at Han-Yeol’s request and used Void Storm, which was the only offensive skill among its three skills. It looked like a normal skill that only carried a current of electricity, but it was undoubtedly a powerful one that could inflict a tremendous amount of damage if it as much as grazed its target.
“Kiek!”
The Labyrinth Spiders, which was a temporary name Han-Yeol had come up with, scurried around the walls and ceiling to avoid the Void Storm.
Tak! Tak! Tak! Tak!?
The Labyrinth Spiders moved quite fast and even rushed toward the Void Devil, but...
[Where do you think you are going?!] Balrog exclaimed before he took in a deep breath and unleashed it. He commanded, [Breath of Fire!]
“Kieeeeek!”
The demon was able to speak and breathe at the same time as he was using telepathy, and his breath instantly covered the entire passage with flames. The flame was extraordinary, being conjured and filled with mana. To increase its destructiveness even more, the demon had compressed it before spreading it all over the place.
Even Han-Yeol, who was standing right beside Balrog, could feel the blistering heat from the demon’s flame.
‘As expected of an intermediate demon...?He is on a different level.’?Han-Yeol was in awe despite the demon only having used one skill so far.
The Labyrinth Spiders let out an ear-splitting screech as the powerful flames burned them, but they were not simple monsters that were going to go down without a fight.
‘They are strong, much stronger than the three monsters above ground. The three monsters would have suffered critical damage after that attack, but these monsters seem fine,’?Han-Yeol thought as he further raised his guard.
It was difficult to tell if the Labyrinth Spiders actually suffered damage or not as they looked fine now. n0vεlusb.C0m
[Bring it on! You will never be able to get past me! Kwahaha!]
‘Huh...?’?Han-Yeol was surprised at Balrog’s reaction.
The flames around Balrog’s body grew even stronger as three Labyrinth Spiders attacked him.
‘Don’t tell me... He has a skill to get the enemy’s aggro?’?Han-Yeol thought as he did not recall seeing any such skills in Balrog’s status window.
The Labyrinth Spiders completely ignored the Void Devil, which had fired the powerful Void Storm a while ago, and directed their focus toward Balrog.
‘I might have summoned a demon that is even more amazing than I initially thought.’?
Han-Yeol felt proud and elated at the thought of having summoned such a dependable Tank. He was now able to leave the front to the demon without having to worry, judging by the demon’s stats and skills.
As the only Hunter, Han-Yeol was technically alone. He also hadn’t been sure of the monster’s characteristics, so he had been reserved when it came to fighting with them. He had been worried of something unexpected happening that would put Yoo-Bi and the Mulan film crew in danger, but that worry was now alleviated with him having a dependable Tank in front.
“Yoo-Bi, it seems that Balrog has the monsters’ aggro, so feel free to shoot as much as you want,” Han-Yeol said.
“Yes, oppa!” Yoo-Bi replied enthusiastically.
Ratatata!
She immediately pulled the trigger of the enhanced HSK-447P without a hint of hesitation, and the bullets smashed into the Labyrinth Spiders.
Ting! Ting! Ting! Ting!?
The bullets failed to do much, barely scratching the monsters. However, she could not afford to stop as this was the only way for her to Awaken.
Shwik...
Han-Yeol made his way to the front after issuing the command to Yoo-Bi. He spun his chain with his left hand while walking.
Whoosh... Whoosh... Whoosh...?
The sound of the mace splitting the air was more than enough to send chills down the spines of all onlookers.
Tak!
Han-Yeol kicked off the ground and threw his chain as he commanded, ‘Chain Smite!’?
Whoosh... Pukeok!
He did not just wildly swing his chain around without aiming. In fact, he swung the chain to let the Ego, Kavis, imbued in the chain and his skills do the rest of the work to attack the Labyrinth Spiders.
A single swing of his chain was able to deal a powerful blow to three Labyrinth Spiders.
“Kiek!”
The three Labyrinth Spiders shrieked in agony after being struck by the chain, and one of them turned their attention toward Han-Yeol.
Tatatak!
It rode the walls at a frightening speed and crawled up the ceiling before jumping down toward Han-Yeol.
The Labyrinth Spider’s attack was a very threatening one. Any poor attempt to block it was bound to end up with Han-Yeol being crushed underneath the monster’s weight.
“Kyak!”?one of the Mulan crew members screamed in horror.
Her scream could have interrupted the live stream, but the background music they played to further fuel the broadcast’s suspense was able to mask it.
The current situation seemed so dangerous that even the crew members could not help but be horrified.
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