Chapter 231: Savior of Nepal (2)
The monsters that were rushing at Han-Yeol a while ago hesitated after sensing the chilling aura around him.
Woooong! Puk! Puk!
“Kiek!”
Han-Yeol used his shoulder cannons to shoot the hesitating monster.
“Kieeeeek!”
The monsters screeched in anger.
Han-Yeol was truly a formidable opponent for them, surrounded by a strange, chilling aura that made him unapproachable. However, there were also cannons that would fire at them if they maintained their distance from him.
What if they braved the chill and attacked him? His hammer would crush their heads into a bloody pulp. The monsters were caught between a rock and a hard place against Han-Yeol.
“Kieeeek!”
“Kieeek!”
Hundreds of monsters met their demise at Han-Yeol’s hands, and the screams of these creatures reverberated across the hills.
“Hmm?” Han-Yeol muttered upon noticing the presence of mana in the air.
The monsters were not simply screeching out of agony; their voices carried mana within them, as if they were using it to amplify their cries.
“Don’t tell me... Are they calling something here...?” Han-Yeol wondered, sensing it.
He wasn't certain, but it felt as though they were summoning something, realizing they couldn't defeat him.
The monsters could hold him off for now, but that wouldn't be the case for long. The human continued to emit mana from his shoulders, which killed dozens of them every time it erupted.
However, Han-Yeol didn't care whether they were summoning reinforcements or not.
‘I’ll have to fight them eventually, so it’s better to take care of them earlier,’?he thought.
The battle had only just begun, and he didn't mind if things became a bit more challenging.
Rumble... Rumble... Rumble... Rumble...?
The ground started to shake.
‘Is it coming?’?Han-Yeol thought as he activated Demon Eyes.
Then, he sensed a powerful surge of mana rapidly approaching, but it wasn't emanating from aboveground.
‘Underground? Geez, is it a sandworm or something?’?Han-Yeol thought after seeing the creature slithering underground like a worm.
He recalled a movie he had watched back in high school, where a creature slithered underground, sensing its prey through vibrations before emerging to devour them. However, this monster was far from a simple predator like the one in the movie. No, this monster was undoubtedly a high-ranking creature and would prove to be a formidable adversary.
Krrwaaang!?
The monster burst forth from beneath Han-Yeol's feet.
“Kiiiiiiik!”
Tak!
Han-Yeol immediately leaped up, anticipating the monster's attack. His combat sense had developed sufficiently to predict the enemy's movements, and Sixth Sense activating just before the monster surfaced made it exceptionally easy for him to evade it.
Time seemed to slow down, courtesy of Sixth Sense, and Han-Yeol jumped to avoid the monster's ambush.
‘Huh? What’s this thing?’?Han-Yeol tilted his head in confusion after seeing the monster.
It was indeed a worm, but it looked different than the sandworm he was imagining. However, he recognized that the monster bore a resemblance to something he had seen on TV before.
‘Ah... It’s that Mongolian Death Worm.’
The Mongolian Death Worm was a creature rumored to inhabit the Gobi Desert of Mongolia. It would hide beneath the sand, seeking prey aboveground and then drag it underground. Its range of activity was confined to the desert, as the Mongolian Death Worm lacked the ability to burrow through hard, rocky soil.
However, the situation was different now that this creature had transformed into a monster. It had appeared here, far from the Gobi Desert, in the mountainous terrain of Nepal, where the ground primarily consisted of hard boulders.
‘Well, I guess it's not that surprising since it came out of the dimensional rift.’
“Kiiiiiiiiik!”
Bzzzt!
The Mongolian Death Worm was rumored to eject acidic poison at its prey, but that wasn't the primary reason why Mongolians dreaded this creature. It was feared precisely because of the electric current emanating from its body, an ability that had harmed numerous nomads wandering the Gobi Desert.
Of course, it remained uncertain whether the Mongolian Death Worm truly possessed this ability. Nevertheless, after the emergence of dimensional gates and the monsters they brought, nothing seemed impossible. Moreover, Mongolia had been classified as one of the most perilous countries, primarily due to its highly unpredictable dimensional gates.
“Kieeeeek!”
The monster made a grand entrance that created an impression of immense power, but to Han-Yeol, it was just another monster.
‘You’re just another high-ranking monster to me! Restrain!’
[Roger!]
Han-Yeol employed his skill, and Karvis responded instantly.
“Kieeeeek!”
Bzzzt!
The monster unleashed its electric currents once it was bound by the chain.
It was an exceptionally wise choice that deserved praise, but Han-Yeol's reaction suggested that he had anticipated such a response from the monster. He smirked and activated another skill, 'Mana Absorption!'
Chwak!?
The electric current released by the monster traveled up the chain toward Han-Yeol. However, it failed to harm him as he effortlessly absorbed it with his skill.
‘Keke! This skill is really awesome!’?Han-Yeol exclaimed while enjoying the tingling sensation spreading across his body.
He absorbed the electricity discharged by the Monster Mongolian Death Worm without a scratch.
It might seem peculiar that Han-Yeol deliberately allowed himself to be hit by the electric current, but he had a very good reason for doing so.
‘Fire, ice, and next is electricity.’
He wanted to acquire another attribute to master.
Some might wonder if two attributes weren't sufficient, but the answer was a resounding no! Han-Yeol aimed to control not just fire, ice, and electricity but every element he could absorb.
Unfortunately, gaining an attribute was no walk in the park. While he might have lucked out with the Fire Attribute initially, merely subjecting himself to that attribute wouldn't necessarily make it easier to acquire the skill.
He had experimented with exposing himself to different attributes, but simply zapping himself with electricity didn't seem to yield results. His game-like ability wasn't so easy to manipulate, and the attribute he absorbed had to be from mana.
Then, the sudden appearance of the Monster Mongolian Death Worm sparked an idea in his mind, prompting him to exclaim, "Eureka!"
‘I might be able to obtain the Lightning Attribute if I absorb it from the Monster Mongolian Death Worm!’?Han-Yeol regarded the monster’s appearance as a blessing from the heavens.
“Kieeeeek!”
Han-Yeol could feel his mana replenishing, even though the message confirming the creation of a skill hadn't appeared yet.
Nevertheless, he was able to restore his mana by absorbing the electric current, so he had gained something from his actions, one way or another.
Shwooosh!
“Kiiiiik!”
Han-Yeol launched a counter-offensive by simultaneously using Cold Chain and Frozen Hand, causing the Monster Mongolian Death Worm to become frozen solid, unable to break free from the chain.
From that point on, dealing with the monster was a breeze.
Sukeok! Clang!
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