Red energy spread through the wide space, and red raindrops started to fall in the air.
‘Eh?’ Hyeonu’s eyes widened. The vampires that were struck by the red raindrops started to rise from the ground. The dead couldn’t stand up, but the severely injured vampires quickly healed their wounds and ran toward the Pioneer Guild again.
[You are under the influence of South Rock’s Blood Field.]
[All stats are reduced.]
[The magic power required to use a skill will increase.]
[Blood Field has been ignored due to the influence of fighting energy.]
South Rock gazed triumphantly at Hyeonu, hoping for Hyeonu to feel frustrated.
“You want to have a staring contest?” Hyeonu spoke confidently.
He wasn’t frustrated at all because he was unaffected by South Rock’s Blood Field ability. It was a bit of a problem that the vampires regained their health, but Hyeonu believed in the Pioneer Guild and in Tang-E.
“Use that!” Asu’s voice rang out in the distance.
Shortly after Asu’s voice faded, a white light started to erase the red energy.
[You are under the influence of Blessed Earth.]
[All stats have increased.]
[Health and magic power recovery speed will increase.]
This was Maha’s skill. It was a skill that affected a certain range, just like Area Proclamation and Blood Field. Blood Field became completely invalidated due to the skill ‘Blessed Earth’. To be precise, it was crippled. The buff function for South Rock and the vampires was working properly, but the debuffs had completely disappeared.
“Hey, what is this? It was completely invalidated?” Hyeonu laughed.
His laugh was filled with such ridicule that it was like his expression could be seen through the mask. In the end, South Rock couldn’t overcome his anger and rushed at Hyeonu with a scream: “Uwaaah!”
Blood-red wings emerged from the incoming South Rock’s back. South Rock accelerated as the distance to Hyeonu narrowed. His speed was almost at the maximum when he arrived near Hyeonu. Bloody pure energy rose like nails from South Rock’s hands, and he swung it roughly.
Hyeonu didn’t lose to that either. Rather, he used one more move. Black claws made of pure energy were formed from both of Hyeonu’s hands. The blood nails and black claws collided, causing powerful vibrations and explosions to occur. The aftermath of the collision was very intense. In the distance, the vampires and Pioneer Guild members stopped fighting momentarily.
Then they clashed again and again. They fought like crazy people.
‘Isn’t this interesting?’
Hyeonu was enjoying the battle. To him, a fierce battle was fun.
‘It’s good practice.’
‘What the hell is this guy?’ South Rock was nervous.
The first person he met after a long break was stronger than expected. Before regaining his sense of battle, he encountered a wall that was too high.
‘I have to either drag it out longer or finish it now.’
South Rock’s only options were to either drag out the battle and restore his sense of combat or finish it now with overwhelming force. His decision was the latter: ‘Look for gaps and finish it right away.’ He never thought of dragging the battle out. After all, his sense of combat could be found later, and that would be fine.
However, the longer the battle, the more variables there would be. South Rock made a decision and raised his magic power. The color of the blood-like pure energy became darker. Now it was no longer bright red but dark red like that of dried blood. South Rock made a satisfied smile and reached out to Hyeonu, feeling certain this attack would work.
Then South Rock’s eyes widened. He doubted his eyes. He couldn’t believe it.
‘Equal...?’
He was neither ahead nor behind. His attack was stopped right in the middle. South Rock’s bloody nails were blocked by the black claws and couldn’t move forward.
“Why is your expression like that? Did you think you were going to win?” Hyeonu kept scratching at South Rock’s heart with his words.
He was relieving his stress. Perhaps it was because the other person was an artificial intelligence, but it felt good to get a response like this.
‘Why is his expression so honest?’
It was the first time Hyeonu had met someone whose emotions were displayed even more openly on their face than Yeongchan. Hyeonu just had to look at South Rock's expression to know how he would move and what he was thinking.
‘If you increase your magic power so obviously, then anyone would block it.’
Hyeonu hadn't been fighting with all his strength and had room to match the strength that South Rock raised. His increased stats, that had risen due to Maha’s buffs, put Hyeonu even more at ease with the situation.
“Do it a bit harder. Don’t you want to see some wounds?” Hyeonu quickly thrust out his fist.
The black claws momentarily lengthened, creating three claws marks on South Rock’s cheeks. South Rock raised a hand and touched his cheek. Red blood smeared his white hands, and he gritted his teeth silently. His pride was cracked.
South Rock stepped back and took a deep breath. He cleared his mind, and his rising anger cooled. This time, Hyeonu rushed over. The battle on the Pioneer side was reaching its peak. Hyeonu had to speed up as well.
‘I have to use a skill.’
Hyeonu worried about this as he exchanged quick attacks with South Rock. What skill should he use?
‘Tyrant’s Eyes.’
Ultimately, this was the skill that Hyeonu chose as he deemed it the most appropriate skill at this point. He would steal South Rock’s stats and bet on the abnormal status. Of course, the condition was that he needed to make eye contact. It was much easier to make eye contact with South Rock than it was to make eye contact with a massive drake. With eyes that were dyed a dark red, Hyeonu made eye contact with South Rock.
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