The Divine Twilight’s Return

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Although Ui-Jeong was planning to backstab Gi-Nam, so what? It was nonsensical to expect a demonic being to be faithful and loyal in the first place; Ui-Jeong naturally reached that conclusion.
Thus, he ran toward Chang-Sun with all his subordinates, ordering, “Everyone, move.”

Tap, tap.

The mercenaries quickly advanced, leaving tracks across the snowfield.
Although the aura of [Tiger Kill] that bore down on the entire battlefield made their skin sting, they ignored the sensation, believing they would be able to kill Chang-Sun using their superior numbers.

Bang!

Glancing at the Blood Wolf Group mercenaries, Chang-Sun shoved Gi-Nam back, planning to attack the mercenaries next.

Oong, ooong―!

Ziiing!

The divine energy of the [Yuchang Sword] and the demonic energy of [Tiamat’s Snaggletooth] collided, making them roar violently.

Gi-Nam fiercely gritted his teeth, leaving a bunch of bloody footsteps and the smell of burnt flesh in his wake as he moved; he had clearly lost a great deal of blood.
His body was covered with burn marks and injuries, and it would not be strange if he dropped dead at any moment.
Even his displayed the message that he had fallen into the ‘Excessive Bleeding’ state.

“Huff, huff…! I’ll… I’ll at least kill you, you son of a biiitch!” Gi-Nam screamed at the top of his lungs the moment he finally caught his breath.

He was still unable to stop the bleeding from the stump of his left arm, forcing him to put pressure on the wound with his right arm; that was the result of the ‘Persistent Bleeding’ Effect from [Tiamat’s Snaggletooth].
Thus, Gi-Nam’s mind was consumed with the thought of tearing Chang-Sun apart at all costs.
As he had lost many of his Clan members, the losses would outweigh the gains if he failed to kill Chang-Sun.

Chang-Sun had been planning to greet the Blood Wolf Group mercenaries charging toward him, but he quietly looked at Gi-Nam and asked, “You’re going to kill me?”

“Yeah, you shithead! Hehehe, hehehe…! Why? Are you panicking now that things have turned out this way? You thought everything would be over once you killed us, but you’re surprised because those guys suddenly showed up, aren’t you? Well, guess what? You’re too late, you motherfucker!” Gi-Nam screamed at the top of his lungs, thinking Chang-Sun was frightened.
He smiled crookedly and continued, “I’ll kill you only after I’m done having fun with you and you beg me to kill you, so be prepared…! After I get out of here, I’ll torture your father, mother, brother, and sister in all kinds of ways before I kill them all…!”

“Try it,” Chang-Sun urged him.

“What?” Gi-Nam responded, perplexed.

“If you can,” Chang-Sun added.

The excessively calm answer sent a shiver down Gi-Nam’s spine.
He suddenly realized his original plan, which was slitting Chang-Sun’s throat while he was busy fighting against the Blood Wolf Group mercenaries, had long since gone awry.

[The Celestial ‘World-Encircling Serpent’ scoffs at your idiotic enemies, who are running amok without knowing their place.]

“…!” Gi-Nam stiffened as he saw a Dungeon Message suddenly appear before him.

[The Celestial ‘Calamity Tiger’ is looking forward to seeing the upcoming festival of blood.]

Right after the first message, another message appeared.

[A trap is activating!]

After reading the message, Gi-Nam looked up and saw the Blood Wolf Group mercenaries closing in on Chang-Sun.
Ui-Jeong, the Blood Wolf Group leader, was taking the lead, smiling viciously with anticipation.

This time, a question appeared in Gi-Nam’s mind: Even if he disregarded the Black Ghosts, why was Chang-Sun standing still when the Blood Wolf Group mercenary troop was right in front of him? Anyone would think Chang-Sun was at a disadvantage, and that he should have run or tried to turn the tables.
However, Chang-Sun continued to stay still, seemingly waiting for the Blood Wolf Group mercenaries to approach.

“No…!” Gi-Nam belatedly cried, springing forward in Chang-Sun’s direction to thwart his scheme.
However…

~

[A detonator has been activated.]

[An explosion has been triggered!]

~

Boom! Boom, boom―!

Rumble―!

“Argh!”

“Urrrgh! My arm! My aaarm…!”

Several explosions suddenly erupted across the snowfield.
Gigantic pillars of fire soared into the air at random intervals, blowing up several of the Blood Wolf mercenaries.
Most of their bodies were instantly blown to pieces.
Even the mercenaries who escaped the blast radius were engulfed in flames, forcing them to roll across the snowfield.
However, the Jigwi’s Eon Fire that consumed them was made of spirits, and could not possibly be extinguished with ordinary snow.

Ding!

Ding!

[The level of the Skill ‘Explosive Thunder’ has increased!]

[The level of the Skill ‘Explosive Thunder’ has increased!]

[The level of the Skill ‘Lightning Web’ has increased!]

…

[The level of the Skill ‘Intermediate Trap Installation’ has increased!]

…

[The level of the Skill ‘Intermediate Rune Engraving’ has increased!]

A constant stream of messages appeared before Chang-Sun.
He had created Fire Bolts by combining the [Explosive Thunder] and [Lightning Web] Skills he had gotten from the Jigwis’ nest, then buried them in the snowfield like landmines using [Intermediate Trap Installation] and [Intermediate Rune Engraving].
The time for them to ‘shine’ had finally come.

Through his proficient use of the Concealment and Stealth Skills, Chang-Sun had not only hunted the assassins, but also installed a large trap across the snowfield.
The Blood Wolf Group mercenaries had been unaware of that fact as they leaped into the fray, and ended up being blown away as a result…

However, Chang-Sun was not yet finished.

“S-Snow…!” Gi-Nam suddenly cried.
He had been running forward to stop Chang-Sun, but he stopped in his tracks when he saw a white tsunami rushing down the ridge.
It was an avalanche, and by its size alone, it was clearly unstoppable.

[An avalanche has begun to spread over the battlefield!]

“Ruuuun!” Gi-Nam cried, turning back and running frantically in the opposite direction.
The Players from the Blood Wolf Group mercenaries turned as pale as the snow around them, and quickly followed suit.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh―!

However, the avalanche was far faster than the fleeing Players, descending quickly and devouring them whole.

1.
The raw is ‘곤오철’.
It refers to a kind of iron mined from a place called Gon-oh (곤오) that existed in China during the Xia Dynasty.
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