Villain Hides His True Colors

they’ve come across such insults more than greetings in their lives.

 

However, he felt a rising anger when the person who had killed his friends insulted them.

 

He didn’t want to get drawn into the boy’s words so he stopped talking.
He ignored the boy’s words and focused on recovering.

 

But the boy spoke again.

 

“Ah, but hyung, did you know?”

 

“…”

 

“Vera, was it? The taste I felt from my hands was so soft and tender.”

 

Saying so, the boy pretended to cut the air.
Scenes he had seen on the screen a while ago appeared in his mind.

 

“But it’s too bad I couldn’t enjoy it for long.
Because I had killed her too quickly.
Heuheuh.”

 

The boy was smiling brightly and teasing him.
And in the end, his last string of reason was cut.

 

“I’m going to kill you!!!”

 

He roared as his eyes turned red.

 

* * * * * * * * * *

 

The angered Gomin pulled out his sword and ran at me.

 

Since our team’s tank couldn’t even provoke properly, I had no choice but to pull aggro myself.

 

For now, I had grabbed aggro again.

 

I hid myself behind Kim Taehi who had a distorted look on her face.
Then a voice came over her thick armor that seemed to be extremely shocked.

 

“Y-you…Such wicked words…”

 

“More than that ajumma, look in front of you!”

 

Boom–!

 

“Keuheuk!”

 

The sword aimed at me struck her armor in the nick of time.
I took advantage of the gap and slashed my sword at Gomin’s arm.

 

“I’ll kill you! I’m definitely going to kill you!”

 

However, perhaps because he was enraged, he didn’t even react properly to the light wound.

 

Boom–!

Boom–!

 

“Keuk!”

 

Gomin’s sword struck Kim Taehi’s armor nonstop.
It seemed that he lacked the concentration to use qi intent like before.

(TN: Qi intent just means visible qi.
It’s not sword intent.)

 

Nevertheless, perhaps because of muscle memory, his attacks naturally contained martial arts.

 

[ < Dayeon Sword Art > level of understanding has increased.
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[ You’ve reached a certain level of understanding.
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[ While the battle continues, you can imitate the skill based on your understanding.
]

 

Thanks to this, it was easy to predict where his attacks would land.
I informed Kim Taehi of Gomin’s attack pattern.

 

“Ajumma, left!”

 

Boom–!

 

She raised her arm to block his blade.

 

And with the gaps that occurred each time, I chipped at his body little by little.
With the growing wounds on his body, Red Velvet Curse became sharper and sharper.

 

His movements were gradually slowing down.
Then finally,

 

Swish–!

 

I cut off his arm.
The thick muscular arm spun and slid far away.

 

“Kuaak!”

 

I tried to finish him off in such a state, but he immediately stepped back as if he had come back to his senses.

 

“Keuheuk…”

 

He stumbled, clutching his arm.
This was our chance.

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“Ajumma, now!”

 

Kim Taehi exploded her saved mana and shot straight at him.
The way she banged and smashed all the objects around her was like a speeding train.

 

But at that moment,

 

“W-wait! No! You can’t step on it!”

 

In a straight line toward Gomin, a wheelchair suddenly stormed in like an arrow.
Namgung Taesu reached for Gomin’s arm that had been cut off.

 

“What the fuck?!!”

 

As a result, Kim Taehi forcefully twisted her trajectory.
And there, Gomin was waiting like a batter on a baseball team.

 

He used the wide side of his sword like a blunt weapon and struck her head.

 

Boom–!

 

Along with a huge explosive sound, Kim Taehi’s head became bent.
And then she collapsed on the spot.

 

Her outer armor scattered, and a stream of blood flowed from her head.
Seeing her chest move, it seemed she was still alive.

 

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Our team’s tank had suddenly retired out of the blue.
Against a boss who was in our grasp no less.

 

I became dumbfounded by the sudden situation.

 

But he was almost defeated anyway, so I would be able to handle it by myself.

 

At that moment, Gomin suddenly shouted.

 

“Graaawr!!”

 

A voice closer to that of a monster than a person.
And soon his body began to twist.

 

He, who was around 2m, grew into a giant nearly 4m tall.
His back became bent, and his arms grew long enough to touch the floor.

 

His skin turned a darker emerald, and the black spots embedded in several places made him look like mint chocolate.

 

“Kueuru…I’m full of energy.”

 

Looking at the body that had turned even more hideous, I saw a familiar ominous purple haze slowly rising.

 

Wuung–

 

On top of that, the qi intent from his sword was surging.
Even though it was still unstable, compared to before, it had a clear light.

 

“H-how, the Transformation Realm…”

 

Seeing such a scene, Namgung Taesu was shocked with his mouth open.
I could see that he was having a hard time breathing under the pressure of Gomin.

 

I was in trouble…

 

A-Rank, the true breaking point in human capability.

 

B and A were only one letter apart in terms of classification, but the difference was like that of a child and an adult.

 

And now he was showing a power close to A-Rank.

 

This was unexpected.

 

A sigh almost leaked out.

 

The pressure I felt was close to what I had felt when the Turbak God possessed Yifret’s body.

 

Hmm? Wait a minute…

 

Somehow, I felt a sense of deja vu.
The fact that this was also a Challenge meant that this wasn’t an impossible situation.

 

I quickly thought of my skills and items.
But…

 

No matter how hard I thought, wasn’t this impossible?

 

Of course, it would be possible to kill him with the effect of < Giant Hunter > and Red Velvet Curse’s offensive power, but…

 

There was absolutely no way to approach this guy who had such a long reach.
It would be over in an instant if I get cut by that sword.

 

Perhaps this boss didn’t have a key item and it had to be caught before its awakening.

 

Damn! He was already caught if that old man didn’t screw things up.

 

I stared at Namgung Taesu.
He was begging Gomin.

 

“D-don’t kill him! I need him.
That’s the Heavenly Body!”

 

“I’ll chew the little brat.”

 

“N-no! K-kill me instead!”

 

And with a determined look, he opened his arms.
It was an action as if to protect me.

 

Gomin spoke.

 

“If you really want to die, I’ll kill you after you issue an apology.
Until then, obediently shut up.”

 

Hmm…

 

And I, who was watching that, suddenly came up with a way.

 

I see! The old man was the key item.

 

Sure enough, there was no way the Challenge would issue an impossible task.
There was always a way if you look for it.

 

I approached Namgung Taesu and stood behind his wheelchair.
Then in a trembling voice, I spoke.

 

“D-don’t worry grandpa.
Th-the heroes will come soon, so I’ll stall for time until then.”

 

“Are you trying to protect this old man?”

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“Y-yes.
Trust me.”

 

I looked around.
There was no camera.

 

Good.

 

I held the handles of the wheelchair.

 

“My grandpa.
Hold tight.”

 

“Huh? What do you mean?”

 

I ignored his question and activated the skill attached to Red Velvet Curse.

 

< Wolf Hour >

*One use has been deducted.

*Charges remaining [1/3].

 

The world turned red as my heart beat like crazy.
I charged at Gomin while pushing the wheelchair in the slowed world.

 

“Aaahhh!!”

 

Namgung Taesu’s long scream was heard.
Beyond that, I could also see Gomin’s shocked face.

 

The speeding wheelchair rammed into his body.
And,

 

Puk–

 

“Keuk!!”

 

My sword penetrated the wheelchair and Namgung Taesu before stabbing Gomin in the abdomen.
Time then returned to normal.

 

“Grwaaar!! How dare you! My plans!!!”

 

Recognizing the death of Namgung Taesu, he no longer hesitated and swung his sword at me.

 

Ominous mana gathered around his blade.

 

I could even see that he had squeezed out his own vitality.
The surging light was thicker than ever before.

 

Looking at the attack that was coming towards me like the wind, I used the last remaining < Wolf Hour >.

 

The world slowed, but nevertheless, his sword was still fast.

 

I threw myself at his blade as it was.
And right before the blade touched my body,

 

< Absolute Defense >

 

The other skill attached to my item was activated.
His attack was nullified, and the qi intent disappeared.

 

His shocked expression was still slowed.

 

Wuung–

 

An eerie cry was released from Red Velvet Curse.
Thick blood could be seen scattered along the edge of the sword.

 

And just like that, the blade slid across his neck and it was cut off.

 

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[ Level has risen.
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[ Level has risen.
]

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[ You’ve reached level 25.
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[ Gained a Fragment of Growth.
]

 

[ Completed Challenge ‘Wipe Out the Terrorists.’ ]

[ Gained 3x Skill Selection (Low).
]

 

[ You’ve eliminated an existence that meets the standard of ‘evil.’ ]

[ You’ve saved those who were in despair.
] 

[ Warrior’s Journey grade has increased.
]

[ A new effect has been added.
]

 

Countless messages appeared before my eyes.
Only then did I breathe out a long sigh of relief.

 

Hu…a close finish.

 

Gomin’s severed head came into view.
He had returned to his original form from the monster-like appearance a moment ago.

 

The Elf King and now this guy…

 

What was that mysterious purple haze? Maybe there was a link between the two.

 

And of course, the dead Namgung Taesu.

 

I was a little disappointed because for a while I thought I would go to the Namgung clan at this sponsorship event.

 

For his sacrifice, I approached him to express my gratitude.

 

As if to protect me until the very end, his eyes were wide open.

 

In fact, it was something that could have been completed earlier if it weren’t for this old man.

 

Hmm…Come to think of it, why did this guy suddenly interfere? 

 

I lifted the cut arm that he had cherished.
Near the palm of the hand I could see a protrusion.

 

When I split the skin and took it out, I realized that it was a small memory card.
It was even designated as an ‘item.’

 

So I slowly read the description of the item.

 

Th-this…

 

And I had no choice but to widen my eyes.

 

< Monarch Sword Form >

Classification: Manual

Grade: S 

Description: Definitive Monarch Sword Form Manual.txt.

*The interpretation of this martial art is currently missing.
In order to understand the content, you’ll need the < Heavenly Body >.

 

In my hand was an S-Grade martial art manual.