Solo Resurrection

Chapter 120

An Unlucky Day (4)

With a cracking sound, the Necromancer collapsed.

It was an anticlimactic end for the mastermind behind the scenes.

-Kuuung!

Though the Necromancer was killed, the battle wasn’t over.

The Cyclops was still intact.

Thus, without a moment to catch their breath, the second round began.

Kang Hyeon infused magic into Bilgein’s longsword.

As blue magic flames burned on the red longsword, a “woong-” sound resonated.

“I’m going for it in one shot!”

Kang Hyeon moved to the Cyclops’ feet and swung his sword.

The talus, the uppermost bone among those forming the ankle.

He intended to target that spot where the body weight is transferred to the foot, aiming to bring down the Cyclops in one go.

“What the?!”

But the result completely missed Kang Hyeon’s expectations.

The sword, which should have sliced through the bone as easily as cutting tofu, only managed to penetrate about the length of a finger joint.

“Wasn’t the shield broken?”

-Cyclops bones are famously hard to begin with. It’s natural, given that they support such a massive body. On top of that, it seems the Necromancer applied some special treatment.

“But the guy who did that special treatment just had his skull smashed, didn’t he?”

-I don’t know the details either. Focus on the battle.

“And here you were talking like you knew everything before!”

Even while talking, Kang Hyeon was constantly moving his feet.

Every time the boss swung its giant hammer and hit the ground, there was a deafening sound like a bomb exploding, and the ground shook.

“If that thing hits from top to bottom, it’s over.”

Even a side hit nearly shattered his entire body.

If struck by a vertical attack, even Kang Hyeon couldn’t guarantee his survival.

“One wrong move and we’re dead. Stay sharp!”

“I know!”

Yoon Na-rae responded sharply to Kang Hyeon’s shout.

“But isn’t this too hard? Our attacks aren’t doing anything at all.”

“That’s right. Even though we dealt with the Necromancer, it’s difficult to inflict damage with our attack power.”

In fact, the mutant undead Cyclops had no special characteristics.

Enormous body.

Extreme hardness.

It only had these basic traits, which made it all the more troublesome.

They couldn’t let their guard down for a moment as a single mistake could cost them their lives, while also having to put all their strength into each attack to inflict damage.

It was a fight that inevitably consumed a lot of concentration.

“Mr. Kang Hyeon. I think it would be better to find and destroy the magic stone now.”

“The magic stone is likely in its head without a doubt, but that thing is desperately protecting just that part, so what can we do?”

“Hmm…”

“For now, move!”

Just as they finished this very brief strategy meeting and were about to move again, a thunderous sound came from the boss.

-Grrrrrrrrrr

Undead, lacking vocal organs, use magic to transmit their will directly into one’s mind.

Because of this, it was thought that they couldn’t speak unless they exceeded a certain level of intelligence, but now the boss made a sound for the first time.

“What’s going on?”

As he turned his head, Kang Hyeon saw someone standing at the boss’s feet.

“Haaaaaap!”

-Tang tang tang tang.

The owner of the voice was An Yu-seong.

“What’s he doing now?”

Kang Hyeon’s face, which had been speaking, turned to shock.

“That crazy bastard…”

An Yu-seong was hammering nails into the boss.

From the various types of weapons An Yu-seong always kept in his inventory.

He had selected daggers with thick and sturdy bodies and was driving them into the boss like nails.

“That’s actually working…”

While dodging the boss’s attacks, he would place a dagger against the moving giant bones and hammer it in with a mace.

It was easy to say, but actually doing it was a completely different matter.

Moreover, considering that those bones were harder than any ordinary steel plate, and the hammer driving in the ‘nails’ was a round and bumpy mace, the difficulty increased exponentially.

“I thought that talent monster was already complete, but I guess not.”

Overall battle sense.

The ability to control his body.

An Yu-seong had been overwhelming in everything from the start.

Kang Hyeon thought it would be difficult for him to improve further, but that was his misconception.

Just as Kang Hyeon had been getting stronger all this time, An Yu-seong too had been constantly evolving.

“Done it!”

Finally, the dagger skewer was complete.

Nearly a hundred daggers were densely embedded in one of the boss’s feet.

“Brother. Come and hit it once!”

Kang Hyeon immediately grasped what An Yu-seong intended to do.

With a grin, Kang Hyeon kicked the ground hard.

“Here I go! Yoon Na-rae, cast your buff!”

Usually, Kang Hyeon doesn’t receive additional buffs.

Even using just ‘Wayne’s Secret Technique’ puts a heavy strain on his body.

But now was the time to go all out.

“Alright!”

Along with the overflowing power came pain.

Kang Hyeon’s current base strength was 38.

In fact, this alone was close to what an ordinary ability user would have with all items equipped and buffs applied.

Add to that the A-rank Wayne’s Secret Technique and Giant’s Strength, and it rises to nearly 83.

An additional 9 from the effects of titles and items, and finally 7 from Yoon Na-rae’s buff effect.

A total of 99 tremendous strength empowered Kang Hyeon, while simultaneously destroying his body.

-Buuung!

Ogre’s giant hammer felt as light as a baseball bat.

Wielding something over 10 times one’s body weight required considerable skill apart from just raw strength, but for Kang Hyeon, it was now as natural as breathing.

“Get out of the way!”

Reaching the boss’s feet, Kang Hyeon planted his foot deep into the ground.

And then the giant hammer was swung!

-Kwang! Pagagagak!

With a sound like a bomb exploding, one of the boss’s feet shattered into pieces.

The scattered bone fragments sprayed into the air, creating a spectacular scene like snowflakes fluttering.

-Kuuung!

The boss, having one foot instantly shattered, toppled over.

“Crush it all!”

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Kang Hyeon and his crew rushed to the fallen boss’s back of the head as if on cue.

Each gripping their weapons tightly, they struck the back of the head with all their might, like miners in a quarry.

“Hahaha! This is awesome!”

Kang Hyeon even entered the boss’s empty eye socket and swung his hammer.

It was a historic moment, worthy of being recorded as the first human to enter an undead’s skull.

In fact, for ordinary humans, even breathing would be impossible due to the death energy filling the space.

But for Kang Hyeon, it was merely slightly unpleasant.

-Kwang, kwang, kwang!

A frenzied party erupted inside the giant skull of the Cyclops as it thrashed on the ground.

“Eek! Die, die, die!”

Yoon Na-rae repeatedly shouted “die” as if releasing all the stress she had accumulated in the guild.

Shin Seong-a was quietly shooting magic-infused steel arrows,

“Hahahahaha!”

An Yu-seong was swinging his mace while laughing maniacally.

-Grrrrrr!

Undead don’t feel pain.

But even they knew it was over when a party continued inside their skull.

“What the hell is wrong with this bastard!?”

The final struggle to end the party began.

“Huh? Whoa!”

The Cyclops, still in its fallen position, slammed its forehead hard against the ground.

-Thud, thud, thud!

Kang Hyeon, inside the creature’s skull, bounced around to the beat.

“Yaaaah! How about that, try something!”

He bit his tongue mid-sentence, drawing blood.

The group retreated for a moment, lost in thought.

“What should we do?”

“If we leave it like that, won’t it die on its own?”

“Leave it. He’ll come out on his own.”

Meanwhile, Kang Hyeon was bouncing around like someone on a wild amusement park ride.

“Shit! You, you, you guys! What are you doing!?”

Customer satisfaction was at its peak.

Suddenly, as if struck by an idea, Yoon Na-rae clapped her hands.

“Guild Master! I’m going to hit it with a big one! Is that okay!?”

“Hurry up!”

Kang Hyeon was truly disoriented.

It felt like being a cockroach inside a basketball during a game.

“Ugh! Urk! Gak! Kak! Wak!”

Involuntary exclamations burst out with each shake of the boss’s head.

‘Why is this taking so long!?’

He could feel an enormous amount of magic gathering outside.

‘No. Wait a minute…’

Something was wrong.

This was beyond the level of what could be described as just ‘a big hit’.

“Hey, hey! You crazy! What are you doing now!?”

“You said to hurry! Wait. It’s almost done!”

“No, no! Stop!”

Hearing Kang Hyeon’s words, Yoon Na-rae hesitated for a moment before nodding vigorously.

“I’m sorry. It’s for the guild. You won’t die anyway, right, Guild Master?”

Despite her words, her voice was full of laughter.

“If, if I get out, you’re dead!”

Hearing Kang Hyeon’s struggling voice from inside made it even more enjoyable.

With a big smile, Yoon Na-rae unleashed her most powerful spell.

“Meteor.”

Although it was still an F-rank spell with zero proficiency, its power was exceptional.

In an instant, all of Yoon Na-rae’s magic was drained, and a house-sized rock formed high in the sky.

“It’ll be fine, right?”

“My intuition says it might be a bit dangerous this time, but since you’ll come back to life anyway, it should be fine, right?”

An Yu-seong nodded with a smile.

Encouraged by this support, Yoon Na-rae swung her hand.

Simultaneously, the giant rock fell.

-Kuuuung.

The boulder lodged precisely in the center of the boss’s body, accompanied by a heavy explosion.

The boss, already weakened by numerous attacks, couldn’t withstand this one.

Its bones shattered into pieces, and the boss stopped moving entirely.

“Oh my…”

Unable to bear the sudden dizziness, Yoon Na-rae collapsed on the ground.

“Are you alright?”

“Yes. I can’t use magic for a few days after using it once… But it was worth the expensive price.”

The effect of the spell, bought with all her savings, was satisfying.

Of course, the satisfaction was more about landing a hit on Kang Hyeon for the first time than defeating the boss.

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“How does it taste!? Ah, that’s not right. Are you okay?”

Perhaps thanks to everyone’s sincere concern? Kang Hyeon survived.

He looked like he could barely move a finger, but at least he managed to stay alive.

“By the way, it’s worse than a cockroach. How can you live like that?”

“You, you… When you get up, you’re really dead…”

Kang Hyeon, lying on the floor, trembled with rising anger.

“Hey, Guild Master. Don’t get angry. It’s dangerous for your blood pressure to rise. Look! You’re bleeding more now.”

“I’ll… Kill… you.”

“Pfft, kyahahahaha!”

Yoon Na-rae laughed as if she couldn’t contain her joy.

“Ugh! Huaah!”

Suddenly, Kang Hyeon’s eyes flashed, and he sprang up from his spot.

“Kyaaa! It’s a zombie!”

“You’re not stopping there?!”

An Yu-seong, who was watching their skit from the side, shook his head.

“Brother. Is he really not a zombie?”

“What are you talking about?”

“I think he’ll be walking around soon even if his head is smashed.”

“Don’t make that expression like you want to experiment. I want to kill you.”

“Tch.”

“Besides, zombies die when their heads are smashed, you know?”

After glaring at An Yu-seong for a moment, Kang Hyeon eventually sighed.

“Sigh, this is just my fate.”

Since these were the people he had gathered, he couldn’t blame anyone else.

“Anyway, let’s look at the items. Did anything good drop?”

“Various things dropped, but nothing particularly useful.”

“Really…?”

“Instead, the hammer that the most important boss was holding seems to be very good.”

Kang Hyeon’s face brightened at those words.

“As expected! Let’s see it quickly.”

Name: Filthian’s Hammer

Grade: A-

Durability: 9953/10000

Description: A hammer used by Filthian, one of the five heroes of the Silas Kingdom. It was created using orichalcum, a magical metal said to never break, by the best blacksmith and archmage of the Silas Kingdom working together. After Filthian died due to the betrayal of a comrade, it’s said that the kingdom tried to retrieve the hammer, but as it was impossible to move, they covered it with soil and hid it.

Abilities: Size Transformation, Weight Control

*Size Transformation – It can be changed to any size the user desires. However, caution is needed as the weight also increases as the size grows.

*Weight Control – Using magical power, the weight can be decreased or increased by up to 50%.

A smile bloomed on Kang Hyeon’s face as he read the description.

“This is it. This is enough.”

He felt like all the hardships he had endured until now were compensated with this one item.

“I thought it was a terribly unlucky day, but huk…”Nôv(el)B\\jnn

He was so moved that tears welled up in his eyes!

“Brother. What is it? Let me see too.”

The group that had gathered leaned in, all wanting to take a look.

“That’s right, that’s right. We all suffered together, so you should let us see.”

“Won’t you shut up.”

At Kang Hyeon’s harsh words, Yoon Na-rae quickly hid behind An Yu-seong.

“Wow, this is really good, isn’t it? I usually don’t covet items, but this one makes me want it.”

“Right?”

“Brother. Just sell this to me. I’ll buy it.”

“No way, man.”

“Would about 5 billion be enough?”

“I said I’m not selling!”

“I guess 5 billion is too low? How about 10 billion?”

“Uh, um…”

For a moment, Kang Hyeon’s pupils shook.

“We all hunted together, and I’m also the vice guild master in my own right. If I offer up to 10 billion, isn’t it a completely profitable deal for you?”

“Ah geez. I said I’m not selling! Don’t tempt me. You bastard!”

“Tch.”

Money can be earned, but who knows when you’ll get an item like this again.

Kang Hyeon desperately resisted the temptation.

“Instead, when we go back, let’s farm some items for you guys. We’ve managed with outdated stuff until now, but that won’t do anymore.”

“Then let’s start with me!”

“Not you.”

Yoon Na-rae’s request was flatly rejected.

“Brother. Then start with me.”

“Not you either.”

“Why not?”

“You already have a B-grade weapon.”

An Yu-seong already has a B-grade weapon, so he doesn’t really need it.

Then Yoon Na-rae raised her hand again.

“I don’t have a B-grade weapon though?”

Kang Hyeon frowned as he looked at Yoon Na-rae.

“Still, no.”

“Why not?!”

“Because I don’t like it.”

“Then you shouldn’t have said ‘you guys’ from the start! Geez! This sucks!”

“How dare you open that mouth!”

Yoon Na-rae ran away without looking back.

Watching her quickly distance herself, Kang Hyeon smirked.

“I’m joking, but we really do need to properly equip you with items. The atmosphere these days isn’t good either. You know what I mean, right?”

“Yes.”

“Good that you understand. For now, let’s go back and rest today. I feel like I’m dying of fatigue after almost dying a few times.”

It felt like he really needed to get a proper rest for the first time in a long while.