Ranker's Return

Chapter 678

Dark blue sparks started to burst all around Markelom’s body.

‘Is it the dark and lightning attributes?’

Demons would naturally have the dark attribute. The small sparks that were revealed outside the body—they were surely lightning.

‘If something comes out, then I’ll give it to Tang-E.’

It would be a great help to Tang-E, regardless of whether it was dark or lightning. It would be better if it was an essence, but an item would be fine.

'The necklace also had lightning-related effects. The synergy is pretty good.’

A necklace already hung around Tang-E’s neck. It was a necklace obtained by killing the fallen shaman, Chroma, in the Arperium, the holy land of the giants in the past.

‘I hope I get a bracelet again.’

Then he would be able to place it around Tang-E’s empty paw.

‘I’ll shake him lightly before killing him.’

“Will just this much be enough? I can’t even charge my battery properly.”

Hyeonu provoked Markelom who was releasing threatening lightning. There was only one purpose. It was to shake Markelom’s composure and end the battle as soon as possible.

‘First kill this guy before going back. Then if I hear that another noble has appeared in the chat window… I’ll return at that time.’

The purpose of Hyeonu attacking Tendmul would be achieved as long as he killed Markelom, who was presumed to be a noble. There would be no more point in hunting. He could take a sweet break and look around in a relaxed manner.

‘I will get 10% anyway.’

This was the slacking off nature of the one at the top of the pyramid.

“What?! Only?!”

Markelom couldn’t forgive Hyeonu for demeaning his magic power. He also couldn’t forgive Hyeonu for smashing his teeth, even if it would grow back anyway.

“Die!”

Markelom further pulled out his magic power and rushed at Hyeonu. He reached Hyeonu in an instant and stretched out a fist that was the size of Hyeonu’s head. It was short and fast.

Markelom’s fist, surrounded in dark blue lightning, burst through the air.

‘It is worth provoking him a bit more.’

Hyeonu just gave a pitying smile despite Markelom’s fist approaching him.

‘Giant's Power.’

Hyeonu’s right arm was wrapped in purple magic power. The magic power transformed Hyeonu’s arm into a shape closer to a beast than a human. It was a few times thicker than Hyeonu’s original arm.

Hyeonu extended his right arm that was dyed an ominous purple. Hyeonu’s arm shook as he blocked Markelom’s fist. To be precise, the magic power surrounding Hyeonu’s arm was shaking. Meanwhile, Hyeonu was standing fine with his two feet on the ground. He was as solid as a giant rock that had endured for countless hours.

“Now I know the level of a noble. I should’ve told His Majesty to come to the demon world earlier. Then I could’ve experienced these things much faster,” Hyeonu muttered to himself as if Markelom wasn’t listening.

It was impossible for Markelom to not hear it. Hyeonu was still holding onto his fist.

“You!!!”

Markelom burst out angrily. The blow, which carried a lot of magic power, ended up as nothing. It literally did no damage. It would’ve been a relief if it was just blocked. Instead, he was humiliated and mocked. In the first place, Markelom didn’t have a very thick head. He rose to the position of earl of the demon world with his natural sense of combat. Coming to Tendmul was also at the order of his demon king. The two previous nobles who ruled Tendmul had died. Thus, they sent the stronger Markelom to retrieve the ring.

The sparks around Markelom’s body became even more violent at Markelom’s anger. Now it was similar to what was seen in anime.

“Wow, isn’t this like a lightning rat?” Hyeonu once again mocked Markelom, but inwardly, he was thinking about ending the battle quickly.

‘It will hurt a lot if I get hit.’

Hyeonu calmly grasped the situation. He might’ve blocked Markelom’s attack, but it definitely would’ve been dangerous if it was received with his body. He wouldn’t die in one blow, but he couldn’t determine what would happen if it was hit in a vital spot.

‘I’ll kill him before then.’

Hyeonu pulled Markelom’s fist that he was holding. Due to the strength effect of Giant's Power, Markelom couldn’t withstand Hyeonu’s monster-like strength and was pulled over.

‘Did he train his body to the extreme?’

Markelom’s distorted expression contained an emotion called embarrassment. Hyeonu had blocked his attack, but he thought it was due to magic power. He didn’t expect Hyeonu to be physically powerful. His question didn’t continue. There was no room for them to continue. He had to restore the balance that Hyeonu had broken.

Markelom suddenly tilted his body forward more. His balance was broken anyway. He was going to break it completely and start all over again. He could face an even bigger crisis if he tried to hold onto his center of gravity.

Markelom’s choice was definitely right. Hyeonu couldn’t overcome the power of Markelom shooting forward like a bullet and missed it.

‘Look at this?’

Hyeonu smiled as Markelom turned his offensive into nothing in an unexpected manner.

‘It is interesting.’

In recent years, he had never battled with monsters. He just swung the Mysterious Sky Sword. Of course, that didn’t mean that Hyeonu’s skills had degenerated or that his senses were rusty. He had steadily participated in PvP.

Markelom escaped the grasp off Hyeonu’s right arm and rolled around on the ground. Dirt covered his body, but he didn’t care. The important thing was to win the battle. Saving face wasn’t important. Nothing was important if he died.

‘This person is strong and has powerful magic power.’

Markelom regained the composure that had disappeared due to Hyeonu’s provocation. The sense of crisis about possibly dying was what awakened him.

‘I have to do my best to live.’

Markelom no longer belittled Hyeonu.

He regarded Hyeonu as an old enemy who he had to fight with his life on the line.

It wasn’t just a human being.

‘Provocation is meaningless now.’

Hyeonu noticed the change in Markelom’s eyes. Cold energy was flowing through the eyes full of anger. This was definitely evidence that Markelom had regained his composure.

‘I have to press him and grab him.’

It was time to use the standard method. Hyeonu recovered the magic power that surrounded his right arm and drew the Mysterious Sky Sword. The Mysterious Sky Sword released a sharp momentum as it showed its brilliant appearance.

‘It is dangerous.’

This was the thought that Markelom had when he saw the Mysterious Sky Sword. The Mysterious Sky Sword was clearly dangerous. Anyone would tell it was a good weapon. However, the even more dangerous one was Hyeonu. The moment the Mysterious Sky Sword was drawn, the air around Hyeonu changed. It smelled dangerous. Now he couldn’t distinguish if the sharp momentum came from the Mysterious Sky Sword or Hyeonu.

Meanwhile, Hyeonu resumed the battle that had stopped. Hyeonu gained a fast speed by kicking off strongly from the ground and moved toward Markelom.

‘Fast.’

Marelom moved his eyes as he saw Hyeonu’s movements, which seemed faster than before. It was to chase Hyeonu’s movements. Just then, Hyeonu disappeared from Markelom’s vision. Nevertheless, Markelom focused his senses without panicking. There had been countless experiences dealing with fast-moving enemies in the battles he had fought so far.

‘The front or back? Or is it the side?’

Hyeonu was caught by Markelom’s senses.

‘The front!’

Markelom extended his fist without hesitation. Markelom’s fist and the Mysterious Sky Sword collided. Powerful shockwaves swept around them. Markelom and Hyeonu continued to exchange attacks on the spot without backing down.

‘Why isn’t it working?’

Markelom was flustered to see Hyeonu showing no change. Markelom’s magic power was a combination of the dark and lightning attributes, as Hyeonu had guessed. Additionally, Markelom’s magic power had a unique effect due to a secret technique. It slightly gnawed at the magic power of the opponent. It wasn’t recognizable at first, but the effect snowballed as the battle continued.

‘So why is this human fine?’

However, Hyeonu was fine. It was normal for there to be changes after fighting this much. This was based on Markelom’s experience.

‘Is that human’s magic power much stronger than mine?’

There was only one case where Markelom’s magic power didn’t work. It was when the opponent’s magic power was more powerful than his own magic power.

‘How is this human…?’

He thought the human was strong, but he hadn’t expected the human to be stronger than him.

‘Even so, I can’t give up.’

Markelom’s magic power didn’t always play a role. Sometimes there were enemies with stronger magic power, but the winner was always Markelom. That was how he could now sit in the earl’s position.

“I will win today!” Markelom screamed loudly and exploded his magic power.

[The fear of an earl of the demon world, ‘Markelom,’ has been heard.]

[The influence of fighting energy and killing has allowed you to ignore Earl Markelom’s fear.]

“What is this jerk doing now? I thought my eardrums would burst.”

Hyeonu frowned at the fear that burst out from a distance. He didn’t get hit by the fear. He was just annoyed. Fighting energy and the killing intent stat—Markelom was too weak to break through these two defensive walls.

-Turn on the signal when doing something like this.He has no manners.

-I thought my eardrums were going to burst when he made such a loud noise.

-Ah, please write a caption warning when posting this to A-World.Say to reduce the volume.

-Let’s finish it quickly without dragging it out.He is giving us sh*t.

Hyeonu glimpsed the chat window where messages were rising in a dizzying manner. Public opinion in the chat window was similar.

Handle Markelom quickly.

‘That is what I want.’

This was the same as Hyeonu’s desire. Hyeonu started to move in earnest in accordance with the will of the viewers. They were completely different movements from before. He used Mysterious Sky Steps and controlled his magic power in earnest.

Hyeonu’s figure appeared here and there. Markelom’s eyes widened when he saw it. They were strange movements.

‘Does this make sense?’

He had experienced many simple, quick movements. Hyeonu’s movements were like that previously. Hyeonu didn’t miss the moment when Markelom panicked. He immediately aimed the Mysterious Sky Sword at Markelom. Markelom was once again flustered when he saw Hyeonu’s actions. It was because Hyeonu’s behavior was so absurd.

‘Swinging the sword from there?’

The distance between him and Hyeonu was over 10 meters. It was a great distance where an attack wouldn’t work even if Hyeonu’s arm length was added to the length of the Mysterious Sky Sword. Purple pure energy appeared around the Mysterious Sky Sword in an instant. It was more than 10 meters long.

Now it reached. No, it wasn’t the degree of just reaching. It exceeded the distance between the two of them. The purple pure energy passed by and cut the neck of the wide-eyed Markelom.

Markelom’s head was separated from his body and blood gushed like a fountain. It was an empty end for an earl of the demon world.

“Don’t be noisy in public. Understood?”

Hyeonu placed the Mysterious Sky Sword away while picking at his ear.