Chapter 97: Titan (2)

The right fist and elbow, and the left knee.

The damaged parts of the black Titan were being repaired in an instant.

Deu-deu-deu-deu-deu-

Watching that scene made my eyes widen.

“You can use skills, huh?”

So far, the way I’d utilized the Titan Colossal Soldier was just punching and kicking.

But to think skills could be used.

Eureka.

It felt like a primitive man discovering fire.

“This changes things again.”

At that moment, HardboiledPC’s voice rang out.

[Hasangie! Is there anything we can help with?]

“No. Leave this to me and get as far away as possible.”

The Titan Colossal Soldier that crushed A+ rank monsters with pure size alone.

If A+ rank hunters joined a fight between such monsters, they’d just meet a dog’s death.

At that moment.

-Ding-dong!

[Celestial Melody: Attack power and defense power increase!]

[Pure White Resolve: Attack speed, movement speed, and reflex speed increase!]

[War God’s Blessing: Strength, stamina, agility, intelligence, and mental power increase!]

[Sublime Radiance: Half of the damage received by the target is absorbed by holy light.]

Pure white light surged around the Titan Colossal Soldier.

It felt like being cozily wrapped in a soft blanket.

My body felt lighter, and my mind cleared.

“This is…….”

Yun Yeobaek had used her buff skills on me.

[I used them just in case, and it seems buff skills apply. This is the best I can do. Then, HardboiledPC and I will withdraw from here.]

[Is that okay?]

[Yes. If we’re nearby, Mr. Cha Hasang won’t be able to act freely. So, let’s join up with Ms. Han Seoha on the middle lane.]

[O-okay! Then, good luck, Hasangie-! Don’t die!]

HardboiledPC carried Yun Yeobaek and left the bottom lane.

Now I could fight without worrying about the surroundings.

“Alright, then which skill should I try first.”

I activated the skill window.

Ding-dong!

[Skills]

Open — <Rank: ?>

▶ Close — <Rank: ?>

▶『Seven Demons First Strike Esoteric Art: Gluttony Slash, Beelzebub.』 — <Rank: S>

▶『Cordyceps』 — <Rank: A+>

『Genetic Skin Oil』 — <Rank: A>

『Embers』 — <Rank: A>

『Super Strength』 — <Rank: A>

『Ink Stealth』 — <Rank: A>

A total of eight usable skills.

Excluding the Open and Close skills related to the demonic spear for now.

The Cordyceps skill was useless unless against insect-type monsters.

‘In that case…….’

While I was pondering this and that.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang-!

The ground shook.

The black Titan was charging with ferocious momentum.

At the same time.

Kagak- Ka-ga-gak-!

Bluish steel overlaid the black Titan’s fist.

Soon, an iron knuckle-shaped steel fist rushed in.

‘Is it a reinforcement-type skill that turns the body into steel? In that case…….’

Fist against fist.

Let’s see which side is stronger.

Ding-dong!

<Skill ‘Super Strength’ has been activated.>

The ogre’s power dwelled in my right arm.

A sensation like every muscle fiber exploding.

Soon, the right arm muscles hardened like rocks.

At the same time.

Udeuk- U-deu-deuk-

The Titan Colossal Soldier’s right arm also expanded several times larger than the other side.

When I clenched my fist.

Ka-deu-deuk- Pa-deuk-

The sound of boulders being shaved rang out.

Soon.

Kwakwabang!

The Colossal Soldiers’ fists clashed.

A fierce shockwave spread from the point where the fists met.

Stone fragments shattered like a meteor shower, scattering in all directions.

Kwabang! Kwakwakwabang! Kwakwabang!

The bottom lane cemetery area was turning into scorched earth in an instant.

Soon, the impact came a beat late.

“……!”

Pain like sharp needles poking at my nerve endings.

Dozens of cracks had formed on my right fist.

-Ding-dong!

[HP: 85%]

The HP that hadn’t budged from an A+ rank monster’s fierce attack had evaporated by 15%.

‘……Compared to the other side, it’s just a scratch though.’

Hundreds of cracks were splitting across the black Titan’s steel fist.

Jjeo-jeok- Jjeo-jeo-jeok- Bang!

With a loud roar, the steel fist shattered into pieces.

The Super Strength skill had utterly crushed the black Titan’s steel transformation skill.

But only for a moment.

Deu-deu-deu-deu-

The black Titan’s half-destroyed fist recovered to its original state.

Unlike me, the opponent possessed a regeneration skill.

Without recovery means, engaging in a war of attrition with Super Strength would be suicide.

At that moment.

Kagak- Ka-ga-gak- Kagak-

The black Titan’s both arms transformed into pointed skewers.

Soon, blue steel rapiers rushed toward my head.

Shweee-

I quickly ducked my upper body to evade, but.

-Kwajik!

My right shoulder was pierced through.

Pain like a red-hot skewer digging into my shoulder.

I gritted my teeth hard.

For a moment, the extreme pain nearly made me lose consciousness.

As expected.

Ding-dong!

<Damage to the Titan Colossal Soldier detected!>

A red warning message appeared on the front screen.

Ding-dong!

[HP: 65%]

‘Did that one hit take 20% HP?’

There was no time to catch my breath.

Because the black Titan’s fierce assault had begun.

Shweak- Shweee- Shweak- Shweeee-

Overwhelming speed that left afterimages.

The dark blue rapiers rained down furiously.

I quickly raised my guard.

Puk! Puk! Puk! Puk! Puk! Puk! Puk!

The Titan Colossal Soldier’s both arms, reinforced to the extreme with Super Strength.

Even so.

Ding-dong!

[HP: 62%]

Ding-dong!

[HP: 59%]

Ding-dong!

[HP: 56%]

Ding-dong!

[HP: 53%]

Ding-dong!

[HP: 50%]

The Titan Colossal Soldier’s HP reduced to half.

But it wasn’t that I was just taking hits without counterattacking.

At that moment.

Jju-reu-reu-reuk-

The black Titan lost its balance and slipped.

Because the ground was already covered in oily mucus.

“As expected, the old ways are the best.”

Ding-dong!

<Skill ‘Genetic Skin Oil’ has been activated.>

Black oil flowed like a waterfall from the Titan Colossal Soldier’s body.

Because I’d activated the Genetic Skin Oil skill while guarding the attacks.

Gul-leong Gul-leong Gul-leong Gul-leong Gul-leong-

Oily mucus spewing out with ferocious momentum.

The bottom lane cemetery area had already turned into a swamp of black oily mucus.

Then.

Deu-deu-deu-deu-

The black Titan transformed its two feet into pointed awls.

Steel awl boots.

The black Titan began charging while stabbing the ground repeatedly.

Pak! Pak! Pak! Pak! Pak!

But that was a poor judgment.

The place the black Titan moved to was the very center where the oily mucus was most concentrated.

“Irasshaimase~!”

Ding-dong!

<Skill ‘Embers’ has been activated.>

Flame feathers surged from the Titan Colossal Soldier’s entire body.

At the same time.

Kwakwakwakwakwakwabang!

An explosion ten times…… no, a hundred times greater than before.

Crimson flames spread along the thickly spread oily mucus.

The moment the tidal wave of fire engulfed the black Titan.

“One more time!”

Ding-dong!

<Skill ‘Embers’ has been activated.>

Kwakwakwakwakwabang!

With an earth-shaking roar, a mushroom cloud rose.

Tomb fragments and stone slabs shattered and scattered everywhere.

The bottom lane cemetery filled with thick smoke.

This should have dealt meaningful damage even to the black Titan.

At that moment.

Shweee-

A black skewer rushed through the smoke.

When the black Titan’s blade tip reached right in front of my nose.

Ding-dong!

<Skill ‘Ink Stealth’ has been activated.>

Black ink spewed from the Colossal Soldier’s body.

The ink mist spreading like a smoke bomb instantly made the Colossal Soldier transparent.

At the same time.

Huwung-

The black skewer grazed through empty air.

If the stealth timing had been a bit later, the heart area would have been pierced.

“To counterattack after taking that.”

No wonder it’s the mid-boss of an S-rank dungeon.

Soon, the black Titan revealed itself through the black smoke.

Its left upper body was completely blown away, and the head was charred black with ash scattering.

Flames still blazed fiercely on the oily mucus scattered across its body.

Soon, the black Titan’s regeneration skill activated, but.

Tseu-tseu-tseu-tseu-tseu-

A regeneration speed noticeably slower than before.

It was clear that meaningful damage had been dealt.

But at that moment.

Kagak- Ka-gak- Kagak-

Steel spewed from the black Titan’s body.

They connected like dense fibers, enveloping the black Titan like a round bunker.

The black Titan hid inside the seamless sphere.

Soon.

Shweee- Shweak- Shweeee~!

Dozens of pointed spikes rushed from the steel sphere.

I activated Ink Stealth and widened the distance.

Right after taking the linked explosion attack using Embers, the black Titan shifted to a defense-focused form.

That meant.

‘……The regeneration skill has limits too.’

A powerful single strike.

It was time to land the ultimate blow that would render even the regeneration skill useless.

I activated the skill window.

And then.

Ding-dong!

<Skill ‘Seven Demons First Strike Esoteric Art: Gluttony Slash, Beelzebub’ has been activated.>

I cast the strongest skill.

-Ding-dong!

<『Gluttony Slash Esoteric Art』 current output …… 50%>

With an output on a whole different level from before!