Chapter 171: Tier 5: Easy But Not Easy

The Red Undead Knight tilted his head. In addition to the heavy swing of the sword, the way Ji-woo suddenly appeared above him was also a mystery.

It was like going from place to place by tearing space in the air.

The Red Undead Knight wanted to know the pattern of the technique, but Ji-woo attacked again. It was the same as before. Ji-woo threw the Shadow Blade at him. Anyway, he wanted to choose not to dodge and brushed the blade aside.

But, before the Shadow Blade got blocked, Ji-woo suddenly appeared and took the weapon with his right hand and slashed at the Red Undead Knight.

Bang!

The Red Undead Knight was taken aback by that and could only hold on at a disadvantage. He had to block the blade from above and bend the other knee to support the defense. He even used the fire magic emanating from his entire body to try to push Ji-woo back.

“F*ck! Do you think this is enough!? Dream on!”

Ji-woo refused to back down and kept the Shadow Blade pressed against the Red Undead Knight’s sword. He didn’t care about the fire magic that was burning and swallowing the two of them. It wouldn’t hurt him one bit. The worst result was that he had to get naked because his clothes were charred.

But, thinking about the possibility of being naked suddenly made Ji-woo change his mind. He swiftly swung the Diffusal Blade at the Red Undead Knight and extinguished the fire magic at that instant because of the blow.

Bang!

Boom!

The Red Undead Knight crashed heavily onto the ground. The state of the sword he wielded became even worse than before. Regardless of the situation, he still ignited fire magic on his body and shot flames from his legs to get away from Ji-woo with the help of the magic’s acceleration.

Ji-woo didn’t catch up because his current speed wouldn’t be able to keep up with the creature’s movements. Shadow Blade’s ability to tear space was also on cooldown. So, he couldn’t close the distance in an instant.

“So troublesome!”

Ji-woo got lucky that the clothes he wore were a kevlar vest like the one he usually wore in dungeons. It could at least withstand the arrow fire from the creature for a moment. Otherwise, his clothes would have to get reduced to ashes in that split second.

The Red Undead Knight glanced at the sword in his hand. The two times he resisted Ji-woo’s slashes, the cracks had almost broken the weapon. He only had one chance with the sword. Whether to defend or attack. It could only get used once until it got crushed.

Then, the Red Undead Knight ignited flames all over his body again and wrapped the sword with it. Like it or not, that would be his final attack. In addition, he also knew the secret of Ji-woo changing places. So, he was sure he would win against Ji-woo in the conclusive strike.

And again, Ji-woo threw the blade at the Red Undead Knight. The creature must have felt sick of having to get attacked in the same way for the third time. When Ji-woo’s blade drew near, he dodged easily and kept his sights focused on the weapon. It was because he knew that Ji-woo would appear where the sword was.

Not long after, the Red Undead Knight noticed something strange. The blade was getting further and further away from him. But, Ji-woo didn’t appear either.

“Peek a boo!”

Ji-woo suddenly appeared to the right of the Red Undead Knight, who was still staring at the thrown blade. The creature had no time to get surprised and broke Ji-woo’s plan. He instantly swung his sword, which got wrapped in fire magic.

Kaa!!

The Red Undead Knight shrieked his anger and was about to spit fire from his mouth.

Zreet–

Unfortunately, the creature’s head had already separated from its body before the flames burst out. The sword that got wrapped in fire magic also melted away as the head rolled to the ground. The Red Undead Knight instantly turned to ashes and disappeared into the wind.

“Fool.”

Ji-woo walked away to pick up the blade he threw earlier. It was the Diffusal Blade. Meanwhile, the one used to slash the creature’s neck is the Shadow Blade. Also, it was because the Undead Knight was too focused on the Diffusal Blade. He didn’t notice the Shadow Blade flying towards the creature after the first blade. That was why he could appear all of a sudden.

Ji-woo then returned to where Dal-soo and the others were. He was sure they must be in trouble too.

The situation of Dal-soo and the other hunters was okay as they had no casualties while facing off against the two Red Undead Knights. On the other hand, they had to pay a heavy price for the condition with serious injuries suffered by more than half of the hunters in Dal-soo’s group. The stamina and Mana of the hunters already got used up by half, and the condition of the two creatures still looked solid.

All hunters in Dal-soo’s group were also sweating profusely from the hot environment. Even for the size of an S-rank hunter like Dal-soo, the temperature could affect his body. Apart from his drastically deteriorating body condition. He was the only one that had more Mana left than the others.

“Get ready! It’s coming!”

Dal-soo screamed breathlessly. He used his blue string of threads to restrain the movement of the two Red Undead Knights. But it didn’t work at all. In the event that he tried to restrain the movement of the two creatures simultaneously. He would be the one being dragged away due to the difference in strength between them.

Dal-soo could only use a single thread or two threads to slow the movement of the Red Undead Knights instead of holding them both back. Even though it wasn’t practical, it was enough to give the A-rank and B-rank hunters a chance to launch the attacks.

However, the Red Undead Knights swung their swords with ease, and all of the hunters’ magic attacks got swept away, vanishing in midair in an instant. And before the hunters retreated, the two creatures had closed the distance and beat them all.

Dal-soo approached and tried to repulse one of the Red Undead Knights. The two of them exchanged fist blows, and as a result, both of them got knocked back. However, Dal-soo had to take a follow-up attack from the other Red Undead Knights. He ended up being hit and knocked to the ground.

The Red Undead Knights stood side by side and positioned their hand that wasn’t holding the sword forward. Before long, a fireball with a fierce spin appeared in each of their hands. The two fireballs then shrunk to an incredible density of fire.

Boom!

The fireballs exploded and shot towards the hunters, who were trying to get up from their fall. Dal-soo wanted to withstand the attack but had no chance.

Suddenly, two blades got flung past the bursts of fireballs. Meanwhile, Ji-woo landed and dispelled the blast with both hands.

The fireballs evaporated, and only smoke remained. Ji-woo disappeared and no longer stood where he was to fend off the bursts of fire magic.

At that instant, the Red Undead Knights were surprised that their magic attacks were dealt with so easily and only then noticed that two blades were flying towards them.

One of the Red Undead Knights managed to deflect the blade to the ground and leaped aside. Another Red Undead Knight was about to do the same but didn’t because Ji-woo suddenly appeared behind the blade and swung the weapon violently.

Screet–

The Red Undead Knight’s arm holding the sword was cut off and fell to the ground. He then acted swiftly and jumped to the side.

Ji-woo landed and picked up the Diffusal Blade stuck in the ground. He didn’t continue, knowing his speed wouldn’t be enough to make his attack successful.

“Not bad.”

Ji-woo wanted to use his Aura of Fear but wasn’t sure if he could control it. So, it didn’t affect the hunters behind him. He didn’t expect the effect of the weights to affect his concentration level because he had to feel pressured by the weight he was carrying.

The Red Undead Knights tilted their heads, staring at Ji-woo with curiosity and confusion.

Ji-woo was not happy with the two creatures’ gazes. “To hell with that! Whatever the circumstances, you guys are still a hundred years too early to match me!”

Boom!

Ji-woo jumped with all his might and swung his blades at the two creatures. The Red Undead Knight, who had lost an arm, dodged quickly and took the sword in the severed hand.

Surprisingly, the Red Undead Knight who had resisted the initial attack could withstand Ji-woo’s slash. That was because he instantly wrapped his sword with fire magic in layers when he noticed Ji-woo’s violent swing. Of course, successfully fending off Ji-woo’s attack was not without consequences. He had to get pushed back a few steps, and his arm also felt a tingling pain.

Ji-woo had no intention of stopping and continued swinging the blades. The Red Undead Knight with one arm also took part in that fight. Whereas Ji-woo continuously swayed his two blades. The two creatures had to defend and attack in succession to stay balanced and not get pushed into a disadvantageous position.

Meanwhile, the hunters could only watch and let their jaws open to witness Ji-woo’s action pressing the two Red Undead Knights with his slashes.