Chapter 32: Calamity: Late!

Etherzalle couldn’t accept the reality. She was a Spirit being that could get considered more sturdy than most of the creatures from the dungeons.

Assuming the opponent was mightier than Etherzalle. The Dark Space would cover that weakness.

Wanted to beat the Dark Space? The only choice was to get out of the shadows range. But, it required more effort if someone aspired to do it.

And Etherzalle itself wouldn’t let that happen and would chase them. Considered the shadows would always follow Etherzalle, wherever her feet go, creating an independent domain under her control.

Getting out of the shadows range was almost impossible.

Yet, there was a human in front of Etherzalle.

A harmless human! Still okay inside the Dark Space?

Unbelievable!

Etherzalle was seething with anger. The human was able to scare her off. Also, the trump card, Dark Space, didn’t seem to affect him either.

“You’re not human!”

Kim Ji-woo got chuckled while hearing Etherzalle rambling about his existence.

Somehow, Ji-woo was a little bit in agreement with those words that Etherzalle was uttering. He didn’t have Mana, couldn’t be called a hunter. There was no Mana, nor could he be called a human because he was darn powerful.

‘I need to be careful. That human is not simple.’

Etherzalle didn’t dare to underestimate Ji-woo. She was wary of his mysterious power.

Ji-woo stuck his left hand into his trouser pocket. His right hand then made a ‘come here’ gesture towards Etherzalle.

“Come. Entertain me.”

Boom–

Etherzalle dashed with her full power, shattering the ground, attacking Ji-woo with her left-hand claws. Of course, she didn’t put an end to the Dark Space and kept using it.

Ji-woo stopped the strike precisely by grabbing Etherzalle’s wrist.

Etherzalle gnashed her teeth, tried to release her hand from Ji-woo’s grasp.

However, Ji-woo immediately threw Etherzalle up into the air.

Etherzalle was astonished by how easily she got thrown away. It proved that Ji-woo was not an ordinary human. His strength alone was sufficient to convince her about the instinct earlier.

Etherzalle didn’t want to admit it, but she knew she couldn’t kill that human. She planned to retreat and was sure that the human couldn’t kill her either.

Thep–

Ji-woo leaped into the air on top of the Etherzalle. Then, moving the heel of his foot down and kicked her in the head.

Duag–

Kaboom–

Etherzalle fell so hard and demolished the ground.

At the same time, Ji-woo landed from above with a surprised expression.

“Amazing, I kick as hard as I can and still alive? It turns out your body is very durable.

“Better than those dogs from before.”

Etherzalle kneeled on the ground after falling by blocking Ji-woo’s kick. It turned out to be the worst for her. Her hand felt like it was going to get destroyed when she received the kick.

Etherzalle stared wide-eyed, with disbelief on her face. In a matter of seconds, her judgment of Ji-woo changed multiple times. From the weak to the undetermined, then to the too strong, and lastly to the impossible to compete.

Etherzalle was displeased at being overpowered. Her expression alone was probably enough to kill a weak-willed person.

Meanwhile, Ji-woo starts to show his disinterest. He was looking at the Spirit with contempt.

Etherzalle, who lost her sanity, charged at Ji-woo again. It could be called a desperate attempt from her.

Boom–

Hwossh–

Duuarg!

The close distance fight between Ji-woo and Etherzalle caused an explosive collision. It got followed by a large shockwave that had strong winds to sweep away everything around them.

Hereafter, the dust cloud covered the area, making it hard to see everything precisely.

Swoosh–

Swossh–

Inside the cloud of dust, there was the sound of sharp weapons swinging around.

Not long, Ji-woo and Etherzalle were coming out from the dust cloud.

That reckless move seemed like it worked. Cut marks from sharp weapons were visible on several parts of Ji-woo’s body.

On the other hand, Etherzalle didn’t feel like she’s outperformed him. After all, the cut isn’t deep. She even thought that Ji-woo was just deliberately getting scratched.

In a few more exchanges, Etherzalle stopped her useless effort. She only stayed on her spot and was frustrated.

As a vengeance spirit, Etherzalle got gifted with monstrous physical strength. A trump card of the Dark Space along with Mana enhances her raw power. She was a peerless creature among the High Grade.

And now, In front of Her. Etherzalle was rendered helpless and even ridiculed. By none other than a human, who did not have Mana like her.

Ji-woo was not surprised to see Etherzalle stop her attack. It was an obvious trick to let her slash him.

Deep inside, he hoped she would keep going until it made him excited.

Nonetheless,

‘Where is the thrill? Where is the adrenaline rush? Why is there nothing!’

Ji-woo wished with hundreds of Hellhounds and a strong creature. It would be enough to lift up his mood.

Alas, all of them were not sufficient for Ji-woo.

In the very next moment, Ji-woo, who had been about a few meters away from Etherzalle, closed the distance between them in an instant.

It happened in a flash.

Bang!

Ji-woo used an extremely agile, close-range punch with very great force, making it virtually inescapable.

Etherzalle was thrown violently backward after being hit in the abdomen, leaving a trail on the ground on its way.

Etherzalle could hold back her breakdown while holding it with her left hand despite being tossed so hard. She felt numb all over her body from that one hit alone.

It was a critical matter for Etherzalle because her body had a very sturdy physique. Since it was not easy to tear the body apart, she had to endure the endless pain. Like she wanted to die, but she couldn’t die.

Meantime, Ji-woo picked up the Battle Axe weapon that no longer had a master and appeared before Etherzalle once again.

Upon seeing that, Etherzalle, unfamiliar with Ji-woo’s speed, could only react reflexively. She instinctively raised her Crescent Moon weapon to block the incoming attack.

Ji-woo charged forward with the Battle Axe on his left hand, targeting Etherzalle’s head.

Dang!

From the impact of the shockwave from the two colliding weapons, there was a loud thud.

Etherzalle was lucky to survive the Battle Axe slash, even though it cost her the Crescent Moon broke into a dozen pieces. And again, she was blown away due to Ji-woo’s immense strength.

Obviously, the Battle Axe that Ji-woo was using had the same fate as the Crescent Moon weapon. One of the edges from the dual-headed Battle Axe got broken too.

This time, Etherzalle couldn’t land well after preventing a slash to her neck. After the bounce stopped, her body trembled from the pain she received from Ji-woo’s few hits earlier.

Etherzalle, a Spirit being, had her own pride over the human kinds. Although, the opponent was mightier than her. She never ran with her tail between her legs.

“Human!!! You will never defeat me even a million… “

Cough, Cough–

Ji-woo advanced toward Etherzalle and choked her throat, stopping the gibberish words she uttered.

“You should be grateful for being weak so that you won’t suffer for a long time,” Ji-woo said casually with his flat facial appearance.

Ji-woo knew. The reason he might be able to end this outbreak sooner. It was because the vengeance spirit didn’t live up to his expectation. Thus, he could control his emotions back from the excitement of the fight that Nullifier presented. If not, it could be a long-drawn clash between them even though Ji-woo was still more powerful than the other.

Sometimes being weak and dying first isn’t a bad thing. At the very least, it wouldn’t endure unimaginable pain during the process.

Suddenly, Ji-woo shifted his face to the left side while still holding Etherzalle with his right hand. He heard something like the sound of running footsteps toward him.

He saw there were three men that got closer. Ji-woo knew they were hunters, just from their gear and Mana that they had.

The three hunters that just came halted their footsteps. What appeared in front of them was very confusing.

They clearly didn’t feel Mana from Ji-woo. Yet, the hunters saw a human without Mana with a creature from the dungeon struggling to escape that human grip.

Hilarious!

Because of that absurd situation. Especially Ji-woo’s white shirt and long, wavy untied hair that had drenched in blood. The hunters began to contemplate whether the man in front of them was human or not.

In six years of Portal Gate appeared. There was no such human that was capable of fighting against the creature from the dungeon without Mana. Not even once!

The hunters were quiet and vigilant for unknown circumstances. They were on alert for fear that some unexpected things might happen.

“Late people can just stay still in their place.”

The hunters were flabbergasted at Ji-woo’s erratic words out of nowhere. They didn’t know if it was a mockery or a warning for them.

“Huh?!”

“What did you say?!”

“???”