The Hero Returns Chapter 189

Whiz—

Su-hyeun rushed to the numerous heroes that were protecting Luslec.

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[The Wave Sword, Explosion Style.]

[Flame.]

Craaack—

Whoosh—!

A one-to-a-hundred fight was, among all the trials Su-hyeun had gone through, the hardest one so far. Let it begin.

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Immortality was the best skill that Su-hyeun had when compared to his other skills power-wise. But there were also many side effects.

“Gasp, gasp—”

His Health was rapidly undermined, and there was a reaction to the amplified magic. Also, he had been using Explosion skill, which consumed a lot of magic at the same time.

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Su-hyeun looked at the shadows that fell in front of him. Half of them were gone. But his Health was almost out.

Whoosh—

Boom, boom, boom—!

Ifrit’s flame appeared in front of Su-hyeun to block him to cut other heroes.

[Indomitable body.]

[Armor of the Mage.]

[Sky King’s Feather.]

Layers of skills wrapped Su-hyeun’s body. He didn’t wear the Falcon’s Holy Armor right at the moment, but those were quite usable skills. They increased magic resistance. Ifrit’s flame was lukewarm compared to Karne’s Breath. Su-hyeun ignored Ifrit’s fire and swung his sword.

Slash—

Thud—

Another hero’s head fell to the ground. And, at the same time, many different kinds of skills flew to Su-hyeun.

Crack, Craaack—

Swiiiiish, thump—!

Somebody drilled a fist into Su-hyeun’s stomach. The overwhelming shock shook his body.

Clench—

Crack, craaack—

Su-hyeun clenched his teeth and grasped his opponent’s wrist. He held it in his hand and twisted. The shadow opened its mouth wide as if it was screaming, but no sound came out.

Slash—

Su-hyeun swung his sword and cut the shadow’s neck. At the same time, he snapped his fingers, a dark blue Flame covered Su-hyeun’s body.

[Armor of the Flame.]

Whoosh, whoosh—

The heroes who had been rus.h.i.+ng to attack Su-hyeun hesitated. And, in that short moment of hesitation, Su-hyeun dug into the crowd.

Swish, swish, swish—

Slash— Splash—

The heads of the shadows were cut. Su-hyeun was splattered with blood.

Stab—

A sword penetrated Su-hyeun’s shoulder. Su-hyeun turned his head and saw a shadow standing next to him. It was Chun Ha-jin.

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The queen that was supposed to protect the king began to move. That meant a lot of soldiers had died.

Slaaash—

Crunch—!

When Su-hyeun waved his sword filled with magic, the aura of the sword that held Flame stretched out to Chun Ha-jin. Chun Ha-jin hurriedly pulled the sword from Su-hyeun’s shoulder and tried to defend, but his shoulder was cut, deep. Su-hyeun covered his shoulder with the other hand and exhaled a long breath.

“Hwooooo—”

Stomp, stomp—

The surviving heroes made a formation while Su-hyeun took a breath. The heroes tried to make Su-hyeun use up his Strength. They were waiting for Su-hyeun to crash and burn.

“So, you guys are trying to exhaust me, huh?”

“Trial means hards.h.i.+p and suffering. If it’s too easy, it wouldn’t be a trial for you, would it?”

Luslec was still standing in the same spot. It seemed like he was waiting until the last moment. It was a bit of a nasty move but obviously the most reasonable choice.

“Yes. Now, it feels like a real trial.” Su-hyeun couldn’t deny it.

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None of the trials in his current life had been particularly difficult for Su-hyeun. The trial of the 30th floor, when he had to catch Ouroboros, was a bit difficult, but everything else was too easy, or easy enough. But this trial was different. The heroes in front of him were all high-level ones. There were heroes like Hercules, Ifrit, or Chun Ha-jin who easily could defeat S-Rank awakeners.

“But you chose the wrong way,” Su-hyeun said.

“What?”

Su-hyeun checked his Fatigue stat.

[Fatigue: 70.]

It was the right moment.

[The Trait of ‘Hero – Immortality’ activates.]

[Vitality and Health will quickly be recovered. CC will partially be recovered.]

[The physical ability has already reached its peak. The physical ability won’t increase anymore.]

Swish, swish—

Slash, slash—

The shadow heroes that rushed toward Su-hyeun lost their heads and fell to the ground. Su-hyeun’s staggering body regained its balance. His magic, which had been fading like a candle in a breeze, was restored. Luslec grinned, even though his opponent became lively again, as if he liked it so much that he couldn’t help but laugh.

<> Su-hyeun thought.

The Immortality skill could be used in two different ways. The first one increased his physical power and amplified his magic. The second one recovered Vitality and Health temporarily. But the restoration of Vitality and Health was only a temporary measure. It was just first aid. The recovered Health and Vitality would return to normal over time. Su-hyeun knew that better than anyone. He had an intuition for when he had no time left.

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Swish—

Su-hyeun approached Chun Ha-jin, who had left Luslec’s side. Chun Ha-jin swung his sword as if he was waiting for Su-hyeun. And it was at that moment…

[The Wave Sword- Explosion Style.]

Ruuuuumble—

The moment that their swords met, Su-hyeun’s sword spewed a huge amount of magic. He activated the Explosion Style skill to maximize the aura of the sword. And the result of that—

Clang—

—Chun Ha-jin’s sword, wrapped in energy, was broken—

Slash—

—and his neck was cut.

Whoosh—

Wham—!

A dull sound came over Su-hyeun’s head. With a heavy feeling, Su-hyeun started to bleed from his head. It was a club of Hercules. Hercules had smashed the ground of the stage before. If Su-hyeun were an ordinary person, his head would have burst at once.

Whirl—

[Protective Barrier of the Dragon G.o.d.]

[Blessing of the Dragon G.o.d.]

“Good job, Miru.”

Purr—

Miru answered from a distance. Su-hyeun had told Miru not to get involved in the fighting since it was dangerous. Miru broke the promise but, thanks to Miru, Su-hyeun wasn’t too injured by Hercules’ club. The queen was gone.

Grab—

Su-hyeun held tight to Hercules’ neck. Now, it was time to catch the bishop.