Chapter 99: The Spear of Judgnt
I wondered if they were confident in their skills or if they were just relying on their numbers. The Chinese n approached with an air of arrogance.
“Hmm.”
Well, I didn’t mind them coming closer. But…
“God, you sll awful,” I instinctively covered my nose and muttered. “Wow, the stench of blood… it’s worse than the poisonous mushrooms I just ate…”
This sll… This was the scent of people who had killed a few others within the past week at least.
Murderers.
I instinctively raised my guard. At the sa ti, I felt a strange sense of realization that I may be becoming a veteran now, seeing that I could tell just by sll whether soone was a killer or not. It was a bitter realization, nonetheless.
“Hey.”
When I spoke bluntly without hesitation, one of the n called out to , his expression intrigued.
“You’ve got a sharp nose like a dog’s, huh? But your ability to assess the situation doesn’t seem good enough.”
“Assess the situation, you say?”
“You said you slled blood on us, didn’t you? You didn’t think that blood could soon be yours?”
—Spit!
The man spat on the ground and chuckled. “Well, I guess necromancers like you might have confidence in their abilities, sure.”
“…”
“But here’s the thing, buddy. Have you ever thought about this?”
“Thought about what?”
“Why do you think we showed up here knowing you’re a necromancer who’s immune to dozens of poisonous mushrooms? Think about that for a second.”
“…Hmm. You’re right. Why would you do that?”
—Vwoom!
As I responded, I slowly drew upon my energy.
—Rustle! Clack!
At my signal, the scattered skeletons around ford a circular formation.
“Because I wouldn’t have if I were you.”
Eldrin and her underlings erged from the treetops, and the others stepped out from between the tree trunks.
—Thud! Boom!
Shield soldiers led by Boney 4.
—Clang! Slash!
lee fighters led by Boney 1 and Sunny. And Boney 7, the healer, provided support from the rear. All of them were A and B-rank monsters.
“This feels surreal.”
Seeing the four hunters before , who looked like A-rankers, brought back mories.
Assassin Ko Jaeyoung, was it?
That was the na of one of the Shadow Lurkers who had tried to kill .
I barely survived back then, thanks to Gi Soyul.
At that ti, A-rank hunters had felt like an insurmountable wall for . But now, I could face them with ease. I’d grown a lot since then.
“H-Hey, look here,” one of the n stamred, seemingly shaken by the murderous intent radiating from my summons. “Before we fight, how about we have a little talk? There’s a reason humans have mouths, right? Why so hasty?”
“…I was thinking the sa thing. But one of you seed eager to see my blood.”
Clearly they had been the ones to make threats first.
“Wow, are you Korean? Is that why you’re so quick-tempered and have this smart-ass vibe? It was just a greeting, man. A tough guy’s greeting when n et, y’know?”
Well, in my country, we didn’t call that a greeting; we called it a complete lack of manners. But let’s chalk it up to cultural differences.
“So what do you want?”
“Do you want to join our team?”
“Your team?”
Now that was an unexpected approach. After seeing consu poisonous mushrooms, I figured they ca to steal my points, but a team invitation was not expected. Or perhaps they were planning to betray when I let my guard down.
“Suddenly proposing to join your team? That stinks of ulterior motives.”
“Fair enough. It might seem funny for us to show up and make such an offer out of the blue. But you wouldn’t want to take unnecessary risks coming here, would you?” The Chinese guy, who had initially acted tough, suddenly beca talkative. “Let be honest. Just tell us how you’re able to eat poison without dying. Do that, and we’ll guarantee your safety for the rest of the trial. As you might’ve guessed, we were murderers long before coming here. Killing people is just like having another al for us. But that also ans we’re willing to do all the dirty work for you.”
Yikes. Killing people was their pride, it seed.
“And if I refuse?”
“Well then, we have no choice. We’re not the type to back down after making an offer like this.”
—Swish!
The murderers brandished their weapons, filling the space with a sticky, nacing aura.
So it’s inevitable, huh?
I didn’t want to team up with such scum, but rejecting them would have ant a fight. So there was no other choice but to fight them.
After all, my philosophy was simple. If soone ssed with , I wouldn’t let it go. I’d return the favor.
“…”
As I smirked and prepared to signal my summons to attack…
“Hm?”
The hair on my body stood on end. I felt sothing powerful approaching from beyond my line of sight.
Sothing.
There was sothing else—sothing on a completely different level from these n.
“Found you. Filthy murderers,” a cold voice ca from beyond the bushes.
There he is.
The energy from my Great Blue Heart Technique was warning to be wary of this man.
“Y-You are…”
The murderers panicked.
Why? Who was this person that scared them so much?
“Zhang Wei, the Spear of Judgnt…?”
Zhang Wei?
“You recently killed three people. Your motives were rely for your pleasure and greed.” The man spoke in a monotone voice, devoid of emotion. His gaze held no feelings, like a machine delivering judgnt to sinners.
“Damn it. It really is him—the Spear of Judgnt.”
“Crazy bastard. We were just following the rules here. Why does he always go berserk?”
“Can’t he at least show so rcy to his own countryn?”
The murderers turned in disbelief. I, too, decided to step back and observe for now. The situation was becoming quite intriguing.
Zhang Wei, the Spear of Judgnt, huh?
I mulled over the na the murderers had shouted.
I’ve heard of him before.
He wasn’t a ranker, so I never committed his na to mory, but it rang a bell. He was a man nicknad the “Punisher of Evil.” He despised senseless killing. And his skill Search (S-rank) revealed the reasons and thods by which soone had killed others recently.
Of course, Zhang Wei was better known by another title—the sole disciple of Spear King Chen Ziyi, a genius born in China, ranked 10th in the world.
“…Silence.” The man’s gaze turned murderous. “If a cri is committed, punishnt must follow—that is the law of the world. I shall judge you on behalf of those who were wrongfully killed.”
—Clink!
Before the murderers could argue…
—Whoosh!
The Spear of Judgnt moved.
—Wham!
The spear slashed through the murderers with overwhelming speed.
“Gah!”
—Ting! Clang!
Panicked, the murderers hastily drew their weapons to block.
“Well, we have no choice. Everyone, weapons out!”
“Yes, boss! We had to take out that Spear bastard anyway!”
“That hypocritical murderer! He’s probably killed more people than us!”
As fellow countryn, it seed there was more history between them than I knew.
—Rustle!
I motioned for my skeletons to retreat as there was no need to intervene in soone else’s fight.
But.
I was curious about one thing.
If he’s the Spear King’s disciple, I wonder how good his spear technique is.
I gestured to Sunny.
“My lord.”
“Let’s sit and enjoy the show.”
“…The show, my lord?”
Sunny tilted their head but crouched beside . They were probably recalling Kim Jinah munching popcorn during their bloody battle with Eldrin.
“Yeah. Watching a good fight is the most entertaining thing in the world.”
“Understood.”
—Whoosh!
When I turned my gaze, Zhang Wei was gracefully wielding his spear.
—Clang!
He deflected one murderer’s weapon and planted his foot into his abdon.
—Thud!
“Guh!”
His movents flowed seamlessly, every strike following another like a perfectly choreographed dance.
“What remarkable skill.”
“Oh?”
I was surprised to hear Sunny say that. Sunny, who had once stood as an absolute being of a world with just a spear in their past life, rarely praised others. It was very unusual for soone like Sunny to call soone’s level remarkable.
“He’s still inexperienced, but I can clearly see the ultimate form of the spear technique he’s aiming for. Moreover, his understanding of spear techniques is profound enough to potentially achieve it. I’m curious to know who his master is.”
“Is that so?”
The spear techniques continued.
The murderers, who had initially seed so confident, were gradually losing their resolve under the relentless ferocity of the Spear of Judgnt’s movents.
“Sh-Shit!”
“H-Hey! We’re sorry, so just stop already! There’s a reason for everything!”
Despite their desperate pleas, the Spear of Judgnt didn’t pause for a mont. His strikes targeted unpredictable locations—head, chest, legs—leaving the murderers scrambling to defend themselves.
—Thunk!
Before long, one of the murderers had a gaping hole in his neck.
“Grr… Grrrk!”
Clutching his throat with both hands, he looked utterly disbelieving as blood gushed out.
“Damn it!”
“B-Boss, shouldn’t we run for it now?”
The remaining murderers panicked. Despite the loss of a comrade, there was no anger among them. Their only concern was their own survival.
“B-Boss?”
—Thunk!
The Spear of Judgnt’s shin hit another murderer’s calf, causing instantaneous paralysis and making him lose his balance. As the murderer slumped to the ground, the spear pierced through his throat.
—Thunk!
“Ack!”
Two were already dead. The entire sequence had taken less than a minute, highlighting the overwhelming gap in power.
“Th-This isn’t right! Boss, I’m out of here!”
Finally, one of the underlings threw down his weapon and began to flee.
“You bastard!”
The eyes of the Chinese man in charge widened in shock, but before he could respond, the Spear of Judgnt already stood before him.
“Shit…”
There was no way he could win a one-on-one fight after he had already lost in a four-on-one. The leader quickly raised his weapon to deflect the incoming strike, but…
—Thunk!
The spear pierced his heart. Even though he’d tried to avoid it, the spear’s trajectory was impossible to predict or dodge.
“Guh…!”
The Spear of Judgnt showed no hesitation as he took the man’s life. Expressionless, he pressed his foot against the murderer’s stomach and yanked the embedded spear free.
—Splatter!
Bright red blood sprayed into the air. Simultaneously, using the murderer’s stomach as a foothold, he hurled the spear with imnse force.
—Whoosh!
The spear flew in a straight line with barely any arc, piercing the fleeing murderer squarely in the back.
“…”
It was like a scene straight out of a movie—a dazzling action sequence.
—Rustle.
The Spear of Judgnt casually turned his gaze to after finishing all four in an instant.
Wow.
His gaze was sharp and lethal.
I thought to myself, If anyone here besides is likely to beco a ranker, it’s this guy. And I’d love to see what would happen if we fought each other.
He walked toward with a composed expression and said while I sat there, “Are you all right? I hope I wasn’t unnecessarily intrusive.”
Huh?
For soone who had just brutally slaughtered four people, his tone was unexpectedly sweet and polite. Indeed, he lived up to his reputation. He was terrifying only to those he deed deserving of judgnt.
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