Chapter 16

I Am Not a Reincarnator Chapter 16

The Black Star's Holy Relic (3)

Rumble! Rumble!

With each step of the giant made of black slime, a heavy rumble echoed throughout the cavern.

Dozens of tentacles sprouted from the giant's back, writhing menacingly.

'No.'

Oh Jin stared at the slime giant with trembling eyes.

'What the hell is this all of a sudden?'

Just when he was about to show off a bit by looking at the holy relic, what kind of crazy situation is this?

'If this happens, I can't even run away...!'

He turned his head to glance at Vega.

The goddess, with her arms crossed, floated in the air, her golden eyes sparkling with anticipation at how he would deal with the monster.

'What do you want me to do with this?'

He bit his lip and turned his head back to the slime giant.

About five meters tall.

The body made of slime was swollen with what seemed like a lethal dose of steroids, like a bodybuilder on steroids.

It looked similar to the monster from the Venom movie poster he had seen on the street before.

'Just looking at it, it seems really strong.'

Seriously, if he gets hit by that fist, he'll probably fly out of the cave entrance as Flying Oh Jin.

"Huff."

He forced back the fear creeping into his body and gripped his spear.

Since he had already boasted, he couldn't just turn around and run away.

'If I can't run away,'

I have to fight to the death.

'There's a chance.'

It may look like a monster from Norse mythology, but it's probably not as strong as it looks.

'After all, the black slimes themselves were all weak.'

It's not like it would become an invincible monster just by attaching limbs and a body.

'Let's try it.'

If it really doesn't work, he can run away then.

"Grumble."

The slime giant made a phlegm-like sound and crouched down.

Crack!

The giant's back split open, and dozens of black tentacles shot up.

Just as the tentacles were about to launch at Oh Jin in unison—

"Take this, you bastard!!"

Oh Jin pulled out a small pistol from his pocket and pulled the trigger.

Of course, the pistol didn't contain bullets.

-Flash!

"Grumble?!"

A signal flare emitting a bright light illuminated the dark cave.

A storm of light, as if the sun had risen inside the cave.

The giant, accustomed to the darkness, frowned and stepped back.

'Now!'

Thud!

While the giant hesitated for a moment.

Oh Jin kicked off and sprinted through the cavern at full speed.

"Huff, huff!"

This was a one-time opportunity.

Since a flashbang wouldn't work multiple times, he had to put everything on the line this once.

The distance gradually closed.

The giant, which had been hesitating, regained its stance and took a step forward.

'5 meters.'

He gripped his spear.

Crackle!

Burning blue lightning.

The holy mark burned brightly.

'3 meters.'

His target was the giant's waist.

The head was too high to hit effectively with a spear.

He aimed to deliver a powerful strike to the widest possible area.

'1 meter.'

Crack!

He kicked off and squeezed the holy mark's magic power.

Spear Lightning (蒼雷).

He prepared for that powerful one-shot that Vega had praised.

And—

"Grumble?"

"Roar!!!"

He delivered a full-force strike!

-Crackle!!!!

"Roar!!!"

A precise strike that embedded itself in the spine.

The slime giant twisted its body and flailed its arms.

The crude movements, almost like a desperate thrashing, were powerful enough to tear flesh and bone apart.

A single touch would mean death.

"Grumble!!"

Thud!!

The giant, with lightning spreading throughout its body, knelt on one knee.

Its arms slashed the air in vain.

However.

-Swoosh!!

The dozens of tentacles that sprouted from its back were still aiming accurately at Oh Jin.

"Ah!"

He took a short breath and released his grip on the spear embedded in the giant's waist.

'After all, one hit wasn't enough.'

Well.

It's a monster the size of a tactical armored vehicle.

No matter how superhuman an Awakened person is, it's almost impossible to take down a monster of that size with one hit.

And.

'—Then!'

This is a fact that Oh Jin himself also knew.

-Crack!

Using the spear embedded in the giant's waist as a foothold, he jumped into the air.

Swoosh!!

The tentacles, which had quickly changed direction, shot up towards Oh Jin in the air.

"Ah!"

From here on, it's a gamble.

Oh Jin threw the rope he had prepared towards the cave ceiling.

The hook at the end of the rope caught on a stalactite.

'Please!'

If the stalactite couldn't bear his weight and broke, it would be the end.

He would be hit by the tentacles and have to beg Vega for his life.

"Ah!"

He pulled the rope with all his might.

-Creak!!

The hook scraped against the stalactite, making a metallic sound.

He felt his body lift off, and saw dozens of tentacles brush past beneath his feet.

"Right!"

Fortunately, the stalactite didn't break.

As the tentacles that had sliced through the air changed direction and shot up at him again,

-Clap!

He released the rope he was gripping.

Falling at a rapid speed due to gravity.

He spread his arms like wings and fell straight onto the giant's head.

"Die, you bastard!!!"

"Grumble!!"

Crack!

He thrust his hands into the giant's eyeballs, which were the size of soccer balls.

Crunch. Black slime gushed out as he crushed the eyeballs.

The sticky slime.

"Ah!"

Oh Jin's lips curled up in a smirk.

Crackle, crackle!!

The holy mark shone brilliantly, and intense blue lightning surged.

"A million volts, you bastard!!!"

He focused the lightning covering his body into his hands and released it all at once!

"Pika—chuuuuuuuuuu!!!!!"

Crack!!!!

"Crack!!!!"

The giant's head exploded, and its massive body staggered.

He leaped off the falling giant's body and landed.

"Huff, huff!"

Perhaps due to using Spear Lightning twice in a row, his breath was labored.

It felt like he had run 100 meters 20 times in a row.

His vision blurred, and his stomach churned.

He wanted to lie down and sleep right there, regardless of the holy relic.

'But.'

He had successfully defeated a monster that seemed impossible to beat—

[Dangerous!]

"What?"

Whoosh!

At Vega's cry, the sound of something massive slicing through the air was heard.

"Ah!"

He quickly turned towards the sound and crossed his arms.

-Smash!!

"Ugh!!!"

A heavy impact, like being hit by a siege hammer, shook his body.

He flew back and landed about 10 meters away.

-Thud!!

"Ugh! Ugh! Cough! Cough!"

[Vega, Oh Jin! Are you okay?!]

Vega approached with a pale, frightened expression.

Oh Jin, clutching his aching arms, crawled on the ground.

"What, what?"

He barely lifted his head to see what had hit him.

—A headless monster.

The slime giant, with only its neck remaining, was still alive and moving.

'Such madness.'

It didn't die?

'Damn.'

It was a complete miscalculation.

'My arms... fortunately, they're not broken.'

Perhaps due to the power of the Lyra constellation holy mark.

Despite receiving an impact that would have killed a typical 2-star Awakened person instantly, his bones were unbroken.

'But.'

He looked at his body with a cold eye.

Shaking legs.

Arms still throbbing with pain and bare hands without any weapon.

'...The worst.'

There was no other way now.

"Vega."

He called her, forgetting to use the honorific.

"Give me your blessing."

[I understand.]

Vega raised her hand as if she had been waiting.

The brilliant silver light.

-Crack!

[Oof...!]

Perhaps the Law's constraint had begun, Vega's expression contorted in pain.

As the silver light from her radiated into his body—

[Vega (Vega) grants you the blessing of the stars.]

[The proficiency of the 'Lyra constellation holy mark' temporarily increases!]

Powerful energy surged through his body.

-Crackle!!!!

The brilliant blue lightning.

Perhaps because he had grown since the first time he received the blessing, the effect felt incomparably stronger.

'That much burden on Vega, but...'

There was no choice.

Without the blessing, there was no way to defeat the slime monster.

"Huff."

He steadied his rough breathing.

He bent down, planted his hands on the ground, and pulled his legs back.

Crackle, crackle!!

Blue lightning gathered in his legs.

He focused the surging power in his body into his legs,

-Boom!!

and kicked off roughly!

"Rr... Rr... Rr."

He shot towards the giant, which couldn't even scream properly with its head gone.

Swoosh!

Black tentacles rained down from all sides.

'This much is...'

Not a threat to him with the blessing.

"Ah!"

Crackle!!!

He swung his fist lightly, and blue lightning spread in a fan shape, sweeping the front.

One punch, one Spear Lightning.

He advanced towards the slime giant, swinging his fists savagely.

"Huff, huff!"

His breathing grew rough.

With each punch, he used Spear Lightning once, and he could feel the holy mark's magic power depleting rapidly.

'No matter.'

He had an abundance of magic power.

'No,'

The expression 'a lot of magic power' doesn't fit.

'What is—this?'

For some reason.

He couldn't even guess.

The more he used the holy mark's magic power, the more it increased.

"Ah!!"

Like rain pouring from a sky full of dark clouds.

The surge of magic power rising faster than it was depleting shook his body.

It felt like his body would burst, like a balloon filled to its limit with air.

"Roar!!!"

-Crack! Crack! Crackle!!!!

He roared like a beast and swung his fists without stopping.

Dozens, hundreds of Spear Lightnings swept through the slime giant's body.

The giant's corpse, already reduced to ashes and unrecognizable.

He shot out the surge of blue lightning, as if to obliterate even the ashes.

'A little more.'

His head felt like it was burning.

Slightly.

Dark clouds seemed to cover his vision.

'A little more.'

The burning sensation.

A thrilling shiver spread.

A little more, and

[—Enough.]

The clear voice of the goddess rang out, and the slightly darkened vision became clear again.

[It's already dead.]

"Huff, huff!"

He panted heavily and collapsed on the ground.

'What was that just now...?'

The burning sensation in his body.

The explosively increasing magic power and an indescribable feeling.

He concentrated his mind to recall that sensation, which had now vanished without a trace,

-Woosh!!

"Ah!!"

The holy mark on his left chest glowed brightly.

[This... No, no way!]

Vega's eyes widened in disbelief.

"Ah, ah, ah!!"

Crack! Crackle!!

Blue lightning flashed, and