Chapter 64

I Am Not a Reincarnator Chapter 64

Heavy Rain (6)

“Sss.”

He took a deep breath.

*Boom!*

Gripping the spear tightly, he slammed it down forcefully while leaping into the air.

At the same time, he raised his right arm and fired the wire shooter.

His target was not Ashad Khan but the subordinates standing beside him.

“Eh, eh?”

*Whirr!*

The wire, launched at supersonic speed, wrapped around the subordinates' bodies.

With a light flick of his right arm, their bodies, bound by the wire, flew toward Ashad Khan like cannonballs.

“Hm.”

Ashad Khan's eyes gleamed with interest.

But it was only for a moment.

*Swish!*

“Aaaah!!”

Without a moment's hesitation, he split their bodies in half with the curved blade in his hand.

Intestines and blood gushed out from the severed bodies.

A curtain of blood spread along the curved blade.

‘Now!’

Ashad Khan had never expected him to hesitate.

The blood curtain created by the splashing blood was his target.

Taking advantage of the brief moment when his vision was blocked, he extended his left arm.

*Clang!*

The wire shot from the shooter stuck firmly to a nearby rebar.

Focusing the magic power of the scar on the shooter, his body, which had risen into the air, plummeted at explosive speed with a sharp mechanical sound.

‘Lightning Strike.’

Holding the spear with both hands, he aimed at Ashad Khan's head.

A blue lightning bolt started from the spear tip and enveloped the entire silver spear, burning fiercely.

‘Insufficient.’

The gap between Ashad Khan, identified as the Hunter Dog, was beyond imagination.

There was no way he could deal a blow with this level of power.

‘Explosive Lightning 5-Strike.’

The burning lightning concentrated at the spear tip.

The magic circuit screamed as it poured an excessive amount of scar magic power in an instant.

Sharp pain, like needles floating in the bloodstream, riddled his entire body.

‘No choice.’

He gritted his lips and endured the pain.

His current magic circuit was absurdly narrow compared to the amount of magic power he possessed.

It was like trying to draw water from a large bucket with a small straw.

To deal a proper blow, he had to squeeze the circuit, risking the destruction of his body.

*Crack!!!*

The blue lightning concentrated at the spear tip was released all at once.

The current of lightning burned through the blood curtain and enveloped Ashad Khan.

*Crack!*

Black feathers enveloped Ashad Khan's body.

It looked as if he was wearing a solid armor made of feathers.

“Hah.”

He exhaled a short breath and raised the curved blade diagonally.

The spear tip, which had struck the curved blade, slid along the blade and plunged into the ground.

*Boom!!*

A massive explosion occurred, and lightning shot in all directions, but it did not reach Ashad Khan, who was encased in the Black Wing armor.

‘Damn it!’

Realizing the attack had failed, Oh Jin concentrated all the lightning in his legs without a moment's hesitation.

‘Explosive Lightning!’

Using the lightning burst from his feet as propulsion, he quickly increased the distance between himself and Ashad Khan.

“...Impressive.”

Looking at the fiercely burning lightning.

Ashad Khan opened his eyes wide in a feigned expression of surprise.

“Unbelievable for a 4-star.”

When he heard the report that the plan to awaken the 'Fragment of the Black Star' buried beneath the city had failed due to a single lightning strike, he had some idea.

But the Apostle of Vega was emitting a destructive aura that far exceeded his expectations.

“But.”

Ashad Khan's eyes glinted coldly.

Black magic power surged in the curved blade in his hand.

While it was undeniable that the Awakened had grown unusually fast due to the lightning, he declared firmly, as if striking with a sharp blade.

“That's all.”

He slowly swung the curved blade horizontally.

*Swish.*

It was slow.

So slow that even a 10-year-old could see it and dodge.

A lazy sword strike, like a sweet afternoon nap.

‘...What is this?’

Oh Jin furrowed his brow and gripped the spear.

The distance between him and Ashad Khan was over 50 meters.

There was no way a sword strike from that distance could reach him.

Moreover, a sword strike that slow could be dodged even if it were right in front of him.

Clearly.

That's what he thought.

*Boom!!!*

“...!!!”

A deafening explosion.

A series of explosions swept through the area, following the slow sword path Ashad Khan swung.

Dodging was impossible.

He instinctively thrust the spear toward the approaching explosion.

An action closer to instinct than reason.

*Boom!!*

“Grrr!!”

The blue lightning and the explosion collided.

The intense shock tore the palm of his hand holding the spear shaft.

The overwhelming power difference.

“Your reflexes are not bad. Or is it just good intuition?”

Ashad Khan smiled leisurely and slowly raised the curved blade again.

From top to bottom.

The curved blade was swung slowly, like droplets of condensed dew falling.

“Sss.”

Oh Jin took a deep breath and tightened his grip on the spear.

There was no time for a clumsy provocation.

‘Stay calm.’

He identified the nature of Ashad Khan's ability.

Focusing the magic power of the scar on his eyes, he saw small black feathers, smaller than fingernails, shooting out from the slowly swinging curved blade.

‘These are causing the explosions.’

He spun the spear and used the spear lightning.

The lightning strands that spread in a fan shape touched the black feathers.

*Boom!!!*

An intensely bright explosion.

Even though he had detonated them from a considerable distance, the shockwave was strong enough to push him back.

‘The factory was destroyed by these feathers.’

He was amazed by the absurd power.

“Do you think it's over?”

He smirked.

“...What?”

When Oh Jin furrowed his brow.

*Boom!!!*

The black feathers, which he thought had already exploded, triggered a secondary explosion.

He hastily created a wall of lightning, but.

“Cough!!”

The explosion easily tore through the lightning wall and struck Oh Jin's body.

*Bang! Thud! Boom!*

His body was flung backward, bouncing off the ground like a skipping stone.

After flying back for a considerable distance, his body finally stopped after colliding with a pile of debris mixed with rebar and concrete.

Gray smoke rose.

“Cough!”

Red blood gushed from his throat.

“Your body is also abnormally tough.”

The voice right in front of him.

“Grrr!”

He quickly grabbed the spear and stood up.

He saw the curved blade swinging toward his neck.

*Clang!*

The spear and the curved blade clashed.

*Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!!*

Sparks flew as the loud clashing of metal continued.

For over ten seconds, the spear and the curved blade remained in a deadlock.

“Huh.”

Ashad Khan let out a derisive laugh.

“If this had gone on for a year... no, even half a year, you would have become a monster beyond my control.”

Is this the true strength of a 4-star Awakened?

It was enough to send a chill down his spine.

“But.”

That won't happen.

Brain will die here today.

*Clang!!*

The curved blade, rising like a flash, struck the spear shaft.

The silver spear spun and was deflected.

“Damn!”

Oh Jin quickly rolled backward to catch the silver spear that was flying away.

“Hah, hah!”

He was not inferior in the skill of handling weapons.

But.

“Grr...”

His palm, stripped of skin.

The red flesh of his hand trembled.

‘Not enough power.’

It didn't mean he lacked magic power.

Thanks to the scars absorbed through the Black Heaven, he still had plenty of magic power.

He probably had more pure magic power than Ashad Khan.

But.

‘The difference in the amount of magic power that can be released at once is too great.’

An absurdly narrow magic circuit compared to the amount of magic power.

His still 4-star body was holding him back.

“...”

He gritted his teeth and gripped the spear with his bloodied hand.

In this situation.

There was only one option left.

‘I didn't want to use this unless absolutely necessary.’

There was no other choice.

“Have you finally realized the difference in power?”

Yeah.

You're a real piece of shit.

“-Exceed.”

*Crackle! Crackle!!!*

A red warning window appeared before his eyes.

He ignored it.

“No matter what you do...”

*Boom!!!*

He charged.

The footprints of blue lightning burned like torches.

“-Grr?!”

Ashad Khan widened his eyes and swung the curved blade.

Destructive explosions followed the path of the curved blade.

“Fucking hell.”

He concentrated his magic power.

Like forcing it through a hose.

The magic power, squeezed through the distorted magic circuit, shot out like bullets and gathered at the spear tip.

*Crackle!!!*

The lightning gathered at the spear tip formed a blue flame.

*Ring!*

[The skill 'Lightning (雷電) Lv6' has been upgraded to 'Lightning (雷電) Lv7'.]

[You have obtained the skill 'Lightning Flame (雷炎) Lv1'!]

-'Lightning Flame' is a powerful skill equivalent to 'Blade Aura'. It has more destructive power than 'Blade Aura', but consumes more magic power.

[The skill 'Lightning Lv7' affects the proficiency of 'Lightning Flame Lv1'.]

[The skill 'Lightning Flame Lv1' has been upgraded to 'Lightning Flame Lv2'!]

[Warning! Your current physical condition is not suitable for using 'Lightning Flame Lv2'!]

[The magic power consumption will increase drastically!]

The messages poured in.

They're all the same.

“Damn, you talk a lot.”

*Boom!!!*

The burning lightning clashed with the curved blade.

“Cough!!”

Ashad Khan's body was violently thrown back.

Like he had been, his body skidded along the ground and crashed awkwardly.

“What...”

Ashad Khan wiped the blood from his lips and looked at Oh Jin with shock.

He could feel a powerful magic power from the blue lightning-enshrouded Oh Jin, something he had never felt before.

“...”

Ashad Khan's eyes sank deeply.

“Even the idea of half a year was too optimistic.”

He was already a threat to the Black Star Society.

“I can't let a threat to the plan live.”

Wobbling, wobbling.

Ashad Khan stood up.

Although the situation had been reversed when Brain revealed his hidden move.

“O great owl, star of the sky.”

He also had a hidden move.

“Bless your humble servant with the blessing of the Black Star.”

*Roar!!!*

Black magic power surged.

Black light exploded from the scar on his left chest.

“Worship, praise, and glorify.”

*Crack!*

An innumerable number of black feathers swirled.

“-The time of the owl has come.”

In the storm of black wings.

Ashad Khan slowly walked out.