Chapter 20

One

'How did he...?'

This was the common thought that ran through the minds of all the assassins, including Goo Nam-saeng and Geum Mi-ho, at the unexpected appearance of Yu Shin-yun.

Murmurs.

The atmosphere suddenly became chaotic.

Though they were thoroughly trained assassins, even they could not help but be shaken by the sudden appearance of their assassination target right before their eyes.

But it was only for a moment.

Squish.

When Goo Nam-saeng swept his sharp gaze around, the surroundings fell into a sudden silence as if nothing had happened.

Goo Nam-saeng's eyes, which flickered like a snake's, began to rapidly think.

'No idea how he found us, but our identities haven't been exposed yet...'

However, his thoughts were quickly cut short by Yu Shin-yun's words.

"Did you all glue your mouths shut? Why is no one saying anything? You think I won't recognize you just because you're wearing masks?"

Yu Shin-yun pointed at the two masked figures with his fingers and continued.

"Jokgwihyeoljo, Baek Rin-hwa?"

Geum Mi-ho, who was accurately pointed out, was startled and fidgeted.

'Idiot.'

Goo Nam-saeng clicked his tongue at the sight and removed his mask.

At this, Geum Mi-ho and the other assassins' eyes widened.

"Assassination? What kind of terrible accusation is this? We are merely carrying out a secret mission for the Jinjia Manor, which you, Young Master, are unaware of."

Goo Nam-saeng tried to make an excuse, but...

"That secret mission is to kill me, isn't it?"

Yu Shin-yun was not swayed at all.

He looked down at them with a confident expression, as if he knew all the details.

"Damn it! Yu Jin-sang! That bastard betrayed us!"

At that moment, Geum Mi-ho, unable to contain her rising anger, shouted.

Goo Nam-saeng frowned at her sudden outburst, but he too was making the same guess internally.

'The Jinjia Manor has been caught in the trap set by those two brothers.'

Yu Shin-yun inwardly thought that the woman was spouting nonsense, but soon realized that one sees what one wants to see and decided to keep quiet.

If they wanted to misunderstand, there was no need for him to correct them.

At that moment, Geum Mi-ho, who had been muttering, suddenly shouted at the assassins.

"What are you doing! This is actually a good opportunity, kill him right now!"

However, the assassins did not move rashly and only waited for Goo Nam-saeng's orders.

Goo Nam-saeng focused all his inner strength in his eyes and carefully examined Yu Shin-yun's surroundings.

'It's impossible for one person to throw so many bone darts at once.'

He was looking for Yu Shin-yun's accomplice.

But no matter how he looked, there was no sign of anyone around Yu Shin-yun.

'Really came alone?'

It was an unbelievable situation, but the visible circumstances suggested as much.

If so, there was only one way to explain the mystery of the bone darts.

'He must have set up a mechanism in advance and was waiting.'

He had installed a throwing device.

However, now that he had a rough idea of where the device was installed, the same damage would not occur again.

'Tsk, what a fool.'

Jokgwihyeoljo smiled with satisfaction.

Although four casualties were caused by the sudden attack, the situation had turned out better in the end.

In fact, while Yu Jin-sang had said he would open the door, the assassination inside the Baekun Escort Agency required a lot of caution.

But for the prey to come to them like this was something to be grateful for.

In such a remote area, they could clean up the mess without leaving any traces.

"Did you come looking for a place to die because you couldn't wait any longer?"

He revealed his true colors.

"Right, that's how you should come out."

Yu Shin-yun also curled one corner of his mouth.

Clang! Clang!

The assassins, who had hastily retrieved their swords at Yu Shin-yun's appearance, pulled out their weapons with cruel smiles under their masks.

A chilling killing intent filled the air, and Jokgwihyeoljo muttered.

"Though the journey to the netherworld alone may be lonely, please proceed with care."

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Before his words were even finished, two assassins rushed forward.

Their swords, which darted forward like lightning, shimmered with a pale blue sword aura.

However, there was no trace of fear on Yu Shin-yun's face as he watched them.

At that moment, Yu Shin-yun moved his lips slightly.

"Bone Spear."

Whoosh! Whoosh!

The air near Yu Shin-yun's shoulders distorted, and sharp spears, made from twisted bones, shot out.

[Bone Spear]

Level: B

Proficiency: 11.1%

Have you ever been pierced by a spear made from a comrade's bones?

Summons sharp spears made from the bones of the dead and throws them at the enemy.

-As proficiency increases, the strength of Bone Spear increases.

'...!'

The two assassins, who had been charging like wild beasts, had their pupils dilate in terror at the bizarre sight.

A sudden, inexplicable fear gripped their hearts.

But they knew it was too late to stop and swung their swords with all their might.

Yu Shin-yun, who had been looking at their falling swords with a mocking expression, flicked his finger.

At that moment.

Swoosh! Swoosh!

A sound like the air being torn apart echoed, and the bone spears floating in the air shot towards the two assassins at an incredible speed.

They tried to block with their sword auras, but the overwhelming number of bone spears was too much to handle.

'No, this can't be!'

'Ah!'

The two assassins, sensing their impending doom, screamed internally.

Thud! Thud!

A horrifying sound that made one shudder echoed.

Dozens of bone spears mercilessly pierced the two assassins, turning their bodies into pincushions.

"Ugh!"

"Ugh!"

The gruesome scene made even the assassins retch, and Geum Mi-ho finally vomited on the ground.

"Ugh, ugh."

"What, what is that!"

"It's, it's black magic!"

The terrified assassins fell into a state of panic.

"Before we even started, you're already in a panic."

Yu Shin-yun chuckled at their commotion.

Thanks to the reward for completing the summoning of the peak swordsman skeleton, he finally obtained a proper offensive skill.

It was 'Bone Spear,' one of his main ranged attack skills from his previous life.

Although they seemed to be able to draw out sword auras, they appeared to be at the peak of the first-class level.

Yu Shin-yun was greatly satisfied with the power that allowed him to easily subdue them.

'The mana consumption is high, so I'll have to use it carefully, but I think I've instilled enough fear in their minds.'

He had noticed before that the residents of this world had no immunity to necromantic powers.

In his previous life, due to familiarity with the monsters that appeared in the gate and games, it was hard to find anyone who feared any summoned creatures.

But these people were trembling as if they had seen a reaper just from the sight of bone spears floating in the air.

The unexpected effect made his face brighten even more.

In contrast, Jokgwihyeoljo's face was turning black from the completely unexpected situation.

Unlike his trembling subordinates, he tried to calm his mind and logically deduced the source of Yu Shin-yun's power.

'It can't be Levitation or Spirit Sword. He can't have surpassed the peak and reached the Fire or Immortal realms at his age.'

That meant the power was ultimately a spell.

However, a spell that could turn human bones into spears and launch them at the enemy...

To his knowledge, there was only one organization in this Central Plains that possessed such a heinous spell.

That place was...

'The revival of Yu Shin-yun must have been aided by the hands of the Demon Sect.'

The Demon Sect of Tian Shan.

The mere mention of the Demon Sect made even him break out in a cold sweat.

To martial artists, the Demon Sect was a symbol of terror.

But he was not foolish enough to show his agitation to his subordinates.

"Charge!"

He roared with inner strength to calm his allies.

His subordinates, who had been in a panic, suddenly regained their senses.

"Don't be afraid! It's just a spell, and the enemy is alone! We can kill him with a combined attack!"

Following Goo Nam-saeng's words, the assassins began to regain their fighting spirit.

"Although we had unexpected casualties due to the spell..."

"Still, our numbers are much greater."

"The number of bone spears floating in the air has also decreased. If we all charge at once, we can finish him off!"

As his subordinates spoke, trying to shake off their fear, Goo Nam-saeng stepped forward.

The weapon that had brought him to this position, the Ghost Spirit Iron Claw, was gleaming menacingly in his hands.

The assassins, who were watching Goo Nam-saeng, let out a loud cheer.

"Wow! That's it!"

"Could it be a Claw Thread?"

"Our leader has reached the peak of the first-class level!"

Six steel claws on the Ghost Spirit Iron Claw were emitting tangible energy, like threads.

As his subordinates said, it was a Claw Thread, one level above a Claw.

Just like the difference between a sword aura and a sword master, there was a clear gap in power between a Claw Thread and a Claw.

Jokgwihyeoljo, who had been eating the rice of the sword world for decades, revealed all his strength to boost the morale of his fallen allies.

And his strategy worked.

The fear on the faces of his subordinates, who knew the destructive power of the Claw Thread, had disappeared, and a cruel killing intent was surging.

However.

'Are they crazy?'

Yu Shin-yun was not at all afraid.

In fact, he was almost laughing at the assassins who were so easily swinging between heaven and hell.

At that moment, Yu Shin-yun, standing confidently with his chest puffed out, threw a low, quiet word at them.

"Who said I'm alone?"

"…What?"

Jokgwihyeoljo, startled, quickly spread his energy around again.

But no matter how he searched, there was no other enemy in the vicinity.

'This guy, what's he up to!'

Just as he came to this conclusion and was about to cut off Yu Shin-yun's head with his subordinates,

"Raise Skeleton Warrior."

Yu Shin-yun began to mutter incomprehensible words.

And.

"Ugh, ugh!"

"What, what is this!"

His subordinates began to scream again.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

A strange phenomenon was occurring before their eyes.

Suddenly, a chilling blood-red light rose from the ground.

Clank. Clank.

From the light, skeletal soldiers were rising.

In that shocking situation,

"This is what a proper spell looks like."

Yu Shin-yun was mocking them all.

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