Hunters Keep Coming To My House - Chapter 80

Chapter 80

Quaang!

Kkigigigik!

As metal met metal, a chilling sound echoed through the surroundings. 

The impact was so strong that sparks flew around. However, the opponent, without a scratch, prepared for the next attack.

Yoo Soo-hee, confident in her toughness, grimaced at the fact that she had been pushed back.

“Damn, you’re damn tough…!”

Despite reinforcing everything she could on her body and wearing armor, Yoo Soo-hee was gradually losing ground to the Death Knight.

To make matters worse, Kang Yoon-soo was completely unable to focus on this side, busy protecting Kim Young-ji. After facing the Death Knight, Kim Young-ji entered a panic state, barely maintaining <Flying> and trembling.

Despite Yoon-soo grabbing her shoulders to snap her out of it, Kim Young-ji, with a vacant stare, only shed tears, struggling.

“I thought we had a decent recruit but looks like she’s useless.”

Yoon-soo, calmly assessing the situation, was dealing with the undead rushing toward the terrified prey.

He couldn’t remember how many he had dispatched. Though he needed to hurry and help Yoo Soo-hee, who was fighting alone against the Death Knight, the resurrecting speed couldn’t be ignored.

“…Damn, the Lich is making its final move.”

When Yoon-soo first assessed, the Lich’s level wasn’t this high. This meant the Lich had used its ultimate skill, <The Worst Darkness>.

<The Worst Darkness>.

A horrifying skill that created the most victims, a nightmare for Yoon-soo. This skill absorbed the undead around the Lich, amplifying its mana power to nearly double.

Using all that increased mana power left the Lich temporarily unable to use mana. Hence, it was called the last move.

Recalling a dreadful memory, Yoon-soo frowned and threw a bead he had made far away.

As the beads touched something.

Boom!

Boom-boom!

A bright light poured out with an intense explosion sound. It was a mana bomb made by Yoon-soo. Used to disintegrate the bodies of the undead, who were already dead from the explosion, in such a miserable state that they were revived.

“…Looks like their regeneration has improved. Is this Lich weaker but smarter?”

This… They might be the first to fall out.

The worst possible outcome.

Seo Yeon-oh will die, caught by the Lich, before breaking the vessel, and the rest will suffer a brutal defeat against the pouring undead.

“…I shouldn’t have sent Yeon-oh alone after all.”

Even Yoo Soo-hee should have gone together. Regret came too late, though. Seo Yeon-oh had already entered the pirate ship, making her mana trace untraceable.

Kang Yoon-soo drew in the approaching undead with a long stream of mana and then cut them off.

Muttering quietly, he asked.

“Is there anyone left to trust?”

…He told Yeon-oh to trust him.

He was on the verge of revealing his duplicity. It seemed like he liked Seo Yeon-oh, not just as a hunter to nurture but as someone he genuinely wanted to keep by his side.

“…Aah, I don’t want to fight Seung-hoo.”

He hated fighting Tae-il even more. Kang Yoon-soo sighed bitterly and spread his protective shield widely. He noticed Yoo Soo-hee struggling behind him.

Even if the match-up was unfavorable and he suffered more injuries, he couldn’t afford to lose Yoo Soo-hee here. Instead…

With a chilly gaze, Kang Yoon-soo quickly turned his eyes away. Then, after narrowing the distance with Yoo Soo-hee, he shouted.

“Soo-hee! Come here! Let’s switch!”

“…Got it!”

Yoo Soo-hee replied with a rough breath. Seeing her move her arms unnaturally, it seemed like she was already injured.

Harsh words slipped out again.

It was getting harder to endure like this.

When seriously contemplating whether to leave someone behind and rush to Seo Yeon-oh, a chilling scream echoed from the pirate ship.

Soon after.

Kugugugugung!

A white pillar of light pierced through the pirate ship and rose into the sky.

Even piercing through the green-tinged clouds, the white light began to spread slowly in the sky.

It was the ominous mana power expelled by the Lich. Simultaneously, the undead created by the Lich’s power lost their lifeforce one by one and returned to their original state.

Naturally, the Death Knight that Yoo Soo-hee had been dealing with disappeared without a trace.

Watching all of this in a daze, Kang Yoon-soo let out a helpless laugh.

“…Huh.”

This situation was something Kang Yoon-soo knew.

Better than anyone else.

“…Well done, Ms. Yeon-oh.”

This was the pillar of light that appeared when the Lich died as its lifeforce vessel broke.

It meant that Seo Yeon-oh had succeeded in breaking the vessel.

Kang Yoon-soo let out a relieved sigh and took care of Kim Young-ji and Yoo Soo-hee.

He wanted to rush to Seo Yeon-oh right away, but the exhausted ones took precedence. It was the right judgment to bring them to the beach and then go to Seo Yeon-oh.

It was at that moment.

“…”

Kang Yoon-soo saw a black figure cutting through the midst of the undead corpses.

“…Did we lose?”

Ah.

A heavy shadow fell over Kang Yoon-soo’s face.

* * *

Meanwhile, inside the pirate ship.

“…I’m gonna die.”

This time, it was a close call.

Although the ghost ship had become even more transparent than before, I collapsed helplessly.

My whole body ached and shivered, indicating a severe flu was about to hit me.

There was a reason why I was willing to die for something as simple as breaking a vessel.

“…No, it’s just breaking a vessel.”

It wasn’t supposed to be like this at all…

I got deceived again.

Deceived by this Kang Yoon-soo guy…

It happened about 10 minutes ago.

“…What am I supposed to do with this?”

…Shouldn’t I have asked how to break it?

I’m pretty sure Kang Yoon-soo said I could handle breaking the vessel on my own…

I was standing in front of the vessel but couldn’t make any move.

Because…

[Sealed with powerful magic.]

No matter how hard I tried to smash it with a hammer, only the system window popped up, and not a single scratch appeared on the vessel.

“…So, I have to unseal it first?”

But Kang Yoon-soo never mentioned that it might be sealed.…

He just said that the Lich would protect the vessel with mana…

“Oh, that’s what he meant.”

Ugh.

I inwardly cursed Kang Yoon-soo multiple times and bit my lip.

“…Now what.”

…Should I just absorb the magic with the vacuum?

“Wait a minute.”

I had absorbed the mana of the Giant Squid through the vacuum before.

If I absorb the Lich’s mana and use it to break the seal… it might be a simple solution.

Of course, if the seal is released only by the Lich’s mana.

But it was worth a try.

“…Let’s give it a shot.”

Life is tough even if you can’t eat.

I placed the vacuum’s head on the vessel and activated it. At the same time, I used the mana embedded in it.

Then, with a loud noise, the Lich’s mana surrounding the vessel rushed into me.

A sinister and nauseating mana filled the air. Instinctively, I wanted to spit it out, but I took a deep breath and held it in. My body could still endure a bit more.

“…It seems to be done now.”

It was after my hands stopped trembling, and my skin turned pale.

…It’s fortunate that I learned how to effectively handle someone else’s mana from Kang Yoon-soo.

I closed my eyes tightly, gathered the Lich’s mana in my hands, and then brought it to the transparent and sparkling vessel filled with life force.

Then.

Crack.

The sound of something breaking echoed.

[Warning!

The seal on the life force vessel of the vile Necromancer Lich (SS) has been released.

The Lich is aware of your presence!

If you don’t want to become an undead while still alive, run away immediately!]

This window appeared before I could fully comprehend the situation. Before I could react, a sinister voice resonated in my mind.

?How dare you! A mere insect dares to touch my vessel? I will make you experience a dreadful end!

That voice was enough to plunge me into panic in an instant.

However.

“Damn, how did I come all the way here to die from a bone?!”

I won’t die by a bone, even if I die! Snap out of it!

To regain composure, I bit the tender flesh inside my mouth and swung the vacuum just like that.

Crash!

With a bright light, the vessel shattered beautifully.

How great would it have been if the danger disappeared like this?

[Warning!

The vast life force vessel of the vile Necromancer Lich (SS) has been destroyed!

In a fit of rage, the remaining form of the Lich will explode its life force.

If you’re nearby, you will be engulfed in a massive explosion.

Run away as if your feet are on fire!]

…I knew what to say in a situation like this.

…Damn.