Chapter 108

[“If that’s not enough… I’ll settle for about one and a half tons…”]

”…”

The newly hired Mythical pet came with quite an expensive price tag.

“Die!”

While they were conversing, the forces of Cheonsin Church swarmed up the Landworm’s body. Despite hundreds of humans running rampant over it, the Landworm seemed oblivious to their presence.

“No, ‘one and a half tons’! It’s just an expression! Not meant literally!” Han spat out each word as he swung his rabbit-foot mallet with increasing force. His grip tightened instinctively—how could it not when even pets demanded payment now?!

[Fatal Strike!]

With a swing of the rabbit-foot mallet, the charging holy knight’s head shattered, causing its lifeless body to slide down the Landworm’s massive form.

Although it wasn’t even an elite monster, as a hero-level monster akin to a swordmaster, it should have been formidable, but it was now too easy for me.

“Quickly! Strengthen your defenses and approach!”

“What speed…!”

The celestial soldiers appeared flustered. Despite their growing fear, they didn’t slow down their charge at all. The sudden appearance of a giant monster, along with the powerful figure standing atop it, did not deter them. Even if they felt fear, it certainly didn’t hinder their movements—perhaps their attire imbued them with courage rather than fear.

“Their morale is impressive.”

[Critical Hit!] [Critical Hit!] [Critical Hit!]

I swung my rabbit-foot mallet like a mole whacker, striking the skulls of approaching enemies.

It seemed like they were aiming for my weak points but thanks to the immunity effect of Ruler’s Ring of Light, I wasn’t affected by any debuffs and could easily deal with them.

‘No, wait… They aren’t listening?’

The plan to blow everything away using the Mythical pet’s active skill was ruined.

‘Does it fail because I’m not a Transcender? But the Mythical class and gatekeeper work fine, only this pet is different?’

Apparently, its independent intelligence might be causing the issue.

“A bit too expensive just for jumping!” While expressing dissatisfaction, one thought emerged.

‘Maybe pouring gold will work?’

Ardenia’s gold had over 90% purity, making it literally close to pure gold.

I didn’t know if it was because gold operated as a credit currency in the chaotic Land of Midgard or due to Ardenia’s origin from the game ‘Revenge’, but obtaining gold wasn’t difficult. Moreover, I currently had an abundance of gold, right? Still, I shook my head.

‘No matter how much gold there is, wasting 1.5 tons is too much.’

Even when summoning the shop NPCs, all the accumulated gold was cleared out. Of course, it would accumulate again, but spending 1.5 tons of gold with just one skill was unthinkable. If I faced an unstoppable enemy and desperately needed the Landworm Strike, then it might be different.

‘Still, this is a waste.’

Since I wasn’t wearing any combat gear but had equipped items for luck, there was no merit to this choice. Still, I asked one more time:

“Can’t you just do it?”

[I can’t… It’s annoying…]

”…”

No matter how many times I looked at it, it made no sense. If it were confusion or hostility, I could understand, but annoyance?

‘Should I take comfort that it isn’t completely unhelpful?’

The massive landworm emerged from the center of the heavenly army, shattering the slowly completed encirclement. The holy knights and celestial soldiers ran over the scales of the landworm, attacking, but they were individually defeated by the Rabbit Foot Hammer. Additionally, the landworm performed another action:

[Fatal Strike!][Fatal Strike!][Fatal Strike!]

The holy knights and celestial soldiers with crushed helmets slipped off the scales and fell to the ground. Then…

Puk!

Items burst out:

[Magic Power Ink (Rare)]. [Magic Power Ink (Hero)]. [Belt of Faith (Rare)]. [Gloves of the Religious Order (Advanced)]. [Steel Sword (General)]…

The items poured down like rain. Among them, the ink bottles seemed precarious as they could break if falling too far away from me.

Ping!

However, Landworm’s automatic collection ability was activated. Unlike pet skills, it seemed to work even without my awareness. Finally, I made a decision.

“Well then, that’s fine. It isn’t difficult so I will do it myself.”

[It seems…like quite a lot…]

“Don’t worry unnecessarily.”

While I was chatting with the Landworm, another attack came my way. Edward, who hadn’t moved from his seat on top of the elephant, now rose and emitted beams of light.

Flash!

I effortlessly avoided the light emanating from Edward. It was a rapid attack, but it couldn’t hit me due to Combat Premonition.

[Fatal Strike!][Fatal Strike!][Fatal Strike!]

As I smashed the heads of enemies climbing up the Landworm’s body, I gradually became accustomed to the enhanced functions of my physical body. The sudden actions of the Landworm had caught me off guard, but this place was originally intended to test my combat power. The results were clear.

‘This is truly… a monster.’

My senses had become so acute that I could perceive everything around me even with my eyes closed.

Flying sword strikes seemed like slow motion, and my body maintained its balance even as I jumped around attacking enemies.

[Fatal Blow!]

One of the holy knights created a white protective shield, but the rabbit hammer effortlessly shattered it and blew off their head.

“Pu-uuu!!!” The heavenly demon, a murderous elephant, let out a wild cry while charging towards me. I swung the rabbit hammer without hesitation.

“Be quiet!”

Crash!!

[Fatal Blow!]

The result was terrible.

Kwaduduk! Crack!

The elephant’s head was sucked straight into its body. Unable to withstand the pressure, the body burst open, spilling its intestines everywhere. Since this creature was classified as a magic beast rather than a monster, over time, neither its blood nor flesh dissipated.

“Ah! If it had been sideways, at least only the head would’ve flown off.”

It was an unexpected disaster but the result wasn’t bad.

“The damage is better than I thought.”

The rabbit foot hammer could be equipped by all classes. In terms of stats, there was no additional damage—it was literally equipment for entertainment purposes. In Revenge, this weapon was used when high-level players farmed items from low-level monsters, but now it was different. Currently, even with a wooden stick, I had the ability to break down castle gates.

‘Furthermore, since it is a legendary item, its material is orichalcum.’

In other words, no matter how much I swung it, there was no worry about it being destroyed.

[Fatal Blow!][Fatal Blow!][Fatal Blow!]

I broke the heads of enemies rushing towards me. Despite my blatant targeting of their heads, none of them could stop me.

‘They are slow. Too slow.’

The speed difference was too great. When they swung their swords once, I could strike 20 times with Rabbit’s Foot like it was nothing. With this speed disparity, evasion or defense was impossible for them. The gap in attack power was even more severe. Nobody could withstand a single blow, regardless if they had protection magic or wore heavy armor. Even without any damage modifiers, Rabbit’s Foot possessed terrifying power.

‘My stats…are truly outrageous.’

Despite not fully adapting to my new body yet, I displayed insane firepower. And that wasn’t all.

“Keep pushing! Eventually, he will get tired!”

“Shout! Grab his ankles! Bring him down!”

I bounced around while listening to their cursing words.

‘I have always been strong in guerrilla warfare.’

With my login and logout abilities, I could move between Earth and Ardenia, resting on one side. No matter how many enemies there were, as long as they couldn’t instantly crush me, I could fight for a long time and win. It was undoubtedly an extreme cheat ability… but now it felt useless.

‘Huh, this is just…not tiring?’

Since my stamina exceeded 600 points, even short-term combat strategies didn’t affect my stamina significantly.

Ping!

I jumped off the landworm and charged towards Edward. He raised magnificent orbs, emitting crazy beams of light, but I easily brushed them aside and approached him.

“He’s targeting His Holiness!”

“Stop him!”

There were angry shouts from all around, but Edward himself was the most powerful force of the Celestial Church. If he couldn’t stop jae-yeon, no one could.

Koooom…

jae-yeon focused his energy, feeling it surge through his entire body. He employed an abnormal method to amplify only power, but this insane physique could handle the burden with ease. There was no need for logging in or out anymore.

“I’m going.”

Land Breaker.

Crack!

[Critical Hit!]

In a flash, the rabbit’s foot struck Edward squarely on the head. It was a direct attack without any feints.

However, the attack was too fast for Edward to respond. The attack speed conferred by over 800 strength points was truly beyond common sense. The contraction and relaxation of muscles caused the surrounding air to burst apart.

Pa-ga-kak!

Edward’s body flew like a baseball hit with a bat, sweeping away dozens of soldiers. I lightly regulated my breathing.

“As expected from a special boss.”

I admired him slightly.

“He isn’t killed with one blow.”

Flash!

Edward’s body shone brightly as he sprang up.

“You! Heretic who will burn in hell…”

At that moment…

Kwack!

A savage sound came from Edward’s head, causing him to collapse again.

“Ah, yes. This skill exists.”

I opened the skill window.

[Shadow Twice (Legendary) (Passive)]

After dealing fatal damage, guaranteed hit, maximum strike, counterattack or status attack (fainting, blindness, silence, burns, slow, etc.), the same amount of damage will be applied one second later. Then three seconds after that, the combined damage from both attacks will occur again.

Yes. I had learned all the legendary skills. Until now, there wasn’t much effect because enemies died with just one blow.

Shaaang!

Flash!

“Ooh… still not dead.”

Edward’s body was shining brightly. It meant various healing skills were activated. Indeed, Players deserved to be called light cockroaches for their vitality.

“You! You---!”

“Three seconds again.”

Bzzt!

The final blow lands. Passive Legendary skills can be incredibly deadly, and with both Immortal Soul(Legendary) and Legendary Aura(Legendary), it’s hard to estimate the damage inflicted on Edward. Surprisingly, he manages to rise once more but…unlike before, he seems devoid of any fighting spirit.

“Cough! Gackkkk! Urrgh!” Edward spits out blood as he retches. His eyes roll back into their sockets, then dart around cautiously, fearing another unexpected attack. Even a fanatic with anger issues would feel fear after taking such a hammer blow to the head.

Flash! Flash! Shaaang!

Various lights burst from it. Now I could see that various items were equipped on its body.

‘If monsters kill other monsters, there won’t be any item drops… Well, I can find a way.’

Tuk.

I lightly kicked off the landworm’s scales and landed on the ground, then estimated the distance to where the light was shining far away.

“Ummm… Will this reach all the way over there?”

“Attack! Don’t give them a break!”

“Weave a barrier!”

“Buy time for the Pope to recover!!”

The army rushed towards me after landing. The density of people was reminiscent of an outlet mall during a holiday! However, instead of avoiding their charge, I activated two skills filled with buffs as I touched the ground.

Boom!

An extraordinary skill effect enveloped my entire body. Then I swung all my inner energy around.

Land Breaker (Land Breaker).

The effect of Land Breaker firmly fixed my body. One might wonder why such an effect was present for a single move, but it became apparent when witnessing giants with monstrous strength swinging their weapons and recoiling due to their enormous bodies. In fact, one-third of the Land Breaker incantation was dedicated to stabilizing oneself. It was essential to fully utilize their monstrous strength without losing balance.

Puk!

With excessive damage, I struck the head of the nearest celestial soldier.

[Hundred Man Slash (Ice Slasher)]

[Sword that Parts Heaven and Earth]

As always…

The world stopped moving.

”…Wow.”

After activating Hundred Man Slash, if it dealt damage to an enemy, the same amount of damage was applied to up to 100 additional entities nearby. In other words, when I cut one neck, up to 100 heads would fly around me. Honestly, this alone was already cheating. Why should 100 people die when only one is struck?

However… with the Mythical job skill ‘Sword that Parts Heaven and Earth’, the situation became even more severe.

Yes, when Sword that Parts Heaven and Earth activated, its effect of dealing critical damage 100 times… was applied individually to each of the 100 targets during Ice Slasher.

‘It’s insane.’

When an enemy died from Heavenly Sword, any remaining damage would transfer to other enemies within ten meters of it simultaneously, creating a chain reaction: From one monster to another and then to yet another… Even if there were any survivors with just a sliver of health left, Hundred Man Slash would finish them off, spreading outward like wildfire. The entire process occurred almost instantaneously.

Had someone observed this battlefield from afar…they might have thought all soldiers fell at once.

“Wh-whew… That’s…quite impressive…” Even the Landworm sounded awestruck.

Vwoooom!

Thud-thud-thud!

Tens of thousands of soldiers who were fighting on the battlefield lost their heads and collapsed. Silence descended over the noisy battlefield. Yes, with just one strike…more than tens of thousands of troops had been annihilated.

[The inventory weight exceeds 75%!]

[The inventory weight exceeding 75% will slow down your movement speed!]

[The inventory weight exceeds 100%!]

[The inventory weight exceeding 100% will greatly slow down your movement speed, while stamina, health, and mana will gradually decrease!]

Hwiiiiiik!

The falling items were already beyond my limited inventory capacity. The automatically collected items couldn’t fit into the inventory and poured like rain above my head. I hastily moved away but the items continued to fall as if tracking me.

Hwiik!

Wahhh!

I kept walking. They kept pouring. Suddenly, this torrential downpour didn’t seem to end anytime soon.