Chapter 121 - 121- Lightning Step (Part 1)
Amidst all of this chaos, Chin-Hwa was the only one to actually be able to deal heavy damage to the enemy lines. His speed and skills with the sword were devastating by every means.
With each swing, a monster would fall dead to the ground. Nothing could catch him or deal heavy damage to him.
This was the result of weeks of continuous training and leveling up that he went through. Even though he was still weaker than Talon and Hyun-Jae, compared to the others, he was definitely at a higher level.
'I need to kill as many as I can! I can't let them get through us or they would harm the president!' He clenched his teeth as he barely deflected a monster attack and returned with one of his own.
The more he killed, the more monsters appeared in his vision. It was as if he was fighting an army that never ends. Minutes passed as he continued slicing and stabbing every single thing in his way.
He was using every single ounce of strength in his body to kill as many as he could. Injuries slowly accumulated on his body after a long while. Blood seeped through his clothes and drenched them.
On the other hand, the number of monsters he killed was absurd. Notifications kept popping off endlessly in his retina. Stats poured down on him endlessly, boosting his strength even more.
In fact, if it wasn't for that continuous scaling of his power, Chin-Hwa was sure he would've fallen long ago. He simply couldn't handle an entire army of monsters on his own.
Meanwhile, the situation was even worse for the students. Since they were weaker than Chin-Hwa, they naturally struggled very hard to kill as many monsters. Many sustained deep injuries in the span of a few minutes and others unfortunately weren't lucky enough to remain alive.
Their corpses couldn't even be claimed as they were either ravaged by the abominations or turned into mindless Dimension Walkers that attacked the students again.
"We can't hold on any longer!"
"Please help me! I'm slipping!"
"AGH!!! My arm!!"
"NO! NOOO!!! STAY AWAY!!"
The shrieks of pain and terror echoed in the campus, filling it with a dark, gloomy aura. The situation was turning into a desperate struggle for survival. Nothing was humane about the battle. It was chaotic, bloody, and merciless.
Without realizing it, the students were turned into bloody beasts just like their counterparts. They completely got rid of their civilized personas and turned into monstrous barbarians with one single desire… To kill as many monsters as they can possibly do.
None of them expected that a day would come when they would be covered in blood as they swung their swords around just so that they could live another day. It was very ironic and twisted.
"This is horrible…" Gu Iseul murmured as she watched the fight from the backlines as she continued healing Hyun-Jae as fast as she could.
Many injured students were brought back to her to get healed. But, she sadly couldn't help them immediately. Getting Hyun-Jae back on her feet was far more important if they wanted any chance of winning the fight.
Luckily, since the time she healed Talon, her healing skill had leveled up a lot and improved. Her ability to treat terrible injuries in a shorter time improved greatly and that appeared visibly.
Hyun-Jae's back which was completely wrecked was looking way better than before after a few minutes of treatment. The blood stopped completely and flesh covered her backbones and ribs, leaving only the skin to recover.
"Cough! Cough!"
Surprisingly, Hyun-Jae's eyes opened again mid-treatment.
"Miss!" Gu Iseul beamed visibly when she saw that.
Hyun-Jae didn't reply immediately as she made a low groan. her body ached greatly and she was suffering from a strong headache.
"Is… Talon fine?" Her voice was hoarse.
Hearing that, the healer looked up at the young man lying next to her, surrounded by multiple other healers. He was still in very bad shape, but he was improving visibly.
"He will be fine, don't worry! Please focus on your recovery!"
Hyun-Jae exhaled a long breath in relief. If Talon was fine, then that's what mattered most to her.
"AAAAGHHH!!"
"What is happening…?" She asked with a low tone. In the distance, she could hear loud noises.
"The monster hordes went haywire! We're trying to stop them but… It's not looking good…" Gu Iseul explained briefly.
Immediately, Hyun-Jae extended her hand and grabbed Gu Iseul's hand. The latter was taken aback.
"Miss…?"
Hyun-Jae then slowly rose from the ground and looked at Iseul. "Where is my sword?" She asked.
"Miss? Don't tell me…" The girl blinked in shock. "You can't! You're still in a critical state! Moving now could kill you!"
"I said… where is… my sword?" She asked. "I need… To move…"
"Please, don't! You will get killed!"
'How are you even able to move?! Your entire back is burnt off!' She screamed in her head as she watched Hyun-Jae pick up her weapon.
"This… is an order… If I don't… Fight… We will die…" Wiping the blood from her face, she stood up and supported herself with her sword.
"..." Gu Iseul tried to find the words to stop her. But, even in her weakened state, Hyun-Jae's presence was still as domineering as ever. Just a mere look from her would make any individual cower back in fear.
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"Hah… Hah… Hah…" Chin-Hwa heaved up and down heavily as he barely dodged the sharp claws of a two-headed tiger and stabbed it in the chest.
*ROAR*
But, immediately, another monster attacked him from the back, slicing through his flesh. The cold prince clenched his teeth in deep pain as he quickly turned around and decapitated it with one single swipe.
Almost instantly, a few other monsters replaced the two he just killed and he was overwhelmed again by their accumulated force.
"S-Sir! Back away or you will get killed!"
"Shut up!" Chin-Hwa yelled. "Unless any of you are ready to fight these things in my stead, then I'm not backing away!"
His words made the students look away with difficult expressions. They were already struggling as it is with their positions. Taking Chin-Hwa's role was simply suicide.
Even the cold prince himself knew that this pretty was going to kill him before he could even really do anything to stop this endless stream of monsters.
*ROAR*
As he was like that, a monster suddenly ambushed him. So, Chin-Hwa tried to sidestep the attack. But, at that moment, his leg slipped on the mud beneath him and he lost his balance immediately.
His eyes widened as he felt his heart stop for a moment. The claws were about to stab him and he had no way of dodging it.
'Shit…' Clenching his teeth, he tried to put his hands in the way of the claws.
*STAB*
Blood splashed on his face as Chin-Hwa fell to the ground with a loud thud. Opening his eyes, he flinched as he found the monster's face awfully close to his. However, it didn't seem like it was moving.
His eyes slowly looked down only to see a sword blade protruding out of its chest.
"Are you ok?"
(A//N: Thanks to everyone who supports the book with power stones and golden tickets, you guys are the best:) )