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Translator: Moliere
Editor: SootyOwl
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They moved very fast without the minions. If they took the minions, the monsters in the forest would have delayed their advance. However, they were three heroes and two experts, so they werenât in any danger.
While they were running in the forest, Sarang said to Junhyuk, âBig brother, there is an expert other than the two of us.â
âWhat are you talking about?â
âThe voice said that Iâm the third expert?â
Junhyuk stopped running and looked at Sarang. Vera joined them and said, âThatâs right. Someone from a different battlefield became an expert. Itâs rare to see two experts on one battlefield, and your news travelled fast.â
So far, he had only met novices, but now there was another expert. It was something to be cautious about. Even a novice was dangerous depending on his or her power. An expert was even more dangerous.
âDo you know what kind of powers he has?â
âI heard only a part of the story, so I am not sure, but it sounds like the expert has two offensive powers.â
âSure,â Junhyuk was envious since he didnât have any offensive powers. âHe sounds dangerous.â
âTo you? Why?â
âBecause he has offensive powers?â
âNo, you are superior to him,â Vera said and shrugged. âSurely, an expert with offensive powers is strong, but your force field blocks all attacks, and you could just slash through him.â
âRight.â
He didnât have offensive powers, but his regular attack stat was high, and he had defensive powers. He could simply block any incoming attacks.
âCould you find out more about him for next time? I might end up meeting him.â
âYou mean the expert with the offensive powers?â
âYes.â
âWhy?â
âI met some novices in South Korea, and they almost killed me,â Junhyuk said calmly.
Veraâs stare turned cold.
âSomeone came after you?â
âYes.â
Artlan turned back and asked, âWhat did you do?â
âOne of them is a hypnotist, so I gouged her eyes out. The other one became my friend.â
âA hypnotist?â Halo joined the conversation. âI heard about it. Sheâs from a battlefield prior to ours. She made a huge mess of things.â
âA mess?â
âHer allied heroes were all killed, and she controlled the enemies and got a triple-kill by herself.â
âWhat?â
She killed three heroes by herself?
âThe enemy heroes that lost were at low health, and she used one to kill the other two.â
âWhy did the third hero join the fight?â Sarang asked, and Vera laughed at her.
âThey had just arrived at the Dimensional Battlefield. They didnât trust each other and they didnât know they were hypnotized, so they killed each other. It was breaking news.â
âShe had nice equipment⦠So, thatâs how she got it.â
âWhy didnât you kill her?â Artlan asked.
Junhyuk scratched his head.
âI didnât want to commit murder.â
Artlan stopped and grabbed him by the shoulder.
âKeep this in mind: you are important to us. If you get hurt in South Korea, I wonât leave it alone.â
âI understand.â
He hadnât seen Artlanâs killer intent in a long time. Vera tapped Sarangâs shoulder.
âThatâs right. If anything happens to you, I will go to your dimension and beat the crap out of you.â
That statement surprised Junhyuk, and he looked at Vera.
âYou can go to my dimension?â
âYes. Itâs bothersome, but I can.â
Junhyuk was dumbfounded. If heroes went to his dimension, things would end in complete disaster.
âIâll stay alive.â
âDo it! if your own kind kills you, we will pay a visit to your dimension.â
He had to stay alive to save the Earth.
Junhyuk looked around and asked, âWhere are we going now?â
âWe are going to kill the salamander.â
âThe salamander?â
Salamanders were a type of buff monster that lived in the enemy territory.
âThatâs right. The enemies will try to kill the salamander first. We will kill it instead and attack them from behind.â
âWe should hurry.â
They had to hurry to get to the salamander first. If the enemies got there before them, they might try to attack the allies on the road. However, if the enemies decided to gather, things would be more difficult. The allied side had given up a tower to get the salamander.
âLetâs pick up the pace.â
The heroes sped up, and Junhyuk felt like dying. Sarang had a movement speed stat increase, but Junhyuk didnât. He ran as fast as he could.
They arrived at the salamanderâs den and saw that the salamander was still alive. It was fourteen meters long and spewed fire. Doctor Tula, Regina and Adolphe were fighting against it. They had hunted the salamander for their team the last time as well.
Artlan looked at the fight and said, âThe salamander isnât doing well.â
However, it didnât matter. The allies had the superior fighting power.
âWe should start by getting one of them out first.â
It would help them big time if they could get rid of an enemy hero. Vera prepared to cast Meteor Shower, while Artlan also readied his ultimate.
He crouched and said, âOur target is Doctor Tula. Junhyuk, teleport me over there.â
âOK.â
Meanwhile, Doctor Tula tied up the salamander with his spider web and fired his missiles at it. Adolpheâs sword gave off some energy, and it sliced through the salamander. Finally, Reginaâs barrage of shots hit the salamander, and it died.
They were then surrounded by red circles when Veraâs meteors fell on them. The meteors fell from the sky and caught the heroes by surprise. They were all close to each other, and Veraâs meteors hit them hard. Veraâs earring gave her spectacular power.
The enemy heroes looked around and quickly dispersed. They had to break to escape from Veraâs meteors. Doctor Tula dashed to one side, and Junhyuk and Artlan teleported in his direction.
Doctor Tula fired the flamethrower, and Artlan swung his saber.
Slash!
Artlanâs saber traveled through the air, past Doctor Tulaâs skin, and he started bleeding and staggered.
âCowards!â
Doctor Tula didnât have a lot of health. He had been hit by Artlanâs and Veraâs ultimates. Both had time to prepare their attacks and inflicted critical damage. The doctor staggered, and Artlan attacked him with seven continuous saber strikes. They all hit him.
The doctor started disappearing, and Artlan turned around. Junhyuk moved behind him, and Regina dashed toward them, aiming her pistol.
Bang, bang, bang, bang!
Her continuous shoots covered a decent range. Junhyuk had increased health, but it was not a good idea to be shot by her. He moved, and at the same time, Artlan blocked for him. Artlan was hit by the bullets, and a light green powder started falling on his head.
He was wounded and getting healed at the same time. Junhyuk was impressed with Sarangâs timing. Artlan was soon healed and launched his saber at Regina. He threw his saber from close range, and she had a hard time escaping. Regina raised her cutlass to block, but Halo attacked her back with his lightning flash attack.
A long gash appeared on Reginaâs back, and Adolphe made his move. Adolphe stuck his saw-bladed sword in the ground and released the energy boomerangs that constricted Artlan and Haloâs movements.
Regina escaped the boomerang by using her increased speed. She was headed toward Vera. It was easy for Regina to deal with Vera because even though Vera had high attack, she had low health. Regina could kill her in a short time.
Adolphe took his saw-bladed sword out of the ground and rushed while Regina ran toward Vera. Junhyuk quickly cast a force field around Vera. Both Vera are Sarang were inside the force field, and Adolphe attacked it relentlessly.
Clung!
Adolpheâs attacks bounced off the force field, and Junhyuk sighed. Adolphe had rushed and tried to attack them while Regina had wanted to get rid of Vera. He had barely averted disaster.
Regina frowned and looked for Junhyuk, but he had already jumped. Artlan closed in quickly, and Regina turned around and shot at him. Artlan fell over, but the force field was safe. Vera cast a fire spear at Regina.
Boom!
Regina was pushed back, and as she moved backward, she hit a fire orb, causing a series of explosions. Veraâs attacks made Regina stagger.
Vera had already cast meteor, and the enemies had low health. Regina couldnât touch Vera, so she decided to escape. She had an extremely high movement speed, and by using her speed, she tried to get out of Veraâs range, but Vera wouldnât let her go so easily.
Halo went after Regina, and Artlan launched his saber. She blocked Artlanâs saber and lost a few seconds, and Halo arrived swinging his sword.
Clung!
Regina was a balanced hero. Her health was high and her attack stat was also high, but heroes lacking unique powers were awkward, and Regina was one such awkward hero. When she was with the other heroes, the others could complement her lack of unique powers. However, she was alone now.
She could still kill Vera, but Halo and Artlan had joined in and she couldnât deal with all three. In a one-on-one situation, things would be different because of Reginaâs ultimate. Junhyuk was watching the situation when Regina lifted her eye patch and cast her ultimate. Then, he started to run. Halo was close to her and turned to stone. Regina shot at him continuously.
Bang, bang, bang, bang!
Haloâs chest was covered in blood, and Adolphe swung his sword at him. A long, blue streak of energy dropped on Halo. Regina lacked enough strength, but it was different with Adolpheâs help.
Haloâs chest opened and blood started pouring out, and Regina tried to stab him with her cutlass. However, the allied heroes counterattacked. A fire spear hit her back, and Artlan appeared in front of her.
Slash!
Artlan wasnât too late to save Halo, but Adolphe went around him and swung his sword at Halo. He knew Halo was seriously wounded and he wanted to kill him before he started moving again.
Heroes could die from critical hits, especially when they were seriously wounded. However, Adolphe was left frowning. His sword didnât hit anything.
âShit!â
Halo was thirty feet from him. Junhyuk was standing behind him, looking at Adolphe.