God’s Nemesis Returns - Chapter 167



Only Krnovel

God’s Natural Enemy Returns Episode 167

106. Gorgon of Power, Stheno

[Kuhehehehe… … .]

In the bright sun that illuminates my eyes.

Medusa closed her eyes without realizing it.

‘I close my eyes?’

When Medusa quickly came to her senses and opened her eyes with force.

Whoosh, whoosh… … Crunch!

One of the hundred snake hairs on her head had been cut off.

[What the heck!]

Medusa, momentarily flustered, stepped back.

‘I took advantage of the moment when the snake was weakened by the heat and cut off its head.’

Medusa ground her teeth.

‘… … Damn it! Because of that fucking elf bitch!’

It was a strange thing.

The opponent was only human.

A bug-like being that freezes at the mere sight of you, and can be crushed at any time by swinging its fist or tail.

To have one of your precious hairs cut off by such a being.

There has never been a figure like this.

[Kiyaaaaaaaah!]

With an angry roar, Medusa rushed at Shihyeon.

[How dare you… How dare you!]

The 100 snakes on Medusa’s head are not just hair.

Sharing emotions, thoughts and sensations.

Beings who are like her children.

It made sense that he would be so excited after cutting down that snake.

“After killing tens of thousands of people, how can you get excited over a single hair being cut off?”

However, contrary to understanding, Sihyeon was only teasing Medusa.

“So even elves can barely beat us!”

[Shut up! You devil!]

As expected.

Medusa, who was furious to the point of hair loss, rushed at Sihyeon, even though she was covered in lava.

Because of that, the guy’s already melting steel skin was melting even more.

Sihyeon didn’t care and just kept putting distance between them.

[You coward! You fight so poorly!]

“Try to catch it.”

‘Time is not on my side.’

Medusa ran to Shihyeon with an anxious heart.

A purple night spread over the surroundings.

Even while fighting Ramia, the opponent’s sword steadily sucked in energy and became stronger.

In addition, the halo grows larger as it absorbs the surrounding heat.

‘We have to kill that guy quickly!’

***

When Medusa flies her body to kill her opponent.

The rest of the party was also fighting against the Gorgons.

[You want to fight me one-on-one?]

Sigh.

[How foolish, humans.]

“You’re the fool. Demon.”

Slurp.

Taking out the Tao.

Jongcheon closed his eyes for a moment, then opened them.

Hooooooooooooo!

Black yin energy and white yang energy swirled around his body.

‘The law of all things in the world is circulation, that is, the law of moving forward in a circle. Death is life. Life is death.’

Thinking back to the sect that taught him.

Jongcheon drew a circle on the road.

Pfft!

Soon, an incredible energy began to draw a quick circle around Jongcheon.

At the same time, Jongcheon’s feet stepped on the debris floating on the lava.

Jongcheon’s body was shot out at the opponent.

Kaaaaah!

Jongcheon’s swordsmanship was powerful.

Although I haven’t made them all mine yet, I have inherited the secrets of all the sect members.

He trains whenever he gets the chance, and with his countless combat experiences, his skills are such that he can handle strong forces even with his limited strength.

It was elaborate and skillful.

Considering that I’m not even 30 years old yet.

Even if you searched through the whole of China, let alone the martial arts world, it would be difficult to find talent and skills like that.

Kang! Kang! Kang!

As if to prove that he is the greatest genius of all time.

Jongcheon’s black steno was struck without rest.

On the other hand, Steno’s attack did not even reach Jongcheon’s toes.

‘That’s what Sihyeon Sohyeop said. Never bump into anyone.’

Kaang!

‘Then, if you kill the opponent without getting hit even once, that’s it.’

Kaaaaah!

‘But why… … .’

[asleep!]

Steno’s fist was aimed at Jongcheon.

Hooooooooooo!

Its power is so strong that even a simple brush with it could tear your skin and crush your bones.

Jongcheon twisted his body urgently.

[I knew it.]

But it’s as if they had expected this.

Steno puffed out his hair.

‘snake……!’

I didn’t notice it because I hadn’t moved for a while.

Those snakes made of steel weren’t dead.

Steno was just hiding it until the end.

‘This theory… … .’

I hurriedly swung my sword and blocked the snakes’ attacks.

It wasn’t an easy task.

The power contained in each snake was no joke, and Jongcheon’s body was pushed back.

‘It’s dangerous down there.’

Now, instead of the swamps created by the three Gorgon sisters, the floor was filled with lava.

If I fell like this, there was no guarantee that I would be safe even if I had the ‘Rune of Fire Resistance’.

[Skill, ‘Jeunjong (B)’ is activated.]

phut!

Using the Jeunjong (梯雲縱), concentrate your magical power on your feet to keep your center of gravity, then jump up.

Jongcheon opened the street.

‘The power of hair, not even the body itself, is this much.’

The opponent was not good.

“Whew… … I tried to break it with swordsmanship, but now is not the time to be picky.”

Jongcheon muttered like that and put the sword back in.

Then he raised both hands.

“Come. Demon.”

[stolid!]

Rather, Stheno, who saw Jongcheon putting his sword away, gritted his protruding molars and laughed.

[Do you think a human can handle my power? Without even using a weapon?]

Kwaaaaaaaah!

Steno, who had stepped on the lava, ran straight towards Jongcheon.

The Gorgon of ‘Strength’, ‘Steno’.

She had neither the speed of her other sister, Euryale, nor the dominance of Medusa.

But there was one overwhelming strength.

strength.

Because she once achieved divinity through her own strength alone.

I was confident in a head-on confrontation or a brawl.

‘It’s still fast. But.’

Even in the face of the powerful force rushing towards him.

Jongcheon’s heart was as calm as a lake, unwavering.

A restless mind.

A calm mind that is not shaken in any situation.

It was the foundation of the shamanistic sect that Jongcheon studied and practiced.

[Activate skill, ‘Taegeukgi Gong (A)’.]

By exerting the Taegeukgi Gong (太極氣功), one of the most stable mental methods, in the polarity, we can stably improve the circulation of internal energy.

A different blue energy than before began to seep into Jongcheon’s hands.

[If you just sit there blankly, I’ll kill you with gratitude!]

Steno came running right in front of me.

[Skill, ‘Jeunjong (B)’ is activated.]

Jongcheon dodged the attack by stepping on the air once again.

[Skill, ‘Cover (C)’ is activated.]

That wasn’t the end of it.

Jongcheon exerts his power to the extreme while stepping on the air.

He used his powerful technique, the cotton palm, to pressure Steno from afar.

Because the head of Jongcheon’s village was fighting the red elves and was hit in a weak spot.

From Steno’s point of view, it was a death knell.

“Steno. You are a powerful demon.”

Jongcheon smiled faintly.

It didn’t matter if we couldn’t communicate.

The words he was saying now had a greater meaning as a pledge to himself.

“At the same time, it is a powerful demon with ‘only’ strength. Who said that?”

Yes, that’s right.

Stheno had great strength, but all other abilities were weak.

Even when actually fighting the Red Elves, they used a strategy of attacking from a distance and evading.

I was already very tired.

[Kuaaaah!]

Watching Jongcheon continue to run away and shoot only tension.

Steno kicked the ground again.

Hooooooooooo!

It was fast.

But that speed had a fatal flaw.

Because Steno simply bounced up using ‘force’.

The guy could only move in a straight line.

[Skill, ‘Jeunjong (B)’ is activated.]

[Skill, ‘Cover (C)’ is activated.]

If Jongcheon uses Jeunjong to dodge diagonally and shoots tension.

From Steno’s point of view, there was nothing he could do.

Completely defenseless, especially while floating in the air.

All I could do was just get hit by the tension that Jongcheon was shooting at me.

Because there is no way that an experienced Jongcheon could not predict Steno’s simple movements.

Even with such great power, Steno was unable to avoid defeat.

‘… … This doesn’t make sense.’

He continued to stare at Jongcheon, who was avoiding him.

Steno fell helplessly once again.

‘Is the magic power infinite?’

Steno.

Because he was a demon with a lot of experience and clear weaknesses.

She also knew her own ‘limits’ well.

So I took this into consideration and moved forward.

The opponent is human.

The magical power wasn’t infinite, nor was it abundant.

However, while continuing to use the skill that allows you to step on the air using magic power and the skill that allows you to spray magic power from your hands.

He didn’t show any sign of fatigue at all.

According to Steno’s common sense, this was impossible.

Just maintaining the Taegeuk pattern that appears behind the opponent will consume a lot of magic power.

It was impossible to be able to keep moving using magical powers, as if it were a spring that never runs dry.

‘How… how?’

All his previous enemies were unable to handle his power.

Even if you hit from afar, it was because your magic power eventually ran out.

With my magic and concentration depleted, I couldn’t avoid the Steno that was bouncing up in a straight line at high speed.

The heads of all the enemies caught in that way exploded.

‘But… … But that person… … .’

Kwak!

[Why! Why doesn’t your magic power run out?]

Paaaaang!

No matter what Steno says.

Once again, the tension of the Jongcheon struck Steno’s body.

Cotton is inexhaustible.

The magical power used by the opponent was smooth and seemed to never stop.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Steno’s skin is now almost completely peeled off.

The fist she was so proud of was now bare, revealing only its bare bones.

Now it was difficult to even continue fighting.

‘All of a shaman’s martial arts skills come from the immense internal power that overwhelms the opponent.’

Jongcheon looked at Sihyeon for a moment.

‘I would have thought that someone who is not a martial artist would know this fact.’

[Item, ‘Magic Potion (A)’ is consumed due to ‘Kibisis (A)’.]

[Magic power (internal energy) is restored.]

[Item, ‘Kibisis (A)’ causes ‘Magic Power Increase Potion (A)’ to be consumed.]

[The total amount of magic power (internal energy) increases.]

In fact, Jongcheon was able to torment his opponents with his endless magical power.

It was all thanks to none other than Sihyeon’s kibisis.

Not only did Kibisis continue to give me magic potions, but my internal energy also recovered.

The maximum amount of internal energy has been increased thanks to the magic power potion.

Of course, the increase in maximum magic power was only for a very short period of time.

Because Kibisis poured out all the potions he had aggressively onto Jongcheon.

Jongcheon’s magical power (internal energy) expanded and recovered without end.

As Jongcheon said, all of a shaman’s martial arts skills come from the immense internal power that overwhelms the opponent.

Jongcheon is much stronger than usual.

Besides, the opponent’s movements were too simple, and he was tired to begin with.

It was enough to just attack from this distance.

Paaaaang!

Steno fell down looking much more exhausted than before due to the tension that Jongcheon had unleashed.

‘It’s now.’

Jongcheon, seeing that sight, took out his sword again.

Srrrrrr… … .

At the same time, a bluish energies gathered in the path of the great stream.

[Skill, ‘Taegeuk Sword (S)’ is activated.]

All the internal energy in Jongcheon’s body gathered together.

That wasn’t all.

The Taegeuk pattern behind Jongcheon absorbed all the surrounding positive and negative energy.

Within a moment, all the yang, yin, and internal energy gathered into the sword.

Saaaaaaaaaa… … !

Jongcheon’s sword drew a circle.

[Nonsense… … .]

[I can’t believe it! I’ve defeated the Gorgon of Power, ‘Steno’.]

[Level… … .]

… … .

Bam.

It wasn’t a perfect circle though.

It was enough to finish off the exhausted Steno.

‘It’s a little disappointing, but… I guess this is enough.’

The goal of the quest given by Sihyeon is to take Steno’s ‘head’.

After completing that goal, Jongcheon ran to where Kosio and the stone people were without looking back.