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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Simzy
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“Where do you think you’re biting?!”
“Ugiiiik!”
Pain and rage surged through me.
What had I done wrong to deserve being stuck in this place, brawling with these demon bastards?
In this absurd situation, all I felt was fury.
Thus, the true power unleashed by rage!
“Bankai!”
Crack!
I grabbed the soseonggwi that was biting my shoulder and yanked it violently.
Rip!
No, damn it, my precious historical drama outfit!
“It’s ripping…!”
This crazy world was making me even angrier!
“Usiiiik!”
I put more force into my grip. The tiny soseonggwi couldn’t withstand my strength and only struggled in my grasp.
Holding it tight, I raised my hand.
With all my might!
“Die!”
I slammed it onto the ground!
Thud!
“Kiiiiik?!”
The soseonggwi, abruptly impaled on the ground, shrieked in pain and thrashed wildly.
But, its bones and insides seemed damaged, as it couldn’t escape.
It was a miserable sight, but I wouldn’t show mercy.
There was no reason to show mercy to this demon bastard.
Did Inuyasha ever show mercy when he fought demons?
I grabbed the soseonggwi’s tail. For their size, these things had surprisingly long tails, which, in my opinion, was a ridiculous weakness.
If you grabbed their tail, they couldn’t do anything!
“Alright! Bamboo helicopter!”
Whirr!
I grabbed its tail and swung it around like a flail, giving it a horrific experience.
As I spun it, the ghostly flames burning in the soseonggwi’s eyes left afterimages, creating a circle.
Crazy fire show…!
To think I could enjoy this traditional Korean pastime in the Martial arts world!
“Kiiiiik!”
After spinning the soseonggwi like crazy, I slammed it onto the ground again with all my might, like a flail.
Smash!
A bursting sound erupted as the creature’s body splattered on the ground.
The sight of blood splattering everywhere was quite gruesome, but…
“Confirmation kill!”
Did I have time to worry about anyone’s feelings right now?
Stomp, stomp, stomp!
I stomped on the splattered soseonggwi repeatedly, finishing it off completely.
Honestly, it felt unpleasant, like cruelly killing a small animal, but this thing was a demon.
I had simply used all my power to kill a demon. I hadn’t done anything weird.
“Whew!”
With that, I had won.
At some point, the ghostly flames in the soseonggwi’s eyes had gone out.
Apparently, the fire went out when they died.
“Kha…!”
Elation.
Overwhelming elation washed over me.
That’s right…!
I had just won a life-or-death battle!
And I had triumphed against a formidable opponent like a demon!
“Kraaaaaaaaaaaaa!”
The reward was 200 mun and another day of survival in the Martial arts world!
Feeling that, how could I not roar?!
“I won!”
Adrenaline coursed through me.
Have I ever felt such intense joy? Probably not.
There had never been such an intense moment in my almost monochrome life.
“Are you watching, Auntie?! I did it!”
My aunt’s face appeared in the dark sky.
She looked at me briefly with her usual expressionless face, then turned away.
That was her charm. I had to admit, she was a cold beauty.
“Phew.”
Anyway, that was the end of it.
It was easier than I thought—
Whoosh!
“No way.”
Rustle.
Several blue will-o’-the-wisps emerged from the darkness.
Real will-o’-the-wisps would have lit up one by one, but these were lit in pairs.
“Usisisik.”
“Sisik.”
About ten soseonggwi, making threatening noises, slowly approached and revealed themselves.
“Ten to one.”
Not good.
But,
“Bring it on!”
If I lost my nerve, I’d lose even a fight I could win.
I immediately yelled, provoking them.
“Usiiiik!”
“Usisisisisit!”
The soseonggwis lunged at me like a pack of dogs.
“You bastards dare to gang up on me?!”
Thus began a frantic dogfight between me and the soseonggwi horde.
Swat!
Numerous Sosunggwis launched themselves at me, clawing with their nails and trying to bite me with their teeth.
I twisted my body to dodge their murderous attacks, rolling on the ground to evade them.
But every time I couldn’t dodge…
Rip!
The seams of my clothes tore.
“My clothes…!”
This battle…
Could I win?
The thought of running away blossomed in my mind. But if I ran away now, I wouldn’t gain anything.
No, it was worse than that. I wouldn’t just gain nothing; I’d starve tomorrow.
“These motherfuckers are really pushing it!”
I couldn’t starve!
“Power Strike!”
I swung my tagu bong, smashing the head of an incoming soseonggwi.
“Kyaak!”
Then, I swung my other fist horizontally, smashing another soseonggwi in the face.
Thwack!
Maintaining the momentum, I swung the Siljang Gonbong to keep them at bay and, using my 3rd-dan Taekwondo skills to their fullest, unleashed a back kick.
“Kyaek!”
Another airborne soseonggwi got hit and went flying!
“Kraaaaaaaaaaaaa!”
I roared, intimidating the soseonggwi.
“Usiiiik!”
“Usisisit!”
My fighting spirit exploded, but the soseonggwi, in turn, burned with fighting spirit and endlessly charged at me.
I had to win.
With the heart of a paladin facing a hunter, I swung the Siljang Gonbong, thinking only of victory.
Slip!
“Gasp!”
The tagu bong slipped from my hand and flew away!
An unintentional wound from the wind!
No!
“Usisisisik!”
The soseonggwis became even more excited, screeching.
These bastards… they knew what it meant that I’d dropped my weapon!
But did I need a weapon to fight?
“Kraaaaaaaaaaa!”
I threw myself forward, rolling, and grabbed the tail of one of them.
“Got you!”
“Usik?!”
“You’re finished, you bastard!”
With my captive in hand…
“Hyaaaaaaaaa!”
Whirr!
I spun it around like a flail, gaining powerful rotational force, and swung my new soseonggwi weapon…
Thwack!
…smashing it into another soseonggwi!
“Usik…!”
The struck soseonggwi rolled on the ground, writhing. I immediately stomped on its waist, crushing its bones, and then…
“Uaaaaaaaa!”
…screaming, I continued to swing the soseonggwi flail, keeping the others at bay while beating the crap out of them.
War.
Absolutely war!
How many had I taken down?
It felt like I was waging a war against a pack of neighborhood cats yowling in the night.
Was there any honor at the end of this petty struggle?
“Huff, huff!”
There was honor!
“Come on, you sons of bitches!”
I continued to fuel my fighting spirit and yelled.
Once a brawl started, I had to see it through. If I showed weakness because I was tired, that would be the end.
Even if it was just bravado!
“Bring it on!!!”
I had to do whatever it took to appear threatening!
The soseonggwi I was holding was long dead. I lifted it up, grabbed it with both hands, and slammed it downwards, finishing it off with a knee kick that shattered its body.
“Kieeeeeeeeeek!!!”
My childhood dream had been to be the vocalist of a death metal band.
A dream I had to give up because of my aunt’s disgusted looks and our family’s financial situation… but now, I was free from those constraints.
I unleashed knee kicks and the screaming I had practiced in my youth.
Then, something strange happened.
“Usiik…!”
“Usit…!”
The remaining soseonggwis started to back away from me, slowly retreating!
Swat!
The soseonggwi, having hesitated, fled into the darkness!
“Those bastards…!”
They ran away after all!
Fade.
The moment I confirmed the soseonggwi had completely disappeared, a breath escaped my lips, and the joy of victory surged through me.
“I won!”
I thought I was going to get absolutely wrecked!
My heart pounded, and I gasped for breath. I had won. More importantly, I had survived. I, in this martial arts world, had triumphed over demons and lived to tell the tale.
“Whew!”
I had actually won.
I’d achieved an unparalled title against a horde of soseonggwi and driven off the remnants with my sheer presence.
Exhausted, I collapsed onto the ground.
“Kuh…!”
My clothes were ripped to shreds, but the reward would be sweet.
Even though I felt like I was about to pass out from exhaustion, the thought of what I could do with the money brought a smile to my face.
It wouldn’t be wise to be extravagant just because I’d earned some money, but to manage stress in this crazy world, I needed to treat myself to expensive food once in a while, right? If I didn’t, I might actually lose my mind.
“Kung Pao Chicken!”
I wanted Kung Pao Chicken!
Simply put, it was a kind of Middle Kingdom-style chicken dish: fried chicken tossed with vegetables and nuts, stir-fried with seasonings.
I deserved this after such a fight.
I’d been craving it for so long.
Ah… my mouth was watering.
“Ah.”
Anyway, the midnight battle was over.
But I was so exhausted from the intense fight that I felt weak.
I needed to rest. If I lost focus, I would surely collapse.
So, I got up.
“Hmm.”
The corpses of the soseonggwi were scattered everywhere.
None of them were intact.
They were all broken, splattered, and covered in blood.
It really hit me just how fiercely I had fought.
“I had that kind of potential all along.”
Come to think of it, I’d won many fights against people, so there was no way these tiny little shits, even in a swarm, could defeat me.
Now, to clean up.
I was being paid for this job, and I wouldn’t get a good review if I left the site like this mess.
I dragged the soseonggwi corpses together and started tidying up. I rubbed dirt on the bloodstained ground to clean it.
“Let’s see. A total of eight dead, huh?”
I had counted them at first, but I went into a frenzy midway and just kept killing.
When I came to my senses, I had killed more than I thought.
“…”
So many demons dead.
I had thought these were mystical beings, but looking at them now, they didn’t seem so special.
Their heads were made of skulls and their eyes fiery, which was a bit mystical, but the rest of them was just bone, flesh, and blood.
Killable beings.
Ah.
Could they be edible, then?
Being at an age where I was always hungry, that thought crossed my mind.
Seeing their meat and skin, I wondered if I could grill or boil them.
They were reasonably sized, so the yield would be decent.
But the important thing was whether it was safe to eat their meat.
Flicker.
I thought about experimenting.
I had a torch, after all.
“No way, hell no.”
But I gave up. If they were poisonous, I’d die. I shouldn’t just grill and eat them on a whim.
I’d ask someone about it later. It was a bit of a waste of meat, but thinking about the 200 mun, I didn’t really care.
“Hehehe.”
After finishing the cleanup, I dragged my weary body to the warehouse and collapsed.
Time to rest.
The air wasn’t great, but at least there was a roof over my head.
Intoxicated by the feeling of victory, I closed my eyes.
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Bro fight like a beast lol