Chapter 186: Surprise Attack

“W…what’s that?”

“Gasp!”

“Ma…mages! Dispel! Dispel!”

Everyone went into a fit of panic. One of the mages stepped forward and raised his wand, but he was only left in shock.

“...Aaaaack?!”

In a blink of an eye, the huge tidal wave engulfed the members of Bachran Guild.

Fwooooosh!

“Urk!”

“Ack?!”

[You are experiencing shortness of breath. Your HP will continuously decrease.]

[You will not be able to concentrate fully.]

Roves’ Wave did not do much damage. However, it was a skill that could easily confuse the enemies and bring them into disorder by dragging their bodies around with the water. However, the main reason why Minhyuk used Roves’ Ring was…

‘When water and lightning meet then...’

…because it would help him exert tremendous damage. Minhyuk hurriedly pulled out the Lightning Millstone from his inventory.

“You…you bastard! Who the hell are you?!” Crone shouted loudly at him while his guild members started to prepare for battle.

The guild members that were swept away by the huge tidal wave all started to stand up and prepare for the incoming battle, while coughing and spitting out the water that had inadvertently entered their mouths.

Minhyuk did not even give Crone an answer. The only thing that he did was hold the handle of the millstone and turn it.

Dudududuk━

“...?”

“...?”

The Bachran Guild members looked at him in disbelief. They could not believe that a guy would be so absurd as to pick a fight then spin a millstone in front of them.

“Isn’t he just a crazy bastard?”

“Kill him!”

“Mages! Fire your magic!”

Then...

“Huh...?” Crone asked dumbly as he stared at the sky above them. He could see that the previously clear and bright sky had suddenly turned dark from the clouds gathering together. His eyes could not help but widen in shock.

‘D…don’t tell me...! Disaster artifact?!’

At that moment...

[Lightning Hell]

[Powerful lightning strikes will indiscriminately strike down within a 20-meter radius and deal 120% damage for one minute.]

Bang!

A huge thunderbolt struck down one of the guild members.

“Keuaaaaaack!” The guild member shrieked loudly.

Crone’s eyes widened further at the sight. They were currently in a guild war so they were in?Guild Battle Mode. When players were playing under the Guild Battle Mode, the guild members’ HP and MP bars would be floating above their heads. To Crone’s horror, more than 20% of that particular guild member’s HP had been shaved off in a flash.

“Gasp...! A…all the dam...!”

Before they could finish that sentence...

Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!

…lightning fell down from the clouds and devoured them.

“Keuaaaaack!”

“Ugh, aaaaaaaaaack!”

“Shit...!”

“The damage!”

“Argh! I…I can’t move!”

The players struck by lightning could not move.

[You have been electrocuted by strong lightning.]

[You have fallen into a temporary stunned state.]

Ordinary people struck by lightning would experience a strong shock that paralyzes their body and make them go into seizures. That was the case right now.

Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!

The lightning continuously descended showing them its might. Amidst the commotion, Crone saw…

[Guild Chat: Bea has been forced to log out.]

[Guild Chat: Beige has been forced to log out.]

[Guild Chat: Rumi has been forced to log out.]

[Guild Chat: KetoTalk has been forced to log out.]

[Guild Chat: Lion Man has been forced to log out.]

[Guild Chat: Trickling has been forced to log out.]

In an instant, more than ten of his guild members had died.

‘...S…strong,’?Crone thought, eyes widening in shock.

The strength of the disaster artifact was extremely terrifying. What was worse was that there was even an increase in the effects of the skill since there was water surrounding them. The damage that they received was bound to be tremendous. In the meantime, the thunderbolts and lightning continued to devour his guild members. Artifacts and gold began to drop from the places where they fell.

‘Shit...!’

The biggest reason why Crone always avoided friction with the other large guilds was because of their Chaotic State. Since all of his guild members were under the Chaotic State, plenty of artifacts and gold would drop when they were killed. What was worse was that their level and EXP would also go down. Right now, his guild members’ artifacts and gold were all scattered around, while the man that was standing on top of the building was just looking down at them with a cold expression on his face.

Then, the man jumped down and started running after the remaining guild members.

“P…prepare for combat!!!” Crone shouted as loud as his throat could allow. It was clear that Minhyuk’s first goal was him.

The tankers immediately formed layers in front of him. Although their HP had been significantly cut down, they had recovered to a certain extent after quickly drinking some potions.

“Punk!”

“This bastard!”

“Like the Wind.”

Vwoooooong!

“Ack?!” Tanker Blow, the vanguard tanker, shrieked in shock when he found that his enemy was already in front of him.

Puhaaaak!

The enemy’s greatsword slashed through his body. However, it did not end there.

[Lightning]

[You have a 5% chance of triggering 2~4 consecutive lightning strikes.]

[2 strikes.]

Bang!

A lightning bolt suddenly struck down from the sky and struck Blow’s body.

‘What the hell, 20% of my HP has been shaved off!’

Once again...

Bang!

“Urk!” Blow groaned, the attack making him dizzy and out of sorts. He could feel his entire body trembling wildly as it became paralyzed. Then, Minhyuk walked past him.

Slash!

“Stop him!”

“F*ck! Don’t let him get to GM!”

The guild members knew Minhyu’s target so they hurriedly surrounded and blocked his path to Crone. However, when Minhyuk saw what they did, a small smile hung around his lips.

‘You’re smiling...?’?Crone thought, finding it weird. Then, he looked around his surroundings. His guild members had surrounded him in layers.

‘N…no way? Does he have another AOE attack skill?’

Just then, Minhyuk jumped lightly.

Vwooooooong!

Then, he stabbed his greatsword into the ground.

[Blooming Sword.]

[Swords will indiscriminately rise from the ground and attack your enemies within a nine-meter radius from your position. Successful stabbing of the swords will cause an explosion that deals an additional 70% damage.]

Stab, stab, stab, stab, stab, stab, stab, stab━

Hundreds of sword blades bloomed from the ground. The edges of the blade twinkled lightly under the rays of the sun, effectively showing how sharp they were. Once the sword blades bloomed fully, the guild members’ bodies that were blocking the front were all stabbed through. Luckily, Crone was out of the range of the skill, so he was left unscathed.

‘Goddamnit...!’

Then, the sword blades that stabbed the bodies of Crone’’s guild members exploded one after the other.

Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!

The explosions were so strong that they engulfed the entire area.

“Kgggghk!”

“Uuuuugh...”

“Keoooook!”

Bachran Guild was fortunate that some of them survived the blast. The problem was that they were suffering from serious injuries. At that moment…

“Like the Wind.”

…a strong wind blew only to reveal their enemy, Minhyuk, standing in front of Crone.

Crone hurriedly took out an artifact. It was a flamberge, a sword with a blade shaped like a wave. The flamberge was a sword that was not associated with slashes and cuts. It was a cruel sword that was usually used for ripping and tearing the enemies apart. Crone was also one of the most influential rankers in the country, while the man in front of him was just the Frying Pan Killer.

“I don’t know why you’re so strong but...”

Crone hurriedly blocked Minhyuk’s sword with his flamberge.

Clang!

The flamberge was also a huge and heavy sword, on par with the heaviness of Minhyuk’s greatsword. However, Crone was able to easily and freely wield his flamberge thanks to his high sword mastery skill. Crone believed that the only reason why his guild members suffered from Minhyuk, despite him being alone, was because of his ‘Disaster Artifact’ and the AOE attack skill. If those things were excluded, then Crone believed he could easily deal with him in a 1:1 PVP match.

“Attack his back!” Crone hurriedly gave out his orders. However, at that exact same moment, a creature flew out and defended Minhyuk’s back.

“Oink!”

[Beanie is feeling confident.]

Thanks to Kaistra, Beanie had evolved and now had a high attack, so Minhyuk was feeling confident in dealing with his enemies.

“Beans, let’s go.”

“Oink!” Beanie answered loudly and flew at their enemies swiftly, while Minhyuk stepped forward at the same time.

Clang!

Minhyuk’s sword once again collided with Crone’s flamberge. Then…

Shweeeeeek!

Flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap━

…a sharp wind broke out of the flamberge and tore through Minhyuk’s body.

Spurt━

Blood dripped down from Minhyuk’s body. This was the flamberge’s special ability, ‘Flowing Wind’, a skill that triggered a 7-14% chance of activating a blade of wind that could tear through the bodies of the enemies upon a successful parry. It could also deal a huge amount of damage.

Clang, clang, clang!

Minhyuk and Crone clashed swords again and the Flowing Wind was triggered again.

Flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap━

The blade of wind tore through Minhyuk’s body once more. Crone laughed derisively as he mocked Minhyuk, saying, “As expected, you are nothing without your AOE attack skill.”

Crone thought of fighting Minhyuk with his speed. Even his huge flamberge was doing a fine job in assisting him with his plans.

Clang, clang, clang!

However, surprisingly enough, the man in front of him could easily defend the attacks that he launched at a frightening speed. ?Not long after, Crone found a gap in his enemy’s defense.

Flash!

Crone’s flamberge was shrouded with a bright light as he stabbed Minhyuk’s abdomen strongly.

Stab!

“Alr...!”

[Physical Damage Reflection! Returns double the damage received.]

“Ack?!” Crone groaned at the sudden sharp and searing pain that ravaged his abdomen. Then…

“Scattering Sword.”

Stab, stab, stab, stab, stab, stab━

…Minhyuk’s sword stabbed Crone's body and dealt continuous damage!

“Keuaaaack!” Crone screamed. However, he tried his best to stand still and not fall down.

“The others will be arriving soon. They’re the best of our guild,” Crone said, grinning wickedly.

However, Minhyuk just nodded and said, “Today, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, the day after that, the next and the next…”

“...?”

“...I’ll keep on killing all of you.”

Puhaaak!

Crone’s body slowly fell apart. Then, Minhyuk looked around his surroundings.

Puhaaa!

Blood spurted out from the body of a player that blocked Beanie’s flipper. But not long after, Minhyuk saw something.

“Quick!”

“Where is that daring punk?!”

Minhyuk’s forehead crumpled when he heard the voices of the people running from the back. At that moment...

Shwaaaaaaak!

…a powerful whirlwind of energy began to shoot towards Minhyuk.

“...!”

Minhyuk’s eyes widened in shock. He thought,?‘It…it’s strong!’

Perhaps it was truly just like what Crone said. The elites of his guild had truly not arrived yet. It seemed like the fact that Crone was not the strongest in the guild even though he was the guild master was also true. He could see a single man walking in front of a crowd.

“...”

The man looked like he had unusual powers as he stood in front of at least 40 guild members.

‘Should I retreat?’

The biggest reason why Minhyuk was able to kill Crone and his group alone earlier was because of Roves’ Ring and the Lightning Millstone. Minhyuk knew that he would face a bigger threat if he continued to fight here. To stop the attack, Minhyuk thought of using ‘Mahava’s Double Ring’ to absorb the skill first. However, right at that moment…

“Fire Pillar.”

Puhaaaaaaa!

…a huge column of fire rose from the ground and blocked the attack coming for Minhyuk, as four people wearing black masks appeared on top of different buildings.

Bachran Guild’s First Attack Captain, the Level 434 Magic Swordsman Kirei, was flustered at the sight.

‘They blocked my skill with a single strike...?’?Kirei thought, with a frown. However, when he caught sight of the four people standing on top of the buildings, his jaw dropped in shock.

“Th…the Four Hyenas?”

‘How come they’re here?’

The Four Hyenas were well-known for going crazy at hunting grounds. They would go wherever there was a hunting ground. If he was not sure before, then he was sure now…

“Let my Flame of Justice pierce through your heart!”

“My blazing heart is stronger and brighter than the sun in the sky! I’ll show you the truth!”

“...”

Kirei was also sure that they were all old uncles.

Meanwhile, Minhyuk found their voices to be familiar. Especially the voice of the person that summoned the huge pillar of flames. The voice was so familiar that he unconsciously blurted out, “Uncle Taesik?”

“...Eh?”

“There’s Uncle Changsik too, huh.”

“Uhm?”

“...”

𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

The Hyenas turned to look at Minhyuk in surprise. Then, Minhyuk laughed loudly. These men were the presidents of Ilhwa Construction, Nottogi, Ilhwa Electronics and Ilhwa Distribution. They were the legends of the country’s business community.