Soul Devourer Chapter 4 Episode 54 — I Feel As Though I’m Being Scorched By Lightning
One of the world’s strongest Hunters, a pillar 〘Hunting King • Regalia〙.
His name was Wang Haoran.
I refused his invitation. Negotiations collapsed.
There was no longer room for dialogue. Only clashing blades.
In our first clash, he toyed with me as though we stood on entirely different tiers.
That was precisely why I had to proceed carefully this time.
Unless I uncovered the nature of the Unique Skill he possessed, I couldn’t see a path to victory.
Carelessly closing the distance was dangerous.
First, observe from range. Probe his reactions.
That was my judgment.
“…«Rakurai • Lightning Strike» •【Thunder Eclipse】.”
I invoked【Lightning Magic】instantly and enhanced it into black thunder.
A pitch-black flash tore through the sky as a bolt descended upon Haoran.
Thunder roared.
It should have struck him squarely.
In the blink of an eye, the lightning vanished.
Without a trace.
“…!?”
Before comprehension could catch up, I sensed mana above me.
Instinctively, I looked up-!
And my vision was swallowed by black lightning.
“Gwaaahhh!”
A scream tore from my throat.
Pain far more violent than when Junyu, the Eighth Dragon, had cut me surged through my body.
When I had taken Haoran’s【Lightning Magic】earlier, it hadn’t hurt like this.
Which meant…
This damage wasn’t from Haoran’s original spell.
There was only one being in the world capable of inflicting lethal damage upon me through pure force…
Myself.
In other words, the lightning I had just fired had somehow been “reversed” back at me.
I could guess the cause.
But the mechanism remained incomprehensible.
Recovery first.
I immediately activated【Holy Magic】, «Chiyu • Heal» and【Regeneration】simultaneously, rapidly restoring the damage.
“Ha…! Ha…!”
The wounds sealed in an instant.
Yet the searing pain deep within my body lingered, disrupting my breathing.
Haoran, meanwhile, had not moved an inch.
His sharp gaze remained fixed on me.
His presence was calm.
Of course it was.
We hadn’t exchanged blows.
We hadn’t traded spells.
That man hadn’t even taken his first step yet.
In our earlier fight, I endured even his Mythical-grade weapon strikes.
My Endurance and Spirit did not fall behind his Strength and Intelligence.
Considering the abilities of【Soul Devourer】, I had no reason to lose in raw stats.
And yet…
I had undeniably taken damage.
That meant Haoran’s Unique Skill itself possessed abnormal combat performance.
…Junyu’s Unique Skill was fierce, but compared to this, it’s on another level. Pure combat specialization. As if it exists solely to fight…
One thing was now certain.
Any spell I cast outside of surprise or distraction would be easily returned.
A magic battle was disadvantageous.
No, the more I used it, the more I would strangle myself.
Then long-range probing ends here.
Next to test…
Close combat.
How would he react when I close the distance?
Would he evade through physical ability alone?
Or through skill activation?
The core of his Unique Skill lay there.
I reversed my grip on the《Sea Dragon's Naval Aglyphs》and steadied my breathing.
“…Here I come.”
I murmured.
Then I drove my foot into the ground and sprang forth with explosive force.
A violent shockwave rang behind me as I streaked toward Haoran, trailing white smoke.
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E/N:
Somehow, Yuito needs to overwhelm Haoran in order to defeat him through an unexpected covert attack! You can do it, Yuito!
Stay tuned!
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