Chapter 258

“…!”
Ming Hu turned to look at Maltario in surprise at the voice echoing around him.
“You want to talk?
The message clearly stated that Maltario wanted to talk. I was puzzled: He wanted to talk?
-I’m Maltario.
Maltario introduced himself.
“What the…
At the sound of Maltario’s voice introducing himself, Ming Hu stared at Maltario in bewilderment. Then Maltario continued.
-What is your relationship to Elgav, human.
“…!?”
Ming Hu stared at Maltario in bewilderment, and was slightly surprised by Maltario’s next words.
“How do I…?
I never expected to see the word elgabrate.
‘No way. Is it a blessing?
At this time, Ming Hu was being blessed by Elgav. It was not certain, but it seemed that the word elgav came from the blessing.
-Answer.
When Ming Hu didn’t say anything, Maltario spoke again. There was a hint of chill in his otherwise calm voice. Ming Hu wondered if he should answer, but then he spoke.
“Why are you asking that?”
It was strange to think about. Why would he ask about his relationship with Elgav?
-…
Maltario didn’t answer for a moment. But even then, his voice began to echo.
-…the answer will determine your life and death. I will ask you one last time. What is your relationship with Elgav, human?
Kugugung
The ground around him shook violently as he spoke. It was clear that Maltario was trying to intimidate. I couldn’t help but laugh at Maltario’s behavior.
“I’m going to catch him anyway.
I’d forgotten for a moment that he wanted to talk. After all, Maltario was a monster that needed to be captured. Ming Hu began to walk toward Maltario, who was waiting for his answer.
-…What are you trying to do, human?
Of course, Ming Hu didn’t answer Maltario’s question; he just smiled and walked toward him.
That was the moment.
-You have chosen death, human. Your choice will bring death to your companions.
[Maltario is against you].
Koo-koo-koo-koo
[Ground shaking reduces movement speed by 30%].
As Maltario spoke, a message appeared and the ground around him began to shake violently, as if it were an earthquake again.
“Everyone be careful, Karot! You take care of the gold crystals!”
Ming Hu immediately called out to his men who were waiting behind him.
“Yes, Dad!”
“…I’m not the one who’ll get beaten up by a bunch of idiots!”
-Agreed, sir.
-My lord, I’ll take care of it.
Hearing the shout, Ming Hu starts to run faster, keeping his eyes on Maltario, but after a while he is forced to slow down as he quickly closes the distance between him and Maltario.
Chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp
-Quack!
-Queeeeeeeee!
-Queeeeeeee!
The ground cracked open and earthworms emerged. These were no ordinary earthworms, of course: they had razor-sharp teeth and were more than four meters long on the exposed side. Including the part that was buried under the ground, it was at least eight meters long.
-My lord, I’ll take this one.
Ming Hu wondered if he should take care of the worms first, but Prominence’s horse sped past him and began to gallop toward Maltario again.
Squeak squeak squeak squeak
-Queue…
-Queueueue…
-Queueue…
The worms moaned in pain as they were sliced to pieces by Prominus’ sword. Worms were worms, after all. Despite being cut to pieces, the worms were still wriggling. Of course, Ming Hu, who had no interest in worms, paid no attention to them and continued past them, closing the distance between him and Maltario.
-You’re making a scene!
Maltario shouted as he saw Ming Hu running toward him, and at the same time, his head began to move toward Ming Hu.
Swoosh!
Despite its size, Maltario’s head was moving very fast. In the blink of an eye, Maltario’s head was close to Ming Hu.
“…”
Ming Hu watched Maltario’s head fly toward him at breakneck speed and pondered for a moment what to do.
“…Damn.
But no matter how much he thought about it, there was no way to avoid the flying head. While Ming Hu was pondering, Maltario’s head was struck.
Kaaaah!
A roar rang out. Knocked to the ground by Maltario’s attack, Ming Hu saw Maltario’s head float back up into the air, and he quickly rose to his feet, checking his shaved health.
“Holy shit!
After standing up and checking his vitals, Ming Hu couldn’t help but frown.
“Half a million?
The amount of health taken was a whopping 500,000. Even with a total health of over 18 million, 500,000 was a bit much.
“Aim for the torso.
Turning his attention away from the life force, Ming Hu began to run toward the torso. Attacking the torso, which, unlike the head, was immobile and had a large strike range, was the best option at this point.
-Human, you’re good!
Maltario cried out as Ming Hu rushed at him, and his head moved again. Ming Hu gritted his teeth as he saw the head flying toward him, and timed it just right, extending his fist toward the head.
Puck! Kwaaaaah!
Another roar rang out. This time, Ming Hu was knocked to the ground. Ming Hu quickly scrambled to his feet and ran toward the body, his eyes locked on Maltario’s head.
“Did I take any damage at all?
This time, unlike the first time, he wasn’t just knocked to the ground. He clearly hit Maltario in the head with his fist, but he didn’t seem to take any damage.
“…You seem a little hard-headed.
Upon closer inspection, I noticed that the color of the head was a little different from the rest of the body. The head seemed to be particularly hard compared to the rest of the body. As Ming Hu pondered this, Maltario’s head moved again.
“…just a little further to go.
The distance to the torso was now short. Ming Hu turned his attention away from the body and punched again at the head flying toward him.
Puck! Kaaaaaah!
Once again, there was a roar, but this time it wasn’t just a roar.
-Bam!
“…huh?
A short sob escaped Maltario’s lips.
“Is it working?
I thought the attack didn’t work at all, but the spitting seemed to work.
-Human… What the hell!
Maltario exclaimed with a hint of embarrassment in his voice. I expected him to move his head immediately. Ming Hu heard Maltario’s shout and quickly began to run toward his torso. With his head still, this was his chance to close the distance.
-Dare…
When Ming Hu didn’t answer, Maltario began to move again, but the distance between them was already as close as Ming Hu wanted it to be.
“Moving Strike!”
With a traveling strike, Ming Hu moved in front of the torso and punched straight toward it.
Puck!
-Bam!
Ming Hu smiled at Maltario’s reaction, as he let out a grunt and paused in his movements.
“More brain than brawn!
Maltario seemed to have taken more damage from the attack to his torso than from the attack to his head. This was evident by the fact that he stopped moving.
“Blood pool! Life explosion! One punch!”
Ming Hu began to pummel Maltario’s torso with a barrage of skills.
-Kaaaaaaaaaah!
A scream unlike any he had ever heard before began to echo around him. Maltario’s screams prompted Ming Hu to begin punching him faster and faster.
Puck, puck, puck, puck, puck!
Whether it was the pain or something else, Maltario couldn’t move his head anymore.
-Bam, ee, human, bam, that, stop!
Maltario shouted, but Ming Hu ignored his cries. He had to finish them off while he could.
Puck, puck, puck, puck, puck!
Ming Hu continued to swing his fists, and Maltario’s screams continued.
That was the moment.
-Kaaaaaah! Human!!!!!
Maltario’s scream made Ming Hu pause for a moment, for he knew it was a scream, but it felt different from anything he had ever heard before. Something was unsettling.
-Goldstone: There’s a black orb floating in front of his head!
Feeling uneasy, Myung-hoo continued to swing his fist at Min-hyung’s whispered words and lifted his head to look at Maltario’s head.
Ssshhhhh!
As Minhyung had said, there was a black orb floating in front of Maltario’s head. The problem was that the orb was getting bigger and bigger.
‘…’
The growing black orb looked very dangerous. I had no idea how much health this attack would take out of him, as his basic attack, Smite, took out half a million health.
Sigh
Ming Hu stared at the black orb and then lowered his head.
Puck! Puck! Puck!
He then began punching Maltario in the torso even faster.
-Ack, death to you, human!
Then Maltario’s voice rang out, and Ming Hu felt the black orb descending toward him. But even though he knew the black orb was descending toward him, Ming Hu’s expression was so calm, as if the black orb had nothing to do with him. It was as if the black orb had nothing to do with him.
Kaaaaaah!
Soon the black orb reached Ming Hu and exploded, but not in one blast. Ming Hu punched himself in the torso, feeling his life force being sliced away.
‘Ugh… I’m dying’
Two million life points were being shed with each explosion. Ming Hu’s health of over 18 million was also being drained by a few explosions. Despite this, his expression remained calm.
[He is deceased].
“It’s dead.
Soon after, a death message appeared, followed by a message.
[Do you want to use the resurrection scroll to resurrect?]
The reason for Ming Hu’s calm expression was the resurrection scroll. After all, Maltario was a monster, not a user. If he died, he could always be resurrected using the Resurrection Scroll. Ming Hu thought, deciding to wait until the explosion was over.
‘How many more times do I have to hit it before I die…’
Maltario was fed up. It was clearly taking a lot of damage, judging by its screams, but it showed no signs of dying.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang…
Soon the explosion was over. Ming Hu realized it was time to use the Resurrection Scroll, and he did.
[You used the resurrection scroll].
[Resurrect].
-Kahahaha! You’re finally dead, human, huh?