Devour My Own Path

"IT SEEMS LIKE OUR CHALLENGERS THIS TIME ARE FROM THE HUMAN RACE!!"

"To be honest, humans are a dying race." The clown who was called Satan acted as if wiping his tears.

"BUT!! Right now humans can evolve into strong, so let's look forward to the show!!"

The cheers sounded more lively from every corner.

"Wait..!!"

His cheers stopped, replaced by a gaze directed at Kang Min.

"Hm? What's wrong?"

"What does all this nonsense mean?! We're here to hunt monsters and complete dungeons!!"

The clown looked at Kang Min as if staring at something despicable.

"HAHAHA..."

When the clown laughed, the rest of the gladiators laughed too.

"Hey..."

What is this gripping aura?!

"I cut your time by bringing that monsters here... And you're saying my kindness is nonsense..?!"

"Ugh.. What's wrong with that clown? And what unpleasant aura is this?!" said one of the raid members.

"Alright..!!"

Suddenly the clown smiled.

"Maybe I should explain a little to you guys"

Tap!

Satan snapped his finger.

"For humans who have levels above 150, you can sit back and enjoy the show here"

Kang Min, Ji Yeon and 3 SSR hunters above 150 suddenly moved to a place next to the podium. Sitting watching from above.

"What?! you-!?"

"Sssttt...!" the clown motioned for Kang Min to shut up. Then back to the audience.

"The rules are simple! Enough to survive the attack of 100 mutated monsters!!"

What?!

While everyone was still in a confused state, from the direction of the gate in front, a swarm of monsters that looked like four-legged aliens appeared.

"Everyone, stay on your formation!!"

Even in a confused state, in the face of monsters, the trained raid members prepared for their respective positions.

"Enemies are mutated monsters! should be level 100 and above"

The man seemed to be from the Horangi guild, I didn't have time to see what his abilities were. Hyun put aside his judgment and was ready to face the hordes of monsters ahead.

Facing 100 mutated monsters with just 18 people sounded like something impossible. But the monster was just a mob and didn't have any skills. With a skilled hunter, it is still possible to fight him.

"But... Wouldn't it be fun to only fight weak monsters?"

"Then, I'll make their status equivalent to a level 200 hunter..." An evil smile appeared on the clown's face.

"WAIT-!!"

Tap!

The cheers were heard getting more and more lively.

Kang Min and the others tried to leave and help fight the mosnter. However, Satan stopped them by making a shield that prevented them from going out.

Even with his skills, the protector is sturdy and unscratched.

"Sstt... just shut up and enjoy the show..."

"You!! Get me out you devil!!"

Hearing that, Satan looked at Kang Min with a look full of killing intent.

Instantly Kang Min fell down on his seat, seeing his death. Ji Yeon and the other three could only silently hold back their anger, closing their eyes unable to watch the 'show' in question.

"The tankers are all moving forward! Main and Sub dealers prepare in position. Buffer and healer help from behind!"

Thanks to the clear instructions, despite the danger in front of us, everything was prepared. Once inside the dungeon, death was something close.

The monsters began to attack. Plus the sound of cheers, making the atmosphere even more tense.

The tankers used their taunt and defensive to hold off the monsters. Damage the dealer with a ranged attack, attacking the rear. And those who fought close range, such as Hyun, Lana and the man in the lead, fought when the monsters were distracted by the tankers.

5..10..20...

The monsters began to fall one by one.

When half of the monsters had fallen, the conditions in the raid team were not good. Facing mutated monsters with stats equivalent to a level 200 hunter, makes everyone exhausted.

In the middle of the battle, a notification was heard that Hyun had reached the rank of SSR. However, because he was too focused, Hyun didn't notice it.

"Everyone survives! the enemy is half left!"

So chaotic, Hyun didn't look at the others. He continued to focus on defeating the monster monster, only the sound of the battle and the man could be heard.

60..70..80..

The number of enemies continues to decrease.

After fighting for quite a while, everything was silent.

Hyun stared at the enemy first coming. Nothing has appeared anymore.

"Anyway... Great job! The mosnter has be-"

Deg!

Just when Hyun turned around, instantly his heart and brain seemed to stop working.

In front of him, not only the corpses of the monsters, there were also the corpses of the raid members. Even in the tip of his eye, Alvon's party was all gone.

Hyun looked around. Only he is currently standing in the middle of the arena.

"No... how is it possible..."

"Didn't we succeed...."

As a result of the shock of seeing the reality in front of him, Hyun's breathing began to chaotic. But thanks to his passive skills, his mind came back to his senses.

Kang Min and the others turned away, powerless to see the carnage in front of them. Unable to hold back his anger, Kang Min's lips bleeded from the bite.

Everything is silent.

As soon as Hyun looked at Satan, the clown smiled with satisfaction.

Suddenly within a radius of 1 meter, Hyun felt an attack aimed at him. Swiftly, Hyun cut him off with an aura. The attack is not just one. A short time later, 9 attacks came from the other direction.

Sensing danger, Hyun immediately teleported and with an area of 1 meter, Hyun attacked back at the invisible object. Some of those monsters fell.

"No way.... they have skill—"

A return attack was directed at him. This time, with his aura and white flames, Hyun slashed all the remaining enemies.

"HAHAHAHA...!! AMAZING!!"

Cheers were heard from all over, sounding extraordinary enthusiasm.

"WHAT AN AMAZING HUMAN BEING!!"

"Alright... alright..." Satan was silent for a moment.

"It's time for the actual show..!!"

In the midst of the boisterous shouts and cheers, Hyun looked at the sinful clown, the demon, with a look full of hatred and anger.

For a moment, their gazes met each other.

Satan smiled with a satisfied look and Hyun, angry that his strength was not strong enough to protect his friend.

"System..."

Yes, master!

"What is the reward of achieving SSR?"

Now the master can swallow monsters. And for everything that is swallowed, whether it's a hunter or a monster, master will inherit their stats according to their level.

"Is the skill of a monster swallowable?"

Yes, master! However, only the boss could be swallowed. And for statistical inheritance, the value is the same as the level ingestion calculation.

"Swallow everything here!"

Is master sure? Swallowing 117 targets would be a huge burden on the master's body!

"Do it! I will hold it with my strength."

Swallow 17 hunters and 100 monsters. Because it mutates, the monster will be classified into SSR.

"HOW DID THE SHOW GO?!! ARE YOU ALL SATISFIED??!!!"

The sound of shouts began to echo, shaking the gladiator arena.

"WELL!! IT'S TIME TO NEXT SHOW-"

Arrggghhhhh!!!

"Hm?"

From the middle of the arena, Hyun roared out in pain. Although his body had already become quite strong and had used his breathing to withstand the pain of swallowing a lot of power at once, the pain was still too great.

Everyone looked at Hyun, confused.

Kang Min and the others are no exception. They looked worried and because they were locked up, praying that Hyun wouldn't be the only way. On the other hand, they also didn't want to lose the remaining hunters.

Hyun continued to moan in pain until he suddenly sat down.

Blood comes out of his eyes, nose, ears and mouth. Unable to withstand such deep pain, Hyun fainted.

What's wrong with him?

Is he dead?

A commotion began to occur among the monsters watching. Confused to see Hyun who suddenly collapsed.

Satan raised his hand, telling everyone to be quiet.

He looked at Hyun. "Take him and treat him...!"

Several monsters came from the gate and brought Hyun.

"HEY! What did you do to him!?" Kang Min couldn't help but be patient.

"Didn't you hear?" Satan said it without looking at Kang Min. "Come on.."

"Check check..."

"WELL THEN... LET'S HEAD TO THE SUMMIT EVENT!!"

"A LIFE-AND-DEATH BATTLE..."

"SHOW YOUR TRUE STRENGTH..."

"CONQUER YOUR ENEMIES AND...."

"FIGHT WITH YOUR WEAKNESS...!!"

Woooooo...

Satan looked at the three hunters besides Kang Min and Ji Yeon.

"Hm.. assassin, spearmanship and mage..."

"Alright!"

Tap!

The three hunters are now in the middle of the arena.

"HEY! Why are they just the three of them?!"

"A suitable opponent for you..." Satan ignores Kang Min's disapproval.

"Ah! Won't they be suitable against you?"

From the same direction of the gate as the monsters came out, three figures appeared.

Kim Min Jun (170, Horangi) as spearmanship, Lee Jun Ho (160, Horangi) as assassin and Park Yarim (190, Geobugi) as mage. The three of them are quite talented SSR hunters.

"Everything is ready! As he said, it seems that our enemies are each other's weaknesses."

In an unexpected situation, Kim Min Jun would take over the command role.

The three silhouettes of the enemy began to reveal themselves.

Standing in front, with his impenetrable sword and armor, he finished off hundreds of dragons alone. The dragon slayer who fell into the darkness, the Black Knight.

A special witch's hat and wand. Master various magics. A witch figure of destruction who made the world her enemy before being killed by all the witches, the Crown Witch.

Moving even no air is rubbing. Killing thousands of powerful people from the void. The executioner who came from hell, Silent Sword.

Just by looking at it, the hunter trio felt that the figure was not something they could fight against. If it is likened to a standard hunter, the three figures may be equivalent to those at level 350 and above.

The six of them faced each other.

"Since I'm in a good mood, I'll give you guys a little relief." Satan's cunning smile couldn't be lost from the previous incident.

"I will adjust each of their levels to your level"

Tap!

The Black Knight is currently level 160, the same as Lee Jun Ho.

The Crown Witch is level 170, the same as Kim Min Jun.

And the Silent Sword is level 180, the same as Park Yarim's level.

"And... I'll seal their ultimate skill."

Instantly everyone was silent. Initially, restricting the ultimate skill on Satan's side would be detrimental to him. However, when the audience came to their senses, the cheers were now more boisterous and uncontrollable.

"W-whats wrong with them? instead of feeling aggrieved but instead cheering" Park Yarim didn't understand what was happening.

"They underestimate us."

"What?!"

"Kim Min Jun is right! By suppressing the enemy to an equal level with us, the clown feels that without the need for ultimate skills, we can't win."

"In other words, we're just ants for all three..."

Hearing herself being underestimated like that, as a mage with a high ego, Park Yarim felt extremely angry.

"Calm down, Park Yarim! If you get provoked, then it's the same as getting into their game."

"Haaa... You're right! This is not the time to act carelessly"

"So, what are your plans, Kim Min Jun?" asked Lee Jun Ho.

"Since they are our counter enemy, Lee Jun Ho, you focus on the mage"

"Park Yarim, as a mage, just focus on the knight! And I, will overcome the assassin."

"So, the counter is countered, huh?! Alright, I'll fight with the knights."

Lee Jun Ho nodded, "then leave the mage to me"

"Alright... because everything is ready.."

"... SHOW EVERYONE HOW THE BLOOD OF THE GLADIATORS FELL!!"

WOW

HUAAAAA

"The massacre begins...." Satan smiled with his characteristic expression.

Kang Min and Ji Yeon, who were looking from above, were very hopeful that their side would win after the terrible events that had happened before.

"Everyone…attack..!!" Kim Min Jun's loud voice shook his comrade's fighting spirit.

Zrashh!!

"Eh..?!"

….

"Why am I looking at the sky?"

Shortly after saying the attack, Kim Min Jun's eyes looked at the blue sky of the dungeon. Blood flowed from all four limbs of his limbs.

"Arrgghhh... my hands..."

It was Park Yarim's shout.

Krakk!!

"AARGGHHH!!"

This time, Lee Jun Ho's screams sounded sad and terrible.

"Argghh please.... Just kill me..." Lee Jun Ho's moaning voice made the entire arena silent.

What really happened? Kim Min Jun's mind.

"YOU ARE A BASTARDD!!!"

Kim Min Jun heard Kang Min's curse.

Kim Min Jun began to turn his head towards Park Yarim. There, Park Yarim's situation was in disarray. Both of her eyes were bleeding and to hold them, Park Yarim didn't have an arm.

"WHAT DID YOU DO TO ME??!! IT HURT!!"

"Noisy..."

That is the voice of the enemy mage?

The Crown Witch began casting spells.

"Arghhh!! hurt!! My body feels like it wants to explode!!"

Slowly Park Yarim's body swelled. The swelling occurs very quickly and continues to enlarge, until...

Darrr!!

Park Yarim's body exploded and melted away. Her entire body was scattered, even some of it hit Kim Min Jun.

Unable to bear to see his friend's death so terrible, Kim Min Jun turned his head towards Lee Jun Ho.

There, Lee Jun Ho sat but with all four limbs of his movement broken.

"... Please kill me..." Lee Jun Ho groaned in pain.

Silent Sword began to approach Lee Jun Ho. "Alright, I'll grant it..."

".... slowly"

Then, Silent Sword began to pull Lee Jun Ho's right hand and pressed his body with his legs.

"NOO!!!"

Crasshhh!!

Lee Jun Ho's arm was severed.

"AARRGGHHHH!!"

Silent Sword walked over to the side next to him, ignoring Lee Jun Ho who kept pleading.

Crasshh!!

Then proceed to the legs.

Crasshh!!

Crasshhh!!

"Ha... Ha... ha..." Lee Jun Ho's breath began to decline and his eyes also began to dim.

Silent Sword took out his sword and pointed the tip at the center of Lee Jun Ho's forehead.

Crapp!!

"AARRGGGHHHH!!!!"

The tip of his sword began to pierce Lee Jun Ho's skull. It makes him feel a very extraordinary sensation of pain.

When in the middle of the head, Silent Sword pulled his sword down, as if to split Lee Jun Ho's body into two parts.

No one dared to see the incident. Kang Min, who had become accustomed to blood, when he saw what was done to Park Yarim and Lee Jun Ho, instantly vomited. Ji Yeon even almost fainted.

The suffering ended when Lee Jun Ho's eyes stared blankly at the sky.

When Kim Min Jun turned his head to look at the sky, there stood the Black Knight with his sword.

What is the end like this? We couldn't even touch a single strand of their hair.

After losing a lot of blood, Kim Min Jun's eyesight faded even more.

"I'm a knight! I'll finish it painlessly"

The Black Knight raised his sword. "That would be if I was still a knight..."

Satan smiled very broadly at the moment.

Wait! It was not a sword, but rather the scabbard of his sword.

Dagg! Dag! Dag!

The hard, blunt part hit Kim Min Jun's head several times before shattering into pieces.

.....

Silence is silent.

Everyone was silent at the one-sided fight.

The Black Knight raised his sword.

Instantly the cheers shook the entire arena.

"AHAHAHAHA AMAZING!! WHAT A GREAT SPECTACLE!!"

Satan gave standing applause.

"THIS IS HOW A GLADIATOR SHOULD FIGHT"

The cheers and shouts still echoed.

He was truly a demon, no. Even the devil might revoke his name if he saw this clown's behavior.

"Aahhhh... the intoxicating smell of blood..."

"Seeing everything go according to my will is a medicine for anger..."

Next to it. Kang Min continued to reproach.

"Calm down, after this it's your turn"

"What are you planning? Aren't you also part of the Jeju incident?!"

Ji Yeon, who had just been silent, exploded, unable to contain her emotions.

Satan looked at her coldly. Then gave a wicked smile.

"Isn't doing a show with a lot of eyes watching is a pleasure??!!"

"YOU..!!" Ji Yeon gritted her teeth angrily.

"It's already... Don't make the audience wait"

Satan looked at Kang Min. "Now it's your turn!"

Tap!

With a single flick, Kang Min moved to the center of the arena.

Even though the area had been cleared of the remnants of the previous fight, blood spots were still left to enhance the gladiator's atmosphere.

"F U! GIVE ME THE PREVIOUS ENEMY!!"

"CK ck ck...Unbelievable."

"Check check.."

"EVERYONE! DO YOU GUYS WANT TO WATCH A BORING SHOW??!"

ABSOLUTELY NOO!!

GIVE A MESMERIZING SHOW!!

"Hear that? they don't want to witness the same enemy"

Kang Min was eager to punch the clown's annoying face. However, while on top, Kang Min realized that there was a strong barrier surrounding the arena to avoid any impact on the audience.

"Because your power is lightning, hm... It looks like this monster will suit you."

From the direction of the gate, a golem-like creature appeared but in human form. The golem continued to walk then faced each other with Kang Min.

"ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, !!."

"THIS IS THE FIGHT OF ONE OF THE STRONGEST HUMANS IN THIS ARENA!!"

"A FIGHT BETWEEN LIGHTNING AND GOLEMS DEVOTED TO NEUTRALIZING AND ABSORBING THE POWER OF LIGHTNING..."

"WHICH OF THE TWO WILL STAND LAST??!!"

"WITH ME, THE SINFUL CLOWN SATAN..." Satan took off his hat and bowed his head, typical of a clown.

"SHOW..."

"Started..."

Loud cheers filled the venue from the audience.

"Golems to fight lightning hm? but... Why is that golem still not attacking?!"

After a long silence between the two, the entire arena was also silent. Asking why no one started attacking among them.

Satan looked very upset. "HEY MAN!! WHY JUST STANDING THERE?! HURRY UP AND ATTACK THAT GOLEM!!"

Kang Min looked at Satan smiling mockingly. "So, if I don't attack him with lightning, the golem won't attack, right?"

"You are a lowly man...!!"

Satan, who was angry, began to snap his fingers.

Then a lightning strike snatched the golem.

"HEY!! That's cheating you know!!"

"Ck!" Satan turned his face away.

(Resource filling has been completed)

(Searching for targets)

The golem looked at Kang Min.

(Target locked successfully)

(Starting the annihilation)

"Hey, hey! it is not me who is attacking you, but him" while pointing to Satan.

But it seemed like the golem couldn't be stopped. "Damn!"

The golem began to raise his hand towards Kang Min and created an electric ball.

"Should I avoid it? Wait, isn't the power of lightning? Maybe it won't affect me?"

See!

A laser-like light traveled to Kang Min's heart.

Although he was immune to electricity, but from the golem's attack, Kang Min felt a danger. Quickly, Kang Min dodged him. The laser from the golem grazed his arm and instantly blood began to flow.

"Damn! It is not lightning, but the heat"

"Stupid man!" Satan yelled out loud.

Kang Min was very upset when someone looked down on him, especially the one who looked down on him was the one he hated the most and the one he killed the most.

But Kang Min realizes that fighting him with lightning will make the golem even stronger.

Wait, lightning?

Kang Min realized something.

With his greatsword, Kang Min coated it with the heat of the lightning created. The heat is even equivalent to the surface temperature of the sun (5,500 centigrade).

"Damn it's so hot! Even though it has coated my body with lightning, the heat is still felt."

"Hold my sword."

The great sword that Kang Min was carrying at the moment was not a soul grade, but only a sky grade. Unlike soul grades that can accept the user's power no matter how destructive it is, the sky grade down can only hold great power temporarily.

With his speed, Kang Min headed towards the golem and intended to split it into two parts. When he first faced it, Kang Min didn't see where the core that moved him was located. So, Kang Min only guessed that the core was hidden inside his chest, like most other golems.

When the distance between the two was within range of Kang Min's attack, he quickly split the golem's body.

Instantly the golem split. However, just before Kang Min attacked, the golem was ready to launch an attack on his right hand.

"Damn!"

Zringg!!

The attack aimed right at his head. And with his lightning reflex, Kang Min quickly lowered his head, making the laser attack useless.

However, as Kang Min dodged the attack, the golem had returned to its original form before splitting.

"No way! What kind of regeneration speed is that?!"

Since his golem hadn't fallen yet, Kang Min knew that he hadn't destroyed his golem core. Even so, even if the golem had regeneration, but this one was very fast.

Before his golem launched another attack, Kang Min, who was still within range of the attack, cut the golem again and again.

"Where! Where's the core?!"

Kang Min continued to cut off. "Nothing! impossible!"

The more it is attacked, the golem begins to adapt. His movements began to get faster and agile, adjusting to Kang Min's attacks.

Kang Min continued to attack and the golem also started to dodge some of his attacks. However, it seemed like Kang Min's sword was already unable to withstand the heat and friction that was happening with the golem.

The sword was shattered.

"No.."

"Even if my sword is shattered, my fist can still be broken"

Gathering heat at the tip of his fist, Kang Min began to beat the golem. All his punches are directed at the area where his core is likely to be.

Of course, the golem that began to adapt, repelled all of Kang Min's punches. However, due to the heat of friction, the golem body that held him back began to melt. However, it came back instantly.

"What the hell is this golem?!"

"Even after I destroyed his entire body, the core is still not there and his regeneration ability as well as his adaptation, it's pretty crazy!"

Because his attack was in vain, Kang Min tried to make a distance first. Trying to think of what way he could defeat the golem in front of him.

As if knowing that his enemies were taking a distance, the golem began to launch an attack. Unlike the previous laser, the golem mimicked Kang Min's lightning fist.

"Hah! He's a good imitator."

The golem is coming!

Seeing the same incident that Kang Min did to corner the golem, now the position was switched. At the same speed, the two hit each other.

Golems that suffer damage can regenerate. But Kang Min who was a human, blood began to flow from the golem's punch marks.

"Damn! If it continues like this, I'll lose."

Wait! With the heat of my lightning, didn't that have an effect on the golem?

"Alright! Before, I had to keep my distance first."

Quickly, Kang Min ran away from the golem's attack. Moving from one place to another, making it seem like it's just a chase.

"Hey! Don't just run! Hurry up and fight the golem!"

"You coward!"

Several profanities were heard coming out of the audience's benches. Satan who saw it was also ignited by emotions.

"Seeing him angry, it turned out to be quite exciting"

"However, it looks like I need to finish this soon"

With a fishing rod attack, Kang Min threw a lightning spear and hit it right at the golem. As expected, the golem stopped and absorbed all of its lightning.

"Opportunity"

Kang Min began to concoct his strongest skill, The Raging Sky.

A skill that summoned lightning from the sky with 10x the power of ordinary lightning. However, Kang Min could only summon it 5 times. Even so, a single strike can destroy a small island.

Dark clouds began to cover the arena. Lightning appears everywhere.

It started to rain.

"Great lightning but, let's see how our golem will handle it" Satan couldn't wait to see how the attack would be launched.

As if trying to accept it, the golem stood still.

"Hoo... I didn't expect you to hold him back."

Kang Min's raised hand signifies that he is ready to rain down on the golem with his strongest lightning.

As soon as Kang Min lowered his hand, a giant lightning bolt came from the sky and snatched the golem.

(Great power enters the core)

Although it looks like it can withstand it, the golem's body is quite severely damaged. And the barrier only absorbs damage from the inside and if the attack is from the outside, then it can be done.

Second attack.

(The core cannot hold lightning)

(Preparing to let go)

"I WON'T LET IT!!"

Third attack.

(Core starts to lose control due to oversupply)

The golem began to move back and forth, trying to dodge Kang Min's attack.

"I thought you would, but you won't be able to run away anymore."

Fourth attack.

Because of the golem's agile movement, the lightning can be avoided. However, "exactly!"

Due to the rain, the entire floor of the arena is now filled with water. And Kang Min's lightning that was dodged by the golem, pointed directly to the arena floor.

Instantly the golem was stung by a very strong electric current because Kang Min's lightning came into direct contact with his concoction, water.

The golem is now standing silently stung by the scitric.

The fifth and final attack.

"Goodbye"

The lightning strike hit the golem directly. Plus because of the water underneath, the golem gets attacks from two sides.

"Haha it's good I'm in the air"

(Warning!)

(Core will explode)

"No!"

Tap!

A circle isolated the golem. And before long, a glare light emanated from him. There was no sound of explosion coming out, only light.

Prok prok prok....

There, Satan clapped his hands with his flat face. Then followed by other spectators.

"Not bad!"

"Quite a stunning fight..."

Tap!

In an instant, Kang Min was moved to his seat.

"Even though there is no blood, it is quite comforting"

Satan stared at Ji Yeon. "It's your turn, miss!"