Chapter 36 - Metamorphosis

The search team was confident that they can catch Lee Jin-seong.

The Management Bureau created a group with elite members. They were all at least class B+ and class A.

This group investigated the corruption of high-ranking players and brought it to justice. They would serve as military police. Therefore, they thought they could overpower Jin-seong in an instant, as his abilities were not fully awakened yet.

‘That kid can’t escape from us anymore. He’s surrounded by high-ranking players.’

Cho Yong-ho, director of the management bureau, thought so.

Lee Jin-seong wore a coat and held a golden sword in his hand.

And the vanguard was surrounded with at least class B defenses, and the snipers were also aiming for opportunities armed with class A weapons.

“Kill him!”

At the signal, the vanguard rushed toward Lee Jin-seong.

The vanguard, which boasts his large body and strong physical strength, began to look down on Lee Jin-seong.

However.

Baaaaaaang!

Aaaaahh! Aaaaaaaahh!

Dozens of vanguards soared into the air as if they were swept away by an explosion.

“What was that?” “Did he bounce them off with pure strength?”

However, it is too early for the chase team to be shocked.

“What are you doing? Attack him!”

Fuck!

The moment one of the men tries to shoot an arrow at Lee Jin-seong.

Swooosh!

The man’s head was sliced off from his body. At that moment, Lee Jin-seong suddenly stood between the strikers through the vanguard.

What is he doing? Fuck!

The hunters were surprised by the unexpected counterattack but hurriedly attacked Lee Jin-seong.

Each of them had a long sword, spear, and ax, and everyone was an excellent warrior.

But

Whoosh!

Jin-seong’s golden long sword, which was as fast as a storm, began to slaughter them.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Their heads fell off.

Pkkk!

Those who believed in their armor burst into blood after being cut by a sword that was as fast as lightning.

(Aaaaaahhh) Cough!

At that moment, Lee Jin-seong appeared in front of the seventh man and was posing with his long-sod next to his ears.

The vanguard and strikers rushed in one after another, but Lee Jin-seong swung the golden long sword every time.

Every time that happened, blood, broken knives, and shields flew everywhere.

The skill of Jin-seong, which far exceeded their expectations, was enough to present a horror that was difficult to describe.

“He, he’s….” “Whoo, we’re going to die……!”

At that time, the two people in charge of treating injuries stepped back. But one of them is a woman. Jung Hye-won encouraged her colleague who stood next to her.

“Oh, no! We have to treat them quickly! Our colleagues are dying right now!” “Fuck, are you crazy? If you jump in there, you’ll die.…!”

Of course, Jung Hye-won was afraid of a monster-like man named Lee Jin-seong, but she was extremely worried for her colleagues.

Jung Hye-won ran to her dying colleagues.

“Oh, no. Hye-won!”

Lee Jin-seong jumped into the middle, ignoring her colleague’s cries.

Jung Hye-won was holding a cane and stood in front of her dying colleagues.

“Are you all okay?” “Please save me……!”

Jung Hye-won immediately performed the recovery magic. Then her colleagues’ wound that had been cut diagonally from his chest to his pelvis, began to recover quickly.

“Hang in there! You’ll recover soon.” “Tha, thank you……!”

The man who was at the forefront had barely come to his senses under Hye-won’s recovery magic.

“Retreat! Retreat!” “The snake of disaster is here!”

The snake of disaster was the name of Kang Min-ah.

Lee Jin-seong was stronger than they thought and was difficult to handle. And if Kang Min-ah comes, there is no hope for the chase team.

The director of the management bureau had no choice but to order a retreat.

However, Jung Hye-won could not back down even after being told to back down.

“Hold it in a little bit.…!”

Jung Hye-won wanted to save and take the members of the vanguard. It was then.

Swoosh…

A black shadow was cast in front of Jung Hye-won, who was crouching down and performing recovery magic.

“Oh no…!”

The owner of the shadow was Lee Jin-seong. Lee Jin-seong was looking down coldly at Jung Hye-won.

“…….”

And

Wosssh!

Lee Jin-seong put a knife into the heart of the vanguard she was recovering.

Aaaaahh!

Blood exploded from the chest of the vanguard and splashed on Jung Hye-won’s face.

“Oh my god!”

Lee Jin-seong also stabbed other injured people next to her and began to kill them all.

Aaaahhh! Save me! Gee…!

However, Lee Jin-seong was carefully stabbing each of them in the neck or putting a knife into their heart.

“You! Stop it!”

Jung Hye-won couldn’t stand up and shouted even in the midst of trembling with fear.

Lee Jin-seong looked back at her cry.

His expressionless face was emitting evil energy.

“Huhu….”

His gaze made Jung Hye-won feel like she was going to faint, but she managed to hold onto her mind and faced him.

Lee Jin-seong walked towards Jung Hye-won.

“Huhuhu…”

Eventually, Jung Hye-won collapsed.

“…….”

Lee Jin-seong silently looked down at her.

The gold long sword he was holding in his hand was returned to the air.

It was when Jin-seong became an empty-handed man and was about to talk to her.

Dieeeeee!

An attacker hiding between the debris popped out and tried to stab a knife on Jin-seong’s back.

Kiririk!

At that moment, Jin-seong pulled a dagger out. He immediately turned around and grabbed the striker’s arm and bent it.

Krrrrk!

Aaaah!

Subsequently, Jin-seong broke the attacker’s elbow and leg.

Aaahhh!

It was like he cut off the wool with the lion’s claw.

Aaaaaaaaaah!!

Jung Hye-won screamed as she watched the striker collapse.

“Oh, no……!”

Jung Hye-won tried to use her cane to use recovery magic on him.

Pkkk!

“Aaaaah”.

At that moment, Lee Jin-seong’s fist hit Jung Hye-won in the stomach.

Jung Hye-won fell down by the shock.

Lee Jin-seong said coldly.

“You have a lot of courage.”

He continued to talk to Jung Hye-won, who fell to the floor and drooled in pain.

“Look at his face clearly”.

Lee Jin-seong raised an opener that had not yet died and showed Jung Hye-won his face.

“What, you, what are you doing……!”

Kieh!

Obviously, the face of the man was distorted like a demon and his eyes turned red. In addition, he was crying with beastly fangs.

“What, what’s that?…?!”

Jin-seong cut the living-dead’s neck without hesitation in Hye-won’s response.

“Ah….”

Jung Hye-won was groaning in great confusion.

‘There were people who are a part of the living-dead in the Management Bureau.…?!’

Jin-seong approached Jung Hye-won, who was in shock.

“The living-dead are everywhere…….” “I can’t believe it……!” “Come to Bu-hae forest. I will tell you who the living-dead are.” “Ha, but you……!”

But she couldn’t answer.

Pkkk!

Lee Jin-seong knocked Jung Hye-won out.

“Gasp…”

Flop.

It was time for Jin-seong to organize the situation.

(PPHEERRRRRT)

A phone was buzzing.

Jin-seong took out his cell phone.

Master.

It was Muhyuk.

“Go on”

Park Moo-hae left his residence as expected.

“Lead him into the Buhae forest, and make sure that he doesn’t end up going somewhere else. Keep your distance apart and keep reminding yourself that Park Moo-hae is being chased by you.”

Noted… And what should we do with Kang Young-kwon? “…….”

Muhyuk’s question was whether to kill or save Kang Young-kwon. He was the only person that could reveal Lee Jin-seong’s identity.

Jin-seong spoke quietly.

“Take care of him.” Okay. I’ll report to you again later.

Beep.

After hanging up like that. Jin-seong looked around.

There were corpses lying on the tanks bleeding. Those who were not the living-dead fainted or fell on the floor with only life-threatening wounds.

It was then. A clear sound was heard in the ear of Jin-seong.

[You managed to only kill the living-dead!] [You achieved the “quiet scandal” at the main turning point of “Meeting the Chaser”] [You will be rewarded for your achievements!]

And in front of Jin-seong’s eyes, a new tarot card emerged.

In a little bit.

“Oh, looks like you had a great time while I wasn’t around”.

Kang Min-ah whistled as she looked around. Jin-seong shook his head when she said that.

“It would have been dangerous if you hadn’t come just in time.” “Huh? You’re so humble”.

Kang Min-ah shook her head as if she couldn’t believe him. But what Jin-seong said was true.

At the moment of the battle, the opponents were pushed back because they were greatly shocked by the unexpected strength of Jin-seong.

‘Next time we visit the management bureau, we will have to prepare a surprise attack.’

The management bureau would no longer take advantage of Lee Jin-seong.

And Jin-seong looked at the black scales on Kang Min-ah’s lower body.

“What?” “Professor, don’t you want to change into a human being?”

Kang Min-ah sighed at the words.

“Of course… In this state, strength, durability, it’s just not that easy.… Why? Is there a way I can?”

In response, Jin-seong said, looking into the new tarot card he received as a reward for his achievements.

“Yes.”

In a little bit. Jin-seong and Kang Min-ah came up to the second floor of the rest area.

+ Name: Kang Min-ah. Potential: Very high Personal Thoughts: She has a subtle feeling for you. Abilities: Queen Ekidna (Legendary), Eye of Nightmares(SSS), Metamorphosis (SS), Spear Attack(A)……. Description: Professor at Hwanin Military Academy. High ranker who is addicted to Onyxia and eventually degenerates into the mind of the great demon of sex. After becoming the main character of “The great demon of sex,” she is subjugated by Yushin and Setz. If Kang Min-ah is in the state of Ekidna, she can turn into hard scales that act as armor. +

“…….”

Kang Min-ah’s abilities are special. It was thanks to her legendary level of Queen Ekidna.

The classification of her ability includes SSS, and followed by legend, mythic, mythical glory, and EX class, which is considered “non-standard.”

In that sense, Kang Min-ah’s legendary “Queen Ekidna” ability was beyond imagination. And surprisingly, it was an ability with great potential to raise the mythical grade through some development.

‘When entering a continent, it would be much easier to secure and protect a base if Ekidna had existed.’

So Jin-seong planned to accompany Kang Min-ah when he went to prevent the resurrection of the demon. However, in the last episode, Yushin chose a route that turned Kang Min-ah into armor. Jin-seong didn’t like that.

‘Why didn’t he just save Kang Min-ah? He had a lot of armor to protect himself with anyway’

Usually, Yushin would’ve tried to save any person, but strangely, he did not do that for Kang Min-ah.

‘I’ll have to argue when I meet you in person.’

After organizing his thoughts, Jin-seong looked at Kang Min-ah, dressed in loose cotton clothes in front of him.

“Uhm. So you mean I can walk on two legs?” “Stay still.” “…Hmph.”

Jin-seong stood right in front of Kang Min-ah and looked into the tarot card in his hand.

There stood a large red-winged angel dressed in white. The angel, holding two gold glasses with a beautiful face, was pouring clean water from one cup onto the other with one foot immersed in a stream. And a crown-shaped sun was rising far behind the angel.

+ Name: Restraint Temperance Grade: Major Arcana Explanation: It is not easy to confront the seven sins. If you don’t get addicted to the seven desires, you can fight and win. Effect: Card users are free from the temptation of the seven sins. It greatly relieves curses and abnormal conditions. +

‘With this card, it will greatly alleviate Kang Min-ah’s addiction.’

Jin-seong approached Kang Min-ah and put the card on her forehead. However, Kang Min-ah, who could not see the card, was puzzled.

“What are you doing with your bare hands?” “Wait.” “Well….”

It was then.

[Major Arcana, will you use “control” for Kang Min-ah?]

Jin-seong was positive.

[Major Arcana, temperance starts to relieve Kang Min-ah’s addiction to magi!]

With the notification, Kang Min-ah’s pale face began to come alive.

“It’s warm.”

Soon after, her black scales twinkled white with their original appearance.

Beep beep!

[Kang Min-ah is currently connected to the great demon of sex. It’s hard to treat her fundamentally, so she will maintain her status!]

“Hmm…”

Jin-seong was satisfied for now. While the resection card is activated for Kang Min-ah, she will be able to show her skills without any restrictions.

“Now turn back into a person. It’s blocking the connection to the Great demon of sex, so there won’t be a problem.”

Kang Min-ah, who had been hesitant for a while, nodded.

“Okay!”

At that moment, her tail disappeared.

Slllrr…!

Her scales flashed with white light spread like dust. Her pale and smooth legs appeared.

“It’s working!”

Kang Min-ah’s face was smirked by the so natural transformation.

Kang Min-ah, who couldn’t control her joy, jumped into place.

“Wow! It’s done! I’m turned back into a human!”

And Min-ah hugged Jin-seong. Although she still had white hair and small horns, she was happy just to have her legs back.

“Thank you so much! I thought I would have to live without legs until I die! I didn’t know I would get my legs back again!”

Jin-seong thought she would be killed before she died of old age, but he didn’t mention it.

And then suddenly… Kang Min-ah stopped smiling.

“Uh…”

For a moment. She realized that her loose shirt was barely covering her pelvis. Kang Min-ah pulled her shirt lower with an awkward face.

As a result, Kang Min-ah’s body shape could be seen.

“Do you have any extra pants…?”

Her face turned red while she was trying to cover her legs in an ambiguous position.