Chapter 50….
EX-Class Reincarnation
Quest Triggered.
[■ Survive.]
“…….”
I swallowed hard at the system that appeared.
[■ Killing intent detected.]
[■ The Hero’s Sixth Sense activates.]
Killing intent, huh… that’s one thing.
‘……What is this?’
Every hair on my arms stood on end. Not just my arms—every hair on my body seemed to bristle.
‘This is…’
Different from the S-Rank spirit I met last time. Back then, it was:
‘Just instinctive killing intent.’
Brutal, destructive—a wild, uncontrolled killing intent.
But this…
‘……Is concentrated.’
Compressed and condensed. Intensely honed killing intent. Just sensing it makes my throat dry.
My fingertips tremble.
[It was slow… far slower than I expected.]
Doseong.
The name of the boss appeared. A human form. Unlike previous bosses, this one was a complete human.
Not “human-shaped”—he was actually human.
Over 190 cm tall, black hair tied back, streaked with gray—a middle-aged man.
His body was so thin his cheekbones seemed hollowed, yet somehow he didn’t feel fragile.
There’s something alien about him.
He looked human, yes, but…
‘……Doesn’t feel human.’
His appearance was human, but the aura was not.
[……Yes.]
In that moment, Doseong looked at us.
Eyes like lifeless marbles.
[Children.]
Even his hoarse voice sent chills down my spine.
[Will you overcome this slowness and finally free me?]
Huff.
My breathing became rough. I gripped my sword.
At that moment, Jin Yeonhee acted first.
Kururururung—! Thunder struck as she moved.
Kwa-gakak-!!!
She swung her sword. Light erupted at its tip, a flash scattering into thin streaks.
Lightning aimed at Doseong poured down, as if it could evaporate the entire lake.
Pajijijijik—!!!
An enormous current surged. The explosive energy spread across the lake, yet…
[……This isn’t enough.]
Along with a faint sound, a heavy noise followed.
Hwoong.
Not fast, yet I heard it clearly.
Kwaaa—!!!
A storm erupted in an instant. Gale-force winds blew, scattering Jin Yeonhee’s lightning. Everything around us disappeared.
“Guh.”
Jin Yeonhee swallowed her breath.
[This alone is insufficient.]
Doseong stood at the center of the lake and spoke.
[With this… it is insufficient.]
Suuuuu- Doseong’s clothes fluttered in the wind. Strangely…
‘There’s no wind.’
I could feel none—it was just his clothes moving.
[Even you fail.]
The moment he said that…
[■ The Hero’s Sixth Sense activates.]
My body moved with the alert. I poured strength into the Cheonma Divine Sword I held.
Kkagak-!!!
“Hgh…!”
Doseong appeared before me, swinging his sword down. I barely blocked it.
[……This sword…?]
His eyes focused on the Cheonma Divine Sword. How does he know about it? Before I could question it, his gaze brightened with life.
[You…]
In a bad way.
[What is your connection with Cheonma!?]
Kwagak-gang-!!!
“Guh!?”
The downward strike grew stronger. Probably an S-Rank boss like the spirit before, but the power felt different.
‘……This.’
Perhaps from the Cheonma Divine Art’s enhancement. His power exceeded even that of the previous encounter.
[Mine. Yes, you are Mine. Filthy, disgusting demonic cults.]
“…Mine…?”
[I will kill you all.]
[■ Killing intent detected.]
‘Ah, damn it.’
I grimaced. I tried to push back with my sword.
Huk-!
“…!”
Suddenly, Doseong’s sword lost power. He seemed to have intentionally loosened it. My body, still exerting force, lurched forward. I lost balance. I could see him moving his hand.
Losing balance became poison—there was no way to stop it. It felt like Doseong would sweep me away.
Kururung-!!!
Lightning shot up. Jin Yeonhee intervened.
“Dodge.”
Kkok-!! Her lightning sword blocked Doseong’s strike. A sharp shockwave erupted too.
“Phew.”
Jin Yeonhee snapped her fingers, regaining composure.
Pajik-! Tiny sparks exploded before Doseong’s eyes.
Paak-!!! A blinding flash of light—so strong my eyes instinctively shut. A technique to block vision?
I gritted my teeth and fought through the light. Checking on Jin Yeonhee urgently…
“…!”
Something flew toward me. It was Jin Yeonhee’s small form. I stretched out and caught her.
She fell into my arms, and my body was pushed along with her.
Chwaaaak-!!!
We barely stopped, slicing through the water. I asked her condition.
“…I’m fine…!”
No need for words.
Drip.
“Phew… huh…”
Jin Yeonhee’s face twisted in pain as she clutched her chest. Blood flowed. She was injured.
“You…!”
“Focus.”
She slipped from my arms, calm despite the pain.
“Wake up. Are you going to die here?”
“…!”
“Focus ahead.”
I swallowed dryly at her cold words. Though she was injured, she was steadier than me.
“Sorry.”
I stood beside her, gripping my sword.
Doseong walked toward us.
[Demons. Mine. Must be slaughtered.]
Seeing this sword, Doseong had changed. He was furious.
“…Yeonhee.”
“What?”
“Go rescue someone else instead of me. Wouldn’t that be safer?”
In a Rift, you can abandon a mission midway. One A-Rank and one S-Rank—if the maximum is two, better to bring two S-Ranks.
This…
‘Can’t even compare to the spirit.’
The difference was too great.
I spoke to Jin Yeonhee, thinking it was too dangerous.
“…We can do this.”
“What?”
“We have to.”
“What?”
Despite her wounds, she charged at Doseong again. Kururung! Thunder clouds gathered in the sky.
Thinking close combat too risky, she paused and lowered her sword.
Kwaggagagak–!!!
Lightning struck from the clouds—bigger, stronger than before.
Kugugugung-!! No time to rest. Jin Yeonhee’s strength was evident.
‘……She didn’t fight seriously against me?’
I’d never seen anything like this. Irene had let me off lightly, but this?
‘S-Rank is different.’
Even A-Rank Yejiram was strong. S-Rank’s display of power was on another level.
‘…And what’s Doseong doing?’
Walking steadily through such lightning…
[……Slow. So slow.]
“What’s so slow?”
I gripped my sword tighter.
[■ Cheonma Divine Sword activates.]
[■ Remaining duration: 19 seconds.]
The duration I hadn’t used earlier appeared: 19 seconds—not long.
Jin Yeonhee kept firing lightning, buying time. I seized the moment.
‘Now.’
[■ Cheonma’s Ardent Strike]
Indigo flames blasted forth, striking Doseong with full force.
Kwaggagagak—!!! Evaporating water, exploding across the front. Enhanced, its power seemed greater.
This should…
‘Have hit him?’
If it were the S-Rank spirit, it would’ve died easily. I watched, expecting it to.
[……Ah…. Ah.]
He walked out of the flames. Insane.
‘Not dead?’
Something was wrong with his body. Flesh melted, bones exposed, organs flowing.
Ssssss.
‘…It regenerates?’
His skin was healing.
And…
[……You cannot.]
Doseong moved at a completely different speed than before.
[You cannot.]
A dark aura assaulted Jin Yeonhee.
[Bring the next one. The one who will end my slowness…!]
Lightning surrounded Jin Yeonhee, but she dodged.
Whoosh.
Doseong’s gathered energy approached the stooped Jin Yeonhee.
[Dorangpung.]
Kwaaak-!!
The shockwave pushed her back. Blood spilled.
“Jin Yeonhee!”
I tried to run, but…
“…!?”
Something appeared. A punch. Doseong’s fist. I realized it just in time, pain exploded across my face.
Pwaak-!!!
My head snapped back, my body flew.
“Ugh…”
I coughed blood. Everything went dark. My nose felt broken.
[……Slow……. So slow…….]
Doseong’s voice receded. He seemed focused on Jin Yeonhee.
‘Ah, damn it.’
If I die here, it’s over.
This isn’t like Yejiram.
‘Move.’
Now is not the time to thrash in pain. I must save Jin Yeonhee. As I moved…
Quest Triggered.
[■ Escape.]
“…….”
[■ Escape this location immediately.]
Escape, leaving Doseong behind.
‘Hah.’
Feels familiar. A few months ago, shortly after I awakened, when confronting terrorists…
‘Escape.’
Escape again.
I looked ahead through blurry eyes. Doseong approached Jin Yeonhee. She struggled to stand, bleeding.
‘……Escape.’
Can you survive by fleeing?
[■ Leave the Rift? (Y/N)]
A button appeared.
[■ Choices apply individually, not to the party.]
Pressing it wouldn’t bring her with me—it meant leaving her behind.
[■ Escape.]
[■ Survive.]
“….”
Escape immediately.
Doseong cannot be defeated. That’s what the system implied.
Having seen it all…
“Tch.”
I staggered upright, closing the system window in front of me.
‘Won’t flee.’
I can’t leave someone in front of me. I cannot.
I mustn’t. At least, I mustn’t.
[■ Cheonma Divine Sword remaining time: 4 seconds.]
Misfortune repeats and grows.
I raised my sword.
‘Not yet…’
I must do something more. Concentrating, I shifted my feet.
Chijijijik-!!!
My body stiffened, and an unpleasant sound pierced my ears.
No, my body wasn’t stiff.
This was…
‘……Time.’
It stopped. Everything before my frozen eyes: water droplets, walking Doseong, bleeding Jin Yeonhee—all stopped.
-Choice inappropriate for the situation.
A voice came through the crackling sound.
-Pride without power is mere folly. Child of the afterlife. So foolish you are.
I’ve heard this voice before.
‘……Musin.’
Musin.
The voice of my previous life. I had many questions, yet my mind blurred.
-Fooling around is trivial.
He scolds me? Though annoyed at the danger caused.
‘What do you want?’
He blocked me from using my power and now calls it trivial? Nonsense.
Then…
-But I praise you for not retreating.
Musin spoke unexpectedly.
-Live so, whatever your life may become, never retreat.
-That is…
Just as my mind threatened to break…
-Your path to walk.
[■ Musin slightly acknowledges Jinwoo Lee.]
[■ Synchronization Rate increases by 2%.]
[■ Synchronization Rate reaches 10%.]
[■ Synchronization Rate surpasses 10%, unlocking ability.]
[■ Acquired Authority.]
[■ Authority: Divine God Descends (Musin Kangrim)]
[■ Rift of Curse detected.]
[■ Authority cannot be used-]
Chijijijik-!
[■ Analyzing system.]
[■ Rift’s level is low; cannot override higher being’s will.]
[■ Jinwoo Lee’s Authority activated.]
[■ Musin descends beneath heaven and earth.]
