Resurrection Chapter 58 - Terminal Concept Syndrome Patient

Kim Yitae never spoke a word about what happened when he was abducted by Yaksha in this life. But Min Gongchan knew every detail of what he had suffered back then. The sordid words Yaksha had once rattled off, as if for him to hear, were still stuck in his memory like thorns.

Min Gongchan gritted his teeth and took out a scroll, taking advantage of the distance he had put between himself and the undead. It was an item imbued with the most powerful area-of-effect magic among the scrolls he possessed. He tore it, and a cold that froze everything poured out.

A blizzard raged around them, and the burning undead froze and shattered. The blizzard swirled fiercely, sweeping once across the plain teeming with undead before scattering into the air and dissipating. The undead that were lifted into the air along with it fell to the ground and crumbled with dull thuds.

He had been worried that the blizzard’s effect would be weak due to the heat of the Scorching Archdemon, but there was no need. For some reason, the heat, which had been as terrible as a fiery hell, had lessened.

Puzzled, Min Gongchan turned his gaze toward the valley.

An unusual fireball was visible above the valley.

Not only the surrounding heat but also the Scorching Archdemon itself was being sucked into it. Min Gongchan looked at the wheel, glowing white-hot beyond red, and guessed.

‘It’s planning to self-destruct!’

When that thing exploded, a formidable aftermath would sweep the area. Naturally, no one here would be safe.

The problem was that there was no one to stop it. Seo Heesoo, who had escaped the prison of fire now that the pillar of fire was gone, was staring at Yaksha and Kim Yitae, who was held in his arms.

Min Gongchan’s eyes widened when he confirmed Seo Heesoo’s appearance.

Suddenly, a Peer erupted around Seo Heesoo, who had been standing blankly.

His hair shimmered as if submerged in water, and his eyes turned crimson. At the same time, something like blood vessels covered his naked body. The sight, resembling one clad in red blood armor, proved only one thing.

‘It’s a rampage!’

Rampage was one of the Berserker’s hidden traits. This special state, which appeared when he lost his reason to anger or when his life was on the line, briefly made Seo Heesoo invincible.

When he entered a rampage state, his HP and MP were instantly replenished, and all his skills had double the power. Experience and proficiency also stacked up doubly, but his HP depleted quickly, so a misstep could lead to actual death.

If he blacked out while fighting in a rampage state without having defeated the enemy, it would be death.

Of course, it wouldn’t matter if Kim Yitae was in a situation to use Resurrection, but now was not the time. Seo Heesoo was mistaken about the target of his rampage. He should have been paying attention to the archdemon that was creating something unusual, rather than Yaksha, but he had undoubtedly recognized Yaksha as the enemy, not the archdemon.

“That idiot! If that thing explodes, not only Yaksha but Kim Yitae will die too!”

But a guy who went ballistic just from seeing a fake kiss was not likely to let it slide when he saw Kim Yitae being molested. A Berserker in a rampage state was no different from a runaway war chariot without a master.

Min Gongchan knew that nothing could stop the enraged Seo Heesoo. It would be faster to get Kim Yitae and escape this place while he was clashing with Yaksha, rather than wasting energy on him.

Min Gongchan kicked away the burnt and frozen undead and started running toward the place where Seo Heesoo and Yaksha were about to collide.

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I realized a beat too late that Heesoo hyung had escaped the valley. I had squeezed my eyes shut and shuddered at Yaksha’s breath, and only when I opened my eyes again did I discover him standing on the ground. And as soon as I saw him, I realized his state.

‘Did he have a divine descent again?’

Heesoo hyung’s eyes could not be called human. The burning pupils were vertically pointed, and a strange aura surrounded his entire body. Even his greatsword flickered with a different, dark red light.

‘It’s Ulfheðinn!’

But I could only see that sight for a fleeting moment. The moment Ulfheðinn kicked off the ground, he disappeared from my sight. An enormous impact soon followed, and I witnessed the clash between Yaksha’s Trishula and Ulfheðinn’s greatsword right before my eyes.

A flash of light exploded, and a terrible roar echoed. Amidst the deafening shock, Yaksha let go of me.

I fell to the ground and rolled, breaking my fall. As I got up, covered in ash, the sight of Yaksha and Ulfheðinn engaged in a fierce power struggle came into view.

With unidentifiable sparks, the greatsword and the Trishula continuously burst with dazzling light. As Yaksha bared his teeth and growled while facing the weapon, Ulfheðinn also let out a roar of rage.

“——!”

At the shout, which was similar to a lion’s roar, I covered my ears but staggered from the shock that made my eardrums ring. My whole body rang and vibrated like a bell from the aftermath of the roar.

Yaksha, who heard the shout from close range, was not unscathed either. His Mortal Ground fluctuated violently, but the momentum emanating from Ulfheðinn’s entire body was no less. Ulfheðinn finally pushed Yaksha back with sheer force and shouted.

“How dare you touch what is mine—!”

Yaksha, thrown backward, furiously brought his Trishula forward, but Ulfheðinn was faster. He caught up to Yaksha at a speed invisible to the eye and struck the Trishula with his greatsword.

Another tremendous roar erupted, and I opened my eyes wide.

Oh no!

A crack ran through Heesoo hyung’s greatsword.

The sword, with all its teeth missing, must have reached the end of its durability. It should have been repaired long ago, but the number of blacksmiths who could handle adamantium was so few that it was not easy to make a reservation. It was also difficult to find another suitable weapon for Heesoo hyung, so I had no choice but to leave it as it was. To think it would become a problem now!

Yaksha was not one to miss such an opportunity. He let out a loud cry and struck the greatsword with the Trishula. Unable to withstand the impact, the greatsword finally shattered.

Krr-ring!

With a sound like a thin wail, broken pieces of adamantium scattered in all directions. The Trishula, having broken the greatsword, flew straight for Ulfheðinn’s head.

I took a sharp breath, thinking Heesoo hyung’s head was about to be sliced horizontally.

“Hah.”

An icy tension shot up from the tips of my toes to the top of my head in an instant, and then poured back down. I saw Yaksha’s Trishula lose its power at the decisive moment and just tap against Heesoo hyung’s temple with a thud.

The Trishula was so sharp that even that was enough to split Heesoo hyung’s skin, and blood poured out like a flood. But the one bleeding more was none other than Yaksha.

“Gack…”

Heesoo hyung’s, no, Ulfheðinn’s left hand was sticking out from the middle of Yaksha’s chest. I realized that the moment the greatsword broke, Ulfheðinn had reached out his hand to rip out Yaksha’s heart.

It seemed he had narrowly missed the heart. But it was clear that he had sustained a fatal wound. Blood gushed from Yaksha’s back, and his complexion turned pale. Ulfheðinn muttered to his face, which was becoming like a corpse’s.

“Scream.”

“Kraaah!”

As Ulfheðinn vigorously shook his arm, Yaksha, flung by it, screamed and went flying. While the gushing blood from his chest left a long trail, Yaksha chanted an activation word in mid-air. Even with his solar plexus pierced, he had also formed a hand seal and prepared a cast.

It was an admirable mental strength and a tenacious fighting spirit, but I was in no position to admire it.

“Vengeful spirits, destroy!”

Surprisingly, his fingertips were pointing at me.

Just as I flinched and my eyes widened, my vision was suddenly blocked.

It was Min Gongchan.

He stood in front of me and took the attack Yaksha had sent.

“Hey!”

Gyaaaaaaaah.

At the same time as I shouted in surprise, Min Gongchan’s body was covered by black vengeful spirits. The most powerful and cruel among the vengeful spirits controlled by a spirit medium entered and exited his body and mind, violating him.

Min Gongchan let out a scream so horrifying it would make even the listener’s heart run cold, and pitched forward.

“Aaaaargh!”

It was then.

A formidable impact struck.

Everything in my vision was erased, and my breath caught from the shock that battered my whole body. I felt like my entire body was being torn apart as I was sent flying through the air.

When I crashed into something and was thrown down, a pain like being beaten all over with a blunt weapon set in. But there was no time to dwell on it.

Beyond the thick cloud of ash that had risen, I saw an enormous flame pouring out from the valley. It was instantly melting the entire area around the valley and rushing this way.

KRA-KRA-KRA-KRA-KRA…

The final attack squeezed out by the Scorching Archdemon had exploded.

I could do nothing and just stared blankly at the torrent of fire pouring down on my head. Just as the flames, reminiscent of a tidal wave, were sweeping across the ground, someone pulled me hard.

It was Ulfheðinn. He hugged me with his whole body as if to protect me and shouted.

“Move!”

In truth, I couldn’t hear his voice clearly, but I guessed his meaning.

The flames would reach me faster than I could cast a spell. If it hadn’t been for Ulfheðinn, I probably would have been reduced to ashes before I could even move my lips.

Amidst the searing pain all over my body, I managed to move my burning tongue and shout.

“Teleport!”

Thud!

Because it was a teleport with all my might, we moved quite a distance.

It was thanks to using up all the magic power I had been saving until the very end to use for Heesoo hyung’s revival. It seemed we had passed through open land and forests, and come to a place near the entrance of a dungeon, a swamp.

As Heesoo hyung and I fell to the ground, the heat that had moved with us dispersed, scorching the surrounding grass with a crackle. I had braced myself for the pain of burns, but surprisingly, I wasn’t seriously injured. Not only were my golden scales particularly resistant to fire, but it was also thanks to Heesoo hyung, no, Ulfheðinn, hugging my entire body to block the flames.