The Huntress, your Knight next door - Chapter 4

There was a sound like a window breaking, and a huge crack appeared in the center of the herb field. Seen through the rubble of the shattered landscape was a boy in a black hoodie.

His face, which was only visible under his nose, looked similar to Lee’s age. The boy with pale skin said, clicking his tongue.

“What, how did you know?”

At the same time, the enemies attacking Park-Jun stopped moving. As if they were mannequins, he stepped back, confused as he saw those who had stiffened their posture.

“W-what is this…?” (Park-jun)

“I can’t believe you’ve seen through my skill. Hey, you have pretty good eyes.” (Assassin)

Jin-hee didn’t answer. She just stepped back again and stood in front of Park-jun. He noticed that she was buying him time to catch his breath.

“T-Thank you.” (Park-jun)

“Stay back. These are all dolls.” (Jin-hee)

“Dolls?”

“Yes.”

Jin-hee kicked an enemy who tried to touch Lee Si-young. The texture was like a human being, but he collapsed on the floor while he was still in an awkward and stiff position.

“You know them? Yeah, they’re my dolls. Parasites, to be exact.”

Parasite. It was obvious what the word meant.

“They all have no mind. It’s like an automatic doll, so even if they get hurt, they don’t stop.”

Only then did Park-jun realize that his struggle was pointless. No matter how much he swung his spear, there was no slowing down in the movement of the dolls.

As time went by, he gradually lost his stamina and became sluggish for unknown reasons, so he would have been killed by the dolls.

“His weapon is probably a cursed tool. You’ve slowed down, haven’t you?” (Jin-hee)

“C-come to think of it…”

“Since you didn’t realize it, it’s more like a cognitive decline in speed than physical weakness. The more you get hurt, the more hallucinations you get.”

I pretended to infer, but in fact, I was almost certain because the movement of the mana was so visible. The more wounded the enemy’s weapon dolls are, the more disrupted the mana movement around Park’s head flows.

The boy in the black hood opened his mouth.

“Wow, that’s great. I’ve never met someone who saw through me that much before. This is the first time.”

“You sound like you’ve been born for about thirty years. Child, you’re old enough to have played with Yu-Gi-Oh cards are you not?” (Jin-hee)

“…Fine, there’s a reason for you to have a bad mouth.”

The boy shrugged and laughed. And when his fingers snapped, the enemies who had stopped straightened their posture again.

“So what? Do you think you can get me just because you found me? Or do you think fighting together with a C-class kid like him is enough? His guardian is already half dying anyway.”

“Don’t be ridiculous.”

Park Jun clenched his teeth and got up from his seat.

“Don’t you dare touch the Young Master, you have no idea who you are dealing wi—.”

“Oh, of course, I know. Do you think I attacked you without knowing anything? You are the fourth young master of the Golden River Corporation. And what’s more, you’re 12 years apart from the third young master, and you’re treated the most preciously by your father like a baby that still needs milk.”

“Watch your mouth…!”

“I know a lot. That’s why I’m here to kill him.”

Came to kill. Lee Si-young’s complexion, who was still at the words, turned blue.

“What are you talking about? Why would you kill me? Who are you?”

“I’m the villain. No, let’s say I’m an Avenger. Hehe, a formidable enemy who punishes the evil Golden River Corporation, which sucks the blood of the common people.”

The boy laughed. Lee Si-young said, “It doesn’t make sense,” and cried out, “What did I do wrong?” But soon, when Park Jun stopped him with his hand, he kept his mouth shut.

“You’re lying, aren’t you?”

“Yes, I am.”

The boy answered Jin-hee’s question coolly.

“Anyway, I don’t really have a reason. I don’t have much time left, so just die. It’s time for me to get serious.”

“G-Get serious?”

“Do you think I’ve been fighting with all my strength this time, old man? I was just playing around because I was wondering when she would come out. But now that’s over, we’d better end this quickly.”

The dolls clenched their weapons strongly at the boy’s gesture. At the same time, black magic began to dwell in their hands, it was a very different kind of mana enhancement phenomenon compared to before. Park Jun’s complexion, which wasn’t good, turned even paler.

The magnitude of the mana felt was no joke, it was as if one by one, B-class hunters were appearing in front of their eyes.

Even if he was in perfect condition, he could not guarantee a perfect defense. Now that this has happened, he must make Jin-hee and the young master run away.

Park Jun held the spear straight and tried to step forward. His exhausted body was filled with explosive magic. There was still power left to be blown up and at that moment the girl said something interesting.

“That sounds fine. I wanted to warm up, too.”

“…What?”

Jin-hee said, smiling for the first time since she entered the dungeon. She kicked off at a rapid pace branding her sword.

Swish. The sound of colored paper being cut off by scissors rang everywhere.

At the same time, the necks of the dolls who were surrounding them all fell to the ground.

“Huh?”

“Come on, get back up. A doll that won’t die it’s perfect for a rehabilitation exercise.”

Jin-hee’s eyes were folded beautifully.

“Just now… Mana.”

Park Jun was the only one who saw the magic thread from the edge of the sword with his eyes.

At the end of the sword that was branded from the waist in an instant and swung in the air, there was a mana sword equivalent to several meters. A thin, long, wire-like mana instantly cut down the dolls’ throats in no time.

Beyond strengthening the body, it is not difficult to enchant weapons. It was possible not only for B-class hunters but also for high-ranking C-class hunters. However, it was the first time for Park Jun to see it as such a clear phenomenon while being used as a weapon.

Pulling out mana like a thread is only possible with much concentration and talent.

Even if he could put mana on the spear and strengthen it, he could not implement a solidly structured weapon of pure mana.

“Wh-What have you done!”

The boy in the hoodie shouted, panicking as if he couldn’t believe what he just saw. The dolls whose necks had disappeared got up again, holding their heads up like Durahan and sticking them to their necks.

“Well, it’s been a long time since I’ve used it, so it’s not that powerful.”

In the past, the mana implementation could have extended up to 5 meters. However, whether it was due to the lack of practice or experience, or the body’s inability to withstand it, it was barely over 2 meters.

A mana sword was not a commonly used skill because it needed a preparatory stance or time to concentrate. However, you just have to use the technique multiple times to loosen your hands.

The origin of her swordsmanship is the mercenary combat skills. It is a bloody combat technique that uses swords, daggers, spears, knives, and all sorts of weapons to kill enemies. Even if you try to say a good word about it, it is not refined swordsmanship because it is mixed with techniques from all over the world.

However, it was also true that it was a highly versatile sword technique.

There was no limit to how she could use the sword.

It is random because it has no form, and it is unpredictable because of the variety of movements.

Jin-hee grabbed the sword in reverse this time. Looking at the short sword, it looked as if she was holding a dagger.

“Don’t get cheeky because you hit them once!”

The dolls who regained their momentum even stronger than before flooded her. This time, Jin-hee bent down and rushed toward them as if she wasn’t going to give them a chance to strike.

“Be careful!”

Park Jun screamed at her advance, which was likely to be attacked immediately, but Jin-hee’s movement was agile.

She twisted her body to avoid the sword aiming straight at her chest, and swung the sword she was holding as a dagger upward.

After splitting the jaw of one doll at once, Jin-hee’s sword, which turned to the other side naturally, was stuck in the neck of the enemy who was attacking with the spear.

The neck, which had already been cut once, was weak in durability, and the head fell again.

“······!”

The bolts of a crossbow carrying magic flew like a bullet at her forehead. However, she turned her shoulder lightly, avoiding with a difference akin to a thin piece of paper, and threw the sword she was holding in a reciprocal movement.

Her sword that stabbed exactly into the enemy’s head was likewise, injected with mana, and the doll’s skull split like tofu.

The enemies recovering again tried to grab her back, but she advanced the same way as before, arriving in front of the enemy holding a crossbow in a second, pulling out the stabbed sword, turning and swinging it horizontally at the same time.

In a natural motion like flowing water, the enemy’s head fell again.

“Oh, that’s awesome.”

Lee Si-young, who was looking from afar, opened his mouth.

It was a sword fight that seemed more like a haze. The sword continued to take the enemy’s head just by twisting her shoulders or reversing her waist.

Unlike the rigid and formal sword techniques that Lee Si-young had seen so far, it was as if he was watching a concerted play.

Park Jun who was watching beside also doubted his eyes. If Lee Si-young was surprised by her movements, Park Jun was surprised twice more at the fact that all of the places she attacked were the doll’s head and neck.

She was literally playing with her enemies.

If arms and legs were cut off, the enemy could be neutralized instantly, but she purposely aimed only at the neck and head. As if she wanted to fight more.

“Ihhrk!”

The boy in hoodies was now even using magic. When he wielded his black bone cane, numerous magic arrows aimed at Jin-hee.

Each one does not have great power, but if the number exceeds twenty, it is also quite the weapon. A sharp arrow embroidered in the air and flew straight toward Jin-hee like that of a crossbow.

But she was not flustered in the least.

“I guess you can’t use magic very well when you’re controlling the dolls?”

That’s exactly what it was. The boy’s arrow hit rate was terrible. Of the over twenty arrows, only about five reached her. After pushing all of them into the enemy’s body she used as a shield, she flew away as if she was dancing again.

Short swords have a short range of hits. The way to use that range is simple. Using the legs. From afar, she approached the enemy that was trying to widen the distance using a spear.

He tried to cut her with the spear, but her foot was faster.

With an exciting rollback kick, she kicks the spear before it creates a piercing angle. Then, with the rotational force, she turned once more, approaching the target and swinging the sword at the same time.

The head of the spearman doll falls again.

“That’s ridiculous…”

Dozens of minutes of fighting continued.

The number of times the enemy’s head fell could not be counted.

The boy in the hoodie had no choice but to admit.

That woman and him…

“I’m no match.”