The Divine Twilight’s Return

>Do-Woon believed Chang-Sun had meticulously planned to conquer ‘Bestla’s Tomb’, then lead the Highoff Clan to escape to ‘Yeti Hill’ to avoid being hunted by the White Tiger Clan.
On top of that, he believed Chang-Sun was using the Council as his pawn, while plotting to obliterate the [Phantom Maze Circle] and confine Do-Woon after making him run away pathetically.

Chang-Sun thought Do-Woon had massively misunderstood him, but he did not bother to correct the misconception; after all, he had been waiting for Do-Woon to fall behind, alone and injured.

[The ‘Maze Runes’ that have been carved in various places, are active!]

…

[The level of ‘Intermediate Trap Installation’ has increased!]

[The level of ‘Intermediate Trap Installation’ has increased!]

…

[The installed trap’s difficulty level has been recognized.
The Skill ‘Lesser Rune Creation’ and the Skill ‘Lesser Rune Engraving’ have been upgraded to the Skill ‘Intermediate Rune Creation’ and the Skill ‘Intermediate Rune Engraving’!]

The [Maze Runes] Chang-Sun had installed in advance had activated.
Unless they were all destroyed, no one would be able to tell what was going on in the area.

‘Well, a high ranker over Level 80 might,’ Chang-Sun thought with a shrug.
However, such high rankers would never come to this kind of place, so what happened here would not leak outside in the end.

“You’re the person responsible for spoiling all of our plans,” Do-Woon growled, tightly clenching his fists; his knuckles cracked audibly.
His red ghost energy had turned black, which meant he had begun to use his life force and was undergoing mana deviation, just as Jeong-Gwon had.
He continued angrily, “I should shred you to pieces first.”

Swish―!

Do-Woon launched himself at Chang-Sun, instinctively wanting to kill the man standing before him.
Seo Jeong-Gwon? Woo Yeong-Geun? Forget them.
He had never cared about what happened to them in the first place.
The White Tiger Clan? The Sword of Ohsung Clan? Those did not matter either.
He had lived on the streets, but eventually rose from his humble beginnings and earned people’s respect.
After retiring as an old veteran, he had fallen, becoming a demonic being.
He had led a turbulent life, so he could instinctively tell…

Chang-Sun was a threat.
If Do-Woon failed to kill Chang-Sun here, his only daughter would never survive, let alone the Highoff Clan.
The [Everlasting Ice Crystal]? The [Seven Cryptical Books of Hsan]? None of that would help.
Thus, Do-Woon concluded he had to die with Chang-Sun.
It was the only gift Do-Woon could give to his daughter, who had been born as an illegitimate child, not even knowing her father’s surname.
But…

Even as Do-Woon charged toward Chang-Sun, Chang-Sun merely smiled lightly as opposed to appearing threatened in any way.
Do-Woon felt a shiver running down his spine once again.
‘He’s smiling…? He wanted me to react this way…!’

Do-Woon was afraid of Chang-Sun, who seemed to have an endless variety of plans, but he swung his fist violently regardless.

Rumble!

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh―!

As he used [Jade Smashing Fist] with his full strength, a vicious whirlwind formed at the end of his fist.

Clang!

However, Do-Woon’s fist attack was blocked by Chang-Sun’s [Tiamat’s Snaggletooth].
His fists, which were known to be capable of crushing metal, were stopped cold.
In fact, Chang-Sun had even left scratches with his dagger.
Do-Woon could actually see his blood dripping and evaporating amid the boiling hot air.

‘Relic!’ Do-Woon thought, his eyes widening.

At the same time, Chang-Sun moved forward and slashed Do-Woon’s arm from his fist to his forearm.

Splash―!

Do-Woon’s blood splattered through the air like a fountain.
Gritting his teeth tightly, he closed the gap between him and Chang-Sun.
As it was difficult to deal with Chang-Sun’s weapon, he believed it would be better to move closer to Chang-Sun and fight in close quarters.

Boom! Boom! Boom! 

Rumble―!

However, Do-Woon realized he had misjudged the situation after exchanging several attacks in a flash.
‘He’s a monster.’

He had thought he would be at an advantage if he stopped Chang-Sun from using a weapon, but Chang-Sun had no difficulty fighting in close combat and never left himself open to attack.
In fact, Chang-Sun even abruptly pulled out his whip from time to time and skillfully aimed for Do-Woon’s blind spots, filling Do-Woon with terror.
Chang-Sun could not be killed; he was a monster that brought despair.

Pah!

[The Title ‘Jigwi’s Phantom Body’ has been applied.]

[A firestorm is raging!]

The moment Chang-Sun spread the Jigwi’s wings and covered [Tiamat’s Snaggletooth] with a large plume of Eon Fire…

Boom!

“Urgh!” Do-Woon was blasted backward, coughing up blood.

Chang-Sun intoned, “Howl.”

At the same time, he slid across the ground to approach Do-Woon, holding the [Yuchang Sword] and [Tiamat’s Snaggletooth], which both revealed their true forms.

Ooong―!

It was difficult for the already fatigued Do-Woon to withstand the swirling mix of divine and demonic energy and the Eon Fire, even if he used up his life force.

[The State ‘Cruel Tiger’ has been applied, activating the Additional Skill ‘Cruel Tiger’s Venomous Fang’!]

Slash―!

Splash!

The [Yuchang Sword], the divine sword that had revealed its sharp edge, moved quickly to cut out Do-Woon’s remaining left arm[1].
Its strike was so sharp that it seemed as if it would be able to cut metal and shatter jade[2]; it did not matter how sturdy Do-Woon’s arm was due to [Jade Smashing Fist].

Once again, Do-Woon’s blood splattered in the air like a fountain, and he was left in so much pain that he could not even scream.
This time, [Tiamat’s Snaggletooth] moved toward Do-Woon’s leg.
The demonic sword’s wicked and vicious teeth cut—no, tore through Do-Woon’s lower body.
Unlike the clean cuts created by [Yuchang Sword], [Tiamat’s Snaggletooth] created jagged wounds.

“Yoo… Jin…!” Do-Woon plaintively called out his daughter’s name in pain, but his voice was so faint that he could not possibly reach her.
Still, he wanted to see his daughter, who looked just like his old lover…

However, almost as if Chang-Sun were sneering at Do-Woon’s last wish, he stabbed Do-Woon in the chest with his sword until the blade struck dirt.

Stab!

“…Urgh!” Do-Woon vomited blood as Chang-Sun looked down coldly at him.

When Do-Woon met Chang-Sun’s gaze, he saw a dreadful shine in the other man’s eyes that filled him with horror.

1.
The raw said right arm, but he lost his right arm while trying to escape.
This seems to be a typo.
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2.
The raw is ‘단금절옥(斷金切玉)’.
This is a saying from Kingdoms in Peril (신열국지/ 新列國志) used to describe a powerful attack.
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