Sungyoon wasn’t an arrogant man. The hardships he had faced over the years had forced him to be humble about his accomplishments. In fact, he was the type of person who lacked self-confidence. Despite these characteristics, Sungyoon had thought that he and his party members had gotten pretty strong. He wasn’t being conceited. Sungyoon was that skilled, and he had gone through more tribulations than most people.

However, right now, Sungyoon felt very embarrassed for having such thoughts. 

Suh-guhk!

Russell's clean sword strike slashed through the space in front of him. It wasn't an exaggeration to say that he had cut the space itself. The monster was collateral damage.

Poo-hwahk!

The attack was incredibly effective.

The monster’s head flew in the air and landed on the ground. The headless body also fell.

“This is the monster that probably attacked you guys.”

Tim’s shield had yet to recover from the damage that it had received, so he was borrowing Sungyoon’s shield. He checked the monster’s head, which was rolling around Russell’s feet.

“I think it's indeed the one. What do you think, Mr. Sungyoon?”

“I believe so too.”

The monster...