Yeon-woo didn’t use himself as bait just to persuade Nessie to let down his guard. He’d used Sword Thunder as part of a calculated plan. He’d noticed that Nessie would take a big breath before he activated each Illusory Change. He secretly condensed hundreds of sword energy clusters into a sphere of light before opening emptiness to bind Nessie.  

Although it was possible for time to turn back, all he had to do was tie up Nessie for one short moment. The sphere rotated almost at the speed of light, which meant that Sword Thunder also fell at the same speed.

No matter how quickly Nessie could produce Illusory Change, he wouldn’t be able to outpace it. Sword Thunder and Random Shooting decapitated him.

Rumble!

‘Did it work?’ Yeon-woo made a small chuckle of disbelief as he watched the creature thrash in pain. His eyelids were heavy, and his consciousness was fading away. His stamina and magic power were completely exhausted from the endless battle and from creating the sphere of light.

Nessie might try to heal himself with Illusory Change and counterattack, but Yeon-woo was certain of his victory. There was no way Nessie could withstand Random Shooting, which split through the basis of existence, especially with Sword Thunder running through it. His...