Level Up Monster

Chapter 41

"… !!!!"

With an extremely astonished expression, Kim Yu-Rin lifted up from her chair.

It was a Leviathan.

The giant sea monster that made the Han River seem narrow; its body was like a snake and had a head similar to a dragon, sometimes referred to as 'Ocean Emigry' – and more importantly, it was a dragon-like creature, it was a monster that should not exist in this river.

As implied, it is the Ocean Monster – not only that, the Monster that lives in the deep sea.

There were only two reasons why such a monster appeared here.

'It's either a call or there's a Fissure nearby. '

However, with the latter option, there would be many Monsters accompanying it, so it seemed like the former was the most likely scenario here.

Unfortunately, there is no time to argue about things like possibilities and what is not worth now …… !!

"I'm sorry, but I have to move on. I'll replace it later !!"

Kim Yu-Rin wrapped her body in Mana and ran like a beam of light to the window.

* SFX for glass crushing *

Leaving the broken glass behind, he rolled his body in the air and descended towards the Han River below.

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A magical beast from the deep sea, a Leviathan.

As all the countless stories and folklore had been told, a Leviathan was a Monster that possessed countless powers. So far, rather than calling it a Monster, it would be far more appropriate to call it a natural disaster.

However, that only applies when the creature is in the sea. Currently, it was limited to rivers with limited space of motion.

Kim Yu-Rin, with her sword drawn, headed towards Leviathan who raised her head out of the water.

However, the goal was not to kill the creature. No, it's about canceling the call. He had to destroy the summoning magic circle engraved somewhere, or the summoning talisman.

But before all that, the priority was laid on minimizing confusion and damage to the city itself. That's why he set the goal of his first attack on 'Leviathan, fainting for five minutes'.

This is only possible due to one of the special powers of the very unique Characteristics it possesses, also known as The Desideratum. Within the limits of Mana capacity, Kim Yu-Rin can inspire his sword attacks with special conditions. And that condition will, even if it is just for a moment, become a reality that must be done anyway.

'Manu …'

He bit his teeth as the sensation of energy left his body. He did not even aim to kill the dang creature, or to knock it down for an hour – it was just for a measly five minutes. However, Mana expenditure proved to be very severe.

"—— !!"

With his head already out of the water surface, Leviathan let out a huge wail that sounded like the horn of a ship. Fortunately, the unbearable low-frequency noise did not last long.

Khwaaaaang !!

An explosion shook the neighborhood.

His entire body was covered in blue Mana, Kim Yu-Rin's sword attack descended from the sky and struck the creature's forehead precisely.

Leviathan who was already quite exasperated due to the sudden summoning, shattered back to the surface of the water with white appearing in her eyes.

Splaaash !!

And as the gigantic body fell violently, water sprays as sharp as a hail demon spread everywhere.

"… Euk."

Kim Yu-Rin landed gently on the pavement on the side of the river, but stumbled slightly before finally kneeling on one knee. He was experiencing dizziness due to the depletion of Mana.

He still had about half of his total strength left, but this was the first time he had spent that much Mana in a single strike since his rookie days; back when he still didn't have proper control of his own Trait.

But there is no time for rest. He quickly held onto an artifact made of crystal, and soon, a voice belonging to a Knight in the Raven Order hurriedly came out.

"There's Leviath ... What are you saying ?!"

However, it was not because they already knew about the situation of the Leviathan on the Han River.

– Miss !! There is growing chaos in the area of Mount Nam in Seoul, Monster field in Gangwon Province, as well as in the city of Busan !! The situation in Busan is the most critical, because the Fissure will explode there as we speak !!

So many incidents, all breaking out simultaneously.

"Miss Yu-Rin !!"

This was an unprecedented situation in his career as a Knight. And as he stood there, maintaining as much calm as possible while trying to take countermeasures, there was a voice calling out to him.

It was Yu Sae-Jung and Kim Yu-Rin.

"Don't come here! It's dangerous !!"

Yu-Rin yells, but they don't care and come towards her.

"Are you okay? And what the fuck is that?"

Kim Sae-Jin asks as she helps Kim Yu-Rin to stand up with the help of Yu Sae-Jung. Yu-Rin replied with a complicated expression.

"… That's Leviathan."

"…Huh?"

At the words that contained a mixture of emotions, Yu Sae-Jung became speechless for now.

A Leviathan. That mythic monster shouldn't be here …

"But luckily for us, it's just a summoning. I just need to find a summoning medium that I believe is nearby. However, chaos broke out not only here and therefore, the available labor was …. Can you lend me your help? "

The summoned monster will temporarily be sent back to where it came from if the creature's power is depleted to a certain degree, or when the summoning medium disappears, or when the summoning time ends. So, if the summoning medium were to be destroyed, then this disaster would be easily controlled.

And it's not too difficult to figure out where the medium has the potential to hide; at the bottom of the river, of course.

The real problem is the timing. With just five minutes, or ten with one more attack from Kim Yu-Rin, it was not enough to explore the entire riverbed. But waiting for the summoning time to end would cause too much damage to the city.

"We'll help !!"

Yu Sae-Jung and Kim Sae-Jung answered in sync.

Yu-Rin gives them some simple instructions and then plunges into the river. Yu Sae-Jung too, followed him right after that.

However, only Sae-Jin steps down.

He did not know what this thing was, but he expected that there would be some sort of aura emerging from it.

As Sae-Jin takes a panoramic view of the river from a distance, her eyes turn golden.

The world became brighter, and things became clearer. From Leviathan, the green aura signified a state of fainting rise. But seeing that the richness of the colors became less vibrant, there didn't seem to be much time left.

He hurriedly searched the surface of the river for signs of an almost invisible aura.

He could see nothing on the surface.

He continuously lowered the level of his gaze until he finally found it.

On the opposite side of the place, a thick and wavering bluish aura – is quite far away from him.

'That's him-!'

He ran towards that place without delay for a moment, and then, jumped into the river.

As expected, Whirlwind Dash is a very useful skill that can be activated even while in the water. He created a powerful wave as he swam forward.

It took him three minutes to get to the place where he detected the aura. Once he arrived here, he quickly dived underwater.

The Wolf's eyesight was extremely bright even when it was below the surface of the water. Sae-Jin can see without difficulty, a mysterious magic circle is drawn on the bottom of the river, and a strange scale is rooted in the middle.

He swam down and down, and when he got to the bottom, he first activated the Wolf Claw. Since the magic circle was drawn with Mana, he thought that in order to destroy it he would have to slice it very well.

But before Sae-Jin can swing her long nails …

The river water was shaking and shaking.

Woooooooung—

Leviathan awakened. The horrifying wail that imitated the horn of the ship echoed again.

However, the wailing was cut short with a Ppuck, the sound of a strong impact, and soon after, another rough wave crossed the surface of the river.

'… What the fuck was that?'

Sae-Jin is slightly surprised by this sudden and strange development, but restores her focus back on the magic circle. Since he was underwater, his movements were rather slow.

* SFX for swinging one's arm underwater *

Sae-Jin swings her nails a few times, but nothing changes.

'My Skill Level is too low to do this in a human appearance. '

Reluctantly, he turned both of his arms into wolf hands. Almost instantly, his arms grew larger and black fur grew.

Wolf's brutal attack was fierce enough to pierce through the water.

"- !!"

He swung his claws as hard as he could.

And like that, the water completely broke.

In that brief example, the water that came into contact with his claws evaporated.

'Wow . '

But then again, there was not enough time to blankly admire the strength of his claws. He swung his claws at the magic circle like a madman.

Every time he swung his claws, the aura became weaker until finally, it completely disappeared without a trace. When he glanced at the bottom, even the magic circle had been destroyed.

And at the same time, the gigantic monster that threatened to cause countless damage also disappeared. Sae-Jin returns to her human appearance and tries to return to the surface.

However.the small scale at the center of the magic circle entered his eyes. A kind of curiosity overwhelms him. So, he reached out his hand, grabbed it and swam back to the surface.

"Battle!"

As he broke the surface of the water after completing his mission, the chaotic scene by the river bank assaulted his eyes and ears.

The sound of sirens pierced through the sky; the soldiers in green camo suits and their tanks were placed on top of the bridge; the; and there were many Conferred Knights in Mana getting ready to jump into the battle littering the riverbank.

Although their clothes and roles were different, their reactions were very similar to each other. They were all in the middle of daze searching around. It was because the cause of this emergency situation, Leviathan, had just disappeared into the air.

"Fw…"

Sae-Jin notices them for a while, before heading to the beach.

But something else caught his attention again. However, this time, it was not random things.

"Miss Yu-Rin !!"

It was Kim Yu-Rin, who was tired of swimming near where Leviathan used to be.

He swam towards his position. His speed was so fast that it didn't take long for him to get to where he was.

"Are you okay?"

"…"

Although he nodded yes without saying a word, his pale face said otherwise.

"Hold tight . "

When asked, she took her clothes tightly and asked.

"… Sir, Sae-Jin, did you do it?"

"Eh?"

"Call .. cancel …"

"Ah, that. Yep. I was lucky and found the magic circle."

Kim Yu-Rin could not say anything more; she simply leaned her head against her chest and closed her eyes. It seemed that the price he paid to cripple the giant Leviathan twice was no joke.

It was a very obvious thing, if one thought about it.

Leviathan is the king of the seas, a legendary creature that even something like the Kraken would avoid entering into strife within the limits of the sea. He defeated a legendary magical beast not once, but twice – so, it would be even stranger if he were normal afterwards.

"Quick !!"

Stepping back to solid ground, Sae-Jin hands Yu-Rin over to the rescue party. Emergency personnel quickly surrounded him and took him to a waiting ambulance.

"Miss Knight !! Are you all right?"

"His pulse is normal!"

And just like that, all the attention was focused only on Kim Yu-Rin, and she suddenly became oblivious. Sae-Jin carefully observes her surroundings for a while, before taking a closer look at the object clenched securely in her grasp.

Single scale, brilliantly shining.

It was so shiny and soft, yet stronger than any metal known to man, that no blade could think of leaving a stain on it.

Without a doubt, it was the scale of the Leviathan. And the main reason why magical beasts from the ocean could be brought here with summoning magic.

"…"

He then immediately swallowed it. He doesn't even know why he did that. Only, his instinct made him do it.

And right at that moment, a strange change occurred within his body.