Solo Resurrection Chapter 107

Episode 107: The God of Death Returns (3)

107. The Grim Reaper Returns from the Dead (3)

Objectively speaking, Shin Sung-ah’s fighting ability wasn’t that bad.

If you look at all the capable people, you could say they are actually at the top level.

However, Shin Sung-ah herself has always considered herself inadequate and has constantly worked hard.

With monsters swarming around, it might have been natural in some ways.

I tried so hard for a year.

Shin Sung-ah was proud of herself. 

I was reassured by his rapidly improving skills.

Until a month ago.

-You guys should finish this too.

The battle with the boss in the Veil’s Labyrinth completely shattered her complacency.

A terrible feeling of helplessness. And anger.

The emotions she felt there began to spur Shinsungah on again.

“Mr. An Yu-seong.”

“Oh, sis. What’s going on?”

Shin Seong-ah, who went to see An Yu-seong, who was training, spoke bluntly.

“I want to become stronger.”

At those words, An Yu-seong, who was swinging his sword, stopped dead in his tracks.

An Yu-seong looked at Shin Seong-ah while wiping away the sweat dripping down his face.

“Why all of a sudden?”

“I realized my shortcomings through this battle. Perhaps it is for the same reason that Mr. An Yu-seong is training harder than usual.”

It was true.

Anyu Seong was also considerably shocked during the battle with Veil.

Because of that, Anyu Seong, who usually spent time in the guild office unless he was clearing dungeons, had been locked in the training grounds for several days now.

“I know you’re busy, but I would appreciate it if you could help me.”

An Yu-seong tried to refuse, but when Shin Seong-ah bowed her head and asked him, he couldn’t bring himself to do so.

“Okay. Well, training with my older sister sounds like it’d be fun.”

That’s how Anyu Seong’s one-on-one customized education began.

“Sister. You have a skill for eye power. Or maybe an ability? Maybe it’s a unique ability.”

“It’s a unique ability. How did you know?”

Shin Sung-ah was embarrassed.

Although he had never said anything, Anyu Seong seemed to have known all along and guessed his core ability.

“That’s obvious if you watch them fight. If you want to be good at close combat like you want, you should first look into what your strengths are.”

“Umm…”

“My sister’s strengths are her outstanding eyes. Agility. Flexibility. Archery. Cool judgment. Good fighting sense.”

“Is that so?”

“That’s what I think. There are a few more, but those are the main ones. Whether it’s close combat or ranged combat, it’s about thinking about how to use those strengths as your core foundation.”

“All right.”

Develop based on your own strengths and special skills.

Anyu Seong’s words could be said to be correct.

“Well, I was just thinking about it… Sister. You’ve seen me fight a lot, right?”

“yes.”

“I think you have to move much more acrobatically than me. Very acrobatic! You know what I mean?”

“Is that possible..?”

To be honest, I wasn’t confident.

Abandoning the old fighting style and trying something new. This in itself is difficult, but the more serious problem is that you have to move more nimbly than An Yu-seong.

At that level, even a professional circus troupe would shake their heads.

“You never know until you try. But my gut tells me it’s quite possible.”

An Yu-seong chuckled, saying something that was hard to tell whether he was joking or being serious.

“Then I’ll show you the basics first. Watch carefully.”

Anyu Seong took out two daggers from his inventory.

Throw the dagger with one hand and catch it with the other.

It was juggling using daggers.

“Is this something easy to do?”

“yes.”

“Then what about this?”

Gradually, new daggers began to be added to Anyu Seong’s hand.

Juggling involves taking out new daggers from your inventory and adding daggers.

What started out as two daggers soon grew into eight.

“Hmm… I think I can do it with just a little practice.”

Thanks to my increased physical ability, juggling itself wasn’t that difficult.

The really hard part is taking a new dagger out of your inventory in an instant and throwing it accurately.

But I also thought that if I practiced, something would happen.

“Then how about this?”

Shin Seong-ah’s eyes widened at the miracle that happened at that time.

“that…!”

Anyu Seong was constantly changing the weapons he was juggling.

The moment you receive a weapon, put it in your inventory, and at the same time take out a new weapon and throw it again.

It wasn’t even unified with a dagger like before.

All kinds of equipment flew through the air, going back and forth through the inventory at incredible speed.

“That’s impossible.”

While juggling, I was putting two or three items into my inventory and taking them out at the same time.

That wasn’t juggling, it was just an oddity where you spread out your weapons on the floor and wonder if you could do it even if you were asked to.

“Sister, you have to master this.”

Even as he spoke, Anyu Seong continued to throw weapons.

Even the types of weapons were changed uniformly to make it possible to control them.

Daggers slash through the air in a single line, and before you know it, maces are rising in a line.

Shin Sung-ah stopped wondering about the extent of the abilities of the crazy man in front of her.

“Huh, is there a reason?”

“You lack power. Then, you have no choice but to create an opening by surprise and attack the weak point.”

“Umm…”

“If my sister’s talent for magical powers was at the level of Hyung Kang, it might have been unnecessary, but in my opinion, my sister’s talent for magical powers is average. It could even be lower than that.”

“yes.”

“So this is the only way.”

I agree with the conclusion that Anyu Seong made. 

But I couldn’t understand the content.

“Can you please show me specifically how to do this?”

“Then I’ll attack, so do you want to try to block it?”

“All right.”

An Yu-seong and Shin Sung-ah stood facing each other. Shin Sung-ah was holding a dagger, while An Yu-seong was empty-handed.

“I’m going.”

In an instant, three red daggers appeared in Anyu Seong’s hand.

An Yu-seong threw a dagger at Shin Seong-ah without a moment’s hesitation.

-Wedge liquid

A dagger flying at incredible speed.

Accuracy goes without saying.

As soon as An Yu-seong threw the dagger, he also ran.

It’s a method he uses often.

Shin Sung-ah responded quickly.

No, I tried to cope.

‘this!’

A new dagger was flying in the direction that Shinsungah was trying to avoid, not knowing when it had been thrown.

At first, he caught my attention with three red daggers, but then he threw a dark-colored dagger at me, so I didn’t notice.

-Ting!

Fortunately, Shin Sung-ah was able to ward off the dagger with her excellent reflexes.

That was the end of it.

Anyu Seong’s dagger was already at her neck.

“What do you think?”

“It’s embarrassing…”

“Right? Even you yourself would find it ridiculous. To fall for such a simple prank. But whether it’s a prank or a real attack, if you die, that’s the end.”

Because Shin Sung-ah had already seen countless deaths, she understood deeply.

“Unexpectedness. My sister has to constantly create variables. It’s almost like an instinct.”

“What are some examples?”

“Would you like to swing your sword at me? With all your might.”

At An Yu-seong’s words, Shin Seong-ah swung her sword with all her might.

-visor!

The strength of those with abilities far surpasses common sense.

Anyu Seong took advantage of the strong reaction that occurred when the swords collided to launch his body backwards.

At the same time, he created daggers in both hands and threw them.

-Papa!

The dagger passed through both sides of Shinsungah’s head and was stuck in the wall.

“It’s like throwing a sword like this and then rushing back at the enemy.”

“Umm…”

“Those with abilities use excessive strength relative to their body weight. If you use this well, you can turn it to your advantage even if your opponent is stronger.”

“I know what you mean.”

“It’s not a big deal. You might think, ‘Everyone else thinks that way too.’ And you’re right. But I’ve never seen anyone really use it properly. Everyone knows it in their head, but their bodies can’t keep up.”

“okay…”

“If I may explain further here, it would be good for you to throw daggers like me, but you should use a bow.”

“Do you use a bow at close range?”

“Get rid of your prejudice. You have to use your strengths. A bow is much stronger than a dagger. What if you change your weapon to a bow and shoot an arrow at the moment you fall back like you did just now? What if it was a powerful magic arrow? The battle could have ended in an instant. Not only that, but if you dodge the enemy’s attack and shoot an arrow at their face at the same time? Usually, you’ll be flustered and vulnerable.”

Only then did Shin Sung-ah realize what Ahn Yu-seong was ultimately trying to say.

“It won’t be an easy road.”

“There are some paths that seem relatively easy. Like using poison on weapons. But those things ultimately have their limits. Could it be said that they are meaningless without the support of the orthodoxy?”

“Hmm…”

“I’m sure someone like you could do it. It’ll just take some time.”

“Okay, thanks for the guidance.”

After that, Shin Sung-ah devoted herself to training, even sparing her sleeping time.

When I was in good condition, I would practice with Anyu Seong, and when I was out of shape, I would practice alone.

Days continued like that, when I trained all night, got tired, fell asleep, and opened my eyes to spar with Anyu-seong again.

**

“Hahaha! Hey. What are you going to do with that cute dagger?”

“I wonder if I’ll get stabbed there and bleed a drop.”

“Hahahaha!”

The Liberation Alliance’s capable people laughed heartily, exchanging boring jokes among themselves.

It was a mixture of English and Russian, so most of it was unintelligible, but that didn’t really matter at the moment. 

“You there. Your name is Shinsungah, right? Why don’t you just surrender quietly?”

A man with shiny hair approached me and spoke to me in broken English.

Shin Sung-ah smiled and raised her hand.

“f*ck you. F**k you”

(f*ck you, you bastards.)

The bald head was startled by the English representative’s sudden swear words.

“You. mouth is bitch. You so Xucking Xussy.”

(You. You talk too much. You’re a total coward.)

A torrent of insults followed.

Shin Sung-ah had a smirk on her lips, which made the viewer even more angry.

As expected, the bald head that had grown red all the way to the scalp turned red.

“Ssukka! I’ll rip that shameless mouth of yours open right now!”

The bald man in anger came running, roaring.

Shin Sung-ah quickly threw her jacket away.

-Paralock

The bald man snorted as he saw the jacket flying towards his face.

“What kind of nonsense are you talking about!?”

The bald man swung his sword and lightly cut the jacket in two.

“Pavel! It’s dangerous!”

A shout was heard from behind at that moment.

At the same time, the bald man’s face, called Pavel, hardened.

‘Damn. With this kind of trick…’

An arrow that flew in with a jacket.

It was aimed straight at Pavel’s eyes.

“Eww! Paveel!”

“Kill that bitch right now!”

Pavel’s comrades came running, screaming at the meaningless death of Pavel.

“I’ll tear you to shreds!”

“Ring of Flame!”

“The bondage of sin.”

Although it was a life-or-death situation, Shin Sung-ah remained calm.

‘There are now five enemies left. Three are melee, and two are skilled in magic.’

Even as she thought about it, her feet moved without rest.

“What’s going so fast!?”

“This little rat!”

Shin Sung-ah quickly ran backwards, dodging all the attacks with flashy movements like a circus performer.

-Papa!

Arrows flying in succession.

It was an incredibly accurate shot, one would not believe it was fired while running.

“This is just an arrow!”

The man who had been casting magic from behind calmly deployed defensive magic even in the face of a sudden attack.

-Bang!

The magic arrow collided with the defensive wall, creating a loud noise and a cloud of dust.

“Where are you?”

The man still had his defensive wall up just in case.

“be careful!”

“what?”

“It comes from above!”

I quickly raised my head at my colleague’s words, but it was already too late.

What he saw was Shinsungah swinging a dagger down from above his head.

-Crack!

“You idiots! Don’t you come to your senses!?”

“Don’t let your guard down at all. What is this happening to a woman?!”

When two of their comrades fell in an instant, the men also became alert.

Shinsungah and the guys faced each other, glaring at each other.

‘It will be difficult to utilize surprise attacks or tricks anymore.’

I took care of two of them by letting my guard down, but now they’re seriously on guard.

It seemed like I had no choice but to tackle it head on.

‘There is no time to worry.’

If we get caught by those guys from behind while we’re doing this, we’ll be in big trouble. 

A precious opportunity created by Kang Hyun.

You must never fail.

Shin Sung-ah, who had gathered her thoughts, fired three arrows at once.

And he moved his arms at incredible speed, firing arrows like crazy.

Anyway, there are hundreds of arrows of each type piled up in the inventory.

Because she had practiced taking items out of her inventory countless times, the arrows she fired were like those from a machine gun.

‘This is just wasting time. We need to find some way to deal with it.’

However, the enemies are also high-level ability users. 

Not only were they able to easily dodge the flying arrows, but even when they did hit, they bounced off the armor they were wearing without even being able to penetrate it.

“Got it!”

A man ran through a hail of arrows and stabbed Shinsungah with a spear.

Shinsungah quickly turned her body to avoid the spear and swung her dagger.

-Kagagak!

The dagger scraped against the armor, sending sparks flying.

“Do you know how much this costs? You can even scratch it with a toy knife like that…”

The man who had been speaking English leisurely swung his spear in shock.

Because an arrow was flying right before his eyes.

-Taang!

‘What the hell, what power does an arrow have..!’

But the arrows were not made of wood like before.

A solid lump of iron.

The heavy arrow, whose shaft, arrowhead, and wings were all made of steel, held power of a different dimension.

‘This is a big deal!’

Shinsungah deliberately used only light and weak arrows.

Because of this, the man who had adapted to it was unable to properly shoot the powerful arrow that suddenly flew at him.

The man’s arms were bent back, creating a small gap.

Shin Sung-ah didn’t miss that moment, approached him, and stabbed him with a dagger.

“Krrr, ugh…”

A dagger was stuck into the seam of the armor near the man’s neck.

“It seems like there’s more than just a drop of blood. Isn’t that right?”

The man glared at Shinsungah with bloodshot eyes.

“In my next life, I would rather develop my skills than my armor.”

Shin Sung-ah, who was staring straight into his eyes, snickered. When she pulled out the dagger, a foul squelch came out along with a spurting sound and blood gushed out like a waterfall.

“Keuh-euk!”

“Come on!! Damn it!”

A man spewing blood. Shin Sung-ah, who had kicked Danila and sent him flying, raised her hand and wiggled her index finger.

“Come on.”