Player Who Returned 10,000 Years Later

Chapter 81 – El Quero (Part 3)

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— Wa-a-ah!

A wild wail.

Three giant orcs flew towards them, shaking the ground.

Not only did they have weapons, each of them easily reached five meters in height with a muscular physique.

— These animals do nothing but make noise.

But at the moment, none of those present even thought to be afraid of them.

Young-ju frowned and raised her hand.

Like a coil of thread, a tangle of red chains with sharp spikes tore from her hands.

— Kiaaah!

The chains entangled the orcs’ bodies with great force and speed.

— Let’s go! — Echidna’s voice came from somewhere behind.

She let go of the hem of Kang Yu’s shirt, which she’d been holding onto, and began to gather Magi.

The black energy turned into burning hot flames.

Three fireballs created in an instant flew at the giant orcs.

Tied up in chains, the orcs caught on fire and tried to actively break free.

Behind Baek Hwa Yeon, Ku Hyun Mo and Kang Yu headed towards the monsters.

They were like comic book heroes, catching monsters, quickly bypassing them from the back and attacking at the same time.

Dark scarlet blood gushed out and the monsters’ bodies fell lifelessly to the ground.

Hyun Mo gently landed on the ground and whistled.

— His name is Kang Yu? I heard that the Red Rose has a talented newcomer, but I didn’t expect this.
Is he really a rookie? — Hyun Mo directed his questions at Hwa Yeon.

Kang Yu seemed so experienced that the guy had a hard time calling him a rookie.

Hyun Mo’s eyes flashed as he looked directly at Kang Yu.

Originally, when Kang Yu explained today’s action plan to them, he thought that the guy was only here for his good ideas and reasoning.

But seeing how experienced he behaves in a battle with orcs, he quickly realized he was mistaken.

— Mmm… I’ll explain it to you later.
But know this: in battle, he is in no way inferior to Young-ju.

— W-what? Cha… Chae Young-ju?

— It’s a long story.

Speechless, he turned his eyes to Young-ju.

Seeing that she didn’t try to refute what was said, he decided that it might be true.

— No, but how…

Thanks to the rumors flying around, he’d heard that Red Rose was sponsoring a Player who wasn’t even three months old.

But to say that this same rookie compares to Young-ju, one of the Top Players in Korea?

Hyun Mo, again thinking he could have misheard, turned his eyes to Kang Yu this time, but the man behaved calmly, as if everything said was true.

— This is the lake.

— Looks calm.

‘The entire area around the lake belongs to El Quero.’ Kang Yu looked around.

It was so quiet, it was hard to believe they were in the central part of the Gate.

But even in this silence, an occasional quiet pat could be heard, and he turned in that direction.

He’d found the perfect location after spending three days at the Gate.

— We’re going over there.

— Do you really think this method will work? — Young-ju hesitantly asked.

— Do you have any other ideas?

— Mmm… No, none.

Young-ju rubbed her forehead with her hand, staring at the huge rock by the lake.

Green golems covered with moss slowly moved around the shining rock.

Rock Men.
This is the third type of monster that lives in the Level S Gate in Suwon.

In fact, such creatures were rarely seen, and due to the fact that they did not attack first, they hardly resembled S rank monsters.

Instead of skin, they had a thick layer of stone covering their body.

Likely because of this, they could avoid the terrible El Quero and peacefully live by the lake, rather than escape into the thicket of the forest as others did.

Because they resided in El Quero’s territory, Players hardly hunted the golems as well, but even if they did manage to hunt a couple, the golems do not bring much experience points, rendering them useless.

— Well, let’s start.

— Alright.

— You know you’re a key figure today, right?

Young-ju nodded her head heavily.

Dozens of metal chains began to appear in her hands along with red light.

— We must move, too.

While Young-ju was preparing, the others, according to the plan, also had something to do.

Kang Yu picked up one of the metal bundles created by Young-ju.

This time it was not the usual chains with sharp spikes, but bundles of absolutely smooth, shiny chains.

Young-ju and Hyun Mo nodded their heads with concerned expressions.

— Fuh…

A deep breath and exhale.

Tension hung in the air.

Kang Yu turned his eyes to the tranquil lake.

It looked so beautiful, it was hard to believe it could be inhabited by a terrible devourer.

— Well…

Kang Yu put his hands up.
Magi immediately flared up in his body and, concentrating, it began to flow into his hands, which he abruptly lowered.

The Power of Rumble began to take effect.

In an instant, a rumble erupted in the lake, so loud it was deafening.

There was a low growl.

— It’s coming!

The reaction was instant.
Bubbles first appeared on the smooth surface of the water, followed by a huge something.

Across the lake, a huge creature about 30 meters, resembling a stingray, raced in their direction.

— Echidna!

— Yes!

As soon as El Quero twitched once, large poisonous thorns the size of a palm flew in their direction.

Echidna, stepping forward, put her hands in front of her and created a black wall of Magi.

There was the sound of thick glass breaking.
Surprise appeared on Echidna’s face, and her hands shook in front of her.

— Let’s go! — Kang Yu threw his hands out.

Through the hole in Echidna’s wall, Kang Yu used the Power of Heaven and quickly flew upward.

— Kh!

— A-ah! This isn’t a joke anymore!

Hwa Yeon and Hyun Mo, clutching the lowered chains, also took to the air.

The three of them climbed up tens of meters, when suddenly Hyun Mo yelled:

— I’m falling down! …I have a fear of heights!!

Screaming even louder, the guy clung tightly to the metal chains.

Kang Yu gently lowered himself onto the monster’s back.

— We have to make it before he goes underwater again!

— Got it!

El Quero suddenly began to shake, trying to get rid of the Players on his back.
Hyun Mo lost his balance and fell.

— It’s so slippery!

He quickly drew out one of his knives and thrust it hard into El Quero’s back, scrolling a hole in the flesh.

— A-aah!

— Why does it keep making these sounds?!

The guy, grumbling something under his breath, continued to act according to the plan.

Grabbing one of the chains, he stuck it in El Quero’s body, breaking through the monster’s skin with his knife.

— Ha!

Hwa Yeon did the same.

Standing on the back of the monster and balancing herself, she swung her sword against the wind and thrust it into El Quero’s skin.
Then she took the chain with one hand and shoved it under the skin of the monster.

Blood poured from the wounds like a waterfall.

— A-aaah!

El Quero began to flounder from side to side.

Hwa Yeon and Hyun Mo hung onto their chains and slid down his back.

Kang Yu, using the Power of Heaven, rose again, unaffected by the monster’s vibrations.

El Quero twitched a little more and bent over.

‘Are you going to go underwater?’

El Quero had one huge advantage to guarantee his safety.

And this advantage was the giant lake.

Kang Yu went ahead of the monster and dove into the water first.
He was enveloped by a strong current, eyes stinging as he tried to see underwater.

After plunging into the water, Kang Yu immediately swam to El Quero’s belly.
His huge white belly had a mouth and gills.

The guy could not get himself together and swim straight, he was constantly being carried away by the current.
He concentrated powerful Magi in one fist.

— Heavenly Rift, — Kang Yu muttered underwater, barely audible, and thrust his fist forward.

From above, it seemed that there was a huge explosion underwater, causing a whirlpool that was able to push the monster to the surface.

Still, there was not a single scratch on El Quero from the attack Kang Yu had just carried out.

But the guy wasn’t finished.

Since he’d struck underwater, he’d been unable to use all his power.
Only 10% of his force was used.

‘Now!’

Kang Yu stared up at the monster flying into the air.

He kicked off the water and, creating strong waves, flew out of the water and immediately felt a sharp change in pressure, which the monster too certainly felt.

— Aaaaah!

With a loud cry, the monster slammed his fins in the air, from which sparks flew in different directions.

— Get off his back!

Hwa Yeon and Hyun Mo, who were hanging on El Quero’s back, immediately pushed away from him and jumped high.

Kang Yu felt a powerful electric charge go through his body.

— Hhhh!

So strong that everything turned white before his eyes.

His expression turned blank.

— Kang Yu! — Echidna released Magi to support the guy from falling in the air.

The current that pounded his whole body finally weakened, and he regained focus.

[Power of Glaciation]

The water’s surface was immediately covered with a layer of thick ice, onto which El Quero, who had been in the air all this time, fell.

But this was only temporary, as the ice began to crack under the weight of the 30-meter creature.

Kang Yu, waiting for the right opportunity, tightened his grip on the metal chain.

Approaching the monster, or rather the gills at the belly, he slowly made his way across the cracking ice.

Dark blood spilled from the wide-open gills.
He bled from his flapping mouth.
But no one cared.
Kang Yu entered the monster through his mouth.

Holding the chain, he walked straight, slicing through the flesh that was hindering him.

Using the Power of a Thousand, he mercilessly tore out pieces of meat from inside the monster, making his way deeper and deeper.

His goal was to connect the chain in his hands and the chains in the monster’s body stuck from outside.

Mercilessly tearing El Quero to pieces, Kang Yu went on with his task.

The monster’s body shook terribly.

The red blood began to turn black, eventually turning so black that it was too dark to see anything.
But the guy could care less.

Even if he could not see, he could move.

He continued to disfigure the monster’s insides as he moved forward.

Drenched in blood, he finally punched a hole out.

He wrapped the chain in his hands around El Quero.

Clutching the chain, Kang Yu climbed onto the monster’s back.

— Pull! — Kang Yu shouted.

— Hold on tight! — Young-ju shouted from afar.

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They began to pull El Quero to dry land, creating a loud rumbling sound that normally accompanied earthquakes.

Sitting on the monster’s back, Kang Yu looked in the direction where Young-ju was.

Dozens of stone golems bound by chains were right behind her.

‘Great.’ Soaked in blood, he smiled.

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