Leveling Up Alone - Chapter 518

Sss! Bang!

Han-Yeol took out his sword and chain, jumped into the air, and charged toward Emperor Qin.

[Tsk, tsk, how are you going to accomplish anything with that impatience of yours?]

Emperor Qin merely stared at Han-Yeol with his hands behind his back.

“Ahhh!”

Han-yeol was more serious now than ever.

‘He’s just as strong as Craspio, and even though I’m stronger than before, I’m still not confident that I’ll win against him. I’ll have to give it my all.’

He always took it easy with his opponents because he was confident in winning, but he never fought lightly against someone who could kill him if he made even the slightest mistake.

Whoosh!

After getting close to Emperor Qin through his Vibration Booster, he swung his sword with all his might.

‘Head Cutter!’

[Oh, you’re quite good with a sword, which is different from most of the idiots of this era.]

Clank!

‘Agh!’

The moment Han-Yeol’s sword was right in front of his eyes, although Emperor Qin had his hands behind his back, he thrust his sword forward, easily blocking Han-Yeol’s sword.

[But the tip of your sword is a bit simple and rough. I’ll let you taste a bit of my swordsmanship for the price of your life.]

“Shut up!”

‘Damn it. Why is he looking down on other people’s swordsmanship just like Chairman Woo!’

Although he used a sword, he was technically not a swordsman.

‘Don’t treat me like the rest of you fools who risk your lives for a sword!’

Clank, clank, clank!

Han-Yeol was incredibly mad. He swung the sword so fast that it couldn’t be seen with the naked eye.

[Oh wow, I thought you were only strong, but you also know how to swing your sword pretty fast. Not bad.]

‘Damn it, I’m not hitting him!’

Even though Han-Yeol was swinging his sword the best he could, Emperor Qin leisurely used only one hand to block his sword.

[Is this all you’ve got? Tsk, tsk, what a disappointment. I was expecting more from you since you were called quite the fighter. You have a lot of power, but this is all you can actually use. You’re just a foolish human living in this age after all. What a shame. A voluntary human is more useful than a terracotta warrior, but... I guess I’ll just have to kill you, turn you into a terracotta warrior, and make you my faithful servant.]

“Shut up, you piece of dirt!”

Chuck!

Exploding with rage, Han-Yeol shouted and thrust his left hand forward.

[Huh?]

Emperor Qin looked puzzled for a moment by Han-Yeol’s bizarre act as he suddenly thrust one hand forward in the middle of using his sword.

‘Shockwave!’

Pangggg!

A shockwave, or a powerful vibration force that contained a tremendous amount of energy, instantly shot out from Han-Yeol’s outstretched hand and engulfed Emperor Qin.

Although it looked like a simple wave, the shockwave contained a tremendous amount of pressure and it had the power to instantly compress and kill anyone protecting themselves with any amount of mana.

[Nice surprise attack.]

‘Thanks, Karvis.’

Karvis wasn’t just talking to Han-Yeol to cheer him on. Karvis’ real intention was to keep him concentrated as much as possible and prevent him from making mistakes.

Shhhh!

[Ha, did you really think you could harm me with such a weak skill?]

“Tsk, I knew it. I can’t harm him with a simple skill.”

[Yes, it seems so. What I understood from his attack is that his body is made from dirt, so he seems to be resistant to normal attacks.]

‘Eh, resistant to the attack itself?’

Emperor Qin’s lightning attack caught Han-Yeol off guard, and if he had been hit directly, it wouldn’t have killed him, but he would’ve been seriously injured. Delfusia hadn’t even been summoned yet, but she randomly used her short ranged movement skill to save Han-Yeol from danger.

[This kind of deal is always welcomed!]

‘Phew, that was a close call. It’s a good thing I made a deal with her that if she saves my life once, I’ll play with her for twenty-four hours.’

The deal was like an insurance policy Han-Yeol had made just in case something really terrible happened. He could tell that his enemies were getting stronger, and something beyond his ability to handle was clearly going to happen. It was a lot sooner than he expected, but making the deal was worth it.

‘I can’t let my guard down. Get your act together, Han-Yeol!’

Slap!

[Oh, not bad. I attacked and caught you off guard, but you managed to dodge it.]

Emperor Qin was definitely surprised this time. He could tell that Han-Yeol had some sort of hidden power since Han-Yeol managed to dodge his perfectly aimed attack.

[Well, I guess you should be able to do something like this since you claim to be the strongest in the world.]

Even in such a situation, Emperor Qin was still relaxed. Performing tricks was easy for him too, and as for hidden tricks, he could figure them out and get over them.

[I’ll go this time.]

‘Huh?’

Swoosh!

Before he could reply, Emperor Qin made the first move.

‘Agh!’

[Come on, let’s play with our swords!]

Clank, clank!

Although Emperor Qin had a wide range of abilities, he was most well known for his swordsmanship, along with his overwhelming physique.

[Where are you blocking? I'm attacking from below!]

‘Ugh, I know even if you don’t say it!’

He had never faced such spectacular swordsmanship before. His overwhelming power and speed was enough to keep Han-Yeol busy, but that wasn’t all.

Chuck!

‘Huh?’

[Dry up and die! Sandstorm!]

Whoosh!

‘Argh!’

A powerful sandstorm erupted from Emperor Qin’s hand. It wasn’t just a normal sandstorm, but a massive one with the potential to tear everything apart.

‘Force Shield! Damn it, Force Shield won’t do. I’ll have to get out of here first!’

Emperor Qin was a formidable opponent that even Han-Yeol found difficult.

[Where are you trying to run to? I can see what you’re planning to do just by the look in your eyes.]

‘How can he be more skilled than me who lived as Harkan in the past!’

Han-Yeol felt like screaming. In terms of mere experience in this world, Emperor Qin would naturally be more skilled. He had spent his entire life on the battlefield and turned the Qin Dynasty into a unified empire. However, Han-Yeol had also spent a long time on the battlefield as a lord of the Bastro Dimension. Nonetheless, Emperor Qin’s skill overwhelmed him.

Pat!

‘Huh?’

[Got you.]

‘Ugh, damn it!’

Emperor Qin had aimed for the exact moment when Han-Yeol was about to escape, and he successfully grabbed Han-Yeol’s arm.

[Die already. Dry Death!]

Ssshhhh!

‘Huh, he’s taking away the water in my body?’

He had seen the technique a few times on TV. One hit from this attack would drain all the water out of one’s body, so the only way to escape it was to avoid being caught in the first place, as most of the human body consisted of water. However, Han-Yeol’s arm had already been caught.

‘Ah, right. Take this. Mana Explosion!’