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◈ My Girlfriend Returned as a Dragon ◈
Chapter 20: Overwhelming Force
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Aurora light overflowed from Minjun’s sword.
That brilliant light soon ran along the sword and began to envelop Minjun’s entire body.
Experiencing such a sensation for the first time in his life, Minjun stared blankly at his hand and sword in turn.
At first, he thought it might be Sword Aura, but common knowledge said Sword Aura gave off blue light, not this aurora light.
Besides, Minjun’s understanding of the sword was nowhere near deep enough for him to manifest sword energy.
Therefore, this aurora light was not Sword Aura. It had to be connected to the dragon’s power sleeping within the sword.
Minjun could not be sure whether he had drawn out that power completely or not.
Even this state was something he had never experienced before, so he could not be certain of anything.
But one thing was certain.
If he used this intense power surging through his body from the sword...
No matter the situation or opponent, he would be able to overwhelm them.
“Hyung, wh-what is that...?”
Junhwi stammered at the aurora light blooming across Minjun’s body.
“Junhwi. Just follow me for now.”
“What? But...”
Before Junhwi could finish, Minjun charged toward the Seo siblings without hesitation.
Everything happened so quickly that Junhwi, who started after Minjun, was left flustered.
“Isn’t that bastard insane?”
The Villains were no exception.
They had no choice but to panic at this turn of events.
They thought Minjun and Junhwi only had two choices: fight the Ant-Men or run in the opposite direction.
Yet Minjun was running straight at them.
It was like a mouse gritting its teeth and charging at a cat.
“What the hell are they thinking?”
“Guess they want one last desperate struggle before they die.”
“Works for us... Wait, what’s that wrapped around his sword? Is that Aura?”
“What kind of nonsense is that? A D-rank with Aura? Does that look like Sword Aura to you?”
They had been briefly startled, but the Villains smirked as they watched Minjun run toward them.
Since he and Junhwi were being chased by the Ant-Men, they assumed the two had no room to spare.
They believed Minjun’s reckless move was simply a desperate gamble made with his life on the line.
They thought the aurora light surrounding him was merely the effect of some item or equipment.
But...
“Wh-what is that?!”
Minjun defied their expectations once more.
They had thought it was no more than a final, desperate struggle before his strength ran out.
Instead, he was charging toward the three of them like a runaway train, terrifyingly fast as he tore through the wind.
How could a D-rank Hunter possibly move that fast?
“What the...?”
“Th-that’s a D-rank...?”
Once Minjun displayed physical abilities beyond common sense, they had no choice but to become cautious.
Junhwi and the Ant-Men could be dealt with later.
The one they needed to watch now was Minjun.
The three ranged attackers began putting distance between themselves and Minjun while focusing their barrage on him, intending to make full use of their advantage.
An ordinary D-rank Hunter would have found it difficult to block all those attacks.
Minjun was faster than they had expected, making him hard to target, but that was all right.
They could simply overwhelm him with numbers.
Arrows and magic fired by the three of them began pouring down like a violent rainstorm.
No matter how fast he was, he could not possibly dodge or block all of it.
But.
“...What?”
As they fired off magic, they had even wondered whether this was unnecessary and they were just wasting their strength.
Yet Minjun overturned their expectations once again, deflecting every one of their attacks with nothing but his sword as he charged forward with fierce momentum.
When one of the spells deflected by Minjun’s sword grazed the ground, it gouged out a deep crater.
“Th-that’s impossible!”
To perfectly block that barrage alone without taking any damage, a Hunter would need to be at least A-rank.
But Minjun looked completely fine.
Which meant...
‘Who is he?’
But whatever Minjun’s true identity was, this was not the time to worry about it.
Ever since that unknown aura had settled into his sword, the tide of battle had completely changed.
They had gone from eagerly imagining how to devour Minjun and Junhwi to desperately thinking of how not to be devoured themselves.
Once again, they squeezed out every ounce of strength and unleashed a full assault.
Magic Missiles saturated with mana tore through the air, while debuffs meant to stop Minjun’s fierce charge flew at him one after another.
But even that was useless.
Minjun simply cut through or deflected the incoming Magic Missiles with his sword, continuing his charge without injury.
Most of the debuffs were nullified, and although a few took effect, Minjun did not care in the slightest as he ran forward.
Driven by nothing but his will.
Following behind Minjun, Junhwi could only gape.
‘That man is the same D-rank Hunter as me?’
It was not a performance a D-rank Hunter could possibly show.
How could a D-rank Hunter deflect, block, and cut apart all that magic pouring down like rain with a sword?
And his speed was unbelievable as well.
Junhwi was chasing after him with all his strength, but even at a glance, the distance between him and Minjun had grown considerably.
‘I’m saved.’
When their enemies first revealed their true colors, Junhwi had thought he was as good as dead.
But seeing Minjun’s terrifying performance, he could be certain.
At least, he would not die today.
While he was absorbed in Minjun’s display, Minjun steadily closed the distance with the three Villains.
“Wh-what is this?”
The Villains struggled to get as far away from Minjun as possible, but the distance between them would not widen.
It made no difference whether they used movement-speed buffs or scattered in different directions.
Once they realized that, the three of them went pale.
Minjun was now close enough for his sword to reach them.
“Stay the hell away from me!”
Seo Yuhyeon, who was closest to Minjun, resisted by firing off magic.
But after Minjun lightly avoided some spells and knocked aside the rest with his sword...
He drove his sword into Seo Yuhyeon’s shoulder with all his strength.
“Arghhhhh!”
Seo Yuhyeon writhed in pain while clutching his shoulder, but Minjun did not even spare a glance before running toward Seo Yura and Seo Yuseon.
Having watched Seo Yuhyeon go down so helplessly, Seo Yuseon and Seo Yura gave up resisting and tried to flee.
The difference in power was so overwhelming that resistance was meaningless.
But before they could even try to escape, they were sent rolling disgracefully across the dirt.
After confirming that all three were completely unable to fight, Minjun searched their bodies and found the artifact that locked pocket dimensions.
As soon as he found it, he deactivated it and opened his own pocket dimension.
‘Among the artifacts Sia gave me...’
He remembered one artifact that would be perfect for this situation.
Minjun quickly searched through his pocket dimension, then smiled in satisfaction as he pulled out an artifact.
“Found it.”
To make sure the Villains could not escape, Minjun quickly fitted each of the Seo siblings with the artifact before surveying the battlefield.
The last time he had checked, there had been a wide gap between them. But while he fought the Seo siblings and sorted out the situation, the Ant-Men had closed to barely more than ten meters away.
He did not know where they had come from, but there were more than twice as many Ant-Men as when he had first seen them.
Junhwi was among the now-doubled horde of Ant-Men.
It seemed he had been desperately running away well enough until now, but he appeared to be nearing his limit.
‘As I am now...’
He could easily deal with all those monsters.
He did not know the exact reason why, but Minjun had a strange certainty.
Then Minjun charged at the monsters rushing toward him without a moment’s hesitation.
The Dragon Bone Sword in his hand began shining even more brilliantly than before.
“Move!”
At Minjun’s urgent shout, Junhwi squeezed out what strength he had left and changed direction. The instant he did, Minjun entrusted his body to instinct.
‘Was my swordsmanship always this beautiful?’
Minjun felt something strange.
It did not feel as though he was swinging the sword. It felt as if the sword itself were guiding him.
Something within the aurora light dwelling in the sword began scattering over a wide area, drawing beautiful trails through the air.
Kiiiiieeek!
Though they were not struck directly by the sword and only touched the light, every Ant-Man chasing Junhwi was sent flying.
It all happened in just a few seconds.
Ant-Man corpses lay scattered underfoot, while the three restrained Villains screamed and cursed at the top of their lungs.
Everything felt so unreal to Junhwi that he wondered if he was seeing things.
‘What am I looking at right now?’
How had this miracle happened?
There were so many things he wanted to ask Minjun.
But.
“...”
“Hyung?”
At a glance, Minjun looked too unwell to exchange even a single word.
Had he poured out too much power at once?
The aurora light, which had shone so brightly only moments ago, had faded.
He was supporting himself with his sword like a cane, but Minjun looked so unsteady that he might collapse at any moment.
“Hyung, are you all right? Hyung! Please, pull yourself together!”
Junhwi was close to collapsing from exhaustion himself, but the moment he noticed Minjun, he hurried over, supported him, and laid him on level ground.
‘Nothing’s seriously wrong, right?’
He anxiously checked Minjun’s condition.
Fortunately, Minjun’s life did not seem to be in any immediate danger.
His pulse was still beating, and his fingers were moving faintly, so he had not lost consciousness either.
Junhwi did not know the details, but it seemed Minjun had been exhausted by the backlash of forcing out too much power.
Junhwi hurriedly took out a potion and gave it to him.
After some time passed...
“Phew.”
Minjun opened his eyes and met Junhwi’s gaze.
He could not be said to have completely recovered his strength, but he could at least move his body again.
“Are you all right?”
“I feel like I barely came back from the dead. Thanks.”
“What are you saying? If it weren’t for you, hyung, I would’ve been dead a long time ago.”
Junhwi repeatedly thanked Minjun for saving his life.
“But hyung, what are you going to do now?”
A Gate exit announcing the completion of the raid had appeared, and the Villains had all been subdued. But one problem remained.
What to do with the Villains.
The Villains had all suffered serious wounds from the sword, but they were still alive because Minjun had taken various measures while binding them.
They simply could not move because of the restraining artifacts.
“Fuck, kill us! Just kill us already!”
Rather than crying or begging, Seo Yuseon kept shouting curses as though they never tired.
“Hey. Shut up. If you want to die, die alone.”
Seo Yura growled at Seo Yuseon to shut up.
“Please spare us. Please, just let us live. We have lots of expensive artifacts. If you tell me what you want, I’ll give you anything...”
Seo Yuhyeon tried to bargain for his life with the artifacts taken from Hunters they had killed.
“You call yourself a man with no pride? Hey, Yoon Minjun. Don’t listen to those bastards. Just kill us. I’d rather die here than rot in prison.”
Perhaps Seo Yuseon had watched one too many noir films, because they only kept repeating that Minjun should kill them.
But Minjun ignored everything they said and took out one of the artifacts he had seized from them.
“Junhwi, do you know why I deliberately kept this trash alive instead of killing them?”
“...Because even if they’re Villains, you feel uneasy about killing people?”
“No way.”
It was an absurd artifact that could lock other Hunters’ pocket dimensions, but could also forcibly open them.
Minjun had intended from the beginning to loot their pocket dimensions with that artifact, which was why he had not killed them.
A Hunter’s pocket dimension vanished the instant they died.
“You said you could give me anything?”
“Y-yes! Anything!”
Unaware of Minjun’s plan, Seo Yuhyeon nodded repeatedly.
“With this, why would I need that?”
The moment Minjun showed the artifact in his hand, Seo Yuhyeon realized too late.
In his excitement at believing the plan had succeeded, he had blabbed about the artifact’s effects and eliminated even the faintest possibility of bargaining for his life.
“Th-that fucking idiot!”
“You were strutting around so proudly earlier. You’re really good at this, aren’t you?”
Seo Yuhyeon’s face stiffened, while Seo Yura and Seo Yuseon showered curses on their stupid companion, who only knew how to put on an act.
The three continued arguing and cursing, but Minjun paid them no mind as he used the artifact to forcibly open their pocket dimensions.
Every time he opened one in turn, Minjun and Junhwi let out exclamations.
“They really did make a killing. How many people did they murder to get this much?”
“Seriously. These pieces of trash.”
Junhwi, watching beside him, added a comment as well.
Artifacts of every kind kept coming out no matter how many Minjun pulled out.
On top of that, they had amassed wealth through all kinds of crimes, including robbery, murder, drugs, and smuggling. Their pocket dimensions were filled not only with artifacts, but also pure gold and jewels.
There was so much that Minjun’s pocket dimension was filled to capacity.
After some time passed.
“All right. I’ve taken all the artifacts, so let’s wrap this up.”
It was time to send the Villains to hell.
Some might ask whether killing them was right, even if they were Villains, but it would be recognized as self-defense under International Hunter Law, so it did not matter.
“Any last words?”
With a cold expression, Minjun raised his sword and glared at the three.
Seo Yuseon acted proud to the very end, as if this was for the best, while Seo Yura spewed vicious curses too foul to repeat.
But at that moment.
Perhaps because they thought everything was already over, Seo Yuhyeon spoke with a more vile expression than ever before.
“You gold-digging bastard.”
“You must’ve used that pretty face to seduce some clueless madam and mooch equipment off her, right? Ha, I should get my face redone too, seduce some clueless bitch, and live an easy life. Just like you.”
Did he think there was nothing left to lose?
Seo Yuhyeon insulted Minjun and Sia to the very end.
“I’m curious about one thing. Hey, how much does your sugar mama pay you a month?”
“How old is that madam? She isn’t married, is she?”
Once Seo Yuhyeon opened the floodgates, Seo Yuseon and Seo Yura snickered and poured out disrespectful, humiliating remarks too obscene to repeat.
There was no reason to listen any longer.
Minjun’s face hardened as he cut off their heads.
Ever since Minjun began wielding sword energy, the sword energy he released had always shone with brilliant aurora light.
But at that moment, his sword energy glowed a deep blood-red.
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