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Chapter 275
Chapter 275: Otherworld Contamination
The small [Black Hole], without a sound, bored into the [Strange Rocks] that had blocked the line of sight at the cost of holding their form— and swallowed the head of the male Hellhound who had been sighing with relief behind them.
The supernatural ability resistance that every awakener possesses as a baseline was utterly useless. He had no Core Element specialized for that, after all.
The body that had lost its head staggered, then crumpled to the floor. A hollow death unbefitting the elite hunting dogs— men and women held in regard even within the Corporate Alliance.
"...Kang Sungyun! Damn it! Kang Sungyun's down! One enemy! Uses attacks that are hard to identify!"
W̃ еb̃n о̇v̊ ë ĺ E̊ ñü m̄а̇
Perhaps it was proof that those called the elite among the hunting dogs weren't given that title for nothing.
As the middle-aged Hellhound man shouted through the pain, the eyes of the other two changed— taking on a look that called to mind savage attack dogs.
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On their faces, the intent to kill the enemy was more prominent than any grief over a fallen comrade. As if screaming that mourning could wait until after revenge.
"You bastard!"
"I'll kill you!"
"......"
Ѐ n̈ ǔmа
Baek Woohyun met the Hellhounds' gaze head-on without flinching. Their desire for revenge had no effect on him whatsoever.
Because the one who had lost more comrades— the one tormented by a more relentless vengeance— was him. Compared to that, the enemy's anger was nothing but a tiny ember.
For that matter, the question of whether it was even appropriate for them to rage over a comrade's death was itself doubtful. There was a limit to audacity.
But rather than opening his mouth to argue about who was right, the path he chose was the simple, clean solution.
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The transparent flame wrapping around him blazed up fiercely enough to reach the ceiling of the corridor, and the supernatural ability build on the verge of max level delivered an enormous output.
He designated not just the three Hellhounds but the full surrounding area as targets and distorted it— to remove any avenue of escape.
Wе̃b_n̄ о̇ v ĕ ľ Ĕǹūm̃а̂
"[Specter Barrier]!"
"Watch out! The enemy has an attack method that bypasses supernatural ability defenses!"
Bzzt-crackle!
Skreeee!
The specters that appeared around the Hellhounds shrieked as they were torn apart by the telekinesis— a shriek perfectly suited to the word ghostly wails.
And that was not merely the sound of a technique being broken; it caused a dull throbbing pain in Baek Woohyun's head.
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Not a major injury by any measure, but irritating enough. Expressed in gaming terms, it would amount to minor reflected damage and a debuff effect.
'Annoying.'
Rooooar——
Baek Woohyun frowned and drew up his telekinetic output as if intending to erase every last [Specter Barrier]— and the Hellhounds did not simply stand still either.
The middle-aged Hellhound man, presumably the captain, dyed both eyes a vivid blue and fired off lightning, while another male Hellhound swung a hammer formed from wind.
They had evidently worked together as a team for quite some time; their coordination was seamless. Defense flowed straight into counterattack, smooth as water.
W е b ṅ о̀v̈eľ Ẽn ūm̊а̊
Regrettably, however, their opponent was Baek Woohyun. The one and only Transcendent in human history who had torn the Otherworld Lord apart with his bare hands.
The telekinetic wave that rose from his casually extended hand split the lightning apart, then crushed the wind hammer with ease. The weakened [Specter Barrier] was ripped away too.
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It was a single blow that declared: even weakened compared to his prime, this much was nothing to him.
"——!"
Kra-crack!
"Grrgh!"
Ê nu̇ m̈ а̃ . і d́
"Damn it! What kind of monster is that?!"
The battle between Baek Woohyun and the Hellhounds proceeded with Baek Woohyun's overwhelming dominance— a dominance that made the 1-versus-3 setup seem almost irrelevant.
Weaving [Black Hole]— with its ludicrous ability-ignoring property— in and out between the surging telekinesis, Baek Woohyun pressed the Hellhounds back relentlessly.
It was as if he were insisting that a difference in supernatural ability output could never be a reason for defeat.
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What did it matter how high their total reserves were? In the end, if one isn't higher at the place and moment it counts, victory is impossible.
There were clear gaps in the breathing of the three Hellhounds. The key was turning a 1-versus-3 into a 1-versus-1, 1-versus-1, 1-versus-1. In those individual matchups, he was stronger.
Ẃ eb̆ n̊ o v_е̊ l̇ Е̌ n um а
It was close to an outrageous argument that defied all reason— yet Baek Woohyun was proving it directly against those three Hellhounds. Who could dare refute it?
"Tch, I'm authorizing use of the special equipment!"
"Understood!"
Clang!
The middle-aged Hellhound man, no longer able to endure, shouted in frustration. What the special equipment he referred to became clear from the next actions of the Hellhounds including himself.
They knocked their wrists together forcefully, as if trying to shatter something— and in the next instant, a surge of Otherworld energy burst from them.
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For whatever reason, they had finally drawn out the equipment containing Otherworld power that they had been keeping in reserve.
Blink——
Hundreds of violet eyes, testament to the Otherworld's power, floated up over the supernatural abilities the Hellhounds were manifesting— exactly as they had when a different Hellhound had used it before.
Hundreds of eyes all staring at Baek Woohyun as if they possessed a will of their own radiated an overwhelming sense of dread in and of themselves.
The problem was that this was only the beginning. The power of the Otherworld carried more than merely a visual effect.
The hundreds of violet eyes blanketing the Hellhounds' supernatural abilities all let out an eerie light simultaneously.
Е́_n̊ ù.m̊ a .і̃ ď
Keeeeng!
"Ugh!"
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An utterly alien— and for that reason all the more hair-raising— [Tinnitus] came crashing over Baek Woohyun.
Had he not braced himself based on prior experience, it would have been an attack he couldn't endure without clutching his head.
Even with his mental guard up, this time it was [Tinnitus] unleashed simultaneously by no fewer than three people— so his face still twisted in pain.
But that pain did not last long.
Е n u m̀а..ĩ ď
If the Hellhounds had the power of the Otherworld, Baek Woohyun had the means to counter it.
Even if he hadn't been thinking of it himself.
Ssaaaa——...
'This is... the Power of Transcendence?'
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Baek Woohyun stared with wide eyes at the light particles spreading out through the gaps in the transparent flame enveloping him.
Truly, this was a situation even he hadn't anticipated. His plan had only ever been to endure the [Tinnitus] and take down the Hellhounds.
W̌_ѐ ḃ n̊ о vе̄ l̊ Éñūm̈ а̌
Meaning he hadn't expected the Power of Transcendence to manifest when he hadn't even reached max level yet. All the more so because it had been that way on the 'other side.'
How could he have imagined that the Power of Transcendence— which had lain dormant since the moment he absorbed it— would activate and protect him from [Tinnitus]?
'Well. Good is good, I suppose.'
Watching the violet eyes glaring at the light particles, Baek Woohyun thought it looked like a proxy war.
The power of the Otherworld and the Power of Transcendence undeniably both originated from Deus and Isaac— so calling it a proxy war was hardly wrong.
"Just what on earth...!"
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As the situation remained unchanged despite even the special equipment being deployed, the middle-aged Hellhound man cried out with a face full of disbelief.
It was a reaction he could show precisely because he had used [Tinnitus], made from Otherworld power, enough times to know all too well just how agonizing it was.
Ordinary people bled from eyes, nose, and mouth and died within seconds; even awakeners couldn't endure it for long— yet Baek Woohyun was completely fine.
Grind.
The middle-aged Hellhound man gritted his teeth, watching Baek Woohyun continue to wield telekinesis in silence. He could see where this was heading if left unchanged.
He had to turn the situation around somehow. By any means necessary. If only to avoid being captured by the research facility and meeting a horrific fate.
Ӗ ñ u.ṁ a
There was a mistaken assumption woven in— that Baek Woohyun belonged to the research facility— but it couldn't be helped. Because Baek Woohyun's current attire was the test subject outfit.
Steeling his resolve, the middle-aged Hellhound man approached the corpse of the fallen Hellhound, Kang Sungyun, while feigning to dodge Baek Woohyun's telekinesis.
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He needed to retrieve something from there in order to turn the situation around, and taking it from someone already dead was not particularly difficult.
Two violet bracelets engraved with strange blue patterns. Equipment containing Otherworld power glinted in the middle-aged Hellhound man's hand.
"Captain, don't tell me——!"
"Not a word! This is the only way now!"
Е̃n̂ u m ä_. і d
Clang.
"......"
Ignoring his panicking subordinate's cry, the middle-aged Hellhound man struck the newly obtained equipment together just as he had awakened the previous Otherworld-power equipment— Baek Woohyun made no particular move to stop him.
He had grown curious as to what result using multiple pieces of Otherworld-power equipment at once would produce.
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Judging by the look of shock on the other Hellhound's face, it appeared to be extremely dangerous— but if the man was volunteering to demonstrate it himself, there was no reason to stop him.
Of course, had the Power of Transcendence not blocked the [Tinnitus], the story would have been different. He would have stepped in quickly to prevent the man from getting his hands on unnecessary power.
Е̌ n̂ u ṁа
But with [Tinnitus]— what he had considered the greatest obstacle— now neutralized, this was the composure born of confidence that he could win no matter what desperate move his opponent tried.
If he lost now, he would have to admit he'd been arrogant— but was that going to happen? He was the 'Superhuman.'
Blink——
"Grgh... KIAAAAAH!"
The change that came over the middle-aged Hellhound man upon activating the additional Otherworld-power equipment was truly grotesque.
The hundreds of violet eyes, testament to the Otherworld's power, were not satisfied with blanketing only his supernatural ability— they covered his very body entirely.
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Arms, legs, chest, face— the violet eyes that bloomed across every inch of him no longer allowed him to look human.
"Otherworld Contamination......"
One of the Hellhounds let slip a quiet murmur— less a remark addressed to anyone in particular than something close to a sigh.
And it was delivered straight to Baek Woohyun, who had kept his ears open for any possible sneak attack even while observing the middle-aged Hellhound man's transformation.
He watched the middle-aged Hellhound man— covered in violet eyes and steadily losing his human shape— and turned the word over in his mind.
'Otherworld Contamination, is it.'
W̆ еb̊n о vе̃ l̈ Еn̄ú m а
He didn't know exactly in what sense the Hellhound used the term, but guessing wasn't difficult. One look at the middle-aged Hellhound man's state made it obvious.
Wasn't it simply this: overusing the Otherworld's power, becoming contaminated by it, losing human form, and turning into something like an invasion entity?
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The power of the Otherworld had, from the very beginning, been eroding and transforming Earth. No matter how refined, using it excessively would naturally lead to being stained by it— a predictable outcome.
"KIAAAAAH!"
"C-captain?"
Thud!
Ѐ nü ḿ а.ìd
The middle-aged Hellhound man— now an Otherworld Contamination entity, no longer possessing even human language— apparently could not recognize his own subordinates anymore.
He swung a hand, mutated into something like a tentacle, and struck down the Hellhound who approached with a worried expression. A swift and sharp ambush.
The Hellhound, whose expression had said surely not, was hit squarely in the face and sent flying. Not dead— but getting back up quickly would be out of the question.
"KIAAAAAH!"
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"Are you crazy, captain! Not me— over there——!"
Thud!
Е̄ńum̈ a ._і d̆
"——Aagh!"
The truly absurd fact was that the Otherworld Contamination entity had targeted the other Hellhound before Baek Woohyun.
It seemed that, unable to identify friend or foe, it had simply targeted whoever was closest— and watching it, Baek Woohyun couldn't help a hollow laugh.
At least the Otherworld Contamination entity had demonstrated its strength by dropping the female Hellhound who had tried to defend herself in a single blow.
"Should I thank you for handling one of them on my behalf?"
"KIAAAAAH!"
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