Robert frowned at Yonghoon’s Dimensional Power.
“You even know how to hide your abilities? You’re no ordinary genius, it seems.”
The Awakened before him was far stronger than he had expected. It seemed he would have to step in personally.
Robert planned to kill all the Awakened here, but even if he missed a few, it wouldn’t be a big problem. None of them knew the truth about the Link System.
However, the humans here had all heard the truth. If even one of them survived, it could interfere with Arthur’s work.
He had to kill them all.
Robert issued a command to all the monsters on the surface.
‘Kill the humans around you!’
After giving the command, he temporarily halted his control over the monsters. He couldn’t fight while maintaining control.
But Yonghoon didn’t waste the brief moment Robert spent commanding the monsters.
Exploding with Dimensional Power, Yonghoon charged at the tiger monster. The tiger monster spewed flames at him, but it was too late.
Yonghoon lowered his body nearly to the ground and rushed at the tiger. The slightly delayed flames passed over his head.
Yonghoon dove straight between the tiger’s legs. His blue glowing sword spun in a wide arc.
Slash! Slash!
It happened almost simultaneously.
The monster’s two front legs flew into the air. The monster screamed.
While everyone flinched at Yonghoon’s sudden attack, he passed under the tiger’s body and dashed toward Robert.
Yonghoon had heard all the necessary information. He decided to hear the rest from the president of Link Corp and finish off the monster-human before him.
Yonghoon thrust his glowing sword at Robert.
Clang!
With a tremendous sound, Yonghoon was pushed far back. The impact was considerable.
Yonghoon stared at his opponent.
At some point, Robert had drawn a sword. He had blocked Yonghoon’s attack by swinging it.
However, he gripped his trembling sword with a grimace.
‘Same level!’
Yonghoon had been pushed back due to unstable posture, but his Dimensional Power was similar to Robert’s.
Yonghoon glanced to the side.
The tiger monster was fighting Youngmin and Eunseo. Although there was still a significant difference in combat power, Eunseo and Youngmin were fighting well against the tiger monster, whose legs had been severed.
Confirming his companions were safe, Yonghoon began stepping forward. His body swayed slightly.
“Something’s off. How could he get that strong without us noticing? Even if he’s a genius, this appearance is way too sudden.”
Robert swung his sword to loosen the cramps in his wrist.
Even as he swung his sword, he kept tracking Yonghoon’s movements. He was tense from the unexpectedly strong impact.
His opponent wasn’t just a kid with strong Dimensional Power. He was a battle-hardened warrior.
Robert glanced behind him.
The electronic equipment creating the Singularity was still running.
Thanks to that, the number of monsters in the area was being maintained. No matter how many monsters they killed, more kept appearing.
He discreetly moved his empty hand behind him. It seemed he needed to open the spatial hole even wider.
But his movement was caught by Yonghoon. Yonghoon’s eyes lit up as he spotted the electronic equipment. That had to be the device summoning the monsters.
Yonghoon charged at Robert once again.
“Damn it!”
As Yonghoon rushed in, Robert gave up on summoning more monsters. He lowered his stance and pulled his sword back. The sword made from monster corpses began to emit a crimson glow.
This time, he was confident. Earlier, he had been caught off guard, but now he was sure he could blow Yonghoon away.
However, Yonghoon shattered his expectations.
Before reaching Robert, Yonghoon swung his glowing sword through the air. The sword twisted wildly, tearing through space.
The moment Yonghoon swung his sword, Robert felt chills all over his body. Instinctively, he raised his sword to guard his chest and focused all his Dimensional Power.
That instinctive reaction saved his life.
Clang!
Sparks flew from Robert’s sword. He had blocked a fatal blow.
But blood gushed from his entire body.
“W-what. A spatial ability user?”
Robert stared at Yonghoon with wide eyes. At the same time, he spread his Dimensional Power to monitor his surroundings, determined not to be caught by a spatial sword again.
Yonghoon was frustrated. He had intended to finish this before revealing he was a Linker. But Robert’s instincts were unexpectedly sharp. As a result, he had achieved only half the intended effect.
Screech thud!
The electronic equipment behind Robert split in half and collapsed.
It had been cut by Yonghoon’s spatial sword.
At the same time, the previously heavy atmosphere began to return to normal. The Singularity had disappeared.
But Robert couldn’t afford to care about the noise from behind.
The situation had changed. The priority was no longer killing the Awakened here-it was defeating Yonghoon. However, Robert was puzzled by the fact that Yonghoon was a Linker.
“If he’s a spatial ability user, that means he’s a Linker. But that can’t be. After the president, no one else crossed over! That’s why we had to spend over four years as ordinary humans. So how can there be a Linker?”
Robert’s eyes widened.
“Good lord, you’re the last Linker who created Aurora. You crossed over a year ago, so we couldn’t have known.”
At Robert’s words, Yonghoon gave a bitter smile. It was something he had been worrying about ever since he saw Aurora. Now that Robert confirmed it, it only made his stomach churn.
“Heh, so that’s why you stayed hidden. If you just crossed over, you must have figured out the secret of the Dimensional Connector.”
Robert kept talking to buy time for his wounds to heal. Like the high-level monsters, his injuries were regenerating rapidly.
Yonghoon quietly regulated his breathing. There was no need to respond to Robert’s chatter. He lowered his body and prepared to attack again.
Robert continued babbling. If his opponent was a Linker with both spatial and strike-type abilities, he was at a disadvantage.
Moreover, somehow Yonghoon’s sword infused with Dimensional Power was crossing space. It was like combining two abilities into one.
Robert had never seen a Linker who combined two abilities. If he had time, he would have loved to drag Yonghoon back to the company and dissect his brain.
But at this rate, it was his own brain that would get dissected.
Robert unleashed all his Dimensional Power to prepare for the spatial sword and began slowly retreating. He planned to descend and lead the monsters in a counterattack.
Robert didn’t even manage a few steps back. Yonghoon, having recovered his Dimensional Power, charged at him again.
Yonghoon’s sword absorbed Robert’s Dimensional Power. Though it wasn’t a complete recovery due to Robert’s contaminated abilities, it was still quite helpful.
Somewhat healed, Robert desperately blocked Yonghoon’s attacks. But fighting a spatial sword user and winning was no easy feat.
At first, Robert managed to block Yonghoon’s attacks evenly. But that was only against ordinary strikes. Yonghoon didn’t leave his abilities unused.
Yonghoon mixed his spatial sword into his attacks.
When he thrust his sword, it became extremely difficult for Robert to defend. Though he spread out Dimensional Power to monitor, it was impossible to block simultaneous attacks from multiple directions.
Robert felt like he was fighting multiple strike-type Awakened of his level at once.
The wounds that had barely healed burst open again. His limbs were severed, and blood flowed all over his body.
Robert was barely managing to block only the fatal blows. He considered waiting for Yonghoon’s Dimensional Power to run out, but he would clearly die before that happened.
Robert swung his sword, packed with Dimensional Power, at Yonghoon.
Yonghoon leapt backward.
Robert launched a final attack at the retreating Yonghoon.
Robert raised his hand toward Yonghoon, and his previously gray eyes turned normal.
Thud!
The world Yonghoon saw began to distort. The ground shook, and the sky collapsed. Countless monsters charged at him.
Yonghoon calmly released his Dimensional Power, and the world returned to normal.
Robert sighed when his special attack failed. It was originally a special ability for brainwashing ordinary people. He had tried using it to confuse an Awakened, but against a professional Linker, it was futile.
Robert had no more options.
He looked at the backpack placed to the side.
After checking the backpack, Robert triggered his Dimensional Power to rampage.
“Graaah!”
Robert roared toward the sky.
Eunseo and Youngmin, who had just barely defeated the tiger monster, were bewildered by Robert’s monstrous scream. But Samantha, who had more experience, immediately understood.
“He’s rampaging!”
Samantha shouted loudly. At her words, Eunseo and Youngmin’s faces turned pale. They knew how much stronger a rampaging monster could become.
Yonghoon’s expression hardened at the sudden rampage.
He quickly checked his own Dimensional Power. He still had plenty left. His sword had been absorbing Robert’s Dimensional Power all along.
He began drawing up his Dimensional Power. If Robert was rampaging, there was still a chance.
Now it was a battle of timing.
Robert’s body, after he stopped shouting, was completely different from before. His entire body had turned red and was covered in bulging veins, and his enlarged frame was about to burst through his clothes.
His face was also filled with veins. His twisted expression made him look like a monster.
Swept away by the rampage, Robert had almost completely lost his reason. His heart was filled only with rage toward Yonghoon standing before him.
Consumed by fury, he hurled himself at Yonghoon. His movements were completely different from before. All his delicate motions were gone, and he looked just like an enraged beast.
Yonghoon focused his mind on the charging Robert. He would only have one chance.
Robert was faster than expected. Before Yonghoon knew it, Robert was right in front of him, thrusting his sword. But Yonghoon neither dodged the sword nor blocked it with his own.
Gritting his teeth, he dove into Robert’s chest. Robert’s sword grazed Yonghoon’s cheek, and as Yonghoon plunged into Robert’s arms, he placed his hand on Robert’s body.
Yonghoon opened a dimensional tunnel beneath Robert’s body.
As a hole appeared underfoot, Robert’s body sank straight down.
“Aaaaagh!”
A monstrous scream rang out above Yonghoon’s head.
Eunseo and the other Awakened lifted their heads at the sudden sound. Above them, Robert was falling.
Yonghoon had blasted him 50 meters into the air through the dimensional tunnel. It was a new application of his Spatial Ability that Yonghoon had recently discovered.
If he could move himself and others, then he could also move only others.
However, even falling from this height, Robert, who was in an A-rank rampage state, would not be seriously injured.
Samantha, worried, looked at Yonghoon, who was picking up a spear that had fallen to the ground.
Yonghoon raised his head and looked at the falling Robert.
Robert, falling downward, was glaring at Yonghoon. His eyes were filled only with rage.
Yonghoon gauged his Dimensional Power. Fortunately, he had enough to use his ability.
Yonghoon thrust the spear toward the sky, and his spear passed through the dimensional tunnel and exploded above Robert, who was falling 30 meters above the rooftop.
Boom!
It was an enormous explosion. Yonghoon’s innate ability, now upgraded to B-rank, far exceeded his expectations. The explosion’s shockwave reached the rooftop 30 meters below, and the other Awakened, except for Yonghoon, were blown backward.
Yonghoon also raised his arms to withstand the shockwave.
Thud!
Robert fell in front of Yonghoon. His entire body was charred black, but he was still alive. He didn’t even seem to be seriously wounded. Indeed, A-rank was powerful.
However, Yonghoon didn’t look worried. It was because he could no longer feel any Dimensional Power from Robert’s body. The powerful shock during the rampage had shattered his Dimensional Power.
Yonghoon slowly approached Robert.
Robert, unaware that Yonghoon was coming from behind, desperately crawled toward his backpack. All he could think about was using the Dimensional Connector no matter what.
After losing his ability post-rampage, he had planned to move on to the next dimension. He had thought it would be enough to kill only the Awakened on this rooftop.
Due to the aftermath of his broken rampage, Robert could no longer think properly. His mind was filled only with thoughts of the Dimensional Connector.
But he couldn’t reach the backpack. A sword was driven into the hand he had stretched out toward it.
It was Yonghoon’s sword.
With a blank expression, Yonghoon stabbed the sword into Robert’s hand and rifled through the backpack. Inside, he found the Dimensional Connector.
Its design had become much sleeker, but it was undoubtedly the Dimensional Connector he had seen in the other world.
Yonghoon stared blankly at the Dimensional Connector.
He had been waiting all this time for it to be completed.
Finally, the coordinates to another dimension were in his hands.
If only his Spatial Ability continued to improve, returning to her across dimensions would no longer be just a dream.