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Once again, a six-piece club came down to the side.
It is a destructive force that is formidable. The ground that was hit is completely shattered, and the impact alone causes all nearby buildings to shake.
Compared to other special type demon beasts, it is very simple for this guy to occupy such a position.
Although it has no special abilities, it is sturdy and powerful. He is a guy who maximizes those simple strengths.
‘Thank goodness it’s slow!’
Of course, as a trade-off, the speed is very slow, so it is a ‘special type’. Because it is a very noticeable disadvantage compared to large or special monsters.
so.
It hasn’t been difficult to avoid a few repeated attacks like this so far, but we haven’t even been able to land a decent attack yet.
“…”
Elnor gave me a look from the side.
This may mean that it is really possible to break through in one minute in this way.
Rather, it is faster this way.
[Activates ‘Skill: Search Eye’. ]
[Load the target’s information. ]
[ A 24-hour cooldown applies to the same target. ]
Of course, most of the abilities in the exploration plan are focused on examining the opponent’s ‘stats’, but if certain conditions are met, there are many more functions.
For example, if you spent enough time ‘observing’ the other person like you do now.
“30 seconds have passed. How on earth are you going to kill something like this?”
“Behind the left elbow, the back of the right calf.”
“…what?”
“That’s the ‘nucleus’. If you hit it, it will be an effective blow.”
“…”
Elnor looked at me with a smile.
“This is ridiculous. When I look at you, I sometimes feel a sense of shame. “I feel like the common sense of training I’ve been doing so far is breaking.”
“…yes?”
“Exploring the undead’s weaknesses is a task that even regular knights have difficulty with. “You did it in 30 seconds?”
“…”
Well, that’s not because I was good at it, but because my skills are fraudulent.
It looks like it’s worth the price of 4 hard-to-obtain goods like devil seeds.
anyway.
“…But even if you know that information, it seems like it would be difficult to kill him.”
Elnor responded by backstepping a few meters.
He seemed to have stronger physical capabilities than me, who was now in desperate need of EX, but even so, his next words were quite pessimistic.
“The outer skin looks very hard. Aside from having the ability to be immortal, it is almost impossible to pierce it with just a sword…”
“I didn’t think about killing him from the beginning.”
I said I would ‘break through’ within one minute, but I didn’t say I would kill this guy.
Of course for that.
“Elnor, I have no one to ask but you.”
Even though I feel my conscience prickling, I open my mouth with a sigh.
“Please stop this guy from going anywhere else.”
In reality, this person is the only person capable of such a thing.
Because exorcists are invested in burning other undead that are being resurrected infinitely over there.
“…”
Elnor opened her eyes and looked at me. It looks like a mixture of surprise and absurdity.
To be honest, I admit it even if you verbally abuse me right now.
Mark special type monsters 1:1. This is absolutely not something that can be instructed to academy students.
However, I am not saying this without any basis.
[ River God – Anger ] [ Grade: S ]
[ When the target’s ‘anger’ reaches its limit, some of the power of the devil’s fragment stored in the body is used. ]
If this happens, what I said is not impossible.
Rather, it can be seen as being on the easier side.
“…”
in other words.
In order to get through this situation easily.
This person should be angry.
a lot.
“…Are you angry now?”
Once this person gets angry at my absurd instructions, it’s a success from there.
So I ask that question with a little hope.
“It’s an honor. “Did I trust you that much?”
“…”
“You risk your life to do it. To live up to your trust-”
no.
It’s not like that.
This person seems to believe that the sun rises in the west if I say so.
“No, that.”
In the end, I speak honestly.
“…You should be angry. “Maybe then you will become stronger.”
Even though I thought it was a very crude explanation, Elnor just narrowed her eyes when she heard this explanation.
“Certainly, it seems like that was the case.”
“yes?”
“I had a meeting with Liru Garda before. “I almost cut off his head because he said he was going to take you away.”
“…”
“At that time, as you said, I think I felt a little strange.”
No, if that’s your personality, you probably just wanted to fight, so you said something you didn’t mean to.
The Liru I know is a sadist, but he’s not so bad that he touches that kind of person.
anyway.
“Well then, that’s a way to get that angry in this place…”
Elnor, who was thinking deeply while moving around to avoid the attack, soon opened her mouth with an expression that reminded her of something.
“you. “Would you like to swear at me once?”
“…yes?”
“It seems like there’s a high chance that I’ll get angry if I get scolded by you.”
…is it?
Now, let’s take out a sentence here that might make this person moderately angry.
“Elnor.”
“hmm.”
Pick some words.
I don’t feel like swearing at this person, but he asked me to do so.
First, start with something light.
“Honestly, sometimes I feel like we don’t get along.”
[The target ‘Elnor’ falls into despair under your influence! ]
[Movement slows down! ]
“…”
why.
What on earth did I say?
“…Stop, stop.”
Elnor said that while trembling. Her face is still expressionless, but there are slightly tears in the corners of her eyes.
“…I haven’t even started.”
“It feels a little different than I thought. “If I hear something like that from you, rather than feeling angry, I feel hurt…”
“…”
Is that also subtly different?
No, more than that.
His movements have slowed down slightly, perhaps because he suddenly fell into despair.
Even though the two of us are doing something similar to a joke, we are in an actual battle situation. It shouldn’t affect me.
I open my mouth again, breaking into a cold sweat.
“No, I’m not serious. “I absolutely don’t mean it!”
“…Really?”
Elnor said that in a voice that was slightly more dry than usual.
“yes. really!”
“…Then may I ask you something?”
“yes?”
“Please answer me without lying. honestly. “Then I will forgive you.”
Elnor said, gently dodging the six-pointed club that was being thrust to the side again.
It seems like this question and answer is much more important than the current situation.
“…Have you hung out with any other women besides me recently?”
“…”
“You don’t have plans to meet alone with another woman without me or anything like that, right?”
“…”
“I’m just saying I’m anxious. There’s been quite a bit of time recently when I haven’t been able to be with you. “I don’t think you said that because you found another woman…”
“…”
No matter how much I think about it, it’s not a question that should be asked here.
but.
“…”
It feels eerie.
Something here.
If you lie, big trouble will happen later.
So just close your eyes and say.
“…It hasn’t been confirmed yet. “I think there will probably be one.”
hmm.
It’s not something I really want to do, though.
There was something Elijah said before during the midterm exam.
That you have a ‘favor’ to ask of me.
That, probably with a high probability.
“I think Elijah Chrysanax and I will go down to my hometown together for vacation-”
< System Message >
[ The target ‘Elnor’ is under your influence and becomes enraged until he loses his senses! ]
[‘Skill: River God – Anger’ is activated! ]
< System Message >
[ Confirms the conditional descent of the devil. ]
[The devil’s sculpture and bowl are fused a little more closely. ]
[The 1st stage fusion progress of the target ‘Elnor’ is changed to 99%. Something special is coming soon! ]
“…”
He told me to be honest.
He said he would forgive anything.
As I was brooding over these thoughts while sweating, Elnor pulled out her sword with eyes that were dozens of times colder than usual.
An ugly ‘gray’ energy flows out from near the body. Anyone can see that it is the energy of a gray devil.
〚…First, go up. Isn’t the situation urgent?〛
Perhaps because of this, a voice filled with heterogeneous noise came out of Elnor’s mouth.
〚You will hear the explanation later〛
“…”
yes.
thank you
I repeat those words of gratitude to myself and enter the entrance of the clock tower.
[then.=
엘노어가 몸을 슬쩍 돌려 다시금 이쪽을 향해 달려드려던 거인을 마주 보았다.
그러자.
-…
놀랍게도, 녀석이 움찔했다.
지성이 극한까지 퇴화한 언데드라도 본능적으로 아나보지.
지금 자기 눈앞에 있는 ‘대상’이, 어느 정도로 강력한 건지.
-!!!
-!!!!
그런 녀석이, 다시 괴성을 지르며 공격을 하기 위해 움직였다. 조금 전에 자신이 겁 먹었다는 걸 부정하려는 것처럼 더욱 난폭해진 기세였지만.
〚입 좀 다물게나.〛
일섬.
엘노어가 그 자리에서 가볍게 날린 검격에.
‘풍경’이, 통째로 베여나간다.
————–!
육편몽둥이가 한 번에 잘리고, 그걸 잡고 있던 팔까지 분쇄기에 들어간 것처럼 산산조각 나서 흩날린다.
아무리 내가 아까 알려준 ‘약점’을 찔러서 나온 결과라지만, 저건 단순 스펙만으로 특수형 마수에 이른 놈이다. 강철 이상가는 경도를 가진 저만큼 두꺼운 팔을, 단 일격에.
심지어 거기에 그치지 않고, 그 뒤편에 있던 건물까지 검격에 의해 일부 잘려나간다.
“…”
그 모습을 본 전원이 멍해진다.
이게, 인간 규격에서 나올 수 있기는 한 공격인가?
〚…상대 좀 해주게. 뭐라도 안 베면 성이 안 풀릴 것 같아서.〛
그리고, 그런 모습을 본 전원이 직감할 것이다.
지금, 이 사이즈로 따지면 저 거인의 10분의 1도 안 될 여자에겐.
특수형 마수도 애들 장난으로 취급할 수 있는 괴력이 뭉쳐져 있다는 걸.
“…”
속으로 녀석의 명복을 빌어주며 시계탑 안쪽으로 달린다.
미니 보스전.
1분 만에 컷.
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시계탑의 계단을 타고 올라가는 길에, 바깥에서 플래시 테어러가 고통받는 소리가 들려온다.
계단에 나있는 창문으로 흘끗 바라보니, 엘노어가 거인의 머리채를 붙잡고 여기저기 휘두르고 있다.
그 거대한 몸체가 근처에 있는 건물을 싸그리 다 작살내면서 날아다니는 모습을 본 근처에 퇴마사들조차 경악해서 입을 쩍 벌리고 있다.
“…”
사이즈로 보면 대충 10배 정도 차이날텐데.
쥐가 고양이의 꼬리를 붙잡고 자이언트 스윙을 하는 느낌이네, 저거.
‘…다른 사람이 본다면 이해 못 하겠지.’
저런 수준의 전력을 굳이 이탈시킨다고 한다면 누구나 날 바보 취급 하겠지만.
발카서스 보스전에서, 엘노어는 빠져있는 편이 좋다.
이 사람은 내가 발카서스와 일전을 치루며 ‘할 짓’을 보면 분명히 또 회색 악마를 강림시킬 거다.
내가 좀… 많이 다칠 거거든.
그리고, 그렇게 되는 순간.
‘…지옥 간다.’
발카서스란 보스 자체가 악마랑 그렇게 상성이 좋은 놈이 아니다.
정확히는.
악마가 개입하는 순간, 오히려 발카서스 보스전의 난이도는 수십 배로 폭증한다.
그 사람의 과거를 생각한다면, 만약 악마가 강림할 경우 그때부턴 ‘진심’으로 달려들 확률이 높으니까.
그리고 발카서스의 본 전투력을 생각한다면, 아무리 악마의 그릇이라도 조각 한 개짜리로는 어림도 없다.
‘지금 이게 힘의 반도 안 쓴 거라는 게…’
어이가 없지.
아카데미 전체를 뒤덮은 언데드의 군세도, 금술 수백만 개를 다룰 수 있는 인간에겐 가볍게 힘을 내고 있는 정도에 불과하다.
말했다시피, 그쪽이 진짜로 힘을 낸다면 그건 애초에 플레이어 선에서 대적할만한 상대가 아니다.
원래 2챕터 최종 보스는 유리아라니까. 그쪽이 아니라.
하지만.
[ 악의 정수 ]
[ 아이템: 스토리 ]
[ 에픽 아이템과 상호작용 가능한 재료입니다. 융합시키면 특별한 일이 일어납니다! ]
“…”
그런 발카서스도 거꾸러트릴 수 있는 수단이 있다.
손아귀에 잡혀있는 검은색 보석을 잠깐 손아귀에서 굴린다.
이전에 정화자를 격퇴하면서 받은 아이템이다.
‘사실 열의 아홉은 영웅의 파편쪽을 고르는데 말이야.’
세라 유저 붙잡고 스토리 아이템 중 악의 정수와 영웅의 파편 중 뭘 고르냐고 묻는다면, 당연히 후자라는 대답이 나올 것이다.
이거 원래는 난이도를 스스로 올려서 플레이하는 하드코어 유저한테만 권장되는 아이템이라서.
적의 대다수가 악 성향으로 분류되는 게임인데, 사용해봤자 그런 기운을 더욱 강화시키는 아이템이다. 맨정신으로 이런 걸 고를 놈은 별로 없겠지.
하지만.
만약 이 게임에 대해서 A부터 Z까지 꿰는 수준에 통달해 있는 미친 썩은물들은, 전원이 이 아이템을 고를 것이다.
이건, 만약 발카서스와 ‘전투’를 하게 된다면 유일한 열쇠나 다름 없는 물건이니까.
그런 생각을 하는 사이.
“운동 좀 했나보구만? 젊은 게 좋아. 단기간에 체력이 그렇게 빨리 붙다니.”
마침내 도달한 시계탑의 꼭대기. 그 건너편에서 그런 말이 날아왔다.
발카서스다.
“아뇨, 운동은 딱히 안 했고. 이건 그냥 제 체질이 좀 특이해서요.”
“무슨 체질?”
“실전에 강한 체질.”
발카서스가 폭소를 터트렸다.
“…”
하지만, 난 거기에 호응해주는 대신 천천히 상대방을 살핀다.
그 모습은 처음 만났을 때와 같다.
해가 완전히 지고 슬슬 어둠이 깔리기 시작하는 주변으로, 여전히 시계탑의 난간에 걸터앉아 하늘을 바라보고 있다.
그러니, 그때 했던 말을 다시 한 번 상기시킨다.
“…약속은 기억하고 계십니까?”
“물론.”
그렇게 말한 발카서스가 자리에서 몸을 일으켰다.
“…”
그리고, 그것만으로도.
공기가 일변한다.
“-!”
전신의 무게가 갑자기 수십배로 늘어난 것 같은 압력이 온몸을 짓누른다.
순간적으로 의식이 흔들릴 정도의 격렬한 충격에 나도 모르게 한쪽 무릎을 꿇고 주저앉는다.
머리가 어지럽고, 전신의 관절과 뼛마디가 모조리 다 시큰거린다.
“…”
지랄이 짜네, 진짜.
아직 저 인간은 아무 것도 안 했다.
그냥, 일어서서.
‘기운’을 살짝 드러낸 것만으로도 이 모양이다.
“할 수 있겠나.”
발카서스에게서 평탄한 목소리가 흘러나온다.
“나는 말이지. 악마가 싫네. 그걸 숭배하는 녀석들도 혐오스럽고.”
그렇게 말하는 소년왕의 근처로 금술의 진이 하나 둘씩 생성된다.
하나하나가 능히 나 정도는 무난하게 갈아버릴 수 있는 위력의 술식을 품은 것들이다.
“…나와 내 왕국이 수 천 년의 고통 속에서 표류하게 만든 당사자가 악마들이니 말일세.”
그런 진이, 수 십 개, 수 백 개, 수 천 개.
눈에 보이는 모든 공간을 뒤덮는다.
전부, 이 한 사람이 순식간에 짜 올린 것들이다. 별로 힘도 들이지 않고.
“그런데도 그 선각자란 녀석한테 협력하는 이유가 뭔지 아나.”
그럼. 알지.
이 사람과, 이 사람이 품고 있는 왕국을, 유일하게 ‘해방’시켜 줄 수 있는 존재니까.
“…I guess he’s the only one who can give me confidence.”
I stand up with a bitter smile.
It feels like my whole body is falling apart.
are you okay. It’s still worth holding on to.
It’s worth fighting for.
It’s an old story from a long time ago.
I am.
In order to survive, I have overcome more than this.
“The only certainty that can kill you.”
Balcasus smiled.
“As expected, you seem to know everything?”
The boy king continued speaking in a relaxed tone.
“I hope that pioneer makes a promise. “They decided to kill me once they completely ‘clean up’ this academy.”
That’s something that also appears in the main scenario.
This person is doing this because it is a matter of death, which is his lifelong wish.
If millions of gold tassels are stuck in one body, that person becomes a person who cannot die properly even when he or she wants to die.
That is, unless you use very extreme measures.
“If you can’t do it, I’m going to do it. “Faithfully.”
Clean up all the humans in this academy.
Actually, humans are capable of that.
but.
“You promised.”
I grinned and looked at my watch.
“I will save you and your kingdom.”
“…”
“I didn’t say that because I didn’t know how.”
After deducting the time it took to get up here, the remaining time is 10 minutes.
If you fail to overcome the boss battle, the barrier that Atalanta is holding on to will be broken. It’s actually a time limit.
in other words.
If I don’t beat this guy in 10 minutes, I’m dead.
Is it possible?
“…”
There is no need to ask questions.
‘Let’s hit the rice cake.’
It certainly will.
At the same time as those thoughts come to mind.
“then.”
The jin spread around began to take on a strange glow.
Take a deep breath and prepare.
“Prove it. “It’s not just about mouth.”
Chapter 2 boss. Boy King Strategy Battle.
Battle begins.
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fantasy,
