Owner of Twilight Intuition – Chapter 101

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟎𝟏

“Elsyke’s Phantom Shift.”

Pot━

Thinking that if I stayed like this, I would be hit not only by the S-rank player who ambushed me, but also by the Bear’s body slam, I quickly escaped with Phantom Shift.

Kwaaang!━

Naturally, the phantom created in the original spot was hit by the Bear’s head and then pushed back into the building behind.

‘Cowards.’

Well, to be fair, it’s not cowardly. The duel with Dedric is over, so it’s only natural to start the next battle. Also, I thought it would be ridiculous to give a warning in the middle of a battle where we’re trying to kill each other, but I still didn’t like it.

“How dare you ambush the Vice Master! Attack them all!”

“Now’s our chance! This is our chance to kill Rudin!”

“Kill them all!”

“You cowards!”

And the Emperor Guild members who witnessed my sudden attack rushed towards the opposing guild with rage, and the opposing guild fought back as if they couldn’t lose this time.

Kwaaang!- Kwakwakwang!!━

‘Where is the S-rank player?’

If he’s hiding again, it’ll be a pain, but there are many ways to win this fight without dealing with him. But I didn’t even need to do that, because right in front of me was a player holding a short dagger.

‘Huh? I’m in stealth mode, right?’

Tas━

Without even a moment to think, the player approached incredibly fast, swinging the dagger, and I instinctively swung my sword in response.

Whoosh━

‘He’s damn good at dodging.’

I swung my sword diagonally. However, the opponent easily dodged by lowering his stance and cut at my leg.

[Overwhelming Defense! You take no damage!]

‘Right, I just need to watch out for piercing damage.’

The exchange of attacks naturally broke my stealth. In addition, judging by how perfectly he dodged my attack, it seems like he has something that can detect stealth, but my attention was drawn elsewhere.

‘Just how many buffs did he receive?’

He’s practically a walking disco ball. He must have received at least 10 buffs, judging by the colorful lights sparkling all over his body.

I had a feeling his damage had increased, so it wasn’t just my imagination.

“There’s Rudin!”

“Quickly, kill only Rudin! Then we win!”

“……Damn it.”

The S-rank player who hid in stealth before we could properly engage, and the enemy players rushing towards me. Honestly, this alone was enough to make my head spin.

To begin with, we were outnumbered, and I was constantly being attacked, and the Emperor Guild members were being pushed back without a chance. At this rate, we might not be able to win.

‘I need to do something about that Bear too.’

The Bear was rampaging through the Emperor Guild members like a wolf let loose among sheep. Even if the Emperor Guild members managed to kill the Bear, it wouldn’t matter. The Dawn’s Light Master would just summon it again in a few seconds. The problem is……

Chook!━

[You have taken damage! -947.]

……I don’t have time to be distracted.

‘Should I just try to wear them down?’

What if I ignore the S-rank player and just kill the enemy players? The S-rank player would likely run away. And since it would be troublesome if he just picked off the Emperor Guild members afterwards, I decided to try and finish things here.

However, the problem is that they also use stealth, so I can’t tell when or where they’ll attack from.

“Kueoeong!”

“Damn it! Someone stop the Bear!”

“It doesn’t matter if we kill it, it just comes back to life! Kill the players first!”

“Shit, this Bear’s attack power is insane!”

Kaang!━

[Overwhelming Defense! You take no damage!]

“Spinning Strike!”

‘Or is their goal to keep me occupied?’

The attacks coming in are strangely aggressive. Moreover, they keep using stealth after every attack, so it seems like they’re not calculating their stamina consumption at all. On the other hand, the longer I spent dealing with him, the more Emperor Guild members died.

‘I can handle him alone, but……’

We absolutely needed people to occupy the starting point, so it would be better to help them in any way possible.

“Title Change. Soul Contract. Summon.”

[Summoning Ust, Craving for Life.]

[Summon’s level increased by 2.]

[Related stat Summon (40) is applied.]

[All stats of Ust, Craving for Life increased by 20. Health and Magic Power increased by 200 each.]

Goooooooo!!━

“Title Change. Guardian of Light.”

[Title changed to ‘Guardian of Light’. Remaining changes: 1.]

“Attack the enemy!”

This wasn’t just any Ust, but one strengthened by a title change. On top of that, it was a raid boss monster, so I thought it would be of some help. In the meantime, I could hear gasps of admiration from all around.

“Wo, Wow! What is that?”

“Where did that monster come from?!”

“Is that…… Did the Vice Master summon that?”

“Goooooo!!”

Anyway, Ust, having received the attack command, swung its long branches and attacked the enemy players. Since enemy players were scattered everywhere, it would hit several of them with each swing.

Kwak!━

[Summon hit damage! 2,482.]

[Enemy forces’……]

[S-Rank Skill. Jayer’s Guardian Shield duration has ended.]

“Huh?”

Suddenly, the pure white light that had been flickering around my body disappeared along with the message. Jayer’s Guardian Shield had worn off. At the same time, the S-rank player, as if seeing this as an opportunity, rushed towards me without using stealth.

“Acceleration.”

‘Damn it.’

Now his movements were too fast for my eyes to follow. Did he activate an S-rank skill? He must have thought that now was his chance, with Jayer’s Guardian Shield gone. It was a truly bold move.

‘If I use Earth’s Dynamics here, he’ll dodge it without even thinking……’

The fact that he dodged Earth’s Dynamics during our first encounter at the Guild Castle had been bothering me, so I was waiting for a more certain opportunity. If he hadn’t dodged it by chance, I would be subjected to a fierce attack as soon as Earth’s Dynamics failed, but at this point, I didn’t care.

[You have taken damage! -937.]

[Overwhelming Defense……]

[You have taken damage……]

“Strong Strike!”

I swung the sword I was holding behind me. The player, hearing my deliberately loud skill name, immediately lowered his stance to dodge the attack and continued to attack, but……

Kwaaang!━

[Skill Damage! 622.]

That was exactly what I was hoping for.

“Ugh!”

“It’s over. Jayer’s Guardian Shield! Giant’s Sprint!”

The player’s body momentarily froze. I found the player right next to me and charged forward with my shield.

Kwaaaaang!!━

[Skill Damage! 3,547.]

[Enemy forces’……]

‘Phew, that was easier than I expected, considering how much trouble he gave me.’

The method was simple. I changed the command for Earth’s Dynamics to ‘Strong Strike’. In short, I tricked him by changing the command. It might not be a method I could use twice, but it was worth trying at least once.

‘By the way……’

What should I do with the items on the ground?

Because Ust was continuously killing enemy players, countless items had piled up beneath me. Wouldn’t it be too time-consuming to check them all and pick up only the good ones in this urgent situation? Since Ust was fighting well, I didn’t need to intervene, but I couldn’t just relax and pick up items.

“Damn it! What the hell is that summon?!”

“It won’t die!”

I glanced over and saw that Ust was summoning tree roots, swinging its branches to grab and swallow players, and spewing poisonous fog. It was fighting quite effectively. Of course, it wouldn’t be able to hold out forever against the sheer number of enemy players, but there was no doubt that Ust had turned the tide in favor of the Emperor Guild.

“Uh, Oh?! Reinforcements!”

“Emperor Guild reinforcements have arrived!”

‘Reinforcements?’

At the word ‘reinforcements’, I turned my head and saw Aizen leading several hundred Emperor Guild members towards us.

Why are they showing up now when it’s almost over?

As I looked at Aizen with a bewildered expression, he led the guild members following him and started running towards the enemy guild. Seeing this, the enemy guild fell into a state of near panic.

“It’s Aizen!”

“Stop them!”

“How many are there?!”

The number of people Aizen brought was around 300-400. It wasn’t a huge number, but in this situation, clashing with them would definitely not end well for the enemy guild.

“Extinction Sword.”

Pavat!━

‘Huh?’

Extinction Sword? Why is he using Extinction Sword right from the start?

Using Extinction Sword puts you in a state of exhaustion for about 30 seconds. It means your stats decrease and you can’t use skills. But Aizen used the skill without hesitation and cut down three enemy players blocking his way.

Chook!━

As expected, the three hit by Extinction Sword died instantly. I didn’t know the exact damage of Extinction Sword, but it seemed to far exceed a player’s health.

‘But he’s not exhausted?’

Aizen continued to move around vigorously after using Extinction Sword. I didn’t know what was going on, but after recovering from the state of exhaustion, Aizen continued to massacre the players, and the guild members following him also followed suit, driving out the enemy guild.

‘Well, it looks like it’s almost over.’

Watching them, it didn’t seem like they would lose. Besides, I had already killed the S-rank player, so it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that this war was a victory. Thinking this, I leisurely checked the items dropped on the ground and ended the battle.

*　*　*

“Good work, Rudin-nim.”

As expected, Aizen easily wiped out the enemy guild. He stationed about 100 people at the starting point and instructed the rest to deal with the remaining enemies in the village. Then, he approached me and spoke.

“Good work? More importantly, is the war over?”

“We’ve eliminated the main force, so it’s safe to say it’s over.”

I nodded at his words. Since he said it was over, I figured it would be okay for me to leave. I didn’t think there would be any more fighting, but you never know. If a battle were to break out again, I wouldn’t participate.

I had done more than enough.

“By the way, did you encounter the S-rank player?”

“Encounter? I fought him and won.”

“Oh, is that so?”

What’s with the ‘Oh’.

“Anyway, since he’s dead, shouldn’t he respawn at the starting point?”

“That’s likely, yes. Honestly, I was most worried about the S-rank player, but thanks to Rudin-nim, I can rest easy.”

“I just did what I had to do.”

After saying that, I looked at the starting point located nearby. The Emperor Guild members had formed a circle around it, preventing anyone from escaping.

“Alright! Another one logged in!”

“Kill him!”

And inside that circle, 10-20 guild members would kill any enemy players who logged in on sight. Seeing this, I thought it would be difficult for any player to log in there.

“But…… If it’s the S-rank player, couldn’t he escape?”

“Now that you mention it, I don’t know the S-rank player’s skills. Do you know them?”

“Well, I fought him, so…… It seemed like a skill that drastically increases agility.”

“Agility……”

With increased agility, he would be able to dodge all the Emperor Guild members’ attacks and escape. But Aizen didn’t seem worried at all and spoke calmly.

“It’s fine. If it’s just agility, there are several ways to deal with it.”

“……?”

I was curious about those methods since he sounded so confident, but I didn’t ask. He’ll figure it out. Anyway, realizing that the battle was over, I looked at the items dropped on the ground. Noticing my actions, Aizen said,

“I’ll have the guild members transport the items to the Guild Castle. Don’t worry about it.”

“Huh? Is that okay?”

“Of course. Rudin-nim made the biggest contribution in this battle.”

I didn’t know what the criteria for that contribution was, but I assumed it was probably because I killed the S-rank player.

“Sorry, but……”

“It’s fine.”

While Aizen was fighting, I had already picked up some decent items after a quick scan. Still, Aizen’s words were very much appreciated, as I felt bad about leaving the items scattered on the ground.

‘At least it ended well for me…… but……’

“Hahaha! This is awesome!”

“You know you can just stand here and earn money and experience, right?”

“This is a hundred times better than dungeon hunting.”

“Hurry up and log in! I need to get my items!”

“Hurry up and die and come out! There are people waiting!”

It seemed like things had gone in the worst possible direction for the other side.

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