Owner of Twilight Intuition – Chapter 120

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟐𝟎

“I’ll bind it for 40 seconds, so pour everything you’ve got!”

“40 seconds? Yes, I understand. All attack!”

Fortunately, Aizen quickly understood what I said and gave the attack command to all guild members. The guild members, thinking this was their last chance, immediately regained their composure and poured all their skills into the boss, and I also swung the Roar of the Thunder Dragon while counting in my head.

Crackle!

[Hit Damage! 275.]

“Extinction Sword!”

Following that, Aizen’s Extinction Sword and the guild members’ magic explode on the boss’s body. An overwhelming attack is pouring down on the boss who can’t even move. But while that was happening, I realized that I couldn’t see Dain, who had acquired another S-rank skill.

Where is this woman and what is she doing?

“Soul Shackle.”

As I placed another stake and looked around, I saw Dain standing in a corner, just watching. Not only Dain, but also several other guild members were just watching without doing anything, and that sight was more than enough to bewilder me.

‘Could it be that they’re doing that because they don’t have attribute damage?’

Without attribute damage, you can’t deal damage to the boss. Even the Giant’s Rush with Jayer’s Guardian Shield didn’t deal damage, so no matter what skills they use, if it’s not attribute damage, it won’t deal damage.

But even so, just watching……

‘Damn it.’

I understood it in my head, but I couldn’t help the creeping annoyance.

Boom! – Crash!!━

By the way, how much HP does this boss have left?

I was sure that I had dealt at least 5,000 damage. Roughly 20 hits would deal over 5,000 damage, and I’ve been hitting it more than 10 times while it’s bound by Soul Shackle.

‘Remaining HP. If only I could know that.’

Just the fact that I didn’t know its HP was frustrating. What if I used the second Intuition? If I used it, I could figure out the boss’s HP as well as its movement path, but I shook my head.

‘No, I can’t rely on that.’

“Soul Shackle!”

Anyway, I used the last fourth Soul Shackle, and Aizen also unleashed his final Extinction Sword, but even then, the boss didn’t die.

‘This is driving me crazy.’

What should I do? Is there any other good way?

I bite my lip and think desperately. Now I only have 4% Stamina left. If I’m prepared for the exhaustion state, I could use just one more skill.

“Rudin-nim. I think it’s better to retreat now.”

“Retreat?”

“Yes. Reorganizing and challenging again is also a method.”

Rumble!━

The effect of Soul Shackle ends, and the boss slowly begins to move. There was definitely no way right now. Since attacks wouldn’t work unless they were attribute damage, maybe the right answer was to reorganize and challenge again with the right attribute.

By the way, what kind of HP does this thing have for a non-raid boss monster……

‘Wait? Raid boss?’

Suddenly, I remembered a post I saw on the internet. The difference between normal bosses and raid boss monsters. The post said that raid bosses have extremely high attribute resistance, and right now, I had that raid boss monster in front of me.

“No, there’s still something I can try.”

As I said that, I pulled out a card with Ust drawn on it.

“Title Change. Soul Contract. Summon!”

[Summoning Ust, Craving for Life.]

[The Summoned Beast’s level increases by 5.]

[Related stat Summon (80) is applied.]

[All stats of Ust, Craving for Life increase by 40. HP and Magic Power increase by 400 each.]

Grooooar!!━

[You have consumed all your Stamina.]

[Exhaustion state……]

The exhaustion state arrives as I use my last skill. Because of this, I can’t use any skills until my Stamina recovers to 50%, but I ignored it and looked at the summoned Ust.

‘If this doesn’t work, I’ll have to run.’

The summoned Ust was a little bigger than when I first saw it. Originally, it was 6-7 meters tall, but now it looked to be 8-9 meters tall. In terms of size alone, it was slightly smaller than the boss rolling around nearby.

“Attack!”

Then I saw Ust’s body slightly lower and then rise again after receiving my command.

Huh? Did it just nod?

While I was surprised and looking at Ust, it started to swing its long branches towards the rolling boss.

Kwaaaang!!━

[Summoned Beast Hit Damage! 1,607.]

‘……It seems like attribute damage is applied to its normal attacks as well.’

I had guessed that it would be the case after seeing Ust deal considerable damage to all the targets it had fought so far, but seeing it in action, it was definitely a raid boss.

Anyway, the boss, hit by Ust, immediately changed direction and charged towards it, and Ust tried to attack again by swinging its branches, but……

Kwaaaang!!- Crack!!━

“What kind of mob is that?”

“It’s not a mob, it looks like a Summoned Beast that the Vice Guild Master summoned.”

“Huh? Huh? The Summoned Beast is getting crushed!”

Somehow, it seemed to be losing.

I frowned as I watched Ust, unable to withstand the rolling rock, get crushed on the ground.

‘If it gets crushed by the boss, its Agility will decrease!’

Crack!!━

Sure enough, Ust, which somehow managed to get up again, swung its branches at a much slower speed than before, and I could see it get crushed to the ground once more before its branches could even reach the boss.

Perhaps the reason was not the decrease in Agility, but rather the time it took to get up.

‘This situation has become tricky.’

Should I really go back?

While I was having such thoughts, looking at the endlessly slowed Ust, it showed a response by summoning its roots, but those roots were also crushed by the charging boss and disappeared.

“……”

Just watching it silently was frustrating me to no end.

“Hey! Use the Dark Ray instead of that!”

Whenever Ust used Dark Ray before, at least one member of the Rose Guild would die. It has such a fast and strong attack, so why is it summoning roots?! Anyway, as if it heard my shout, Ust opened its mouth wide and started gathering black energy.

‘Huh? Does it really understand what I’m saying?’

It usually listened to attack commands, but this felt different. In any case, Ust shot the Dark Ray towards the boss, and the instantly fired ray hit the boss directly.

It would be hard to miss anyway, considering its large size.

However, the boss, hit by Ust’s Dark Ray, still didn’t die and kept rolling around.

Alright, let’s see what you’ve got.

“Dark Ray again!”

“Grooooar!!”

Ust is unexpectedly listening to my words obediently. Should I have fought like this from the beginning? Anyway, Ust gathered energy again, and while gathering the energy, it got crushed a couple more times, but the persistently rising Ust fired the Dark Ray again.

Kwaaaaaang!!━

‘When will it die?’

However, it was fortunate that the boss kept targeting Ust. Thanks to that, the other guild members were safe, weren’t they? Well, there were a few among them that I wouldn’t mind if they died.

‘Huh?’

Thump- Thump━

Then I could see the rolling boss’s body gradually slowing down. What’s happening all of a sudden? I looked closely, and the boss, which had been gradually slowing down, eventually stopped moving, and even the purple eye in the center gradually disappeared.

And the final message appeared.

[The boss ‘Arnathan’ has fallen!]

[Acquired 3,608 Combat Experience!]

[Ding!~ You have acquired 30 Silver 92 Copper!]

‘Did we get it?’

Unlike me, who was still wondering, the surroundings erupted in cheers.

“We got it!”

“I never thought it would have such a hidden trump card at the end!”

“As expected of the Vice Guild Master!”

‘Well, we did get it, but……’

Why isn’t it giving us items? No matter how much I looked at the message window, there was no mention of acquiring items. Instead, a message window with different content appeared.

[Completed the NPC quest.]

[Acquired 1,500,000 Quest Experience!]

[Level Up!]

[Level Up!]

“Phew.”

That’s a quick 2 level up. So I’m level 63 now? Anyway, after confirming that the boss was dead, I unsummoned Ust, and with that, all the scattered guild members approached me.

“Rudin-nim! What was that Summoned Beast just now?”

“Wow, if you had it, why didn’t you use it earlier?”

“At least we cleared the quest, so that’s good.”

“Well, yeah.”

There was so much chatter that I couldn’t even understand what they were saying. I just nodded vaguely and answered, then looked at Dain and the other guild members who had been watching the whole time……

‘Huh? Why is Yua there?’

“I’m sorry. For not being helpful.”

“……”

If someone else had said that, I would have retorted. But since it was Yua, I couldn’t say anything and tried to understand her.

“It’s okay. What’s the point of attacking when the damage doesn’t even register?”

“But……”

“Besides, we got the boss, didn’t we?”

One way or another, the most important thing was the boss. Since we got the boss, I said it was fine and started preparing to return to the castle to receive the reward.

*　*　*

“Hahaha! As expected, I didn’t misjudge you. Well done. You’ve worked hard.”

After completing the quest and returning to the village, I and the members who shared the quest headed straight to the castle where the Emperor was. Most of them seemed to be visiting the castle for the first time, as they were busy looking around with admiration as soon as they entered. Guided by a maid who approached us, we arrived at the Emperor’s location.

And the Emperor, perhaps because we had completed the quest, welcomed us warmly. On the other hand, I wondered if we would have even been able to see his face if we had failed the quest.

“Ah, I see. With your work efficiency, you would be a great help to our Empire. Have you ever considered working for the Empire?”

‘This must be the position-related reward, right?’

At the Emperor’s question, everyone stated their desired positions. Knights Order, Magic Division, even the Ranger Unit. Various positions were mentioned, but those who didn’t want any postponed their answers, and I also brought out my prepared answer when it was my turn.

“Can I tell you later?”

“Hmm, there’s no reason why not. I should grant you that much. Alright, if you ever want to work for the Empire, come back here again.”

“Yes.”

As far as I know, if you take a position in the castle, you have to complete the quests given every week. Since I thought it would be bothersome, I decided to postpone it, and the Emperor, with an indifferent attitude, brought out the next reward.

“Anyway, just giving you a position feels a bit lacking. Seeing as you’re adventurers……”

The Emperor seemed to be pondering what to give us, but everyone here knew what reward he was going to give.

How could we not know when it’s written in the quest window?

“I shall bestow upon you adventurers some useful equipment.”

“Thank you.”

And then he called someone to guide us to the Imperial Armory. The NPC who guided us led us to the entrance of the armory and then turned around and said.

“This is the Imperial Armory. I apologize, but from here on, you will have to enter one by one.”

“Why?”

“There are only 20 pieces of equipment bestowed by His Majesty. I have to personally supervise to prevent you from taking more than that.”

’20 pieces?’

He seemed to be saying that while being mindful of those who shared the quest through the partner system. There were 14 people here. Therefore, 8 people could only take one piece of equipment each, and if those were the people who shared the quest through the partner system, the story made sense.

“Judging by the number of people, it seems like each person can take 1-2 pieces.”

While I was looking at the NPC who kindly specified the number of pieces each person could take, Aizen approached me and said.

“Then, Rudin-nim, please go in.”

“Me?”

“It’s the quest you received, Rudin-nim. I think you have that much right.”

Honestly, it didn’t matter who went in first. But since he was being considerate, I nodded and entered the armory first, and immediately saw a vast number of dazzling pieces of equipment lined up.

‘This…… This is incomparable to the Luxury Shop.’

“You can take your time looking around.”

“Is that okay?”

“Aren’t your comrades waiting anyway?”

‘……What a cool personality.’

After looking around the nearby equipment, I asked out of curiosity.

“Are there any Unique equipment?”

“Yes. Such rare items are not here. If there are any, they would be in the Treasure Vault that only His Majesty can use.”

“Treasure Vault?”

“For your information, I hope you won’t harbor any unnecessary greed. No one can enter that place.”

Who said anyone was going to enter?

I took my eyes off the NPC and slowly scanned the equipment. Most of them were Magic-grade equipment, but with some Rare-grade pieces mixed in, it was definitely a feast for the eyes. This was the first time I had seen so many Rare items while playing Twilight.

‘Huh?’

Then, for some reason, a set of blue armor caught my eye.

‘That armor……’

A full set of armor neatly displayed, as if there was a mannequin inside. Moreover, seeing the color, I immediately approached it and checked.

[Azure Guardian’s Helmet] (Rare)

It’s the Azure Guardian Set after all!

I had a hunch just by looking at the color, and it was indeed the Azure Guardian Set. Was it here all along? Without hesitation, I tried to grab the armor, but I couldn’t help but hesitate.

‘I can only take two pieces.’

The Azure Guardian Set consisted of 7 pieces in total. Among them, I was wearing the mantle, and if I chose two more pieces here, there would be 4 pieces left.

That’s not nearly enough.

“You’ve chosen a good one. It’s the equipment used by the Guardian of the Sea. Will you take that?”

“Yes, but if I count this full armor set as one…… That wouldn’t work, right?”

At my question, the NPC looked at me as if I was an idiot, then sighed and said.

“Do I really have to answer that?”

“……No, I think I know.”

It seemed like I had to choose each piece separately.

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