𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟐𝟗
“Move! Go as far as the range allows!”
“We’re out of bait! We’ll finish this with attrition!”
[Kraken, the Tyrant of the Sea uses Water Vortex.]
“Shiiiit!”
Someone’s cry seemed to contain a myriad of meanings. Among them, there must have been the meaning of ‘this is not good’. However, despite such a desperate cry, the vortex we saw earlier rose from Kraken’s body.
Kwa Kwa Kwa Kwak!!━
“Uwaaaagh!”
“He, Help me!”
The vortex swept up all the players, even those who had fallen into the sea after their ships were destroyed earlier, and flung them high into the sky. Naturally, the players who were flung up turned gray, and seeing that, I started to slowly gauge the timing for my exit.
‘Should I go out now?’
Kraken’s head was out, and six of its legs were above the water, so now could be the chance. However, before I could even make this decision, the ships were relentlessly approaching Kraken.
“It won’t be able to move for a while!”
“Kill it now!”
“We have to kill it before it escapes!”
And then, a barrage of magic. Seeing the flying magic and the numbers, I could feel their determination to kill it this time. The problem was that there was no one using Provoke near Kraken, which was currently being attacked.
Chwaaaaak!!━
“It’s coming, don’t fall!”
“Grab onto anything!”
Since there was no one to draw its attention with Provoke, naturally, the target had to be the ships the players were on. Kraken swung its legs horizontally, attacking all the nearby ships. The impact even caused a temporary interruption in the attacks.
Kwaaaang!!━
“Uwaaah! The ship, the ships are colliding!”
‘This is happening because there’s no Provoke.’
I could see the bow of a ship being forcibly turned sideways by Kraken’s leg attack, colliding with another ship. However, perhaps due to the size of the ships, their durability seemed to be considerable, as none of them were destroyed.
Kwa-Kwong!- Kwaaaang!!━
Well, if this continues, no matter how much durability they have, they’ll probably break.
[Kraken, the Tyrant of the Sea uses Spiral Thrust.]
“Huh?”
Spiral Thrust? Another skill? After seeing the message, I watched the skill Kraken was about to use, and the others, perhaps knowing what kind of skill it was, started to panic.
“Damn it, it’s a thrust attack!”
“Just in case, prepare to jump to another ship!”
Soon after, the six legs of Kraken bent at the ends like vipers about to strike, then stretched out in a straight line. The speed was quite fast, but at a certain level, players could easily avoid it. However, it was impossible for the large ships to dodge.
Kwang! Kwang! Kwang!━
‘What kind of attack is that? Is it perhaps piercing the ships……’
I looked at the ships, and sure enough, the ships pierced by Kraken’s legs were slowly sinking, leaving large holes.
‘Ships of that size are just sinking.’
I heard that it costs a considerable amount of money to build a ship, so I was curious how much was lost in this attack. Anyway, while I was watching the six ships slowly sinking, the attacks from the players on the remaining ships continued relentlessly.
“When will it die?!”
“We’ve taken out at least half of its health! Keep it up!”
“This crazy subjugation quest!”
I didn’t know if Kraken’s health was actually reduced by more than half, but I could see that the ships were sinking one by one due to Kraken’s attacks.
Kwa-Kwong!━
Moreover, every time it swung its legs, it attacked several ships simultaneously, causing them to sink one after another. At this rate, I wondered if the Iot Kingdom would go bankrupt even if they managed to catch Kraken.
[Kraken, the Tyrant of the Sea uses Ink Fog.]
‘A few more ships will sink.’
Kraken disappeared, spewing black fog. While everyone, including me, was wary of where Kraken would appear, I felt the ship I was on lurch violently.
Chwaaaaak!!━
“……!?”
At the same time, Kraken’s leg emerged along with seawater. The rest of the crew also shouted urgently after confirming it.
“Damn it, it appeared here!”
“The leg! Cut off the leg!”
‘Of all places, it had to come to my side.’
Thinking that, I immediately looked for my friend. Where was he? Fortunately, I could see him a little distance away, on top of a signboard, putting away his bow and drawing his sword. He must have been using a bow, not magic, until now.
“It’s coming! Rudin-nim! Please!”
“Please……”
Attacking Kraken’s leg wasn’t difficult. However, I was more worried that the ship would break first before I could cut off the leg. Anyway, Kraken’s leg began to wrap around the ship like a snake, and as soon as I saw it pass by me, I immediately swung Roar of the Thunder Dragon.
Pachichik!━
[Hit Damage! 773.]
‘The damage is going through.’
It felt like the damage was a bit low for a +10 Unique weapon, but it wasn’t insufficient. I thought this level of damage was similar to the skills used by A-rank players. No, considering the time it takes to cast and launch a skill, a normal attack like this might be even better.
‘Just sever it like this!’
Trusting in the Agility I had raised through Enhancement, I started to frantically strike Kraken’s leg.
Pachichi-chik!!━
[Hit Damage! 767.]
[Hit Damage……]
[Hit……]
‘Sever, sever!’
My attack speed, pushed to its limit, seemed to swing the hammer two or three times per second. However, Kraken’s leg didn’t care about my attacks and slowly crushed the ship, and the other players on top of the signboard were simply admiring my attacks while attacking the leg themselves.
“He’s so fast. Who is that person?”
“Don’t you know by looking? It’s Rudin.”
“Ah, the Vice Master of the Emperor Guild? Is that him?”
“How did the Guild Master bring in someone like that?”
Still, it was fortunate that I was attacking without rest. After swinging the hammer continuously for nearly 20 seconds, I was finally able to sever Kraken’s leg.
Pa-ang!━
“Hoo, damn it.”
I finally cut it off.
“The leg is severed!”
“What? Why did that side cut it off so quickly?”
Fortunately, none of the ships sank. It was because I managed to sever the leg faster than I expected. As soon as I severed one leg, all of Kraken’s legs submerged into the sea, and then its head reappeared.
Well, its head reappearing is one thing, but……
‘It’s too close……’
Seeing Kraken reappear nearby, I realized that my position was also within its attack range. Just as I was pondering what to do next, Kraken raised one of its legs high and slammed it down towards the ship I was on.
“We, We have to block it! There’s no durability left!”
‘No durability?’
I looked at the dozens of meters-sized Kraken leg falling towards us. If the ship sank, wouldn’t it use the vortex? It seemed like it hadn’t used the vortex because no ships had sunk yet, but there was no guarantee it wouldn’t use it after a ship sank.
‘Damn it!’
Of course, I was confident I wouldn’t die from the vortex attack. However, thinking that there was no way to save my friend, I quickly moved to the spot where the leg was falling and used my skill.
“Jayer’s Guardian Shield!”
Pa-bat!━
[S-rank Skill, Jayer’s Guardian Shield is activated.]
With a surge of pure white light, I raised my shield and blocked Kraken’s falling leg.
Kwaaaaaang!!━
“Ugh!”
For a moment, I almost buckled under the immense weight, but I managed to endure and successfully block it. I immediately checked the damage.
[You have taken damage! -2,829.]
‘Just how much is its attack power?’
Fortunately, the damage I received wasn’t too dangerous. However, it was only because it was me that I could think this way. If it were anyone else, it would have been instant death.
My defense exceeded 6,000 with the Guardian Shield activated, and yet this was the damage I received?
Also, this scene of me single-handedly blocking Kraken’s leg seemed to have shocked everyone.
“Wo, Wow. To block that……”
“Defense power. No, how high is his attribute resistance?”
‘It’s not difficult to block this consecutively.’
At most, I could block it about eight times, but so what? I could block it a number of times that others wouldn’t even dare to imagine. Moreover, if I used ‘Armor of Protection’ from the Azure Guardian Set effect, I could block it a few more times.
However, considering what I had to do next, it was better to get out of the tank role soon.
‘I have to make a decision now.’
Several nearby ships were already being destroyed by Kraken’s relentlessly swinging legs. Moreover, if more than two of Kraken’s legs attacked this ship, I wouldn’t be confident in blocking them. Eventually, judging that nothing would be solved by enduring like this, I immediately took action.
Tat━
“Huh? Huh? Rudin-nim!”
“It’s dangerous to jump like that!”
Originally, I was going to wait a little longer. I was going to move when the Iot Kingdom’s players were almost wiped out, but since a good opportunity had presented itself, I had no choice but to act. I jumped straight into the sea.
Splash━
[You have entered the water.]
[The related skill ‘Blessing of the Sea’ effect is……]
“Ugh.”
Jumping into the sea was fine, but every time Kraken’s submerged legs moved slightly, I felt strong resistance. Was it because of its enormous size? Even so, it wasn’t enough to push me back, so I approached Kraken as quickly as possible. As soon as I reached its main body, I opened the Item Window and took out a card.
“Summon.”
[Summoning Ust, Craving for Life……]
“Karzel’s Card Summoning!”
Pat━
Ust appeared around me, and a card appeared in my hand. After summoning them all, I attached the card in my hand to Kraken without hesitation.
[Attempting card sealing.]
[Defense decreased by 50%……]
“Ust! Swallow me!”
I couldn’t move my body while attempting the card sealing. However, I could still move my mouth, so I immediately ordered Ust. Ust, while slowly sinking, extended its branches, grabbed me, and swallowed me whole.
[The Aura of Death is draining your life force.]
[100 HP is decreasing per second.]
“Hoo.”
The two things I experimented with at the lake yesterday were to see if Ust could stay in the water and if it could swallow me. Fortunately, both were possible.
Perhaps because Ust wasn’t a living creature, it didn’t seem to need to breathe underwater, and I realized that it could swallow me, its master, if I ordered it to, so I crossed over to the Iot Kingdom.
If it had been impossible, I wouldn’t have come to the Iot Kingdom in the first place.
‘Now, do I just have to wait for one minute?’
Kwaaaang!!━
“Hmm?”
At that moment, I felt as if the surroundings were shaking. Could it be that Ust was being attacked? No, I had already anticipated that Ust would be attacked. However, Ust was also a Raid Boss, so its HP was higher than anyone else’s, and I trusted in Ust’s HP.
‘Rather, if I seal Kraken as well……’
Wouldn’t there be no one who could defeat me anymore? Perhaps, I might even be able to fight and win against players on a national scale, beyond the guild level. If I sealed all the Raid Bosses I could see using this method……
Kwa Kwa Kwa Kwak!!━
‘Is that the sound of Water Vortex?’
It felt like the shaking had been going on for a while, and now I could even hear the sound of Water Vortex. Yes, they must be getting anxious. Counting the time in my mind, there wasn’t much left. If I just waited a few more seconds……
[Ust, Craving for Life has been unsummoned due to massive damage.]
[Ust, Craving for Life possessed truly tremendous HP……]
“Huh?”
It’s already dead?
Along with the light that disappeared with Ust, I realized that I was still in the water. Fortunately, I wasn’t submerged too deep, so I could see the situation above the surface. To my astonishment, Kraken was there, raising one of its legs high and slamming it down towards me.
‘Cra, Crazy!’
Fortunately, my current HP was over 20,000. This meant that I wouldn’t die from a single leg slam attack from Kraken. However, the important thing was that I was currently in the middle of sealing, and the problem was that I would be subjected to Kraken’s fierce attacks during the sealing process.
‘How many seconds are left? I think it’s almost done.’
About 20 seconds? If that was the time remaining, it might be better to cancel the sealing and run away. However, guessing that there wasn’t that much time left, I gritted my teeth as I watched Kraken’s leg falling.
At that moment.
Pa-bat!━
Before the leg could fully descend, light emanated from Kraken’s body and was sucked into my card.
[Sealing successful.]
“……Hoo, that was close.”
That was a surprise.
However, remembering the fact that I had sealed Kraken, I slowly smiled. The method I came up with after pondering yesterday. Now that I knew this method worked, all the Raid Bosses I encountered……
[Beep- Kraken, the Tyrant of the Sea is a Special Summoned Beast.]
[You have exceeded the number of Special Summoned Beasts you can possess.]
[You can sacrifice either ‘Ust, Craving for Life’ or ‘Kraken, the Tyrant of the Sea’.]
[Which Special Summoned Beast will you sacrifice?]
“……”
What does this mean?
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