𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟑𝟖
“Extinction Sword.”
‘Extinction Sword already?’
Pababat!━
The color that had been lingering on Aizen’s sword, which had activated Extinction Sword, disappeared, and only a golden light emerged. Of course, he must have increased the damage with various auxiliary effects, but it bothered me that the only damage he had inflicted on the knight so far was from a single ranged attack.
Is he confident he can kill him with this attack?
Moreover, Aizen swung the Extinction Sword, which he had activated, not at the knight, but at the horse.
‘What is he doing?’
Chwaaaak!━
In any case, the horse hit by Extinction Sword died instantly. But surprisingly, Aizen’s Extinction Sword did not end there. He swung it once more, aiming for the knight who had fallen from the horse. The knight hurriedly took a defensive stance, but the golden light of Extinction Sword ignored the knight’s defense and cut him down.
“Keu, Heok……”
‘What was that just now? Did he swing it twice?’
Until now, Extinction Sword ended after a single swing. But Aizen swung it twice, eliminating both the horse and the knight in an instant. Soon, a message announcing victory appeared before me.
[You have won the 1:1 duel.]
[Your health will increase by 10% for this battle.]
Waaaaaaaaa!!━
“As expected of the Guild Master!”
“Awesome!”
Ignoring the guild members clamoring noisily, I spoke to Aizen who was approaching me.
“I see you can use Extinction Sword twice?”
“Is that a question? Then how about we answer each other?”
“……No, it’s fine.”
Right, what does it matter if Aizen uses Extinction Sword twice, or three times? Even if I were to fight Aizen, I had Elsyke’s Phantom Shift or Armor of Protection as a means to block it.
Tak- Tak━
As I received the 10% health boost from Aizen’s victory, I could see an opponent who looked like a mage coming forward on horseback.
“You’re quite good. This time, I’ll be your opponent!”
[If you win the 1:1 duel, your damage will increase by 10% for this battle.]
[This also applies to the opposing team.]
“This time it’s damage.”
“What will you do?”
“What else can I do?”
I said only that and walked forward. Seeing the guy who had just been killed so easily by Extinction Sword, he didn’t seem like a strong opponent. Therefore, I excluded the thought of losing and looked up at the opponent while maintaining a certain distance. He pointed his staff at me and said.
“Come at me!”
[Duel Start.]
“Spear of Flame!”
Hwaruruk!━
Along with the duel start message, five Spears of Flame appeared around him. As I watched the spears made of flame, they all flew towards me at once, but……
‘Slow.’
Perhaps due to the influence of my Agility exceeding 800, the Spears of Flame flew slowly enough for me to easily dodge them. Thinking it would be difficult to even get hit by such an attack, I moved my body slightly to avoid the incoming spears and immediately charged.
“Flame Wall!”
“Giant’s Sprint!”
Kwaaaang!!━
I broke the Flame Wall that rose in front of the mage with Giant’s Sprint. With my Agility doubled by Giant’s Sprint, the Flame Wall was destroyed as soon as it appeared.
[You have taken damage! -225.]
Instead, I did take damage from colliding with the Flame Wall, but this much is nothing.
“Kk, How dare you break my Flame Wall!”
Meanwhile, the mage hurriedly moved his horse to create distance between us, but I approached him even faster and swung Roar of the Thunder Dragon.
Pachichik!━
“Hihihing!”
[Critical Hit Damage! 6,127.]
‘The horse’s defense is pathetic.’
Or have I become stronger? Anyway, as I saw the horse collapse from the attack and the mage fall down with it, I decided to finish him off without hesitation by swinging Roar of the Thunder Dragon again.
“Fl, Flame……”
Pachichik!━
[Critical Hit Damage! 4,094.]
“Keuak!”
‘Oh, he’s more resilient than I thought.’
However, it seemed he couldn’t withstand it twice. The mage collapsed helplessly under the second swing of Roar of the Thunder Dragon, and with that, the match was decided.
[You have won the 1:1 duel.]
[Your damage will increase by 10% for this battle.]
‘So now my health and damage have increased by 10%?’
One way or another, it would be helpful. Currently, the number of people itself was more than double the difference. Anyway, having secured the victory, I returned to my original position, and the guild members who spotted me started cheering again.
Waaaaaaaaa!!━
“It’s the Vice Guild Master!”
“I can’t believe the Vice Guild Master is participating in the guild quest!”
“Named Player!”
‘Sigh.’
I don’t know about the rest, but I can’t get used to the term ‘Named Player’. It might be because this is the first time I’ve received such treatment while playing games.
Besides, this is not an ordinary online game……
“Good work.”
“It wasn’t that much.”
As long as the big battle was still ahead, it might be too early to say good work.
“I’ll be your opponent next!”
‘It’s not over yet.’
How many times will this 1:1 duel continue? I looked at the opponent who came out this time. Unusually, he was a bulky guy wielding two axes, and unlike the previous two, he wasn’t on horseback.
[If you win the 1:1 duel, your Magic Power and Stamina consumption will decrease by 10% for this battle.]
“This is the last one.”
“Ah, three times is the last?”
“Yes. What will you do?”
Why is he asking that? Aizen’s question seemed to mean he was asking me again, but I shook my head. I thought my job was roughly done since I had won the previous battle.
‘Honestly, I don’t think I need the buff.’
Looking at the guy who fought me in the 1:1 duel, it didn’t seem like a particularly difficult fight.
Of course, I don’t know about the other guild members.
Anyway, at my answer, Aizen nodded and sent out Dein. Dein, equipped with completely different gear than before, walked out with an indifferent expression.
“Your equipment seems to have changed quite a bit?”
“There are so many dungeons.”
In other words, he got the equipment from dungeons.
“How many dungeons are there now?”
“There are a total of 46.”
“46?”
“It will continue to increase in the future.”
Even so, 46 is a huge number. It must be a considerable amount. I wonder if most of the dungeons near the capital are Emperor dungeons? While I was thinking that, the battle between Dein and the axe-wielding guy began.
“Haaaap! Desperate Strike!”
Kwaang!━
“Tch, you’re good at dodging!”
Not much time had passed since the battle started, but Dein’s movements as he dodged the guy’s attacks were quite fast. If there were no unexpected variables, it seemed like he would win without difficulty. After all, Dein was quite strong when fighting against humans like this, unlike when facing monstrous bosses.
“Acceleration.”
“……?”
Suddenly, Dein, who I thought would win even without using it, used his S-rank skill and started slashing at the opponent. Perhaps because there was piercing damage mixed in, I could see the match was decided in just a few seconds.
[You have won the 1:1 duel.]
‘Well, at least he finished the fastest among us.’
Perhaps he used his S-rank skill from the beginning with that in mind.
“Damn it! Charge! All forces attack!”
[Starting C+ Guild Quest.]
“Huh? Is it starting right away?”
Seeing hundreds of cavalrymen rushing towards us, I immediately spoke to Aizen next to me.
“What’s the victory condition?”
“We have to capture the commander. He’s probably on top of the wall.”
“Got it.”
The commander on top of the wall. Hearing that, I decided to make a decision quickly while looking at the approaching cavalrymen. Either I take down these cavalrymen and climb up, or I break through alone and capture the commander.
‘Well, the longer this kind of battle drags on, the more damage we’ll take.’
In the end, I decided to capture the commander and immediately ran straight ahead. In preparation for any unforeseen circumstances, I opened the item window and took out a card.
“Summon.”
[Ust, Devouring Life……]
“Groooo!”
“Sweep them all away!”
Even though I summoned Ust without changing my title, he would be more helpful than most guild members. As I confirmed the cavalrymen who had almost reached me, I immediately used a skill.
“Giant’s Sprint!”
Kwaaaang!!━
“Uaaagh!”
When I used Giant’s Sprint now, my Strength exceeded 2,000. This was such an overwhelming figure that I could see the cavalrymen flying away along with their horses as soon as they collided with me. Realizing that my Strength was higher than theirs, I ran straight ahead without hesitation.
“Enemy approaching! Fire!”
‘Cavalry followed by infantry?’
“Giant’s Sprint!”
Bang!- Kwakwakwang!!━
Various magic spells and arrows flew towards me. But absurdly, I was faster than the incoming attacks. Before I could even realize that it took less than 5 seconds to reach the infantry after breaking through the cavalry, the infantry were scattered in all directions due to my charge, and I was able to reach the wall.
‘The height of the wall is……’
About 10 meters? This height is manageable.
“Elsyke’s Phantom Shift.”
Pat━
In an instant, my vision shifted and I moved to the top of the wall. I looked around first. To find the commander. But before I could even find the commander, my back collided with a knight patrolling the wall, and my invisibility was dispelled.
‘Huh?’
“You b*stard! How dare you come up here alone!”
“Enemy!”
“An enemy has climbed the wall!”
“Giant’s Sprint!”
Instead of the commander I was looking for, knights and soldiers rushed at me. Deciding to deal with what was in front of me first, I used Giant’s Sprint and continued running along the wall. All the troops that collided with me were flung in all directions and began to fall off the wall.
‘I need to find the commander first, but these stragglers dare to attack me.’
By the way, where is the commander?
“To come this far alone. You’re impressive.”
‘Above?’
Looking up, I saw a guy presumed to be a mage looking down at me. Also, the mage’s attire was quite fancy, unlike the guys I had faced so far.
“Are you the commander?”
“That’s right. I am Derrno, the one commanding these troops!”
‘Crazy.’
I found him, but he’s a mage. And since he was floating in the air, he was the worst possible enemy.
“I was impressed by your strength to come this far, but I can’t let you go any further. Die!”
Pababat!━
As soon as he finished speaking, Derrno created blue-tinged Arrows of Light and shot them at me. The problem was the number. As the arrows, which looked to be at least 20-30, were shot at me, I instinctively raised my shield to block them.
Kwakwakwang!- Kwakwang!!━
[You have taken damage. -153.]
[You have taken damage……]
‘I didn’t expect to take damage.’
Considering my magic defense, it seemed that it wasn’t that his magic attack was high, but rather that attribute damage was applied. No matter how I look at it, it’s an F~E rank skill, so would the damage be over 3,000? Anyway, his attack method was absurd, but there was nothing I could do about it right now.
‘I didn’t expect to be blocked here.’
While I was stuck, Derrno created Arrows of Light once again and shot them at me. I quickly jumped forward to avoid the arrow attack.
‘That damn b*stard.’
If I at least had a ranged weapon, this wouldn’t have happened.
Moreover, the height at which Derrno was floating was about 40-50 meters. It was a height that I couldn’t reach even with Phantom Shift. Besides, I had no means to attack him, so it was practically the same as having nothing I could do.
Kwakwakwang!- Kwakwang!!━
[You have taken damage……]
[You have taken……]
‘What’s the situation on the other side?’
I couldn’t avoid all the pouring Arrows of Light, but I wouldn’t die even if I got hit dozens of times, so I looked down from the wall and saw the Emperor guild members still fighting hard.
‘Wow……’
They’re fighting neck and neck even with Ust.
It seemed possible only because Ust was overwhelmingly slaughtering the enemies. Ust was killing all the nearby knights by spewing tree roots and poison fog, but the other guild members were dying from the combined attacks of various enemies.
‘Let’s change targets instead.’
I changed my mind and decided to fight the troops below. There was no way for me to attack the commander in my current state. I resolved to find a ranged attack method as soon as this guild quest was over and decided to retreat from here.
“Elsyke’s Phantom Shift.”
Pat━
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