Owner of Twilight Intuition – Chapter 139

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟑𝟗

“Khahahaha! The sight of you unable to even resist is truly laughable!”

‘That b*stard?’

I turned my gaze again to look at Derno, who was showering the phantom with arrows of light. Judging by the situation, my phantom couldn’t find a way to deal with Derno either and was just defending.

Kwaaang!- Kwa Kwa Kwaang!!━

‘……I’ll deal with you later.’

In any case, the fact that there was nothing I could do remained unchanged. So, I turned my attention away from Derno and moved towards the troops fighting with the guild members.

It’s funny that I have to turn away because I can’t handle one b*stard like that, but what can I do?

‘I’ll sweep them all away.’

“Giant’s Sprint!”

In the end, I decided to pour out this anger on the troops on the ground and started running using Giant’s Sprint. Since I was already running in stealth, none of the troops positioned in the back noticed.

Kwaaang!!━

[Skill Damage! 6,944.]

[Health is……]

I blow away dozens of troops that collided with me with the charge. At the same time, my depleted health and stamina started to fill up to the maximum, but most of the troops nearby turned their attention to me due to this surprise attack.

“Ambush!”

“What are you doing?! Get rid of him right now!”

“Giant’s Sprint!”

Ignoring the approaching troops, I use Giant’s Sprint in the direction where the Emperor Guild members are fighting. Since I was already blowing away enemies with Giant’s Sprint, the stamina limit was practically non-existent, so I could use it dozens of times.

And……

Kwa Kwa Kwaang!- Kwaaaang!!━

The troops couldn’t stop me even for a single step.

My health and stamina were refilled every time I blew them away.

At this moment, I could fight non-stop. Just with the options on the shield, I was practically invincible in this chaotic battle.

“Th, Thank you. Vice Guild Master.”

When I attacked the troops fighting with the guild members from behind, I heard someone thanking me, and another guild member who witnessed this immediately shouted.

“Now’s our chance! Push forward!”

“Get a hold of yourselves! The Vice Guild Master is helping us!”

‘Still, the losing side is losing.’

Glancing around, a few scenes caught my eye. Guild members pierced by lances thrust by knights, guild members turning gray after being attacked by soldiers, and finally, magic flying in a parabolic trajectory from the rear.

It was questionable whether they were receiving the buff from the 1:1 duel, as the losing side was being relentlessly pushed back.

“Vice Guild Master! Please help the other side!”

“Please!”

Where I was, I had managed to disrupt their formation with Giant’s Sprint, but the other side was different. And since I was planning to help them anyway, I nodded and used Giant’s Sprint to break through the other side’s formation.

Kwaaang!!━

[Skill Damage! 6,738.]

“It’s the Vice Guild Master!”

“Giant’s Sprint!”

For now, I could break through the formations with my overwhelming strength, but the knights didn’t die in one hit. Well, some of them did die, but that seemed to be because the guild members had already reduced their health to some extent.

‘The soldiers just die, but……’

Are the knights the problem after all?

I saw the knights who were only blown away by Giant’s Sprint without dying and decided to increase the damage.

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

[S-Rank Skill. Jayer’s Guardian Shield is activated.]

Kwaaang!!━

[Skill Damage! 11,742.]

Only then did the knights collapse in one hit. I decided to eliminate as many as possible before Jayer’s Guardian Shield ended and continued to use only Giant’s Sprint. Of course, I was the only one rampaging through the enemies, but that was enough.

“Kill him!”

“Surround him! At least grab his ankles!”

The enemies’ attention was gradually focusing on me, and the Emperor Guild members started to push forward, taking advantage of this opportunity.

‘By the way, there are really a lot of them.’

It had only been a short time, but I was sure that the number of enemies I had killed had already exceeded three digits. If I had gained experience, I would have leveled up several times by now, but despite killing so many enemies, I could still only see enemies all around me.

“Die!”

Chaeng!━

Then, a knight took advantage of the brief moment I was catching my breath and thrust his lance at me. Although I noticed it late, the speed was slow enough for me to react and block it with my shield.

[You have taken damage! -1.]

“……?”

Huh? Damage went through?

Although it was a minuscule amount of damage, it was a physical attack that got through. I could understand if it was a magical attack, but since I could easily block physical attacks, I couldn’t help but be surprised by the damage, however small it was.

But on the other hand, if they could deal damage to me, it was impressive that the Emperor Guild members were holding on.

‘I need to finish this quickly.’

As long as there were enemies all around, my health and stamina were infinite. Thinking that, I used Giant’s Sprint again, and the number of enemies, which I thought would never decrease, gradually dwindled.

[Ding!~ The level of A-Rank Skill ‘Giant’s Sprint’ has increased.]

[Strength 6, Agility 6 increased.]

‘Phew, this isn’t something I should be doing.’

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

Still, seeing the Emperor Guild members clearly pushing forward, I thought it was time to stop. It seemed like they would win without my help now.

‘The only thing left is to kill that damn commander.’

However, even when killing the commander, there might be nothing I could do. How could I attack an opponent floating in the air? If he came down to the ground, I would kill him faster than anyone else, but he wouldn’t come down if he wasn’t a fool.

“Weren’t you going to catch the commander?”

“……?”

Looking back, I saw Aizen stepping forward from the area that had just been cleared and talking to me. If I had known this would happen, I wouldn’t have rushed in so confidently in the first place. Anyway, I nodded and answered Aizen.

“How can I catch him when he’s floating in the air and only shooting magic?”

“You don’t have any ranged skills.”

“Well, that’s right.”

It doesn’t matter. I’ll figure something out when I go back.

‘But how do I solve it?’

The simplest way was to craft a weapon. If I just made a bow, the ranged attack problem would be solved to some extent. This was a thought I could have because my high strength would translate into basic attack power.

Wouldn’t it deal 1~2 thousand damage even with a normal shot?

Or I should try to get a ranged skill from a Random Skillbook, but if I chose a ranged skill, I would have to give up on the rank. Also, if I got an F-rank skill that way, it would be a worse choice than acquiring it from the library.

Kuku Kung!━

“……?”

Suddenly, I heard a sound coming from the wall, and when I turned my head, I saw the gates opening and countless troops pouring out. No, those troops weren’t a big deal. Only about 1,000 at most? However, the presence of the commander leading those troops and flying into the sky was bothersome.

‘Why is that b*stard coming out when he should be on the wall?’

No, maybe this is better. This battlefield was already being wrapped up. So, I believed I could attack the commander immediately.

“I can’t stand watching this any longer. I’ll deal with you myself from now on, so consider yourself honored!”

“That guy is the commander!”

“If we catch the commander, this quest is over!”

“Attack!”

As soon as Commander Derno appeared, the Emperor Guild members moved urgently, but Derno wasn’t alone. He brought about 1,000 troops with him, and after sending them out first, Derno created arrows of light in the air and spread them as wide as possible.

Kwaaang!- Kwa Kwa Kwaang!!━

“His range is beyond the player limit.”

“Range? No, more importantly, doesn’t anyone among us have skills that can attack while flying?”

“Normally, you can’t use other skills while flying.”

“What about that guy?”

“How would I know? It’s the first time a commander has come out like this.”

The first time?

‘Did he come out because of me?’

While I was wondering, Aizen dodged the incoming arrows of light and launched a ranged attack, but the attack disappeared before it could reach Derno. It was blocked by the range limit.

On the other hand, certain magic spells and arrow attacks that were within range flew towards Derno, but Derno’s speed while moving in the air was quite fast, and thanks to that, those attacks missed pathetically.

To be able to fly freely in the air like that and even use skills.

Moreover, the troops that came out after the gates opened were approaching. Just as I was about to use Giant’s Sprint again after seeing those troops, I saw something huge approaching me, lumbering along.

“Ust?”

“Groooo.”

Come to think of it, this guy was here, right?

‘He managed to survive somehow.’

Since he recovered health with his tree roots, he must have survived somehow. Looking at Ust, I pointed at Derno and said, just in case.

“Summon Tree Roots and try to hit that guy with Dark Ray.”

Kwadeuk!━

Following my instructions, Ust summoned Tree Roots and at the same time, a black aura began to gather in his mouth. After giving instructions to Ust, I rushed towards the approaching troops.

“Giant’s Sprint!”

Kwaaang! Kwaaaang!!━

I disrupted their formation with Giant’s Sprint, which would repel anyone with lower strength than me, and Aizen and the guild members took advantage of the gap to attack.

Looking at this situation alone, there might not be any problems, but honestly, I could handle all of them by myself, so I just wished someone would take care of the commander.

‘Is Ust the only one I can rely on?’

The magic, arrows, or throwing attacks launched by the guild members were immediately dodged in mid-air. And every time Derno shot an arrow of light, a guild member died, so even if we dealt with all the troops here, it seemed like it would be a difficult battle.

Kuwawak!!━

At that moment, the Dark Ray that Ust had been preparing for shot towards Derno in an instant. It was a speed that felt fast even to me. If I felt that way, wouldn’t it feel incredibly fast to others? And it seemed that Derno felt the same way.

Kwaaang!!━

[Summon Skill Damage! 5,781.]

‘If I had known, I would have changed my title.’

Maybe it would have dealt more damage then. But the important thing was that it hit. Derno, hit by the Dark Ray, didn’t die, but he was falling to the ground.

“Kuaak!”

‘Got him!’

A b*stard like that was nothing once he was on the ground. I roughly figured out where Derno was falling and ran towards that spot with all my might.

“Giant’s Sprint!”

I blew away all the troops desperately clinging to me, perhaps to protect the commander, and approached Derno at tremendous speed. No, in the first place, it only took a few seconds for me, running with over 2,000 agility, to reach Derno who had fallen to the ground.

“Ugh, Ugh. I was careless this time, but next time……”

With those words, Derno’s body slowly began to rise. Despite running at tremendous speed, Derno’s body had risen about 3~4 meters, but I couldn’t let him go.

“There is no next time! Soul Shackles!”

Chlararuruk!━

As soon as I planted the stake in the ground, chains emerged, pulling together all the surrounding troops, including Derno. Of course, I didn’t care about the other troops. I aimed only at Derno and swung the Roar of the Thunder Dragon.

Pachichik!━

[Hit Damage! 3,165.]

“So, he’s still boss-level, huh?”

Despite being a mage, his defense was higher than a knight’s. However, I didn’t stop and continued to attack Derno, and I easily ignored the attacks from the surrounding troops with just my defense.

[Overwhelming Defense! Damage……]

[Damage……]

Most of the damage was negated by my overwhelming defense, but occasionally, piercing damage also slipped through. However, I wasn’t worried. If necessary, I could use Guardian Shield to recover.

Thinking that, I persistently attacked Derno, and only after Soul Shackles was released and used again could I finally kill him.

“N, No……”

Pachichik!━

[Hit Damage! 3,178.]

“Gah, Gahk!”

Thud━

Derno collapsed like a puppet with its strings cut. At the same time, realizing that the attacks directed at me had stopped, I could sense that the guild quest had ended.

[Congratulations! You have successfully completed the C+ Guild Quest.]

[Guild rank will rise to C+.]

[Would you like to return to your original location?]

“Phew.”

I dare you to take another guild quest.

Anyway, as the commander died, the troops began to disappear gradually. At the same time, the guild members who witnessed the scene cheered.

“……I’ll return.”

[Returning to your original location.]

I decided to return first, leaving behind the cheering guild members shouting something, and so I arrived back in the Guild Castle’s conference room where I had been before.

‘Anyway, we kept the title of ‘First in Twilight’.’

Perhaps the homepage would say that our guild was the first in Twilight to reach C+ rank?

Thinking that it had nothing to do with me, I slowly left the conference room and started to worry about how to solve the ranged attack problem, but again, crafting a weapon was the simplest solution.

‘I want both a weapon and a skill, if possible.’

I could make the weapon myself, and there were Random Skillbooks for the skill. The conditions were all met, but I couldn’t acquire a skill by giving up its rank.

‘Then it’s better to buy a C-rank skill from the Cash Transaction window.’

What should I do?

“Ah, right. The Real-Time Auction House is tomorrow……”

Should I put my hopes on that? But since only the top 50 items were introduced, the probability of a throwing skill appearing was low, and even if it did, I would probably have to pay a high price.

‘This is a dilemma.’

One way or another, the thought that I needed to acquire a ranged skill remained unchanged.

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