𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟏𝟓
Clang!━
Starting with Aizen’s sword clashing against the Apostle’s sword, the guild members behind also initiated their actions.
First, various support magic spells began to be cast on Aizen, and it was noticeable that Aizen’s movements, enhanced by these support spells, had become remarkably different.
It was probably the effect of the Holy Sword of Protection.
This was because the Holy Sword of Protection had the effect of increasing faith-based support effects by 100%.
In other words, if someone cast a support spell that increased strength by 10, it would be applied as 20 to Aizen.
‘Moreover, there are hundreds of guild members.’
Even if only 100 people cast support magic, an enormous stat boost could be achieved, and as proof, Aizen was currently displaying an overwhelming battle performance against the Apostle.
Swish!━
‘Could he actually win like this?’
Aizen used various skills he possessed to land effective blows on the Apostle, and their power was not insignificant.
Furthermore, contrary to Aizen, the Apostle’s body was continuously being afflicted with various curses and movement-restricting skills, so now, no matter who looked, they wouldn’t doubt Aizen’s victory.
‘But……’
Was Aizen always this good at fighting?
Watching closely, his movements were not what I knew.
He smoothly parried the sword swung by the Apostle, and when he attacked, he swung so fast it was almost invisible.
At this point, I even wondered if Aizen was the Raid Boss.
━Wow~ Was Aizen always this good at fighting?
━He’s received buffs from dozens of people, if he can’t fight then is he even human?
━The Raid Boss is also under various curses.
━Still, it’s amazing that he’s fighting like that. If it were easy, there would be no failures in the Raid.
Just like me, those watching the broadcast were also impressed by Aizen’s skills.
And some people speculated that Aizen might defeat the Apostle like this, but seeing those comments, I shook my head inwardly.
‘It would be great if Aizen could win like this.’
However, the Apostle hadn’t used any special skills yet, nor had he used his Divine Power.
He was simply dealing with Aizen with swordsmanship alone, and even that seemed to be getting to him, as he soon parried Aizen’s sword and retreated backward.
━You certainly have the skills to reach this point.
“Magic attack!”
As soon as the Apostle stepped back, Aizen also retreated and ordered the guild members to attack with magic.
‘Why is he retreating?’
If it were me, I would have pursued relentlessly, giving no respite.
I only understood this question after seeing Aizen take out a potion from his Item Storage and drink it.
It seemed he had consumed a considerable amount of stamina from the previous exchange.
━The games are over now.
At that moment, the First Apostle, unfazed by the numerous magic attacks launched by the guild members, lowered his body and took a stance, as if he was finally ready to fight seriously.
━Spatial Severance.
‘Skill?’
Whether it was actually a skill or not, several guild members collapsed, seemingly cut by something despite being out of reach.
‘A skill that attacks regardless of distance.’
Not only that, it was attacking multiple people at once.
The Apostle used the Spatial Severance skill again, cutting down several more guild members, and during that time, Aizen, who had finished recovering with potions, ran forward to draw the Apostle’s attention.
Step- Step━
‘Huh?’
Just then, multiple footsteps could be heard from inside the passage.
I had expected it, but it felt strange to have it perfectly confirmed.
Anyway, as I waited, I could see Lee Ju-ho and many other players.
“Ah! I told you! I said they’d definitely be guarding it!”
Lee Ju-ho, spotting me guarding the stairs, shouted to the surrounding players.
It was a cry filled with frustration.
Regardless, Lee Ju-ho continued to chatter, seemingly oblivious to my presence.
“What are you going to do now?”
“Are you going to retreat after coming this far?”
“Then you want to fight that monster in this narrow passage? Over 400 people died to that thing just a few days ago.”
“If we retreat, the Main Scenario is over.”
It seemed that the remaining people, excluding Lee Ju-ho, were determined to fight.
‘Well, I need to finish this quickly and help Aizen.’
While they were facing off, I glanced at the broadcast and saw Aizen engaged in a difficult battle, unlike before.
The difference was that the Apostle had started using skills, and I couldn’t believe that just that was enough to push back Aizen, who was receiving various support effects, but that was the situation I was witnessing.
“Jayer’s Guardian Shield, Giant’s Sprint.”
Whoosh!━
Having made up my mind, I used Jayer’s Guardian Shield and Giant’s Sprint and charged forward with all my might.
“Ugh, Wall of Steel!”
Kwaaaang!!━
“Giant’s Sprint!”
As soon as I used my skill, Lee Ju-ho hastily erected a wall to block my charge, but as I had roughly anticipated, I used Giant’s Sprint again to knock back Lee Ju-ho and the other players in front of me.
[Skill Damage! 26,947.]
[Player of hostile force……]
Multiple players died in a single blow.
Considering the damage, I thought Lee Ju-ho might have died as well, but unfortunately, I could see him struggling to get up, wedged between the players.
But how did that guy survive?
‘Did he cast a protective shield or something?’
“What the? You’ve gotten much stronger than before!”
He even checked the damage and showed a disbelieving expression.
“Damn it, everyone attack!”
Wouldn’t it be better to just run away?
Lee Ju-ho was speaking quite comfortably, considering he wasn’t the one fighting.
Anyway, at his shout, everyone came to their senses and attacked me, but the magic flying towards me in this narrow passage wasn’t very threatening.
Bang!━
In addition, my magic defense had surpassed 6,000, so most of the magic disappeared before it even reached me, and I leisurely took them down one by one.
“Thunder Strike.”
Kwaaang!━
‘Out of all the fights I’ve had with people, today is the easiest.’
Is this the power of +15 enhanced equipment?
When I fought the 18th Apostle before, I had struggled in many ways, so I didn’t feel like I had gotten much stronger, but after fighting people like this, I could definitely feel the difference.
‘As expected, that Apostle was just too strong.’
Just how strong is the one called the First Apostle, among such Apostles?
In the video, he was showing no signs of being pushed back against Aizen and the Emperor Guild members, so he wouldn’t be easy.
I guess it’s better to finish this quickly……
“Damn it, what the? What’s with that calmness?”
“I feel like I’m being treated like a pebble on the side of the road.”
“The damage isn’t even registering.”
Suddenly, while I was comfortably taking them out one by one with Thunder Strike, I heard them talking amongst themselves in a fed-up tone.
Did I make it too easy for them?
‘They chose the wrong location in the first place.’
Because of the narrow passage, no more than three people could charge at me at once, and those behind couldn’t even properly cast curses due to their obstructed view.
Perhaps it would have been different if there was a player who had learned S-rank curses, but that player had already died after being hit by my initial Giant’s Sprint.
Conversely, it seemed like it would take a considerable amount of time for me to take them all out due to the location, but that problem was quickly resolved.
“It can’t be helped. We retreat!”
“Yes!”
Lee Ju-ho, having said that, disappeared instantly with his skill, and the remaining guild members hastily fled back the way they came.
‘Should I chase them?’
If I were to chase them with the intention of killing them, I might be able to kill most of the players, but seeing Aizen, who was gradually being pushed back, I left the fleeing players alone and headed towards the stairs where the Apostle was.
‘To think he’d be pushed back even after I gave him a Legendary weapon.’
No, it’s not just the Legendary weapon.
Numerous guild members are also with him.
Despite that, in the video, Aizen was being hit once every 3-4 attacks, and the healers behind him were working hard to keep him alive.
There were also guild members deploying various attacks and curses, so I believed he wouldn’t be pushed back unless there was a special variable, but it seemed that wasn’t the case.
“Excuse me.”
“Who…… Ah, Vice Guild Master.”
“Vice Guild Master, what happened outside?”
Having descended to the underground where the Apostle was, I spoke to the densely packed guild members, and they quickly made way for me after recognizing me.
“We chased them away, but they might come back.”
“Then I’ll guard the passage.”
“No, instead of guarding, wait in the passage and let us know if anyone comes down.”
“Ah, yes. I understand.”
With so many people here, it should be fine if one person is missing.
Thinking that far, I made my way through the guild members and reached the place where Aizen was facing off against the Apostle.
“Oh? Rudin-nim. When did you arrive?”
“Just now. But what is Heron doing?”
Heron, whom I met after a long time, was watching the battle between Aizen and the Apostle from the front.
Looking around, it wasn’t just Heron, but other executives were also watching, and finding that strange, I decided to ask why.
“We’re on standby. When Guild Master’s stamina runs out and he needs to recover, we’ll block the Apostle if he charges.”
“Wouldn’t it be better to all charge in and fight together?”
“I thought so too, but as we saw earlier, just like the Apostle we fought before, he absorbs life force when he kills. So we can’t attack recklessly.”
‘Life force absorption?’
The Apostle they fought before would probably be the 26th Apostle.
At that time, a message popped up every time a guild member died, stating that the Apostle’s life force was being absorbed and all his stats were slightly increasing, but the bigger problem was that he used Divine Power.
To prevent that Divine Power, they had to minimize the number of deaths, so I didn’t think the current method was bad.
‘So they’re waiting to block him when he decides to charge?’
Recalling the Spatial Severance skill I saw earlier, it seemed difficult to block, but Aizen seemed to know that too and was preventing him from using it.
“But Rudin-nim, weren’t you supposed to guard the passage?”
“I already did. I chased them away, so they won’t be coming back.”
If they did come back, I was planning to ignore the Apostle and hunt down Lee Ju-ho and kill him.
Although I couldn’t kill him with Giant’s Sprint earlier, if I used Soul Shackle Stakes, he wouldn’t be able to use skills for 5 seconds, so I thought it would be possible.
‘Well, I don’t think they’ll come back.’
Anyway, having grasped the situation here, I turned my head towards where Aizen was.
It was visible that he was gradually struggling.
I need to help him quickly.
“Elsyke’s Phantom Shift.”
Pop!━
“Thunder Strike!”
Using Phantom Shift, I moved to the spot where their swords were clashing fiercely and used Thunder Strike without hesitation.
Increased attack power from Phantom Concealment and Guardian Shield.
If it was a combined attack from me and Aizen, I thought even the Apostle wouldn’t be able to do anything, but my shield was twisted at will and only cut through the empty air.
‘What?’
Furthermore, it seemed like this was also considered an attack, as my concealment was broken, and the First Apostle immediately noticed my presence and swung his sword.
Clang!━
[You have received damage! -3,406.]
‘This guy’s damage isn’t insignificant either.’
But it was far less than Ukron’s damage.
It was just on par with the 18th Apostle.
Seeing this, I couldn’t believe that he had defeated Ukron and was a Raid Boss.
‘But why did my attack miss earlier?’
Let’s check.
With that thought, I moved behind the Apostle again and used Thunder Strike, and as before, I witnessed the strange phenomenon of my attack only cutting through the air.
For some reason, I couldn’t attack.
Just in case, I also swung Roar of the Thunder Dragon, but its trajectory was also twisted at will, only cutting through the air.
━Sword Wave.
At the same time, the Apostle used a skill, and some kind of intangible attack cut through my body.
[You have received damage! -9,706.]
“Ugh.”
I flinched slightly from the damage and frowned after checking it.
I had underestimated him and received considerable damage from his skill.
Fortunately, several guild members used healing magic to quickly replenish my health, but the awkward situation couldn’t be helped.
‘Is that Apostle discriminating against people?’
Having no other choice, I decided to first find out the reason and closely observed Aizen and the Apostle.
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