𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟔𝟏
[Turu, the Goblin Chieftain, casts Domain Authority.]
[All fire-type magic is sealed.]
“What, what is this?!”
“Damn it! Flame magic is blocked!”
“We can attack with other attributes besides fire!”
“You idiot! My other attributes are low level!”
Was this even possible?
The Domain Authority used before Turu appeared was to increase the Goblin’s stats. But now, the Domain Authority used has changed to sealing flame magic.
Perhaps there were several different types of Domain Authority.
“Rudin-nim. Is it okay to keep watching like this?”
“……No, I think it’s time to move. And Turu has a lot of AoE attacks, so don’t stay too close for too long.”
“Yes.”
I wanted to observe Turu’s patterns a bit more, but the players were attacking Turu relentlessly. If I just kept watching like this, Turu might end up being defeated without me even laying a finger on him.
‘I wish I had a ranged skill.’
Well, ranged attacks aren’t always good.
“F*ck! Which b*stard attacked me?!”
“Ah, sorry! My mistake!”
“Mistake? F*ck, let’s see if you can say that after I split your head open!”
If you’re not in a party together, damage is inflicted. And because of that damage, the atmosphere was getting more and more hostile, and meanwhile, Turu continued to attack the players relentlessly.
“Ice Storm.”
Kwaaaang!!━
“D-Damn it!”
Light emerged from the crystal again, creating a giant whirlwind. The whirlwind felt similar to a blizzard, and most of the players caught in it froze and turned gray.
‘How many died?’
It seemed like about 12-13 people died. Considering that most of the dead were melee classes, it was quite a disadvantageous situation.
Who would even be able to get close to Turu and endure, anyway?
‘Now it’s really not a situation to just watch anymore.’
Until now, I was able to ignore all of Turu’s attacks because I was positioned in the back, but I couldn’t just keep watching. I had to hit him at least once to get the items, right? It would be even better if I could kill him.
‘Should I try to get close with Giant’s Sprint?’
I had no intention of getting close and fighting him head-on. To deal with Turu, I needed to hit him once and then pull back. Fortunately, Turu was busy dealing with the players.
I aimed for Turu’s opening.
“Giant’s Sprint!”
Kwakwakwak!!━
My Agility is currently 156. It’s not that high compared to my Strength. But with the Giant’s Sprint effect, I ran towards Turu with a total speed of 331, and Turu, who was fighting other players, couldn’t avoid my attack.
Kwaaaang!!━
[Skill Damage! 1,090.]
Oh?
The damage was unexpectedly high.
It was a number that made all the hard work feel worthwhile. And after confirming the damage, I immediately pulled back, and the players’ attacks poured onto Turu, who was momentarily staggered by Giant’s Sprint.
Kwang!- Kwakwakwang!━
“Good job! Keep attacking!”
“At this rate, we can definitely win!”
Turu, who hadn’t even flinched at the attacks of others until now, is staggering. Everyone cheered and continued their attacks, but it didn’t mean the situation had improved.
“Cold Wave.”
Tzeotzeojec!!━
‘As expected.’
As soon as Turu’s crystal ball went up, I quickly dodged to the side. I was already keeping my distance and was prepared, so I was able to avoid it relatively easily, but there were also players who couldn’t.
“Uwaaagh!”
Perhaps because it was a raid boss monster, the magic attack was incredibly fast. The players caught in the blue wave that spread out in an instant froze immediately, and from the outside, it was impossible to tell if they were alive or dead.
“Rudin-nim! Move to the side!”
“Hm?”
At that moment, I heard Yua’s voice from behind. After confirming her voice, I stepped aside without thinking.
Pat!━
At the same time, a spear flew past me. The spear accurately pierced Turu’s body. Did Yua throw it? Looking back, I saw Yua holding a different spear than the one she originally had.
As I was looking at Yua, I saw her throw the spear again.
Puck!━
‘Did she learn the Throwing skill?’
Moreover, her accuracy was high.
“Kieek!”
‘Oh no.’
While I was momentarily distracted, Turu raised the crystal ball. I can’t believe he’s using it consecutively! Seeing that, I bounced to the side again and escaped the attack range.
“Cold Wave.”
The magic attack seemed to target the last person who attacked, as it extended towards Yua. But Yua, who was already throwing from a distance, avoided the attack by stepping back, and as soon as the Cold Wave disappeared, the players attacked as if they had been waiting. However, the situation didn’t really improve.
“Damn it! Even though I used a skill, the damage is only 100!”
“Aim for penetration damage!”
“Is that as easy as it sounds?! You try it!”
Penetration damage……
‘I should have crafted a dagger instead of a longsword.’
The weapon with the highest penetration rate was the dagger. I heard that if you used a dagger and a penetration skill at the same time, there was a surprisingly high chance of penetration damage, but I thought it was unnecessary for me, who mainly used Giant’s Sprint.
But now, fighting Turu, who I wasn’t sure I could kill with Giant’s Sprint, I felt the need for a dagger.
‘Well, I’ll deal with that problem later.’
Right now, it was important to eliminate Turu in front of me.
“Giant’s Sprint!”
Kwaaaang!!━
[Skill Damage! 1,085.]
Perhaps it was because Turu’s stats hadn’t increased to the thousands like before, but Giant’s Sprint didn’t miss. Well, Turu wasn’t the type to move around and fight, so it was understandable that he couldn’t avoid the attack.
“Spear of Dead Souls.”
‘Huh?’
Sssst!━
‘What skill is that?’
To think he would use an unknown magic right after I used Giant’s Sprint!
I cursed as I saw the 10 gray spears that appeared around Turu. To think he would use such magic in a situation where it was difficult to even pull back after approaching Turu with Giant’s Sprint. Anyway, judging that it was too late to run away, I blocked the flying spears with my shield.
Bang!━
[You have taken damage. -1,049.]
“Kugh!”
“Crazy! What kind of damage is that……”
The 10 or so spears summoned by Turu flew towards different players, and the players hit by the spears each cried out and collapsed. I managed to block them somehow, but I could see several other players turning gray without even being able to do that.
‘This is going to be difficult.’
The situation hadn’t improved at all. What should I do? At a glance, only a small number of players were attacking Turu. About 10 people? If this continued, it might be difficult to catch Turu.
‘Should I inflict as much damage as possible and then pull back?’
Inflict a certain amount of damage and then replenish my stamina. If I did that, I might be able to catch Turu even if I was left alone later.
‘Okay, let’s try it.’
There was no other way anyway. I drank magic power recovery potions from my inventory one after another, and immediately put my plan into action.
“Jayer’s Guardian Shield!”
Pabbat!━
[S-Rank Skill. Jayer’s Guardian Shield is activated.]
“Giant’s Sprint!”
Kwaaaang!!━
[Skill Damage! 1,943.]
‘Oh?’
To think I could inflict this much damage with Jayer’s Guardian Shield! Someone said earlier that they only dealt around 100 damage even with a skill, but I far surpassed that.
And I even swung my sword at the staggering Turu.
[Hit Damage! 1.]
“Giant’s Sprint!”
Kwaaaang!!━
[Skill Damage! 1,950.]
Realizing that changing weapons was meaningless, I immediately dealt damage with Giant’s Sprint. I probably dealt over 5,000 damage alone, right? Of course, I couldn’t stop at this damage.
“Giant’s Sprint!”
I used it once again. This would be 6-7 thousand damage. But Turu also swung his staff and attacked me.
[You have taken damage. -1.]
“Kruk! Human!”
“It’s quite different from before, isn’t it?”
Originally, my defense was 891. But now, with the effect of Jayer’s Guardian Shield, my defense was 1,116, and Turu’s physical attacks didn’t deal any damage to me.
“Ice Storm!”
Suddenly, a blizzard with tremendous force engulfed me. From the outside, it seemed like a quite powerful skill, and experiencing it firsthand, I realized that my thought was correct.
[You have taken damage. -591.]
[You have taken damage……]
Considering my magic defense and the fact that I was using Jayer’s Guardian Shield, it was insane damage. Would there be any player who could withstand this and survive?
“Kugh, Giant’s Sprint!”
Kwaaaang!!━
[Skill Damage! 1,945.]
“Now’s the time! Someone, I don’t care who, hold Turu down!”
“If you’re going to attack, now’s the chance!”
“Pour all your stamina into it!”
While I was continuously hitting Turu with Giant’s Sprint, the remaining players also started to unleash their maximum attacks.
It wasn’t hard to understand. Turu’s attention was solely focused on me, so now was their chance to attack.
Kwang!- Kwakwakwang!━
However……
[You have taken damage. -1.]
[You have been attacked by player ‘Sugarai’!]
[Self-defense is valid……]
Which b*stard was it?!
I turned my head while using Giant’s Sprint. There was no need to try and find him. Since self-defense was valid, a marker appeared above the player’s head, so I could easily find him, and the guy who made eye contact with me avoided my gaze with a guilty expression.
“Kugh, Elsyke’s Phantom Shift!”
Pat━
After using Giant’s Sprint six times in a row, I immediately escaped with Elsyke’s Phantom Shift. Thanks to that, my phantom remained, and my body was hidden with stealth. I should replenish my stamina like this and attack again.
“Cold Wave!”
Tzeotzeojec!!━
‘Hm?’
While I was leisurely sitting and resting, Turu cast Cold Wave again. What was unexpected was that my phantom, which was hit by the Cold Wave, didn’t die. It seemed that as my health increased, the phantom’s health also increased.
‘More importantly, what is Yua doing?’
Looking around, Yua was circling around Turu and throwing spears. Seeing her continuously throwing spears since earlier, it seemed like the damage was registering.
[S-Rank Skill. Jayer’s Guardian Shield duration has ended.]
Jayer’s Guardian Shield ended, and the phantom also disappeared as its duration ran out. Additionally, my stealth was also released, but Turu’s attention was already directed towards the remaining players.
What should I say?
I just hoped they would hold out until my stamina recovered.
“Damn it! Is that guy dead?”
“Dead? He’s sitting over there resting!”
“Huh? When did he get over there?”
“Hey! Come quickly and help us catch Turu!”
“……”
Who are you to talk to me so informally?
It wasn’t worth responding. Most of the remaining players were ranged attackers, so it wasn’t like I couldn’t understand why they were saying that to me. But when did I ever say I would help them? I wanted to catch Turu in a more certain way.
‘But the damage I dealt alone must be well over 10,000.’
Just how much health does that Turu b*stard have?
“Uwaaagh!”
“No! I don’t want to die!”
And by the time my stamina was fully recovered, only 4 players remained (excluding Yua) thanks to Turu’s brilliant performance. The fact that 4 people remained was because they were all running around. If they had just charged in recklessly, they would have definitely been wiped out.
‘Phew, shall I start moving?’
“My brethren! Gather here!”
Huh?
Just as I was about to start moving, I heard Turu’s shout. At the same time, the message window reacted to Turu’s shout.
[Turu summons Goblin Warriors.]
[In 10 seconds, 104 Goblin Warriors will appear.]
“Crazy.”
I didn’t care about Goblin Warriors. No matter how many thousands of them gathered, they couldn’t deal damage to me. However, it was a different story if Turu’s stats increased by killing Goblin Warriors.
“Jayer’s Guardian Shield.”
Pabbat!━
[S-Rank Skill. Jayer’s Guardian Shield is activated.]
Covered in light with Jayer’s Guardian Shield, I immediately collided with Turu using Giant’s Sprint. Turu took a huge amount of damage, even in my eyes, and then turned his gaze towards me. In the end, a head-on battle between me and Turu unfolded.
“Giant’s Sprint!”
“Tree Root Bind.”
Kwaddeung!━
‘Damn it!’
[You have taken damage. -152.]
[You have taken damage……]
“I’m running out of time, damn it.”
I didn’t know the time I was bound by the tree roots would be this long. Anyway, the tree roots disappeared after dealing a moderate amount of damage, and I collided with Turu’s body again using Giant’s Sprint.
Kwaaaang!!━
[Skill Damage! 1,941.]
[Goblin Warriors appear.]
But what are the other players doing?
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