Owner of Twilight Intuition – Chapter 70

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟕𝟎

First, let’s get rid of that annoying barrier!

“Giant’s Sprint!”

Kwaaaang!!━

[Skill Damage! 2,321.]

“Crazy.”

Although the damage was enough to shake the barrier momentarily, it didn’t break it. How much durability does this barrier have? Should I have used Jayer’s Guardian Shield as well?

Ziiiing━

“Huh?”

As soon as I thought about it, the information was updated. The High Priest’s barrier has one hit left. I had a feeling that one more Giant’s Sprint would break it.

‘One more hit, huh?’

However, even that one hit wasn’t easy. I felt the Basilisk’s attack coming from behind and immediately threw myself to the side. But before I could even regain my balance, the Basilisk swung its long snout like a club.

‘I can’t dodge this.’

Kwaang!━

[Damage Received! -664.]

“Ugh!”

Since dodging was impossible, I blocked the Basilisk’s attack with my shield. Thanks to the damage reduction and the Sturdy Defense on my shield, I was able to reduce a significant amount of damage, but due to the difference in strength, my body was flung backward, and the Basilisk charged towards me again.

‘Should I kill this? Or should I not?’

In my current state, it wouldn’t be difficult. It would just take time. And if the High Priest summoned another Basilisk during that time, the situation would only get worse.

Puck!━

‘Huh? A throwing spear?’

Suddenly, a spear flew from the side and struck the Basilisk. An amazing accuracy that hit the attack despite the Basilisk’s speed.

I saw the person who threw the spear.

Yua, without paying attention to her own attack, threw another spear at the Basilisk that was threatening me. Considering the Basilisk’s defense, it probably wouldn’t do any damage, but it seemed like she was trying to draw its attention.

‘What’s she going to do by drawing its attention here?’

Even I could barely dodge the Basilisk’s attack with my Intuition. If this thing went after Yua, I didn’t need to see what would happen next.

Let’s finish it.

Dodging the Basilisk’s body that was flying towards me, I decided to eliminate this Basilisk as quickly as possible.

Poook!━

“……!?”

“Ki-ra-ra-ra!”

In the meantime, Yua’s spear deeply embedded itself in the Basilisk’s body. Penetration damage. At the same time, as I feared, the Basilisk’s gaze turned towards Yua.

‘No!’

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

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

Pabat!━

Kwakwakwak!!━

White light and a red storm mixed and swirled. I collided with the Basilisk along with the swirling light.

Kwaaaang!!━

[Skill Damage! 2,281.]

I secretly hoped that this attack would send the Basilisk flying, but that didn’t happen. It seemed that the Basilisk’s strength, which had tripled, was far superior to mine.

‘But still……’

Information continued to be updated. One more hit and this Basilisk would be finished. Since I could estimate the opponent’s remaining health, nothing could be more convenient.

And within that information, a danger signal appeared.

“Hmm?”

An unknown danger.

Feeling like I needed to step back, I quickly moved. At the same time, the Basilisk spewed out gray smoke from its mouth, and I was only able to completely avoid it after retreating a considerable distance.

“I’m already short on time.”

I couldn’t wait forever. In the end, I decided to leave the smoke-spewing Basilisk alone for a while and focus on attacking the High Priest inside the barrier. I used Giant’s Sprint towards him.

Jjaeeng!!━

[Skill Damage! 3,329.]

“N-No?!”

As I expected, the barrier shattered. The High Priest was surprised, as if he couldn’t believe it. If I dealt the maximum damage possible here, there was a good chance of winning.

Chwaak!━

[Unable to deal damage.]

‘Damn it, this guy has high defense too.’

As expected, a boss is a boss.

Thinking that his defense would be low because he was a priest, I slashed him with my sword first, but no damage was dealt.

But that didn’t mean I was going to back down.

“What are you doing! Quickly erect the barrier!”

“Y-Yes!”

‘Barrier?’

The regular priests busily moved at the command to erect the barrier. Seeing that, I immediately changed my target. I had no intention of letting them reinstall the barrier.

“Oh?! The barrier over there is broken!”

“It’s true! The barrier is broken!”

Someone noticed that the barrier was broken again and shouted in a loud voice. If players flocked here after hearing that voice, all the effort I put into breaking the barrier would be wasted.

“Kuh, Giant’s Sprint!”

[Insufficient Magic Power.]

[Stamina consumption doubled.]

Kwaaaang!!━

[Skill Damage! 2,684.]

“Kuaack!”

[Contribution Points +10 acquired!]

‘At least the priests are weak.’

They were at a similar level to regular monsters, considering they were knocked out with one Giant’s Sprint. Moreover, since one priest was gone, it was highly likely that they wouldn’t be able to create the barrier again.

‘Now to attack the High Priest again……’

Ziiiing━

I stopped moving for a moment. I could feel the Basilisk attacking from behind. I quickly moved sideways to avoid the attack just in time.

“Wow, did you see that guy? He dodged without even looking!”

‘Damn it.’

Perhaps because of the attention, I could hear the players’ voices of admiration even at the slightest movement.

Of course, it wasn’t pleasant.

“Wow, amazing! Film it!”

“Video recording!”

“Klara!”

Ignoring the annoying shouts, I dodged the attacks again. As soon as I dodged, I could hear cheers from around me, but it was extremely difficult for me, the one actually fighting.

But are they just filming videos right now?

‘It’s already annoying enough.’

If at least the Basilisk’s attack power, no, its strength, was lower, I could ignore it and just attack the High Priest. But right now, if I got hit by the Basilisk once, I would be flung back several meters, so it was difficult to ignore it and attack.

Moreover, its agility was higher than mine, so I couldn’t let my guard down for a second.

“Elsyke’s Phantom Shift.”

Pat━

In the end, to resolve this situation, I used Elsyke’s Phantom Shift to move behind the High Priest and started running again. An illusion appeared in my original position, so I had faith that it would buy me a few seconds.

“Giant’s Sprint!”

Kwaaaang!!━

[Skill Damage! 2,184.]

‘Was the High Priest’s defense this high?’

Upon checking, it was almost the same as the Basilisk’s. Considering he was a boss, his health would be considerable, and I even thought that I might not be able to handle him alone.

“Ugh!”

“Huh?”

Suddenly, surprisingly, the High Priest, hit by my Giant’s Sprint, flew towards the players. The fact that he flew away meant that his strength was lower than mine.

But still, of all places, to fly towards the players!

‘……Or is it?’

What if I used the players to my advantage?

After all, how long could I fight the High Priest with only 14% of my stamina left? Therefore, if I used the players to buy myself some time to recover, the chances of defeating him would increase.

“He’s here! Catch the High Priest over there!”

“Now’s our chance! We can kill the High Priest now!”

“Hurry and catch him! Before the Basilisks come!”

The players, seeing the High Priest fall before them after the barrier broke, rushed towards him like a swarm of bees. It was the complete opposite of their fearful behavior when avoiding the Basilisks. And although three priests moved to stop those players, there was nothing they could do with their strength being at the level of regular monsters.

They were simply swept away by the players’ attacks and disappeared.

‘Will this buy me some time?’

These players had risked their lives to reach this point, avoiding the Basilisks. Therefore, it was only natural for them to go crazy when they saw the High Priest fall right in front of them.

But wouldn’t it be dangerous to rush in like that?

Not a single Basilisk had been killed yet, and the Basilisks that were slaughtering from afar were slowly approaching the High Priest. To rush in blindly in such a situation? I could only shake my head as I watched while recovering my stamina.

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

Kwang!- Kwakwang!━

“Aaack!”

“You crazy b*stards! What are you doing attacking without dealing with the Basilisks!”

As expected, some players became prey to the Basilisks. However, the players who thought this was their chance continued to attack the High Priest relentlessly.

“Die! Flame Explosion!”

“Wind Arrow…… Ugh!”

How valiant. Some players who used their skills met a valiant death at the hands of the Basilisks.

Did they want to inflict damage even if it meant their own death?

Well, even so, there were still many players left. It seemed like about 50-60 were remaining. That should be enough to hold out for about 5 minutes, I thought.

Yes, 5 minutes.

I didn’t think the High Priest would die before then, so I leisurely recovered my magic power and stamina.

Gulp━

[Magic Power recovered by 600.]

“It’s quite a spectacle.”

Suddenly, I heard Sina’s voice, as if she was impressed, approaching me from who knows where.

“They’ll suffer a considerable loss if they keep dying like that.”

“They’ll retreat if they don’t want to die.”

“Is that so? Oh, by the way, you were fighting incredibly well.”

Was she complimenting me? Normally, I wouldn’t be able to fight like this. It was only possible because my Intuition was constantly activated for some reason.

If my Intuition wasn’t activated, wouldn’t I have run away after a few skirmishes with the Basilisks?

Anyway, realizing that Yua wasn’t next to Sina, I looked around to find her. Then, I spotted her a little distance away. It seemed that she had given up on throwing spears in that chaotic battle and was approaching us.

“Yua, good job. Are you hurt anywhere?”

“No, I’m fine.”

Unlike the fierce battle over there, this side was relatively peaceful.

“How dare you anger me! I will not forgive you!”

Hwarr!━

And the High Priest, having been attacked dozens of times by the players, created about 30 fireballs above his head. It was on a completely different level compared to the magical abilities the priests had shown in the Bamut quest before.

“Die!”

Kwang!- Kwakwakwang!!━

“Ugh!”

“Block it! Block it!”

‘……They won’t even last 5 minutes?’

Dozens of fireballs launched by the High Priest. Basilisks rampaging and slaughtering among the players. Just that alone was enough to visibly reduce the number of players.

‘Tsk.’

[Magic Power recovered by 600.]

I quickly drank the potions in my inventory and fully recovered my magic power. Now, if only my stamina recovered, I could join the battle, but it seemed like it would take 1-2 minutes for my stamina to fully recover.

‘By the way, quite a lot of them have died.’

By the time my recovery was almost complete, only 20-30 players remained. About half of them had died.

‘If I want to kill the High Priest with Giant’s Sprint here……’

I could vaguely tell. About 17 times. It seemed like I would need to use Giant’s Sprint 17 times to kill the High Priest.

On the other hand, if I used Jayer’s Guardian Shield?

The number decreased dramatically.

9 times. Strangely, just by thinking about it, the High Priest’s health was measured. It was just a guess without certainty, but since it was a guess based on my Intuition, I didn’t doubt it one bit.

‘The problem is magic power, huh?’

I could manage that with potions.

Good!

‘This time, I’ll kill you for sure.’

“Jayer’s Guardian Shield.”

Pabat!━

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

“Giant’s Sprint!”

I ran. The High Priest was already preoccupied with attacking the players around him. Moreover, the Basilisks were also focused on the players, so there was nothing to stop me.

Plus, my agility, which had more than doubled, allowed me to reach the High Priest in an instant.

Kwaaaang!!━

[Skill Damage! 2,201.]

“Kuaack!”

‘You’re flying away splendidly.’

Although I managed to send him flying, it was difficult to use Giant’s Sprint again because of the players scattered around. If I ignored them and used Giant’s Sprint, the players could also be flung away, so I ran towards the High Priest for now.

“Out of the way!”

I pushed the players aside as I ran. I could hear the players cursing at me for being pushed, but I could ignore such things.

As long as I could catch that High Priest!

“Krrrrrrr!”

‘Tsk.’

Of course, it wasn’t easy. As soon as I ran towards the High Priest, two Basilisks attached themselves to me. Since their agility was higher than mine, they easily caught up.

At the same time, I quickly finished my calculations in my head.

‘I can use Elsyke’s Phantom Shift once. And then 9 times. No, if I unleash Giant’s Sprint 8 times.’

It’s possible.

Having reached that conclusion, I used Phantom Shift first.

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