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Episode 154. The Apostle
-You have received the quest.
-You have cleared the quest!
-You have obtained a star fragment containing the power of the moon goddess, Moon Force.
-Your fame will rise!
-You have achieved the achievement!
-[Great Sword] Likes were earned by achieving achievements.
– Got ‘2’ likes!
Ethan, who stole the star fragments, cleared the quest as soon as he received it.
And an achievement. I didn’t know that I would get an achievement that required me to steal the target perfectly.
‘Hong Gil-dong’s skills are certainly great. It’s a skill that fits his nickname of ‘Great Thief’ so well.’
Ethan recalled the taste of the star fragments he had stolen.
“This might become a habit. I need to be careful.”
He had perfect skills in stealing and even a taste for it, so if he was not careful, he might end up developing a thief instinct that was not in his fate.
Ethan saw the star fragment stolen from the First Order.
This mineral, imbued with the energy of the bright blue moon, was clearly the magic stone of Moon Force.
“It must have been taken from the temple that the Forest Clan spoke of.”
Seeing that there is a magic stone imbued with the power of Moon Force, the temple in the foggy forest must be the temple of Moon Force, the goddess of the moon.
Ethan recalled the words of the elder he had met at the entrance to the foggy forest.
They thought the temple was dedicated to the god who ruled over the forest, but they did not know that the god was the goddess of the moon.
‘I’m not a believer in Moon Force. That’s all.’
It meant that I could always turn it this way.
“I got something valuable.”
This star fragment was a completely different item from the ordinary magic stones.
Unlike regular magic stones that are imbued with mana, this one was imbued with the power of a god, and the difference was that it could use that power in its entirety.
‘It must have been because of the power of Moon Force that they were able to continue to resist the Inquisitors.’
But now that the Star Fragment is in Ethan’s hands, he will be unable to defeat the Inquisitors, including Jared.
‘And the new interrogators I trained won’t die either.’
Ethan immediately used the star fragment.
-You can use the power of the moon goddess.
-The conditions have been met.
Crunch-!
The star fragments shattered and began to be absorbed by Ethan.
“Because it is the power originally possessed by the goddess of the moon.”
It was only natural that Ethan, a descendant of Moon Force, could absorb it.
‘This is my first time absorbing Moon Force’s magic stone.’
Ethan was quite excited.
Shaaaaah-!
The power of the Moon Force seeped into Ethan’s body.
-A new energy entered my body.
-I got the energy of the moon.
-The moon’s energy is invaded by a powerful curse!
“Fuck.”
Something began to stir inside Ethan.
-Half of the power has been absorbed.
“You do all sorts of things.”
It seemed like the extinction effect took effect immediately, perhaps because the moon’s energy was a power that could replace mana.
But Ethan smiled instead.
“How can I even get half of it? I can’t even accumulate mana.”
The energy of the moon is a power that can replace mana.
‘I can use the skills I learned in the new world more actively.’
Above all, you can now use the Frost Thunder Sword Technique more efficiently.
-The goddess of the moon, Moonforce, blesses you.
Shaaaak-.
Ethan, blessed once more, headed straight towards the cave.
“There is an apostle in here.”
A cold air emanated from the cave. It was the chill characteristic of the temple of Moonforce that Ethan knew very well.
“It’s definitely the temple of Moon Force.”
In that case, the relics that the apostle came to get must have contained the power of Moon Force.
Considering that the Apostle has not yet revealed himself, the relics of Moon Force are likely still sleeping within the temple.
Maybe there’s more to it than that.
Ethan slowly entered the cave.
* * *
The followers of the Moon, who had lost the fragments of the star, were miserably defeated by the fierce attacks of the Inquisitors.
Jared fought with the determination not to lose a single one in this fight, thoroughly checking the condition of the interrogators.
‘That’s amazing.’
Education and practice are different.
Even though Ethan had clearly trained them, when they went into actual combat, new recruits tended to forget what they had learned and do things the way they had done before.
‘Because it’s only been a week since I started training.’
This is an inevitable part of the nature of the Inquisition, where experienced people come for their own reasons.
What is engraved in the instincts of newbies are things they have learned throughout their lives.
A mere week of training would have to fly out of your mind in such an urgent situation.
Jared also had to keep a close eye on the new interrogators throughout the fight, taking that into account.
But those worries soon disappeared as if washed away.
‘Thoroughly in groups of three. Not by taking risks to defeat the Moon Followers, but safely enough that it doesn’t affect the group of three.’
The new interrogators generally behaved calmly and collectedly.
Although it was understandable to be excited, he was calmly leading the fight.
‘Can things change this much in just a week?’
Jared looked at the new interrogators with satisfaction. Could he call them newbies anymore?
My worries about the new recruits were eased, but another worry arose. Ethan had not been seen for a while.
‘The apostle is not here.’
The reason I was reluctant to confront him head-on was because he was an apostle.
‘Are you going to fight yourself?’
If that were the case, it would be no different from the Inquisition taking on another huge debt.
‘But I can’t do it alone.’
At least a few more veteran interrogators, including himself, would have increased the chances of taking him down.
“Handle it firmly and move forward!”
* * *
Unlike other temples of Moon Force, this one was filled with cold air.
‘Something seems strange.’
As I went deeper inside, I began to feel a different energy mixed in with the cold air, and my doubts gradually grew.
“Keeeeeek!”
Suddenly, a monster appeared in front of Ethan.
[lv 66]
‘It’s certain. Something is parasitizing the temple.’
Suddenly, I remembered the magic circle in the temple of Moon Force that I had visited before.
It must have been the apostle who parasitized that something.
Ethan grabbed the hilts of the Frost Sword and the Thunder Sword.
“Dual swords are effective for catching monsters.”
Frost Thunder Sword Technique.
Footsteps.
In an instant, two swords were drawn out and cut through the monster in a cross shape.
Crunch-!
Lightning and frost tore the monster apart in an instant.
‘The energy of the moon has been added.’
The moon energy absorbed from the star fragments was added to the Frost Thunder Sword Technique, making it even more powerful.
“The moon fragments increase the power more than expected.”
Ethan continued to move forward.
How much further inside did they go?
“Keeeeeek!”
“Kyaaaa …
The cries of monsters began to be heard.
“S-save me, please.”
“You have to stop! If you continue any further, it will be irreversible!”
“The wrath of God has descended!”
“god?”
A scratching voice was heard along with the voices of the forest clan.
“Shall I come in and listen? I am a listener. I can hear what our mother, Mother Moon, is saying. Hmm, yes. Oh, she says that she won’t bring down the wrath of God?”
“What is that… … !”
“An ancient god whose name no longer exists. He has lost all his power and all that remains is his ruins. He says that he will not bring down the wrath of the gods, nor anything like it, you scum of the forest.”
“Shit…….”
Even with the humiliating words, the forest clan could not protest.
‘You’re tied up.’
The man who appeared to be an apostle had his back turned.
Ethan used the ultimate thief’s tactic.
He didn’t notice this. If that’s the case, we should attack carefully and finish him off in one fell swoop.
‘Because there is a technique that can kill in one go.’
It is disadvantageous to fight for a long time.
Ethan slowly moved inside.
And then.
-The great thief’s ultimate goal has been destroyed!
“… … !”
Ethan frowned for a moment.
A bright blue flame flickered from the apostle’s back. The apostle, who had been showing his back, turned his head for a moment and looked at Ethan.
-The great thief’s ultimate goal was destroyed by superhuman power.
-Super gravity is squeezing you!
Long ago, the power that the Beast King possessed was one of the superpowers.
Ethan was impressed as soon as he saw the apostle.
12 Apostles Luna Spirit.
An apostle with various superhuman abilities and a gigantic body, he was able to crush everything with the overwhelming power emitted by his two large fists.
‘I never thought that the ultimate thief’s will would be destroyed by superhuman strength.’
“You’re so close, yet you avoid my senses? There’s no such thing among the Inquisitors. And the Special Inquisitors can’t be here right now.”
The apostle looked at Ethan and asked,
“who are you.”
In an instant, the apostle’s figure disappeared.
Tingle-!
Ethan’s instincts stirred.
-Your chances of survival are temporarily reduced!
-Your chances of survival are temporarily reduced!
The message that his chances of survival were decreasing kept popping up. At the same time, a sharp pain came into Ethan’s eyes.
The apostle’s movements should be clearly visible due to the effect of bullet time.
Even in the slowed time, the speed of the 12 Apostles Luna Spirits was overwhelming.
His fist slammed straight into Ethan.
Kwaaaaaaaang-!
Ethan instinctively drew his Thunder Sword and blocked Luna Spirit’s punch. However, the aftereffects were enormous.
“… … !”
Ethan was impressed. It was clear that swords and fists had clashed.
-Moonlight Defense has been cast.
-Absorbs damage.
– Damage absorbed has exceeded its limit.
‘The moonlight defense has been broken. At the same time, the universal intelligence has reached its limit.’
“That’s an interesting technique.”
The apostle glared at Ethan, waving his wrist this way and that.
“Run away!”
“He, he is an apostle! One of the twelve most powerful of the followers of the moon… … .”
“quiet.”
As the apostle swung his hand at the elf, the elf fell down bleeding.
“Keuk… … .”
“It’s been a while since I’ve seen someone withstand my attacks. I swung with the intention of killing them in one breath.”
Ethan was impressed.
‘The difference is that big?’
I realized once again how strong a curse extinction is, even though it has been built up to this extent.
But Ethan did not despair. Ethan still had a lot of cards left to play.
Phage crackle-.
Moon Guardian and Lightning Guardian, two powers that are considered the best in Mephant when it comes to offense and defense.
Moreover, since he had the power of the gods that he had obtained from the new world, he had enough power to overcome the gap.
“Yes, that’s how it should be. You didn’t come here with just some skills. Didn’t you know I was here in the first place? Fight until the end. I think Mother Moon would be very pleased if I offered you up as a sacrifice.”
The twelve apostles extended their fists again.
My eyes stung, but I could clearly see the movement of the fist I had seen once.
‘Get out of harm’s way!’
And he tried to move and counterattack right away. However, Ethan had no choice but to take a defensive stance again at the moment when the 12 Apostles’ fists twisted like snakes.
Kyaaaaang-!
-Your stamina has dropped below 10 percent.
-The characteristic of an unfading flower is activated!
‘This is crazy!’
If blocking it causes damage, then there’s no point in blocking it, right?
“celebration.”
Ethan immediately used his power. Lightning flashed as if it would burn everything, engulfing Ethan’s body.
“Ice and lightning. What a combination I’ve never seen before.”
The apostle smiled and lowered his posture.
‘There is only one festival left.’
I never thought that the defensive technologies I had built up until now would be destroyed so easily.
-Your chances of survival are temporarily reduced.
-Your chances of survival are temporarily reduced.
‘The big one is coming!’
can not avoid.
Even if you block it, you still take damage.
Ethan clicked his tongue. His mind was in turmoil. No matter how much he thought about it, he couldn’t come up with a way out of this crisis.
There is only one way left.
Escape using wind and cloud.
But running away from here was a meaningless action.
-Hero’s Breath is activated.
-Immunity to all mental attacks due to Chiron’s teachings.
‘ah.’
In that moment, Ethan’s mind cleared.
As my breathing, which had been tense due to tension, returned to normal, I was able to look at the situation calmly again.
‘I knew it, you know. Superpowers are definitely scary.’
The 12 Apostles were unable to make proper decisions because of pressure, one of their superpowers.
Of course, even if my head cleared up, the situation didn’t change right away.
Wheaaa …
The powerful blow of the 12 apostles flew. It looked similar to the fist from before, but this time it was much faster and an aura was wrapped around the fist.
Even if you block this, it’s over. You have to avoid it no matter what.
‘Let’s avoid it somehow!’
Ethan tried with all his might to dodge the Apostle’s fist.
But in that moment, the apostle twisted his upper body. Then he stretched out his arms as if he was pulling his shoulders out, completely blocking any possibility of evasion.
‘no.’
Ethan gritted his teeth.
-Trials are given.
-Trial: 12 Apostles Luna Spirit.
-Hero’s Breath will exert powerful force only during this trial.
‘test?’
Hercules became a hero through twelve trials.
The hero’s breathing I learned from him seemed to contain a hidden power that could overcome trials.
Ethan felt his body become lighter for a moment, and he barely managed to block the attack, then stepped back while releasing the shock.
“You can avoid it like that! Do you still have something hidden?”
The decreased chance of survival due to the Apostle was acknowledged as Ethan’s trial.
“Yeah… … It’s been too easy up until now.”
Ethan took a deep breath.
This is a trial. If you overcome it, it is a trial that will allow you to take a step forward.
Ethan drew his strength up in one breath, while simultaneously awakening the other powers he possessed.
Reverse divergence, and a sense of pride.
A power that can uproot mountains and a mighty force that can cover the world.
The power of Hercules and the power of Xiang Yu were in Ethan’s hands.
Frost Thunder Sword Technique.
Frost Lightning Sword – Moon Force.
Ethan became a bolt of lightning.
fantasy,
