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Uder couldn’t move at the sight before his eyes.
For a moment, I forgot how to breathe.
A gigantic being.
Even though he was in a crouching position, his hideous bat head touched the ceiling.
The wings that sprouted from its back, despite being droopy, clearly made its presence felt by covering the entire floor.
The Red Moon’s Raise River.
A bloodthirsty demon prince.
It was incomparable to what I saw in the game.
Although the appearance itself was the same, the sense of intimidation was different.
His limbs were tied up.
Chains that seemed thicker than Yuder’s waist covered Raizegang’s entire body.
But still, I felt afraid.
Just by facing him, Yuder felt as if his own existence was being trampled and crushed.
“Wake up!”
Just then Cordelia shook Uther’s shoulder.
Unlike Yuder, who couldn’t even handle mana because he was a syllable of the old syllable, she was a proper magician, even though she was only a 1-star. She put the necklace she had hastily prepared around Yuder’s neck.
“Are you okay? Come to your senses?”
It was a magical tool that slightly increased magic resistance.
I brought it just in case, and it seemed like it was a good idea to bring it. Yuder’s eyes began to focus again.
“Yellow storm?”
“Yeah, it’s me! Pull yourself together! Okay?”
Uder blinked. He took a breath. He gulped and swallowed at the overwhelming presence behind him.
“The Red Moon’s Raize River······.”
It was real.
A mighty Demon Prince appeared before my eyes.
‘I can do it.’
Uder thought. The seal of the sun god was still working. Belastin’s magic circle was also doing its job.
The time given was about 3 minutes.
Anything more than that was beyond the power of Belastine’s magic circle.
“It’s there. There, near your waist.”
Cordelia said in a very nervous voice.
The waist of the Raize River.
To be exact, the necklace of the sun was hanging from the hilt of the sword he was wearing on his waist.
“Phew.”
Yuder let out a sigh and swallowed dry saliva again.
Raizegang had his eyes closed.
He fell asleep on his own to endure the time of the seal, but since the seal itself was still maintained, he seemed to be unaware of the fact that he had even temporarily come out.
‘It’s an opportunity.’
I just grab the Sun Necklace and immediately release Belastin’s magic circle. I sweep the bastard away from my sight.
‘You can do it. You can do it.’
It was the moment when Yuder took a step towards himself.
“hey.”
“Huh?!”
When Cordelia suddenly reached out and grabbed his shoulder, Uther let out a strange noise in surprise, and Cordelia, also startled, jumped back and let out a suppressed scream.
“I was so surprised!”
“I was the one who was surprised?!”
Anyway, why is this happening all of a sudden?
As Uther looked up, Cordelia swung a stick that was a little shorter than her forearm in a big swing. The stick instantly grew five times its size.
“ruler.”
It was a non-magical, modular baton that could be pushed inward from the start.
Uther tilted his head for a moment, but soon understood Cordelia’s intentions.
“You want me to salvage it with this?”
“Isn’t that better than sticking it directly?”
It definitely got better.
Uther looked at her with sincere gratitude, and Cordelia gave a cheerful, pleasant laugh.
Anyway, time continued to pass even in the midst of all this.
Yuder, holding the baton, slowly walked towards Raizegang.
“Go.”
He stretched out his baton and somehow managed to reach the distance. Yuder inserted the baton between the necklace strings and carefully lifted it up.
“Okay, okay. Almost done.”
He spoke very quietly, and Cordelia nodded and swallowed hard.
And right after that.
The moment I finally took the necklace off the handle!
Uther froze again. This time, so did Cordelia.
And almost instinctively, the two of them raised their heads and looked up high.
The Red Moon’s Raise River.
The guy had his eyes open.
He glared at Uther and Cordelia with his red eyes shining just like when he first appeared from the seal.
Like that for 1 second.
No, a moment that feels like eternity.
“Take it!”
“Jump!”
Cordelia and Uther shouted almost simultaneously. Uther quickly pulled back his baton and took a big step back. He grabbed the Sun Necklace that followed the baton.
[Noom!]
Raizegang said.
He opened his mouth and let out a roar that shook not only the seal but the entire cave.
Uther stumbled and fell.
Raizegang put strength into his arms to hold on to Yuder.
Cadd!
But there was a chain.
The seal of the Sun God still held the Raize River tightly in his hands.
“hurry!”
Cordelia shouted. Uther staggered to his feet, and Raizegang opened his mouth again.
And at that moment.
Uder witnessed another unbelievable sight.
A small light burst out.
Inside the open mouth of the Raize River.
To be exact, the arrow of light that flew towards the mouth of the Raize River exploded.
Magic Missile.
The most basic attack magic that 1-star wizards have from the start.
It was Cordelia.
No, it was a yellow storm.
The moment Raizegang was about to attack Yuder, her instincts as a fighter to the core were triggered.
“Hey! Are you crazy······?!”
Uther, who was about to shout loudly, blinked in surprise. And so did Cordelia.
“Level… up?”
Cordelia was enveloped in a ring of white light.
The level up effect that we’ve seen countless times in Heroes Chronicle 2 was clear.
“ah.”
Cordelia spoke up.
And then he shouted again, this time with Yuder.
“ah!”
I understand.
It was an extremely embarrassing situation, but the two people who had gone beyond stagnant water and reached the realm of rotten water immediately understood the current situation.
In Heroes Chronicle 2, there were levels.
However, since there is no status window for NPCs in Hero Chronicles 2, you had to go to a place like a level temple to measure your level.
In any case, what was important was that the level itself existed in the worldview, and that strengthening through leveling up was also possible.
So why did Cordelia level up at this very moment?
‘Battle experience.’
You didn’t necessarily have to kill enemies to gain experience. You could gain experience just by attacking enemies.
Of course, the latter was insignificant compared to the former.
But what about Cordelia and Raizegang?
If you’re just starting out as a 1-star wizard or a powerful demon that you can only deal with in the second half of the game.
The level difference is enormous.
An opponent that would normally not even attempt to attack.
That’s why the battle experience is amplified!
[Things like burrs!]
Raizegang roared again, but the man was still chained up and unable to move.
So Cordelia and Uther looked at each other, exchanged glances, and understood the moment they did. That their game brains had started to turn.
“Magic Missile!”
Cordelia shouted cheerfully and fired a magic missile.
Instead of fear, his face was filled with joy.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Magic missiles exploded in succession. To Raizegang, it was a weak magic that only tickled, but an attack was an attack anyway.
“Yay!”
After about three shots, a white ring appeared again around Cordelia’s body.
It was the second level up.
“Me too, me too will level up!”
Outboxer009’s gaming brain was crushed by fear. As Outboxer009, missing out on such a sweet level-up point was something he could not forgive.
“Let’s go!”
Yuder, who had quickly closed the distance between himself and Raizegang, swung his baton like a sword.
“Ugh!”
He swung hard, but it felt like he was hitting steel. It seemed like the recoil would damage Uther’s wrist.
‘But that’s only if I level up!’
This much pain-
“uh?”
But nothing happened. No white ring appeared.
“Why··· Ah!”
As expected from a rotten fish, Uder soon figured out the cause of the problem.
Cordelia also burst into a bright smile.
““You’re too weak!””
That’s right.
Uther was too weak.
Because it was so weak, Yuder’s attacks were not even recognized as attacks by Raizegang.
It literally wasn’t even ticklish!
[You bastards, do you dare to act in front of someone······.]
Boom boom!
Raizegang’s voice was drowned out by the explosion of the magic missile.
Cordelia laughed heartily and continued to create magic missiles. It also proved that the seal of the Sun God was strong, so there was no reason to hesitate.
“Yay! Level up!”
Cordelia has leveled up once again.
Because of that, Yuder became impatient and thought and thought again.
I couldn’t fall behind like this. I had to somehow make a valid hit and gain combat experience.
But how.
But how······.
“bingo!”
Yuder, who shouted as if it were a habit, threw down his baton, placed the decorative part of the Sun Necklace on his finger, and clenched his fist.
“The protection of the great sun god Solari is with you, glory that illuminates the morning, light that banishes the night, arise, burn at my fingertips!”
As I recited the prayer to the sun god Solari, the sun god’s necklace began to glow golden.
Of course, since it was a prayer memorized by Yuder, who was neither a believer in Solari nor had any magical power, the effect was minimal.
But even so, the power of the sun god Solari that destroys evil and burns away negativity!
“Haat!”
Yuder, who had been running towards Dododo, hit Raizegang’s shin with his fist.
Like Cordelia’s Magic Missile, it was an attack that was barely a tickle to Raizegang, but an attack was an attack anyway.
“Level up!”
A pure white ring also appeared on Yuder’s body.
And Uther could feel it.
I got a little stronger.
Overall physical ability has improved.
[These bastards!]
The Raize River roared again, but Yuder and Cordelia did not stop. It was a moment when the two rotten desires for leveling up overwhelmed their fear.
“There’s no time!”
“Just one more step!”
The time limit for Bellastine’s magic circle is 3 minutes.
Cordelia created magic missiles even while drinking mana potions, and Uther swung his fists like a boxer hitting a sandbag, sweating profusely.
[Kwaaah! You filthy things! I have remembered your faces! I have engraved your souls in my mind! The day I am released! You will suffer a pain worse than death – filthy things! Listen! Listen!]
Uther and Cordelia didn’t listen, since there were only about ten seconds left.
I had to hit one more before the sweet no-gada point passed.
And 10 seconds.
A fifth ring appeared simultaneously around the waists of Uther and Cordelia.
Cordelia was the first to start hitting, but since she was a level 1 raw player, the experience efficiency of Yuder was better.
Anyway, 10 seconds passed, and Belastin’s magic circle had worn off.
As the space began to close again, Raizegang glared at Uder and Cordelia, venting his anger.
[You bastards! You will definitely see it again! You will definitely see it!]
“Okay, see you again in Act 7.”
“It was nice meeting you. See you again next time.”
As Uder and Cordelia each smiled and waved, Raizegang closed his eyes, sniffling as if he had been sick. If his hands and feet had been free, he would have grabbed the back of his neck.
And then the light again.
The golden light symbolizing the sun god Solari filled the seal, and the red moon’s Raizegang disappeared into space again.
“ha.”
“Phew.”
As the massive presence of the Raize River disappeared, Yuder and Cordelia sighed without saying a word. Then, they simultaneously burst into laughter again.
“Ha, really. I knew it all along, but you’re a total lunatic.”
“Yeah, you weren’t in your right mind either.”
Even though it was sealed, they ignored the Great Demon’s warning and attacked.
Uther and Cordelia looked at each other again and laughed happily.
Anyway, this quest was a great success.
“Is your palsy getting better now?”
“It will take some time, but it will get better.”
Unlike the Sun’s Necklace, the Sun’s Necklace could not cure the Nine Yin Vessels all at once. The extreme negative energies blocking the blood vessels throughout the body had to be melted away little by little with the power of the Sun.
But that was enough. It was clear that the condition would improve day by day.
“Just try to get better.”
“Yes, yes. When I get better, I’ll hug you, I’ll throw myself on you, and I’ll even climb over your house wall.”
“What is that crazy guy talking about?”
Cordelia smiled slightly, slumped her shoulders, and suddenly thrust her fist forward.
It was one of the actions that characters took when clearing a quest in Heroes Chronicle 2.
So instead of sitting down, Uther walked towards Cordelia, and lightly bumped his fist with Cordelia’s.
“Fine play.”
“Fine play.”
Although I was exhausted, I gained 5 levels and obtained the Sun Necklace, so it was a great success.
“Let’s go now.”
“I’m going to get in trouble a lot, right?”
“I’m going to get in trouble.”
Even though they were engaged, the couple, who were not yet married, ran away in the middle of the night – no, during the day – because they wanted to have some time alone.
“Ugh······.”
Cordelia slumped her shoulders as if she was worried again, and Uther quietly held her shoulder with one arm.
“What is it, what are you doing?”
“Can you help me?”
Because I’m very tired.
Cordelia, momentarily dumbfounded, asked with a blank expression.
“Even if I level up, is that okay?”
“Why don’t you ask me to carry you?”
“That’s right.”
Cordelia smiled and supported Uther, and the two walked side by side in a friendly manner.
And that night.
Uther and Cordelia, who returned home, were sentenced to ten days of curfew.
Chapter 1 – The End of the Pleiades, Chapter 2 – The Dungeon Book.
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