< Chapter 27 - Kaplan Effect #3 >
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‘It’s not Kaplan’s fault.’
Kaplan’s ability(?) was not to create rare monsters, but to attract them.
In other words, it was about calling in rare or named monsters that were already scattered throughout the field, not strengthening ordinary monsters into rare or named monsters.
‘It was there from the beginning.’
This happened because the named Najarus was originally located underground in Endymion.
‘So it’s not Kaplan’s fault!’
But, but still.
“Coming!”
Cordelia shouted like thunder, and Uther focused on the battle before him.
Behind him, a startled Kaplan could be heard screaming.
“Named Najarus.”
“Kara Kula. Kara and Kula.”
“Rare, two in one body.”
“Nameddra can split, has special abilities!”
That was it.
Karakula emerged fully from the darkness.
A naked man and woman’s upper bodies were hung on the lower body of a giant monster snake, both of which had extremely evil appearances, as befitting monsters from hell.
“Kaha-!”
A male monster with a spear and shield – Kula opened his mouth wide and breathed fire.
As Uther and Cordelia split to either side to avoid the straight line of flames, the woman holding the staff, Kara, chanted a spell as if she had been waiting.
“Metamorphosis!”
Paha-!
In an instant, a tremendous light engulfed the darkness underground.
Knowing Karakula’s pattern, Yuder and Cordelia closed their eyes just before the light exploded to prevent them from losing their sight, but they were unable to avoid losing sight of Karakula for a moment.
That’s why Yuder listened.
I wanted to figure out Karakula’s movements by sound.
“Ahh! Eyes! My eyes!”
But it wasn’t easy. Kaplan was screaming and rolling on the floor behind him.
bang!
There was a loud noise.
It was ahead.
At the same time, I felt alive. After opening the nine heavenly gates and the three gates, the sharpened sense of energy filled the gaps in my hearing and sight.
Even though I had my eyes closed, I could see the silhouette of Karakula through the darkness – more precisely, Kara, one of the two split Karakulas.
Tsuk-!
A sharp attack pierced the air.
As if he had been perfectly timed, Uder dodged the attack with minimal movement. He opened his eyes and clenched his teeth. The expected situation was unfolding before his eyes.
‘Cordelia!’
The person standing before my eyes was Cordelia.
To be exact, it’s Cordelia who Kara transformed into.
Transformation is the special ability of the named Najarrus.
It wasn’t just a transformation that imitated the appearance. Those who could see into the memories and minds of others with the power of the horns growing on their foreheads were able to create an ideal appearance that was more real than the real thing.
‘The ones who transform are basically lovers or colleagues on the scene.’
In the game, it honestly wasn’t that great of an ability, but in reality, it was clearly different.
“Uder.”
It was Cordelia’s voice.
Moreover, Cordelia in front of me had wet hair.
It seemed to embody the scene of bathing under moonlight to lure out the fairies.
“Ugh.”
The appearance of Cordelia, whom Uther himself considered the most beautiful.
I felt a surge of shame as if my true feelings had been revealed.
“Hey, Yuder, let’s play. Okay?”
Kara clung to Uther, speaking in a Cordelia-like tone.
It was no exaggeration to say that the approach was full of loopholes, but Yuder hesitated just before throwing his fist.
‘Damn it!’
I knew in my head that it wasn’t Cordelia.
But still, it was Cordelia’s face and voice. The very fact of hitting her made me feel a strong sense of rejection, and at the crucial moment, I instinctively hesitated.
The natural attack point was off or the attack speed was slow, and Kara exploited the gap.
“Are you going to hit Cordelia?”
Kara tilted her head as she created magical blades that flew through the air, and Uder gritted his teeth again.
He dashed forward, dodging the magical blades that were rushing towards him to slaughter him.
‘whirlwind!’
The seven gusts of wind surrounding Uther suddenly blew forward violently, pushing back the magical blades. For a moment, they created a path between Uther and Kara.
‘gale!’
Uther rushed forward, closing the distance in one breath and attempting to stab Kara in the stomach with the Holy Cross.
But it was impossible.
This time too, I hesitated right before attacking.
“I hate being sick!”
The attack was missed because Kara shouted in Cordelia’s voice, and that was enough for Kara.
She, a hellish monster, dodged Yuder’s fist and then breathed her life into Yuder who was at close range.
“i love it.”
Along with the sweet words, poison dug into Yuder’s body.
Yuder quickly recited the nine heavenly gates and activated the energy in his entire body.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that Yuder’s energy, which is the clearest and purest in the world, not only repels the poison, but also completely purifies it.
“ha!”
Uther attacked again with a shout, and Kara quickly retreated to avoid Uther’s attack.
Kara was helpless against Uder’s attacks, which had lost their usual sharpness.
‘This can’t go on.’
It was harder than I thought.
Even though it was just a superficial appearance, I kept reacting to it.
‘What about Cordelia?’
Even Yuder, who was good at physical combat to begin with, was having a hard time. Naturally, Cordelia couldn’t help but be worried.
Even though he was in the middle of a fight, Uder briefly looked to the side and saw. No, he saw.
“i love it!”
It was the real Cordelia, not Kara.
Hahaha, she was laughing out loud and was unilaterally pushing Kula.
“Be more right! Be more right!”
A magical storm swept through.
He hit Kula with more than ten magic balls, and Cordelia clenched her fists. As if this wasn’t enough, she rushed at Kula and shouted.
“Die! Yuder!”
“hey!”
The real Uther screamed, but Cordelia paid no attention.
It looks exactly like Yuder, but it’s not Yuder. How great is that?
‘You don’t have to control your strength!’
Hit with full force.
You can hit him with the intention of killing him.
“This is Hong Yu-hee’s part!”
Strength!
Strength!
Smite!
Smite!
Thanks to the echo of the spell, the strength boost and strong strike spells were activated consecutively.
Cordelia’s fist struck Kula’s abdomen with frightening precision, and the intense impact caused Kula to vomit blood.
“This is the Yellow Storm’s share!”
Cordelia’s roundhouse kick was devastating.
It wasn’t just a roundhouse kick, it was an attack that struck Kula’s neck like a guillotine.
This time, I got smite again.
thud!
Kula’s head hit the floor. But Cordelia didn’t stop.
“This is Cordelia’s··· share!”
He stomped on Kula’s back, and it seemed a little weaker than the previous two attacks, whether it was because he was feeling it or because it was real.
“Die! Die! Die!”
Anyway, Cordelia repeated her fatal attack without a moment’s hesitation, and Kula groaned in pain.
“Hey! That’s too much!”
That’s when Uder shouted.
“Huh?!”
The magical ball that Cordelia shot flew at me with a terrifying speed. I rolled on the ground and barely avoided the attack. Cordelia spoke with a calm expression.
“Oh, I didn’t know it was a monster.”
First of all, it looks exactly like the Kula I’m stepping on right now.
Cordelia focused on attacking Kula again, Uther was trembling, and Kara, who had been staring blankly at this whole scene without realizing it, spoke to Cordelia’s face.
“Uh… Are you my fiancée?”
Uther stood up indignantly without confirming or denying anything and rushed at Kara.
But Kara didn’t deal with Uther because Kula’s condition was too serious.
“Reunion!”
As Kara shouted loudly, a huge light burst out again, and Uther quickly closed his eyes to prevent losing his vision.
“Ahh! My eyes! My eyes!”
Hearing Kaplan’s screams, Uther expanded his senses. He felt Cordelia approaching him.
“are you okay?”
“It’s not okay.”
“What? Are you hurt? If we split up, they’ll become weak.”
“No, I didn’t get hurt.”
My heart is in pain because of who.
But Yuder swallowed what he wanted to say and looked straight ahead again.
Named Najarus Karakula.
But it was quite different from before. Unlike Kara, who was fine, Kula’s whole body was covered in blood.
“Wow, I barely touched him. This fight is a total mess, really.”
Uther began to tremble again at Cordelia’s words, but soon calmed down. No, he put his fiery anger into his fist.
“I’ll take care of Kula.”
Because, abhorrently, they were still in a transformed state.
It was a strange thing to say, but if it were Uther himself, he would have hit him without hesitation. But Cordelia protested.
“Huh? You want me to hit Cordelia? That’s a bit tricky······.”
“···Then let’s just hit them both.”
“Yeah, that sounds good.”
Cordelia smiled brightly and used the echo of the spell to create more than ten magic balls in one breath, and Uther kicked the ground.
“gale!”
It was a real furious ride.
Nazarus, the hell monster, was by no means an easy opponent, but Uder and Cordelia had leveled up quickly as they had been defeating strong enemies at a rapid pace.
Moreover, the combination of the Cheonmujiche and the Gucheongumun was truly like a fraud.
Tsuwhaak!
The true nature of the twenty-four steps of the whirlwind was in the whirlwind and the gale.
It wasn’t just a simple, wind-fast technique. A golden whirlwind rose, not only blocking the enemy’s attacks, but also controlling their movements.
“asleep!”
Kula breathed fire and Kara slashed with magical blades.
But nothing could harm Uther. The whirlwind pushed back the magical blade, and the gale distorted the flame’s trajectory. The magical balls Cordelia fired made it impossible for Karakula to focus his attacks any longer.
‘Don’t waste time.’
As Cordelia said, Kara and Kula would become weaker if they were divided.
But even in their combined state, they were weak. This was because Kula’s injuries were severe.
The combination and the use of ranged attacks instead of close combat were all meant to buy time for Kula to recover.
So I don’t give it time.
‘The strongest blow is the pouring.’
Black dragon emerges.
No it wasn’t.
A simple black dragon emergence was not enough.
“Uder!”
Cordelia shouted, and Uther read the wind.
I easily avoided Kara’s magic blade flying towards my head by just nodding my head, and I stepped on the air and the wind. I jumped towards Karakula as if I was slipping, and created a golden vortex with my left hand.
Kuhoo!
The wind pulled at Kula.
Kara tried to hit Uther, but Cordelia reacted immediately.
“Oh, the Eye of Paralysis!”
The power that Frost Anvil’s white snake possessed.
As the blue light from Cordelia’s eyes became fierce, not only Kara’s but even Kula’s movements were momentarily blocked.
“now!”
Uther pulled his fist.
He focused his fighting spirit on his fists.
The opponent is a monster from hell.
So, the techniques of the Holy Cross Guardians, which had holy attributes, were like poison to them.
But just praying the Holy Cross wasn’t enough.
The power was weak.
So add strength.
Strengthen your Holy Cross by applying the nine-point …
The nine heavenly gates and nine heavenly gates, reformed.
Black Dragon Cross Strike!
The golden crest was dyed pitch black. A huge pitch black cross was released from the outstretched fist, crushing Kara and Kula.
Kkwaduk!
The ground shattered. The lower body of the giant snake was crushed in an instant.
And lastly.
There was still one room left.
Using the recoil from the emitted pitch-black cross, the Uthers spun in the air and fell back like lightning.
The heel imbued with the black dragon’s energy smashed Kula’s head.
bang!
The transformation was undone. The moment Kula died, Kara, whose body was connected to him, also died, and the atmosphere around him shook for a moment, just like the mines did when the hellish monsters died.
“Phew.”
Yuder let out a long breath and looked down at Karakula, who was slowly turning to ash.
A ring of pure white light appeared continuously around Yuder’s chest.
And then Cordelia’s voice was heard.
“Wow, this is a cool new technology. Is this a new product?”
He came running up to me and asked with his eyes sparkling.
The real Cordelia.
Real, not fake.
“ha.”
“Huh? Why are you sighing? Hold on tight.”
He tilted his head and asked, and that look was cute.
“···It’s serious.”
“Huh? What? Are you poisoned? Should I give you a recovery?”
“No, nothing.”
“It’s nothing. If you have something to say, say it. Are you upset because I said you can’t fight?”
In response to Cordelia’s question, Uther shut his mouth tightly for a moment, then scratched the back of his head and spoke.
“No, that.”
“That thing.”
“That’s too······.”
“Ah! I see! You’re upset because I hit you without hesitation? Right? Right?”
“Ahem.”
Cordelia laughed at Uther’s cough and shrugged her shoulders.
“But it was too obvious.”
“Is it tea?”
“It’s fake. Well, what should I say? I can tell instinctively that this isn’t Yuder! It even smells different.”
“smell?”
“Oh, you smell different.”
Uther frowned at Cordelia’s explanation.
Instinctive intuition and smell.
It was truly a Cordelia-like story.
“Is it really a real beast?”
“Falling behind?”
As Cordelia growled, Uther coughed. After all, his mind was somewhat relieved after hearing the explanation.
“By the way, you really couldn’t be touched. You’re so cute. Since you have my sister’s face, how can I not do anything?”
“I am a gentleman.”
“What the hell.”
Cordelia was spitting out curses, but she had a bright smile on her face. It seemed like she liked Uther’s actions.
“Anyway, I caught him.”
“Got it. I think we’ve really gotten stronger.”
If you think about it, it was natural. All the enemies we defeated on our way here were much higher level than Yuder and Cordelia.
Thanks to this, Uther and Cordelia were able to become stronger at an unprecedented rate.
“But Yuder, are you going to continue to go with Kaplan in the future?”
As Cordelia spoke softly, looking at Kaplan, who was passed out under a pillar, Uther nodded.
“That’s right. As you know, Kaplan’s ability isn’t to create named monsters. It’s to attract the ones that already exist. Even if we came without Kaplan, we probably would have fought the named Nazarus.”
“Well… if that’s what you’re saying, then I guess so.”
“···I feel like I haven’t been thinking much lately?”
“Because there’s Uderwiki.”
Cordelia, who spoke confidently with her chest puffed out, continued speaking while looking back at Karakula, who had completely turned to ash except for the horn, which could be considered a drop item.
“Then we’ll keep going together?”
“That’s right. If you’re going to encounter rare mobs anyway, it’s much more beneficial to use Kaplan’s discovery ability.”
“thank god.”
“huh?”
“No, I thought Kaplan would be really upset if I left him behind.”
“Maybe it’ll be more painful to take them away.”
It was a situation where Najarus came out after Lacto.
There was no way to know how many more demons and monsters were hiding in the underground of Endymion.
“Well… let’s think about that as we go. We also have to save Lena. Kaplan must have been prepared for this when he came all the way to the wild land.”
“okay.”
Yuder nodded and took the horn of Nazarus that Karakula had dropped.
It was a wonderful item that could even give you a glimpse into other people’s memories, depending on how it was processed.
‘It was worth the effort.’
The experience is also quite good.
Uther smiled and said to Cordelia.
“Let’s wake up Kaplan and move. There might be some guys who come after hearing the fighting.”
“Okay, stand!”
Cordelia, saluting like a soldier, ran towards Kaplan, and Uther, who was watching her back, looked beyond the darkness where Karakula had emerged.
Lacto and the named Najarus Karakula.
Why are they located here?
Who called them?
‘Lena.’
The hero of the first part of Heroes’ Chronicles who meets his death in Endymion.
Uther turned back to Cordelia, stepping forward to help her as she groaned and pulled at Kaplan.
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Same time, different places.
While Uther and Cordelia were moving with the unconscious Kaplan, Gale and Adelia were heading towards the village of the Gounnunwind tribe.
But these two people were in slightly different positions than usual.
“Ahem, are you uncomfortable?”
“It’s okay. How’s Prince Gale?”
“I’m okay too.”
Because the red gale gave only one stag.
Gail, sitting in front, was stiff and staring straight ahead, and Adelia, who buried her face in Gail’s back, pursed her lips and thought.
‘This is inevitable.’
The wild land was so cold that we had to rely on each other’s body heat.
Moreover, wouldn’t it be a disaster if you fell off a deer?
‘Yes, that’s it. It’s a perfectly reasonable and valid reason.’
Adelia, who had convinced herself, pursed her lips again and hugged Gail’s waist a little tighter.
And another place.
Below the border.
The realm of the Kingdom of Seilun.
A man standing in front of the border, unaware that not only Uther and Cordelia, but also Gale and Adelia have crossed the border.
“There is nothing better than this for men’s health. One bottle of this is just······.”
Count Chase narrowed his eyes at the merchant’s passionate explanation, which continued even while twisting his body.
The thing before your eyes is a special potion made from the giant eel that is only caught in the northern part of the Kingdom of Seilun.
“It’s a secret, but my brother-in-law ate this and, oh my gosh, he had twins······.”
“hmm.”
As Count Chase’s eyes narrowed further, the chattering merchant shut his mouth tightly.
Although I had been talking a lot about Jang Sa-hon, I felt the presence of Count Chase was scary.
A tall and well-trained body that you would never imagine to be that of a wizard.
A serious expression and scary eyes that seem like they could kill one or two people with just a glance.
“···Give it to me.”
“yes?”
“Give me two.”
“Two outlines?”
“two.”
Two, not one.
Because one might not be enough.
“Thank you! I’ll pack it right away!”
“hmm.”
Count Chase nodded to the merchant who had started packing, and then thought about it for a moment.
There were concerns about the whereabouts of not only Uther and Cordelia, but also Gale and Adelia, but something else was occupying the attention right now.
‘I guess I need to get a new bag.’
Before I knew it, the bag I brought was full.
Count Chase nodded slowly and turned his gaze to the other items on the shelf.
I couldn’t fit more than two vials into my new bag.
“What is that?”
“Ah, if I may speak of this item······.”
The merchant’s explanation continued, and a small but pleased smile appeared on Count Chase’s face as he listened with a serious attitude.
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< Chapter 27 - Kaplan Effect #3 > End
