< Chapter 62 - The Road Not Taken >
Chapter 62 – The Road Not Taken
In the original, the Palace of Mirrors was a fairly popular dungeon.
Because the battle with myself that took a different path gave me food for thought in many ways.
Is this tech right? Should I have gone with a different skill tree? Wouldn’t another job have been better than this one?
Tsuhwaa!
The mad wind added to the flames. A strong hot wind filled the stone chamber, and a whirlwind of fire rushed toward Yuder.
It was intense and fast.
Moreover, it burned the surrounding air at a terrifying speed. That’s why Yuder understood.
The Mirror Man – The wizard Yuder’s purpose was not to burn Yuder directly with the wind of fire.
It was as if he was trying to hit Yuder directly, but in reality, he was filling the surrounding area with a huge vortex of fire, causing him to suffocate.
‘Cunning.’
No, I should say it’s vicious.
Yuder, who had been praising the familiar tactic that he had seen many times, immediately created a golden whirlwind. He pushed the wind away with the wind and rushed towards the wizard Yuder through the wall of flames.
Tsutsu!
The wall of flame split. The wizard Yuder was reflected in Yuder’s eyes, and at that moment, Yuder kicked the ground again. He made the distance between him and the wizard Yuder zero and threw out a single blow.
Black Dragon Cross Strike!
Khuuuh!
The black dragon’s energy roared and stretched out. And then, as expected, happened. Just before being struck by the Black Dragon Cross Strike, the air seemed to shake and the wizard Yuder disappeared.
‘Blink!’
Short-distance space jump magic.
Since it was Yuder who had been expected, the response was also quick. As soon as he turned around, he spread his aura to find the location of the wizard Yuder.
‘After all!’
The most preferred jumping location for Blink users was behind their opponent’s back.
Because you can take over the background in an instant.
Moreover, although this place is quite spacious, it is ultimately a limited space inside a stone chamber.
In order to distance himself from Yuder, he had no choice but to move in the opposite direction.
“bingo!”
The wizard Yuder shouted, and at that moment, powerful curse spells poured down on Yuder’s entire body.
Slow.
Fear of the Banshee.
Weakness.
Mind break.
There were four of them at once, and they were simple yet powerful spells.
how.
Even if he were Uther himself, it would be impossible for him to cast four magic spells at the same time at high speed.
The answer was simple.
The moment Yuder turned the curse spells around, he realized what the wizard Yuder had done.
‘scroll!’
It’s not like the wizard Udera couldn’t use scrolls.
Rather, because he became a wizard, he was able to freely create much more advanced scrolls.
“Waterfall!”
The moment Yuder’s knees buckled from the cursed magic, the wizard Yuder shouted loudly, and a huge waterfall poured down from above Yuder’s head.
Kwagagagagagagaga-!
High-speed shots in succession!
“Gravity!”
An invisible force pressed down on Yuder. The falling waterfall completely soaked him – no, it made him kneel on the slightly wet surface of the water.
And Uther expected it.
Gravity followed by Waterfall.
Well, then, what they were aiming for was obvious.
“Levitation.”
The wizard Yuder, who had kicked the ground and jumped up, tore the scroll once again while using a levitation spell.
What triggers it is heaven’s punishment.
A pure white lightning bolt of unparalleled strength!
“Lightning.”
Uther’s words quickly became reality.
A pure white lightning struck the ground, spreading through the water and throughout the stone chamber.
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Pot!
The Mirror Woman soared, and instead of stopping, Cordelia charged straight at her. She instinctively knew what the Mirror Woman—Warrior Cordelia—would do.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
There was a series of loud noises, and then daggers were thrust into the spot where Cordelia had just been standing.
It was a powerful force that could shatter a stone floor.
“Angelization!”
The Cordelia in front of my eyes was a warrior.
I had never taken the wizard route, so I had never learned how to become a witch. It would not be an exaggeration to say that I had poured everything into becoming an angel.
‘Strong.’
Because angels were beings that transcended humans.
It wasn’t just that his magical power was stronger. There was a significant difference in his basic physical abilities.
Cordelia could also become an angel. However, becoming an angel like the warrior Cordelia before her eyes was impossible.
‘Battle Angel.’
A type of knight class among angels that specializes in close combat.
A person with incredible physical abilities.
Warrior Cordelia laughed.
He smiled brightly and beautifully and then threw the dagger again, and Cordelia reflexively dodged the attack.
bang!
A loud noise caught Cordelia’s attention again.
But Cordelia didn’t look back.
I somehow felt like it had to be that way.
And her animalistic intuition proved correct this time too.
Immediately after throwing the dagger, Warrior Cordelia took advantage of the light wing’s ability to fly freely and dove sharply, then rushed towards Cordelia in a low posture like a snake crawling on the ground.
It was such a fast and silent movement that if warrior Cordelia had turned her gaze away for even a moment in surprise at the loud noise, she would have felt as if she had ‘disappeared’.
Cordelia’s eyes widened.
She saw it clearly, but Cordelia was too fast. So Cordelia left everything to her instincts instead of thinking.
The moment Warrior Cordelia dived, Greece spread across the ground.
‘Fall down!’
It’s slippery.
The moment you kick off the floor with the coefficient of friction infinitely low, you have to fall down spectacularly.
But it was Cordelia.
Her fighting sense was truly beastly, surpassing that of wild animals.
Step on it and slip.
But he doesn’t fall. He seems to spin his body in the air, then he balances himself like a feline. Instead of kicking the ground again, he slides his body forward as if he were skating on ice.
“seed-“
There was no time to spit out all the curses. Cordelia threw herself backwards and swung her sword.
And Ilseom.
Tsuk-!
The dividing line has split.
Before the ignition could be set, before the explosion could occur, the sword swung by Warrior Cordelia tore everything apart.
It was fast and accurate.
He moved one step ahead as if he could see the future.
This is Cordelia who became a warrior.
A noble beast that has brought its wild power to its limit!
“Khuung!”
Warrior Cordelia roared as she chased Cordelia, who was flying backwards.
It was not a simple shout, but chivalry, the magic of knights.
Kwakang-!
The sound exploded, sending ripples through the air. It hit Cordelia as she leaped backwards, knocking her out of her stance.
“Huh?!”
At that moment, Cordelia lost her balance and landed awkwardly on the floor.
The warrior Cordelia was right in front of Cordelia’s nose. The moment Cordelia raised her head, he brought down his sword.
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Quagga River!
The lightning strikes.
Pure white lightning strikes the ground, causing a series of small explosions.
water.
conductor.
A thunderbolt that fills the stone chamber.
The curse ate away at Uther’s flesh.
Gravity magic oppressed Yuder’s entire body.
A truly idiotic move, one that blocks all escape routes beforehand and then stabs in.
The wizard Yuder laughed.
And at that moment, Uder stomped hard on the ground. He unleashed the power of the Nine Heavens and Nine Gates!
bang!
The ground shook as if the water surface covering the ground had been turned upside down. The pure white electricity that had surged in from the lightning that had occurred was momentarily canceled out.
And what activates it is the Super Wind Trust.
Defied the oppressive force of gravity.
He escaped the current trap with a force stronger than that.
bang!
Uther leaped high into the air, tearing through the gravity magic and leaping nearly twenty meters, taking in the entire stone chamber in his sight.
The wizard Yuder appeared.
And then Uther thought.
‘As expected, it’s a scam.’
The magic spell was too fast.
I used more than one magic at the same time, and used advanced scrolls to erase the magic squares.
Himself when he became a wizard.
As a wizard, I use my inhuman calculation skills to the fullest.
It was strong.
It was impressive.
But instead of regret, a smile appeared on Uder’s face.
It had to be that way.
‘Half.’
The wizard Yuder was not whole.
Yuder of the present life and Yuder of the past life – both of them were unable to fully utilize their talents.
All he uses is the talent of his previous life’s Yuder-Outboxer009.
That’s why it was half.
That’s why I couldn’t reach my current self.
‘The Thousand and One Body.’
The incarnation of the heavenly being.
The wizard Yuder failed to properly use the Heavenly Body.
It was no different from being born with the ultimate jewel in your hand and then being thrown into a cesspool.
‘No, the Thousand-Mile Body alone is not enough.’
The current Yuder.
Yuder from the original Hero Chronicles 2.
It was never as strong as it is now.
I could never be stronger than I am now.
What would happen if the original Yuder corrected his syllables right from the start and went down the same path he had walked so far?
Can you attain strength equal to your current self?
‘It’s impossible.’
It was a crowd.
It would not be possible to reach the current level with just the Cheonmujiche.
The reason why Uder himself became stronger at an incredible speed.
As I’ve talked to Cordelia about several times, it was also thanks to the rapid leveling up.
Another reason that cannot be overlooked is the regular intake of rare elixirs.
But there’s one more thing added to this.
Perhaps the most important reason.
‘Understanding the nine heavens and nine heavens.’
If we were to be exact, Cheonmujiche was a talent that used the body.
It was an ability close to Cordelia’s innate animalistic sense.
But here, Yuder’s calculating ability and high intellectual ability were added.
He understood the incomprehensible Nine Heavenly Gates and applied them to his body with precision, as if he were a machine. By doing so, he was able to fully add the power of the Nine Heavenly Gates to his Heavenly Martial Body.
‘Self-praise.’
But it was true.
The reason that Uther himself is strong now, and that Cordelia is strong, is not simply because they have the memories of the rotten things.
A combination of genius and genius.
A result that was possible because the talents of two people were combined.
In addition to the natural ability of Yuder, Outboxer 009 has the calculating ability and intelligence.
Cordelia, who was born with a talent for magic, was given the animalistic senses of the Yellow Storm and a frighteningly excellent fighting talent.
‘So I’ll show you.’
The reason I didn’t go the wizard’s path.
Proof that your current choice was the best.
The wizard Yuder cast his spell again.
And at the same time, Uder kicked the air.
I have activated the super wind of trust once again.
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The sword of Warrior Cordelia split Cordelia’s crown.
My head should have split open and blood should have spurted out, but nothing happened.
The moment the sword strike reached Cordelia’s head.
Warrior Cordelia realized.
The Cordelia in front of me was not real, but fake.
When on earth.
No, how?
Tsuk!
The illusion created by illusion magic dispersed like smoke.
The warrior Cordelia turned around quickly and found Cordelia crouching in the corner, smiling, right where she had first thrown the dagger.
Cordelia was sweating profusely.
He was quite tired, so his breathing was rough.
But he was clearly smiling.
He never lost his smile, his fangs slightly exposed.
The reason.
A reason not to be afraid or scared.
‘That’s not true.’
Sister, you’re a warrior.
It’s a shame Cordelia’s talent was wasted.
Cordelia is cool as a warrior, but she’s better suited as a wizard.
If the warrior route was stronger – if raising a warrior was the way to become stronger –
“Why would I, a Cordelia fanatic, go the wizard route?”
Cordelia, who spoke in a whisper, sat up. She looked straight into the blue eyes of the warrior Cordelia who was watching her and continued speaking.
“I was hiding it to surprise Yuder······.”
Come to think of it, we’re having a one-on-one conversation right now, right? Yuder is in another room.
You probably won’t see this fight either.
So I’ll show you.
What Cordelia can do with her Wizard Tech!
widely.
One step.
But the moment I took that one step, the scenery of the stone chamber changed.
The smoke that rose up like an explosion along with the rough wind filled the stone chamber, and instead of moving rashly, the warrior Cordelia tensely focused her nerves. She tightened her grip on her sword in order to respond immediately to whatever Cordelia did.
That’s why Cordelia laughed.
Because I had a feeling that would happen.
Because it seemed like Warrior Cordelia would be on guard instead of moving.
And then the smoke cleared.
At the sight revealed, Cordelia’s face turned pale without her knowing it.
“Welcome Clone Technique.”
The Cordelias who filled the stone chamber spoke at the same time.
Thirty people.
No, forty.
In any case, it is a number that should be expressed as dozens.
Dozens of illusions created by the high-speed spell and the echo of the spell laughed at the same time. They rushed towards Warrior Cordelia at the same time.
“Khuuuuuuuu!”
Warrior Cordelia swung her sword repeatedly, spitting out the afterlife, and slashed dozens of phantoms.
And then the warrior Cordelia realized.
That there is no real one among the rushing crowd.
I thought that I couldn’t tell the real thing from the real ones because all the enemies rushing at me had the same aura, but that wasn’t the case.
From the beginning, since the power was all fake, it was impossible to detect the real thing.
“Khuung!”
Warrior Cordelia swung her sword wildly once more.
The powerless illusions were instantly torn apart by the intense red wave.
And right after that.
Warrior Cordelia realized something new.
What happened while I was distracted by dozens of illusions and eliminating fakes.
‘Time killing.’
The welcomes were merely a distraction.
Of course, it took a lot of magic and effort to do something like that, but Cordelia still did it.
Because I had to completely divert Cordelia’s gaze.
Because it took time to deliver the perfect blow.
Above the sky.
The space above a stone chamber without a ceiling.
Cordelia looked up at the sky with a cold sweat, and Cordelia smiled charmingly. She looked like she was going to die from exhaustion, but she smiled brightly with her pale face and said.
“White Smoke Magic Missile.”
Since ancient times, numbers have no value.
Warrior Cordelia screamed and charged towards Cordelia, but Magic Missile was faster.
Dozens of magic missiles rained down from the sky as if they were bombing.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Kwagagagagagagang!
A feast of magic missiles created by mobilizing high-speed spears, double casting, and echoes of spells.
Each one was weak.
But the numbers were great, and Cordelia’s – Yellow Storm’s combat sense and her spatial perception that could only be described as genius – made it possible for her to control each Magic Missile as naturally as breathing – to do something truly unbelievable.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
It wasn’t just random bombing.
It was a feast of guided missiles that relentlessly targeted blind spots, hitting the same spot they had already hit.
And here’s what’s added:
The abilities that Cordelia was able to obtain by following the path of a witch!
“Don’t move!”
The matter of paralysis has been triggered.
The warrior Cordelia’s body froze as his eyes met Cordelia’s, and her defenseless body was showered with magic missiles.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Continuous binge drinking.
And then the sword fight!
Tsukwak!
Warrior Cordelia cut down the magic missiles.
After shaking off the magical power of the situation with the power of Angel Flower, he unfolded his wings of light to create space, and for a moment, he used his sword to cut down the surrounding area.
“Fuck.”
Indeed, Cordelia.
A genius in battle!
bang!
Warrior Cordelia kicked the ground again. With the addition of the angel’s wings, the speed was so fast that it was difficult to follow with the eyes.
That’s why Cordelia left everything to her instincts. She felt instead of seeing, and moved her body to avoid the warrior Cordelia’s sword.
Tsuk!
The sword grazed Cordelia’s shoulder. Red drops of blood spurted out, and at that moment Cordelia stepped on the Bayer family’s secret technique, the Whirlwind Step.
Because the Cordelia of today wasn’t just a simple wizard.
Because he was a fighting wizard with wild powers, created by adding memories of his previous life, the Yellow Storm!
Boom!
Lightning struck.
It wasn’t lightning.
It wasn’t magic like lightning either.
Brain attack.
A lightning-like seven-strike combo struck warrior Cordelia.
Of course, not all of them hit the target. The warrior Cordelia also had a beast-like fighting sense.
But that was enough.
Cordelia activated her magic the moment she struck the final blow.
It was a magical ability that was possible because the current Cordelia had an innate, genius-level magical sense.
“Gravity Fall!”
Gravity magic.
Warrior Cordelia’s body was momentarily broken.
If I spread my wings and unleash the power of an angel, I could quickly shake off the hastily constructed gravity pole, but that would take time.
That time.
And the things Cordelia can do during that time!
Quagga River-!
The power of the gravity magic instantly tripled, and Warrior Cordelia almost fell to the ground.
What Cordelia was hiding.
Something I was saving to surprise Yuder.
Cordelia’s black hair flew in all directions.
Instead of blue eyes, he glowed red and looked down at the warrior Cordelia who was pinned to the ground.
It wasn’t a simple witch-fication.
The pitch-black wings spread out behind Cordelia’s back proved it.
A combination of an angel and a witch.
That’s something I was able to choose because I walked the path of a wizard.
What would Uther say if he saw this scene now?
What would happen if an already cute, pretty, and lovable girl were to become sexy?
‘What are you saying?’
Cordelia, who laughed bitterly at her own delusions, looked down at Warrior Cordelia again.
I gathered all the strength I had to end it all in one blow.
Explosive strengthening of magical power through transformation into a fallen angel.
Added to this is the Archaic Legacy, which enhances all magical attacks.
Of course, there was a price.
The amount of magic power consumed was incomparable to usual.
But if it’s just one room.
If you put everything in this one room.
Cordelia looked at him with bloodshot eyes as if she was going crazy. Gravity Fall, which had become terribly strong, howled like an animal.
And Cordelia raised her left hand.
He spoke, creating a spear of black lightning.
“Cordelia is a sorceress.”
As a Cordelia fanatic, I can guarantee it. Okay?
A charming smile spread across Cordelia’s face, and the spear of black lightning blasted away.
The strongest blow shook the entire stone chamber.
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