< Chapter 19 - Relics #2 >
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Angels were divided into nine levels, and the guardian of the tomb in front of us was a ninth-level angel, the lowest level.
But even though he is a 9th level being, he is a celestial being.
If we only discuss innate skills, then he could be said to be a superior being that cannot even be compared to the beings of the human world.
Uther and Cordelia were reminded of the tomb guardian they encountered in the original.
If they were each their own main characters, it would have been possible to wipe out the Tomb Guardians, but now the two of them were only level 30.
“If you only consider level, you can never win.”
Because the guardian of the tomb was actually a monster treated as level 40.
Moreover, this was a ruin where the power of Solari was infused. If you take into account the buff effects that the tomb guardian would receive, it was difficult for the two to win.
But once the fire starts to burn, the tenacity of the rotten water is not so easy.
“Should I do it anyway?”
“I have to. At least I have to get some blood.”
Even though he had never entrusted it to her, Uther said so, and Cordelia nodded.
“Then I guess I’ll have to catch it.”
“I have to catch it”
Because just taking blood was literally the minimum.
The two looked straight ahead again and saw the tomb guardian sitting majestically on top of Galleon’s sarcophagus.
Thanks to Solari’s buff, he looked really strong with a golden glow covering his entire body.
“It reminds me of old times.”
“when?”
“When I first played Heroes Chronicles 2.”
For Cordelia, who was just starting out, the tomb guardian was a fearsome boss who could be called despair itself.
“I know.”
Yuder also recalled his days as a young man. Hero Chronicles 2, which he started by chance after retirement.
‘If I hadn’t met someone, it wouldn’t have lasted this long.’
There were two reasons why Yuder of the previous life – Outboxer 009 delved into Hero Chronicles 2 like crazy.
One is fun, and the other is-
“Why? Are you thinking of something strange? Are your eyes sinister?”
“Maybe so.”
“what?”
Uther laughed again.
After somehow getting first place, teasing the second place winner, Yellow Storm, was the joy of life.
To be honest, even from Yuder’s perspective, it was a really childish behavior.
If my former colleagues found out, they would all look disappointed and ask what I was doing.
But still, there was nothing I could do.
Hero Chronicles 2, which features Yellow Storm, was really fun.
“It’s because of you.”
The reason I played Hero Chronicles 2 for so long, and the reason I crammed all sorts of useless knowledge into my head in real life.
“No, what the heck! We’re supposed to be fighting a boss?”
At Cordelia’s urging, Uther nodded and looked back at the sarcophagus.
The Guardian of the Tomb was not a mob that attacked first, as befitting its name and position as a ‘Guardian’. Before this side attacked first, it would just sit on the stone coffin and watch.
“That means there is time to prepare.”
“You shouldn’t recite a powerful spell in advance. It will react to the spell.”
“Okay, so let’s do this.”
Cordelia frowned at Uther’s wink and nodded.
“Okay, let’s do that.”
“Do you understand?”
“Roughly. Besides… if you just count the number of times I’ve caught the Tomb Guardians, it’s twice as many as yours… no, three times as many, right?”
What Uther and Cordelia can do with their current power and what they have.
As expected, Cordelia was a natural at fighting. Uder nodded again and said.
“Okay, let’s get started.”
Even though the two people could communicate at a telepathic level with just their eyes, there were still some parts that needed to be discussed directly through words.
The two men, who had a quick conversation, started working at the same time and had everything ready in about a minute.
“Well, it’s a bit of a strange story, but you really waited for me.”
“He’s a good guy. He’s an angel.”
Uther and Cordelia both swallowed their breaths at the same time as they each said a word to the tomb guardian who was looking down at them with a solemn expression. They slowly exhaled and each prepared for battle.
A golden flame bloomed all over Yuder’s body.
Cordelia’s hair turned black and her blue eyes shone.
“let’s go.”
“Haste!”
Acceleration magic enveloped Yuder’s entire body. Yuder stepped on the twenty-four steps of the gale, and the tomb guardian reacted to Yuder’s dashing forward.
“Ahhhh-!”
Holy echo.
A type of sonic attack that spreads forward. A debuff effect that lowers the abilities of enemies hit.
The Tomb Guardian’s attacks always began with a sacred echo, so Uther was already prepared.
‘Crucifixion.’
A huge golden cross emerged from Yuder’s fist, blocking Yuder’s front like a shield. It collided with the sacred echo, and at that moment, the guardian of the tomb flew up.
Pot!
Uther charged straight ahead. The Guardian of the Tomb’s second attack, Light Barrage, was an area-of-effect attack. The best way to keep the blades of light raining down from the ceiling from reaching Cordelia was to change the starting point of Light Barrage itself.
Papapapapa!
As expected, blades of light poured down towards Yuder, who was rushing forward.
With his senses sharpened, Yuder mindlessly stepped on the twenty-four steps of the wind. He dodged the blade of light along with the whirlwind, and sent the blade of light away through the wind barrier provided by the great storm.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The blades of light collided with the ground and exploded.
In the midst of the roaring noise, Yuder counted the numbers in his mind and shouted.
“hurry!”
“Let’s go!”
As Cordelia waved her hand, the witch’s black blade hurtled towards the tomb guardian in midair.
The Guardian of the Tomb turned his black blade around and activated a barrier of light.
Papat!
Lightning flew as the black blade made of dark power and the sacred barrier collided.
And Cordelia smiled.
“bingo.”
Uther’s habit of speaking.
As the black blade charged forward, an arrow of the winged wind shot up, aiming for the back of the tomb guardian, flying along the ground. Before the tomb guardian could even react, it pierced his back!
“Cock!”
The arrows of the Wingwind were weak.
The penetrative power was also ambiguous, to the point where it could be blocked by a goblin’s skull.
But Cordelia did not initially use the Wingwind Arrow for offensive purposes.
The arrow of the wind wing is a shuttle for movement.
The real thing was a bicorn horn tied to the shaft of the Wingwind Arrow.
“Kwaaah!”
The curse of the Bycon has taken hold of the Tomb Guardian’s body.
But it wasn’t enough to bring down the celestial being.
“So I prepared one more step.”
As Cordelia spoke, Uther threw the bicorn horn.
The bicorn’s horn flew at a terrifying speed and dug into the side of the tomb guardian who had lost concentration, and the bicorn’s curse was doubled.
“Wow!”
The tomb guardian charged violently toward Uther.
Cordelia chanted the witch’s curse, and a black aura from the bicorn’s horns enveloped the tomb guardian’s entire body.
“Khuung!”
But he was a tomb guardian.
The celestial being opened its mouth wide in agony, and a huge wave of light spread out from its mouth.
It was the Holy Breath, the strongest skill of the Tomb Guardians.
“Uder!”
Cordelia cried out in despair at the terrifying waves of light that enveloped her eyes, and Uther reminded her of one thing she had forgotten.
With a fairy’s footsteps, he rushed towards the tomb guardian, passing through the waves of light itself!
bang!
He kicked the ground hard. He flew towards the tomb guardian’s side and pulled his fist at the same time.
The tomb guardian’s gaze turned to Yuder. But it was too late. Yuder’s fist was already halfway to making contact with the bicorn horn – or, to be precise, the dagger crafted from the bicorn horn.
bang!
Another loud noise erupted. Uther’s fist struck the bicorn’s horned dagger, and the bicorn’s horn dug deep into the tomb guardian’s body like a hammer striking a nail.
“Kwaaah!”
The guardian of the tomb twisted his body. He swung both feet wildly at Uther, his sharp claws slicing through the air.
Uder responded calmly. He stepped on the twenty-four steps of the whirlwind to dodge the attack, while preparing for the next step. He counted the numbers in his head.
‘The bicorn has two horns.’
The celestial aura surrounding the tomb guardian has been completely removed.
But this wasn’t enough. I had to drag him down a bit more.
What is the best way to catch a celestial being?
The answer was in the classics.
Corrupt.
Bring down.
Bringing down celestial beings to earth.
He cursed with the horn of the bicorn. And at this moment, Uder found a way through the wild attacks of the beast. He flew with the whirlwind and dove in, seizing the opportunity to attack once again.
fist.
But it wasn’t ordinary.
Several months had passed since he had opened his eyes in the Pleiades. During that time, Uther had learned many things and had come to one conclusion.
It doesn’t necessarily have to be like a game.
Because it’s reality.
Because it was a place where you could do things that were systematically impossible in the game.
So I do it.
We will do everything we can to increase our fighting power.
bang!
Uther’s fist struck the tomb guardian’s hind leg thigh. At the same time, a change occurred in the knuckles that Uther had specially crafted at the Great Storm Tribe’s blacksmith shop. One of the magic circles that had been curled and embedded in the front of the fist burst into flames.
The magic used was a basic curse that slightly reduced the enemy’s abilities.
It strikes with a magic circle directly at close range. If I had to give it a name, I would call it a physical curse?
“Whoa!”
The curse ate away at the tomb guardian. Uther continued to punch without stopping.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The magic circle, loaded like a bullet, continued to burn.
“Cursed! Poisoned! Cursed! Poisoned!”
It wasn’t a very strong magic, but the tomb guardian had already lost its heavenly protection due to the bicorn horn. When the curse and poison overlapped, his condition became noticeably worse.
Moreover, Uther knew the basics of combat.
Hitting the same spot again.
It makes a broken place even worse.
“It’s big··· It’s big······.”
The tomb guardian, who had been repeatedly struck in the thigh, was unable to stand properly and collapsed. Unable to attack properly, he flapped his wings in desperation and flew up.
“Khuung!”
It flies up and exhales Holy Breath once more.
Uder successively threw the hatchet and dagger he was carrying on his waist towards the flying being.
The newly created barriers of light blocked the primitive projectile weapons, but it didn’t matter.
After all, the purpose was just to attract his attention.
“Is that enough now?”
Cordelia responded to Uther’s question with action. Cordelia shouted at the man who was completely absorbed in Uther.
“Spear of Calamite!”
Witch’s spell.
In Cordelia’s sweaty right hand she held a long, large, black mass of light.
The tomb guardian quickly turned to Cordelia, but it was too late. Cordelia, bleeding profusely, threw her Calamite spear at the creature.
Tsuhwaa!
It wasn’t fast. But it wasn’t avoidable either.
The Tomb Guardian urgently shouted Echo of Light, but he had already lost most of his celestial power due to the overlapping debuffs.
The echo of light shattered like a glass window. Calamite’s spear hurtled straight through and struck the Tomb Guardian in the face!
“Kwaaah!”
Calamite’s spear pierced the creature’s open mouth, then burned its body with black flames.
thud!
The tomb guardian crashed to the ground.
Cordelia gasped and sat down, and Uder drew his Eastern Warrior’s sword, but it was unnecessary.
A ring of pure white light.
The thoughts that came to mind one after another enveloped Uther and Cordelia. Information about a new title also came to their minds.
‘You have acquired the titles ‘Heaven Attacker’ and ‘Angel Slayer’. When fighting angels, all stats increase by 1%. You have gained a weak resistance to angels’ mental attacks.’
Although they are the lowest class, they are still angels.
Yuder smiled brightly and counted the number of rings of light.
‘Level 40 indeed.’
Satisfied with the three rings of light, Uther exhaled deeply and turned to Cordelia.
“Uh… Are you okay?”
“Haa··· haa··· fuck.”
Cordelia fell backwards without even thinking about wiping the blood flowing from her nose, but she had a smile on her face.
“The final blow was struck.”
“Congratulations, ma’am.”
Instead of approaching Cordelia, who was wrapped in four rings of light, Uther approached the body of the tomb guardian.
‘Thank goodness he’s a gargoyle.’
If he had been an intelligent angel, it would have been very awkward.
‘No, then maybe we didn’t fight at all.’
Because it might have been convincing.
In any case, what was taken down was taken down. Uder retrieved the bicorn’s horn and quickly filled a jug with angel’s blood.
“It’s so shiny.”
It was red, but had a subtle golden tint to it.
“Do you think I can use it?”
Yuder narrowed his eyebrows slightly at the voice of a dying man heard from afar.
“Let’s take it and experiment with it.”
First of all, it seems possible to return to one’s ancestors, but since we’re already at it, it might be better to use the blood of a better angel – in other words, a higher angel’s blood.
‘Furthermore, it could become even more of a beast than it is now.’
After all, it was the blood of a beast-type angel.
For a moment, Uder smiled as he thought of Cordelia, who had become even more beastly than before. It was because he thought that, surprisingly, they suited each other.
“Ah, it’s time.”
The body of the tomb guardian disappeared into light. Just as the demons turn to ashes when they die, the angels turned into light.
Only after Uther had collected all the angel feathers dropped by the tomb guardians did he approach Cordelia.
“Madam, please get up.”
“It’s coming soon······.”
Cordelia answered pantingly and stood up, grabbing the hand that Uther extended.
“Are you okay? Do you want to just lie down and rest some more?”
“I’m tired, so I’m going to rest more. I’ll just check the contents of the sarcophagus.”
If you kill a boss mob but don’t check the reward, you’re in trouble – no, you’re not a gamer.
Yuder, who agreed, hugged Cordelia who didn’t even have the strength to stand up.
“Let’s go, ma’am.”
“Go away, Dolsoe.”
Arriving in front of the sarcophagus, Uther placed Cordelia down on the floor and took a deep breath.
The sarcophagus of the saintly warrior Galeon, one of the three disciples of Garius, the strongest champion of Solari, and a man who defeated countless demons.
I wonder what’s inside.
“Open?”
“Wait, wait. Just lift me up. Let’s look at it together the moment you open it.”
“Can you hang it?”
“None, so use a blanket.”
“She is a very hands-on woman.”
Although he was a stickler, he still obediently fulfilled Cordelia’s wish.
After carrying him tightly and securing him with a blanket, he stood in front of the stone coffin again.
“Open?”
“okay!”
Cordelia spoke with an expectant face, and Uther slowly opened the sarcophagus, calming his pounding heart.
And what they found inside was completely beyond their expectations.
And in a good way, too.
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At the same time, Count Chase.
Count Bayer and Count Chase were sitting across from each other for the first time in a long while, enjoying a conversation.
“Now that I think about it, it’s about time I got a call from Gail and Adelia.”
“It might take some time since Uder and Cordelia are at the northern end, but it shouldn’t be a problem with Gale and Adelia.”
“I guess so.”
Both of them trusted their eldest son and eldest daughter very much.
That would be the case, since they are two people who have excelled in their respective fields since childhood.
“I’ll probably bring Uther and Cordelia soon.”
“I guess I should start writing a letter of apology to Count Hresvelg.”
“It wouldn’t be a bad idea to increase our exchanges on this occasion.”
Count Bayer nodded slowly at Count Chase’s words.
People thought that the Counts of Bayer would resent the Counts of Hresvelg for having their titles taken away from them – no, they hoped so – but Count Bayer himself did not particularly feel any regrets toward the Counts of Hresvelg.
It felt like the position of Count Chang was handed down rather than taken away.
“You are a heavenly warrior- no, an inspector.”
At Count Chase’s words, Count Bayer shrugged his shoulders and enjoyed his tea.
Perhaps because my worries about Uther and Cordelia were relieved, the scent of the black tea was better than usual.
But it was right after that.
A thumping, rough footsteps could be heard outside the door, and soon the door opened with a bang.
It was Northern, the butler of the Count Chase family.
He was the type of person who never showed a disheveled appearance, but for some reason he had an anxious look on his face.
“What’s going on?”
When Count Chase asked with a slightly surprised expression, Butler Northern swallowed dry saliva and delivered the urgent news.
“Contact with Miss Adelia has been lost.”
“what?”
“Contact with Miss Adelia has been lost. Given the circumstances, it appears she has intentionally cut off contact.”
Count Chase was momentarily incomprehensible.
Why did Adelia cut off contact?
And as if on cue, the knight of Count Bayer’s family came running out of breath through the already open door. As soon as he saw Count Bayer, he shouted.
“Contact with Prince Gale has been lost!”
It’s not just Adelia. Gail has also lost contact.
Why.
For what reason.
“After heading to Langebust, he disappeared.”
“Miss Adelia also disappeared after receiving word that she was heading to Langebust.”
The Northern Butler followed up with the article.
Since the two of them were acting together from the beginning, it made sense that they lost contact at the same place.
But why? For what reason?
“no way.”
Count Bayer spoke without realizing it, and Count Chase looked back at Count Bayer. Count Chase also spoke without realizing it.
“if?”
As the successor to Count Bayer, it was hard to imagine that Gale, who had already demonstrated skills comparable to those of the Ten Swordsmen, and Adelia, the leader of the Royal Magic Corps, could have been defeated by someone.
If so, the only remaining answer is intentional disappearance.
A young, handsome man and woman were traveling together when they suddenly disappeared.
Hasn’t this situation been seen a lot?
“Sir, no way.”
“No way.”
The truth is that it was an extreme measure taken by the two for fear that their home would oppose crossing the border, but the two counts were unaware of such circumstances.
From the second son and second daughter to the eldest son and eldest daughter.
A look of bewilderment appeared on the faces of the two counts as they faced each other.
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