Episode 169
169. Episode 169
– A link-up with player Baekhyun. ‘The Predator of Death’ unfolds!
It was not a predator from Saha, which means under the sand.
A predator of death that reigns under death.
The monster, reborn in the form of the undead, began to writhe its gigantic body.
“I will assist you.”
“Thank you! Please take care of me!”
Although they created it together, honestly, Baekhyun’s understanding of Saha’s predators was higher than Se-woon’s.
That’s why I left the main movement to Baekhyun, and Sewoon assisted.
When Baekhyun extends his right front paw like a crocodile, Sewoon moves his right hind paw accordingly.
It moves its tail to maintain balance and holds its back and abdomen tightly to prevent its body from collapsing.
Fortunately, the ice cover on the lake did not break even as the massive body moved.
The monsters were startled by the crocodile’s aura and retreated without daring to approach.
“Everyone, move according to the movements of the crocodile! Mr. Hancheol, take the back, and everyone else, block the empty space in the middle!”
With the movements of the crocodile as the main character, Yu Seo-ah directed the people.
No matter how big the crocodile was, it couldn’t completely block the monster’s attacks.
That empty space is filled by Yu Seo-ah’s conducting.
“Brother! There seems to be a cave over there. Should we rest for a bit? There don’t seem to be any monsters there.”
“No, let’s keep going like this.”
“Khuh! As expected from my brother! Let’s go!”
Caves where there are no monsters, monsters from two opposing forces, ice holes of unknown identity, etc.
There were various elements that appeared to help the players as they passed the lake, but they were all ignored.
I didn’t want to waste time here unless it was a hidden piece.
Rather, it even called in boss monsters that were far away and not interested in this area.
“Hyungniiim! I brought him here! Please save him!”
“Yoo Seo-ah, Kang Han-cheol.”
“i get it.”
“all right!”
– Player Kang Han-cheol uses ‘Open War’.
– Player Yushua uses the ‘Tarantula’s Fourth Leg’.
Kwaaaaang!!
Se-woon couldn’t come forward because he was controlling Sa-ha’s predator with Baek-hyun. Instead, Yoo Seo-ah and Kang Han-cheol joined forces to fight the lake’s boss monster.
You will not receive a direct kill bonus, but you will receive some of the reputation points from enemies killed by members of the same clan.
Moreover, just by gathering the predators of Saha, Se-woon and Baek-hyun were receiving enormous public service points.
‘It’s going to be precarious.’
Seun checked the amount of mana remaining.
Three out of five circles were already out of mana.
Baekhyun was also sweating profusely on his forehead as he struggled to control Saha’s predator.
Players from other clans who had confirmed the situation approached Seun and Baekhyun and reached out to them.
“We will support you too!”
“It won’t reach that level, but it will help a little!”
Mana’s energy was felt behind Se-woon and Baek-hyun’s backs.
It seemed like they were wizards from another clan.
Even though it was difficult during the tutorial, once you entered the tower, there were many ways to awaken mana and learn magic.
And then, naturally, wizards like these emerge.
Although most of them are at the 1st or 2nd circle level, I was able to catch my breath for a moment thanks to their mana support.
In particular, Baekhyun, who had a small amount of mana compared to his controllability, was able to greatly reduce the burden.
‘It’s about time to show up.’
The 20th floor of trials, the ice lake of despair.
Since the basic difficulty level is high, if you are careful, you can proceed through the trials with almost no variables.
The only variable is the appearance of a boss monster, but even that was intentionally brought in by Se-un and hunted by Park Jeong-pil.
The ice on the outskirts of the lake was relatively solid, so there was no need to worry about it breaking.
People moved quickly across the lake, following the footsteps of the ‘Predator of Saha’.
The distance that was long enough to see the horizon quickly became shorter, and instead of the horizon, something with a black glow began to appear.
As they moved through the snowfield, people could instinctively realize that it was black because it was the first time they had seen it.
What you see now is the destination of this ordeal.
“There’s not much left! Let’s all try a little harder!”
As their destination came into view, people gathered their strength and moved faster.
Since I could see how much distance was left, I could also figure out how to distribute my remaining health and mana.
Se-woon and Baek-hyun also controlled their mana appropriately and moved Sa-ha’s predator.
After defeating the boss monster, Yu Seo-ah and Kang Han-cheol rejoined the main force.
“Tongue, bro! Look at that!”
Park Jeong-pil screamed and stabbed Se-woon in the back.
I could tell without even having to turn my head.
Players, including the Diablo clan, have finally reached the 20th floor of the ordeal, the edge of the ice lake.
And there it is.
“Ughhhhh… … .”
“Koooo!”
“Churik, churik.”
That’s right.
There were more monsters there than anywhere else on the lake. There were so many of them that you couldn’t see the ice below.
People also were startled when they saw the number.
I thought about the distance and distributed my stamina and mana as much as possible to get here, but an unexpectedly large army was gathering there.
I guess he’s thinking that it’ll be difficult to break through there with his remaining strength.
Se-woon looked at the great army and spoke to Baek-hyun.
“Let’s throw it.”
“……yes?”
“I squeeze out all my remaining mana and throw the Saha Predator.”
– The constellation, ‘The Horse That Tramples Death’, laughs out loud at your simple-minded idea.
“Haha! That’s good! Anyway, my mana is at its limit!”
Even if you delicately control the predators of Saha like this, it will inevitably take time and energy to get through that large group.
However, Seun’s five circles were all out of mana, and Baekhyun was also on the verge of running out of mana.
He no longer had the capacity to deal with the predators of Saha.
In that case, it would have been wiser to squeeze out every bit of strength I had left.
“Okay, I’ll go!”
“Kuaaaah!”
Was it because of Baekhyun’s emotions?
The Saha predator opened its mouth wide and roared at the large army ahead.
At that moment, Se-un’s stigmata began to ripple red.
– The stigmata react to the tale of the Blood Wolf Legend.
– The first ability of the stigmata, ‘Fear’, awakens.
– The roar of the ‘Predator of Saha’ is imbued with the power of fear.
A roar imbued with the power of terror.
Even without that, Saha’s predator had a powerful roar and a fear worthy of its name while alive. With the power of Seun added to it, the power of fear was multiplied several times.
The monsters in front trembled and fled, or fell to the ground.
Occasionally, powerful monsters would roar in response as if they were counterattacking, but they could not completely hide the fear rising from the depths of their hearts.
Boom, boom, boom!
The Saha predator picked up speed.
Just like when he ran to break down the gates of Skabe in the 10th floor trial. No, even faster than that.
As the speed increased, Baekhyun and Sewoon’s mana also drained out more quickly, and it started to feel like it was too dangerous to continue any longer.
“I will go!”
Baekhyun opened the crocodile’s mouth wide and kicked his front legs, and Sewoon put all his strength into the crocodile’s hind legs.
The huge body that seemed as if it could never fly in the air suddenly soared into the air.
The air hummed as if it were oppressed and in pain.
Monsters who made eye contact with Saha’s predators gave up on life and closed their eyes tightly.
and.
Kwakwakwakwakwang-!!!
A predator from the Sahara crashed onto the ice.
The ice shattered, sending sharp shards of ice flying like grenades, piercing the surrounding monsters.
White ice powder scattered into the air, blocking the view.
However, due to the low friction of the ice, the crocodile’s massive body was pushed back for tens or hundreds of meters.
The bodies of the monsters that collided along the way were torn to pieces or swallowed into the crocodile’s gaping mouth.
The lake became a mess in an instant, but now was the opportunity.
“Everyone run!”
People squeezed out all their remaining strength along with Yu Seo-ah’s scream.
The crocodile ran quickly along the rough path made by its slithering motion.
Soon the ice powder settled and the destination began to become clear.
Frost Fortress.
It was a fortress located at the end of a lake, and its huge iron walls were created by repeatedly freezing over a long period of time.
A sort of dividing line created to prevent lake monsters from crossing over.
As we saw earlier, countless monsters struggled to get through here, but the fortress was never breached.
The unfortunate thing was that even Seun didn’t know what the fortress was guarding.
Wow!
As people were wondering how to get into the tightly closed fortress, the huge iron gate tilted with the sound of gears turning and fell down like a step.
And inside, soldiers wearing thick fur coats appeared, holding spears.
“Huh, I’ve received all sorts of survivors so far, but this is the first time I’ve seen one appear so grandly.”
“What are you doing! The door will automatically close in one minute, so if you want to live, hurry and come in!”
People came to their senses and moved their legs at the shouts of the soldiers announcing the end of the ordeal.
Just a moment ago, I thought I had lost all my stamina, but when I saw the end in front of me, I felt like I was regaining stamina that I had never had before.
Naturally, no one was left in the lake.
After going through the hellish ordeals of the swamp and snowy fields, I desperately entered the fortress, realizing that it was finally time to rest.
Then, I realized that one of the people who had stayed until the end and led the people was missing.
“Mr. Seun!”
The door will be closing soon, so why haven’t you come in yet?
As Baekhyun entered the castle and Saha’s predator disappeared, only then was Yoo Seo-ah able to confirm Se-woon’s appearance.
“Come in quickly! The door will be closing soon!”
Regardless, Se-un stretched his right leg forward and held on tightly to the handle of the Durangdal.
– The constellation, ‘The Hungry Prince’, finishes preparing to feast on the Last Supper.
There are two purposes.
The first is to taste the power of Durandal, which was unsealed by Francis Hamel.
The second is to satisfy Beelzebub, who cannot be fed properly once he enters the shelter.
“Kiyaaaaak!”
As the predators of Saha disappear, monsters who have forgotten their fear rush towards Seun. No, to be precise, as soon as the iron gates of the Frost Fortress, which had been tightly closed, open, they rush towards him, thinking that now is their chance.
It seemed as if he had no regard for the small human blocking his view.
Facing those guys, Se-Woon calmly swung his sword.
– The Treasure Trove of Greed has been opened.
[The Dragon’s Sword, Hroti]
– As one of the treasures of the evil dragon Papnir, it was originally a great sword, but it became imbued with an extremely evil aura while in Papnir’s hands.
Crunch.
The monster was just about to arrive in front of us.
As expected, Seun’s black sword cut straight through the empty space.
The sword strikes were so clean and surprisingly clean that it felt like space, if not air, was being torn apart, but the monsters didn’t stop running.
The moment Se-un, who had finished the attack, took hold of Durangdal and put his foot on the iron door just before it closed.
– The rock-splitting sword, Durandal, bursts out the evil energy dormant in ‘Hroti’.
– The breath of the evil dragon is recreated through ‘Hroti’.
Kuwaaaaah!
The space cut off by Seun’s sword opened wide like a mouth, spitting out waves of black evil.
The Ice Lake of Despair, true to its name, began to turn dark and despairing.
fantasy,
