Episode 22
22. Episode 22
The ninth wave of tutorials has begun.
As expected, starting from the seventh wave, the level of the monsters increased again.
Red wolves and red boars with fur as red as blood. And now, the ones who came before the camp people were red monkeys with fluttering red fur.
“Stop it, stop it!”
“Behind, there’s one behind too!”
The guys didn’t just have enhanced physical abilities.
Not only was he large in stature, but some of the weapons he was carrying were made of iron.
It seemed like his intelligence had also increased, and he was using sophisticated tactics to fool people.
“Protect the wounded!”
“Damn it, I can’t afford to worry about the injured anymore… … .”
Monsters with red fur were powerful.
In addition, Seun, the strongest force in the camp, had not been seen since the sixth wave.
Although Yoo Seo-ah and Kang Han-cheol were more active, injuries began to appear gradually from the seventh wave onwards.
The eighth wave began in that state, with no casualties, but six people were out of action and others suffered minor and major injuries.
Perhaps they had figured out the situation? Several Red Monkeys rushed towards the injured.
If things continue like this, there will be no choice but for the injured to suffer.
At that moment, two swords flew in like the wind and began to sweep away the group of monkeys.
Crunch crunch-!!
If Se-woon had seen her, he would have thought of her nickname before her return, ‘Whirlwind’. No, her current appearance seemed more like ‘Mad Wind’ than ‘Whirlwind’.
Her swordsmanship, in which she swings her two swords without stopping, resembles a spider moving its eight legs to weave through her enemies.
– The constellation ‘Crown Spider’ corrects the posture of player ‘Yuseoah’, saying that it is still not flashy enough.
After she swung her sword, two swords remained like afterimages.
To the Red Monkeys’ eyes, it looked like she was wielding four swords.
Even though he was holding a proper weapon, he could not withstand her attacks.
but.
“Gasp, gasp… … .”
Yu Seo-ah also lost a lot of stamina.
Even though other people were lending their strength, the battle in the camp was more of a two-person battle between Yoo Seo-ah and Kang Han-cheol.
Her body was already covered in wounds from her previous encounters with the Red Wolf and Red Boar.
As the number of casualties increased and people became more dependent on her, her physical strength was now nearing its limit.
“Ukkiik!”
Did they notice that Yusuh was tired? The Red Monkeys, who had gathered to take advantage of the opportunity, surrounded her.
She tried to swing her sword again, but her trembling hands were already at their limit just holding the sword.
Just then, the Red Monkeys were about to swing their weapons.
“Ugh!”
bang!
Kukukukukuku-!!
With a loud roar, the ground beneath them shook as if an earthquake had occurred.
Occasionally rocks would pop up or the ground would collapse, killing nearly half of the red monkeys.
– The constellation, ‘The Old Man Riding the Crocodile’, looks at the shaking ground with glad eyes.
– The constellation, the ‘crowned spider’, bares its fangs and tells you not to interfere.
The man who caused the earthquake was Kang Han-cheol, one of the key figures in the camp.
Having made a contract with the Grand Duke of Hell, Agares, he, like Yushua, was demonstrating powers beyond the level of ordinary humans.
but.
“thank you!”
“At least catch your breath.”
“But, the injured people… … .”
“If you collapse while guarding the wounded, the entire camp will be destroyed.”
His condition wasn’t normal either.
Unlike Yoo Seo-ah, who fought mainly with agile movements, Kang Han-cheol specialized in withstanding attacks with his innate body and launching even stronger attacks.
Even though his fighting style had changed thanks to the jujutsu he learned from Se-un, his agility wasn’t that high to begin with, so it was inevitable that he would accumulate wounds.
There were dozens of wounds visible through the torn coat.
In fact, I thought that the person who suffered the most injuries in this camp was Kang Han-cheol.
“Can the two of us stop it?”
“must do it.”
I had been confident when I had managed to block the sixth wave without a single scratch, but now I felt so lost that I couldn’t even see the path ahead.
Even if this wave was stopped, it seemed impossible to stop the next wave.
At this moment, only one man came to mind in the minds of Yoo Seo-ah and Kang Han-cheol.
Jeong Se-woon.
Even if others didn’t know, the two of them believed that he would definitely return.
“Eww!”
Meanwhile, in the distance, a man who seemed to be swaying was running away from the Red Monkeys while holding a banana in his arms.
Park Jeong-pil. He was luring some of the monkeys.
If it weren’t for him, even Yoo Seo-ah and Kang Han-cheol might have already fallen to the monkeys’ concentrated attack.
However, he had already reached his limit. In the end, he threw the banana away and collapsed between Yoo Seo-ah and Kang Han-cheol, gasping for breath.
“It’s the limit! I can’t do this anymore!”
“thank you for your effort.”
“Where the hell did my brother go? Judging by the fact that his public score keeps going up, he doesn’t seem to be dead!”
“Eww! Kkeeek!”
“Eww!”
Dozens of monsters surrounded the three, including the existing Red Monkeys and the Red Monkeys that Park Jeong-pil had lured.
Cold sweat naturally flowed down Yoo Seo-ah and Kang Han-cheol’s foreheads.
Indeed, can this attack be stopped?
I clenched my fist with a trembling heart.
“Keeeeeek!”
The moment the group of monkeys, so confident of victory, took off their feet.
-The constellation, ‘The Crowned Spider’ bows its head to the demon.
-The constellation, ‘The old man riding the crocodile’ bows his head to the demon.
Phage, phage, phage!!
A single ray of lightning spread among the Red Monkeys.
The brain was like a snake, doggedly pursuing its prey.
The electrocuted monkeys were unable to scream even once as their entire bodies were burned black.
And at that moment, Park Jeong-pil looked at the source of the thunderstorm and tears welled up in his eyes.
“Hyungniiim!!”
* * *
-The Treasure Trove of Greed has been opened.
[ Chain Lightning ]
– One of the unique magics of the Purple Tower, a lightning magic that sweeps away the enemy lines by chaining purple lightning.
The purple lightning that escaped Seun’s hand swept through the enemy lines.
Indeed, as expected from a 2-circle magic, its power was greater than that of Fire Ball, which Seun had previously used as his main spell.
In an instant, about twenty red monkeys were burned black, and those struck by the weakened chain of lightning also lost consciousness, exposing the whites of their eyes.
‘The condition is more serious than I thought.’
If Seun hadn’t arrived promptly, the wave would have failed.
Even a cursory glance around shows that there are many injured people who are incapacitated for combat, and the condition of those who remain is not normal.
‘No, rather, is this a good amount of holding up?’
Although there were many injured people, there were no casualties.
Moreover, at first glance, the growth of Yoo Seo-ah and Kang Han-cheol was remarkable.
It’s clear that most of the Red Monkeys lying here died at the hands of these two.
Perhaps the previous waves also flowed similarly to the present.
“Hyungniiim!!”
‘I don’t know what that guy is or why he’s stuck there.’
Park Jeong-pil.
I had planned to keep him by my side and use him as bait, half to watch him and half to harass him, but it seems he’s doing a better job than I expected.
even.
-The constellation ‘Donkey-headed Snatcher’ snickers while pointing at the player ‘Park Jeong-pil’.
‘If it’s a donkey’s head, Balefor?’
The guy was even getting the attention of the constellations.
Donkey-headed slinger, Ballefor.
He was the 6th ranked demon lord and ruled over 10 legions of demons.
Apart from this, Balefor had another famous nickname.
‘I think it suits you well.’
That’s right, it was ‘The Thief’s Work’.
He is a powerful Demon King ranked 6th in the hierarchy, but he has the ability to steal, which doesn’t seem to be of much help in battle.
With the help of such ballet dancers, it makes sense that Park Jeong-pil has been running away from the quick Red Monkey all this time.
“Magic! No way!”
“Here he comes! He’s here!”
“It’s a blood wolf!”
Because the purple lightning was so splendid, people quickly noticed Seun’s presence.
Everyone was resenting Se-woon for suddenly disappearing, but in the end, Se-woon was the only one who could resolve this situation.
Than that.
“Blood wolf?”
What does that mean? It looks like you’re talking about Seun, but suddenly you’re talking about Hyulrang?
Although there are cases where players who enter the tower are given a nickname, I have never heard of anyone being given a nickname during the tutorial.
At that time, Park Jeong-pil slowly approached Se-un.
“Brother, do you like it?”
“… … No way, you built it?”
“Hehe, how did you know? The wolf skin cloak you’re wearing, and the scent of blood that spreads every time you swing your sword or cast magic! Doesn’t it match perfectly?”
Se-woon frowned.
It was so important to the players that they were called by their nicknames more often than their names.
How dare you do something like that without my permission.
Besides, if someone else is already calling out his nickname, doesn’t that mean that most people in the camp recognize Se-un by his nickname, Hyeolrang?
But it’s also a bit odd to call people over and say, “Don’t call me Blood Wolf.”
Se-Woon opened his mouth with a small sigh.
“I will definitely give you my nickname.”
“Yes? I am honored! I will be looking forward to it, brother!”
Se-woon promised that he would definitely give Park Jeong-pil a nickname that would match his own.
‘for now…….’
“Ukkiik!”
The ninth monster raid.
As such, there were still a lot of Red Monkeys left.
Even though Yoo Seo-ah and Kang Han-cheol had defeated so many, and even though dozens had just been defeated by Se-woon’s magic.
Perhaps because of the magic he had just shown, all the red monkeys around the camp turned their gazes toward Seun.
But everyone else is already exhausted and can’t ask for help.
‘If you do this, I will welcome it.’
They seem to have gathered together thinking that they could attack as a group since there was only one enemy, but as expected, no matter how smart they are, monkeys are still monkeys.
I’m not even thinking about the magic that Seun just used.
-The power of ‘Lightning Chain’ is strengthened according to the Black Tower’s magic.
A new mana training method that we used together this time.
The second circle that was created thanks to this was black in color, in keeping with the Black Tower’s magic.
Even though it is a training method of the Black Tower, it is not the case that only black magic can be used. The Dark Mana Circle is meaningful in that it emits a unique destructive mana and increases the destructive power of the magic used.
Crackle!!
The lightning that extended from Se-un’s hand turned from purple to black.
Due to the nature of lightning magic, evasion or defense was impossible in the first place.
Even if they could control mana, mere Red Monkeys couldn’t go against Seun’s magic.
Chewy!
Where the black lightning passed, only a black corpse remained.
As its power grew stronger and its speed increased, the black lightning swept through the entire enemy camp in an instant.
fantasy,
