Episode 250
250. Shield
‘Why are you embarrassed?’
Whether Christine was shy or not, Ryumin only focused on protecting her.
When she falls, thousands of others fall too.
‘We’ll probably be completely wiped out in just a few minutes.’
This is why healers are important in this round.
Other players seemed to have noticed this as well, and several of them gave Christine a look of gratitude.
There were people who not only greeted each other but also spoke directly.
“Are you the one who is healing me now?”
“Thank you, Chrissy.”
“Are you a healer? Isn’t resilience a joke?”
There was no time to answer.
If you lose focus or stop using your own will, the Sanctuary skill will stop.
When interrupted, a 30-minute cooldown is required to cast again.
‘That’s why Christine’s role is important.’
With the mindset of having to protect her unconditionally, I put a heel on her back.
“Um, Black Scythe?”
“why?”
“If you take your hands off my back… … .”
“If you use it by touching the area close to the wound like now, it will regenerate much faster. “Didn’t you know?”
“ah… … ?”
Christine’s eyes widened in surprise, as if she, a healer, didn’t know.
“Thanks for the tip.”
“So don’t worry about unnecessary things and just stay calm and concentrate.”
“yes… … .”
Christine answered, but was still shy.
Toupapapapapapa-!
“Ugh!”
“Ugh!”
After about 15 minutes, groans were heard here and there.
A time when you can clearly feel that the intensity of pain has increased.
Ssaaaaaa-
However, when he received Sanctuary, his expression became calm as if it had never happened before.
If it weren’t for Christine’s heels, I wouldn’t have been able to survive this section and would have passed out.
The same was true for Christine, who was healed by Ryu Min.
‘The pain… … It disappeared as if it had been washed.’
A surprised Christine asked Ryumin next to her.
“Black Scythe. Are you sure you are using the first aid skill right now? Why is it so effective?”
“It’s not first aid, it’s healing.”
“yes? “Heels?”
‘Thanks to the Rune of Radiance, it’s not a normal heal.’
Heal is a divine type skill.
The Rune of Radiance nearly doubles the effectiveness of sacred skills, so it will have exceptional recovery power.
‘Furthermore, since Christine is using Heal at the right time to take damage, she won’t have time to feel any pain.’
It was a way to minimize the pain in its own way.
Other players had to go through repeated pain and recovery without that.
“Huh, it hurts more than I thought?”
“Still, it’s worth holding on because I get healed.”
“This mission will be easy thanks to the healer named Chrissy.”
“Let’s hold on for another 15 minutes!”
Fighting was shouted everywhere and the fighting spirit was strengthened.
I can hear a confident voice saying that if things continue like this, they can break it.
There are clearly results.
If Christine’s heels stay like this, it can offset the pain.
However, Ryumin’s expression was not very optimistic.
This is because if you go backwards, the damage increases ridiculously.
‘Recovering with Dot Heal is no use. Because the damage is stronger than that.’
From the point where 3 minutes remain, damage is inflicted every 2 seconds, making recovery insignificant.
At this time, people will not be able to be as relaxed as they are now.
Even if you recover.
‘It is a round designed from the beginning with the premise of receiving recovery. That’s why it’s called enduring pain.’
Especially in the last 10 seconds, the damage is unbearable.
Even if you are healed, the damage is such that most of you will inevitably die.
‘There’s no way you can survive unless you wear high defense equipment like me or drink several potions.’
Currently, Ryumin, wearing Thanatos’ black barding, is leaking bullets with a high probability of 88%.
Originally it was 67%, but the option increased by 1.32 times due to the 5-set effect and Russell’s equipment polishing buff.
‘Most of the bullets missed, so I’m barely taking any damage… … .’
Other people will soon experience hell.
Ryu Min almost lost his mind when he beat the first 15 rounds.
Doesn’t it feel like cutting with a knife rather than stabbing with an awl?
‘No one else will ever survive the last 10 seconds. ‘If I don’t stop it.’
Ryumin remembered an item in his inventory.
Elixir of super regeneration received in round 8.
‘It doesn’t matter if you’re alone, but you need this elixir to save others.’
For round 20, you need to save as many people as possible.
It may be a huge pain, but this level of sacrifice is acceptable.
[Time remaining until round end: 00:09:58]
20 minutes have already passed.
You only have to hold on for 10 minutes, but you can hear screams as if it can’t go any further.
Toupapapapapapa-!
“Aaaah!”
“Oh, it hurts!”
I felt a stabbing pain and then it disappeared.
It was damage that would normally be difficult to endure, but I was able to endure it to some extent as I recovered every second.
Of course, people with weak mental powers were already on the verge of losing their minds.
“Ugh… … .”
“Hang in there, Chrissy. “No matter what happens, you must not lose your mind.”
“yes… … .”
Christine gritted her teeth and held on, but not everyone had the same mental strength as her.
“Ahh!”
As one man sneakily ducked to the other man’s back, the man in front of him had to take two bullets instead.
“Hey, hey! What are you doing? Argh! Can’t you come to the side quickly? “Ugh!”
“sorry. “It hurts so much, so I’m going to get some rest.”
“Get back to your seat quickly! “Ahh!”
It is natural to get hit by one shot and get hit by two shots, but there is a big difference in damage.
However, as if he didn’t care about that, the man left the scene and used the other person as a shield to protect himself.
‘Hehe, this doesn’t hurt and it’s just a breeze, right? I should have done this a long time ago… … .’
The man’s thoughts continued no longer.
Because a winged ghost appeared before my eyes and beheaded me.
Tuk-
The man collapsed as a corpse without leaving a will.
At that moment, the bullet that had come his way disappeared.
The expression on the face of the person who was blocking the attack also became much more relaxed.
Ryumin raised the corners of his mouth as he looked at that.
‘Well done, John Delgado.’
Ryumin had previously given instructions to John Delgado.
If anyone strays, don’t hesitate to kill them by beheading them.
‘In this situation, are you using other people as a shield to live alone? That kind of trash isn’t worth buying.’
It’s better to kill a guy like that early.
It only gets in the way and causes confusion.
“Hey! “Come back!”
“I’m getting hit twice because of you!”
“What are you doing behind my back…” … !”
Suddenly!
Squeak-!
Squeak-!
When more people left, Sariel went and swung his curved sword.
People who were overwhelmed by the appearance of the Archangel of Death looked nervously, but Sariel just turned away without saying a word.
It seems like they won’t touch anyone who doesn’t leave.
By the time there were about 100 corpses in the cavity.
People no longer left their seats.
I didn’t hide behind the person next to me.
Unless you were an idiot, you couldn’t help but notice.
As soon as you leave, a reaper with a curved sword will cut off your head.
‘It works.’
As Sariel walked around like an overseer, people gritted their teeth and endured.
There were no more deserters.
[00:05:08]
Tick-
[00:04:32]
Tick-
[00:03:28]
Tick-
We held on without breaking away until there were 3 minutes left, but it’s going to be difficult now.
Because now the pain of death begins.
“Everyone, listen to me carefully!”
Ryumin shouted to the audience.
Although only the people next to him could be seen, people listened to the voice of the black scythe.
“Those who want to live, line up behind me! “You have to line up correctly!”
“In a row?”
“As you know, I know the strategy for this mission. “If you want to live, I hope you cooperate!”
As the people were mesmerized, Ryumin shouted.
“What are you doing? “Don’t move right now!”
There was no need to ask why.
These are the words of no one else but the Black Scythe.
There is no reason to listen in vain.
Rumble-
People lined up neatly.
Although she stood with her black scythe as a shield, Sariel did not move.
It seems like he doesn’t want to get involved.
‘Spirit undead are immune to physical damage, but that doesn’t mean they can block bullets.’
Therefore, Sariel’s role ended here.
Now you have to use your body to protect others.
Toupapapapapapapak-!
As people lined up, the angle of the bullets pointed towards one point.
To Ryumin in the front.
Titting ting ting ting!
However, with an 88% probability, most of the bullets missed.
Puk puk puk puk puk!
A barrier using dark runes was built to block hundreds of bullets.
Ryumin’s eyes looked at the time in the progress window.
[Time remaining until round end: 00:00:28]
There are only 30 seconds left.
When I turned my head, I couldn’t stand in a single line yet.
It takes more time than you think for a thousand people to stand in line.
“Christine!”
“yes?”
“There is no time. “Quickly come behind me.”
“Then Sanctuary…” … .”
“There’s no need, so hide yourself quickly!”
As the person behind me gave up his seat, Christine squeezed in.
Sanctuary, which was healing people with him, was cut off.
Knock-knock-knock!
Dozens of hundreds of bullets entered Ryumin’s body.
Although it was painful, he healed the wound without changing his expression even once.
‘You have to take the elixir at the right time. That way I won’t die.’
Christine, who was standing behind her, also put her hand on her back and used her heels.
With the hope that the black scythe will not die.
‘Please, cheer up.’
Eventually, all players succeeded in standing in one line.
As a thousand people lined up in one line, all attacks were focused on Ryumin.
Toupapapapapapa-!
A barrier of darkness was put up, but it was quickly broken.
Ti-tit-ting-ting-ting-ting-!
Although the black barding deflected most of the bullets, more than a hundred bullets continued to pierce Ryumin’s body.
‘Ugh, not yet… … ‘It’s not time yet.’
17 seconds, 16 seconds, 15 seconds… … .
Just a little more, just a little more.
You must take the elixir with exactly 10 seconds remaining.
If you are late even by one second, you will die.
‘Because the damage increases significantly with 10 seconds remaining.’
People still didn’t know why the black scythe called itself a shield.
All I had to do was believe and move.
But in the last 10 seconds, a thousand people finally realized.
Why is the black scythe blocking it instead?
Tukwakwakwakwakwakwaang-!
I got goosebumps when I heard the powerful explosion of the bullet.
If I had been hit by that, I wouldn’t have survived.
Everyone thought that and was worried.
Will the black scythe that should be hit instead of that be safe?
Will it disappear without leaving a trace?
Fortunately, nothing to worry about happened.
Because I used the elixir precisely at the timing when the bullet was fired.
[Use ‘Elixir of Super Regeneration’.]
[Regeneration power increases dramatically for 10 seconds.]
As soon as the message was posted, a bullet of darkness struck Ryumin’s body.
The skin was torn and the internal organs were crushed, but the wounds healed as if they had never happened before.
The transcendent power of super regeneration neatly regenerated the wound.
Tukwakwakwakwakwakwaang-!
Even if a hundred bullets hit him, Ryumin did not flinch.
Tukwakwakwakwakwakwaang-!
He became a human barrier himself and accepted other people’s share with his whole body.
I tried summoning a barrier of darkness, but it was no use.
It quickly penetrates the barrier that shatters like glass and becomes embedded in Ryumin’s body.
But in the end, it cannot pierce the body.
Because I recovered it before the super regeneration could penetrate it.
[8 seconds remaining.]
[7 seconds remaining.]
… … … …
… … …
The remaining time for super regeneration has decreased, but it is not noticeable.
10 seconds feels like an eternity.
Papdeuk-
I gritted my teeth and endured the pain.
Even at the moment when he felt like he was going to lose his mind from the pain, Ryu Min kept his composure.
I held on with superhuman mental strength.
Tukwakwakwakwakwakwaang-!
The body regenerated, but the pain was entirely Ryumin’s responsibility.
10 seconds felt like 10 hours.
I hoped time would pass quickly.
Because I didn’t have the confidence to hold on any longer.
‘No, it can’t collapse yet.’
I gathered my shaking heart and withstood the intense fire with my body.
I endured it with spirit.
Tukwakwakwakwakwakwaang-!
The last bullet tried to puncture the entire body but failed.
As soon as the wound recovered, a message was heard.
[The elixir of super regeneration has ended.]
