Episode 168 Weapon Master (2)
After killing the twin warriors and continuing to advance, I saw a bright light coming into view beyond my field of vision.
Exit from the ruins.
As for the players roaming around inside, it’s probably just the two of us and the two teams we just met.
What this means is that if you want to properly get 20 kills, you have to go outside.
I gave attention to the calligrapher who was taking the lead.
“Be careful when you go out.”
“huh.”
That’s because the exit of the ruins is the perfect place for enemies to set up camp and wait.
And ominous feelings always come true.
The moment the calligrapher steps out of the exit,
– Whaaaaa!
A gray beam of light surged forward, shedding a harsh piercing blast.
The calligrapher quickly raised his arm to block it, but
– Sigh.
The beam of light pierced through the arm and lodged itself into the calligrapher’s chest.
He held a large crossbow in his hand.
Only then did he check what was lodged in his chest, and it was an arrow made of steel.
And a small phrase appeared on the calligrapher’s screen.
The opponent who appeared next.
[Continue?]
[10, 9, 8… … .]
And a small phrase appeared on the calligrapher’s screen.
[Continue?]
“He’s dead. Let’s continue.”
“huh…….”
Perhaps because it is a survival battle, even the melee characters are not very sturdy.
I have a reasonable suspicion that it might be because it is easier to collect points if you do it a lot.
A calligrapher who buys a token with 300 points and then inserts it into the arcade machine.
[Sebarian 4K/1D/0A]
[Kim Dok-chim 0K/0D/4A]
The place where the Barbarian reappeared was inside the ruins, the starting point.
On the other hand, my location is near the exit.
“Let’s meet up again. I’ll go over there.”
“okay.”
Although the interior of the ruins is like a maze, as expected of an old person, he has memorized the route.
So I went back the way I came,
“They’re still here.”
I just ran into the knight and priest duo I had just defeated.
Since we lost badly to him in our first encounter, he hesitated to fight me again, but when he realized I was alone, he immediately challenged me to a fight.
But contrary to their expectations, I was not an ordinary rice cake, but a rice cake with a poisoned needle.
– Wham!
The knight who was hit by the poison slowed down considerably, and in the meantime, I quickly passed by him and escaped.
“It’s passing by~”
The two of them are chasing each other as if they are going to kill each other, as if their passion has spread.
While running, I would turn my back every now and then to stab the stinger with my foot, and then I would run again.
The chase wasn’t long.
Because a calligrapher was running quickly from the other side.
“ax!”
“ax.”
– Whiriliririk!
The hatchet flew over my shoulder, spinning furiously, and sank into the priest’s chest.
The accuracy is increasing.
[Serbarian 5K/1D/0A]
[Kim Dok-chim 0K/0D/5A]
The tables were turned, and 2-on-1 became 1-on-2.
However, the knight thought it was a do-or-die situation and did not run away, but stood up to it.
The calligrapher tilted his body to dodge the sword drawing a diagonal line.
And when he swings his sword at the opponent, the knight raises his shield to deflect it.
A calligrapher striking down with an axe in his opposite hand, and a knight striking back with a sword.
– Buck! Buck!
‘You’re slowly getting used to it.’
Unlike the first battle, which was like a crude puppet show, the movements of the two melee characters have become much more sophisticated.
Everyone is gradually getting closer to becoming a Weapon Master.
The only regret is that,
‘This is also a team game.’
– Hook!
“… … !”
A knight who was hit by a poison needle and fell into an abnormal state.
The calligrapher’s longsword fell on his forehead.
– Crunch!
[Serbarian 6K/1D/0A]
[Kim Dok-chim 0K/0D/6A]
After lightly getting 2 kills, I followed the same path that I had taken with Seo Ye-in earlier.
Soon the exit to the ruins appeared.
“Okay, let’s go. Be careful of the arrows.”
“huh.”
– Whaaaaa!
As expected, arrows shoot out as soon as you step outside the ruins.
But contrary to my expectations that he would dodge, the calligrapher stood still and stared straight at the arrow.
And then in the next moment, he swung his sword straight ahead,
– Oh my!
He split an incoming arrow in half.
“That’s ridiculous!”
A cry of horror was heard.
Probably the player who just fired the arrow.
But it wasn’t the time to just be surprised.
As his position was revealed by the crossbow shot, he jumped up from his hiding place and started to run away.
However, the calligrapher chased him at a terrifying speed and separated his upper and lower bodies.
[Serbarian 7K/1D/0A]
[Kim Dok-chim 0K/0D/6A]
This time, the assist didn’t come.
There’s nothing we can do since he did it all by himself.
So even after the battle ended, we didn’t let our guard down, but there was no sign of anything popping out.
Either they’re lying in wait somewhere else, or they’re waiting for us to pass.
Either way, it means there’s nothing to see right now.
“But how did you get that done?”
The situation just now was surprising even to me.
Although I acknowledge the genius of calligraphers, barbarians are an unfamiliar profession.
So I’m just starting to get the hang of it, but it’s too difficult to accurately shoot and split an incoming arrow.
The calligrapher looked at me blankly and then answered.
“It’s slowed down.”
“Bullet time?”
“……? huh.”
The reply came a beat late, probably because he was checking the notification message.
He unknowingly cast [Bullet Time] at the moment when the arrows were fired, and only realized it after the battle ended and the cooldown timer started.
‘That’s genius.’
Doesn’t that mean you instinctively used a skill you just learned at the optimal timing?
I thought for a moment and then suggested.
“Then, do you want to try it a few more times now?”
“huh.”
As the calligrapher slowly shook his head up and down, I casted Amplification.
[Use ‘amplify’.]
[‘Bullet Time’ rank increases (F->D)]
[Duration 00:04:58]
[Reuse Wait Time 00:29:58]
Amplification raised to C rank.
Raises the target’s rank by two levels for 5 minutes, with a cooldown of 30 minutes.
And the ability of Bullet Time, which temporarily became D-class, is
‘Duration: 2 seconds, cooldown: 3 minutes.’
The cooldown has been reduced so you can use it more often.
I’ll probably use it two or three more times during the rest of the game.
The terrain outside the site is a suitable mix of rocky terrain and forest.
There are places here and there where you can hide.
That’s why crossbowmen were rarely detected.
“Let’s go slowly. I have a feeling they’ll come again.”
“Come again?”
“In my opinion.”
Since they killed each other once, the fight between the two is not over yet.
Lastly, wouldn’t you rather fight with your partner to make sure you’re prepared?
– Whaaaaa!
“Look at that. It’s here.”
The calligrapher dodged the flying arrow by jumping to the side.
Then, as I was trying to chase the crossbowman, a black shadow suddenly appeared nearby and pounced on me.
An assassin dressed entirely in black.
In his hand he holds a black dagger, just like his costume.
I guess that guy is paired with a crossbowman.
I let out a soft exclamation.
“Wow, that guy is poisonous too.”
The fact that it popped out from where we passed means that it had been hiding there all along.
It seems that the crossbowman missed his chance to appear when he was caught by the calligrapher, and it is only now that he has returned here after continuing his work that he has revealed himself.
While the calligrapher was reacting to the ambush, the crossbowman moved back in distance, reloaded his arrows, and fired.
– Wedge!
And while the calligrapher dodges the arrow, the assassin falls back for a moment, then attacks again to buy the crossbowman some time.
A situation where two opponents take turns harassing the Barbarian.
But deep down I was hopeful.
‘Shall I show you now?’
Because the bullet time cooldown will probably run out soon.
– Wedge!
At that moment, when the arrows flew and the assassin stabbed with his dagger, the calligrapher’s eyes seemed to flash.
Within moments, the Barbarian’s body squeezed into the very narrow gap between the two attacks.
Attacks that pass by exquisitely.
The assassin’s arm fell off in the ensuing counterattack.
“It’s so wonderful.”
I felt like giving a standing ovation.
But since the battle was in full swing, I also helped.
– Wham!
An assassin who has lost one arm and is trying to retreat in a hurry.
But he couldn’t back down any further because the poisonous needle was stuck in the back of his neck.
A calligrapher who decapitates an assassin and then immediately pursues a crossbowman.
I said a word to that calligrapher.
“Don’t kill me. I’ll have some help.”
“huh.”
Since the assist count increases only when you kill an enemy with my help, I have to stab him with my stinger, even if it’s just a little bit.
The calligrapher nodded, then followed the bastard closely and struck him in the face mercilessly with her fist.
It’s a mini game so you can’t tell, but if it actually happened, all my teeth would’ve been broken.
I followed and fired a poison dart at the captured crossbowman,
– Wham!
The calligrapher finished him off.
That would be a bit gross.
[Serbarian 9K/1D/0A]
[Kim Dok-chim 0K/0D/8A]
Once the match was properly decided, the crossbowman-assassin duo no longer targeted us.
I would like to keep picking fights and harassing them from afar, but I lose 600 points if I die.
So we continued to advance through the forest and rocky areas, knocking down the enemies like a sledgehammer.
[Sebarian 13K/1D/0A]
[Kim Dok-chim 0K/0D/12A]
Meanwhile, a beautiful female wizard peeks her head out from above the rocky terrain.
“Oh, Miss Seo—”
It was a character manipulated by Go Hyun-woo.
He waves his staff and greets them, as if it’s a new encounter in a survival game.
“… … .”
Meanwhile, the calligrapher’s empty hands were slowly moving towards his waist.
And the next moment,
– Whirilirik—kwajik!
The hatchet flew forward, spinning violently, and split Go Hyun-woo’s skull.
[Serbarian 14K/1D/0A]
[Kim Dok-chim 0K/0D/13A]
“… … .”
Go Hyun-woo looked at the calligrapher, then at me.
I feel an unspoken pressure to say something to him.
But since I’ve always been on the calligrapher’s side, I adjusted the volume appropriately and shouted softly.
“You weakling. That’s what happens when you go into battle with personal feelings.”
“Ugh… … !”
Go Hyun-woo realized Kang-ho’s ruthlessness.
