Episode 214
[Come on. Prey?]
The doppelganger whispered in Taehyun’s head.
‘surely.’
The monster in front of me felt as powerful as the worm-class black dragon from before.
There would be a minimum stat increase if you feasted.
“you. “What is your name?”
[There’s nothing for that rat to know!!]
Puhwaaagh.
Fire spewed out from the giant’s mouth.
‘Why is this guy so excited?’
He had been sealed in one side of the labyrinth all along, but was forced out.
And that too, through the shadow skill, to the place closest to Taehyun.
Taehyun, who didn’t know that, was just confused by his current reaction.
‘Maybe because they’re giants, their attack pattern is simple.’
Suddenly, a Titan that appeared in an unexplored Russian dungeon came to mind.
Like the dragon race, the giant race does not have a large population.
Titan, the first SS-class monster to appear on Earth.
‘There were three of them.’
While it was difficult to find S-class giants, three giants that exceeded S-class appeared.
That’s why players struggled.
Each of them had the characteristic of having red, blue, and black magic power that reached 20 meters in length.
In comparison, the guy in front of me is one.
There’s no way a guy with an SS+ rating can’t just spit out fire from his mouth.
No, although it is unstable, the increased magic power is within the range of SSS grade.
As Taehyun thought so, he dodged the oncoming fire once again.
Even though it was only lightly exhaled, it had enough firepower to be called the breath of a worm-level dragon.
“It’s too simple.”
Taehyun said what he was thinking.
Compared to the energy you can clearly feel, it is not difficult to deal with it.
In fact, the black dragon I faced a while ago was even more difficult.
Above all, this guy had the same characteristics as SS+ grade monsters.
‘I can’t feel the Archduke’s energy.’
Quang.
The Titan’s fist landed on the floor of the labyrinth.
Taehyun finished his thoughts while dodging the fragments.
“You’ll find out when you catch it.”
‘Apocalypse’, ‘Blood Rush’, and ‘Energy Drain’ have already been used sufficiently.
There was no need to overdo it and use it again.
Tiring.
[The skill Eyes of a Higher Species (S) has been activated.]
Taehyun’s eyes once again turned red.
The flying fist seemed slow.
Quang.
Tiring.
[Skill Energy Compose (S) has been activated.]
Taehyun, who backed away from the fist, created magic bullets in the area.
Pajik. Pajik. Fazizik.
Ten magical bullets were created in an instant and aimed at Tartarus.
Puff puff puff.
[You’re so good at avoiding things like a rat!!]
Tartarus shouted as he hit one of the magical bullets aimed at his eyes.
It looks like sparks are flying around the area like a dragon pier.
There was no impact at all from the magical bullet that hit.
This was because of the strong muscles unique to the giants.
Meanwhile, Taehyun was able to painstakingly create two magical bullets.
Pow!!
One magic bullet flew quickly and hit Tartarus’ leg.
[It’s no use!!]
Boom. thud. thud. thud.
Tartarus didn’t care and approached Taehyun.
Just four steps.
With that alone, the distance that Taehyun had widened narrowed.
Tiring.
[Skill Energy Compose (S) has been strengthened. Magic power consumption accelerates.]
Wow.
The one remaining magic bullet quickly grew in size.
It was natural that the quality of the condensed magical power would change.
The magic bullet, which was growing in size, collided with Tartarus’ huge fist.
Pow!!!
Taehyun’s body was pushed back due to the recoil of the magic explosion.
On the other hand, Tartarus appeared to have had one of its arms blown off.
“you. “You’re weak, right?”
[….]
Looking at the silent guy.
Sigh.
The corners of Taehyun’s mouth rose.
Puffpuffpuffpuff.
Tartarus’ limbs exploded from Taehyun’s strengthened magic bullet.
No matter how hard it is, there are bound to be vital points.
And to Taehyun, who is using the ‘eyes of a higher species’.
Identifying the monster’s vital location was no longer difficult.
Tartarus was regenerating quickly, but it seemed to be pushing it one-sidedly.
Wow.
Fire spewed out from the guy’s mouth once again.
The power and range are quite good, though.
“It’s useless if you don’t get it right.”
Taehyun escaped the fire without difficulty.
And once again.
Pow! Pow!
Two condensed magic bullets blew off Tartarus’ legs.
Cooung.
Tartarus, who lost his leg, fell to his knees.
“hot.”
Pow.
Taehyun exploded a magic bullet right in front of Tartarus’ face, which was about to spit fire from its mouth.
The surrounding area was already a sea of fire due to the fire it spewed out.
I felt a sense of déjà vu from the moment I met him.
Taehyun finally felt like he knew the reason.
“Hey monster. Didn’t you receive the Archduke’s power?”
The magical power that can be clearly felt is powerful.
It is capable of ultra-fast regeneration and its body is much stronger than that of SS-class monsters.
but.
‘That’s all. There is no discomfort that can be called SSS grade.’
It wasn’t just because Taehyun had grown up.
If I had to compare it, it would be Bloodia, which I encountered a while ago.
I would say that was before he took out the power of Igmun.
The magical power immediately felt is similar to that of a runaway Bloodia.
‘Is this the one who originally lived in this labyrinth?’
Unlike Taehyun, who was relaxed, Tartarus was angry.
At that time, the doppelganger, who had been silent, intervened again.
[hey. Stop messing around and quickly feast on him.]
‘You’re missing out.’
[You don’t want power? Look at that guy’s magic power.]
It’s definitely a magic power that looks appetizing, unlike the typical SS+ grade.
gulp.
Taehyun swallowed his saliva without realizing it.
[Ego. To feast. If you want, I will lend you my power.]
It was when Taehyun felt a strange sense of discomfort from the words of his doppelganger.
[Little thing! If only I had the power, I wouldn’t have been treated like this!]
Tartarus growled and shouted.
The entire area was shaken by shouts filled with anger.
‘warrant?’
[I shouldn’t worry about that, come on…]
“I told you to stay out of it.”
Taehyun opened the status window and checked the skills.
‘Apocalypse’, which was on cooldown due to the battle with Kassim Zort, was sparkling.
Tiring.
[Skill Apocalypse (S) has been activated.]
Huaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Darkness fell around.
Sigh. Churrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
quaddddd.
Chains of magic wrapped around Tartarus’ body.
Due to the complete suppression, the guy’s ultra-fast regeneration also stopped.
[You were also an anti-aircraft contractor!]
Tartarus belatedly recognized Taehyeon’s true value.
“okay. “I want to hear about the power I mentioned earlier?”
[How dare something like this give me orders!]
Kuoooo.
A huge spirit rang out as if it would tear Taehyun apart at any moment.
Because of his struggles, Taehyun had to strengthen Apocalypse.
Otherwise, it seemed like the area would be broken right away.
I didn’t think there was any need to drink the magic potion.
There is a huge mass of magical power in front of you.
Tiring.
[Skill Energy Drain (S) has been activated. Specifies the target.]
Puuk. Phew. Phew.
The chains that were wrapped around him dug into his body.
Sigh. Continue.
Incomplete SSS grade magic began to be absorbed.
[K… Let go….]
Tartarus twisted his body, feeling the strength drain from his whole body.
However, the already strengthened chains of Apocalypse were tightening their bodies.
“I think we need to weaken it first.”
Tiring.
[Skill Energy Drain (S) has been strengthened. Magic power consumption is accelerating.]
Ahhh.
Ddddddddd.
The chains that were holding him down began to tremble.
This was because the amount of magical power delivered through ‘Energy Drain’ was unusual.
[A huge amount of magical power has been absorbed. Magic power has increased by 1.]
[The opponent feels ashamed. Charisma increases by 1.]
Meanwhile, the stats rose rapidly.
Before we knew it, all of Taehyun’s magical energy had been replenished.
It is said that the magical power inherent in monsters is greater than that of awakened people.
Tartarus’s spirit had been lost due to its magical power being forcibly taken away.
Taehyun snapped his finger toward Tartarus.
Sigh. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
A chain rose from the ground, wrapped around Tartarus’s neck and pulled down his face.
Wow!!
The body of the 20-meter-tall guy fell down and was at eye level with Taehyun.
“I need to find out about you.”
[Whatever you want! You won’t be able to achieve it, you henchman of the Grand Duke!!]
The giant shouted in a voice full of resentment.
“doesn’t care. I’ll find out for myself. “What you need to do is.”
Tiring.
[Skill Complete Hypnosis (S) has been activated. Specify the target. The consumption of magic power accelerates.]
“All we can do is hold on for as long as possible.”
Taehyun’s red eyes flashed.
* * *
The name ‘Tartaros’.
That is Typhon, the king of the giants and the great duke.
It was a name given directly by his father.
[The king has disappeared.]
[Then the war will begin.]
[Orgal. That guy’s growth is unusual.]
[I will take care of it.]
[You are no longer a match for him. Call the other brothers.]
Soon after, a turf war began.
Orgal, who called himself the Demon Beast King and was aiming for the throne of the Grand Duke, invaded first.
In the battle called Gigantomachia, Typhon was defeated.
Orgal became the new archduke, and Typhon was torn limb from limb and sealed.
Numerous giants went under Orgal.
Several people who could be considered legitimate successors to the giants disappeared.
Tartarus was one of them
.
A power that only a great supply being called the king of a region can possess.
The growth of the giants who lost their king stagnated, and Tartarus did the same.
Tartarus gathered the monsters and hid in the labyrinth.
How much time has passed?
Two demons came to a place called Tartarus, a labyrinth.
Cassim Zort, contractor of Archduke Beelzebub.
And it was Min Ji-hong, Archduke Orgal’s contractor.
They have already surpassed human limitations.
Tartarus was robbed of the labyrinth by the two contractors’ attacks.
“Wouldn’t it be better to kill this guy?”
“Cluck. Let’s keep him alive for now. “It will be useful later.”
Kasim Zort sealed Tartarus in a corner of the labyrinth.
Tartarus, one of the legitimate successors to the giants, began to be raised by humans.
A period of shame continued until the shadow was brought out again.
‘This guy. ‘You had an unfortunate family history.’
The desire for revenge and hatred was felt through the skill, even to Taehyun.
Taehyun ended the skill.
I saw Tartarus shedding bloody tears before my eyes.
‘Energy Drain’ and ‘Complete Hypnosis’ became even more powerful in ‘Apocalypse’.
It was an aftereffect of accepting two skills at the same time.
However, that also seemed to be a limitation.
Taehyun was not pure enough to feel sympathy for monsters.
“I mourn.”
Tiring.
[Unique skill Predation (SS) has been activated. Specifies the target.]
Ugh.
Crack. Quad-dead-duk. Quad-dead-duk.
For a monster that was once the grand duke’s child, it was a vain death.
and.
Tiring.
An unexpected message window appeared before Taehyun’s eyes.
