Episode 60. Thousands of Thousand Eyes Avalokitesvara (1)
“Ah, before I knew it…”
A black moon formed in Cedric’s pupils.
moment of death.
Cedric felt time slowing down.
I didn’t even notice what was coming.
Where did you come from?
No, did I have the option of running away from the first time we met?
My head was about to burst with all kinds of possibilities and assumptions.
And that’s it.
Awesome!
It was Cedric’s last thought in this world.
cooong!
A decapitated body fell to the floor.
“Keeeh.”
“Keeck!”
When Cedric died, all the undead he commanded disappeared as a handful of dust.
There were still living Necromancers, but they wouldn’t last long.
Because the angry stone statues immediately chased after them.
“Aaaagh!”
“Buy and save me!”
The battlefield began to be stained with blood.
The Necromancers, who were hunting one-sidedly, fell into the hunted prey before they knew it.
And use that gap.
‘Mmm. Everyone seems to be busy with something.’
Jinhyeok approached the 4th floor stone pagoda with poor boundaries.
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A four-story stone pagoda carved out of huge granite.
In front of the safe where the key to the inner chamber was kept, there were three stone statues armed with spears and swords.
“Gooooh!”
“Gaaah!”
Considering that there must have been troops ten times this size originally, the three were like an empty house.
Jinhyeok cracked his joints.
“I’d rather not have a brain.”
I wouldn’t be frightened if I just showed you such an overwhelming skill gap.
Just puppets that move as the boss monster commands.
In a way, I even thought that an army that moves without a heart seems to be the strongest army.
Jinhyeok picked up the spear and shield that had fallen on the floor.
‘It’s been a while to fight with this weapon.’
After covering the front with the round shield held in the left hand, he stretches out a spear between them.
It was the posture I practiced until I got tired of it when I was living in the movie ‘300’.
Even though I was alone, I couldn’t do the 300 people’s passing match like in the movie.
I used to wield spears and shields until my hands blistered so that I could make the most of it alone.
ah! Of course, I practiced one more thing besides spearmanship and shieldmanship.
This is the most important thing.
“Should I go? Or will you come?”
Jinhyeok kept his posture and slowly sat down and stood up repeatedly.
The point here is to sneakily show loopholes.
It’s like asking if you’re not going to come even though I’m going this far.
Did the provocation work?
The stone statues kicked the ground at the same time.
bang!
Quaang!
come.
Jinhyeok raised his shield at an angle.
The beauty of shield technique is to disperse the impact.
Kagagakak!
The sword and spear of the stone statue scratched the slope of the shield.
‘Now!’
Jinhyeok, who was shocked, turned his body about 360 degrees.
Quaang!
The spear with rotational force pierced the statue’s head as it was.
It would be nice to do it almost simultaneously.
Jinhyeok struck the spear at the leg of the second stone statue.
“…that’s it?”
The stone statue’s legs broke and its center of gravity collapsed.
It was possible because he aimed precisely at the joint.
“You are a contemplation of freezing to death.”
Tuuk.
The spear touched the statue’s chest.
[Lv2 ‘Ice Sculpting’ is activated!]
Damn it!
The cold air emitted from the tip of the spear clung to the statue’s chest.
A chill that spreads in an instant.
It took less than 3 seconds before my whole body froze.
‘This is the second.’
Now there is only one last one left.
Jinhyeok returned to his basic posture toward the stone statue that was stepping back.
The spear and shield perfectly divided the offense and defense.
however.
“Goooooooo!”
The stone statue screamed and suddenly stretched out its hand towards the stone pagoda.
Then, he took out the golden key that was inside the stone pagoda.
what?
Are you going to hand over the keys and beg for your life? I thought
gulp!
The stone statue swallowed the key he was holding in his hand.
[The key to the inner chamber responds.]
[The gate activates!]
[The existence beyond the gate responds to the call.]
Status windows that appear one after another.
Whoops!
The air suddenly changed.
“He was more ambitious than I thought.”
I never thought I would sacrifice myself to open the gate.
Jinhyuk wet his lips with his tongue.
Right then.
Cuckoo Cuckoo!
A green vortex appeared from the belly of the stone statue that swallowed the key.
He was sacrificing himself to summon a higher-ranking monster in the chamber.
Jeezerit!
A completely different magic power erupted from it.
A strangeness appeared in Jinhyeok’s eyes because of the life that was transmitted through his skin.
It’s not because you’re afraid or embarrassed by an unexpected situation.
pounding! pounding! pounding!
I couldn’t control my body that was hot in the battle that ended too bland…
It’s because I finally had a chance to fight properly.
furthermore.
‘I’d appreciate it if you’d give up your own advantage and come out.’
If it was a named monster that I had to deal with anyway, it was better to deal with it outside than in the inner room.
Moments later, something approached beyond the shimmering gate.
that buck
What appeared with light footsteps was a figure of Kannon with numerous arms.
[The named monster ‘Thousands of Thousand Eyes’ is manifesting!]
“Hmm.”
The Thousand Hands Guanyin slowly looked around.
Beyond the benevolent smile, a thick smell of blood emanated.
Then, suddenly, his eyes stopped on Jinhyeok.
“This is unexpected. I didn’t know that among the intruders there would be a human who could even threaten the key in the stone pagoda.”
“What are you surprised about? In a few days, I will cut down even the boss monster here.”
“ha ha ha! A wild human being. I don’t know anything else, but I have to admit that gut.”
The Thousand Hands Guanyin laughed happily.
This is sincere, but to him it sounds like a joke.
shit.
This is why fighting intelligent monsters is annoying.
Because of the effect of ‘sympathy’, it made me feel friendly even if I didn’t intend it.
“Stop the weight and go for it. Because I want to finish quickly and rest.”
“I want to enjoy the dialogue with you more, but don’t you?”
“I don’t hate chatting either, but there should be beer and chicken instead of knives and blood. I wish there were people with smooth skin, not stone statues with angular faces.”
“Take this moment as precious too, little human. When it’s time to die, you’ll miss even this moment.”
Sreung!
Thousand Arms Guanyin pulled out a sword from his back.
starting with that
Sreung! Sreung! Sreung!
Weapons began to be held in countless hands.
Various types of spears and axes, including swords, knives, and even maces and bows appeared.
It’s kind of like a full-on walking arsenal.
“In exchange for your arrogance, I will cut off your left arm first. Next is the left leg. Next is the right arm. And finally, I will slit the one remaining neck.”
“Sorry, but I like the position of my limbs quite a bit. I just want it to stay where it was.”
“It looks like it will taste good. This is why I can’t get tired of you humans.”
The corners of the mouth of the Thousand Hands Guanyin went up.
Tsutsutsu…!
The typified life was mixed with magical power.
You shouldn’t think of him on the same level as ordinary stone statues.
Jinhyeok lowered his stance as much as possible while covering himself with his shield.
So that you can be prepared for any attack at any time.
“Whoa.”
Jinhyeok calmed down and awakened all the senses in his body.
Nerves sharpened like a knife.
From now on, don’t blink an eye.
at that time.
Fain!
The air was torn.
It was an attack that broke the speed of sound in an instant without any propellant.
but.
‘Left shoulder.’
My body moved faster than I thought.
Jinhyuk deflected the sword attack using his shield.
Kaka Kak!
When iron collided with iron, dazzling sparks flew out.
“Hoo.”
An exclamation of exclamation flowed from Guanyin’s mouth.
This time, it looked like he was really surprised.
“Why are you surprised? Is this the first time you’ve seen him block an attack?”
“Reacting in the area of the speed of sound…”
It’s not about seeing and reacting.
I’ve already dealt with them countless times, so I’m just memorizing the trajectory and timing of the attack.
Of course, not everyone could do that.
“haha. This is getting more and more interesting.”
The Thousand Hands Guanyin tried to attack again.
This time, it is an attack aimed at the left arm and right leg at the same time.
‘I can’t defend both with a shield.’
If so…
[Lv2 ‘Ice Sculpture’ is activated!]
Snowflake patterned ice shields have appeared.
Kwadeuk!
Of course, this is not enough to block the Thousand Arms Guanyin’s attack.
However, slightly twisting the trajectory of the attack…
is possible.
say it’s possible
Jinhyeok hid himself among the snowflakes in full bloom.
Of course, it wasn’t the thousand-handed Guanyin to be watching.
“Where!”
Immediately, nine spears were thrown.
Kwak Kwa Kwa Kwam!
Ice shields that shattered all together.
However, none of them hit Jinhyeok.
“…Are you sure you got it right?”
I aimed exactly.
Fit exactly.
But why?
“It also has the effect of distorting the perspective.”
Layers of ice reflected the light, creating an illusion.
Jinhyeok, who dug under the Thousand-Handed Guanyin, held the spear narrowly.
An interval where speed can be saved at the expense of range.
And from the ‘Blood Demonic Energy’ expressed on the blade, dark red magic wriggled.
“Keugh!”
Thousand Hands Guanyin quickly turned around.
I moved a thousand arms to defend somehow.
However, it was too late.
Perpuck!
Because the spear that had already left Jinhyeok’s hand had dug into the arm of the Thousand-Handed Guanyin.
“Aagh!”
The Thousand Hands Guanyin’s face contorted sternly.
A feeling I had never felt before.
ache.
That unfamiliar and sharp experience was enough to blow away the reason of the Thousand Arms Guanyin.
I wanted to tear the human in front of me to death right away, but…
The priority was to deal with the dark red demonic energy spreading along my arm.
“poison… Is it the same thing?”
“Similar.”
Blood magic is much less destructive than sword grave.
Instead, once wounded, it could inflict continuous damage.
Poududeuk!
Thousands Arms Guanyin mercilessly tore off the arm with the spear.
hey
“I guess I still want to live.”
I thought it would bother me for at least a few minutes.
The attachment to life is not common enough to pull out one’s own arm.
“Don’t be arrogant. If you were going to aim, you should have aimed for the head. What are you going to do with just one arm?”
That’s it…
“Because I know I can’t kill you even if I aimed for the head.”
If you want to kill the named monsters that exist here, you can’t use a normal weapon.
So I deliberately aimed at the arm.
To be precise, I aimed for the arm holding the ‘jewel’ among the many weapons.
Jinhyeok took the blue jewel from his severed arm.
And from the subspace inventory, I took out the items I had been storing for this very moment.
