Episode 174. Who do you think we are? (2)
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Maintenance of Akkshan: Summons Akkshan demon hunters from the fires of hell.
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Akkshan.
Really, thinking about it again is absurd.
Even if you die, you can’t retire.
Are there any classes like this, really?
But finally it makes sense.
The gates of hell are wide open.
The reason the demons couldn’t jump out of hell.
Clack——
because the natural enemy was guarding the gates of hell.
The fire of hell gradually changed into human form.
Because of the blazing flames, I couldn’t make out the specific features of his face, but it was certain.
A sword and crossbow in both hands.
There is no clearer symbol of demon hunters than that.
A message popped up in front of my eyes.
[The relationship with Akkshan also applies to the effect.]
A reward that came to mind the moment you completed the [Simuard Family’s Request] quest.
The relationship with Akkshan also increased its influence.
It wasn’t a bug either.
It was all useful.
At the time, no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t understand it.
Akkshan has been annihilated, what are you talking about?
On the contrary, I even made a fuss.
‘Well, Akkshan is in Hell…’
Without AAU’s information, I wouldn’t have even thought of it.
[The Akk’shan Demon Hunter responds to your call.]
My influence in Akk’shan is obvious.
Because when Akshan existed on the Arcana continent, I was a small rep.
It may be a level to be thankful that even one person responded.
By the way.
It’s just that demon hunters are wayward.
Because of whom I know better than anyone.
[The Akk’shan Demon Hunters answer your call.]
[The Akk’shan Demon Hunters answer your call.]
[The Akk’shan Demon Hunters answer your call.]
… .
The gates of hell are now open.
Hell’s demon hunters will also be watching the rift.
That is, the demon hunters I know.
regardless of relationship or influence.
It must mean that you can never leave the devil in front of you.
Clap!
Clap!
Clap!
The sound of the reloading does not stop.
At some point, dozens of demon hunters were standing next to me.
“!!!”
A snake that has always been arrogant.
And even the momentum of the dogs and birds softened in an instant.
It must be so.
You all know better than anyone why a natural enemy is a natural enemy.
I opened my mouth.
“I know your hard work.”
Until a message pops up.
I guessed, but I wasn’t sure.
As expected, you’re shameless, Grandfel.
But this time, I won’t hold the horse’s tail either.
demon hunter.
I don’t know what story each one has.
But I can guess.
To endure that ridiculous Akkshan’s training.
Everyone has their own story and background.
『Granfell, the only surviving member of the family, under the name of Cloudy Arpheus Romeo, became a demon hunter to take revenge on the devil.』
Like Grandfell.
So you have to be sincere.
Even if he became a demon while hunting demons.
As a result, they say that he died at the hands of his comrades and fell into hell.
Because the pride in their hearts was not broken.
Just like the young man who did not know the name of Dredsen Village.
“I know that loneliness too.”
And the pride was maintained and passed on to me, the last survivor of Akkshan. Maintenance is never easy. But it’s because the pride I’ve always had is so heavy.
in order not to sink.
that it was constantly struggling.
Clank—
among the demon hunters of hell.
I also took out my sword and crossbow.
Why did you say it clearly?
-“The fight against the demon king is just food for us.”
I know very well that the player’s level is not enough to be able to play an active role in the holy war.
I know very well that if [Natural Enemy Relationship] or [Blessing of the First World Tree] doesn’t work, then I’m no different from them.
However, if you realize that you are lacking, you can move on.
It’s not just the battle against the demon king.
All you have to do is develop by using everything in the temple as nourishment.
No, you have to develop.
-“We will be the shield for adventurers.”
Even to repay Arcana for their sacrifice.
So, from now on, I will have to focus.
It was the first time I had witnessed a real demon hunter’s battle.
You shouldn’t miss anything.
‘How did he play such an active role in the temple?’
I will have to witness the secret tricks of the Akk’shan demon hunters.
Because I still have confidence in the one thing I watch and follow.
It was really good to focus.
Is a demon hunter a demon hunter for nothing?
I’m a demon hunter because I can’t stand demons.
Shush!
A crossbow bolt that expands in an instant.
[Nine-headed hell dog: Lv. 900]
[Anaconda that swallowed the great devil: Lv
. 920] [Legendary species of demons: Lv
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It was the moment I was about to fire my crossbow after the demon hunters.
thud!
A sound was heard.
thud! thud!
three times as well.
Wait… What am I looking at?
“is it.”
What is it like to be calm? Grandfel.
Aren’t the 900 level demons with true names being knocked down by crossbows?
It wasn’t just stumbling.
He was crouching down like he was seriously wounded!
“…at last we are close to the throne.”
Then, along with the will, he closed his gloomy eyes.
wait for a sec.
Where did the demon hunter battle go?
You don’t have to show me what to follow.
You took down those monsters with just a few crossbow shots?
“Akkshan’s pride hasn’t dulled in the slightest.”
Regardless of the muzzle talking nonchalantly, I rolled my head.
I defeated a level 900 monster with a few crossbow bolts.
Because of Grandfell’s eyes, he could recognize it.
‘I simply pulled the trigger.’
In the process, he did not use any skills or special techniques.
It was just an ordinary shot.
In the vulgar language, it is ‘pyeongta’.
It was that he had hunted a level 900 named monster with a flat hit.
‘…That’s because it was purely stat-driven.’
is that possible?
The moment I thought that
common sense doesn’t make sense….
There were words that passed through my head.
class quest.
—Train your weakened body. (Repeat)
I thought it might be possible if I literally repeated the fitness training quest infinitely. no wait Don’t fall over Lee Ho-yeol…! That means thinking about your current day.
‘I can’t handle the amount of training right now!’
The more you repeat, the more you repeat.
The higher the stat, the higher.
It was clear that the quest target would increase.
Demon Hunter Anyway, this damn Noda job!
However, my screams are colorless.
I opened my mouth.
“Indeed, you are still only Akkshan.”
…I wanted to go a little easier by absorbing Akkshan’s secret energy.
After all, I’m still the only one who suffers.
Soon, a message popped into my field of vision.
[You have cleared the 20th throne rift.]
Coo Goo!!
At the same time, the cracks began to vibrate.
If it was like usual, I would have been relieved that somehow it didn’t sink today.
But not today.
That’s because the ‘plan’ isn’t over yet.
in the crumbling cracks.
I kept my back straight.
This is the beginning.
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[You have cleared the 45th throne rift.]
[You have cleared the 57th throne rift.]
[You have cleared the 24th throne rift.]…
A clear message comes to mind.
Players couldn’t help but marvel.
Is this the power of the Arcana people?
Harkon opened his mouth in awe.
“Did you see, adventurers? whether you believed it or not We kept our promise.”
We will ensure that there is not a single casualty.
To the devil who devastated our hometown, Arcana Continent.
I won’t lose anything more.
The Arcanaians took pride and kept their promise.
Harkon continued.
“So will you trust me, adventurers? You have infinite possibilities. You can become stronger than we are.”
Players, stats, and skills.
These were still incomprehensible concepts to Harkon.
However, these were not empty words to boost morale.
Why didn’t he watch the adventurers even before the cataclysm?
Harkon smiled.
“Don’t forget the past.”
“…?”
“Your existence in Arcana was a miracle itself.”
“!!!”
The days when Arcana was just a game.
Players could, of course, be resurrected.
The death penalty existed, but the Arcanaians couldn’t understand the system. To the Arcana, the very existence of the players was nothing short of a miracle.
Harkon continued.
“Of course I still believe in the miracle.”
Koo Goo Goo!!
crumbling cracks.
Harkon repeated to himself.
‘…No, even if I don’t believe it, I have no choice but to believe it.’
The meeting in the golden palace came to mind.
-“Even if I can’t do it, millions of demons will come.”
-“Have you guys thought about it?”
– “What do you mean Lord Hoyeol?”
-“Out of millions of demons, only a few dozen will ascend to the throne. It means that those who do not rise to the throne will all die in the process.”
What Ho-yeol asked was a question he hadn’t even thought about.
-“Then what happens to the corpses of millions of demons.”
-“…dead body?”
-“Do you remember, Harkon? And the Great Union.”
great union.
Nam Tae-min Leoni Hisagi.
The moment when three people are mentioned.
It was not difficult to think of Harkon.
Memories from Frost.
On the day Frost appeared in the world of adventurers, Frost was full of people’s corpses and blood. Because the corpse and blood were the sacrifices for the resurrection of the demon king.
– “… Lord Hoyeol, you mean that?”
Ho-yeol said to himself, who belatedly realized the other side of the battle for the demon king.
-“The battle for the demon king will not end with the election of a new demon king. I will have to imprint the rule of rank on the new demon lords who have become arrogant while sitting on the throne.”
yes for that.
-“The high-ranking demon lords will have no choice but to show themselves.”
top lord.
Because it has so much power.
Beings that require enormous sacrifices just to show up.
However, the offerings were sufficient for the fight against the demon king.
Hisagi said as if to confirm.
– “When the demon king summoning ceremony was interrupted in Frost, Dekarabia sacrificed his subordinates and was resurrected. The sacrifice doesn’t have to be a human. That’s…”
Ho-yeol concluded.
-“Even if we hunt down all demons and prevent a new demon king from ascending the throne. There is no change to the fact that a high-ranking demon king will appear.”
He spoke as always.
-“However, the purpose of hunting demons will not change.”
I will hunt even the high-ranking demon king who will appear later.
However, contrary to the lofty goal, the plan was simple and clear.
Hoyeol’s words are enough to replace the explanation.
-“Yes. I will hunt the top demon king.”
That was the reason Ho-yeol entered the rift alone.
“… How are you going to hunt down demon lords and higher-level demon lords in the midst of the crumbling rift? Sir, I still do not understand.”
But I just believed.
Adventurer Lee Ho-yeol.
May he work miracles as always.
The moment Harkon longed for.
In the sky of crumbling fissures.
A huge shadow fell.
buzzing players.
“…What is that?”
All right!
Soon there was a terrifying sound of horseshoes.
A message floated in the players’ field of vision.
[Demon King □□□ appears.]
… Wait a minute, an appearance message?
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When the rift is cleared, the player returns to reality.
It is the Arcana’s system that cannot be reversed.
But it is not immediately expelled from reality.
Why, as now, until the rift completely collapses.
That’s given a little extra time.
That means you can watch it like you do now.
Countless corpses of demons floating in the air.
As the rifts collapsed, did the distance between each rift also collapse?
Bodies start to gather from all sides.
Anyway, that’s pretty scary
‘Isn’t it strange?’
It wasn’t anything else, it was because they were sacrifices for the high-ranking demon king.
A huge shadow soon fell over the rift.
But somehow the shape of the shadow was familiar.
it is a horse
The [Crack in the Broken Dimension] that Karimzeba summoned.
It was the shape of a horse that looked the same as the layout of the rift.
“Is it persistent? If not.”
You haven’t given up since then, have you?
“Is it that the ability to learn is low because it is a beast?”
as if to answer my words.
All right!
The sound of horses hooves echoes.
A message pops up before your eyes.
[Demon Lord Gamigin appears.]
I have the brain of a Grand Fel who can memorize magic books.
How could he not be able to memorize the ranks of seventy or so demon lords?
Gamigin, I remember the three letters of the name clearly.
Ranked 4th in the Demon King’s Order.
Even the fact that Gamigin is the highest level demon lord.
It’s not a joke, if it was normal, it would have jumped straight into reality.
‘If a message appears from a rift with an appropriate level of 1,000…’
How strong is it?
Because I couldn’t even guess.
but.
Thanks for your misunderstanding.
Thanks for arrogantly opening the gates of hell.
I was not alone.
Just like Grandfell.
Far from being intimidated in front of a high-ranking demon lord.
Gooooh—
Rather, the demon hunters of hell who burned with pride were by my side. The demon hunters who made greed die in the unfavorable temple and dropped ten demon lords into hell were with me.
So everything is according to my plan.
I took out the devil’s item from my inventory.
Even cracks collapse.
Thanks to that, the time allowed to me is fleeting.
The flow of time in ‘consciousness’ is under my authority.
[‘The baton of one stained with evil’ has been selected as a sacrifice.]
[The skill ‘Exorcism’ is activated.]
[Invite the demon king Gamigin to the ‘ritual’.]
“Let them tremble with fear.”
So, the owner, Gamigin.
Demon King of the fourth throne.
I recited confidently as always.
“Akkshan has returned.”
