Episode 166. The Horn of Despair (3)
Moyong Sei, who is in charge of dismissing the five generations.
Mo Yong-soo was a talent who stood out there as well.
It means that he has undergone rigorous training to maintain his composure.
But this time… even
Mo Yong-soo, who was so firm, had no choice but to spit out swear words.
“Aaaaaagh! What a madman!”
Cuckoo Cuckoo!
This time, the ground began to shake violently from side to side.
It is as if an earthquake has occurred.
The treasures piled up like mountains collapsed, and the vines of unknown plants began to crawl out through the cracked ground.
Now, a spectacle worthy of the word despair is being directed.
‘good. good.’
Jinhyuk nodded as if he was interested.
If you blow a couple more times, what will come out?
Will even an ancient demon be summoned from Hell?
“Get your hands off the horn right now! Please stop, you crazy bastard!”
Mo Yong-soo shouted so that his throat would burst.
of course.
“shit! Kang Jin-hyeok! Are you going to kill us all!”
“human! I’m running out of magic right now! hey! go away! Where can I get a plant for this noble body!”
“Ji Jin-hyuk! Please stop…!”
The same team members were screaming and running around.
This is a scene of total shock and horror.
okay.
If your name is the Tower of Trials, you should create a hell like this.
Everyone seems to have forgotten about it because they climbed the tower so smoothly, but this is the true face of the tower of trials.
“Keeeh!”
Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa!
The Black Scorpion roared through the piles of gold once more.
Anything caught in the claws was cut to pieces.
The moment he was stung by his tail, even if he was a tanker with overlapping defense skills, he melted without a doubt.
“Aaaagh!”
“Even run away!”
It is a sight that can only be said to be absurd.
Because the elite raiding party was annihilated without a proper fight.
“Keugh!”
Even Mo Yong-soo barely managed to equalize with the Black Scorpion.
So, other people have no choice but to become opponents at all.
In addition, the man-eating plants, now completely revealed, began to hunt the players one by one using vines.
The second plague, ‘The Predator in the Mud’.
The plants that grabbed the ankles with vines at once threw the player high.
“Uh… uh huh?”
The body soared into the air.
It’s been awhile since I’ve struggled with my whole body resisting gravity.
blah blah
From the center of the plant, a mouth with countless teeth sprouted open.
Bodily fluids and unknown liquids stretched like a spider’s web.
That’s it.
Kwadeuk!
Quadduk!
A thick fountain of blood gushed out.
The man-eating plant that swallowed its prey at once moved mechanically to indulge another prey.
‘I can’t do this.’
Mo Yong-soo broke his molars and bit them.
I don’t know until the second, but if the third despair wakes up, it’s literally the end.
‘Even I can’t afford the third.’
The holy relic ‘Horn of Despair’ that can bring a total of 3 despair.
Although it was known that each one could destroy the country.
From the third despair, the level changes completely.
Even if you bring all the elites of Sega, the difficulty level jumps to the point where you can’t handle it.
but.
Seeing him even at this moment jumping around like a flying squirrel, putting the horn in his mouth and taking it off… He
must have blown the horn again.
‘There’s no way such a madman would stop here.’
Judging from the progress so far, that was a vain hope.
then.
Mo Yong-soo’s eyes narrowed.
The place where the eyes are directed is the top of the altar.
To be precise, it was a black piece of paper placed on a podium.
‘Get the alarm bell and escape from here.’
Only a maximum of 3 people can escape from the gate created through the alarm bell. In other words, if you are not among the three, it means you have to bury your bones here.
Himself and Liaoyu… Only two people are needed.
With this, the escape route was secured.
However, Yongsu Mo’s thoughts did not stop there.
‘I can’t just come all the way here and break even.’
In fact, there was a secret hidden in that horn.
[The horn of calamity has the power to cause three calamities. And if you survive 5 minutes from the 3rd disaster, luck will follow instead of disaster in the 4th last disaster. Luck enough to overcome all four disasters.]
No one had tried it yet, but the old documents found in the secret library clearly had such a phrase written on them.
‘If he brings the third calamity, I’ll take the horn immediately.’
If that’s how you get your 4th luck and get out of here through the alarm bell!
Everything will be finished perfectly.
There were no loopholes in the plan.
Because I was the only one here who knew this.
“Liaoyu!”
“yes…? yes!”
“Follow me!”
fault!
Mo Yong-soo spurned his seat and ran out.
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‘As expected, it comes out like this.’
The corners of Jinhyuk’s mouth went up.
That’s a trap.
If the panicked side reacts after taking a fake action to aim for the alarm…
‘They’re going to try to take the horn from me right away.’
It is not easy to deliberately hang on to it when you can clearly see how it is being built.
Because this was an area that required acting skills in its own way.
Jinhyeok made a slightly embarrassed expression and quickly brought the horn to his mouth.
And the moment Mo Yong-soo steps on the steps of the altar.
Whoa!
The third horn sounded.
It’s a start.
Chii profit!
Suddenly, black smoke began to rise from the altar.
[The third despair is awakening!]
Although the word Black Scorpion and man-eating plants are also despair came out.
What appeared before my eyes was an existence completely different from that Ark.
Whoa!
About 1 m in diameter.
The black orb made a strange sound.
On the outside, it’s just an ellipse, but that’s what people who don’t know about this guy can say.
‘I’ll finally see you.’
The third despair is the ‘thought body’.
It is an existence close to the idea that exists solely to destroy intruders.
Cold sweat formed on Jinhyuk’s forehead.
Faced with a monster that is difficult to deal with even though the level is twice as high as it is now, you can’t help but feel the tension.
of course.
The current tension is a slightly different kind of tension from what everyone knows.
The exhilaration that comes from the fact that you can risk your life to play against a strong enemy.
and.
It must have been because of the expectation that he would be able to deliver a blow to that stupid Moorim bastard by overcoming the obstacles.
“Whoa…”
Jinhyuk calmed down.
At the same time, all the senses of the body were awakened.
It was then that the black thought body flinched.
…face!
Elongated spines protruded from the sphere at the same speed as the perception.
Kagagagak!
I managed to turn the orbit using my fangs.
A thorn that brushed through the blade stuck into the ground behind Jinhyeok.
It is an attack with both speed and accuracy.
However, the real problem is not those two.
Sususeuk…
Before I knew it, the thorns stuck in the ground were back to normal.
Is it a bullet that does not require reloading time?
The process of attacking and recovering is absurdly fast.
Knock!
Kwak Kwak!
In less than a second, more than 7 attacks poured in.
Continuity without even the usual posture of preparation. That’s why Jinhyeok had to swing his sword like crazy.
“Whiyu.”
Jinhyuk blew a small whistle.
If it hadn’t been for my reflexes and the experience I’d had to keep my nerves going, I’d have just been attacked.
Chun Yoo-seong and Teresa, who were at least in the back…
“Is everyone okay?”
“okay. I somehow stopped it.”
“me too.”
The voices of Chun Yoo-seong and Teresa came from behind.
Everyone seems to be unharmed.
Not to mention Alice.
However, not everyone survived the attack of the thought body.
“Keoeouk ….”
“Ugh ….”
Black foam of blood flowed from the mouths of the players who were pierced by the thorns.
Shaking hands and feet.
“Aagh!”
“Kuaaa!”
The eyes of the players affected by the thorns were red and bloodshot. Unsightly protruding veins and swollen muscles created a grotesque scene.
This is why the third despair is scary.
The ability to turn an attacked target into one’s subordinate.
In addition, the subordinates also have the ability to infect, so it will have a tremendous ripple effect as time goes by.
I’m going to have a good time…
My arms and legs are grotesquely twisted.
like that.
The tragedy of fratricide immediately began.
An infected player bites an ally next to it.
“What did you ask! This bastard bit me!”
“This crazy. grow! It’s me!”
The situation quickly turned into a mess.
The battle line collapsed in an instant.
Now I had to prioritize running away to live rather than fighting.
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In the situation that turned into a mess.
After breaking through numerous traps, Mo Yong-soo finally obtained the alarm bell placed on the altar.
At a good moment, even if it was almost simultaneous, Jinhyeok caught up with Mo Yongsu.
“It’s already late!”
Mo Yong-soo held out the alarm bell.
Whoa!
[The gate is activated!]
[Up to 3 people can go out of the tomb, and the gate will disappear as soon as the last person passes through the gate.] [
However, the player who opened the gate must be among the 3 people. ]
It is true that it is late.
One of the only three seats was Mo Yong-soo’s share.
‘good.’
Mo Yong-soo clenched his fists.
All that’s left is to… get your hands on the horn.
We are almost there. It’s one step forward.
Partutsutsutsu…
Dazzling brilliance emanated from Mo Yongsoo’s sword.
Sword steel (劍罡).
It is the trademark of top masters who boast the strongest cutting power.
“You better not think that you can win 1-1 against me. Because if it’s me now, I can even deal with the Black Scorpion alone.”
“Yeah. While making a big deal, he talks about it as if it were his skill. I’m really curious, but wouldn’t it be embarrassing to say that?”
“what?”
“Why are you pretending to be so angry? It’s true. In terms of original skills, you have to do well to be on the same level as the Demon Lord. No, considering the characteristics of the Demonic Cult and the Righteous Sect, your side might be lower?”
“Are you saying I’m… cowardly?”
“I’m just saying it’s dirty, nasty, and petty.”
The more Jinhyeok spoke, the more Mo Yongsu’s face turned earthy.
“Rather than a loser who lost his life for insisting on fairness in a match… this side is much better.”
“It’s true, but it’s kind of funny because it comes out of the mouth of a noble political faction. right?”
“…”
This time, I became completely dumb.
But it was only for a short while.
He realized that if he spoke any more, he would only lose himself.
fault!
Mo Yong-soo, who narrowed the distance in an instant, swung his sword.
It was a fierce and sharp blow that seemed to have dramatically increased internal energy by taking the ‘Magic Core’.
Caang!
However, Jinhyeok missed the attack by a piece of paper.
I received the attack of the thought body, but I can’t get enough of it.
“The timing was good, but it didn’t taste very sharp.”
“Does not matter. Because I wasn’t aiming for your neck in the first place.”
Mo Yong-soo’s smile grew wider.
Mo Yong-soo had the horn that Jin-hyeok had in his hand.
This was the only thing I was aiming for from the start.
Mo Yong-soo threw down the horn he was holding.
“Liaoyu!”
“yes!”
“Blow the horn right now!”
“I see!”
Liaoyu put the horn to his mouth without delay.
Whoop whoop!
The sound of the trumpet sounded louder than ever.
[The 4th ‘lucky’ is coming!]
“This is our victory!”
As Mo Yong-soo was sure, he sang joy.
and.
“thank you. For blowing the last trumpet.”
Jinhyeok smiled lightly. As if he had been waiting for this moment.
