Episode 404. Shrine where the dead sleep (2)
“Kie eh!”
“It’s a fresh body… very lively…!”
As we entered the ruins in earnest, the parasites within them reacted.
The appearance was similar to various monsters, but the strange claws protruding from the body showed that they were not ordinary monsters.
Tsutsutsu…
Purple powder that spreads all over the body.
It has the effect of slowly paralyzing the body when exposed for a certain period of time.
Ogre and Orc Troll Lizard Man and more. Parasites with different appearances drew their weapons.
“It’s annoying if you run away… I’ll cut off both legs first!”
The first to move was the largest ogre.
An ax the size of a fairly grown man cut through the air.
however.
Quaang!
The ax that he swung as if to cut the heavens and earth in pieces stopped in mid-air.
“Big?”
The ogre tilted his head
. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t move.
Despite having three times the strength of a normal ogre, the ax did not even move.
“If it’s only this much, I’m really disappointed… I was expecting a little bit because it was full of tricky guys.”
Jinhyeok gave strength to the dagger.
Then, like a lie, the ogre’s body began to slide to the side.
“Mmm, prey… On the subject…”
“It must be your story.”
Awesome!
A very clean cut.
A thick spray of blood erupted.
cooong!
The ogre, whose upper body had been cut off, collapsed as it was.
“…!”
“…?”
The giggling laughter disappeared in an instant.
Even the parasites felt it instinctively.
That the intruders who appeared in front of me were completely different from the ones who had come before.
“Two of you, focus on tanking. Even parasitic monsters won’t be able to parasitize you.”
undead and homunculus.
Both have bodies that cannot be parasitized.
It is for this very reason that I joined these two in this raid.
“Dalgrak. It’s an honor to fight together with the Master.”
“I’m not bad either.”
T-Bone and Frey pulled out long swords and short spears.
Quaang!
All three jumped at the same time.
[T-Bone activates Lv16 ‘Wide Provocation’!]
T-Bone burrowed into the middle of the parasites and drew aggro.
Various weapons rushed in, but it was not enough to pierce T-Bone’s sword.
Even the pincers and tentacles, which are the core of the ‘parasitic infection’, could not pierce T-Bone’s body, which had only bones.
Green eyes lit up in empty pupils.
Puffer Puck!
T-Bone alone blocked the movement of more than 10 enemies.
and take advantage of that gap.
Jinhyeok leaped into the air.
10 After the reinforcement was over, Hongryeon and Barnard, who had become accustomed to their hands, moved freely.
“Keeeee!”
“Kuaa!”
It doesn’t matter if it’s a large medium-sized breed or a small breed with a nimble body.
In the first place, Jinhyeok, who moves at high speed, couldn’t even follow him with his eyes.
Kwadeuk!
A wind hole appeared in the heart of the twin-headed ogre.
‘The real taste is no joke.’
Jinhyuk let out a small exclamation.
Even if the parasitic monsters at the entrance of the ruins are relatively weak, they are at least 3 to 5 times stronger than the existing monsters.
However, Hongryeon was spewing out flames as if he didn’t care about that.
fault.
Jinhyeok, who appeared on the other side in an instant through ‘Shadow Kill’, swung his sword again.
The troll’s head, unable to even scream, flew all the way to the other side.
“strong.”
“Not with us.”
“We need to inform the above. A monster is here.”
Realizing that they had no chance of winning, the parasites chose to flee.
“Left. Five out. I’ll take care of it.”
Frey reacted immediately.
Perpuck!
The moment when the short spear drawn in a parabolic arc smashed the head of a parasite with the appearance of a goblin.
Frey had already reached the goblins fleeing in a different direction.
“The probability of you getting out safely is less than 1.35%.”
still expressionless.
He just recited calculated probabilities.
Even the moment when the opponent stopped breathing, there was no ups and downs of emotions.
“Kei…i?”
hooked!
The pike pierced the uvula and came out the other side.
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“Everyone has worked hard. It’s the first time I’ve put together, and it’s not bad. I think we can continue like this.”
After Jinhyeok cleaned up the battlefield, he approached T-Bone and Frey.
The battle lasted only about 3 minutes, but each of them had a clear idea of what they had to do.
“This level is basic, Master. To be honest, I don’t think I understand why this body with a skeleton would step up against these bugs.”
Only one. It would be nice if he just kept his mouth shut…
but if he becomes useless someday, he will definitely be orphaned as beef bone soup.
Frey, who was next to him, also widened his eyes.
“Well… did you? Me too?”
“Yeah. Frey did a good job too.”
“…I see.”
Frey gripped the short spear with both hands.
“I’ll stab more. Don’t leave one behind.”
Another jade… another jade…
Red drops of blood fell along the blade.
I feel a bit strong.
Even though I was on the same side, it felt creepy.
If you take even one wrong step, you’re not going in a completely strange direction.
But it was when a new area of the ruins was opened.
“Quaaaaagh!”
“Sa, save me!”
Multiple screams echoed from the front.
A large number of undetected mana began to appear.
“…a scream?”
Jinhyuk’s eyes narrowed.
There can be no raids here.
There’s no way a large guild wouldn’t know how dangerous it was.
But the desperate screams were never imitated by monsters.
“Fray! T-Bone!”
“Yes. I’ll secure it from the surroundings.”
“Dalgrak!”
All three hit the front at the same time.
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By the time we reached the place where the screams were heard, it was already quite late.
Caang! Kakakang!
Players wielding weaponry and fighting with all their might.
However, more than a third of them had long since become cold corpses.
No, to be more precise…
I was attacked by a parasite and turned into another parasitic monster.
“Kick-kick! You guys, come on… join us.”
“Yes. Unlike when I was a human, I feel great!”
“The weak body is over now. Hahaha!”
The players with bloodshot eyes swung their swords and spears.
“Aww!”
“Do, run away!”
“Damn it. What are all these ruins?”
“That’s why I told you not to come in at all!”
A one-sided battle line.
He was already struggling because of the parasites that were parasitic to the elves, and even the allies who were fighting together a little while ago were transformed into enemies.
It is a natural reality that we have no choice but to be terrified.
right at that moment.
Boooooong!
A red flash crossed in a straight line.
The light that fell like a meteor shower hit the elves.
Wow!
Horrible flames soared from the huge crater.
There was no one who could survive in the explosion of ‘Red Magic Bullet’ and ‘Endless Poison’.
Just being around her made her skin sting from the heat.
Jinhyeok focused his magic on his fingertips.
The red lotus stuck in the middle of the crater was pulled out and brought into Jinhyeok’s hand.
“Is everyone okay?”
“Go, player Kang Jin-hyuk?”
“Really?”
“No, how did you get here… Of course I thought you went to the 30th floor…”
The barely surviving players looked at Jinhyeok with surprised faces.
“I came to this ruin because I had personal business. But what did you guys come all the way here? Surely, this ruin must have been banned even within the Awakened Association and large guilds?”
According to what I heard from Kim Hee-woong and Oh Ji-won, we lost 7 rankers in the top 3000 since the last raid.
Considering that all of them are skilled enough to tackle B-class dungeons solo, it means that the difficulty level far exceeds expectations.
But to come inside so recklessly…
Jinhyeok’s gaze turned to the armor worn by the players.
Turquoise spider pattern. It is the first guild mark.
That means…
“You must have come here to promote the guild. Whoa. I wonder if everyone is sane…” ”
Haha… that… you know? For a new small and medium-sized guild like ours to grow Is there any other way?”
The man who spoke to me first had a puzzled look on his face.
“So you’ve crawled all the way to a place like this to die together? Even the strongest players are at the level of an A-class?”
“Well, we were thinking of fighting at the entrance for a while and then leaving right away. That’s enough for publicity.”
but.
“Someone blocked the entrance to the ruins. So I had no choice but to go deeper.”
blocked the entrance? This ruin doesn’t even have a gate guardian?
“…how is that possible?”
“I don’t know. We’re too distracted…”
The man shook his head quietly.
It was only a part of the clue, but I roughly figured out what the situation was.
Lesser parasites probably don’t have the ability to seal the entrance to the ruins.
The traps left by the demons still remain.
Or maybe it means that some of the scattered demons are still here.
Either way, things are pretty fun.
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The deepest part of the temple where the dead are asleep.
The ruins that once struggled to bring down the demon king turned into a tomb full of parasites that had fallen asleep.
No, there were still a few left.
The Mine Association was disbanded after losing Nietzsche, the head, and the knights belonging to the round table to Jinhyeok.
And the shell formed by the gathering of the remaining forces.
gurgling!
Red blood poured endlessly along the circular altar that was about 10 meters long.
“Where is he now?”
The beautiful-looking devil opened his mouth.
It was ‘Remia’, a succubus who came to the ruins under the command of Guntaper.
Then, as if they had been waiting, the people gathered answered.
“Currently. We have passed District 3 and are moving deeper.”
“Looking at the speed, it seems like two days would be enough to get here.”
“The Death Knight and the blue-haired woman who came with me are also quite strong. At least, there doesn’t seem to be any other companions, including the head of Ataraxia
.” Temporary head Mordred and one of the knights, Percival.
Tristan, who also holds a knighthood, was in the executive level.
And around him, around twenty or so demons and Melena. ” Are
the three of us here?”
A fishy smile lingered on Remia’s lips. I’ve been
worried since she’s notorious for being so troublesome. I wondered
if the effort she had prepared was rather excessive.
“Remia.”
“Yes. Mordred. Tell me.”
“I beg you, can you give me the honor of taking his last breath?”
Years passed by in Mordred’s face.
All his grand plans collapsed, and he fled, pursued by the government and guilds. A life that had been fought.
If it wasn’t for the driving force of revenge, I might have gone
crazy right away. However, after hardships, happiness comes.
Finally, the time has come to be compensated for everything.
And with the support of one of the devil’s direct subordinates.
And. This day “If you make sure you leave your mark on “, your life will change completely from now on.
“If I get what I want, I can do whatever I want after that.”
“Thank you.”
Mordred lowered his head and took a step back. ”
Welcome.
I’ll make you one of the many dead who sleep here.”
