124. Rematch (1)
Fishman.
On Earth, it was one of the representative monsters of underwater dungeons that come out of roughly C-level gates.
Is it a type of demi-human with a fish-like head and sharp scales all over the body?
The monster was powerful enough to raise its danger level to B-class in places with water.
Not to mention, it was a fairly strong monster that even an A-class hunter would have a hard time fighting in the water.
The original 14th floor ordeal could be said to be a rather cumbersome ordeal in which all fishmen had to be slaughtered, but…
‘All are dead.’
I looked at the blood-stained lake and realized that all the fishmen were dead.
It was even an ordeal with a tricky subject of underwater combat, so it would have been good enough to be an A-class monster.
Namgung-hyeok casually looked at me with a smile on his face without even a single drop of water on him.
As if this much is natural.
“…”
I stood still for a moment and looked at Namgung-hyeok, then came to a conclusion.
「The skill ‘Instantaneous Acceleration’ is activated.」
「The skill ‘Focus on Combat’ is activated.」 「
The skill ‘Grace of the Wind’ is activated.」
「All speeds increase by 70%.」
「Current skill overlap progress – 7/7」
There is no time to relax against this monster.
「An effect exclusive to Boots of Swiftness (C+) that instantly increases your speed.」
I activated a skill while going around the outskirts of the lake using the swiftness of my body.
「The skill ‘Seeker of Fresh Blood’ is activated.」
It was a very useful Seeker of Fresh Blood in the previous floor.
Originally, it was a skill that could not be used without blood, and it would have been necessary to use my own blood, but…
Because a large amount of fishy blood was poured out by a slash, there was no need to use my own blood.
‘Because it’s fishman’s blood.’
It was fortunate in misfortune.
Chow ah…!
The fresh blood that stained the lake by the seeker of fresh blood flowed like a shot following his hand gestures.
Then, like a cage, bloody claws rushed to the point where Namgung-hyeok was and engulfed the center of the lake.
Wow!
It wasn’t a huge skill like the bloody tidal wave used by the Vampire Count, but it was a skill comparable to it.
Holding on to Namgung-hyeok’s ankles for a moment, I thought that I would be able to control the flow of the battle.
But…
“I haven’t seen you in a while, but you’re still rude.”
As if completely ignoring such expectations, a carefree voice flowed out and the cage of blood exploded.
Pew!
It was a while to be surprised by the roaring sound that sounded like a firecracker exploding into your ear.
I could see Namgung-hyeok smiling ominously while holding a sword in the middle of the surging bloody waves.
At the same time, the blue sword flame that flowed from the sword in his hand.
‘shit…!’
I quickly activated all of my unused abilities.
「The Authority ‘Blood and Soul’ is activated.」
「The Authority, ‘Iron-Blooded Sword’ is activated.」
「The Authority, ‘Sword Flame Zone’ is activated.]
Immediately, red steam spurts from the whole body, making the vision red. The sword in both hands was stained with sword flame.
But it wasn’t over yet.
「Skill ‘Small Warden Blade’ is activated.]
Hold it…!
Even if it wasn’t so, with the power of the Bloodthirst Deep Gong, the sword with lightning properties was added to the sword blade.
「The skill ‘Three Verses’ is activated.」
「Three attacks are strengthened by the skill effect.」
Even the recently unused Three Verses skill was activated, and the red aura on the blade shook even more violently.
And…
「Activate the < Imprint Skill: Strengthen Fresh Blood (C+) > of the True Blood Demon Sword.」 The
fresh blood that swirled around me at the apex of the fire dragon wrapped around me as if reinforcing the blade and shone magically.
‘This is my best.’
Theoretically, it could be said that I did everything I could in terms of skill and authority.
Namgoong-hyuk’s reaction when he actually saw my sword was also unusual.
“Geombinitis…? How can you handle sword flame…!”
Of course, he seems more surprised that he uses Sword Flame rather than the harmony of skills and powers like a Moorim person, but…
‘Then I can surprise him even more.’
It’s been a long time since I realized something like sword flame in the ordeal on the 11th floor and completely made it my own.
‘The only thing that really surprises me is from now on.’
The reason Namgung-hyeok treated me as a lie and despised me was because I hadn’t learned martial arts.
As I relied on skills and powers without proper technique, I must have felt poor from the Moorim people’s point of view.
But now, Namgoong-hyeok will not be able to think of me as a pathetic person.
That’s also the case…
「Skill ‘Soul Source Demon Sword 混元魔劍’ is activated.」
「The exclusive effect of the skill ‘Soul Source Demon Sword 混元 Demon Sword 混元 Demon Sword’, ‘Double Combustion’ is activated.
」 It’s because I’m going to use the martial arts I praised from now on.
In the form of imitating the martial arts of Namgung-hyeok, which was previously shown in Tokyo.
‘Changcheon Yun-geom.’
Right away, the twin swords held in both hands spun violently and let out a cry.
Wow-!
It was an unmatched, powerful cry that paralyzed the entire area.
***
Starting with the results, the stabbing with as much force as I could was a failure.
It was worth it.
This is because the lightsaber, originally supposed to be formed as a counterattack shield, was lowered and unfurled.
Of course, even if the output itself was raised through various skills, the lack of one shot could not be helped.
‘To be precise, it’s three times… but even so, it doesn’t change much.’
And Namgoong-hyeok wasn’t an opponent who could easily win just because he had a strong one-hit attack.
But…
‘Fortunately, it must have given me at least a psychological shock.’
Standing on the surface of the water, Namgoong-hyeok’s face was considerably distorted.
“dare…! dare…! You have mocked the Confucius you have seen so far! bloke!”
For a moment, I was taken aback by the tone of voice that seemed to have tricked me.
“Are you saying that you dealt with me with that false sword skill when you could use martial arts?”
It wasn’t hard to figure out that he somehow misunderstood me.
‘Ah, you didn’t guess that I just learned martial arts…’
Currently, Namgung-hyeok understands that I can use martial arts, but he didn’t use it.
‘No, we fought to live and die like that in Shinjuku, but how can we misunderstand like this…?’
It was a slightly absurd misunderstanding, but I had no intention of explaining it, nor did I have the time.
It was because Namgoong-hyuk’s distorted face hardened like a sheet of ice and his cold murderous intent shined through his eyes.
“How dare you steal the sword of the Namgung Family without knowing the subject…”
He didn’t get angry as much as he did before, and he didn’t raise his voice…
“That sin is not light. I will cut off each of those filthy fingers and pay for the crime.”
At least I understood that Namgung-hyeok was unusually angry.
But I had no intention of getting close to him.
It was worth it.
‘Considering his characteristics, fighting like this is just a loss.’
Namgoong-hyeok’s unique characteristic, ‘forced duel’, forces a one-on-one duel.
You can never get out of the duel area formed for 10 minutes, and there is no way to get out.
It means that if he hits this judge, you have to hit them all without being able to avoid it.
‘If I fight within the duel area, I’m at a disadvantage.’
I had no intention of fighting right away.
At least I had to bring the initiative of the battle itself to me.
The top priority was to prepare an environment where they would not lose even if they fell into Namgoong-hyeok’s forced duel.
So…
“Sin?”
There was a need to go out a little different from the original style.
‘I have to excite it to the extent that I can’t think rationally.’
It had to be able to completely paralyze Namgoong-hyuk’s rationality.
“I only took some poor swordsmanship, but aren’t you overreacting?”
Based on the information I gathered from listening to him, I grinned at him and grinned.
“What’s the value of a swordsmanship that even a three-year-old can copy?”
And…
Hearing those words, Namgoong-hyeok’s face immediately loses his composure and becomes distorted like a demon again.
“You bastard—!”
Quaaaaaang—!
I laughed at Namgoong-hyeok, who had lost all his dignity and rushed at me, kicking the water.
‘This is right.’
The provocation was a success.
「The authority ‘Steel Wings’ is activated.」
I immediately spread my steel wings and soared into the sky.
The 14th floor stage was a forest that spread out around the lake, so it was an advantageous battlefield for me.
Even in the sky, you can fly freely, so the easy escape was a bonus.
I quickly rolled my head, leaving enough distance for Namgoong-hyeok to keep up.
‘I do not have time. I have to come up with a good way to deal with Namgoong-hyeok.’
Even if it seemed like they were running away, I was the one who couldn’t do anything good by dragging the time like this.
If the duration of the enhancing potion runs out, my odds will fall further.
It was all the more so because we didn’t know how long Namgoong-hyeok lost his temper and ran amok.
But without thinking deeply, I was able to derive the answer right away.
‘Lightsword.’
A combo-like skill that adds a counterattack shield to Namgung-hyuk’s Changchun Yoon-geom.
Namgoong-hyeok would be on the defensive if he used that crazy technique at the point when he was most defenseless.
So, at least until I can use the lightsaber, it means that Namgung-hyeok must lose his temper… I
wondered if Namgung-hyeok would be so angry by then.
But, in fact, this was not too difficult to answer.
Because…
“If you cling to poor skills like martial arts, aren’t you unable to follow them even in the air?”
Because I know it’s very easy to touch his ego.
“What do you say you know so well about martial arts when you’re trash in an uncivilized dimension!”
It was funny.
Martial arts is just another type of skill.
Even if there was a value comparable to skill and authority, there was no value beyond that.
Just as the level of martial arts varies depending on the pilot’s skill, there was no difference between skill and authority.
But just because it’s operated by the system, you say it’s under martial law?
‘It’s like an idiot.’
If that’s the case, Mugongdo can’t build up Mother Nature’s magical power in the body through simbeop.
Is it worth it if you can’t influence the world through your will and inner strength?
A skill is a skill, and an authority is an authority.
The most important thing is myself writing it, but Namgoong-hyuk didn’t know that.
It was to the point where he even contained self-will in his martial arts, like a madman.
Of course, since he’s such a fool, I can provoke him so easily.
‘If you think you’ll regain your sanity, it’s standard not to give him a chance to find it again.’
I immediately looked at Namgoong-hyeok, who was running with a distorted face, clouding my thoughts.
It’s a satisfying enough achievement as it is, but somehow it felt a bit lacking.
So it was.
Chow!
Imitating Namgoong-hyeok’s swordsmanship and expelling blue swordsmanship as it is.
“What…!”
Of course, Namgung-hyeok blocked that slash by splitting it in half, but
the important thing was that I imitated his swordsmanship and at the same time imitated his swordsmanship.
This means that I completely copied and used Namgoong-hyeok’s sword technique, which is called the Changchun sword type.
Then I said with a smile that did not match my face as if it were ridiculous.
“Even the crappy swordsmanship was somehow usable. Well, it was fun.”
That too…
“The level was low, but.”
in the most nonchalant tone possible.
