◈ 119. [Free Exploration] Colosseum with sparks (3)
“Looks like you got a little bit of a clue.”
Looking down at Bernato’s seat, which had turned into red smoke and disappeared, I freaked out.
Attack with a combined attack of silver weapons and magic.
After revealing the spiritual core, Damian shoots him.
The basic tactics of anti-vampire warfare were being established. I nodded in satisfaction.
good. You can do this one step at a time.
It was then.
“Excellent challengers! You guys have proven your qualifications!]
A jackal’s voice rang out loudly from the stage.
《I have the qualifications to directly face the gladiator king Jackal!》
Tirling!
[Flaming Colosseum – Wave 7]
– Defeat the enemy!
– Lv.75 Gladiator King: 1 body
– Victory Dividend Ratio: None
At the same time as the system window is updated.
Taat-!
The last wave and the final boss of the Colosseum Dungeon.
The King of Gladiators, Jackal, landed directly in the arena.
When I wondered why the winning odds had disappeared, all the goblins in the audience were dead.
Apparently, the jackal killed them all with his own hands. Yumma!
“How long has this been? Standing in the Colosseum myself!”
The jackal, splendidly rotating the daggers in both hands, muttered while holding the poop.
“This confrontation should be entirely my own. That’s why I cleaned up all the unnecessary spectators.”
Jeobeok. that buck
I swallowed a dry saliva as I watched the NPC boss gradually narrowing the distance.
Gladiator King Jackal.
In the game, there was a special ability to avoid the first attack every turn.
Whether it was a special ability or a colosseum stake coefficient, it was a spec that we couldn’t compete with anyway. It’s level 75.
lose if you fight
must die
“Jackal.”
Even so, I came here because I have a way to neutralize this boss.
After catching my breath, I spoke loudly.
“Everblack has not forgotten you.”
《… Yes?]
The paws of the jackal, who was approaching with vicious fighting spirit, stopped.
“What now… ?”
“Everblack said he didn’t forget you.”
Why do speedrunners rush to the Colosseum right from the start in the game?
Even if you can clear the previous waves using gimmicks, how do you deal with this mighty boss?
The answer is simple.
don’t fight
This is because events can be skipped.
‘Jackal’s identity is an agent dispatched by the Everblack Empire decades ago.’
After receiving rumors about the dungeon under the lake decades ago, the Imperial Intelligence Service (today’s Aegis Task Force) dispatched special agents to the dungeon.
However, they were unluckily kidnapped by the Colosseum during a dungeon exploration and worked like slaves as gladiators.
For a long time, all the agents died, but only Jackal, who had a long lifespan because he was from a beast tribe, survived to the end.
He kills the old gladiator king and becomes the new gladiator king.
However, decades have already passed in this process.
Realizing that there is no point in returning to the Empire now, Jackal decides to spend the rest of his life guarding the Colosseum as a gladiator.
‘The background setting is like this, then how do I skip the battle?’
In game, it was simple. It was over when he threw an item called ‘Prince Ash’s Keepsake’.
Ash dies in the original tutorial.
However, the belongings continued to remain in Lucas’s inventory even after that.
Players complained a lot about why this useless item only occupied the inventory space, but its purpose was revealed.
‘The jackal who received the belongings of the royal family mistakenly thinks that Lucas is the royal family and returns them without harming the party. It was such a trick.’
Well, that was in the game.
Then what should I do?
‘I can just name it.’
It’s a boss who can be persuaded with mementos, but if I prove myself as the prince. Isn’t the game over then?
《Everblack is… … Did you forget me?”
The jackal murmured in a trembling voice and hurriedly knelt down in front of me.
《What is the name of a nobleman?》
“Ash. Ash ‘Bonehater’ Everblack.”
I took out the black jade hood from my bosom and showed it to him.
“I am the 3rd prince of the imperial family.”
“Oh my God, how can this be… .》
The Jackal, who was thrilled after accepting the Hopae, bowed down to me.
《The years of nothing to do… … I thought I had been completely forgotten. I thought the empire had forgotten me, and I tried to forget the empire too.”
“Jackal. Even if you forget Everblack’s name, the Empire has never forgotten you.”
“iced coffee… .》
“Even if the empire forgets you, I promise.”
I put my hand on my chest.
“I, Ash, will remember you.”
Tears overflowed from inside the mask and streamed down the jackal’s chin.
“thank you. thank you My time here was not wasted… … .]
Seeing the jackal sad and happy like this, I felt a bit guilty, but uhm. What do you think? Now I will really remember you.
***
The contents explained to Jackal are as follows.
I am the prince who came to explore the dungeon directly after receiving the emperor’s secret order.
In the process, they figured out a list of Imperial soldiers and agents who had gone missing in the dungeon earlier.
The boss Jackal of the Colosseum Dungeon and the agent whose code name is Jackal among the missing agents overlapped and stopped by this place to find out.
Upon reflection, the explanation was full of loopholes, but the jackal never doubted it.
“For not forgetting my name. That alone saved me.”
After the boss mode ended, Jackal, who had changed like an ordinary NPC, said in a calm voice.
I wonder if this bastard is the same person as Jackal, the King of Gladiators, who was babbling bullshit just a little while ago.
“Jackal. Could you help me with the dungeon search in the future?”
I asked with high hopes.
Jackal is a 75 level, ignorant strong character.
If it is possible to recruit him, if he can at least be called as support, it will be very convenient in the future.
But the jackal shook his head quietly.
“Now that I have risen to the position of King of Gladiators, my body belongs to this Colosseum.”
“Right… .”
“I will provide all the help I can in this area, but I am of no help outside this area. sorry… .”
Jackal was really sorry and lowered his head.
No no, I tried to eat too raw. Sorry.
“By the way, Jackal.”
I decided to take it out for the main purpose.
“I need an item called Dark Crystal… Do you have any?”
“Yes, yes! How many do you need? Just say the word!”
In the game, if you skip the boss battle with the jackal with that trick, after that, it turns into a merchant NPC.
Items can be traded, but one of the items was a dark crystal.
But this time I got it for free. I decided to only get 3 of them. I don’t need any more than that right now.
[Crystal of Darkness]
– Classification: Material
– A crystal made of the darkness of Hell. If you listen closely, you can hear whispers. Rarely found in dungeons in District 5 or higher.
It was the first meeting with the Dark Crystal, a material item that would be fed up with manufacturing the highest-level items since the middle of the year.
I quickly put it in my inventory. With this, the castle has gathered all the materials needed to make weapons.
“Do you need anything else, Your Highness?”
The jackal seemed eager to do anything for me.
His body was so itchy that he shook his shoulders in front of me.
“I don’t know what to say with my mouth, but in this area alone, I am the undisputed strongest! Just do it!”
“Well then… .”
After a moment of hesitation, I smiled shyly and asked.
“Is there anywhere I can rest my eyes? All of my party members are working hard and I think I need to take a break.”
***
“You said it was a two-day, one-night schedule, and you brought all your camping equipment. I thought we were going to camp.”
Inside the Colosseum.
Gladiator quarters.
Unexpectedly, our party entered this place with clean beds lined up. Unpacking the bag on the floor, Evangeline continued.
“I never thought I could rent such a nice lodging. I was surprised.”
“Iknow, right. Even in the middle of a dungeon.”
Junior also agreed.
“I came prepared well on the hard floor, but it’s a bed. Long live!”
“Hooray~!”
Evangeline and Junior jumped onto the bed at the same time.
I smiled bitterly and unpacked my luggage beside the bed.
“I am also embarrassed. For being so good to me.”
“To turn a seemingly strong enemy into an ally all at once with just a few words.”
Junior smiled at the bash.
“Your Highness is really amazing.”
“Um… what… … .”
It’s not that I’m great, but I just refer to the original strategy.
Because they say information is the greatest weapon. I have to thank my brain for not forgetting the strategy information and memorizing it all.
“By the way, are you sharing our dorm?”
Evangeline, who was curled up on the blanket and rolling around like a beetle, frowned and asked me. huh?
“Then let’s write together. Have you thought about using it separately?”
“Anyway, there are two ladies… It is also said to be a male and female seven-year-old stone… … .”
“Hi go. You sound like a lady. Where is the lady in this room?”
All I see is a snailworm kid and a bleeding machine.
“what?! I’m done talking now!”
“What if I say I’m done?”
“It will be like this-!”
Evangeline picked up the pillow next to me and lightly patted my back. Yoge!
“This cheeky little boy-!”
I’ll get you into the habit right now! I also picked up a pillow and slammed Evangeline on the top of her head.
“Quack!”
Evangeline let out an uncontrollable scream and glared at me. I also stared at him. what!
after a while
“We all washed up… … there… .”
When Lucas and Damian, who had gone to wash first, came back, Evangeline and I were having a heart-to-heart fight. Puck puck puck.
“Lucas!”
With the feathers from the broken pillow on my head, I tossed a pillow at Lucas.
“Join the battle!”
“Yes sir.”
Lucas grabbed the pillow with both hands and rushed at it without hesitation.
“Ouch! Double-sided tactics are against the rules!”
When the score was 2-1, Evangeline screamed at Junior.
“Help me, Juju unnie! My sister is on my side?!”
“no… I don’t want to take anyone’s side… … .”
“If you don’t help me now, I’ll cling to you while you sleep and harass me!”
“Um… .”
After hesitating, Junior sighed and snapped his fingers.
Then the wind magic was activated and the blankets flew up and covered Lucas with me and started hitting me. I screamed out loud.
“Despicable and cowardly! Invoking a wizard!”
“It was the senior who started the 2v1 first!”
“It is better than this! I will also mobilize the strongest cheat character! Damian!”
Calling for my sniper, who has not yet participated in this pillow showdown, I turned my head.
“Help me quickly! Are you on the prince’s side?!”
“… .”
But Damian didn’t even listen to me, lying on the bed in the corner. Damian?
“… cool… … .”
“Are you asleep already!”
Eventually, Lucas and I were wrapped in blankets and laid side by side on the bed next to Damian. Damn I can’t even move… … .
“I’m sorry, lord. Because of my lack… … .”
“It’s not your problem, Lucas… … It’s because of the evil alliance of that duo of ladies… … .”
It was then. Seeing us like that, Junior covered his mouth and laughed softly.
“Puff… .”
“… .”
Unlike the smile that Junior had shown so far, there was no pretense in that smile.
I think you opened your heart to us a little bit.
So I was a little reassured.
“Let’s go to sleep, guys. Everyone must be tired.”
“I will, lord… this is somehow… … You sleep well… … .”
“haha. Sleeping after winning is so sweet. Good night!”
“Good night everyone.”
“… cool… … .”
After each person left a word of greeting, the party members soon fell asleep one by one.
Everyone quickly fell asleep, probably because they were tired.
I listened quietly to the breathing of young children who were sleeping… … My eyes have been closed too.
I fell asleep soundly.
Soooo, anyone else shipping Lucash?