◈ 023. [STAGE 1] Boss Raid
GOOOOOO!
A gigantic specter clad in massive armor.
Stage 1’s boss monster, ‘Ghost Knight’ let out a terrifying roar.
Kugu Palace-!
When the thing floating in the air landed on the ground, the whole area shook as if an earthquake had occurred. We staggered in unison.
‘crazy!’
When I saw him standing on the ground, my fingertips trembled involuntarily.
It’s huge.
Is Xinjiang the size of a three-story building? It is only a little short of the walls of this fort.
The eye level of us standing on top of the castle wall and the guy standing in the field is almost the same.
“Ready the cannon! Ballista ready!”
I shouted at the soldiers who were dazed by the boss monster’s gigantic majesty.
“We must kill him before he reaches the walls! hurry-!”
The foolish soldiers hurriedly went to the cannons and ballistas and started loading.
However, most of the water-based equipment was bitten back due to hand-to-hand combat, and when I reinstalled it and finished loading it, the ghost knight was right in front of me.
Blue flames blazed terrifyingly in his huge helmet.
‘Don’t be scared!’
I unknowingly tried to backtrack, but I managed to hold it in.
Don’t be intimidated by the appearance, damn it! That bastard is just a stage 1 boss. No matter how much boss correction you get, you’re only level 25!
“launch! Don’t spare it, pour it all out!”
At my command, the frozen soldiers ignited their cannons and drew ballistas.
pop! Beep!
Patter… … !
Cannons fired fire and arrows fired from ballistas.
Kwakwang! Kwagwagwang!
The target was large, and the hit rate was ignorantly high. Dozens of shells and ballista arrows lodged in the body of the Ghost Knight.
Flames and smoke billowed over the massive armor.
But his armor is thick. No significant damage was entered.
thud! thud! thud!
The ghost knight took a step forward while covering himself with a fire net.
‘You’re so damn tough, you bastard!’
But in the first place, the purpose of cannons and ballistas is to make the guy move as slowly as possible. I glanced around.
“Lily!”
“Yes yes?”
Lily’s complexion was haggard from using fire magic a while ago. Should I still do something?
“The third artifact? Are you still adjusting?”
“The adjustment just finished!”
“Activate it right away!”
Lily beckoned to the alchemists. The alchemists activated the artifacts that went through the adjustment process until the end.
Woo-woo-!
Magic light leaked softly from the light blue-colored magic engineering equipment.
The third artifact that has been repaired.
R-grade Artifact Magic Amplifier!
The effect is simple. Increases the magic effect of one target character by 100%. The number of times is 1 time.
It’s only a one-time magic boost, but depending on how you use it, the possibilities are endless.
“Jupiter!”
I looked back. Jupiter was glaring at the ghost knight with his only eye narrowed.
“Have you had enough rest?”
“Of course, Your Highness.”
Pachichichi!
An electric current bounced from the electrician’s fingertips.
“Not enough, to the point of overflowing.”
Jupiter was in perfect condition. I pointed my hand at the chest of the approaching ghost knight.
“Concentrate your firepower on his breastplate. Feed them as strong an attack as possible.”
Woo-woo-!
The magic power amplifier was activated. The target is Jupiter!
Jupiter’s body was covered with light blue light. Jupiter closed and opened his eyes once.
“… nice It’s the feeling of the heyday.”
Jupiter, who was affected by the artifact, clenched his fists and laughed viciously. I nodded.
“Please with all your might.”
“Beware of lightning accidents, Your Highness.”
As Jupiter stepped forward, thunder rang in the distance. Curling… .
“Even if you get electrocuted, I won’t compensate you!”
As Jupiter stretched out both hands, dozens of bright yellow lightning bolts fell from the sky.
Quguaguaguagwang-!
Jupiter’s 1st skill, [Bleaching Zone], hit the ghost knight.
It was originally a wide range skill, but since the size of the ghost knight was huge, dozens of lightning bolts all fell on the ghost knight.
ah… … !
The charred ghost knight groaned in agony.
The thunderbolt struck the breastplate accurately while striking the ghost knight.
The chest of the huge armored knight was torn apart.
Inside the chest where the armor had fallen, the silhouette of a specter shimmered. And his weakness, the spirit core, was also fully exposed.
Spiritual cores cannot properly deal damage with normal soldiers’ attacks. Magic attack or
“Shoot Damian!”
[Clairsight] can only be hit with an open fire trait.
Damian had been assigned to Ballista beforehand.
A white light flashed in Damian’s large brown eyes, and a slender finger pulled the trigger of the ballista.
Tuhak-!
The arrow fired accurately pierced the spirit core of the ghost knight.
Chaeng and… … !
My spirit core was shattered, and I had the illusion that I heard the sound of glass breaking. The ghost knight twisted his whole body painfully.
Aaaaaagh!
A roar of pain swept across the battlefield.
‘Did he kill him?!’
It wasn’t. The guy endured.
The flames burning in the ghost knight’s helmet raged wildly. You look upset?
“Wasn’t that damn little bit lacking!”
oh oh oh-!
The ghost knight let out a vicious roar and raised the huge sword in his hand.
I involuntarily opened my mouth at the sight of the sword casting a shadow over the castle wall.
If something like that falls, the castle wall will be destroyed!
“Jupiter! One more shot!”
I shouted urgently, and Jupiter, who was charging the next mana, raised his hand.
“Raising your weapon up in thunderstorm weather… Electrocution is your wish, you idiot!”
Quagmire and light!
2 skill [Bleaching Again].
I don’t have any artifacts, but my attribute buffs are enough for party synergy.
Dozens of blue lightning bolts pierced the ghost knight’s entire body. Even the already tattered spirit core was completely destroyed.
gee… … Ahhh… .
However, even as the ghost knight collapsed, he slashed down the huge sword in his hand.
A huge sword plunges into the castle wall.
I gritted my teeth. Can’t stop this!
“Avoid everyone! Run away from the trail of the sword-!”
Soldiers screamed and ran from the walls.
“Aaaaaaa!”
“Get out of the gap-!”
Damian and Jupiter grabbed Lily’s wheelchair and ran away together.
Lucas hurriedly ran towards me, who was still standing on the wall.
“majesty! Should be avoided… … !”
Quagmire and light!
Right after that, the ghost knight’s huge sword slammed down the wall.
Lucas hurriedly embraced me, but luckily there was a distance between me and the place where the sword landed in the first place. A direct hit was avoided.
However, Lucas and I had to roll to the floor with just the vibration generated by the sword slamming into the wall. Quack!
“Oh my waist… … .”
“Are you okay, Your Highness?”
“I’m fine! More than that, what is the condition of the castle walls?”
Koo Goo Goo Palace… … .
As the thick dust gradually cleared, I saw the ghost knight’s sword half-embedded in the wall.
The ghost knight holding the sword was sitting on his knees outside the castle wall.
The spirit core was completely destroyed, and the ghost lights that shimmered inside the helmet were also extinguished.
The stage boss is finally defeated.
Crackle and crack… … .
At the same time, pieces of armor fell from the ghost knight’s body. The armor was disintegrating in an instant.
Kyaaaaaa!
After all the armor pieces fell to the floor, the specters inside the armor poured out all at once.
Hundreds and thousands of specter masses spread out like thick poison fog and flew all at once in search of the nearest human.
The human standing closest to him on top of the castle wall.
straight towards me
Kyaaaaaa-!
The scene of hundreds of thousands of ghosts rushing in droves was terrifying.
Hundreds of distorted eyes, noses and mouths and thousands of grotesquely bent limbs struggle to find victims.
But I was calm. Because you know this pattern.
When a ghost knight dies, it casts wide-area fear and confusion around it. I’d say it’s a tail right before death.
It’s not an attack that does damage.
It’s just a status ailment attack that lowers morale on our side. Although the mind can be destroyed if swept away wrongly.
“majesty! Dangerous!”
“It’s okay Lucas.”
But the mental state poses no threat to me.
Frightened Lucas tried to block me, but I pushed him away.
And he stood upright with his eyes wide open at the approaching specters.
“From here on, it is human territory.”
All the specters rushed at me, but
keying!
My passive skill [Indomitable Commander] was activated, scattering white light and canceling all of their curses.
The specters couldn’t get past me and shattered in front of me.
I cried out while holding on and blocking the ghosts with my whole body.
“Fuck off monster!”
Kyaa… … Ahhh… .
Even the last specter rushed at me, but they all dispersed like smoke.
After all the ghosts disappeared, silence lingered around the area.
“… .”
“… .”
The soldiers hiding in various places on the wall lifted their heads one by one. Those who had fled under the walls also came up one by one.
“That huge monster… ?”
“What about the ghosts?”
“The prince got rid of it… .”
“It’s over… Is it?”
As the ghosts disappeared and Jupiter even reaped the magic of lightning, the dark clouds lifted from the sky.
And the sun shone through them.
As if the darkness that had fallen was a lie, the bright sunlight shone over the walls.
“… .”
Standing on top of the collapsed castle wall, I looked down at the staggering soldiers coming up.
Looking around, I saw the ghost knight’s sword that had half-destroyed the wall.
A lot of thoughts went through my mind about how to fix the damaged wall and what to do with the loss of troops lost today.
Instead of such anguish, I smiled broadly and jerked one hand up.
“We won!”
I added strength to the soldiers who looked up blankly at me.
“We survived!”
Sunlight broke through the dark clouds and fell over my head.
“And we continue to win! We will continue to survive!”
The fear slowly faded from the soldiers’ eyes.
I clearly saw the joy of victory filling the void.
Whether this was my passive skill or my horse, I liked it.
“Defeat the monsters!”
I’m just shouting with all my heart.
“Let’s live!”
***
[STAGE 1 – CLEAR!]
[STAGE MVP – Jupiter (SR)]
[Level Up Character]
– Ash (EX) Lv.8 (↑3)
– Lucas (SSR) Lv.29 (↑2)
– Jupiter (SR) Lv.36 (↑1)
– Lily (R) Lv.19 (↑2)
– Damian (N) Lv.20 (↑5) (1st Job Advancement is possible!)
[Dead and injured characters]
– Jupiter (SR): Minor Injury
– Tane (N): Death
– Ron (N): Death
– Jiya (N): Death
– Peke (N): Death
[Acquisition Item] – Living Armor
Magic Stone: 172 – Ghost Knight Magic Core
(SR): 1
[Stage clear reward has been paid. Please check your inventory.]
– R grade reward box: 2
– N grade reward box: 3
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