715. [STAGE 41] Ghost King (2)
About 100 gigantic ghost knights were annihilated at once.
Except for the first time one of the lead ghost knights touched the magic wall on our side, we haven’t been able to get even close since then. It was just destroyed by this one-sided magic bombardment…
“The enemy monsters have been destroyed!”
All the ghost knights were destroyed on the ground blazing with the heat of the magic power.
The scout who inspected the area reported loudly.
“I can no longer see the moving monster!”
“….”
There were no more monsters heading towards us, but I continued to look ahead with my arms crossed and a serious expression on my face. Other heroes and soldiers also remained tense and did not give up their fighting stance.
These guys are upward compatible with the Living Armor Corps from Stage 1. An upgraded version with a completely improved tier.
In other words, as in Stage 1, the dead Living Armor was combined to create the boss monster, the Ghost Knight.
Clang, clank….
This means that the dead ghost knights are also merged into one – turning into the boss monster, the Ghost King.
Churrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
The fragments of the ghost knights’ armor, which had collapsed in all directions, trembled slightly and swirled all at once into the sky.
A huge amount of armor fragments swirled in the sky above the black lake, forming a steel hurricane. In the center, the ghosts that had escaped from the bodies of the ghost knights had merged into one.
Slam! Slam! Slam!
Incredibly huge and elaborate armor pieces were attached to each other in the air.
Chain armor was wrapped around the ghost’s body, taking shape, and plate mail-like armor was placed on top of it.
Finally, a heavy helmet was placed on top of the head, and tall horns sprouted as decorations on the helmet.
After combining in the air, the Lord of the Armor’s Lord of the Shadows slowly landed on the ground.
Cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
The entire area rippled and vibrated under its enormous weight. The trees around the lake fell down in rows, and everyone standing in the area was instantly floating in the air.
“crazy…?!”
I opened my mouth wide in front of this overwhelming weight and huge size. Heroes and skilled soldiers, along with the new volunteers, opened their mouths and were astonished. A cape made of chains fluttered behind their backs, a huge mace dangled in one hand, and a large round shield held in the other hand. Blue flames flickered inside the helmet. A bright blue light, like two eyes, sparkled and shined in the darkness of the helmet.
Kuoooooooo!
A distorted roar with unknown meaning poured out from inside the helmet.
Its height is about five times that of a normal ghost knight. The thickness and size… are difficult to calculate accurately.
The Lord of the Flies and the Black Dragon that I have faced in a row recently were also super-giant monsters that went far beyond common sense, but this steel giant is no less formidable. It’s huge…!
“…You shouldn’t say this to a monster.”
At that time, Kelly Bay, who was standing behind me, muttered softly.
“You’re so cool…?”
“Right? The merging sucks….”
Plus, it’s not an ordinary merging.
The Ghost Knight combined with Living Armor combined to become the Ghost King, so it is a combination of combinations. In other words.
“The result of the great union…!”
“Oooh….”
Several heroes let out low exclamations. Then Evangeline, who was standing next to me, was amazed.
“No, now is the time to look at enemy monsters and say they’re cool?!”
No, because the enemy is the enemy and romance is romance…
‘And. More than anything.’
Because I’m confident that we can take this guy down…!
“Now, there’s nothing to be afraid of! It’s the same as that ghost knight from before! “I’ll attack you with magic attacks!”
The Ghost King boasts a defense that is almost immune to physical attacks. Magic defense is still weak. This can be said to be Living Armor’s inherent weakness.
Originally, he was a tenacious person who could withstand magic attacks with his enormous physical strength, but…
“Junior!”
There is the strongest debuffer here!
“[Element Decomposition] Please!”
“I’m working a little hard today…!”
“Wizards are always like that! Now, give me a big blow!”
Although he complained, Junior easily used his ultimate skill, [Elemental Disintegration].
Whoa!
A sound as if the space was breaking apart was heard along with the Halo, and in the next moment, the Wraith King’s magic defense was cut to pieces. The enemy’s magic defense has already been lowered to a very negative level.
What if a magic attack is made in this state?
“It’s going to be very, very painful!”
Along with my shout, the wizards’ magic and the attacks of various artifacts were poured down on the Ghost King.
bang! Quagwagwagwang!
Every inch of the giant steel giant’s body began to collapse at once.
The Ghost King has a slow movement speed commensurate with his overwhelming size. Moreover, due to the effect of the applied dark event [Crouching], the speed has become even slower.
Here is where I ordered the attack first – the two legs.
thud! Wajikkeun! Kugoogung!
The sound of crunching iron rang out one after another, and the Ghost King’s leg armor shattered.
‘Okay, if I knock him down like this…’
I can beat him unilaterally again until that big guy regains his stance!
But the Ghost King did not allow his leg to be destroyed.
Kuoooooo…!
He let out a long roar and immediately began dismantling the armor on other parts of his body and adding it to his leg armor.
Slam! Slam! Slam!
In real time, the Ghost King’s upper body armor shrank and changed into leg armor, which was strengthened. The Ghost King’s large body, which had been shaken by magic, regained stability.
thud…! thud…! thud…!
And even though he was showered with magic all over his body, even at that slow pace… he started steadily walking towards us, one step at a time.
‘You’re tougher than I thought.’
I thought as I looked at the guy who was still far away but was steadily getting closer.
In fact, there is a way to hunt safely by slowly increasing the distance like this. However, the battle will be even longer because the Ghost King can repair broken parts on his own if given time.
‘There is no need to do that.’
Because there are many means prepared.
I nodded and turned back. This time, three heroes and three captured monsters were seen distributing new equipment.
“Okay then, shall we test the new equipment?”
Zenith and Rosetta received the [Oath of Protection] and [Oath of Healing] sets.
Hannibal received the [Mountain Spirit’s Ax].
Jormungand received the [Flaws of the Old God].
Banshee Corps commander who received [Heavenly Voice]. The Dullahan Corps commander who received [We’ll just have to wait and see]….
《…Anyway, what and how are we supposed to fight with this equipment?》 The
Banshee Corps commander sang in a beautiful soprano tone voice.
After wearing the mouth mask [Heavenly Voice], my voice changed like that. On a bad day, he was crying so hard that he started to whine audibly. His ears were fine, but his already depressed expression became even more depressed. It looks like the banshee’s identity as a ‘crying fairy’ is a bit shaky.
《…Thank you for giving me the equipment, but I don’t know what to do with this boomerang…》
The Dullahan Corps commander also stammered in a confused voice. It seems that the Dullahans are not sure about the connection between themselves and the boomerang.
“I have an idea. “You will find out everything when you try it out.”
Anyway, I wonder whose equipment I should test the performance of first. Hannibal raised his hand with a bright face.
“Me! “I will go first, Your Highness!”
“Oh… I like your proactive attitude, Hannibal.”
In fact, all the remaining equipment must be used in direct combat situations, but Hannibal’s equipment [Mountain Spirit’s Ax] is something that can be used without any risk. It is true that you should try it first.
Hannibal, with a slightly flushed face, unlatched a small hatchet from his belt and took hold of it, then peeled off the leather sheath covering the ax blade.
“going!”
Then he lightly threw the hatchet into the bucket of water he had prepared in advance.
with a plop…!
The hatchet fell under the bucket.
The activation condition for [Mountain Spirit’s Hatchet] is to ‘drop’ this equipment anywhere.
Then, three random spirits appear and give you this axe. At this time, you can choose one of the three spirits and summon it to reality. It can be summoned once a day, and the summon duration varies depending on the spirit.
‘Daily random draw! i love it!’
There is no gamer in the world who doesn’t like getting free draws!
Hannibal and I looked inside the bucket side by side, excited and excited. So what kind of spirit is this?!
Flash!
The next moment, a dazzling light rose from inside the bucket.
First… purple!
‘SR grade?!’
Does this mean he is a high-level spirit? This is a good start!
Flash!
The light that followed was… golden!
‘Holy moly! SSR level?!’
It is a top-class spirit! This was a huge hit from the first draw…
flash!
And next.
A huge, rainbow-colored light pillar rose up, so thick that it was incomparable to the previous two light pillars…!
“What?!”
This is my first time seeing a color like this?!
“This spirit…?”
Hannibal lets out an embarrassed groan and at the same time
shoots!
Three spirits rose out of the bucket.
In order, a high-level water spirit, a top-level wind spirit, and…
《…Giggles.》
A dancing girl made of ice, smiling, covering her face with a cotton thread made of snow.
Everyone was taken aback in front of this spirit with an overwhelming presence. In particular, Hannibal, the spirit man, looked almost faint.
The dancer returned the hatchet to Hannibal with a gentle movement. Hannibal, holding the hatchet with trembling hands, called the other person’s name.
“Oh, the Ice Spirit King…! “I only heard about it as a legend…!”
…no. Is this really the spirit king?
You got a limited character through a daily lottery on the first day of logging in, right?
‘Hey Hannibal! What if you use up all your luck from day one? ‘Be careful of traffic accidents today!’
While I was thinking like a gamer, the Ice Spirit King naturally sent the other two spirits away and then circled around Hannibal.
Hannibal, who was shaking and not knowing what to do, looked at me and shouted.
“What should we do, Your Highness?!”
“…what can I do?”
I gestured toward the Ghost King, who was still slowly approaching from the other side.
“Ask me to beat up that friend.”
“Ah, I understand…”
Hannibal then explained to the Ice Spirit King with a lot of hand gestures.
“Fly over there… hit that armored monster… like this! “Scold me… is that possible?”
Hannibal raises both fists! He stretched forward.
Then the Ice Spirit King giggled as if he understood, nodded, and flew smoothly across the air towards the Ghost King.
And then, after lightly circling around the Ghost King…
《Hu-》,
he blew white breath towards the Ghost King’s legs.
Immediately, the steel giant’s legs froze.
Kuoooo…?!
The Ghost King continued to struggle to move, but his two gigantic legs were frozen white as if they were stuck to the ground.
After blocking the movement of the Ghost King, the Ice Spirit King flew back through the air as if swimming.
Afterwards, he lightly kissed Hannibal’s forehead, whispered something, and disappeared into thin air as if melting.
Hannibal, who had his mouth slightly open, muttered absentmindedly.
“He’s gone….”
“He’s a spirit king, so the summoning time is very short.”
Still, where did I go after using an attack skill?
Thanks to this, the Ghost King is tied in place and is being hit by magic bombardment from this side in earnest. With the monster’s terrible roar, its armor shattered.
“Very well done Hannibal.”
After praising Hannibal’s amazing luck at drawing, I asked:
“But what does the Spirit King say to you in the end? “It seemed like he was whispering something.”
It is said that normal spirits do not use language, but since it is a spirit king, it seems that he can even speak. I was curious about what the Spirit King said to Hannibal, so I asked him.
“Well… I said, ‘Call me often.’”
Hannibal swallowed dry saliva, looked around, and quietly whispered to me.
“He said, ‘By your world’s standards, after a while we will no longer be able to see each other again.’”
“…What?”
I opened my eyes puzzled.
You mean you can’t see me forever?
“The spirit world is a place isolated from the flow of time. The spirits there live in the past, present and future simultaneously. So they say they already know everything about the past and the future.”
Hannibal, who explained it to me, swallowed dry saliva.
“But… what does it mean to never be able to see?”
“….”
I pursed my lips.
Spirits know future events in advance.
And the Spirit King already knows that, based on our world’s standards, soon he will ‘no longer be able to see us again.’
What does this mean?
