Episode 22
[Warning: The 1st Prince of the Draga Empire and his immediate personal guard, the ‘Black Guard’, are aiming for Ark’s power!] Knights from the Draga Empire pour in from all directions, and
the 1st Prince Mil, who is commanding them,
Bas Draga.
He was by no means an easy person to meet. The numbers were numbers, and each of the knights was wearing an Auror blade, as if to prove that the name of the SS was not a lie.
But in the end, that was about it.
Otherwise, the monarch did not grant them any power, and like the desert tower, meteors were not subject to conditions such as light binding.
Above all, it was not the responsibility of Yooseong alone to carry out this battle.
“Have mercy on me…!”
Saint Ilicia, engulfed in heavenly light, raised her voice. The chords of the hymn’s magic aria rang out.
[Saint Illisia grants you a buff – Saint’s Protection (A)!]
[Grants a buff – Heavenly Armor (A)!]
[Buff – Magic Amplification (B)…]
[Valour ‘s Ario}(B＞….]
Although it could not be compared to the player Yoosung knew, the Saint Illishia’s abilities were at a level higher than that of a top player, even when viewed purely on a player basis. That is
why As a shooting star, it would literally be like giving wings to a tiger.
The black knights of the Black Guard, the Imperial Guard, rushed in. The shooting star stretched out his arms towards them, and a cold wind swept over the area as if engulfing it. More than ever before
. They forged blades of cold with powerful magic and scattered frost swords through more sophisticated swordsmanship. The incorporeal swordsmen held their frost swords and kicked the ground in unison. Cold energy was directed at the knights armed with jet-black auror blades
. The blade whipped around like a storm.
“Black.”
— Meow.
Immediately after, a very small and petite black cat jumped out from under Yooseong’s feet. The
sea of shadows rippled beneath the black cat’s feet, and there was silence in the sea. The monster of the ocean rose up.
Like a whale leaping out of the water to devour its prey on the ground, the monster’s maw rose and began to suck in the black knights of the Draga Empire. The meteor slashed endlessly with blades of cold and darkness
. The chain of light scattered by Saint Ilicia bounded the enemies. There were
only two of them, but in front of those two, the knights of the Empire’s proud Imperial Guard were falling like fallen leaves in an autumn wind.
“Not yet… !”
Clink!
It was right after that that the 1st Prince, unable to overcome his nervousness, broke the ‘Arc of the Hump’ in his hand. “The
Arc…?r
“I thought it was going to end up like this.”
Yooseong muttered calmly as if there was nothing to be surprised about.
[Warning: 1st Prince Milvas Draga unleashes the power of the Arc!]
“Kaaaaaaaa!”
A jet-black air current swirled from the shattered black Arc and completely destroyed the 1st Prince’s body. Immediately
after, the first prince’s body expanded as if exploding, and his armor was crushed. The body was strangely twisted, and madness and darkness were changing the prince’s flesh, blood, and bones.
“Your Majesty Prince Hwa…!”
“Get out of the way, useless things!”
I couldn’t even call him a human anymore. A literal monster was there.
Kwasik!
The monster’s arm swung, and the black knights he was supposed to protect were torn apart by an intangible shock wave.
After seeing that scene, Yooseong finally adjusted the hilt of the frost sword and spoke.
“Saint, please take care of me.”
“yes yes?”
“No, what is it… Please cast the Blessing and Aria magic again.”
“All right!”
At first, the saintess tilted her head, unable to understand the abbreviation for the meteor, but nodded in response to the next words and raised her heavenly voice.
A hymn that resonated clearly and transparently (W) became a sacred chord and was engraved on Yooseong’s body, and that was enough.
Finally, Yoosung’s body hit the ground and rushed like a flash of light.
“Earthquake potion released.”
It was at the same time that I broke the earth-colored glass bottle I was holding in my hand. The entire area
I
was standing on shook and the ground began to crack apart.
“Releasing fire potion.”
The movements of the black guards blocking Yoosung’s path collapsed all at once, and instead of taking advantage of the gap, Yoosung threw another glass bottle. It was a glass bottle with the essence of flame swirling inside it.
A storm of flames.] It swirled around.
At the same time, by creating a frost sword, he wrapped his body in cold armor and hid himself in the swirling firestorm.
“That damn hero…!”
Immediately after, a shooting star rushed through the storm of flames, and the 1st Prince roared at the sight.
Through the stabbing skill, the distance narrowed like a flash. However, without missing the movement, the 1st Prince also swung the monster’s arms.
A blow that could easily tear through steel armor was struck towards the meteor’s frost sword.
Huh!
However, the sound that should have resonated like two hands clapping together did not continue.
The monster’s arm just waved in the air and Yoosung’s body faded away like a mirage.
“Where are you looking? “It is my afterimage.”
Immediately after, another silhouette rushed into the swirling firestorm.
Fu
This one was real.
After delivering a blow aimed precisely at the monster’s heart, Yooseong raised his head.
Oculus, a legendary skill that can manipulate the target’s visual information.
There was no such thing as a fierce, life-threatening battle. Even if it were the son of the emperor who had been reborn as a monster by unleashing the power of the Ark, the same would have been true.
Unless you achieve maximum efficiency with minimum investment, you will not be able to survive in the endless race to the top.
“Ah ahH7F….
After the blow to the heart, the 1st prince fell to his knees.
At the same time, the seven-pointed air current flowed out of the prince’s body, and Yoosung’s white arc also became a pure white air current and began to flow out and interlock as one.
‘It’s not even a third-rate mobile game cut scene
[Quest item: All pieces of the Ark (2/2) have been recovered!]
[Your level has risen!]
[You can enter the Tower of Awakening when you reach level 50!]
That’s it . It was.
The remaining Black Guards also lost their will to fight and began to retreat. Leaving behind the knights who were retreating after collecting the prince’s body, Yooseong turned his head towards the saint.
“It’s done.”
“…
“Please take it. Well, even if there is no need to use it right now… it will be of use later when the demons invade.”
“My I am Arc…?”
When she snatched the ‘arc’ where the black and white light was swirling and passed it over, the saintess took a deep breath as she felt the power contained therein. I felt a surge of power that was incomparable to when I was split into two pieces.
“Then who else but the saint will handle this?”
Yoosung asked back calmly.
“But I am not qualified to wield this power…
“Then shall I hand it over to the Draga Empire?”
“I”
The saint took a breath at Yoosung’s words. Yoosung said he knew that would happen.
“I just think of it this way. “I’d rather just use this power myself than hand it over to those idiots.”
“But using a power as dangerous as the Arc so irresponsibly…
“In my experience, the crazy people who are swayed by power and destroy the world usually do so because they have an excessive sense of responsibility. Just like that prince.『
The saintess remained silent at Yoosung’s words. But the silence itself was not long.
“…thank you.”
After silence, the saint opened her mouth.
“Hearing that makes me feel very relieved.”
“I’m glad you say yes.”
With those words, the world stopped. Yoosung’s role as a warrior ended there. The world, which had lost its light and stood still, turned into ashes and began to scatter.
[Cleared the Tower of Sword and Magic!]
[Continental OOO-. Saint Illisia, who safely obtained the Ark, later stopped the invasion of demons and protected the peace of the continent… (omitted) Even after that, as a saint, she is said to be the most noble throughout the history of the continent…
] Messages continued in the landscape of the world.
[As a reward for clearing the top, you will receive an ‘Attribute Skill Card Pack (rare grade or higher)’!]
[Achievement points…]
(omitted)
[Saint Illysia trusts you deeply. As a special reward, I have acquired the protection of ‘Saint’s Protection (A)!]
The work that needs to be done in one tower has been completed.
It was time to return to the world of madmen.
Protection 1《Saint’s Protection》
– Grade M
– Effect
. Defense +100, Evasion Correction +300
. The effect is amplified by 1000% when a saint is by your side
. We live in the era of hero kings.
How much further can we evolve? It’s crazy. It’s truly an amazing pace.
Considering the King of Heroes’ constant evolution and its speed, there is a high possibility that all records of this season’s top strategy will be broken by the King of Heroes. …(omitted) One thing is certain. The question is: Who owns this era we are watching?
We are now living in the era of hero kings.
“Oh my gosh, they’re just doing damn side kicks.”
Leaving behind the mid-January wind, Yoosung turned his head and muttered as if it were someone else’s business. Because I don’t have the courage to even read the comments on the article that makes me feel embarrassed.
By the time we left the Tower of Sword and Magic, about a week had already passed in the outside world. I looked at the news to see what had changed in the meantime, but nothing had changed.
Yoosung was still holding on to first place on the ranking board, and the gap with second place had widened to an overwhelming level more than ever.
Except that in the meantime, Geomju is closely following up to 3rd place in the rankings.
After finishing thinking, Yoosung stood up.
It may run like this any longer, or it may not. However, after thinking for a moment, Yoosung quickly shook his head.
“I need to wash my feet and go to sleep.”
A few days later.
As usual,
Yoosung turned away from the reporters who were following him as a stalker and hid in the shadows of the city.
It was right then.
[Would you like to enter the Tower of Awakening? [Y/N]
It was right after that a message appeared in front of Yooseong.
Awake.
The act of proving oneself to the lord with whom the player is contracting and renewing the contract every time the player reaches a certain level. In a sense, it is not much different from ‘job change’, which is often seen in MMORPG games.
“This way!”
“Kang Yoo-seong, please read our magazine….
“Oh my, I can’t even sleep.”
As soon as the message came to mind, reporters started pouring in from all directions, like in a zombie movie. Yoosung left that scene behind and muttered in bewilderment.
“Enter.”
As soon as Yooseong began to softly murmur, Yooseong’s body disappeared, scattering like a pile of ashes.
— I was waiting. A child with a thousand faces and a thousand talents.
At the same time, a voice was heard and Yooseong raised his voice.
All directions . It was an incredibly strange place filled with mirrors. And the mirrors that reflected Yoosung were turning their heads and smiling as if they were separate creatures. Looking at that, Yoosung muttered as if it were someone else’s business. “Don’t talk nonsense, just take the test
.
” “Let’s proceed.”
Clink!
It was at the same time that mirrors in the area shattered and scattered.
