_ Volume 11, Episode 17
267. Spirit King’s Spear and Shield (1)
Power surges.
mighty and powerful. The will of those who have reached a level that even Taesan cannot ignore.
The ghost chuckles.
[Is it you this time?]
[…Hero.]
[I guess they were in a hurry, too? Bring you, the king’s spear and shield. Did you want to
kill him that much ?]
[Don’t ask us questions. We are only following the king’s orders.]
The one who called himself a shield spoke calmly.
Barkaza groaned slightly at their momentum.
[Um…]
[Are you… the highest level of spirits?]
Their eyes widened as they looked at Barkaza.
[Looks like how even the fool who tried to go against the king had a relationship
. I made a contract with the highest-level spirit.]
[Noisy.]
Barkaza said in an unflattering tone. The spear and shield can be said to be higher level spirits than that, but respect did not come out.
[Those who deserted their duties and fled here cannot tell me what to say.]
[We are only following the King’s will.]
The spirit that called itself a spear answered.
[There is no reason to be disciplined by you
.]
[I would be like that.]
After all, Barkaza was the highest level spirit. No matter what he said, the spear and shield did not reach it.
Barkaza. he was a horse
he swallowed back Taesan looked around.
No matter how much he looked, he couldn’t find the 6th tier adventurers.
‘He really killed them all.’
It was unfortunate. If I defeated them,
I would have gained a lot from the rise in spirit level. Then I could have been stronger than I am now.
I would have killed him to stop it. I don’t know about the spirit level increase, but at least they know that you get the most when you kill the same adventurer.
“Anyway… you guys are the last, so this is it.”
Taesan takes out his sword.
very strong beings. There are two such beings.
[The opponent is an enemy that is difficult to win.]
As always, a system window appears to inform you of the situation.
” name is?”
[I don’t have a name to answer the lowly thing… but I can fulfill the last wish of the soon-to-be.] [
I am Hassan.]
[I am Que.]
[I am the spirit that protects the great king.]
The one called the shield is Hassan. The one who called the spear was Queya.
[According to the will of the great king, I will kill you. Human.]
Taesan laughed.
“good.”
In the end, what matters is who wins.
Taesan raised his sword.
“I’ll leave the rest to you.”
[You are the spirit king of the wind. Minerva was summoned.]
The wind blows.
Hassan and Queya, who were about to run into the power of unity, hesitate.
[This power…]
[I can’t believe it.]
The wind that gathers and gathers forms a shape. A woman with blue hair appears.
she waves her hand
“hi.”
[The King…]
“Yes. After all, this day has come.”
Minerva steps forward with a bitter face. The other party was perplexed by the sudden appearance of the Spirit King.
“Taesan. Who am I to face
?”
“there. The one who called himself Chang.”
“okay. Barkaza. let’s go.”
As soon as Minerva finished speaking, she hit the air. The wind turned into a cannonball and it rained down on Queya. Queya was frightened and wrapped herself in flames.
Pew!
[Kuh!]
Minerva lunges at him.
Queya screamed.
[O king! Why!]
“Are you asking me why?”
Minerva laughed and pressed him.
Taesan raised his sword and pointed it at Hassan.
“Then let’s do it.”
[…is it. Are you a person who made a contract with the king?]
“Do you understand now?”
[But it doesn’t matter.]
Hassan calmly held up a sword the size of Taesan’s torso. I shot the earth with a shield that covered my whole body.
[We move according to the king’s orders. It doesn’t matter who you contracted with. So die.]
The beginning of the battle.
At the same time, the opponent’s skills are activated in succession. The wind wraps around the body, and flames linger there.
[You activated Sadohwa [Darkness and Chaos].]
[You activated the King’s Vessel.]
Taesan concentrated and looked at the enemy in front of him.
Spirit King’s Shield. Its appearance
was more like a giant armor than a spirit. It was three times larger than Taishan.
It seemed unusual for a spirit to deal with a sword and shield.
Hassan’s foot lifted.
cooong!
With a roar, Hassan’s body accelerates. I rushed to build a mountain with a huge shield.
It wasn’t fast, but it was heavy. It was a rush filled with the will to crush and destroy everything in the way.
Taesan raised his sword towards the charging shield. I was thinking of activating the charm and brushing it
off.
At that moment, the senses warned.
If you block it, you die.
Taesan, who was trying to block it, kicked his foot.
Whoops!
The charged shield hits the wall. The entire floor is greatly shaken by impact.
[It feels good.]
Quaang!
Hassan lunges again. He raises his huge sword and strikes down.
Taesan wields twin swords.
Kaaaang!
And Taesan’s sword bounced off.
Taesan frowned at the strong force and moved his body. I dodged the sword that was swinging with the momentum to tear the whole body apart and was enchanted.
‘Strong.’
And that wasn’t all. I felt a strange power in the opponent’s sword and shield.
Push the sword toward the swinging sword
.
[You activated Shedding.]
Hassan is obviously strong, but not enough to break the Possession with force.
The trajectory should be twisted the moment it touched Taishan’s sword, but Hassan’s sword pierced the shedding and collided with Taishan’s sword.
Kaaang!
Taesan clicks his tongue and opens the distance. Hassan clings to him like a dog and thrusts his shield into it.
[You activated a random Blink.]
Taesan moved behind Hassan and inserted a sword into his waist.
[You activated Addition.]
[403 damage to Hassan.]
It was very shabby damage.
Even though the spirit damage increased by 60% due to the spirit-related title and the effect of the crazy spirit, the damage was only 400.
[It’s insignificant!]
Hassan yelled and raised a golden sword.
[Look. The power of the depths.]
[Hassan activated Golden Destruction.]
Keying.
Golden energy comes out of the sword. It materializes and begins to devour everywhere.
Koo Goo Goo!
Taesan quickly widens the distance at the overwhelming power of destruction. But I couldn’t completely avoid it.
[Your first attack, Absolute Nullification has been activated.]
Time rolls around.
The bodies of Taesan and Hassan
returned to their pre-attack state.
[Laughs.]
For the first time, there is a hint of bewilderment in Hassan’s voice.
Taesan activates acceleration and takes a sword. Hassan raises his shield.
Kaaaang!
[Your second attack, Absolute Nullification has been activated.]
Taishan’s pupils widened.
Clearly he did attack, but his attack nullification was missed.
I couldn’t understand. It was the fact that the charm
didn’t activate, and the reason for the return of the attack.
[Attack nullification… You have a strange skill.]
However, Hassan was also flustered.
Through a series of battles, he was able to roughly guess what nullifying an attack was like. To erase the attack itself and turn back that time as well. It was a skill at an unheard-of level.
[I can see why you survived this far.]
Hassan raised his sword.
And Taesan also remembered one fact
.
“There was a reason Lee Tae-yeon managed to beat the S-rank with just those stats.”
Taesan grumbled. Lee Taeyeon’s stats aren’t that high. Now, if he stepped on the depth, certain stats were almost at a level that could be approached.
And at that time, he would be able to win against the intact S-class.
But that victory would be close to a very uneasy, close-knit victory.
It was like that even though he had far superior skills than Lee Tae-yeon.
The reason was simple.
Lee Tae-yeon had the equipment to overcome those skills.
In-depth equipment. Overwhelming objects, each of which has a different performance.
The enemy in front of me is the existence that followed the fire spirit king down the labyrinth. And that king was a being who stepped on the depths.
Although they are not in their power, they have stepped on the depths.
In other words, it was not strange to have at least one or two in-depth equipment.
cooong!
Hassan runs. Taesan focused his mind and moved his body.
[Keuuuugh!]
Queya expresses power. The flame explodes and spreads in all directions.
The power was somehow clumsy. Rather than trying to kill the enemy, he simply showed a willingness to push him away.
“Even though you abandoned your duty, you still seem to have the heart of a spirit.”
Minerva murmurs and calls forth the wind. Blades of wind sway all over Queya.
[Suck!]
Queya gathers all her strength and explodes. The wind hits the flames and disappears.
Minerva clicks her tongue.
“It is strong. It’s tricky.”
Although she is the spirit king, the limits of her power were set by the contract with Taesan.
Queya, on the other hand, had none of that. In addition, he gained stronger power as he descended the labyrinth. At this point, Queya was stronger than her.
However, rather than overpowering her, Queya focused on defending her.
[Your Majesty…]
The reason was simple.
It was because she was the spirit king and not Queya.
Even more so, he was the spear and shield of the king. Even if Minerva was not his king, he was given the role of protecting the king and he could not bear to attack.
After thinking about it, Queya made a decision.
he wrapped himself in flames Then, by spreading it widely, they pressed Minerva and Barkaza.
[sorry. I will only commit crimes until the battle over there is over.]
Keying.
A barrier of flame formed and wrapped around Barkaza and Minerva.
When Minerva touched it with her fingertips, a backlash arose.
[The king is a strong person who is incomparable to others, but
he will not be able to escape from my power now that he has made a contract with a human.]
“Hmm.”
Minerva tapped and asked.
“Do you believe that boy will triumph against my master?”
[I know you are strong. There’s no way a king could make a contract with a weakling. But you still can’t win against us.]
Queya said confidently.
[We have stepped into the deep end
. I found a new power there. Those who do not reach the depths cannot defeat us.]
Minerva glanced at the battle between Taesan and Hassan.
The power felt in Hassan’s sword and shield was heterogeneous. It was not just a tool, but something completed in itself.
Even a strong man recognized by everyone would not be able to properly handle that tool. It was a weapon similar to Taesan’s ring. Minerva was also amazing.
“well.”
But Minerva laughed.
She raised her hand to the barrier of flame. Queya looked at her blankly. I never thought that the barrier would break.
The spirit’s power comes from contracted humans. And no human can be stronger than himself.
Judging by how far they have come, they must have unique skills. But he is the one who stepped on the depths. In terms of pure strength alone, he had the upper hand.
So you can’t break your own barrier. Queya believed so.
Damn it!
Gold spread around the barrier around Minerva’s hand. Minerva smiled at the frightened Queya.
“I don’t think so.” The wind exploded and hit Queya.
Queya hastily gathered strength.
Wow!
The shield fills the field of view.
Taesan spurred the ground and dodged. Hassan yells and stomps again.
[You can’t achieve anything just by avoiding!]
He lunges.
A golden wave rises from the sword raised high in the sky.
[Hassan activated Golden Destruction.]
Kiyeeing!
A golden sphere is formed around the sword
. It crushes and crushes everything that gets in its way.
“It looks like a wild boar.”
Taesan murmurs and widens the distance.
[You activated Leap.]
Touch the ceiling of the labyrinth and get out of the sphere’s range. And take it down as it is.
[You activated the landing.]
The effect of the ability sword was activated, and strong power surged over the sword.
[It’s useless!]
Hassan raised his shield while shouting. The moment the sword touches the shield, Taesan quickly chants magic.
[You have activated Frost Arrow.]
[You have activated Magic Acceleration.]
The materialized Frost Arrow quickly flies towards the shield and collides with the shield.
and bounces off
As if the attack itself was returning, frost arrows flew toward Mount Tai. I twist my head to avoid it and lower my sword. A roar rings out.
[Ugh!]
[103 damage to Hassan.]
Tae-san muttered, using the repulsive force to widen the distance.
“Is it possible to activate it at the right timing?”
Activates the effect of the shield according to the opponent’s attack. Then, the next opponent’s attack is returned to the opponent.
I don’t know exactly what the effect was, but it seemed roughly like that.
“I get it roughly.”
sword and shield. Two of them were Hassan’s cards.
The effect of the sword is golden perish. Summons a sphere of destruction centered on the sword. There was almost no activation delay. The time required for reuse did not seem too long. On that subject, the destructive power was at a level just below intermediate magic.
and a shield that reflects attacks.
In addition, a defense that does not take damage itself.
‘…Is the armor also an in-depth equipment?’
Golden armor worn by spirits
. It doesn’t look like normal gear, but I haven’t checked it that far yet.
“You can’t beat me,”
Hassan said proudly.
[These are the weapons of the depths that the king personally gave me. There is no odds for you who haven’t gotten there yet. To face death calmly.]
“How about that.”
Taesan kicked his feet. A golden sword rested in his hand.
[You activated the golden sword of Naberius.]
Hassan hesitated for a second. The golden sword embodied in Taesan’s hand felt a power that could not be easily seen even in the depths.
[But.]
That’s all.
Hassan raised his shield. Taishan did not back down.
[You activated Blade of Fighting Spirit.]
[You activated Addition.]
[You activated Slash.]
[You activated Continuous Attack.]
[You activated Acceleration.]
Rather It ran faster and stronger. Hassan laughed at Taesan as he tried to strike down the golden sword.
[Are you trying to break through by force? Foolish thing.]
He probably believed that there was a limit to the power of the shield. However, there were no limits to the shield. If the timing was right, even the spirit king’s power could be deflected.
[Destroy yourself. Foolish thing.]
Kuung!
Hassan slams down his shield. Seeing the sword being swung, the effect of the shield is activated.
[You cast an absolute verdict.]
Kwazik.
The sword touches the shield.
At that moment, Hassan felt that something was wrong, but it was too late. A strong shock engulfed his body.
[45751 damage to Hassan.]
Level up with skill.
