Episode 262:
The time when Taehyun was engaged in a fierce battle with Jormungand.
Paz, that is. That’s it.
Following the lead team, Kasim Jort crossed the gate.
Sparks flew everywhere.
This is because they forced their way through a gate that was blocked by New Korea.
Warp Gate Zone near the New Korea Players Association.
It was an instant.
Hundreds of people from Har-Sultan gathered together.
“Spread out.”
Kassim Jort gave a low command.
“Godly punishment for sinners.”
“Death to the immoral.”
The demons quickly dispersed, each chanting their own spells.
The same goes for the five disciples, including Berto.
A top-level S-level mine that only a top-level S-level player can deal with.
They would lead the demons, laying waste to the entire area and scattering a lot of blood.
However, there was no intention to destroy the association through this attack.
The goal of this raid is to identify those who will be sacrificed in the future.
Of course, the reason for the attack was the whim of Taehyun, who dared to leave the place without him.
So there is no need to overdo it.
Just like before.
‘Cluck cluck. All you have to do is have some fun and then go back.’
It would be the icing on the cake if an angry Kim Tae-hyun came to see him.
When all the demons of Har-Sultan dispersed, the only one left was Kasim Zort.
He walked towards the Players Association building in front of him.
When we reached the main gate of the association.
“Amazing.”
Kassim Jort muttered as he looked at the tightly closed front door.
No one stopped him until he reached this place.
As a result, we were able to be sure what strategy New Korea had chosen.
“Hehe. Should I say it’s pretty good? “Should I call it reckless?”
Kassim Jort laughed lowly.
It was an overly carefree laugh, even though they realized that the warp gate they had interpreted as being prepared for their attack was actually a trap.
“Show yourself.”
Kassim Jort lifts his staff.
Purple magic was concentrated there.
The momentum was enough to blow down the main gate of the association at any moment.
at that time.
Jiing.
The front door of the association opened and a woman appeared.
“Puhuhuh. “You still have a pretty face.”
What appeared was the player from New Korea who had defeated him earlier.
It was Yoo Ah-young.
Kassim Jort smiled darkly and his eyes sparkled.
She was the only one who showed up.
“It looks like there’s a guy in New Korea who’s quite smart.”
Kassim Jordt praised Ko Tae-wook.
To figure out exactly where he was aiming and minimize the damage, I sent Yoo Ah-young this way.
The risk must be that great.
If successful, it was the deployment of forces that would minimize the damage.
“….”
Yoo Ah-young didn’t answer.
Kyaang.
The two fists clashed together.
With a metallic sound, the two rings I was wearing were activated.
Paz, that is. That’s it.
A gauntlet embodied with green magical power was formed.
It was the ability of a unique grade item issued by the association.
Is that all?
Additional artifacts worn by Yoo Ah-young to protect his body were activated.
Pazzzzz. Pajeot.
Take a moment to wait for green magic to bloom from your body.
She strengthened her body and threw herself at Kassim Zort.
This is the moment when she thought her gauntlet touched Kassim Jort’s face.
Kwasik.
“…!!”
Kassim Zort caught Ayoung’s fist without a problem.
“hmm.”
Kassim Zort, who had always had a calm face, became puzzled.
“Why don’t you use that power?”
It was a question as if a teacher was giving advice to a student.
It is sometimes called the worst demon.
He was kind to those who were selected as research materials.
Just like it was with Ji Jin-hee.
Yoo Ah-young is also a candidate for his sacrifice.
Yoo Ah-young is not using the same power as before, but is using much less power.
His current level of power makes him an S-class top-tier player.
Nothing more, nothing less.
It’s suitable as a sacrifice, but not to satisfy one’s own interests.
“It’s not enough.”
Instead of answering, Yoo Ah-young swung another fist.
Kwasik.
Kassim Jort once again grabbed his fist.
Two pairs of eyes met.
“Hmm.”
Kwasik.
Yoo Ah-young hit Kasim Jort’s face with his head.
A trickle of fresh blood flowed from her forehead.
and.
“eww. “It’s creepy.”
She opened her mouth for the first time.
I wiped the blood flowing from my forehead.
Kassim Zort is known as a magician.
However, it is not enough to casually catch one’s own fist, which is a melee type.
A single headbutt can shock the body of a top S-class player?
gulp.
‘It’s as scary as I heard.’
The difference in stats between SS grade mines and players who reached the end of S grade was once again real.
“This is fun.”
Unlike Ayoung, there was no real shock to Kassim Jort.
His red eyes flashed and he smiled an eerie smile.
“It’s not that I don’t use it.”
“….”
“Was it something I couldn’t use?”
Yoo Ah-young sighed at Kasim Jort’s words.
I had no intention of acting.
Because I was sure that those ominous eyes had already seen it.
“Tsk. “Do you really know me?”
She forced a smile.
I’m smiling, but I’m not laughing.
It was just a bravado to not look ridiculous.
“But what? “I’m the type of person who doesn’t remember those creepy faces.”
It wasn’t a lie.
For her, it was right after she escaped from the labyrinth of Tartarus.
My memories of waking up in the intensive care unit were vague.
All I know is that as soon as he woke up, he fought with Kassim Zort, drove him out, and went to Japan where he was taken by Taehyun.
It was Go Tae-wook’s decision to face Kassim Jort alone this time.
‘How are you telling me to deal with such a monster alone!’
Ji Jin-hee, Park Seong-jin, Kwon Kang-hyuk, Kwak Si-yang, Lim A-young.
After receiving Taehyun’s training, it became clear that they had grown out of the intensive care unit and reached SS rank.
On the other hand, her abilities were at the top level of S rank, which was inferior to even theirs.
Ko Tae-wook was also puzzled by that point, but it did not change the decision that she should take on Kassim Zort.
In the end, due to a decision that she did not understand, Ayoung questioned Go Tae-wook right before this operation began.
Are you planning to kill yourself?
The words Goh Tae-wook said at that time were still vivid in my mind.
“I don’t want to go this far either, but… it’s Taehyun’s idea.”
“I beg your pardon?”
“Kasim Jort told me not to allow anyone to deal with him other than guild leader Yoo Ah-young. “And don’t even include the five people who have grown up this time.”
“why…?”
“I don’t know either. Anyone other than Yoo Ah-young’s guild leader would be no match for him. “That’s all Taehyun said.”
“….”
She was sure something had happened while her memory was inaccurate.
As Go Tae-wook said, he defeated Cassim Zort a while ago, as Jeong Han-soo said, he trampled on the saint, and as Tae-hyeon thought, only he could deal with that damn demon.
The problem is that she herself does not know how to bring out that unknown power.
‘If I keep doing this, I’m really going to die.’
Pazzzzzz.
The magic surrounding her body became stronger.
The skills went into overdrive.
next.
Tiring.
[Skill Amazoness’ Haki (SS) has been activated. Specifies the target.]
Pow!
Her skill exploded after being blocked by Kasim Jort’s barrier.
It is natural that the skill did not work.
That guy’s creepy red eyes were similar to Taehyun’s.
Obviously, his attack would be clearly visible.
‘Let’s buy some time…’
before I could even finish thinking.
Kwasik.
“…!!”
Before she knew it, Kasim Zort’s hand was piercing her chest.
Both eyes are red, and the hand that pierced the chest has turned into a monster.
“Congratulations. “You are the third candidate for sacrifice as a new Korean.”
“Ugh….”
Chiiik. Chi profit.
Purple magic flowed through the demonized hand.
Her resistance was meaningless.
The poisonous magic power began to eat away at the green magic power in an instant.
All kinds of unpleasant messages that appear before your eyes are a bonus.
Yoo Ah-young’s body wriggled with the instinct for survival.
“There is no need to resist. “This makes things easier.”
Smirk.
Kassim Zort raised the corners of his mouth.
It’s a pity that I can’t experience the power of that time.
At this point, I thought it wouldn’t be a bad idea to take the sacrificial candidates Ji Ji-hee and Yoo Ah-young to the hideout and start researching them.
The poisonous magic power of Beelzebub.
This is when Yoo Ah-young’s face began to discolor due to its undeniable power.
The change occurred suddenly.
“What a disgusting man~”
Yoo Ah-young opened his mouth with a grin.
“Hoo.”
Kassim Zort looked at her face.
The atmosphere has changed.
Of course, before you know it, he has become the same enemy as you.
And behind your back.
One tentacle, like a tail, was waving.
Tentacles made of purple magic power.
From there, I felt a presence that was comparable to my own magical power.
For example, the magic power of an anti-aircraft contractor.
“Hehe. “This isn’t bad either.”
Crack.
Kassim Jort twisted Yoo Ah-young’s neck with his other hand.
A stream of fresh blood flowed from her mouth.
It is a shock that would kill an average player with a human body.
However, just like you are.
“It hurts~”
Ayoung smiled and raised her head
. Tdu-duk-duk.
She licked her lips as she forcibly fixed the broken bone.
The sight was truly bizarre.
“Puhuhuh.”
Phew.
The tentacles on his back pierced the body of Kassim Jort, who was laughing.
At the same time, the skill was activated.
Skill ‘Dystopia’.
A field skill comparable to Taehyun’s Apocalypse.
“I hope this makes me a little more happy.”
Kassim Jort said, his body shaking with excitement.
“I don’t like it~”
Yoo Ah-young stuck out her tongue while playing an innocent girl.
Archduke contractor Kassim Zortwa.
Yoo Ah-young, who will become an anti-aircraft contractor in the future.
The second battle between the two monsters has begun.
* * *
Tiring.
[The awakener’s grade is readjusted to SS.]
[Skill Blood Rush (SS) has been lifted.]
[Skill Demonization (SS) has been lifted.]
[Skill Eyes of a Higher Species (SS) has been lifted.]
[ The skill Heart of a Higher Species (SS) has been unlocked.]
[The skill Devil’s Saliva (SS) has been unlocked.]
[Strength, stamina, speed, and magic stats decrease.]
Shake.
Taehyun got down on one knee with a series of messages.
From the point where ‘Ataraxia’ was successful against Jormungand, the surge of skills stopped.
Stay like that for 5 seconds.
If I could hold on just a little longer, my body and mind would definitely be better.
One of the two would have collapsed.
Taehyun looked at Jormungand in front of him.
‘The battle must have started by now.’
As Taehyun grew, his strength also became stronger.
Now it is comparable to large-scale supply.
Even if it was just as good as it was against Rosaria, it would not be inferior to Jormungand.
‘I don’t think he’ll lose, but…’
The problem is Taehyun’s body, which is almost broken and his fatigue has reached its limit.
The potions and scrolls I had already brought with me had long since been swept away by the demonic sea.
Taehyun placed his hand on Jormungand’s body.
With that alone, I could feel its powerful magical power.
‘Can I prey on him now?’
no.
Due to fatigue reaching its limit, even predation was impossible to use.
Taehyun used ‘Energy Drain’ to extract magical power from the guy’s body.
Since ‘Ataraxia’ was still maintained, it was necessary to replenish its magical power.
If the skill is canceled, Jormungand may wake up.
I had to somehow maintain ‘Ataraxia’.
‘No matter how much he does, it’ll take about an hour…’
That’s when Taehyun was thinking.
Tiring.
[Quest ‘Magic Stone of Jormungand’ progress – 94…. 95…. 96…. 97…. 98…. 99….%]
[Quest is completed.]
“. …”
The message came to mind much faster than expected.
Taehyun was speechless.
