Episode 181. The pattern of the red oath (1)
When entering the interior was decided, everyone’s faces changed.
Fear creeped up at the thought that I had to go inside from now on.
“Are you really okay?”
A black man armed with armor opened his mouth.
One of the people Friedman called, Lloris, was the main tank of the raid.
As the role of holding the center of the raid, of course he had a great say.
“Even if the damage is great, there is nothing we can do about it. There is only one hour left. If we don’t get to the second area within that time, the strategy we know will be useless.”
The overall shape of the maze on the 8th floor changes every 24 hours.
Players who attacked this place in the past also knew the location of the maze according to that starting point, so they had to arrive at a specific place within the time limit.
If you are even a little late, you will become a lost child in a maze that has completely changed.
“But unless you know what trap lies ahead. It is dangerous to move recklessly.”
“It is not a trap. There’s a good chance there’s something else.”
Setting up and destroying traps is the rangers’ specialty.
It makes sense that the A-class rangers who were trained with various unique abilities and skills were wiped out because of traps.
“What else… what are you talking about?”
“I’m not sure yet, but if my predictions are correct… Avoid blood!”
Friedman shouted at his throat and swung his longsword.
Quaang!
He managed to fend off what was flying towards the raid.
But only one out of a dozen was blocked.
Knock!
Pooh!
“Quaaaaagh!”
“Aagh!”
Horrible screams echoed here and there along with the sound of steel armor and flesh being pierced.
The 2m long weapon was thrown at a speed that was difficult to discern with the naked eye.
It’s more like a harpoon than an arrow.
The power there was also absurd.
As soon as I brushed my arms and legs were completely ripped off.
…enemy
It also has such a strength that it is said that it is ignorant.
thump! thump!
A tingling pain was transmitted to the wrist and arm, which had still blocked the attack.
“Don’t block, avoid!”
Friedman yelled at his throat.
If the me who can wield the Aura Blade would receive such a shock just from colliding with one another.
The rest of the players just can’t stand it.
“Spread!”
“shit. Use detection magic first! You have to figure out the type and location of the enemy first!”
Wizards cast a cast.
A transparent wave spread through the dark passageway.
far away
A magical response estimated to be about 3 m in size was caught at a very long distance.
It’s a known type of magical response.
It was the magic of the ‘Ogre’, a predator known for its ferocity among medium-sized monsters.
It didn’t make sense to have a group of monsters acting alone, but there was no time to worry about that.
The moment the detection magic detected their existence.
This is because the other side also realized that they were being spied on.
The reaction was immediate.
“Something is coming! The number is eighteen nineteen… twenty one. Fast!”
The female wizard urgently reported.
This time it’s not an ogre.
Not only was the magic response small, but the speed of closing the distance was ridiculously fast.
As if… as if the whole body had been strengthened with something.
fault!
Taat!
I thought I could hear the sound of something rubbing against the ground.
Shortly thereafter, monsters with small bodies appeared in the aisle.
“Goblin?”
To say the least, the movement was too grotesque.
“Kieek!”
“Keeck!”
It was noticeable that the red mane-patterned spots were rising on the green skin.
The goblins burrowed into the players with their daggers.
Awesome!
Swoop!
The dagger aimed at the part not protected by armor.
Because his natural strength was so weak, he aimed for a place that was exposed on the outside.
“Sheesh!”
“They’re like mudfish!”
The players, tongue-in-cheek with shallow cuts, wildly swung their weapons.
A wound of this magnitude was not so insignificant to Reid.
however.
That negligence led to fatal consequences.
“…!?”
“Uh…weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeg
“Keep it off…”
The wounded players suddenly rolled their eyes and began to vomit what was inside.
“It’s poison too!”
“shit. There is a poison that works so quickly.”
This, too, is not a normal level of poison. The healers used detoxification skills, but it only delayed death by a few tens of seconds.
“Buy and save me!”
“Aaaaaaa!”
With players who are swept away helplessly.
The monsters that moved in an orderly fashion were ready to be thought of as being highly trained.
From arcing from a distance with a javelin to breaking up a formation at close range.
It was a surprise with nothing to blame.
“I can’t believe it…”
Friedman instinctively realized.
After the 8th floor was opened, quite a few raiding parties set out to clear the maze, but why did not a single one reach the end.
‘It wasn’t because the maze was complicated.’
It was simply because the monsters roaming around in the maze were strong enough to far exceed common sense.
We need to go out and inform the Lockheed Guild and the rest of the guilds around the world right away.
But by what means?
Colleagues dying without being able to resist properly.
There are rankers who struggle because they can’t defeat even one goblin.
He himself will die here, just as many players have gone missing so far.
“I’ll take at least one… with you!”
Friedman threw a desperate gambler.
It was an attack aimed at Dongguieo-jin while ignoring defense.
nevertheless.
The sword couldn’t even graze the goblin’s hair.
The goblin dodged the attack with another deformed movement and swung the dagger at Friedman’s shoulder blade.
No, I was trying to wield it.
Push!
Suddenly the goblin stood tall.
“Kek?”
The veins of blood gushing out of his neck…
Considering the movements they’ve shown so far, it was an unreal sight.
The goblin’s body collapsed on its side like a puppet whose thread had been cut.
‘Caught this easily…?’
An earthquake shook Friedman’s pupil.
I swung my sword dozens and hundreds of times to catch this one, but even so, I couldn’t inflict a single wound on it.
But in one hit…?
Right then.
“Get rid of all those who get in your way.”
A cold voice came from Friedman’s side.
I don’t know if it’s coming soon.
Only the owner of the voice commanded.
Clear all obstructions.
“Johnny.”
That’s enough.
Dozens of shadows moved so fast that it was incomparable to the speed at which the goblins had just approached.
Patsut!
Tsut!
“Keew!”
“Keeck!”
Things have completely changed. This time, the severed arms and legs of the goblins flew through the air.
There were no monsters that survived the typhoon.
One-sided slaughter.
There could be no better word to describe this bloody road.
Friedman slowly turned his head.
OK.
I saw a man wearing a mask with geometric patterns, a woman with red hair, and thirty masked men surrounding them as if escorting them.
Each one of them was a strong man with skills that were completely different from the elites of the Lockheed Guild.
What is the level… how rigorous the training was. I couldn’t even imagine
Among them, the most notable was the man wearing a mask.
there is no way you don’t know
How could I not know?
“Un…noun.”
After confirming the opponent, Friedman slowly chewed on the name.
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‘As expected… is this what happened?’
Jinhyeok inspected the goblin’s dismembered corpse.
Patterns blooming all over the body.
Undoubtedly.
Not only did the 8th and 9th floors unite, but even ‘that guy’ was behind them.
A named monster that specializes in strengthening monsters with magic and handling corps-level troops.
“The little ones have all been taken care of. There are a few more big guys at the end of the aisle, what are they going to do?”
Wolyeong pointed the end of the passage with the tip of her sword.
Just then, three spears flew out of the darkness.
A terrifying wave-hole that cut through the wind pierced my eardrum.
Whoops!
It was the same javelin that turned the formation of the Lockheed Guild into a rag.
“…”
Wolyeong tried to step out, but soon withdrew the half-manifested sword.
It was because he saw Jinhyeok’s entire hand covered with black energy.
[Inherent ability ‘Moon Covering Claws’ is manifested!] The
unique ability used by Michael, a blood relative of the Decassus family, has fully bloomed.
Pats Cheats…!
A hand completely dyed black.
It is as if the claws of a beast have grown.
Jinhyeok reached out his hand toward the flying window.
Slap!
Kwak Kwak Kwak!
Then he grabbed it in mid-air and smashed it to pieces.
The three spears fell to the floor in an instant.
This is the apprentice of the Dark Emperor.
It is a monster that is evaluated as the strongest even with bare hands.
At least.
‘…The match has already been won.’
It was reflected in Wolyeong’s eyes.
＊＊＊
blame!
The body strengthened by the Sword Demon Kingbo disappeared like the wind.
A faint dust seemed to rise, but soon Jinhyeok reached the ogre’s nose.
combination three.
The appearance of holding a spear and preparing for the next attack caught my eye.
“Koooooo!”
The ogre screamed.
This guy also had a red mane-shaped pattern on his body.
‘I’d say this is spread across the entire group.’
I don’t have much time.
To take advantage of this situation, you need to move as quickly as possible.
Jinhyeok lightly dodged the spear that aimed at his head and waist.
Two spears stuck into the ground.
‘The strength and speed are more than three times that of a normal ogre.’
To be honest, I was a little surprised.
Because stupid ogres couldn’t have made such a systematic move.
but.
That’s all.
Fuck!
Black claws pierced the ogre’s heart.
“Turn off ….”
The hand that came out through the chest made the grotesque scenery.
“Koooo!”
“Ohhh!”
The other two ogres also quickly attempted a second attack.
A non-ranged siege battle hammer crossed the air.
It is common sense to avoid. Until now, rather than a confrontation between strength and power, it has overwhelmed opponents in the realm of technique and technique.
But why?
‘You don’t have to do that…’
Jinhyeok rather punched out.
Wow!
Along with the terrifying sound of the wind, the metal collided head-on with Jinhyeok’s fist from both directions.
If a fist collided with a hammer weighing more than 100 kg, the outcome was almost certain.
Assuming, of course
, that it’s a normal fist and hammer.
Quadruped!
Crunchy!
Cracks like turtle shells appeared along the surface of the metal.
at the same time.
Cuckoo coo!
The same cracks began to appear on the bodies of the ogres.
Red blood spurted from the chil-gong.
cooong!
The huge body collapsed as it were.
However, there was no time to savor the victory.
Tring!
A status window appeared in front of Jinhyeok.
[…]
The status window dyed in red was emitting an ominous energy just like its color.
