Episode 211. Q&A (1)
Jinhyeok pressed his temple with his index finger.
Did he set the example of a knight and pour out solemn words for this?
As expected…
‘As expected.’
That this would be the case had been decided from the first contact with Pennheimer.
Rather, I was worried about what to do if I didn’t say this. I’m glad you brought up the story first.
‘But I’m sure there’ll be more falling if I make a serious face.’
seems difficult. seems troublesome. Even Pennheimer would have to feel more pressure if he did a good job of pushing and pushing.
And that prediction was exactly right.
Did you feel that it was not an easy request even if you did it yourself? Pennheimer quickly added a word.
“Of course, I’m not just asking for a favor. Of course, hardships have to be paid for. If you accept this job, I’ll present you with whatever you want from the imperial treasury. It’s already been granted by His Majesty the Emperor, so feel free to You may not have it.”
“…!”
An earthquake occurred in Jinhyeok’s pupils.
Whoa.
I thought they would give me something pretty good, but I never thought it would come out this big.
It seems that Pennheimer’s desire to protect the emperor was taken too lightly.
It was an opportunity not to be missed if it was the treasure house of the richest empire in the middle class.
“Keuheum! Keum! If it’s for the Empire and Pennheimer-sama, I’ll definitely succeed no matter how difficult it is. You know it’s not because I’m greedy for treasure, right?”
“…yes. Of course, you are.”
It was when Pennheimer gave a timid answer.
“…!”
“Filth…”
Alice and Jinhyeok’s senses caught something while eating.
Many footsteps approaching the shantytown.
not common people
The mana flowing from his body was at a level that ordinary people could never possess.
Suddenly, all the murmurs in the shantytown had disappeared.
“There are those who stepped on their tails.”
About a beat later, Pennheimer also realized the change.
“The number seems to be quite high… Did you send it from the nobles?”
“I don’t know. This is a place that only a few people know about in the Empire, so how the heck…”
Pennheimer shook his head as if he couldn’t guess.
that it is It must mean that it is more likely to be on the other side than the nobles.
Let’s focus on Jinhyeok’s feeling. The number of guys approaching from outside began to be figured out one by one.
twenty-seven in total.
Unpleasant magic trickled in from outside the door.
I’ll know for sure when it’s right in front of me.
That the guys out there are no ordinary enemies.
The gooey energy stabbing my brain even felt a strange sense of incongruity.
‘I have no choice but to fight.’
Apart from the fact that there was only one door, there was no way out of such a narrow place.
“come.”
Elise’s words were scarcely finished.
Kwaaang!
The door was shattered.
＊＊＊
What appeared was not a human.
“Ki-yi-i-yi…”
“That’s it!”
No, it would be more correct to say that they were human beings, but they are no longer human beings.
The dead, drooling black saliva, came inside.
Clink!
Even from the windows, a number of the dead pushed their backs.
The image of him struggling to somehow crawl inside came quite grosset.
“I’ll take the left one.”
Pennheimer drew his sword.
“I’m on the right.”
Ellis also collected blood drops and made a skewer.
The moment the dead came into the range.
Pennheimer and Ellis moved simultaneously.
Awesome!
Kwak Kwah Kwah Kwah!
Blue-blazing aura blades and red-hot skewers hacked the bodies of the dead.
The dead being torn apart like sheets of paper.
As each attack contained indescribable magic power, it was impossible to withstand with a body made of fragile flesh and bones.
okay.
It should have been normal…
“Keeeeee…!”
“Keeck!”
The dead, whose bodies were tattered, did not fall.
The flesh and bones that fell off were attached in an instant, and rather transformed into a bigger figure than the first one.
It was a bonus that black thorns sprouted from the wound.
Whoops!
Light green liquid sprayed from the thorns and hit the wall.
Then, with a loud sound, the wall started to burn in an instant.
“This, such a bizarre monster…”
“Sheesh. It’s not compatible with us.”
Pennheimer and Ellis, who had narrowly avoided it, gave off expressions of boredom.
Right then.
Fuck!
A white flash emanated from a bow made from Pentagris fangs.
A wind hole appeared on the forehead of the dead man in the front.
Jinhyeok drew the arrow again.
Pooh!
“Keew!”
The second guy had a hole in his head as well.
It is a clean and precise strike without any superfluity.
Even the ordinary movements of pulling a string and firing an arrow look beautiful.
however.
The extreme!
Kick Kick!
The dead whose head was destroyed grotesquely twisted its body and began to stand up again.
The abilities of Aura Blade and Elise did not show outstanding efficiency against the undead, so even so… Even
arrows reinforced with ‘Star Protection’ and ‘Daylight’ are useless?
This was the first time Jinhyeok had experienced such a case.
“It’s fun.”
The corners of Jinhyuk’s mouth went up.
How long will it be?
It’s about facing an unknown enemy you don’t know.
Cuckoo Cuckoo!
Jinhyeok rearranged his mana with familiarity.
[Lv2 ‘Heavenly Sight’ is activated!]
A transparent wave led to nearby enemies.
‘The front is spread out by six on each of the fifteen sides.’
After figuring out the number and location of enemies through the Chunrajimang.
[Lv11 ‘Glacial Formation (氷河造形)’ is activated!]
Tied up with Glacier Formation, which has a wide-area crowd control effect.
The icy frost that sprouted on the floor stuck to the soles of the dead.
The finishing touch here was the manifestation of new skills through multiple fusions, just like in Beyrodum.
[Trait ‘Mandala(曼茶羅)’, unique ability ‘Thousand Poison(千毒)’ and skill ‘Giant’s Grasp’ are fused!] Woo woo woo woo
!
A dazzling light emanated from it.
A fusion of three skills.
It was a big burden on his body, but he had to use abnormal methods to deal with abnormal guys.
[Fusion succeeded!]
[You have acquired the unique ability ‘Colossal Strike’!]
[The fused ability is stored in ‘Memory of the World’!]
Status windows listed one after another.
Moment. A whirlwind swirled around Jinhyeok’s fist.
The high-speed rotating mana began to condense into a single point in a clockwise direction.
and when the rotation reaches its apex.
‘…now!’
The storm that surpassed the limit stretched out in a straight line.
Kwak Kwah Kwah Kwah!
A dazzling flash of light crossed the direction the fist was facing.
If the fist is for destroying the target.
The Colossus Strike is to punish the target.
Indiscriminate punishment without any mercy.
The dead, whose upper bodies were blown away, collapsed on the spot.
“Whoa…”
Jinhyuk took a deep breath.
‘It’s not easy to minimize the damage around you with a barrier and reduce the noise.’
The amount of mana poured into it in an instant made the pressure on his body beyond imagination.
My muscles creaked and it felt as if all my blood vessels were about to burn.
but.
“You’re kidding, right?”
The dead did not stop even after being hit by the blow.
Seeing him stand up again twisting his body at a bizarre angle, Jinhyeok swallowed dry saliva.
…Certainly, this incident was not contrived by nobles.
There was no way they would do something like this due to the nature of the pagans who extremely hated witchcraft while calling themselves pagans.
Above all, it was impossible to create such monsters with the level they possessed.
As the biggest candidate disappeared from the list, the second candidate rose to the top of the list.
Those who can wield such witchcraft without hesitation, yet have that much power and capital…
at the same time.
‘A group with strong hostility towards me.’
There is only one such people.
“Mine Association.”
Jinhyuk slowly called the name.
OK. The movements of the dead stopped like a lie.
that buck
A Western man with a pretty impressive eye smile walked out from among the dead.
“Haha. Nice to meet you. Player Kang Jin-hyeok. Originally, I was going to appear after relaxing a bit more, but thanks to that, the timing was slightly off.”
“Do you know me?”
“How could we not know? The person who leaked false information about Unknown to us and guided us to Cheon Yoo-seong. Thanks to that, I spent the whole day going to his officetel and fighting.”
“Ah…”
Come to think of it, I remembered spilling that information to Hossenvelt, who had the title of Lancelot, in the psychiatric ward.
Chun Yoo-seong’s officetel, where he was spending his holiday normally, is half destroyed. Chun Yoo-seong, filled with anger, tried to pull out his sword.
“Does that mean that you are also a member of the Round Table or something?”
“Yes. Feel free to call me Gawain.”
It’s Gawain…
It’s new, but the naming sense is as good as any other middle school 2.
But the important thing now is not the name of the guy.
What is the purpose of coming here?
“It looks like they’ve been making some pretty interesting toys, but should I interpret the fact that they don’t attack right away as saying they want to do something?”
Even with the absurd dead who have resistance to divine power. Actually, Gawain did not actively attack.
It’s just a threat while the siege is solidified.
That was all.
“As expected, as I’ve heard, you’re quick-witted. Actually, there’s something I’d like to suggest to player Kang Jin-hyeok.”
“I hope it’s not bullshit to come under the demons and wipe their backs. As I said before, it’s because I’m cautioning that it’s better to die than to ride in the same boat with people you don’t like.”
“No, it’s not like that. Honestly, wouldn’t it be too obvious that even if we held hands, in the end we would end up sticking knives into each other’s necks?”
A relationship that can never be together like water and oil.
No matter how outwardly they smiled and held hands, the ending of this story was fixed.
Gawain knew that too, so he brought out a straightforward main point instead of a clumsy lie.
“Then what do you want to suggest?”
“Exchange of information we have. Jinhyeok-nim asks me questions. I will also ask Jinhyeok-nim questions.”
This… That’s a pretty interesting proposition.
I had a few questions about the Mine Association, which meant I could ask them.
What Gawain was saying now had merit in that it could fill the gap in information.
‘I need to hang out for a while to pass the time.’
During our conversation, I saw Pennheimer doing something on the floor.
It was a run-down house, but it was called a safe house. There must be something prepared.
“Suppose you accept the offer. How are you going to guarantee that neither of you will lie to the questions?”
“Don’t worry about that. My unique ability is to force trust not to be broken.”
[Gawain activates his unique ability, ‘The Balance of Trust’!]
[Both sides ask each other questions in turn, and the other party must answer the questions truthfully.
] Information must be provided.]
[Those who violate this will be judged by the scale.]
In an instant, a huge scale made of bronze appeared under Jinhyeok and Gawain’s feet.
There were sharp pieces of metal that looked like saw blades.
If he lied as written on the status window, it was certain that the saw blades would immediately engage.
“I think you can trust the reliable part.”
“I’ll ask you a question first. Are you okay?”
“Do whatever you feel like.”
I prefer the second ball rather than the first ball. I was able to think of questions that could touch the core more through the trivial information obtained through the conversation.
“So…”
Gawain opened his mouth slowly.
and.
The first question that came up was…
…the kind of question that caught me off guard.
