Episode 229. Holidays at the Citadel (1)
Private gymnasium in the Citadel.
In the middle of it, Jinhyeok slowly calmed down his breathing.
“Whoa…”
I felt the mana spreading through every corner of my body.
When he lightly wielded the newly acquired ‘Berserker’s Greatsword’, a blue trail was drawn along the air.
Boooooong!
A sword with the right combination of speed and weight.
The sword dance, like a wild beast, continued for several tens of minutes.
And from a little distance away, a few people were watching the scene.
“…It’s not fun. I was going to ask you to play because it seems like I have a long-awaited break, but I’m practicing again.”
Alice puffing out her cheeks as if she had a heartache.
“But. Jinhyeok-nim is really amazing, sister, look at that. That big greatsword is so light… Wow. I just missed the sword three times.”
Andrea burst into exclamations of exclamation.
The psychiatric ward that needs to be protected must have been left to the subordinates, squealing with a bright face…
If the manager saw it, he might have sighed deeply.
“…”
Finally, Wolyeong stood in the shadows and kept her mouth shut.
All sorts of emotions for Jinhyeok came out from his complex heart.
That’s why Jinhyeok’s sword dance was flawless.
The sound of the sword cutting through the wind was enough to calm my mind.
“Well… not bad for a human being. It’s still far from being noble compared to this body. But, except for me, no one will be able to beat that guy.”
Eris also reluctantly nodded at the exclamation of exclamation.
Right then.
standing tall
The greatsword stopped.
Jinhyeok wiped away the sweat and smiled contentedly.
‘I think I know roughly.’
I had to use various weapons depending on the situation, so I had to handle the greatsword I got this time freely.
There were a lot of onlookers like ticks, so I couldn’t even use ‘Berserker’…
but just learning a new weapon in my hand was a big achievement.
‘Then I guess I’ll have to raise the stats I’ve accumulated.’
One of the most anticipated parts of a raid is the stat distribution.
This is because growth through leveling up is a proof that you have won a fight against a formidable enemy, and at the same time, it is the driving force for gaining a sense of achievement that you have become stronger.
Jinhyeok activated his personal status window for the first time in a long time.
Tring!
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Name: Jinhyeok
Kang Gender: Male
Age: 27 years old
Level: 86
Strength 71 Agility 30 Stamina 40 Horsepower 188 Gap 100 Luck 10 Adaptive 78 Spirit 32.53
Stats Points: 18
Coins held: 56150
Occupation: Interpreter of Runes
Unique abilities: ‘Fusion’ ‘Grave of Swords’ ‘Blessing of the Stars’ ‘Judgment of Anubis’ ‘Blood Magic’ ‘Mandala’茶羅)’, ‘One Second Invincible’, ‘Thousand Poison’, ‘White Beast’, ‘All Worlds’, ‘Sanctuary of the Sun’, ‘Black Sky Devil’, ‘Colossus Strike’ ‘Breath of the Fire Dragon’ ‘High Speed Sword’ ‘Tombgrave’s Right Arm’ ‘Berserker’
Skills: The number of learned skills has been changed to ‘folded’.
Barrier: The number of barriers you have learned is too many, so it has been converted to a ‘folded’ state.
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6 levels up and a total of 18 stats secured.
In addition, the four unique abilities he acquired after coming to the Empire stood out.
‘To handle the berserker’s sword and Berserker’s abilities with ease… I’ll have to invest in my strength now.’
The importance of the strength stat increased even more when considering the creation of higher abilities through fusion.
Without hesitation, Jinhyeok invested all of his acquired stats into strength.
[Strength increases from 71 to 89.]
Certainly.
The weight of the greatsword felt noticeably lighter.
pounding! pounding! pounding!
My heart beat pleasantly.
Because I was growing so ideally and achieving the goals I wanted, I couldn’t be excited.
‘…by acquiring the citadel, I can exert my influence in earnest in the battle for supremacy in the middle class.’
I’ve already planned out how I’m going to move.
All that remains is to calmly wait for the perfect timing to come.
good. So, once…
Jinhyeok called up the unique abilities and skills stored in the ‘Memories of the World’.
The golden parchment unfolded, revealing the products of all the hard work she had accumulated.
And among them, Jinhyeok chose three skills.
[Trait ‘High Speed Sword’, skill ‘Falk Sword’, and intrinsic ability ‘Sanctuary of the Sun’ are fused!] A dazzling
light shone.
Right then.
‘…now!
Jinhyeok opened a barrier over a wisp of golden mist.
[The 5-star ‘space restraint’ barrier is activated!]
The ancient white rune words reacted with the cloud and formed a splendid magic circle.
1 second… 2 seconds.
Time is short, but that moment seemed like an eternity.
And right at that moment.
Parts!
Blue sparks splendidly rose.
…success!
I was a little nervous because it was such a tricky combination, but fortunately my body seemed to remember it.
[Inherent ability ‘Realm of Wind’ has been fused!]
[Fused ability is stored in ‘Memory of the World’.]
[Realm of Wind]
Difficulty to obtain: Not measurable
Contents: Depending on the caster’s proficiency and possessed magical power You can specify the size of the area, and all speed increases by 100% in the space within the area of speed.] [The
time limit is up to 5 minutes.]
A whopping double!
Even now, it is a speed that is hard to follow with the eyes, but it becomes possible to attack and move much faster than this.
‘I want to try this right away…’
My body is itching and I can’t stay still.
ah! Come to think of it, if you use that method, you will be able to test your skills and get a good share of the onlookers as well.
Jinhyuk glanced to the side.
“Aren’t you bored just watching from a distance?”
“If you know me, why don’t you play with me? Empire and Moorim are really boring because they only notice each other.”
“It’s no fun just playing, so let’s make a simple bet. You know tag, right? A game where you win by touching the opponent’s body. The time limit is 3 minutes. If you catch me within that time, you win.”
The tip of the great sword followed Alice, Andrea, and Wolyeong.
“You can’t… mean you can run away during that time, right?”
Elise’s eyebrows curled in reverse.
Well, it was a statement that could hurt the pride of the noble head of Ataraxia.
In addition, Andrea was also a boss monster in charge of one floor, although it was a lower floor.
“Yes? Not just Elise-sister. All of us?”
His eyes wide open, his face unsure if what he heard was correct.
“…Master. No matter how great your master is, I think it’s impossible to deal with all three of them at the same time…”
Even Wolyeong helped out a word.
Anyway. Everyone talks a lot.
“If you win, I’ll grant you one wish each. Conversely, if I win, don’t shout and do what I tell you to do… How about it?”
“Are you serious? I don’t know these two, but I do?”
“You are the most comfortable.”
“…”
I felt like I was seeing a yaksha on Elise’s face.
No, it’s not just an illusion.
“I’m sure you said you’d grant your wish? If I win, I’ll drink all the blood in your body until tomorrow morning. Wipe your throat well.”
“If you get caught, do whatever you want with a straw or a bamboo stick in your neck. Of course, I don’t think that will happen forever…”
Jinhyeok smiled brightly.
It must be provoked appropriately like this to bite the bait.
I had to make an important request to each of the three people.
If this is the case, you will be able to eat it legally without a conscience.
“I’m dead…!”
Alice’s new model disappeared.
at the same time.
“It’s a wish… It just went well. I also have something I want from Jinhyeok-nim.”
“You will regret it.”
Andrea and Wolyeong also accepted the bet.
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I knew at least that Jinhyeok was amazing.
Because I’ve seen firsthand how many times I’ve been through impossible things.
But not this time.
There was no way that even a flying and creeping monster could win a bet against three.
That is, as long as there is a restriction that it should not be caught at least once.
But the moment we reached the place where Jinhyeok was.
I felt a deep sense of strange incongruity.
‘What… what is this?’
‘What speed…’
‘I can’t believe it. Can’t even catch a shadow with silent steps?’
It’s not that fast.
As if dealing with a ghost.
I have already lost sight of Jinhyuk several times.
At first, they thought it was just a free bet, but as time passed, a dark shadow began to cast on the faces of the three.
It was because he knew better than anyone else
what kind of disaster he would suffer if he lost to the vicious boss .
However, no matter how hard he tried, the result was the same.
Took!
“profit!”
Unfortunately, Andrea’s fingertips could not reach Jinhyeok’s collar.
“It’s a pity. But I’m better than before. Now I’m sure I can subdue quite a few raids by myself, right?”
“Hey, don’t lift the pills!”
Andrea, who rotated her body 180 degrees, lowered her center of gravity.
Booung!
The wind rose and the little body moved like a flying squirrel.
There is only 1 minute left.
This is not the time to cover the means and methods.
“We have to attack them all at once.”
Andrea hurriedly shouted.
“It’s a bummer. Just kill it! Kill it! Get rid of it and void the bet!”
Eris, instinctively feeling fear, spurted red blood.
This is more than half true.
Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa!
Drops of blood poured out towards Jinhyeok at once.
“Hey. That skill. Did you get your emotions right? Huh? Are you really going to kill me? This is a game!”
“It’s better to kill cleanly than to be caught by you! You baptist!”
Elise quickly launched a second attack.
[Ellis uses Lv?? ‘Blood Fog’!]
This time, the blood fog instantly covered her vision.
I didn’t want to aim directly.
Rather, an arrangement to support others.
‘Are you planning on stabbing Wolyoung or Andrea?’
[Wolyeong activates her unique skill, ‘Shadow Killer’!]
As expected,
I could feel Wolyeong’s presence in the shadows.
It’s a space teleportation technique that I have no choice but to be hit by even if I was prepared in advance.
However, even that quick move It was impossible to cross the ‘realm of wind’.
Jinhyeok
disappeared from Wolyeong’s field of
vision
. They collided.
Bang!
“Kuhhh”
“Ayayah…”
Wolyoung and Andrea sat down on the spot.
It was because they realized that it would be useless to try any further.
Finally, Alice, who was left alone, sweated profusely and looked at Jinhyeok. It
was over three minutes, but none of that seemed important.
“Aren’t you giving up? Time has passed already?”
“No… Hey. It’s honestly a foul. Haven’t I used my powers properly yet? Please release the real seal completely. We have to fight fair, what are you talking about?”
“I don’t like it.”
“Huh?”
“Why am I deliberately putting myself at a disadvantage? I’m still having fun enough.”
Jinhyeok moved behind Alice and hit Honeybam once.
“Hey !
If you get caught, really… Aaaa!”
A
cheerful sound knocked on my head.
“Ah! hey. Bone… Bone hit.”
“I know.”
Click!
Click!
Click
! I lost. I lost!”
Elise, sitting with her head completely wrapped in
both arms, admitted defeat.
The corner of Jinhyeok’s mouth went up. Part of the
reason why he smiled was that he liked the ‘realm of wind’, but
he was also very curious about everyone’s reaction when he talked about the penalty.
