Episode 130 [Black Orc Legion Landed on the West Coast – 5]
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Hundreds of Black Orcs were swarming between the tragically collapsed buildings.
It was probably an elite detachment among the Black Orc legions that invaded this land.
However, they are just standing in line with their weapons in hand and have not taken any action yet.
In a situation where steel plates were hitting all around, even the most impatient fighting species would have watched the situation carefully and decided that it was right to move.
But that judgment turned out to be poisonous.
The moment Lee Hyun-wook lifted Mjolnir and the sky started flashing, several Black Orcs realized something.
The iron plates that were just thrown all over the place are a huge steel cage imprisoning them, and if
they continue like this, they will be slaughtered by Lee Hyun-wook once again….
Ugh——!
Starting with the shouts of Sumakt, the boss monster warrior, the Black Orcs raised their weapons.
Soon, more than a dozen javelins flew towards Lee Hyun-wook’s heart.
But Lee Hyun-wook was faster. He lifted the iron plate and placed it around his body.
Thong—thong—thong—thong—
At the same time, he raised Mjolnir and induced a ‘storm of fire’.
– caution! A ‘Storm of Fire’ begins in the area!
Red clouds began to gather in the sky.
No, to be exact, it wasn’t a cloud.
Hwaaaaa——!
It was a kind of mass of plasma and should have been called a bundle of flames.
‘This… is the wide-area skill that Phaethon used.’
Hyunwook Lee recalled the hellish heat he experienced on Jeju Island. I don’t know what level this skill is at levels 1 to 5, but if it were to explode this close, it would have been difficult to resist.
‘It is much more lethal in places like this where there is no cover.’
As if sensing something strange, Dieble-Stonox’s puppet raised both arms.
At that moment, dozens of black orcs standing around him grabbed his neck and vomited out blood.
And something like black smoke rose from its mouth and was sucked into Diable’s grasp.
Immediately after, Diable stretched out his hands to the sky and—
wow——!
This time, a large-scale defensive shield, a black dome, bloomed and covered the Black Orc army.
‘As expected…’
Lee Hyun-wook expected that and immediately dropped three Mogleis that had been previously floating in the sky at the same time.
It may not be as powerful as falling from a low altitude, but the ‘shockwave’ still remains.
Zeng——! Zeng——! Zeng——!
The powerful shock wave that erupted upon impact blew away the upper layer of the black dome as if peeling off its shell.
‘Now!’
At that moment, bundles of red flames gathered from the sky swirled and struck down.
Qua—ah—ah—ah—ah——!
It cuts right into the middle of the Black Orcs’ ranks like a blender blade.
Qua—ah—ah—ah—ah——!
Hundreds of black orcs could be seen opening their mouths at the same time due to that wide-ranging blow.
Their faces were filled with pain… they were probably screaming as hard as they could.
But I couldn’t hear anything. Because the sound of a storm covered the whole world.
– Earn achievement points by defeating Black Orc elite warriors. (+13)
– Earn achievement points by killing Black Orc elite warriors. (+12)
– Gain achievement points by killing Black Orc elite warriors. (+11)
Only the system message of merit points made me realize the power of this skill.
The asphalt in the area melted stickily and flew with the hot wind, forming a black spiral.
All kinds of stone fragments scattered everywhere rose up, creating a sandstorm as big as a building.
Qua—and—and—and—and——!
It has a smaller range than the one used by Phaethon, the firestorm, but it is no less powerful than the heat.’
Lee Hyun-wook also felt the unbearable heat and took a step back.
After about 30 seconds, the chlorine storm stopped and the heat slowly began to dissipate.
At that time, the voices of Kang Seo-yoon and Han Tae-san were heard from behind.
“Isn’t that the technique that Phaethon used?”
“What on earth did you pick up on Jeju Island?”
They both couldn’t hide their surprise and asked one after another.
Oh Gyeong-pyo followed suit and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
“I’m crazy, I can’t come to my senses… Is this the end?”
However, Kang Seo-yoon shook her head and hung an arrow on the bowstring.
“Tsk, unfortunately, both boss monsters are perfectly fine, so don’t relax.”
“Huh? Is it true that you’re fine even in that crazy heat?”
“I hope not, but I can see it. “It’s the one standing upright over there.”
As she was a top-level shooter player, she was able to sense invisible things.
Gooooo…….
How long had passed? Soon, the chlorine storm had completely subsided and a destructive scene unfolded.
Fossils of painful struggles were tangled together, as if recreating the tragedy at the ruins of Pompeii.
But between them, as Kang Seo-yoon said, two figures stood tall.
“Ugh——”
A groan that felt more like anger than pain… The two boss monsters, Sumact and Dieble, seemed to have sacrificed the lives of many Black Orcs in that split second to surround their bodies with a protective shield.
” Damn, I’m sick of it… What did you have to do to make it look so fine?”
Oh Gyeong-pyo adjusted the spear holder and ground his teeth.
“Now, it’s a boss monster, so we’re nervous too—”
At that moment, Sumakt raised his battle ax and struck the ground.
Qua—wa—wa—wa——!
The asphalt road, already twisted, surged like a wave and rushed at us. .
“—I’m blocking it!”
Oh Gyeong-pyo stepped forward and hurled the spear with all his might.
Boom——!
Sharp wind pressure was generated from the tip of his spear and pierced the center of the asphalt wave.
Then, as if he had been hit by a tranquilizer gun, the forward speed of the wave noticeably slowed down.
But—
Boom! Boom! ! Bang! Bang!
As Sumakt continues to strike with the axe, the ground liquefies and rushes like a river during the rainy season.
“Oh, I’m sorry, but that’s a bit…”
Those standing there threw themselves in all directions.
At that moment, the bastard He kicked off the floor and flew up.
“Be careful because Lee Hyun-wook is targeting you!”
Kang Seo-yoon screamed and rolled on the floor while shooting an arrow at Sumakt.
Sh—sh—sh—sh——
But Sumakt knocked away four arrows with just a wave of his hand and then raised his ax towards Hyunwook Lee. Lee Hyun-wook sharpened the steel plates that had been floating around his body and then fired them.
“How dare I tear apart a mere human being!”
He struck them all down as if he were swinging a baseball bat and flew in like a cannonball.
‘Damn, this is a bit dangerous.’
As Lee Hyun-wook took it out, he had a hunch. If you get within the range of that 2-meter axe, you will definitely die.
At that time, another figure appeared right next to Lee Hyun-wook.
“—Stay away!”
Han Taesan flew in next to Lee Hyun-wook.
Lee Hyun-wook also stepped back without hesitation and gave him his seat.
“…I’ll give up on this.”
Then Han Taesan snorted.
“What a fucking concession, you almost broke your head!”
During the Jeju Island Phaethon Raid, Han Tae-san’s predictions had all been proven wrong. But this time, he was right. Getting tangled up with a level 142 warrior-type boss monster was crazy. ‘If I get tangled up even for a moment, I’ll get crushed.
‘
No matter how much stronger you are than a typical warrior player, that’s a wall you can’t overcome. In the first place, there would be no flare in this place other than Han Taesan that could fight that monster. Immediately after, the two figures, Han Taesan and Sumakt, became entangled in a parabola in the air
. .
He dodged the ax blade flying diagonally and kicked the guy in the abdomen with a front kick. At
the
moment of the hit, a sonic boom occurred and Sumakt’s body flew vertically and hit the ground.
“Pfft—”
But Han Tae-san stumbled as he landed on the floor. His ankle was turned at a right angle.
He corrected the twisted ankle without even touching it, placed it on the floor, and gently rotated the ankle.
“That bastard… It’s been a while since he aroused the desire for a challenge…”
“Mr. Han Tae-san, it would be better to use joint techniques to deal with him if possible.”
Lee Hyun-wook didn’t have the strength to tangle with Sumakt, but he had enough knowledge about close-quarters fighting. It is
often said that the only technique that allows a human to subdue a gorilla is the choke. That was also true in this case. Of course, Even with that, the odds of success are extremely low…
“I know that too, man, but do you have something else hidden?”
That wasn’t a sarcasm; rather, it seemed like he was secretly hoping that if there was such a thing, he would bring it up quickly.
“Last time on Jeju Island, I unluckily pulled out something stupid, huh? Nothing this time?”
“…….”
“If you don’t have anything, don’t show up. This time, for real… you could die.”
There was something like that, but I wasn’t ready to bring it up yet.
At that time, Sumakt stood up and everyone became nervous.
“Everyone, stay alert.”
That monster narrows the distance by hundreds of meters just by kicking the ground in place.
Thump—thump—thump—thud—
Then, something like a heartbeat began to sound like an earthquake from where it was. And its body expanded. I could feel it at first glance, but the veins all over my body were writhing like snakes.
“Fuck, you’re already as hard as a dog. Can you strengthen it one more time?”
Taesan Han let out an uncharacteristic complaint.
He had just figured out the guy’s strength after just one clash and realized that he couldn’t possibly win. And since that is a boss monster, there will be additional ‘phases’ in the future…
“You know that you have to raid, not fight, with a guy like that, right?”
“…I know, so stop nagging me. It’s still annoying.”
In that respect, it was impossible for even Han Taesan to hold Sumact one-on-one.
No, boss monsters were not designed to be defeated alone in the first place.
‘But if Han Taesan tanks and the others attack, you will be able to attack somehow.’
But the problem was that there was more than just one boss monster here.
It’s not a ‘war event’ for nothing. This meant that there were more than one thing to worry about.
Sure enough, in the meantime, Dieble-Puppet was also preparing something.
Lee Hyun-wook quietly brought down the Moglei that had been floating in the air towards that guy.
But the moment he waved his hand, huge black hands appeared from the shadows beneath his feet.
Okay! Okay! Okay!
And he swatted away the flying Moglei.
After all, a boss monster is a boss monster because it can lift something so heavy so easily.
Then, the moment he ripped off the prayer beads around his neck and swallowed one of them—
“Kaaaa—!”
Red light explodes from its mouth, and black smoke rises from its entire body.
– Caution! Ancient voodoo magic begins in the area!
‘As expected, they use that?’
Voodoo, to put it simply, was a necromancy that raised the undead. Death magic comparable to that of a necromancer… Of course, unlike necromancer, which was a basic skill, it required a huge price.
For example—
Wow….
Even though he’s a diebling puppet, he still carries the title of boss monster, which makes me shudder.
Then, a red light emanated from both eyes, and in an instant, it turned into a pile of ashes and disappeared.
And from within the ashes, a shadow stirred and slowly raised its body.
– Evil Spirit Seeker (LV. ???)
‘This is a skill that turns corpses around you into ghouls by sacrificing your own life.’
This is a technique used by fanatical shamans who believe in the ancient gods when they are cornered.
However, if the boss monster level was a shaman, the scale would be on a different level.
Soon, the corpses of the Black Orcs, which had been frozen like fossils, began to twist and move.
Those who were busy watching out for Sumakt also noticed the phenomenon and turned their heads
.
“Holy shit, what is that!”
Oh Gyeong-pyo let out a curse and took a step back.
Even at first glance, an unusual energy was radiating from there.
Keueeee——!
“That’s… a ghoul!”
Ghoul: A high-ranking undead species, it was a monster so powerful that it could not be compared to zombies.
“What? Does it make sense that hundreds of them turn into ghouls at once?”
“So it must be a boss monster. I’m going crazy, really…”
And depending on which being is transformed into a ghoul, a wide variety of powers are unleashed.
But if it’s the Black Orc, the best warrior monster… it’s a really tricky opponent.
Kkeeeee——!
Eardrum-piercing screams rang out all at once, creating a bizarre resonance. They began to crawl out of the pit
, moving their charred bodies,
and began to run wild like a pack of rabid wild dogs.
Eh—
– A whopping level 85 Black Orc Ghoul (LV. 85)
… There were at least four hundred of them.
That was an attack that could not be stopped under any circumstances.
“…We must retreat!”
Kang Seo-yoon, who sensed this, screamed as if she were screaming.
Then, a translucent fox tail bloomed behind her back and she fired arrows as fast as she could.
Burr! Burr! Burr!
Where her arrow hit, a white The fox fire flowed out, creating a whirlwind.
Then, the Anyang Duo applied overlapping buffs to each other and the shooter – Kang Jun-seong, fired his gun.
Ta-da-da-da-da-da–!
In the series of wide-area attacks, the ghouls came and went. They bounced back.
But they didn’t stop and rushed forward even though their limbs were cut off.
Kueh— Kueh—
…There was no way to stop the advance of the legion of death, which was dominated only by slaughter and appetite.
“Hantaesan— “You must avoid it now!”
At her words, Han Taesan, who looked as if he would lunge at Sumakt at any moment, turned around without pouting.
“I feel really crappy today…”
He said and glanced at Lee Hyun-wook.
However, Lee Hyun-wook showed no change in expression.
“You bastard… what else do you have?”
***
At the same time, a battle was taking place on Ganghwa Island. The main battlefield was suddenly moved to the center of Seoul, and both boss monsters were eliminated, giving the player a huge advantage in the battle. “I wonder what that bastard is thinking
. I can’t catch it. “What do I do now?”
In the middle of a battlefield where all kinds of heavy drinking took place, a man said a lot of evil things.
But his nerves seemed to be focused on something else entirely, not the battle at hand.
“Lee Hyun-wook… I don’t understand how he gets away with this every time without taking the bait.”
He participated in this battle as a player named Yujun from the Chinese [Bango] guild.
However, it was a disguised identity and he was actually a member of ‘Amseong’, a private organization of the Chinese Ministry of Public Security.
“Don’t worry too much, the old man predicts that this operation will definitely succeed. “You did it, right?”
A middle-aged man carrying a large crossbow next to him said. He was also one of Amseong’s secret agents, and they were one of the male and female villain teams deployed to assassinate Lee Hyun-wook in this war.
“Ah, did you say that you invested heavily in this operation after your discussion with the Black Orc King?”
“Yes, I also heard a few things, but there is honestly no chance that Lee Hyun-wook can block them all.”
Even though he clearly watched Lee Hyun-wook’s activities, he spoke with confidence.
This was a confidence that was difficult to harbor without solid evidence.
“Hmm… what are you talking about? Are you talking about the god’s medicine or drink?”
“It is true that the elder Nectar, God’s Drink, gave me that item, but there are a few more.”
bang-!
They walked forward leisurely and easily dodged magic projectiles flying from somewhere.
“Do you see them over there?”
Far away, on a two-lane road in a half-crumbled city center, knights wearing white full-plate armor were advancing. Above their heads, an airship called the Five Dragons was hovering. Next to St. Dom’s ‘Wight Tree Guard’
. It was the famous holy army ‘ROK AMT Holy Knights.’
“As long as they are all here, we will not have the power to respond to what is happening there.”
“Ah! I understand now. Are you talking about voodoo, the dark magic of the ancient gods?”
Chinese players were well aware of the horror of that spell, having experienced it during the Shanghai Restoration War.
“Well, even if it were Steel Rain, it wouldn’t have the ability to block it.”
“Yes, a weapon enchanted with divine power alone will not be able to handle it.”
They walked leisurely around the battlefield with the Silence spell on them and chuckled.
“So in the end, they will end up being eaten by the undead.”
“Oh… that must be a good ending.”
“Oh, and just in case, you have an American pit bull brother on standby, right?”
***
Keueh— Keueh—
A horde of black orc ghouls run down the road, shaking their limbs so much that every muscle in their body is torn.
“Damn, that’s so fucking fast!”
Even a player close to a superhuman, even a ranker, could not be faster than a ghoul. This
was because they ignored physical limitations and ran while destroying the body. Therefore, they
had a hard time widening the distance by blocking those that came close.
At that time, they were scattered throughout Seoul Station Square and took cover. “The AMT soldiers on the way have started providing support fire.
Damn it, don’t shoot needlessly, everyone retreat quickly!”
Kang Seo-yoon ran with all her might and took out the Mana Messenger to warn AMT.
But it seemed too late. They too would eventually be swept away by the undead wave.
And unless you were a ranker, you couldn’t withstand the attack of a level 85 ghoul. It was a disaster.
‘But if they disperse, some people will be able to survive.’
But…
“No, wait!”
It was Lee Hyun-wook who shouted that.
– Chic— Is there a way?
In response, Colonel Kim Kang-seok asked from the Mana Messenger.
“Yes! Prepare fire support immediately!”
However, Lee Hyun-wook, like the others, was running away without looking back.
At the same time, he poured out steel weapons to keep them in check, but it was literally just a check. Unless
there was strong divine power, there was currently no way to retire them.
Of course, the AMT in Seoul Station Square There may be divine players in the unit, but…
“No! You can’t catch that with simple firepower! “It requires tremendous divine power!”
Lee Hyun-wook nodded at Kang Seo-yoon’s question-filled shout.
“Yes, there is.”
“…what?”
He raised his head and looked up at Laputa,
“—Yeo Sangmin, now!”
– Yes! I’m ready!
At that moment, the bottom of Laputa opened and a faint light flashed.
It was a [wide-area drop device] that could instantly teleport anywhere in Seoul. That meant that someone who had been waiting on Laputa was coming down here. . Soon, the beam of light fell upwards onto the Han River right in front of them.
Qua-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah–
And dozens of figures walked out from within.
Creep-click-click-
The thing that appeared from the sky was wearing gray armor. They were paladins.
In the center, a large man came forward and raised his visor.
“It’s been a while, Steele.”
Peter Clark was the leader of the White Tree Guards.
“Peter, you’ve been waiting a long time. And thank you for your attention.”
At Lee Hyun-wook’s words, he pulled out his greatsword and lowered his visor.
“Last time, we just lost, but this time, we’ll prove what kind of people we are.”
But that wasn’t the end of him walking out of that beam of light.
Clunk-clack-clack-
35 Huge armors lined up behind the 100 wight tree guards.
It was… Living Armor.
– ‘Master authority’ for Living Armor was secured. (43/43)
To be exact, they were sacred armor enchanted with the blessing of Saint Emilia Müller. And
at the center of it all was Talos, a bronze sentinel full of divine power.
“(˘▾˘) Ah—I feel like my heart has become pious for some reason…”
Why—Ae—Ae—Aeng——!
Holy 4 A dog’s chainsaw howled. This was the moment when
the prototype of the steel army with divine power, a project to counter
the necromancer’s army of death that would one day collide,
was put into action for the first time.
