Episode 144 [Suwon, Black Dragon Hunting – 3]
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Aji Dahaka even though it is quite far away The voice of burrowed into Lee Hyun-wook’s head.
“A human being stands upright in front of your majesty!”
The bastard let out a roar and released a ‘blood’ and was feeling happy as he looked at the suffering humans, but then he saw Lee Hyun-wook floating just fine in front of his eyes. He seemed displeased upon discovering it.
Those red eyes are burning and glaring at Lee Hyun-wook. It seemed like it was going to hit and fly right away.
Go—oh—oh—oh——
Lee Hyun-wook did not relax his nerves. Although he was over 70m tall, he was as fast as a jet.
If it really decided to fly in, even if it stopped just a little bit, it would be caught by its front paws.
“Yes, I used that crude trick to twist fate for a moment, but that’s all…”
The ‘crude trick’ that Aji Dahaka was talking about was an item placed on Lee Hyun-wook’s head.
[Item Information]
– Name: Saint’s Crown (Special)
– Effect: Temporarily ignores mental attacks. (60 minutes)
Lee Hyun-wook did not have the ‘Dragon Slayer’ achievement, so he needed a separate method to avoid peers.
‘This time too, it is the result of receiving help from the World Tree and the Saint.’
After making the ‘Dream Catcher’, a mental barrier item, using the ‘trunk’ of the world tree as material, he remodeled it into a crown shape and finished it off by sprinkling the saint’s ‘divine blessing’ on it.
By wearing this item, you could become completely immune to most mental attacks, even if it was only for one hour.
‘I really think that starting a relationship with that person was one of the best things I did…’
When I think about it, there were so many things I would have done if it weren’t for the World Tree and the saint.
Of course, we always prepared workarounds, but they were not as simple but powerful as these.
“I will give you a high opinion of your attitude of trying to confront him in any way possible.” At
that moment, Aji Dahaka’s eyes lit up and a magic circle appeared on both sides of the guy’s head.
Whoosh—Whoosh—Whoosh—
‘That’s his most basic attack, a 3-stage magic attack.’
Looking at that scene, Lee Hyun-wook smiled for no reason.
How many times have you avoided that attack in your past life? I was so tired of avoiding it.
‘And I got hit a lot, and right after the second attack failed, I was evacuated to the Great Sanctuary of Mt. Bukak…’
In order to catch the Angra Mainyu Corps that appeared in Suwon, I attempted a third attack.
I thought that the total time of the battle would be at least 8 hours.
So, during that hellish time, I completely memorized its attack pattern.
‘First, black arrows shoot out like machine guns.’
And as expected—
sh—sh—sh—sh—sh——!
The three magic circles rotated and spewed out hundreds of black arrows.
The speed was fast enough to narrow the distance of 1.5 km in an instant, but as expected—
“Oh, you have the sensitivity of a rat!”
Just as Aji Dahaka responded, Lee Hyun-wook was able to dodge it without difficulty.
‘Then a magic circle is created above the head and a pillar of fire comes down.’
Without even raising his head, Lee Hyun-wook turned in the air and at the same time pulled in the metal floating around and combined them into one to create a large number of iron plates. This was to prepare for the next third pattern.
Qua—ah—ah—ah—ah——!
It was a pillar of fire that was unexpectedly dropped from a blind spot, but it did not hit Lee Hyun-wook.
“You rat——!”
Aji Dahaka’s voice became more and more passionate.
‘And finally, reverse gravity is applied from all directions, the body is tied, and spears fly out of the air!’
This was the most difficult part.
Ugh——
In an instant, he was sucked to the right. The axis of gravity had shifted to the right. As a result, the moment I pulled the metal control granted to my body to the left, gravity acted in a completely different direction.
“Pfft!”
As the direction of gravity changed every two seconds, the body began to spin in the air.
I felt like a small animal in a cage as the world turned upside down.
You must recognize the direction in that moment, adjust your posture, and avoid the subsequent attack.
That was virtually impossible.
However, Lee Hyun-wook sensed the strangely fluctuating flow of reverse gravity with his ‘Hugin’ sense.
At the same time, it blocked the flying black spear by surrounding the body with pre-shaped iron plates.
Tong——! Tong——! Tong——! Tong——!
Fortunately, there was some adamant mixed into the metal plate, so it didn’t penetrate. Lee Hyun-wook used his quick wit to fuse several adamant stars he had and combined them.
“I’m getting tired of watching your tricks!”
Aji Dahaka snorted and created a bunch of black spears around his body.
‘This time it’s the [Magic Spear of Pursuit]?’
I also knew the pattern of the magic spear that tracks the target once it is targeted until the end.
‘At first they spread out wide like a fan, then they come together at once and hit from all directions.’
Lee Hyun-wook created dozens of steel shields and wrapped them around his body.
“Throw it wherever you want.”
Because it wasn’t Seoul, I couldn’t get a double increase in ability
, but I still consumed a lot of metal for this day over the past month.
Soon, the black magic spear and black steel shield collided in the air, and sparks rained down like a waterfall.
***
Meanwhile, I watched the scene . The [Kill the Monster] broadcast that I was watching went crazy.
As the official Slayers broadcast channel ended, the number of viewers increased significantly.
And at that moment, Steele Rain and Black Dragon began to fight.
The moment they gathered, the number of viewers reached a whopping 100 million. The number has reached 10 million.
– What is this situation? Is Steelaine now… engaged in a one-on-one battle with the dragon?
– Huh— Right now, it seems like he is narrowly avoiding a one-sided attack, but it is truly an amazing scene. For him, Not only does he have firepower, but he also seems to have natural senses and incredible reaction speed!
– Ah! Now that I think about it, we were so intoxicated by his firepower that we seemed to have forgotten that he had a one-on-one fight with Kaito Okita! This proves that this was not the case!
When you think of Steele Rain, what comes to mind is Steel Rain, or overwhelming firepower. However, even though it is buried in that image, his physical abilities were at a considerable level. In addition, knowledge of the future, a fact that no one knows, is added, making him a dragon. A famous scene was taking place where he successfully dodged the attack.
– Uh… But in fact, he only managed to dodge it well a few times, so you shouldn’t let down your guard just yet.
That’s right, Lee Hyun-wook dodged it well, but Aji Dahaka still hasn’t moved an inch. It was a state.
Just blocking a few magics seems like a daunting task, but if it moves directly…
– And more than anything, it is questionable whether Steele Lane can actually inflict damage to that monster.
Tyrone Thompson once again raises skepticism . I took it out. That said, the dragon was a difficult opponent.
– I can’t be sure because there hasn’t been an attack scene yet, but I think it wouldn’t be possible even with a Moglai, and I think it would have to be at least as good as a Crab Bolg to be able to inflict effective damage. But the Crab Borg It is disposable, and it is known to ruin your body after one use.
– As DS Edward Woods said earlier, is there really a need for ‘Dragon Slayer’?
It was then.
– ah! As we speak, we have news that the Slayers Guild has arrived on the scene!
Simultaneously with the MC’s explanation, the broadcast screen showed a tattered intersection on one side of downtown Suwon.
Several armored vehicles entered there and stopped noisily on the cracked asphalt.
Then, Edward Woods and his team members disembarked and began arming themselves with their own weapons.
What was unusual was that they were all wearing armor made of red scales.
It was so famous that all viewers noticed it and started cheering.
– ah! Thompson Those red uniforms are the famous ‘Red Protectors’, right?
– Yes, that’s right! These are dragon equipment that have never been released in production yet!
Tyrone Thompson, who always commented in a calm voice, also raised his voice.
If it were dragon equipment, it was like a utopia that no one could have.
As a player, just watching it made my heart tremble.
– And isn’t that the Dragon Slayer weapon Rhongomyniad?
Then the camera zoomed in on the long red spear held by Edward Woods.
– Wow… that’s the true dragon slayer.
The moment you kill a dragon, the title Dragon Slayer is attached to two places.
‘Achievements’ are given as ‘options’ to the weapon that killed the player.
If one person possesses those two things, they will receive tremendous benefits when dealing with dragons.
– Isn’t this a scene that really makes you look forward to the results of this strategy in a different way?
– I was thinking about that too. Equipment made from an adult black dragon…
– Whoever gets it will be able to acquire several world-class weapons, right?
– Yes. There must be one or two, but my mouth is watering just thinking about it. Write—
Meanwhile, S-class celebrities such as Nisha Cape Kodo Koshiro were also behind them.
It was an important moment for a powerful attack team that was unprecedented in history.
– Steele Rain’s performance was outstanding earlier, but I think it will be DS’s stage from now on.
That was a very reasonable guess.
Lee Hyun-wook also noticed that the Slayers Alliance was approaching.
‘Okay, I hope you’ll come and touch the baton with me.’
He actually had no intention of confronting the dragon right now and was just pretending.
‘Anyway, we have to aim for that decisive moment the moment Phase 2 begins.’
In fact, the point where the game was decided was just before the start of ‘Phase 2’.
Until then, there was no need to check the Slayers’ offensive.
Rather, it was good to take advantage of the fact that the other side had decided to move forward.
‘Edward Woods is someone who can successfully handle Phase 1.’
Even though he was not an S-rank player, he became the best with the single achievement of being a dragon slayer.
Before Lee Hyun-wook died, he was a true dragon slayer who hunted a total of four dragons.
‘However, during the attack on Aji Dahaka, I was absent due to an incident that occurred in England.’
Because of this, Suwon’s strategy to attack Aji Dahaka was evaluated as being prolonged and close to failure.
At this point, the situation was somehow made ridiculous by Lee Hyun-wook, but he was a great person.
Tong——! Tong——!
While Lee Hyun-wook was blocking the black spear, he slightly turned his head to look toward the Slayers Union.
“…….”
Edward Woods, about 3.4km away, was also looking up in this direction.
Then he started giving orders, which Hugin could hear.
“—Securing the teleport gate base is our top priority!”
Then, the Slayers guild members began to disperse throughout the city.
‘Oh… At this time, you were already researching jump attack tactics?’
Lee Hyun-wook was quite surprised.
A topic that was once controversial: What should you be most careful about when dealing with dragons?
In response, DS declared that it was definitely ‘Dragon Breath’.
It was an elemental attack that culminated in the dragon’s magical breath.
Red Dragon’s Fire Breath, Black Dragon’s Acid Breath, etc….
If you take a direct hit from it, you will die instantly unless you are a decent tank.
‘Also, if you put up a magic shield to block it, you will be stranded and exposed to follow-up attacks.’
The dragon, a master of magic, was able to fire breath and cast various magic at the same time.
‘In other words, the conclusion reached by DS was that avoidance was closer to the correct answer.’
However, no matter how fast the player was, it was nearly impossible to avoid the breath that flew as fast as a jet stream. To solve that point, DS said he devoted several months to research.
‘The result is that jump strategy.’
Place an extremely expensive item called ‘Short Range Warp Stone’ around the Dragon Raid area.
The warp stones were connected to each other, so injecting mana made it possible to teleport to the other side.
In other words, they spread it everywhere to create a ‘tunnel’ through which they could avoid the breath.
‘But you were able to study it with just one attack?’
With the pride of being a dragon slayer, it seemed like they had been conducting research to deal with dragons that might appear at any time. I felt like I knew why he was risking his life and death on this matter.
Before we knew it, ‘short-distance warp stones’ had been installed throughout the area.
At that moment, a particularly thick ‘magic spear of pursuit’ flew at Lee Hyun-wook.
Tong——!
“Tsk!”
He used three layers of steel shield to block it, but his body bounced and landed on the roof of a building.
– Ah! It looks like Steelaine allowed the blow and suffered a great shock! Is he okay? And at the same time, the Slayers move too! It looks like a proper strategy is about to begin!
As Lee Hyun-wook failed to mount a significant counterattack, the world’s attention focused on the Slayers.
– Steele Rain performed really well, but in the end, it looks like DS will be the star of this stage, right?
And they He really started to show off a proper strategy.
– Do you see that player over there? It’s Hurricane Kodo Koshiro. An
S-rank player with wind control ability. He raised his hand.
Then, the convection currents in the area began to twist rapidly.
Right . —Woo—Woo—Woo——
A bizarre howl filled the world. The air in the area seemed to be colliding with each other and crying out in pain. The movement of the wind was hard to see, but the dark clouds in the sky were tangled like whipped cream.
“ What kind of strange thing is using strange tricks this time——” Even
Aji Dahaka reacted sensitively, feeling uncomfortable at that phenomenon.
Its red eyes found Kodo Koshiro…
“Damn it. It’s Breath——!”
The moment someone shouted a warning, Aji Dahaka narrowed the distance by several hundred meters with a single flap of his wings. And a black storm spewed from his mouth—breath swirling and shooting out.
Fu—wa—ah—ah——!
In this way, the distance of several kilometers narrowed and a breath fell on Kodo Koshiro’s head.
Ugh——
But the players standing there suddenly disappeared.
Per—uh—uh—uh—uh——!
Immediately after, the floor where the breath hit directly melted like cheese and a long hole was dug.
If I had stood there, not a single bone would have been left behind by that acidic breath.
Their appearance appeared on a parking lot about 800 meters away.
‘As expected, you’ve prepared a good jumping strategy, haven’t you?’
In that way, as long as you keep your mind straight, you won’t be hit by the breath.
Lee Hyun-wook also nodded with renewed admiration. That kind of thing was ‘Raid’. Through experience, repeated research, and mobilizing all available resources, we confront our worst opponents.
Hoo—woo—woo—woo——!
Soon, a whirlpool appeared in the sky and flew towards Aji Dahaka.
“How dare you throw me away?”
Aji Dahaka flapped his wings towards the wind and fought back with the wind.
‘But no matter how dragon it is, it cannot withstand Kodo Koshiro’s wind.’
It wasn’t to ignore that incredible physical ability, but it was a completely different concept.
‘And above all, if you pay attention to that, loopholes will arise elsewhere.’
As expected, several player teams were busily approaching the dragon from all directions.
Okay! Okay! Okay! Okay!
Rays of light emanating from their wands and staffs exploded in the sky and the space trembled.
And at that point a huge ball of fire began to form—Hell Fire. There were three in total.
‘…They are so-called linkers.’
They were the ones who could use ‘link magic’ alone, which usually requires about a dozen people to cast together.
Pur—un——! Pur—un——!
They were fired and hit Aji Dahaka’s body—the big man was thrown back dozens of meters.
It would never be possible to inflict damage with a normal attack, but that level would have been enough to send the message.
“How dare you…”
But at that moment, the broadcast screen of [Kill the Monster] switched to a completely different place.
– Dear viewers, we captured a shocking scene!
The chat window was filled with cries as the camera focused on a completely different place at the most important moment.
However, once they realized what the reality of the scene was, it soon started to change into cheers.
– Do you see this? Oh my god….
That place was none other than Suwon World Cup Stadium. And inside, hundreds of wizards… no, 1055 wizards to be exact, were gathered together, drinking mana potions and casting large-scale area-wide magic.
-Are tens or hundreds of people working as a team to continuously create one magic?
– Yes, that’s right! Transfer it to the battlefield using link magic and hit the black dragon!
A certain freezing magic that was born just in time disappeared as if absorbed into thin air through the ‘Link’ magic.
– Huh… I think this is truly a scene worthy of admiration. I’ve heard a lot about this type of raid hypothesis, but… Viewers, today you are watching the scene that reached the peak of the raid!
Immediately afterwards, the broadcast screen moved back to the battlefield.
T-that-that-that-that-!
Before we knew it, ‘Frozen Field’, cast by as many as 65 people together, was a hit and Aji Dahaka’s wings were frozen.
As his movements became dull, Kodo Koshiro raised both hands and shouted to someone.
“Now give me skill enhancement!”
Then, Nisha Cape’s S-class buffer strengthened Kodo Koshiro’s skills by two levels.
“Great!” His power increased significantly,
and
a whole cloud in the sky began to flow down.
It was the same hurricane that completely leveled a mountain during the Okinawa Unlucky event.
It came down from the sky in a waterspout. As soon as he arrived, Aji Dahaka seemed small.
“Okay, he’s falling! Get ready!”
thud–!
And he succeeded in crushing Aji Dahaka to the floor.
– Oh my—the Black Dragon has fallen!
At that moment, Edward Woods’ shout rang out.
“—Now!”
The ‘Red Stingers’, the first unit of the Slayers Guild, lined up behind him.
“charge!”
Eight players wearing red scale armor started running down an empty four-lane road.
Their target was Aji Dahaka, a black dragon who had fallen on a straight line…
“…I can’t believe people like that are charging at me head on. That courage is incredible!” The
guy
‘s mouth opened, and black smoke was seen billowing from the end of his throat.
– Gasp! No! It’s breath! We have to avoid that! Right now!
Everyone watching that scene was terrified. They had no choice but to do it.
If they didn’t dodge right away, they would melt into the acidic breath and lose their shape.
But they didn’t stop. No, they didn’t stop.
“—Amanda, we’ll go right through it like this!”
Edward Woods, the leader, gave such a ridiculous order and kicked the ground even harder.
However, without any doubt, Amanda Anderson stood next to Edward Woods and the two raised a huge shield. The shield was made of dragon bone and skin.
Whoo-whoo-whoo-whoo.
Those following them then applied all kinds of defensive magic to the two shields.
And…
Kiing——
A red gem emerged from Edward Woods’ waist and shined.
‘As expected, you still had that shield device made of dragon heart during this period?’
That was a magic shield creation device made from ‘Dragon Heart’, the strongest condensation of magic power.
‘It’s probably the highest level of magic shields in existence.’
yes-!
They marched fiercely, wearing red protective shields and leading with two shields.
Qua—ah—ah—ah—ah——!
Soon, black breath whirled and flew straight ahead.
“Tsk!”
“Ugh!”
The two people felt pain as if their entire bodies would be crushed as they pushed through the strong pressure. Thanks to the magic shield, I was not directly exposed to the breath’s acid, but I had to fully endure the pressure.
“——Keep going!”
However, although the forward speed was slowed, the forward direction did not change.
“How——”
Immediately, Aji Dahaka’s voice of astonishment rang out—
B———!
Edward Woods’ red spear—Dragon Slayer—was hurled into the nape of its long neck.
It instantly pierced the dragon’s scales, the dragon’s barrier that could never be pierced by ordinary methods.
「Kaaaa——!」
‘Yes, I will win in the end.’
At that great moment, Edward Woods unconsciously turned his head and looked at the sky—Steelane.
But… Stillane was still floating in the sky, just staring at the scene in silence.
“……”
Edward Woods suddenly felt uneasy for no reason.
That peaceful expression… It was the expression he was best at making so far.
But someone else was looking down at him with that expression.
‘No way… is there still some part of you that believes in it?’
And at that very moment….
– Caution! Azi Dahaka’s ‘unique territory’ will be opened in that area.
Phase 2 has finally begun.
