Chapter 202

# 202

202. Black Seed (10)

[Slide the LCD left and right!]

[Show the hero cheering for the Master!]

Flash!

The glowing rod began to sway in front of my eyes.

It was the Master’s support that only I could see, so I prepared to run out with a smile on my face.

“Looks like you’re pretty injured, but can you wield a sword properly?”

Persene put a sneer on her lips.

Magic spheres were swirling near the robe.

“You don’t know, but I am the pinnacle of all mages in Taonier.”

Faaaaang!

The magic spheres rotated vigorously.

On the day I even slightly brushed against that magic ball, my flesh would be torn apart like it was ground in a blender.

‘It’s the peak.’

I caught my breath.

[one! Remember my words.]

Sparrow whispered in his head.

know. I’ve heard this guy’s specs are boring.

The head of a family of wizards that has been passed down since the beginning of time, called the Devil’s Stenberg.

[That woman has become several times stronger than before. It’s constantly pumping and using magic.]

Even if you pour hundreds of rounds of magic, you won’t get tired.

Persene was the owner of near-infinite magical power.

In contrast, I...

throb.

The beating of the heart intensified.

My body was warning me. It’s dangerous to move any further.

‘Sounds funny.’

Killing the woman in front of him was the end.

But now I can’t come.

Stop talking nonsense.

“die.”

Persene’s eyes sank.

At the same time, the magic spheres scattered leaving afterimages.

I forced my motionless body to move.

Wow!

The ground where I had been stepping on just now had a hollow.

“Whoop whoop.”

Persene’s body floated into the air.

Fire and ice wind and lightning. The magic orbs containing the four attributes were scattered in all directions and then shot at me.

I dodged the magic orb by digging between pillars.

“Smart? But as for the pillars, it’s enough if you destroy them all!”

Kwareung!

Lightning streaks erupted in intense light and began to shatter the pillars.

‘There is no time.’

Going into a long-term battle, it was my defeat.

That guy’s magical power is infinite, while my physical strength is limited.

Before coming here, his body was in a state of disrepair. It seemed like it would be difficult to hold on for the next five minutes.

[Do not use the sword soul. I will die unconditionally.]

I know that too.

If you use the sword soul, you should be able to kill the woman in front of you. However, as my physical strength was considerably weakened, I could not stand the recoil and died.

I came not to die with you, but to win.

[You only have one chance!]

Hwaaaak!

Flames reminiscent of inferno unfolded before my eyes.

I climbed up the broken pillar, stepped on the ceiling, and escaped far away. As soon as I came down, lightning followed me, and as I lowered my head, an ice spear passed over my head.

‘It’s a complete weapon of mass destruction.’

It seems that he can easily wipe out thousands of people on the battlefield alone.

“How long are you going to just run away? Then you can’t kill me.”

“Do you fight with your mouth?”

I took the dagger from my belt and threw it.

Ting. The dagger blade bounced off Persene’s defense wall with a shabby sound.

there is too

If I hadn’t caught it, I would have seen blood.

I hid behind a splintered pillar.

bang! Kwaaang! Kwak!

That woman seems to be trying to bring down the entire cave.

Magic was pouring in all directions. [

Even if

the cave collapses, you will die.]

[Kill before killing!]

It’s not a disadvantage.

I have a clear chance of winning.

Otherwise I wouldn’t have come.

‘I don’t know that woman.’

What power resides in my left arm.

What skills do I use and how much explosive power I can produce.

digging into that part.

It was the only way to victory.

I rolled over on the floor.

A rock blade pierced the place where I was like a fang.

It seems that magic has finally reached this place.

“Come to think of it, you seem to have had a special relationship with my student.”

It’s no use trying to provoke.

My mind was in a very cold state.

Myriad possibilities and cases flashed through my mind like lightning.

‘It’s over soon.’

It doesn’t last long.

I can’t move any more.

My left leg won’t listen to me from a while ago.

‘...’

The rod of light beyond Persene was rippling violently.

Amkena is shaking the lightstick with all her might.

‘Look Carefully.’

It’s just one time.

I turned the hilt of my sword.

There were cracks everywhere on the sword blade, and

magic bombardment was about to rain down from above.

“Goodbye. Petty hero.”

Persene aimed her magic orb at me.

At the same time, dozens of magic spheres came crashing down from left and right, up and down.

[Go.]

I flipped the switch in my head.

[‘Han (★★★★)’ has entered an Exceed state!]

Crying.

At that moment, clots of blood gushed out of his mouth and his eyes went white.

I bit my tongue hard until it bled. Only then did the sight come back.

Fireballs are shooting right in front of you.

I turned to the right and hit the floor.

bang! My body jumped out like an arrow.

“...?!”

Persene’s eyes narrowed.

indeed. Is it possible to move this fast?

“joy.”

Persene, who had snorted, waved her hand.

Kwajijik! A wall of thunderbolt rose right in front of me.

I held out my left hand.

[Unique skill ‘Black Dragon Rin’ activates!]

[This hero is immune to magic!]

When lightning touched his left hand, the lightning wall disappeared as if it had been washed away.

I sped up even more.

“...!”

Persene put on a bewildered expression, but

soon waved her hand again.

Light leaked through cracks in the collapsed walls.

‘...’

The sky darkened before I knew it.

I was walking through a forest in the dim moonlight.

It was east of the fort and a corner of Buyeo Island.

Here was the hideout where I hid for a week.

‘I didn’t even manage to die.’

I must have been there once or twice before I died.

This was not surprising.

I grabbed the marble in my left hand.

The key, which was originally sparkling white, lost its luster as it was soaked in blood.

It’s much better this way than being targeted by the enemy because of the glowing orb.

After walking for some time, a thicket was revealed. I identified three cuts in the base of the tree. It was a pre-engraved sign so that I could recognize this place.

I knocked the sheath three times on a large rock lying in the middle of the grass. The undergrowth parted left and right, revealing the entrance to the cave.

and.

“one...!”

I pushed Fria into the cave as she tried to jump out and covered the entrance.

There were still many searchers outside, so I had to be careful until the end.

‘Fortunately, I didn’t get caught.’

A bonfire was burning inside the cave.

Judging by the fact that nothing has changed from when I left, it seems that Freea has not moved here.

“What the hell... what is that wound?”

“Sit down. Take this first.”

I sat the helpless Freea down and held the marble in her hand.

“This...”

“Don’t you know it when you see it? It’s what you’ve been looking for.”

dump.

I collapsed on a pile of straw by the campfire.

If you close your eyes, you might die. My eyes were flickering. I examined the wounds on my body, barely holding on to the strings of my mind.

The whole body was at the level of being swollen.

I’ve never been so injured before.

Amkena’s screen already had a red light indicating my dying state.

“I-Shouldn’t I start with treatment first? Wait! I...”

“I’ll be fine when I go back.”

A glowing bubble was boiling in the corner of the cave.

Blurry, but recognizable. It was the end of the mission and a signal to return to the waiting room.

‘What happened?’

I put my back on the rock wall.

The first goal was achievable.

Killing the wizard and returning to the waiting room for maintenance. At least from next time, you can bring members from the waiting room. That alone was a huge achievement.

“...”

I looked back at Freea.

This kid hadn’t been with me for a day or two, so he knew something about the mission.

Freea put down the earthen bowl of herbs and laid her eyes down.

“I see. Are you going back?”

I’ll see you on the 46th floor.

Will see you often in the future.

to the point of being boring.

‘What will happen.’

When I go back to the waiting room, Freea will be left here alone.

Collecting the keys is not the end. In order to go down to the ground and get rid of the debris eggs, you had to escape floating islands.

‘Is the 46th floor the mission?’

I have to come up with a strategy to some extent.

Whatever task comes out, it will be much more comfortable than digging alone.

That was fortunate.

“Why are you so gloomy? I’ve collected all the keys.”

“But...”

Fria lowered her head.

“I was only a princess, but it’s useless.”

I didn’t agree, but I didn’t shake my head either.

Because it wasn’t wrong.

Freea has rarely been of any help on missions thus far.

He trained hard, but his swordsmanship and stamina were insignificant, and he did not possess special skills such as magic or healing. It’s not like there’s a special force behind it. From my point of view, the Assinis family only used the princess and never swore allegiance out of respect for her.

“...”

In front of my eyes, there was only one helpless human being who was helpless in a given situation.

‘Are you an ordinary kid?’

It was different from the extraordinary prince.

If the prince had been the main character of Taonier’s story, as Tell said, the difficulty might have gone down a few levels. The difference between the two siblings was so extreme.

“...sorry.”

Both of Freea’s cheeks were red.

It’s not because I’m ashamed

It must be because of shame.

“I wanted to be like my older brother. I envied his strong convictions... his steely will, and his charisma that led everyone.”

“...”

“But no matter how hard I try, I can’t catch up with my brother.”

I stayed still.

Then, I suddenly remembered a guy who was still wielding a spear.

The two seem oddly alike.

‘That must be some kind of talent.’

Because not everyone can have the qualities of a leader just by working hard.

The majority end up as ordinary members of society.

‘Let’s see.’

Light was filling the cave.

When that light covers my body, I will return to the waiting room.

However, the flow of light was very slow.

Is it the aftermath of the strange mission status?

‘I’ll have to go down to the ground first.’

Finding the key isn’t the end.

I had to deal with them somehow before the eggs hatched.

I scouted the floating island before entering the fortress and witnessed a large army of monsters gathered near the eggs. Thousands of monsters were swarming near the eggs.

It seems that the goal of the 50th floor mission has been roughly determined.

The light slowly began to envelop her body.

‘The thing that should have disappeared.’

I remembered what the sparrow said.

that’s right.

Asinis family.

NPCs who were originally supposed to help fight on the ground disappeared.

Bona Mana, the difficulty of the 50th floor must have risen significantly.

Perhaps, without any support forces, you may have to fight an army of thousands of monsters with your own strength.

‘It’s not the end just by going back to the tower.’

If you wait too long, the egg will hatch.

If the status of the account is normal, I will hold on as much as I can and raise my power... but I don’t think I have that much room. On the day when the larvae pop out of the eggs while taking a break, the difficulty of the mission will soar to near impossible.

‘Is it an all-out war with the monsters?’

As has always been the case, breaking through with a small number of people or cheating will not work.

If the opponent presses down with an overwhelming amount, this side has no choice but to use a similar method.

It’s not enough with dozens of fighters.

Hundreds were needed.

The same goes for unfairness.

A second airship is being built following the Capitalism, but this is not enough to roll heroes on a large scale. At least five were needed.

Five airships and hundreds of fighter heroes.

Non-combatants and various equipment and facilities to support this.

not enough

Resources are scarce.

Gold, gems, and other materials.

The amount obtained from daily dungeons was far from enough.

[Stage clear!]

[‘Han (★★★★)’ level up!]

[Reward – 10000G]

[MVP – ‘Han (★★★★)’]

With the clear message, light wrapped around his body.

I saw Pria squatting. It’s not this guy’s fault.

Things just went badly.

‘Boss stage rewards are terrifyingly tight.’

I closed my eyes.