Episode 83
Frost Storm Cliff The royal palace of an unknown ancient country has not lost its grandeur even after a long time.
X, who was looking around, quenched his appetite with regret.
‘It’s full of treasures in the best state of preservation...!’
How much would it all be if I handed it over to Rubin at the general store?
The treasures seemed to be as good as new once the thick ice had been melted. However, with the strongest enemy in front of him, he cannot turn his attention to greed forever.
X gathered his courage and moved forward.
‘The biggest passage would be the one leading to the king.’
The central passage seemed unusually wide. As I carefully made my way to the central passage, I saw paintings hanging on the walls. It was a huge painting that matched the size of the royal palace, so it caught my eye even if I didn’t really look at it.
X slowly turned his head.
‘I think it’s a portrait of past kings?’
Sturdy figures and tall faces.
Indeed, they were the dragonans who commanded the land. X smoothed his chin with a slightly awkward hand.
‘A huge group of genes. ‘Is this something we live only among ourselves?’
Among them, there was one portrait that stood out. X’s steps stopped in front of the last portrait. Even the discerning Yongyong seemed to recognize the beauty of the painting.
“Kyuu? Wow.”
“...I guess this is Zawl, right?”
In addition to being handsome with impressive eyes, his appearance exuded elegance.
It was the same feeling I had when I first saw Melia, the princess of mermaids. X pouted and grunted playfully.
“You have a golden spoon and a handsome face? “I’m so sad that I’m going to live with this.”
For some reason, I felt a slight pain in my stomach. Still, thanks to this, I felt like I could be sincere when dealing with Zawl. X, who was concentrating again and moving forward, spoke softly.
“It’s not normal after all.”
Goooooh.
A throne where black cold blooms.
On the throne high above the stairs sat the vengeful spirit of Zawl with his head bowed. He was holding the handle of his bayonet with both hands.
Did he notice X’s approach? Zawl’s vengeful spirit slowly raised his head.
“...!!”
At that moment, X and Yongyong lowered their bodies and got into a fighting stance without even having to say who would go first.
Because I felt a pressure that was incomparable to that of the vengeful spirits I had met so far. X’s current stats are at a level beyond imagination.
‘It’s a pressure that even my spirit can’t offset.’
A spirit that reduces penalties, especially when dealing with strong enemies. Even if his spirit level exceeded 700, he could not be free from Zawl’s vengeful spirit.
But who is X?
‘Good.’ I have to do this at least for it to be worth the effort!’
Strong enemies bring good rewards!
Thanks to his abilities skyrocketing due to his heavenly taste, X was hungry for enemies stronger than himself. In fact, while I was playing Fate, I didn’t feel the fun of gradually attacking an impregnable enemy.
I will challenge you until you defeat me!
X’s heart was pounding with excitement.
It was the same for Yongyong, who had dragon blood flowing through him.
“Kyuuut!!”
Except for the owner, there can be no one stronger than me!
As Yongyong snorted, his beautiful golden pupils dilated. The wings it flapped were also agile in order to immediately respond to X’s call.
Tsureung! As soon as Zawl’s vengeful spirit raises his great sword.
“Dancing stems!”
X launched a preemptive strike.
Kuddeuddeuk!!
Natural Magic Dancing Stems closely respond to the user’s ability to communicate with nature.
Currently, X’s communication ability has been raised to human maximum through heavenly cooking.
Thick stems stretched out from the frozen palace floor toward Zawl.
“....”
Zawl’s empty gaze turned to the stem reaching towards him. Tatak! After seeing this, X kicked the ground and ran away. X thought as he held the weapon in both hands.
‘If you use a huge sword, there are bound to be gaps.’
The great sword has excellent destructive power, but its attack speed is slow.
X was planning to deliver a fatal blow with the Blade Blade the moment Zawl swung his great sword to block the dancing stalk. But the great young king did not take it easy.
“....”
“Whose eyes are...?”
chuck! The stem, which had been growing vigorously, froze and stopped. I didn’t use magic. X was watching Zawl closely to look for an opportunity. Zawl just looked and did nothing.
‘Is it a passive skill?’
Indeed, the black cold emanating from Zawl even now supported the guess.
It was simple.
If you fall into a moribund state, you just die.
‘Now that I think about it, it’s been a while since I’ve seen skeletons.’
The second battle pattern linking Liberation of the Eight Gates and Denial of Death! X had finally entered into the battle he had only imagined in his head.
Shoo shoo shoo. White steam began to rise from X’s body.
“....”
Even without saying a word, Jaul also reacted to X’s change. I took a defensive stance, holding Zawl’s huge greatsword tightly. It was decided that X could not be stopped by just staring.
X felt energy surging from his body.
‘It’s full of a different kind of energy than the bear stance.’
But even this absolute power does not last long. As if there was no time for admiration,
Although it is a technique that consumes a huge amount of energy, it was not a burden to X.
“!”
There was no time for Zawl to react to the suddenly narrowed distance.
“The Axis Act.”
Doo-dah-dada!! X’s fist, like a flash of light, rained down on Zawl. The black cold energy protected the host before Zawl could react to the bombing-like attack.
‘It’s very tricky.’
Chin chin! Wherever the fist hit, black cold froze the air and formed a shield. It wasn’t difficult to break through the shield, but during the time it broke through, there was an opportunity for Zawul to use his greatsword to deal with it. pop! X kicked the air and rose high into the air.
‘It is an absolute defense that cannot be penetrated even by breath.’
Also, it was difficult to attack them physically. It really struck me that it was, as the word says, the power of ‘another being.’ Still, haven’t you decided to do everything you can? X fell from the air and chanted a spell.
“The judgment of the sea god.”
If fire isn’t enough, how about water?
Clink! A wave suddenly broke the palace window and crashed in.
Yongyong, who touched the wave, recovered his stamina and immediately released his breath.
“...Keuheuk.”
Then Zawl stumbled once again.
X opened his closed eyes.
‘It’s a golden opportunity.’
X could feel his life force slowly fading away. While using Liberation of the Eight Gates, I used Sea God’s Judgment, which consumes a large amount of mana. Thanks to this, the power was doubled, but the aftereffects were also doubled.
‘Fight until you can move and then resurrect as a skeleton.’
The moment when X, who had made his decision, was about to use the Chukji technique.
A small voice tickled my ears.
“...do you have?”
“?”
A small and beautiful voice.
But it was a voice that came out of nowhere. The moment X paused in embarrassment, a small fairy appeared in front of X. Fairy, with pure white hair and wearing pure white clothes, spoke with tears streaming down her face.
“I don’t want to see him suffer anymore. It breaks my heart to see him suffer. So....”
What is that noise all of a sudden?
“Can you put him out of pain?”
I couldn’t understand the situation, but the answer came out naturally.
X answered hastily.
“Sure. “That’s why I came here!”
“...great. “I trust you.”
At X’s words, Fairy folded her hands and began to pray.
“I am a spirit that bloomed in the frost of solitude. please. Hear my voice for the first and last time. So that he can throw off the shackles of endless pain...”
A spirit that bloomed in the frost of solitude?
Soon X was shocked.
“...Wait, a spirit that bloomed from black cold?”
I just thought that the black cold was the power of another being. That’s because I could clearly feel the unique energy of another being in the black cold.
However, if it is true that a pure spirit was born from the black cold, it is said that the uncontaminated personality of Zawl may still remain within the vengeful spirit of its host, Zawl.
‘If you can talk to Zawl, you can gain a lot.’
Just as I was thinking about it, I heard a faint voice.
“It’s okay!”
Zaul’s black cold was weakened by the spirit’s earnest prayer.
phut! At the same time, X kicked the air and flew out.
bang!! The Fire Dragon’s sword and great sword clashed once again.
X said through gritted teeth.
“It looks like you’re having a hard time... I’ll assume I’ve won the fight at this point. “Can you stop talking now? Excluding other beings, of course.”
Munchkin that I eat all by myself