Chapter 4

Chapter 4

Slide.

The knight raised his sword.

He was the guardian spirit of the Forgotten Moon Temple.

Karuna, the Moonlight Knight.

The reason the Forgotten Moon Temple was so notoriously difficult was because of the Moons Plaza, the place Seol was standing right now.

It was hard figuring out a strategy when we first did it.

The Moonlit Dance was way too difficult of an Adventure for a game youre supposed to sit around in a circle on the table and laugh about.

This Gates goal was for the player to reach the safe zone at the opposite side of the plaza while dodging Karunas attacks.

The problem was that even a single attack from Karuna would result in you being scorched to death by the moonlight.

It was one of those horrible sections where the boss master had an instant-kill attack pattern.

- Woah someone that looks cool came out

- Breaking News) This guys the first player to reach the final Gate sheeesh

- Were at the forefront of humanity!

- The only info we have is the guidebook. Woah, what are his stats?!

- This is supposed to be a tutorial Adventure?

This Gate was pretty much a game of tag.

It looked simple but because other simple things were added to it, it became rather complex.

The tiles

The tiles he saw in the 1st Gate: ferocious lion, jealous wolf, benevolent moon, docile sheep.

The tiles in this room had the same drawings as he saw there.

And the colors.

Red, blue, and black.

Every single type of tile he stepped on earlier was here.

He had to reach the safe zone by stepping on these tiles while avoiding Karunas attacks. It sounded easy but every single person who thought this would be easy, died to Karunas moonlight.

Its been a while.

Seol looked at the options in front of him.

[[You see a tile.]

1. Step on the Black Sheep Tile.

2. Step on the Black Wolf Tile.

3. Step on the Black Moon Tile.

4.

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For the first tile, Seol stepped on a red lion tile.

Click.

Insolent!

The order he had to step on the tiles was the same as before: lion, wolf, moon, then sheep.

This was going to be the case until he reached the safe zone.

If he messes up, even once, Karunas moonlight would fully charge and kill the players piece.

The colors each play their individual role too.

The red tile slowed down Karuna and removed a part of his moonlight.

Bsss

When Seol stepped on the red lion tile, Karunas armor lost a bit of its shine.

You have to step on the red tile about three times.

That was the number necessary to remove his moonlight entirely as well as the most you could slow him.

If Karuna wasnt given this penalty, he could just easily waltzed over and cut the pieces head off.

Seol continued, as he stepped on the red wolf tile.

Click.

The red moon tile.

Click.

Bssss

Iiiii wiiiilllllll cuuuuuuut youuuuuuuuurrrrrr heaaaaaaaaadddd

Karunas speech was also slowed down by the red tiles.

But just because Karuna was slowed didnt mean that he could be ignored. He was still about as fast as Seols power walking speed.

It wouldve been nice if this effect couldve stacked even more and made Karuna completely powerless but it didnt give any additional effects after the 3rd time.

Next is

Click.

Seol stepped on the black sheep tile.

Boom.

Bam!

Fwooosh!

When Seol stepped on the tile, an iron ball flew out from somewhere, hitting Karuna.

Hmph!

Hummmm!

Even though the armor caved in a bit, Karunas armor was once again full of moonlight.

And Karuna, after recovering his moonlight, returned to his original spirit.

The iron ball was unable to damage Karuna until his armor ran out of moonlight.

Halt!

Hummmm!

When the distance between them increased, Karunas body started shining with the moonlight.

He took a stance to take out his sword.

Its the instant-kill pattern!

Karunas instant-kill pattern activated when the player felt safe with the distance between them.

When Karuna unsheathed his sword, not only was he able to reach anywhere on the plaza, any adventurer hit by it would be cut into two.

There was only one way to respond to it.

Click.

Seol stepped on the blue lion tile and stood still.

Karunas body completely absorbed the moonlight.

Hummmm.

In an instant, Karuna used Moonlight Slash, his instant-kill attack.

BAAAAAAAANG!

The moonlight passed where Seol stood but he was neither burned nor cut.

Once again, it was the attack pattern for Moonlight Slash.

Karuna gathered the moonlight into his sword. His eyes were determined.

Must you really make me go this far!

FLAAAAAARE!

[The moonlight eats away at Karuna, the Moonlight Knight.]

[Karuna takes continuous damage.]

[Karunas dexterity increases by 10%.]

[Karunas dexterity increases by an additional 1% every 5 seconds.]

[Karunas dexterity will continue to increase until he defeats his foe.]

10% was nothing to scoff at.

And because it increased by an additional 1% every 5 seconds, even the slightest hesitation would lead to Seols death.

What he needed now were elaborate, planned movements.

Die! shouted Karuna.

But it was in vain. Seol had already been standing on a blue tile since a while ago.

FWOOOOOOOOOOOOOSH!

The entire plaza trembled from the moonlight.

And Seol laughed at him.

So this is why its called Moonlit Dance.

When Seol played it as a player, he thought it was a bit over the top. But as a game piece, he realized now that there was no better title.

They were dancing.

Seol never faced Karuna directly himself, they didnt even touch each other once.

One aimed to approach the other and the other used the tiles to lead them.

Moonlight filled up the foggy plaza.

And the battle using the tiles continued.

But soon, even that was coming to an end.

Karuna gasped for breath while staring at Seol with hazy eyes.

Lets finish this.

How insolent intruder!

It was the countdown before death.

It felt like each step of the tiles was like the ticking of a clock.

Click.

4.

Click.

3.

Maaaaastteeeeer wiiiiiillll

Click.

2.

And the final, black tile that Seol was about to step on, signaled the end.

Click.

1.

Bam!

The iron ball that shot out aimed for Karunas thick helmet.

And it landed, perfectly.

CRUUUUUUUUUUSH!

Kgh

Thud

Karunas head was thrown back as he fell to his knees.

His helmet flew off and his armor could no longer hold the moonlight.

Master I wasnt able to complete my mission

Karunas face was revealed. He was an elf with snow-like skin.

But his head was smashed up. Blood flowed down his face.

Im sorr

Thud.

Seol stepped on a black tile, a bit further away.

Boom.

CRUUUUSH!

Karuna fell over after an iron ball hit his chest.

......

And after that, a bunch of messages popped up all at once.

[You have passed the Final Gate of the Forgotten Moon Ruins.]

[You may select your rewards.]

[A gem chest has been generated.]

[You have defeated Karuna.]

[Your reward has improved.]

[The gem chest has improved to a moon chest.]

[If you choose to take your reward, you may choose to finish your Adventure here.]

[You have earned the achievement Moon Hunt.]

[You have earned the title The One Who Brought Down the Moon.]

Fuuu

The only one left under the moonlight in the plaza was Seol.

And before he went to open the moon chest, the highest rank reward, he approached Karuna.

Master, huh

Seol smiled.

Im going to be your master from now on though.

- Is there a reason youre going this far?

He had the methods, he just needed to make a reason.

And Seol, right now, had more than enough reason to take down Karuna.

Seol activated the Shadow Summoner power.

Serve me.

[You use Shadow Summon.]

Swoop

Karunas shadow writhed.