episode_0064

The words of the Black Wolf tribe, Linnaeus.

Her ears trembled with joy.

As I took in the sight before my eyes, I couldn’t help but tremble.

-Growling… .

“K, huh… .”

What unfolded before her eyes was the great magic of the 7th rank. That was because it was a sight of magic that had been injected with excessive magical energy to maximize its power.

It was so powerful that a crater dozens of meters wide was created on the floor, and the ground in the center completely melted, creating sticky lava.

I was able to unfold with my own hands the magic that I had performed dozens and hundreds of times in my head. How could you not be moved?

Her nose rose even higher at the sound coming from behind.

-Roaring.

-Me, Chin… .

-That Rinne used this kind of magic… ?

-I don’t think even the Magic Tower lord of the Fire Tower can use this kind of magic.

‘… … Hehehe. ‘Khuhuhu.’

The ones behind are the members of the magic unit who poured magical energy into her.

They inflicted a lot of humiliation and persecution on Linnaeus, who was of mixed blood and even stuttered.

however. These women have now become warriors and look up to themselves for performing great magic.

It was natural for her to be excited.

even,

-Flap flutter.

“Blow away Phase 2… !? Lee, Rinne!! It’s awesome!! It was really, really cool!!! Rinne is the best!!!”

“… … Hehe.”

Next to Rinne, Sihyeon, who was more handsome, cute, talented, good at cooking, friendly, and had a good personality, was clinging to Rinne and showering her with praise.

… Although the description of first love is a bit long, Si-hyeon is a good-looking boy, even excluding her opinions.

As he made all kinds of fuss next to him, Rinne’s shoulders rose to the sky.

‘This is why I left the forest and joined the military… !! Becoming an archmage who is respected by everyone and popular with men… !!!’

It was a perfect sight for Linnaeus, who, contrary to the cause of raising the name of the Heilang tribe, entered the world for a very honest reason of desire.

Therefore, she fully enjoyed this moment, the moment she had dreamed of for so long.

This situation where the people who were ignoring her looked at me in shock, and the handsome man next to me tried to please me.

… However, her happiness did not last long.

“Linne, amazing… .”

-Stop.

“… … … !!!”

Si-hyeon flaps his wings and showers praise, but suddenly stops with a serious expression.

As his gaze suddenly turned forward, the gazes of the beasts, including Rinne, also gathered in one place.

There,

– Grumble.

“Khahahahaha!!! I let my guard down, I let my guard down!!! I never thought it would be this strong!!!”

Asterios, whose bones had been carbonized by the extremely high heat and had turned black, was slowly standing up.

Even though the divinity was unable to escape the aftereffects of the Great Magic, several of its bones were broken and cracked…

Nevertheless, she bursts into laughter as if she is not enough to fight the battle.

It was a terrifying sight in many ways for the weak-hearted Rinne.

“Hiiii, hee… !!!”

‘You’re still alive after getting hit like that!!? It was powerful enough to melt the walls of any kingdom in an instant!!’

-Jerit.

“Heee!!!!”

Besides, isn’t Asterios, with all his bones baked black, looking in her direction?

She was so scared that she looked like she was about to urinate, and she screamed, forgetting how to keep herself in shape.

… However, contrary to Rinne’s expectations, Asterios was not looking at her.

The bright red eye light was directed at Si-hyeon, who was flapping his wings with a stern face.

The eyes of the strongest of the Four Heavenly Kings were fixed on him and no one else.

‘I will admit it honestly. Individuals may not know it, but their overall strength is equal to or greater than mine.’

After receiving a blow from Hellfire, Asterios secretly let go of the last of his pride that remained inside him.

A strategy began to form in her head.

Until now, I have forgotten that I used to think, ‘Using the weak is a strategy’ or ‘Such things are useless in the face of absolute strength.’

The strategy established in that way…

-Swipe.

‘… But, will this really be the case even after the central point is broken?’

Each faction. And that too, from the person who is the center of the party but is also the most vulnerable.

That it was a vision could be easily guessed from the pink-haired woman’s reaction to the first attack.

Asterios, who abandoned his pride and became truly the strongest, gathered strength into his creaking leg bones.

Si-hyeon also swallowed dry saliva and lifted himself up.

“… Linnaeus. Stay a little far away from me, and when I give the signal, I immediately run towards Arthur.”

“Huh, uh… ?”

‘Phase 3 is… Cancel Berserk and increase combat AI performance. It looks like they’re going to target me first.’

Because Sihyeon also clearly read what Asterios was going to do.

Si-hyeon, who realized that the monster’s target was himself, quickly ran away.

Don’t let Rinne get caught up in anything.

and…

‘Summons.’

-Suuu… Thump.

A Chinese sword was held in Sihyeon’s hand.

The attack will never work with your abilities, but…

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Still, I held the kitchen knife with the faint hope that I could at least give it a scratch if I used the speed of that monster.

Only then did the companions notice Sihyeon’s thoughts.

“… … !!! Arthur!! The hero is dangerous!!!”

“Angel!!!”

“The World Tree’s protection has slowly fallen… !!!”

The colleagues are confronting Asterios at a reasonable distance, but belatedly run towards Si-hyeon.

Rinne also urgently stretched out his hand to the white wings that were moving away.

‘No way, are you trying to protect me now… !!?’

“Wait a minute, danger… !!!”

All of this happened in just a few seconds.

… Right after. Asterios exploded the magical energy gathered at his feet.

-Kwaaang!!!!

‘I don’t know how I survived the first blow, but this time there won’t be a single bone left!!!’

Asterios rushes in at a speed that cannot be seen with the naked eye.

Unlike the first surprise attack, the speed has decreased…

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The destructive power contained therein was incomparable.

It was so filled with demonic energy that the dark red energy continued like a line from where it jumped.

As a result, the strongest Four Heavenly Kings reached the brink of vision in the blink of an eye.

And this time, Asterios wielded his full power without complacency.

-Paaa!!!

‘—die. ‘Underdog.’

A punch from the strongest of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Demon Lord’s army, so powerful that it can split the sea with only wind pressure.

Enormous physical force once again rushed into Sihyeon’s ship.

And, the strongest and fastest blow that even Arthur could not follow with his eyes…

-Stop.

‘… what? ‘Why are you so slow, boy?’

———Sihyeon was leisurely following with his eyes.

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Somehow, the Asterios battle reached its end, or Phase 3.

A boss battle of terrible difficulty in which a monster that had been rushing aimlessly after going crazy in battle comes to its senses.

In fact, Asterios turned his gaze to me as soon as he entered Phase 3.

… In the game, they started by targeting the chef character that I had raised with great care. It’s like this here too.

Therefore, I guarded that struggling pattern with the remaining ‘Erenion’s Protection+++’.

At the same time, I was thinking of creating free deal time for my companions.

After an all-powerful attack that causes damage equivalent to instant death, the boss has a short period of stiffness.

And I believed that with the attack power of my party members, I would be able to take advantage of that opportunity and chip away at the remaining HP bar.

But my perfect plan went awry due to unexpected variables.

because…

-Slowly.

‘… ‘What are you doing, boy?’

… Even though the fist reaching towards me was slow, it was too slow.

It’s so slow that I thought it wouldn’t reach me even if I made 13 pieces of Bansang and Baekban.

And at the same time,

‘Anyway, it feels comfortable. Just like when cooking.’

The pressure that had been weighing on my shoulders from before had completely disappeared.

It’s a bonus that I feel as comfortable as when I’m cooking alone in a perfectly organized kitchen.

… what? Is it a bug?

This time my eyes turned to my colleagues.

-Slowly.

‘It looks like they have completely stopped.’

… It was slower than this guy.

Because of this, I was embarrassed and just rolled my eyes.

Why did this suddenly happen?

If it slowed me down too, it would be considered a bug, but I can move like this normally.

This is exactly like when I got my cooking skill adjusted———

-Stop.

‘… uh?’

But then it occurred to me that I had felt this way somewhere before.

A cooking skill that I created through the fraud of frauds by modifying the code myself.

After falling into this world with that, while I was cooking, I strangely got the feeling that my body would move faster or the people around me would slow down…

‘No, really?’

-Swipe.

I was stunned for a moment, then this time I lifted the Chinese food knife I was holding tightly in my hand.

The only difference between when the attack was first allowed earlier and now. Although it was summoned as a weapon, the Chinese kitchen knife is clearly a cooking tool.

… No, no matter how bad your cooking skills are, that’s true. Isn’t this a bit much?

‘Did your cooking skills activate just because you picked up a knife? Nonsense. There are no cooking ingredients around here… … No, really!!!!?’

-Swipe.

My eyes, which were shaking in embarrassment, finally turned towards Asterios.

I wonder if he sensed something in the slowing down of time, and for some reason, that lump of bone was filled with astonishment in its red eyes.

I muttered as if possessed.

“… View.”

-Tiring!

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Name: Asterios

Level: 162

Title: Defender of Labyrinthos, Strongest of the Four Heavenly Kings, No. 1 Bull in the World

Stats: Strength [11.50] Dexterity [10.50] Intelligence [3.10] Luck [-3.70] Magic [11.50]

Current status: [Taboo Lv.2], [Berserk (Unlocked)]

Description: A monster that reigned as a legendary divine beast called ‘Minotaur’ during its lifetime, but entered the Demon King’s army to become stronger and gained eternal life. The only person who is unharmed after being hit by this man’s fist is the Demon King.

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The first thing that came to mind was the familiar information window that I had seen several times in games.

And, the next thing that came to mind was…

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Beef Bones (General): A half-star cooking ingredient. It was originally a top quality ingredient, but since it has been left unattended for a long time, I don’t really want to use it for food.

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An explanation of the cooking skill that treats such a powerful being as just beef bones.

… No, what crazy game is there that treats undead minotaurs like cattle?

I was dumbfounded for a moment, then picked up the sword and pointed it at Asterios.

‘Ah, still, it’s like this. My attack won’t work… … .’

-Sungdeong.

“… … … .”

… The bones that only slightly cracked after being hit by the hellfire.

As soon as I brought the Chinese cutlery to the table, it sliced through as easily as butter.

At the same time, the memory of making seolleongtang on the first day of the adventure comes to mind.

-Wow, I can’t believe bones are cut so easily. If this applied to monsters, I would be the strongest in the world.

“… … … .”

At that time, the thought I had while cutting the cow bone with my esophagus struck my brain later.

And, in a world that has become infinitely slower.

I hit my forehead alone.

-slap!

‘Even with the buffs and healing, why does the battle work!!!?’

… It seems that my cooking skills were dozens of times more fraudulent than I thought.