episode_0028

The characteristics of Chungwang are simple.

Countless monsters, and countless poisons.

It constantly pressures the warrior party members with a vast number of bugs that have accumulated over tens or hundreds of years.

There will be more added later on··· but for now, the specs of the guy who appears as the first Four Heavenly King are roughly like this.

A guy who is particularly strong in Earth Wars, and the longer he delays, the closer he gets to defeat.

Unlike the very slow attack on Chunghoe Castle, King Chung’s attack was very simple.

Quick fight.

Deal as much damage as possible before the monsters gather in the audience room.

“Run.”

So when the King’s voice rang out, I hardened my face and gave orders to my team members.

From now on, it’s a race against time. I have to get at least one of these bugs down before the others gather.

Luckily, I planned it out in advance.

They started following me without saying anything.

Okay, so first of all, the plan is set.

Now it’s time to look at the specs.

I decided to take a moment to check my condition while running.

‘Status window.’

As I thought about that, a blue window flashed before my eyes.

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Name: Luke

Lv: 77

[Skill]

Magic Control Lv.4, Mana Blade Lv.6, Bright Ryu Swordsmanship Lv.5, Battle Focus Lv.4, Multicasting Lv3, Pain Resistance Lv7, Poison Resistance Lv 9, Blood Flow Acceleration Lv2, Pain Memory Lv1, Blood Power Replacement Lv1, Blood Absorption Lv3, Fire Ball Lv5, ······

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This time, I excluded the useless MAX skills and only looked at the skills that had recently been leveled up.

There were quite a few noticeable numerical changes. The level went up by a whopping 3 compared to before, and many skills were also created and grown.

Of course, there are swordsmanship skills such as Mana Blade and Bright Ryu swordsmanship.

Mental buff skills such as multicasting and battle focus.

Up to the level of magical power control, starting with Fireball.

Many things leveled up, but this was the most important.

Toxic resistance.

Before entering Chunghoeseong, the ‘poison resistance’ was at Lv3, but it had risen to Lv9.

Now, most poisons can be neutralized with just a few deep breaths.

This is enough. At least I have the specs to approach King Chung.

This time I turned my head and looked at the levels of my party members.

Each was at the level of Yulysse, Lily, Adele, and Camilla.

Compared to last time, everyone had gone up a level or two.

The one who achieved the most remarkable growth was, surprisingly, a saint.

Maybe it was because she always burned monsters with her power and casted a purification spell on us at the end of each day? Her level had gone up by a whopping 3.

This is very welcome news, considering how influential she was in the conquest of King Chung.

After checking the specs like that, I nodded with satisfaction.

‘You can do it.’

I will try no matter how much the difficulty increases.

The possibility is quite possible.

[Cast ‘Battle Focus’!]

[Casting ‘Multicasting’!]

[Cast ‘Mana Blade’!]

[Cast ‘Blood Flow Acceleration’!]

So I charged into battle.

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Is it because the party members’ specs have increased significantly?

Or maybe it’s because I’ve been steadily eliminating bugs and monsters since I came here. Or maybe it’s because I was discovered quite deep inside Chunghoeseong.

“Ha, ha···.”

“Haa, haa···.”

I was able to get to the King’s audience room very quickly.

After running for about 30 minutes, we arrived at the king’s residence.

There were no dropouts.

There were a lot of people who were a bit tired and had weak immune systems, but that was it.

There is no problem in proceeding with the battle.

“That’s great.”

As I was catching my breath for a moment, I heard a voice from ahead.

A creepy voice, like scraping iron.

Suddenly, I looked ahead and saw King Chung clapping his hands while looking at us.

Clap clap clap.

Applause echoes through the silent audience room.

“You passed my castle without a single straggler. Now that I think about it, it must be all your fault that the number of bugs has decreased in the past two months. Is that really the level of a warrior party?”

It would be understandable to be angry if someone had messed with your last name for two months.

He was always relaxed, as if observing something interesting.

Of course, that’s because that crazy battle-loving kid tends to get more excited the more formidable his opponent is.

“Saint, bless you.”

I decided to give the guy what he wanted.

With the buff wrapped all over his body, he once again urges the saint to bless him.

The saint clasped her hands together and began to bless the party members.

A warm halo of light, resembling the King, surrounds us.

[Strength temporarily increases due to the effect of the blessing!]

[Agility temporarily increases due to the effect of the blessing!]

“Yeah, now that we’ve come this far, what conversation is there for? Just jump in. I’m always ready.”

“We’ll go as planned. The saintess will continue to purify and buff, Lily will destroy the flying poisonous insects, and Adele and Camilla will keep the elite monsters in check.”

And I am in charge of Chungwang.

Party members will also attack Chungwang when they have time, but I will probably be in charge of most of it.

After finishing my final explanation, I tried to rush straight to King Chung.

Tub.

If only the saint hadn’t caught him in the middle.

“Huh?”

I tilted my head and looked back, and saw the saint looking at me with a worried face.

We’ve been a little awkward since the last incident, but now that some time has passed, things have gotten better to the point where we can talk to each other often.

I still don’t know what he’s really thinking.

“I···.”

After waiting for a moment, she opened her mouth.

“Do not drink the blood of the King of Chung. It might be poisonous···.”

“Huh?”

I tilted my head.

“Can’t most poisons be purified anyway?”

“Well, you never know···.”

The saint looked at me with earnest eyes. There was a certain sincerity hidden in her earnestness, so I couldn’t help but nod.

“Yes.”

I don’t know if he’ll start using the blood poison that comes out from the second Four Heavenly Kings.

‘It can’t hurt to be careful.’

So I started to rush at the guy again.

Boom!

As soon as I hit the ground, the guy’s body quickly approached me. I checked the guy’s level one last time.

A guy who is different from us from the front.

Even among the party members, there is a 3 level difference between me and him, who is the highest level, and he is a full 2 levels higher than Vulcan from the original game.

It’s a sight that will make you curse the moment you see it, but still.

‘It’s worth doing.’

I judged that our growth rate is not bad.

Finally, I reached close range with him and swung my sword.

Swish!

The holy sword, imbued with various magics and blessings, swings fiercely at him.

“Oh my.”

Shukak!

Crimson blood spurts into the air.

My attack only took a bit of his forearm off.

Even if you apply buffs all over your body, you won’t be able to inflict fatal damage in one go.

Tsk, even though the body is weak, it still has basic physical strength.

If that’s the case, there is no time to stop.

I swung the holy sword towards the guy.

“This warrior is really impatient. Calm down.”

That was when.

When King Chung casted his magic, a purple magic circle appeared on the ground, and soon after, insect-like monsters poured out.

There were dozens of them, each at least twice my size, growing in number in a matter of seconds.

“First, let me play with my kids.”

I ignored the monsters.

As I said before, this wasn’t my responsibility.

“This way!”

Bang! Bang! Bang!

As Camilla shouted, dozens of arrows flew towards the monsters. The arrows shot by Adele killed several monsters while also successfully stealing their attention.

I took up my sword again and said.

“No, you have to play with me.”

“Haha, great! Yeah, you had a team.”

The guy laughed heartily as if he was having fun. That also meant he still had some time to spare.

Finally, he cast the next move.

Suddenly, the bottle at his side opened, and hundreds of wasps poured out.

One of Chungwang’s main items.

Bug bottle.

His bottle was filled with tens of thousands of instantly usable vermin and poisonous insects, thanks to the magic of space.

When I saw that, I immediately opened my right palm.

[‘Battle Focus’ accelerates thinking!]

[‘Magic Power Control’ amplifies the effectiveness of magic power!]

Gather magic power. Condensate it.

Some of the mana circulating in the body is sucked into the palm of the hand.

I started to think of magic in that state.

The first thing that comes to mind is fire.

I want a really big, huge fire that can send all those annoying swarms of bees I see in front of me to the afterlife in one go.

[‘Fireball’ is cast!]

Immediately afterwards, a fireball was fired.

A flame, roughly the size of my body, flashes fiercely and hurtles toward the swarm of wasps.

Boom!

The wasps were left to be swallowed up in the huge flames.

Balkan smiles brightly upon seeing that.

“Magic! How tricky! Alright, make me happier!”

“This fucking kid. Let’s see how long he can laugh.”

I picked up the sword again.

Five minutes have already passed since the battle began.

Time was still on the guy’s side.