Chapter 569: Three-Headed Basilisk Subjugation Battle (5)

I and Lulusia ended up confronting the middle head of the Three-Headed Basilisk.

Some might ask if it’s even plausible for just two people to face the main head, the middle one, but it was unavoidable due to the nature of its venomous attacks.

Because among these members, the only ones who could resist its venom were me and Lulusia.

Still, it was fortunate that I could simultaneously handle the roles of vanguard, main dealer, and even support.

As soon as it started, thanks to Lulusia chanting all sorts of blessings and bestowing them upon me, my body sparkled and lit up several times.

My body, feeling more than twice as light as usual, seemed to prove the divine abilities she possessed.

‘Pah-ah-ah…!’

“It’s coming, Lulusia!”

“Yes!!”

The middle head attacked, spewing a breath of poison from its mouth as soon as it started.

The venomous gas that leaked from its maw struck me and Lulusia right from the start.

We immediately purified the venomous gas spreading out to the sides by wrapping our respective holy power around our bodies.

Its venom itself could have no effect on us. Merely fighting while wrapped in the holy power of purification would cleanly purify all of it.

Needless to say for the Saintess, who was like a walking bag of holy power, but it was also me, who could constantly replenish holy power with stamina and magic potions.

If the purification speed itself held up, enduring the attacks themselves was not a particular problem.

Until the other allies on both sides dealt with the remaining heads, Lulusia’s and my role was only this.

Our task now was to prevent the other hunters fighting on the left and right from being poisoned by the venom leaking from the middle head.

Anyway, in its current state, no matter how much you rammed the Mithril Greatsword into its head, it wouldn’t go in well, and even if it did, it would quickly recover with its unique regeneration ability.

Until stable attacks became possible, there was no choice but to wait for the other allies to somehow deal with the two heads on the sides.

Therefore, until the other battles ended, we had to somehow make the middle head focus its attention on me and Lulusia.

So that the other allies wouldn’t be poisoned by its venom during the fight.

‘Kee-ee-ek…!’

“This time it’s venomous liquid! Be careful, Taekyung!”

“Yes!”

Earlier it seemed to be poisonous gas, but this time it’s venomous liquid?

Indeed, it seemed this guy was the cause of all the venomous lakes in Area A.

Conversely, if we defeat only this guy, it means purifying the venomous lakes of Area A step by step will become sufficiently possible from now on.

In addition, reclaiming this abandoned village, stolen by monsters, would not be a distant story.

Of course, even having such convenient thoughts would only be a story after subjugating this Three-Headed Basilisk.

-Chwa-ah!

“Taekyung!”

Lulusia’s voice, flustered by the venomous liquid directly splashed onto my body and worrying about me, was heard, but there was no particular problem.

My body, armed with the Saintess’s various blessings, and the purifying holy power surrounding me were instantly purifying even the highly concentrated venomous liquid.

The venomous liquid emitted by the middle head failed to inflict even a proper wound on my tough body, only generating faint smoke.

…Wait, smoke?

“…Ah.”

Smoke began to rise and corrode my clothes, which had been directly hit by the Basilisk’s venom.

It seemed being directly hit by the highly concentrated venom was the cause. After all, the clothes were a separate part, not my body.

The poison acted before my holy power could purify the entire venom, damaging the clothes I was wearing.

It was fortunate that nothing happened to my body itself, so it didn’t matter. …Of course, I’ll have to change clothes after the battle ends.

“Taekyung, are you okay?!”

“…I’m fine, Lulusia. Thanks to the blessings and purification, my body didn’t get hurt.”

After reassuring Lulusia, who asked with a worried voice, I stored the Mithril Greatsword I was holding in my hand into the spatial pocket for now.

If I kept holding it unnecessarily and the weapon got hit by the venomous liquid and corroded, it could cause problems in the actual battle.

Of course, I couldn’t store the clothes I was wearing, so I’d have to endure this part helplessly, but from now on, there was a need to avoid being directly hit by the venomous liquid too much.

Thus, with Lulusia, while blocking the venomous liquid and poisonous gas spreading out to the sides, we were drawing the middle head’s attention.

Meanwhile, victory reports began to come in one by one from the heads on both sides that other allies were handling.

-Kwadadadaduk!!

‘Kee-ee…!’

The Three-Headed Basilisk’s left head completely burst apart along with a scream like a short death cry.

I could grasp at once that it was an attack using Sihee’s arcane arrow combined with Cha Yuri’s linked magic.

I could even spot Cha Yuri and Do Sihee, who had just used the linked technique, floating in the air where the left head was being fought.

-Kkak! Kkaga-ga-ga-gak!!

At the same time, a loud noise, like a building collapsing, began to be heard from the opposite head.

It took a bit of time to realize that it was Hye-eun’s Shield Bash using a giant shield.

Its armor, which looked like it was wearing a giant ice helmet, was shattering into pieces after being hit by her giant shield.

‘Sha-ah-ah-ah…!’

-Kwadadaduk!

‘Sha-ah….’

And right after the Shield Bash ended, with Cheon Jihee’s kick immediately following, the right head died with a death cry.

As soon as I confirmed the situation where the heads on both sides became incapacitated, I ran towards the middle head.

Because only this moment was the only chance to defeat the Three-Headed Basilisk.

“Lulusia! I’ll finish it in one blow now! Please handle the purification by yourself for just a moment!”

“Ah, I understand, Taekyung!”

Until now, I had focused only on blocking the venomous liquid for the other allies fighting on both sides, but now it was time to finish it.

A chance that will never come again after its other heads regenerate.

If it’s a boss monster, it can probably regenerate the destroyed heads within a few minutes.

Therefore, I had to finish it within a short time, so I leaped towards the Three-Headed Basilisk’s last remaining head with all my might, without hesitation.

After soaring into the air towards the last remaining head, I then thrust the Mithril Greatsword with all my strength into the space between its eyes.

-Kwaduk!

‘Gya-ah-ah-ah…!’

“……!”

It definitely had an effect.

At least it wasn’t at the level of just making a shallow scratch and bouncing off like before.

The tip of the blade was properly embedded between its eyes.

If I just pushed it further inside, pouring in my energy…!

‘Gya-ak! Gya-ah-ah-ah!’

“Uwa-ah-ah…!”

However, while the Mithril Greatsword was halfway pushed in, the Basilisk’s last remaining head began to resist violently.

It shook its head violently to shake off me, who was perched between its eyes.

The power of a giant reptile of this size, just by shaking its head left and right, was bound to be immense, so just before I was thrown off its body, I barely retracted the Mithril Greatsword and landed on the ground.

“Taekyung, are you okay?!”

“…Yes, there are no problems.”

Although I answered like this verbally, there were actually many problems.

Since it was a good opportunity after taking down its other two heads, I had to end it somehow with this attack.

Falling from its head without landing a proper blow was not good news.

Moreover, since the first attack ended in failure, the remaining time and chances were not that many anymore.

The remaining heads were already wriggling slightly, showing signs of regenerating within a few minutes, so after regeneration is completely finished, it would return to the durability that the Three-Headed Basilisk possessed.

Conducting a second subjugation battle with the other hunters, who were considerably exhausted in their respective positions, was practically close to impossible.

‘Somehow, I must finish it this time.’

The lives of seven people were at stake in the next single blow I swing.

Among them, the lives of seven allies who decided to fight, remaining with me until the end.

While pondering what on earth I should do to bring about its annihilation with the next blow, its maw opened wide once again, beginning its preparation to spew venom.

As soon as I saw its opened maw, a flashing method flashed through my mind.

‘Kee-ee-ek…!’

‘This is it…!’

If the outer shell is too hard, just cut from the soft inner part.

Thus, as soon as I confirmed its maw opening completely, I leaped into its mouth without hesitation.

The voices of other allies, witnessing my dangerous action, began to be heard from behind.

“Taekyung?! It’s dangerous!”

“T-Taekyung!”

“Sungchul!”

“Sungchul-ssi!”

“Hey, Sung Taekyung!”

It was regrettable that I made them worry, but the final attack, risking my life, had already begun.

Anyway, as the holy power of purification flows within my body, venomous liquid or anything like that was not a problem at all.

…However, the fact that I wouldn’t be able to escape if this attack failed was dangerous.

Even so, that was not a reason to hesitate to try.

In the final battle where everyone was already prepared even for death, it wasn’t that strange for me to risk my life as the stake for victory.

‘Geu-heup?!’

As soon as I entered the Three-Headed Basilisk’s mouth, which was holding a mouth full of venom and preparing to spit it out, the Basilisk unintentionally closed its mouth in surprise, just like when swallowing a bug.

And from inside its maw, I took out the Mithril Greatsword, which I had put in the spatial pocket, again.

With the mindset of pouring out all my remaining energy, I just thrust my energy upwards into its maw with all my might.

“Uwa-ah-ah-ah-ah…!!!”

-Puwuk!

‘Geu-heu-eu-eu…!!!’

The Basilisk’s palate, a much softer part compared to the outer shell, was being cut by the Mithril Greatsword so easily.

Perhaps because of that pain, its scream began to echo directly from inside its throat, and naturally, it was not a very pleasant experience.

Nevertheless, the effect of it going in was certain, more than anything else.

Holding onto the Mithril Greatsword’s hilt, pushed into the palate, I swung it forward with the thought of completely cutting the head in half.

Along with all sorts of complex sounds of bone and flesh, and the outer shell tearing, my greatsword fell forward.

-Chwa-ah-ah-ah!

‘Geu-heu….’

The Three-Headed Basilisk’s middle head, unable to let out its unfinished scream completely, then succumbed to death.

It was the moment the long and arduous subjugation battle came to an end.