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52. John Arrived Late.

‘I’m late.’

Crackle- Vroooooooom!

With a heavy crashing sound, the warrior’s body successfully charged. The warrior wore a joyful smile at the heavy weight felt from their shoulder.

‘Alright! Now slowly that woman… Huh?’

“Ugh!”

The warrior’s eyes became as clear as a cow’s. The human on their shoulder right now was not Sara, but a knight.

How in the world? The warrior felt a chill down their spine. They were startled and looked behind them.

Clang!

Sara’s blade was seen deflecting the dark-clothed figure’s kunai. It was also the sword that had been flying toward the warrior until just now.

That’s right. The dark-clothed figure had saved the warrior.

‘Blood?’

Strangely, blood was flowing from her mouth in streams. There was no injury around her lips, so it must be an internal injury…

As far as the warrior knew, none of the team members had a skill that inflicted internal injuries. In other words, her injury right now meant self-harm.

It was an atypical situation, but the experienced warrior was easily able to figure it out.

‘A trait! A trait that activates when injured!’

That was the answer. Sara had momentarily bitten her tongue to create an injury and then amplified her stats. Of course, it wasn’t a limb being damaged, so the increase was insignificant, but it was enough to avoid the warrior’s charge.

Of course, it wasn’t easy. What crazy person would easily damage their own tongue? It was possible because she was a crazy bitch.

The dark-clothed figure shouted like a scream.

“Everyone, take her down! She’s a monster!”

As soon as Sara heard those words, she back-kicked the dark-clothed figure’s waist. The dark-clothed figure crossed both hands to defend against it.

Thwack!

“Ugh!”

The dark-clothed figure slid back. Taking advantage of that opening, Spear Hand and Glasses Girl charged.

“Hiss!”

Glasses Girl’s spear aimed for the chest, and Spear Hand’s attack aimed for the lower abdomen. A situation where one of the two had to be allowed!

However, the dark-clothed figure instead moved forward, extending a straight sword toward Glasses Girl.

The moment Glasses Girl and Spear Hand’s attacks landed was a beat faster than the moment the straight sword would reach. The two thought that the dark-clothed figure’s strike would fail.

The moment Glasses Girl’s spear was about to touch the chest…

Bang!

A blue sphere flying from somewhere struck Glasses Girl and Spear Hand’s weapons! Glasses Girl felt her center of gravity floating up and rolled her eyes.

‘A mage!’

There was a man extending a hand toward them. He was wearing a robe with a floral pattern. The next moment, Glasses Girl felt a foreign sensation around her neck.

Swish-

The dark-clothed figure’s straight sword deeply penetrated Glasses Girl’s neck. Glasses Girl lost all sensation in her body, along with the feeling of her windpipe being blocked.

Flash-

Glasses Girl scattered into a white flurry of light in an instant. She had lost her life.

“!”

Spear Hand was startled and threw a middle kick at the dark-clothed figure. It was to shake them off.

The dark-clothed figure glanced at it with a lifeless look and then softly grabbed it.

“Didn’t that guy say earlier? That without that woman, you guys are nothing.”

“Ugh!”

Thud, the dark-clothed figure said those words and instantly retreated. A translucent streak passed through the spot where they had been just now.

Sara blocked Spear Hand, surveying her surroundings.

After that, she immediately charged at the dark-clothed figure. They were the most dangerous element in this battlefield right now.

In contrast to the reckless Sara, the dark-clothed figure had no reason to fight her. The moment they tried to step back with a smooth movement…

Thud!

“!”

‘There was a tree behind me?’

A heavy rebound was felt from behind. That couldn’t be. She had already sufficiently memorized the surrounding terrain, so?

The dark-clothed figure slowly rolled their eyes…

Slash-

“.”

Unfortunately, the dark-clothed figure’s life ended here. Sara didn’t miss the brief opening they showed, and with a lightning-like swing, she cut off the dark-clothed figure’s neck.

In Sara’s eyes, a translucent barrier was visible. It was John’s shield.

She realized John’s assistance, and the dark-clothed figure didn’t. It was a variable sufficient to determine life in the battlefield.

Clang!

She deflected an arrow that flew from behind. Immediately after, knights and warriors surged from both sides, and magic missiles from the mage were flying toward her in the front.

In a desperate situation, Sara instead charged forward.

“!”

“!”

Thud, Sara’s blade and the blue sphere collided. Following that, the knight’s longsword and the warrior’s axe almost landed on her side.

Even in such a dangerous situation, Sara’s eyes were endlessly calm. It was because she trusted John.

Clang!

“Ugh! What is with this shield!”

“Just how much magic power does he have!”

They also identified the fact that a mage was hiding. However, they couldn’t imagine that such a high-intensity shield would be produced from an unseen place.

They thought that what happened to the dark-clothed figure earlier was just an unexpected move. It was a sufficiently reasonable thought, but it was a meaningless assumption because the opponent was John.

Swish swish swish swish-

She extended her figure like a snake toward the mage. To the mage’s dynamic visual acuity, it was just a dark thing flickering.

Seeing this, the warrior and knight screamed.

“Block it!”

“Bow! Shoot quickly!”

Their intentions were exposed in the extreme situation. The mage was definitely the team leader.

The dark-clothed figure seemed more skilled, but as Deok-su said, the first floor was the perfect condition for the mage to raise stats.

It was definitely possible for the mage to be the team leader.

Whoosh-

Along with a strange noise where the wind was being sucked into one place, countless arrow barrages rained down.

However, she continued to run.

Clang clang clang clang!

Because John’s newly deployed shield was blocking them. In the first place, the arrows that wouldn’t reach her anyway were left alone, and only the fatal arrows were defended with the shield.

It was a part where the mage’s situational judgment and magic power control could be inferred.

“Ugh!”

The enemy team’s mage quickly finished judging. Evading or blocking with a shield was absolutely impossible. If so…

Thud thud-

The mage scattered black seeds toward the ground. Immediately after, a turquoise stalk sprouted in front of Sara’s eyes.

It was like watching Jack and the Beanstalk. Sara swung her sword without paying it any mind.

Slash-

‘It’s shallow.’

It wasn’t an ordinary skill. She speculated that it was probably the power of a trait.

She clicked her tongue slightly. At that moment, a fire arrow passed over her head. John.

As soon as he saw the opponent’s magic, he constructed a spell suitable for it.

Psh psh psh psh!

Fire arrows sprouted over the stalk imbued with the power of transcendence. However, the effect was not as great as John thought. Shouldn’t trees be weak to fire?

“Hahaha! It’s a plant-based spell with a [Fire Resistance]! Judging by the looks of it, you seem to be majoring in fire-type, but a mage like you can never break through it!”

John looked at the mage who kindly explained and thought.

‘A plant with fire resistance, does that even make sense?’

Well, if you think about it that way, what has been realistic since coming to the tower? John shook off his lingering feelings and deployed shields to both sides.

Clang!

The knight’s and warrior’s attacks were futilely blocked.

John’s location was specified by shooting the fire arrow. They didn’t miss that opening, but unfortunately, John had anticipated even that.

John stealthily pulled out a longsword from his chest and swung it as it was. Although not as much as Sara, it was enough to be an unexpected move.

“Hah!”

Clang, the knight deflects John’s sword with skillful swordsmanship. The offensive was blocked in an instant, but John had a nonchalant expression. In the first place, a small gap was enough. He opened his mouth wide.

Peewee- Kaboom!

A sound that didn’t seem like it would come from his face and spell resounded in the forest. John slightly widened his eyes.

‘He’s okay after getting hit by a magic missile at zero range?’

The cross engraved on his forehead was shining brightly. It was probably because of that. No matter how much he raised his durability stats, this was too much.

The bald knight looked at John with a bitter smile.

“Ahem, no matter how strong your spells are, in the name of God…”

Sss sss sss-

The knight stopped talking and closed his mouth. Conversely, John’s mouth was opened wider than before.

Between his pure white teeth, six or seven magic missiles were being created.

‘I wonder about two.’

“W-Wait a minute…”

Kaboom kaboom kaboom kaboom!!!

The knight vanished in a brilliant flurry of light in an instant. The warrior was startled after seeing the state of his companion who had been alive and breathing until just now.

“H-Heeik!”

He let out a groan that didn’t suit his size and hurriedly removed the axe from the shield and retreated.

He was scheming to escape.

“You monster! Dieeeee!!”

The warrior threw the axe with great force for the last time and then sprinted through the forest at full speed.

John looked at him with an indifferent gaze and extended his hand. He was scheming to put a hole in the back of his head with a magic missile.

Peewee- Pow! Kaboom!

“Huh?”

John let out an interesting exclamation. He looked at the warrior with eyes as if he was looking at a strange animal.

“Ooki, ookikikik!!”

There was a warrior making monkey-like cries and escaping by climbing trees.

Using long arms as hooks, hooking them on branches, and quickly widening the distance by utilizing centrifugal force. It seemed truly useful in this terrain.

“Ookikikikikik!”

However, apart from being useful, it was a truly uncool appearance.