episode_0121

Ouroboros began to rampage.

“Kkieeeee, eeee, eeee, eeee!”

Thud! Thump! Thud!

A thunderous roar reverberated like a storm.

The Ouroboros, boasting the size of a building, went berserk, causing concrete structures to collapse like dominoes.

Apartments, buildings, shops, roads – everything was crumbling.

The Ouroboros, with a body as strong as steel, ravaging the city of Busan. I watched Ouroboros through a telescope from a safe distance.

…It’s definitely a bit scary when you see it like this.

Wow, damn.

How can something be that huge?

If I were there, I might have been crushed to death in no time, right?

Uh.

I hope everyone is okay.

With the current Soyeon, she shouldn’t be too vulnerable to blind attacks, so she should be fine, right?

“Kkiririri?! Kkiriririri, ririririri!”

Kwaaaah!

Hong Daye unleashed her psychic abilities.

The psychic power felt so immense that it could even shake the sturdy body of the Ouroboros made of steel.

Just the sound of the psychic waves tearing through the air was enough to feel its power.

However, somehow, Ouroboros immediately turned its head to dodge the psychic attack.

It skillfully avoided the intangible force as if it could see the psychic power.

“…Is it the Third Eye? Choosing to dodge only the dangerous attacks.”

I muttered to myself.

The Third Eye.

One of the most annoying abilities of Ouroboros.

Through the Third Eye, the snake can observe anomalies, magic, physical energy, and more.

Already difficult to deal damage due to its endless regeneration and sturdy body, it’s even more challenging to hit it due to the Third Eye.

A monster with a well-balanced combination of regeneration, durability, and agility.

Truly a troublesome monster.

Even in the game, I wandered around for a long time without knowing how to defeat it.

But after learning the strategy, it’s just a scarecrow monster that’s a pain to deal with.

To defeat Ouroboros, you need to first uncover the Third Eye.

And the way to do that is…

“Phew, Jinhyuk, do you hear me?”

“Yes.”

Around that time,

I received a call from Han Seowoo.

Through the noisy background noise, Han Seowoo’s voice came through.

“As you said, I requested help from Hong Daye and the Black Shadow clan members.”

“How’s the response?”

“For now, Hong Daye agreed to follow our orders. By using Gaon Nuri’s name, they were somewhat cooperative.”

“That’s a relief.”

Using Gaon Nuri’s name is quite useful.

It was easy to persuade someone like Hong Daye.

Indeed, a representative clan is a representative clan.

“On the other hand, the Black Shadow clan refuses to follow orders and wants to handle things on their own. But they promised to provide minimal cooperation.”

“Well, it’s okay.”

It seems that simply following orders doesn’t sit well with them as a representative clan.

I just scratched my chin at the Black Shadow clan’s statement of cooperating to some extent while acting autonomously.

“After all, what we need is Hong Daye’s abilities as an instructor.”

What I need right now is Hong Daye, Hong Daye.

She has a powerful blow that can penetrate Ouroboros’s durability.

Even the snake with endless regeneration didn’t bother to dodge Hong Daye’s attacks, right?

No matter how much it can regenerate, Hong Daye’s attacks were threatening evidence.

“I explained the operation to Hong Daye. She seemed a bit hesitant, but since we have a tactical advisor on our side, she seems willing to follow.”

“Hmm. Tactical advisor, huh?”

Could that be me?

A tactical advisor?

I might get an earful if Hong Daye finds out later.

“But what about Han Seowoo, sir?”

“Huh? What about her?”

“Hong Daye is willing to follow our plan because she thinks we have a professional tactical advisor… But if I were to explain the operation to her in detail, she might show a negative reaction.”

I was just a cadet after all.

My words lacked credibility, trustworthiness, and persuasiveness.

Let’s take a simple example.

Even if a young student says something right, would anyone listen to their babbling?

The chances of being dismissed as ignorant are much higher, right?

“Uh, well… I personally think highly of you.”

“Excuse me?”

“Other clan members may just be following Yuseolhyun’s orders, but I’ve seen what you’ve accomplished so far.”

What have I accomplished?

“You thoroughly conquered Yeongdeungsan Dungeon, and during the summer vacation, you traveled around, preemptively conquering monsters, villains, dungeons, etc…”

Ah, now that I think about it, during this summer vacation, I pushed myself a bit to farm artifacts, traveling all over with Han Seowoo and Yuseolhyun.

From Han Seowoo’s perspective, she must have been thrilled to discover artifacts everywhere we went.

“You mentioned having the ability to identify the weaknesses of monsters… I believe you.”

So maybe Han Seowoo was suspicious that I had some special ability.

But at that time, there was no other choice.

Soyeon alone wasn’t enough, we needed strong external forces to help.

Thanks to that, we were able to collect a large number of artifacts and items, so it wasn’t all bad.

“So have confidence and carry out the orders properly.”

“Yes. Understood.”

“Alright, let’s take down that big snake.”

Although it was quite a threatening monster to just treat as a snake, if we focus on the Third Eye and the nape, we can turn it into just a big snake at her command.

So why not try to expose the Third Eye?

“Let’s start the operation. Aisha, I’ll count on you.”

“It’s been a while since I faced such a big monster, I’m excited~.”

Aisha casually wrapped herself in a transparent cloak as usual.

A transparent cloak that consumes a considerable amount of stamina and mana, making it impossible to use for long periods.

But its effect can be considered modest.

Because it can completely escape the opponent’s perception.

“Hong Daye, please proceed.”

“…? This voice sounds familiar.”

“Hong Daye, please hurry.”

“Uh, well…”

When I switched the channel to Hong Daye and gave the order, she hesitated at my voice but eventually followed Han Seowoo’s instructions and carried out the operation.

Hong Daye exerted a considerable amount of telekinetic power to press down on the body of Ouroboros.

She spread her gravitational field wide like a gravity well, forcefully crushing Ouroboros’ body so that it couldn’t escape even with telekinesis.

It would require tremendous strength to momentarily bind a mass of that size.

Indeed, she was a high ranker.

Her power was incomparable to ordinary telekineticists.

“Everyone, please do your best to bind the snake’s movements as much as possible.”

Everyone was diligently following the plan as we had planned.

The ability users with abilities such as confinement, barrier, and wind were doing their best to restrain the body of Ouroboros.

Ouroboros vigorously shook its tail, trying to break free from the restraints.

Perhaps it wouldn’t last more than a few seconds.

But three seconds were enough.

For her.

“This should be enough, plenty of time!”

“Kkiririri, ririri?!”

Aisha appeared in front of Ouroboros.

Thanks to the effect of the invisibility cloak, she could approach Ouroboros without being noticed, right up to its nose.

If it weren’t for the invisibility cloak, even if Ouroboros was half-restrained, she would have struggled to approach it and would have been unable to do so easily.

Even if she could approach, she would have surely resisted fiercely.

But with the help of the invisibility cloak, she could approach Ouroboros’s nose without any hindrance and receive the wind mage’s help.

Furthermore, Ouroboros was currently halfway bound.

Aisha swung her twin swords towards the Third Eye with all her might.

It was truly a lightning-fast strike.

With Aisha’s attack reminiscent of a flash, Ouroboros lost its Third Eye.

Blood gushed out.

In agony from losing its eye, Ouroboros thrashed about.

“Kkieee, eeeeeeeek!”

It must be painful.

It was struggling to break free from the heroes’ restraints and thrashing about.

But it wouldn’t last long.

Because Ouroboros was a monster with endless regenerative abilities.

As the Third Eye was an important organ, it would take some time to regenerate, but it was clear that it would soon regenerate.

But it was okay.

They just needed to make sure it couldn’t regenerate.

“Hong Daye, now!”

“Got it!”

Hong Daye concentrated the vast amount of invisible force she had scattered in one place.

With a massive amount of power concentrated to the point where it seemed like space was warping, Hong Daye attacked Ouroboros with all her might.

Could Ouroboros, who had lost its Third Eye, avoid Hong Daye’s telekinetic attack?

Hong Daye was considered a candidate for the 10th rank, a remarkable hero.

“Kkiririri? Kkiririririri, ririririk?! Ggeeeeek?!”

Direct hit.

She hit Ouroboros’s reverse scale.

The reverse scale right below its neck.

The critical weak point of Ouroboros.

Hong Daye accurately attacked the reverse scale as planned.

The reverse scale was much tougher than other scales, and most attacks couldn’t damage it, but it was no match for Hong Daye’s full-force blow.

The reverse scale was the source of Ouroboros’s regenerative power.

If that reverse scale was damaged, Ouroboros wouldn’t be able to regenerate.

“It really can’t regenerate, can it?”

Hong Daye muttered to herself, looking at Ouroboros with a sigh of relief.