chapter 25
25 – 1. Academy (25)
#25
Do you know what a sub-ryong looks like when it’s tired?
“Grueeh…”
After biting out his tongue, he collapsed on the floor and did not even move. Subtly out of focus, it was like looking at a stuffed skin.
Kalion’s face, who defeated one more person than I expected, couldn’t be said to be good even with a lie.
The proud scales were broken and cracked here and there, and the brown scales, which had been black, gradually began to fade as they repeatedly forcibly regenerated them using skills. It must have meant that it was overcrowded.
Because of that, I allowed several attacks on my inner flesh.
The whole body was covered with scars, and the left eyeball was completely ruptured, and blood continued to flow from the wrinkled eye shell. Even the tail, which he handled with restraint, was tattered enough to barely stick to it thanks to the tough muscles at the base.
‘Is this all there?’
To be honest, even the last one was no different than winning.
I was prepared to accept the enemy’s attack, and I strengthened my strength by squeezing the remaining physical strength and mana. At the same time, he used [Dragon Blood] To make scales grow in a pinpoint on the head of the enemy he grabbed and pierced through.
The general prosecutor of the west, , Gave her life just like that.
Immediately after confirming its appearance, I summoned the Hive and sent only the Shadow Crow to collect the scattered scales.
Because Hive and Carlion are skill judgments, I was able to naturally break through the barrier and enter the interior without resistance.
“Geuuu…”
Kalion wept in a very sad tone as he watched the group of shadow crows harvesting his broken scales.
Don’t overdo it, you bastard. It’s not like I’ve forgotten you, so don’t bother and wait a little bit.
After collecting the things the crows had gathered in a bag made of shadows, I forcibly took them out of the arena by canceling Kalion’s summoning and then summoning him again.
Then the arena, which had been broken and broken and stained with corpses and blood, was cleansed. As if nothing had happened from the beginning, I blew a short whistle at the sight of the stadium turning into upbeat music.
[Come on, send out the challengers!!! Come on!! Everyone is waiting!!]
“That’s wrong…!”
At the same time, Kalion, who appeared in a healthy state by adding a large amount of mana while summoning a new one at the voice of the commentary that began to urge, was frightened and secretly hid behind Growl. It seems that he has paid a great price for this incident.
“Do you understand what I mean now?”
“Gureureung…”
The boy nodded his head in agreement with my words, and his mischievous appearance before was gone and he became like a high-spirited recruit.
Even though it was rolled like that, it seemed rather pitiful to see it clinging to the floor and whimpering with a thrilled expression on its face. I wondered if I was too mad at him with his bright eyes full of desperation, but I was determined.
Yeah, I have to do it big once, I won’t do that from next time.
I was able to properly establish his fighting style this time, so the results weren’t bad.
“I have this”
“Greung?”
I molded the bag to fit Kalion’s body and secured it firmly so it wouldn’t fall. I entered the arena with all my summons.
Carlion was hesitant, but this time he started moving forward little by little, probably because I was with him.
Yes, there is nothing wrong with being cautious. The decision to raise intelligence was very good. My strength is sufficient, so I will be able to focus on this side in the future.
Pajeuk
At that moment, sparks flew across the sky and all the surrounding noise disappeared. There was no sound of cheering audience or footsteps. The sound of commentary came from where only the bleak silence was.
[Do, challenge, dododo, dododo challenge, now. Let’s sleep now!!]
The stuttering guy, like a broken radio, suddenly cut off, and the surrounding scenery changed to the last time he retrieved Kalion.
[Foul! Foul! Thorough punishment for cowards who use foul play!!]
I wonder where the cheerful voice from a while ago had been thrown away.
Gugggugguk!!! Bang!!!
At the same time, the arena door closed and the guys Karion had dealt with so far began to appear from the other side with their red eyes exploding.
“Kerreuk”
“Gooooo”
The red cap, wearing a red hat, was carrying more specialized equipment, and the orc, which only had two arms, was now gigantic, over 4 meters tall, and the veins protruding all over the body added to the grotesqueness.
[The named Has appeared.]
[The name Has appeared.]
“Ahahahaha!!!”
“…”
A wild-haired woman stepped out, shuffling a pair of scissors larger than her own body on the ground, beginning to grin her maniacally. After that, like a mummy, a large man with his entire body wrapped in bandages quietly tightened the bandages wrapped around her body.
[The name Has appeared.]
[The named Has appeared.]
Lastly, a woman with a bayonet and a revolver with a thick barrel appeared with a cynical smile.
[The named Has appeared.]
Everyone was different from before. The previous appearance was fake, and he was exuding a vicious spirit as if he was showing off that he had progressed while looking after his hands. I laughed ferociously at the sight and threw the candy into the air.
“Foul play is sh*t, I thought it was like this from the beginning”
The biggest difference between a quest dungeon and an event dungeon that wasn’t explained before.
It depends on whether the ‘boss’ located in the dungeon directly leads the dungeon.
The subject of quest dungeons is the quest. Solving them is what dungeons are all about, and the environment inside adds trials in a way that hinders the progress of the quest with all its might.
But the subject of the event dungeon is different. The subject of this dungeon is the ‘champion’.
What is an arena champion? It is king The absolute leader of this tiny country called the stadium. Head and boss. That is the goal and everything of this dungeon.
Boss, the champion must do everything in his power to keep the challenger from reaching his height. The dungeon gave that duty to the champion and boss of this dungeon.
Only then can he be in the king’s seat.
Even if that place is an illusion that doesn’t even exist unless someone acknowledges it, this is everything for the boss.
The reason why he accepted my skill handler, Kalion, as a challenger. It is nothing more than an act to give a justification. The peculiarity of this dungeon lies in penetrating the challenger’s ‘weakness’.
So naturally, the boss should know about the ‘weakness’ of the target who entered the dungeon. Only then can we create the means to cope and respond.
Then what if an enemy that the boss can’t defeat appears? What if someone with the means to overcome any weakness appears? How should I deal with it?
The answer is simple. The boss mobilizes all available means.
No, the means we have are not enough. More overwhelming. You have to press down with more force. The only way to unlock the only possibility to surpass the numbers bound by the limits of D rank.
In order to obtain that probability, the ‘boss’ of this dungeon insists that I have broken the rules.
[Illness, god. Fool. You are so oh, only. Do. Write down, attack together from the beginning, should have done, uh]
“There is still a lot of talking about the pup hiding behind.”
I raised a shadow and wrapped it around my body. As he condensed magic beyond what he usually wore, the shadow began to take shape in response. They didn’t just cover my body.
It covered Graul’s body, dyeing his body black, and further infiltrating each of the wings of the hive, sharpening them like a blade. Kalion’s whole body became thicker as if it had been covered with huge armor, and at the end of the tail was fixed something like a blade of an antiperspirant.
With this I blew 60% of my mana. After strengthening all of my summons, condensing the remaining shadows and pulling them out with the Shadow Sword, I finished preparing and said with a short sigh.
“Come on.”
Bang! Shuung!!
At the same time as I spoke, the sound of bullets and arrows being shot echoed.
The moment I strengthened my vision with magical power, the time around me passed slowly. The skill [Concentration in battle] Was demonstrated.
As magic power was added to the concentration that had risen dramatically, the blurry images of bullets and arrows on the other side began to be seen clearly. It was obviously a single shot, but in an instant, six bullets were aiming at my vital point.
I quickly swung my sword to deflect slow approaching objects, and at the same time sensed the vibration I felt at my feet and prepared to dodge backwards. However, I changed my plan due to the sensation transmitted from the hive and ran with my body leaning forward instead of backward.
Kwaaang!! Thud!!
“Kihihik!”
From where I was and behind it, a vine of black thorns grew with time lapses and pierced the air.
If I had jumped backwards, I would have been entangled in the vine and allowed the next attack. In fact, when Carrion dealt with that woman, he suffered an ordeal with a vine and poison combo.
“Grawl”
Without answering my call, Growl quickly ran out and charged at the guy who was swinging his fist aiming at me, drawing a trajectory with his sword.
Quad Deuk!
“Gaaa…!!!”
I glanced at the sight of the blood spurting out, but once again silently aimed at me, bouncing off the shot, transforming my sword into a bow and piercing the arrow.
Tung!!
What I’m aiming for is a haired woman with scissors. The plants that woman produces are cumbersome. The arrows shot with magical energy flew right away. A bandaged man appeared in front of him and spread his hands, creating a turbid gray aura that created a barrier.
“Tsk”
It’s blocked. That attack was fine even after blocking Kalion’s tail attack several times. No matter how much magic I added, the power of my bow is weaker than that.
I changed my bow to a spear before I even saw the results, and I shared my magic with Hive, summoning the Shadow Crows and scattering them everywhere.
“Carlion!”
“Wrong!!!”
At the same time, they handed over their mark to Carlion. Targeting the bandaged man who blocked my arrow, the tail whip that was accurately swung exploded with a terrifying blast sound.
Kwachang!!
“…!”
“Key, Kihik!”
I hurriedly spread my arms to block the tail rushing from the other side of the place where I was already struggling to block my arrows and widened the size of the shield, but there was no way such a hastily made shield could exert its power.
Rather, when the shield he was maintaining to block the arrows was broken at once, the penetrating arrow lodged in the bandaged man’s shoulder, and while maintaining inertia, Kalion’s tail rotated his body again and swung his tail.
Boom!
“…!!”
The shield was late. Recognizing this, the bandaged man’s whole body began to feel cloudy. Then he stretched out his body as far as he could to catch his tail.
‘Bingo’
I raised the corner of my mouth at that action. No matter how strong they were before, there was no change in their behavior patterns in the end.
They considered me and Kalion to be from another world. That’s the guys’ patch.
It is not only Kalion who has experienced their battle. At the same time as I parried the flying bullet, I bent my body to avoid the red arrow that was shooting at the gap.
At the same time, the crow of shadows aimed at the moment when the gardener, the red cap, and the general swordsman were obstructing the view, fixed the spear and injected magic. The target is the bandaged man. No need for help
Toukang!!!
“….!!!!”
As soon as Kalion’s tail was blocked, the spear of shadow that landed accurately penetrated the bandaged man’s side. As if that wasn’t the end, I clasped my hands and released the magic that was compressed inside the shadow window.
Quaaang!!!
In an instant, the window of shadow, which expanded in volume, exploded and scattered in all directions. The man’s upper and lower body, which had been threaded like skewers, fell neatly and flew away.
“One Guy”
Because the bandaged man was capable of healing and tanking at the same time, he was the number one target to kill. In the first place, he was aiming for a gardener for that Apostate man. Because the gardener is annoying, but he was no more annoying than this guy.
In order to send it off more reliably, I deliberately used too much mana to make it clear. I won’t let you die yet. Not yet.
“$%#$%@#^%@!!!!!”
When the [Torture] Skill was activated, the immobile guy who seemed like he was about to die suddenly struggled, waving his arms and struggling to somehow recover his body.
The guy who had never groaned even after being pierced by a javelin let out a wordless scream as he tried to erase his pain. But it was meaningless.
Every time the man resisted the pain, the dark red air flowed from his body increased.
“Caw!!”
Following Hive’s warning, I ducked to avoid the flying bullets. Right after that, he rolled his body to the side and moved away from the swung greatsword.
At the same time, the shadows that had already penetrated his blood vessels and muscles were stretched out like thorns, causing his insides to ovulate.
Every time the number of stitches increased one by one, the bandaged man’s upper body moved and he began biting into crab foam.
At first, he struggled to survive, but now he bit his own tongue to get out of his pain as soon as possible. He said he didn’t die, so he strangled himself, and as if that wasn’t enough, he started pounding his head on the ground without hesitation.
Boom! Kwadeuk! Kwajik, Kwajik!!!!
[You have defeated the named .]
After dozens of repetitions, the bandaged man reached death, and the dark red air currents emitted from him gathered in the air and created the perfect shape of a skull. A total of three were made that way.
The level of the skill [Sadism] Is 4, and the level of intellect enhanced per 1 token is 4. If 3 tokens are consumed at once and absorbed by me, you can instantly gain 12 intellect.
Tagagagagak!!
As the skeleton, which started a fire by striking its teeth, fell into my magic power, the blue magic power began to glow dark red.
[The effect of the skill [Sadism] Temporarily strengthens magical power.]
[Intellect has exceeded 50.]
[You have acquired the title [Source of Magical Power].]
I immediately dismissed the system message that popped up in front of my eyes. I drew the energy and retrieved the fragments of the shadow spear that had spread all over the place, transformed them into a sword shape, and swung the sword straight back.
Chang!!!
The huge greatsword and the sword of shadow clashed and bounced. However, unlike me, who immediately took up her posture, the female swordswoman who held the bayonet staggered as if the shock was severe, and her balance was disturbed.
This is a natural result. In addition to the strength of magic that reached 50, it was like receiving a 60% stronger attack due to the effect of [Transformation Material].
Before the opponent corrected his disheveled posture, a shadow crow descended from the sky and grabbed the gunsmith’s shabby robe and shook it. I responded by shooting and killing the crow without looking, but that moment was enough for me to gather her magic and set a trap under her feet.
Chack!!
In an instant, a thorn of a shadow burst out and pierced one leg of the gunsmith. I aimed at her gap and swung her sword, but without a moment of hesitation, she swung her greatsword and cut off her own leg.
‘Cut off your leg?’
You might have saved your life right away, but that was an obvious handshake. If the opponent was a real person, he would choose to run away like this. Because in this world, as long as life is attached, even if limbs are missing, it can be healed.
But that’s just a ‘monster’ that looks like a human. In other words, even if you try to escape in that way, there is no turning back. This party’s only means of recovery is because I killed them first.
Ping!
I didn’t care, I immediately changed my sword to a spear, rotated it, and tried to stab it, but I had no choice but to dodge the arrow and the shaking of the ground that shot me to the side.
At that moment, a gardener holding a pair of scissors stood next to the general prosecutor who had stepped back.
Poisonous purple flowers bloomed on the thorny vines that grew as if to protect them, and started scattering glittering powder. I had to give up that thought after raising my magic power to run to it.
“Tsk”
It’s hard to approach. If the attack continues like this, the poison will inevitably be sucked in. I have to deal with the boss in the future, but I didn’t want to create an element of anxiety.
It’s a pity that we couldn’t completely kill him, but let’s be satisfied with just stealing the main dealer’s mobility. In addition, if the other side chooses to protest, it is enough for this side to go somewhere else. There are still many ways to attack.
Ting! Ting!
I deflected the flying bullet with my spear, then turned it into a bow and fired it at the orc that Graul and Kalion were barely holding on to.
Puck!
Because of his large body, he was hit everywhere. However, because of the thick layer of fat, the huge orc was still wielding his fists only at Kalion and Graul, and was in a riot.
“Geuaaa!!!”
Thump! Thud! Thud!!
As they couldn’t overcome their anger and started pounding the ground, Kalion and Graul pulled away for a moment.
Despite the unusual blood flowing from his body, the guy didn’t stop and continued to push his fist at Raoul. He had already lost so much blood that he could not return to normal thinking.
“Greung!!”
Carlion took the lead in blocking it.
The guy who made full use of [Dragon Blood] And [Yeokjin] In the shadow I covered him and became huge uses his front legs like a shield to block the attack and at the same time rotate his body and use his tail to counter the guy’s head. Blown
Puff!!
“Gu, uh uh uh…?”
The orc with the blade halfway through his head is not yet dead. He had amazing vitality, but he started swinging his fists in the air a few times as if the damage wasn’t good. I took advantage of that gap and created a spear of shadow and threw it at the guy’s arm.
Kwaduk!
One side of the arm, which had been swinging aimlessly into the air at the spear pinned precisely to the shoulder joint, was limp.
Taking advantage of that gap, Kalion subdued the guy’s remaining hand, and Raul, who was aiming at the back, raised his claws and cut off the thick flesh as if digging out the thick flesh.
[You have killed the named .]
“Leave it with this”
The shadow of the hive pierced the crow and grabbed the blade of the red cap that appeared behind me with the shadow wrapped around my hand and fixed it at the same time.
“Kehi!!”
Even in the midst of that, he smiled and hit my neck dozens of times with the blade of the other hand, but the clothes of shadow reinforced with 50 mana did not allow any attacks that did not contain any substance.
I made a gauntlet in my other hand and struck him in the face as if I was returning the attack I received.
Paak!
“Kep…?!”
Even in the extreme pain brought by the [Sadism] And [Torture] Skills, he tried to escape, but I didn’t allow it. Rather, I took the mount posture that made it easy to hit the guy who grabbed it hard enough to crush the hand of the guy who grabbed it.
“Grawl, Kalion”
“Bruise!!”
“Greung!”
In the meantime, I sent Graul and Kalion over there, pointing guns and plants to keep me in check. I used my arms with perseverance and relentlessly beat the face of the goblin who was aiming for me.
Puck, kwadeuk! Kwajak!
As it was an attack containing magical power, it was swung fiercely one by one. As a result, the guy’s face was crushed and sunk like tofu. After hitting his face exactly as many times as he swung his weapon at me, the effect of the skill [Torture] Was canceled.
[You have defeated the named .]
“Three with this”
I roughly wiped the blood off my face and stood up. In fact, from the moment ‘S leg was cut off, this ‘hunt’ is no different from the end.
The range that her plants can reach in Is limited, so there is nothing to worry about as long as you give her some distance.
For the most part, her abilities shined only when she acted as a pure supporter, and when she actually started fighting in large numbers, all she did was to attack irregularly through plants from behind rather than directly.
Inside the fog made of poison, there was a bunker made of vines. The plants that grew wonderfully in that moment were entangled and tied together like a natural fortress.
In order to heal the wounds inflicted by the orcs, I handed over my magic power to Kalion, while at the same time extending the blade of shadow on my tail, transforming it into a huge disk and filling it with magic power.
Swiing, suiing
The sharp blade of the disc let out a cool air sound whenever Kalion moved his tail. I ordered Kalion to swing her tail at the vine bunker.
“Slice even what is hidden inside at once”
“Gureureung!!!”
Riding on Growl’s back and getting out of the range of Kalion’s tail, Kalion started spinning in place like a dog chasing his tail.
Bang! Bang bang bang!!
Bullets began to fire wildly from inside the bunker, but they fell to the floor as lead without even scratching the scales of Kalion, which had been strengthened by Shadow and [Woe].
Suaaa!!!
Every time the rotation was repeated, the blade hanging from the end of the tail started howling like crazy, and after confirming that it had enough acceleration, Kalion moved forward as if moving forward and swung his tail at the same time.
Shyehehehe!!!
There was no dull sound. As if water had been cut through, it naturally passed through the vine’s bunker, and the vine collapsed, and with the sound of something collapsing inside, blood began to flow profusely on the floor.
Beecho is neat.
[You have defeated the named .]
[You have killed the named .]
“Four, five”
Finishing done. With that, I looked into the void. There was an intermittent noise, but no response. I smiled ferociously at that fact and said with a smirk.
“Why are you not talking? Why don’t you talk while shaking your mouth like before?”
You coward.
It was a low-level provocation, but as the result is the result, one effect was certain.
Gugguggguggug…!!!
The entire stadium started to shake as if an earthquake had occurred, and then the iron bars on the other side began to open. It was a natural result. A man named Wang was forcibly dragged down in name, so could he just stay still?
Jerbug
From beyond the darkness, red eyes shimmered and approached. I looked down at it from above the arena. Obviously, the relationship between the top and bottom is wrong. Because his appearance now was that of a ‘challenger’ without fail.
Pampa baba bam!!! Bam Bam Bam! Pampa baba bam!!!
[This is the appearance of the champion!! Please welcome with applause!!!]
Fanfare of splendid wind instruments resonated throughout the stadium, but no audience responded. It was a wolf that appeared with a dreary atmosphere as if lively BGM was flowing in a ruined amusement park.
That wasn’t an ordinary wolf either.
The bizarre appearance, which seems to have properly divided people and wolves, made viewers frown. It was too bizarre to be called a wolf beast, and it smelled like a human being to be called a werewolf.
If I had to compare it, it was like a wolf monster that forcibly insisted on human form.
A monstrous creature that is not limited to either side and is caught in the middle. That was the impression I had of ‘Champion’ for the first time.
“Is that what you look like?”
It looks just like personality.
[Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, no, no, no, no no no. Lil thing, there, there, there, there.]
“I will definitely kill you…!”
The voice of the woman and the voice of the broken commentary overlapped strangely.
The ‘Boss’, with his red eyes open, revealed his teeth and let out a killing blow. At the same time as his muscles swelled up, his fingernails grew longer and colorful hairs began to grow in the areas where they were bald.
Puquaaak!!
At the same time, the appearance of the body parts of the different monsters that grew through the backboard also made me realize that my first thought was correct.
“It was a chimera”
If you fix it, it’s a composite number. To be precise, an artificially created ragged monster. Classificationally, it is defined as an artificial human, a kind of homunculus.
“Don’t equate me with that sh*t!!!!!”
I couldn’t hear the commentary’s voice anymore. It was just that a strange sound flowed out of his mouth, as if dozens of creatures were spitting out the same words at once. The monster, now scarcely left of human form, cried out in rage.
“I will kill this body myself!!! Consider it an honor, rubbish!!!”
[You have encountered the boss.]
As soon as the transformation was completed, a system message sounded. Then, above his head, the letters began to wriggle out and complete.
[Boss – Champion Rodumos]
Perfect!
I caught everyone’s attention by snapping my fingers at the infallible appearance of the boss monster, and I immediately gave the order.
“Gorgeous.”
The hidden pup talks a lot. Words.