chapter 17
17 – Artificial Dungeon (3)
It would be foolish to save your strength against the guy right in front of you.
If you do that for no reason, it is obvious that you will collapse even faster.
So, it’s better to use all your might here.
– Hwaaak!
She kicked her foot with all her might, with all her might.
Then, at Luden, the queen brandished her sharp claws.
-Whoa!
The size doesn’t feel much different from other Antrians.
But, is it because I’m not a queen?
‘How fast?!’
It was a speed that was on a completely different level from the Entrians I had run into so far.
Luden backs away from her, widening her eyes.
Then, she slashes her sword vigorously to sever his arm.
But.
-Kaaang!
Contrary to expectations, her sword bounced the other way.
‘It’s hard!’
As she opens her eyes at the pain she feels in the palm of her hand, he spat at her annoyedly.
The queen’s saliva is known to be poisonous.
Therefore, you should never get hit.
She rolled her body to her side like that.
The next moment.
-Chiik!
The small rock behind it starts to melt.
Seeing that, Luden swallowed her dry saliva.
-Gulp!
She’s been dealing with Antrian a lot.
However, the Queen is a rare individual, so I met her for the first time.
-Whoa!
Then, the guy swings his other arm.
Luden widens her eyes at the unexpected surprise.
Then, she raised her sword and tried to block it.
“Awesome!”
Is it because the power is so strong?
I couldn’t stand it and flew to the other side.
-Kwaaang!
The field of view is dyed red.
At the same time, it blurs.
Even though it only blocked one blow, it is already on the verge of collapsing.
‘I can’t stay like this.’
Seeing that Baran hasn’t fired an arrow yet, it looks like the preparations aren’t over yet.
She barely managed to lift her trembling body, using the sword as a staff.
But at that moment.
-Kieek!
The queen from far away rushes in.
Quinn wields her sharp claws.
If she stays like this, she will die.
She has to block it somehow.
– Huung!
She slowly raised her sword.
Within seconds, she tried to stop her flying claws.
– Kiik?
I let go of his attack to the side.
The unexpected move made the queen tilt her head.
That’s how the momentary gap was created for the queen.
Luden took advantage of the gap and swung her sword.
-Love drink!
Her sword cuts through the atmosphere.
The queen looked at her sword and lifted her fingernails in laughter.
But at that moment.
-Suddenly!
Unlike before, Queen’s fingernails were cut off.
At most, it belongs to one of many nails.
However, until just now, Luden’s sword attack didn’t work at all.
Is that so?
-Kirreuk!
Queen fires up and screams.
Soon, the guy rushes at Luden in a straight line while excited.
Luden quietly watched the guy’s movements.
‘Simple.’
Clearly, the power he possesses is vastly superior to hers.
However, like a monster, she can’t fully demonstrate her power.
Luden drew the sword down with her whole body.
-Kiik?!
In an instant, her sword was lodged right between her fingernails.
Queen is taken aback by the unexpected counterattack.
I must have never dreamed that I would be counterattacked like this.
‘Now is the chance.’
He is being beaten by a being far weaker than himself.
So he is so excited that he can’t use his power properly.
Because of this, we have to push now.
Luden pushed even harder as if it was his last chance.
So her sword strike leaves countless scars on the queen’s body.
-Kieek!
Indignantly, Quinn whips her claws around.
However, it is impossible to get hit with a lot of superfluous movements.
Just then she is about to end her queen.
– Kiik.
As if she had been waiting for this moment, Quinn smiled her displeased smile.
For some reason, Luden had a foreboding feeling and hurriedly stepped behind her.
-Chiyiik!
Unsurprisingly, the ground she is on slowly melts away.
She would have melted if she hadn’t just backed away.
“Heo-eok… Heo-eok…”
Maybe it was because he stopped in the middle of an attack? I was out of breath.
The mouth smells sweet.
It’s somehow awkward because I’ve never had such a hard time before.
However, contrary to expectations.
‘Overpowered.’
Obviously blood was flowing from his head.
The sight was stained red from the blood.
She doesn’t know what she looks like now.
However, it wouldn’t be strange if he collapsed anytime.
But why?
Right now, it seems that even the queen will easily win in front of her.
– Kwaaak.
That’s when she grabbed her sword with her cold eyes.
– Creepy!
I felt goosebumps running down her spine.
She wonders if she is the only one who felt it.
Wanting to do something about her, she turned her head, and Baran, who was ready before she knew it, was pulling her bowstring.
‘What is that?’
What on earth did he prepare to feel such a vast amount of magic from him?
The moment she and all her creatures instinctively thought it was over.
“Miss Luden. This is enough.”
From the mouth of Baran, the sentence was passed that the end was over.
***
Ten minutes ago.
Baran shut his mouth at the situation unfolding in front of him.
‘Breaking the limit is not a 5-star rating for nothing.’
She moves steadfastly even though her blood is flowing from her forehead.
Normally, it would be normal to pass out over there, but because of the fraudulent feature of breaking through the limits, I continue to endure.
No, as long as you hold on, you’re just going to do that.
-That child is growing up. I can’t believe there’s someone other than Kyle with that kind of ability…
At that time, Miroel looked at Luden with a genuinely surprised face.
Well, it’s only natural to react that way.
Ancestor of the Rowdon family.
The descendant of Kyle, the first hero, is none other than Luden.
Of course, most people don’t know, but Miroel probably noticed.
Because her magical energy was golden, unlike the others.
However, the reason she was surprised was not because he was a descendant.
Because Luden is growing in real time.
Because, wasn’t it Kyle who usually grew up in a crisis like that?
‘Anyway, now I should prepare properly.’
I waited for Luden to grow like the original.
Now that the purpose has been accomplished to some extent, it needs to be finished soon.
– Ugh.
He channeled the mana in his body into the circuit.
Then, magic power radiated from the body.
‘This is enough magic.’
The magical energy floating in the atmosphere was gathered as much as possible.
It’s a pity that I couldn’t collect all the magic in the dungeon, but the level is still low, so it can’t be helped.
In the first place, this much is more than enough.
-Ugh!
He inserts the arrow into the magic string.
Then, pull the string all the way.
‘I have to pull more than this.’
You have to pull the bow string enough to break it.
So it is possible to shoot with maximum power.
-That’s enough. Disciple. If you do more than that, the disciple’s body will not be able to withstand it.
At that time, Miroel, who was watching from behind, told me to stop.
Hearing that, Baran shook his head.
Soon, he said to Luden, who was blocking the monsters alone.
“Miss Luden. This is enough.”
After hearing his words, Luden immediately evaded to the side.
The next moment, the Entrians, led by the queen, let out screams filled with anger.
Run to block his attack.
-Kieheek!
Queen reached right in front of him.
Baran held his breath. He let go of the hand he was holding on to.
The next moment.
-Beep!
For a while, my eardrums were choking.
With just one arrow, the landscape changed before my eyes.
I can’t see the countless monsters until now.
All you can see is dust.
As soon as the dust cleared, Luden opened his mouth at the sight unfolding before his eyes.
“Uh…?”
Until 10 seconds ago, monsters were lined up.
It was almost impossible to count, as if I had come to an ant nest.
However, just one arrow from Baran turned all monsters to dust.
The meaning of becoming powder is a phenomenon that appears when monsters die.
‘With a single blow?’
Luden’s head turned to Baran.
The next moment, Baran takes a shallow breath and withdraws his mana.
“Whoa.”
-It’s still lacking a lot, but at this level it’s not bad for the first time I’ve used it in real life.
While saying that, Miroel gently stroked the top of his head.
Is it because you hugged him behind your back?
I feel an indescribable soft touch on my back.
Baran, feeling embarrassed for nothing, cleared his throat.
“Kuhm.”
Miroel clears his throat and notices it, but contrary to expectations, he continues to stroke it.
Whew. Let’s just leave it alone.
It’s not a big loss anyway, so it doesn’t matter, right?
‘What would you like to be rewarded for?’
The time when he is trying to justify himself and waits for the system reward to come out.
-Titling!
Soon thereafter, the long-awaited notification message appeared.
Baran checked the message without hesitation.
[You have cleared the main quest.]
[Experience and points are given as compensation.]
What is it? You’re only giving me two?
Something seemed very urgent, so I thought I would give more, but contrary to expectations, the system gave the same thing as usual.
The moment he was disappointed, an unexpected message appeared.
[You killed the Antrian Queen in one blow!]
[Hidden rewards will be given to players!]