Chapter 177 – 27. White Night (15)
In absolute power, you can’t beat Cormpuntur.
As much as it has the title of Great Devil, its ability is powerful, so it is too powerful for ordinary humans to deal with.
So we needed an appropriate strategy.
In fact, in a situation where a large number of people are dealing with one enemy, the strategy does not require such a high degree of psychological warfare.
Distributing the roles of allies according to their abilities, avoiding the enemy’s attacks and slowly attacking the enemy through the appropriate use of abilities.
In a way, it was like a raid in an RPG game.
However, the opponent is Compuntur.
There is absolutely no guarantee that it will not happen this time as it has always been used to catch the enemy off guard.
Furthermore, even though Pirahyun did not fight directly, there was a possibility that he would help him plan a strategy, so there was no possibility that it would be an easy battle anyway.
“All according to the plan!”
What we are most conscious of is, of course, Cormpuntur’s attack pattern.
Since the opponent wasn’t a sloppy AI that would come out of an RPG, the allies couldn’t be placed in the standard order of tank-dealer-support.
That’s why we devised a small-scale distributed attack plan.
If you set up a tank-dealer-support separately, there is a possibility that the enemy will target only the support first and recover health or cut off buffs.
However, what if there are several small squads of tanks, dealers, and supporters combined?
One tank, three dealers, and one support. In this way, a squad consisting of a total of five people attacks the enemy according to each movement line.
It was an appropriate number of people considering that it could normally handle four to five people if a physical Awakener was put forward as a tanker.
Of course, this plan will only work if Cormpuntur has a power that is ‘comparable’.
In other words, if you become stronger than last time and have ridiculous power, our plan will be useless.
But I thought it was worth a try. In the first place, the many-to-one fight itself is about overcoming the power difference with overwhelming numbers.
“You’re doing a nuisance.”
Cormpuntour stretched out his hand.
A black ray of light shoots up from the ground all at once, penetrates the building wall and reaches the front of our location.
An attack that seems dangerous even at first glance. We immediately rolled over to dodge the beam.
However, the rays that exquisitely swept through our camp divided us so that each squad could not reach the desired location.
Several members of the squad, who had instantly become like dogs chasing chickens, hurriedly turned around and tried to return to their positions.
However, a direct hit followed. Fortunately, there was not much damage, but the troops who had no place to go were consuming only their physical strength by repeating rolling and avoiding within the attack range of Cormpuntur.
“I don’t need another human being. Lee Ji-hoo, you know what I want, right?”
“Let’s fight first, then think about it.”
Compuntur, who has rushed in a straight line in an instant, is about to reach out to me, but a blue flame suddenly rises through the gap.
The flames, which at first sight looked extremely hot, roared as if they would burn everything between Cormpuntur and me.
“Don’t touch Jihoo!”
Ha Yul is nice.
Thanks to that, I was able to secure a gap for a while and immediately activated the battle mode. The overwhelming amount of magical power that can be felt through the tip of the skin, the whole body tingles just by witnessing Corm Puntur.
Take a deep breath and straighten your posture.
It looks like it will collapse any moment, but I can’t back down from here.
Because right there, beyond the wall of blazing flames, is Cormpuntur. It’s all over when you defeat him and rescue the captives.
“Hayul-ah! Yewon-ssi! Please support me!”
“Huh!” “Yes!”
I called two people relatively nearby and asked for help.
In the meantime, Cormpuntur, which had been confined to the wall of flame, slowly cleared the flames and tried to escape.
Escape faster than expected. Is it the great devil?
“A large amount of demonic energy has been detected on the upper, upper and lower floors!”
“…All the squads that can afford to go downstairs and wipe out the remnants of the Demons! We’ll take care of this, so hurry up!”
To make matters worse, information came that demons had begun to appear above and below the building.
I almost lost my judgment for a moment and fell into a blank state, but I managed to hold on to my mind and draw the best conclusion I could from the current situation.
Distributing power to both the upper and lower floors now was thought to be the worst decision. Although the power itself is not much, if one side is not clearly pierced, a large loss of personnel may occur when running away later.
So choose down. Except for the personnel fighting together now, of course, only the squad that is free from the influence of Cormpuntur.
Since a large amount of mana was detected, it was thought that it would be best to send personnel as close to the safe range as possible.
“Downstairs! Everyone head downstairs!”
When nearly two-thirds of the people left, less than ten people remained in the space.
And soon, Cormpuntur was also almost out of the influence of the flames. As he rubbed out the embers still remaining in his body, he let out a voice scratching at a piece of metal as if he was quite satisfied.
“Not bad. What’s your name?”
“…Why do I have to tell you?”
“Keuhehe, yes. So, do you want to play around until you feel like telling me?”
Compuntur wasn’t nervous at all.
Even though all the people left in this space are talented enough to count on their hands.
Even if you recognize that you are strong enough, can you have that much confidence?
I get chills running down my spine thinking that there must be sufficient grounds for that overflowing confidence. How strong has Cormpuntur really become?
Even during the last raid, I couldn’t even touch a hair… But I thought we’d gotten stronger too.
“Where is Pirahyun?”
In the confrontation situation, he stopped the flow of his magical power for a while and asked a sneaky question.
Deep down, he wished to catch Cormpuntur, but he also seemed unwilling to answer.
“I don’t even need to tell you, Jihoo Lee.”
The eyes of the narrowly torn Cormpuntur stand out.
He drool for a long time with a voice that was still painful just to hear it, and then he started talking to me as if he remembered something.
“Yes, I remembered. He asked me to pass on one thing.”
“…What?”
“Jihoo, don’t listen.”
Senior Seol-ah tried to stop Corm Puntur by blowing icicles.
However, he lightly blocked the icicle with his hand as if he didn’t care about his senior’s magic, spread his arms wide and shouted.
“‘Eventually he will return, to my side.’ “Yes, that’s what you said, obviously.”
“…You’re laughing.”
Where do I go
Even if they lose to Cormpuntur, they’re going to escape outside using Alice’s teleportation magic that’s on standby.
Perhaps noticing the sneer on my face, Kompuntur let out a deafening laugh and shook his finger.
“Keuhehe… His prophecy is bound to come true. Of course, the difference between ‘those who achieved it’ and those who did not fulfill it is a law that can never be overcome, so you will never be able to understand it.”
“…Are you a grown-up?”
“It literally means that something huge has been achieved.
Kormpuntur raised one arm of him.
Before long, I feel a huge mass of energy being concentrated in that direction. It was the foreshadowing of a beam attack similar to the one before.
How to attack Let’s think.
The enemy’s ability is obviously specialized in magical direction, but that body that seems to have been obtained through an artificial awakening procedure is also formidable.
I immediately received Hayul’s flames or Seol-ah’s icicles casually.
While I was thinking, an attack from Corm Puntur flew in.
A deep purple light pierces through exactly where I was just now. He immediately rolls his body to avoid it, but his limbs are still tingling, probably from the energy he feels nearby.
The light beam bounced off the floor and created a deep groove with powerful destructive power. Probably, even just brushing against it would cause at least a fatal wound, and if it hits properly, it could even lead to instant death.
But now was not the time to worry about other people. You have to trust the other members and focus only on the attack after evasion.
“One movement is flying.”
However, no matter how much he continued to dodge the attack, Cormpuntur didn’t see any gaps.
To be honest, I can’t shake the feeling that he’s playing around in moderation.
How can he land an effective hit, how can he land a shocking attack.
The more you think about it, the more the attack gets stronger.
The crew members, who had easily avoided it at first, now began to lose their stamina under the influence of the energy, breathing heavily and struggling to dodge the beam.
“Everything else is at a decent level… Red hair, you look pretty good at least. Same with that barrier from before.”
“As you please, do not rate!”
The dark red flames emitted by the enraged Hayul move to Cormpuntur.
However, the flames were still extinguished in vain with one of his rough gestures. Cormpuntur smiled terribly and tapped the remaining embers.
“Okay, I’ve decided. Lee Ji-hoo and red hair. If only you two follow me, I won’t hurt the rest.”
“Whoever wants—”
“…Hayul-ah, wait.”
The gaze turns from Cormpuntur to the other troops.
Everyone pretends not to, but everyone is clearly tired. Even if the battle continues like this, it is clear that sooner or later, he will suffer considerable injuries due to his depleted stamina.
“…I’m alone. I’m going alone.”
“Jihoo! You really…!”
I have no choice but to admit it.
It was a fight in which there was no chance of victory for us in the first place.
He wouldn’t have known if his powers were the same as in the previous incident, but now Cormpuntur is so strong.
As if it was made ‘intentionally so that you can’t win’.
I had to compromise.
Not for me alone, but for everyone else.
I didn’t know what would happen if I went with Cormpuntur, but at least I was certain that Pirahyun was plotting a strange scheme.
So, I was thinking of getting along.
Let’s run wild for once. If you need me like that, try it somewhere.
Of course, her last device to stop her is holding.
The ‘it’ that is still properly in your bosom. The stuff that will be with my beginning and end.
“…Yes. Give up red hair if you so desire.”
“No! Jihoo!”
“Hayul, I’ll be right back. I’m waiting for you.”
Because I can’t help it.
If I don’t do this, everyone is at risk.
So, I’m going to go and have a nice room and come back.
“Master, we have secured it.”
A pitch-black gap opens in the air at the whisper of Cormpuntur.
The gap looked similar to the one before, but this time it was big enough for two people to fit in easily.
“Go in, Jihoo Lee.”
“I’m thinking of going in even if you don’t say anything.”
I threw myself into the portal.
Along with the tactile feeling that his whole body was covered in a soft substance, his vision gradually darkened.
The feeling of someone coming in behind me and grabbing my arm. Judging from the unpleasant feeling, it belongs to Compuntur.
‘Alice, are you still connected?’
– Yes… For now. But here, Magi’s influence is too strong. If I lose my concentration even a little bit, I think it will cut off…
“Come this way.”
I walked obediently along Cormpuntur.
I haven’t given up yet. Because I had the last number left.
Rather, this is just the beginning.
After walking for a long time along the dark passageway, the surrounding scenery slowly began to change.
“Here is…”
“The master’s resting place.”
Bookshelves covering the walls, and books stacked tightly together.
If it wasn’t for the devil next to me, I would think that there would be no big difference from other libraries.
Just then, I heard something rustling in front of me.
Compuntur took my arm and walked straight ahead.
As I made my way to the table in the middle of the room, one of the books on the bookshelf suddenly flew towards me and landed softly on the table.
“Read.”
[Diary – 27,436th]
I knew it.
As soon as I saw the title of the book, I was sure of the identity of Pirahyun.
According to Cormpuntur, her nickname is ‘one who has achieved’.
A human who has realized too many of the truths of the world.
That’s why she is a woman who has become more unhappy than anyone else.
Pirahyun was a character who learned that this world was a novel.
