Chapter 324 – The Nightmare at Sea
#324.
A thought that had been haunting him lately.
‘Can I stop him like this?’
In order to prevent future destruction, prevent unnecessary damage and strengthen the power of the entire Union to prepare for the Dimension Eater.
I struggled for five years under that hope, but I’m not sure I can handle it even now.
I couldn’t give up, so I continued to exert my strength, but now I can face the reality with certainty.
‘Absolutely impossible.’
In his previous life he was strong. He thought he could win even if the entire Union became an enemy. And Dimension Eater was strong enough to show him a close match.
In other words, the Dimension Eater was also able to face the entire Union alone.
The fact that the world was destroyed by the Dimension Eaters in the previous life was not due to a decrease in power due to repeated fights against the invaders.
Even if all the strongest beings of all time were resurrected and attacked, the result would be the same.
Only one person is needed to defeat him.
Like him in his previous life, he needs a transcendent with absolute power that no one can touch. Otherwise he can’t stop him.
So, should I start eating alone from now on?
Gaon, who came up with another option, smiled bitterly and shook his head.
‘It’s already too late.’
It was the Demon Dragon’s heart that accounted for almost half of his power in his previous life. There, the near-infinite mana gushing out of him gave him tireless vitality and strength.
Without it, even if you monopolize all opportunities from now on, you will never be crazy in your previous life.
Above all, he did not want to live such a miserable life again.
As Gaon stared blankly at his screen, immersed in his own thoughts, someone’s hand was placed on his shoulder.
It was Chorin.
“Miss Gaon. What’s wrong? Any problem?”
“Ah… Mr. Chorin.”
“You just said Dimension Eater, right? Is that monster over there the one who is trying to destroy the world?”
“… You’re right. He is the Dimension Eater.”
“It looks terrifying. Gaon-san is afraid of you?”
Gaon, who had been looking at the screen with melancholy eyes, turned back to Chorin.
I don’t know if it’s a man’s pride, but he hates to hear that from anyone else, even if he admits he’s scared.
He wasn’t even scared. He was just a little worried. Gaon shook his head in denial.
“Yes? I’m scared. It is not.”
“Right now, Mr. Gaon is like a lost child. Do you think he will call his mother and cry soon?”
“Isn’t it? What is he crying about?”
“Whoops! Yes? That’s right. If you’re Gaon, you can easily defeat a guy like that. Because I believe in all of us. Gaon can do it.”
Chorin smiled.
That smile was so dazzling that it was hard to face it for long. When I turned my head, everyone was sending eyes full of trust, except for a few who didn’t know why.
Faced with that belief, he clearly realized.
‘I have to protect it.’
It wasn’t a question of whether you could do it, it was a question of what you had to do.
Killing the Dimension Eaters is just one task to achieve the goal. All he wants is happiness with his precious people.
Desire burned in Gaon’s eyes.
Gaon, who once again had the Dimension Eater in his eyes, made up his mind.
‘I will definitely block it.’
I don’t know a clear way yet, but I still do everything I can to get rid of it. If we join forces with everyone, we can somehow find a way.
After a while, Gaon took his eyes off the screen and decided to search this place in earnest.
As expected of the shelter owner’s room, there were quite a lot of data. Among them, there are probably records of research on Dimension Eaters in their own way.
The problem is that all of them are written in an unknown language, so they have to go through the process of deciphering.
In the end, all the materials belonged to Jaehee.
“Please.”
“Leave it to me! The language of the ancient city that came from another dimension would be of interest to any magician. Even if the history of destruction is recorded, you wouldn’t come over and you wouldn’t be able to bear it?”
“Thank you. Then let’s go now.”
Having packed everything, Gaon took a last glance at the screen and left the shelter with everyone.
The moment I climbed back up the hole and came out, Isabella shouted.
“Everyone beware!”
Kururrureung!
At the same time as he said that, the surrounding terrain began to blur, and the Kraken soon appeared.
His large eyes were looking down at the group he had come in with anger and joy.
“You’ve been aiming”
I noticed right away. The fact that he had been waiting for him to come out on purpose. After missing it once, they had been targeting and waiting for them all along.
He had known him since he was fishing in Treasure Mountain, but he was quite intelligent.
Gaon summoned and grabbed the wind and divided the roles of each party.
“Everyone with an 8-star rating or less, except for Raul, get out of here right now! I hope Jaehee and my mother-in-law will protect everyone.”
“All right!”
“… Leave it to me.”
As Gaon mentioned her Surin, she turned her head slightly and stared at her.
His relationship with Surin is still the same since what happened a few months ago. When his eyes met, the awkward smile made a corner of his heart uncomfortable.
As she forcibly took her gaze away from her, she heard a conversation between Ha-jun, Joo Bi-ho, and Yoo Ji-ah.
“What do you mean? How could you leave Ha-yeon behind!”
“Father. Do not worry. Hayeon is strong. Avoiding her is helping her now.”
“Look. Am I right? Is my daughter very strong? Now if you fight, you lose. Don’t be stubborn and go!”
“Even though…”
“A child testimony! Hurry up and follow me!”
Apparently, the one he loved the most among the two was Ju Bi-ho. He was dragged to the other side without being able to resist Yujia’s touch.
The moment Gaon is satisfied with the fact that he does not have to waste time persuading,
Oh oh oh oh!!
The Kraken, who was looking for an opportunity, slashed two tentacles at the party that had fallen away.
It is an expression of will that no one can miss.
“Ribera, Louisiana. Left side please!”
“Leave it to me!”
“It will be fun.”
After leaving a unique answer, the two charged towards the tentacle that was swinging, leaving red and blue trails behind each.
Following him, Gaon led the rest of his party and rode out, wrapped in a storm.
‘I can’t receive it directly.’
The power emanating from the overwhelming mass is difficult for even him to handle. Even if it can be received, it can be said that it is a loss because if it is bounced due to the difference in body size, it will leave the battlefield.
Gaon, who sucked in the water and turned into a cyclone before he knew it, aimed at the exact timing when his tentacles bent.
Kwaaaaang!
There was a shock with a huge roar.
Along with that, the trajectory of the tentacle was bent, but it was still a bit lacking. It’s not a direct hit, but if you fall like this, you can’t avoid the aftermath.
It was then.
Shim-young, who had been slightly behind him, approached and struck her with a punch, and a thorn spear formed by Ha-yeon flew in and skewered her.
And immediately afterward, Isabella’s feathers exploded as they collided with vivid flames.
Lastly, Chorin activated her own magic and extended long roots from the tree of the Sephirot she summoned, coiling her tentacles around it and suppressing it.
While taking a short time like that, the group led by Jaehee and Surin safely escaped to safety.
Kwakwawang!
Immediately after, the tentacle, which had regained freedom by violently ripping off the roots of the tree, struck the ground, causing a mild earthquake.
As I stepped back for a moment to catch my breath, Louisiana and Rivera stood on either side of me.
“Isn’t it too hard? Do you have any sharp tips?”
“… Not sure. Even the information obtained through the kingdom of Euryas did not reveal much about him. Actually, the biggest problem is what artifact he has. Until we know that, we cannot act rashly.”
When she said that in her cautious manner, Rivera laughed slightly and opened her mouth.
“Are you afraid? So did you fall back? Because I have no intention of backing down.”
“Didn’t you say you were going to cooperate? Are you going to break your promise? If not, please obey me.”
Arbitrary behavior is unacceptable. In the end, if Rivera sees her dismay, it will inevitably come back to her party’s loss.
When she pressured her into breaking the contract if she didn’t listen, Rivera clicked her tongue.
“Chit! I’ll listen to you for now But never run away Even if you go back, I will fight.”
“… Don’t worry about that. Artifacts have to be obtained. Come again!”
Although the Kraken is highly intelligent, it seems that the patience is not deep. Unable to endure a brief gap in the conversation, he began striking his tentacles.
The party took their respective positions.
Shimyoung, Isabella, and Hayeon looked for opportunities and took advantage of their weak points, while the three Gaon, Rivera, and Rougiena dealt with his attack from the front.
Chorin then extended her branches from the Tree of the Sephiroth and wrapped them around her tentacles, robbing her of mana so that she would lose even a little bit of strength.
At the same time, heal all the wounds through the bracelets that were distributed to the party.
Beside him, Raul performed spiritism so that everyone in the party could move and breathe in the water.
How many minutes had passed like that?
Kraken showed full-fledged power, as if he hated the party who escaped.
A monotonous tentacle attack that I’m used to now. Eight octopus legs swung at once covered all sides.
However, when the party’s strength was focused on one point, one was torn apart powerlessly and flew away over the deep sea.
The moment I was about to jump into the gap that was revealed, the Kraken suddenly opened its mouth at the center of the leg.
Coo cooo coo…
Soon, a tremendous suction power was exerted from the mouth.
As a result, a powerful torrent was generated, and some who showed weakness in physical ability were swept away by the current.
Raul was better.
It was because he was able to hold on by stabilizing the flow like a spirit magician who handles water spirit magic.
-Kyaaaaa!
“Mr. Chorin!”
On the contrary, Chorin, who was devoted to the treatment of the party, was exposed defenselessly and was dragged away without even a moment’s resistance.
I tried to resist by spreading my own magic, but the suction power was so strong that it was meaningless.
She was wearing several defensive artifacts in case of emergency, but even those are useless in the current situation.
In the case of the petals of Liquianes, it can overcome the shock, but it is limited to a total of 7 times. Even if it had thousands of sharp teeth stuck in its jaws, it couldn’t last even for a second.
Of course, Gaon’s body was already moving before he remembered those facts.
Gaon, who activated her stigmata and even used a fake danteon to bring out the best power, used her suction power to jump out with extreme acceleration.
In the aftermath alone, the rocks and structures that existed around were smashed and scattered.
In the short amount of time that split the moment countless times, Gaon, who had reached Chorin, hurriedly braked and resisted her suction power.
It wasn’t easy, but I managed to stop, leaving only 20m away from him.
Then, the tide changed.
The water, which had been moving violently in one direction due to the strong suction power, regained stability in a strangely fast time.
Thanks to this, the burden was lessened, but Gaon rather sensed something ominous there.
As I focused on the senses, I felt a tremendous amount of mana concentrated in the Kraken’s mouth.
‘Dangerous!’
Gaon wrapped around Chorin.
At the same time, its mouth opens,
Aaaaa!!
A huge amount of condensed sea water was shot with huge energy.
Due to the shockwave, everything within a radius of 500m was turned to dust.
The rest of the party resisted as much as possible, but they couldn’t stand it at all and bounced off.
Of course, Gaon and Chorin, who were exposed to the attack in front of their noses, could not be safe.
The two, who had become a single mass, were flung out helplessly and were slammed deep into the ground.
