Chapter 181 – Arceus (2)
If there is one thing that makes humans different from animals, isn’t it their wisdom?
In particular, thanks to this wisdom, people can predict future events based on evidence and prepare for them to try to prevent problems from occurring.
The problem is that traces corresponding to the evidence do not always exist.
That said, people cannot accurately predict what will happen in the future, but they intuitively think that something like this will happen.
Although there is absolutely no basis for it.
Funny enough, among these intuitions, the most ominous ones do not go astray.
I think this is something that is universally accepted.
And even at this moment, although it is completely unfounded, I cannot picture Arceus falling after being hit by our attack.
“That’s interesting.”
Arceus’ voice echoes from the dust.
The comfort that nothing is happening is evident in the voice.
Damn it, I couldn’t defeat it after all.
I can feel the 〈 Power of God: Sanctuary 〉 that Freya gave me disappearing from my body.
I think we’ve hit all the damage we can currently inflict, but is it not enough to defeat Arceus?
What kind of body is it that makes our attacks completely impervious to it?
In an instant, the wind blew, the dust cleared, and the figure of Arceus appeared within it.
Arceus’ body was as if nothing had happened, let alone a wound, and there was not a single speck of dust on his body.
Are you saying our attack didn’t even reach the body?
“Surely, with this kind of power, weaker demons are no match for you. I’ll admit it. So, I’ll kill you all here today. If I leave you alone, you’ll only get in my way.”
If we just listen to Arceus’ words, it’s a very scary sentence for us, but the way he says it is like a person who gets up to catch an annoying bug.
Does this mean that we are no more than that to Arceus?
“This is an unexpected crisis…”
“It’s an enemy where our attacks don’t work at all. I can’t believe it.”
I completely agree with Ellie.
“Master, there is an unknown barrier on that guy’s body.”
“Barrier? Are you talking about the barrier on the castle wall?”
Lien nodded her head at my words.
“Just now, when we all attacked together, I felt my fist being blocked by something before it could reach you. And the feeling was similar to when I hit the barrier on the castle wall before entering the city.”
So even though we attacked, Arceus didn’t get hurt at all?
Moreover, the fact that he is wearing a barrier hanging on the castle wall means that the person who set that barrier is Arceus.
Even though Lien’s skill cycle was used to attack the barrier as much as possible, there was no damage to the barrier.
Surrounding our bodies with such a barrier right now could not be anything but the worst thing for us.
“This is an opponent where our attacks don’t work at all. I can’t believe it.”
“I think we need to somehow get rid of that invisible barrier first.”
Okay, first of all, the problem is that barrier. Our attacks will not work because there is a barrier.
So what effect does that barrier have?
Usually it will be one of two things.
One is the damage absorption type.
The barrier surrounding the caster’s body has its own stamina, so to remove the barrier, all of that stamina is eliminated.
The other one is the invincible gimmick type
The barrier does not have physical strength, but nullifies all damage coming to the caster, so a special method must be used to remove the barrier.
The barrier can be dismantled by removing the object or magic circle that maintains the barrier, or it will be automatically dismantled after a certain period of time.
Hmm? But this is just one of the monster patterns from Elion.
Since we deal with Demon, a monster from Elion, so much, are we putting everything into the game?
We don’t even know if the Arceus in front of us is a demon or not.
Of course, there is no demon that has a human form like Arceus does now.
Since he summons demons to this world and fuses people and demons, I can no longer tell whether Arceus’ true identity is a demon or not.
Anyway, what should I do from that barrier…
If it were a game, we would be able to tell if it was a damage absorption type by showing that the barrier’s stamina is reduced by our attacks, or if it was an invincibility gimmick type by showing that the barrier’s stamina is not reduced at all but Arceus’s stamina is not reduced at all, but the problem is that this is reality, not a game. .
“Then let me go this time.”
After a brief moment of thinking about how to defeat Arceus, Arceus stretched out his hand towards us.
And from there, a sphere made of black flame was created and shot towards me.
“Jinu, step back!”
〈Divine Shield〉
I couldn’t react properly and just watched, and Ellie, who saw that, raised her shield and blocked my path as black flames shot out.
Eli’s shield, imbued with her divine power, seemed to block Arceus’ black flame.
“K, keuh…”
But it only seemed that way.
The heat flowing through the shield was enormous.
Although it’s obviously blocked by a shield, it’s so hot that you can see Ellie’s skin turning red from the heat.
Obviously, even if 〈 God’s Protection 〉 is applied and you directly block it with 〈 Divine Shield 〉, does that mean that damage comes through it?
I couldn’t believe this situation was happening right now.
The Paladin who is wearing her 〈 Divine Shield 〉 on her 〈 Divine Shield 〉 instantly reduces most of the damage from her Elion and her survivability is high enough to survive alone, but looking at Ellie now, she can block Arceus’ attacks at all. Because it showed that he couldn’t pay.
I don’t know if Arceus’ attack looked like she was using a final special move, but the attack she used now seemed like she was using the most basic attack she could use, but Ellie was having a hard time with even that.
“Sister, I will help you too!”
〈Prison Block〉
Rachel, who was watching from behind her, created a huge wall of ice in front of her Ellie’s shield.
“Haha… Haha… That’s a huge attack.”
After seeing Rachel’s 〈 frozen block 〉 appear, Ellie released her 〈 Divine Shield 〉 and sat down.
When I saw Ellie like that, I immediately went to her side.
Even though Ellie’s body was clearly blocked by 〈 Divine Shield 〉, she could clearly see that all the skin close to her shield was burned, as if human skin was cooked by heat.
“Ellie are you okay?”
“I’m fine, Jinu. Don’t worry.”
〈hill〉
As I looked at her worried expression, Ellie used her 〈 heel 〉 on herself and her freshly burned skin returned to normal.
And the black flames Arceus was attacking were seen disappearing.
Unlike 〈 Divine Shield 〉, which reduces damage from enemy attacks, 〈 Prison Block is a skill that ignores damage from 〉 long-distance attacks, so like before, we did not suffer damage from crossing the ice wall.
It seems Arceus saw that and took out the black flame.
“Are they going to be able to withstand this? The more I look at it, the more surprising it is. It’s hard for my men to get hit by this and not even get hurt.”
Damn, I was in such an urgent situation that if Ellie hadn’t blocked the attack just now, I would have been instantly burned by black flames, but I was angry that Arceus was talking about us as if he was just a fun toy.
“Then what are you going to do with this? Try to endure this too.”
Instead of blocking it, try holding on.
They think of us as completely beneath them.
There was no time to get angry about that, and this time, an unknown magic circle was created under my feet.
The magic circle was just big enough to fit one person.
Although it was clearly a first-time attack, my body immediately and reflexively moved faster than the thoughts in my head.
“Everyone avoid the magic circle! It explodes!”
As I shouted and left the magic circle, everyone who heard me immediately moved and at that moment, black light rose above the magic circle and exploded.
Pubbung! Pop! Pop!
The problem is that it didn’t end there.
After the magic circle explodes, it follows me directly to where I am standing.
Is this… Some sort of automatic tracking magic?
If we continue to move like this, our paths will overlap and collide.
“Those who can fly, go up into the air! Those who can’t, ride on Minercia’s back!”
At my words, Renia, Ellie, and Noah, who could fly into the air, immediately took off, while the others jumped as high as they could and climbed onto Minercia’s back.
Meanwhile, the magic circle beneath our feet followed our position and exploded at regular intervals.
Fortunately, the size of the explosion was not that big and we were lucky that it did not reach our bodies as we flew into the air.
“Huh? Are you avoiding it like this? It’s interesting. To be honest, I was quite bored when I came to this world, but you guys seem to give me some fun.”
Arceus is still looking at us with amusement.
How can I defeat that guy?
The answer to that doesn’t come to mind at all.
This might be the biggest crisis this world has ever experienced.
