Chapter 45 – District 1 (T2) (18)
8. District 1 (2 tracks) (18)
[Encroaching fear maximizes ‘lethargy’ from the hero’s inherent fear.]
[The mentality recovery value is reduced by 50%.]
[The rate of mentality decline is increased by 25%.]
[All applied buffs are removed.]
[Lowers the mentality of allies with a certain probability.]
[Speed decreases by 2.]
[The hit rate and evasion rate are reduced.]
[The action is given up with a certain probability.]
[If you enter near death or your mentality reaches -100 once again, you die immediately.]
I sighed when I saw Shay’s lethargy debuff.
[The encroaching fear maximizes the ‘obsession’ from the hero’s inherent fear.]
[All applied buffs are removed.]
[Lowers the mentality of allies with a certain probability.]
[Speed increases by 1.]
[The evasion rate is reduced.]
[Damage is reduced by 10%.]
[There is a certain probability that the behavior cannot be controlled.]
[If you enter near death or your mentality reaches -100 once again, you die immediately.]
And seeing Kaya’s obsession debuff, the depth of her sigh doubled.
[Mentality]
Shay (Lethargy): -22
Kaya (Obsession): -18
Eugene (Indomitable): -50
Aside from my awesome Awakening buff, the encroachment debuff was terrible. Oh, only speed -2? Only -10% damage?
Under. That was the tip of the iceberg.
[The action is given up with a certain probability.]
[There is a certain probability that the behavior cannot be controlled.]
The really terrible thing is that in a turn-based battle where how you act each turn is important, not being able to control the turn with probability was a ridiculous outrage. On top of that, the chain reaction of gnawing away the mentality of colleagues, and the mentally shattered colleague grinding another colleague’s mentality… It made even the brave warrior go crazy.
At least I was awakened, so I didn’t go crazy until at least I was near death. The number one thing I really had to watch out for was getting the renewed teammate’s mentality back to -100.
Again, the moment I hit -100, it was over.
“Lol… Captain.”
“Yes, Shay.”
“Can we go all the way?”
[Eugene mentality -3]
[Kaya mentality -4]
“Does Shay not trust the captain?”
“It’s not like that.”
“Then be quiet. The captain told me to refrain from small talk except what is necessary.”
“Yeah, okay…”
[Shay mentality -5]
[Eugene mentality -3]
Oh shit… Is it already started?
A short conversation that would look like a simple question and simple advice to others. In less than 30 seconds, my mentality was blacked out. I only answered once, and my mentality went down by 6.
No, it was good that my mentality was ruined. There were 3 rooms left, but it was not a battle, so we had to minimize the damage caused by conversation.
“Shay. We can go all the way Trust me, trust yourself, trust your teammates. And Kaya. You’re right, but your tone was a bit harsh. Of course you’re having a hard time, but Shay’s having a hard time too, so he must have said it because he was worried… You know what I mean?”
“Yes, chief. I will trust you.”
“… Yes. Leader. If that’s the captain’s will.”
It was an answer that was somewhat powerless and something that was not clear, but I sutured it for now. Of course, you never know when it will explode again. How else to embarrass me in combat, hey. Already looking forward to it
‘I’m not crazy, but maybe I’ve gone crazy too.’
Okay. Didn’t you come with a strong promise? I have a lot of experience and knowledge. Although two people in the middle of 1-7 and 1-8 lost their taste…
‘Thinking about it, it’s funny that it’s not even to the point of giving up with both hands up already.’
Difficulty and highest difficulty. There is only one step difference, but when I experienced it myself, there was a huge gap between them. The win rate in The Long Terror is about 10%, but clearing this place, which is theoretically the highest difficulty, must be lower than 10%.
Okay. In theory.
Theoretically, there is a record of clearing the area even in the 3 encroachment state. It won’t be impossible here either.
“Careful!”
“Ha!”
[Shay avoided the trap.]
[A little courage dwells in the hearts of the warriors.]
[Shay mentality +2]
[Kaya mentality +3]
[Eugene mentality +4]
“Good job!”
“Hey… Is that so.”
[The indomitable spirit moves the hearts of the warriors.]
[Shay mentality +2]
[Kaya mentality +4]
Nice.
Looking for an excuse somehow, I praised Shay for successfully avoiding the trap. Then the indomitable effect was activated, and I was able to recover my mentality slightly. However.
“Kaya… ? Do you have something to say?”
Kaya looked at me without saying anything, then at Shay for a moment, then at me again.
“That… Kayado, well done.”
[Shay mentality -3]
[Eugene mentality -2]
No kaya… Under. Damn it
Shay, who had regained her vitality for a moment by avoiding her trap and hearing my praise, looked at Kaya’s face and went back to her drooping state.
‘Lethargy’ and ‘obsession’… It was so intuitive, but painful.
‘La Ella. Long time no see… Yes? Do you only look for it when you are in an emergency and when you need it? Oh okay, let me get to 1-8 quickly…’
How am I You’re having such a hard time taking care of your daughter. Huh?
I prayed unheard, fell asleep, and had conversations I couldn’t hear.
Hehe, I’m going crazy.
Fortunately, there were no further incidents until we reached 1-8. It meant that there were no traps, no raids, and no mental team kills.
Before entering 1-8, the formation was changed back to normal. Shey-Kaya-Na was in that order. It couldn’t be helped that the taste had already gone, and at least everyone was in good physical condition, so it was important to put them in a position where they could use their main skills.
‘As long as it doesn’t get a critical hit, there won’t be a rapid collapse. Maybe.’
However, both of them standing in the first row and the second row contained a huge negative variable called ‘wasting a stochastic turn’.
“Shay.”
“…”
“Shay.”
“Ah. Yes. Yes? Yes. Captain. Did you call?”
Shay, who was dazed, reacted belatedly. If it hadn’t been before she tasted it, she would have heard me right away and opened the door. ‘Lethargy’ seemed to include both willpower and stamina, so it was truly regrettable. When I think of her brightest smile and the most energetic appearance…
“Door. I have to open it.”
“Ah… Yes.”
Seeing Shay nodding her head stupidly, I really wanted her to take care of her mentally if I had the chance. Wouldn’t it be disqualification as a leader to let the Tier 1 genius Crusader, who was going crazy wanting to recruit her, be ruined like that?
I will definitely beat the boss, and I will definitely return to Salem.
I entered 1-8, watching Shay’s slightly staggered back.
“Ah…”
1-8 were regular monster rooms.
[Scapegoat]
[Layman]
[Apprentice Priest]
A trio of rubbish mobs whose physicals are so insignificant. But when I saw that nauseous scapegoat and the fucking apprentice priest, a fire flared up in my heart.
“Fear!”
“Awe the horror!”
‘Because of you bastards, I had to cross an irreversible river…’
Before the start of the battle, the mini fearsome warriors welcomed us with a cry of fear. Normal monsters have never overpowered us in non-attack situations, so normal speed checks should now be done.
However, the change has already been felt.
Shay, who had burst out in a fit of rage at the sight of a monster, was standing in a daze with her sword hanging down.
I’m helpless.
She seemed to express these words with her whole body.
[Speed check]
Shay: 2
Kaya: 5
Eugene: 7
Scapegoat: 3
Lay: 5
Apprentice Priest: 3
[Eugene’s turn comes first.]
Shay, who had a speed of 4, had her speed reduced by 2 due to her lethargy penalty, putting her in last place in speed. Kaya’s speed increased by 1 due to the obsession penalty, so she became 5.
‘Should I bring in an apprentice priest, or should I kill the first-row sacrificial lambs first?’
If it was usual, he would have made the choice to bring in the apprentice priest without hesitation. But Shay was the problem. It was because Shay’s speed was reduced to 2, so even if she was pulled, she became a lower turn than the apprentice priest. There was no certainty that Kaya, whose damage had already been reduced due to the penalty, could crush him in one shot.
After thinking about the number of cases that made my head hurt, I decided to pull it in the end. At least, it was to make fools of laymen.
[Where are you running away]
[Eugene deals 1 damage to the Apprentice Priest.]
[Remaining HP 22/23]
[Eugene succeeds in attracting the apprentice priest.]
[The Apprentice Priest is in the first row.]
[The scapegoat and layman are pushed one space at a time.]
“Ouch! Horror!”
Once the pooling was successful. Sacrificial and Lay are pushed back by one space, Lay will probably skip a turn or swap places with Sacrifice. Now, the next problem was.
[The speed of Kaya and the layman is the same.]
‘I’d rather not expect it.’
Speed rolls will happen between Kaya and the layman, but considering Kaya’s roll win rate…
[Speed roll]
Kaya: 4
Lay: 3
[Kaya’s turn will precede the layman’s turn.]
‘No, this?’
Also Kaya! I believed!
What if I keep losing to Shay? When it matters, she just needs to win against monsters!
To her satisfaction, I instructed her to wield her mace, her ‘God willing it is all about her’.
But…
“Haaa… !”
[Kaya is out of control.]
[Kaya reached her climax.]
“Uh… ?”
[Kaya’s maximum attack power increases by 1.]
[Kaya’s speed increases by 1.]
[When Kaya’s attack hits, a random ally’s HP is restored by 1.]
“Kaya! You… !”
“Haaa… Leader… !”
Kaya’s face was red. Her breathing quickened, her eyes unfocused. She came up to me with a mace and forced me into a hug as I tried to back her. A terrible grip gripped me.
“Kaya! What are you doing! We’re fighting right now!”
“Captain, captain… Ha… !”
“Haha… Driving me crazy?”
It was so absurd that I actually laughed. It was funny that the turn flew from the first turn, but it was because Kaya’s behavior really struck me that the taste was gone.
Unless you recover separately in Salem, there is no way to recover in the dungeon, so if you tell her to wake up here, will Kaya be able to control it?
I didn’t think so.
If you tell a car that has crossed the center line on a two-lane road to wake up, there is a possibility that it will return to its own lane, but what use is it to say such a thing to a car that is not in the opposite lane, but has gone off the road and is stuck in a rice field?
Have to force it out
“It is an order. Kaya. Get out of my body right now.”
“Leader… ?”
“Are you going to make me say it twice?”
“…”
Kaya, like her abandoned pup, had a look of great shock. Seeing her face fall into despair and sadness made me uncomfortable, but it was important for her to somehow finish the battle with minimal damage.
As long as Kaya’s turn flew in vain, all that was left was to hit the monsters’ attacks as they were.
“For fear!”
“—.”
[The layman moves forward one space.]
[The victim is pushed back one space.]
In the meantime, instead of passing the turn, Layman pushed the victim back and moved to the second row.
[The apprentice priest and the victim have the same speed.]
[Speed roll]
Apprentice Priest: 3
Scapegoat: 2
[The apprentice priest’s turn will precede the victim’s turn.]
The apprentice priest, winner of the speed roll, once again took out the ominous book. Soon, a large, thick tentacle rushed at Shay from the book.
“As a mortal, face the fear as you deserve it!!!”
[Great Terror – Chapter 1 Verse 2]
[The apprentice priest utters a verse from the Worshiper’s Gospel, uttering a cry of terror.]
“Then you will finally realize the futility of mortality and meet a new destiny!”
“Ah.”
The moment the tentacle touched Shay’s armor.
[Apprentice Priest deals 1 damage to Shay.]
[Shay’s remaining HP 12/17]
[Shay Mentality –13]
“Ah…”
The Claymore fell from Shay’s hand.
