Chapter 141 – District 2 (20)
16. District 2 (20)
“Whoa… Pooh…”
“…”
Kaya couldn’t sleep easily. She tossed and turned over her body, but she couldn’t sleep. Rather, it made her sleep more awake. While she was waking up, he clung closer to Hendrick’s arms, who had been wrapping his shoulders while sleeping.
‘Eugene… I’m feeling anxious.’
It was evident that Hendrick had absorbed Shay’s uneasiness in order to relieve it. If she asked Hendrick, she’d say it wasn’t like that, that he was fine, but Kaya knew. She’s the captain, so she’s pretending she’s okay.
‘As the saying goes, not knowing is comfortable, Eugene must be more anxious because she knows too much.’
After ‘The Confession’, Hendrick seems to tell a lot of what he knows, but when you think about it, there are not many serious or very heavy stories among them. It was the same with the monsters we were going to encounter this time. He only told me that he was as strong as the boss he faced in the last dungeon, that there was a type that was strong against the physical strength, a type that mainly touched the mind, and a type that used minions. When asked more than that, she shook her head, saying, ‘Anyway, more than that is luck.’
She was a bit disappointed at first, but when Shay, who had been the most reliable at blocking the monsters’ attacks, showed her anxiety this time, she finally understood Hendrick’s intentions.
Just because she knows in advance, she can’t do anything about it, and finding out will only increase her anxiety.
‘Whether Hendrick tells you everything he knows without skipping a single letter, whether he tells you in moderation like he is now, or even if he doesn’t tell you anything… My job doesn’t change.’
To follow the man in front of you.
Not just following along, but together. To crush with a mace anything that stood in his way. To finally dream of small happiness with him at the end of the road.
It was a fact she became aware of when she heard Hendrick’s ‘destiny’, and it was a fact that she imprinted on her when she first became one with Hendrick.
It all started with Raella-sama’s revelation, but…
Now Kaya, it was her only will.
‘If it’s for Eugene.’
Kaya could do anything.
“Um… Kaya…”
“Yes, Eugene. I am always by your side.”
Smiling at Hendrick’s drool, she carefully intertwined one of his legs so he wouldn’t wake up. It felt so good to touch her body. Kaya soon fell asleep.
**
“How are you all feeling?”
“Very good.”
“I’m fine!”
“So do i.”
[Health]
Shay: 24/24
Kaya: 20/20
Eugene: 20/20
Illumina: 15/15
[Mentality]
Shay: -9
Kaya: -0
Eugene: -0
Illumina: -27
It was in the best condition. Illumina’s mentality jumped out a little, but that was unavoidable. The Beasts themselves had negative mentality, and even when stalled, she couldn’t hit directly, so there was no chance of additional mentality recovery. -27 was the cumulative result of those points. To be sorry for this was more than just the sound of being full.
“Uh… What is it. Originally, I had been contemplating since yesterday to say this and that before leaving, but when I was about to leave, I couldn’t organize things.”
“You can take it slow.”
“Um, no. Now that I think about it, most of them seem needlessly wordy.”
Carrying my backpack, I turned to the exit and said.
“Let’s not give up until the end. This is what I wanted to say Do you guys have anything you want to say too?”
“I will never give up.”
“You can’t give up, too, Captain!”
“As a minstrel, I even cut the strings. I think that is the end of my explanation.”
Honestly, the District 2 boss, I was so scared. As long as all of our attacks didn’t hit critical hits, there was a high probability that more than one of us would be encroached on. No, it’s fortunate that it’s only being eaten away, but if there are deaths…
‘Fuck again, again!’
Before I knew it, the colleagues who came to my side helped me with a word in a standard formation. There was trust in me in their gaze. Then I had to act accordingly. Even if I’m scared, anxious, or nervous on the inside.
“Let’s go. George.”
“Yes. Leader.”
To lead the way to victory beyond any doubt.
That was my job as the captain of the warriors in the face of terror.
**
“Who will come out?”
“Doesn’t it matter who steps in?”
“Those unbelievers are not the same as the gossipers. They are real warriors who can be counted on one hand. I got my hands on them.”
“Are those guys the ones?”
“Okay.”
“I’ll step out.”
“I was going to leave?”
“Stop. Everything is for Him to decide.”
The longest horror
You are the oldest source.
Please give me the answer
Those who were arguing with each other about who would deal with those unbelievers lowered their heads in unison. Each of them had strong powers, but in the end, the source of their power was ‘the longest fear’.
For them, the meaning of the longest fear was the eternal truth that they dare not think of rejecting.
– “Eye”
Before I knew it, a single-letter word was floating in the air. All but one let out a sigh.
“I will do your will. The longest horror.”
**
2-10 yen arrived quickly. It was because the distance from 2-9 to 2-10 was very short. There was no need to re-do things like requesting or resolving. Right now, this emotion, this momentum. We stood in front of the door, each holding our weapon.
Shay’s eyes met. Pushed together this time.
Coog geung-
Darker than any other room. An overwhelming presence that surpasses that of elite monsters, making all who enter shudder.
Gritted it
He continued to move his legs, being strongly conscious of Shay and Kaya walking ahead and Illumina behind him. Otherwise, I felt like I would be weighed down by that presence and consumed by the darkness.
A very unpleasant, disgusting feeling, as if someone was going through everything and dismantling me.
‘Ah. Fuck…’
When I actually experienced the phenomena written in the dialogues of the warrior characters, I realized the identity of the guy beyond the darkness.
‘Eyes of fear… !’
“Your hearts are full of lies.”
“Everybody close your eyes!”
“No use.”
“Fuck, no!”
[Zone 2 boss monster, ‘Eyes of Fear’ has appeared.]
[The eyes of fear looked straight at the warriors.]
[There is a reverse correction for the hero’s roll.]
[Resistance roll]
Warriors: 4
Horror Eyes: 5
[The eyes of fear analyze the warriors.]
[Increases the maximum health of Horror Eye by 40%.]
[Defense of Eye of Fear increases by 4.]
[The courage of the warriors shrinks at the terrifying gaze.]
[Shay Mentality –12]
[Kaya Mentality –6]
[Eugene mentality -13]
[Illumina mentality -13]
“Fuck!”
“Leader!”
“Captain!”
“Ugh… What is this… !”
“Stay where you are! You can’t take a second look!”
Not quite as much as when he faced the hand of fear in 1-10. At that time, it was a feeling of pressure that would make my whole body shatter with the slightest movement, but now it is more like a feeling of helplessness, that I will be able to see through everything no matter what I do. The physical pressure was less, but the mental pressure was no joke.
‘Fuck, wide-area mental attack with 40% maximum body and 4 defense as soon as you enter without consuming a turn?’
There was no way to prepare for that absurd level of behavior even if you knew about it. Wouldn’t that have happened if everyone closed their eyes? It felt like everything was being exposed, so it didn’t seem like that.
Just… It was a disaster.
[Speed check]
Shay: 4
Kaya: 4
Eugene: 7
Illumina: 5
Horror Eyes: 5
[Eugene’s turn comes first.]
At least, I thought it was fortunate that I didn’t even intimidate him. First of all, I checked the specifications of the eyeball.
[Eyes of Horror]
Stamina: 173/173
Attack Power: 6~13
Defense: 10
Speed: 5
‘Shit… If that didn’t blow up, it wouldn’t mean that the body was around 120 and the defense was 6. Are you crazy from the start?’
As befits the physically weakest boss in District 2, his specs before being blown up were truly elite monsters. But if the physical is so weak, wouldn’t there be a strength in the other side?
That bastard was the best among the bosses in District 2 when it comes to mental destruction.
‘In a different sense from the fear reapers, I have to kill it as soon as possible!’
[Find a wanted criminal]
[Eugene marks the eyes of fear as a wanted criminal.]
[Eugene deals 1 damage to the Horror Eye.]
[Remaining HP 172/173]
[Stigma lasts for 3 turns.]
[As long as the stigma is maintained, all physical damage is amplified by 25%.]
As always, the first turn was the start of the stigma. Because it was the basis of all explosions, it could not be omitted.
What matters is this moment.
[The speed of Illumina and Eye of Horror is the same.]
Depending on whether Illumina won or lost this speed roll, the difficulty of this boss attack could be higher or lower.
You can hit that first attack right now, or you can hit it at the very end!
‘Please. Illumina. Believe!’
[Speed roll]
Illumina: 2
Horror Eyes: 6
[The turn of the eyes of fear will precede Illumina’s turn.]
‘Ah.’
The little boy’s eyes, which were glaring at Illumina, moved lightly.
“Even if it is full of lies, it is too full. It makes me dizzy when I see it.”
“What are you talking about?
“Wake! Don’t get involved!”
“Look at you guys. The ugliness of you that I saw.”
His unusually large pupils trembled as if convulsing. The distinction between the whites and the blacks became vague, and soon the creepy eyes that turned black everywhere shot something like a laser at us.
The black laser hit the hearts of everyone, regardless of dodging or otherwise.
“Ah.”
At that moment, when I dealt with that guy in The Long Terror, I remembered a gruesome illustration of a hero character who was dying due to his mentality collapsing.
“Every! Get your mind right! Never lose faith! Never!”
Barely cried out
Was my cry properly delivered?
Ah… I don’t know.
**
“It’s fucking useless, but I can’t change it… Under.”
“Sorry, sorry. I made a huge mistake. Sorry.”
“I’m sorry, everything? I almost lost everything because of you! Miss you there? 1 damage short of that?”
“Sorry. I’m really sorry. Please don’t just banish. We will do our best. So please…”
“Tsk. You don’t have to do your best! You should do well!”
“Sorry…”
“Ah fuck, don’t you have anything to say other than that bastard’s apologies? Uh? You shouldn’t have to say sorry at all!”
“…”
A man was holding a woman like a mouse. He looked like a silhouette, but I could immediately tell who it was just from the silhouette and the way he spoke.
It was me and Kaya.
‘What the fuck is this.’
While panicked, the silhouette man pushed the silhouette woman roughly. And as she took off her clothes, the shape of her silhouette became more naked than before. That in itself was nothing to be ashamed of. It was also a silhouette, and I felt more embarrassed than embarrassed.
“They say you’ll be infertile even if you pack a hundred or a thousand times anyway, so spread your legs well, bitch. Even this should be useful. Is not it?”
“…”
“What is that expression? Are you dissatisfied? If you have any complaints, tell me right away.”
“Ah… Oh, oh, no.”
However, the moment I heard the silhouette man’s line-crossing rant, my mind went numb. There was no way I could have said those things to Kaya, and I never had. Even though I knew that it was an illusion, that it was a trick of an eyewitness, my anger surged up.
‘This bastard… ?’
The heads of the silhouette man who was trying to move his waist and the silhouette woman who was lying still as if resigned were facing one place.
It was on my side
