Chapter 146 – District 2 (25)
16. District 2 (25)
Overwhelming presence. Something indescribable.
An intangible aura that oppresses the body. Numerous pieces of fragmented information poking through the brain.
It feels like your eyes and brain are being destroyed in real time just by looking at it.
A doesn’t look like A, B doesn’t look like B, C doesn’t look like π□□■…
「■■」
In my ears or in my mind, something I don’t know if it’s a word, a letter, or a sentence kept repeating itself.
「■■」
■■… ? What is ■■… ?
「■■」
Ah. Ah. That… That?
「■■」
No.
「■■」
No.
「■■」
Tell it off
「■■」
No…
「■■」
No.
「■■」
…
「■■」
…
“■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■ ■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■”
Fuck…
“■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■ ■」「■■」「■■」「■■」「■■」「■■」「■■」「■■」「■■」「■■」「■■」「■■」「■■」 “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■ ■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■”
「■■」「■■」「■■」「■■」
Fuck… ?
“■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■ ■」「■■」「■■」「■■」「■■」「■■」「■■」「■■」「■■」「■■」「■■」「■■」「■■」 “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■ ■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■”
“■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■ ■」「■■」「■■」「■■」「■■」「■■」「■■」「■■」「■■」「■■」「■■」「■■」「■■」 “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■ ■” “■■” “■■” “■■” “■■”
Fuck!!! Fuck the bullshit!!!
**
[Gaze of awe]
[The hearts of the warriors who witnessed the longest piece of fear are twisted.]
[It adversely affects the mentality of the warriors.]
[Shay Mentality –24]
[Kaya Mentality –19]
[Eugene mentality -23]
[Illumina mentality -26]
[The Eye of Horror did 0 damage to Shay.]
[Remaining HP 18/24]
[The Eye of Horror deals 1 damage to Kaya.]
[Remaining HP 15/20]
[The Eye of Horror deals 1 damage to Eugene.]
[Remaining HP 16/20]
[The Eye of Horror deals 3 damage to Shay.]
[Remaining HP 15/24]
I managed to take my eyes off the lump. No, did I take it off? I don’t know. From the moment I caught sight of it, the entire memory was blown away as if the film had cut off. The lump was gone, but the funny posture was still there, and the world looked like broken glass. A great deal of motion sickness occurred. It felt like I was riding in a blender that was spinning really fast. Nausea soared.
‘Fuck fuck fuck fuck.’
He vomited up blood along with fetid vomit. I was dizzy. The feeling of vomiting rose again. However, the additional message that came to mind made me feel sick.
[Shay’s mentality has exceeded -100.]
[Terror overtakes Shay.]
[Shay resists the encroachment of fear.]
“Ah.”
My field of vision was still like broken glass, so even Shay, who was lying on her stomach, looked shattered into several pieces. But it seemed to be Shay’s current condition, so I was very uneasy.
There were two encroachments last time, so if it’s encroached this time, it’s the third time.
Awakening and encroachment were also games of probability after all, so it wouldn’t be strange to awaken at any time, but… I gave up on myself this time. It was because her mentality took too much damage in a short time.
So, it was almost certain that Shay would be encroached on, and she was praying that at least there would be less aftereffects.
‘Ah. Illumina will also be encroached on…’
What kind of encroachment will come out, it shouldn’t be lethargy like last time…
In that short amount of time, I had 50,000 thoughts.
Please, don’t suffer any more.
Please, I hope it can happen again.
Somehow, me and Kaya will return as George, so I hope it doesn’t collapse completely. If you endure like that, even if it takes a long time, I will be with you until you heal, I will take care of you, I will love you…
I prayed and prayed earnestly, enduring excruciating headaches and nausea.
Then, a message popped up.
I closed my eyes tightly and prepared for the chain erosion.
But…
[Shay succeeds in resisting.]
Uh?
Uh… ?
Me now… Did you see it wrong?
“I am… Never…”
[Shay awakens after defeating the Horror that tried to encroach on her.]
“Don’t fall… No…”
[Shay suffers from insanity, ‘retroversion’.]
“What you have to protect… As long as… !”
[I transcended extreme pain and external pressure with only one will, and became a state of ‘reflection.]
[The ‘reflection’ state lasts for 3 rounds.]
[The mentality does not change during the duration.]
[All existing debuffs are removed.]
[Attack power increases by 20%.]
[Speed increases by 3.]
[Accuracy rate and critical strike rate increase.]
[When the duration is over, you will be incapacitated. It cannot be turned off.]
[Defense is reduced by 50% and mentality reduction rate is increased by 100% when incapacitated.]
[Disabled by entering death or killing the area boss.]
I didn’t see it wrong.
Shay, surrounded by a faint but compelling silvery glow, stood up before she knew it, holding her claymore and aiming at the snow monster.
Glow counterbalance.
It is a word that means a state of being active for a while right before death, and it was a new awakening state that had never been seen before in The Long Terror.
True to the meaning of the word, Shay was nowhere to be seen from a minute ago. She was sturdier than usual, sharper, and daunting, fighting off the dick-eyed monster’s aura.
‘To transcend extreme pain and external pressure with only one will… Shay…’
The silvery glow around Shay seemed like the light from burning her mental powers.
Before that light goes out.
Before her mind burns even more.
“Shay! Kaya!”
“Yes!”
The most devastatingly downed, yet resurrected, and led by the most radiant Shay, the fighting power of my comrades and I soared beyond what was simply a numerical figure.
[Judgement of Justice]
[Overwhelming blow!]
[Shay deals 35 damage to the Horror Eye.]
[Remaining HP 21/173]
[The warriors overcome fear with a blow that overwhelms fear.]
[Kaya Mentality +5]
[Eugene mentality +6]
[Illumina mentality +5]
[The eyes of fear resist judgment.]
[The eyes of fear resist the status ‘stunning’.]
[The eyes of fear are branded with the mark of judgment.]
[Stigma lasts for 3 turns.]
Shay’s Claymore, which sped up, mercilessly pierced the eyes of the eye monster.
[Everything according to God’s will]
[Kaya deals 18 damage to the Horror Eye.]
[Remaining HP 3/173]
[Shay’s HP is restored by 3.]
[Remaining HP 21/24]
[Kaya’s HP is restored by 1.]
[Remaining HP 16/20]
[The effect of the battle nun’s vow disappears.]
In addition, until Kaya hit Shay’s sore spot with a mace… The snowflake instantly became a moribund state.
“It can’t be like this, it can’t be like this! It is said that very few warriors with extreme mental strength overcome his power, but never, never in that way… !”
“Shut up your mouth, you asshole!”
The duration of the stigma is over. However, the rest of the stamina of the eyeball is only 3. There is no way you can’t kill it unless you miss it in a situation with the Melody of Courage buff.
If Shay had been encroached on, Illumina would have been encroached on in the aftermath, and I didn’t know what variables would ruin the battle… As Shay awakened, the snow monster’s wind was crushed from the beginning.
“You just have to look around for the mouth-watering bastard!!!”
“It can’t be like this, it can’t be like this!”
Poo-!
[Crush the head]
[Eugene deals 16 damage to the Horror Eye.]
[Remaining HP -13/173]
[The eyes of fear are dead.]
“Kreukreuk, the longest fear… !”
The eyes of the eyes of fear, the eyes of fear, scattered in a splatter of disgusting bodily fluids.
She didn’t have the strength to dodge and got hit quite a bit, but the message that followed made it really trivial.
[The Long Terror has cleared Area 2 of the dungeon of the highest difficulty ‘The Longest Terror’.]
[If you wish, the Hero Corps HAT can directly enter Area 3 without going through Area 2.]
When the message that popped up after defeating the District 1 boss, the Hand of Horror, popped up again, my whole body was drained of strength, but at the same time, something from the depths of my soul exploded in cheers.
“Seabaaa ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ahhhhh
It’s broken, it’s broken!
I was wondering how I was going to get fucked this time too, but fuck that I woke up!!!
Dump-
“Shayyy!!!”
“Shay!! Great, boss! Shay! Shayga-!!”
“Get your weapons and stuff right now! Return right away and go to the monastery first!”
The roar of my victory was cut short. The duration wasn’t over, but because the boss was dead, Shay’s hail banjo was immediately released, and she was soon knocked out of combat. Before we had time to rejoice, we hurriedly packed up and decided to return to Salem.
‘Still… Compared to when both Shay and Kaya were driven to the brink of death after District 1 ended, it must have improved a lot, right?’
Rewards and leveling up later.
The priority now was to heal Shay.
“To Salem!”
**
“It was snowing.”
“I can’t believe it.”
“Did he ever say anything else?”
“No. More than that, those warriors.”
“I will come again. Must.”
“I guess. Shouldn’t we be prepared?”
“He decides who will step out.”
“But until then…”
“First, ask him directly. He will see and account for everything.”
“For the longest horror.”
“For the longest horror.”
**
“TT.”
“Why.”
“Wasn’t it Titi who told me not to use my strength carelessly?”
“It did.”
“However?”
“Otherwise, I might have gone to the point of no return. And I was in a state where I was able to best accept the power I gave.”
“What is the price? Didn’t you pay a lot?”
“It didn’t cost more than I thought. The child’s will was so strong that I pushed him a little. Of course, she pushed me because if I didn’t push her, she would fall down a seemingly endless downhill road.”
“… He might have noticed our overinvolvement.”
“I’m worried too much. It won’t be to that extent.”
“Tch, it seems like the opposite of last time.”
Raella and Justitia looked at the marble in silence for a while. The orb reflected the image of a crusader bathed in green light.
“Those children, even though they suffered like that, will not give up and will go deeper into the future, and it will become even more difficult. Our influence will be weaker.”
“Huh.”
“Until now, it was still half-doubt mixed with a little bit of anticipation. But after seeing him defeat his minions again, I must say he’s changed his mind a bit. Maybe, the expectation that those kids can do something we couldn’t do has grown. The first time can be attributed to chance or luck, but not the second time. Because two implies three.”
“…”
“Sooner or later, catch me.”
“No way, Titi. You… ?”
“Okay.”
Said Eustitia, pointing to her orb.
“I’ve been paying attention with interest, I’ll have to try descending sometime.”
