Chapter 126 – District 2 (5)
16. District 2 (5)
‘Fuck fuck fuck…’
I couldn’t help but swear. 2 consecutive summons? Wasn’t it so disrespectful that we got off to a fresh start at 2-1? Come to think of it, it was only 2-2 right now. Another elite monster emerged from the second room. A useless suspicious disease arose to the point that I wondered if the fear-abandoned voyeurism pervert had manipulated the location.
[Artwork-Bounty Hunter]
Max HP: 40/40
Attack Power: 4~10
Defense: 5
Speed: 7
[Artwork-bard]
Max HP: 30/30
Attack Power: 3~5
Defense: 2
Speed: 5
Seeing the specs of the newly summoned guys made me even more excited. The attack and defense were cut in half, but the speed was the same. At least the monster that followed me was fine. The monster that imitated Illumina was the problem. What if you could imitate the same skill?
‘Under…’
If it wasn’t for the summoning pattern, the plan to stigmatize the two-row artist and ask Illumina to change to the melody of courage and then pour out the extreme damage failed.
‘If that happens, a speed roll will occur, and if you lose there…’
Reinforcement will be applied to those three?
In the true sense of the word, a hell party will happen.
‘Fuck… I upgraded my armor, so it’s a shame, otherwise I would have ended up getting wet and rummaging through the drizzle.’
Set a target In the current situation, the art work-bard in the third row was the priority. Calculated the expected value. A one-shot kill was impossible unless there was a critical hit.
‘The time has come for a fatal blow… Even if you drag it forward, it’s a problem. There’s a chance that Shay and Kaya won’t be able to catch even a single one, and it’s still the same that even if the temple love bounty hunters are pushed back one space at a time, they can still attack us.’
What to do what to do what to do
The number one killer was the bard, but it was crazy to be in the third row.
‘It’s not enough to throw a gambler already. It’s still full blood.’
Grabbed the ax changed target. Ranked second in kill kills, aiming at bounty hunters. With the feeling of swinging an ax at the fallen me, I swung it with all my might.
[Crush the head]
[Eugene deals 20 damage to Art-Bounty Hunter.]
[Remaining HP 20/40]
“Fuck!”
I was angry. It felt like I was attacking myself, but it was so frustrating to not get a critical hit several times in a row even with the critical hit rate buff.
As soon as my turn was over, without any change in expression, the art-bounty hunter, like a moving doll, raised his axe. Even that monster, which was clearly a corpse, was it a shame to be attacked by me? That bastard’s ax was pointed at me, not Shay or Kaya.
[Ax that glorifies fear]
[Artwork-Bounty Hunter did 0 damage to Eugene.]
[Remaining HP 20/20]
[Eugene mentality -5]
Huh. Sure
That’s very cool.
I could immediately see why Shay’s mentality had been cut. The attacks of those seemingly corrupted beings, apart from their power, felt like they were denying the real me, the right me, or trying to exclude them.
On top of that, it was so unpleasant, creepy, and fucking disgusting that objects that resembled us were being treated like ‘dolls’ by that bastard artist.
“Illumina.”
“Ugh, ugh!”
“Once more.”
“Ah Okay!”
[Attack Melody (2)]
[The melody of Illumina soothes the hearts of the warriors.]
[All warriors’ mentality +2]
[Recovers an additional 1 point of mentality due to the ‘Natural Songwriter’ feature.]
[All warriors’ critical strike rate +5]
[All warriors speed +1]
[Due to the ‘Innate Songwriter’ feature, the critical strike rate increases by 1.]
[Effects no longer stack.]
[The stacked melody lasts for 3 turns.]
[You cannot use the raid melody again for this battle only.]
Among the melody replacement that changes the type of buff, the melody that maintains the existing buff, and the melody that doubles the effect of the existing buff, I chose stacking. There is a penalty, but it wasn’t a complete gamble. The first reason was to overtake the art-bard’s speed by increasing Kaya and Shay’s speed by one more, and the second reason was to increase the critical strike rate once more.
If the Illumina had kept the melody, Shay, Kaya, and the art-bard would have gotten speed rolls, but at my command, I plucked the first string enough to break it and increased the speed by 1. Currently, Shay and Kaya’s speed is 6. Their critical strike rate is 12.
It was worth trying.
‘You don’t have to use defense skills yet. It’s worth holding on to me, and I don’t think Illumina will be able to get a fatal attack right away… This time, let’s go to the execution of justice.’
It reminded me of Shay’s double stigma, double fatal blow, that Shay showed during the Fall of Bestia. You shouldn’t rely on the old mulberry flavor, but your critical strike rate has risen by 12. It was a reasonable number.
Silver brilliance accumulated on Shay’s Claymore. Soon, a huge silver scale appeared in the air, and unlike all the crazy masked guys, the artist was looking at it with an excited face. It was like an evaluation. Fucking psycho.
“Haaaaa!”
[Justice Enforcement]
[A surprising blow!]
[Shay did 13 damage to Artifact-Crusader.]
[Remaining HP 35/48]
[A little courage sprouts in the hearts of the warriors.]
[Shay Mentality +3]
[Kaya mentality +2]
[Eugene mentality +2]
[Illumina mentality +3]
[Shay dealt 5 damage to Art-Bounty Hunter.]
[Remaining HP 15/40]
‘Sup…’
One of them got a fatal blow, but the result wasn’t good. In terms of total damage, it was not bad at 18 damage, but it was bad that it was distributed. It was awkward. If the fatal blow had landed on the bounty hunter’s side, I could have aimed for the finish, but…
It was Kaya’s turn. After her turn, it was the monsters’ turn. Even though I knew I shouldn’t be like this, I was expecting her to do something.
‘At least one. If not, it will be really bad… !’
He raised his ax and pointed it at the bounty hunter. One had to be reduced. Kaya glanced at the ax blade and nodded her head. She immediately raised her mace and ran in front of her. I prayed again and again at her back, rushing in even faster, whether it was because of the buff or because of anger.
‘Please, please, please.’
Miss Laella. No, mother-in-law. You know that I follow and depend on you a lot, right?
Did my prayer reach the heavens?
Kaya’s mace, which was about to hit the monster’s head as usual, slightly deflected its trajectory. It was so subtle that she wouldn’t even notice if she wasn’t staring at her.
[Everything according to God’s will]
[Volente Deo – God’s will dwells in the mace.]
[Artwork – Bounty Hunter dies instantly regardless of remaining health.]
[Artwork-Bounty Hunter is dead.]
[The will of the god who descended for a while takes care of the empty hearts of the warriors.]
[Shay Mentality +7]
[Kaya mentality +7]
[Eugene mentality +7]
[Illumina mentality +6]
[Kaya gets a re-action.]
My prayers were answered.
The holy light that denies anything special swallowed the monster in an instant. Even the artist who was relaxed when looking at the silver scale distorted his face this time.
In a place that can be called the headquarters of fearless warriors, a ray of light that excludes fear itself above all else gave us great courage in a frustrating situation like now.
When the guy standing in the second row of enemies disappeared, the artwork-bard and artist were pulled forward one space at a time.
The pillar of light has disappeared.
But it was still Kaya’s turn. For a moment, I wanted to aim for instant death once more, but it was over. It was 5.6%. Does it explode twice in a row? Of course, it would be nice if it exploded, but I had to see it as almost impossible.
‘Kaya. Give this guy who is imitating a bard some repentance.’
If I couldn’t kill him in one shot, I wanted to at least give him a cc. I had to stop the monsters from applying buffs.
[Repent]
Kaya’s mace head began to glow red. Kaya grabbed the rosario lightly once and hit the side of the head with all her might, not the top of the monster’s head.
[Kaya deals 4 damage to Artifact-Bard.]
[Remaining HP 26/30]
[Artwork-Bard fails to resist.]
[Artwork – The bard is ‘fainted’ (1 turn).]
“It was good.”
[Artwork-Bard passes the turn.]
[You have escaped from the abnormal status ‘stunning’.]
The bard, whose turn was overtaken and whose actions were also restrained, could only pass the turn.
All that was left was the crusader and the artist.
‘Really… It won’t be 3 consecutive summons. It’s over to Mr. Sun, really.’
[Sword in Praise of Fear]
[Artwork-Crusader deals 0 damage to Kaya.]
[Remaining HP 20/20]
[Kaya mentality -4]
The itchy attack of the summons passed, and finally it was the artist’s turn. If it shows the summoning pattern this time…
“My works of art… In the heart… I guess it doesn’t… Hmm… A little more… High level… It seems like you want…”
The artist made another fucking grim noise and made a different move than before.
‘What? First of all, it’s not a summons. Buff? Broad mentality? Single attack? Divem?’
“Then… From now on… I myself… Don’t let me get along…”
The artist, who had been stooping down, pulled himself up completely. It looked much bigger than me. The artist who covered his face with a completely expressionless ‘mask’ seemed to extend his bony hand upwards, then pointed at someone. Unknowingly, I followed the direction that finger was pointing…
[Material trimming]
Along with the ominous name of the skill.
Pooh Woo-wook-
“… … To?”
The response was one beat, late.
“Oh ah ah ah ah ah ahhhhh,
“Illumina!!!!!”
[Illumina has been caught in a status abnormality ‘detained’.]
[In order to release the detention, you must lower the horror artist’s physical strength by a certain amount or destroy the ‘exhibition stand’.]
[Illumina cannot take any actions.]
[Illumina loses 1 HP each turn.]
[Remaining HP 14/15]
It was also sudden that a ‘display stand’ that looked like a butcher’s hook appeared on top of Illumina’s head, like a silver scale that suddenly appeared when Shay cast justice.
The moment the artist pointed at Illumina, the grappling hook dug into Illumina’s back and pulled her into the air in an instant. Blood dripped onto the floor.
“Ahhh… Hendry profit! Aaaaa!!!”
“Illumina!!! Seebaaar–!!!”
“Illumina! Illumina!!”
“Sister!!!”
Illumina’s screams were devastating. It wasn’t a skill that required a lot of stamina right away, but the impact was no joke. Her comrades being skewered alive and bleeding to death… It wasn’t something I could see with my sober mind.
There was no 1 reduction per turn of her own. She was reduced by 1 each turn. Assuming she doesn’t take any additional attacks, she won’t last more than 3 rounds if she goes on like this.
Replenish Illumina’s stamina?
That’s how long Illumina suffered. Now she has become a living hourglass, no, a living blood clock.
“Ah… A desperate cry… Is that even art…”
“That fucking psycho bastard!!”
“Illumina! Just a little bit, a little bit of patience! I will definitely save you!!”
It was my turn again. I quickly checked the specifications of her display stand. Her health was 3. However, the defense was not displayed. There was only one case like this.
‘Not 3, but 3 generations.’
Illumina was suffering in real time. Do you break it by hitting it three times, or are you going to crush it and disarm it?
The former was able to relieve her Illumina’s pain as quickly as possible, but we had to pour all three of our attacks on it, and the latter had the point that we didn’t know how much her stamina would decrease when her Illumina’s detention was released.
“… Sorry, Illumina. Hold on a little longer, a little longer.”
[Find a wanted criminal]
My choice was the latter.
