Fell in the Highest Difficulty Dungeon 131

Chapter 131 – District 2 (10)

16. District 2 (10)

“Whoa…”

A deep groan rose. I even doubted that maybe it was because of this guy that he said the line that the warriors who passed the crossroads in The Long Terror were sick of it and almost died.

It was truly a new type of challenge. While doing The Long Terror, I have of course dealt with defense-type, counter-attack, and rice cake-type monsters, but it is a hybrid of all three and has strong self-recovery powers.

What if the defense is higher there? What if the reflection ratio is higher?

Attacking all day and then falling behind in half damage?

Even if you searched, you couldn’t search that way!

“Please, get out of the way!”

[Crush the head]
[Eugene deals 25 damage to the last gatekeeper.]
[Remaining HP 66/158]
[The gatekeeper’s will is activated.]
[The gatekeeper recovers 5 HP.]
[Remaining HP 71/158]

[Eugene’s HP decreases by 3.]
[Remaining HP 12/20]

‘Okay. I put up to 2 stacks, but I have to go over 20.’

In the end, it was a battle between that guy’s defense and healing and our damage. To make matters worse, in the current battle where the critical hit didn’t explode, I had to somehow squeeze the damage within the 3 rounds of the buff retention time. Illumina passed the turn to maintain the buff, and it was Kaya’s turn again. She, too, was very impatient because she couldn’t land her fatal blow.

[Everything according to God’s will]
[Kaya’s attack missed.]

“… !”

But was that impatience and impatience too much? In the current state, where the skill accuracy rate correction was 28 and the buff accuracy rate correction was added to 18, I made a mistake.

“Are you okay.”

“…”

“Are you okay.”

“Leader…”

“Are you okay.”

[Judgement of Justice]
[Shay did 11 damage to the last gatekeeper.]
[Remaining HP 60/158]
[The last gatekeeper resists judgment.]
[The last gatekeeper resists ‘stunning’.]
[The final gatekeeper is branded with the mark of judgment.]
[Stigma lasts for 3 turns.]
[The gatekeeper’s will is activated.]
[The gatekeeper recovers 1 HP.]
[Remaining HP 61/158]

[Shay’s HP decreases by 1.]
[Remaining HP 12/24]

The gatekeeper resisted being stunned twice in a row, not only in defense but also in status ailment resistance. The plan to pour dill while feeding her stunned water crossed the water and it became the gatekeeper’s turn.

Could it be that you’re repeating that dog-like skill again?

“I… Big… I… Big… As… !”

[The Gatekeeper’s Resistance]
[The Last Gatekeeper’s HP has decreased to less than 50%.]
[The Last Keeper heals her for all damage taken during the round.]
[The last gatekeeper’s HP is recovered by 36.]
[Remaining HP 97/158]

“No fuck! Work hard, you bastard!! I’d rather attack you!!!”

I invested a round to lose 30 stamina, but it seemed like I was going to lose my mind at the atrocities of the gatekeeper who restored 36 stamina. I’d rather swing that sword. Then at least I won’t do that crazy thing!

“Ha, ha ha, haha…”

“Leader…”
“Captain…”
“Hendrick…”

I lost strength in my hands. He almost missed the axe. I reflexively grabbed his handle, but his palms were so swollen and tingling that my teeth gnashed.

‘Maybe, if that thing is repeated, it can become even more vicious. Increased defense, increased heal amount, increased reflected damage, etc. Either way it’s fucking direction.’

Me too, Kayado and Shaydo. It seemed far-fetched to break through that cockroach-like wall unless you landed 3 critical hits in a row. However, no matter what kind of curse he ate, the fatal blow in this battle was completely unknown.

If I don’t catch him before Illumina’s buff goes off… The future after that was invisible.

‘Let’s attack again, starting with me.’

If there is a fatal blow here.

Because I couldn’t have thrown a gambler without a back.

My co-workers looked at me desperately. They know it too. That I have to explode this time. It’s not a joke when Kaya and Shay explode, but in the end, I’m the one with the highest deal potential.

“Please!”

[Crush the head]
[Eugene deals 27 damage to the last gatekeeper.]
[Remaining HP 70/158]
[The gatekeeper’s will is activated.]
[The gatekeeper recovers 7 HP.]
[Remaining HP 77/158]

[Eugene’s HP decreases by 3.]
[Remaining HP 9/20]

It didn’t matter.

The fatal blow did not explode this time either. It seemed that the previous one had exploded a lot, and it was like being rewarded. Of course, it’s not like that, but as I kept repeating this, I got suspicious.

“Hendrick.”

“Why.”

“Order, won’t you?”

Illumina asked me as I trudged back to my place. Her hand was covering the strings of the Veifa, her fingers resting on the fourth string, which she normally never touches on the first note.

She must know. That there is no answer if you go this way. So… He seemed to have noticed what orders I was about to give.

“Are you okay?”

“Yes. Although it hurts, it can be reversed. But if we can’t kill that monster… Because there will be no turning back.”

“… Okay.”

I ordered the determined bard to cut the strings of his instrument.

“… To the enemies standing in my way, the captain’s pain.”

Tuwoon-

[Excellence]
[The bard prepares for the extreme.]
[The effect of the melody disappears.]
[Previous melody: The melody of courage]
[Damage of Perfection increases.]

The bard’s first bounce was special. Because that determines the direction of the melody. Among them, the tone of the fourth string that Illumina, who possesses the superb string skill, strums first… It was very heavy and gloomy.

Once, twice, three times, four times.

A reverberation resounded four times in a row, like the beating of an enormous drum…

Teeing—!

After a suffocating silence, the first string was cut and the ecstasy began.

[A powerful blow!]
[Illumina deals 6 damage to the Last Gatekeeper.]

Teeing—!

“No more frustration.”

[A sharp blow!]
[Illumina dealt 9 damage to the last gatekeeper.]

Two-woong—!

“Extreme pain.”

[Fatal blow!]
[Illumina dealt 16 damage to the last gatekeeper.]

Whoops—!!

“I hope you will live forever.”

[A thrilling blow!]
[Illumina dealt 26 damage to the last gatekeeper.]
[Inflicted a total of 57 damage.]
[Remaining HP 20/158]
[The warriors stand up at the final melody containing the bard’s determination.]
[Shay mentality +18]
[Kaya mentality +16]
[Eugene mentality +17]
[Illumina mentality +12]
[The gatekeeper’s will is activated.]
[The Gatekeeper restores her 7 health.]
[Remaining HP 27/158]

[Illumina’s HP is reduced by 6.]
[Remaining HP 9/15]

[Illumina cannot use skills for the next 4 turns.]

The bard’s full-bodied bamboo spear, ‘Zero Hyeon’. The special move that Illumina, whose basic attack power is only 5-9, cut the strings of her prized instrument… It was downright electrifying.

Every time a string was cut, Illumina’s expression was distorted, and at the same time, an intangible energy from Vapor struck the gatekeeper, and the energy became stronger and stronger. It was to the extent that I flinched and groaned.

Because of her 4 cut lines, she received a penalty that was disregarded for the buffer, that she could not use her skill for 4 turns, but…

The gatekeeper’s stamina, which seemed to have no end in sight, fell below 20% of his maximum stamina in an instant. Although the melody of the two-fold courage was gone, he was doable.

What if I couldn’t kill him this round, but he uses self-healing 3 times in a row?

‘Let’s not think of the fucking bad luck. This is all-in!’

He patted Illumina on the shoulder, who was standing there blankly holding her mangled vafa. As if this was the first time he had actually used this skill, he was dazed. After being pierced through the back with a hook, I finally overcame it and felt that the physical pain was getting better little by little, but at my command I cut off all the strings of the Vape with my own hands, so the mental pain must have crept in.

Both Illumina and I recognized the need and did it. Even so, she couldn’t help but feel her sorrow. How can I know the bard’s heart? She did not flimsy comfort.

It was Kaya’s turn. She, too, was greatly aroused by her Illumina propaganda. The melody of courage was extinguished, but the spirit was more than that.

[Everything according to God’s will]
[Kaya deals 4 damage to the Last Gatekeeper.]
[Remaining HP 23/158]
[The gatekeeper’s will is activated.]
[The gatekeeper recovers 4 HP.]
[Remaining HP 27/158]

However, the lack of defensive power and courageous melody of the ignorant gatekeeper of 15 came very painfully. In addition, the goddamn gatekeeper’s will absorbed even that small amount of damage again, as if there were no exceptions. I was so fucking weak.

“Do not worry.”

“Shay?”

“It will be fine. It’s just that I didn’t go out there to stop in a strange place like this.”

At that moment, Shay, who could see a forced smile on her tired face, walked in front of her and brandished her claymore.

[Judgement of Justice]
[A powerful blow!]
[Shay did 9 damage to the last gatekeeper.]
[Remaining HP 18/158]

At first glance, it seemed like a weak swing, but… Surprisingly, it landed a fatal blow. But it was to no avail. All in all, it’s 9 damage, so you won’t be able to do even a speck of damage to that guy.

Then, a miracle happened.

“That much, if you endure… Enough!”

“Water… Russia… Me… Number… No… All… !”

Shay, who had failed to stun her so far, was still competing with her gatekeeper after her attack was over!

“No way!”

[Shay’s will and the resistance of her final gatekeeper are at odds.]

Just like the saying that there is no tree that she can’t fall without taking ten shots, after several attempts, Shay came to the point of breaking through her gatekeeper’s high resistance to status ailments.

Please.

Shay Ramen!

[Resistance roll]
Shay: 5
Last Gatekeeper: 3

“Now, stop, get out of the way! Please!!!”

“Nice… Ah… Ah… Oh… !”

[The last gatekeeper failed to resist.]
[The last gatekeeper is stunned (1 turn).]
[The final gatekeeper is branded with the mark of judgment.]
[Stigma lasts for 3 turns.]

The moment Shay’s claymore finally pierced part of her gatekeeper’s armor, a burst of silvery light ensnared her body.

“This… Lol… Number… Go… !”

[The last gatekeeper skips his turn.]
[The last gatekeeper has escaped from the status ‘passing out’.]

Since the gatekeeper’s will was a mechanism to recover from being hit, not to block less than 10 damage from the beginning, it could not be activated at the point of passing out after being hit by Shay’s judgment of justice, and her actions were also blocked at the source. I didn’t know what kind of vicious pattern would come out, so my heart felt like it would burst… !

“Shay!!!”

Kayaga, I, and Illumina shouted Shay’s name. It was only 9 damage, but it wasn’t 9 damage. Considering Illumina’s airflow, our remaining stamina, and brightness, it was a blow worth more than 90 damage.

The gatekeeper’s remaining HP is 18. The stigma still remains, and the remaining number of attacks, including me, is three.

If only two of the three did more than 10 damage, it was over.

[Crush the head]
[Destructive blow!]
[Eugene did 36 damage to the last gatekeeper.]
[Remaining HP –18/158]
[The last gatekeeper has died.]

[Eugene’s HP decreases by 4.]
[5/20 HP remaining]

“One… Container… Under… All… !”

“Ahhhhh haha
“Leader!”
“Captain!!”
“Hendrick!!!”

Like the main character who appears at the end, there was no need to go all the way to the critical hit that exploded dramatically.

It would have been a better finish if Vanandam hadn’t been so fucking sick and coughing up blood.