Chapter 137 – District 2 (16)
16. District 2 (16)
The breakthrough after leaving the secret room was generally smooth. Not long after it came out, even scouting was activated, and thanks to that, most of the traps were avoided. Except for Illumina, who couldn’t avoid the poison needle while fiddling with Vapor in the middle, or me, who was caught in a double trap where an awl suddenly pops out from the place I moved to avoid a falling rock.
[Health]
Shay: 17/24
Kaya: 19/20
Eugene: 7/20
Illumina: 10/15
[Mentality]
Shay: -20
Kaya: -4
Eugene: -12
Illumina: -34
‘7 stamina… Sup. Although it is very good, it is three rows, and I’m sorry for Shay, but if you have a commitment skill. ‘
I entered the right path that I had seen in advance through scouting. Gradually we are approaching uncharted territory.
“Be careful. You never know when and where a monster will pop out.”
“Yes. Leader.”
After Kaya’s answer, silence came. It was the usual silence, but it felt different. Thanks to my well-rested mentality, I skipped two rooms. Yes, it was a pleasant silence.
Thump-
It reminded me of District 1 for a while. What was it like when you broke through 1-5? I remember the big picture, but I couldn’t remember the details.
‘Was it normal? Was it elite?’
I’m sure I almost ran into an idle (warrior of fear) midway through, but I couldn’t remember which room it was. I think it was somewhere around 1-5 or 1-6…
“Captain.”
“Uh?”
“Please come and see me for a while.”
Shay’s call broke my thoughts. As she moved to one side of her, I could see what she was calling for.
‘Mirror of good and evil…’
It was long enough to reflect the whole body, but there were cracks in places like a spider’s web, and half of the mirror was fogged up. This mirror, called the Mirror of Good and Evil, was an object that could be found with a low probability in the passage like the Prophecy I saw in District 1 before. The work was over 95%.
That official setting is that the good and evil inside a person and the good and evil of the things they have done so far are combined to reflect positive or negative characteristics. Considering that there were very few people who came to Salem to be brave, there were few people without a story, so there were many cases where negative traits were more fucked up.
“Let’s not worry about it.”
No matter how good my colleagues are, it’s a bad idea to reflect myself in the mirror of good and evil without taking special measures. I wasn’t so hungry for positive features right now.
“I’m curious.”
“I’m reluctant.”
“But it is different from the time of the Prophet. At that time, we had holy water and the doctrine was written, so we could say it was our specialty, but not now.”
From the outside, it was just an old antique full-length mirror with cracks here and there. Although Illumina was curious, she wasn’t greedy. She put aside her regrets and passed the mirror of good and evil. And after she broke through two more traps, she was finally able to get to 2-6.
“If there’s nothing wrong, let’s go right away. Shay, please.”
“Yes, chief.”
Kugoogu Palace-
As always, the door to the room opened loudly. It seemed that all elements, such as the unnecessarily large size, complex patterns and eerie sounds, were designed to intimidate the warriors. The fear that comes from the unknown that you may be lurking the moment you open this door cannot be ignored. But we weren’t beginners. I’m not proud of it, but I’ve been through a lot of setbacks and trials accompanied by pain. Because of this design, because of this sound, because of this sound, there is nothing to be afraid of.
However, while he said that he was not vigilant, he might have relaxed a little in his heart.
“The harvest time has come.”
[The elite monster ‘Terror Reaper’ has appeared.]
“The harvest will be your ugly head, a bug less than garbage!!!”
“Hee!!”
‘Holly Sut… !’
Coo-!
Having skipped two rooms, I should have considered the possibility of encountering an elite monster again. Of course, even if I knew in advance, there was nothing I could do about it, but isn’t there such a thing as an attitude?
Terror Artist in 2-2, Last Gatekeeper in 2-3 Crossroads, and Fear Reaper in 2-6… If we didn’t think about the room and only looked at the battles, we were fighting three elite monsters in a row.
‘It sucks.’
That guy, Terror Reaper was a monster that was almost impossible to stall even in The Long Terror. It was an extreme damage type monster that had to be dealt with quickly. But, of course, encountering Illumina when the skill cannot be used.
I had to do it.
[Speed check]
Shay: 4
Kaya: 4
Eugene: 7
Illumina: 5
Terror Reaper: 5
[Eugene’s turn comes first.]
[Terror Reaper]
Max HP: 104/104
Attack Power: 10~15
Defense: 4
Speed: 5
‘Wa-san, the attack power is really bloody.’
Max attack power 15? This is right? Illumina max health is 15?
This… The highest level of spiciness?
‘No Illumina buff. Therefore, it is impossible to kill without getting hit.’
At least, it was really low on maximum health and defense.
“Let’s not be afraid. Just keep calm and do what you’ve always done.”
“Hey, Hendrick. I am? What should I do?”
“Please support me safely until Vapa is fixed. Then you can.”
“Ah…”
No matter how elite monster he is, his health and defense are low, but it was forbidden to think that a turn was a waste as long as he was branded. It had to be cooked ASAP.
[Find a wanted criminal]
[Eugene brands the Horror Reapers as wanted criminals.]
[Eugene deals 1 damage to the Dreadreapers.]
[Remaining HP 103/104]
[Stigma lasts for 3 turns.]
[As long as the stigma is maintained, all physical damage is amplified by 25%.]
Round 3.
If we didn’t catch it before the stigma faded, we had to be prepared to die. No, if that side sticks to me, not Shayna Kaya, even right now…
[Illumina and Fearreaper have the same speed.]
[Speed roll]
Illumina: 3
Terror Reaper: 6
[The Terror Reaper’s turn will precede Illumina’s turn.]
“Ah.”
I’m tired
“Where should we start harvesting?”
Said’s eerie blade, which seemed too heavy to even lift, soared high. The tip of the blade, which rose well over several meters, moved in a strange trajectory and rushed toward someone’s heart.
Kaaaaang-!!!
“Keugh!!”
“Hmm.”
The target of the cutting edge was Kaya. She barely responded, and her thrusting mace collided with it, sending out eldritch sparks.
[Resistance roll]
Kaya: 2
Terror Reaper: 4
[Kaya fails to defend.]
However, the tense antagonistic state did not last long. The mace was pushed back, and Said stuck right into her armor.
[Heart Harvest]
[Dreadreapers ignore 70% of Kaya’s armor.]
[The Terrorreaper deals 7 damage to Kaya.]
[Remaining HP 10/20]
[Kaya is afflicted with the abnormal condition ‘Bleeding’ (3 turns).]
[HP decreases by 2 per turn.]
“Kahah!!”
“Kaya!!”
“Sister!!”
Pierced through the side, Kaya soared for a moment like a fish on a fishing line, then fell terribly to the ground as the Terror Reaper swung her arm. It happened so quickly that there was no time to accept it or do anything. Falling to her floor, Kaya convulsed her whole body.
“Hmm, it’s stronger than I thought.”
“Go after that bastard! Sister! Sister Kaya!”
“Cool… It’s okay…”
“Oh my god… Oh my god!!”
[Illumina passes the turn (remaining turns: 3)]
Shay, who brought Kaya along, gnashed her teeth.
[The speed of Kaya and Shay is the same.]
[Speed roll]
Shay: 2
Kaya: 1
[Shay’s turn will precede Kaya’s turn.]
Shay quickly turned her head. She seemed to have her golden eyes on fire.
“Shay. The Last Crusade.”
“… All right.”
She seemed to regret not being able to feed her knife to that cheeky bastard muttering Shay’s a harvest. I also wanted to order an attack. However, seeing Kaya’s attack in person, it was heartbreaking. What if the penetration explodes when I am attacked? What if Illumina gets attacked?
When Shay’s tenacity is told to be activated, what if that guy directly hits Shay’s lowered stamina?
“Knock me down first, you cowardly bastard!!!”
[The Last Crusade]
[Shay carves Her Brand (1 turn) on herself.]
[As long as the stigma is maintained, all monsters will attack Shay.]
[Acquires ‘never pushed back’ status abnormality.]
[Shay’s resistance to various abnormal conditions increases.]
[Shay’s defense increases by 1.]
[When attacked, Shay recovers 1 HP.]
[When attacked, Shay counterattacks (damage compensation -25%) with a certain probability.]
[The stigma is lifted and you cannot act for one turn.]
The head of the harvester who had been staring at me and the Illumina insinuatingly turned to Shay, who was shouting loudly. He didn’t have any AoE skills, and he would definitely attack Shayman next turn.
I think this is the best for now.
Now we had to kill him with two attacks from me, two from Kaya, and one counter from Shay. Otherwise it was dangerous.
“Kaya.”
“Yes, chief.”
“Revenge, shouldn’t we?”
“Of course.”
[Kaya’s HP decreases by 2.]
[Remaining HP 8/20]
[Hemostasis was successful.]
[Kaya is freed from the condition ‘Bleeding’ (2 turns).]
Kaya put her hand in the hollow. The bleeding stopped, but the wound remained. Of course, he knew very well that it was impossible to not get hurt in a dungeon. But I didn’t want to leave such an ugly mark. For a moment, he felt the fear of death. It was so embarrassing.
She clenched her fists.
I will unquestionably lower the mace of retribution at that monster who has pierced holes in his armor, his body, and his pride.
Ghosts flowed from Kaya’s bulging eyes.
[Everything according to God’s will]
[Destructive blow!]
[Kaya deals 42 damage to the Dreadreapers.]
[Remaining HP 61/104]
[Heroes gain hope from the attack that leads to destruction of the monster.]
[Shay Mentality +4]
[Kaya mentality +3]
[Eugene mentality +4]
[Illumina mentality +4]
“Kwaaaaagh–!!”
“Yes!!!”
Kaya’s mace smashed the Harvester right in the face. That guy’s defense was low compared to the last gatekeeper, and it was effective that he landed a critical hit right from the start.
It didn’t explode then, so it explodes this time. Considering the law of total luck, wouldn’t it be natural?
He patted Kaya on the shoulder and stepped forward. She, who was suffering from her excruciating pain, did more than do her part. I couldn’t miss this golden opportunity now that I had two or more artifacts that only I was receiving the effect of.
[Crush the head]
[Eugene deals 28 damage to the Dreadreapers.]
[Remaining HP 33/104]
However, the ax I wielded with the determination to kill went straight, but that was just about it. There was no tingling sensation that can only be felt when receiving a fatal blow. The damage itself wasn’t bad, but I couldn’t kill him.
“Fuck…”
“I’ll have to take at least one.”
Black energy rose from the harvester, who was pouring dark and sticky blood. That energy eventually condensed into the side, and this time it was lifted horizontally.
“I’ll take that cheeky neck that doesn’t give in to fear.”
[Relentless Harvest]
A black wave crashed into Shay with the evil intent to rip her head off.
