Chapter 207 – Despair (5)
In general, in Elion games, there was no case in which 〈 Return 〉 did not occur during a raid, whether in a regular dungeon or not.
Even if you return from a dungeon in the game, you will not die.
Both your health and magic power will drop to 0.1%, making it impossible to immediately return to the dungeon or raid.
Although your physical strength and magic power will be almost gone, you will not die, so I thought it would be better to 〈 return 〉 rather than being attacked by Chaos Alcatraz here…
With that in mind, I decided to use the 〈 Return 〉 skill, thinking that I could just move to a safe place rather than die here, but I couldn’t help but be confused when I saw the message window for the first time.
I can’t use the 〈 Return 〉 skill on the enemy’s blocking magic.
This is the first time this has happened.
Judging from the text that appears in the message window, the cause is probably Chaos Alcatraz.
This is especially true if it is a sentence about the enemy’s interference magic.
Even while my mind was confused about what had just happened, Chaos Alcatraz continued its attack without even giving us a moment.
Chaos Alcatraz once again raises his claws and tries to swing towards the person injured by the black thorn attack.
It’s a simple attack, but it has such tremendous power that if you hit it like that, you won’t even be able to remove a bone.
Damn it, I have no choice but to use it again to save everyone.
Since using 〈Time Stop 〉, I have been checking the cooldown time and faced Chaos Alcatraz. In order to use it as a last card if one or all of them are in crisis like now.
I wanted to use it sparingly until the last possible moment, but I never thought I would use it already.
〈Time Stop〉
When I used 〈Time Stop〉, immediately time around me gradually slowed down and all objects stopped.
Without having time to appreciate this phenomenon, I immediately used 〈Teleport〉 to move to where the four people were, and the moment I arrived at everyone’s location, I used 〈Hyper Teleport〉, whose cooldown was restored, to escape the attack range of Chaos Alcatraz.
The location that escaped was moved to a location as close to Yuria and Freya as possible.
The physical condition of Lien and Noah, who were hit by the black thorn attack instead of Rachel and Renia, could only be described as terrible. The thorns lodged all over the body were penetrating all the pierced areas, and just looking at the number of piercings, the parts connecting the arms, legs, and torso were so tattered that it looked as if they would break off with the slightest pull.
It seems fortunate that he was able to prevent thorns from flying to his head and heart in order to avoid instant death. Perhaps I was able to deal with this attack because I had seen Chaos Alcatraz use it even when he was human.
I used the 〈 Healing Magic Circle 〉 to heal the two in frozen time.
In addition, I tried to use 〈 and Heavenly Hymn 〉 in an overlap to recover as quickly as possible. 〈 Time Stop 〉 When the skill to restore stamina was used, the black thorns embedded in Lien and Noah’s bodies began to gradually come out in the stopped time.
There is also Ellie who flew away after attacking the side of Chaos Alcatraz earlier, but Ellie can use 〈 Heal 〉 on her own and would have been able to defend against the thorn attack just now with 〈 Divine Shield 〉.
This time, they say they escaped the crisis with 〈 Time Stop 〉, but it feels like this situation will arise in an instant as they battle Chaos Alcatraz a little more.
I think we need to step away from this battle and come up with new measures… The problem is that there is no way to escape this battle.
So what I was trying to use was skill 〈 Return 〉, but a message pops up saying I can’t use it right now, which is ridiculous.
However, we cannot let Chaos Alcatraz attack us like this. I can’t die like this.
We must take action quickly. There must be some way. Even if you can’t defeat him right away, there must be a way to get out of this.
First of all, it will be difficult to escape Chaos Alcatraz by running or flying. If we try to run away, it seems like it will immediately catch up with us. Whether it’s in dragon form or human form, there’s probably no problem coming by flying, and it’s fortunate that it’s slower than us, but I have a strong intuition that that’s unlikely.
You can’t risk your life on a gamble where your life goes back and forth, so you must choose a sure method.
Let’s think again. 〈 Return 〉 When I tried to use the skill, I checked the contents of the message window that appeared again.
“Return cannot be used due to the enemy’s blocking magic.”
It is said that it cannot be used due to the enemy’s interference magic. If we say the enemy here, it obviously refers to Chaos Alcatraz, and if that’s the case, we can’t use it right now because of the obstruction magic cast by Chaos Alcatraz.
Has he ever used magic like that?
Among the gimmicks or patterns he showed while encountering us, there was nothing that prevented movement. There was a gimmick that prevented it from moving, but it probably had nothing to do with blocking the 〈 Return 〉 skill I was trying to use.
If I had seen such a message while incarcerated, it would have been relevant, but not only have I never been affected by that gimmick, I can still move freely.
However, it doesn’t seem to have anything to do with the pattern of moving the body to strike, and the pattern of creating a magic circle and shooting out black flames or shooting thorns doesn’t seem to have anything to do with not being able to use 〈 Return 〉.
While I was thinking like this, the duration of Time Stop 〈 〉 was coming to an end and time was gradually starting to flow again.
I haven’t even figured it out yet. Fortunately, I was able to save them with 〈Hyper Teleport〉 before Chaos Alcatraz attacked the injured women…?
What? A sudden thought occurred to me and I raised my head and looked at the sky.
It was noticed that the barrier that prevented intrusion into Morphia City still existed.
Obviously, you used 〈Hyper Teleport〉 with everyone else to get in here…? Obviously, I was unable to enter because I was blocked by that barrier, but I was able to enter by being able to use the skills of the Elion professions.
When I think about the things that Chaos Alcatraz used, that is the only thing that blocks my 〈 Return 〉 skill.
It is possible to break in with 〈Hyper Teleport〉, but is it possible to prevent escape with 〈Return〉 skill?
Maybe Elion operators installed this gimmick.
To enter the dungeon in the first place, you enter through the entrance rather than through 〈Hyper Teleport〉, so the method I used this time cannot be used or exists in the game.
However, it is also possible in the game to escape with the 〈 Return 〉 skill after entering a dungeon or raid, and if Elyon operators say that they added such a gimmick while producing Chaos Alcatraz this time, the current phenomenon can be explained to some extent.
Then there is only one thing we have to do. Go out of Morphia City and immediately run away using skill 〈 Return 〉.
Of course, the barrier we have put up now may follow us as we move, or may grow in size. Even though there was such uncertainty, I thought this was the only way to succeed.
Now, the moment it is decided what to do, 〈 time stop 〉 is released and time begins to move.
Kwakagagak!
At that moment, the sound of hands scratching the ground resonates in Chaos Alcatraz, marking the location of the injured girls.
“Hmm? Has time stopped again?
Chaos Alcatraz muttered as he watched the injured enemies disappear in an instant at the location he attacked.
“This is… My lord’s power. Thank you.”
“Wow… I thought I was really dying.”
Lien and Noah, who had been pierced by black thorns, looked at their recovered bodies and expressed my gratitude.
“I’ll say thank you later, but I have something important to say. I’ll whisper it to you, so listen carefully.”
I immediately conveyed the facts I had just thought to everyone in a whisper.
‘I’m sure we all feel that it would be too difficult to defeat that guy with our own strength right now. After retreating, let’s think about how we can defeat it. I’m trying to use skill 〈 Return 〉 to get out of here, but I can’t use it right now. I think you can use it only if you go outside the barrier surrounding Morpia City. So, when I give the signal, everyone will retreat immediately.’
Everyone who heard me seemed to understand what I meant.
As soon as Freya heard my whisper, I immediately saw her using recovery skills towards the injured Minercia.
Perhaps Ellie, who heard my whisper, will come back near us.
