Chapter 1040 – (Side Story)18. A Witch’s First Love (15)
Pure white snow field.
As the black shadow cast in the fierce snowstorm got closer, the adventurers stiffened.
The whole body becomes stiff due to tension.
It’s not like someone is holding on, but it’s as if heavy shackles are placed on the limbs.
It doesn’t move.
“Well, what is this…” .”
It’s not that I didn’t get an explanation from Eunhyeon.
Yeti.
Or the Frost Giant.
However, directly encountering the existence of such a monster that only appears in legends is a completely different story.
Crrrr
The growling sound of a monster is heard.
Even in a fierce snowstorm, the trembling flow of air is felt on the skin, giving goosebumps.
You can never win.
The moment I met this monster that I had no choice but to prepare for death and that I could never face, the only emotion I felt was fear.
Did he read the fear-filled eyes of the adventurers?
The yeti instinctively realizes its superiority and roars wildly.
Whoa, whoa!
A loud roar that comes from frantically pounding on one’s own chest, which is covered with pure white fur.
Howling, the magical beast that rules the peak of the pure white snow mountain, drives a wedge of fear into the hearts of adventurers.
“Ugh!?”
My stiff legs shook, and I fell without realizing it.
It wasn’t my intention to collapse on the floor, and no one could blame me for that.
Everyone was like that, and some people were so panicked that they couldn’t even breathe properly.
“Ha, uh… !”
Illyana was like that.
The moment she heard the yeti’s howl, Illyana sat down on the floor and was breathing heavily.
Her body, filled with fear, did not obey her master’s control.
It’s not a matter of stamina or body.
It’s just a matter of the mind controlling it.
The moment I faced that, the moment I heard the yeti’s roar, my heart completely broke.
When the adventurer and Illyana were so overcome by despair that they lost their will to fight.
Boom!
[Juhyeonseong polar progenitor]
[Lion’s Hood]
“Ha!”
As soon as they hit the ground, a gust of wind scatters in all directions, covering the adventurers and Illyana.
“Uh… ?”
The adventurers and Illyana looked at each other with puzzled expressions.
The body that had been unable to move a moment ago began to move again, as if a huge rock was pressing down on it.
The sound of cheers that protect them, as if they are responding to the roar of a huge frost giant, or as if they are dispelling the feeling of fear.
Attention is focused on the source of the sound.
“Everyone needs to keep their spirits up.”
It wasn’t just a combination of spirit.
The gust of wind that hit the floor and scattered in all directions was a wave of magical power that spread around Eunhyeon.
The intimidation that was oppressed by the Yeti was lifted.
Even if it was only temporary, it was enough to bring the adventurers and Illyana to their senses.
“Damn, what is this?”
Malek, the leader of the adventurer party, quickly stood up and grabbed his weapon.
Sitting down on the floor with a demonic beast in front of you.
It was an incredibly frustrating situation.
One by one, the other adventurers stood up and took their stances.
Eunhyeon glanced at Illyana and asked.
“You can do it, right?”
“… Of course.”
Illyana sat down and answered with clenched teeth.
My legs still haven’t stopped shaking, as if I’m not putting in the right amount of strength.
“You are the key. If we don’t, we’ll all die.”
“I know! “Don’t burden me!”
Illyana, who had been answering nervously, then asked.
“Is it really possible for you? How can I do that alone…”
“Hey. I am a guide. And.”
Eunhyun ruffled Illyana’s hair, and she answered confidently.
“I told you to believe it.”
“You… !”
Illyana got annoyed when she tangled her own bangs, but she soon pursed her lips and glared at Eunhyun.
No matter what you say or what you worry about, there is no use.
This operation is an all-or-nothing gamble in which each person, whether Eunhyun or himself, must carry out his or her duties perfectly, and can only win if the prerequisites are met.
Wishes and encouragement for success rather than worries about failure.
Illyana said to Eunhyeon.
“… “Don’t die.”
Illyana couldn’t hear Eunhyeon’s answer.
I could hear his mouth moving and saying something.
Whoa, whoa!
She felt her ears drowning in the huge roar.
The demon that was roaring finally took action.
Thud! Thud! Boom!
Every time you take a step forward, the snowy mountain roars.
The yeti charging indiscriminately swung its leg that kicked the floor.
The ground trembles and the snowflakes bounce upward and are caught in a blizzard.
“Hey! Employer lady! Let’s go quickly!”
“Okay!”
Thud! Thud! Boom!
The adventurers and Illyana started running towards the summit as planned by Eunhyeon in advance.
It was natural for the Yeti, who was gradually closing the distance by charging, to spot them.
Rumble!
However, the giant fist of the Yeti covering them with a roar full of strange cries was caught in their field of vision.
“Run! “Don’t look, just run straight!”
The adventurer’s words are spoken both to himself and to his companions.
Even when they face the monster’s fist right in front of them, they do not stop running.
This is because they were confident that it would help them avoid the Yeti’s attack.
A confidence that has no basis, but that one has no choice but to believe.
[Elysia Gem Amplification]
[April birthstone, diamond]
Kwaaaaang!
The Yeti’s fist could not reach the humans who were its prey, but was blocked by something.
Crr!?
The Yeti couldn’t help but have doubts.
His fist was blocked by something invisible.
A translucent barrier that appears blurry to the eye.
I couldn’t figure out how the wall that suddenly appeared was formed or what it was, but one thing was certain.
Wow!
It is said that he was very angry about this phenomenon that blocked the attack.
A line is drawn towards the demonic beast that is expressing its anger by pounding its chest, unable to overcome its anger.
Pfft!
At that moment, the yeti took a step back.
He felt a tingling sensation in his chest.
Eventually, the yeti checked his hands.
Purple blood that would flow inside his body.
It was then that I realized I had cut his chest.
Cr!
The yeti turned his head and looked in the direction where he felt the presence of people.
Silver-white hair fluttering in a snowstorm.
Even in this weather, a pair of clearly visible red eyes are staring at the yeti.
Only then did the yeti realize who the enemy who had attacked him was.
Wooooo!
He let out a fierce roar and rushed towards the human who had wounded his chest.
‘… It’s shallow.’
Eunhyeon thought as she stared at the yeti who had lost his temper in anger and charged at him.
Even though he took a direct hit at the perfect opening, his own slash failed to completely cut through the yeti’s chest.
The cause is clear.
The performance of the sword itself, temporarily duplicated and summoned.
And his talent as a swordsman is infinitely lacking.
However, even though we know the cause, it is not easy to improve it.
Even though he is moving step by step towards infinitely upward, the level he is aiming for is very distant.
It is a cruel and unreasonable reality that it cannot be realized right now, at this moment.
‘It’s always like that.’
It’s always the same.
What you have.
Something that can be used.
It is an eternal truth for Eunhyeon that everything that is available must be used.
However, the good news is that it is not completely ineffective.
Eunhyeon’s slash definitely tore off the tough marks of the yeti covered in pure white fur and cut into flesh.
Even if it was minimal damage by Yeti standards, if you stack it once, twice, four times, eight times over and over again, you can hunt even the strongest demon beast.
So what can Eunhyeon do?
‘It’s always the same.’
He did not give in to the attacks of the powerful demon and just attacked himself.
Kwaaaaang!
The yeti’s fist flew towards Eunhyeon.
Eunhyeon twisted his body and narrowly avoided the giant’s fist, but the aftermath was significant.
The Demon Beast’s fist, which fails to crush the enemy, hits the ground and causes an earthquake.
In the aftermath of the impact, there was a violent bursting sound that felt like the earth was turning over, and fragments of the ground flew out in all directions.
As the accident accelerated, Eunhyeon could see a pile of rocks flying out of the way.
Eunhyeon always thinks about the next number as time passes slowly and seems to have stopped, as if she were the only one existing in a different timeline.
‘If you get it right even once, it’s over.’
However, it is unreasonable to discuss whether one’s own sword strike can inflict a fatal blow on the opponent.
As soon as Eunhyeon narrowly avoided the yeti’s attack, he moved immediately.
He swung his sword at the yeti’s arm her, which fell to the ground without hitting the target.
[Siete Swordsmanship]
[Imae Nando (魍魎魎庂刀)]
A slash swung in an instant cuts off the Yeti’s arm
Not one but two, not two but four, not four but eight.
The number of indiscriminate slashes was a strange phenomenon that could not be explained as something that happened in an instant.
A level of swordsmanship that cannot be achieved with a human body.
Eunhyeon, who has no talent with a sword, temporarily reproduces that state by accelerating her body with the power given to her by the goddess.
[The sword is the heart, and swordsmanship is the image you want to embody.]
The teacher’s teachings to capture what you want to express in your movements and in your sword are too abstract and a world that Eunhyeon, an ordinary person, cannot understand.
Therefore, Eunhyeon uses his own common sense and theory to reproduce and understand each movement in detail so that he can understand it.
The world the teacher saw is invisible.
What you see is a fierce snowstorm and a huge beast covered in pure white fur.
What should I express?
Eunhyeon, who was just a criminal, had only one thing on her mind.
“I will subdue you.”
Using all the means and methods at your disposal.
Eun-hyeon’s red eyes, filled with murderous intent, shone.
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“Miss the employer!”
How many calls was it?
Now it’s even bothersome to count.
To be precise, it would have been correct to say that there was not even room to count.
“We’re almost there!”
Illyana ran desperately.
Just chasing after the adventurers running ahead makes me out of breath, and I feel dizzy because oxygen is not being supplied to my head.
But even so, I don’t stop running.
“These!”
“Die!”
As the adventurers climbed to the top, they appeared one by one and dealt with the attacking demons.
The magical beasts of the snowy mountain they had never seen before were enough to embarrass them, but they did not pose much of a threat.
It was very helpful to have a strategy for attacking the magical beasts of the snowy mountain that I had learned from Eunhyeon in advance.
Of course, the reason they were able to put those strategies into practice right away and successfully kill the demon beasts was because the adventurers’ morale, which had been greatly depressed until just now, had returned to its original condition.
“Compared to that guy!”
“These are nothing special!”
My legs and arms still tremble when I think of the majesty and threat of the huge frost giant I encountered below.
On the other hand, the group of demonic beasts that crept out as soon as the Yeti left was nothing compared to its mighty power.
Eunhyeon’s ability to overcome the agitation in the face of the Yeti’s howling greatly contributed to boosting the adventurers’ morale.
While dealing with the demonic beasts, I headed to the top of the snowy mountain while maintaining Illyana’s guard.
The reason was to achieve the original purpose of the expedition to explore this snowy mountain, and to achieve the prerequisites for achieving the newly created goal of ‘slaying the Yeti’.
“There it is!”
Finally, at the top of the snowy mountain, Illyana discovered a cave that was neat but had a huge amount of magic flowing out of it.
Illyana was convinced when she saw that the characteristics matched exactly the clues she had found while searching through the Magic Tower’s literature.
“I found it.”
She felt a chill along with the magic flowing from inside the cave, but the cold so strong that she felt chills gave Illyana strong confidence.
Illyana entered the cave without hesitation.
