Chapter 61 – 061. The Clash Between the Apostle and the Divine Beast (1)
Kaaang!
Every time the swords of the two crossed, a bloody noise was created and the air inside the warehouse was shaken.
The warehouse vibrates from how strong the aftershock is, and even the walls and pillars supporting the ceiling are cracked.
It is a power that is on a different level from the aftermath of the shock that occurred when Eun-hyeon and Ashton clashed their swords.
The warehouse, which had been enduring a tremendous aftershock that the building could not withstand, began to be driven to a precarious situation as the fight between the two continued.
However, the limits of the weapons the two men possessed came faster than the limits of the building that was on the verge of collapsing.
Blasphemy!
The rapier the nine-tailed fox had was Ashton’s favorite sword, which emphasized the splendor of the exterior and was not practical.
At the same time, Eun-hyeon’s longsword, which could not withstand the swordsmanship of Shinsoo, broke. In the end, it could not withstand the durability due to excessive use and broke.
As the sword body began to crack and broke in vain, a stalemate ensued again between Eunhyeon and the gumiho.
“Tsk!”
The nine-tailed fox glares at Eun-hyeon, who persistently gets in her way, as if she is annoyed.
As if the soft white hairs of the nine tails were thorny, standing upright represents the mood of the nine-tailed fox, who seems very uncomfortable to plant.
“I was surprised. You seem familiar with human swordsmanship.”
“It’s a swordsmanship I learned from the hated Ortas. Although I don’t really like using this swordsmanship that reminds me of the traces of that child now.”
Currently, the condition of the gumiho is not so good.
He has not recovered even a tenth of his original power as a divine beast, and even if he had the magic power absorbed from Ashton, the mana remaining in his body was far from enough to deal with the apostle in front of him.
Eun-hyeon will compete on an equal footing with the nine-tailed fox, who has the ability to engulf the entire capital in a sea of fire with overwhelming power if she uses her original power. The main reason for this was that the current situation of the nine-tailed fox is very weakened.
Now that her half-body body has also been lost, and the ‘fox marble’, which was the source of her power, has been broken, there is only one action the nine-tailed fox can take in a situation where even her weapon is broken.
‘I wanted to keep my little mana intact, but… I can’t help it.’
The determined gumiho acted very quickly.
Magic is deployed in an instant, and all nine tails of the nine tails begin to stand up toward the sky.
The deployed magic powers began to gather in the nine tails, emitting blue light.
A blue spark started to form on the top of the tail.
The flames gradually increased in size, and the flames that grew to the size of a man gradually took on a human shape.
The soldiers of the nine-tailed fox are wearing various weapons and armor, including swords, shields, spears, axes, blunt weapons, and bows, while blue flames sway.
[Barbarian Witchcraft (狐族姚術)]
[Hundred Ghost Night Trips]
Boasting that they have a power of one million per day, each one of them is a nine-tailed fox with a power comparable to that of the lower-middle-class demons of the past.
Even if they were summoned by a nine-tailed fox in a weakened state and unable to reproduce their past majesty, they were not at a level where their strength could be ignored.
The nine-tailed fox’s witchcraft, which uses the magical power melted in nature rather than the magical power inherent in the human body, is similar to the wizard’s magic, but has completely different abilities.
‘This is the power of a divine beast that is said to be on the level of a half-god…’
Even though it was less than one-tenth of the force, Eun-hyeon admired it because the majesty was so great.
[Hey. This is not the time to stare!]
‘I know.’
When Belldandi, who looked nervous, hurriedly shouted, Eunhyeon nodded calmly.
“Good.”
Starting with a short word from Gumiho.
Armed with blue flames, hundreds of demons rushed towards Eunhyeon.
This was not a level that even Eun-hyeon could ignore, so he summoned a new sword in both his hands while using his power.
[Eunhyeon’s Unique Ability]
[Accident acceleration]
[Time Acceleration]
Right away, he spreads ‘sensation’ centered on himself, grasping and analyzing all the positions and actions of the white ghosts.
The types of the nine hundred demons were largely divided into three types.
The first is four melee tankers and dealers who charge at Eun-hyeon and push them back with strength and speed.
The second is two ranged dealers, an archer and a javelin who snipe Eun-hyeon from a distance and launch long-range attacks.
The third and last type is a short-range all-rounder type that properly divides roles between the two types and adjusts the balance by assisting the other group.
I thought that it was fortunate out of all the misfortunes that there was no magician-type hundred demons among the types of demons that use different weapons and have different personalities.
If it had been humans, wouldn’t it have been a very well-balanced away team?
I thought so, but from the point of view of Eun-hyeon, whom I met as the current enemy, it was really difficult.
Because.
Kaaang!
“Sheesh…”
Out of the nine hundred demons, the long-range dealer, the archer, was the most troublesome and thought to deal with it first, but Eun-hyeon clicked her tongue as it was neatly blocked.
He was about to pierce through the ranks and quickly pierce the neck of the archer Baek-Gwi in the rear, overtaking the front and lieutenant Baek-Gwi, but the spearman Baek-Gwi, who was next to the Archer Baek-Gwi, deflected Eun-Hyeon’s sword.
The hundred ghosts acted swiftly and did not hesitate in their judgment.
As soon as Eun-hyeon’s attack failed, the archers and javelin throwers who belonged to the rearguard jumped backwards using their surprisingly quick agility, and began to distance themselves from Eun-hyeon in an instant.
Due to excessive movement, it was in the form of digging into the center of the hundred ghosts, so the white ghosts naturally surrounded Eunhyun.
The first to act were the three swordsmen and assassin Baek-Gwis, who were the most agile and short-range type among the Baek-Gwis.
The white ghosts, each of whom had settled to the left and right of Eun-hyeon, began pouring fierce attacks at Eun-hyeon, leaving afterimages.
One by one, the slashes were blocked, and the moment the number of attacks exceeded 10, the shock caused by the weapons colliding little by little began to build up a burden on Eun-hyeon’s arms.
As Eun-hyeon blocks the attack again and again, both of Eun-hyeon’s hands start to numb little by little, and at the end, the moment when they become stiff comes and they succeed in creating a short gap for Eun-hyeon.
Then, taking advantage of the moment when Eunhyeon’s body stopped due to rigidity, Baekgwi, holding a greatsword of enormous size, struck down the greatsword with the intention of splitting Eunhyeon’s head apart.
Eun-hyeon, who forcibly twisted her body to relieve stiffness, avoided the great sword swung by Baek-gwi by pulling his body back with a short distance.
Quaang!
Hundred Ghost’s greatsword struck the air and destroyed the floor, creating a harsh grinding sound.
If he had chosen to block that great sword with his two-handed sword, Eun-hyeon’s head would have been pulverized along with the two-handed sword that he had chosen to block his head by now.
“Whoa…”
Even if they succeeded in blocking it, in the process of blocking the great sword that was slashing down with the twin swords, a power struggle between the white ghosts and Eunhyeon began, and the resulting gap only became prey for the other white ghosts.
In a short period of time, through various thoughts, Eun-hyeon made the choice to ‘avoid’ rather than ‘block’, and the result was correct.
He ducked and avoided the greatsword’s attack, but that wasn’t the end either.
A danger signal sounded an alarm in the unfolded ‘perception’ and was sending a warning to the caster, Eun-hyeon.
“Huh!”
A single arrow flew to the place where Eunhyun landed with a sharp noise tearing through the air.
He pulled his body back in an instant.
The arrow that had almost pierced his head passed in front of Eun-hyeon, drawing a ray of light.
‘I’ll be thrilled. Really.’
[Hey. Are you okay?]
‘I’m really not okay. It’s difficult.’
Eunhyeon honestly answered Belldandi’s question, which was worried.
It doesn’t even give you a chance to breathe.
He doesn’t even give a chance to fight back.
Despite the current state of accelerating the body and thinking and making movements several times faster than normal, the white ghosts did not allow Eun-hyeon time to think and counterattack.
As if they had been together for several decades, the coordination and tactical movements that fit so tightly made it impossible to think that they were soldiers made of magical power.
One thing I could be sure of was that all the hundred ghosts had an ‘ego’.
If not, there is no explanation for using the party’s standard way of showing tactical moves to limit, induce, and corner one’s own movements.
‘Honestly, it was mentally comfortable even though it was difficult to deal with tens of thousands of monsters alone.’
It reminded me of the time when tens of thousands of demons were single-handedly slaughtered in the imperial palace of the Mirvabilla Empire.
It’s because the monsters don’t have proper intelligence.
A mindset like that of a beast that only attacks, claws, and bites as instinct tells it.
Even if you can despair at the overwhelming amount, you don’t worry about how to deal with monsters with one-sided attack patterns.
On the other hand, what about the one who was summoned by the nine-tailed fox?
There is a ‘reason’ that can decide the formation, stick to one’s position and role, and make actions and judgments appropriate to the situation.
In addition, through systematic attacks, they even use tactics that drive opponents not only physically but also mentally.
The amount was not tens of thousands, but a small number of nine, but from the point of view of dealing with it, this was even more difficult.
‘Even though I can’t back down from here.’
Even while blocking the solid linkage with no chance to counterattack, Eunhyeon calmly thought in an accelerated thought.
What should I do first in order to bring down this beggarly party?
When dealing with one-on-one, the most convenient way is to first eliminate the opponent’s supporters or magicians with strong firepower.
However, there are no subordinate positions such as priests or wizards in Baekgwiyahaeng.
There are archers and javelins who fire powerful projectiles with each shot.
They are even harder to remove.
It was because he had already failed once, and the javelin’s melee fighting power was also a problem, and the white ghosts of the lieutenant who were in the vanguard escorting the two rear ranks were also a problem.
As a party, it was a unit that maintained a balance close to standard.
‘Is there no choice but to break through step by step in front of you…’
Catch the target with the hundred demons of the avant-garde.
What you need to aim for is the three swordsmen and assassins who are the first to check yourself with speed, starting with the Changsa, and then the middle-ranking white ghosts.
Speed was the only factor that gave Eunhyun an edge against the nine ghosts in front of her.
‘Good.’
Eun-hyeon was also determined, so he acted very quickly.
Doubles the ‘Time Acceleration’ multiplier by using the authority at once.
The burden on the body will be stronger than you can imagine, but for now, blocking this place is the first priority.
Just like the behavior of Jeongseok-daero, which was shown for the first time, three swordsmen and assassin Baek-gwi occupied both sides of Eun-hyeon and fired their weapons at Eun-hyeon.
Before the attacks of the White Ghosts can reach, the assassin White Ghost stops and the body of the White Ghost, which was shimmering with blue flames, is crumbled.
“… !”
The three swordsmen Baek-Gwi stopped his attack and stiffened his body as if in surprise.
Beginning with the head of the assassin Baek-Gwi, who had already been decapitated, the flames that had been fixing the form gradually faded, leaving no form at all.
Eunhyeon cut Baekgwi’s throat in an instant without giving the white ghosts a chance to recognize Eunhyeon’s actions.
Because the action was so neat and there was not even an afterimage to be seen.
Seeing Eunhyeon, who was obviously moving differently from before, the white ghosts began to be wary.
Eun-hyeon internally estimates how long the duration will last with the current state with a higher multiplier than the usual ‘time acceleration’.
After finishing the calculation, Eun-hyeon raised the sword in his right hand and aimed it at the white ghosts who were still looking at him.
“Come in.”
From now on, it was the beginning of the ‘chicken game’ in which he had to defeat all the hundred ghosts before he reached his limit and collapsed.
