Chapter 127 – The Trap
#127.
‘As expected, it was a trap.’
In fact, he had thought it might be a trap when he said that the summoning order had come suddenly. Still, it was a waste to miss this opportunity, but I ended up facing the worst situation.
Gaon awakened the two people who were in a state of panic.
“Chorin-san, it will be difficult to use magic. Fall back! Hayeon, you protect Chorin. Got it?”
“Ah, I get it.”
“Leave your sister to me!”
Hayeon, who looked around nervously at Gaon’s cry, quickly stood in front of Chorin. In this dark place, it can be seen that Ha-yeon has almost lost her fighting power, but the situation was better than Cho-rin, whose magic was blocked.
As soon as Gaon thought that the two of them had managed to get out of the panic and prepared themselves, he held up his spear and exhaled a long breath.
“Sueuuuuu-“
Arrows are not visible. Perhaps it was painted all black to hide in the dark.
Gaon closed his eyes. There was no point in relying on sight anyway, so he had to focus on his other senses for now. The same goes for taste, smell, and touch. There, he collected all the scattered concentration and focused only on hearing.
The heightened sense of hearing paints a black and white world in your head. With him as the center, he grasps the entire community in detail as if looking down from above.
The sound of arrows tearing through the air. The bouncy sound of a bow stick. Even the sound of breathing while holding a new arrow. Through it all, another world was reconstructed in my head.
‘See.’
It was a contradiction in thought to do it with my eyes closed, but it was true. Right now, Gaon could clearly see the arrows flying from all directions.
Dozens of arrows swarming rapidly in the silent world of black and white. I grasped the trajectory in detail and swung the spear.
Caang!
One first. After hitting his right shoulder obliquely, I immediately retrieved the spear and protected his left thigh.
Another arrow ricocheted with a dull impact transmitted through the wrist. In that state, this time, he rotated his body widely and hit the arrow that was aiming at Ha-yeon’s neck.
Thanks to that, my back was exposed, but there is no problem.
He swung his arm and used the armor wrapped around his elbow to deflect the arrow’s trajectory. Lost direction due to the applied force at the right moment and fell to the floor! And got stuck
Avoid what can be avoided, spill what can be shed, and cut what can be parried. It’s a simple response, but quick, calm, and delicate sense. It was a feat that could not be accomplished unless something was put together.
Simply shooting arrows in the dark could do no damage to him. It is destroyed with one gesture of his hand and rolls on the floor meaninglessly.
However, this is only a taste.
After a while, the rain of arrows stopped as if further attacks were considered futile.
At the same time, a large number of masked men fell from above. They immediately divided into four groups, each besieging the separated party.
The total number of people besieged was 20. Among them, 13 were 5-star, 6 were 6-star, and one was 7-star.
The other guild leaders were the same except for the fact that there was no 7-star strong. But that side was more dangerous than this side.
The guild leaders could not easily identify the location of the enemies. Rather than receiving help, the situation is so precarious that I wonder if Gaon should go to help.
In particular, in the case of Milena, it was very difficult to summon whether the anti-magic barrier was interfering with the connection with the spirit. Miranda, her deputy guild leader, was desperately assisting her.
You need to hurry up and go to help.
‘It must be a bit daunting.’
There would be no problem if I was alone, but now Chorin and Hayeon are together. It is not an exaggeration to say that both of them have virtually lost their ability to fight, since even their vision and senses are blocked.
It was very difficult to deal with them all while protecting them.
Gaon looked at them for a while and then sent a telegram to Chorin. Because of the anti-magic barrier, it consumed a lot of mental energy compared to usual, but even so, it wasn’t impossible at all.
– Chorin, absorb the magic of the anti-magic barrier.
-Yes? Absorb magic power?
Chorin tilted her head as if wondering.
– The anti-magic barrier is also a type of magic after all. It means to use mana to activate it. When all the mana accumulated in the magic circle is consumed, the function will stop.
-That’s right. All right. I will absorb it!
As he looked around, there were no wizards among them. This means that the previously installed magic circle was activated to open an anti-magic barrier.
Once it was destroyed, there was no need to worry about the barrier spreading again.
At Gaon’s instruction, Chorin put her hand on the floor while sweating and activated the entangle. It was magic that had become her trademark now.
The long roots of the tree from her hands burrowed into the ground and spread out in all directions, searching the surroundings thoroughly.
Perhaps it won’t be long before you can find the magic circle and destroy it.
‘Of course, there’s no way they’re watching.’
When Chorin put her hand on the ground and did something suspicious, the slowly approaching guys rushed at her with a tight net around her.
As if they had all learned the same mana-sequencing method, they put everything in one blow with explosive movements and poured an offensive.
Kang! Caang! Kagaga River!
If you hit one, two from the left, and if you hit that, three from the right continued the offensive.
It was difficult to find gaps in the exams as if they were trained professionally. The attack, which takes a position so that each other can organically supplement each other’s weaknesses, is like a tsunami.
Waves of swords attacked Gaon and the others without rest.
He protected Chorin and Hayeon by responding to every blow by targeting only the fatal blow. She doesn’t allow a single attack and the movement of the spear that she kicks in advance is phenomenal.
I didn’t have to worry about my back because I had my back against the wall, but the situation was too bad to be relieved at that level.
An opponent of the same level as Gaon, who was presumed to be the leader, was still looking for an opening beyond the siege. Perhaps the attack that flew in an instant while I was in the middle of the day was about to take my breath away.
Gaon waited for the right moment, holding on to a defensive stance, without slowing down and not hastily launching a counterattack.
I never did anything that hit me head on. Only those who formed a siege right now are 20, and if you include those who are scattered elsewhere, the total is 80.
Of course, he did not have to handle all of them alone, but he had to reduce the consumption of physical strength and mana as much as possible. Gaon had no intention of missing a single one.
Of course, that doesn’t just stop it.
Excited about the fact that he did not go on the offensive, those who did not cooperate with others and rushed to reveal gaps immediately crippled them.
Aren’t you talking with your limbs? As long as his life is attached, he can dig up any amount of information.
The fight between those who were aiming for Chorin and Gaon, who stood in their way, continued sluggishly.
Three of them had one of their limbs blown off, and five of them suffered minor injuries. And there were twelve sane ones.
Gaon also had scratches here and there in the ensuing fight. But he never backed down. His undying wounds only made him stronger.
‘It warmed up just right.’
The more tired he gets, the more he gets hurt, the faster and stronger he gets. The flowing blood and sweat appeared as an amplification of power.
“Huh!”
Quaang-!
“Ah!”
As I slammed it with the spear with all my strength and rotational power, the guy who blocked the attack flew off with a scream and rolled on the floor.
He wasn’t particularly mortally wounded, but he couldn’t control himself well from the sudden shock. I can see his hand holding his sword trembling.
After taking a short breath, Gaon hit the spear flying at his side again and stepped back slightly.
Just then, Chorin’s electric sound flew in.
– Mr. Gaon, I found the magic circle! I’ll absorb it right away.
-Yes. Hurry up, please.
Looking at the situation of the other party, the condition is not so good right now. Even the guild leaders suffered minor injuries here and there, and some of the guild members under them suffered serious injuries.
It was even more precarious than the first. It would probably be much better if only the barrier was lifted.
At the same time as Gaon said, Chorin began absorbing mana from the magic circle.
‘I’m coming back.’
As if there was noise, the sense of heterogeneity that had put unpleasant dissonance between the emotions gradually faded. Enemies are detected in the hem of the wind, which only added to confusion, and made it easier to respond.
Perhaps he noticed that, but the boss, who had only been looking for opportunities and only intervened in dangerous moments, moved.
Wow!
He kicked the ground vigorously with his forefoot as if he was taking his advance, and then stabbed his sword with terrifying speed. It can be seen that the air is distorted by the sword pressure and cracked.
Gaon entwined air currents around his body as he let go of all the offensive attacks from all directions. He drew a certain flow as the fine wind blew along the trajectory of the constantly moving spear as it continued to rotate.
The strength of the wind grew stronger according to the rotational force of the body. The air current, which had been as calm as a breeze, soon turned into a strong gust of wind and swept the surroundings.
And at the moment of the collision, the wind was sucked into the window at once, forming a jet-black blade.
Gaon unleashed a blow created by condensing all his strength, colliding head-on with the slashing sword.
Aaaaang——!
The moment the two forces collided, the shockwave generated filled the cavity. As if the gravity had been reversed for an instant, fragments of the broken floor soared into the sky, and those who rushed around were also bounced off.
After a very brief confrontation, the guy withdrew his strength and tried to step back. Because he has no reason to insist on 1:1.
Gaon immediately followed and stabbed the spear.
And just to respond, I hit the hamstrings and waist of the guy holding the sword, and the elbow holding the sword with a strike, inducing an opening.
As a result, the one who lost his balance had no choice but to receive the stab in an unstable position.
Caang! With a groan, his arm jumped upwards with great anti-resilience.
Then, as he swung his spear and aimed at the guy’s side, he forcibly suppressed the repulsive force and lowered his sword to block the ensuing attack.
However, at the moment of the collision, he was shaken even more by the air strike that hit his whole body again, revealing a gap.
‘What is this… !’
The head of the masked people, Skeal, was swearing inwardly as he endured the blows that knocked his body from place to place even at this moment.
It is true that Ki Gyeok is a skill that can be used by opening the middle battle, but it is not easy to use it freely and in the right place.
Giving takes a lot of concentration. It is said that you have to predict and observe all the movements so that you can induce the gap while receiving the opponent’s attack.
But isn’t an earthling who has only reached the level of 7 stars for a few months now showing off such sophisticated mana management skills?
It was very unreasonable to think that even the original owner of this body, who had reached the 7th star for 5 years, could not use the spirit properly.
Skeal gritted his teeth.
Paaang—!
In the meantime, Skaarl’s arms, which had struggled to respond to each of Gaon’s attacks like a boat caught in a storm, opened wide to the sides with a strong repulsive force.
‘Shit. It’s over.’
Kwajik-!
As he muttered to himself, Gaon’s fist penetrated the gap and broke his chin.
