Chapter 469: 883
[Chapter 220]
[Unresolved (2)]
In the midst of a fierce battle with the Slayers.
Suddenly, the world turned white.
The change that occurred afterwards acted as an opportunity for the players who were about to collapse.
"Mana... Is it recovering?"
Twelve Seat <Yama> Kang Hyeon-cheol.
He felt strength flowing into his body and muttered.
"It seems to be the effect of this light, but conversely, those guys seem to have been hit with a debuff."
Although he didn't know what phenomenon it was.
It seemed that players who entered the pillar of light somewhat recovered their health and mana, while the Slayers were affected by a debuff that lowered their abilities.
<Thunder God> Lee Do-jin assessed the situation and spoke to Kang Hyeon-cheol behind him.
"That's right, isn't it? It's become easier to deal with those guys."
Then Kang Hyeon-cheol spoke boldly.
Fighting spirit burned in his eyes.
They had been overwhelmed by the Slayers, but now they could properly respond.
He glared at them while igniting flames on his body.
"Hyeon-cheol, don't go too far."
"Tch, I know."
But the situation couldn't be said to have clearly changed.
Now the tide had barely turned in favor of the players.
The advantage was still with them.
Without needing Do-jin's caution, Hyeon-cheol also had eyes to coolly analyze the situation.
The conclusion was one.
Kang Hyeon-cheol spoke to Lee Do-jin, who was back-to-back with him.
"Hey, remember back in the Academy?"
"When we went to subjugate an 8th rank monster, but it turned out to be a colony of 6th rank werewolves?"
"Yeah, that."
"You and I tried to block the werewolf pack to save our classmates. Looking back now, I don't know how we survived."
Even in this critical situation.
The two smiled, showing their teeth without feeling fear.
Looking back, it was from then.
That they, with incompatible personalities, began to see each other as rivals.
Whoosh!
Crackle!
Fire blazed fiercely.
Electric sparks flew up.
When the two suddenly strengthened their output, the Slayers were startled and stepped back.
"We'll take care of this. You all hurry and escape."
"Make sure to inform the Fairy government that Slayers and Mines have attacked."
Lightning and flames spread.
The two who had pushed back the Slayers shouted to the players.
Since there was no way to defeat them, they had to let as many players as possible escape to prepare for future consequences.
For this, the two planned to block them.
"What are you saying!? Even if we fight, we should all fight together, how can just the two of you...!!"
"Regulus Clan Lord! Please protect Hye-rim! She's pregnant, you know!!"
At that moment, <Holy Mother> Park Hye-rim shouted.
Kang Hyeon-cheol cut off her words.
There was no time to persuade her.
He requested Koo Yeon-su to protect Park Hye-rim.
"Wait a moment! Okay, then I'll stay with oppa too! You need me to heal you two..." "...I'll have nothing to say even if Hye-rim kills me later. <Yama>, make sure you come back alive."
The players also read the situation.
This was their only chance.
So Regulus Clan Lord Koo Yeon-su chose to forcibly knock out Park Hye-rim who was trying to stay.
Carrying Park Hye-rim on his back, he looked back at Kang Hyeon-cheol.
Kang Hyeon-cheol grinned at him.
"Don't worry. Do I look like someone who would die in a place like this? We'll tie up those guys' feet a bit, then we'll escape on our own, so know that."
"...I'm counting on you."
Whether that was really possible.
Koo Yeon-su didn't pursue it.
He couldn't help but know that Lee Do-jin and Kang Hyeon-cheol were betting their lives to create a way out.
The other players were the same.
They greeted the two and turned their bodies.
The two faced their backs.
"Will you be okay?" "What?" "It's not too late even now. You should escape at least. I can handle this alone somehow."
"Don't be ridiculous. Do you think you can block those guys alone? If they kill you and chase after us, it'll become more troublesome. Then I'll have to face those guys alone, do you think I can protect Hye-rim?" "Always saying unpleasant things... Okay, I got it. I won't ask anymore."
"If we block them, it should be enough time for Hye-rim to escape this place alive. She'll have to raise the child without a father, but she'll do well."
As if speaking to himself.
Kang Hyeon-cheol spoke loudly.
Then he laughed boisterously.
It was to shake off the fear of death.
"Come on, you bastards. Lee Do-jin, get your head straight from now on."
"Look who's talking."
Gift <Flame Transformation> Gift <Thunder Transformation>
To absolutely prevent the Slayers from chasing the players.
The two exerted their full power.
Flames and lightning mixed violently, scorching the surrounding area.
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Baek Seo-jin's betrayal.
The Slayers' ambush.
The undying Basilisk.
Exhausted players.
The situation was very bad.
No way out was visible.
I have to do something somehow.
Noh Eun-ah gripped her stone staff tightly.
Currently, only she and Iriya had spare internal mana.
Adding a few more people, maybe Cha Eun-woo and Bae Su-bin.
However, Cha Eun-woo was currently busy treating people affected by poison.
In the end, only she and Iriya could support the players.
Riya unnie is playing the most important role in activating consciousness magic.
Considering that Eun-ha might declare a sacred domain, we need to save Riya unnie's strength.
Noh Eun-ah thought.
So she decided to manifest her internal mana to protect the players.
At that moment, she heard a voice.
A voice she had never heard since childhood.
Do you need power?
A voice of indeterminate gender.
It sounded like multiple selves speaking simultaneously.
She wasn't unaware of what that voice was.
All things in the universe.
It was the voice of the world's will.
The voice of Gift <Miracle>.
"I need power."
Neither Noh Eun-ha, nor Shin Seo-young, nor Park Hye-rim.
Until now, Noh Eun-ah had been told not to respond to <Miracle>'s question.
She had intended not to.
She knew that Shin Seo-young had lost her life as a player in exchange for activating <Miracle>.
But to overcome the situation, she had to borrow <Miracle>'s power even if it meant paying an excessive price.
I don't care what happens to me.
I want to save people.
Noh Eun-ah wished.
There was no hesitation.
Unlike before, she tried to accept the world's will as it was.
Thus, her internal mana flowed out, dyeing the world white.
...The price is insufficient.
What? Why?
But a problem occurred.
What Noh Eun-ah had asked the world's will was for power to defeat the Slayers.
Contrary to her wish, the world's will answered that it was impossible.
You have already given much.
There's not much left to take for an appropriate price for your wish.
An incomprehensible sound.
Noh Eun-ah frowned.
It was an urgent situation.
There was no time for arguments.
"Then lend me power within the range of what you can take from me."
Are you really sure?
"I don't mind."
...I accept.
At that moment.
Noh Eun-ah felt a sensation as if something was leaving her body.
It wasn't the mana consumed to activate <Miracle> that was disappearing.
Something other than mana.
She couldn't tell what it was.
But the moment it left, Noh Eun-ah felt she had lost something crucial.
"Ugh..."
To prevent that from leaving.
She instinctively resisted.
But despite her resistance, <Miracle> continued to take it away.
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Gift <Miracle>.
Eun-ha immediately noticed the phenomenon.
Someone had activated <Miracle>.
Entering the white world, he quickly killed the Slayers who were confused by this first-time experience.
Who is it?
Who activated <Miracle>?
Health and mana are recovering.
Even buffs are being applied.
On the other hand, the Slayers seemed to have their abilities lowered by debuffs.
Eun-ha shook off lightning around him and tried to find the person who activated <Miracle>.
It's either Eun-ah or Iriya.
Soon he could see that the pillar of light was spreading from Noh Eun-ah.
Beast Transformation
Liger Chain
Eun-ha borrowed Kang's power.
Sharp Slayers were trying to rush at her.
Thunder Step
Blue lightning gathered in his legs.
Eun-ha stepped on Jinggak.
His form disappeared.
True Rotation Axis
"...Kuhek...!!"
At a speed too fast for the Slayers to perceive, he shortened the distance.
Eun-ha unleashed the lightning stored in the leg that hadn't stepped on Jinggak.
He immediately roundhouse kicked a Slayer and swung his sword.
Even if the Slayer defended belatedly, he couldn't block an attack created through subspace.
After taking down the Slayer like that, Eun-ha grabbed Noh Eun-ah's shoulder.
"No, noona. Don't do it." "But..."
"It's okay. It's okay, so stop."
"..."
"It's okay. This much is enough."
Eun-ha soothed her.
Noh Eun-ah's face contorted.
Whether to believe his words or not.
She seemed to be contemplating.
To this, Eun-ha spoke firmly.
"Trust me. Even if not those guys, I've at least found a way to eliminate the Basilisk."
"...Really?"
"Really. So don't try to pay any more price."
Noh Eun-ah wavered.
Soon she nodded.
Then the light that had dyed the surroundings white began to disappear.
The thickness of the pillar of light decreased.
The world returned to normal.
"Does anything hurt? Are you okay?"
"...I'm fine except for the mana consumption. Nothing hurts. I think it just took my mana like in the old days."
"Is that really true?"
"Don't you believe noona?"
"I do believe noona's words."
The price of <Miracle> is substantial.
Eun-ha checked her condition just in case.
As she said in a bright tone, there didn't seem to be anything wrong with her body.
Eun-ha felt relieved.
"Thanks to noona, I've recovered to some extent. Now gather the other people and prepare to escape."
"What about you?"
"I have to face the Basilisk."
"Can you do it alone?"
"Don't worry. I'll follow right after." "Really?" "I'm a father now too. I don't intend to sacrifice my body."
Eun-ha stood protectively in front of Noh Eun-ah.
Then he used mana generously to make the Slayers retreat and unable to approach further.
Ignis Cross
Magic combining the properties of flame and lightning.
Crimson flames and blue lightning merged to attack all beings in front.
But Eun-ha controlled the magic to ensure players weren't hit by the attack.
Meanwhile, Jin Seo-na, who received telepathy from Eun-ha, directed the players to evacuate.
The battle situation, which had been mixed with players and Slayers, was reorganized.
It was then.
The lightning-imbued flames parted.
"I knew it wasn't <Future Vision>, but to think it was <Miracle>. What a shame. If that Ik-hyeon bastard were alive, he would surely have coveted your sister too."
Baek Seo-jin had parted the flames.
Drawing his sword, he looked at Eun-ha and shrugged.
"But it seems the power of <Miracle> wasn't fully realized. Is it just a slight recovery of strength and us losing a bit of power?"
"..."
"Even so, it's a futile act... We still have numerical superiority, and the Basilisk is intact."
The Slayers snickered.
They were taking stances as if ready to move and kill the players again if Baek Seo-jin gave the order.
Eun-ha didn't yield to their killing intent and opened his mouth.
"You don't seem to think that I've recovered enough strength to manifest a myth, do you?"
"If myths are activated consecutively, their power decreases. The burden also becomes much heavier... Well, yes. This isn't a situation where you can spare your life."
Baek Seo-jin's expression didn't change.
He tapped the ground with his sword.
"But Eun-ha. The reason I'm here revealing my identity is also to counter your myth."
His shadow moved.
The shadow that changed three-dimensionally and rose from the ground writhed like tentacles.
That shadow expanded its influence.
A myth was about to be manifested.
Nevertheless, Eun-ha wasn't flustered.
Rather, he smirked.
"Are you really going to manifest a myth?"
"What are you trying to say?"
"It'll be hard to deal with the aftermath later. As someone called a living myth, shouldn't you be worried about the crisis of extinction?"
"..."
Baek Seo-jin can't manifest rashly.
Once or twice more at most.
Surely Baek Seo-jin would oxidize into mana after manifesting a myth.
It was an action that didn't align with his goal of becoming the ruler of this country.
Sure enough, Baek Seo-jin fell silent.
His eyes narrowed.
"Yes, you're right. I don't have many times left to use my myth."
Baek Seo-jin readily admitted.
Then he continued.
"But why do you think only I can manifest a myth?"
"No way..."
Baek Seo-jin pointed behind him.
<Abyss> Seon Woo-hwa-ryeong walked out.
He was wearing a cold smile.
"Although it can't be compared to the level of a living myth, <Abyss> can also sufficiently manifest a myth."
"..."
"If I borrow <Abyss>'s power to manifest a myth just a little, the price won't be too great. Now, what do you plan to do? Do you think you can handle two myths?"
Two myth embodiers.
Even Eun-ha couldn't help but be surprised at this news.
But that was all.
Eun-ha raised the Dawn Sword.
"Good information, I've heard it well."
"What?"
Baek Seo-jin asked back.
Eun-ha didn't answer him.
He opened a subspace.
Wormhole
In his current body condition, he couldn't face two opponents.
So he postponed it for next time.
From the start, Eun-ha had no intention of having a life-or-death battle with Baek Seo-jin here.
It was obvious it would be a disadvantageous fight for him.
Why would I fight here for someone else's benefit?
I absolutely hate fighting on someone else's terms.
He had stalled for time as much as possible.
And gathered as much information as possible.
Eun-ha quickly thrust his sword into the subspace so they couldn't respond.
"What!?"
A subspace opened near Mastema.
He hurriedly defended with magic.
But the Twilight Sword's response was faster.
Twilight Sword
It absorbs Mastema's magic.
He is bewildered.
He probably didn't expect his magic to be completely absorbed as soon as it was activated.
Not stopping there─
─Dawn Sword
This time, Eun-ha thrust the Dawn Sword and finally destroyed the crystal sphere.
Then Mastema sneered as if dumbfounded.
"It's useless. Did you think the Basilisk would be annihilated just by destroying this? Unless you destroy all three life vessels of the Basilisk simultaneously..."
"Why did you stop talking?"
Mastema's face hardened.
Eun-ha raised the corners of his mouth.
A sword that destroys causality.
The power of the Dawn Sword had worked.
Kyaaa...
The Basilisk had died many times.
The reason it was still alive was because the crystal sphere Mastema held hadn't been destroyed.
That sphere was the cause.
So Eun-ha destroyed the sphere to eliminate the effect.
In the end, the Basilisk would return to the state just before revival.
And the state just before revival is─
─The state where two life vessels have been destroyed.
In other words, by destroying the crystal sphere with the Dawn Sword, it was equivalent to destroying all three life vessels.
As proof, the Basilisk was turning into mana particles and disappearing.
"H-how is this... What on earth did you just do!?"
"Why should I tell you that?"
Mastema wouldn't understand.
He shouted loudly.
Eun-ha didn't answer him.
I've gotten the information I needed from them, so I need to return to Seoul quickly.
I've eliminated the danger from behind.
Now I just need to keep them in check while returning to Gangneung city.
And inform the Fairy about Baek Seo-jin's betrayal.
I'm worried about <Yama>'s situation, but the Basilisk should have disappeared there too, so things should have improved.
We'll probably meet them while escaping.
Eun-ha ordered Jin Seo-na.
The retreat signal was given.
People detonated prepared magic to make it difficult for the Slayers to pursue.
Hamper Wave
Eun-ha also joined in.
"Kuk...!!"
"Who told you to bring out your shadow?"
After jamming Baek Seo-jin's mana circuit, he immediately fled.
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