บท 138: Episode 138: Competitors flock together
"No, what are you thinking about now?"
I had to bang my head a few times to come to my senses.
Mask obsession is getting worse. I guess this place is too stimulating for me.
Angry mutants and cultists looking for profit are rushing towards me.
But not right away. A short break that lasts only a few seconds.
"Phew… … ."
Take a short deep breath. Ha, endurance really.
From here on, it's a really hectic section. You should rest as much as possible when you can.
"Gweeee!!"
Ugh, is break time over already? Two mutants approached nearby.
He took out the skateboard that had been shrunk with a shrinking spell from his pocket and threw it on the floor.
"It's been a while since I got to ride a board."
[jump]
I jumped into the sky, ignoring the treasure chest I had barely pulled down. The direction is above the heads of mutants rushing towards me.
"Bzzzzzzzzzz!!"
Two mutants jump towards me, stretching out hundreds and thousands of tentacles. The most popular. Activates magic at the top of the leap.
[Fireball]
[Spell Enhancement: Deadly Poison]
Grrrrrrrrr!! Kwaaaa!!
The fireball, which was transformed into a deadly poisonous flame through the strengthening spell, exploded, spouting black flames.
Tsuzuzu That is… … . Cheese zzzzzz… … .
"Keueeeeek! "Keuee!!"
The monster tries to shake off the poisonous flame that has stuck to its body, but it cannot escape. The poisonous flame moves like a living creature and sizzles with demon-like force.
Uh, and.
"Get out of the way, man!"
[Hardening]
[protection team]
Kwasik!
The mutant's head, which was in an awkward position, is trampled with a skateboard.
"Keuang!"
The monster stretched out its tentacles and tried to entangle me, but the magic activated faster than that.
[Geongyeom (訇炎)]
Kugwagwagwagwagwagwanggwang!!!
A dazzling column of flame rises, accompanied by a shock wave so vivid that it can be seen.
Meticulousness is a virtue of old people. I pulled in the shockwave and sent myself flying back.
I leap again and spread my senses to check all directions.
The flame magic activated twice in succession stimulated the mutants inside the banquet hall with fierce noise and colorful lights, but what can you do?
There is something more important than that. The toxic flames are starting to produce the side effects I want.
Grumble!
The dozens of curtains I dropped earlier.
Now, the curtain covering the entire event venue is covered in black, toxic flames. It looked expensive at first glance, but was it cheap? It burns much more fiercely than I expected, spewing out toxic smoke.
"Tsk tsk tsk. "In your haste to prepare, you ignored the fire safety management law."
According to the Fire Safety Management Act, flame retardant curtains must be used in cultural and assembly facilities, religious facilities, and sports facilities.
"Ahh! "The fire is too strong!"
"Cluck cluck! "I can't see!"
Yes, yes. Well done.
The fiercely burning fire naturally isolated the stragglers in the rear ranks, that is, most mutants and cultists.
Of course, there are those who came nearby a long time ago, and those who ignore the fire and all will come over. However, the important thing is that there is no need to tangle with hundreds of people right now.
"Good, we are moving steadily according to the schedule."
I did all the markings, knocked down the pillars, dropped the treasure chest, got the attention of the cultists, and set it on fire.
What to do next... … .
'Check the status of the treasure chest.'
Just then, a few diligent cult members were already going around the edge of the venue and approaching the treasure chest.
You're agile. Are they guys with movement-related abilities?
"Got it, it's mine!"
"No, it's mine!"
You can't leave it like that.
[Dead Man's Grasp]
Gurgling!
Dozens of gray arms rose from the floor and lifted up the treasure chest that had fallen on the floor.
"Ugh!?"
A cult member who had come close to the wind screamed and retreated.
'I wish I could just open the lid and take out the mask.'
There are still more cult members who are still attached.
I activated the magic to get rid of them and to check the condition of the treasure chest as planned.
[Demant Explosion]
[Spell Enhancement: Maximization]
Quaaaaaaaaaaa!
A pretty spectacular explosion.
The aftermath of the explosion alone caused all the cultists who had gathered near the box to fly away.
"But, as expected, there was no damage to the box."
It was clearly the magic that had brought down that huge pillar in one fell swoop just moments ago. I even added spell reinforcement to maximize its power.
'It looks like the settings in the box are the same.'
I don't know how it was implemented here, but that is an indestructible object.
An item that has no HP or durability set at all.
Since it is not an attack target, it will not be destroyed no matter what you do.
"We can't open it yet! And you can't destroy it in such trivial ways! All of this is a ritual! This is a ritual to awaken the perfect artifact that will evolve you! More offerings! We need more blood!"
Dokgo-gyeom spoke the same line as in the game.
Yes, sacrifice. That mask is sealed.
The reason why so many religious denominations agreed to use their disciples as sacrificial lambs was probably to unseal the box.
"Everyone, your sacrifice is not meaningless. Shed more blood! Through that blood the mask will open its eyes!"
'Anyway, if I get screwed, I can just take the entire box and run away.'
Perhaps, considering the other things I've done in this world so far, that too can be lifted in a magical context.
But I don't have time for that now.
"What are you muttering!!"
An unknown cultist holding a huge scythe rushes in. Wow, I'm so tired. Oh yeah. You too, feel the pain of a person with little stamina.
[Exhausted Shackles]
Slam! Lots of cards!
Dazzling shackles made of runes and magic lines shining in scarlet light wrap around his limbs.
"Uh oh… … ."
The cultist, who suddenly became exhausted, lost the strength to lift the scythe and fell to the floor. You cannot attack for 10 minutes multiplied by your mental strength.
Okay, anyway, we're done with checking the boxes.
What was written on the next page of the schedule?
"Surround us!"
"Block the road!"
Dozens of masks surround me. Mask, mask, mask, mask, mask, mask, mask, mask, mask, mask, mask, mask, mask.
This time, it's really just a mask everywhere the eye can see.
The pleasure that arises in unexpected situations.
My body trembles convulsively. My left hand, the back of my neck, under my chin, and around my eyes twitch, and my heart beats faster.
Sudden increase in adrenaline and dopamine. Your vision expands and your senses become more sensitive.
At this level, I really don't mind dying - what are you thinking? Wake!
Whatever the plan, if I get hit even once, I could die!
My body has tremendous penalty characteristics.
[Decreased health], [Increased damage], [Increased chance of injury], [Weakened in close combat].
I struggled to come to my senses and spoke to the masks surrounding me, or rather, to the cultists.
"You shameless bastards. "I worked hard to destroy the pillar and eliminate a lot of mutants, but now they're surrounding me?"
"It looks like there's no one here who can beat you one-on-one."
"Hohoho, if there is an overwhelming candidate for the championship, the natural strategy would be to beat that person first, right?"
I don't need to worry about people whose names I don't even remember. Although they are all called direct disciples, successors, geniuses, etc., they are mass-produced cultists anyway.
In fact, most of the religious denominations gave grandiose titles to incompetent people and sent them out in order to use them as sacrificial lambs in today's ritual.
Oh, of course, there are some denominations that sent the real thing with the goal of winning first place, that is, a reward.
"You, you, you, you!"
Yeah, guys like that guy.
"Are you a little strong, bastard?"
This is the bird beak mask of Changwolhoe.
I ignored him and enchanted my skateboard to jump to the side.
Crackle!!
A huge pillar of ice rose up where I was. A wolf mask dancing while holding a drum decorated with buffalo horns.
"You're avoiding that!"
If I hadn't run right away, I would have been pierced by that pillar of ice.
"I didn't know such a great person would come from Paju!"
Race mask.
"I guess there is some kind of secret to succession?"
"Did I tell you earlier? "You must never ignore the judge of the Hungry Mansion."
Heoju's stock price is rising rapidly because it happened to be in Heoju's name.
"There is nothing like that. "You idiots."
Bauuung!
Oops, a battering ram, no, a huge spear flies into the place where I should land.
Take another leap! No, there is not enough time.
[Hardening]
[Fireball]
Kwaaaaang!
Using the explosive power of the fireball, it was forced to change direction in the air.
To succeed in movements that defy the laws of physics, you need strong core muscles. Of course I don't have that.
"Off… … . Damn, my spine is going to explode."
"I wonder what you ate to become so strong. "Can I become stronger if I eat that guy?"
"I will cook the thigh meat properly."
A monster hunter in a boar mask and a man-eating chef in an iron mask who are curious about the taste of my meat.
It looks like that spear was thrown by a monster hunter. The man-eating chef hung on the monster hunter's shoulder, wielding two neutral kitchen knives.
"I feel like I've been forced into penalty matches ever since last time."
How many people are there? Shit, there are already over 30 people.
"Take it!"
"Aaaah!"
Small cultists jump in without fear. go away!
[Storm]
Hwioooo!!!
"Aaaah!"
"Ugh, I can't get to it!"
I lightly blew away a few people, but the small insects only surrounded me at regular intervals and did not approach me.
"How clumsy! "Everyone, get out of the way!"
Once again, that battering ram-like spear flies in.
Kwaaaang!!
Because I sensed it in advance through the flow of magical energy, I moved my body at a faster tempo than the spear was moving.
[jump]
'Well, at what level do I have to move before I can stop at Heo Sang-hyeon, who has moderately great skills?'
I just want to blow it all away, but I don't want to go too far.
The moment you unleash your power, you have to fight those judges gathered above the gallery. If I were to be caught in such a situation, it would be impossible for me to escape without harm.
In short, Heo Sang-hyeon has to fight using only the abilities he can, but the enemy we need to be wary of now is that big... … .
"You let your guard down!"
Taaat!
The man-eating chef hiding behind the magnificent back of the 3-meter-tall monster hunter jumps out. Two nicely rotating Chinese kitchen knives.
"Who said they let their guard down?"
With his right hand, he gathered the resentment of those who died today and struck him.
[Spirit attack]
Crumbling!!
"Kaaaaak!"
And with my left hand... … .
[Magnetic control]
Second-tier magnetic force manipulation magic. A metal object was pulled by a strong artificially generated magnetic force.
Bauuuung!
At that time, beyond the wall of people formed by the cultists, a person preparing a large-scale magic caught my eye. Drums decorated with buffalo horns, strange dance moves. A shaman wearing a wolf mask.
"Wanderer of the wind! With your breath, bring a severe ordeal to my enemy!"
He must be quite busy playing the drums and dancing alone.
"Hey, don't call me that!"
"ha ha ha! "We can stop the coming winter just by yelling!"
Quaaaang!
A metal object flew from far away, drawn by my magnetism control magic. So, the treasure chest containing the mask hit the wolf mask.
A wolf mask spitting blood and flying away. It's ugly.
"W-what!?"
"why? "You want this?"
I swung the treasure chest in all directions, pushing more magic power into the magnetism.
Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwak! Kwakwakwak!
Cultists fly like bowling pins. How can someone fly like that? It looks like the physics engine is broken.
Bauuuuuung!!
A treasure chest orbiting around me with incredible momentum.
A foolish cultist hits a treasure chest with a fist filled with magical power, but it receives a rebound equal to the physical force he applied and flies away. This is absurd.
It is a world that has been roughly created, just like a poorly made game.
Anyway, thanks to you, I have some free time.
[Cheongyeon]
Part of my vision and consciousness was blown out of the venue. Two completely different places appear before your eyes. One is, of course, this exact place where my body is, and the other is... … .
"what? Where are we? What, where on earth did you take me? Oh, because of the problem solver? Damn it, it can't be helped. Can you move? Right. good. "That's okay."
No, this has nothing to do with the symptoms of insanity. I just had a conversation with a colleague outside the banquet hall via [Cheongyeon].
But how I look in the eyes of the cultists surrounding me... … .
"Hey, that bastard, are you hallucinating?"
"Damn, you said you were somehow strong, but you turned out to be a complete bastard!"
Yeah, say whatever you want. In any case, verbal insults are only a temporary shame. I continued talking, ignoring the cultists' nonsense.
"I'll give you some more time, so move as quickly as possible. okay. "Can you detect a signal?"
good. Although it was a little off schedule, it is now the final phase.
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