105 – Sharon Pierce (3)
The final boss of the second scenario, Richard Pierce.
A being that can never be defeated by fighting against one another based on skill.
But Ian was confident that he knew most of his patterns. He told him it was possible since he had died countless times in the game.
‘… Of course, that doesn’t mean I’ve ever broken it.’
Richard Pierce.
His majesty is not at a level that players can dare to evaluate.
Not only is he the best expert in the North, but he is also a member of the Shale Church.
In fact, it is correct to say that Richard’s power has never been properly measured.
‘But.’
The situation is clearly different from what we were used to through games.
Richard’s own Danjeon was destroyed.
Even his connection with Sharon Pierce, with whom he had been skipping Danjeon, was cut off.
‘It must be broken.’
You have to break it here.
An opportunity like this will never come again.
If we survive like this, Northern Grand Duke Richard Pierce’s influence on future scenarios will be absolute.
Moreover, now that the conflict with him has been fully revealed, hell will literally unfold for Ian.
These are the subsequent scenarios where the level of difficulty increases like crazy. This crazy game has an almost guaranteed bad ending. The worst situation, Richard Pierce’s anger, overlaps there.
‘If that happens, I might as well die.’
On the other hand, if you defeat him here.
‘I can create a good flow.’
You can change the flow of the story.
A new atmosphere can be created, starting with the Third Princess.
We can prepare a way to check the power of the 1st and 2nd princesses and the prince, including Shaleam Bridge.
In the long run, you can buy time to prepare to deal with ‘those’.
The conclusion has been decided.
‘Even if I take a risk, I will defeat Richard here.’
How?
Make full use of the fact that you know his patterns.
First, lead the attack and then exploit the gap.
This was the reason why Ian, who gestured to Yergina, continued to provoke Richard.
“Maybe it’s because it’s a shale bridge, but you don’t know how people feel. You can’t stop Danjeon, whom you raised with so much care, from walking like that.”
“… I see you really want death.”
“Try it. Once without any power outage.”
Richard was scratched by Ian’s constant provocation.
— Quaaa!
Richard rushes in with a sound.
It looks like a huge horned beast is crashing into you.
A straight-line attack with tremendous weight.
— Wow!
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Ian made the dirt rise along his path.
Since you won’t be able to use your magical power properly, you will mess up your walking method.
“It’s soft!”
But Richard did not even snort and approached straight away with strange steps.
— Kaaang!
Ian struck the earthen wall once again, canceling out his power, and converted his staff into a shield to block Richard’s sword.
My wrist hurts like it might break.
This is despite all the interference.
But this is not the end of this pattern.
Immediately following, an ice pick extends from Richard’s hand.
Richard’s characteristic is that even though he fights like a super expert swordsman, he throws unexpected daggers like this.
Ian rolled on the floor to avoid it.
As expected, this was a possible avoidance because the power of Richard, whose Danjeon was destroyed, was below its full potential.
“!”
Richard looks somewhat surprised.
Ian did not miss the opportunity.
“Yergina!”
— Paaang!
Yergina, who rose into the sky, strikes down her mace with great force.
— Cooooo!
The ground shakes as if there was an earthquake.
The scattered dust settles, and Yergina’s mace, now gigantic, comes into view.
And Richard is extending his sword underneath him.
“Yergina. You’re still fighting in an ignorant way.”
He was blocking her weapon with his sword with utmost peace.
“Damn it.”
Is that the person whose Danjeon was blown?
— Let’s go!
Richard’s sword began to move as if dancing.
To begin with, Richard is a super expert with a sword.
Even if his Danjeon is blown, he cannot be an easy opponent.
Yergina, who was blocking her sword with the chain part of her mace, is increasingly cornered.
The moment when Richard, who had gained victory, stepped forward with his feet and was about to swing his sword.
— Pabababat!
The huge piece of stone he stepped on rises like an explosion. This is the result of Ian operating a chemical trap prepared in advance using extraction in the area.
“Pfft!”
Richard’s new model violently loses its balance for the first time.
Ian hit the floor and performed a leap of maximum power.
— Paaang!
A rough bursting sound.
Originally, the falling point should be magnetized to slow down the speed.
“Huh!”
Ian took a deep breath and strengthened his entire body.
And then he stretched out his fist, surrounded by Lunar, towards Richard.
The physical force derived from the ridiculous speed is directly shot at Richard.
Richard, who was blocking the mace with his sword, hurriedly summoned frost to cover his body.
— Crackle!
With the sound of ice being crushed, Ian’s fist touched Richard’s side.
The moment Ian touched it, he had a hunch.
‘Let’s never do this attack again.’
Despite all the strengthening, the numbing sensation of his fists being crushed and his arms being broken wraps around his upper body.
— Quaaa!
Thanks to that, Richard also flew into the wall and got stuck.
The wall with cracks forming a circle around Richard represents the damage he received.
The first significant damage inflicted on the final boss.
“Wow!”
He coughs and spits out a handful of blood.
But I don’t have time to look at that.
“Yergina!”
“Of course!”
Yergina rushed towards Richard with great enthusiasm.
A mace that is strengthened by frost and shines pure white.
The 5-star hero’s massive blow hit Richard straight through.
There was a huge impact sound for a moment.
The surroundings are full of silence and dust.
In case something like this happens, Yergina and her pre-planned plan worked out perfectly.
“Ha.”
Ian sighed as he held his right arm, which was half unable to move.
Yergina muttered as she pulled her mace from the wall.
“… Did you finish it?”
Uh. Wait a minute.
The moment when Ian couldn’t even say anything.
— Let’s go!
Yergina’s new form was cut.
Blood sprays like a fountain from Yergina’s fallen arms and legs.
There is a figure crossing the completely disarmed Yergina.
“… Damn it.”
Ian muttered.
The dust settles.
Richard was standing there.
Her hair and eyes were both completely stained red in the form of a blood demon.
“… Such a monster.”
Ian muttered without realizing it.
“… Having 2 phases is overkill.”
Aren’t you curious about the meaning of those words?
— Grinning.
The corners of Richard’s mouth rose in silence.
His gums, half exposed after being hit by a mace, are in themselves blood demons.
Richard flew towards Ian at incredible speed.
Ian immediately picked up Lunar.
Kaaang!
I blocked the first blow.
“… Damn.”
A swear word came out of Ian’s mouth.
There was no way to block his ice pillars that rushed in almost at the same time.
The front of my eyes turns black in an instant.
— Quaaa!
“Yaaan!”
She collapsed and Yergina, who was watching the situation, screamed at her.
Cracked.
There was a sound of something being crushed.
Ian, whose body was floating in the air, fell like a doll whose strings had been cut.
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Sharon ran toward her mansion as if she was possessed by something about her.
She couldn’t understand why she was doing that.
Everything in her head and heart was too complicated to be defined as just one thing.
Mother.
It was an unimaginable change for Sharon, who had been walking around looking only at her.
However, it was clear who was the reason for the change.
Ian.
“… Ian.”
Sharon muttered the name she despised so much.
— Quaaa!
Once again, an explosion was heard from the mansion.
When on earth did he walk so far out of the mansion?
The snowstorm is falling harshly.
Suddenly.
Sharon felt it.
This is the situation right now.
It was similar to the day my mother left.
A snowstorm that falls constantly.
Snow piled up on the floor.
A roar heard beyond the eyes.
“… No.”
Sharon muttered.
She muttered, not knowing what was wrong.
Her already running steps became faster.
She started running at full speed.
She had already suffered significant internal injuries as a result of being forced to stop practicing Dantian Sharing, but that was not important.
A more and more familiar landscape comes into view.
However, there is no building that should be there.
Just moments ago, the place where the building was was full of collapsed debris and snow.
It is full of countless people lying down.
But.
One person in particular, who had collapsed, caught my eye.
Pure white snow field.
A field of cold snow that seems to cover everything with innocence.
That place is full of red blood.
A lot of red blood melting the cold snow, pooling like a puddle of water.
Kim is blooming everywhere.
… This is the scene at that time.
One day about ten years ago.
This is the scene I saw at that time.
Only the person who fell inside has changed.
Jet-black hair.
Deep dark circles that seem to carry all the worries of the world.
Pale lips that do not feel vital.
“… Ian.”
Sharon’s lips trembled.
Her knees began to turn red with her blood.