87 – World 11. Invasion (9)
[Slow hands] (LV 3) (☆☆☆☆☆)
└ A skill that affects the target’s time and slows it down.
└ Summon the clock hands and slow them down by 23% when they hit the target.
└ The hit range of the clock hands is increased to 33 meters.
└ The slowing effect of the clock hands is increased by up to 3 seconds.
└ Decreases the target’s physical ability by 3.
└ By manipulating space and time, it is absolutely essential.
Karina used the 3rd skill taken based on the job level she had raised so far, and then kicked off the ground again and ran towards Kshura.
The hands had a range of 33 meters, so they needed to get closer.
Instead, I just approached it and thereafter I didn’t have to worry about it.
Kwaaang!- Kwaa-kwang!-
The problem was that despite using time acceleration, it was moving so fast that it was hard to follow with the eyes.
‘Yoo Seo-ah and Park Mi-jung, who respond to that speed, are also amazing.’
However, it didn’t seem to be enough to overwhelm Kshura.
It might be because of the thugs flocking from all directions.
“Well?”
In the meantime, Ksura, who was dealing with Yoo Seo-ah and Park Mi-jung, turned his eyes to where Karina was, feeling a weak presence.
A very fleeting glance.
“…!?”
Seeing this, Karina was shocked to the point of holding her breath.
Of course, I had no intention of backing down just because I was caught.
Because now was the chance to kill Kshura.
“Some kind of intruder got in the way.”
The words he muttered in a low voice sounded clearly in Karina’s ears.
It was because he approached without stopping even though Ksura looked away.
And as soon as he said that, Kshura ran towards Karina.
bang!-
Even though he simply kicked the ground, fragments of the ground splattered like a bomb exploded.
The gap narrowed in an instant so that the distance was colorless.
Karina instinctively flew the clock hands, thinking that she would die if she hesitated.
Whoops!—
As soon as the hands of the watch were thrown, they skipped the distance and got stuck in Kshura’s body.
Karina, who confirmed that he had noticeably slowed down with him, immediately raised her shield.
Quaaang!—
‘Ugh!’
The numbering item 『(No. 015) Steel Fortress』 naturally also has a function to absorb shock.
However, it was not able to absorb the shock moderately from the attack that Kshura launched.
Sensing that the arm holding the shield had been broken into several pieces thanks to this, Karina quickly used the skill.
‘Poetry, body regression.’
A skill that returns one’s body to a few seconds ago.
When using body regression, which is also the initial skill of the time ruler, the broken arm was restored to its original state.
However, the impact caused the body to fly backwards, which could not be reversed.
Karina, who had flown 50 to 60 meters with just one shot, soon smiled.
Unlike before, the arrow was stuck in Kshura’s body.
* * *
Yoo Seo-ah roughly grasped what had happened in that short amount of time.
One of Lee Seong-min’s party secretly approached, and Kshura noticed that and rushed to attack.
Still, the attempt itself seemed to be successful, and I noticed that Kshura’s body slowed noticeably.
If kshura had moved at a speed of 1,000, it would now be about 750.
“Mijeong!”
“I know!”
Also, for Yoo Seo-ah and Park Mi-jung, it was almost like becoming a turtle.
There were still giant tentacles and beasts sweeping around, but they weren’t as important as Kshura.
Besides, two of the giant tentacles were in charge of Bingryong Akasha.
The two moved quickly, thinking that they would have to catch Ksura even if they suffered a little loss now.
‘Summon the Great Spirit of the Forest.’
Seoah Yoo used the 7th opening effect of 『(No. 100) Arinella』, a bracelet worn on her wrist.
Wheein!—
Then, near Yoo Seo-ah, petals, blades of grass, leaves, etc. swirled around and gathered in one place, and soon took the shape of a woman about 2 meters tall.
It was a forest spirit that could only be used once every few months.
– It’s a really unpleasant place.
“Please catch the one my colleague is attacking.”
-Monsters are annoying…but they listen.
The great spirit of the forest gestured with a disapproving face.
Quaaang!—
Then, at the place where Kshura was standing, something like a huge mouth popped out of the ground and devoured it.
Looking closely, it was a tree shaped like a monster’s mouth.
Kshura, who had already been pierced several times by Park Mi-jung’s arrows, was swallowed up without being able to escape.
But.
Cranky!-
Even if Karina’s movement was slowed down by her skill, her strength did not diminish.
Kshura escaped from the spot by grabbing a tree and ripping it off with pure brute force.
The great spirit of the forest looked at the sight and said warily.
-You’re not an ordinary monster.
Normally, the physical ability of a Stage 5 individual is ten times greater than that of a Stage 4 individual.
It was said that it was difficult to catch it with most restraint magic.
Even so, from Kshura’s point of view, he was acutely aware that he was being pushed aside.
-Keuk kuk. I thought it wouldn’t be easy, but this is beyond my imagination.
Kshu also knows.
That the current fight was possible because of the vicious tribes constantly attacking nearby.
This kind of battle was possible because the evil tribes burned my body and made a weak gap.
Of course, if there were no nearby bloody tribes, there was a high possibility that they would have been defeated long ago.
What’s more, he is now under a strange curse, slowing down his body.
– Admit it. That I’m not enough
No matter what Ksura said, Yoo Seo-ah and Park Mi-jung continued to attack.
It’s better to attack at least once than you’ll be hearing nonsense.
With that thought in mind, he launched an attack and gradually tightened Kusura’s breath.
-Aren’t you going to talk to me for a second?
Several arrows had already been pierced into Kshura’s body, but they were pulled out naturally.
Even if a part of the body is blown away by an explosion, the body can be regenerated again.
It was also possible because the base was made of tentacles.
– Then I’ll do whatever you want.
In any case, with no intention of talking at all, Kshura gave orders to all the remaining thugs.
-Ignore all the humans here and advance. The target is the Cairo Fortress.
Kihehehe!—
Yoo Seo-ah and Park Mi-jung were surprised to hear the order.
The number of thugs still remaining was between 170,000 and 190,000.
It was obvious what would happen if a force of this size reached the Cairo Fortress.
And Kshura shouted as she flung herself to the opposite side of the beasts.
-If you follow me, you’ll be able to kill whatever you want. Instead, the humans in the fortress will have to give up.
Hearing Ksura’s cry, Yoo Seo-ah had no choice but to be in conflict.
The best thing was for herself and Park Mi-jung to move separately and catch both Ksura and the Hungry.
‘But TBD’s range attack is weak. It will be difficult to catch the beasts until they reach the fortress.’
Conversely, Yoo Seo-ah herself can catch the bad guys much faster than Park Mi-jeong.
The problem is that Park Mi-jeong has to catch Ksura, but I wondered if it would be difficult since she had been able to hit it with several arrows so far.
‘What do we do.’
Even at this moment, Kshura is moving away in real time.
A situation that can be missed if a little trouble continues.
Then someone’s cry was heard from the other side.
“This is a message from Mr. Lee Seong-min! I want you to deal with the vicious tribe first!”
It was Karina.
While riding on Bingryong’s tail, she conveyed Lee Sung-min’s words.
Upon hearing that, Yoo Seo-ah immediately gave up her mind when she saw Ksura getting further away once again.
* * *
“All ready to attack!”
Mirel, the general manager of the Cairo Fortress, shouted preparations for an attack while watching the thugs approaching.
“Ready to attack!”
“Ready to attack!”
In accordance with Mirel’s words, the knights and soldiers sighed and prepared to attack the thugs.
The training he had done so far was in an orderly manner, but no good sound came out of Mirel’s mouth.
“Shit.”
Mirel thought of a player named Lee Seong-min who confidently went to deal with Kshura.
Watching from the top of the castle wall, I was sure I had the skills to say that.
Thousands of thunderbolts and countless explosions falling from the first dry sky.
Not only that, but the appearance of summoning a huge dragon made of ice and a light green dragon was quite thrilling.
The problem was the result.
‘I never thought I’d sacrifice the thugs and run away.’
Mirel was also a knight who reached the level of a sword master.
In the first place, he was the general manager of the fortress, which absolutely had to fend off the evil tribes, so there was usually a person with that level of strength.
There was only Mirel in the Cairo Fortress.
Anyway, from Mirel’s point of view as a sword master, it was a pity that she missed Kshura.
However, the reason why they did not express their dissatisfaction was that all members of Lee Seong-min pursued and attacked the thugs heading to the fortress.
“Myrrell! The thugs are within range!”
“All attack!”
“All attack!”
At the ensuing shout, all troops began to attack the vicious tribe with the weapons they possessed or assigned.
There was a considerable number of troops in the Cairo Fortress, but they were nothing compared to the thugs coming in.
‘If there were players like Logan at a time like this.’
I thought that it would be easier to block it if there were 5 stars (☆☆☆☆☆), including Logan, who had the job of an iron leader.
Of course, as soon as Lee Seong-min departed, Logan took his party and left.
Less than 150 players left in the fortress, leaving one by one.
Kihehehe!—
“attack! Don’t let them get close!”
“Prepare the boiling oil! When it comes, spray it and light it!”
“Archers, beware the sky!”
Hearing the constant shouting, Mirel suddenly remembered what he had said to Sungmin Lee before.
It was said that the troops and players of the Cairo Fortress had become stronger and were preparing to defeat Kshura.
However, after seeing the battle a while ago and the few players left in the fortress, Mirel murmured in dismay.
“According to what he said, I was just ignoring him.”
Moment.
From the sky, lightning of great thickness, which could swallow up half of the fortress, fell on the beastmen.