202. Clash (1)
Rich brown hair, a rough but trimmed beard, an angled chin and a pointed nose.
The face of the head chef of the Fighter Crew was pretty good.
He had the power to make people want to rely on him because he exuded a strong masculine charm beyond simply being handsome.
However, as he entered the battle, his handsome face began to change subtly.
Its mouth grew elongated, its teeth pointed like a beast, and its tongue was dyed red and long like a snake. No matter how you looked at it, it seemed to be far from human.
It felt like I had thrown off the mask of being the captain of the fighter crew and returned to the subordinate of the black-handed human flesh chef.
Perhaps because of that, the atmosphere of the chef was completely different from before. So was the power.
“Why? You didn’t come here with the intention of killing me-!! yes?!”
The cook swung his cleaver like a hurricane and drove Oliver away.
He was so excited that it was unbelievable that he had been having a rational conversation before, and his excessive emotions affected his mind and body.
Oliver stopped the typhoon of blades with his quarterstaff, shadow tentacles, and black suit, and organized his thoughts in his head.
‘Is it difficult to control if the emotions ingested through cannibals overflow a certain amount? It might be… No matter how forbidden knowledge or cannibalism was, it doesn’t make sense to accumulate power indefinitely at no cost, right?’
Oliver stopped the chef’s attack and gradually learned about the characteristics of human meat chefs.
“Are you thinking of anything else in front of me?!”
Inserting one of the cleavers the chef was wielding with both hands, he drew out a small Steak Knife and swung it ten times before he could even finish one breath.
🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
A small but mighty steak knife embroidered a sharp sword in the air, slashing Oliver’s shadow tentacles and tore apart his black suit.
“like·····.”
Fortunately, there was no direct damage, but it was a shocking force.
Even though no special black magic was given, it was this much.
To catch his breath, Oliver swung his black-suited quarterstaff a lot to gain distance, then created a shadow stake to launch a wide-ranging attack around him.
[Shadow Spike]
“huh!”
The cook, half a beat faster than Oliver, stepped back, lightly dodging the quarterstaff as well as the densely rising shadow stakes like a hedgehog.
tap.
A chef who stepped back with just two leaps.
The movement was very light, but Oliver was not surprised.
Because he was already full of surprises, such as his excellent physical abilities and threatening sword technique.
Of course, he had to consider strengthening his body with black magic, but apart from that, the chef’s physical abilities and combat proficiency were quite high.
Especially when it comes to combat proficiency.
She freely swings the two swords and changes the sword according to the distance in the blink of an eye…
It was not difficult for Oliver to deal with only physical development in a black suit and relatively low melee combat ability.
As evidence of that, he continued to give up the initiative even though he was fighting with his shadow tentacles.
Oliver’s ability to deal with black magic didn’t know if he was better, but his melee combat ability was at a higher level than the Chef.
It was really fortunate.
I can now learn what Oliver lacks.
As I always think, I think I was really lucky.
visor!! visor!!!
The cook, who stepped back, did not run right away, but slammed the blade and steamed it.
His emotions shone with vigilance, doubt, and wonder. It seems that something is not clear.
“It’s strange…. Strange. Shouldn’t this be the case?”
“What do you mean?”
chuck.
The cook pointed at Oliver with a cleaver.
Beyond being wrapped in emotion, the black blade it contained showed a clear sense of murder.
“The corpse doll I saw in District Y. Where did you hide it?”
“ah·····. Are you talking about corpse cannons?”
corpse cannon. A new type of cemetery doll made by combining the pure magic school Adri and two magic user corpses.
Adri, the main material, was damaged so badly that I thought about how to use it, and then excluded all other functions and simply focused on the bombardment magic.
Thanks to this, the corpse cannon was the best among the corpse dolls in terms of firepower.
“A corpse cannon?”
“Yeah, I named it that way. It’s made of a corpse, and it acts as a cannon.”
“It sounds like a really rough name. It’s none of my business, but… Then tell me, where did you hide it? I’m still waiting, can’t you see me?”
The chef looked around and shivered.
“?? I’m sorry, but I didn’t hide it.”
“Five·····. Is it a psychological warfare? Or, do you think you can beat me without having an invoice doll? .
The chef’s feelings were again tainted with displeasure. At the same time, he gave himself more and more to emotions.
His appearance, which was gentle and modest at first, gradually disappeared and became impulsive like a wild beast.
The auction house raiders, and the manipulation-type warlocks I met in Area Y… For some reason, it seemed that everyone on the human meat cooker side was easily swayed by impulses and moods.
The auction house raiders enjoyed slaughter and victories despite the need to carry out operations quickly, and the manipulation-type warlock also overconfided in his abilities and came forward unnecessarily and lost his life.
‘The common thing that looks the same… What the hell is the reason? Side effects from cannibals? Or is it due to the excessive accumulation of vitality and emotions?’
Oliver naturally speculated and at the same time made tentative conclusions.
I’ll have to look into it a bit more closely, but instinctively it seemed right.
‘Still, if you look at the chef, you can usually hide it. Difference in skill level? Nevertheless, the side effects are becoming more and more prominent in the battle where emotions are rising… Is there anyone who isn’t?’
Once we started guessing, new guesses and conclusions were biting each other like tails.
It was a bit sad. I want to write this part somewhere and do some research on it.
“You are observing me without answering my questions.”
The cook looked at Oliver as Oliver looked at the cook.
He was smiling, but the displeasure was more pronounced than before. He seemed to think he was being ignored.
“Ah, sorry.”
“Sorry what? I’ll be back soon… tell me more Why didn’t you bring that corpse cannon? The more I think, the more curious You’d know if you fought with us a couple of times, right? It’s hard to deal with in the usual way.”
That was true. An auction house raider, a warlock from the operation series in Area Y. They were all opponents full of personality, but they had one thing in common: they had multiple lives.
Thanks to gaining the vitality of others through forbidden knowledge, he possessed a number of lives, not just good recovery.
Even if his head and neck were blown away, he survived.
It was a huge advantage that was difficult to explain.
In a life-and-death battle, what could be more advantageous than having more lives?
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Not to mention if your skills are good. Depending on how prepared he was, he could sacrifice a few of his own lives to deal with enemies that were several levels superior.In order to win against them, there was no other way but to kill them to death, or to burn them down with great high firepower and exhaust their vitality at once.
From that point of view, as the chef said, the corpse cannon is the perfect weapon.
Oliver thought for a moment before opening his mouth.
“Well····. To be honest, I hadn’t even thought of that. As I said before, I don’t have time to think because I’m in a hurry. It is also difficult to use.”
“Is it tricky to use?”
“Yes, a corpse cannon. After a big attack, the mana runs out and needs to be replaced, the durability is too consumed, so it is difficult to fire, and the mobility is not good, so you have to take a seat in advance.”
“·················ogue.”
“I couldn’t think of using it right away because the aiming itself was not good, so I had to have an assistant to help me, and the material cost was quite high for each shot. It’s a success, but there’s a lot of room for improvement. More than anything…”
“What?”
“I’m not here to fight, I’m here to stop the fight, wouldn’t it be a little strange to have corpse cannons deployed?”
bang–!!
The more he talked with Oliver, the more irritated the cook was, the more he exploded in anger and kicked the ground he was treading on.
The ground exploded in dust and debris, and at the same time, the chef disappeared.
Exactly what seemed to have disappeared.
He ran at great speed and rushed at Oliver.
Fortunately, Oliver managed to react, creating a shadow stake in front of him, forming a defensive wall.
“huh!!”
The chef did not change the direction as if it was not the same, but ran to the front and swung his cleaver with murderous intent to cut the shadow, then charged again.
Kaga River-!!
The blade that entered Oliver’s neck.
Oliver, who accurately predicted the trajectory, blocked the attack with a quarter staff.
He had more emotions than necessary, and he was able to see where he was aiming, so he successfully blocked it.
However, the cook didn’t care, and he applied the emotion of anger to his body to increase his power and slap Oliver down.
Giggiggeek…!
‘I’ve never lost a power fight in a black suit…’ Ah, that’s right. Maybe he’s fighting the most effectively. A human flesh cook is a being who not only strengthens his life force but also his body through cannibalism. Then, the disease class that strengthens the body would be the most effective.’
Oliver thought as he recalled the human flesh cook material.
“You are a really annoying guy. Do you keep your poker face in this situation? I don’t know how many years it’s been for an annoying bastard like you. It’s not enough for me to dare you to give me my shit and get in the way of my plans and keep playing around with me!!”
“ah·····.”
Oliver sighed involuntarily.
He seemed to understand now why the cook had been displeased with him before.
It was a communication problem.
“I’m really sorry. Never try to ignore the chef-”
“-Oh, let’s see how long we can keep that kind of attitude.”
The cook said with a bit of annoyance.
It wasn’t a lie.
He gathered emotions from within his body, processed it with black magic, and injected it into his body to dramatically increase his physical abilities.
The opponent, who was difficult to deal with before, became stronger.
Oliver tried to grab the chef’s ankle by manipulating the shadow, thinking that it would be dangerous to stick around like this.
Bang-!!!
The ground shattered with a deafening roar, flying dust and debris.
In accordance with the movement of the shadow tentacles, the chef kicked the floor and destroyed the shadow with physical force.
This is the first time I’ve seen anyone who used light or magic to block it. It was great.
“Where did you get such a feat…!”
Using a leg that had changed between a human and a beast, the cook turned and stabbed his leg at Oliver.
He wore a black suit that even prevented bullets, but Oliver instinctively decided that he couldn’t just get hit by that kick, so he made a shield by weaving dozens of thin shadow tentacles.
Fortunately, although his melee combat ability was poor, he was good at handling black magic, so he was able to create a shield before the kick touched the body.
Goo-!
The kick didn’t hit Oliver straight away, but first hit the shadow tentacles that were woven into dozens of layers.
A kick that loses its power as if it touched a cushion.
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Nevertheless, he boasted a considerable impact and knocked Oliver down because it wasn’t enough to throw Oliver behind him.“It hurts.”
As Oliver fell, he manipulated the shadow tentacles to catch the cook as he was.
Since the legs were already entangled, the capture itself was not difficult, but there was one thing that was overlooked.
He had already exhausted the emotions he had given to the shadows, so he couldn’t hold onto a chef with physical abilities beyond his imagination.
He used a short slaughter knife with the strength and murderous intention of the body strengthened by black magic to rip and cut off Oliver’s shadow tentacles in an instant, then jumped up and tried to trample Oliver.
By concentrating black magic energy on his legs.
A picture of himself bursting like a tomato flashed through Oliver’s mind.
“Ouch.”
Instead of moving his body, Oliver used his black suit to dodge the attack.
It put a lot of strain on the joints and muscles, but this was faster.
When the cook’s legs and the ground met, the ground dented with a huge shock wave.
Koo-!!
Oliver tries to counterattack with firearms after securing a safe distance. At that moment, Oliver’s black suit was torn diagonally.
It barely touched the skin, but it was important that the black suit ripped in one shot.
But how? Obviously, the attack was out of reach.
Oliver looked ahead and soon knew why.
The murderous intent contained in the blade protruded out of the cleaver according to the user’s will, forming a black blade.
“Are you right-handed? Are you left-handed?”
Oliver answered the chef’s question, taking turns looking at his hands.
“I do not know. Why?”
“I plan to cut from there. It’s ok, you can cut both of them.”
The cook ran towards Oliver once more.