The burning flame did not spread further and shook along the sword.
Seeing that, the mercenaries, who were in a hurry to prepare for battle, focused their attention on Abel.
This is because even in this world where various visions and innate abilities exist, abilities related to ‘elements’ are extremely rare.
Simply put, among non-magical abilities, it was rarer to create sparks than to move objects without touching them.
thump, thump, thump-!
But there was no time to dwell on it.
It was because even at this moment, the intermediate level monsters were closing the distance.
– The sprinter almost closed the distance!
The name of the giant fragment running ahead is Sprinter.
As the name implies, it is famous for its explosive speed.
First of all, it was impossible to beat the sprinter with a gigantic machine of the Milles class.
– Devil Eyes on the back!
Following him is Devil Eye.
It is a fragment of the commonly referred to ‘observation type’ giant.
Devil Eye had a paralyzing eye that paralyzed the target it looked at, along with tremendous detection abilities.
Although his fighting ability itself wasn’t great, he was usually quite troublesome because he went around with fragments of other giants.
Even in this case, they noticed the existence of this side far beyond the mercenary group’s observation range and attacked.
– I will deal with the sprinter.
Abel stepped forward, holding a flaming sword.
The jackal saw it and tried to say something, but then fell silent.
For some reason, there was a different atmosphere from him than before.
Quaang-!
Immediately after saying that, the sprinter kicked off the ground and quickly closed the distance.
Abel saw the sprinter flying like a missile and slowly swung his sword from right to left.
thud!
“Kigeek!”
The sprinter saw that and threw himself to the left just before the crash.
A mocking expression hung over the man’s face.
It was clear that he thought that the sword would not even graze his body.
Apparently, there was a gap of about 1 meter between the sword and the sprinter.
However, the flame surrounding the sword was not a decoration.
Roaring!
“Kieack!”
The flames from the swinging sword suddenly swelled up and passed through the sprinter’s abdomen.
With a sizzling sound, the sprinter’s abdomen split open.
The sprinter struggled in pain and distanced himself.
“Whoa.”
Seeing that, Abel took a short breath and this time raised his sword upwards.
Seeing this, the sprinter’s bell-sized eyes shook mercilessly.
With the speed of a sprinter, I could avoid Abel’s slow attacks.
if it’s original.
Strangely, though, the sprinter felt like he couldn’t escape the attack no matter which direction he ran.
It feels like facing a huge wall of fire.
“Geuuu.”
Meanwhile, Devil Eye came right behind the sprinter.
Devil Eye, who was watching the situation from a distance, activated his ability without hesitation.
Without any warning, Abel’s body suddenly stiffened.
thud!
The sprinter seemed familiar with this situation, and as soon as Devil Eye activated his ability, he ran forward again.
It was a tremendous speed, as if not to miss the opportunity to eliminate the annoying enemy.
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Just like that, the sprinter’s sharp claws were about to dig into Abel’s cockpit.
Quaang-!
A demonic cannon shot from behind hit the sprinter in the face.
Because the output was weak, it only stopped the movement of the sprinter for a very short time, but it was enough for Abel.
The essence he absorbed did not end with simply lighting up a flame.
Quadd Deuk!
A blazing sword pierced the sprinter’s stomach.
Abel swung his sword sideways and cut off the sprinter’s torso.
It was a sprinter with a strong vitality, but it was not enough to withstand even when the body was split in half.
“Geuuu-!”
Devil Eye tried to back off, showing obvious dismay at the sprinter’s futility.
But by then, other mercenaries had already blocked Devil Eye’s retreat.
– Fire everyone!
When the jackal gave the command, the magic cannon hit Devil Eye in the eye with full power.
While Devil Eye closed his eyes to block the attack, the jackal and vice-captain quickly approached him and slashed his body.
Abel took the sword away only after seeing it.
The essence he absorbed gave the user three abilities.
The first is the ‘red flame’ introduced earlier.
The red flame was not just a flame, but it showed various characteristics, and it was an ability that was classified as a high rank in the game.
The second was to greatly strengthen the mental power, but simply put, it was the ability to resist mental debuffs.
It was also thanks to him that he was able to be quickly released from Devil Eye’s paralytic eyes.
And the last ability… … .
‘What is it?’
Abel didn’t know either.
This is because the ability itself obtained while taking the essence is originally random.
Fortunately, the red flame was a noticeable ability, so I was able to recognize it right away.
The second ability, mental strength enhancement, was something I learned from this battle.
The last ability is still undetected.
‘Well, I just need to find out slowly.’
Abel decided to think that good is good.
First of all, the two abilities that I learned about exceeded my expectations.
“Grrr.
The mercenaries defeated Devil Eye without difficulty.
It was the end of overconfidence in the sprinter and his own paralynx.
As soon as the jackal confirmed that Devil Eye was dead, he approached Abel and bowed his head respectfully.
– You worked hard. I’ll just grab my loot and move on.
Abel simply nodded and replied that he knew.
‘I want to rest quickly, if it’s a booty or something.’
while feeling extreme fatigue.
* * *
Fortunately, there were no additional attacks while moving to the next break point.
As soon as Abel reached the break point, he immediately stopped operating Gigant and lay down.
It’s because it was no longer the limit no matter what others saw.
‘Looks like it’s much more serious than the last time I ran out of magic.’
At least this time, he endured because of his strengthened mental strength, otherwise he would have collapsed as soon as he fought the battle.
Abel also said to the Jackal who was resting at Gigant.
“I will go after resting until the next morning.”
“All right.”
It was earlier than originally scheduled, but it was still an hour or two apart, so the jackal answered without hesitation.
Perhaps the other mercenaries were also quite fatigued.
The area around Red Hall was a place where just standing still would make you feel good.
Abel closed the cockpit again and lay down in it. And without a break to turn, I fell asleep as it was.
Ugh-.
He woke up again in the morning when the sun was rising.
“Mmm.”
Abel groaned and lifted his upper body.
In the middle of a good night’s sleep, I suddenly felt a hot heat and woke up.
Rubbing his eyes, Abel looked down at his body. Then an unexpected sight appeared.
The whole body was burning red.
It wasn’t just that the skin was red, it was red like it was going to explode right away.
“what… … .”
Abel panicked and crashed into a wall on one side of the cockpit.
Then, suddenly, I felt an intense cold sensation on the part that touched the wall.
Chi-Ik-.
It wasn’t a simple feeling, but it even made a strange sound.
at that time. I heard Rufus’ voice.
– Your body temperature has risen abnormally.
“The temperature? how much?”
-well. To the point where it wouldn’t be strange if a normal person had already died?
There was no joke at all in those words.
But before I could think about what to do, another change occurred.
Cheerreureuk-.
Suddenly, silver scales began to rise above the body.
It was an iron scale ability that he had acquired while dealing with mutants before.
The change didn’t end there.
At the same time as the ability was activated, the pattern on the chest began to glow brightly.
-This… … I don’t know how either.
Rufus muttered in a troubled voice.
Abel had no idea what the hell to do with this.
What kind of lightning is this all of a sudden in the middle of a good night’s sleep?
It seems to have something to do with absorbing the essence, but I couldn’t figure out why it was suddenly doing this.
[Skill changes.]
It was at that point that the message popped up.
The message that suddenly appeared flickered in front of Abel’s eyes and then displayed a new content.
[The skill ‘Iron Scale’ evolves into the unique ability ‘Dragon Scale’.]
Right after the new message was printed, the silver scales began to turn red.
Rufus saw it and spoke quickly.
– Your body temperature is going down!
“What is your body temperature?”
It didn’t feel intuitive, but I could feel that something was changing.
In time, the scales turned completely red and sank back under the skin.
[The adaptation process has been completed.]
Abel blinked and remembered what he had to do.
‘Status window.’
[Abel]
[Type: Human]
[Physical Rating: B]
[Tune rate: S]
[mana: B]
[Retention period: Lupus]
[Trait: Red Flame, Dragon Scale]
[Skills: Resilience Enhancement, Double Attack, Torpedo Spear, Overflow, Shadow Step, Beginner Gigant Maintenance… … .]
The first thing that caught my eye was definitely its unique ability.
red flame and dragon scales.
Abel immediately tried to check the detailed explanation, but unfortunately, unlike the skill, nothing came up.
“Mmm.”
First of all, it didn’t seem like a bad thing on the surface.
Apparently, the message also said that the iron scale had ‘evolved’ and became the scales of a dragon.
“Was the giant a dragon?”
I muttered that, but of course no answer came back.
No one knows what kind of colossi they were before they died.
Even in the game, it’s just that he’s a giant who’s been dead for a long time.
– It seems that the energy felt by the owner has become stronger.
“okay?”
Abel looked at the status window again at Lupus’s words.
Then I saw things I hadn’t seen before.
‘The body grade and magic power have risen.’
I thought it was time to climb, but it was a little sudden.
It was clear that both of them were affected by the change they had just made.
‘Is the third ability related to the increase in stats?’
It was a pretty plausible guess.
I wasn’t sure about this either.
“First of all, you can’t see any other abnormalities from the outside, right?”
-Yes. Now the body temperature is normal and the energy is stable.
“Mmm.”
Abel nodded and stretched.
I was surprised by the sudden change, but it was something I was prepared for to some extent before absorbing the essence anyway.
“Why didn’t you change your appearance like a dragon?”
Whatever the case, it was clear that he had benefited.
His current overall specs were definitely the top among freshmen.
If you add armaments and skills to it, the power is much higher.
It could be said that this was a perfect preparation for the cataclysm to come.
Abel warmed up and opened the cockpit.
“Ah, are you awake?”
A jackal’s voice came from beyond the open cockpit.
I looked outside and saw Jackal and another mercenary preparing a meal.
“yes. Thanks to you, I had a good rest.”
Abel replied with a smile, then jumped out of the cockpit and landed on the floor.
The smell of food made me feel hungry.
“I also had a bowl… … .”
Abel, who had been talking in a friendly manner, suddenly stopped and looked to one side.
The other mercenaries also looked in the direction Abel was looking.
But they asked Abel as if they hadn’t found anything.
“Is there anything?”
“yes. It’s a gigant.”
I could see it in Abel’s eyes. Gigant is approaching from afar.
“You’re coming exactly this way.”