148 – Dark Spear
“It was a hallucination…”
Belatedly grasping the situation, Yuri’s body staggered.
I received the glass that was about to fall.
Yuri, who would normally be shy, leaned against my chest and struggled to breathe.
“Are you okay?”
“Sorry… I had a bit of a terrible dream.”
“A dream?”
“I barely forgot, I thought it would be okay now. Haha… I guess it was still too much.”
Yuri laughed helplessly as if she felt sorry for herself.
It was the first time I had seen such a weak Yuri.
No, she does remember seeing it a few times.
This is how she usually reacts when she experiences something related to the Knights in her previous life.
The only weak point of the ever-confident Yuri.
As expected, the hallucination that unfolded earlier seems to have touched that part.
“…….Sorry. I should have saved you sooner.”
“Don’t talk nonsense. It’s just that i’m weak I’m not as hard-hearted as you.”
Yuri looked at me slowly.
“But what’s wrong with your cheek? Are you hurt?”
“No… I was very pathetic after thinking about it for a while, so I slapped one.”
“??”
First of all, I examined her body while leaning on Yuri.
Fortunately, there were no injuries.
But her skin was soaked with cold sweat, and her body was completely exhausted.
The appearance without the energy to stand up reminded me of a newborn herbivore.
That must have been a terrible sight for Yuri.
‘…If she had known it would be like this, she would have come alone.’
It’s an arrogant thought, but I even heard such regrets.
I thought she somehow overcame it to the point where she readily told me about the Knights.
With this incident as an opportunity, she was worried that she might have gone through her trauma.
“Can you move?”
“I’m just a little tired, so I’ll be fine. But right now it’s hard.”
“Get some rest. After all, there is nothing to be in a hurry about.”
As I spoke, I took out a water bottle from my inventory.
At that moment, Yuri pushed me away.
It was then that the spear suddenly flew.
It suddenly appeared out of thin air without any warning.
It felt as if the spear had suddenly emerged from the air.
If there was someone throwing it, there’s no way I wouldn’t have known about it.
It was almost a miracle that he reflexively hit the spear with his arm.
“Keuugh!”
The flying spear barely grazed Yuri’s shoulder.
Originally, even in a tightly bound state, Yuri wouldn’t be beaten at this level.
But maybe it was because I was already exhausted.
I couldn’t completely avoid the attack.
“Yuri! Are you okay?”
“No problem. It just brushed Less than that… Ugh!”
For a moment, Yuri’s eyes widened.
But her eyes were not looking at anything.
Yuri shook her head as if brushing something off her.
She opened her eyes again, but this time her pupils lost her focus.
“……Lee Ji-hoon, be careful. It seems that if you get stabbed by that window, you will lose your sight.”
“What?”
I hurriedly waved her hand in front of the glass.
But there was really no reaction to the eyes.
“…Can it be that this has always been the case?”
“That’s not going to happen. Is the effect inherently weak, or is it just because it’s passing by? It’s not such a strong curse. It’s a level where you can break it as much as you want by emitting magic power.”
It was a fortunate story.
No matter how glassy it is, losing sight all the time is bound to be fatal.
“But as I am now… ….”
“It’s okay. Take care of yourself once. I will do anything.”
“Sorry, Chet, that is pathetic. Falling into a trap and being like this.”
“You shouldn’t say such things while protecting me.”
“This is a reward for saving me earlier.”
Yuri tried to smile as she said that, but she seemed to have no composure.
With a tired body, you won’t be able to use your magic power forcibly.
I have no choice but to fight here.
[Use the skill ‘Chekhov’s Gun’.]
I immediately took out the ‘Sanshin’s Baseball Bat’.
As it is, I turned my body to fight.
I didn’t feel guilty about the fact that Yuri got the spear instead of me.
Because I would have done the same.
Even if I fall instead, this guy will do something for me.
There was that level of trust between us.
Yuri also believed in me, so she was able to make such a bold choice.
‘Then it’s my role to defeat it for that price.’
I turned my head in the direction I felt alive.
That wasn’t the direction the spear was ‘flying’ from, but the spot where the spear was ‘plugged’.
An ominous spear that fell to the floor of the cave.
From there, a shadow stretched out and took on a human form.
The shadow held up its spear and aimed at me.
Is that why you can’t feel the presence?
“A shadow came out of the window and tried to fight me. Wouldn’t this be some kind of nightmare?”
“A demonic sword…No, it seems to be a demonic spear.”
“A magic spear?”
“We had a few in our world too. A sword that has been cursed to a certain extent can be used as its own will and fight through its host.”
“Zombies, giants, now I have to fight with weapons.”
In the first place, it’s a world where myths are reproduced, so I’d like to think it’s possible.
As expected, it feels strange to be in a fighting position.
In the future, the sword will fly by itself and try to fight.
“Be careful. If you get stabbed, you might lose your sight like me.”
“I will recognize it for now.”
I looked at him from a little distance.
His weapon is a long spear, and this side also has glass that has lost sight.
I don’t think so, but the possibility of abandoning me and aiming for Yuri right away is not zero.
There is no reason to be impatient.
It was better to wait for him to come and fight first.
Is the fact that you can make this kind of judgment naturally in battle?
‘It’s a demonic spear that can fight on its own, and it’s a weapon that blinds you when hit… Is it ‘Mistertain’ by any chance?’
Mistertain.
A spear made of mistletoe from Norse mythology.
The name itself is famous, but it was only used once.
When he killed Balud, the son of Odin and the god of light.
It is a weapon that has a proper tradition of killing a god, and perhaps because it is a spear that announced the beginning of the destruction of Ragnarok, it has a good reputation among the many weapons in mythology.
As much as it killed the god of light, it seems to have the ability to blind the moment it is stabbed.
“I met a tycoon in an unexpected place.”
The shadow straightened up and charged at me.
According to this, I also swing a baseball bat.
Kaang!
Lightly swing the baseball bat to block the window.
The shadow then moved skillfully and fired a series of attacks.
Still, is it a magical spear?
Without an owner, the guy’s attack continued dazzlingly in its own way.
Sometimes they aim for the head, chest, or legs.
If I brush any of these, I will lose my sight.
If you think about it that way, it must be a difficult enemy for a decent warrior to deal with.
‘Hella had a reason for sending us.’
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Of course, Hela’s men couldn’t even break through the dungeon’s password, so they had to return.
I don’t think I would have defeated this shadow, even if it was possible.
‘Eh, but if it’s at this level.’
I dodged the spear I was swinging and landed a kick in the stomach.
The shadow fell back as it was.
Then, pretending to keep the distance, he gently grabbed Yuri by the back of the back.
“Wow!?”
A shrill voice flowed from the slightly startled Yuri’s mouth.
I took the glass and hid it in the corner of the wall.
“Here you are. If it’s you, you can do something to block blind spots even if you can’t see it, right?”
“Yes, it is possible, but… ….”
“Don’t worry. I will finish it soon.”
It is not an enemy that can be defeated easily.
I don’t even think I’ll lose.
I gripped the handle of my baseball bat tightly and stepped forward.
First of all, we need to separate him from Yuri as much as possible.
“Let’s try one more time.”
At my provocation, the shadow bounced back.
It was a very fast and menacing rush, but-
‘It’s like a toothpick compared to Hild’s spear.’
Fortunately, I don’t think I need to use another skill.
I had already used ‘Chekhov’s Gun’, and since Yuri was also in an uncomfortable state, I wanted to save other skills and mana.
[Use skill, ‘move comment’.]
My body moved directly over the shadow’s head.
I slam the guy’s head down with that speed.
A combo that combines space movement that cannot even be blocked unless you are a master of the level of heald or glass.
The shadow was crushed with a pop and disappeared.
Missteltein, who had lost its user, fell to the ground and made a hollow sound.
“Whew, it was fortunate that I had the experience of fighting spears.”
My experience of fighting Hild was helpful.
I had to do everything in my power to face that fierce spear.
I wonder if there was some kind of vaccine effect.
It was just a moment to breathe a sigh of relief.
‘Um, no way again…?!’
But that wasn’t the end.
A shadow came out of the demonic spear and began to create a human form again.
“Oh, is it the kind that keeps playing?”
This is the type I hate the most.
A lot of stuff, and things that keep popping up.
I’d rather stick with a strong guy.
‘……At this rate, I have no choice but to break the spear itself.’
Originally, our mission is to clear dungeons and retrieve treasures that might be there.
Since we’ve come this far, I want to take it with us somehow.
I don’t know what will happen if I take a monster in such a state to a castle that is under siege.
It’s a pity to break the demonic spear in the myth, but I can’t help it now.
“We don’t have much time, so let’s finish quickly.”
I kicked my foot at the same time as the shadow raised itself.
“Kiyayayaa!!”
The shadow opened its mouth wide and raised the spear with a scream.
But my swinging the bat was faster.
[Use the skill, ‘Pulse Bullet’!]
[Use the skill, ‘Smash of the Mountain God’!]
Instead of shooting out the mana full of the baseball bat, it retains it.
With all that strength, he swung his arms wide as if hitting a home run.
A blow that even the most skilled masters can’t stop.
It was an attack that poured all of its power into it.
The shadow reflexively raised the spear to block it, but that was a mistake.
-Ugh!!
The magic spear broke with a clear sound.