247 – Declaration of War (3)
Shilten, the awakened warrior of the Barathen camp, looked at the battlefield with slightly admiring eyes.
A human who appeared one day to help them in their war.
A fellow who received a [Token of Trust] From a member of the tribe.
It was because he was in charge of the vanguard of the all-out attack, and he was showing amazing performances one after another.
‘Strong.’
There was some trouble during the strategy meeting before the sortie, but Schilten no longer doubted him.
He was a strong, competent human being.
When he was surrounded by enemies while summoning a sub-ryong to charge, his life seemed in danger, but he was escaping the crisis in his own way before he knew it.
At this point, I had no choice but to admit it.
‘It’s more amazing than when you see it through a crystal ball.’
Although he has already proven his abilities through the [Record Orb], The abilities he shows now are much more diverse than before.
The first is a flashy and intense magic attack.
A circular barrier of water that appears to be an ‘ultimate skill’ and a direct slash.
His jaw dropped open just by looking at this, and he added destructive power by adding a lightning-attribute magical attack.
Instant death.
It was a truly devastating performance that killed more than 15 Jurgens instantly.
‘And….’
Kwaaang-!!
Aww-.
Schilleten took a Jurgen in front of him and lightly knocked it down, still fixing his gaze on Do Jae-hyeon.
After the preemptive strike, he did not dare to leave the position even though he could get out of the encirclement with the aid of his allies.
That’s the second ability he showed.
It was because of the overwhelming physical ability and destructive physical attack.
Do Jae-hyeon was guarding the front line by blocking and channeling the attacks of more than 10 Lycan warriors and the awakening warrior Lark.
No matter how much aid you have…
It was an incredible tanking skill.
‘That’s like….’
And Shilten’s eyes, seeing this, became somewhat uneasy.
Concentration, endurance, resilience, agility…
I am somehow familiar with his exceptional abilities.
As such, those who select and ‘reinforce’ only the important points for combat assistance.
Shilten was well aware of those beings.
‘… Barbarian.’
Savage clan, barbarian.
Warriors who accepted only the strengths of beasts into their bodies and wanted to become humans who became one with the beasts.
The ‘enhancement art’ they used was exactly that type of power.
And as Schilten knew, only barbarians and their kings could wield that ability.
If non-barbarians use this power…
That’s only one.
It was only the damned ‘those guys’ who brought the Lycan clan down.
‘… I won’t jump to conclusions like last time.’
Shirten shook his head and returned to focus on the battle.
There was a strange corner to the momentum and power he showed, but he couldn’t doubt it by making a hasty conclusion.
In the first place, according to the speculation, there was no reason for Do Jae-hyeon to beat and kill the warriors of Calak camp.
If you leave out the slightly uncomfortable part.
He was the best comrade in this battle.
* * *
“Wow!!”
“The enemy has been annihilated! Victory!”
“Barathen! Baraten! Baraten!”
All battles that were short if short and long if long were all over.
Werewolves rushing in and back support from our raid members.
Seizing victory was easy given the difference in number of troops and firepower.
Especially, the splendid magic of Kim Chae-eun and Kang Joo-yeon, enough to be considered a combination now.
The two conflicting magic combinations cut off the breath of the persistent Lycans and announced the end of the battle.
‘… I almost fell behind.’
A scene of victory where cheers from the Lycans pile up.
In there, alone, I let out a quiet breath.
It was unreasonable to be in charge of tanking alone without a shield in the middle of a battlefield that was no different from a mayhem.
Full of rage, the Lycans of the Calak camp rushed with the momentum to tear anyone apart.
If the support of our allies had been a little late, we would have been really lost.
‘Ah, it’s just that I’m acting like a guest.’
[Jin flowing water sword] And [Chain Lightning].
Up to the magic attack that linked the two skills, it was perfect.
It was the result of killing 15 Jurgens at once, and completely breaking through the encirclement of the enemies who couldn’t see the hole.
But then came the problem.
For no reason, I stood in the forefront with the mindset of ‘Physical attacks follow magic attacks!’, So I was able to deal with attacks from enemies that were still outnumbered at the same time.
No matter how awakened, a lycan is a lycan.
It was inevitably dangerous if the top A-class monsters cooperated and flocked together.
You don’t know how much I thought about whether or not to use [Berser] On the way.
‘Still, I can survive because I have a lot of auxiliary runes.’
It was thanks to the auxiliary runes that I managed to hold on to the situation that was about to collapse.
Since there are so many runes, they helped me in battle without even realizing it.
[Descendants of the Barbarian King] Raised the body specs.
[Lizard Scales], [Sturdy Teeth], And [Strength], Which were incorporated as sub-runes, were all strengthening runes that modeled the power of beasts… Even after being tied to a higher rune, it supported all my physical abilities.
On the other hand, there are runes that assist the battle itself.
Runes such as [Agile Movement], [Sturdy Endurance], And [Sober Concentration], Which are foot law runes, were like that.
These runes do not have any special effects or derivative skills that stand out like other runes, but they definitely exert the power of the rune name.
He is much more nimble than others, has a lot of patience, and doesn’t lose focus easily.
With these auxiliary runes, the reckless battle like before was possible.
Besides….
[The duel has been won! …… Please select a rune to duplicate.]
[You have selected the rune ‘The Power of the Boiling Werewolf’.]
[Duplicate runes! As a special effect linked with ‘Rune Hunter’, only the derived skill of the corresponding rune can be duplicated.]
[The derivation skill ‘Black Force Howling’ is newly added.]
[The duel has been won! …… Please select a rune to duplicate.]
[You have chosen the rune ‘Flexible Reflexes’. Since it is a level 14 rare rune, the level will drop and be registered as level 7.]
[Acquires 3 speed with the rune’s inclination.]
[The duel has been won! …… Please select a rune to duplicate.]
[You have selected the ‘Accurate Dynamic Sight’ rune. Since it is a level 15 rare rune, the level will drop and be registered as level 8.]
[Acquires 3 speed with the rune’s inclination.]
It was a bit overkill, but the reward was sweet.
In fact, in the last small battle, the contribution to killing Duke was high, but the contribution to catching other Lycans was insufficient.
Maybe that’s why there were four lycans at the time, but there were no runes.
But this time, the tanking battle on the front line ended in victory, so [Rune Hunter]’S contribution to the victory was recognized.
[Dark Force Howling], Used by an awakened warrior named Rakra, was added as a howling skill, and through hunting other lycans, [Flexible Reflexes] And [Accurate Movement Sight] Auxiliary runes were obtained.
‘It’s finally 100….’
But I was thrilled with another fact.
The ability level increase effect of the newly acquired auxiliary runes.
As a result, my ‘speed’ value finally reached 100.
This is the first 100 of all my normal stats.
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Although the importance of stats has decreased somewhat since becoming an A-rank holder, stats are still one of the important factors in measuring the power of a rune holder.
Of course, raising it to 100 is not an easy task, and it was a new feeling for me as well.
Furthermore, considering that among the existing S-class holders, there is no holder whose main stat does not exceed 100… I felt like I had taken a step forward on my way to becoming an S-rank holder.
“Jaehyun! Aren’t you hurt?”
“… Are you okay?”
Around the time when I was soaked in emotion for a while.
After finishing the battle, our members ran to me.
Leaders are Kim Chae-eun and Kang Joo-yeon.
They came to me faster than anyone else and asked with worried faces.
Seeing that he didn’t even say the honorific title and honorific title he had asked for before, he must have been quite worried.
“I’m fine. Aren’t the other crew members hurt?”
“This fool… !! Who else will get hurt but you? It runs forward like a bulldozer by itself.”
Another member of the Engineering Corps who gave me face-to-face without hesitation.
It was Moon Ga-eun who joined late.
… No.
All the crew members are watching, so is it okay to crowd around like this?
I thought about that for a while, but I cleared my throat and turned around because I had committed a sin anyway.
“Hmmm. Moon Ga-eun holder? By any chance, show some courtesy to the engineering commander….”
“Mr. Lee – Do you really want to die?”
“Sorry.”
At times like this, the best thing to do is just put your head down and apologize.
The battle was a bit close to what I felt, but it certainly looked dangerous from a distance.
It was an important battle, so I was a bit overworked-
I reassured them with such an excuse.
“Engineer Captain, thank you for your hard work.”
“Wow, brother! It’s really great. How could he alone have killed so many Jurgens… !!”
Other crew members also greeted us from afar with admiring eyes.
Do Seung-min was so excited that he was talking to his older brother again.
There are almost no friendly casualties, and none of them are damaged by .
I could see that the crew members were also very excited about the unprecedented victory.
It was only then that I realized that the fierce battle was over.
“Do Jae-hyeon.”
A rough voice from the side again.
This time it’s not a raid member, but a werewolf…
It was Shilten, one of the warriors of Barraten.
“Good job. It was much better than expected.”
“Thank you. It was possible because of everyone’s help.”
“I’m going to report to Toll right away, would you like to go with me?”
While we were fighting, Enrichten’s main force had already arrived.
Shilten wants to report to him together.
I looked around and pondered for a moment before shaking my head.
“Let’s go first. I have a brief business, so I will report any additional information needed.”
“Um….”
At my euphemistic refusal, Schilten put on a strange expression.
And then he nodded.
“Okay. Then see you later.”
So Schilten left first to report.
And I, too, asked for the understanding of the engineers for a while and moved to a place where there were no people.
The reason why I was away by myself, delaying the report.
That’s….
[Currently, there are runes that can be combined! You can acquire higher rank runes using the rune hunter’s mysterious power.]
[Upper Rune: Warriors’ Enhancement / Lower Rune: Agile Movement, Solid Endurance, Calm Concentration, Quick Recovery, Flexible Reflexes, Accurate Movement Sight]
It has been a long time since…
It was because I had some pretty important business to do.