284 – Area 1 – Abandoned Laboratory (5)
“Anyway…… “Didn’t you do it?”
“It doesn’t matter. …… “Because.”
Arin Choi opened her eyes in a faint consciousness.
A halting conversation came into my head, but I couldn’t hear it properly because of my pounding headache.
‘… What?’
I barely manage to keep my sanity and look ahead.
Two men wearing black uniforms were standing in front of her.
“Then we can use it as a sacrifice as planned.”
“Okay. “This b*tch possesses excellent magical power, so it will be of great help to the strength of the school leader who has completed his departure.”
Blurred vision comes into focus…
The sound in her ears also becomes clearer.
Now I could fully hear their conversation.
And when she was slowly thinking about the conversation, A-rin Choi remembered something.
‘I was kidnapped.’
… She is she she is the situation she is currently in.
She came out to directly trade magic stones, but she was knocked out by a special force and was later kidnapped somewhere.
I think I’ve been asleep for quite some time…
When I opened my eyes, I saw the current situation.
“I understand. Oops, Aquilen. Is there any post-processing… “
“… Do whatever you want. “That’s up to you.”
“hehehe, thank you.”
However, the two men continued their extremely ominous conversation as if they had no regard for the kidnapped woman.
“Are you going back to Area 3?”
“Hmm. I have to prepare to greet the school head. Come over as soon as you finish your work. Now we need to close this lab’s warp gate. “There’s not much use for it.”
“Okay… hmm?”
Huh-.
I swallow my rough breath without realizing it.
This is because the man in front, who was groveling with a mean look on his face, suddenly turned his gaze to where Choi Arin was.
Thanks to this, the eyes of the man who was giving instructions next to him also turned in this direction.
It was the moment when her eyes met those of her assailants who kidnapped her.
“hehehe. The sacrifice has awakened. “It took a particularly long time, perhaps because I used too much magic.”
“… I’m going to hear another scream that I don’t want to hear. “Take care of it.”
“Yes, Aquilen.”
Offerings.
This is the second time I am hearing this extremely unfamiliar word.
And Choi Arin, who was smart, was able to sense the implied meaning of her words.
‘The kidnapped people are used as sacrifices.’
I don’t know what the offering is for or what type of offering it is.
However, we were able to clearly see that such abnormal behavior could actually occur.
The atmosphere inside the research center, the expressions of the men, and the magical energy all around.
Everything surrounding this place…
It was telling me that the current story was not a joke.
‘I have to run away.’
Keep as calm as possible and look for a way.
But since she was not a combat type, there was nothing she could do.
Her entire body has been neatly restrained, and it seems like all useful magic tools have been taken away.
“… ….”
For a moment, fear overtook my body.
Being the subject of experiments for people who had no idea who I was in vain like this was scary enough to bring me to tears.
No matter how much Choi A-rin is a cold-hearted person…
She is a young student, only twenty years old.
The current situation was too much for her to bear.
“hehehe. Don’t be scared. From now on, you will be the sacrifice that will contribute greatly to the departure of the great school leader….”
However, as if crushing Choi A-rin’s hopes, the man in the black uniform approached with a mean smile.
A space covered in despair.
A situation that cannot be resisted.
The moment when that rough hand was about to touch Choi A-rin’s shoulder.
“Rush.”
I heard that voice.
* * *
Luckily it wasn’t too late.
Distance narrowed through the ultimate skill [Shadow of Distortion].
After piercing the neck of the man who was approaching Arin Choi with the [Sword of the Penitent], I quickly followed up with a follow-up blow.
Slash the back three times in a row, which is expected to be near the heart.
This is the use of the derived skill [Contact].
[Contact] Is a derivative skill similar to the ‘basic skill’ used by most warrior-type holders, but it is now showing a power that cannot be ignored.
Now, the [Martial Arts Master] Rune has reached level 13, and the [Sword], Which is composed of the sub-runes, is also showing a level of proficiency that would have been close to level 20 originally.
As the rune’s mastery increased, the destructive power of the derived skill naturally also increased rapidly.
‘If we make it explode here, it’s over.’
If I used [Explosive Sword Momentum] Additionally, I would definitely finish it off, but I couldn’t use that provocative ability as long as Choi Arin was right in front of me.
Because they were already killing the guy right in front of them, a lot of blood was splattered and they showed a lot of cruelty.
Even though she could not help it due to her situation, it was a sight that must have been quite burdensome to her.
I continued her attack in a different direction, trying to prevent her from getting hurt as much as possible.
“Queu, queu…” !!”
Change your weapon using the weapon replacement technique, put the knuckles on your hands, move from the back to the front of the guy and hit his chest.
The sound of boiling blood bursting from the throat.
With that, the strong blow pushed the guy back.
In effect, it was a finishing blow to an opponent who had lost both fighting power and will.
‘I’ll give you poison attack as a bonus.’
As a skill to prepare for emergencies, [Poison Attack] Of the [Poison] Rune was given as a gift.
Because it is a derivative skill of [Deadly Poison] That has reached level 11, no matter how you survive, you will eventually die slowly.
“Arin Choi Holder.”
“Yes, yes?”
Although there isn’t much time, she talks to her to ensure her safe rescue.
It had been a long time since all the restraints that bound her had been removed.
“I’m sorry for coming so late. The situation is urgent now, so Arin Choi Holder has to run away herself. “Do you see any traces left by magic on the exit?”
Arin Choi is a holder with good judgment.
She was almost kidnapped and in trouble, but she knew what I meant and what she had to do.
Nod nod-
When I saw her nod, I continued speaking quickly.
“Follow the traces and run away. “Another holder will clear the way.”
There were not only members of the Ludenarch School here.
Just like what we encountered in the P-area laboratory, various types of chimeras were blocking the road.
And the counterpart of that quantity…
Park Ji-hwan was in charge alone.
“Then, be careful!”
“Now, wait a minute…” “
Tap, knock!
I move without listening to Choi A-rin any more.
There was no time.
While Park Ji-hwan dealt with his chimeras alone, I….
Pot-!
Kaaang-!!
“Ugh….”
“Don’t think about running away. “I won’t miss it twice.”
Another man in the room who was trying to escape through the [Warp Gate].
Because we had to capture a member of the Ludenarch School.
Besides, it is not just a member.
Looking at his facial expressions, it was clear that this child was the wizard named ‘Aquilene’ that Jinwoo Park had mentioned.
He was a Ludenarch executive who was with Dave, the vice school leader.
“Damn it… “You’re interrupting me until the end, Do Jae-hyun.”
“Do you even know my name?”
“Then how could you not know? “Because of you, the planned plan went awry, was pushed forward, and caused a mess!”
He’s a guy with a temperament.
I lightly ignored the angry Aquilen and stabbed the sword deeper into him.
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This is not an ordinary attack.
Attributes of ‘water’ captured using [Elemental Master].
When I defeated the man earlier, I had already converted the attribute several times and accumulated 4 stacks.
In other words, the current stab is a full stack of ‘Change Strike’ effects… And it is the attack with the water attribute that I am best at using.
When I used a sword, I was able to deliver a powerful blow without using any skills.
Still-
Kang-Kagang-!!
However, Aquilen’s defense was stronger than expected.
A [Magic shield] Composed of black magical power was created around the guy’s body, and this shield was blocking my sword as if it were a shield.
‘No, it’s not just a magic shield.’
There is a limit to the durability that can be achieved with [Magic Shield].
My strength and speed values are already over 100.
And various auxiliary runes within [Warriors’ Enhancement Art].
It was my physical attack that couldn’t be easily blocked even with decent defense abilities.
The ‘black shield’ created by Aquilen… Clearly, physical defense was being added to the existing magic defense.
“Now it’s too late to notice. “I don’t know how you broke through Cruig’s Black Shield so easily, but my Black Shield won’t be easy.”
Aquilen growls at me and speaks.
I thought while listening to that.
‘This guy, he’s telling me all this information.’
It appears that the identity of this unique shield is a skill or rune effect called [Black Shield].
And when I was dealing with the enemy called Cruig earlier, I also naturally realized how I easily broke through this shield.
‘It’s because of the shadow effect of distortion.’
The main skill of the ultimate skill [Shadow of Distortion] Is to occupy the back of the enemy as if teleporting, but it has two additional effects.
That means it destroys the magic array in that space and the next attack ignores the opponent’s durability by 100%.
Thanks to the former effect, [Black Shield]’S magical defense was destroyed, and the latter effect completely ignored physical defense… The guy named Cruig had fallen without even a chance to fight back.
Caen-
Kaggggg-!!
[The Confessor’s Sword] Struck with force and made a gnawing sound.
I immediately fell back against him and took out my sword.
Even if we keep bumping into each other like this, we will never be pushed back….
‘You could be hit by magic from the front.’
The advantage of the wizard series is their powerful destructive power.
Even if we were hit squarely in front of a magical attack that already boasted powerful power, it could be dangerous even if we were well-equipped with defense measures.
‘First of all, what should I do with that black shield?’
I took a step back and looked at the shield of magic shimmering in the darkness.
[Black Shield] Capable of high-level magical defense and physical defense at the same time.
First of all, I felt like I had to do something to deal with that guy to have a chance of winning.
But since [Shadow of Distortion] Has already been used, it is impossible to destroy that defense in one blow.
‘Then I have to create a composition.’
Slowly raises magical power.
I still had ways to replace that effect.