225 – 225 – Boss Fight: The Forged #2
225 – Boss Fight: The Forged #2
Forged – Therese.
This was the first boss I ever saw.
The first thing to do is to identify the ‘pattern’.
There is no problem if you know what kind of attack you are doing and what skills you have.
“Gyaaagh!”
Therese lunged at us with a terrifying scream.
It is Melvin who holds a shield as big as his size to block it.
Whoop-!
Melvin’s shield collided with Therese’s torso, making a loud explosion.
“Eh, what… !”
rumble-.
Melvin being pushed back.
“It feels like a steel bull has attacked… ! I’m out of power… !?”
Melvin seemed taken aback by Therese’s strength, which was stronger than he thought.
But soon he comes to his senses and shouts.
“Dearmid, now!”
sereung.
Deermid pulling out the twin swords from his waist.
Soon, Skadi, who was watching this scene, sparked interest, saying, “Can you see the famous Diarmid’s double swordsmanship?”
I am equally interested.
Even in this situation, I am excited to think that I can actually see the skills of the game characters.
What technology to use?
“The secret sword—.”
Skip.
Deermid sprinted using decent agility.
Then, he crossed the two swords in an X in front of his chest and passed Therese as if he was passing them by. What was surprising was what happened next.
“—Moraltag!”
Sass sassasak-!
A sword that can be heard several times in an instant.
It was Moraltag – a secret sword that cast 6 cuts in the blink of an eye.
I never thought I would see the same skill as the symbol of the Damage Nuker Diarmid with my own eyes.
“Aww… !”
Therese screamed at the intense attack.
However, surprisingly, the outside is intact without any damage.
“What robber… . It feels like cutting through steel.”
Deermid also checked his sword and stuck out his tongue.
I didn’t know that Dearmid’s attack, which is so powerful that it can be counted on one hand, won’t have much effect. Maybe it’s because of the «Steel» quirk.
Then there are clear weaknesses.
The same weakness as the mid-boss Viktor.
“Victoria, it’s a flame.”
“what?”
“Its weakness is its flame.”
At my words, Victoria seemed to have come to her senses.
Then, holding out his staff, he closed his eyes and began to chant.
“I am a bird that eats its own life. It burns the earth and dyes the sky red. Crimson that illuminates the darkness. shining jewels. star. The end of all shadows.”
Ssssss.
Victoria’s hair starts to stand up.
Soon Shadi shouted.
“The monster looks suspicious! They must be aiming for Victoria!”
It must be clear that Shadi, who has the Detective Skill and the Detective Skill, is talking about it.
Therese seemed to have noticed that Victorica’s magic this time was amazing.
A kind of magic that you chant for several turns.
The destructive power when cast is considerable.
“Keep!”
At that moment, Melvin, who was blocking Therese, was thrown out.
It is surreal to see the gigantic body bouncing and flying as if it was hit by a dump truck.
“So, is it my turn?”
Skadi broke his hand with a sigh.
The appearance of smiling with fangs exposed and the scattered hair are just like male lions.
At the same time, Hilde also stepped forward.
After taking off his sweats, he seemed to show off his arms and legs by lightly loosening up his body wearing only a tank top like a track and field athlete, then he clenched his fists.
“Executing the justice of Ludens.”
It is reassuring that the two executive members have their backs to each other.
They immediately rolled their legs on the floor as they saw Therese lunging at them.
cooong-.
collapsing floor.
Soon, a wall rises and blocks the way for Hilde and Skadi.
As far as I know, this is the «Wall of Advancement», a defense technique for fighting techniques.
Was it a technique that made the wall rise by rolling the legs strongly?
Paaang-!
Therese’s body collided with the wall, causing an intense shock.
However, it seems that even Therese’s strong body was too difficult to smash through the wall.
“It’s frustrating eh eh… ! Walls, rules… ! noisy wall… ! It’s boring, it’s boring… !”
Thérèse babbles.
It doesn’t seem to be in my mind.
I’m just going to say whatever comes to my mind at random.
Duduk, duduk.
However, Therese’s strength was beyond imagination.
The walls built by Skadi and Hilde working together are about to collapse.
It was Ishtar who stepped out at that time.
“Can I help you? It’s been a long time since I’ve been asked by Enio. Swallow it, 《Swamp》.”
An incantation of simple spells.
Soon the floor where Therese was pushing the wall rippled like a wave.
Squeak.
The undulating floor finally became a swamp that slowly sucked in what it touched.
Was it a skill that slowed down the enemy for 2 turns?
In Ludens, which became a reality, it seems that it was upgraded to tie up to the ankle.
“Student President, are you still far away?”
Victoria did not answer Ishtar’s question.
I just closed my eyes and chanted the incantation seriously.
It seems that he has already entered the state of selflessness.
It was also the time when wizards were most likely to be targeted.
bulging, bulging.
It was then.
“Ahhh, my, my body… !”
Therese, who was stranded in the swamp, shouted.
His body began to inflate terribly like a water balloon about to explode at any moment, but from what I saw, this was a precursor to a more terrible situation than I thought.
“Avoid all! Protect yourself!”
I shouted high.
Perhaps a powerful technique from phase 1 is coming.
“Gaaa… !”
Therese let out a loud scream.
At the same time, its body rapidly expanded and pierced it in all directions like sharp thorns.
Push shush shush.
It was shaped like an angry prickly puffer fish.
“Victor-kun… !”
Enio shouts.
It must be because of the thorns stuck in my body.
“It’s fine… !?”
“I am OK.”
Although I was stabbed with thorns in my shoulder and thigh, other than the pain, my life was not affected.
Apparently, the other guys seemed to be protecting themselves as well.
I was the only one who shed blood while protecting the defenseless Victoria.
“How about Victoria?”
“Victoria is fine!”
I’m glad that
Is there still time left for Victoria’s order to be completed?
drop, drop.
Looking at my body dripping with blood, I thought it was rather good.
Because the demonic sword, Tyrbing, becomes more powerful as the owner’s vitality reaches the bottom.
sereung.
When he pulled out the Tyrbing, a cool sensation began to circulate through his body, as if vitality was draining from his palm. It feels like magma quietly boiling.
“after.”
catch your breath
What I face is the past or future me that may have been me someday.
“Thérèse, my misfortune has turned to you.”
I thought so.
If I become happy in the world, inevitably someone will become unhappy.
Because resources are limited and the number that can occupy them is fixed.
If I become rich, inevitably someone becomes a beggar.
If I’m in first place, someone else will be in second place and end up in last place.
So was the fate of the villain.
Because I wanted to get out of being a mid-boss.
Because I refused the death coffin I was supposed to have, someone flipped it over instead.
In a way, Therese was both an aggressor and a victim to me.
If so, it’s only right to reap that strange fate with my own hands, not anyone else’s.
that’s dory
thru-.
Except for the cool breeze, everything becomes quiet.
I can no longer hear the people who are making noise, nor the screams of Therese, who starts running amok.
All I focus on is myself and the sword.
The only technique I’m going to use in this situation is the one I’ve been through the most iterations of.
A sword pulled hard to the left.
Because it has been repeated thousands or tens of thousands of times, the body remembers it.
“Today I am—”
I just surrender to that feeling. At the same time as the blood in my body boiled, I thrust out my sword like an arrow.
“—Cut down my destiny.”
Seruk.
A sword that advances while cutting the air sharply.
It finally moved at a speed fast enough to cut through the light, splitting Therese’s body up and down.
wickedness-.
Chow ah-!
It felt like cutting something hard and sharp.
Maybe it was ‘no’.
at the same time.
It seems that Victorica’s chanting is also prepared.
“Eternal light, Arclight.”
Is it Victoria’s vision magic?
Everything is enveloped in a dazzling flash.
* * *
A flash of light that would burn your eyes even with your eyes closed.
When it finally calmed down, I was able to come to my senses.
When I turn my head, there is a gasping Therese lying on the floor, all scorched.
Did you skip the 2nd phase and take it down in one go?
firepower is good
“… … .”
Seeing that Therese was barely breathing, it seemed that her life was safe.
It is a tough life force.
Is it the influence of several quirks?
But no more grotesque tentacles, horribly twisted joints, tons of eyes, or arms.
“Woo-wook… ! Guess… !”
Therese suddenly stood up and spat something out of her mouth.
iron, iron, iron.
It was a nail that was wet with saliva.
nails big and small.
Some of them are quite familiar.
“Did it get cut in half?”
The nail of 《Steel》.
It has been split up and down.
It must be because I cut it.
It must have been cut.
“Victor, what was that sword skill from just now?”
The Armid comes up to me and screams loudly.
“I’ve seen your sword skills a few times, but it’s the first time I’ve seen something like that! Is it Arclight’s secret sword? To cut open the body of that hard monster… !”
The fuss is serious.
I just used Type 1 Light Split as usual.
But I got it.
I also felt like I had just crossed a ‘wall’.
The light split just now was different from usual.
Rather, it is an 8-type… .
Took.
At that moment, the sword in my hand fell to the floor.
I lost the strength in my fingers and missed it.
Not only that, but my legs and shoulders were all shaking.
“Did you overdo it?”
When I take a moment to breathe
Seeing Therese collapsed on the floor, Victorica was stunned.
“What is it, isn’t it Sister Therese? Could it be that monster, Sister Therese? What can I do to make people twist like that… !?”
Victoria’s curiosity was natural.
I’m probably the only one who can answer this.
“Probably because of the quirks of Steel. Therese put my quirk into her body. Maybe something went wrong.”
“They say that eccentricity can break a person to that point… ?”
Victoria frowns in disbelief.
I decided to add a few words.
“I don’t know the details, but according to Therese, 《Steel》 was artificial. It must have been a problem because it was a quirk artificially created and planted by the Arkwright family.”
“That means that Viktor-kun could have become a monster just like before… ?”
At Enio’s question, I looked at Therese, who wriggled like an ant struck by lightning.
I wonder if Therese could be called lucky because she still survived.
If it had been me who had run amok, I would have died.
Like dying on every route.
“If it were me, I would probably be dead. to you guys.”
It was dumb in many ways.
It was a story about ‘death’ that had nothing to do with me anymore.
It felt like a noose had been pulled off my neck.
very refreshing
But Victoria seemed quite shocked.
“So, you mean I might have had to kill you, Viktor, with my own hands.”
“yes. They must have put Balmung in my stomach.”
“… That, that can’t be possible!”
No, it’s possible, they sleep and kill countless times.
Although I do cry out loud at the end.
-… Victor, stop… I’ll loosen the leash on the Arkwright family. Our betrothal relationship ended with this… .
I still remember the lines vividly.
The scene of shedding tears was also quite impressive with the special CG.
As of now, it’s pretty good.
“It was a tough night.”
Still, it was a night of gains.
For example, unlike the game, there is no problem even if you start a battle with 5 or more people.
In the original game, when entering a boss battle, it is a rule to have a party of 4 or fewer members.
However, in this reality of Ludens, there seemed to be no such restrictions.
If so, it seems that there will be no problem in organizing a large-scale expedition to hunt the ‘dragon’.
* * *
Therese, who had lost consciousness, was taken away by the student council executive committee members.
A mistake made by an interrogator from Seonghwangcheong’s Division 12 to cause a riot in the city.
Seonghwangcheong will have no choice but to keep an eye on the surroundings for the time being.
But.
Enio Black Star was just as good as a success.
“My brother died… .”
Enio returned to his room.
I keep thinking about the story I heard last night, and I can’t concentrate on my work at all.
“Those people… . It didn’t sound like he was lying.”
Genesis Church.
I knew it was a strange heretical religion.
It would be foolish to listen to them.
I can’t help but worry about it
What immediately comes to mind is a story I heard this morning.
“You only hear my voice. Victor-kun too. If you talk like that, it’s like a confession.”
It was a time when I was laughing alone with a somewhat reddened face.
– stupid.
“who is this!?”
Enio was startled by the voice he heard from somewhere.
I turned my head, but there was no one in the room.
“Megira? Or is it Tisiphone?”
He looked under the bed or behind the curtains to see if his friends had sneaked in. But the friends were nowhere to be seen.
-Here it is. here.
Another voice was heard.
I turned my head and saw a large long mirror with a curtain hanging over it.
“… … .”
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Just in case, Enio slowly reached out his hand toward the mirror.
Squeak.
When you walk through the blackout, what is revealed is your own face.
His own face was strangely distorted.
It is a malicious smile that I have never seen before.
– Hello, Enio.
* * *
“How come the vacation seems to be busier than the semester? I can’t do anything like this and the vacation will be over. Isn’t that right, Vicky?”
“… … .”
“Vicky, are you listening to me? Miss Victoria? Hey, Mr. Victoria? Victoria. Hey hey hey.”
“… … .”
“Ah, that’s Victor. Viktor is crossing arms with some girl!”
“… … !”
“Now you can barely see this side. Seriously, Victoria. Do you still care about that weird story? The story that you might have killed Viktor?”
Shadi’s words brought Victorica back to her senses.
“No,” he shook his head, but Shadi said, “I know you really can’t lie. Well, it’s cute that way.” He sighed deeply.
“… … .”
“Victoria. Don’t worry too much about things that haven’t happened. What’s more wasteful than worrying about things that haven’t even happened?”
“But… . For some reason, it was vivid. The way I thrust a knife into Viktor’s stomach… . As if it really happened… .”
“You have a lot of imagination, so it’s Tal. Anyway, go in and get some rest. Last night, Enio and Viktor were spending time together, so I couldn’t sleep. If that’s the case, you shouldn’t have let them be together.”
“Then I’m going,” Shadi said, going into her dorm room.
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Jerk, jerk.
Victoria, who was walking down the hallway alone.
Soon, Victoria turned her head and headed somewhere without going into her room.
The place Victoria is heading to is the outskirts of Ludens Island beyond the school.
It was an abandoned temple site that was said to be home to the most delinquents, expelled students, and dropouts in Ludens.
When Victoria arrived there, many students signaled their alert by blowing whistles and raising weapons.
“Where are you going, lady?”
“Aren’t you the student president? Why is a noble person in such a shabby place… ?”
“lol.”
Whether or not they did not hide their desires, they were low-level students.
As the student council president who reigns at the pinnacle of Ludens, Victoria did not hesitate to ask them.
“Where is your chief?”
“You mean Leroy? If it’s Wolf Liro, we’ve been so busy lately that we can’t even see each other.”
“right. I also wonder where we are and what we do. Although he was a newcomer from the beginning.”
“Rather than that, the chairman unnie, play with us, not Leroy. I’ll make it fun.”
I didn’t think it was an opponent that I could meet comfortably.
Victoria hit the floor with the cane she was holding.
And aiming in all directions, I ask.
“I’m not talking about Leroy. Call the Orca Arclight. Are you here? It’s somewhere here, I know everything?”
The expelled students, who had been fussing about Victoria’s question, also shut up.
What stands on their faces is a cool silence.
soon.
Victoria could hear someone say, “Follow me.”
As I walked through the temple site beyond the collapsed and smashed statue, I saw a man sitting on the shoulder of the decapitated statue.
When they face each other, the ‘blood’ flowing inside them reacts.
“Orca.”
“My lovely little sister, Victoria.”
“What are you doing here? I won’t ask what else you’re going to do. This is what was inside Viktor.”
Pingrrr-.
It was a nail that Victorica took out and threw on the floor.
“Thérèse of Seonghwangcheong became a monster because of this.”
“Oh, yes? It’s too bad. So how is it? Are you feeling better now?”
Victorica was angry at the man who pretended not to know anything and laughed shamelessly.
“Don’t pretend you don’t know. It’s a curse so powerful that it can even destroy the priests of the Seonghwangcheong. Now, he has become a crippled person who can barely remember his own name… !”
“… … .”
“You know what this is. It’s not you, the Arklight family… tell me what the hell are you doing If you don’t want to—”
Laughter was heard, so Victoria shut her mouth.
Orca shook her shoulders and smiled as if she had heard something very interesting.
Although he is his brother, he has never seen Orca smile like this.
Orca stopped laughing.
“Kain Arclight. He is said to have reached his peak on his own. But it’s wrong. He is always and forever a loser.”
“what?”
“Me too. And, Victoria, you too. this is a curse A curse on the Arkwright family. An old curse that runs in our blood.”
“Do not be ridiculous. The Arkwright family is not cursed.”
“Someone said the same thing to me. It’s funny, Victoria. But if you listen to the story, you will understand why I am talking about this.”
dump.
Orca jumped from a tall statue.
“Yes, you have a right to know. Victoria. It would be good to know what happened in the Flower City that day. About the truth no one told me.”