249 – 249 – 「Error code: 002, Nyx」 # 2
249 – 「Error code: 002, Nyx」 # 2
Most games are designed to fight against progressively stronger opponents.
If you caught a boss with a 10-level limit this time, you are claiming a cascading growth structure, such as 20 levels next time and 30 levels after that.
Players also grow accordingly.
The increasingly stronger bosses will be the driving force that arouses the player’s desire to grow.
However, there were times when I ran into difficulties and felt like a wall because of such a structure.
For example, if the level of the boss you have to deal with is considerably higher than your current level.
It is now.
『Watch your eyes, the night of the beginning. An endless nightmare.”
aaah-!
A great darkness emanated from Nyx, the goddess of darkness.
It seemed to distort the surrounding space and even strangely change the flow of time, rather than just blackening the field of vision.
『Dark Shrine – 《Tartaros》.』
Is it a type of magic that changes the field like ＜＜Good weather＞＞ ＜＜Rain shower＞＞?
It’s probably the highest level of dark attribute field magic.
“I can’t see anything… !”
who shouted
Perhaps Arno.
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Just like Arnoi said, we were enveloped in so much darkness that we couldn’t even see our own palms. It was a darkness that clung to me like a melted caramel in summer.
“hehehehe… ! That’s scary… ! Where are you all… ? I mean, don’t leave this Arnoi behind… ! This Arnoy means that he will work hard in both serving and studying in the future… !”
Arnoy seemed terrified.
Usually, dark attribute field magic greatly lowers the opponent’s accuracy rate and at the beginning of the turn with a certain probability, there are things that disable the opponent by putting them in a ‘fear’ state.
The ‘Dark Temple – Tartarus’ that was being cast right now seemed to naturally have that effect.
Maybe there is a high probability that there are more effects that I don’t know about.
“The light of brilliance!”
Paaah-.
The lights went off with a loud cry.
Victorica stands at the center of the light that pushes away the darkness.
“Everyone go to Victoria!”
I ran as hard as I could and at the same time shouted at the guys who were wandering in the dark.
We all clung to Victorica’s side, but the light was amazing too. Just being there calms my mind to some extent.
“It’s an unpleasant darkness. I’ve never seen such a bad place… !”
Snug.
Victoria had to wave her wand around.
Because the darkness where Victorica turned her back was running over our feet and the tips of our hair like living seaweed.
“hehehehe… ! This is also reflected… !”
“There is no end, really.”
Whoa, whoa, Victoriaka gasping for breath.
The guy doesn’t seem to be in good shape.
It looks like we’ve been fighting a fierce battle with Nyx in this outside world ever since we were in the Dungeon in the Shadows.
If so, the remaining mana and HP would be in short supply.
The number of magic that can be used from now on may be within five fingers.
“here is… .”
Then Enio leaned on the light and looked around.
“… This isn’t my room, is it?”
Enio’s room where we were just now disappeared.
There is only darkness that does not know how far this place extends.
It must be because the space itself has been twisted and changed.
Victoria asks.
“Where is he? That nix!”
I do not know either.
So I had to stay as tense as possible.
“Everyone be careful. They are stronger opponents than we are now.”
The second half of the Black Star route, where Bondi Enio’s inner personality should have appeared as a boss.
At that time, it feels like the difficulty level has risen by at least two.
Are you the goddess of the night?
She must be a formidable opponent as she wears the title of ‘Goddess’.
Can we defeat it with the present us?
“… can we win? it’s god Viktor, is there a good way? Say yes!”
Victoria also raised a voice unmotivated by a boy.
Yes, to the people of this world, the existence of God is the mighty law of nature itself.
We are now fighting the very concept of ‘night’, so to speak.
“It’s a way… .”
It’s not that there isn’t a method at all.
I don’t know if I should call it a method or a shortcut… , if possible, I want to put it off as last.
Because the game itself might be broken, it was avoided even in D&A.
“right.”
Then Enio muttered something.
Listening to the guy’s voice, he said it again.
“There is something on the right. Be careful… !”
At the same time as Enio’s loud cry, Victoria aimed her staff at the right side.
On our right side, what we see there is a very large… .
“hand… !?”
A palm as big as a house was charging at us from the right.
oh oh oh-.
Each of us had to throw our bodies to avoid the palms that came running like a truck, which caused us to roll or fall on the floor.
“Is everyone okay… !”
I straightened up and checked the status of the party members.
Everyone is making noises, but they seem fine.
“Victorica, fire the flash grenade! Height!”
I thought it would be better to use Victorica’s remaining mana to judge the battle situation.
A stun grenade used to illuminate normally hidden enemies or Fog fields.
Fishuung-.
It flies off the tip of Victoria’s wand and pierces the high end of the darkness like the moon.
Whoa ah-.
It brightens your eyesight.
What could be seen in the darkness, bright enough to make objects or body parts blurry, was a truly huge being.
The huge upper body, like an apartment building, stretched above the ground on which we were stepping, exuding intense pressure.
“Cleave the wind.”
Skip.
I swung my sword into the air.
The sword that flew away pushing the wind and touched the gigantic body.
pat-.
But the gigantic Nix didn’t even get a scratch.
“Victor-kun’s attack doesn’t work… !?”
Enio seemed quite surprised.
I’m just trying to figure out the situation.
It seems that my attack was ‘invalidated’.
Was it a judgment made when the attacker’s attack power was significantly lower than the opponent’s defense power?
“Didn’t I tell you? You guys say it’s not enough. You won’t be able to give me a single scratch.”
It was as Nix said.
It was clear that neither I nor any of us would be able to land a significant hit on Nix.
Can you beat this?
No, we have to find a way somehow.
If you fall here, everything is over.
『But, as expected, Ludens’ law still binds this body. Alright, the sea that has been breathing the air of the Sabah world for a long time. Children, dance so that you can give me even a little entertainment.”
It was when the voice of the gigantic goddess rang in my head.
Arnoy slumped on the floor and shouted.
“Mo, everyone is looking at the floor… ! It’s to see where this Arnoi is standing… !”
At Arnoi’s words, we all turned our gaze to the floor we were stepping on.
What I see is… .
“Playboard.”
Squares like the board of a dice game were drawn under our feet.
We have literally become pieces on a huge playground.
Where we were standing was close to the starting point.
If you follow the lines drawn on the floor, you will see a huge goddess looking down at you from the end.
“What is this again!”
At that moment, Victoria screamed in bewilderment.
When I wondered what was going on, I noticed that a strange stick had been drawn over Victoria’s head.
「IV」.
4?
It seems to represent the number 4.
“… … !”
I felt something, so I lifted my head and there was a mark above my head.
「I」.
this would be 1
Now I see that Enio’s head has 2, Arnoi’s has 3, and Alecto’s and Tenebris’s have 5 and 6, respectively, in Roman numerals.
I don’t know what this means.
If there is a strategy for this ‘negative nyx’, it must be related to this number.
It was the moment when I was momentarily troubled.
“Victor-kun, be careful… !”
Enio shouted loudly.
Now I see a huge fist flying towards me.
“… … !”
How can you avoid it if you throw yourself away?
So when I sprinted sideways, the giant goddess’s fists unfurled, and a black, shiny cube protruded and tumbled to the floor.
Degur.
that is… , probably like dice.
A giant dice to fit a giant hand.
『Four people.』
The goddess said calmly.
Soon, a huge hexahedral magic circle began to flash red beneath Victoria’s feet.
“What is this… ! what is going to happen… !?”
Embarrassed Victoria.
Soon I seemed to know how things were going.
“Victorica, we are!”
“stomach… !?”
At my words, Victoria raised her head.
Then, he dyed his face so white that he could clearly see it even in this black darkness.
Above Victoria’s head.
The meteorite was falling with its long tail hanging down.
“meteor… !? why… !? Why is the meteorite… !?”
I don’t think it’s important to ask why.
The important thing is that the meteor is targeting Victoria.
“Are meteorites falling on the player according to the eyes of the dice?”
That’s all I can guess.
I said to Victoria, who was flustered.
“Dodge at all costs!”
“I know! I know!”
Kwa-O-O-.
A meteorite falling with an intense sound.
Fortunately or unfortunately, it was about the size of a watermelon.
Of course, if you get hit by a watermelon that falls from far away in space, a person won’t even have a shape left.
“Crush!”
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Just before the meteorite crashed, Victoria let out an inelegant scream and leapt.
Victoria rolls on the floor.
Kwaaang-! Kwajik-!
The starting area he was standing on was hit by a meteorite and shattered with a crackling sound.
The footing is gone.
Soon after, I heard laughter.
“It’s fun. I think I know the heart of Ludens’ kids who enjoy everything as play.”
“… … .”
“Okay, it’s my turn next time. forever.”
Goddess Nyx raising her huge hand.
His hand rolls the dice once again.
Degur.
“One person.”
I raised my head.
A meteorite falling over my head.
meteor.
number markers.
play board.
dice.
─The goal point.
All the puzzles come together to become a hint.
What I’m going to do here is… .
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Just running hard.
* * *
Goddess Nyx.
She was the one who existed from the beginning.
Even though it was robbed of its power by new beings and concepts.
There was no way the mighty power that dwelled within her would disappear.
Find a suitable bowl and hide.
Then, by conserving the power within it, it takes away this world—.
That’s Nick’s plan.
‘But it didn’t go as planned.’
The original plan was to inject negative energy into the vessel to increase its strength, but the condition of Enio Black Star, which was Nyx’s vessel, gradually drifted away from the negative.
‘It’s because of that kid.’
A man named Victor.
The problem was that the bowl was getting better and better after being with him.
‘Well, is it done now?’
Even though he couldn’t gather as much power as he wanted, Nix thought it was enough for now.
‘Although it’s a bit annoying to have to play a ridiculous game like a child’s play according to the laws of the hateful Ludens gods.’
In his heart, he wanted to crush all mortals like flies, but Nyx, who had not regained all his strength, was still under the influence of the Ludens gods.
dice.
play board.
number.
Nyx found it bothersome that he had no choice but to be entangled in such things with ‘authority’.
‘In order to use the power of God, you have no choice but to be bound by the laws of play. It must be because of that one-eyed man. That crazy guy.’
one-eyed god.
Nyx was defeated by him and sealed in a shrine.
‘He knew everything about me. I acted as if I knew which side of the dice would come out. I knew all my numbers. There must have been some trick.’
To think that the one who existed from the beginning would be defeated.
Though teeth grit when thinking about what happened at that time, Nyx willingly agreed to admit it.
“But. This game is also more fun than I thought.”
It’s like mortals running around, heating up according to their dice.
Truly omnipotent.
It was an authority suitable for the one who had existed from the beginning.
For Nyx, who had been imprisoned for almost eons, this pastime was more enjoyable than anything else.
『Now, the number this time is 1.』
Nyx summoned the star he was holding in the dark.
The man with the sign of the number 1. Drops a star on him.
“What are you going to do, Victor?”
“… … .”
The little mortal was running on a board made by Nyx.
Are you trying to avoid a meteorite?
『Now, struggle with the eyes of the dice and what is called destiny.』
It was when Nix laughed at whooping.
Viktor, the man, had arrived at the ‘goal point’.
at the same time.
Nix’s eyes widened at the shock that was bigger than he thought.
Kwaaang-!
“radish… what… !?』
Nick couldn’t understand.
『Why did a meteorite come to me… !?』
It was when Nix was trying to come to his senses from the pain that was more intense than he thought.
“We can’t beat you on our own, Nyx. However, with your own power, you can destroy yourself.”
『… … !』
It was smaller than the palm of my hand.
To the point where you can easily get rid of it by squeezing it with your fingers.
“Now, go ahead and throw the next die.”
But.
Nyx felt the little man’s presence bigger than anything else.
『Victor uh… !』