＜ Episode 93 ＞
Episode 93.
Zeng!
The sword, with its strong energy tightly condensed, aimed at Armstrong’s cervical vertebrae with deadly momentum, and the attack, which had no sign or intent to kill, reached Armstrong’s neck without a single error.
“······ does not make sense!”
However, Rio, who attacked, as well as Robin and his subordinates, could not help but be astonished.
“… there was a rat.”
Even though the fatal vital point was hit by strong air, Armstrong turned his head away as if nothing had happened.
“The rat must die!”
Kwareung!
Armstrong’s fist, stained black, was fired at Rio with a thunderclap, and Rio, who was making a dazed expression at the situation far beyond his common sense, threw himself reflexively.
Kwak!
“Kuk!”
It was a simple punch, but part of the mansion was blown away with one blow, and the power was enough to surprise the world, but those gathered here couldn’t care about such things.
Rio, who avoided the attack with a ghost-like footwork, appeared next to Robin with a white face.
There didn’t seem to be any damage, but it was hard to see that it was in a normal state.
“Did Richard send you?”
“······ yes.”
Rio barely nodded his head in agreement with Robin’s hardened face.
On the surface, it was as if Rio’s party had received Richard’s request.
“… what is that?”
Rio’s attack didn’t hit at all, but Armstrong, who had been terrifying until just now, was catching his breath and staring at him with terrifying eyes, but that didn’t matter to Rio.
“The nanomachines I know aren’t that powerful, are they?”
Armstrong’s nanomachines, which compensate for defensive power and even grant regenerative power if continuously strengthened, are essential items for skilled players.
Of course, I was clearly aware of the efficacy and limitations of it, but isn’t it a completely different story to block strong winds?
Of course, the Armstrong seen in the game was not this strong.
It was a solid tank type monster, but if you took the time, you could easily attack it, but the reality is completely different.
It wasn’t that I hadn’t seen settings or items that were out of line with the game during the time I had been in Luna, but this figure has gone beyond that.
“······ I don’t know how you know about nanomachines, but I know that Steven-sama independently blended them. We didn’t even know it could be this powerful.”
At Robin’s words, the servants who had not lost their fighting spirit darkened.
Although Armstrong’s momentum was strong, he was able to block it somehow.
The formation composed of five people, including Robin, had that much power, and although it had formidable defense, it was not too much to keep Armstrong in this position due to the nature of Iron Heart, which had relatively monotonous attacks.
All they needed was a powerful blow.
While they were tied up, they were helpers with powerful martial arts that could deliver a fatal blow to Armstrong, and that’s how Rio appeared.
but.
Didn’t Armstrong survive the blow with strong force?
Where hope is broken, despair rises.
“… you mean Richard.”
Armstrong, whose entire body was dyed black, muttered lowly, and everyone shook their shoulders at the murderousness in his voice.
“······ Did that idiot even attract outsiders? On things inside the family?”
Armstrong hired talented people including John and locked himself in the mansion, but this was only for the sake of fighting against the city council.
However, in such a situation, it was not enough to have Robin betrayed, and even an outsider with powers rushed to aim for his life.
It was a story that the family’s wealth was leaked out, and from Steven’s point of view, who is obstinate and values face, this is an unacceptable sin.
Quadruped!
It seemed like they were simply clenching their fists, but with the sound of metal grinding, huge power gathered.
The large body pulsated greatly and the unmatched strength spread out in all directions, and everyone including Rio and Robin turned pale.
“… I will beat all of you to death and then I will hold Richard accountable!”
“It can’t be!”
Robin and the servants rushed towards Steven, who was shooting as one cannonball, and Rio’s new model quickly disappeared on the spot.
***
The faces of the paladins and warriors were distorted violently, and the situation where they confronted the members of the mansion who had left the distance and withdrew.
As if the fierce battle just before had been a lie, the battlefield stopped, and Tyrone smiled coldly and opened his mouth.
“Are you a master? No, I will correct it.”
Tyrone sneered, his sword tucked away and his arms crossed.
“Let’s say Paladin is like that. I don’t know what to say because the system is different anyway. But you.”
Tyrone, who made eye contact with the warrior who was dying, continued.
“Did you learn martial arts properly? Just looking at the output, the climax is right… The taste is so below expectations.”
“You bastard!”
His savagely distorted face flushed red and he seemed like he was going to hack Tyrone up, but Tyrone’s expression didn’t change.
He is not from a prestigious school, and the martial arts he has learned are not that strong.
But even so, Tyrone did not stop diligently, and after hard work, he reached a first-class level and looked beyond that.
The time and experiences he had gone through to get to where he is today were not to be overlooked, and his mind polished like a diamond was second to none.
“Rather, that kid was more like a man. The output was just so-so.”
A sense of inferiority welled up on Mu-in’s face.
Leah Smith.
A genius girl who saw martial arts as something to be learned with her body, not as a skill, and thoroughly embedded it in her body, never lost in a confrontation with a martial artist of a similar level.
Thanks to the girl, even inside the guild, the perspective of looking at abilities was changing, and I was seriously considering my abilities, but when I was pointed out by an NPC who thought I was a worm, it was like being pierced with an awl.
Players seek efficient leveling.
If they fall in Luna, they have their own place in Future Cyber as well.
After falling into Luna and tasting the bitterness, what they pursued was strength through rapid leveling.
A game is bound to be analyzed, and it is the basic of the basics to grow by making a flow to find the optimal efficiency.
In addition, in order to obtain power in a game that has come to reality, it has now become a poison to set the movement line in a direction that is not excessive as much as possible.
He reached the pinnacle and acquired martial arts and power corresponding to it, but in the end it was given by the hands of the system.
Some unusual players have obtained strength that transcends levels by digging into the ability itself without relying on the skill, but most people tend to take the easy path.
In addition, this party’s leader, Loa Rock, has a sixth sense of skill.
The sixth sense, which gives positive correction to situational judgment, made Roarok a great leader, and under the guidance of such Roarok, they continued to level up very comfortably.
It’s not that he didn’t fight against the powerful, but he fought only against weak enemies, and if there was even a slight difficulty, he bypassed them.
Even so, experience was accumulated and the level up continued, so they were able to obtain mighty power, but they could not obtain more than that.
Growing a warrior is a fierce battle and endless agony.
And those gathered here are those who have been recognized for their qualifications after breaking through such a mess, so it is natural that the half-climaxed masters do not come to their eyes.
That time when a chilly atmosphere settled down in the hall and an awkward silence ensued.
thud!
The paladin, who had a serious expression on his face, put a large shield on the floor.
“I admit it.”
“Cron!”
At Paladin Cron’s words, the warrior shouted convulsively, but Cron’s expression did not change.
“Don’t deny reality. There’s a point in what these guys say. Isn’t that why we value Leah?”
“… damn it.”
Cron spoke in a calm voice to the lowered warrior.
“I’m glad I know what I’m missing now. Fill in what is lacking. It’s a hundred times better than not knowing and losing your life.”
Upon hearing Cron’s words, the faces of the party hardened.
As the level of ability rises and the person acquires strength, they become stubborn.
After all, superhumans are those who force their own selves into the world, so it is unavoidable.
However, isn’t the man who became a paladin after successfully communicating with God admitting his shortcomings?
It was said that their thinking was flexible, and in their experience, such people were extremely dangerous.
“Thanks anyway.”
“… what do you mean?”
At Cron’s words, Tyrone replied without hiding his tension.
“They say there is something to learn from the homeless people strewn on the side of the road. I learned something from guys like you, so that’s what I’m talking about.”
Chacha chacha chachang!
Paladin’s surroundings shook, but numerous weapons came out.
A sledgehammer, a two-handed axe, a halberd, and more.
Everyone was very nervous at the appearance of heavy weapons that would make them tired just by looking at them.
“In addition, the experience points you guys give aren’t bad either. It is not difficult to say thank you because it is to serve as our foundation.”
Shamans are rarely sane.
They are those who receive external power and are swayed by that power, so mental contamination will occur if the will is not hardened, and that is why shamans value mental training above all else.
But among them, those who have direct contact with God.
If it was a paladin or a priest, it was already far from common human thinking, and that’s why they were looked down upon.
Although there is a mental correction unique to the player, Croc is a paladin.
Already, the mental world was gradually escaping from human common sense.
“Thanks to you, you will be closer to God. Thank you.”
A halo emerged from the paladin’s body, and immense power poured out.
The god connected to Croc is gathering strength toward his great warrior, and the faith points invested due to faithful level-up received that enormous power without difficulty.
“Use all your skills and items. Admit it, admit it. If you can’t do it right, it’s enough to show the player’s way.”
“······ Khehehe. right.”
All kinds of equipment clung to the body of the unmanned man who shook his shoulder at Croc’s words, and a suspicious-looking liquid was poured into his body.
Items containing magic and sorcery strengthened the body, and the aura of doping with drugs became a little cloudy, but achieved a powerful increase in output.
The party’s faces turned pale at the flow of power beyond the peak master.
“In the end, what matters is strength. It would be nice if I could combine the skills, but I can’t help it if I can’t. therefore.”
Scream!
Croc’s whole body vibrated loudly and his weapons floated up.
“I’ll press you down with overwhelming force that technology is useless!”
The moment Croc and Mu-in saw madness, and the power that seemed to cover the world was about to shoot into the party.
Poop!
“······ uh?”
A large hole was opened in Croc’s chest, which was protected by hard armor surrounded by bright light, and fresh blood gushed out like a fountain.
＜ Episode 93 ＞ End