World Eater – 3
A special gimmick that appears only in the first boss battle of Eater of Worlds.
That was the weapon’s durability.
In the Brightest Darkness series, the concept of weapon durability traditionally did not exist.
This was due to the developer’s very firm development philosophy of providing players with an unpleasant experience rather than a difficult experience.
The characteristic that durability of weapons does not exist is combined with the characteristic that deflection can be used regardless of the type of one-handed sword, creating an absurd situation in which the attack of a house-sized monster is easily countered with a worn-out and rusty blade. .
However, it was just absurd to look at, and it was a very grateful development philosophy that made it possible for players who were busy dying due to all kinds of vicious traps and mob arrangements to care less about weapons.
So, I don’t need to explain how shocked and terrified the players must have been when they witnessed the destruction of the protagonist’s weapon during their first encounter with the Eater of Worlds.
That was the condition of the forced defeat event. Instead of just crashing into him and dying, attack him and use up all of his weapon’s durability.
Only then will the boss fight be cleared with a cutscene in which the weapon breaks.
‘How am I going to come out now?’
I blankly looked down at the bloody fragments of the sword that had been shattered and scattered, leaving only a portion of the base of the blade.
I thought it was very ironic.
The weapon that had deflected 50,000 weapons and monsters’ attacks without a single flaw until now was shattered with just one touch to that scale.
In the future, even with this weapon, he would be able to deflect his attacks. Whether it’s the weight-bearing front paws or the sweeping tail, it’s all.
He gripped the bloody sword with only the hilt remaining and glared at the World Eater. I’ve done all the event flags I can do. All that remains is to wait to see how he will react.
The guy stared at the human in front of him for a moment, who was desperately trying to get him to eat, and then slowly began to raise his head.
As I lifted my neck as high as possible, straightened my upper body, and stomped my two front feet to support my body, my already large body looked even more gigantic.
‘… … The real size is filthy big.’
And I stood calmly in front of him holding a broken weapon. In fact, there was nothing more I could do to try to do something here.
ㅡI feel brave… … human… … .
The thought struck in my mind again. Also, there was no notice.
The shock caused her body to stagger for a moment, but the shock quickly subsided as if this time it was for a real conversation. He grabbed his throbbing head and looked up at him.
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My actions from the moment before had impressed me quite a bit. Even though I attacked from this side first, there was no sign of anger or counterattack at all. His gaze also seemed to have changed slightly favorably.
Of course, the slightly favorable gaze towards me and satisfying the desire for knowledge were two different things. His vertical pupils began to turn black again.
He said that something had come, and he tightly gripped the bloody sword with only the hilt left. Now, after reading all my memories, they will try to kill me for knowing their secret.
“… … Ugh?!”
For a moment, I felt a strange sensation in my head.
It felt like something warm and cold had wrapped itself tightly around me. It was a fleeting moment, so I wasn’t sure, but I felt it anyway.
Soon after, the World Eater’s eyes returned to their original, vicious red. I was very nervous. I don’t know what happened, but I knew that his actions were over.
—-Is that so… … .
However, his tone was much calmer than I thought.
—-I understood… … human… …
‘Convinced? What?’
I was dumbfounded. It was completely different from what I expected. By now, he should have run amok, saying that he would kill me, asking how he knew his secret, but suddenly he was convinced.
what the heck is that
ㅡTaeyang… … moon… … They are… … .
That guy spat out unknown words and kept pushing thoughts into my head. It was equally confusing to me as I heard it.
‘The sun and the moon are the gods worshiped by the Holy Land… … What have the Popes done to me?’
It wasn’t some kind of green-haired cat beast woman, and I couldn’t understand why she was talking like she knew everything to herself. Did you just think inwardly from the beginning so that there was no room for anyone to wonder?
I wondered if all the things I had lived for a long time had that kind of personality. The listener is frustrated and almost bursting to death, but he just spits out useless words.
If I had been able to open my mouth now, I would have screamed out loud to explain properly, but I couldn’t because I couldn’t open my mouth because of the thoughts that kept rushing into me.
Just holding on without fainting was already the limit of the mind.
—-If you can withstand the power of the gods… … of course… … could have dealt with it… … .
‘Can you withstand the power of the gods?’
Suddenly, I remembered what the god-forsaken creature had uttered. He said he could feel the divine power of the sun and moon from me.
Right before I died, I also said that the vessel should have melted because it couldn’t stand it before I could accept that power.
At that time, I didn’t know the source, so I passed it off by saying it wasn’t mine properly, but if it was really God’s power, the current situation was roughly explained.
Of course, a new question will arise as to why such a thing has settled in my body.
—-God’s power… … enduring human… … Interesting… … However… … nothing more… … .
After those words, the thoughts that had been stirring in his head disappeared. Action was finally free. The pressure and pain that weighed down my body disappeared.
I let out a sigh of relief, then suddenly raised my head.
‘… … Is this the end?’
It spread its two pairs of wings wide to the left and right, preparing to take off. It was really just like going back.
I looked at him with his wings outstretched, half relieved and half puzzled. Did you not read my memory? That’s why it seems like he understood something by himself–
‘Oh, no way.’
The feeling of something warm and cold covering my whole body, as I felt when the world eater tried to read my memories.
Sensing that power, there was a high possibility that I alone understood what I had killed the creature abandoned by the gods and withdrew.
‘I’m not sure, but it’s highly probable… … .’
He didn’t care about my confusion, spread his two pairs of wings wide and flew away. The aftermath caused the ground to split apart like a spider’s web. Fragments of the building were scattered in all directions.
The body of the World Eater flew farther and farther away from the sky. It really was the attitude that everything I needed to see was over. Soon, the huge body disappeared beyond the sun.
I was just sorting through my thoughts.
‘For now, the candidates that come to mind are largely narrowed down to two.’
The huge amount of divine power I used in the god-forsaken creature boss battle, and the blessings the popes bestowed upon me before returning to the empire.
What the World Eater confirmed was probably the former, but the possibility of the latter cannot be completely ruled out. It was forbidden to make hasty conclusions until something was clarified.
‘Come to think of it, wasn’t it something I could just ask the popes for?’
I even made a promise to ask questions later, but forgot about it. I drool inside.
I couldn’t help it. Even after killing the creature abandoned by the gods, there were many incidents like this. Besides, I never thought that something like this would happen.
‘I do not know. let’s think about it later Right now, the priority is to deal with those who fainted.’
I stared down at the broken weapon and carefully set it down on the floor.
Since it was destroyed due to an event, it could be repaired without cost at the smithy, but since this happened, I thought it wouldn’t be a bad idea to give up the bloody sword and get a new weapon.
In the end, I wondered if I had broken the weapon for no reason if I hadn’t read my memory and the conclusion was drawn like this.
I turned around, organizing my thoughts in my head. Caicilia, who was looking at me from a little distance away with a trembling body, caught my eye.
As soon as I saw it, a creepy feeling crossed my mind.
‘Couldn’t you have overheard the conversation?’
Conversations directly with the World Eater are in the form of thoughts being hammered into the head, so there is absolutely no room for eavesdropping, but conversations with mana humans may have been overheard.
There’s nothing good about giving me more excuses to be interested in me. I tried to ignore the rising anxiety and approached Caicilia.
“Are you all right, Your Majesty the Emperor?”
Caicilia saw everything.
I couldn’t move my limbs due to the aftermath of being swept away by the roar, but my eyes were open, so I could see what Delta was doing.
Standing firmly on your own two feet despite hearing the dragon’s roar, standing in front of the dragon alone, and facing the dragon’s threat without being pushed back at all.
The dragon trying to talk to a mere human by gathering blue mana, then threatening Delta by roaring again, and suddenly blowing off the human head made of mana.
And, even when Delta draws a weapon and attacks the dragon.
That’s all.
Although the weapon Delta wielded shattered as soon as it touched the dragon’s scales, none of the consequences mattered.
‘That’s… … Are you saying it’s possible… … ?’
It was something that shouldn’t have happened. A mere human confronting a dragon? And a dragon the size of which only appears in legends? Was that a reasonable thing to do?
However, since I saw it with my own two eyes, I had to believe it. That guy did it.
‘how… … .’
Even though the weapon he was holding was smashed, and even though his own life was now in a flashlight, his back was still confident. He didn’t even flinch, and he didn’t even look frightened.
The dragon with its upper body raised raises its life force as if it is going to release its breath at any moment, and even Caicilia, who is one step away from that death blow, trembles as it pleases without her will in the aftermath.
Only Delta stood there casually.
‘This, what… … .’
The astonishment did not end here.
The dragon, which was in full swing while facing Delta, flew up into the sky first and returned.
I had no idea what the situation was. But one fact was clear. The dragon has passed away, and Delta is still standing on its own two feet.
Caicilia looked at the back as if possessed by something. I couldn’t take my eyes off it.
Delta stared at the dragon moving away across the sky for a while, then took a quick look at his own weapon that had been cut in pieces and carefully set it down on the floor.
Then he turned his head with a thoughtful face, then stopped when he saw Caicilia.
“Are you all right, Your Majesty the Emperor?”
The pause was brief. Delta strode straight towards Caicilia. Seeing that, it felt as if all the tension in my body was released.
‘Ahh… … .’
The scene just now convinced Caicilia. If you are this person, you will surely be able to make your wish come true.
I had been half-sure about it since I was called into the bedroom, but now it was spreading beyond certainty to awe.
‘It’s not you… … Were you alone… … .’
I remembered Minerva’s advice. It’s good to have confidence, but don’t be arrogant. How did Caicilia respond to that advice?
I replied that if that man really was that kind of person, I’d be willing to change my mind.
“your majesty? Are you okay?”
Feeling the sound of footsteps approaching right next to her, Caicilia could no longer bear the fatigue and blacked out again.
After all, with a great sense of satisfaction that my own eyes were not wrong.