32 episodes Blood Citadel (3)
Druck.
When Raven pushed a stone inside the wall, the candles in the stone chamber lit all at once, and the hall brightened.
“Oh, how did you know about this again?”
“Books are a treasure trove of knowledge.”
Well, just read it in a book and do it.
“Let’s see, ah! Here it is again.”
Raven pushes another brick, and a book falls from the ceiling with the sound of a mechanism.
Necronomicon.
It is a magic book containing black magic, and it is an item that is sold at a fairly high price in a shop.
… shit.
“It’s something I discovered with my own abilities, so I’ll take it as promised.”
“That’s right. It’s something we can’t take with us without distortion magic anyway.”
“ha ha ha… … .”
Raven laughed awkwardly.
You probably know the map.
Necronomicon is treated as an item, so it can be taken outside without distortion magic.
“Would you mind putting this in my backpack?”
“Yes, Raven-sama.”
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My stomach hurts, but all I can do is watch the wizard swallow the loot alone.
Huh, I thought I’d collect this by myself later… … .
Why the hell do you know this, but don’t know what’s hidden under the statue?
“Then shall we go?”
As I was walking on a straight passage that was likely to be 10m wide, a two-way road came out with a huge devil sculpture.
“Miss Raven?”
“It doesn’t matter which one you choose. You’re going to catch all the monsters anyway, right?”
We went around the ‘ㅁ’ shape of the devil worship room and hunted down monsters step by step.
The objects that appear are Gargoyle Statue, Deathpind, Chimera Wolf, and Bone Knight.
“It’s not enough to get the essence of a corpse golem, and it’s a longing type, so I’m lucky in many ways.”
Like me, my luck keeps coming.
Hate, sorrow, longing.
‘Bone Knight’, a level 7 monster, has one of three attributes at random. And we got the easiest and most rewarding type.
“The craving type has only the ability to ‘absorb vitality’, which restores life when hit. And that can be easily negated with my ‘Regeneration Stop’ magic.”
Raven boasted majestic bragging rights, but in fact, with or without her, the longing type is easiest.
The sadness type, which emits a mist that causes delirium, was a very annoying ability in the game as well.
Well, I don’t think it’s comparable to the hate type.
The dwarf slurped his words out.
“Then, fortunately, I heard that the hate type is the weakest, right?”
Jill.
Hate Knights use ‘Soul Slash’.
A crazy skill that does no damage, but lowers the level with an atrocious probability.
[Companion A suffers serious damage to his soul and his level drops.]
Once detonated, these battle logs are displayed regardless of HP, defense, or magic resistance.
And when this log appears, it is more convenient to grow a new one.
Because it’s a lot easier than recovering experience by opening a portal.
“… It’s really scary to hear that your soul’s rank has gone down.”
At Raven’s explanation on my behalf, the dwarf shuddered and breathed a sigh of relief.
However, this wizard girl did not miss the opportunity to show off her knowledge and continued to explain.
“Ah, if you have as many Essences as your soul allows, one will be lost at random. Perhaps this is something that other explorers are not familiar with.”
Like a wizard, there was no wrong information.
However, if I could add one thing as a deceased person… … .
‘Soul Cleave’ explodes more easily the lower the level.
And now my level is only 2.
He even had bad luck, so he’s really lucky not to have met the Knight of Hatred—
“Jung Soo-kun.”
Shiba, are you finally trying to sell my fortune?
Even though I didn’t catch a few, the essence came out.
It belongs to none other than the 7th grade monster, Bone Knight.
what is this.
In front of me, I spit out the corpse golem essence… … .
Is this the so-called ‘storage room’?
“It is as if God is watching over you. Ha ha ha ha!”
“It’s sympathetic. Perhaps this is the essence of the Guardian.”
Each of them spit out a word that they didn’t know is congratulations and looked at me.
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Me and Ainar.
It means which of the two will eat.
After thinking for a while, I came up with an answer with difficulty.
“Einar, take this for yourself.”
“Well, is that okay?”
It would be a lie if I said I wasn’t greedy.
In fact, now only the Guardian was left, and no one could be sure if more Essences would come out or not.
but… … .
“You said you wanted to be strong, didn’t you? You take this.”
From the player’s point of view, it’s more reasonable for Ainar to take it rather than me.
‘Absorbing life’ is a good fit for swords, and I’m in a position where I have to give up my weapon someday.
Above all, Ainar is reliable.
Judging by her honest personality, she will not leave me in any way and will support her by her side.
So, rather than impatient, it would be more efficient to use the stronger Ainar to get an Essence that is more suitable for me.
“Oh, thank you! Bjorn! Also you are the best! I will definitely repay this favor!”
With my permission, Ainar was excited and took the essence.
The change was dramatic and came immediately.
“Wow, something! Suddenly you guys have grown up!”
“You are small. Ainar.”
“What?! Is that for real!”
Ainar’s height, which was around 2m, decreased.
In an instant, around the late 170’s.
“This is the basic effect of the essence of the Bone Knight. Instead of a significant increase in bone density, the height decreases.”
Raven, who likes to explain, even recites standard information in this world.
(Upper), (Middle), (Lower), etc., but if expressed as an exact number, it would be like this.
[Bone Night]
Cutting Power +12 Bone Density +55 Agility +15 Endurance +15 Flexibility-7 Elongation-25
(P) Antiseptic — All Wound Worse effects (Poison, Bleeding, Decay, etc.) are halved.
(A) Drain Life — Temporarily significantly increases regeneration when hitting a creature.
“Do not worry. I wouldn’t have lost muscle strength just because I got shorter—”
“I, I am ruined! Only then will no one see me as a warrior! Because she was still a woman, everyone looked at me in a funny way!”
… Are you making fun of me because I’m a woman?
Is it a complex that I had alone?
“by the way… You are very pretty.”
Raven, watching Ainar’s scream, murmured as if it were interesting.
“Is it because the skeleton of the face has become smaller? Maybe it could be sold to nobles for cosmetic purposes—”
“Hey, doesn’t that mean he’s no longer a warrior!!”
I didn’t know it was going to be this bad, so I hurriedly fixed it.
“not. Ainar, everyone knows that you are a great warrior!”
To be honest, except for the tattoos on her upper body, she almost looks like a tall human female… … .
“What’s wrong with getting a little taller!”
“This isn’t a little bit!!”
“… But you are much stronger! Isn’t that enough?”
The country also had to console.
Because the rest were sociopaths who were busy talking about their own words despite the misfortunes of others.
“Ha ha ha! What a strange Jeongsu. If a dwarf like me eats it, he will become invisible!”
“Hmm, that’s a fun idea. Whether the height reduction effect is proportional or absolute, we need to go back and look for examples.”
“I am ruined!!”
“Ha ha ha! Is it because he’s a barbarian? Even if you are short, your voice is very loud!”
“Einar, if it’s okay with you, can I go back to the city and do an overhaul?”
“I am ruined!”
I wish everyone would stop and be quiet.
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My ears hurt and my head hurts.
***
“Despend!”
Thanks to the monster that came to hear the sound from afar, the commotion barely subsided.
However, wondering if Ainar had absorbed the essence, everyone took a step back and expressed their intention to watch.
“Behela… … .”
Ainar swung his greatsword with an irritable shout.
and… … .
Scratch!
I didn’t hear it wrong.
For the first time while using that sword, it made a slashing sound instead of a ‘bang!’.
… Was the cutting force +12 like this?
“Aim at Einar’s head!”
“Uh, uh… i get it!”
Embarrassed by his own change, Ainar jumped high and slashed his sword vertically.
OK… … .
Scratch!
Deathpind, who had to hit it dozens of times with the two of them, was killed in a single blow.
He cut off the hard skull and reached his brain.
“Look! You’ve gotten a lot stronger!”
“Then, am I still a warrior… … ?”
“Is that possible?”
“… … ?”
“Ainar, the second daughter of Pnelin! Now you are not just a warrior! A stronger warrior!!”
“Behel—la ah ah ah!!”
thank god. cheer up
It’s still awkward to lose weight, but Ainar will become much stronger once he gets used to it.
“Aren’t they a really good couple?”
“I feel the same way.”
I ignored the conversation between Raven and the dwarf and proceeded forward.
It’s because he realizes once again that the only way to silence these guys is by fighting monsters.
“Come on, let’s go! Bjorn! If you eat this, you can become a stronger warrior like me!”
Regaining his motivation, Ainar really fought the battle with all his heart and soul.
Whoops! Puck Quang-! Scratch!
Unfortunately, even after hunting all the monsters in the worship room, no additional essence came out.
But I did not give up hope.
Because there are still flowers of the rift, guardians.
You’re lucky enough to do this, can’t we just look at it one last time?
That was the time when that thought crossed my mind.
“I had a lot of fun with you guys, but now it’s over.”
The dwarf speaks lines like flags.
Raven is the same.
“Something is sad. This is the first time I have entered the labyrinth, but I think I can understand why seniors do explorers.”
For a moment, my mind was blown.
Come to think of it, have I ever been so blunt in my life?
Well, you won’t find it if you look for it.
There’s always something going on at the end.
While the screws in the head, which have been loosened, are tightened all at once, an unknown ominousness creeps in.
“Then I will go in.”
What’s the matter?
If the worst could happen now, what would it be?
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Mine?
Well, I don’t think this is it.
The loot distribution is also coordinated, and that will only happen after the Guardian dies.
cut profit.
Even as the dwarf opened the door to the stone chamber, I observed the surroundings.
With certainty that something is going to happen.
He paid close attention to every little detail he could see.
Also, I reviewed all the information about ‘Blood Citadel’ in the game that I know of.
So, I was able to find it.
“door! close the door!”
“What does that mean—”
Damn it, it’s already too late
DDDDDDDDDDED!
at the same time as the door is opened.
The ground begins to shake violently.
And from the center of the spacious stone chamber, something dark and gloomy stood up, and took off his robe to reveal a shabby face.
Only the wizard Raven realized the seriousness of the current situation.
“No, that’s absurd… … .”
The Guardian of the Rift has been changed.
It’s not the ‘Death Knight’ that should have been waiting for us here… … .
“The owner of the Blood Citadel awakens from a deep sleep.”
A ‘boss’ monster that works alone.
Still, a monster with a level of 5 difficulty.
A true hybrid monster who is proficient in black magic as well as in hand-to-hand combat.
A monster that would have been possible to meet at least with a faint chance of reaching the 6th floor.
“vampire… … .”
A higher variant, not even an ordinary vampire.
Simply put, a named monster with intelligence, a name, and a history.
I even know his name.
“It’s a living creature I haven’t seen in a long time.”
Vampire Duke Cambormere.
“Where are you guys from?”
On behalf of the frozen crowd, I opened my mouth.
“Bounce.”
Shiba, why are you doing this to me?
In the game, even if I sang come out like that, it didn’t show up.