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Of all the enemies I’ve faced up to this point, arguably the most powerful and even overwhelming one, was blatantly showing murderous intent toward me.
The first thing he saw as soon as he jumped up, crushing his tail, was a cave that looked like a deep abyss.
No, it wasn’t a cave.
It was as if Minerva was trying to eat this side with her mouth wide open.
It was when I felt that the breath of poison was about to pour out and I was about to evacuate.
[They’re trying to spit out poison. Just be still.]
He spoke right away.
[I know your body well. Your tolerance to poison is so high that most humans can’t even compete. I’ll probably survive for a while when I was naked, so I don’t need to say more if I’m wearing this. Rather, go through it head-on and counterattack.]
[…] … .]
Following Sbangali’s advice, I stopped what I was trying to avoid and turned to face the corner of his mouth.
It never occurred to me that he might be deceiving me.
Come to think of it, it was just as he said.
Poison resistance acquired by acquiring Nidhogg’s Fang.
Poison resistance obtained from the Stone of Resistance obtained in Isabelle Gaudi’s dungeon in the past.
And the overall resistance increase due to the king of thorns.
In this situation, there was no way that poison alone could inflict fatal wounds on me.
In fact, when Minerva was engulfed in the poison he exhaled, only smoke rose from various parts of his body, and he suffered no damage.
[What!?]
Minerva trembled as if in shock as he escaped through the poison.
Before she could do anything, she swung her fist as hard as she could in her face.
It was a blow with all his might to the point where his fists were pounding and he felt a burning pain.
With a groan, Minerva’s head turned wildly to one side.
[Hey, something like that… !]
Minerva seemed more annoyed at the fact that he had been beaten than the pain.
There was no time to react.
Without stopping, I immediately pulled out the branch of the world tree and hung it on Minerva’s body, clinging to it.
She raised her fingers like the claws of a beast and shoved them into her body, and she began to writhe wildly.
[Get away, this garbage!]
As if in response to her words, a terrifying voice erupted from my mouth.
[Stay still, you bastard! I’ll make it easier for you soon!]
Then there was the sound of mocking giggles.
It was a voice that was not mixed with even a single handful of my will.
[Calm down!]
To me like that, Sbengali said to me that he was going to come to his senses.
[As I said clearly, the power of the Seven Evil Species is dangerous. Also, remember that you have the power of Margot in addition to me. His power was a really tricky one, so no one knows how he will react when he meets my power.]
As if not to forget, he said forcefully, as if squeezing out each letter one by one.
[Never lose your mind when using our powers in the future. The moment you do it, irreversible things will happen!]
[…] okay.]
He quietly nodded his head.
In the meantime, I was clinging to Minerva’s body, tearing off the scales and tearing apart the skin behind it.
[I’ll keep that in mind.]
[Okay then… tail behind!]
He already knew that Minerva’s tail was being swung in this direction like a whip.
I was able to dodge it without difficulty by bouncing like a bouncing body.
But one thing I overlooked was the fact that her tail could also bend in strangely unimaginable ways.
[Cool!]
deaf ears.
It was only for a brief moment right after that, but a shock enough to shake my mind hit me.
By the time he regained his posture, he was already falling down.
Directly below, Minerva was aiming for this side and opening her mouth.
I felt something unusual.
Knowing that it didn’t work in the first place, there was no way she could fire the same attack again.
It was time to move my body to somehow escape from the air.
Something grabbed my waist and quickly pulled me out of the spot.
Immediately after, the place where I was just before was swallowed by a mixture of poisonous smoke, lightning strikes, sparks, and countless other things.
Even if you are the king of thorns, it is dangerous if you get hit with that directly.
It was when I instinctively felt that way.
― Crumple… .
When I looked up at the threatening cry, Li Wuwei, who had turned into a black dragon, was holding me.
He flew freely through the air while hanging me, dodging Minerva’s breath.
[I lived thanks to you.]
At my thanks, he turned his head as if snoring.
As I turned my head to follow him, I could see a man in huge armor, like a giant golem, running towards Minerva.
Immediately, as if assisting the two, the wall of ice, chains imbued with strange magical powers, and countless paper birds began to disturb Minerva.
[The more time passes, the more advantageous it is to Minerva and her.]
Sbangali muttered quietly.
I quietly listened to what he had to say.
[As far as I know, Venus, the Seven Evil Species, is the only one who can take advantage of her by dragging her into a long battle. If possible, it should be done quickly. Above all, don’t forget that your skill has to pay for it.]
It was as he said.
The king of thorns had a time limit, and there was a penalty that decreased all of my abilities in proportion to the time I wore the king of thorns.
As Sbangali had advised, it had to be finished in one blow as soon as possible.
then… .
I stretched out my right hand and pretended to hold something in the air.
Soon after, the thorns came out from the vicinity of my heart and began to weave and take on the shape of a long pole.
It was a thorn spear, one of the three powers of the thorn king.
thorn window
― Can only be created while using ‘King of Thorns’.
― Each time you create a thorn spear, the duration of ‘King of thorns’ decreases slightly.
― When inflicting a wound with a thorn spear, it corrodes the wound and accumulates Marks of Corruption.
― Mark of Corruption reduces all stats of the opponent and can be accumulated.
― Only one thorn spear can be created, and when the thorn spear is released or damaged, all the marks of corruption accumulated so far are removed.
Feeling the touch of the spear in my hand, I spoke to Sbangali in my mind.
‘Sbangali.’
[Why are you calling me so friendly all of a sudden? It makes me nervous.]
I asked the guy who answered me with a shaky voice with a grin and smiled.
‘Don’t you want to fly freely once in a while?’
[What?]
Without talking to him anymore, he immediately used his second ability.
thorn bird.
It was the ability that immediately reminded me of Sbangali.
thorn bird
― Can only be created while using ‘King of Thorns’.
― The duration of ‘King of Thorns’ decreases by a large amount each time you create a thorn bird.
― Creates a bird made of thorns that hovers around the owner and assists the summoner.
― The chirping sound of the thorn bird mocks the mind of the other person, causing illusions and hallucinations.
― When the Thorn Bird is dispelled or reverse-summoned by an external factor, all enemies within a certain radius are randomly cursed for a certain period of time.
Likewise, the thorns that had escaped from the vicinity of my heart were weaved together as before, this time forming the shape of a huge bird reminiscent of an eagle.
After a while, the body of the bramble bird made in this way trembled and trembled, and then a strange light fell on his eyes.
“Ohh… .”
Soon after, the bird’s beak opened and a familiar voice came out.
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Or it looked at me with its beak hardened and bumped.
“This is a wonderful gift that I never expected.”
He occupied the spirit of the thorn bird, which was originally a witless beast.
He flapped his wings a few times and cracked his beak as if he really liked him.
“If you have received a gift, it is polite to return it.”
Leaving those words, the guy immediately spread his wings and glided towards Minerva.
I used my last ability quietly, looking at the back of the guy who flew away.
thorn coffin.
Simply put, this was a skill that was no different from gambling.
thorn coffin
― Can only be created while using ‘King of Thorns’.
― If you use a thorn crown, the duration of ‘King of thorns’ is reduced by half of the remaining time.
― While the thorn crown is maintained, the increase in all stats temporarily increases significantly.
― While the thorn crown is maintained, the resistance to all status ailments temporarily increases significantly.
― The power of thorn spears and bramble birds is greatly increased.
― (Penalty) The penalty for using the King of Thorns is greatly increased.
The thorns that have escaped from the heart are transformed into a coffin and placed over the head.
I’m not very faithful.
With that in mind, it was time to fix the window.
“Ha ha ha ha ha!!! After all, it’s good that it has wings!”
Sbengali, who quickly approached Minerva’s close range, shouted so much and flapped her wings like a fan.
Every time his wings moved, the thorns made a squeaking sound, followed by a spur of strange dust.
And Minerva, who discovered Svengalli belatedly, literally breathed out like a flagship.
[Sbangali!? Why the hell are you here… !]
“This is really good, can you afford to look away!”
Sbengali focused on obscuring Minerva’s view by sprinkling dust on what he already knew what I was going to do.
After that, I fell at a frightening speed as if passing right next to him, and grabbed the thorn spear with both hands.
It was thanks to Li Wuwei who threw me at Minerva with all his might as requested.
Thanks to that, I flew away at a great speed, as if I was falling, and pierced the thorn spear towards him with all my might.
[Don’t underestimate… !!!]
Minerva turned towards me with her mouth wide open, as if it had worked out on the contrary.
Before the jaws of the guy who devoured me closed, the spear of the thorn tree spread its branches in all directions like an explosion.
Branches that stretched out like an awl began to rummage inside her.
[Kyaah… !!!]
She screamed in pain.
Even as she uttered such a painful scream, instead of backing down, she closed her mouth as if it was swallowing me up.
I quickly fixed the spear and set it up like a fulcrum to keep my mouth shut.
[Ugh, uh… !]
But I couldn’t stop some of her fangs from piercing through the King of Thorns and piercing my body.
Me and the guy came to confront each other as if we were fighting each other.
Spending time like this was at a disadvantage.
I struggled to open my mouth in an attempt to shake her mind.
[Let’s hear it, you… He said he was just wandering around without a goal and was sealed… ?]
I couldn’t look at her expression as it was half-chewed in her mouth.
But for a moment, I could feel her power, which was pressing me down as if it was going to cut me in two, suddenly weakened.
[Then I’ll just stay stuck and go to sleep, for what the hell… !]
Then a voice came out of her mouth.
[Isn’t it you?]
It was a voice supported by evil, but drenched in something.
She cried out in a desperate voice, as if she was truly unfair to me.
[Isn’t it you? ! You were the one who sealed me, suppressed me, who had never lost to anyone, and promised to fight me again, who lived without any goals!]
With a groan, her fangs dig deep into my body little by little.
I had no choice but to endure the sudden, dizzying pain without saying a word.
[By the way, but how… ! How could you, the only person I acknowledged say such a thing… !]
[S, BANGALIT! what are you doing… !]
Sbengali was also bewildered by my urgent cry, and I heard something shouting.
He could also feel Minerva’s body shaking and shaking as he was attacked by the Ten Rivers.
But she wasn’t interested in anything.
She was all focused on me alone.
[okay… ! As it is, I’d rather just chew it up and eat it! And become my blood and flesh and live forever… ! That is the existence I have acknowledged and the most merciful thing that can be given to you who betrayed me… !]
That was then.
“hey.”
From my shadow came the voice of a very cold woman.
Soon after, the arm of a woman holding a single dagger in reverse came out.
“Jihyuk, I did the fort first, didn’t I? It’s obsessive while delusional about something out of the ordinary.”
Jin Ye-seul said so and without hesitation, lowered the hand holding Nidhogg’s fangs.
hooked.
A vicious sound resounded as a blade pierced something.
silence.
And very little time passed.
Soon after, I was greeted by Minerva’s scream, which seemed to rip my ears apart, along with a notification window that appeared in front of me.