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Author’s comments We
‘ve already reached the 100th episode .
It’s nothing compared to the writings of other writers who write hundreds of books … but
I’m very moved because it’s my first work .
I didn’t know that the writing that I started writing lightly with the thought of ‘ Slay the Spire’ as a novel would come this far .
To be honest, when I first wrote the novel, I wasn’t sure .
I’m using the web novel’s cheat key, Hobing-hwan, but the material and development were far from the royal road structure .
In the beginning, the index was so bad that I seriously thought about it throughout the year …
but thanks to the readers who always commented that it was fun, I was able to continue writing with confidence .
It’s not enough to just say thank you, thank you .
I will work hard to write better things in the future …!
As an aside, if you haven’t played Sulders yet, I recommend you to buy it quickly .
Even with the main story, you can easily enjoy 100 hours, and if you install the mod, you can play without knowing that the ax is rotting . For those of you who have already purchased… Why don’t you take a moment today
and try the Defect Ascension 20 King
of Heart
? A mountain of corpses created by interweaving limbs, twisting the waist, and throwing the whole body .
Looking at it, I didn’t just throw myself away. Some of them piled up their bodies to hold the skeleton, and corpses clung to them, willingly serving as flesh. In the process, he doesn’t even care that his bones are broken and his flesh is crushed .
As they settled down, the sticky flesh melted and the corpses adhered to each other. It was a sight that would make even the most squeamish person feel sick .
A terrifying colony that was born at the end of that process. It took on the shape of a gigantic human. Andrea clenched her fists with a mixed feeling .
‘… It’s a Flesh golem. It’s disgusting to see it being made .’
It was a disaster. Hive-type monsters combined like this are treated as one, no matter how many monsters are involved in the creation. It may not have been the action of the black magician’s intention, but Andrea’s plan to inflate his abilities with ‘indomitable will’ was in vain .
‘ Still, it won’t be as hard as it is. Because this side also drew the long-awaited card .’
Andrea used Marco Summon. Shinyoung, a warrior holding a hammer, appears above the summoning circle. However, Marco, who appeared energetically, put on a stunned expression when he saw the bloody golem’s hideous face .
“ Oh, Andrea. What the heck is this …”
Judging from the reaction, it seemed that Marco had never seen such a monster. Perhaps seeing Andrea use an unusual technique, the warlock must have been fully prepared .
“… don’t be afraid. He’s no big deal. It’s not too different from the golem that Marco destroyed before .”
“…”
In fact, it’s supposed to be more powerful than a normal golem because it’s imbued with black magic, but Andrea lied, hoping Marco would calm down. Fortunately, Marco soon came to his senses as Andrea wished .
“ I see. Then let’s try it somewhere .”
Using those words as a signal, Andrea and Marco simultaneously charged at the flesh golem. A blue aura that creates a long trail along the hammer. The Flesh Golem raised its grotesquely intertwined hands, ready to crush its enemies .
bang – !
Fist thrusting down at Andrea. It was a sharp movement that was not befitting its size, but it was barely able to avoid it by throwing itself to the side. Shortly thereafter, Andrea leaped almost against inertia and landed a direct hit from the gauntlet on the flesh golem’s face .
Fur – billion !
A feeling of hitting that makes you sure you hit it right. The thick flesh was crushed and rotten blood burst out. The shock was so great that the Flesh Golem’s upper body slightly bent backwards .
However, for a golem that couldn’t feel pain, this amount of damage was inconceivable. The flesh golem pushed its upper body forward as if it was bouncing unnaturally and tried to grab Andrea’s ankle .
‘ Damn it !’
A bizarre, unexpected movement. It turned into a ghost and avoided it, but it was a dizzying moment of what would have happened if I had really been caught. Examining the facial part, the part where the flesh was torn off was wriggling and new flesh was filling up .
‘ As expected, a flash golem… Quite a bit of damage is immediately regenerated …’
Marco took turns dealing with the Flesh Golem while Andrea was backing away for a while .
“ Ha !”
Fur-billion !
The hammer hit the side of the knee joint. This time, it definitely felt right. However, the Flesh Golem, which seemed to be off balance, attacked Marco in a prone posture .
“ Ugh !”
Marco hurriedly pulls back and strikes the flesh golem with a hammer. Even if it was just a little bit late, Marco would have been crushed by a pile of molten corpses .
Even after that, Andrea and Marco continued to attack the flash golem alternately or at the same time. Although it was kicked once, it was the flesh golem that took the most damage thanks to narrowly dodging most of the attacks .
But somehow, as time passed, it was Andrea and Marco who were driven to inferiority .
Wedge – Liquid !
Puck !
Taking advantage of Trisha’s shooting cover, the two briefly distanced themselves from the flash golem and retreated. Taking a deep breath, Marco turned to Andrea .
“ Andrea, it looks like our attack didn’t hit you at all… It feels like you are fighting a big mud .”
“…”
It was an unexpected difficulty. Golems do not feel pain, so they had to be completely destroyed and subdued, but although their flesh was easily crushed, they were quickly restored and could not do decisive damage .
In fact, Andrea already knew what to do to stop that regenerative power. However, in this battle, I was worried because it was a method that could only be used once .
‘··· Since I have to prepare for a direct confrontation with a warlock, I wanted to save it if possible .’
The warlock was still sitting on top of the magic circle, preparing a new spell. If I gave more time here, something else might come out. I had no choice now .
Andrea clicked her tongue briefly and pulled out a card. And immediately used ‘Shadow Imprint’. Spikes shot up from the gauntlets, the wrists realigned, and black sparks spewed out .
“ Miss Marco. stand back for a while For now, I’ll take care of that guy .”
The duration of the special effects was not long. I had to see the end at once .
Andrea runs towards the golem at high speed. He kicked off the ground right in front of his nose and leaped, thrusting his fist with momentum into the flash golem. Black flames followed Andrea’s movements and drew a trail soaring into the sky .
Wow – billion! Phew !
The sound of all flesh and bones exploding. Pieces of rotten flesh fluttered and rotted blood soaked the earth. The head was shattered in one fist. A flash golem that cannot overcome the aftermath of the collision and completely falls backwards .
Andrea didn’t even give her a chance to fight back. I climbed on top of the fallen golem and raised my gauntlet with the determination to completely destroy it. Afterwards, following a blow close to a frenzy, the limbs and torso intertwined with the corpses began to fragment beyond recognition .
Wow! Wow! Kwajijik !
The flash golem was cut into dozens of pieces in an instant. It was clear that even that excellent regenerative power would not be able to do its job if it came this far, but Andrea decided to make sure not to leave any regrets .
Roaring !
The surest way to prevent a flash golem from regenerating is to burn it with fire. The flames from the gauntlets ate away at the flesh scattered around them. Black smoke soared and the energy of black magic that was imprinted on the corpses faded .
“ After ….”
Soon, the time for the special effects was over, and the flames of the gauntlet went out. Now that the flash golems have been cleaned up, it’s time to make a decision. Andrea slowly turned her head towards the warlock .
But when he raised his head, an unbelievable sight came into view. Andrea’s expression hardened like stone. In contrast to the heat rising up in the face, the chest becomes chilly .
There were two more flesh golems in front of him .
It was something that was incomprehensible to common sense. Wasn’t the flash golem you just faced made by collecting all the corpses around you? When I urgently looked at the warlock, a mean-looking smile caught my eye .
Looking at that expression, the intuition becomes clearer. Upon further reflection, Andrea realized belatedly what had happened .
‘ Damn it, I’ve already made a flash golem somewhere other than here. I sent it somewhere and just summoned it .’
It didn’t end there. After finishing the spell, the black magician chanted an incantation and slammed the floor with his staff. Then, from the point he struck, a black mist rose and spread in all directions .
The effects of the fog did not appear on Andrea, but they appeared immediately on Marco. Darkness envelops the field of vision and covers it .
“ Andrea, uh, what happened?
don’t …”
Fog of Blindness. It was a skill that inflicted blindness status on nearby enemies in a wide area .
Andrea did not suffer from blindness thanks to the shadow god’s blessing, but the others did not. The situation where Emilia has to write ‘body purification’ to Marco. However, the fog went over the hill and covered the place where Emilia and Trisha were .
Since I couldn’t use a card if I couldn’t see in front of me, I couldn’t hope for Emilia to heal others anymore. The three members of the party became unable to fight, and there were only two enemies left that they could not handle. Worst case imaginable .
While Andrea looked away from the others for a moment, a flash golem approached Marco. Marco didn’t even notice it because he was lost in sight and confused. The golem’s heavy fist hit Marco’s stomach in an instant .
Fur-billion !
“ Mr. Marco !”
“ Cheuk !”
Marco runs away. Andrea freaked out and ran towards Marco .
“ Marco, stay still. I’ll get out of here for a while .”
Andrea picked up Marco and decided to distance herself from the golems. As long as the situation was like this, I had no choice but to take out the breakthrough that I had been putting off .
Andrea manages to escape the Flesh Golem and escapes to the outskirts. A tree stump caught my eye and I sat Marco there .
Marco was shaking intermittently. A groan of pain came out every time he breathed. Andrea closed her eyes and put her hands on Marco’s trembling shoulders .
“ Marco, from now on you have to answer the questions I ask honestly .”
“ Cool, cool, cool… what, something”
“ Mr. Marco, what would your ideal self look like… ?”
“… What a nonsensical question .”
“… yes, but it is a very important question .”
Andrea’s voice became quite serious. Marco hesitated for a while, then lifted his head and looked into the empty space where nothing could be seen .
“ Before… I thought it would be okay to do anything as long as I could meet my family. Ugh, but… Now, even if I meet my daughter again… I want to be a me who won’t be ashamed. As a father who did not leave the person next to him and did not run away, did not rely only on the strength of others… and was not afraid of any adversity or enemy… ”
An answer that fits the look of Marco I’ve seen from the side so far. The journey with Andrea in the dungeon made him re-examine the things he had been missing .
“… Yes, I understand. If that’s it, that’s it, I guess .”
Andrea took out the ‘Brilliant Reinforcement Ticket’ from her subspace pocket. Then, I used the reinforcement ticket to summon Marco from the deck .
A brilliant halo of light enveloped Marco’s surroundings. An intense, raging energy that was even divine. A storm of brilliance spread scorching heat everywhere .
My heart was beating fast and my mind was clear. Marco felt that all the pain in his body was washed away and he was filled with pure and full energy .
Soon after, the pupils emitting a bright light through the gaps in the helmet. When the halo of light dissipated, Marco was transformed into a figure clad in silver armor .
While staring at the scene in awe, Andrea suddenly picked up the card and looked at the explanation. What was written in it had been changed .
‘[ Unique] Summon Marco +++ (3 Cost): Summons Marco, a hero from Helios .’
“… it ended up like this .”
Marco looks at himself in a strange way. He let out a self-deprecating laugh, as if his changed appearance was very awkward, and gave strength to the hand holding the hammer .
“ As long as I made them use precious reinforcement tickets, I should pay for the meal.”
A flash golem that had been chasing after Andrea was close by. Marco raised his hammer high and breathed in the new powers he had been given .
coo goo goo –
Then the Earthbreaker’s hammer revealed its true form. It was said to cause an earthquake with just one hit, the overwhelming size of the giant as it was used. Without exaggeration, Andrea was at a loss for words at the majesty of shattering the earth .
Gigantic weapon. A skill that unleashes the true power of a weapon and makes it gigantic. It was one of the newly acquired skills as Marco strengthened .
“ Haaap !”
Marco roars and slams his hammer down. The Flesh Golem didn’t even think of running away, and stood in the dark, covered in the shadow of the hammer .
Kwajik !
A huge shockwave that mercilessly crushes rotten flesh and creates a shockwave the moment it touches the ground .
Yea- oh !
Kwagwagwagwagwagwang !
kurlr –
Bursting flashes, spreading dust, sinking ground, flying debris. The earth shook and the floor split into hundreds of cracks. The shattered ground trembled endlessly, and the sound of impact echoed far and wide along the wide open plains .
Even those far away stumbled, and only one hero stood still without losing his balance .
＜ 16. Prisoner and Hero (7) ＞ End