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＜ 19. Arpan’s Burnt Offering (2) ＞ The
78th floor was an unfamiliar place as no one in the group had ever been to a similar place .
A vast expanse of desert. A haze rose above the grains of sand imbued with the fiery spirit of the prominence. The air, which had been heated up early, gave a feeling of suffocation every time it went to and from the lungs .
Footsteps lined up toward the dry sand dunes. The culprits who made the marks were exhausted, sweating profusely. None of them could adapt to this terrible climate. The only consolation is the fact that this journey won’t be very long .
Finally, after crossing the sand dunes and reaching the other side, an unusual old man was revealed .
In addition to being equipped with all sorts of jewels and ornaments, he was carefully filled with tattoos despite his shrunken body. The old wooden cane in his hand was long enough to be used as a pole. Above all, the highlight is the tall coffin with ten tiers of feathers on top of the head .
Considering the tradition of raising the coffin by a step every ten years, the old man had endured a terribly long time in the desert. Any Atala tribe, native to this great desert, would look in awe at the sight of the old man .
However, to Mimic, who did not know the Atala tribe’s tradition, he looked like a clown .
“ Wow, wrinkly human. Yo, greed was too much. Even the slightest breeze will break the neck …”
Andrea agreed with that idea. But he was an opponent who should never be underestimated. Even if he looks like a sickly old man, the reality is that he is close to old age .
The great sorcerer of the Atala tribe. A person who built a monumental tower of pure blessings and cunning witchcraft on the desolate sands .
It was an elite monster notorious for its cunning intelligence and tricky patterns that gave strong penalties. Andrea cautioned the party once again .
“ First of all, don’t touch the barrier created by the shaman. Marco and I are in charge of handling summons, Trisha and Mimic are in charge of organizing totems, and Priest Emilia is in charge of healing and assisting. However, if a scorpion-shaped totem is summoned, make it your top priority to destroy it regardless of your role. Did you know?”
In the game, the player had to do all of this by himself, but as long as he had a party, he was able to share roles now. Of course, the difficulty would have risen as much as the number of heads .
The group nodded their heads in unison. Andrea put on a determined expression and took a step .
“ Then let’s go .”
As soon as Andrea’s group approached, the great sorcerer slammed the old tree staff down on the floor. Then, through the sand on the floor, a translucent barrier of unparalleled thickness soared up. It was glass strengthened by overlapping powerful spells .
You couldn’t do any damage to the high sorcerer without breaking through that glass barrier. Therefore, the attack of the great shaman tends to flow in a rather hectic way, blocking summons and totems and attacking that barrier .
But Andrea decided to take a different route this time. Dedicated to arranging summons and totems, then destroying the barrier with a blow that deals devastating damage .
‘ There are two ways. First, Trisha shoots arrows in an infinite cycle. But it won’t be easy against this guy. If so, the remaining one is …’
It was a method I tried to use the last time I met my doppelganger, but couldn’t. He decided that this method would be more appropriate for breaking down the barrier .
Andrea drew a card. The cards that came out are Shadow Stealth, Shadow Clone, Defensive Strike, and Mana Boost .
If you use
‘ Shadow Alternate’, you can create 2 clones with the effect of ‘Ring of Beginning’. It was the perfect card to stably endure the early stages that even Marco hadn’t summoned yet .
However, since it cost 3, I had to use all the mana I had, and unlike Marco’s summoning, the clones would disappear when the duration expired .
After contemplation, Andrea only used ‘Mana Amplification’ and did not use any other cards. Andrea’s mana soars to 7 instantly after being used twice .
‘··· It’s not difficult to endure the beginning anyway. The last time I met my doppelganger, let’s try a strategy that I prepared but couldn’t use .’
The enemy also started full-scale action. Behind the glass barrier, the high sorcerer placed his hands on the floor and cast an incantation .
“ Ankalam Gartura Partik Ruam !”
The sand on the other side of the barrier suddenly rose up and took on a human form. The grains flowed down constantly, but the shape was maintained by scooping up sand from the floor .
The soldiers made of sand attacked Andrea’s party according to the order of the person who summoned them .
“ Susa sasa sasa sasa !”
Fur-huh !
With one punch, the soldier’s head exploded. However, it was only broken at that moment, and the sand filled up and the soldier’s head was quickly restored. Every single soldier Trisha pierced with an arrow .
‘… After all, just like in the game, you can’t get rid of it with normal physical attacks. But …’
It wasn’t that there was no way to knock it down. Andrea makes ‘Narrak’s Grip’ into a card and puts it into the deck, and brings out ‘Polar Dawn’ after a long time. The cold chill hit the heat of the desert and scattered thick vapors .
The activation chance of
‘ Frost Bite’ is normally 15%. However, Andrea knew how to make sure Frostbite was activated. that’s right …
Whoo – Whoops! Wedge! Hiss! Hiss! Shook !
. . .
swinging a sword at high speed until it is activated .
“ Susa sasa sasa- ”
It was an ignorant method, but the effect was certain. The sand soldier, whose cross-section was split by a pile of ice, collapsed without regaining its shape .
Surprisingly, Mimic played a big role next to Andrea. By swallowing the sand soldier whole, the mimic blocked regeneration at the source. The Sand Soldiers that were first summoned now only have about half of them left .
However, the problem is that sand soldiers are constantly being created even while Andrea and Mimic have defeated dozens of them .
In addition, the totems summoned by the high sorcerer began to fall. Unlike the pattern in the game where only one fell at a time, three .
Cactus Totem, Camel Totem, and… Scorpion Totem .
“ Trisya! Destroy that one right now !”
Hearing Andrea’s voice close to screaming, Trisha was startled and turned the arrow she was aiming at the sand soldier. The distance with the scorpion totem, which is by no means close. But it wasn’t even that big of an obstacle for Trisha .
Wedge – Liquid !
Puck !
The center of the totem sank, and wooden fragments fluttered. The reddish-brown aura that seeped from the totem scattered into the air and disappeared. Andrea was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief .
The effect of the scorpion totem is to shuffle 5 curse cards into your deck if not destroyed within 10 seconds. With just that much, one could say why it was so fussing. However, the scorpion totem’s pattern was fundamentally different from the pattern used to mix other curse cards .
The curse card shuffled by the scorpion totem remains in the deck even after the battle is over .
It was no exaggeration to say that it was the worst pattern except for instant death .
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No, rather, it was a pattern that was worse than instant death in the game. You can just give up instantly and start the next version, but this pattern will make you struggle to survive with a ruined deck from the next floor .
Still, I broke it right now, so I let go of the hour. Trisha then smashed the cactus totem and the camel totem in an instant. The effect of the two totems is to increase the healing power and resistance of summons, respectively. This time the sand soldiers would not get any buffs .
But suddenly, curse cards were mixed in everyone’s decks .
‘[ Curse] Severed tail lizard: Reduces resistance by 30% and recovery efficiency by 50% for a certain period of time .’
‘[ Curse] Severed tail lizard: Reduces resistance by 30% and recovery efficiency by 50% for a certain period of time .’
······
‘ No, what is it ?’
This was the pattern that appeared when the lizard’s totem was not broken. It’s not a permanent addition like Scorpion’s Totem, but it’s enough of a pattern to ruin a deck right now anyway. Andrea was bewildered, unable to understand why this pattern had suddenly appeared .
Looking around, Andrea soon realized why. Inside the glass barrier, right next to the great sorcerer, a lizard totem was summoned. Andrea stuck out her tongue at the brilliant idea to defend the totem .
‘It ‘s like a cunning old lady …’
It was a protection that could not be broken unless the barrier was broken. It’s hard to place more than one totem because the space is small, and it’s comforting that the scorpion totem wasn’t there .
In any case, it was no good for Trisha to run an infinite cycle. It was expected, so the blow wasn’t that big. Andrea couldn’t help what had already happened and decided to watch the draw .
The cards that came out were Shadowstrike, Strike, Leap, and Curse of the Necronomicon. Tsk, Andrea clicked her tongue and discarded all her cards without regret. Thanks to that, I had to receive a puzzled glare from Trisha .
“ Andrea, why don’t you just draw and play a card? That would be a waste of cards and mana. Even if it’s a hit or a defense, it would be better to use it …”
It was perfectly reasonable advice. Normally, mana doesn’t carry over to the next turn. However, Andrea looked at Trisha with a meaningful smile .
“ No, Trisha. I don’t know the cards, but don’t worry, I’m not wasting my mana .”
Tricia tilted her head. I tried to ask again what you meant, but I couldn’t because the sand soldiers were attacking again .
The battle continued sluggishly. The Sand Soldiers were unable to inflict critical damage on Andrea and the others, and Andrea and the others did not pay attention to the barrier and were busy blocking the totem and the soldiers. A stalemate in which superiority and inferiority are not divided .
Ironically, Andrea and the high sorcerer had the same idea at the same time. In order to change the situation, I had to use a different number than before .
The high sorcerer closed his eyes, took out an amulet, and focused. Filaments of fine wind flowing over the barrier. He breathed the spirit’s pulsating breath into it, inflating the flow. Abnormally fast wind speed and excessive wind volume .
“ Radun Kurtak Don Bagratu Natram !”
The gentle breeze that tickled my cheeks soon turned into a huge sandstorm. The storm pulverized everything in front of it and approached Andrea and the others .
“ f*ck, what is it? that one ?”
“ Kyaaak !”
Unlike the other members of the party who were contemplating, Andrea calmly drew a card. Andrea checked the sides of the card and then raised one corner of her mouth. The two cards he had hoped for were drawn at the same time .
‘[ Unique] Mana
Runaway ++ (0 cost): Disappear, doubles possessed mana .’
Andrea used ‘Mana Runaway’ first. I felt the mana stored inside double in an instant. Immediately followed by ‘Shadow Bombing’ .
‘[ Unique] Shadow Bombardment + (X Cost): Summons and bombards X spheres with the power of divinity, extinction, and shadow compressed .’
Slobbery spheres slowly appearing in the air. Andrea’s maximum mana was 3, so he had to have 6 now using Mana Burst .
However, spheres continued to appear even after passing six .
Eleven, twelve… the creation of spheres showed no signs of stopping. Twenty-four, twenty-five… The others noticed that something unusual was happening. Thirty-eight, thirty-nine… Even the great sorcerer couldn’t hide his bewilderment at the incident .
Then finally fifty .
Fifty orbs of spheres that had annihilated Nelas’ mercenaries without leaving a single bone fragment were floating. Everyone was at a loss for words at the majesty that filled the back .
As a test, Andrea twisted her fingers and threw only one sphere at the barrier .
Quaaang !
An explosion of unbelievable power still. The high sorcerer scanned the spot where the explosion occurred with anxious eyes. A single shot has already cracked the barrier .
Andrea threw three orbs at the barrier this time .
Kwaaang !
Kwaaang !
Kwaaang !
The tyranny that comes with a roar. The cracks that spread over the barrier drew a shape like a spider’s web .
Andrea smiled in satisfaction. If this is the case, even a great shaman who has gone through all the battles of childbirth will have no choice but to be terrified. Enough threats had been made and the performance tests had been completed, so it was time to launch an attack in earnest .
Andrea pushing forward the polar dawn. Following that signal, as if following the command of a master, numerous spheres rushed toward the barrier at once .
The Grand Shaman sighed in despair as he looked at the spheres filling his field of vision .
” Hermi Shibral …”
If I had to translate it, it was close to ‘f*cked up’ in the language of the Atala tribe .
＜ 19. Arpan’s Burnt Offering (2) ＞ End