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＜ 14. Foul Creature (4) ＞
Boom – !
The giant’s left hand couldn’t hit Trisha again. Even though her destructive power was excellent, her speed was not enough to keep up with Trisha’s body movements, which were buffed with ‘quick movements’ .
After a short distance, use an explosive arrow. Trisha quickly aimed at the giant’s hand and fired an arrow. Archery was as natural as flowing water and swift as the wind .
Wedge – Liquid !
Kwa-ang !
A small explosion occurred. It must have been made of rocky material, and a piece of gravel fell from the giant’s hand. However, when Arpan hit the iron cage on the floor, the damage to the giant’s hand was quickly repaired .
Trisha complains about Arpan .
“ Damn it, it’s against the rules! What if I fix it like this every time I think I did a little damage ?”
However, there was no sign of joy on Arpan’s face after getting the challenger into trouble. On the contrary, Arfan even looked slightly depressed .
“… Then why don’t you ask Andrea-sama for help? You ‘ve been watching since before without doing anything .”
“ Ah, that can’t be! You promised me that I would fight alone .”
Trisha shouts vigorously while hanging an arrow on her bowstring again. Andrea sat on the remains of her shattered right hand and gave a small wave of support .
It couldn’t even be called a battle. It was just one-sided destruction. Andrea, who did not allow any attack and immediately grabbed the giant’s right hand, broke each of the stone fingers one by one with ferocious power .
The giant’s hand clenched into a fist and tried to resist Andrea’s violence, but at that time only three fingers were left. It took less than 10 seconds for the right hand to be completely suppressed .
Everyone was shocked, but Arpan was the most shocked. What made Arpan even more surprised was that Andrea had done it without using any cards, let alone receiving help from his colleagues .
‘ Even if the giant’s hand is not good enough, it can become an elite monster on the 50th floor, but you destroyed it with one gauntlet without any assistance…? What kind of weapon did Calisis give him? ‘
He intended to repair the moderate damage with magic, but if it was shattered like that, there was no way even Arpan could do anything about it. At this rate, it was obvious that even the left hand would be subdued in an instant .
Andrea didn’t know that either. However, if he did, it would be a situation where his colleagues would blow away the opportunity to gain combat experience. Because of this, Andrea made a suggestion to her colleagues .
“ Tricia, would you like to subdue your left hand together with Priest Emilia ?”
So the situation has reached now. Anyway, if the other comrades were in danger, Andrea would destroy even the left hand at once, so it was a battle that Arpan had no meaning to watch anymore .
Emilia was also constantly using offensive and auxiliary magic, but the output was extremely weak because she did not have a staff. So, the battle was almost as if Trisha was alone against the giant’s hand .
bang – ! Huong, Zeng !
The giant’s hand that mercilessly slams down here and there in the waiting room and wields it. Emilia was hiding behind Andrea’s back, and the only thing she could aim for was Tricia. And Trisha was sure that she would never be attacked by the giant’s hand unless she made a mistake .
Because of the destructive power or because of the speed, each other is unable to give decisive damage to each other. Arfan thought he had to change this stalemate .
“… the protection of the gale .”
As Arpan swung the iron rod, the blue wind pattern that stretched out in four directions came to mind in the air. The halo scattered into particles nestled in the giant’s hand, and soon began to show much more agile movements .
Kwa-ang !
Significantly increased destructive power and speed than before. Tricia stood back for a moment and drew a card. A powerful shot that is reduced to 1 cost, drawn along with a containment shot. Trisha pondered as she held the card in her hand. If the enemy got stronger, I had to finish it quickly before the current completely went over .
Aim at the giant’s hand with two cards in hand. An arrow that leaves the bowstring and extends coolly .
Wedge – Liquid !
Puck !
The giant’s hand easily dodged the attack. The arrows failed to hit their targets and only smashed the walls .
However, this attack was just a trick. After playing two cards, the giant’s hand doesn’t even have time to come to his senses before firing a second arrow .
The piercing sound that split the air resounded throughout the room .
Whee ae ae ae !
Kwa-ang !
The attack was properly hit, and even a fatal blow occurred. The giant’s hand had two broken fingers and a large crack in the palm. In addition, until the resistance decreases due to the effect of ‘Containment Shot’ .
Arpan frowned and quickly tried to use magic to repair the damage .
But Trisha was one step faster .
“ Haap !”
Trisha cheered and approached the giant’s hand with unbelievable speed. Then, while maintaining its acceleration, it floated into the air and fired a dropkick toward the giant’s hand .
Tueok !
Although it was loaded with weight, it was a weak attack compared to an arrow with power comparable to a cannon. However, everyone in the room realized why Trisha was so aggressive .
Roaring !
What was needed to push the enemy away was an attack with more weight than piercing power. Behind it was a pure white incinerator where the flames of annihilation burned .
The giant’s hand that had been pushed into the incinerator rattled and tried to jump out, but in the end it could not escape the flames and disappeared cleanly .
Andrea whistled and clapped. After wiping the sweat off her forehead, Tricia smiled proudly .
‘… It’s because I don’t have a chance to play an active part, but Trisha definitely has an excellent fighting sense. If I had been a fool who didn’t know anything about dungeons, I would have been many times better than I was .’
As expected, it was Andrea who thought it was a good choice to give Tricia a chance to fight alone (?) this time. Watching Arpan’s miserable expression was a lot of fun .
“ Well then, since you passed the test, I would like you to give me a second job change, Arpan ?”
A promise was a promise. I didn’t want to see him condescendingly passing an improvised exam, but I had to fulfill my role as a guide. Arfan put the iron cage on the floor and chanted a chant .
“ Hunter who will not give up until the end of the enemy’s breath, ‘The Chaser’ is the name that truly suits you .”
“ Priest who carves out the land of life by accepting the will of the Earth God, you are worthy to earn the title of ‘bishop’ .”
Brilliant silver flashes fell over Trisha and Emilia’s heads, respectively. Trisha and Emilia felt a surge of energy surround them. After a short ecstasy, when I came to my senses, new strength surged through my body, and another deck appeared on my waist .
Finally, Andrea’s turn .
“ A follower who threw himself into the abyss without hesitation following the guidance of the shadow, from now on you will go through the rest of the journey as an ‘apostle’ .”
Through the same process, Andrea’s strength rose, and a new deck was created. As it was the rule of the dungeon, he had no choice but to do it, but Arpan made a sarcastic remark as if he didn’t like it .
“ I wish I could have switched to a fanatic, but it’s a pity .”
“ Oh, that’s right. I’m very sorry too. If you ever need to change jobs later, ask me to change jobs to a fanatic then .”
In
‘ Dungeon of Infinity’, the 2nd job transfer was the end. Andrea probably didn’t know that, so it was clearly meant to make fun of Arfan. Arpan’s forehead dug even deeper .
It’s good to have a
2nd job change, but there was a minor problem. Andrea doesn’t know what characteristics she acquired by becoming an ‘apostle’. At least it was fortunate to know what the characteristics of ‘tracker’ and ‘bishop’ were .
‘ The chaser’s damage was increased by 30% when the enemy was a beast type monster. When Arpan met last time, he said this would apply to the entire party …’
‘ Bishop’s recovery skills can damage undead monsters. Regarding recovery-type skills, Priest Emilia… Well, no, should I say Bishop now? Anyway, since it’s only for Emilia-sama, it doesn’t matter if this applies to the entire party or not .’
Another non-issue is that you have to build one more deck. I haven’t finished a single deck yet, but it was vague to make another one. However, the actual use of the second deck varied. To give an example of one of them …
“ Bishop Emilia .”
“ Yes, yes? A bishop ?”
“ Yes, are you a bishop now ?”
” Ah… that’s true, but …”
Emilia hesitated as if the title of bishop was very burdensome. To be honest, outside of the dungeon, it was awkward because it was a position that could only be promoted after formally being ordained .
“ Then I’ll just call you what I used to call you. Priest Emilia, would you like to change the deck to ‘normal’ and check the cards ?”
“ Yes, yes. I will .”
‘… back to normal ?’
Arfan looked at it with a puzzled look. Emilia reversed the order of the deck hanging from her waist and opened the first deck to check the cards .
“ An unbreakable barrier, intermediate healing, a breath of rest… Yes Yes. It’s the same as the original deck .”
“ I’m glad. Now that we’re done with our business, let’s go .”
Arpan doubted his ears. Arpan jumps up from his seat and approaches Andrea and the others .
“ How did this happen? How did Emilia-sama… come back to her original deck right after her second job change ?”
Actually, it was a simple trick .
The crack shop sells an item called ‘Awakening Potion’ that cannot be obtained anywhere else. The effect is that you can temporarily change your 2nd job. Generally, it is a potion used to use the characteristics obtained during the 2nd job advancement, but Andrea knew a little different way to use it .
When Andrea was a Jeonghyeon, she used ‘Awakening Potion’ and explored a dungeon, and accidentally switched the added deck with the original deck. However, when the effect of the ‘Awakening Potion’ ran out, the deck disappeared, so it was no longer possible to change it back to the original deck .
Fortunately, there were two ‘Awakening Potions’, so Jung-hyeon was able to use one more potion and regain his previous deck. If you think about the intention of the potion, it would be normal if the original deck returned when the effect was over, but it seems that the design itself was wrong in the first place .
At the time, I thought it was knowledge that I would only use as a teacher on the other hand to avoid repeating the same mistakes from now on. But when it came to the situation that Emilia had to reset the card, a reverse idea came to mind as to how this could be used as a trick .
Use the
‘ Awakening Potion’ to hide Emilia’s original deck, complete the initialization, and recover the original deck by performing a 2nd job advancement. Just in case Emilia is not level 60, I bought two ‘Awakening Potions’. Andrea’s plan worked admirably .
If you know the tricks, magic is also nothing more than a trivial prank. However, if you don’t know the trick, even magic will seem incomprehensible to the logic of the world .
To Arfan, what was happening right in front of his eyes felt like magic .
And Andrea had no intention of telling the trick .
“ Open the exit. I am leaving now .”
“… not until you tell me how you did it .”
“ Hmm? Since when did the guide become a hindrance preventing the challenger from advancing ?”
Although they quarreled, they could not help fulfilling their responsibility as guides. The party entered the aisle first, and Andrea entered the aisle last and waved a small hand toward Arpan .
“ Thank you for giving me the exam easily, and think about how you did it until the next time! See you later !”
After Andrea left, Arpan looked at the waiting room with a blank look. Due to the giant’s hand being swung wildly, the waiting room was in a mess with all the walls broken here and there .
‘ Damn it… It’s like the henchman of the Shadow Year… If it hadn’t been for the words of the ‘administrator’ …’
Unable to beat himself, Arpan sat down on the seat and gnawed at the sheep’s horns, crying out in pain for a long time .
＜ 14. Foul Creatures (4) ＞ End