Episode 178 – Faceplate
“How on earth….”
How the hell could this happen?
How could such a great tragedy befall me!
“How on earth can you find it where you last heard it!”
I searched all over Star City.
Star City is bigger than most big cities! I ran around on my own feet and searched all day!
“But why did this happen….”
After looking everywhere else, the last place I returned to.
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So… Right next to the dormitory, I found the entrance I was looking for so desperately.
I was convinced when I saw the huge statue of a spider with blades on its front legs.
“Why is this here….”
Why did this happen to me!
It’s already time, the time when the sky is dyed vermilion. The sun was slowly setting.
The warm sunlight clearly licks the earth.
Then I licked my dry lips.
“Yes… What are you going to do with worry? I have to go in first.”
No matter how late it is, the plan doesn’t change.
Get the heart of the Dragon Horse within today, and I will become even stronger.
‘I have to get the dragon’s heart and get really strong. So it will surprise everyone.’
So, I started walking towards the entrance.
*
The inside of the entrance is deep… It was dark.
Originally, the current me had eyes that could see through the darkness, but for some reason it didn’t work here.
Just keep walking and walking, relying on your other senses.
If you’ve reached my level, this shouldn’t be too difficult.
The sixth sense, including the five senses, has evolved to a level that surpasses even beasts, and the lack of sight can be sensed by spreading magic to the surroundings.
Of course, since I’m not used to it, it would be difficult if a battle took place in this state, but… Is there anything wrong?
“I think it’s already been 30 minutes since I walked in a straight line.”
Still, no one has ever attacked me… I didn’t think there would be
Booung!
When the hell did it appear, something undetectable even by magical energy swung its arm.
I can’t see the front, but it’s okay.
When something is swung, other phenomena are bound to accompany it.
A typical example would be that sound that cuts through the air.
Besides that, as the blunt weapon is swung, the surging wind wets the cheek, and instinct sends a warning that it is dangerous.
Then, the rest is simple.
All you have to do is pull your body back to the point where it doesn’t fit.
However, as it is not clear how much the opponent’s reach is because he is blind, he boldly gives up extreme efficiency.
If you say that you have to practice extreme efficiency for no reason, and get hit and hurt, that’s a bigger problem.
Lean back farther than the expected path of the attack.
Booung!
He felt something being swung heavily through the tip of his nose.
As expected. It was the right thing to do.
When one of the normally active senses is blocked, a person naturally shrinks.
The mind becomes restless, and the movement becomes passive.
This is not a problem that can be solved by simply making up your mind.
Because it is an absolute instinct that humans, or living beings, can only feel.
Perhaps, what would have happened if I had just moved a little with extreme efficiency as usual?
Because the movement has changed passively, I flinched once in place! I would have hit him in the head.
So in this situation, at least until you get used to this state, make big gestures.
Because I don’t want to be beaten even if I die.
As soon as he avoided the attack, he summoned Durandal in his right hand and waited for the follow-up.
The opponent clearly swung an attack from in front of me.
I don’t know if it’s a human, monster, mana, or creature, but it means that he’s been here longer than me.
And sooner or later that would mean you’re more used to this darkness than I am.
If there is only one enemy right in front of me, I can do anything, but if the number of people increases, I will be at a disadvantage.
But the risk is too great to blindly rush ahead and swing a sword at an enemy you don’t even know where it is.
If you get hit back, it’s the end.
Then there is only one way left.
Wait until the opponent attacks again.
I don’t know why, but I can’t feel the other person’s presence.
Something must be blocking my senses, like this darkness that even the eyes that can see through it can’t penetrate.
I couldn’t detect the other person with the mana I actually spread, and I’m still not able to detect it.
It’s probably the same for the other person.
It’s just that I’m used to relying on my other senses, so I can’t feel it or see it as magic.
So maybe the other person is in the same situation as me.
You will hold your breath and stand still, waiting for your opponent to strike first.
‘Do you think I can wield it first?’
I am a Korean of will.
I hate standing still the most, and I like things to happen quickly.
If the match is at stake, words are different.
Especially if it is a game where life is at stake.
Therefore, I also stand still without moving at all.
How many minutes had passed like that?
‘… How long are you going to stand there like that?’
Anyway, do monsters and creatures really have that intelligence?
I can’t believe that the thing in front of me is really a person.
“Hey, hey?”
“… ….”
Just in case, I opened my mouth and tried to talk to him, but no answer came back.
Isn’t that a human?
Then there is no reason to look at it. Keep waiting like this
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‘What the f*ck.’
I tried to curb the swearing, but in the current situation, I couldn’t stand the swearing.
How many hours is this?
Even if I think about it, I was quite venomous, but the other person was also really toxic.
Until now, standing still without moving is not an easy task.
‘Damn it. I was going to finish it quickly and leave.’
When I went out after work, it seemed that the sun was rising because it was not enough for the night to come.
I don’t know.
The other person hasn’t even moved since a while ago, so he must be there.
It’s just a matter of priorities!
What if I get disadvantaged? It’s enough just to press down with overwhelming force.
Wedge love liquid!
Durandal, clad in a Dina sword, swings in a straight line.
And my sword stretched out like that….
“Huh?”
Cut through the air!
No, no one was there? No way!
Just as I dodged the first attack, the opponent must have dodged my attack as well.
As proof….
Boo-woong!
The same blow as before is flying towards me.
‘I won’t avoid it this time!’
If you avoid it for nothing, you will end up in the same situation as before.
‘So I block it.’
Set Durandal up soon.
I can tell because I hear the sound of a blunt weapon swinging.
The opponent isn’t that skilled. It is true that the blow was quite powerful, but it was not at a level that I could not block.
Kagagak!
As if to prove that, the blunt weapon was completely blocked by Durandal.
Usually this leads to a power struggle or a bounce back.
“Eh??”
He was just holding his weapon against my sword.
It’s not that no force is being applied. But this….
The feeling of forcibly blocking a machine that runs automatically rather than being wielded by a person.
“Ah, no way….”
Have I been holding on to a trap until now?
“… f*ck. Really? Isn’t it?”
Please say no.
No one has seen it, but I still feel ashamed to die.
“Ah! Really!”
I lost my temper for no reason and swung Durandal to shatter the trap swinging the pillar.
“It’s because of you!”
He screamed out once more, and finally started moving his steps again.
I wonder if that trap was just the start.
After that, traps appeared incessantly.
Clap.
With such a small sound, arrows suddenly flew out of nowhere.
Something like swords and spears protruding from all sides.
Unusually, not a single monster appeared.
Well, there are only a handful of monsters that even I can see where I can’t see, and even if there were monsters in a place lined with traps like this, they would have died right away.
Thanks to that, I was able to move forward without hesitation, avoiding each trap one by one.
“… It is light!”
A fairly spacious room came out.
In the room, torches with blue flames were sticking to the walls, which made the atmosphere more gloomy than bright.
“Hmm. It doesn’t seem like there’s a road leading anywhere else.”
Is this the end?
It’s simpler than I thought. If I had known it would end this easily, I would have been less nervous.
After all, if I didn’t waste time in the first trap….
“Huh? But where is the dragon’s heart?”
Looking at it now, I couldn’t see the most important dragon horse’s heart.
I can’t see anything like the platform on which it should be placed.
Couldn’t it have been here in the first place?
And at that moment, my intuition rang the alarm bell.
I instinctively threw my body backwards.
Quaaang!
Something huge fell from above.
Kudo deudeuk.
After falling, it makes a bizarre movement and raises its body.
I couldn’t help but frown at his appearance.
The body of a spider the size of a house, with a human face.
Huge swords are attached to its arms that are stretched out like front legs.
“Inmyeonjiju… !”
A strong enemy. However, as long as there is light, I won’t lose to him.
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Thanks to growing up, I’ve been able to deal with monsters of that level by myself.
So….
Pod!
“… Huh?”
The blue flame goes out.
The world was once again filled with darkness.