Episode 221 – Plainclothes Island
Kwajik!
Along with the sharp sound of flesh, the sensation of something being split came up my hand.
Moreover, the weapon she is holding now is a sweet axe.
These are sensations that I could not feel with the Zweihender I had been using because of its long reach.
The feel of flesh touching the hand holding the ax briefly. The temperature of the warm blood rushing to my cheek.
If it were the usual Scarlett, she would have definitely retched, shuddered, and trembled.
Right now, she was surrounded by some kind of trepidation and had no time to feel such emotions.
‘More.’
Tung─
Something bounces.
Wow!
The sound of being fired at high speed.
‘A bow, or rather a crossbow?’
It doesn’t matter what happens.
I don’t know what happened, but now that I couldn’t see anything, it felt like I could see everything.
It is clearly visible where a stupid goblin was aiming to shoot an arrow.
They must be thinking that I can’t see right now.
Since you just entered the labyrinth, you probably think that you, who are full of the smell of the outside world, will not be able to get used to this darkness.
Tilt your head to the side.
Sure enough, I feel the wind passing by my cheek.
Immediate counterattack.
She swung her hand with all her might and threw the axe. I can clearly see where the guy who fired the crossbow is.
Because the field of vision is blocked, other senses become more sensitive than usual.
The magical power of a goblin with a small child-like appearance.
I threw it precisely towards that place, so I didn’t have any thought that it would miss.
With his left hand, he roughly throws away the already shattered lighter and picks up another ax from his waist.
At the same time, Kwasik! And I felt the goblin die without a sound.
‘There is only one left.’
This is the last time.
The goblin, who had lost two of her companions in an instant, did not make any significant movements, perhaps because she was embarrassed.
Unlike goblins who have already died and lost their warmth, you can still feel the magic power from this guy.
Swing the ax without delay.
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Although she was not used to swinging a weapon with only her left hand, Scarlett’s body, which had already gained momentum, was neat and precise, as if it was moving according to the posture written in the textbook.
Bang!
It is different from the first and second blows.
The ax didn’t just hit the goblin’s head, it also shattered it and passed by.
An unprecedentedly intense danger. A strange experience of fighting while vision is blocked.
They began to rapidly grow Scarlett’s status, which had been stagnant for a while due to being blocked by a wall.
Scarlett herself hasn’t noticed yet.
Right now, an enormous amount of red magic power was emanating from her body.
Han Si-woo said he started living outside the status window, but that doesn’t mean the characteristics that actually exist have disappeared.
Therefore, one characteristic he had forgotten until now began to leak out of Scarlett’s body.
It was a precursor to [Broad].
In reality, I was losing my temper several times, even though I wasn’t aware of it.
I don’t even remember picking it up, but before I knew it, another ax in my right hand was evidence.
‘There’s another opponent to fight with… I need.’
Scarlett, whose mania began to surge, began to walk in search of the next enemy rather than looking for an exit.
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“Somehow, I think we’re almost there.”
It’s not for sure, it’s just a feeling.
For some reason, it occurred to me that the exit from the first floor was not far away.
‘Of course it should be so. ‘I’ve worked so hard to become this strong.’
To make a living, you need to be able to climb up to at least the 7th floor without any problems.
So naturally, my worries shifted from me to the other children.
Stiana Dina, Cania… And Seria will take care of it.
The problem is Celie and Scarlett.
Scarlett is unsure of her own abilities, and Celie is strong enough but lacks practical experience.
It is natural to be worried.
At least Scarlett doesn’t know herself very well, but her skills are sufficient, so I’m less worried about her.
‘Is Sally doing well?’
She is not that close to Celie to begin with, and she doesn’t even know the girl’s skills.
I heard that it was a great help during the Academy attack incident, but I didn’t actually see it, so I don’t know much about it.
Still, I went with Seria, so at least I have the basics in place.
The first time she met Celie in the first place was when she entered the gate with Scarlett.
‘… Ugh. What are you thinking about? It’s not like I can go there to help.’
I just have to hope that it will come on its own.
Above all, this worry is not something I should worry about while ignoring the large snake in front of me.
It’s not a difficult opponent, but you might encounter something unpleasant for no reason.
So… It was as if the skeleton I met earlier had poisoned me.
Although the poison in the labyrinth on the first floor could not harm me, it was never pleasant to be drenched from the head in the smelly poison.
What I meant was that I didn’t want to bruise and get swallowed in one bite and covered in saliva.
“Besides, it’s not just one or two.”
Just by looking at them, there seem to be more than 20 of them.
There are over 20 of them big enough to swallow me in one bite!
Moreover, they seem to have thought they were properly camouflaged, so they cling to the walls, floor, and ceiling of the labyrinth as if they were the walls, floor, and ceiling of the labyrinth.
And is that the end? If you do that, that’s not it either. It is moving little by little and naturally surrounding all sides.
Like a predator targeting its prey.
But I was also seeing an opportunity.
“You are the prey.”
There’s no way the snakes can understand what I’m saying, but I mutter to myself for no reason.
It’s already been a day since I entered the labyrinth.
Since your body has become stronger and you don’t feel sleepy or tired, you will inevitably get bored if you just repeat walking, catching monsters, and then walking again.
Now, I raise the long sword that I have become somewhat familiar with.
‘How should I do it this time?’
Without Durandal, minimal stamina consumption.
I put those conditions on myself. And instead, I’m trying out or honing various skills.
Like this now.
Magical power as thin as a thread wraps around the blade like a skein of thread.
It looks funny, like a long piece of cotton candy. However, that is not the case.
This is a technique I developed to deal with as many enemies as possible with minimal magical power consumption.
It is a technique that only works on weak opponents, as the magic consumption was kept to a minimum in the first place.
“Hoy.”
Swing the sword forward roughly like a magic wand.
Then, the magic thread wrapped around the blade begins to be released and extends forward.
Freely bending and tangling here and there.
However, contrary to appearance, there is no unnecessary movement. Everything is being done strictly according to my calculations.
It’s just so thin that it makes you laugh, but the essence of the magic thread is ultimately sword energy.
Lightly cuts off the outer skin of low-level monsters.
The magical threads that flutter and extend according to my hand touches the snakes’ bodies and pass by.
hahahaha! Suddenly!
Blood spurts out from all directions with a clean cutting sound. The snake flesh that was clinging to the ceiling fell down.
But it doesn’t stop here.
When you invest a little more magic power, small sword blades appear at regular intervals in the long magic thread.
A magical power manipulation ability that is astounding even in one’s own eyes.
It is a method of using magical power inspired by the plain clothes sword seen in fantasy novels.
The name is roughly Sabokseom (蛇腹seom閃). Because it is a shining plain clothes sword.
When I lightly swung the sword again, the island flew forward like a whirlwind, pulverizing everything in front of it.
‘Should this also be classified as serine?’
If you think about it, it is a determination technique similar to the Serin style.
Serin style itself, which I learned from Park Se-rin, was actually closer to a method of applying magical power rather than swordsmanship.
I learned how to use my body, but in reality, the main content was to apply sword techniques in various forms and make it seem like I had multiple weapons with just one sword.
In that sense, the only things I learned from Park Se-rin were things like swords, axes, and hammers.
Wouldn’t it be correct to see this as a branch of the serine family?
Why? If you look at martial arts novels, the martial arts were passed down to later generations, creating something of a unique vision for the later generations.
Serin Ryu – Han Si-woo Ryu Big Story.
With the same feeling….
While thinking such nonsense, I looked ahead.
“Uhm….”
There were lots of pieces of snake bodies that looked like they had been put in a blender.
It was quite a disgusting sight to see, but I was surprised that I no longer felt nauseous even after seeing this.
I feel like I have truly become a citizen of this world.
But that’s it.
“I don’t want to go down this road….”
No matter how much I killed him, I didn’t feel like walking down the blood-soaked road.
‘But my senses tell me that the exit is this way….’
Even if I don’t want to go, I have to go.
“… Ha.”
I sighed and took my steps again.