Episode 224 – Control
Should I call it a blessing among misfortunes?
He was able to avoid immediate death from being pierced through the heart.
However, it is still a severe injury. Because he was an awakened person, he was able to avoid death. In fact, if he were an ordinary person, he would have died.
Normally, if you receive an injury like this, even if you are an awakened person, that is the end of it.
There is no reason for an opponent who can deliver an attack that will pierce the opponent’s chest with a single blow to let an injured enemy live, and if he moves too much at the time of injury, the wound will open and the condition will worsen.
However, Scarlett is not a completely special case like Han Si-woo, Stia, or Dina.
It is a being that clearly does not belong to the category of ‘normal’.
The first reason is that her true abilities are much stronger than she thinks.
This is the second reason for the photo-bombing that is currently occurring in a half-baked manner.
Wide width.
Temporarily limit your physical abilities… No, it’s a trait that pushes you beyond the limit.
Once activated, it is a skill that has various side effects such as rushing towards the opponent like crazy no matter how injured they are, and when the battle is over, all of their energy is exhausted.
Moreover, it is almost impossible to control.
But….
There have already been several cases of successful control in the not-so-distant past.
It was none other than when Han Si-woo ‘copied’ Scarlett’s wide range. At that time, Han Si-woo took advantage of all the advantages of wide range, but did not suffer the penalty of losing his temper.
Even though it is a berserk painting that is not at all different from Scarlett’s.
Therefore, this is a fact that can be naturally derived.
Berserking is very difficult to control, but it is possible. At the same time, if it is successfully controlled, it becomes a characteristic with tremendous performance.
Moreover, Scarlett was currently controlling her berserk to some extent.
I felt dazed and occasionally lost consciousness.
Occasionally, my mind wakes up and maintains itself.
It must be a change that occurred as her level increased and her mental power became stronger.
“… Ah.”
As expected, that thing in the shape of Han Si-woo rushes right in without giving him time to recover from his injuries.
He bows low and dives into Scarlett’s arms, stabbing her with his sword. That’s like Han Si-woo’s habit of having to quickly attack someone when they’re injured.
Wedge!
Surprisingly, it wasn’t difficult to avoid.
I lightly twisted my body to avoid the sword, then took a step back to increase the distance.
At the same time, the ax with the hole is cut down from top to bottom, as if chopping firewood.
Kaan─!
Although it was blocked by Han Si-woo’s sword, it was not a meaningless attack. Thanks to the considerable power contained in that ax strike, Han Si-woo’s body was pushed back a few steps.
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‘… See.’
Scarlett’s mind gradually becomes clearer.
Thanks to the pain that pierced her heart, her sanity returned.
Just like pinching her thighs or washing her face with cold water to keep her from sleeping.
Yes. Now she has finally come to her senses.
From the fact that this is not a dream but the first floor [Labyrinth] Of the Tower of Babel, I realize that the Han Si-woo in front of me is probably the doppelganger that the ‘real Han Si-woo’ was talking about.
Han Si-woo, who was silent for a moment after blocking Scarlett’s attack, prepares for the blow that pierced his chest.
Scarlett, whose mind became clearer, immediately realized what the technique was.
‘Spear.’
A strike that quickly fires the magic energy wrapped around the sword forward in the form of a spear.
Its power and range vary greatly depending on the amount of magical energy contained therein or the method of handling the magical energy.
‘Anyway, it’s dangerous if you get hit.’
Although the doppelganger may not be as powerful as the real Han Si-woo.
At least the spear fired by the real Han Si-woo pierced whatever was in front of it.
The good news is that you can predict what shape the spear will be shot in by looking at the form of magical energy surrounding the sword.
While there are spears that change the front with a wide range, there are spears that really simply stab what is in front of you.
The spear that the doppelganger was currently preparing was the latter.
‘It can be avoided.’
It is rather simple.
All you have to do is to twist your body a little slowly, but not too slowly, considering the speed of the shot.
Therefore, Scarlett actually moved forward.
While conscious of the subspace bracelet hanging on my wrist, I actually move forward.
‘My body feels strange.’
Boom. Thud.
Now this is not the sound of a heart beating.
It was the sound of the entire body beating as one with the heart.
The body is abnormally full of strength. Even though being pierced through the chest was not a minor injury, it felt like nothing happened.
Widening.
A trait that, when used, causes various penalties instead of gaining powerful combat power.
Therefore, it is like a double-edged sword and cannot be used carelessly.
Boom. Thud. Thud. Thud. Thud.
Now, I am completely controlling my berserk, even if unconsciously.
It was not a double-edged sword, but a single spear.
A spear that flies like a fired arrow, piercing and shattering whatever is in front of it.
Wow!
The doppelganger’s spear is fired. And at the same time, a spear named Scarlett was fired.
Faaat!
Avoiding the doppelganger’s spear, it burrows into its arms.
“Haap!”
An ax that swings strongly. The doppelganger explodes the magic power in his body.
Scarlett, caught up in the aftermath, hesitates slightly, and the doppelganger’s body flies backwards.
Kwasik!
The ax that was swung to the end ended up cutting off the arm of the doppelganger who was holding the sword.
“…… !”
The doppelganger twists his body as if in pain. Although it was only a little, it seemed like Han Si-woo’s body that was being copied had collapsed a little.
You must not stop here.
That’s not what Scarlett thought. It is a judgment based on instinct due to the manifestation of berserk fire.
He threw the ax, whose handle was crushed because he was holding it too tightly, on the floor, took out the Zwei Hender from the subspace bracelet, and held it in his hand.
At that moment, a fact that even a fool could know occurred to Scarlett’s mind.
In narrow spaces such as caves or labyrinths, weapons with long reach, such as Zweihender, actually become a hindrance.
However, only one thought dominates Scarlett’s mind.
‘It doesn’t matter.’
If it had been the original Scarlett, it might have been a decision she wouldn’t have made.
However, Scarlett, who had become a bit violent due to the effects of berserk, didn’t even want to think about such things.
In fact, he possessed a force that he did not have to think about.
Boo!
The Zweihender is swung loudly with the sound of heavily cutting through the air.
Kang!
As expected, Zweihender gets stuck in the walls of the labyrinth before he can swing it properly.
But.
Kugu soup─… Ku-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-! Bang!
Zweihender swung slowly and heavily, destroying the walls of the labyrinth as it was, shattering the walls with a small explosion.
Kwasik!
He cut off the head of the doppelganger who was imitating Han Si-woo and blew off the face above the lower lip.
Clap!
The doppelganger’s head, which fell shabby on the floor, melts and turns into black liquid.
Doppelgangers are initially irregular monsters with no set form like slimes….
Scarlett suffered major damage from a powerful blow, and her magic power, which went berserk, invaded the insides of her doppelganger and tore them apart, causing her to die instantly.
“… Uh. “I won.”
Scarlett was dumbfounded as she looked at her dead doppelganger.
“But… Why am I so sleepy….”
Shake it off.
I fell down and fainted.
Even if we succeeded in controlling the berserk, the side effects did not completely disappear.
I had used technology that raised the body’s performance beyond its limits for such a long period of time, but there was no way my body was in normal condition.
I was exhausted from the fatigue that had built up, and as soon as I was relieved of my tension, I fell asleep.
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“… “I did it.”
Scarlett controlled the berserk.
She grew steadily, but she was lagging behind compared to us, but she caught up right behind us in an instant.
‘Everyone is steadily becoming stronger.’
If things continue like this, I think I will be able to defeat the Demon King without much difficulty.
No, in fact, even if only I reach [Divinity], It is virtually guaranteed that I will defeat the Demon King.
“So the problem starts here.”
Drink. If I’m going to catch that guy, I can’t do it alone. No matter how much it is a divinity that takes one to the level of a god.
‘Real God’. It is impossible to defeat a true god who has lived for thousands of years, perhaps even hundreds of millions of years.
In order to fight him properly, not only I, but also Stia and Selly must reach divinity, and my other colleagues must at least build up enough skills to not easily die against the demon god.
“There is still a long way to go.”
We can guess how strong the Demon King is based on Han Si-woo’s memories and what we read in the foreign version, but… That’s impossible for a demon god.
It has never appeared anywhere. The fact that such a being exists was originally something I was lucky enough to learn about through Han Si-woo.
You can’t be relieved and think, ‘This will be enough.’
If we were to be annihilated in vain, there would be nothing more vain than that.
You must become endlessly stronger.
How many times have you crossed the limit and gone beyond it? Endlessly.
When I became stronger and stronger, I finally faced the demon god.
We must pray that we can win.