Status window disappeared (4)
The torches outside the window quickly surrounded the building where Luana was.
The vice-captain’s gang must have brought torches not simply to light the way, but to avoid missing her.
They seemed confident of their victory even before the fight, but Chris didn’t like that.
Players were always overconfident, overconfident in their abilities, and that was the problem.
I don’t know if Luana is alone in this building.
It is a fact that all the attendants hired yesterday know that Chris, a veteran mercenary, is with them. And doing it knowingly is what they are witnessing.
The advantage of surprise was abandoned immediately.
Chris felt his stomach twist at the sight of the things he had built up being overly undervalued.
But on the other hand, their self-confidence was not entirely unintelligible.
The number of people brought by the vice-captain was about twenty or so. It was a considerable number for a short time, and the armed condition was good.
Almost all long-armed weapons that are difficult to use indoors are excluded, and there are not a few shields and crossbows.
After examining the number and armament of the enemies, Chris quickly started moving around the room and turning off the lights.
He extinguished the few candles and returned to the meeting room. Then, he lowered his voice and whispered as he led Luana, who was stiff with tension.
“They will hit here first.”
“Even though I was dismissed, why did the vice-captain kill me… … .”
“That’s it, ask him.”
The action taken by the vice-captain was quick and impetuous, but it was also the best move under the current situation.
It’s because Luana was hit hard in the back of the head right now, if she regains her composure, she’s someone who can stop at least a coup d’état of that bastard.
As time passed, the win rate of the vice-captain’s gang became slimmer.
While Chris placed Luana in an appropriate location, the vice-captain and the others completely surrounded the building.
They would be most worried about her running away and dragging the other guild members.
Soon, Luana made up her mind and fired an offensive spell out the window.
However, it was blocked by the magic shield held by the leader, and the magic returned to nothing.
Chris saw it and shook his head.
“They have magic resistance items wrapped around them. Miss Luana, please just run away.”
“Hey, what will Chris do?”
“Hey, I have to fight guerrilla warfare.”
As for Chris, I was just grateful that the opponent scattered about 20 or so troops on their own.
After moving his seat, he hid in a dark corner of the building. Then, he quickly threw a dagger at the approaching troops.
However, the fast-flying dagger hit the invisible curtain and bounced off.
‘Did I try to eat too raw?’
Because they are the main members of the first-class guild, their magic equipment is also substantial.
The vice-captain and his gang, hidden behind a reliable barrier, laughed heartily at the fallen dagger.
However, their laughter ended there.
This time, a dagger filled with magical energy flew in, broke the shield, and landed on his head.
“Everybody hide behind shields! The leader enters quickly! Narrow the place where he can be!”
The vice-captain pushed his men into the building with skillful skill.
The twenty or so enemies are paired up by three or four and enter through different entrances. It was possible because we had always worked hand in hand.
But Chris went down to meet them without complaint.
Right after they arrived in this world, they were the ones who entrusted their skills with attack, defense, evasion and search. Now that he lost the status window, he was confident that he would be no match for ten or hundred.
This fight was a matter of revealing one’s bottom line.
Chris thought so, and quickly threw the dagger filled with magical powers again.
The dagger was stuck in the leg of the shield beast in the lead, and the opponent screamed and groaned.
Originally, thanks to the protection of the game system, it shouldn’t have been unreasonable to be beaten naked.
The troops who tried to respond systematically showed the face of the Tang Dynasty army, being rolled up by Chris’s offensive.
Chris swung his longsword, dodging the hasty shots.
It didn’t even show great skill, but the customers who had just entered the building couldn’t resist properly and were mercilessly sliced out.
These guys have weapons, but they don’t know how to use them themselves.
Even if you are a warrior-type player, it is not common for you to learn swordsmanship yourself.
Even so, with one skill, the enemies are automatically swept away.
But why sweat and learn the skill yourself?
They flew powerful skills in a safe range, and it was good enough to say that they were not warriors, but water ball wizards.
As a mercenary, he crossed the line of fire several times and learned sword fighting to survive, and he couldn’t fight.
It was around the time when he was arranging the troops who had gathered in the building one by one and slaughtering the guy at the back.
The opponent who entered through the other entrance aimed at Chris’s back and shot a crossbow.
Chris was using magical detection.
I hurriedly threw my body away from the target’s range and went up to the second floor.
Normally, I thought it was an unnecessarily large and splendid building, but now I like it.
The second floor where Luana took refuge was also not very safe.
After losing the status window, I saw students who were learning magic according to her teachings.
However, without shame, they start attacking my teacher, Luana.
Chris jumped between them and slaughtered the wizards before it was too late.
Having never had a status window in the first place, he was like a wolf among sheep.
The other side obviously had overwhelming numbers, but they couldn’t even perform a proper joint attack.
It was because they had rarely ‘directly’ experienced such a trivial and insignificant level of combat.
It wasn’t that knives wouldn’t fly from behind, but… Chris’s leather armor was high-quality in its own way, so it stopped at least an eyeless knife without difficulty.
And a melee in which the front and back is indistinguishable is where the true value of a veteran mercenary will be displayed.
“This bastard… … .”
“It’s nothing if there’s only a status window!”
The players who trembled at the sight of their comrades were soon collapsed, spurting blood.
They were treated as treasures wherever they went. He couldn’t have understood that he was so powerless against a mere mercenary.
Even if the source of pride, the status window, was lost, it seemed that useless pride would remain for a long time.
Luana stepped in from behind and used magic spells. Even without help, they were already sheep in front of wolves, but the effect of magic was outstanding.
Thanks to this, the frantic melee ended before long.
Waiting for news of victory from his subordinates, the vice-captain was speechless for a moment when Chris, covered in blood, trudged out.
“Eh, what is this… … .”
“How confident are you?”
Chris asked the vice-captain out of pure curiosity.
Even if the status window is lost, the name is the player. I was prepared to some extent because such people came in droves… … .
In fact, the fight was more refreshing than when working as a rough mercenary.
The vice-captain answered Chris’ question with action.
As he took a step forward and drew his sword, a huge amount of mana was released and swept the space around him.
Chris was slightly surprised by his change and fixed his longsword.
‘what? I don’t think I got the status window back.’
After concentrating for a moment, Chris saw through the source of the magical power.
A powerful torrent of magical energy began to flow from within the vice-captain’s body.
I wondered where he spent the money he collected from robbing merchants, but it seems that he threw the money into himself.
Luana, who was following Chris, was also shocked when she noticed it.
“Uh, when did you get that much magic… … .”
It wouldn’t have been that difficult to build mana itself.
Because the vitality and magic provided by the game system must have pierced the passage in the body in advance.
However, the amount of mana felt in the vice-captain’s body was truly enormous.
That was only slightly less than the player receiving the protection of the status window.
It must have cost a lot of money to accumulate that amount of mana… … .
He certainly deserves to lead an assault with confidence.
Chris slightly revised his evaluation and expressed his embarrassment.
On the other hand, the vice-captain who wrapped his magical power like armor seemed to have completely regained his composure.
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Most of Chris’s tactics would not work if he had such an enormous amount of mana wrapped around his body.
Even if I put a knife in there, I wonder if it will stick properly.
If Chris from earlier was a wolf among sheep, the current vice-captain is a lion in front of puppies.
All of the attacks from this side will be canceled, and the attacks from the other side will inflict serious injuries with just a slight touch.
Luana hurriedly looked around at the appearance of the vice-captain, but despite the considerable commotion, the other guild members were nowhere to be seen.
“Other guild members have already fled. They must have thought that an arsonist had broken into this place.”
“… Why did you do this?”
Having regained her composure with difficulty, Luana glared at the vice-captain and asked.
The vice-captain was confident in his victory and kindly responded as if he were patronizing.
“It’s obvious that you will be punished if you stay still, so why are you sober? If you dispose of the guild’s property, you can play and eat for the rest of your life. Originally, I was going to deal with the other guys too, but thanks to him, it saved me the trouble.”
“Just because of that, I… … .”
From Chris’ point of view, it seemed that the vice-captain had other interests besides what he had just said. But he did not dare to make such a guess.
Just as the vice-captain was about to say something more with a confident expression, Chris, who didn’t want to waste any more time, released the magic inside his body.
When he opened the seal, a storm-like force roamed the land for a while. It was only natural for the vice-captain’s smile to fade.
The magic power flowing through Chris’ body was more than that of a player with a status window.
No matter how hard you train, no matter how good the elixirs you take, it is doubtful that you will be able to reach it.
“Wait, what is this again!”
“I don’t think I’ve been playing Tangja Tangja all this time.”
Chris replied annoyedly and lightly swung his longsword.
Hung.
Perhaps because the sword contained so much magical power, even a light swing created tremendous wind pressure and made a noise.
After swinging his sword once, Chris started pressuring the vice-captain in earnest.
One shot, one shot, stuck like a heavy mace.
At this, the vice-captain shouted while maintaining his defense with a feeling as if he was going to vomit blood.
“This is a fatty baby!”
“what?”
At his words, Chris’ face crumpled into a mess.
What the hell is this guy talking about?
Of course, Chris didn’t just build up his magic power through hard work alone.
But this guy had no right to bruise it.
Aren’t you ashamed of the topic of persecuting the natives and extorting money with the power you gained overnight without any rights or effort?
Chris thought so and raised his motivation for the first time in a while.
Also, this man just isn’t worth killing.
Chris’ sword strike landed on the vice-captain’s long sword that was lying horizontally.
He hit his opponent several times with an honest sword that could be said to be ignorant.
The vice-captain, who barely managed to parry his attack with trembling arms, eventually lowered his defenses.
However, Chris’ attack also stopped at the same time.
Did Chris also get weak?
The vice-captain, who had been frozen for a while, thanked the unexpected luck and raised his defense again.
But next moment.
The same level of impact as before hit the longsword.
The vice-captain blocked two or three of his attacks before dropping his longsword.
This time, he closed his eyes tightly and waited for his end.
However, the final blow did not come this time either.
Chris stared at him as he dropped his longsword.
Only then did the vice-captain realize his intentions.
This was Chris’ consideration to try as hard as he could even right before he died.
The natives who had been slaughtered by the vice-captain so far didn’t even get an opportunity like this, so they could be truly merciful.
“this… You bastard!”
“Pick up the knife.”
When Chris raised his sword again, the vice-captain’s body moved by itself.
I forced my trembling arms to grab the longsword. Then, Chris’ attack fell like a guillotine without the slightest error.
This time, the longsword fell without sustaining a single blow.
Not only the upper body but also the lower body shuddered from the shock that resonated to the bone.
But I can’t die yet.
I didn’t want to die in a place like this.
Chris and the vice-captain repeated the process over and over again.
Then, the vice-captain’s body movements, which were already boring, became more and more dull as time passed.
After blocking Chris’ attack three or four more times, he finally knelt down and ejaculated.
It seemed that he couldn’t even think of picking up the longsword that had fallen to the ground.
“Hey, stop… I was wrong. Please save me, huh?”
“… … .”
Chris was satisfied only when he accepted the other person’s plea.
This man did not deserve to die in a sword fight.
Wouldn’t it be much better to be killed unilaterally while crawling on the ground like this, begging for your life?
Chris, who was appreciating the rare ugliness, raised his long sword.
Then, he slammed the back of the vice-captain who was lying on his face and begging.
“Ouch!”
The vice-captain tried to stand up while being pierced by the sword, but Chris pushed his sword deep into the ground, even raising his magic power.
Eventually, he fell to the ground, struggled on his limbs, and died.
It was the words of a person with excessive greed.