◈ Episode 617 With all his might (2)
Nikolai was coughing up blood and gasping for breath.
“Damn it.”
Internal organs were damaged due to excessive use of magical power.
This would not have happened to a war mage who had repeatedly mastered it through long training, but it was an unfamiliar experience for Nikolai, who only gave instructions from above.
Nikolai spat out the blood that had accumulated in his mouth.
The fishy smell of blood on my tongue and the pain that shook my organs brought tears to my eyes.
‘But since I gave him magic bullets properly, he won’t be able to wake up.’
Nikolai’s relief ended the moment he saw the scene before his eyes.
Gariel, who should have fallen, staggered to his feet.
“You, you…”
I saw that the magic bullet had clearly gone into effect.
Although it did not pierce the body as it was less powerful than the original target, it definitely had the impact of being hit squarely by a large iron ball.
His ribs would have been broken and his internal organs damaged.
He even suffered burns on both cheeks.
Nevertheless, Gariel got up.
Even though he has a face that looks like he’s going to die from pain, he looks dangerous and looks like he’s going to collapse from exhaustion at any moment.
Gariel’s eyes, staring at Nikolai, were more intelligent than ever.
The moment he met those eyes, Nikolai felt a shiver run down his spine.
Gariel’s unwavering momentum.
The determination to continue the fight even when completely destroyed.
This threw Nikolai’s head into further confusion.
Nikolai, who always looked down from above, had definitely never rolled around in the mud on the floor.
A unique environment and battle that you have never experienced before.
“Why are you looking at me like that?”
Nikolai asked as if he didn’t understand.
“Why on earth are you doing this so desperately!”
“Why are you doing that?”
Gariel took a deep breath and took a stance.
“The moment you ask that, you can’t do it.”
“What bullshit…!”
Gariel’s figure disappeared from the spot.
Gariel, almost as if moving through space, was getting closer to Nikolai.
Gariel, whose time magic had been dismantled in the middle, looked slightly disappointed, but Nikolai did not have the strength to keep a cool head.
When Gariel suddenly approached him, he got scared and froze.
Seeing that, Gariel gained courage and punched out.
Pow!
Nikolai’s head was thrown back by a fist hitting the bridge of his nose.
A nosebleed broke out and Nikolai flinched and stepped back.
Gariel was about to hit the pendulum when he felt one of his legs go weak.
‘no. ‘I can’t fall down like this.’
Gariel gritted his teeth.
The pain made me feel dazed and my body did not listen.
I felt like I wasn’t myself.
A thought suddenly occurred to me.
Why on earth am I going through all this trouble just to enjoy wealth and fame?
Wouldn’t it have been better to just give up everything and choose the easier path?
I hate fighting. I don’t like burdensome work. I don’t want to be in pain, I just want to be comfortable and quiet.
But why?
‘Why can’t I stop?’
The more I tried to do something, the more I felt like heavy shackles were filling my body.
At first, there were times when I tried to escape the shackles.
But the shackles were large and strong and never broke.
Rather, the more I tried to resist, the more the shackles grew.
Since when?
Gariel gave up on taking off the shackles.
They accepted the shackles as is, as if this was natural.
It was the flight of a loser.
Gariel thought it was better to be a comfortable loser than to be a painful winner.
There was a time when I thought so.
‘Because there is someone I want to protect.’
Line’s image came to mind.
The face of the only person her mother loved in her life also came to mind.
The words, actions, and smiles she said to herself.
Even among the countless shackles, it was unforgettable and vivid.
I thought I was now a worn-out human being.
Rusty. Creaking. irredeemable.
It has become so irreversible that he can no longer remember when his brilliant days were.
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But there was something in a corner of his heart that had not faded.
All along.
It remained in the name of memories.
So fight.
With all my might.
Defeat the guy in front of you.
“Aaaah!”
Nikolai flinched at the thoughtless shout.
Fear and dread settled in his pupils, which were full of signs of looking down on the other person.
Now, to Nikolai, Gariel seemed like an evil spirit.
A demon that does not collapse even when covered in blood and tries to bite its own body.
“Do not come! “Don’t come!”
Nikolai, who lost his will to fight, chose to run away rather than fight.
It was funny. The difference in skill is overwhelming, but the snake is so scared of the rat that it turns its back.
When Gariel saw that, Ludger’s words came to mind.
-Strength is not everything in fighting. When you actually enter a battle, victory or defeat is determined by a variety of factors. What no one can deny is that a powerful person can bow down to someone who is nothing.
I didn’t understand it at the time, but I think I understand now.
Gariel tried to chase Nikolai, but her legs wouldn’t listen.
In the end, Gariel got down on one knee and had no choice but to watch Nikolai’s back as he walked away.
Nikolai ran away without looking back, not even knowing that Gariel had stopped.
It was an ugly appearance that was contrary to what it had looked like before.
“Tsk tsk. “You coward.”
Gariel burst out laughing at Nikolai’s ugly appearance.
Every time I laughed, I felt like my broken bones would pierce my organs and my muscles would tear, but I couldn’t stop.
I felt something refreshing inside.
With a refreshing smile, Gariel took out a pill from her inner pocket and put it in her mouth.
I managed to chew it and swallow it, and the pain in my body was greatly reduced.
I took out the few remaining high-quality potions and poured them on the burns on my cheeks.
Thanks to the strong analgesic effect along with recovery from her wounds, Gariel was able to get up again.
Although it has not fully recovered yet, there was no difficulty in moving around.
Gariel took out the communication device on her waist.
“It’s over here.”
Gariel’s gaze was directed at the artifact that Nikolai had abandoned.
To be precise, towards Ludger’s appearance reflected by that artifact.
“So you win too.”
I wasn’t sure if the word got through.
However, as Gariel finished speaking, a faint smile appeared on Ludger’s lips.
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“Looks like it’s over over there. “If I fail here, I will be shamed.”
The golden Buddha stretched out his right hand and pressed the god of machinery.
One of the four mechanical arms moved and extended its hand as if facing the Buddha statue.
“So now you have to stand up for me.”
The waves emitted from the mechanical arm hit the hand of the Buddha statue, but the statue was literally motionless.
Rather, the enormous force went beyond pushing the mechanical arm and reached the god of mechanical devices.
The remaining three mechanical arms surrounded the body as if protecting the mechanical god.
The power of the Buddha statue expanded as if it were going to explode, and soon a golden explosion occurred, and the mechanical god caught up in it flew away, forming a tail like a meteor shower.
From the 3rd floor to the 4th floor.
From the 4th floor to the 5th floor, the top of the island.
The god of mechanical devices flew in a parabola and collided with a huge structure.
Let’s go!
…!!
The mechanical god reacted violently like a fish out of water at the enormous pressure felt on his back.
This was the first time that the God of Mechanical Devices, who had been unharmed by any attack until now, was hit.
It had to be that way.
Because the God of Mechanical Devices that was blown away by Ludger collided with the God Magic Tower.
It was a new magic tower that had been ambushed not long ago and had its external defense system maxed out.
The God of Mechanical Devices collided with the shield of the God Magic Tower.
Before there was any time to react, the New Magic Tower’s automatic defense system activated.
The magic inherent in the exterior of the tower was activated along with an intense electric current.
The New Magic Tower was like a fortress, and the maximum output of the fortress was at a level that was difficult to express in numbers.
The evidence was that the God of Mechanical Devices was shaking like a mosquito that had been electrocuted.
The inside of the Magic Tower was in chaos again.
“The enemy! “An enemy has appeared again!”
“Holy shit! What’s happening!”
“Call reinforcements!”
The inside of the Magic Tower was already noisy due to Loteron escaping outside.
The situation was almost on the verge of civil war as the bourgeois and proletarian factions sharply clashed and intensified.
Although it is said that a strange entity appeared outside and caused an uproar, the urgent priority was to turn off the lights in the master bedroom.
But the situation was completely overturned.
As an external enemy suddenly appeared, both the bourgeois and proletarian factions were surprised and had no choice but to respond.
Normally, they would have laughed at what kind of idiot attacked the Mage Tower, which was in perfect condition.
But the being that collided with the magic tower just now was not some idiot.
“The defense system is still operational?”
“What’s happening!”
The exterior of the fully fortified magic tower was blinking with dazzling light.
The impact can be felt even from the inside.
If you collided with the magic tower’s defense system, the opponent would have to be reduced to powder or at least extinct at the cell level.
However, the output of the entire Magic Tower was fluctuating dangerously.
Realizing that this was not an ordinary situation, the wizards of the New Magic Tower instinctively made a temporary agreement.
First of all, dealing with external enemies was an urgent priority.
While this was happening inside the magic tower, the god of mechanical devices was slowly adapting to the magic tower’s output.
Three mechanical arms blocked the magic tower’s output, and even so, the load on the main body was considerable.
It was still worth holding on to.
The two layers of halo above our heads glowed strongly.
Tooung───!!!
A huge shock wave spread over the shield of the magic tower.
The entire Magic Tower rumbled as if there had been an earthquake.
The God of Mechanical Devices tried to use this gap to retreat outside the scope of the Magic Tower’s system.
I would have definitely done so if there had been no interference from someone.
“Where are you trying to go in a hurry?”
Wow!
The golden palm strongly pressed down on the God of Mechanical Devices, who was trying to escape from the shield, which had a magnetic field that would turn everything into powder.
The god of machinery was crushed flat like a patty in a sandwich between the Buddha’s palm and the magic tower’s defense system.
Ludger did not miss this golden opportunity.
I was planning to use the two enormous powers to finish him off.
“Just be crushed to death like this.”
Even if he was the god of mechanical devices, he did not have the talent to withstand both forces at the same time.
But that didn’t mean he was defenseless.
Geek.
The guy’s head turned with difficulty and faced the outer wall of the magic tower.
And an eye light flashed from inside the visor helmet.
Wow!
A polite repulsive force was activated on the shield of the magic tower raised to its maximum.
Although it was an attack that could blow away an area with a single blow, the Magic Tower’s defense was not weak enough to be penetrated by this single attack.
This wasn’t the attack that even the God of Mechanical Devices had hoped for.
The shield fluttered loudly due to the impact a moment ago, and the load on the body was reduced.
That was what he was aiming for.
One of the three arms attached to the shield came out and headed toward Ludger.
The Buddha’s other hand sharpened and collided with the mechanical arm.
Quagwagwagwang!
Naturally, the power suppressing the God of Mechanical Devices had no choice but to weaken, and in the meantime, the bastard escaped by squeezing his palms together.
Ludger stretched out the Buddha’s arm again and tried to grab it, but he had fallen so far that one of the mechanical arms flew out and collided with the Buddha’s hand.
With a flash of light in the air, a huge shock wave spread in a spherical shape.
The hazy fog of steam was pushed outwards and everything around was clearly visible.
The God of Mechanical Devices and Ludger made eye contact for a split second.
At the same time, a huge presence echoed from inside the small hole above Ludger’s head.
[───.]
Ludger, who heard the sound closest, frowned.
It seemed like he didn’t want to hear that sound, or he felt troubled by the meaning it conveyed.
The God of Mechanical Devices also heard the sound after some time lag.
The God of Mechanical Devices, standing tall in the air, stared at Ludger.
To be exact, he was staring at the black hole above Ludger’s head.
I feel it.
There was an energy similar to the power that settled in his core.
“I understand that the toy you made is causing this mess, but why don’t you intervene at the right time and place?”
Ludger scolded the voice above his head in an annoyed voice.
“Besides, maybe because of what you just said, that guy’s mood has changed.”
A force never seen before began to overflow from the God of Mechanical Devices.
A fighting spirit so strong that you can feel the air around you shaking.
It was an incredibly emotional reaction for a guy who had been causing destruction so emotionlessly until now.
God of machinery.
To be precise, the relic that makes up the core recognized its original owner and reacted.
Burning a very strong feeling of hatred.
