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< The Rock of Sisyphus (3) >
The moment the swords collided, a powerful shock wave was generated.
“Ugh!”
In terms of strength, the Great Man was greatly pushed back. However, the Great Man was able to fly backwards and successfully aim his left arm straight at the demon’s face.
Crunch! Woofwoof!
The muzzle of the hand cannon, which had already been warmed up, emitted a dazzling light.
-Pfft!
A large hole opened up in the ground behind the demon, and one of the horns was missing from the demon’s helmet.
“···Tch. That was a turning point.”
The man, who clicked his tongue in regret, transformed the hand cannon in his left hand back into its two-stage gauntlet form.
Crunch, crunch!
I couldn’t do such a powerful bombardment like before very often. It would strain my body, and the energy stored in my watch wasn’t infinite.
‘Let’s use it for defense for a while.’
Crunch, crunch!
The gauntlet, which had been transformed into a two-stage form, spread out into a wide shape and changed into a round shield from the wrist to the elbow.
After commissioning Abraxas to investigate the watch – which, surprisingly, is still not over – the man learned more about the watch’s functions.
One of the most useful features is that you can now change the shape, to some extent, as you wish.
Kkagagagagak!
The man dug into his arms while blocking his opponent’s attacks with his shield.
Considering the length of the weapon, the closer he got, the more advantageous it was for him. The man who had dug in quickly raised Shalit from below and cut him up.
Kkakakakak!
The magic sword imbued with strong energy was able to pierce through the opponent’s magic barrier, but was unable to cut through the armor.
A snake-like trail of sword marks appeared on his thick chest armor. However, the man quickly stepped back without even having time to feel regret.
-Kwaaaaang!
The great sword slammed down on the spot where the great man had been. The floor exploded as if a bomb had exploded, and the demon let out a roar.
[Kuaaaah!]
-Thump!
The demon that had been kicking the ground was shot at the man like a cannonball. The 3-meter long sword was no different from a spear to the opponent.
“shield!”
The demon’s greatsword came in, tearing through the shield like a piece of paper.
Kyaa-ang!
“Ugh!”
He barely managed to deflect the attack, but in return, the man rolled on the ground. Where the greatsword had ‘grasped’ his shoulder, a chunk of flesh was torn off and flew away.
Fortunately, the bastard’s attacks did not continue. This was thanks to Abraxas’ arrows aimed between the demon’s helmets.
Swish swish swish swish swish!
Abraxas fired his arrows at incredible speed.
Fire, ice, wind, and lightning. The arrows, each with a different attribute, flew at such a fast speed that it almost looked like a rainbow flying by.
The problem is that it is woefully lacking in power.
[Krrrrrr···!!]
The demon raised one arm to protect his helmet, rushed at Abraxas, and swung his sword.
WHEEK!
She stepped back with a nimble movement.
In the meantime, the man sprinkled a potion on the wound and got up from his seat.
“Damn. If it hits me directly, I’ll die even if it hits my toe.”
It was a much more monstrous monster than I had imagined. Why did that guy run away in his previous life?
The man quickly thought of the answer.
‘That’s true. If I were surrounded by those five, I would run away first···.’
In other words, it was said that the guy seemed easy to deal with.
“You will regret it bitterly today.”
Tadah!
The man rushed at the demon again. He changed the shield in his left hand into a sword, and wielded twin swords in each hand, and fell upon the demon from behind.
Kagagagang!
Dozens of sword marks were carved onto the demon’s armor. The demon turned around and swung its greatsword in a big swing.
Phew-!
At that moment, the man transformed the sword in his left hand back into the form of a hand cannon.
Crunch, crunch!
At the same time, he hurriedly stepped back and fired his hand cannon repeatedly.
Phew! Phew! Phew! Phew! Phew!
Amidst the pouring fire, the angry demon roared.
[Kuaaaaaaah!]
But the great man had already created a distance between them. And every time the devil tried to chase the great man,
Swish swish swish!
It was inevitable that arrows or magic would fly in to target the gaps in the helmet and interrupt it.
Even though it was almost their first time, Daein and Abraxas had great chemistry.
Both of them knew exactly when to step forward and when not to.
In the end, the devil had no choice but to pull out every last bit of his strength.
[Kuaaaaaaaaaah!!]
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A thunderous roar that shakes the earth.
At the same time, the magical power that had been gushing out from his entire body now rose up to the point where it threatened to burn the armor.
It wouldn’t be strange to call him a black flame giant.
It didn’t end there.
From the floor, from the walls, from the ceiling.
Golems of all shapes and sizes began to rise.
Human-like things, animal-like things, large things, small things. Even things of shapes that are impossible to explain.
Dozens of golems began to surround the man and Abraxas.
Abraxas looked at the man with an expression of interest.
“I think we’re in trouble?”
“You call that talking?”
The golems rushed at them, making a loud noise.
The battle changed. The golems closed the space and pushed the man and Abraxas in, and the two moved to avoid being surrounded, destroying the golems one by one.
And the devil, who had become even more intense,
-Bam! Bam! Bam bang bang!
He swung his greatsword mercilessly and cornered them both.
Now Abraxas had no time to use his magic, and the man was forced to focus on avoiding attacks.
But there was still no sign of impatience on the man’s face.
“It’s about time to start recovering···.”
The man looked toward the entrance of the room, checking the time.
A chocolate bar that Abraxas gave me earlier. And it’s been about 5 minutes since the fight started…
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The man smiled brightly as he watched the flames growing bigger and bigger in the distance.
A moment later, a fist-shaped flame flew out and struck the demon.
Phew!
And then the sparks that flew in succession struck the golems.
Phew! Phew! Phew! Phew! Phew!
The hastily constructed golems could not withstand the high heat and melted away.
And a moment later, Lily appeared with her hands on her hips.
“Lily! Resurrection!”
[Kuuuuuuuuuuuuu!]
The angry demon pounced on Lily without any regard for direction.
Of course, he wasn’t the kind of person to just leave it alone.
Kaaaaaaang-!
The great man blocked the demon’s path and spoke to Abraxas, who was catching his breath.
“Can you put a curse or weakening spell on him?”
“What kind?”
“Paralysis, slowing, slowing. Anything that restricts movement.”
“The demon species has strong resistance to curses. If I were to cast that much magic on my body right now, I would need time to concentrate.”
“Then hurry up as much as you can.”
The man charged at the demon, drawing out his magical power to the point where it was straining his body.
Kagagagagagagang!
Swords clashed with swords, sending countless sparks flying.
The man pushed his body to its limits for the first time in a long time. Each and every attack from his opponent was fatal. He concentrated on dodging, blocking, and sometimes counterattacking.
Maybe it was because I was so focused that I even felt a little strange.
‘what?’
Time slowed down, then sped up, the surrounding sounds grew louder, then quieted down again. I even felt like I was looking at myself from a third-person perspective.
I’ve heard this story somewhere before.
‘Water and spirit are one? Sword and spirit are one? Me? Ah. That can’t be.’
The great man did not believe in things like enlightenment. He did not have the talent for it, and he had only reached his current state through various expedient means obtained through regression.
– The man believed it.
Anyway, he held on. He held on until Abraxas completed his magic.
“···I’m ready.”
Abraxas opened his eyes and pulled back his bowstring. A gray magic arrow was attached to the bow.
Teeing!
The flying magic arrow hit the demon’s shoulder armor. Knowing the power of the magic arrow, the demon didn’t even care.
That was a mistake.
Gray magic started from where the arrow had hit and wrapped itself around the demon’s body like vines.
Kkwadduk!
Vines stretched out in dozens and hundreds, squeezing, twisting, and distorting the demon’s body.
[Kuaaaah!]
The confused demon screamed as he roughly tore off the magic vines with his hands.
The man took a moment to step back during the gap. However, it was not to rest.
“Whew···.”
He stopped the sword, took a deep breath, and naturally assumed the stance.
The opponent is faster and stronger than you.
There was no need to tie it down even for a moment to use big technology without risk.
Pacheonshin Sword, Form 1
Heavenly Demon Slash
Somehow, the sword’s trajectory seemed more natural than last time.
‘I might be able to use the second herb now…’
Before the thought could be completed, a burst of light from the sword engulfed the demon.
-Paaaaaaah!
and,
Boom. Roll.
The severed demon’s head rolled across the floor. The green light pouring through the gap in the helmet had disappeared.
The man kicked the helmet that rolled towards him to the side.
“Whew. You’re making a fuss over nothing.”
But contrary to what I said, my legs started shaking. Then I ended up collapsing on the floor.
dump.
The man lay on the floor for a while, staring blankly at the ceiling. Suddenly, he felt relaxed and it was difficult for him to get up.
“···I almost died.”
It was a fight I wouldn’t have had under normal circumstances.
I rushed in because a disaster suddenly started, and ended up fighting a powerful demon without any preparation.
To be honest, I also had the arrogance of thinking, ‘With my current level of skill, I could probably give it a try.’
Anyway, it’s all over. Now, let’s take a rest and then go back to find the Black Stone that the devil must have hidden somewhere in this room.
The real disaster has only just begun, but let’s think about that for a day or so.
“no!”
It was then that Abraxas cried out in surprise.
“What? What is not it?”
“I’m not the devil!!”
“···What are you talking about?”
The man raised his head slightly. He saw Abraxas crouching before the dead demon.
What are you looking at, staring into the throat of a dead demon?
“Hey man! Come here and look!”
“What is it···”
The man walked away, grumbling. Even Lily was crouching down in front of the demon, looking into his severed throat.
“Kid. What good can come from watching that… This is crazy!”
The man was so surprised that he quickly stepped back.
Anyone would have a similar reaction if they saw a completely new creature crouching inside the body of an enemy they had cut off.
Abraxas took off the breastplate of what he believed to be the devil.
Then, a green alien appeared, curled up and sleeping inside.
Overall, it was similar to a human, but it was small, only about 1 meter 30 cm tall, and did not have a single hair on its body.
It was the first time that Daein had seen an otherworlder.
“Host! Yes, this was a host! And it’s still alive! For some reason, the curse magic works well. And this creature isn’t from Earth. What dimension did it come from? Then who created this giant rock? The demon from before? Or this alien? Maybe a joint creation?!”
Leaving Abraxas behind, who was filled with intellectual curiosity, the Great Man raised his sword and aimed it at the otherworlder.
Abraxas, startled, stopped him.
“What are you doing!”
The man pointed to the black stone embedded in the chest of the other world man. I wondered where it was, and it was right there.
It was a good idea to cut off the neck. If I had cut it vertically, I would have destroyed the Black Stone.
“That’s what I’m looking for.”
“···You’re going to kill a creature from another world because of that stone?”
“That’s right.”
The man nodded indifferently. But inside, he was quite surprised.
‘Why do Chinese people surprise people by not talking?’
Is it because otherworldly beings look similar to humans?
In the past, China only announced that the Black Stone was ‘discovered inside the Rock of Sisyphus.’
Abraxas said with a serious expression.
“Wait a minute. This creature was most likely a host to another being. Therefore, this creature is innocent.”
“That’s not my job.”
It didn’t matter whether he was a host or not. Either way, he had killed countless people and he had something he needed on him.
For a human being, this was no different from dismantling a monster.
But Abraxas was not like that.
She was curious about the identity of this green alien and wanted to talk to him.
Curiosity was this dragon’s number one driving force.
“There might be a story. Aren’t you curious?”
“I’m not curious.”
“If you save me, I can teach you techniques from another world. Are you interested?”
It’s a little interesting, but there were already a lot of techniques that people knew but couldn’t use.
I wanted Blackstone more than that. I wanted to build a sturdy house, reinforce the guild office, and if it was something interesting, there was a lot more to it.
“Not really.”
“···Wait a minute.”
Abraxas looked around.
Her eyes sparkled transparently, and a lot of information flowed into her head.
Kiiiiiing!
The internal structure of this rock that I saw on my way here. The structure and function of this room, which is presumed to be the control room. And even the physical structure of this alien.
Abraxas, who had gathered a lot of information in an instant, classified, collated, and analyzed it. Then he proposed the best terms that could be offered to the person.
“···Okay. Let’s do it this way.”
The man folded his arms and looked at her quietly.
“I can only separate that black stone from this alien’s body. It will take some time, but it is possible with my abilities.”
The man had a displeased expression.
“Why should I wait? Just rip it off.”
“I knew you’d say that.”
Just as the Great One had a rough idea of Abraxas, she also knew something about the human called the Landlord.
It means that people will change their decisions if you promise them a fair reward.
Abraxas looked around and said.
“This giant rock-shaped artificial lifeform. I’ll modify it for your use.”
“······.”
The man was silent. It wasn’t because he was worried, but because he couldn’t understand for a moment.
‘···You’re letting me control a 100-meter mobile fortress?’
The man repeated his question in a very short and concise manner.
“···really?”
“If you want, I will swear on my name.”
“Well, if you go that far···.”
The man nodded, pretending not to be able to win.
< The Rock of Sisyphus (3) > End
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