Episode 224
The notifications continued.
[ The system has decided to fully acknowledge your ‘cross cut’ in recognition of your outstanding swordsmanship skills. ]
[ As a result, your ‘Crossing Slash’ has been recognized as a higher grade and has reached the highest level, now fully qualified to become another new technique. ]
[ Congratulations! The skill ‘Crossing Slash’ has been upgraded to S-grade. ]
[Your cross-cut can now reach deep into the enemy’s bow.]
[ Understanding of the sword is activated. ]
[ The will of the Nameless Sword contained in the Guardian Sword reacts to your developed swordsmanship. ]
[ ■■ nods its head at your growth and blesses you. ]
[ The guardian sword is imbued with the power of ■■. ]
[ The information on the cross-cut is subject to change. ]
[You have learned ‘Empty Flow 3rd Form – Island: Heart Slash (S+)’.]
[ For achieving great achievements, the system will gift you 10 bonus stats . ]
Notifications pouring in before your eyes.
Suho laughed when he saw that.
Because I finally got it.
The third type of empty space island, ‘Heart Cut’.
Suho, who saw the notification, took out a boss monster-level magic stone from his bosom and fed it to Bulgasal.
“Let’s finish this slowly.”
“Bull Bull!”
Agh!
The Bulgasari receives a magic stone as a special dish from the owner.
And the moment he chewed on the magic stone, the powerful magic power unique to boss monsters spread to Bulgasal, and it soon began to act as a booster.
“Boooooooo!!”
A runaway immortal.
The immortal, who has instantly regained his energy, bravely charges toward the enemy according to his master’s will.
– You’re making a pointless fuss again!
The gatekeeper of the volcanic island, who saw it, laughed as expected and raised his hand.
[The gatekeeper of Volcanic Island uses the Magma Punch.]
As the Gatekeeper’s Magma Punch is activated, a giant fist of lava shoots out from where the Bulgasal is standing.
But it didn’t reach.
Because the booster-hit Bulgari was literally a runaway train.
“Good job!”
“Boooooooo!!”
okay.
That’s why I fed it that precious boss monster-level magic stone.
As Suho approaches, the red volcanoes gather to protect their master.
but.
[ The blessing is activated. ]
[Holy Enchantment is activated.]
A blood sword engulfed in brilliance.
Suho swung his sword with all his might at the guys blocking him.
[ Cloud Slash is activated . ]
[ You have defeated the Red Volcano. ]
[ You have defeated the Red Volcano. ]
[ You have defeated the Red Volcano. ]
… …
Hurrah!
As the church messages poured in, flames also rose from the blade.
But it doesn’t matter.
Because I planned to end this fight before Hyeol-ok’s blood ran out.
The guardian, who reached the gatekeeper’s nose, swung a sword that was shining with light and flame.
[Heart attack is activated.]
Squeak!
A sharp cutting sound.
Following the trajectory of the sword he swung, a pure white light was etched onto his body.
But there are no noticeable wounds.
It can’t be helped.
Because the heart attack is the ultimate technique that cuts deep into the enemy’s body rather than just the surface.
– Hahahaha! This time it’s no different than before… … !
At that moment, the expression on the volcano island gatekeeper’s face, who had been laughing, became serious.
The guy felt it too.
This was the first time that the challenger’s attack, which had only made a cracking sound until now, had properly reached him.
“Why, are you surprised?”
– Oh, how dare you!
The look of confusion on his face is more thrilling than any other stimulus.
From then on, Suho started circling around the guy like a cavalryman and trampling on the gatekeeper like crazy.
[Heart attack is activated.]
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[Heart attack is activated.]
[Heart attack is activated.]
… …
Heart-pounding blows pouring down like a storm.
Of course, he wasn’t the type to just sit back and let it happen.
The guy also attacked Suho with all his might.
[The gatekeeper of Volcanic Island uses the Magma Punch.]
[The gatekeeper of the volcanic island uses lava explosion.]
[ The gatekeeper of the volcanic island… … ]
But none of the attacks ever reached Suho.
There is only one reason.
“Boooooooooooooooooo!!”
It was thanks to Bulgasal who ate a boss monster-level magic stone and entered an awakened state.
It took a while for the gatekeeper’s magic core to accumulate damage.
[Heart attack is activated.]
It was the moment when another heart attack fed into the guy’s magical power core.
Phew!
Suddenly, light began to burst out from all over the guy’s body.
The divine radiance wrapped around the blade finally succeeded in cutting the guy’s magical core in two through his heart slash.
– What, what the hell is this!! Kkaaaah!!
The gatekeeper of the volcanic island screams.
At the same time.
[The gatekeeper of Volcanic Island uses monster-level peers.]
[Hemorrhage is activated.]
[ Fear is not applied due to the dragon spirit effect of Dragon Blood . ]
Another boss monster level piercing explosion occurred.
It was a last-ditch effort.
But no matter how desperate it may have been, the guy’s screams did not harm Suho.
Because Suho was a descendant of a great dragon who was immune to even the slightest scream.
And finally.
[ You have defeated the gatekeeper of Volcanic Island . ]
[The gate has been breached.]
[The MVP of the gate strategy is ‘An Su-ho’.]
[ Additional experience points are provided upon selection as MVP . ]
[ 1 bonus stat is provided upon selection as MVP . ]
[ The hidden gate has been conquered . ]
[You have successfully conquered the 1-star hidden gate alone.]
[ For achieving great achievements, the system will gift you 10 bonus stats . ]
[ Level up . ]
[ All stats increased by 1 . ]
[ You have acquired 1 bonus stat . ]
Suho could hear the most accurate assurance from the system that the gatekeeper of the volcanic island was dead.
A flood of system notifications.
Suho, who was examining them, tilted his head when he saw one of the notifications.
‘Great achievement?’
When I conquered the first hidden gate, Blood Gate, I received 5 bonus stats, saying it was a great achievement.
But this time, it was a great achievement and 10 bonus stats were awarded.
Suho could immediately tell the difference between the two gates.
‘I guess I’m the first to solo clear a 1-star hidden gate.’
Otherwise, there would be no reason for such compensation to be given.
I was proud.
Because you get a huge amount of bonus stats with just one gate raid.
That’s not all.
I gained two more levels here, excluding the level I gained after clearing, thanks to dealing with so many volcanoes and bats.
Suho invested all of the bonus stats he had acquired into strength and then updated the status window.
[ An Su-ho ]
– Lv: 163
– Class: Crusader
– Trait: <New Blood><Hercules Candidate>
– Strength (Y): 56
– Horsepower (Y): 15
– Sense (O): 96
– Bonus stat: 0
A very solid stat amount.
After checking the updated status window, Suho finally turned his gaze to the gatekeeper of the dead volcano island.
The guy’s body was clean.
It can’t be helped.
Because I only killed him by cutting out his heart and not targeting any other place.
Is that why?
Normally, he would have taken out the second phase, but because his core, which was his source of magical power, was destroyed, he met a miserable death without even being able to take out the next phase.
‘This is why cutting the heart is scary.’
Suho knows how scary a heart-breaking technique is.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that the heart attack put Suho back on top.
However, the reason I didn’t learn how to use Ki Seung-hwan’s heart attack was simple.
It’s because of efficiency.
Up until now, thanks to the overwhelming stats compared to the level, it was possible to deal with most enemies with a cross cut, even without a heart cut.
But this time, despite having a generous amount of stats, he couldn’t even land a hit on the gatekeeper of the volcanic island.
‘Probably this will continue to happen in the future.’
It wasn’t a matter of level or stats.
A body that is already walking a different path from other players.
Even if you monopolize all the opportunities and expand your status window, the enemies you have to deal with will also become more and more advanced in level.
Because Suho was planning to go find those guys on purpose.
And Suho had to deal with those guys all by himself.
‘There is no one in this world who has grown as much as I have, and no one who will grow as much as I have.’
I have no regrets or attachments.
That’s why I chose this path in the first place.
Soon, as the gatekeeper of the volcanic island died, the lava he had taken out began to gradually disappear like the sea level before.
Suho, who saw that sight, only then took off his mask.
“after.”
Maybe by catching a boss monster?
The air seems to have gotten a little cooler.
Suho summoned his spear and stabbed it into the gatekeeper of the volcanic island.
[Gwiyeongchang reacts to the shadow of the gatekeeper of the volcanic island.]
[Gwiyeongchang absorbs the shadow of the gatekeeper of the volcanic island.]
The ghost window begins absorbing shadows.
It’s the shadow of a two-star boss monster.
It will probably be of great help in awakening Guiyingchang’s consciousness.
That was when.
Kookookookookook!
Suddenly, the entire Hallasan Mountain began to tremble.
what?
What if I caught a boss monster?
As I was thinking that, a pink light began to emanate from the center of Baekrokdam, which had split apart.
A massive amount of magical energy waves.
Suho used his magic sense to observe its movements.
however……
‘……what’s this?’
Suho’s gaze followed the pink light downwards.
And I looked carefully.
Underground.
The enormous amount of magical power that fills that place.
It wasn’t just a lot.
It was so vast and dazzling that I felt like I was standing on a star.
At that moment, a system notification appeared before Suho’s eyes.
[ Please give back the memory to the volcano . ]
Give the volcano its memories back?
At those words, the memory of the volcanic island in my inventory suddenly came to mind.
When I opened my inventory and retrieved the memory of the volcanic island, it was likewise glowing on its own, like an opal.
So it didn’t take me long to understand what he meant by giving me back my memories.
Suho took it and dropped it between the split Baekrokdam.
And that was the correct answer.
[ Volcano regained his memories . ]
[ The legendary volcano awakens . ]
Kookookookookook!
It was just after the volcano regained its memory.
Mount Halla began to shake even more violently.
As if an earthquake had occurred.
However, Suho did not panic and kept his position.
There is no reason to be afraid.
He is the benefactor of the volcano.
And now that we’ve defeated the boss monster, there’s no reason to be threatened anymore.
At that moment, a golden light began to emanate from the hole in Baekrokdam that had been emitting a pink light.
and.
Hwaaaaak!!
The golden light that had been spreading for a moment was maximized and soon began to emit such an incredible brilliance that I couldn’t even open my eyes.
Suho naturally closed his eyes in the face of the enormous amount of light.
And the moment he opened his eyes again to the fading brilliance, Suho was able to see.
I’m talking about Baekrokdam, which is covered with green mountains and rivers and plants, not lava and volcanic ash.
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