The Return of the High-ranking Civil Servant
Episode 364
“Ahem.”
Looking at the eight severed heads, Suho couldn’t help but laugh.
It was enough to make me laugh.
And I thought that the results before my eyes were not so strange.
Yamata no Orochi’s level is 224.
In comparison, Suho’s level is 236.
Is it just that the level is high?
no.
The stats will also be much higher.
In such a situation, is there any reason why Suho’s reinforced sword wouldn’t be able to cut off eight heads at once?
Absolutely not.
Moreover, the opponent will have lost 50% of their strength due to the weakening effect.
– Kreaaaaah!!
However, Yamata no Orochi did not die immediately even though his head was cut off, but instead rushed at Suho.
That’s the nature of snakes.
Even if the head is decapitated, it still lives for a while and can thrust its teeth at its attacker.
One of the most obvious things to keep in mind when dealing with snake-type monsters.
So, Suho did not let his guard down and swung his sword at the eight heads rushing towards him as if it were the final blow.
Crunch! Crunch! Crunch!
The head of the Yamata no Orochi splits in half and becomes sixteen pieces.
It’s really over now.
It was cut once horizontally and vertically, so how would it regenerate unless it was a planarian?
Soon, when the guy’s eight heads stopped shaking and moved, Suho turned his gaze to look at the guy’s body.
– Grrrrr!
The head was cut off, but the guy didn’t die.
Yamata no Orochi is a famous monster with eight heads and eight tails.
So, you have to cut off all eight tails and the large body that connects them.
At that moment, the headless tails rushed at Suho like those of an octopus.
Shuaaaah! Crunch! Crunch!
Cut off some of the tail that rushes in.
Then, he pushed away the tail that was sharply slashing at Suho.
Then an amusing sound came from the guy’s tail.
Kaang!!
Metallic clanking sound.
The corners of Suho’s mouth went up when he heard that.
“Yeah, there you are.”
The highlight of Yamata no Orochi is not its head or torso, but its tail.
That’s exactly what Suho was aiming for in the first place.
Suho, who found his target, quickly approached the guy.
Crunch! Crunch! Paaaaah!!
The tail keeps swooping, but nothing can stop Suho’s path.
The severed tails fell helplessly to the ground, and unlike the heads, they showed no intention of attacking again.
So I came face to face with the tail that cut through my body and made a metallic sound.
The guy looked miserable.
Not only did they lose their brotherly heads and tails, but even the body that held them together was pushed to the edge of a cliff.
The only remaining tail had no eyes, nose, or mouth, but for some reason, it looked like it was terrified.
Suho said, raising his sword.
“Thank you for your hard work.”
[ Steel Cutter is activated . ]
[ Reinforcement is applied . ]
[ The power of steel cutting becomes even stronger . ]
Crunch!
A sword that cuts greatly.
And the guy’s tail fell off with the very base cut off.
Barur… …
It trembled for a while like a salted earthworm, then soon stopped moving.
[You have defeated Yamata no Orochi.]
[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 . ]
Yamata no Orochi was defeated.
The level did not increase.
Yamata no Orochi’s level is 2 stars, but the gate itself is 1 star.
It’s a shame, but it’s okay.
If you had visited this place during the middle of the Great Upheaval, the difficulty would have been incomparably higher.
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‘It’s better to take one level less and catch it easily.’
Even so, it’s only a difference of one level.
Suho hummed and finally approached Ben’s tail.
If you split the tail, the reason you came here will be revealed.
It was at that moment that I was thinking about putting my hand on the tail.
Dismissed!
A sudden burst of blue sparks.
what?
Barrier?
How could that be?
Such a phenomenon has never been seen and cannot exist.
This gate has already been conquered, so what?
At that moment, new notifications began to appear before Suho’s eyes.
[ ■■ takes interest in Yamata no Orochi . ]
[ ■■ makes a new proposal to ??? ]
■■?
Who is ■■?
??? would be a system.
It was frustrating because it was black boxed instead of having an accurate name.
However, regardless of whether Suho was frustrated or not, ■■ and ??? began to exchange opinions among themselves.
And ■■’s proposal was accepted.
[ ??? accepts ■■’s proposal. ]
[ A new quest appears. ]
[ Gate information is subject to change . ]
“what?”
Suho let out a voice without realizing it at the unexpected notification.
But the water has already poured out.
A new quest appeared before Suho’s eyes.
[ Incomplete recognition ]
– Rating: S
# We re-do the second task, which only received half the recognition out of the 12 tasks.
# ■■ As this is a task proposed by ???, some of the information about the boss monster Yamata no Orochi will be changed to fit the second task by utilizing the existing old legendary gate.
# Defeat the Yamata no Orochi whose information has changed and receive ■■’s full recognition.
“under!”
Suho, who saw the quest content, burst into laughter without realizing it.
I was wondering who ■■ was, and it was Hera?
As soon as I learned the truth, my brows furrowed.
‘I guess you really don’t like me.’
It can’t be helped.
In fact, the 12 labors of Hercules began with Hera’s hatred.
And Suho’s current status is ‘Hercules Candidate’.
In a way, it was quite natural for him to be hated by Hera.
‘Yeah, I said if you can’t avoid it, enjoy it. It’s a problem you had to face anyway. I won’t avoid it, I’ll enjoy it.’
Rather, I decided to think that it was a good thing.
It’s a problem that had to be solved at some point anyway.
What would be the big difference if we did it now?
Kugugugugugu!
Suddenly the ground began to shake.
In addition to confirming the quest, gate information and monster information also change.
Then, the corpses of the slaughtered Yamata no Orochi seeped into the ground.
“Hey!”
I forgot about it in the sudden situation, but when I thought about it, I realized that I still had to pack something.
It was only when I saw the corpse of Yamata no Orochi sinking into the ground that the thought occurred to me.
But it was already too late.
Yamata no Orochi’s corpse had already fallen to the ground, and the gate and monster information began to change in real time.
Eventually, the valley disappeared and rocks rose up here and there, creating a rugged rock canyon.
Suho kept his place.
Are you planning to attack now?
As I was thinking that, a new entity appeared in the center of the rocky canyon with a strange sound.
– Kreaaaaaaaaaa!!
It appeared from the center of the canyon with a deafening sound.
It was the nine-headed Yamata no Orochi with one more head added.
The scales of this creature were red, and its body, with nine heads connected together, was incomparably larger than that of the previous Yamata no Orochi.
Suho narrowed his eyes and looked at the guy’s name card.
– Yamata no Orochi of Red Hope Lv.256
Yamata no Orochi of Red Hope.
That was the guy’s new name.
But what was important wasn’t the name.
It was a level.
It’s a dizzying thing.
It is a full 20 levels higher than the current guardian level.
It felt like it was done on purpose. At that moment.
– Kiaaaa …
– Kiaaaa …
– Kiaaaa …
… … .
A high-pitched cry.
It’s nine times noisier because it has nine heads.
[ Yamata no Orochi of Red Hope uses boss monster-level peer. ]
[Hemorrhage is activated.]
[ Fear is not applied due to the dragon spirit effect of Dragon Blood . ]
Yeah, that’s right.
As expected, you’re using peers.
Suho blocked his hearing by touching his own acupoint with his finger.
Then the world became quiet.
“Much better.”
thud!
Suho, who has completed the basic preparations, kicks the ground with his feet.
[ Blessing is activated . ]
[Holy Enchantment is activated.]
[Magic detection is activated.]
[ Patience is activated . ]
[ Reinforcement is activated . ]
[ The eyes of the night watchman are activated . ]
Then, new self-buffs were added.
I thought these buffs were over but I never thought I’d be using them again.
Suho immediately used Weakness on the guy.
[ Weakness is activated . ]
Hwaaaaak!
The skill effect explodes and weakens the enemy.
However, since there is a 20 level difference, it is not known how long the effect will last.
So the strategy is speedrunning.
Suho ran straight towards the guy.
– Kiaaaaaaah!!
As the leader howls, the remaining eight heads each rush at Suho.
Suho summoned his spear without slowing down and threw it at the leader’s head.
Shuaaaah!
A gushing ghost.
The eight heads rushed towards the thrown spear.
Did he instinctively judge it to be dangerous and rush in?
No it wasn’t.
The current Yamata no Orochi is just a shell, and he was a servant of Hera.
In other words, the story is that they are acting based on Hera’s advice.
However, Suho’s ghost spear was even faster.
bang!
Eight heads entangled among themselves in the air.
The ghost spear, which had successfully pierced through eight heads, rushed straight to the leader.
And just before getting hit by the leader, he used shadow movement.
[ Shadow movement is activated . ]
Shush!!
A guardian appears at the location of the ghost window.
In front of him was the head of a leader with his mouth open.
A showdown with real swords.
The guy tried to swallow Suho just in time.
However, Suho also anticipated him and as soon as his position with Guiyeongchang changed, he prepared in advance and swung his sword while unleashing his skills.
[ Lazy mode is activated ]
Hwaaaaak!
A blast of orange light. And.
[ Steel Cutter is activated . ]
[ Reinforcement is applied . ]
[ The power of steel cutting becomes even stronger . ]
Whisper!
One hit, one kill.
Since the Rage Gauge was full, Suho used it without hesitation.
Suho swung his sword horizontally as if spitting out energy.
Then, the blood sword with an orange effect surrounding it tore the guy’s mouth exactly in half.
But at that moment.
Shuaaaah!
The guy’s mouth, which had been split in half, was glued back together as if it were a lie.
“What is this!”
And the guy managed to swallow Suho as if nothing had happened.
Anyone who saw it couldn’t hide their laughter.
It was Hera.
Hera truly wished for Suho to die.
So I was always waiting for an opportunity, and finally, that opportunity came.
The reason I raised it to level 20 is because it was the maximum level allowed by the system.
Of course, Hera didn’t just raise Yamata no Orochi’s level.
He gave her a few of his blessings, as well as the level.
One of them is the ridiculous regenerative power from earlier.
And the ridiculous level of venom granted to the Hydra from existing myths.
In other words, as soon as he is swallowed by Yamata no Orochi, he will be immersed in the deadly poison that fills his mouth, causing him to suffer from terrible poisoning symptoms.
‘So, what are we going to do now?’
It was the moment when Hera raised the corners of her lips.
Hurrah!
A rising flame.
It came from Yamata no Orochi’s mouth. And then soon.
Hwa hwa hwa hwa hwa hwa!!
An absurd amount of flames shot out from Yamata no Orochi’s eyes, nose, and mouth.
‘… … !!’
Hera’s eyes widened in disbelief when she saw that.
Soon, Yamata no Orochi’s mouth opened wide due to the pouring flames.
And in the midst of it all, a being that should never be normal appeared like a monster… no, like a dragon, spitting fire from its mouth.
It was a guardian.
