Episode 32
The two groups, unable to kill each other, both had the same faces.
Harpies.
And the hunters of ‘Orenoton’.
In particular, the leader, Team Leader Choi In-ho, looked half lost.
“Healer… … That killing ability… … how… … ?”
I can’t even speak properly.
I called out to Lee Ye-chan, who was standing next to Choi In-ho with his mouth wide open.
“Lee Ye-chan!”
“yes… … yes!!”
“If someone clings to me, I’ll attack them with lightning!”
“yes?! but… … .”
Although he is said to be a promising prospect, he is still a ‘C’ rank hunter.
It would be impossible to strike with such precision, as the attack would only target the attached Harpy.
However, I gave instructions to just shoot roughly since I didn’t mind being hit together.
Harpies have a body that is particularly vulnerable to lightning, so even if they take damage together, they have an advantage.
Above all, the attack could not be stopped because of the small number of harpies.
“If you have to shoot, shoot!”
After saying that, I moved the new model again.
Wedge.
This is why intelligent monsters are so picky.
As if they sensed a crisis, they spread out evenly across the sky and attacked sequentially.
You can throw Exa like a boomerang and catch it, but it is not as effective as before.
‘If only I could have used ‘that technique’ at a time like this… … ‘
A skill used by Kirill to wipe out random mobs in one blow.
‘Poisonous rain’.
If I had known how to use the ‘poisonous rain’ that spread all over the earth from the place touching the sky, I would have eliminated those damn harpies in one blow.
However, it is absurd to suddenly learn a skill during battle.
Now we have to compete with the resources we have.
Although my skills are not as good as Kirill’s, I have a weapon with endless possibilities.
“shit. “With this in mind, Exar’s efficiency is a mess.”
I grumbled as if to make people listen,
Wiggle.
The aim was truly successful.
Kirik Kirik.
The Exa he was holding in his hand jumped out at will and began to change its shape in the air… … !
“Oh oh!!!”
The hunters’ eyes widen at the strange and mysterious sight.
I probably had that kind of face at first too.
Clap.
Unlike V1, you cannot talk to Exa.
However, ‘artificial intelligence’ clearly exists even in this guy.
Dr. Jin said that Exa effectively changes its appearance depending on the situation.
Under the premise that ‘special conditions’ are triggered.
From experience so far, the ‘special conditions’ are:
“Now it’s a bit more useful.”
It’s a provocation.
Giiiiiiing.
<User information>
<Exa Shift Evolution: Now you can use a random killing type (Shotgun) in addition to the killing type (Dagger), the moving type (Booster).>
Is that right?
As in the past, Exa transformed her appearance as if her pride was hurt by being told that she was ‘useless’.
Do devices have personalities?
If you scratch your pride, the response comes immediately.
Exa, which changed its appearance from a cube shape to a dagger shape, and sometimes to a booster shape on the sole of its feet, has now changed into a ‘shotgun’ shape boasting a long barrel.
Considering the size of the original cube shape, it feels like the laws of physics have been violated.
Could it be that Dr. Jin is a blacksmith from another world?
Flap flap.
The Harpies appear to be agitated by the appearance of a new weapon.
There are so many targets in the sky, there’s no need to aim.
I didn’t know Exa would turn into a shotgun, but I can guess where the ‘bullet’ is.
The black ether contained within my body will turn into hundreds of bullets and slaughter people at random.
bang!!
puck!! puck!!
“… … !!”
wow.
When you pull the trigger, dozens of harpies floating in the sky fall.
Shouldn’t you have changed a bit earlier?
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I feel relieved inside.
I fired the shotgun one after another, and by the end of ten shots, the number of Harpies remaining was less than 20.
Okay, just one or two more… … .
Ugh.
Suddenly, my vision turns white.
I almost fell.
Why are you doing this?
<Warning: Rapid consumption of black ether will damage the user’s stamina.>
Is that so?
It looks like it was slightly overloaded after using hundreds of ether bullets in succession.
In fact, this was the first time black ether was used like this during battle.
What should I do?
Those cunning bastards have noticed and are gathering together.
Wedge!
The rake of the first guy running towards me flies towards my neck.
I’m sorry.
A dizzying shock of electricity flashes before my eyes.
When I turned my head, I saw Lee Ye-chan making a ‘ta-bong’ sign over there.
“Hunter Cheon Hae-seon!! Just trust me!!”
The electric shock only burned my bangs a little, but didn’t turn me into a roasted sparrow.
Because the situation was urgent, Lee Ye-chan’s concentration seemed to have increased.
It’s more useful than I thought.
The hunters, led by Lee Ye-chan, who has gained momentum, rush towards me and surround me.
Since there were only a few harpies left, they were fully capable of responding.
okay.
If I’ve done this much, I’ll take a break.
I sat down in the field and checked my body condition, while other hunters defeated the harpies one by one.
Now the number of remaining harpies is three.
There are zero casualties here.
Considering that it was the first battle between hundreds of animals and ten people, it could be said to be a phenomenal achievement.
Buzz buzz… … .
Suddenly, I hear a sound that irritates my ears from far away.
It feels familiar.
It was like this when I met Gu Geon and Yasha.
A voice filled with unusual, special energy.
I said, looking around at my team members who were very excited.
“be careful.”
“yes?”
“It looks like the boss has appeared.”
“!!!”
Buzz buzz… … .
The annoying sound, like tinnitus, is getting closer and closer.
What was unusual was that the harpies were more restless than the hunters here.
Three times?
no.
A monster about five times larger than the harpy slowly flies towards us.
At that level, it would be fair to call it a ‘flying troll’ rather than a harpy.
However, the boss mob that approached the harpies suddenly swung its front claws.
Okay.
The heads of the harpies fell to the ground one after another, and the boss mob greedily ‘ate’ them up.
“Wow… … !!”
The female esper covers her mouth with one hand at the terrible sight.
No matter how much of a monster it is, it seems quite shocked to see it eating a similar species alive.
flutter flutter.
A large boss mob looking down with harpies’ blood on the corners of its mouth.
First, we need to check his identity.
‘information.’
<Singing Harpy (BOSS) / type – Telekinesis, flying type / Kill Difficulty 6 stars (★★★★★★) / Physical level ‘C’ / Other level ‘S’ / Exclusive skill – Echo: Sound waves that paralyze hearing It emits and stuns the target.>
shit.
As soon as I read the text I had to shout out to my team.
“Everyone cover your ears!”
“??”
At the same time, the ‘Singing Harpy’ took a deep breath.
Buzz buzz buzz buzz!!
“Aaaah!!”
The hunters’ screams are mixed with its sound waves.
Two knights, who were helpless and defenseless, let out terrible screams and fell down, and two espers who could not strengthen their bodies fainted, bleeding from their noses and ears.
“eww… … Ugh!!”
Things were not good for other hunters.
They say they strengthen their bodies with ether, but how strong can they be if their eardrums are strengthened?
The other organs in the ear seem to have collapsed as well, causing the hunters to stumble as they cannot maintain their sense of balance.
me?
I had already given up on keeping my balance and was lying down on the ground.
My sense of balance is broken, but I can shoot a gun even if I’m lying down.
No, it was more convenient this way since the target was in the sky.
Whether it’s a minor mob or a boss mob, you die from the poisoner’s poison.
I barely grabbed my uncontrollable hand and fired a bullet in the guy’s direction.
bang!
Buzz buzz buzz buzz!!
“… … !!!”
Oh shit.
I didn’t expect something like this.
The guy seemed to have been watching my battle scene for a long time and fired sound waves in this direction.
It seems that the bullets that soared against gravity were unable to overcome the sound waves.
A dark red round black ether crystal lost its strength in the air and fell.
bang!!
bang!!
No matter how many times you do it, it’s the same.
I don’t think I can hit him with this type of attack.
And now, I can’t shoot anymore even if I want to.
“Wow!!”
After rapidly consuming black ether and being hit by sonic attacks one after another, I ended up vomiting out sick.
I feel dizzy and nauseous.
I looked around and saw that all the hunters except me had fainted.
The area in front of my eyes goes from white to red.
“shit… … .”
I forgot.
For me, regular monsters are much more difficult than poison-type monsters.
So far, I felt like catching poison monsters was easy compared to how difficult it was.
Because ‘poison’, which is a huge penalty to others, was not a threat to me at all.
However, 6-star (★★★★★★) ‘normal’ monsters are strong.
I am once again acutely aware of how difficult it is to catch a boss mob.
If it was a melee physical monster, I would still be able to catch it.
Since only sound waves are used at a distance, the compatibility is not good.
Buzz buzz buzz.
Using ‘Dokbo’, he barely escapes from the danger area.
It’s me too, but if we continue to consume sound waves like this, the unconscious hunters will never be able to stand up again.
‘shit. If only I could reach it, I would try something.’
Perhaps because he fired a shotgun, the ‘Singing Harpy’ doesn’t seem to want to come down.
If I could just make a small wound with Exa, I could take him down.
If you focus only on ‘moving’, you will somehow be able to reach him.
If you convert Exa into a booster form, an incredible leap is possible.
The problem is that once you get there, you don’t have a sword to wield.
Even if it touches the guy without Exa in the form of a dagger, it cannot inflict fatal wounds.
Grumble.
Now dark red blood is flowing from my eyes.
‘blood… … .’
no.
There was clearly a weapon to wield.
‘If we continue like this, we have no chance of winning.’
I decided to take a gamble and spoke bluntly to Exa.
“No matter how much booster mode you have, can you get there?”
I flinch.
Keying keying.
The effect was as clear as always.
Exa nervously split his body in two and dug into his shoes.
Sigh.
Meanwhile, I rubbed the blood coming from my eyes, ears, and nose with my palm.
This will probably be the last attack.
If you succeed, you live; if you fail, you die.
“It’s a really difficult probationary period.”
Pour all the ether into the booster type Exa attached to the sole of your foot.
The guy was looking down at me arrogantly, as if he was looking at a rat, as I dodged here and there.
You know what?
I hate looking down like that the most.
“Hwaap!!”
Kick off the ground with all your might and rise up.
It feels like my body has become a rocket.
The distance between him and the guy narrows in an instant.
So much so that the guy’s embarrassed face was clearly visible.
“!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
You probably didn’t know that the guy that was lying on the ground would suddenly fly up.
The guy urgently tried to fire a sound wave, but my weapon was faster.
Phew.
There is no blade.
But it has something more lethal than a blade.
A dark red liquid filled with black ether.
blood.
I stuck my bleeding palm into his mouth.
“Keck… … !!”
The guy swings his big arm and grabs my body.
I feel like my back is being crushed.
Is this karma?
It must have been this kind of pain when I snatched up Lee Ye-chan.
But the pain didn’t last long.
The harpy’s struggling wings stiffened, and its pupils turned black.
“Gotcha… … !!”
It was caught.
It is a ‘normal boss mob’ of 6 stars alone (★★★★★★).
Shuuk.
But there was something I hadn’t thought of.
I thought about killing the harpy, but how do I get down there?
There is no more ether left.
“Oh.”
I became one with the harpy and fell to the ground.
The hand holding it is so rough that it cannot be loosened even after searching.
f*ck.
How many falls do you fall a day?
Still, experience cannot be ignored.
Because I have personally experienced how to lessen the shock.
Previously, he turned his body downward to protect the hunters, but now there is no need to do so at all.
Its abundant feathers may serve as a cushioning material.
Bingle.
I spun my body around with all my might, and the harpy’s body was located below me.
If I’m lucky, I’ll live.
As I was thinking about that, the ground approached me.
thud!!!!
