chapter 398
398 – A World Full of Fibrin
Facing the elongated, drooling humans were clearly water spirits with a shape similar to fibrin.
There was considerable damage on both sides, and the battle for the front-line troops was just coming to an end.
I quickly tried to expand the wavelength of magical power.
The area guarded by the water spirits had a very similar atmosphere to the place where I was first taken to the lake where Irmana was.
The flow and scent of magical power felt like that, and the place where Irmana was really a place with an endless lake.
This was the starting point of a much smaller lake that continued at a certain distance.
Have humans invaded the world where water spirits live?
When I turned my attention to the water spirit again, there was something that caught my eye.
‘Hmm? Are you planning to come up on the ground and fight?’
Fibrin doesn’t seem to be able to use its power outside of the water, but the water spirits over there seem to be a bit different.
Sloshing- sloshing-
The spirits were all bouncing their bodies and raising their arms high in the sky.
Is this an effort to intimidate the enemy by somehow making the body appear larger?
‘Does that work? It’s just cute…’
The plump water-colored arctic foxes seemed to be running in place, so they didn’t feel threatening at all.
“Fivuu!!”
“Guweee!!”
Soon, blue light flashed from the water spirits’ mouths, and magic cannons were fired in a whirlwind.
Puffpuffpuffpuff!!
‘Oh… Is this the skill that launched the charging turtle?’
The water spirit group tried to block the enemy by shooting water cannons to prevent them from getting any closer, but it didn’t seem easy because there were too many drooling humans.
In addition, it was a skill that showed quite powerful power in the water, but when it came to land, its destructive power was lower than expected.
‘Even considering they’re out of the water, the spirits look weak?’
I often saw ones that were weaker than ‘Fibrin’, but I didn’t immediately understand that.
It was because I could clearly feel Irmana’s energy flowing from somewhere. Why not give power to the spirits? I think there must be some reason.
‘A world where the power of the spirits that follow Irmana has become so weak… But is this really what’s happening now?’
According to the message, ‘Irmana’ had already lost the world that had been entrusted to her to an evil spirit. So, have I been transported to a past timeline?
‘Hmm…’
As I widened my field of vision, I saw that the entire area was filled with the disgusting energy emitted by humans with black water flowing from their mouths every time they exhaled.
‘Wow… What is all that?’
At first glance, it was a more toxic substance than my [Contaminated Breath].
The water spirits are trying hard to protect the entrance to the world where the huge lake connects, but they are being pushed back little by little and it looks like they will soon be in danger of losing their base.
“Piv…”
Sloshing-
There were already countless spirits falling down due to contamination by dirty water.
Crunch-clud-
I finished assessing the situation in a split second and lightly moved my head left and right.
‘My body… Is fine.’
It was clear what had to be done.
Quests given by the system have always been intuitive and simple.
I always liked it.
The fire attribute was restricted.
Maybe it’s not because of Irmana, but because of the environment of this world.
But even if I can’t use fire, my magic power and other abilities don’t disappear.
It’s so hard to swallow——!
I, who changed my appearance into a fighting form wearing lightning armor, jumped into the battlefield without hesitation.
– Face more than 500 enemies alone.
– The conditions for the achievement [Little Madness] Are met!
‘What?!’
The achievement obtained when activating [Mangan Cannon] For the first time in the Direwolf Dungeon was about to be activated.
It was difficult to know the exact effect, but can I finally try it?
“”Fivuu!!””
However, when the water spirits remaining on the battlefield followed me to the place where I jumped in, [Little Madness] Stopped immediately.
It seems that the system judged the water spirit to be my ally.
‘Does it only activate if you fight against 500 monsters by yourself, with no one around? That’s tricky.’
I swallowed my regret and rushed back to the enemy camp. There were corpses resembling fibrin scattered everywhere.
They all ended their lives with faces distorted in pain.
Spirits that are melting like ice cream and seeing into the ground.
‘How dare you harm cute Fibrin!!’
Rather than thinking about helping Irmana, my desire to protect that cute creature was much greater.
[Ferocious Roar] Was activated first.
[Ferocious Roar]
– Puts the opponent in fear with a terrible roar.
– Drives weaker enemies out of control.
As soon as it was activated, an intangible, strong energy burst from the mouth and spread out like a fan.
Then, hundreds of humanoid monsters in the front formation held their heads and fell forward.
‘Huh…?’
Looking at the guys lying on the floor trembling as if in shock, I wondered if the effect of [Ferocious Roar] Was this bad.
‘Is it because of initiation?’
First, let’s get rid of these disgusting things and think about it.
Even excluding those who fell due to my skill, there were still over 4,000 large troops left.
I knew a skill that would be effective against hordes of enemies.
The combat power of each individual that spits out disgusting water is a bit stronger than that of a dire wolf.
‘That should be enough.’
They couldn’t even figure out that I was running towards the center of the battlefield at an incredible speed.
I entered the middle of the enemy lines in an instant and activated that skill without hesitation.
[Manhwanpo]
Giiiii───
Because I infiltrated in stealth mode, I activated the Manwan Cannon without difficulty. Immediately, I could feel that my body had become invincible like a Diamond Buddha.
As soon as I confirmed that [Invincibility] Was activated, I released my hiding.
Taagh───!
With the sound of strongly striking the molars, a large amount of magical energy was released from the body.
“”Piv—─?!””
“Keueeeh?”
The momentarily revealed presence and strong magical power made my presence clearly recognized by the creatures gathered in the area.
The monsters, who were confused for a moment, started rushing toward me all at once.
There was nothing like a crazy dog running around with foam in its mouth.
However, hundreds of spheres filled with magical energy flew out from behind the guys who were rushing towards them.
Boom! Boom! Puff puff puff!!
‘Hmm?! You use magic, right?’
I thought it would just be a mindless attack like a zombie, but a [Magic Missile] Came from behind.
‘It’s magic… Is it really a human being?’
Are you a human being controlled by someone? The doubts grew.
Soon after, they surrounded me and started to attack by dividing tasks in a somewhat systematic manner.
“Eweee!”
‘Wow… It’s really dirty.’
They scratch at my swollen body with their sharp, black teeth.
The guys, divided into melee dealers and ranged wizards, started beating me mercilessly.
But whether they attacked with their bare hands, used magic, or any other attack, they couldn’t harm me.
The effect of [Invincibility] Was amazing.
“Kwaek?!”
After beating them for a while, they seemed to instinctively know that something was wrong.
Among them, there was a stronger one who seemed to be the leader of the group, but when he noticed something strange, he quickly ordered a retreat.
Still, they seemed to have the intelligence to follow the captain’s orders, so they hesitantly retreated and started running.
‘Late! You bastards!’
Before I knew it, thousands of round holes were created in my body, which had swelled to the size of a house, and then countless magical cannons exploded in all directions.
Puppuppuppuffpuffpuffpuffpuffpuffpuffpuffpuffuffuffuffuffuffuffuffuffuffuffuffuffuffuffuffuffuffuffuffuffuffuffuffuffuffuffuffuffuffuffuffuffuffuffuffuffuffuffuffuffuffuffuffuffuff uffuffuffuffuffuffuffuffuffuffuffuffuffuffuffuffuffuffuffuffuffuffuffuff!!!!
An attack close to a special move that hit all my mana and even consumed all the mana that had been replenished by the effect of the highest level mana circuit.
Thanks to this, the magical shell the size of a baseball, which became even more powerful, pierced through the zombies’ heads with ease, and it was quite a spectacle to see the enemies falling to the floor like dominoes.
However, even though I defeated numerous enemies, I felt empty somewhere.
‘I can’t remember the message…’
There were no experience points, magic stones, runes, or abilities received from defeating the insidious group.
‘Ugh… Well, what can I do with something that doesn’t exist?’
I ignored it in order to focus on the present and waited for my body to return to its original, agile body.
“”Pivugh—?!””
The water spirits could not hide their astonishment when they saw me suddenly appear and wipe out the enemy, but on the other hand, they did not hide their wariness.
‘You were following along well before, but it was so overwhelming that you suddenly became scared?’
I wanted to touch the head of fibrin that was hesitating, but I don’t think it would be possible today.
– It is the border of time that has already passed.
The message that surfaced long after all the attacks were over made me realize that what I had probably done was just as expected.
‘It’s already happened… I think it’s true that I’m back in the past.’
What does the water goddess gain by sending me to the past?
– Irmana, the goddess of water, is attempting an almost impossible feat of looking from the past to the future.
‘Looking into the future… You mean changing the future? Was that something that even the system said was impossible?’
A seven-headed dragon that grants the ability to return.
Because of him, Jo Gi-man would have changed the future several times.
‘Hmm… Well, turning back a person’s life and having someone intervene at a specific point in time might be two different stories.’
In any case, it was clear that the Seven-Headed Dragon was a being beyond imagination, even if it was hidden by the magnificence of its blue eyes
‘Ha… The blue eyes and the seven-headed dragon, they are all monsters. Why isn’t our world protected by such a being?’
I naturally sighed.
Anyway, it was too big for me to get involved in.
An achievement that even the system argues is impossible.
Irma: It was clear that she wanted to undo the humiliation she suffered from the evil spirit in the past.
‘They said it was a small revelation. This is a ridiculous mission.’
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I complained a little to someone who was probably watching from somewhere.
Of course, if you look at this mission alone, it wasn’t that difficult.
‘That’s okay this time, what next?’
If you die, your life will be cut short like in the Hidden Quest.
‘If you think about it that way, it’s a bit disappointing that there’s no compensation.’
– Kueeek…
– Cough!
– Shut up…
The monsters’ desperate screams brought me out of my thoughts.
There were more than 3,000 people who died or were unable to fight due to the [Manhwanpo].
‘Amazing… There is no better skill than this when dealing with a large number of people.’
Perhaps because it was a skill obtained from a great monster, the effect was amazing.
The monsters that had escaped the fire because they were at the back were running away.
I thought about giving chase.
– You fall into ‘magic exhaustion’.
‘I guess I overdid it a bit…’
I feel like I’ve been neglecting the most basic maintenance due to the abundance of magical power these days. We must always be careful, and this is something we need to reflect on.
I stood frozen in place and waited for my body to recover.
My head hurts.
It was an unpleasant feeling I felt for the first time in a long time.
– The effect of ‘Magic Exhaustion’ is reduced by half.
‘Oh, at least it’s a little better.’
The ability I received after first removing the toxins from my body finally took effect.
– Massacred the plague warriors of ‘Malakias’, a follower of the evil god ‘Blue Eyes’!
And I couldn’t help but hold my tongue in response to the message that followed.
‘Huh… Those were blue-eyed soldiers?’
The evil spirit who cornered Irmana also had blue eyes, so he was quite a diligent bastard.