chapter 446
446 – The Skeleton That Snatches the Light
Flutter─
A sword dragon flutters its wings gracefully across the sky above the stadium and lands.
[Krrrr···.]
He does not hide his distress, as if asking why I have to do this.
– Waa!! It’s Shadow Drake!!
-It’s huge! The breath is black, right?
– Since they are the highest species among drakes, they also use breath. A lowly Drake just swings his front foot.
‘The information has spread quite a bit.’
Yeonhee gave a few brief interviews after the quarterfinals yesterday, and there was quite a bit of information that was released.
The biggest topic that became a hot topic on the Internet is that the grade of ‘Castle’ is higher than that of Geomryong, and Castle is even an A grade.
Thanks to this, Yeonhee’s victory was already a foregone conclusion, and if this was going to be the case, some suggested that it would be better to lift the restrictions so that hunters of all levels could participate.
‘Of course, that opinion was probably spread by people trying to grow this competition.’
Anyway, it will be a competition that will take place next year.
It was none of my business how I did it.
“Geomryong, can’t you just shoot your breath at people just because you’re annoyed?”
[Krrrr···.]
“Seup! Are you going to get scolded if you open your eyes like that?”
[······.]
Geomryong, who heard Yeonhee nagging, covered his face with his wings and said I hate the world.
Yeonhee said that since Geomryong is not yet an adult, there are many delicate parts.
‘It’s not fully grown yet… When it grows up, will it be as big as when Jogiman turned into a dragon?’
The magical power of the word ‘dragon’ itself is so great that people don’t even pay attention to Yeonhee and me. I was just focusing all my attention on looking at Geomryong.
First wave when the gate first opened.
The dragon is said to have appeared only once, but most people who saw it lost their minds and became madmen, so their descriptions of its appearance were all different.
That’s why I’m interested in Drake, who is clearly the closest to a dragon among monsters.
Anyway, as we fell from the sky, the cheers of the 50,000 spectators grew even stronger, and our match opponent, who was watching, sat down and waited with a thick mace resting on his chin.
‘This is not the paladin I saw in the dungeon. Well, you have to be B-level to enter there, so it’s only natural.’
All the people who scolded me during ‘Living Statue of Strength’ were in the audience.
Seeing as no message appears from the system, it appears that ‘Arena’ is no longer interfering with the Paladin.
Kuuuuung──!
-And! It’s a golem!
– It’s so big!!
Before the game started, Yeonhee began to summon a group of summoned animals in advance.
She entered the castle space from the beginning, and the three alpha-class people and other summons took their places on top of the giant golem, showing a majestic display.
They even summoned ‘Dungi’ and ‘Wangwangi’, and Wangwangi, who had been out of the house for the first time in a long time, ran around in all directions and barked.
– Waa—!!
– A real golem is so cool!
– Is that dog a ground puppy? Why is it so big?
– I know. Wasn’t it about the size of a Welsh Corgi when it was fully grown?
The movement of the camera capturing the summoned beasts is busy.
It seems like it will be quite a while before the game starts, and I just thought it was a good thing that Jogiman wasn’t here right now.
“Ah… I should have just said no.”
“Tick, tick, tick.”
Of course, this performance was also a request from the host.
If things continue like this, it becomes impossible to know when the main game will start, so the organizers eventually ask to take over the cameras of major broadcasting stations.
‘It’s a bit difficult to get too much attention. Hwa-ryeon, why is she here again?’
The sight of Hwa-ryeon watching from the stands while gritting her teeth is noticeable. He was glaring at us as if he was going to kill us, so much so that sparks flew out of his eyes.
I don’t understand why he acts like that even though he’s never had a fight. Does he perhaps think he should be in this position?
‘Still, you look fine. Aside from being beaten to death by Gohyuk.’
Having an excellent ability to recover your body means you have a good ability to manipulate magical power.
No matter what anyone says, he was a hunter whose skills were unmatched.
And he was also listed as a candidate to be the next evil devil.
‘Hmm… He uses Hwa-ryeon as a demon… I need to think about this a little more.’
Being able to handle such talent as I wanted was positive in itself, but there were also parts that were morally unacceptable.
‘Why are values coming and going these days? Let’s go into the waters of Irmana and get some rest.’
After meeting [Iriskas], There was a moment when a sense of danger suddenly came to me.
A distant feeling of moving away from humanity.
At times like that, I felt like it was okay no matter how I acted, so there was no other way than to control myself.
‘Whoo─’
When I took a deep breath, the game had already started.
“Light!!”
Before the game starts.
A golden aura swirled from the buffed body of the paladin, and its sacred energy was enough to inspire even the audience.
‘Oh… He’s a good talent. Just looking at the buffs, they are superior to the paladins I saw back then?’
– It’s a battle between light and darkness.
– Lee Chan-jin, win!! Don’t lose to the darkness!!
‘Are watching and cheering different things?’
It wasn’t my fault that it felt like there were more people cheering for the Paladin.
From the outside, no matter who sees it, the good is over there and the evil is us.
Even when the organizers uploaded the promotional video, they made it with that feeling, so it was only natural that people’s interest would be focused.
– A skeleton soldier wearing full armor. They’re called ‘reaper’, right?
– There is talk that he will later evolve into a Death Knight.
-That’s terrible. Lee Yeon-hee, who deals with a guy like that, probably isn’t normal either.
– Haha, look at the skeleton guy falling back a long way. Of course it doesn’t work for paladins!!
-Lee Chan-jin!! Deal with the Reaper first! After that, dig into Castle’s arms, break the door, and let’s go to Lee Yeonhee’s true education!!
‘With my mouth, I also slapped that bastard tens of thousands of times.’
However, a paladin named Lee Chan-jin was trying to find a way to target me first, as if he had listened to the audience.
I was perched on the head of ‘Castle’, and at that moment, I sensed a flash of light coming from the paladin’s body his.
───
A ray of light flew towards me, aiming precisely at my chest.
“Sun and Moon-!”
Yeonhee was startled and shouted my name, but contrary to her concerns, I lightly caught the spear he threw with one hand.
───?!!
“W-What?! My [Sacred Javelin] Is that easy?! That’s ridiculous!”
The paladin seemed to be greatly shocked when his converting blow was in vain.
‘Is this such a big attack? I don’t know.’
I thought it was thrown as a greeting before a full-scale battle, but it seems not.
The spear that was caught was immediately put into the material to grow [Border Sanctuary].
– More materials are needed to expand [Border Sanctuary] To the next level.
A throwing spear that melted and disappeared like ice cream.
The quality itself may not have been all that great, but the size of the sanctuary did not change.
“Chiit- If it doesn’t work once, I’ll throw it two or three times!”
‘Thank you. ‘You bastard.’
This guy was a guy whose words and actions matched.
A paladin who attempted to throw a javelin several times since then.
Each time, I snatched the spear and used it as a material for the sanctuary.
“How can something like a skull catch a spear containing my divine power!”
– Come to think of it, I see. Isn’t there someone in there?
– Crazy, are you saying it’s blatant foul play then?
‘Heh… Like divine power. It’s a power given by your captain. Is there any way it could work?’
The guy seemed to have already lost half of his will to fight.
I can’t do anything, so how can I overcome so many summons riding on golems?
‘You’re probably thinking that.’
A tactic of harassing the opponent based on solid physical strength and defense, then seeing an opportunity and throwing a spear.
The javelin itself has excellent accuracy and seems to have considerable destructive power. To me, it was a child’s joke.
– What. Is there anything else besides throwing the javelin?
– Is the mace you are holding a form? Fight properly!
The spectators who paid a lot of money to enter began to increasingly criticize the Holy Knight.
“Big-“
Then, the paladin began to cry.
Perhaps because he was still young, he seemed to have a hard time adapting to this situation.
Of course, that situation refers not to criticism from the audience, but to the moment when one faces the reality that one’s own attacks do not work at all.
“I’ll finish it.”
Because she challenged me first, she did not let the summoned beasts advance and just watched them.
It seems she decided there was no reason to wait any longer.
Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa!!
As the trio began to cling to the Holy Knights, the tide of the war quickly began to decline.
‘In fact, it seems like the representative selection match was more intense.’
When the trio and even the direwolf supported them with lightning, Chan-jin Lee, a paladin, collapsed without being able to mount a significant counterattack.
[Summoner Lee Yeon-hee wins!]
– Waa!!
– This is like playing against elementary school students!
– It’s not that the ‘Arena’ guild couldn’t do it. Lee Yeon-hee is so strong. So you’re saying it’s C grade? It’s not fair.
– Lee Yeon-hee is not the only C-level person to ride. Lee Chan-jin, who just came out, is a talented person who can be promoted to B level right away.
– Make sure to raise an objection after being robbed.
‘The one-on-one match itself doesn’t feel right. In fact, it is a fight between many people.’
Anyway, we only have to eat what we win.
We finished the semifinals comfortably and returned to the waiting room.
As expected, the final was decided to be ‘Hwangbo Jinhwan’ of the Dwarf Guild.
Since he also made it all the way to the finals with overwhelming fighting power, people’s expectations for the finals are likely to be high.
– So, just a little more of a close game…
– No, you mean to adjust it on purpose?
– Since the number of participants has decreased so much compared to the last competition, wouldn’t this worthwhile competition be sustainable if there were at least some things to see? The mood is just right right now. A good picture with the Dwarf Guild…
– Ah-oh! Really. Then, give our guild one more spot in the next competition.
-You mean the board of directors? That’s a bit difficult…
– Oh, then we don’t know either.
– Hey, that’s right. Don’t do that-
At the end of the hallway leading to the waiting room, an argument was taking place between the instructor and the competition organizer.
‘There’s nothing particularly difficult, just come in. It’s Yeonsu.’
After struggling for a while, Kang Yeon-soo finally got what he wanted and entered the waiting room.
“Hey, our cute Yeonhee. Are you resting?”
Yeonsu just thinks Yeonhee is cute and rubs her cheek as soon as she comes in.
“Eububueup-“
Kang Yeon-soo instilled anticipation in Yeon-hee, who had become a crumpled mess, saying that there was good news.
“The winning reward I mentioned last time. Oh, of course, the guild’s own reward.”
“Yes yes.”
The guild that wins the competition can nominate a dungeon run by another guild and take over its management rights. What Yeonsu is talking about is the prize money.
“I think it will be a bit difficult to settle the settlement right away. It will probably take about 10 days. If you win, you will get a clean 17 billion won! That will be a big help, right?”
17 billion for a C-rank hunter… This is definitely a guild of a different level.
Of course, considering the compensation the guild receives for winning, this can be seen as a small amount of money, but since it is much higher than the terms in the contract itself, there is nothing to say.
Yeonhee unconsciously covered her mouth and expressed her surprise at the amount, which she had never heard of before.
“Thank you, sister!”
Yeon-soo pats Yeon-hee’s back as she hugs him.
Then, when he looks at me, he winks and makes a playful expression.
‘If Jogi wasn’t just a bastard, I could have done many things with this money.’
When I think of him and inevitably grind my teeth.
“Actually, there is more important news than that.”
“More than this?”
“Yes. It’s about an expedition to North Korea.”
“Ah, really, a subjugation schedule has been set?”
“That’s right. The situation is not good… So the schedule has been pushed back. I’m not sure if you’ll be okay?”
‘What is coming has come.’
These days, news about a great monster perched above our country is making the front page news every day.
There is even talk that if the devouring creeper’s erosion continues, it will invade the ceasefire line by the end of this year.
So, it was somewhat expected, but both Yeonhee and I were silently listening to Yeonsu.