Survive the labyrinth with EX-grade traits

“Lightning!”

Boom!

Since it was his first attack and didn’t draw any aggro, he struck as hard as he could without causing a knockout.

“Hisssss!!!”

The purple lightning struck the Full Serpent’s head with intense force, causing it to roar in pain.

“Who…?!”

Zing…

He frowned, feeling a strong headache piercing his mind.

“I intervened because it looked like you were about to be wiped out.”

He looked at the archer and spoke firmly.

“There’s no time for long explanations. Either we join you and share the spoils, or we wait in the back and let the five of you fight on your own.”

“There’s no need to think about it! We underestimated the monster’s strength. Please help us!”

The three adventurers in the back, who were far away, nodded with relieved expressions, realizing that they might die if they didn’t intervene.

“Then, the other two will join us. Support us…”

But then he quickly stepped back.

Whoosh!

A ball of water fell right where he had been standing.

The impact was so powerful that it created a hole in the ground, making his spine shiver.

‘If I had been hit, I would have at least suffered a severe injury.’

He looked up and saw the Full Serpent staring at him with a sinister red glow in its eyes.

“Sssss…”

Blue energy began to gather around its open mouth.

Boom!

A water-like energy, like a breath attack, shot straight at him.

He quickly dodged the trajectory, but as the Full Serpent moved its head, the breath attack followed him relentlessly.

It was a relentless attack, digging up the ground.

Then…

“Eat this!”

[Gail casts ‘Chill’.]

Boom!

The swordsman, who had been hit by the water bomb and thrown into the air, charged at the Full Serpent and stabbed it in the head, blood dripping from his sword.

“Kyaaaa!!!”

The Full Serpent roared in pain as the swordsman’s technique, infused with magic power, struck its side.

It raised its head and roared.

The breath attack, which had been directed at the ceiling, was interrupted by the monster’s agonized writhing.

Now was the time!

He exploded his magic power and quickly closed the distance, reaching the Full Serpent. “Huff!”

He switched to his greatsword and furiously attacked the monster’s belly, which seemed to have weaker defenses.

Boom! Smack! Sizzle! Crunch!

He pierced the monster’s skin with his sword, and with the accumulated killing intent, he unleashed a fierce barrage of slashes.

“Hisssss!!!”

The Full Serpent’s belly was sliced open by the relentless dark sword slashes, and it writhed in agony.

‘Its layer of fat is too thick. Simply tearing its skin and flesh isn’t enough.’

He needed a powerful blow to penetrate the inside. Yes, that was what was needed.

To deliver the finishing blow, he took a stance and began to gather magic power in his sword.

“Krrr… Shaa!”

However, the Full Serpent wasn’t going to accept its death quietly.

Tzzz… Sizzle!

The flesh was torn open, and a large amount of blood was spewed out, but the blood began to swirl and turn into countless thorns, stabbing at him.

“Damn it!”

He quickly canceled gathering magic power and stepped back, blocking the thorns that he couldn’t dodge with his sword.

[Divine Shield]

Yeriel’s protection shield protected him from the attack.

Tzzz…

The thorns that missed him turned into blood and soaked into the ground, but the Full Serpent’s belly was still bleeding, so the attack wasn’t over just because he had dodged it.

[Leila casts ‘Flare Arrow’.]

Pew…

At that moment, the archer, who had been waiting for an opportunity in the back, shot an arrow at the Full Serpent’s face.

As the arrow approached the monster’s eye, it…

Whoosh… Flash!

The arrowhead, true to its name, silently exploded like a flash grenade, devouring the darkness around it.

Naturally, the Full Serpent’s eye was not spared, and the blood attack was successfully interrupted.

The Full Serpent seemed to be momentarily blinded by the flash, and it…

“Kyaaaa!!!”

The Full Serpent’s body convulsed.

“Ugh…”

He stared in disbelief at the scene.

‘What…?’

The ground around the Full Serpent began to shake.

“Huh?”

Whatever it was, he stepped back to avoid getting caught in it.

‘Huh…’

The ground around the Full Serpent turned into water, and a huge puddle began to form.

Splash!

The Full Serpent submerged itself in the puddle, and its wounds slowly began to heal.

He stared at the scene in disbelief. Was this the Full Serpent’s last resort?

The wounds were healing, but…

The blue scales on its skin and the two straight horns had lost their luster.

‘What should I do? I can’t fly or walk on water. Can I swim to the Full Serpent? It won’t just watch me do that.’

[Holy Arrow]

[Black Fang]

[Leila casts ‘Piercing Arrow’.]

[Schmidt uses a ‘Fireball’ scroll.]

The others seemed to have realized that they just needed to prevent the Full Serpent from healing, so they attacked.

Yeriel and Lumia used sacred magic and spells, the archer used techniques, and the porter-like man even used a scroll to attack from a distance.

But…

“Ssssssss!!!”

The Full Serpent spat out blood and roared, causing half of the attacks to dissipate.

Then, water gushed out of the huge puddle where the Full Serpent was submerged, forming a water barrier.

In the end, the rest of the attacks were also rendered useless.

‘Damn! If the Full Serpent fully recovers, all our efforts will be in vain. How is that a puddle? It’s a lake.’

He watched the Full Serpent, trying to figure out a way to defeat it.

Hmm…

Yes, Frozen Frost! He could freeze the water as he stepped on it and repeat this process to get closer.

He couldn’t expect the same power as freezing the ground, but freezing small areas where his feet touched should be manageable.

As long as he could pass through the water and get close to the Full Serpent, that was all that mattered.

If he could get close to the weakened Full Serpent and use One-Point Focus…

‘Yes, it’s doable. But…’

To do this, he needed someone to break through the water barrier when it blocked his approach, and he couldn’t do any aggressive movements while infusing his sword with magic power.

The only person who could do this was… the swordsman.

[Gail Iven]

[Strength: D-] [Agility: D-] [Endurance: E-]
[Stamina: E+] [Magic: E+] [Luck: E]

[Traits] (Collapse)

Iven Spear Technique – Iven
Noble Family’s Heir
Light Body
Spear Piercing Stone

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[Spear Piercing Stone (C)] [A]

A secret technique acquired through the family’s secret manual and painstaking effort.

It requires precise magic power manipulation through a predetermined path and a restrained, disciplined stance to infuse magic power into the spear and launch it.

This throwing spear technique consumes a massive amount of magic power but delivers a powerful blow.

• When used, penetration power is greatly increased against a single target.
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• While using, the user is not pushed back by any attack.
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• After use, the user is afflicted with exhaustion, weakness, and feebleness.
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It’s a good technique, but it has many weaknesses.

It’s understandable why he couldn’t use it in the battle.

“Hey, spearman! Do you have any hidden techniques that can deal a big blow? If your main weapon is a spear, you must have something, right?”

“I, I do have one. It’s difficult to use normally, and it’s a throwing spear, so I only get one chance, but how do you know so much…?”

Good. He’s not lying. Ignoring the question, he continued.

“I have a way to reach the monster, but the problem is that the monster might interfere again, just like it blocked all our attacks earlier.”

He looked straight into Gail’s eyes.

“Just once. I need someone to clear the way so I can get close to the monster. Can you do it?”

“I… understand. Let’s give it a shot!”

As soon as he heard the answer, he began to focus and infuse his sword with magic power.

‘Remember your training with Roten. Remember the feeling of your first success!’

He exhaled, focusing on his legs and releasing cold energy from his feet.

As the sword slowly gathered magic power, he loosened his focus and started moving.

He took a step towards the Full Serpent, whose wounds were almost healed.

As he moved, the Full Serpent seemed to sense his presence and began to fiercely shoot water at him.

Whoosh… Boom!

Bang! Bang! Bang!!!

Numerous water globules formed around the Full Serpent.

As the monster roared, they all rushed towards him.

Should he dodge?

…No, there was no need.

[Protective Light]

[Divine Shield]

[Lugen’s Black Hand]

Thud! Whoosh!

[Robert casts ‘Iron Defense’.]

[Robert casts ‘I’ll Protect You’.]

The tank, frustrated by his constant defeats against the Full Serpent, raised his large shield with a determined look.

“I’ll block it, go!”

Until he reached the puddle, he was protected by the support from the back and the shield from the front.

He stood in front of the huge puddle and took a step forward.

Crunch.

One step. Another step.

Crunch.

He took a big step and started running.

“Hissss!!!”

As he approached, the Full Serpent’s resistance with water became fierce, but he was at the peak of his concentration.

Crunch! Crunch!

He minimized his movements, glanced at the trajectories and impact points of the incoming attacks, and dodged them all while running.

“Hisssss!!!”

The furious roar struck his eardrums.

A threat to kill him?

No, it was just the monster’s desperate scream in a desperate situation.

Boom…

As he reached the Full Serpent, a water barrier rose up, blocking his vision.

“Now!!!”

[Gail casts ‘Spear Piercing Stone’.]

Whoosh…

• Boom!!
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For a moment, a large hole appeared in the barrier.

‘I only get one chance.’

Gail desperately pierced through the hole and I slowly raised Barrak.

He had been told not to use it unless he was sure of a hit.

‘Yes, this is the moment.’

He pulled his right arm, holding the sword, back tightly.

His right hand gripped the sword’s hilt.

His left hand slid down the blade, stabilizing its position at the tip.

The sword trembled as an unprecedented amount of magic power, pushed to the limit, overflowed and rippled.

“You damn persistent monster. Die!!!”

One-Point Focus.

He drew his arm back, like pulling a bowstring, and focused all his strength on the tip of the sword.

The moment felt like it was in slow motion.

His right arm muscles twitched uncontrollably.

The sword tip, unwavering, pierced the monster’s weak point.

The destructive magic power rippled uncontrollably.

Crunch…

The sword touched the monster’s body and slowly advanced.

As the sword tore through the flesh, the Barrak, which had served its purpose, began to crumble from the tip.

Pffft…

As the sword tore through the flesh, the magic power infused into it lost its path and spread in all directions.

Crunch. Crunch.

He extended his arm, and a bright light shone from where the sword had pierced the monster.

Crunch.

Like a spiderweb, the light spread from the cracked skin, his magic power.

Boom!!!

The destructive light engulfed the Full Serpent’s body.

“Hisssss…”

That was the Full Serpent’s final words.

“Die.”

Boom!!!

The ground shook with a deafening roar.

The Full Serpent’s body couldn’t withstand the magic power and exploded into flesh and blood.

He stood there, drenched in the rain of blood falling from above, clutching his aching arm.

“Haa, haa.”

…He was the victor.

‘Damn it. If the monster had exploded like this, the by-products…’

He realized this a little late.

Whoosh…

Eight lights fell in front of each adventurer, shining with a brilliant color, more beautiful than any by-product.