Chapter 44
Desire Symbol (1)
“Contaminated areas?”
“Yes, it’s literally a pollution zone. There is a boundary, and within that boundary is something harmful to the human body. Rumor has it life is fast. Anyway, the further you head to the heart of this pollution area, the more powerful it gets, the more poisonous it is, which is a place no one has explored, because even hunters of some degree of poison resistance are so strong. ”
“Ahh · · ·. ”
Contaminated area.
Sang-woo was intrigued.
If it’s a place where no one has explored, where there’s less burned hands, that means there’s more to gain.
‘Shall we send in the alter ego and take a look? ’
I thought I’d just need to confirm it with my family skills by sending in the self.
“Sir, I’d like to go around once. Is that okay? ”
“To the pollution?”
Sang-woo explained his identity to Bae Cholmin.
“Mmm-hmm. I’m pretty sure I can detect it with self-immolation. Can I stop by and see you guys? ”
“I’m all for it. I’ve never been there. ”
“I wonder. ”
“They want to see it, too. ”
Guild Members want to stop by to say they missed you for a while.
“Excellent. I think we’ll be safe here with Master Yologuild anyway, and if it’s dangerous, I’ll come right back.” Let’s go. ”
Baek Cheolmin leads the group to the contamination area, not the old route.
* * *
Meanwhile.
The Napoleon Guild, headed to Saint-Denis, is in grave danger.
“Master! We’re blocked too! ”
“Even here!”
“There is no way! ”
“Wait!”
While listening to the guild members running through the corridor, Chateavrian looks back.
Iron Skeleton Knight is the size of the chasing party that fills the middle of the passageway.
He was heavily armed with armor, iron maces and shields, as if he were a knight.
Chateavrian grips his teeth and swings his sword.
Grab him!
His shields block his two swords.
‘Normal attacks do not work. ’
In that instant, he realizes that a pure physical attack alone cannot penetrate his defenses.
As soon as he made his decision, he took a big step back to avoid the mace he hit, and for technology.
Then his sword in both hands crossed in the middle.
Two X engaging swords.
Aura blooms from both swords like a beast.
When the sword that could not overcome the energy was less trembling.
“Hey!!! ”
His sword slashes the air.
However, the crack was not in the air.
Argh!!!
From the Iron Skeleton Knight shot from the twin swords, most undead behind them have been crucified.
The path ahead has been cut off.
Undead crumbling like dominoes, squared away.
“Haa · · haha · · ·. ”
Chateavrian takes a deep breath, slackening his whole body due to the burden of using a large technique.
“Commander, this is a contaminated area! ”
“There’s no way! ”
The desperate guild members’ cries.
‘How did this happen? ’
It wasn’t like this at first.
The Napoleon Guild was making it easy to target the road and reached Saint-Denis.
However, once we reached a location where the map clearly indicated a path, it was blocked as if it had collapsed.
“It seems to have collapsed. Let’s go back.”
Chateaux Brien thought it was a common occurrence when she walked around the dungeon.
So it was when I turned and went the other way.
“It’s blocked again. Commander.”
Another road was blocked as well.
Eventually, I turned around and avoided the blocked wall.
Then, when they met a huge group of monsters, they realized.
‘It was a trap.’
By the time I realized it was too late.
Let’s live, let’s fight, let’s run.
“It’s a pollution area ahead. I’m starting to feel the effects on my body. ”
“I have nowhere else to go. ”
“Commander, what do we do now?” ”
But there was no turning back now.
It was a polluted area up ahead.
Despair has fallen on the Napoleon Guild.
The guild members were all tired.
“There are two options: ”
Guild members noticed Chateavrian’s mouth with anticipation of the outcome.
“Break through the undead. ”
“· · · · · · · · · · ·. ”
The desperate guild members.
“And break through the · · · · pollution area. ”
“That’s ridiculous. No matter how many barriers you block, you cannot penetrate the contaminated area because there is a time limit. ”
“That’s right. We’d rather go through the undead. ”
The awesomeness of the guild members.
Reasonably, and according to a number of opinions, breaking through the undead seemed to be the best thing in the situation.
However, Chateavrian was still making decisions.
‘Penetrating the contaminated area is nonsense. But · · ·. ’
Chateaux Brienne felt strongly that there would be a symbol of covetousness in the contaminated area.
His pride did not allow him to live because he came all the way here and became a living man among the undead.
“Once I get as close to the contaminated area as I can, I’ll decide. because there’s a possibility and a way to break through. ”
Chateavrian, as a leader, has made a decision against the opinion of the guild members.
The guild members seem to have a lot of complaints about the decision.
“But, Master. Isn’t that decision too risky? By then, it may be harder to penetrate the Undead horde. ”
“Penetrating the undead is more likely to survive, but we must take damage. Don’t worry, I’m going to take care of it, and I’m going to get you out of here. So right now, I need you to do what I say. ”
Chateavrian speaks willingly.
After all, the guild members were forced to follow.
Chateaune looks down at their shoulders and determines.
‘I will do it. ’
Symbol of appetite and the comfort of the guild members.
Dual Saber, I will take it in the name of Chateavrian.
* * *
Sang-woo’s group moves on the undead, eventually approaching the contamination area.
“I don’t think I can do this anymore. ”
Bae Cheol-min told everyone.
He was right.
My skin was irritated by something that I didn’t know was poison or something.
gruuuuhhh
And there was a dark passage through the contaminated area where the wind was blowing, and it sounded like something was crying.
Whether it was because of this surreal situation and grim atmosphere, the body was fiercely warning that it was dangerous to come forward.
“Now that we’re here, I’ll send you an alter ego. ”
“Yes, of course. ”
Sang-woo sent only 1 self-immolation.
‘It’s hard to say your name, so you have to send it from behind. ’
So the choice was number 12.
Some kind of throwaway card.
The shared view 12 followed Sang-woo’s instructions to the contaminated area along the passageway.
About 100 meters away.
[Poison Resistance has increased by 0.001.]
[Magic Resistance increased by 0.001.]
‘Magic resistance is rising. Is the boundary a magic boundary? ’
Magic resistance is very difficult to raise because it is a skill that sometimes rises when hit by magic.
However, within the confines of this place, the magical resistance that was difficult to lift was growing.
which means that if you hunt here, you can do magic resistant nowadays.
It was an unexpected harvest.
‘But you have to be able to survive the hunt and increase your magic resistance or not. It hurts so much.’
Increasingly, the tingling sensation felt through the shared sensation has become stronger, and my skin has become smaller.
Turning his head and looking at the body of issue 12, his skin was visibly split and his sores and blood were flowing.
And even though it was skin flowing with such aphids, something seemed dull.
I could feel my eyes tingling and stiff.
“Whoa, this is not funny. ’
The contaminated area, which no one had explored, was not anonymous.
It would be impossible to get deep at this rate.
Sang-woo realized that he had to get him through quickly before he was summoned.
‘Then I’d better run. But I don’t think it’s enough to just run. ’
At that time, there was a scene that passed Sang-woo’s head.
The scene where Cholmin passed through the passageway to Towershield.
He was rushing to great speeds.
Yeah, I think we should apply that. ’
Sang-woo came to the contaminated area and asked him what his skill was.
This is a skill called ‘Charging’. It doesn’t tell you how to use it because it depends on your personality, but if it’s like you, you can just run with all your might.
Sang-woo tried according to the tips he gave him.
“Jump with all your might, Number 12. Jump with all your might. ’
After hearing Sang-woo’s order, No. 12 started racing.
Number 12, which goes deep in an instant.
At the same time, the intangible force exerted on Issue 12 was also strong.
‘Ugh.’
I felt something being sucked out of my skin from the body of No. 12.
The energy that was escaping was not like Mana, but like the power of life and vitality.
At the same time, I felt the pain of my flesh falling out.
I took a quick look and saw that the flesh was actually splitting apart from my arm.
This isn’t gonna hold. ’
Given the health of Issue 12, it seemed insufficient to get deep into the contaminated area at this rate.
At that moment, hypothetically, a group of skeletons appeared in front of them.
‘What? There’s an undead inside the contaminated area? ’
Sang-woo is embarrassed.
It seems impossible to deal with the undead alone in Room 12.
‘Damn, I can’t get through. Should we run, or blow ourselves up? Or do you want to fight me with a fistfight? ’
Then.
There was an idea that struck Sang-woo’s head momentarily.
“Yes, why should we attack with a single blow?” A Heavy Strike is a skill that inflicts a hit with power. If so, what if you jumped off the ground with power to your legs? ’
The ingenious idea was immediately put into action.
Twelve, hit the bridge. Kick the floor and run! ’
Then the arm of number 12 drew a strong arc line.
The centrifugal force on my arms flowed into my shoulders, torso, waist, thighs, and calves.
The body of number 12 bends like a spring.
The swollen leg of No. 12.
Then the strength of that leg climbs up to your feet, and then plunges into the ground.
It was a short while between 0.8 seconds of the casting time of the heavy blow.
Boom!
The body of number 12 was shot.
Number 12, which pushes the undead away with a body slam.
“Every time I run, I keep hitting like before!” ’
Sang-woo’s spell uses heavy hits every step of the way.
In the past, I would have run out of stamina after only five or six hits, but it supported my stamina, endurance and regeneration, so I was able to hold out a bit.
However, the power consumption was enormous.
Number 12, which charges like crazy.
[You have leveled up your Heavy Strike skill.]
[Charging skill has been created.]
[You have increased the level of your running skills.]
[Magic Resistance increased by 0.001.]
[Regenerative power has increased by 0.001.]
[Energy has increased by 0.001.]
[Initial pulse has increased by 0.001.]
· · ·
My stats rose steeply because of extreme circumstances.
But it was too painful.
‘Ugh · · This hurts so much. ’
It seemed like Sang-woo was running a distance of 1-2 km at a moment’s notice, but the strength of the energy drawing system was so strong that the body of number 12 was about to break down.
Fingers, toes, nose, ears, etc. were gradually scattered like sand.
The terrible pain of a broken body was transmitted to Sang-woo through family skills.
In the end, Sang-woo groaned in the main body.
“Ugh · · ·. ”
“Sang-woo, are you okay? ”
Bae Cheolmin and the other guild members have a worried reaction.
But Sang-woo couldn’t care less.
His entire nerve was directed at number 12.
‘Let’s go a little more · · · a little more. ’
What in God’s name could have shaped this barrier?
Sang-woo was already sick enough to go deep into the contamination area.
Now, I couldn’t stop because I was going to be summoned soon.
It was a prerequisite.
“The strength of the barrier grows! ’
When two or three prongs come out, there is no hesitation towards the strengthening of the barrier.
In front of issue 12, a small circular cavity appeared.
Guuuhhhhhhhh
The size of the cavity was small, and it was a cliff.
It was a hole so deep that you couldn’t see the bottom.
And the wind blowing through the passageway was being sucked into it like crazy.
‘Ugh · · · It fucking hurts. ’
However, I could not even look at such a landscape properly.
Sang-woo had no intention of making a cold decision because it was so painful.
And soon, issue 12 was going to be recalled.
Sang-woo gave his last order.
Run!
The 12 jumped down toward the hole in the middle of the joint as it was running.
“Mana Burst!”
And impulsively ordered a self-destruct.
It was Sang-woo’s annoyance and frustration about the contaminated area that made it so painful.
The fact that these explosive skills are dangerous underground has been a long time coming to Andromeda.
Piii
When Mana exploded, a beam of light began to erupt from the body of No. 12.
I couldn’t have been more energetic before.
Then, the headlamp on the head of the 12 falling to the floor illuminated something.
What’s that? ’
It was a little black orb, like a cracked rock below a cliff.
And that moment.
There was going to be an explosion.
Just before the explosion, Sang-woo ended his family skills.
Shhhhhhh!
The pressure of the Mana explosion and the light swept through the cavity.
A joint that instantly brightens as dust and darkness sweep through it.
The Black Orb is stuck in the rock without moving even under pressure.
And…
The rock was shaped like a molar.
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