Artifact-Devouring Player Chapter 141

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Sang-Hyeon asked back with a smile.

“Shall I tell you?”

Of course I had no intention of telling you.

Above all, I knew very well that Do Kyungsoo would never ask me to tell him.

Do Kyung-soo himself is a person with many secrets.

As much as he valued his own secrets, he always treasured the secrets of others.

Mystery.

This is someone who knows full well that it increases the value of the player.

“It’s not fun if you know.”

As expected, Do Kyungsoo shook his head.

And he took a seat at a distance from Sang-Hyeon. His hands, which held the sword lightly, were light.

“I’m thinking of using a full-scale attack. Even if I get hit, I’ll lower the power so that it only causes a bruise. What do you think?”

“Good. With the weakened sword energy of the great offensive, I will be less hurt even if I fail to counterattack.”

“Should I make it weaker?”

“Then I won’t be able to relax. That would be just right.”

“Okay. Let me know when you’re ready.”

“Ready to go.”

Sang-Hyeon held the Mad Demon Sword in his hand and focused his gaze solely on Do Kyung-Soo.

This was the first time in my life, past or present, that I had personally blocked Do Kyungsoo’s great offensive.

I was nervous, but also excited.

If in my past life I had always been a fan and watched him from afar.

Because now, as friendly competitors, they were confirming each other’s abilities right before their eyes.

“Take it!”

Paaang!

With Do Kyung-soo’s shout, a great offensive sword energy flew out from his sword.

It was indeed Do Kyung Soo.

A crescent-shaped black aura as long as his height flew in, flashing white light.

It’s because I controlled my strength, but if it was a sincere attack, even a simple brush would have cut off the body.

“… … .”

I analyzed Do Kyung-soo’s grand offensive with my body more sensitively than my eyes.

The speed at which the great offensive was coming was not constant. It was rapidly amplified through repeated acceleration.

Off-beat response!

The body reads time.

Sang-Hyeon, who clenched his teeth, performed his skill half a beat out of sync with the breathing he had imagined.

『Counterattack Curtain』

SHING!

With a loud roar, a curtain appeared in front of the upper part of the sky, about 1 meter away.

It was similar to the defensive shield made with the Defensive Sword, with one difference: it was completely transparent.

If Sang-Hyeon had not felt the unique aura of the counterattack curtain, he would have thought he had failed to implement the skill.

The next moment.

Spaang!

The sword energy of the great offensive that hit the curtain bounced off like rubber and changed direction 180 degrees.

“and!”

The one who burst out in elasticity was Do Kyungsoo. He didn’t know that the black energy would return so cleanly.

‘Is there such a crazy skill?’

Do Kyung Soo burst into laughter.

There is nothing new about the counterattack skill. There were many players who had such a skill.

In the case of inspectors who are particularly specialized in defense, there is also a counter-damage skill that returns some of the damage.

A representative case was Jo Jin-ho of Eden Guild, a name that both Sang-hyun and Do Kyung-soo are familiar with.

But just now, Sang-Hyeon’s skill was completely different from what Do Kyung-Soo had thought.

While most counterattack skills deal some damage to the counterattacker before returning.

In the case of Sang-Hyeon, the curtain was built in front, so it had no effect on Sang-Hyeon, the counterattacker.

Taang!

First, Do Kyung-soo launched another grand offensive and received his sword energy that had returned.

It was a sword that returned with almost no loss of its original energy. It was literally like returning the skill.

Do Kyung-soo raised his voice.

“With this skill, I can block the long-range attacks of archers or magicians who are keeping me in check.”

“I think so. It just takes practice. It’s a skill I just acquired.”

“Is this a new product?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Haha, I’m the first one to get a skill demonstration. Isn’t that an honor?”

“How about we get in sync a bit more? After all, the two of us will be the only ones entering the mountain.”

“I was just about to make that suggestion.”

The two people thought the same thing.

While Sang-hyun and Do Kyung-soo climb Seol-san Mountain and head towards the loser’s altar at the top.

The rest of the Sword Ghost-Sword God team, along with Lee Ga-hee and Jeong Jun-hyeok, must deal with the undead legions that continue to flock to Seolsan.

Ultimately, the role of eliminating the boss monster, which is the core of Phase 3, falls to Sang-Hyeon and Do Kyung-Soo.

After that.

The two quickly found synchronicity, using each other’s various skills.

If they were inexperienced players, it would have taken ages to figure out each other’s tendencies and skill types.

For Do Kyung Soo and Sang Hyun, who have been through a variety of battles, it wasn’t that difficult.

Do Kyung-soo was amazed at how Sang-hyun melted into his breathing and patterns like a chameleon.

Even among the Geomgwi-Geomshin team members who had been working together for nearly two years, there was no one who knew him this well.

However, Sang-Hyeon became a support team that filled in the gaps perfectly with just about an hour of practice.

This requires keen judgment and the ability to dissect and fully understand each skill.

This would be absolutely impossible without the skill to adjust your breathing to match your opponent’s breathing.

Do Kyung-soo saw the possibility of a 3-phase attack while watching Sang-hyun’s various rush, evasion, and defense skills.

Until now, Phase 3 has always been a frustrating, frustrating, and infuriating part for Do Kyungsoo.

As I practiced with Sang-Hyeon, I felt like I could give it a try. I guess it was a feeling of being filled with hope?

From the early hours of the morning until daybreak, the two men’s practice and training never seemed to end.

It was a fun and meaningful time where no one got tired and everyone had a smile on their face.

and.

The time of the final battle has arrived.

* * *

“If we want to shorten the time even more, it might be better to start from now.”

“I’ve stocked up enough stamina, so there’s no problem. Are you confident that you can run all the way to Seolsan without stopping?”

“If you feel like your stamina is declining, there are countermeasures for that as well. Don’t worry.”

Sang-hyun and Do Kyung-soo stood at the boundary of Seol-san.

After that, the entire team of Sword Ghost and Sword God and the mercenaries took their places.

The boundary where the green grassland ends and the white snowfield begins. The moment you cross that line, the five-hour countdown begins.

“Three. Two. One. Let’s go!”

With Do Kyung-soo’s shout, the two people started running at full speed.

The first one to take the lead was Do Kyung Soo.

Kiheeee… … !

The skill that Do Kyung Soo activated along with the strange crying sound was ‘Sword Ghost Possession’.

Then, the black wings on Do Kyungsoo’s back became activated and began to flutter.

That in itself was a tremendous speed gain, accelerating to the point where Do Kyung Soo’s two legs were no longer visible.

‘I can’t lose either.’

“acceleration”

Jilsera, Sang Hyundo also used the skill.

Let’s use backstep and courageous dash while acceleration is applied.

In an instant, Sang-Hyeon’s figure flashed in and out, chasing after Do Kyung-Soo.

Here, we’ve assigned the will to charge to the undead monsters in between, increasing their own acceleration.

By sacrificing a ghoul with an abnormal status, he strategically moved a distance of 7 meters, taking advantage of the law of the jungle.

From some point on.

Do Kyungsoo was surprised to see Sanghyun maintaining eye contact while maintaining a straight line with him.

I thought deep down that I couldn’t keep up with the mobility of the Sword Demon, but… … I was completely wrong.

Sang-Hyeon shouted.

“I’ll take the lead first! I have a lot of room to endure the pressure!”

The reason I had no choice but to raise my voice was because my voice kept getting muffled as I was moving forward through the wind.

“Okay! I’ll serve!”

“thank you!”

The formation has changed.

Sang-Hyeon took the lead with about 5 meters to spare, and Do Kyung-Soo took the position behind him.

at that time.

Kwaaaaah!

A demon archer fired an arrow from a distant rock with a loud noise.

Judging by the purple tint on the arrow, it didn’t seem like an attack with much power.

But Sang-Hyeon did not avoid it.

Instead, he ran towards the direction where the Demon Archer was and took the arrows flying at him.

It was such an aggressive movement that even Do Kyung-soo felt dizzy for a moment.

『Defensive Sword』

Sang-Hyeon had a corner he believed in.

First, he created a defensive shield that covered his entire body with a defensive sword.

This was because there was a defensive barrier from the Fighting Spirit skill that was activated and maintained a state of not being hit for 100 seconds.

It was a double defense.

Phew!

Clearly, one of the arrows fired by the Demon Archer struck Sang-Hyeon’s shoulder straight on.

However, Sang-Hyeon closed the distance without sustaining any injuries, except for his body being pushed back slightly.

The rising air current that had developed in the meantime lifted the confused Demon Archer’s body high into the sky.

The future of the Demon Archer was not bright as he fell while losing his balance and center of gravity.

All that was visible was the cruel sight of the icy blade of the True Demon Sword towering high into the sky.

Crunch!

The Demon Archer, whose head was blown off before he could fight back, lost his life on the spot.

Next.

Sang-Hyeon shouted as he found a path that seemed to be a good route, although it was slightly off the original route.

“This way!”

『Cold Blast』

『Wind Mastery』

At the same time, he blew a cold wind storm in all directions, freezing the Demon Warriors guarding the path.

“This time I’ll handle it!”

Now it’s Do Kyung Soo’s turn.

While Sang-Hyeon was catching his breath, Do Kyung-Soo passed by like a whirlwind and slaughtered the Demon Warriors.

The group of Demon Warriors, frozen in front of the sharp swords of the Great Offensive, bid farewell to this world in peace.

“What a fantastic breath!”

“I think so too!”

“This route seems more shabby than the one I originally thought of. How about going northeast?”

“I agree! Let’s dig in from the side and increase the speed towards the mountain!”

“Let’s do that!”

The speed has increased.

It was thanks to an open mind that I could think flexibly according to the situation rather than making decisions according to plan.

So as not to lose momentum.

Sang-Hyeon used illusion mediation to send illusions in the direction where the monsters were gathered.

The Demon Warriors snickered and made gestures as if to say, “Would you believe such an illusion?”

At that time, Sang-Hyeon changed positions while appropriately initiating mediation.

『The pinnacle of fighting spirit』

Continued provocation skill.

The Demon Warriors who were helplessly dragged into Sang-Hyeon lost their lives one after another from a single blow of the True Sword.

Do Kyung-soo also used the ‘Sword God Possession’ skill and wildly swung his sword energy in all directions.

The skill that can increase the number of sword energy, like Sang-Hyeon’s Wind Mastery, is the Sword God Possession skill.

Thanks to that, the demons targeting Sang-Hyeon and Do Kyung-Soo here and there were hit by the sword energy and died helplessly.

In a strategy where the passage of time was forgotten, the two of them advanced while overwhelmingly shortening the previous record.

The time it took to get to the entrance of Seolsan Mountain used to take up to an hour, but this time it took less than 30 minutes.

Do Kyung-soo looked at the time watch of the special watch made for dungeons with a satisfied expression.

30 minutes time reduction.

That was a very important time for climbing Seolsan. All credit goes to Sang-Hyeon, of course!

“It seems like I owe you a lot this time! I will never forget the great contribution you made to this strategy!”

“Let’s finish awarding the rewards! We haven’t even started attacking the boss yet!”

“Did I drink too much kimchi stew?”

“I definitely have to see it through to the end! Since I’ve come this far, I definitely want to see it through to the end with my own hands!”

Sang-Hyeon’s words were sincere.

Defeating a boss monster in such a large-scale dungeon? You’ll receive rewards beyond your imagination.

You can aim for not only epic-grade artifacts, but also legendary magic stones worth 100 billion won.

The dungeon that best fits the phrase “life-changing” is also a large-scale dungeon.

‘I’m definitely going to get my hands on one!’

Sang-Hyeon’s purpose was firm.

Killing the boss monsters of this dungeon and taking their sweet fruits! This was the plan I had drawn from the beginning.