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A battle of wits.
The battle, which was only watched with the most important means hidden, lasted much longer than expected.
Even from the perspective of Sang-Hyeon, who fully understood the characteristics of the Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara, the various attack methods were burdensome.
Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara also couldn’t help but feel tense because her mental attacks against Sang-Hyeon had not worked at all.
A fierce battle, but paradoxically, the point is missing!
The first to break that ambiguous balance was the Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara.
“Ugh! I think I’ve figured out all your patterns by now! It’s time to kill you!”
“What is my pattern?”
Right then.
Phew!
Sang-Hyeon heard a very brief but clear sound.
It was a precursor symptom that was seen when a player or monster with spatial distortion ability used said ability.
There was a kind of preliminary sound that could be heard if you concentrated, just before the space was distorted.
Pfft!
Sang-Hyeon took a sensual back step and immediately left the place. There was not a single moment of hesitation.
Kkuddeuk!
‘also.’
By a hair’s breadth.
The entire space where Sang-Hyeon had been standing just a moment ago was distorted and then returned to its original state.
It was a scene where space was controlled arbitrarily, as if a can had been crushed and the scene had been played backwards.
‘It’s the most difficult ability for me. No, it’s definitely a difficult ability for any player.’
The gaze deepened.
The greatest characteristic of the space distortion ability is that it cannot be stopped.
Skill attacks that involve flying projectiles can be countered with skills such as counterattack barriers.
The spatial distortion ability is impossible to counter.
The only way to deal with it is to block your mental concentration.
But if you have that kind of ability in the first place, there must have been a way to protect your state of concentration.
‘The farther you go, the more you hesitate, the more you lose. You have to stick with it actively. It’s that dangerous, but that’s why it’s threatening.’
I gathered my thoughts again.
The spatial distortion ability is close to instantaneous, so giving the opponent even a little more time is disadvantageous.
It is true that there are many areas of concern because the ability is destructive.
However, if you approach the battle passively, the end result will be worse.
There is a difference between ‘holding on’ because you don’t want to die and ‘running towards’ someone in order to kill them somehow.
Sang-Hyeon had no intention of becoming an electron. He didn’t come to this dungeon expecting a draw.
Papat!
Sang-Hyeon rushes forward, kicking the ground.
By simultaneously deploying acceleration and over-psychedelics, the body’s reaction speed was brought to the maximum.
“Heavenly punishment will come down!”
The eyes of the Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara glaring at the upper body glowed bright red, and numerous hands moved in a chaotic manner.
Right then.
‘and.’
Sang-Hyeon could see it.
The spatial distortion that started from the tips of the two fingers at the front of the Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara was chasing him.
It was a tracking-moving space distortion, not a fixed space distortion.
In other words, it was a distorted form that followed the direction in which Sang-Hyeon was going!
Because it followed the branches in a zigzag pattern like lightning, its movements were not even honest.
The Another World skill that Sang-Hyeon used like a treasure trove was no longer effective.
The space distortion skill distorts even isolated subspaces, so death is certain the moment it is used.
『Brave Charge』
Sang-Hyeon’s choice was simple.
It is to further narrow the distance with the Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara.
Although the burden on the tracking distortion skill will increase, there was a good reason for Sang-Hyeon’s charge.
‘I don’t think we’d want to die together.’
It was calculated that if the distorted flow along the upper body reached him, he would stop expressing his abilities.
No matter how much one wants to kill the other person, there are few cases where one would willingly sacrifice one’s own life.
What if it was a low-level, lowest-level monster that had lost its reason and only carried out orders?
“Eh, eight… …! How annoying!”
As expected, it was as expected.
When the tracking distortion ability he had displayed was reversed by Sang-Hyeon, Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara took back his ability.
If Sang-Hyeon was the Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara, he would have used his powers to the fullest.
It is natural that you have to make some sacrifices to kill the enemy.
However, the arrogant and haughty nature of the Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara seemed to consider it a ‘serious loss.’
So, I have gained the skill.
‘Got it!’
Thanks to you, the opportunity came.
The numerous swords that contained the Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara had not yet reached the location of the Supreme Being.
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So a gap was created.
Sang-Hyeon immediately swung the Sword of Destruction. It was not a situation where he could use the Whisper of the Sage, so he spared it.
First of all, I planned to target the abdomen, which is a relatively weak area compared to the muscular yet thick arms.
The stomach of the Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara, which is in the form of a naked statue, is so thin that you can’t find any muscle at all.
“How foolish.”
Phew!
“… … !”
The attack missed.
No, to be exact, it is true that I stabbed the Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara, but I was not stabbed.
This is because the guy created a distortion field in the front of his abdomen and connected it to another space.
It was a strategy to avoid rough attacks by creating a passage connecting the space in front of the abdomen with another space.
‘I overlooked this ability.’
Clenching his fists, Sang-Hyeon concentrated once again.
Certainly a tricky foe.
As I was looking at him, I naturally remembered a player from China.
Heo Yun-gang.
A player with the ability to distort space, this ability user is a version of Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara that is several levels higher than that of the Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara.
I don’t know if they will become enemies or allies in the future, but in any case, there must be someone with even greater abilities…
I didn’t want to be defeated by someone like ‘Cheon-su-gwan-eum’.
‘Rather than dragging things along at my own pace, let’s hand over the initiative to Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara to decide the outcome. Since she’s a brawler who fights for her own gain, that’d be better.’
We re-established our strategy.
I tried to actively aim for it because I could see its weakness, but it was still a mid-boss monster after all.
He is the gatekeeper of the infamous Blood Tower quest. It is not likely to end easily.
“Hahaha, what do you think?”
“It’s pretty good.”
“I can see a hint of confusion on your face.”
I always thought I had no talent for acting, but I always got over my opponents who saw Sang-Hyeon.
It is thanks to accumulated experience.
It’s not like I’m overly surprised.
It’s like pretending to hide your feelings while showing an expression of fear that is revealed unconsciously.
To do that, you need to know what kind of facial expressions the other person unconsciously makes when they are terrified.
Sang-Hyeon acted it out.
The horrific memories that I had to become accustomed to as I watched countless people dying on the battlefield.
Since that experience was melted and naturally expressed, it was impossible for the Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara to see through it.
“Take this too!”
The attack of the Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara has begun.
Rather than simply swinging a sword, there is an added twist.
Earlier, in order to defend against Sang-Hyeon’s attack, space was distorted to create a connecting route.
This time it was the opposite.
Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara created a variable that distorted space for her attacks.
That is, the attack that stabbed at Sang-Hyeon from the front did not honestly come from the front.
It was a surprise attack that flew in from behind with spatial distortion. It blew away all visual information.
“and!”
Sang-Hyeon thought it would be better to bend down rather than use his skill, so he immediately lay down flat.
Then, two sword blades narrowly passed over Sang-Hyeon’s hair.
If he had hesitated for just 0.1 second, no, 0.05 seconds, it would have been an attack that would have cut off the top of his head, not his hair.
In that state.
Sararak!
Sang-Hyeon quickly turned his body around and kicked the ground while lying down.
『Back Step』
Skills were linked at the same time.
Normally, if you were to exert force, you would have done a back step while lying down, so there would have been no change in position.
Sang-Hyeon also tried something unusual.
The position where the propulsion force of the back step is applied has been adjusted to the heel rather than the back.
Then, Sang-Hyeon’s body was pushed upward as if he was skateboarding while lying down.
Right then.
『Rising Current』
At the very moment when Sang-Hyeon was about to pass between the legs of Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara, an upward current of air was created.
The wind sphere with considerable initial kinetic energy struck the Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara’s vital point.
Humanoid monsters have weaknesses designed to match the word ‘humanoid’. This means that they are not just imitations.
That is why there was a collision at the lower part of the Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara, who was both human and male.
Phew!
“Keuk… … !”
It meant that the wind sphere had hit a bad spot. A spot that could cause major problems in some cases.
Oh my!
“Did you think you were the only one with variations?”
The stopped Sang-Hyeon once again aimed for the lower body of Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara, whose body was bent like a bow.
Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara, who momentarily lost his fighting ability, was nothing more than a small target with many arms.
It was definitely disabled, if only for a moment.
『Whispers of the Wise』
『Sword of Destruction』
The quick kill combo followed right away. It’s rare to get a chance to put it in so cleanly and defenselessly like this.
The next moment.
Puhwaaaaak!
“Turn it off!”
With a distinct sound of something exploding, the True Demon Sword dug into Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara’s wound by more than an inch.
‘This is enough.’
I’ve been in the same position for too long.
Knowing full well that Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara was not an idiot, he immediately continued using the skill that would make it easy to escape from that state.
『Fantasy Mediation』
Pfft!
The illusion that burst out of Sang-Hyeon’s body headed towards the back of Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara with great momentum.
At the same time.
Ka-ching! Cha-kang! Cha-kang! Cha-kang!
The Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara’s sword, which had regained its concentration, aimed at the spot where Sang-Hyeon was lying.
At that point, naturally, Sang-Hyeon activated his illusionary mediation and leisurely moved away from his original position.
“Kuhaa. Hah. Hah.”
The flow of air has changed.
The face of the Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara, which had been so arrogant until just before, had an expression that had melted like ice cream.
A face filled with deep worry.
It started with a pain too painful to even put into words, and then the anger at being completely made a fool of.
‘It will be difficult to keep your lower body perfectly centered now.’
Sang-Hyeon remembered the weakness of the Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara that he had created with his own hands and took note of the attack point.
Unless you have the skill to dramatically heal your wounds.
The lower body of the Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara will continue to be an Achilles heel, as it cannot maintain the central axis evenly.
‘Then, all we have to do is cut off the guy’s four main arms and we’re done. Then he’s disarmed. He’s effectively dead.’
I took another clear look at the four arms that were visible in my field of vision.
Just as if you tear your wings off from a bed, you can never fly again.
The same goes for the Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara.
If only the arms that were the core were gone, only the flailing squid-like appearance would remain.
『Double-edged sword』
After calculating to some extent, Seon Sang-Hyeon activated the double-edged sword skill.
Anyway, if you get hit by Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara even once, it will immediately lead to serious injury.
I don’t think it would be a problem to give up some of the defense.
The important thing is how certain you can be when you hit a room.
Selection and focus.
Sang-Hyeon was going all-in on the attack.
And in my head, there is an artifact that I absolutely want to obtain from Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara!
I was immediately thinking about an epic grade bracelet.