Artifact-Devouring Player Chapter 200

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So far, numerous players have participated in the Ashtaroth raid as mercenaries and received favorable reviews.

The moment I saw Sang-Hyeon step forward with interest.

Sarah, Kyle, and Raphel thought.

Having an almighty-grade artifact can be great for your confidence, but it won’t give you the confidence to conquer it.

Even Rapheln, who would be sad if told to go somewhere right away and be second, has never dealt with the ‘gatekeeper’ easily.

Because he was a so-called blood pig with a lot of stamina, it took quite a long time to conquer him.

But Sang-Hyeon goes out alone?

No matter how high the potential and talent of a player, is this a problem that can be solved by just one person?

Since they thought the same thing and had no room for argument, the three of them linked arms as if they had made a promise.

Yeah, do whatever you want, it’ll work out! That was exactly the feeling he had.

Right then.

Of course, everyone kept their mouths shut because they had the courtesy of being considerate of their comrades who had entered battle.

Everyone looked at each other with wide eyes at the sight unfolding before their eyes.

The reason is.

“… … ?”

Sang-Hyeon had completely disappeared from sight. He had disappeared so cleanly that there was no way to find him.

Everyone tried to follow the traces of Sang-Hyeon by using things like mana detection or mana amplification.

Even Kyle, who is known for his excellent sensitivity, couldn’t pinpoint Sang-Hyeon’s location at all. This was because he was in perfect hiding.

The duration of wind stealth is 10 seconds.

Among them, Sang-Hyeon invested a solid 5-second approach process and the work of erasing the presence.

“… … .”

The gatekeeper was dull.

He still only kept his gaze fixed on Sarah and her group, visible in the distance.

Since the three people weren’t moving, I quickly turned my gaze elsewhere.

As a gatekeeper guarding the entrance, it is only natural to be thorough in guarding the front and side boundaries.

at that time.

Seeing!

A thick murderous aura was felt in the empty space where there was nothing. It was the unique murderous aura that the Nameless Sword itself exuded.

Even the gatekeeper isn’t stupid.

He immediately turned his head as soon as he realized that he was alive.

There is one reason.

I’ve been keeping a close eye on the front so far, and I just have a strange feeling, but I don’t think there will be anyone there.

But it was a completely wrong idea from the beginning.

Shhhhhh! Phewhhhh!

Sang-Hyeon’s nameless sword cut the gatekeeper’s neck horizontally and flew away cleanly.

The blow that was created by concentrating all skills in an instant was not something that could be endured with stamina or something like that.

If Sang-Hyeon’s blow had been aimed at the center of the torso, or the upper arm or thigh, the result would have been different.

Those areas have much higher self-defense power, and they also have tough skin surrounding them.

But it wasn’t the neck.

There was a limit to the strengthened value, and it was woefully inadequate to withstand the blow of the upper body.

Thud. Thud. Thud. Thud.

The gatekeeper’s head fell to the sandy floor and rolled around for a while.

“and…….”

“Is that… okay?”

The unexpected has become reality.

The reason why the three people were surprised at the same time was because Sang-Hyeon had a stealth ability that did not fit his characteristics as a ‘prosecutor’.

It was also because of the destructive power that instantly blew off the neck of the gatekeeper, who was difficult to even get a live sword to do.

They have the data.

Compared to the players who came as mercenaries before, the results that Sang-Hyeon created were ‘the first’.

For the first time, he took his own life alone, without any help, in less than 10 seconds.

and.

“Come on, make yourself at home!”

Sang-Hyeon’s cheerful voice echoed throughout the desert.

It was a voice that made it seem like I couldn’t stay still after hearing it.

Some might say it’s a humble beginning.

The thoughts of Rapheln, who had observed it directly and was a player of the same type, were completely different.

For the inspector, there is no concept of ‘all around’. What this means is that there is only one direction.

For example, a nimble swordsman who is good at tanking, or a heavy tanker with excellent attack power.

These concepts cannot coexist.

It’s like making a square with strings of equal length.

If you make the vertical length longer, the horizontal length will inevitably become shorter, and vice versa.

The characteristic of the inspection department is such… …. Sang-Hyeon had the characteristic of ignoring this.

A stealth ability that even they themselves cannot track! Plus, the mobility to close the distance in an instant.

Is that all?

He added one more thing to this, and cut off the gatekeeper’s head with one blow. In other words, it was said to have destructive power as well.

Trinity.

This is called ‘complete form’ in other words. It is a form that is called fraudulent because it is fully complete.

“Not yet. Not yet.”

“Don’t be surprised in advance.”

“Let’s wait and see. We can’t evaluate everything at once.”

Soon the three of them regained their composure.

Constantly doubting and verifying. Isn’t that the way they’ve been doing it so far?

It is true that Sang-Hyeon gave us a surprise right from the start, but there are still many things that need to be verified.

They opened their eyes coldly again.

* * *

After that.

During the dungeon raid, Sang-Hyeon used all his abilities and focused on the raid.

Hiding your skills strategically?

There was no need for that anymore.

Because it doesn’t fit the premise that you should hide your strength in a situation where you have to appeal to yourself with all your might.

It didn’t matter even if all the information about his skills was known.

‘Anyway, I’ll continue to eat artifacts in the future, and my skills will increase accordingly.’

Because the skills will increase as much as, or even more than, the known skills.

It wasn’t unfounded confidence.

It was a confidence that believed in a systematically established probability, and that there were no variables in it.

‘Is this what it feels like to run with all the sandbags off?’

Sang-Hyeon thought as he swept through the Ashtaroth dungeon like a fish in water.

I didn’t clear the dungeon alone.

Kyle, Sarah, and Raphelyn work together to take down difficult tank-type monsters.

In some cases, he would strategically strike first and destroy the monsters’ defensive formation.

Sang-Hyeon was an all-weather person.

There were no mistakes, no delays or confusion in recognizing the situation, and no frustrations with colleagues.

Rather, it was like he couldn’t keep up with Sang-Hyeon’s tempo.

In particular, at some point, Rapheln was barely able to ‘chasing’ Sang-Hyeon’s tail while panting.

By the time I had made it to the middle of the dungeon,

When Sang-Hyeon volunteered to go on a reconnaissance mission, a time for the three of them to talk was created naturally.

Of course, it was also Sang-Hyeon who vacated the seat at a glance.

“… … .”

However, no one spoke until Sang-Hyeon’s figure disappeared beyond the horizon.

What should I say?

With Sang-Hyeon’s current abilities, it seems like he even has the skill to eavesdrop from far away.

The number of Sang-Hyeon’s skills that I have seen with my own eyes since coming here is over 50, to the point where I feel that way.

At this point, the numbers are so fraudulent that it makes you wonder if they’re just making up for it with skills.

And when it was confirmed that Sang-Hyeon had disappeared to a location that was no longer visible no matter how hard I looked.

“Whew.”

Rapheln was the first to break the silence, letting out a hot sigh. It was Sarah who immediately brought up the topic.

“what do you think about it?”

Rapheln answered.

“Shall I be honest?”

Kyle, who used to be so talkative, seemed to be keeping silent for a long time for some reason.

“Then what are you lying about?”

“It’s beyond imagination. It’s three times the scale of the skills we learned from the Master in advance.”

“……surely.”

Anyway, these three people are veterans with thick bones from the battlefield.

Even if it is just an afterimage of a skill that passed by in an instant, I know that each one is different.

I checked everything.

And I felt it.

Sang-Hyeon doesn’t have multiple similar skills.

That there is a wide variety of skills, each with their own distinct characteristics.

In particular, the instant status abnormality removal skills, such as recovery, were amazing.

After that, there was a period of complete immunity, so it was virtually invincible.

When three people were struggling to relieve the stiffness and blindness caused by the monsters using artifacts.

Sang-Hyeon was immediately removing abnormal status effects and slaughtering monsters based on his immunity status.

It continued like this.

While the three were busy ‘responding’, Sang-Hyeon had already finished responding and was leading the attack.

A mercenary who is one step ahead.

And the existing members who continue to lag behind relatively.

Since the situation was completely reversed, it was no wonder that I felt intimidated.

At some point… … .

The three people had completely forgotten that their level and scope were higher than Sang-Hyeon’s.

“The Master currently possesses forty skills. I thought that was a lot, and I thought so too.”

“that’s right.”

“But Shin Sang-hyun has over 50. And let’s assume that he also has passive skills that he doesn’t need to use directly.”

“At least 60?”

“Besides, there’s also the effect of an artifact sword of the Almighty grade. That’s also a skill.”

“… … .”

A thrill runs through my veins for a moment.

When I opened the box, which was wrapped in shabby packaging, it felt like there was a gold bar inside.

It certainly was.

Whenever I see Sang-Hyeon running around the battlefield under the psychedelic awakening effects of Over Psychedelic.

It was so splendid that it seemed worthy of being called the god of battle.

And the monsters that had been robbed of their gaze and focus as much as their splendor died like fallen autumn leaves.

“Are we… … verifying this?”

“We never once had the initiative passed to us until the middle of the dungeon. Do you know what I mean?”

“Hangover.”

“Yeah. That’s exactly right.”

The conversation is so self-deprecating that it’s hard to call it a conversation between three level 400 players.

I thought there was no need for further verification.

No, to be precise, the level of players who need to participate in verification needs to be raised.

The three thought so.

That’s understandable, because even after examining all of Sang-Hyeon’s skills, some of them don’t even have a mechanism that I understand.

In other words, they are trapped in a frame of thought and have clear ‘limits’, so they believe that they cannot understand the upper world 100%.

Rather, it seemed that Master Frederick Villain should personally see the upper body.

He has the best observation and insight, and has deep connections with many top players.

You will now be able to accurately understand the world of incredible skills and abilities that Sang-Hyeon possesses.

“Haha. Hahahaha.”

“A truly great player has come from Korea.”

“He sounds like a crazy person in a nice way! Wouldn’t it be cool to have a guy like that in our guild?”

“Han Hyun-jung is a player who has been spit on, so will that work?”

“I thought it was a short-term contract. Our Master can’t win if we pay with money. Isn’t that right?”

Regardless of the will of the parties.

The three people who had already fallen for Sang-Hyeon’s charms each expressed their affection for him while pounding their lips.

First report.

The initiation ceremony, which had been infamous to everyone, was becoming the perfect venue for Sang-Hyeon to make an appeal.

The first step towards advancing to the world stage! The first step could not have been more perfect.

Those who immediately recognized Sang-Hyeon’s true value had already come up with the same modifier in their heads.

Another level!

No words could have suited him better.