Artifact-Devouring Player Chapter 86

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『Knockback Burst』

Just a glimmer of hope.

◎ Knockback, absolute immunity!

It broke right away.

Skills such as Whisper of Darkness, Updraft, and Downdraft did not work at all.

The damage is done, but the blindness, airborne, and gravity enhancement that should be linked in the process do not work.

‘Immunity monsters are the worst.’

Sang-Hyeon clicked his tongue.

Sang-Hyeon’s attack style was to deal concentrated damage in a short period of time based on abnormal status.

But, assuming immunity to this, I felt like my options were greatly limited.

‘It was something I was going to experience someday anyway. It wouldn’t be a bad idea to learn how to deal with it now.’

Sang-Hyeon thought so.

You won’t have to fight players right away, but it’s quite possible that you will in the future.

Didn’t you have a fight with Tori in front of your house right away? I can’t say it’s impossible.

In that case, it is possible that someone wearing an artifact that grants immunity to abnormal status effects, like Kim Mi-so, may appear at any time.

I wanted to think that the fight with Gigant right now was a rehearsal for that time. No, that was the situation.

‘Let’s think of it as a training wooden sculpture. It tastes very spicy though.’

Sang-Hyeon faced Gigant, who had a hunched body and an expression full of worldly discontent.

It was definitely disgusting.

It’s true that there are eyes, a nose, and a mouth on the face, but it looks like someone roughly made a ball of clay and sewed a few buttons on it.

Strength and Stamina Mastery training is more useful when you are constantly fighting these guys.

Since it has not been skill-developed yet, it is an ideal condition for repeated training.

“Wow!”

The angry Gigant happened to be interested in a rock the size of a six-person table next to him.

Sang-Hyeon frowned at the sight of Gigant trying to lift a rock of unusual size.

“Hey, that’s it.”

Kwah! Kwah! Kwah!

Meanwhile, Ham Ji-yeon’s freezing magic struck Gigant.

Freezing will never affect you because of your immunity, but it can still cause a lot of damage.

But Gigant picked up the rock without even blinking, as if he had been hit with a cotton swab.

And he threw it forcefully at Sang-Hyeon, who had been a thorn in his side from the beginning.

It was a throw so powerful that you could hear the sound of waves cutting through the wind.

『Back Step』

『Back Step』

I took back steps one after another.

It was a high-speed movement that moved backwards a distance of 11.5 meters, and the evasion point itself was successful.

The rock fell exactly where Sang-Hyeon originally was.

The problem is that Gigant intentionally threw the rock at an angle, causing the rock to bounce back once more.

“crazy.”

Sang-Hyeon immediately took a defensive stance. The short-term overload on his body was too great to use a back step.

『Defensive Sword』

I spent my mana to create a thick defensive barrier. I was planning on blocking it somehow.

“I’ll add firepower!”

Right then.

Ham Ji-yeon clung closely behind Sang-hyeon. Sang-hyeon was surprised by the unexpected connection.

At that moment, Ham Ji-yeon placed both hands on Sang-hyeon’s broad back and breathed some strong force into it.

“huh……?”

The change happened before I could hear her explanation.

The defensive shield of the Defensive Sword becomes more than five times thicker than before, becoming a truly thick wall.

Kuung!

“Ugh!”

“Whoa!”

And then it hit a rock.

The original plan was to use the defensive sword to slow down and evade the rocks.

This was because even Sang-Hyeon didn’t have the confidence to stop it.

But when Ham Ji-yeon helped, the impossible became possible.

Profit.

The only damage that was done was for Sang-Hyeon and Ham Ji-Yeon to be pushed back about two inches using the barrier as a stepping stone.

It was a perfect defense, except that the shock was enough to make my muscles tense for a moment.

“Quaieek!”

The gigantic became even more heated.

I thought it was a decisive attack, but when it was easily blocked, it seemed like a thousand fires were boiling inside me.

“What happened just now?”

“I used Mr. Sang-Hyeon’s body as a medium to enhance my skills. Isn’t it amazing?”

“… … I didn’t expect that.”

Looking at the process by which she became intimate with herself, it seemed like an ability that allowed for conditional skill overlay.

It was a really useful ability.

Sang-Hyeon was curious.

A player who has the ability to translate the language used by monsters and even knows how to add skills to it.

What kind of life did she live in her past life that prevented her from standing out later?

If you had steadily developed this special ability, you could have been ranked as a semi-named person, even if you weren’t a named person.

However, Ham Ji-yeon’s name was not in Sang-hyeon’s mind, even though he knew all the famous players.

If so, there is only one reason.

It’s death.

Sang-Hyeon immediately changed the subject, shaking off the dark thoughts that were needlessly filling his head.

“Ms. Jiyeon.”

“yes?”

“Freezing or burning that guy is impossible, as we saw before. But interfering with it is possible, right?”

“What if it bothers you?”

“Blocking vision with fire and freezing the ground to make it slippery.”

“Yes, it is possible.”

“Let’s try to harass him like that. The concept is tricky, but his intelligence itself doesn’t seem to be that high. If we attack him cleverly, we can catch him.”

“ah…….”

Only then did Ham Ji-yeon feel her stiff head turning smoothly as if it had been oiled.

Is this the judgment of a seasoned player? I missed it.

It is true that it is immune to status ailments, but not to status ailments induced by nature.

“Let’s go. It’s going to be a melee, so don’t get too close. Got it?”

“all right!”

Meanwhile, Gigant found another rock and threw it at the two.

However, Sang-Hyeon dodged easily by rushing forward, and Ham Ji-Yeon also dodged by moving to the side.

Sang-Hyeon thought as he rushed towards Gigant.

‘Let’s just start by poking it in.’

For monsters with high defense and health like Gigant, an honest attack method is actually the correct answer.

It is about continuously pouring out damage and reducing stamina.

If this gate had been a gate with a level 500 restriction, Sang-Hyeon would have thought differently.

But with a gate limit of 200, it was absolutely impossible for a gigantic being to have regenerative abilities like a troll.

The system’s judgment criteria were precise and clear, so it could be guessed.

It was also a confidence based on the vast amount of information about dungeons, gates, and cracks that I had experienced over the past 30 years.

“Whoa!”

Gigant, who had confirmed Sang-Hyeon’s approach, threatened him by emotionally waving his thick arms.

“Will that work?”

It wasn’t difficult to avoid.

To begin with, it wasn’t moving very fast, so it was easy enough to see it with your eyes and avoid it.

I haven’t even used over-psychedelic yet. The gigantic thing hasn’t kicked in yet.

WHACK! WHACK!

While lightly dodging Gigant’s attacks, Sang-Hyeon successfully landed two light attacks.

◎ Strengthening weaknesses

◎ 2nd hit

The stat for strengthening weaknesses accumulates.

‘The actual attack repertoire is diverse.’

Sang-Hyeon praised himself and expressed his admiration.

Compared to my past self, the composition itself was so embarrassing that the comparison itself was embarrassing.

At that time, Sang-Hyeon’s swordsmanship skills were limited to a long series of attacks with a cooldown of 5 minutes.

That alone was so moving that I couldn’t even begin to count how much I looked forward to the 5 minutes I had to use the skill again.

But now, you can use skills by selecting them according to the situation.

Because of this, there were many swordsmanship skills that were never used during the strategic selection process.

WHACK! WHACK!

Two consecutive hits.

It immediately became a 4-hit state.

The desired conditions have been met.

『Whispers of the Wise』

『Sword of Crushing』

From the moment he ate the sage’s leather belt, the best picture that Sang-Hyeon had thought of was drawn.

Thanks to the Whisper of the Sage, the damage of the already powerful Crushing Sword skill was further increased.

and.

Phew!

The great sword of fighting spirit that Sang-Hyeon had thrust with all his might dug deep into Gigant’s right rib.

It penetrated Gigant’s body, which felt like a thick steel plate and a wall that would not even be scratched.

“Kaaaaaaaaaaaa!”

Gigant screamed with a pained expression, shaking his head from side to side frantically.

Thick saliva spraying out in all directions from his open mouth was a bonus.

“You disgusting little bastard.”

I expected it, but he didn’t die.

Rather, even in the midst of pain, he seemed to be stretching out his left arm and aiming for Sang-Hyeon.

Phew!

Sang-Hyeon quickly pulled out the Greatsword of Fighting Spirit and stepped back.

Then, just in time, Gigant’s left hand nervously passed over the spot where Sang-Hyeon had originally been.

Push shoot!

Gulp.

“also.”

Sang-Hyeon nodded as he saw the deep, long scar around the area corresponding to the ribs.

If the gigant was a monster classified as a troll, it would have shown signs of recovery at the same time as the bleeding stopped.

But after a fountain of blood spurted out from the wound on his chest, it poured out as if a faucet had been turned on.

“It’s solid, but it doesn’t heal itself. You can think of it as a walking fortress.”

The features are summarized simply.

A moving defensive fortress.

But it seemed like the repairs were just a one-time defensive fortress that couldn’t be repaired easily.

Gulp. Gulp.

Sang-Hyeon drank the mana potion.

Since potions are meant to increase recovery power, mana that was previously missing was not restored all at once.

It will be 10 years from now before a potion that greatly restores health in a short period of time like the potions in games appears.

Right now, we are just at the beginning stages of research, so we are not even at the level of taking baby steps.

‘Let’s think about potion research step by step. The process isn’t the problem, the materials are. Actually.’

Sang-Hyeon sorted out the thoughts that had come to his mind about the potion and then focused on Gigant again.

It was true that he had just struck deeply, but it seemed far from enough to take him down.

at that time.

“Koo!”

The giant screamed.

Boom!

It hit the ground within a second.

I thought it was just a simple expression of anger, but what unfolded afterwards was different from what I expected.

Kwajijijik!

A crack in the ground that started from under Gigant’s feet quickly spread out into branches and headed towards Sang-Hyeon.

At the same time, the place where the branch had spread out collapsed without a trace, creating a sinkhole.

『Back Step』

Pfft!

Sang-Hyeon quickly dodged.

Then, just like before, a crack appeared in the place where Sang-Hyeon had been, swallowing up everything above.

“That guy is crazy.”

I thought strength was the key, but I never thought it would shake the axis of the earth, creating cracks and collapse.

At this rate, if I was exposed to a real Gigant attack even just once, I would feel like I was going to see the afterlife.

After the regression, I had never encountered a monster with such incredible destructive power.

“… … .”

Sang-Hyeon narrowed his eyes as he watched Gigant pounding his chest in anger.

I focused on the changes that happen to Gigant. He is not invincible. The balance of the system is certain.

Sang-Hyeon, who had been examining Gigant’s entire body with such sharp eyes, snapped his fingers as if he had discovered something.

“Gigant, I found your weakness.”