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Chapter 60. Centaur King (8)
20.
When the resistance entered the 5th floor, it was the 4th day.
Heehee!
The Centaur King, who had been displaying an overwhelming presence, began to act differently than usual.
“The Centaur King won’t chase me.”
The Centaur King, who had been chasing the Resistance’s special forces as if he was going to kill them, stopped.
“What happened?”
It was difficult for the resistance to understand.
But Albi was different.
‘El Palm’s restraint worked well, and eventually the Centaur King began to be on guard.’
She knew why.
But I couldn’t explain the reason as it was.
I swore on my life not to speak of El Palm.
And really, it went without saying.
“Things don’t go as planned, so that’s why it’s like that.”
“okay.”
Because one of the absolute rules of the resistance was to follow the leader’s words without question.
Because if Albi says so, no one will question it.
“And if you refrain from taking action, we will be grateful. We just need to buy time.”
Moreover, this situation was a welcome one.
“Help the special forces get as much rest as possible.”
“yes.”
The special forces that had been acting as bait against the Centaur King for four days were reaching their limit.
‘You can survive.’
Whatever the reason, it was truly a godsend to have a moment to catch my breath.
But I couldn’t just accept this positively.
“Don’t let your guard down. If the Centaur King starts to get on guard, he’ll increase his horde.”
Rather, it was like the calm before the storm.
The Centaur King will now roam around, bringing in more Centaurs.
Now there were thousands, but when he faced the Centaur King again, he would have to deal with centaurs in the tens of thousands.
It was a huge number.
“That’s it. All you have to do is run away.”
But the resistance was tense but not terrified about it.
“You don’t even have to think about catching the Centaur King.”
Because there was an answer.
“No matter what I do, I can’t catch him.”
A very clear answer.
21.
El Palm, who had been observing the Centaur King from a distance, knew that he had begun to watch.
‘Can’t catch it.’
That it is impossible to hunt the Centaur King in the normal way.
It wasn’t just a concept of the Centaur King being strong.
‘The stronger the enemy, the less likely he is to fight back.’
The Centaur King knows how to run away.
This was a pretty important part.
Most monsters had no concept of running away. They usually fought until they died.
Even if they did run away, they were just running away blindly, following their instincts, out of fear.
It was easier to catch a monster that was running away like that.
All I had to do was follow him and catch him.
But the Centaur King was different.
He knew how to use his subordinates to create his own escape route and escape.
That was a whole other level of thing.
‘It’s impossible to catch a guy who’s started running away.’
Moreover, it was impossible to keep up with the speed at which the Centaur King fled with determination.
El Palm, it was impossible even with the boots of Hermes.
Moreover, it was even more impossible to hit the Centaur King with long-range magic.
This also means that it is impossible to catch El Palm.
‘It’s different now.’
But the El Palm of today is different.
There was a way.
‘Because I have this.’
That really old book that El Palm was holding in his hands right now was the method.
‘Fire Demon.’
The magic contained in that item was none other than the ancient magic Fire Demon.
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As the expression “ancient magic” suggests, it was a magic that was virtually impossible to obtain at the present time.
Meaning very rare.
It was difficult to even find someone who knew of its existence.
‘Deemed to be a forbidden magic in Ellinia.’
Furthermore, Fire Demon magic was a magic that adventurers were not allowed to use.
The reason was simple.
‘Devil’s magic.’
This magic is none other than the magic that summons the Fire Demon, a demon of fire.
Summoning a demon could easily destroy the balance of Maple World if done wrong.
Of course, that was the biggest reason.
That it is very powerful.
First of all, the special feature of this magic was that the moment the summoned fire demon touched the target, the target would be possessed by the fire demon.
The target possessed by the Fire Demon was unable to overcome its power and its body began to heat up.
Naturally, my physical condition became very bad. It was like my body was burning until I died.
That is, even if you hit just once, you can continue to deal damage.
Of course, that doesn’t mean that the magic was applicable to all monsters.
It usually had no effect on monsters with some degree of magic resistance, and on strong monsters.
Because a strong monster can withstand moderate heat with a smile.
‘Usually it doesn’t work at this level.’
So El Palm had no intention of using the Fire Demon magic he had spent a lot of money on against the Centaur King.
‘If you have Hyperion’s helmet, it’s a different story.’
But now, El Palm’s blue flames showed a power on a different level than the existing red flames.
And the effect also applied to Fire Demon magic.
It didn’t end there.
‘Once the Fire Demon possesses you.’
El Palm knew.
‘From then on, everything changes.’
Another scary thing about Fire Demon magic.
That is why at this moment El Palm did not hesitate.
He could have captured the Centaur King any moment he wanted.
The reason why it is not caught right away is simple.
‘Day 7.’
To wait for the right time.
And then the long-awaited moment came.
22.
Heehee!
The Centaur King felt a sense of crisis when he realized that the Centaurs were not gathering at his call.
That was very unusual.
For a centaur, refusing the call of the Centaur King means fighting!
It was practically suicide. Of course, he was initially outraged by this fact, and the Centaur King willingly moved to punish those who ignored his call.
And soon I could see it.
The corpses of the centaurs!
The moment he saw it, the Centaur King realized that there was a being here strong enough to threaten his life, and from then on, he did not fight.
Heehee!
Instead, he began to gather his own men.
Heehee!
Without stopping, over and over again.
Heehee!
Even after over ten thousand had gathered, the Centaur King did not stop calling.
As I walked around, I collected more and more.
Heehee!
It was the same even after the number exceeded 20,000.
Even after a cloud of centaurs gathered around him, the Centaur King gathered his men.
Heehee!
Finally, when the number passed 30,000 and reached 40,000, it was only then that the Centaur King stopped crying.
The might of the Centaur legions assembled in this way was truly a moving terror.
Even if you just stay still, the pressure is so overwhelming that you could collapse.
Doo doo doo doo!
And when it started to move, the sound itself was more than enough to kill an adventurer.
It was a disaster in and of itself.
Heehee!
There was no longer any fear or caution for the Centaur King who had led such a disaster.
From then on, the Centaur King began to move to punish those who had frightened him.
There was no hesitation in the Centaur King’s steps.
Doo doo doo!
I ran without stopping.
That was the moment.
Hurrrrr!
A fireball with a demonic face flew towards the Centaur King quickly and unexpectedly.
The Centaur King was not surprised by that fact.
Because the size of the fireball was laughable.
So the Centaur King lightly struck the flying fireball with his bare fist.
Phew!
Then the fireball disappeared into the air with a laughable sound.
From the Centaur King’s perspective, it wasn’t even an attack, it wasn’t even worth snorting at.
It definitely was.
Heeeelp, yuck!
But suddenly the Centaur King let out a loud cough.
Kkkkkkkkkkk!
The footsteps naturally stopped.
Then the centaurs following the Centaur King also stopped running and turned their heads.
Such centaurs could be seen.
Knock, knock, knock!
The appearance of the Centaur King, whose entire body had turned red like flames.
It wasn’t just the color that changed.
Phew!
The Centaur King’s body began to heat up so much that the sweat on his body began to evaporate.
Of course, that was all.
Phew!
The Centaur King coughed and shook, but soon his eyes began to return.
The cough also stopped.
For the mighty Centaur King, this level of heat was nothing more than an adventurer suffering from a mild cold.
It was just difficult at first, but it wasn’t difficult to adapt.
And the moment the adaptation was over, it was time for the Centaur King to move again as planned.
Phew!
But things changed from the moment the Centaur King’s body color changed from red to blue.
At that moment, steam began to rise from the Centaur King’s mouth.
The saliva began to evaporate due to the body heat.
The level of heat had changed to a whole new level, and the Centaur King could not help but stagger before that heat.
The moment when the Centaur King takes the most fatal damage he has ever received!
Heehee!
However, it was not so fatal as to immediately kill the Centaur King.
It would be dangerous if a day passed like this, but I was possessed by the Fire Demon for less than a minute.
The Centaur King knew it too.
That I’m not at the point of death right now.
And that in one day, there would be more than enough to sweep away everything here.
Heehee!
The Centaur King gave the order to destroy them again, and the Centaurs began to run again at his command.
Doo doo doo!
The ground began to shake.
‘also.’
El Palm’s expression was indifferent as he watched the scene from a distance.
‘As expected.’
From his point of view, this whole scene was nothing but a very natural sight, not surprising.
El Palm knew that it would be nearly impossible to kill the Centaur King with only the enhanced Fire Demon magic.
After that, I also knew that the Centaur King possessed by the Fire Demon would become even more angry and rampage.
I also knew full well that if we left it like this, the Resistance would suffer fatal damage.
In other words, I was prepared.
How to catch the Centaur King.
‘If you are possessed by a fire demon, your mobility will disappear.’
At this moment, the Centaur King was no longer able to display his amazing mobility.
It means that it can be caught with enough magic.
Of course, it was virtually impossible to inflict proper damage with just any magic.
That’s why.
‘The moment you are possessed by a Fire Demon, you will also have the characteristics of a Fire Demon.’
El Palm was certain of hunting the Centaur King.
‘Very weak to ice attribute magic.’
One of the scariest things about Fire Demon magic was that the moment you were hit by it, you became virtually immune to ice magic.
To put it simply, it meant that the body would become as weak as an orange mushroom when exposed to ice magic.
This means that no matter what magic El Palm uses, it is no longer possible to withstand it.
Of course, El Palm was pulled out right away.
“Cold beam.”
The hunt for the Centaur King has begun.
fantasy,