Chapter 245: World Tree (2)
9J7Eochaid Bres was an opponent whom I had defeated before.vTlU
VuFIn the last iteration, Park Sihu and I fought against Eochaid with his Sun and managed to come out on top.EVj5B
GT4JaRight now, he was much weaker than he was in the previous iteration, because the Sun was no longer in his possession and was mine instead.pHP8sbz
aiKHowever, when it came to the question of whether I could be certain of my victory or not… I definitely couldn’t guarantee it.R1tbCs6
NGwWhen against an enemy as strong as Eochaid Bres, you couldn’t possibly be arrogant or certain of anything regardless of how many things you had done in preparation.s1gzj1
o44sB“You’ve grown even more. I can feel energy sharper than before coming from you.”Ue4l
7kmjDespite standing against an enemy, he sounded nonchalant and friendly. Although his brutality was still there, I could feel him being proud of my growth for some reason.yE4
NP31H“I can’t tell what’s going through your minds, both you and Valtazar.”m0TGP
NmcbDQ“Having standards, is how he called it.” Eochaid replied.I81aJN
DpWH8It“You better be grateful. Him letting your woman live was one aspect of that.”FE4
2kJHwpK“My woman?”wBPPN
0hfdV5E“I mean the Serpent Princess.”NQoYi7N
6lvnsYWas he talking about Miruam? I heard Valtazar didn’t kill her and let her go when collecting Lia Fail. That seemed to be what he was referring to.66e2E
P4DTD4P“K, Korin-ssi. Don’t you tell me, you did that with Her Highness Miruam?! L, let me do it too!”qpbcx
mCe8H“…Immoral. Dirty.”CDVsD1
kEdcTThey were having some absurd misunderstandings. What was wrong with Hua Ran these days…pjs
0b4R“Be mindful of what you’re saying. Of course not. If I laid my hands on the princess, I would be immediately taken in as a consort, no questions asked.”ZNjq
fW1Trust me. I was speaking from experience here.RwpBE
CNzV3tIn any case, going against Eochaid Bres already… Although I did want to pick the hardest route, I wasn’t asking for this much…XWN
c4w5C‘It’s kinda doomed.’G56o8J8
7uKI had been hoping to hold onto my aura and mana in reserve as much as possible for the fight against Valtazar.fIDMk
UA3PuThis guy was strong and there was no doubt about that. Against someone like him, we had to go full-on with our lives on the line.4ro
beB0l“Aren’t you way too early? It’s the virtue of a boss to come out late, don’t you know that?”nuJ
45Cl1“Unfortunately, I’m not the main character of this stage.”kB86p
hRgJ3mLIt seemed that a fight was inevitable.VELcKDe
mVPD2“Get yourselves ready.”O1Hfp
rB9eHHGOnly 2 party members against Eochaid Bres, huh…PRG
coAcoa“Sir Korin! Let me assist as well!”pWF91o
ol8Vh“Lord Baron! We can help!”ht1Lb
MPIL1l“No. Stay back. Or you will die for nothing.”DYy24l6
1dZMyMoSaying that to the rest of the group, I stood at the forefront. Average knights and soldiers would be reduced to nothing in the blink of an eye against someone like him.hdMwbem
w1JMJUThere was no need to waste their precious lives.TrZGI
k3xjg“You and I will be the vanguard, Hua. I’m counting on you.”yT34uOQ
vDocdO“…Don’t worry.”SIF
qthB“Korin-ssi… What about me?”f33
H5r“Wait until you can find a gap through the Domain. You can never tell what weapon he has in his arsenal.”8XceaeV
0ZrI had my regeneration ability to back myself up, and I could face-tank a few attacks from the front. As long as I didn’t die in one hit, there was hope.UBbBq8
1lUnYHowever, that wasn’t the case for everyone else.u4FP
c3jZHua Ran and I were probably the only ones here who could survive Eochaid Bres’ strongest attacks.qIOQ
lZd“You really value human lives way too much,” Eochaid commented.NmwS0
OGjg8JK“That’s how everyone should be.”xjsWbXt
b4b6DHZ“Sometimes, the leaders must look at lives in numbers.”xKKNET
pyrmUH“I don’t like the way you’re saying it. Human lives are the most important – remember that.”EEEQK
zVoHe sneered in response before lifting his arm. The humongous sword in his hand was the Demonic Sword of Tethra. Fortunately, he was starting off with something I knew.g2ACWAW
qXdeB8S“Hua. Try not to get touched by that sword. If you have to, use your chains to avoid direct contact.”0y8USc
pkJ“…Got it.”K8iW2
Q7YhMThe sword was a demonic one of souls.pEwP
lNjmwmIn a flash, Eochaid Bres vanished from where he was along with his greatsword.zMY
P1lHowever, my eyes didn’t lose track of him.LD1
AHLv[System Back-up in Operation. Reviewing the Precept.]DJ9FX
iKiC2h————————————————————————wxV98C9
Omo36————————————————————————2fvr5
J5zRelativity: A++NQO3
vV5nB22Support: 200% Increase in Statsfxd0Z
riShHe was one of the great evils hoping for the end of the world. My Precepts that wished for the protection of this world supported me to fight against him.0pE60e
2asQQ– Kagack!L1V
NeYirfFollowing his speed, I parried the greatsword striking down from above. Through the embers and flashes between the sword and the spear, I could see his lips contorted into a savage smile.Rwgt
aYGOdw“Good reaction speed! You’ve gotten stronger!”poEl5Ak
sRMGgMy stats on average had gone up by at least 150 from back then. On top of that there was the 200% support, so my stats were much higher than the past!b9bn9
9U6“You can’t beat me with pure strength anymore!”3JhX3a
hRXI used Herculean Strength on my hands carrying the shaft of the spear and flung his greatsword off. At the same time, I kicked up with the spinning force of my waist to push his greatsword further up into the air.btMl
wdx“Foolish move!”efC3K
AaWGThe moment my foot came in contact with the greatsword, a black aura flooded out from the sword and tried to encroach me.5Qxbu
gSmDemonic Sword of Tethra.CCfqfi
mdBxSIt was a sword possessed by demons that tried to break the minds of its wielder. Anyone touching the sword was prey to endless whispers of evil.Bm0o
1Ke[DIEDIEDIEDIEDIE—!]JKP3GJy
PbENiWNThe demons cried and shrieked, pouring out curses of destruction and agony that no human could resist. However…ZNdw
gdrpb“You think I would be misled by some random demons!?”x3Fr3u
cYrI might seem like this, but I was the successor of the Divinity of Sun. Besides, I had already overcome this in the last iteration even without the help of the Sun!04X
5LrtcZy– Tung!waxX
171sa7nWithout any pause, I continued to fling off the greatsword into the air. Due to that, Eochaid Bres lost his posture for a split second with his arms flying up, and Hua Ran didn’t let that slip.pAV4p
1tjnMassive chains were flying towards him in the split second he lost his posture.mMRVyx
okM0ky– Kwaang!dt2
rVVYI9By pouring her aura to exponentially grow the chains in an instant, Hua Ran had used it as a whip to slash at him.73bukV
n9EInstead of resisting the force, Eochaid Bres allowed the whip to push himself back and disappeared into the darkness.aHJ
EPTgHe quite literally disappeared.vLmnyC
ERDmi1Even I couldn’t sense the exact moment he disappeared despite seeing through the darkness with runes, so it was safe to assume that he had relied on some magic to enable that.sG8N
UAZKU– Sheek!dRwoN
isylz1WIt was then that I heard something flying towards me. I then found a burning tip flying in at a rapid speed and parried it away in surprise.tEF
poMx86– Kaang!XjRnZJN
kuCwHYThere was so much force in the attack that my hand was turning numb. Upon hitting it away, I realized what I parried was a black spear.eudh
nMWTey“Venomous Spear?”StF4pW
kxAZOIt was the enchanted spear that endlessly scorched whichever part it came into contact with until the foe was burned to death. I remember Miruam’s subordinate, Persia, using this in the last iteration… It seemed that it was borrowed from Eochaid Bres.wseg
j9ZMWTW“You really have everything don’t you…!”orPGp
eDmacafHe was aiming for one of my legs as well. It probably didn’t matter whether the injury itself was lethal or not, because it would curse the opponent upon contact regardless of where it hit.5Qf
hEii“After the fall of the Danann, our youngest kind did not gather the leftover Inheritance. She left them be, thinking that it was up to destiny even if some humans happened to come across them.”q3O2
Tryz1MKA black radiant armor was faintly gleaming beyond the darkness where the voice was coming from. It was pitch black, and hard to find in such darkness.VRhUnIG
ye3aU“But I am different. I could not let our Inheritance, the proof of our radiant past, our treasures, end up in the hands of those stupid monkeys.aWEMPH
je0“That’s why I chased after every single one of them. I killed them and took everything they had. I did not leave a single bone behind.XRCs
DDsI“I punished every foolish monkey that dared to seek divine treasures.”xWUjhH
YMB9Ab8“Do you understand what I mean? What you are confronting is the proof of a whole myth. The culmination of gods and their glorious days.”wcC
lGMEochaid Bres.lmp
XT2JqTThe one who collects divine treasures.C9TbR
avcXPaThe greedy king.qpxiat
r8qn3XvTo defeat him, we had to overcome every aspect of the myth he possessed.EEr0V9F
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vCsSometimes, it tended to go unmentioned because of the sheer impact of the Sun, but before arriving at the final phase of the ‘Sun’ in the game, the raid for Eochaid Bres was notorious for having insane difficulty in phases 1 and 2.T0WZ
rAk– How many patterns does this fucker have?kUt8lh
Z4UGG5l– He has more than 10 resistance armors. There’s no point in having a party specializing in one element.JVn6
JjlcEzV– And how many weapons does this guy have? Do we know the entire list?gXUB
67N– Even the same weapons have different uses depending on the situation. The AI level of this boss is insane.QZm5v
EJEU42sEochaid Bres had so many patterns and weapons that even the final boss, Tates Valtazar, paled in comparison. There were countless complaints, how this raid felt like a souls-like game – a completely different genre compared to the rest of the raids.pMsvp8
nFsdW2f‘You just had to remember a whole walkthrough in the game but…’caxLv
uIhiUThings were completely different in real life. I already realized that in the last iteration.I77gBH
hWanPThe enchanted spear kept aiming for a gap while the Demonic Sword was striking down from above. Every time Hua tried to attack, she was stopped by a plate of fire that poured out flames.jc9pV
DI1kXThe fundamental difference in a game and real life, was that unlike the NPC Eochaid Bres who couldn’t escape the boundaries of HP and phases, the current Eochaid Bres in front of us was an experienced warrior and a living god.5WA
XTPWBesides—vYwsA1h
E71TO“Sir Korin!”LbiQ
83HxA knight ran in trying to help me, but the Demonic Sword of Blood came flying down from the air to kill him.VLY
KRwgD“Dodge…!”1DiAQE
jKDHieRPushing the knight away, I tried to block the sword, but after grazing past the shaft of my spear, the sword sliced out a part of my shoulder.A9KTgu
ysOb“What a fool!”Bpy
5um2SYYNot letting go of that little gap, the enchanted venomous spear came flying at me, but in that moment, Alicia suddenly teleported and appeared right next to Eochaid Bres.apy
MAa00“Hoh?”3bVnRF
Jo7ljsThe Demon-Slaying Sword crashed into his armor. Eochaid was pushed away along with the sharp screeches of metal. He seemed surprised but Alicia was more surprised by it.Zi1
dfjM“It got blocked?!”RHq6Y
KVkAg“Impressive that you were able to do this much damage to Luchtaine’s Ebony Armor.”TSH2
z7jZvU1Eochaid, who allowed the attack in the first place with firm belief in his armor, made use of the short gap between them to punch with his gauntlet.MkA9bw
PAIS22“Kuhuk…!”MwV
86L7FAlicia flew off after the punch to her stomach. Hua Ran immediately dashed behind her to stop Alicia but the force was so strong that even she was pushed aback.fJf
YSAd“Hmm…”jDw
eRK9RKAfter a few minutes or so of our fight, Eochaid glanced around with an apathetic look and said in a reproachful tone.UgQB
9DebG“Stop trying to protect the weak, young boy. Leave them aside and fight as hard as you can. Or what? Are you going to blame them for your defeat?”UfhbUp
DFxKxv“Hah…”MWUl
KsvxIt seemed that his words hit the soldiers and knights behind me, more so than it was to me. They were increasingly becoming more aware that they were holding me back than being helpful, because I had been saving them every time they almost died from the attacks.1xDL4
NROR“That’s the difference in our mindset, I guess.”P9fNP
LyjMpBJ“Are you going on again about how human lives are precious?”Jpr19
gQoRQ2“That’s not the only part of it… By the way, this place is a bit dark right?”3Sb5Qr
5wgH1wV“Huh?”33BQeV
FnOGTsI slowly started to take a few steps back. Seeing that, the soldiers and knights behind me did the same.FO3TfuW
ZHxdMH“Turning the light off from the entire world using the Divinity of Light and isolating the army using the roots of the World Tree. It’s a good strategy but…”oJCYiD
C9hT[Dunareff Chunsik Division. Confirming the coordinates of the enemy.]2BxFI6
z95I turned around and looked at the soldier who had been conveying Eochaid’s coordinates to the rearguards this whole time.2Kk
8qscnV“Don’t you think you’re too eye-catching, destroying everything and throwing things around?”B7wz
VY4d8Ck– Kwanzaa!Jdzj
z8oCAn enormous ball of fire suddenly started to fall from above, acting as the star in this starless night sky.DfWH2
p56pIFC“Everyone run away!”ikhvV
aJ2v“UAAAAHK!”kCatCe
EWA“Hmm?!”WHZD
ekOJoI pulled Alicia and Hua Ran into my arms and immediately started to sprint.QuU
neUV8“No matter how strong one individual is, there’s a limit to how much you can do against numbers!”LRFUhO
swkpYkdA gigantic ball of fire came crashing down at Eochaid Bres from above.PHAp
UWXu– Kwaaaaang!9vS
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DjGMages were ranged dealers and glass cannons that attacked and supported from the rear of a fight, but they were much more universally useful now that this was real life.0oHWeK
NlqfIn small groups, they were like troops with heavy firearms but when it was a whole lot of them, they could perform the role of a missile squad. It wasn’t an overstatement to say that the role of a large group of high-quality mages in a war was that of an artillery brigade.l7c
FoUmT“Fuu… We confirmed the shot had landed accurately at where the support was required, Captain Chunsik… I mean, Elder Admelech!”FxVa
i6Umm0“Hmm… Chunthree… I mean, my dear disciple Zollin, well done.”AxhD
6wons3“It was all thanks to the observation spell of Jinsik… Ahhh, I mean, Professor Arkai.”CWWXbv
776fKoThe elder and the elder-successor of the Tower of Mages’ Red Cult were referring to each other by their names which had become quite unfamiliar.wsU
4FLNIn front of Marie and other people, they called each other Chunsik and Chunthree, but there was a common consensus between the people from the Tower of Mages, that they would call each other by their actual names when they were alone.cpCd
Z7at“Fuu… We have to win this war.”lQA1Vw
mQ1Bor“Of course. We have to hope Master Marie and Sir Korin wins this.”L3jz7
IRXcFtWhy were the Tower of Mages, a former alliance of Valtazar, so desperate at winning this war now?W2V
Rt2dMVIt was because they had become subordinates to Marie Dunareff by blood.1kBep
MMkAjffAs long as their parent vampire, Marie, was alive, they could live forever. Even though it was the pitiful life of a slave, they still found hope in their future.InH6oHV
O9JhBut everything would be over if Marie died. Since they awakened as a ghoul and not a vampire, they were destined to die and be eradicated from existence along with their parent vampire.2ntr
caFAs such, they had to wish for Korin Lork to win, and they did whatever they could to increase his chance of victory even by a small percentage. Also…yXiDa
RbA1“Our cult has to achieve the highest contribution! We cannot lose to the blue or the green cult bastards!”qaWaVc
OWgd“That’s right! The future Head of Research at the Tower of Dunareff has to be Chunsik… I mean, Elder Admelech!”H7fc
RPpRThere was going to be the new Tower of Mages, the Tower of Dunareff, being built in the south after the war! And apparently, the post was going to be filled up after the war depending on their accomplishments!yV3Z
ViYUz“Ahh, I can still vividly remember those days… top quality engineering equipment, infinite supply of funds…! Assistants who would listen to each and every one of my words…!”uQawIf
FHUmH8V“Meat and not potatoes…! A clean toilet…! An individual bedroom that’s bigger than 2 square meters…!”yVs
TRLXuTvThe elder and the head disciple of the fallen Red Cult pulled out as much mana as they could while reminiscing in their glorious days.B9kw
vhjwbD“You damn accursed Valtazarrr…! Bring me back my research facility!”lcoc
sRaYAn enormous ball of fire appeared in the air through the magic circle and flew towards their enemies once again.myfS3n
fw7CThe trail left behind in the dark skies was a representation of their hopes and dreams.Q5DI7
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