Chapter 156
156 Part 1
Green Skin 156 Hyeji Kim
“Oh? A high-class demon? There’s even an alraune…you’ll make good research ingredients . ”
I was looking at the magician in front of me .
‘Kim Hyeji . ’
She was the only magician out of the gatekeepers and the first one I faced who exceeded proportions .
“Hmm…using too much magic is not good for the skin, and there are only a few maidens left in the village . What should I do? I was told not to ambush the nearby small cities…”
I heard from Jang Ye Ri that she was a crazy bitch who bathed in maidens’ blood . While I had heard that she was in the sixties, she looked around mid-twenties at the most . I also heard that she was obsessed with youth, and from her mumbles, it seemed to be true .
We had to face her from the front since we fell from above with shields, which meant that an ambush was not possible, but the Blood Dagger Clan never picked a losing fight .
Kim Hyeji was surrounded by the soldiers she had brought along with her, and almost all of them were close combat warriors since she probably would not need other magicians . While we would have surprised them, the way they formed formations and protected their magician showed that they were quite strong . They would earn Hyeji Kim time while she finished her spell, and I slowly tapped at the ground with my Ancient Flame .
She was not casting a spell yet, and I was curious whether she was thinking that we were weak, or she really was considering her skin to be more important . We would seem trivial to her, and I was grateful rather than being annoyed . Her carelessness meant our battle would be easier .
“Let’s go . ”
I whispered in a small voice, but it would not be faint for my clan members . Loud shouts rang .
“Victory!”
“For only victory!”
“Victory! For only victory!”
“For Blood Dagger!”
The enemies were not intimidated while we shouted, and they were also shouting and raising their shields, signaling that they would not let us go .
“We will earn time, so Ms . Hyeji Kim can cast her magic!”
“Raise your shields! Raise your shields! We will endure until the spell is complete! We will endure until the spell is complete!”
“Shields!”
They were well-trained, which would merit warriors that protected a magician .
The first ones to rush were us with a loud battle cry since we had to break them open . Large magic wafted out of my opponent’s formation, and that meant Hyeji Kim had started casting . I felt I needed to move quickly and reached out to my weapons .
I threw one of Issac’s throwing daggers and exchanged it for a longsword filled with magic . This was a method I often used and had an extremely high percentage of striking a critical hit . I calculated it to be nearly one hundred percent .
An opposing soldier’s shield and armor were ripped with a shout, and the longsword struck his head . I exchanged the longsword again with the dagger and called the dagger back to my hand .
I heard screams everywhere whenever I threw a dagger .
“……!”
Jung Hayeon’s spells came out each time, and clan swordsman entering inside after blocking the opponent’s movements with plant roots was an ancient battling method . If it worked well, I could strike a head shot on all of them and finish the battle quickly . However, things would not go so easily .
“Dispel . ”
The plants that had been about to wrap around the soldiers crept down as Hyeji Kim’s voice rang .
‘Double casting . ’
She had been casting a spell beforehand like she had expected the magic we would use . While Jung Hayeon specialized in plant spells and was inexperienced in battling other magicians, I thought we were disadvantaged . However, the power difference was quite severe, and while we would have avoided a forced breakthrough before, things were different now as we had a trustworthy charging commando .
“Orbo . ”
“For Blood Dagger!”
I called Orbo’s name quietly, and he charged the soldiers with a giant Minotaur’s body . If a Minotaur pushed in like that without any restraints, it was inevitable that a path would emerge . Gark and Hark were stabbing and slashing the soldiers on each side . Their swords, which had become stronger, were piercing though the soldier’s strong armor, and while Mev was not here, the archers kept the arrows coming .
Blood, which I did not know which side it was coming from, spread in the air . My eyes turned red, and I felt something hot coming out of my mouth . I stepped on Orbo’s back and jumped in the air . While people would focus on me, their spears and arrows could not touch me . I fell down from the air using a large longsword as a shield in the middle of the soldiers . That was where I liked the most during battles .
“Ahhhhh!”
“You bastard!”
While their swords and spears came at me right after I fell down, I blocked all of the attacks with the Ancient Flame and my longsword . I switched those I could not block with daggers .
156 Part 2
“Oh?”
A soldier who stumbled and showed a weak spot after being surprised at his sword changing into a dagger as he struck with full force now faced a rotten wooden spear . While his scream rang in my ears as the spear pierced his eye, I had no time .
I had to move forward, which was the most important thing . The first and foremost was to have Hyeji Kim’s eyes on me and mine on her . I ran in and swung the Ancient Flame .
I swallowed those who seemed to have weak magic resistance with the flames and ripped those who had mediocre armor with the longsword . I threw daggers at those targeting me from afar and pierced with my spear after exchanging weapons, the heads of those who were skilled enough to seriously attack me .
“Ahhhhh!”
“You…fucking bastard!”
They were not weak, and each one would have made me shudder before .
‘I became stronger . ’
I can see how to attack and where to go . While no one guided me, my body moved before I could think . I used a soldier’s corpse as a shield to block the arrows that fell at me because I threatened them .
I felt that the attack would come from the right, and instead of moving back, I pushed forward to carve a hole in his neck . I felt elevated as the blood sprayed on my face, and I smiled while beheading the next guy’s head with the Ancient Flames . Since each one was a critical hit, I had no reason to strike after calculating each person’s weak spot .
While I did not exchange weapons, the critical hits kept coming due to my job and item effects .
“Catch that demon!”
“It’s the Weapon Thief! Catch him!”
If the focus were on me, it was inevitable that the Blood Dagger Clan members would come flowing in . While I had not swung a sword, the guy next to me lost his head . It was Gark who came out of nowhere with a longsword .
“Me Half Blade will follow Blood Dagger!”
Gark’s brother Hark appeared next to him, who sliced a soldier’s body with four swords .
“Mirror Blade is here! I will follow Blood Dagger!”
They always worked hard to follow me, and they also had become stronger . Those with goals always did .
While we had made progress, there was still some distance . However, Hyeji Kim was entering my sights, and she had finished casting . She must be preparing to shoot the spell .
Actually, in the case of magicians whose attacks were long-distance, Black Spear was at more of an advantage than me . However, the reason I chose Hyeji Kim despite knowing that was because she was the only gatekeeper who had a weapon that had not yet recognized its owner .
‘Weapon exchange . ’
“What?”
The dagger immediately changed to Hyeji Kim’s staff, and the magic that had begun cannot be stopped .
“……”
While the magic had burst out, spells without catalyst would become weaker . However, the first spell came pouring down at me with astounding force . I jumped up and put magic inside the Ancient Flame, and a large magic orb without any assigned properties was flying at me .
‘I can slash it . ’
There was no reason why I could not, and when I struck right after I continued to change weapons, I felt a diagonal line burn up in the air . The magic orb was unbelievably cut in half, and my clan members also opened their mouths in surprise . The magic in the Ancient Flame and the critical hit interacted with each other for an amazing sight . However, I could not afford to be relieved yet .
“You bugs!”
Hyeji Kim must have been casting three spells, including the dispel .
“Die!!!”
A massive pillar made of light came out of her ordinary dagger, and she showed that she truly was strong . It was magic fitting for someone who was partly in charge of this city, and that dagger burst out the strongest magic I had seen in my life .
“Aegis!”
However, I put in magic, as much as I could, into the Aegis Ring and reached out . Part of a shield formed in front of me and the effect of this item that unconditionally blocked a fatal attack was beyond imagination . An attack that could not be blocked was now obstructed by the shield and scattered everywhere .
“F…for Blood Dagger!”
“For Blood Dagger!”
My clan shouted in joy as I continued to show them amazing feats . While I used up a lot of magic, I still had some left . I lowered my hand .
I saw Hyeji Kim look at me in despair, and she looked like how I had faced Park Hyeri for the first time . I smiled widely .
“Ahhhhh!”
She was shooting magic like she was deranged, but they could be blocked . Orbo was using magic on an enormous shield, and it bounced off all magic aimed at us . While I was uncertain whether I could summon Aegis again, I enjoyed how she self-destructed in fear . I slowly unsheathed a sword as I faced them . It was Dain’s inheritance .
[Dainsleif – The item effect of Dain’s Inheritance is activated . ]