chapter 209
209 – Turning Bones Into Swords
‘It’s a shame because we’ve consistently invested in agility. After…’
I couldn’t help but sigh in relief.
Right now, this guy and I are competing based solely on our physical abilities.
Thanks to its high agility level, it is easier to avoid it than expected, but it is an enemy with such powerful destructive power that even a single attack can break it into hundreds of pieces. I couldn’t help but feel nervous.
‘It’s a pity that I’m hiding.’
He was a bit risky to fight without using the hiding variable.
Nevertheless, the reason I did not use stealth was because other hunters were closely watching my movements even during an intense battle.
‘Isn’t the biggest problem with my fighting style that the temperature difference between when there is stealth and when there is no hiding is too big?’
That’s what I thought. Stealth has worked well so far, but it won’t be easy going forward.
I had to develop absolute strength that did not depend on movements.
Many thoughts are running around in my head, but my body moves honestly.
It climbed up the Giant Skeleton Soldier’s arms past his shoulders and up to the top of his head where the bones of his skull were clearly exposed.
In the process, he continued to be attacked by the guy, but the senses concentrated in a circle around his body made it impossible to allow the attacks.
‘Whoo──’
[Flame Slash] [Flame Slash] [Flame Slash]
Kwasik- Kwasik-! Kwasik!
…
‘Wow… This is really different. Ah-oh! Break up! A little!’
I put in a lot of effort to occupy the hill, but I feel disappointed with the final attack.
The sound of the dagger clashing with the bone rang out in succession, but it was unable to pierce the guy’s head at once. Of course, I know that he is an incredibly large guy and has a particularly high defense, but… It’s a shame.
‘But the [Flame Slash] Damage has increased, so it won’t take as long as you think, right?’
The power of flame slashes has also increased significantly. It wasn’t as clearly visible as a fireball, but it felt like it. 30%? Wouldn’t it have gone higher than that?
Whoops!
He tried his best to cast the slash, but he still had to swing it dozens of times.
It’s not for nothing that people say that weight classes are gangsters. Damn.
But there was also one positive aspect.
I struck alternately with the dagger and the bone thorns that grew on the back of my left hand.
– The Giant Skeleton Soldier is paralyzed!
– The Giant Skeleton Soldier is paralyzed!
This is because the effect of [Ferocious Claws], A new trait created through fusion, kept it paralyzed and prevented it from making proper attacks.
Of course, it couldn’t give the [Bleeding] Effect, but since [Paralysis] Continued to explode even for a very short period of time, the frequency of its attacks was greatly reduced.
‘The probability of paralysis is 50%, so it feels very different. It’s really good?’
Kwasik-! Kwasik!
They said if someone knocks it will open.
After avoiding the guy’s attacks for about 3 minutes and repeatedly hitting the same spot, I was able to make a circular hole in the guy’s skull like ice fishing.
Inside the hole, something round was seen radiating strong magical power.
‘It looks different from my core…’
Mine was just round like a bead, but that guy’s core looked like a living, writhing heart.
‘I don’t know, eat this.’
After dropping five bombs between the cracked parietal bones, he jumped into the air.
– Buh?!
Pretzel and gwagwang──!!
The power of the skull bomb that exploded inside the giant skull’s head was amazing.
The skull exploded as it emitted a tremendous amount of light, scattering in all directions.
Pew pew pew pew—!
“aah! Shit!”
“Ana! Let’s get some ping before it explodes!”
Several hunters who had been hit by pieces of the exploded skull glared at me and shouted.
‘… What do you use to make a ping? Should I set off some fireworks?’
As someone who couldn’t speak, it felt unfair.
However, I saw one hunter who had been hit by a flying bone fragment and suffered quite serious injuries. The woman looked in great pain as she rolled around, clutching her thigh, which had a hole the size of a dime.
I guess I was wrong…
But in the distance, I saw Yeonhee glaring at the people who were shouting at me as if she were going to kill them.
Your eyes are so scary, Yeonhee…
The moment I looked into Yeonhee’s eyes, I remembered the time when I was sent to a scary guy called ‘Iriskas’, and a chill ran down my spine.
When I instinctively wrap my arms around my shoulders.
Kuuuuung—!
The massive skeleton with its head exploded slowly tilted as if in slow motion and plummeted to the ground.
‘Baby, even when you die, it’s noisy.’
– You have defeated the deformed Giant Skull!
– It is an entity that does not have skills or characteristics.
– Experience points increase significantly!
– This is an individual with excellent bone management skills.
– Control over thorns increases significantly!
‘This is a message of a style I’ve never seen before…’
Since I can’t take away the skills and characteristics, does it feel like they’re giving me other rewards as bonuses? Still, I should be grateful that they are trying to take care of me somehow.
‘The ability to use bones…? Was that guy like that? Nothing like that in particular…’
All he did was trust his physicality and throw punches, but it seems he had other talents. Stupid bastard.
Following the message, I focused my senses on the thorn stuck in my body and tried to move the thorn with my left arm.
Sussssseu-
Then, the thorn began to move to the desired location at a much faster speed than usual.
‘Whoa… That’s how fast it’s become. Still, there has been a lot of progress.’
When I think back to when I first changed jobs, it was a really big improvement, but the speed was a bit awkward to respond to while transforming in an urgent battle.
‘Hmm…’
Looking at the thorns clustered on my arm, I regained my will.
‘Increase…!’
Falling in love─
Then, the clustered thorns burrowed into the bone, and soon a long thorn extended from the back of the hand like a wolverine.
‘Whoa… ‘What is it?’
The length is approximately 30cm. It was very short, considering it was made by pulling out half of the thorns on the body.
Why? Is it stronger because it is shorter?
I don’t think it’s anything like that… I don’t know. Is it just because the controls are immature? If so, if you keep doing it, it will increase.
Meanwhile, the shiny surface of the bone that had become a huge thorn somehow kept attracting my attention, so I took a moment to look at it in fascination.
It’s beautiful…
‘Omg…?! Come to your senses!’
After shaking my head vigorously, I immediately fired a fireball to consume the magic power that had built up again.
Rumbling- Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-!
The heads of the skeleton soldiers exploded from the fireball’s tremendous heat and destructive power. This was true even though it was not a very effective skill against skeletons.
The hunters who were fighting fiercely looked up at me with a tired expression as they saw the skeletons exploding like firecrackers.
‘Hmm… I guess I should restrain myself a little…’
To avoid the gaze of the hunters, he threw himself into a place where there were a lot of monsters, dispersed their gaze, and entered a state of hiding. Afterwards, as I was killing the monsters, I took time to look at the large thorns that were still growing.
‘…’
Doesn’t this roughly resemble a great sword? That’s what I thought.
So I stabbed the head of the skeleton that was jumping around with one leg with a thorn to see who was attacking it.
Flutter-!
– You have defeated the skeleton soldier!
‘… It doesn’t work.’
I tried it just in case, but as expected, the Greatsword Quest value did not increase.
‘I think if I refine this a little, it will become similar to a greatsword… Can’t I just use it in the greatsword quest?’
·······
Looks like it doesn’t work either.
…
I waited a little longer, but the system still said nothing. Silent child…
The moment I was trying to shake off that regret.
– It is not in the form of a complete greatsword.
– Implement the correct greatsword to proceed with the quest.
‘Uh…? Avatar? Wait… So does that mean that if you make something similar, you will be hit with a great sword? Is that right?’
······················································································. ·····························································································
‘… I’ll assume that’s the case.’
I’m sure they didn’t necessarily tell you to use the greatsword, but you had to implement it… Wait, wasn’t this the quest given to do that in the first place?
‘Tsk, I don’t know. In just a few days, the great sword I left at the blacksmith will arrive… But I guess I should start practicing now.’
It may not be better than a weapon carefully crafted by a skilled expert, but becoming skilled at freely changing its form into any form will give you a tremendous advantage in battle.
After putting that information into his head, he roamed the battlefield again with a dagger in his right hand and a thorn in his left hand.
The rapidly rising quest levels are exciting. Even though I know I shouldn’t show up, it’s not easy to control.
In my past life, I had to worry about a lot of things to catch a monster, but now I can cut it down as I want.
It felt like unexpected endorphins were exploding in my head.
As I was struggling to control my instincts and cut down the enemies, I caught sight of Arin dancing a sword dance surrounded by skeleton soldiers.
‘It’s amazing… It’s as flexible as water. Um, is your posture like this?’
Arin sometimes even used his feet to cut off the skull’s head in a stylish way. Aside from the efficiency, the trick was excellent.
Follow her her swordsmanship her her and move her her body her her like decalcomania. However, she quickly realized that it was a meaningless action with a short sword.
‘… Let’s just keep doing what we’re doing.’
After giving up on trying to keep form, she swung the thorn at the skeleton that was trying to attack me, and since it didn’t have a blade yet, it had an almost blunt effect.
Poop—!
‘Haha, this is fun too.’
The sight of a skull bursting open gave me a refreshing feeling.
Hmm… But I think the dagger is still better.
Argen’s dagger has a low attack power of 24, but it has an option to increase defense by 10, so overall, the dagger is still superior. He was also familiar with his hands.
In any case, we are checking the safety of our party members and mainly dealing with the most threatening ones.
The bodies of Yeonhee, Arin, and Eunyoung were seen shaking with light.
In a battle of this scale, leveling up will be easier than usual.
My experience level has increased significantly since I caught the big one earlier, so it might go up again.
“Silwol-ah…!”
Bae Joo-ah, who had not yet leveled up in this battle, hurriedly called out to me from behind, gesturing with her hand. When I saw the pouting of his mouth after her calling my name, it seemed to be a sign that he needed a mana buff.
We definitely distanced ourselves too much from our party. As my senses increased, I became able to respond from a distance, so I seemed to have moved further away without realizing it.
I narrowed the distance so that all my colleagues could be within the range of the highest level magic circuit.
– There are more than 5 companions who can connect to the highest level magic circuit.
– When 5 or more people are connected, the magic recovery speed applied to colleagues increases by an additional 5%.
It was the effect of a new buff discovered when Noh Hayun and Yeom Taeseok joined. You can even decide whether to give a buff or not.
Did I have that option because I didn’t yet think of them as colleagues?
In any case, the magic circuit’s buff was structured so that the more connected companions it had, the stronger it became. If there are more than ten people, you will receive higher effects.
Of course, it didn’t give me any advantage, but it was a really sweet effect for my team members.
However, I have no intention of intentionally increasing the number of companions, but I was curious to how many people this effect would apply to.
When the buff was activated again, Bae Joo-ah, who had the smallest magical capacity and consumed the fastest magical energy, reacted first. I could tell by the sudden blush on my face.
“Ugh… Haha…”
The warm breath coming out seemed to be quite hot. It’s dangerous to do that during battle…
In the end, Bae Joo-ah had no choice but to deal with the monsters gathered around her until she calmed down.