chapter 555
555 – Farwilun’s Teachings
“Tomu── Tokwon───!!”
Whoa whoa!! Damn it!
Arang stepped forward, slightly pushed his opponent away, and then took power.
‘Wow!! You had that kind of skill? When I was attacked by a dwarf, I couldn’t fight properly because of the swamp terrain.’
The rabbit’s dance, where having a firm foot is a prerequisite.
The speed is so great that it can catch up with Dragad, which flies away after being hit.
It was a great movement technique comparable to [Lightning Walk], The secret art of the Ilseom Guild.
– Kehehe! Cough!
Marshall Draggard played the role of a punching bag for dozens of seconds.
In that brief moment, the guy’s body swelled up here and there, and his face turned bright blue with bruises.
– Wada!
Still, he doesn’t back down at all.
Rather, as if he realized something while being beaten, he taunted Arang by clapping his palms.
‘······ It’s a dangerous time. After all, is low endurance a chronic disease of rabbit beasts?’
Arang was at the point where his special moves were starting to wear off, and Marshall Draggard was concentrating his remaining strength to prepare for a counterattack.
Puck! Puffuppuck!
After several battles, Arang, who was finally allowed to face the situation, stumbled greatly.
And then, the gazes of the two beings crossed and a fleeting moment as if time stopped passed.
‘Is that…Something special about Marshall Draggard?’
Time was passing differently around the two of them.
I knew it right away because I had been in the secret space of Master ‘Ajamune’ for a long time.
‘Are you teaching me something…’
After that momentary pause.
Whisk──
As Arang knelt down and looked at the ground like a man in a daze, Marshall Draggard disappeared into the air like a mirage.
‘This is only the first time I’m seeing it.’
It is known that after the first battle, the second battle becomes a matter of life and death.
It will be a true bloody battle where only one person will die to determine victory or defeat.
“The captain lost…”
“I’ve never seen Arang get beaten up like that.”
The defeat of party leader Arang, who thought they would naturally win, seems to have been quite shocking to the prisoners.
‘Considering that I went through two hunting grounds in a row, it wasn’t that bad. I’m just technically overwhelmed… I’ll be able to recover my stamina and win next time we meet.’
The battle lasted a whopping 5 minutes.
For high-ranking A-level beings to face each other and fight for five minutes, it consumes an enormous amount of energy that ordinary people cannot even imagine.
“Hehe- hehe-“
Arang’s eyes were still unfocused as he hung out his tongue and was panting.
“Don’t touch it. It will take some time to recover.”
“Indeed…”
“Oh, another guy has arrived!”
‘They come to me one by one… I’m truly grateful.’
Looking at Marshall Draggard, I could clearly see the purpose of the dungeon.
‘What is the ultimate purpose of raising awakened people?’
– Come on!!
Dragad’s baptism toward the beastmen continued for a while, starting with the snake beastman, designated as the second strongest, running as if crawling on the floor.
* * *
‘Is it finally my turn?’
All of the prisoners except me finished the one-on-one match with Marshall Draggard.
Arang, the rabbit beast, and Lee Hae-jin, the snake beast, who fought in the beginning, were meditating after regaining consciousness, and the rest were still digesting the teachings.
Surprisingly, the snake, horse, tiger, and sheepman won the match.
Of course, it was possible because Arang was a slightly inferior opponent to the Dragad he faced, but the remaining beastmen also had many abilities that I had not yet seen.
Anyway, regardless of victory or defeat, the teachings were given, and everyone is immersed in training.
In short, I am the only one with a sound mind.
‘I guess I’ll leave it standing just in case.’
The area controlled by Marshall Dragard cannot be accessed by monsters other than large species such as Hellachne.
And Dragad does not do cowardly things such as surprise attacks on training opponents.
They are truly beings who can be called proper warriors.
[Noodling-]
“Ta-dad-dad!”
Nevertheless, the reason I called all my subordinates was because even here, a small gate opening could occur.
And although there is a low probability, Hellachne may appear.
‘If something happens, protect the prisoners. Don’t overdo your ‘traces’. You must never die.’
Skeleton soldiers giving a sharp salute to my instructions.
No, I’m not a skeleton soldier anymore.
Ains, Zwei, and Dry, who are like my children, all succeeded in their second job advancement.
‘I wanted to see you change jobs. I already did it in subspace.’
I felt sad for a moment.
If I think about it, I nod my head because I also did all of my job changes in a dark space.
First of all, Ains was transferred to a class called ‘Dreadnought Bone Guard’.
Dreadnought Boneguard
– You can permanently damage your defense and draw the enemy’s attention with a powerful provocation.
– Gains the possibility to evolve into Colossal Bonecrusher.
When I asked Ains why he changed jobs to this, he said he liked the part about ‘permanently damaging the enemy’s defense.’
‘As expected, you like to torment other beings.’
Clatter-clatter-
Ains is shaking his shoulders while holding the great sword, as if he is imagining something else.
This is a guy who really can’t be stopped.
‘I have the ability to provoke, so it’s not bad in its own way.’
And Zwei, who was born with wings, unexpectedly changed his job to ‘Shadowborn Infiltrator’.
A class that is granted various advantages in the Shadow Cloak stance.
Zwei, whose specialty was charging with a white spear, seems to have wanted to launch a surprise attack more quickly and secretly.
‘It means that you will go into hiding like me.’
Lastly, Dry changed his career to Skeleton Swordsman, which was a rather easy choice.
Skull Test
– Having newly realized your talent for the sword, you strengthen your resolve to enter the space of martial arts.
– There are restrictions on the growth of magical power.
– This is the job with the fastest growth among the options presented.
‘Maybe it’s because I was born last… I think I have a great desire to grow.’
The job change options presented to them were visible to me as well, but when I read them carefully, the explanations were slightly different from what I saw during the job change process, or the options were greatly reduced.
‘The fact that even within the same class there are subtle differences is consistent with hunters.’
Since these children probably did not have as much experience as me, I thought there might be limitations to the options presented.
‘By the way… Why don’t we start slowly?’
– Ada da da!
Now I am the only one in the area who can start a fight.
The unique condition of dealing with a second strong player no longer applies.
‘That guy is pretty… Isn’t he? I think I’m the strongest among the kids so far. The colors are also different.’
It was a guy with black lines added to his light blue and red scales
The difference in appearance was not large enough to be considered a variant, so is it just a guy with exceptional talent?
“Fuuu──”
It looked like it was running wild without any hesitation, but it seemed like it was catching its breath and preparing for an unexpected surprise attack.
‘Is it about the level of difficulty of dealing with twins at the same time?’
It was clear that he would be a pretty difficult opponent if he didn’t make a surprise attack.
“Tick, tick, tick.”
When I gestured for him to come in, he bounced in place a few times, took side steps cheerfully, and quickly came up to me and came in with a roundhouse kick.
Huuu!
‘Oh no, if you hit it right, your armor will get a lot of damage.’
An eerie sound passed by my ears.
Put the great sword in subspace for a while.
I will face him solely with the combat experience I have accumulated so far and with pure physicality.
Took-! Papa papapak!
Marshall Dragard’s hand and my fist crossed dozens of times, and sometimes my attack grazed its scales, but it did not cause any significant damage.
Nevertheless, I was confident of victory.
[Curse of the Stone Statue]
[Destructive land of chaos]
An amazing skill that consumes 50 magical power to partially petrify enemies who evade your attack.
And even the floor-type skills that covered the entire area.
– Adahooo!
The guy gestures at me with an expression that says something.
Although he looks relaxed, his fingers have become as hard as stone and it seems as if he is only raising his middle finger.
‘Even though I know I didn’t do it on purpose, I’m still pissed.’
[Lightning walk]
──?!!
At that moment, I sensed that he had missed my movement.
I only suffered a few status abnormalities, and just by looking at the blood flowing from its eyes and ears, I could see that the stamina consumption due to continuous damage was not small.
Phew──!
Nevertheless, it was surprising that he received my punch with an instinctive sense and even attempted a counterattack.
[Bran]
I succeeded in dodging his attack like water.
The absolute evasion technique worked properly, completely breaking the guy’s balance.
– Uddadat?!
‘You had bad luck.’
Bagagagak──!!
Marshall Draggard, who had his chin turned properly, finally fell to his knees and his proud head was lowered.
Victory or defeat was decided in less than a minute.
But the tension was just as tense as when dealing with the Shinigami. A match that was never easy.
‘Is something not happening?’
I waited for a while, remembering the moment the previous prisoners interacted with Marshall Draggard, but nothing happened to me.
‘Hmm…’
[Living blood polarization]
Fuuuk──!
If nothing happens, it’s okay to do anything.
“?!!”
– Strength +1
– Agility+1
– Stamina+1
Dragad’s thick bodily fluid is seeing into the bones as if melting.
‘It only goes up by 3?’
It didn’t rise any more.
I overpowered him without difficulty, but in terms of physical ability, he was not much different from me, but the reward was less than I expected.
It is proof that I have grown that much.
‘Where did it go up by even 3- hmm?!!’
But suddenly the sense of space became blurred and the surroundings soon turned into a pure white space like the first snow.
‘This place…? A space of nothingness?’
It was similar to the space I often moved to, but the flow of mana was subtly different.
Is this a space of nothingness used by Dragad?
“Welcome!”
“Oh? “You?”
Even though he is in the state of a skeleton, he can even speak.
It’s amazing.
“You said the flow of magic power was strange, so you weren’t human after all?”
Dragad, who had collapsed in a blood clot a little while ago, spoke to me. I knew he had intelligence, but speaking was still a bit awkward.
It didn’t show any injuries from me, and was full of energy like a newborn.
“Marshall Draggard…”
“Let’s call it Pawilun.”
“Fawilun… So, why did you call me to this space?”
In response to my question, Marshall Dragad, whose name is Pawilun, scratched his scales in humility.
“Actually, I don’t know either.”
“··· What?”
“It is not uncommon to lose in a sparring match, but losing so completely is not expected. What can I teach you?”
“That means… You also taught other people. Why? Why do you do that?”
The opponent said we were sparring, but we thought they were monsters and attacked them as if we were going to kill them.
The difference in the gap is truly enormous.
In the first place, Dragad almost outwitted us and fought us. Of course, it will be different from the next battle.
“Existences that come with the question of why are rare. To answer that question, we have to find our roots, but wouldn’t that be difficult? We were born that way, so we just follow that path. The mission given is an extremely noble one. .”
“······.”
“It is rare to find someone like you who creates a path.”
“·······?!”
“Hmm… How about replaying the sparring from a little while ago?”
“Good.”
We then recreated the battle process one by one.
Time to move very slowly and weigh and evaluate each other’s moves.
‘Was this attack really intentional?’
It was full of essences and anomalies of nothingness that I had never imagined, and as time passed, I realized that Pawilun’s words at the beginning were too humble.
‘Just looking at what you’re teaching, I think it’s much easier to understand than the teacher.’