God’s Nemesis Returns - Chapter 157



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God’s Natural Enemy Returns Episode 157

101. Lava Lake (4)

At the heart of the Iron Maze, a lava lake.

The hidden pieces here have huge rewards.

The ‘challenge’ wasn’t easy in the first place.

Because it took almost three hours to get from the maze where you could step to the center of this lava lake, the island.

No matter how powerful the players were, it was impossible for 50 people to fly through the lava for three hours without falling into it.

“No answer…….”

“Iknow, right.”

“Am I going to die like this?”

“That can’t be… … .”

I was happy for a while because I got 29 stats as a sub quest reward.

People’s expressions darkened with shadows of despair.

It’s 29 stats, it’s 290 stats.

Falling into this huge lake filled only with lava meant death.

[Time left until sub-quest ends: 32 minutes.]

With almost 30 minutes left.

There was no clear method among the players.

“When wizards use area-of-effect fly skills… … .”

“It’s impossible. Wizards can only float their own bodies for about 30 minutes.”

“How about making a boat?”

“There are no trees? Even if there were, they would melt into the lava.”

“wait.”

Sihyeon, who heard the sound of ‘belly’, focused her attention.

“By the way. How is this granite floating?”

“uh?”

“It’s floating? This? It’s not stuck?”

Sihyeon shook her head at Arthur’s question.

“When the Magma Drake rose earlier, didn’t the entire island sway back and forth? If it was fixed, it wouldn’t have done that.”

At Shihyeon’s words, the players shook the granite.

Shake.

“Ugh, it’s shaking.”

“I’m really shaken.”

“Miss Britney.”

“yes.”

Sihyeon, who saw the island shaking, called her.

Ranked 3rd in the UK.

Archmage ‘Brittany’.

It’s time to borrow her power.

“You have telekinesis skills, right?”

***

[Item, ‘Kibisis (A)’ blooms.]

“come out.”

Wheeing!

At the same time as Shihyeon’s command.

As the chibisis bloomed, something quickly popped out.

Whirlilyrick.

The thing that looked like a giant bee did an acrobatic feat in the air.

He immediately snatched Sihyeon away and burned her.

Quick B.

The escape route of Wasnet, the third queen’s agent of the Great Calamity.

Known to be the fastest of all insectoid demons.

‘An entity bred solely for the purpose of rapid flight.’

Wheeing!

‘The performance is certain.’

Sihyeon, who was riding the quick rain, lifted the Cheonjongun Sword.

“going.”

“yes.”

Because the optimal number of passengers for the Quick B was three adult males.

We couldn’t burn all these players.

but.

[Item, ‘Cheon-Gong-Un-Geom (C)’ causes a bloody storm.]

It was enough to climb onto the quick rain and create some wind.

-Are you planning to just push the island away?

‘bingo.’

Hooooooooooo!

Soon, Sihyeon poured out his magic and pushed the island away.

The granite island began to move.

“Now is the time!”

With Britney’s screams.

Ten magic players transferred their magic power to her.

It was a ‘Magic Transfer (C)’ skill that all wizards of the class had.

Wood thud thud… … .

Thanks to Brittany’s telekinetic skills, the granite island came to mind.

Of course, it was only a little bit, but it was enough for Sihyeon to move the island.

Hooooooooooooo!

With the storm within.

The granite island began to move slowly in a straight line.

[Item, ‘Kibisis (A)’ .]

[ Special effect causes you to immediately consume ‘Magic Potion (B)’.]

[Item, ‘Kibisis (A)’ spews out ‘Magic Potion (C)’.]

… … .

Thanks to Kibisis sprinkling magic potions like rain.

The granite island gained momentum and moved faster and faster.

“okay!”

“Even us… … .”

The four archer players who knew how to use the wind attribute to some extent helped with the wind of the vision.

Arthur, a paladin class, provided indirect buffs such as increasing magic power or reducing magic power consumption.

The remaining 34 players were just sucking their thumbs.

“… … I’m so sorry?”

“I’d rather have something pop out.”

Phaaaat!

When someone is complaining like that.

Magma fish emerge from the lava lake again.

It is said that the magma fish near the lava lake where Shihyeon and the player were were pushed out.

Lava lakes still remained elsewhere.

“Oh, it’s a magma fish!”

“Stop it!”

“Eww! Some kid said something had to pop out.”

“… … .”

So the rest of the players also block the magma fish.

About 30 minutes later.

[Time left until subquest ends: 0 seconds.]

[The island begins to sink.]

thud…….

‘this.’

Thanks to the acceleration and speed.

A distance that would take two hours was covered in 30 minutes.

This was because the granite was lighter than expected.

Even so, there was still an hour left before we could reach a place where we could set foot on land.

If things continue like this, it will be difficult for all players to survive.

‘I can’t lose these guys like this.’

In a macroscopic sense, they are fellow human beings who must overcome the disaster together.

If you don’t have the ability or the situation isn’t right, then maybe you don’t know.

I couldn’t just leave him to die like this.

‘How can this be done…?’

Wheeing!

Sihyeon, who had been piloting the quick rain and rising as high as possible, looked around.

But since all around were lava lakes, no other solution could be found.

“Eww!”

“Oh, no!”

Players were falling without a trace.

“shit!”

“Hang in there!”

The surrounding players struggled to survive here by exerting various powers.

Someone used a shield to slice through the lava as if surfing.

Someone used magic to fly.

Some of the archer and thief players were able to take advantage of the bloody storm caused by the vision and float up.

“Wizards, please cast your Fly skill!”

“But the magic power… … .”

“There’s nothing I can do. I’ll keep giving you potions.”

Of course, even so, the mental strength needed to maintain fly skills is a separate matter.

Because magic originally brought considerable mental and physical fatigue just to maintain.

The wizards couldn’t help but feel burdened.

But, as Sihyeon said, this was the only way left.

[Activates skill, ‘Fly (C)’.]

[Activates skill, ‘Fly (C)’.]

[Activates skill, ‘Fly (C)’.]

… … .

Soon the area around the lava lake was filled with fly magic.

and.

[Skill, ‘Sacrifice Spirit (B)’ is activated.]

To reduce the mental burden on wizards.

Arthur activated a skill that took some of the mental fatigue for him.

Fortunately, all ten wizards gathered here had the ‘Fly (C)’ skill.

We were able to move slowly, with about 5 people per group.

***

“Ugh… … Ugh… … .”

“I… … am dying.”

“Keuk… … !”

About 2 hours later.

The wizards collapsed to the ground, vomiting blood.

“Go, thank you.”

“thank you so much…….”

The surviving players provide various items to the wizards.

Helped them recover their stamina.

‘Is this finally here?’

Wheeing!

After getting off the quick rain, I petted the guy a few times.

Sihyeon approached the huge iron structure in front of him.

Iron Maze.

True to its name, it was a maze made entirely of iron.

It wasn’t just made of iron.

Beneath this massive barrier lay an elaborate and complex railway.

Thanks to this, the already complex structure of the Iron Maze was changed at regular intervals.

‘That doesn’t mean the road is difficult.’

Sihyeon raised the corners of her mouth.

‘Because I have this guy.’

Sihyeon looked at the players with the corners of her lips raised.

“Then we’re done here.”

“Sihyeon!”

“Your Majesty, are you leaving?”

“yes.”

In fact, the maze didn’t matter how many people gathered.

But Sihyeon had to move quickly to get the hidden pieces.

There was nothing good about the group growing.

“I’ve only received help from you. Thank you very much, Fallen King.”

Arthur smiled and held out his hand to Sihyeon.

Sihyeon also saw his huge body and broad shoulders.

They raised the corners of their lips and shook hands.

“I will repay this favor somehow.”

“Okay. Thank you.”

‘I don’t know if that will happen.’

After such a brief greeting.

Sihyeon, who had climbed onto the quick rain again, kicked off the ground and flew up.

***

Wheeing!

After flying up on the quick rain.

Sihyeon looked down.

“Whew. What a nice view.”

The Iron Maze was a massive maze with each wall three stories high.

But if you fly through the sky like this, you can break through without much difficulty.

‘Well, if it were as easy as it sounds, anyone would have flown through the sky and broken through.’

There was a fatal flaw here.

Since this place is located in the northern continent, strong and cold winds were blowing.

At least the wind was gentlemanly.

Occasionally a blizzard with snow comes.

It was very likely that he would lose his strength and fall down.

There was a clear limit to the ‘Fly (C)’ skill that wizards used.

‘It was possible at the lava lake because it was warm and there was less wind because there was lava nearby.’

Of course, the Quick Bee was a flying machine with extremely excellent flying capabilities.

Since they were clearly ‘living beings’, they were not well adapted to the cold of the northern continent.

But as always, Sihyeon had a countermeasure.

[Item, ‘Kibisis (A)’ emits ‘Gentle Warmth (C)’.]

Gentle warmth.

Thanks to this item, the target is protected from the cold for a certain period of time.

Sihyeon was able to protect Quick B from the cold.

Because ‘Gentle Warmth (C)’ was an item sold in stores.

In fact, it was also the most used consumable item by players coming to Iron Maze.

Of course, it wasn’t necessary for Sihyeon himself, who had the special effect.

Wheeing!

It didn’t matter if the wind was strong.

Quickbi, who had a surprisingly strong body, could fly through the air, ignoring things like the wind.

Slurp.

As Sihyeon was flying towards the top of the maze.

Something emerged from Sihyeon’s shadow.

“Phuha!”

“Are you here?”

“I thought I was going to die from frustration.”

Dacon appeared behind Sihyeon, his hair fluttering.

And at that moment.

Wheeing!

“Kyaaaaak?”

Because of the quick rain that suddenly beats the air.

Dacon, who almost lost his balance, quickly wrapped his arms around Sihyeon’s waist.

“Hey, I didn’t do that on purpose!”

“Who said what? By the way, didn’t you say you’ve been here once?”

“Yes. But I’ve only been up to the third basement level.”

“Really? You said you were the best assassin, so why did you only go that far?”

“… … I didn’t have to go any further to steal the dwarves’ treasure. Two of the items you have are mine?”

“Yeah. Okay. Good. Then it seems like you know quite a bit about this information. That’ll be helpful.”

“… … .”

At Sihyeon’s words, Dacon frowned as if embarrassed.

It was an expression of emotion that was not befitting of an assassin.

‘It seems like you’re praising me, but why do I feel… . . ‘

“By the way, I didn’t know we’d be able to get through the Iron Maze like this.”

“It’s basic.”

Originally, Sihyeon was going to ride the Quick Rain to the lava lake, wherever she fell, to gather 50 people, and complete the sub-quest.

‘Well, I didn’t know it would fall apart from the start.’

The lava lake is located on the first floor of the five-story maze, in the center of the Iron Maze.

Consider that you have to go to the corner of the square maze to get to the ‘next basement’.

This was the furthest distance in any direction.

“We’ve done everything we could do in the Iron Maze, so let’s skip it. Let’s go to the next maze. Dakkon, you stay inside.”

“But it’s so stuffy inside?”

“… … Okay. Then stay with me.”

“thank you.”

Looking at Dacon, who seemed more assertive than he looked.

Sihyeon shook her head.

‘My people are all weirdos.’

Wheeeeeeeeeeing!

Within, with the swift flapping of Quick Bee’s wings.

Sihyeon and Dakkon headed to the end of the Iron Maze.