God’s Nemesis Returns - Chapter 38



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God’s Natural Enemy Returns Episode 038

34. Mantis Prayer

A few hours later.

The place Sihyeon headed to was Ttukseom, Seoul.

Because it was the place where the second statue was, and also a place full of water.

It was a pretty good place to use Astrape.

‘The programmer also dealt with it in a similar way.’

Of course, the Giant Mantises were demons with bodies and strength that were incomparable to those of the Frogmen.

It was a little easier to deal with in the Han River, which was full of water.

But something was strange.

The locust statue was already broken.

‘Did someone break the statue in advance? Or… … .’

It would take at least a few thousand players to break through dozens or hundreds of Giant Mantises and destroy the statues.

‘I’ve never seen such a huge group of players around here. There’s no way they’d be in Seoul already.’

As far as Sihyeon knew, there was no force of that magnitude around Seoul at the moment.

‘Well. Can’t help it.’

Anyway, one more locust statue was destroyed.

I don’t know if he caught the Mantis Prayer that came out after that or not.

The main quest was being cleared.

‘Now I just need to break a few more and it’ll be over.’

Sihyeon, who was mumbling like that, walked towards Bokjeong Station.

-Get up, you idiot.

-what?

Quatchi, the mantis prayor who was under the locust statue at a subway station in Seoul, has awakened from his slumber.

It was because of the voice echoing in my head.

-The statue isn’t broken… … Why are you contacting me, breaking the ‘rules’? Aren’t you the stupid one?

The owner of the voice that echoed in Quatchi’s head was Poochie.

One of the three Mantis Prayers that came with him.

It was a guy who was submerged in the Han River in a corner of Gangdong-gu.

-The back was hit.

-The guy in Gwangjin-gu already? Ah… … . Now that I think about it, this area.

-Yeah. The fallen demon… … That’s where he is.

Originally, the Mentis Prayor could not awaken until the mantid statues made in their likeness were destroyed.

But Poochie, who had exceptional mental powers, noticed the other guy’s death.

Realizing that this was something unusual, he also awakened the other Mantis Prayer, Quatchi.

-We need to join forces.

-Not only are you talking like this while the statue is still intact… … Are you saying you’ll wake up and walk around?

-It’s a statue. Other entities can destroy it. But that’s not the end. We need the ‘three’ to come together to show our true value. We’ll request the Legion to add one more Mantis Prayer.

-… … You’re crazy. The penalty will be significant.

-No penalty is better than death. Are you confident that you can defeat the rumored ‘Fallen Demon’?

Quachi couldn’t answer Poochie’s words with confidence.

A massive legion of Giant Mantises.

Predator Corps, Predator.

Thanks to sending several subordinate legions to Earth, they had information about human players in the Seoul area.

One of the 10 most dangerous players.

Among those ten, the human player known to be perhaps the most dangerous.

Fallen demon, Lee Si-Hyeon.

Even Troll Division Commander Ryoka couldn’t handle him, so there was no way a single Mantis Prayer could handle him.

-Hahaha. Things are getting fun.

Quatchi laughed.

-To prevent this kind of negativity as much as possible, each person is placed in a corner of their area.

-… … .

-Okay. Let’s cooperate. Let’s gather the three of our minds in one place. Where do you plan to do it?

-already.

Kkwaduk.

-come.

-You son of a bitch. That’s why I like you.

Bokjeong Station basement.

As the statue in Quatchi’s likeness shattered, Quatchi came out.

What appeared in his eyes was another Mantis Prayer, Poochie.

-then…….

-Yes. Everything is… …for the Predatory Legion.

Kwajik!

Soon Poochie opened his huge mouth and swallowed Quatchi’s head.

Quatchi gave his head obediently without any resistance.

-Hehehehehe… … .

Poochie, who had eaten Quatchi’s head, trembled in satisfaction.

The minds of dozens and hundreds of his kindred spirits that had been focused on him were connected.

All of that was being incorporated under his command.

The additional Mantis Prayers sent by Green Swarm have already been consumed.

After incorporating the minds of the surviving subordinates of the dead Hooch into Sihyeon.

Before we knew it, thousands of his compatriots had gathered under the spirit of Poochie.

‘Okay… … Come.’

Knock knock knock.

Poochie’s body began to transform.

Thousands of fellow countrymen, each with their own unique strengths.

Some species had much sharper forelimbs.

Some of their kind had particularly large wings and were particularly fast.

Just as each human being has different innate talents, the Giant Mantises also have different innate talents.

And Poochie.

Among those same species, only those with the ‘most outstanding talents’ were being brought in.

Talents were selected from thousands of fellow tribesmen, combined, and strengthened.

‘Fallen demon. Before our predatory army arrives, here… … I will kill you.’

[Warning! A demonic force slightly beyond the current disaster level appears.]

‘It escaped the level of disaster without any special conditions being met.’

The moment I entered Konkuk University Station, a message started ringing out.

Sihyeon frowned.

‘The gods didn’t intervene again. That can’t be happening.’

It was impossible for the gods to intervene unless there was a great disaster.

Because this ‘system’ was something elaborate that was created by many gods.

The gods cannot arbitrarily break the rules and intervene.

Because the gods had so much power and influence, they had so much to lose.

‘It’s not like there’s a catastrophe, so they wouldn’t even think of intervening and getting penalized… … Then what on earth did those Mantis Prayer guys do?’

As expected, it was gone.

Mantis Prayer.

Because these guys could eat their own kind and absorb some of their traits and stats.

In some ways, it was similar to the power of gluttony that the fallen glory possessed.

-Are you here?

Sound that resonates directly to the brain rather than through the cochlea in the ear.

Sihyeon raised the corners of her mouth when she heard that voice.

“Yes, I came.”

Then he swung the Thousand-Armed Sword.

Crunch.

Kookookookook… … .

Part of Bokjeong Station was torn down and collapsed.

[Giant Mantis has been defeated.]

[You earn 6 points.]

… … .

The giant mantises that were there started dying.

-You’re really arrogant. You corrupt demon.

Swish.

Something brushed past Sihyeon’s nape.

It was a speed that was barely visible to the eye.

but.

[Item, ‘Fallen Glory (D)’ shows its teeth.]

The tentacles that were created by transforming armor with 300 physical and magical resistance blocked the opponent’s attacks.

Kaaaaang!

Blocking the attack that easily.

[Activates skill, ‘Spear Throw (D)’.]

Sihyeon turned Astrapha into a spear and threw it forward.

Flash!

AstraPega completely destroys the subway station.

Beyond that was a giant mantis escorted by dozens of giant mantises.

[Warning! You are about to face the hidden boss, the Mantis Prayer ‘Poochi’.]

“You little bug.”

Sihyeon raised the corners of her mouth.

“Did you put some effort into it?”

– Cheeky… … Even you, no matter how much you are, won’t be able to cut down my body that has been strengthened by this number.

Mantis Prayer Poochie.

The long boat had eight thick legs.

A pair of giant compound eyes saw everything at once.

Its two front legs, each armed with a giant scythe, had cutting power that was on a different level from that of other Giant Mantises.

On the stomach and chest area there were two hands and arms with five fingers like a human.

‘Are you praying?’

Sihyeon knew.

Thanks to those two front paws that are tightly held together as if praying.

That Poochie is getting a huge buff.

-Kill this guy.

At the same time,

Poochie flew into the sky.

‘That guy is more of a monster than I thought.’

Poochie knew.

It is uncertain whether or not the current self can defeat Sihyeon.

So I made a plan.

Let’s use the Giant Mantises here to fight while draining Sihyeon’s health as much as possible.

‘If it doesn’t work out… … I can just waste time and run away.’

There are approximately 52 hours left until the end of the sixth disaster.

If he could just hold out that long, it would be his victory.

“When you go to heaven.”

[The item, ‘Thousand-Gun Sword (E)’ begins to howl.]

“Did you think it would be safe?”

With Shihyeon’s sword attack.

A wind blade shot out from the Thousand-Chon Sword.

‘This?’

Looking at the wind blades shooting at me.

Poochie quickly flew past them to dodge them.

‘Is it a black wind?’

Could it be because of the influence of magic?

The wind blades that Sihyeon blew all contained black energy.

Sure, it was crazy fast, but with compound eyes that could see 360 ​​degrees, there was nothing it couldn’t see.

Swoosh.

The moment I thought I had dodged the black blade.

Crunch.

“Chirrrrrrrr!”

One of the four massive wings Poochie had was neatly cut off.

-How did this happen… … .

“Hey, bug.”

Sihyeon jumped up, stepping on the giant mantises.

It was right in front of Poochie’s eyes.

“Did you think I would fight like a gentleman?”

The number Si-Hyeon wrote was a kind of trick.

I intentionally breathed magic into several wind blades, turning them black.

As expected, Poochie, who had only seen the black wind, avoided it.

I didn’t see the other wind blades flying in with transparent colors.

-Euuuuu… … You evil spirit!

With the front legs sprouting up in the blink of an eye.

Poochie started to slash Sihyeon recklessly.

[Item, ‘Astrape (C)’ is split.]

[Item, ‘Astrape (C)’ permeates other items.]

Phage support.

After returning, the lightning and Astrape, who spent the most time with Shihyeon, permeated various items.

Kang!

The Thousand-Handed Sword granted with Astrapha blocked Poochie’s front legs.

And then he just cut it down.

Flash!

At the same time, the astragalus was shot out through the cut section.

-This?

Black lightning coming towards his wound.

There was no room to avoid.

-Babe, barrier… … .

Tsuzujeok.

Even if Poochie tried to activate the barrier, it was useless.

[Item, ‘Fallen Glory (D)’ shows its teeth.]

Oh my god.

This was because black tentacles appeared out of nowhere and began to gnaw at the barrier, revealing their teeth.

Kkwuduk. Kkwuduk.

It wasn’t just the barrier that they were gnawing on.

A buff that surrounds your body.

It was even eating away at the most important source, the ‘praying hands’.

-Oh, no!

Even if Poochie tried to fly away, it wasn’t easy.

One wing has already been clipped.

Because the balance was off, the guy was just flying around like a mosquito sprayed with insecticide.

“If you were trying to kill time, you were mistaken.”

Suddenly, a voice was heard from behind.

Poochie’s outer skin trembled.

-Now, wait a minute! I have a suggestion… … .

“I don’t need any suggestions, you worm.”

Crunch.

A thousand-gun cloud sword covered with an astragal.

The guy’s sharp slash sliced ​​through Poochie’s neck.

-I… … not yet… … .

Swoosh, woosh.

[Excellent! You have defeated the hidden boss, Mantis Prayer ‘Poochi’.]

“They said it couldn’t be cut, but it cuts well.”

At the same time, Poochie’s now corpse body plummeted to the ground.

widely.

Thanks to the power of the wind contained in the Cheon-chong-un-geom.

Sihyeon was able to land on the floor very lightly.

Although this doesn’t quite get you to the point where you can glide through the air, it’s possible to slightly defy gravity like this.

“Whoosh?”

“Kieeeee… … .”

The giant mantises that had seen the vision descending down suddenly began to shed their outer skins.

Black lightning.

A pure white sword in contrast to that.

That human, no, that demon, got rid of their mental entity, Poochie, so easily.

The giant mantises knew instinctively.

That they cannot win.

That we must run as far as possible and survive with as many individuals as possible to join the giant legion, the ‘Predator’.

That we must plan for the future by doing so.

Food ddeuk.

Within seconds, giant mantises took to the air.

“Kibisis.”

[ Special effect causes you to immediately consume a ‘Potion of Vitality (C)’.]

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

Now, Sihyeon’s goal is one.

The goal is to destroy as many statues as possible during the remaining time.