God’s Nemesis Returns - Chapter 43



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God’s Natural Enemy, Returns Episode 043

37. Bukhansan

After the disaster began.

Most of the mountains were devoid of any life.

The animals have already all died as food for the demons.

There was no sign of human form.

In fact, the reason the players weren’t in the mountains was simple.

If a disaster struck and you encountered a demon in the mountains, you wouldn’t be able to set up camp or avoid it.

There was no reason to be stuck in a place like this.

But here, Bukhansan Mountain in Gangbuk-gu, Seoul.

“… … .”

A man was standing with his eyes closed in front of a waterfall somewhere.

A muscular and well-built body, as if he had been working out for a long time.

Close-cropped hair and straight, strong eyes.

A gi that looks like it came out of a martial arts novel.

A short spear held in the right hand and a long spear held in the left hand.

The man’s name is Baek In-hwan.

He was ranked 14th and was a player with the nickname ‘War Beast’.

‘Who is it?’

He could tell that his intuition was more developed than other players due to his special skills.

That someone had come to Bukhansan.

‘No one will come here anymore.’

The first thing I felt was the heavy ‘iron’.

A small but incredibly dense lump of iron.

Even this was not trivial, but it was nothing compared to what was there with it.

‘This……?’

An extremely ominous mood.

Even though I simply felt deceived, something was rising that seemed to corrupt my soul.

Looking at its general shape, it seemed like a human player.

Just passing by would make the hairs on my body stand on end.

“… … You can’t bring something like that in here.”

Here, Mt. Bukhan is perhaps the only mountain where animals remain and the ecosystem is maintained.

I couldn’t let something with such evil energy come.

Taat!

Baek In-hwan started to descend.

It was a faster speed than the average player could run on flat ground.

What appeared before his eyes was a boy.

‘My peers?’

Above the boy’s head was a creature that felt like a lump of iron.

He was wearing black armor that was spitting out black sparks.

On his waist was a luxurious red pouch, and in his right hand he held a sword boasting a pure white blade.

‘I’m sorry for attacking you out of the blue, but.’

Hiding in the grass.

Baek In-hwan raised his spear.

‘Subdue first and then think.’

Baek In-hwan had pride.

The ‘Spear’ skill is famous for not increasing skill proficiency very quickly.

I am proud that I finally promoted this skill to D-rank.

And I could be confident.

There will be no player who can properly dodge or block the ‘Spear’ skill while in a state where the attack speed and movement speed are increased by the power of an animal.

‘I can apologize later.’

[Activates skill, ‘Spear Throw (D)’.]

Booooooooo!

With the sound of cutting through the wind.

The spear in Baek In-hwan’s hand flew towards his opponent’s head.

but.

Swish.

The opponent turned his head too easily to avoid the spear.

It was almost as if they had known an attack was coming.

“What is this… … .”

“Are you there?”

In the eyes of the other person, who is focused exactly on you.

Baek In-hwan came out of the grass as if he had no choice.

And the moment it was about to come out.

‘huh?’

I can’t stand it… … .

Within a moment, black lightning gathered in the boy Sihyeon’s left hand and created a black spear.

“You don’t use the throwing skill like that.”

[Activates skill, ‘Spear Throw (D)’.]

Kkwudduk.

The black spear that left Si-Hyeon’s hand pierced through all the trees and approached Baek In-Hwan.

‘It’s fast… …! And it’s dangerous.’

If Baek In-hwan’s spear had traveled the optimal trajectory to avoid the trees.

Sihyeon’s spear flew through trees and rocks.

Still, the javelin Si-Hyeon threw seemed several times more powerful.

Astraphe’s magic power, Thousand Cloud Sword’s attack power.

It was thanks to the attack and movement speed that it totaled 350%.

‘At least, it’s just a lump of lightning without any clear entity… … .’

Thinking so, Baek In-hwan swung his spear.

But the moment the single spear and the astragalus collided.

Flash!

Black light poured down, and Baek In-hwan was thrown back.

“Kuaaaah!”

A giant figure measuring 190cm tall crashed into four trees, toppling them.

“Khuhhhhh… … .”

What caught Baek In-hwan’s eye as he barely came to his senses was…

It was Sihyeon who was reaching out to him.

“wake up.”

Sihyeon said, extending her hand to Baek Inhwan.

“I’ll let you have a look once.”

“……sorry.”

Even though we only exchanged the same skill once.

Baek In-hwan could tell.

That there is a huge wall between yourself and your partner.

‘Normally, I wouldn’t let someone who touches me first go unpunished, but… … .’

Sihyeon chuckled.

‘This time there’s nothing we can do.’

War Beast Baek In-hwan.

The guy was someone Si-Hyeon knew.

Although they were both players ranked within the top 10 on the Korean Peninsula.

Strangely enough, we had never encountered each other in person before the regression.

However, I knew about Baek In-hwan through rumors and anecdotes.

‘A kind of righteous fool who only thinks of the weak, nature, and animals…’

This was all there was to Baek In-hwan’s character that Si-hyeon had.

‘I’m currently ranked 14th, so my skills aren’t bad. And I definitely need it to catch the Ogre.’

“First of all, let me apologize.”

Baek In-hwan bowed his head and apologized.

“You attacked me out of the blue. I just… … .”

“You must have felt an ominous aura from me and attacked me.”

“… … Honestly, that’s true. You? That power that you? Have… … .”

“Lee Si-Hyeon.”

“yes?”

“My name is Lee Si-Hyeon.”

“Oh, yes! My name is Baek In-hwan.”

“Yeah. And I don’t plan on harming you here, so relax.”

“How is it that there is a natural spirit here… …?”

“My trait is that of a prophet.”

In fact, the characteristics of the vision were not those of a prophet.

A class or trait where a Prophet can know information in advance, but must lose a great deal in return.

However, since Sihyeon had regressed, he had not lost anything and was able to know more information than the Prophet.

‘Well, the other person doesn’t know what I’m losing or not.’

Sihyeon raised the corners of her mouth.

‘Even if you say it like this, people won’t know.’

It’s just a vague claim that one has prophetic qualities.

It was a very good excuse that Sihyeon had been thinking about since before her regression.

“… … You are a prophet. By the way, how old are you?”

“25 years old.”

“Ah! You’re older than me. I apologize again for attacking first!”

Only then did Baek In-hwan feel comfortable with the other person’s informal speech.

“But what is happening here… … ?”

“I told you. I have the traits of a prophet.”

“yes.”

“Yeah. That one.”

Then, Sihyeon pointed to the air with his finger.

Baek In-hwan’s gaze turned there.

“That’s why I came.”

[Time left until the eighth plague: 3 days.]

Phew.

Somewhere in Bukhansan Mountain.

The wind blew, causing Sihyeon’s black hair to flutter.

“Gurghhh… … .”

The squirrel hanging on Sihyeon’s shoulder let out a long yawn and climbed up onto Sihyeon’s head.

I’m not a professional tamer so I couldn’t check the guy’s condition.

Judging by the hot feeling he feels above his head, his fire attribute affinity and resistance have increased considerably.

According to Cheon Yuri, it was now possible to swallow fire and lava.

This was enough.

‘The points I spent on making Spartoi are a bit high, but… … I think this is enough to prepare for it.’

The points Sihyeon currently has are 300,000.

“It’s loaded.”

Sihyeon raised the corners of her mouth.

“Should I rob a store for the first time in a while?”

In a corner of Bukhansan Mountain like that.

Sihyeon’s eyes lit up.

“Store opening.”

[Welcome! Fallen Demon Lee Si-Hyeon!]

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‘good.’

After returning, I didn’t use the store much though.

Originally, there was no player who used the store and points as often as Sihyeon.

‘There are always two shop events, and they change at the end of each disaster. Of course, I can’t remember the order of all the events.’

Shh.

‘I remember a few important things.’

Is it because 7 is a lucky number?

After the seventh plague, one of the best store events of all time took place.

‘30% discount event for class-exclusive items… … .’

Sihyeon’s current occupation is the hidden class, ‘The One Who Brings Corruption’.

Of course, it was a hidden class, and a job that could not help but be ignored by the gods.

As a class called ‘Caller of Corruption’, you cannot obtain exclusive items from the shop.

But instead.

Sihyeon was able to obtain exclusive items for other classes.

That profession is none other than ‘Paladin’.

This was the class before Sihyeon acquired the class of the one who calls for corruption.

‘Is this some kind of correction?’

Because not being able to obtain exclusive items was such a huge penalty for players.

The system has been calibrated like this.

‘For this time, I changed my profession from a priest to a paladin through Seo Young-woo.’

Slurp.

Looking at the store hologram window like that.

Sihyeon scrolled down.

‘Oh my gosh… … .’

Ogre.

It is the most powerful entity among the demons that walk on the ground with legs.

In Sihyeon’s opinion, it was a move close to ‘perfect’.

‘There are no drawbacks.’

First of all, ogres are strong.

It wasn’t just something to be called ‘three’.

If you look at it purely by force, it’s basic to pull out a tree like pulling out a weed.

It was incredibly large compared to its heavy body.

Among the ogres, there were some special individuals who were said to have transcended the race of snake-type demons, such as the Imugi, which could be single-handedly pulled out and thrown away.

‘Well, of course this is a special case.’

In any case, it was obvious that the ogre was strong enough to make such a sound.

So the priority was to avoid getting hit by his attacks as much as possible.

Even if it was true, it was important to minimize the impact.

Let’s say Sihyeon has the highest grade armor called ‘Fallen Glory’.

Other players do not have this armor.

And the higher the physical resistance, the better.

‘We need to prepare for this.’

Instead of having insanely strong physical attacks.

Fortunately, ogres cannot use magic or magical powers at all.

So what we need now is an item that increases physical resistance.

And among the items exclusive to Paladins, there were a lot of items that were very cost-effective.

“Let’s go see.”

“Crunch crunch.”

Holding the doll in her arms and humming a tune.

Sihyeon started purchasing the items he needed.

[Paid 50,000 points.]

[Since the event is in progress, only 35,000 points will be paid.]

[You obtain the item, ‘Physical Resistance Potion (A) x5’.]

[Physical Resistance Potion (A)]

#This is a potion exclusive to the Paladin class that can be purchased at the shop.

Consumable items

Effect

When consumed, increases physical resistance by 70 for 1 hour.

The first thing I bought was a physical resistance potion.

It was also the highest grade, A, among grades from E to A.

That’s because Fallen Glory increases physical and magical resistance by 300.

Originally, physical and magical resistance were values ​​that were difficult to raise even by 10.

A 70 increase to physical resistance will help you deal with shocks considerably.

There was a reason why it was worth 10,000 points per piece even though the duration was only 1 hour.

‘Okay. Then should I buy the next items?’