My Demons - Chapter 125
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My Villains Episode 125
34. Mt. Graduil⑴
A dark and desolate PC room.
“Did you flip out again?”
“uh.”
Jong-seo, who was sitting next to him, giggled as if he was dumbfounded.
“If I just use that combo, I’m bound to crash? It’s a complete mess. “What kind of bugs are there?”
“I know. “I’ll just add it once and if it bounces this time, I’ll just hit it.”
After opening a new server, I chose a man with a pale appearance and strange makeup.
“What, was this guy hardcore too?”
“uh.”
“You say it’s an experimental character?”
“I don’t usually play normal mode.”
“But that’s true, you even turned on the hardcore for the experiment? “You are truly crazy.”
Not even for a day or two, but Jong-seo sticks out his tongue. Then he clicked his tongue and said, “Ugh, what a pity.”
“••••••what.”
“At best, the only thing I do while on vacation is developing the Dark World build. I wish I could still meet her girlfriend… … . “No, no.”
The man on the screen held up a large stone tablet and began reciting a strange spell.
“This is also quite fun.”
“Isn’t this fun, but isn’t it fun to write strategies on forums?”
“That’s it.”
Jong-seo accessed the forum and went to the strategy tab.
“Hey, what do you think of what you wrote?”
“Search for ‘plasma.’”
“plasma… … . Wow, I wrote a lot.”
Meanwhile, on the screen, a man holding a stone tablet was continuing to order. It will take quite some time. I alt-tabbed and scrolled through some uninteresting webtoons.
Jongseo, who was looking at the screen, burst into laughter.
“Standard build, PvP build, tanking build, whirlpool build… … . “You used the entire Blood Knight build?”
“of course.”
“Bloodmage build? Why is this rated so low?”
“Everyone disliked it, perhaps because it was a difficult build. “It’s inefficient.”
“Anyway, you kimchi gamers. “You don’t know how to enjoy games?”
In the midst of Jong-seo’s chatter, a notification sound rings and the SNS messenger blinks.
Sergeant Moon Jeong-hyuk. The mouse cursor hesitates… … .
“Dual sword build, this looks fun. “Is it similar to Ramen Berserker?”
“It’s better than that. “When is the enemy build? Ramen Berserker.”
“What is a swordsman? “Did something like this originally exist?”
“It’s from the expansion pack.”
“It’s just my taste… … . “Why are all the build names like this?” Alt tab. The game screen covered SNS messages and webtoons. The man holding the stone slab’s spell reached its peak.
Ugh, a vibration rang from next to me. After a short phone call, Jong-seo speaks.
“Almost all the kids are here. “Let’s go out.”
“wait for a sec. Just try this.”
As the man holding the stone slab shouts, souls gathered from all around are sucked into his body. And then came the ‘destruction’.
With a clang, the world fell into pieces.
I’ve met four sub characters so far.
Elemental Mage Elen, Necromancer Luke, Berserker Utequwai, and Arcane Hunter Atalanta. Two of them became friends, one became an enemy, and one was still ambiguous.
This was the case when Ellen and Utequoi became colleagues, and I was able to see their character sheets. Therefore, I was cautiously guessing that the character sheet was proof of trust.
For this reason, the fourth character sheet that came up last night confused me.
I made it.
Name: unknown
Level: 23
Class: Swordsman
Stats: Remaining Bonus – 0
Strength – 15(20) Dexterity — 38(92)
Health — 14(18) Horsepower – 10(10)
skill :
Wet (襲) 5pt, Silver (隱) 5pt,
Poison (poison) 2pt, Tal (脫) So = 3pt, Tang (違) lpt, Yeon (燕) lpt Cham (所) 3pt, Kwae (快) lpt
A new tab appeared on the screen in my dream, so I naturally thought it was Atalanta’s sheet. Putting aside her doubts about whether trust was built with her, it was because there were no other candidates for her in the first place.
But the new seat was not Atalanta’s. The swordsman’s name, whom I had no contact with at all, was added.
Although I’ve never actually met him, I could easily guess what kind of character he was just by looking at the sheet.
In Dark World, the higher your ability level, the more difficult it becomes to raise it.
When your ability score is in the single digits, even if you add 10,000 bonus points, your ability score will go up by 1 point, but when your ability score is in your teens, you need to give 2 bonus points to go up by 1 point, and if you are in your 20s, you need to give 3 bonus points to go up by 1 point, and so on.
Therefore, it was more efficient to raise multiple abilities evenly rather than focusing on just one ability.
However, looking at the newly emerged swordsman’s sheet, the agility was written as ’38 (92)’. This means that a whopping 92 bonuses were invested to create an actual score of 38.
In addition, the fact that skills were mainly focused on ninjutsu, such as ‘seop’, ‘silver’, ‘poison’, and ‘tal’… … .
“Phoenix, come on.”
” hmm?”
I looked up at the voice that broke me out of my thoughts, and saw Steedman holding out a wooden bowl. It was a stew made with pork, beans, and tomatoes.
“It tastes good. “Boonie is pretty good at this kind of cooking.”
“Okay, I’ll eat well.”
“Ellen, would you like to try it too?”
Ellen, who was sitting on a flat rock with her robe down, thought for a moment and nodded.
“Um, just give me a little.”
“Yep, just wait a moment.”
Steedman made fun of his short legs and went down the hill.
At the bottom of the hill, the Utequoi and Amias gangs had lit a small bonfire and were grilling various things. In the center, Buni was vigorously frying something with a cast iron skillet.
Two wizards, a druid, and a swordsman were sitting around the bonfire. This is Siren Lao’s party.
Across from me, I saw Atalanta lying down with her arm on a pillow, and the warrior Vittorio chewing a loaf of bread.
A very peaceful scenery.
If it weren’t for the archer Kol and the warrior Agos, who were standing guard with their bows on a nearby rocky hill, it was a landscape where you would have believed they were out on a picnic.
I slowly glanced around and then looked back at Ellen.
“But are you eating pretty well these days?”
“••••••I?”
“huh. “Isn’t that your second one?”
Ellen looked down at the sandwich she was eating and nodded.
“But why?”
“Normally, you wouldn’t eat even half of that.”
“It wasn’t that bad.”
“That was about it.”
Ellen paused for a moment at my assertion. Then she quietly put down her sandwich and touched her stomach, thighs, and forearms.
“By any chance, have I gotten a little heavy?”
“… … what?”
“When you hold me, do you feel a little heavy?”
Ellen’s face as she asked that question showed the kind of trivial concern that Korean high school girls often see after eating a late-night snack.
“Fuhahahaha!”
When I burst out laughing because it was so funny, Ellen wrinkled her face.
“What’s funny?”
“uh? *sigh* Well, just. “I thought you *big* care about that kind of thing too.”
“… … ‘Something like that’?”
“uh. “Getting fat and stuff like that.”
Ellen’s expression hardened a little at my words.
“So, are you saying I gained weight?”
“uh? no? “That’s not true.”
“Be honest.”
“Hey, I didn’t gain any weight. And, you can gain some weight.”
As I was waving my hands, I suddenly remembered something that happened about two weeks ago.
“That’s right, aren’t you eating more because you’re growing taller?”
“… … key?”
“uh. You grew taller not long ago. Hey, wake up now.”
“Ah, stop eating… …
As I put down the wooden bowl and picked it up, Ellen pretended not to win and infused mana into the wing decoration.
“Wait a minute, put your feet on the ground.”
“I can do that tidying up by myself.”
The guy who stopped me from holding my feet stood firmly on the ground.
“O ugh” —
“… “Have you grown up?”
“for a moment.”
I placed the blade of my hand on the top of his head and carefully measured his height.
… … It seems the same. No matter how you look at it, it doesn’t seem that big.
But when I saw Ellen, whose eyes were sparkling like stars, I couldn’t bear to tell the truth.
“H-Have you grown a bit?”
“really?”
“hmm. Yeah, it’s grown. “It’s very subtle, but it’s big.”
At my words, his face lit up and he flew up a couple of inches.
“Actually, I’ve been thinking about it strangely lately because my appetite keeps getting worse.”
“Oh yeah?”
“That was a precursor to growing taller. Now that I think about it, it seems like my knees get a little stiff every time I sleep.”
He chattered like that and emptied the bowl of stew that Steedman had brought.
“But what if the clothes I bought don’t fit? “It’s all rural around here, so it’s hard to find decent clothes.”
… … Hmm, it’s sad for no reason.
Yesterday, the day I left Longville, I searched near Mount Graduil all day. I looked closely at the road leading to the summit, the surrounding bushes at the foot, and the mountain range leading up to the hill.
The reason for not going straight to the summit and dealing with Akanku Karamek was to rule out other risk factors first. This was because I was exhausted from dealing with strong enemies and I did not want to run into a group of greenskins or Anupa De on my way down.
After a day-long search, the only monsters we caught were two Orcs and three Goblets.
“It seems like the seeds of monsters have dried up around here.”
Atalanta, leaning a white spear on her shoulder, continued.
“All the greenskins would have fled, and the Anupads would have gathered at the pass.”
“Anupad’s army, we need a lot of food. If you lie down in one place like you do now, you can’t get food. “There must be a hunting group.”
Atalanta shook her head with a dark expression at Utequai’s argument.
“They probably prepared supplies separately.”
“You mean monsters?”
“It’s not called the military for nothing. And, when they run out of food, they eat their own people.”
“O ugh” —
The others followed Utequai in silence. The temporarily formed party of 16 glanced at each other in silence.
Amias wants money, Atalanta wants points, and Siren wants Karamek to be stopped. Since everyone wanted something different, I was too quick to open my mouth.
Just for a moment. Fifteen pairs of eyes gathered in one place as if there was a plot.
Ha, feel burdened.
I scratched my eyebrows and opened my mouth.
“So, Atalanta. “What is your opinion?”
Atalanta, who was tapping the window with her long fingers, answered with a small smile as if she had been waiting.
“You have to go up the hill.”
“… … Are you planning to attack Anupad’s army?”
“It’s similar, but a little different.”
Atalanta glanced around.
“The reason we are not climbing to the top now is because we are worried that we will be surrounded by Anupad’s army when we retreat to Longville. Right?”
“so?”
“So, we have to deal with Anupad’s army first. Let’s set up an ambush near the hill and wait for the lord’s army. When the lord’s army attacks Anupad, he will seize the opportunity and join the battle.”
“‘Seeing the opportunity.’”
Atalanta shrugged her shoulders at my muttering.
“okay. “You all know what it means, right?”
If it looks like the lord’s army is going to win, they’ll quickly enter the war and reap the rewards, and if it looks like they’re going to lose, they’ll just get out of the war. It’s an obvious story.
“Is that okay? “If you run away, you won’t get any points.”
“Wouldn’t the score be meaningless then? If Anupad is strong enough for the lord’s army to be defeated, it is better to give up the territory.” Well, what Atalanta wants is a stable settlement, not a dangerous neighborhood threatened by monsters.
Of course, Atalanta believes that the lord will win. The goal would be to properly intervene in the battle and maintain first place.
When I nodded, the wizard Siren quickly stepped forward.
“Wait a moment, Lord Phoenix.”
“Please tell me, Miss Siren.”
Siren blinked her big eyes at me and then looked back at the party and said.
“No matter what the outcome of the battle is, we must get to the top. If the lord’s army is defeated, this area will only become dangerous, but if Karamek’s spell is completed, not only Marva but the entire kingdom could become dangerous.”
… … The whole kingdom, it’s hard to overdo it.
“And in fact, we have already delayed enough time. “If we lose time fighting Anupad’s army, it may be irreversibly late.”
“So, what does Miss Siren want us to do?”
At my question, Siren looked back at her lover for a moment. She then nodded her head briefly and opened her mouth again.
“Take care of the most important things first, and do the less important things later. We need to get to the top as quickly as possible and prevent a dimensional collision. Anupad is next.”
As Siren’s story came to an end, a wind blew from the west. It was a welcome breeze cooling the rocky hills heated by the sun.
“hmm?”
While I suddenly looked in the direction from which the wind came, Utequai came out.
“I have a good idea. Atilia and the wizard will both be satisfied.”
As his gaze focused, he placed his chin on the handle of the dolme and continued speaking.
“Send two mercenaries to spy on the hill. Spy, send a signal when the battle begins. Then go to the top of the mountain and deal with Akanku. Anupad, he can’t chase us because he’s fighting the lord’s army. “It’s very simple.”
Looking at the expressions of Atalanta and Siren, neither of them seemed very satisfied.
Utequai smiled at them.
“And before that, we catch the troll.”
“Another troll. “Can’t you just stop talking about that damn troll?”
“Be quiet, girl. “I know you’re greedy for the troll’s blood.”
“Who coveted it?”
Utekwai completely ignored Ellen’s complaints.
“Troll, your score is high. “If you catch it, you can stay in first place.”
Atalanta frowned slightly and shook her head.
“Mr. Hatanka, you get three times the points for subjugating over there. “Seventeen Anupads equal 153 points.”
“You just have to catch several.”
“…Several?”
“okay. I found traces. “Not just one troll.”
When Atalanta closed her mouth, Utequai’s gaze turned to Siren.
“If you catch the troll, you can also use the forest path.”
“If it’s a forest path.”
“You can get to the top of the mountain quickly. “If the battle starts at the mountain pass, we quickly climb to the top of the mountain and take out Akanku.”
Just as Siren was being persuaded, the wind blew again.
I stared at the direction from which the wind came, that is, towards the bushes. This time it was because I definitely felt something strange.
“But trolls, you must hunt carefully.”
“why? There must be three wizards. With this many people, there’s at least a troll… …
“Looking at the traces, a female came into the male’s territory. “Take the cub.”
“So?”
“They must have mated. Mated trolls, hungry and vicious.”
By then, my nose had caught a very faint odor. It was a horrible smell that resembled the smell of terrible sweat or rotting excrement.
“You have to lure them one by one and hunt them. “On a dark night.”
The sun rising in the sky was bright.
I smiled bitterly and pulled out the Hrunting. The party looked puzzled at the clear sword name.
“I can’t wait until night.”
“Can’t wait? “What does that mean?”
Ute Kwai, who smelled it too late, picked up the dolme with a stern expression.
At the same time, a strange sound was heard from somewhere in the bush.
Wow!
A sharp roar that resembles a scream. It was a troll.
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