Chapter 270 – #60_Drainage Tunnel (6)
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One.
Elroa’s sword blade neatly cut through the soil and bedrock that was 45 meters thick like a cake.
Nevertheless, the fact that the foundation did not collapse and the fall did not occur meant that there was no waste in the sword attack that cut through the ceiling.
The light from the ceiling, which is carved in the shape of an elongated V, casts like a barrier.
Siwoo and the red knight confronted each other with a majestic wall of light.
A 1.8m tall man wearing black armor and holding a sword.
A 2.5m tall monster wearing red armor and holding a red spear.
When dealing with a homunculus, there were many times when the difference in physique was significant.
Right away, the first shadow monster Siwoo killed was about the size of an intercity bus, and the mother dog monster he dealt with afterwards was the size of a low-rise villa running around.
But is it because the enemy in front of him is taking the form of a human?
Or is it because 40 red eyes are all staring at Siwoo under the helmet?
The difference in the eyes of only two heads feels like a far-reaching difference.
“Listen well Siu.”
A subtle war of nerves in which each other examines each other’s gaps.
Eloa recited to Siwoo about the enemy knight’s abilities.
“He doesn’t have much power left. If you succeeded in ambush, it means that his body has slowed down and become dull. There will still be a significant impact on your body.”
“Yes, tell me about the red eggplant.”
Siwoo continues to walk slowly without taking his eyes off the red knight.
The red knight also responds to Siwoo and starts moving in the same direction.
A man and a monster slowly turning in a circle of the same trajectory.
An object that can use the magic contained within semi-permanently.
Among them, non-disposable items are called artifacts.
However, when the magic embedded in the artifact goes beyond simple magic and is used as a medium to assist magnetic magic, or when self-magnetic magic is exercised, the upper name of the ceremonial badge is given.
The red branch that makes the red knight a tricky enemy is also that red branch.
Roughly speaking, it has three effects.
“The red branch is a tricky formality. The first is a distortion field. It acts as a bulkhead that blocks magic and shock, and at the same time, it tries to transfer distortion the moment weapons meet.
It’ll be bearable up to one or two times, but it’ll be painful if it’s long. Never clash head-on for a long time.”
No matter how great magic is, nothing in the world can exert its effect without cost.
Not only the red knight, but also the red branch itself would consume a lot.
One of the proofs is that the red branch, which distorted the present and regressed into the past and resurrected the white knight infinitely, can no longer cause the white knight.
“A barrier extends from the red branch. The speed itself is not fast, but the power is absolute. Pay particular attention to the trajectory the spear blade swept through.”
“All right.”
“Finally, believe in yourself. Are you ready?”
Siu slowly pondered Elroa’s advice and nodded her head.
Eloah looked at Siu’s back and pondered over whether this choice was right for her.
Siu accurately grasped the situation.
The most powerful Red Knight and White Knight possessed by the Cowardly Witch.
Elroa poured out all her remaining strength, wiping out the white knights and putting the enemy knights in a weakened state.
If we retreat here, the Red Knight and the Cowardly Witch will hide again.
Sua and Tiphareth couldn’t find the workshop in Xochitl for several months.
The fact that he was able to raid the workshop in the first place was thanks to the information provided by the captive Della.
If the red knight, who was good at hiding and escaping, disappeared again, there was no guarantee that he would be found again.
If so, someday, Xochitl, fully equipped, will bring disaster to the present world.
As a public figure, it was obvious that she would quickly come up with a plan B regardless of means and methods, and that many more victims would come out in the process.
Even so, couldn’t there be a better way?
No matter how much they believed in Siwoo, it was painful to sit and watch him risk his life without doing anything.
However, Eloa’s deliberation did not last long.
It was because the enemy knight, who was glaring at Siwoo while holding her spear, started moving first.
-Widely!
The speed is remarkably slow compared to when the power was intact.
However, it is a relative criterion.
Siwoo was only able to capture the appearance of the red knight, which had become blurry at best, appearing to jump out in front of his eyes.
– Kwaaang!
The sword, which was belatedly swung for defense, collides with the red branch.
A sword of shadow that collides with a spear blade swung at an angle.
And…
“Cuck!”
Siwoo could see that Elroa’s advice to never confront him head-on was correct.
It felt like my intestines were sticking out of my mouth even though I had only touched my sword.
The impact of the distorted field that flooded the whole body, riding on the tip of the sword and riding on the fingertips, made Siwoo’s armor, which had a solid shape, ripple like a wave.
The magic formation was disturbed by the extreme shock and burden.
The second attack unfolds without giving Shiu, who has barely had time to catch his breath, after completing the recalculation to keep his armor intact.
The red knight, who had turned his spear like a windmill, swung his spear at Siwoo, who was unsteady.
A blow with added centrifugal force, followed by a red barrier that extends like the roots of a tree to attack with time delay.
The only option given to Siwoo was to pull his body back.
– Boo-woong!
The spear blade that brushed past the tip of the helmet shattered it like a cookie.
However, the barrier that followed exploded in Siwoo’s chest.
“Keah!!!”
“Chew!”
It was not something to be relieved that the speed of the barrier was slow and that it did not contain any mana.
The barrier that the red branches poured out with each attack was trying to distort Siwoo’s ‘existence itself’.
For a spiritual body formed by adding thoughts and magical powers to the physical body, ‘distortion’ is no different from extreme poison.
If it was original, that’s it.
It should have been Siwoo’s end, but Siu was still alive.
The guardian’s contract works like self-defense and binds Siwoo, who is about to disappear.
As soon as her blurred consciousness returned, Siu raised her sword again.
“What kind of monster is this… “
I wasn’t optimistic that it would be an easy fight.
Siwoo’s left eye, which reflected the flow of his magical power, warned the enemy knight that he had no small amount of power left.
The red spear slides from the enemy knight’s hand.
The red knight who grabbed the tip of the spear struck the spear with all his might, with the momentum to split the earth.
Siwoo retreats once again.
From the red branch that touched the ground, a barrier like a root sprouted again and aimed at Siwoo.
That’s the problem.
Right now, the red knight’s behavior is obviously not normal.
It looked unnatural and uncomfortable somewhere, and there were enough gaps to dig into.
If you step inside the window when you make a big move like now, it doesn’t look like you’re out of luck.
However, the presence of barriers that seemed to assist between movements was an annoyance.
It is numerous and dense.
Looking at the power of a moment ago, it was not something that could be ignored and continued.
If it’s simple physical, the red knight is the top.
I don’t know if it’s normal, but at this point where I can’t choose the option of ‘arming up’, the technical inferiority is also confirmed.
Then, where is the keyword that will lead this fight to victory?
Magic.
The red branch uses a variety of magic.
In the end, it was the existence of that magic that made the enemy knight’s strategy difficult.
Then, what if you read the flow of magical power and find the way to destroy it?
“Bloom!”
Siwoo amplified his mana by stepping backwards from the enemy knight who was trying to attack without a chance to catch his breath.
Like ink spreading in the water, the particles of pitch-black shadows are embracing all at once, hiding Siwoo’s traces.
The amplified mana was replaced with particles of shadow and used like a smoke screen.
-Krrrr
The red knight hesitated as if embarrassed by the sudden appearance of the shadow.
However, after realizing that the true nature was magic made of very small particles, the distortion field was inflated.
If the physical form is not firm and the shadow has not undergone hardening yet, the distortion field acts as an absolute counter.
As soon as they are pushed into the distortion field, the smoke screen disappears as cleanly as if erased with an eraser.
– Whoosh! Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!
Through that momentary crack, protruding like a guided missile through the cumulonimbus clouds was a four-stranded ribbon with sharply twisted ends that looked like the peaks of a morning glory.
For a red knight with a narrow field of view of less than 3m, that was an unexpected attack.
Even so, he swung his spear and pulverized and tore all the ribbons.
Siu was watching from the shadows.
Distributing shadows in the form of a smoke screen was not simply to cover one’s eyes and run away.
It was used as a test paper to understand the characteristics of the distortion field.
Siwoo’s eyes were faithfully interpreting and guessing the series of magical actions that the red branch showed.
I already got some useful information.
The fraudulent nature of the red eggplant can be seen at a glance.
In close combat, it transfers the wave of distortion to the enemy it touches and accumulates damage from the inside of the body, and against external magic, it spreads like a veil and distorts the composition of magic.
This is like holding a fraudulent item provided by the game company to create a boss mob that cannot be cleared.
If you can’t get close or far away, how the hell are you supposed to deal with it?
However, Siwoo discovered one thing through the test he had just done.
That is the nature of the distortion field.
The distortion field is normally concentrated inside the red branch like a shrunken balloon.
By spreading it wide like an inflated balloon, it is possible to block external magic, but the strength of the distortion itself is lowered, perhaps because the tensile force decreases as the surface area increases.
According to Siwoo’s hypothesis, if the distortion field is inflated to block the shadow, the close combat can continue with the effect minimized.
To confirm that, Shiwoo took advantage of the timing when the distortion field had not contracted yet and charged at the red knight.
The shadows that had risen in a lump were distorted by the gust of wind, and Siu’s sword swung with a shrill sound.
– Kwaaang!
It was a surprise attack after hiding until the end in its own way, but the red knight definitely responded.
He raised a red branch and lowered it diagonally to block the slashing sword.
Shiu clenched his teeth and prepared for any unexpected shock.
– Parts, parts!
However, the red barrier only bounces like a spark, and the pain coming in the opposite way is not great.
It was just a feeling of nausea that made me feel seasick.
But this alone is not enough.
As long as that barrier interferes, it is impossible to suppress the enemy knight by force even without the distortion field.
“Bloom!”
While Siu hides in the shadows again, his mana is extracted through repeated amplification 4 times.
The left eye, which throbs from excessive magical power amplification, is replaced with a shadow that covers the entire tunnel densely.
It looked like a fire had started and black smoke billowed out.
-KouzaK——!
The red knight let out a dissatisfied cry and swung his spear.
The distortion field easily pushes away the smoke screen of shadows.
In fact, there was no particular effect on the shadow Siu was creating.
It is difficult to maintain its shape like armor or a sword unless it sticks close to the body, but since it is made of ribbons, the number of ribbons Siwoo can handle is limited to four.
The actual effect would be, at most, to cover the eyes and slightly hinder the action of magic.
So is there no odds?
Siu asked himself.
No.
There is still work to be done.
