Chapter 295
Chapter 295
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 295
Chapter Title: Blue Spear Knight
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Judah stared blankly at the landscape the basilisk had created, his mouth hanging open like a fool. The ground was torn apart as if ripped by hands of clay. The cracks were deep, resembling the aftermath of a natural disaster. Startled, he quickly turned his gaze back to the basilisk.
Kieeeing!
The fragment in his hand, Gaia, seemed to scream... no, cheer in ecstasy. It emanated an ominous aura, continuously releasing an enormous amount of mana. Judah felt a chill at the sight. It seemed the source of that inexplicable anxiety was this.
'What did he eat earlier? Is it because of that?'
But it wasn't the basilisk who had eaten something that was changing—it was the fragment. He had multiple fragments, but he'd never seen one react like this. The basilisk swung the spear widely before slamming it into the ground once more.
Kwarungkakakakakaka!
The ground split open again with the same devastating force, as if an earthquake had struck. Fortunately, his agility was low, further reduced by age, making it easy to predict and dodge his attacks. But if even one hit landed, it felt like his body would be pulverized.
As the earth cracked, the soldiers standing there were swept away, but the basilisk paid them no mind. Glancing back, Judah saw they were wisely retreating. Kicking off the ground, the basilisk charged closer, gripping the rampaging Gaia.
"Both Calicthes and that wench from Baekje—you all don't know how to handle fragments properly."
"Because you treat fragments by human standards, that's all the power you can muster."
"You fools don't even realize fragments weren't made to fight worthless humans!"
He swung the spear wildly as he spoke. Dodging the attacks, Judah listened silently, a question forming in his mind. It sounded like the fragments held hidden power. Come to think of it, there were a few functions in the game that didn't exist.
For instance, when he shook hands with Count Jenner of Uruun, the fragments Carpediem and Valentine had resonated. And there was a skill on Valentine marked prominently as <Lending>.
'Above all, Gaia never had anything like this.'
The basilisk's words weren't lies. Curiosity piqued by his display of natural disaster-like attacks, Judah decided to take a heavy swing head-on.
The moment Yakal met his spear, he felt overwhelming force. Yakal held firm, but his arm exploded as if hit by a bomb. A groan escaped him from the pain. His arm regenerated instantly thanks to Altemia's power.
"Monstrous regeneration! Let's see if your head can do the same!"
Judah gave a wry smile as the basilisk approached, lips curled. Was regenerating an arm instantly monstrous? Or was splitting the earth like a god? To ordinary people, both were monstrous. Without responding, Judah lowered his stance and boldly closed in.
Kwahahk!
He dodged the spear that crushed the air with a bizarre sound. He easily evaded the spear shaft's thrusting tip as well.
"Hmph!"
Judah snorted in derision. He wasn't dodging by a hair's breadth. He moved with ample margin. Monstrous strength meant nothing if it didn't connect. He wouldn't be overpowered in speed. Even if Gaia was unraveling its ominous energy like thread, restoring the basilisk's power to its prime, his agility remained sluggish.
Thanks to that, Judah progressed from dodging to reading his attack paths. Shadow Deployment and Demon Eye clearly revealed his movements. As he evaded rapid successive thrusts, he noticed the basilisk's eye twitch faintly.
He threw Altemia at him. The basilisk swatted the dagger—leaving a brief red trail—with his spear shaft, but at that instant, eight summoned chains shot out like bullets from near him, embedding into his arms and legs. He deflected four, but the remaining four pierced both thighs and shins.
"!"
He staggered, likely from pain. Strength boosted physical toughness nearly as much as stamina, but not enough to withstand a fragment's attack power.
The chains pierced his sturdy armor like tofu, digging into the skin beneath. His body was tough—no full penetration. But restricting movement by embedding like that was even better.
"Kuh!"
Even with monstrous strength, still human, the basilisk grimaced at the fragments in his thighs and shins. Seeing Judah approach, he stabbed the spear tip into the ground. Earth surged beneath Judah's feet. Startled, he leaped back, seeing rectangular slabs rising around the basilisk like stacked dominos. Closer inspection showed they grew longer and thicker from inside out.
They rose so fast he reflexively retreated, seemingly endless. As he felt himself distancing from the basilisk and tried to advance, he sensed presence behind him. Turning, he saw Iris emerging from the shadows.
"We don't have time."
Saying that, she fully summoned her fragment, Ginnungagap. The scythe, previously just black haze, took solid form. Swung, it drew black lines trailing mana surges that shattered the slabs.
"I'll clear the path. Go."
Iris stepped forward. Leaping onto rising earth, she bounded toward the basilisk like a flower bud unfolding around him. With her scythe clearing the way, Judah followed more easily.
A distant boom echoed. Lucien Ardahan seemed to be buying time against Organ and Calicthes. If the Saintess had advanced with Carvenia, she'd have fallen already, but she was holding out, so she hadn't.
"That's the last one."
Thanks to her, he closed in on the distant basilisk. Surrounded by dozens of walls, but her scythe swing exposed him like peeling skin. Face twisted, he was pouring potion on the fragment wounds from Rudmilan.
Seeing his angry face, Judah couldn't help but grin.
"Insolent!"
Noticing, the basilisk bellowed. With that thunderous roar, the ground shook as four giant arms—each as thick as Lucien Ardahan's torso—rose. Fists clenched to crush them, but Iris's scythe swing and Judah's Altemia throw were faster.
Two arms crossed by black lines, shredded by sharp mana like a shark's fin slicing waves. Judah's two Altemias exploded their power, severing the fists at the lines.
Huge boulders fell from above. As their shadows hit sunlight, Judah and Iris simultaneously Shadow Traveled without a word. As boulders crashed, casting shadows, they melted into them.
Kwakwa-boom!
Dust clouds hid them. No way they were crushed. Grinding his teeth, the basilisk turned. Iris and Judah emerged from shadows. Seeing that, he gripped roaring Gaia short like an axe and swung with full might.
Kieeeing!
Judah, rising from shadow, spotted it first and crouched, but was startled seeing Iris extend her scythe to block.
He knew her stats weren't low—agility her highest, strength comparable to his. From afar, she might not realize, but blocking directly would shatter her arm. Maybe even severe body damage. Ginnungagap's skills could manage, but to Judah, it looked like she planned to parry the basilisk's spear.
In that split second, Judah decided. Stopping his dodge, he shoved Iris aside. As she turned wide-eyed in surprise, he stepped in to block Gaia. Before it hit Yakal, he summoned Rudmilan. Five chains burst from in front of him, beside the basilisk, binding his ankles, thighs, and waist.
"?"
Bewildered by chains binding Judah instead, he didn't stop swinging. Boom! Yakal clashed with Gaia; his arm snapped unable to endure. His body flew back—but chains yanked, tearing upper body from waist.
Watching, Iris gasped in horror. Too late to cry his name. In that instant, feeling his torso rip, Judah stabbed reverse-gripped Altemia in his heart with his left hand.
[Eighth Fragment, Lucien Ardahan, takes heavy damage and will be reverse-summoned in 30 seconds.]
[Reverse-summoned Eighth Fragment, Lucien Ardahan, enters self-repair immediately.]
[Partial summon possible in 168 hours; full summon in 338 hours.]
Just before death, the message of Lucien Ardahan's destruction appeared. Then Judah experienced death. The moment life ended, the spear stopped, body parts scattered.
His upper body turned black smoke, gathering at the bound lower half. A intact Judah reemerged. Chains binding his lower body dissolved into light. It felt like a dream.
"!?"
Basilisk gaped at the scene defying logic. Then twenty-two chains summoned around, lunging at him. Faster than his reaction to mana ripples.
Eight chains wrapped Gaia tightly; of six, two bound ankles, two pierced right shin and left knee, two thighs; remaining eight restrained or pierced upper body.
He struggled to break free with strength, but Iris, pushed aside, slashed upward with her scythe. His spear arm severed. Judah's greatsword then cut left arm, then waist.
"Such words...!"
Ignoring his mutter, Judah reverse-gripped Altemia, slashing his bound neck. Head severed with chains, eyes bulging as it fell. Judah stored Yakal in <Bag>, recovered floating Gaia.
Before reading messages, he checked : Organ and Calicthes approaching after downing Lucien Ardahan. Infusing mana into Gaia, he slammed it down. Cracking, three slashes shattered basilisk's slabs ahead.
'Weak?'
Far weaker than basilisk's. He'd check later. Judah said to Iris,
"Let's go."
Even with the wraith knight guarding, leaving Lime and Arhil alone was worrisome. And the 10 minutes Lime mentioned was nearly up.
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Tip 27. The higher your strength and stamina, the more your defense rises. That's why idiots with just high stamina don't die easily!
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========== Afterword ==========
1) Finally, tomorrow's the last exam... Compared to someone sleeping 3 hours a day and going to work, it's nothing, but I'm exhausted. Heh, hope the exam ends soon...
2) I'll add more after posting this... Haven't read all comments yet.
Q1. Cover appeal? lol
A. Yes! Arhil's power is great! And Jangdori-nim who drew it has great hands!
Q2. Most important is to can the author for daily updates. Too much of a teaser, driving me crazy.
A. No... Teaser means you're happy, but no canning... And for Sarangkkun-nim's question, someone else replied and you added, so if more questions, comment them. I'll answer sincerely!
Q3. You kill that guy, right?
A. Yep, killed him for you.
Q4. Is mid-story mild? Around what chapter? 1,000 how about? lol?
A. Oh, almost 300 already. Hmm. At this pace, maybe over 600, maybe not... Not sure.
Q5. As hero, Holy King covers so won't turn whole continent against, right?
A. Yes. In original game story, Kain gathers fragments with Holy King's help. Organ was to be ally, defeat Asmodeus with her and Holy King's aid.
Q6. Even following hero fragment gathering, hero becomes everyone's enemy easily? Becoming lord and all.
A. Right. Ah, this got long so deleted, but can't summarize. Don't think my answers lack sincerity.
Ah, Q5 comment was answer to Q6. Yes. With Holy King's help, doesn't become continent's enemy. Gathers some fragments, gets allies like Organ, later Holy Empire Krahaks support.
Of course, fragment holders displeased unite forces.
Q7. Judah still gets fragments, right? MC lol. Good luck on exam, coupon for next chapter^^
A. Thanks ㅠ Hope I do well lol.
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And this is a secret.
What that Basilisk uncle ate was actually Viagra (whisper)
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