The Horror of the D-Class Disaster (5)
While the entire raid team was stunned by Do-hyeon's voice, only Hana Rin and Ji Yu-chan were moving busily.
Every party in the raid team stared at the two with mouths wide open, just like they did at Do-hyeon.
Even though the party leader was being swallowed, the unwavering trust shown in attacking the Deathworm—it seemed easy at first glance.
But those who had actually experienced it in real combat knew how absurd that was.
Even thick trust couldn't help but falter a little.
But watching Hana Rin and Ji Yu-chan's movements, it was clear how much they trusted their party leader, Do-hyeon.
"……What a tremendous party."
"It might really become a giant."
"……I need to stay alert."
"I don't think we'll be able to relax until we're mid-rank species."
With that vigilance toward Do-hyeon's party, Do-hyeon quickly began directing them.
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The Deathworm was falling toward the sinkhole when countless Earth Walls blocked its descent.
Following Do-hyeon's command, the mages all cast earth-element magic to stop the Deathworm's fall.
Even Hana Rin alone couldn't cover the huge, long Deathworm with ground magic, but when several gathered and all the mages in the raid team used it, the Deathworm's fall was finally completely stopped.
Meanwhile, Do-hyeon's command continued.
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Following Do-hyeon's words, the warrior-type and archer-type, excluding the mages, all relentlessly attacked the Deathworm's mouth.
While suffering, the body moved to escape somehow, but the relentless attacks of the raid team eventually caused it to lose its reason and begin raging again.
Following Do-hyeon's command, the Deathworm moved furiously and headed toward the side where the raid team was crowded.
The ones doing the lure were the winged ones like Bruton who could fly, and the others moved as if disappearing in the middle using the trick of concealment.
How long did this standoff last?
After a long time, when the Deathworm finally reached the solid ground instead of the flimsy one made of magic by Do-hyeon, Do-hyeon shouted.
"Now!"
Along with Hana Rin and the mages, a huge, sharp wedge was revealed.
When the wedge hidden by the trick of concealment was exposed, the Deathworm was startled, then regained its reason and tried to enter the ground immediately.
The wedge was just falling by gravity, and there was no way to rotate or add speed or power like Do-hyeon's magic, so the Deathworm believed it was safe.
Moreover, since it liked the ground right below, it thought it could escape the wedge if it moved well now.
At the moment the Deathworm made that complacent judgment, an explosion magic circle activated from behind the wedge.
It was not just one magic circle.
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Even while the wedge was there and the Deathworm was writhing, it hit the wound area exactly and pierced the body.
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At the moment movement stopped due to extreme pain, the Deathworm noticed something abnormal happening inside its belly.
But.
"It's too late."
***
While the raid members were panicking and shouting, Do-hyeon entered the body and used the sacrifice aesthetic to raise the outer armor rank to the maximum and slashed with a stab thrust, stirring inside the Deathworm's body while directing.
It was natural for Do-hyeon to be able to direct while inside the Deathworm's body thanks to his Analysis trait.
Do-hyeon dug deeper inside the Deathworm's body.
However, the body's passage was too narrow compared to the large creature.
Moreover.
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Even with the outer armor fully extended, the corrosive liquid, or rather the gastric acid, was melting the hardened skin of Do-hyeon.
The type could be analyzed, but it was already disgusting, so he ignored it.
Anyhow, Do-hyeon's skin was melted instantly, but with the outer armor and Guardian's Body activated, the enhanced regeneration kept regenerating the outer armor infinitely and advancing forward.
Meanwhile, Do-hyeon protected the magic pouch so it wouldn't touch the gastric acid as much as possible, covered it with good Dwarf-made armor, and continued digging.
Even in an endless situation, Do-hyeon's order never stopped.
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While heading to the destination while continuing to attack, Do-hyeon suddenly turned his head with a strange feeling and could see something sparkling, but before he could identify what it was, he quickly moved his hand and put it into the protected magic pouch.
Doing the most dangerous thing, isn't it okay to carry something like this?
'Anyway, it won't know.'
While Do-hyeon was digging deeper after wiping his mouth, a message soon popped up as if the Analysis navigation had finished its role.
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Feeling an indescribable gratitude as the Deathworm's body became graspable as a map, when Do-hyeon reached the target point, he could feel the preparations outside were also finished.
Then, when the Deathworm moved to the solid ground, Do-hyeon lowered his order, and the wedge, as if passing through the spot where Do-hyeon was, pierced the Deathworm's body and stuck it to the floor.
Do-hyeon saw it and smiled, starting to gather his energy as his turn came.
Even with the trick of concealment, preparing such a big technique would let the Deathworm notice, but it didn't matter.
Now it was time to finish.
'I've seen all your weaknesses.'
Do-hyeon muttered to himself and poured the Gold Sword's trick into his sword, where pure golden mana sparkled and covered the center of the blade.
Here, Do-hyeon didn't stop and used Extinction to dye it black, mixing it with Extinction, and used the skill he had never used before.
The sharp killing intent surged from Do-hyeon's body and stuck to the blade.
The killing intent immediately dyed the blade with the momentum to kill the Deathworm in front of him.
The will of the Dragon Slayer who once killed dragons was in there, and Do-hyeon's eyes became slit-pupils like a dragon.
He smiled.
CHIIIIIING————!
With the sharply vibrating sword name, Do-hyeon swung the sword according to the Gold Sword style.
The one who connects the sky and the earth encompasses the sky and the earth, drawing a perfect circle from above to below and from below to above, completing the world.
Do-hyeon's black and golden killing intent spread out like a circle, and at the same time, he pushed off the ground strongly as if rising upward.
***
Due to the extreme pain, when the Deathworm stopped moving, it felt something ominous in its belly.
The fear surging from its deepest root told it that something would bring death to it inside the belly.
Thinking that as a descendant of the great dragon species it could not die, it wriggled trying to deal with the thing in its belly immediately.
Every time the Deathworm moved, the huge wedge magic seemed especially well locked, and the wound area opened, but the Deathworm didn't care and tried to move immediately.
When the Deathworm wriggled as if it would die if it stopped, all the attack teams were bewildered.
Since the guidance was over, they were about to act themselves when a stopped voice came.
"Now it's my turn!"
With those words, the Deathworm opened its glittering red eyes wide and let out a roar.
"KIEEEEEEEEE—!!!"
Not a roar to threaten, nor a shout of anger, but a sad animal's death cry echoed with a great sound that shook the whole area.
CHIIIIIING————!!!
With a sharp, low-vibrating metallic sound, a black and golden sword glowing with sharp killing intent burst out from inside the Deathworm, and as if a shadow surged out between the wound, it came out.
While the wound was split and the shadow came out, the Deathworm's body wriggled and surged.
At the same time, the surging Deathworm body was exactly cut in half, dividing into the head part and the tail part, and unlike the heavy body, it slowly, very slowly fell to the ground, scattering dust.
KUUUUUUUUUUNG———!
Looking at the thick dust and the Deathworm that no longer moved, no one could say anything.
Not that they were scared it might revive if they spoke, but because a young man appeared with a sword on his shoulder, amid the thick dust cloud.
Everyone looked at the scene and slowly opened their mouths.
Looking at the raid members, the young man—no, Do-hyeon—smiled and said to them.
"Heh! I thought you were dead."