Level Up Inquisitor [EN]: Chapter 193

Level Up Inquisitor – 193

193. Holy War (7)

Kugugugung!

The penalty for failing to protect the dungeon’s seal was activated.

The upper body of a giant with a goat’s head appeared.

Shagoa, a level 250 boss monster and minion of the devil, roared as he looked at the uninvited guests.

Due to the seal being only half released, he couldn’t leave this place either.

“What is this all of a sudden……!”

Tsutsutsut!

A barrier unfolded behind the bewildered Eren and Kels.

The barrier, activated at the same time as the boss’s appearance to prevent escape, would not disappear until Shagoa had eliminated all the users who failed in their mission.

There was no solution by running away or stalling for time; they had to defeat him.

“Kuaaaah!”

Kwagwagwang!

The arm he swung wildly targeted them.

The axes in both hands came down fiercely.

“Die! You bug-like bastards!”

Shagoa, a minion of the devil, naturally attacked both of the humans loitering in front of him.

It was Eile who had released the seal, but he couldn’t have known that fact.

He couldn’t possibly think that one of the figures from the Order, from whom he could smell the stench of divine power, was responsible.

And Eile, of course, knew that Shagoa would be hostile.

Kwang!

‘Good, things are going well.’

Eile thought, watching the dungeon interior being violently destroyed.

This was the situation he was aiming for.

Facing two rankers [top-ranked players] at the same time was difficult unless they were high rankers within the top 100.

With Eile’s current stats, the probability of winning in a head-on fight was too slim.

Therefore, if he had to fight, it was better to drive the situation into such a chaotic free-for-all to increase his chances of winning.

An unpredictable third variable was an element that could turn the tables.

[A surprise quest has been issued!]

[Eliminate all blasphemers and heretics who appear before you!]

‘Good.’

Eile smiled as he checked the message.

Lugh’s quest was activated, targeting both the users and the boss.

This situation made him even more motivated.

Kwagwang!

“Damn it!”

Shagoa’s rampage was tremendous.

The opponent was a high-level boss monster of level 250, and since there was no prior information, even the rankers were struggling.

“Do you think you can turn things around like this?”

“We’ll have to see.”

Kaang!

Eile deflected the fiercely clashing sword.

In this chaotic free-for-all where the boss was rampaging, four users became entangled, exchanging sword blows.

It wasn’t easy just to be mindful of the boss, but since defeating each other was the top priority, an even bigger mess ensued.

“This…….”

Kels, who had been pushing May, quickly dodged.

He had created an opening in her defenses by using two active skills, but he had to retreat because the boss’s axe was about to strike above his head.

No matter how much of a ranker he was, the opponent was not some mediocre boss.

He couldn’t afford not to pay attention during the battle.

‘Right here to the right!’

Kwagwang!

On the other hand, Eile was easily dodging Shagoa’s fierce attacks.

At least, he was showing much freer movement than them.

The reason this was possible was thanks to his innate reaction speed, but the biggest factor was that Eile knew Shagoa’s patterns.

Entering this dungeon and intentionally waking up the sealed Shagoa to conduct a raid was fundamentally not cost-effective compared to the time invested.

That’s why the raid wasn’t attempted, and naturally, the information wasn’t known to the users.

But even so, there had to be someone who tried it for the first time.

Deep within the information sites, information about Shagoa was hidden, and Eile was one of the few who knew him.

‘There are three patterns of his that I definitely need to watch out for.’

Kwaaang!

Shagoa raised both arms and slammed them down on the floor.

The first pattern was activated, causing a shockwave, and sharp rocks rose from under the floor.

There was no place within the barrier that was out of reach of his pattern range.

Every time he slammed the floor, sharp rocks like blades shot out, targeting them.

Kaang!

Eile blocked Kels’s approaching sword.

Even in this situation, he was dodging the rocks and attacking Eile.

This was the case not only for those two but also for Eren.

Amidst the chaotic patterns, they dodged attacks, parried each other’s swords, and continued to fight.

They had to pay attention to both sides at the same time, and a high-level battle ensued.

The name of ranker wasn’t something that could be achieved simply by having a high level; they had accumulated skill and experience to the point where they could dodge rocks and fight users at the same time.

‘I was expecting that much.’

But from the second pattern onward, things were different.

Amidst the pressure from the two rankers who were still attacking, Eile suddenly moved greatly to the side.

Huuuuk!

Shagoa’s chest, which had been spewing out rage, swelled greatly.

It was a sign that he would show his second pattern.

What would be spewed out of his mouth was a flame breath that would engulf the front.

Due to the half-beat fast activation timing and the very wide range, there was no answer unless you knew it in advance.

Kwaaaaa!

The flames pouring from Shagoa’s mouth incinerated everything in a straight line.

The scariest thing about this pattern was that due to its tremendous destructive power, being swept away meant instant death without a next chance.

Just being close to the range was enough to take burn damage.

“Crazy……!”

Kels and Eren’s faces turned pale.

May, who didn’t know the pattern like them, had already been pulled out of the range by Eile.

Paat!

The rankers, who faced the flames, barely managed to avoid the breath by using one of their last cards, an escape skill.

If they had been even a little late, it would have been the end.

“Kels.”

“Yeah.”

Eren and Kels, who were even sweating, exchanged glances.

Then, they ran forward and attacked the exposed area around Shagoa’s waist.

Whether they succeeded in eliminating Eile or not, they had to eliminate the boss to get out of here.

Originally, they had planned to get rid of Eile first and then the boss.

However, Shagoa’s pattern, which he showed while his health was not yet depleted, was unusual even from their perspective.

It was still burdensome to face a boss they were seeing for the first time with only two people, so they had no choice but to do some preliminary work.

They realized that they had no choice but to cooperate in the current situation.

Teeong!

“You less than worms!”

Shagoa shouted in anger as he began to be attacked.

His weakness was that he couldn’t move due to his fixed upper body.

The health bar that didn’t decrease easily made him pale, but Eile also helped in addition to their attacks.

May, who quickly grasped the situation, also helped with the boss raid.

Kagagak!

“This bastard……!”

“Too bad.”

Eile’s sword, which had been thrust in to exploit an opening, was blocked by Eren’s dagger.

They attacked the boss together, but that didn’t mean that their battle was suspended.

A sudden three-way battle broke out.

They had to avoid patterns with terrible radii, exchange attacks with each other, and not neglect to reduce the boss’s health.

They had to pay attention to the attacks coming from both the boss and the users, as well as the situation after defeating one side.

Between the spaces blocked by the barrier.

With the boss in the middle, four users were fiercely racking their brains and clashing swords.

‘And now the third…….’

Eile glanced at Shagoa’s health bar.

Shagoa’s health was nearing half, and the third pattern was about to come.

‘It’ll be troublesome if we end up catching the boss like this. We have to end it here.’

The opponents were rankers, and they weren’t the kind of people who would fall for a pattern they had already overcome.

Therefore, if he couldn’t finish them off for sure the moment the third pattern was activated for the first time, there was almost no hope.

And fortunately, the difficulty of breaking through this pattern was ruthless.

Eile, who was conducting the strategy, signaled May with his eyes.

May, who understood his intention, moved little by little according to his instructions, shifting her position in the direction he told her to.

But the quick-witted Eren and Kels couldn’t have missed that sight.

They soon noticed something suspicious when they witnessed the strange movement.

‘The next pattern is about to come out.’

“This……!”

As they crept closer, Eile, narrowing his brows, hurriedly moved with May.

It was only natural that the side Eile was moving to was the position where he could avoid the pattern.

They also started running and narrowed the distance to right in front of Eile.

Huuuuk!

‘As expected.’

As expected, Shagoa’s chest was swelling even more than before.

Since they were in the same position as Eile, who seemed to have prior information, they shouldn’t be hit by the pattern.

But at that very moment, Eile, lowering his stance, hugged May tightly and stuck his sword into the ground.

Teeong!

Paaaaat!

The unique-grade defense skill, Shield of Protection, was activated, and a white light shield enveloped them.

“No, don’t tell me……!”

“It’s already too late.”

Eile smiled at them outside the shield.

Kels and Eren, who belatedly understood the situation, began to run to the side.

But flames were already flickering in Shagoa’s mouth, which was already wide open.

If the second pattern was a wide stream of fire, this pattern was a powerful instant kill that would burn half of the space inside the barrier.

Both of their classes, Predator and Thief, were not excellent in terms of defense.

No matter what they had, whether it was an escape skill or an item, they couldn’t avoid it in this position.

Kwaaaaa!

“This is ridiculous…….”

* * *

[You have eliminated a heretic!]

The space was completely swept away by Shagoa’s merciless breath.

The barrier was filled with the smell of burning, and two corpses were lying haphazardly on the floor.

“We, we did it.”

May, unable to hide her surprise, blankly stared at Eile.

To succeed in sending two rankers to the side of the goddess at the same time.

It was something she had never expected, and it was hard for even her to maintain her composure.

“But it’s not over yet.”

“Ah… that’s right. Hmm.”

May, startled, blushed and picked up her weapon.

There was still a level 250 blasphemer boss left in front of them.

His health was still half full, and now there were only two people left.

No matter how happy she was, she was ashamed that she had momentarily lost her judgment in a clumsy manner.

“Then what now…….”

“Could you check your personal screen first?”

“This is……?”

Data had already been transmitted to May’s screen.

“It’s a strategy.”

The data Eile transmitted was none other than Shagoa’s strategy guide.

It was densely filled with very detailed patterns and weaknesses of Shagoa.

“Once you enter the 50 percent health range, the strategy won’t be easy. Can I leave the support to you?”

“Yes, of course.”

May nodded with conviction.

Then, Eile, smiling, picked up the longsword he had stuck into the ground.

Thanks to burning countless heretics through the war and pouring in the contributions he had obtained at that time, Eile’s Faith stat had exceeded 1,500.

The fact that he was able to barely block Shagoa’s wide-area breath attack with just his defense skills was also thanks to that.

The power of divine magic was enormous, to the point where even professional priests of the same level couldn’t dare to compete.

And the nemesis of those demons standing right in front of him was divine magic.

“Judgment to the heretic!”

[‘Judge of Light, Lugh’ is sponsoring you!]

[Light Order Contribution +1000]