Level Up Inquisitor [EN]: Chapter 198

Turning Point (5)

Inside the deep cave filled with monsters.

“Hoo…”

Eile, covered in blood, prepared a skill.

The Unique-grade attack skill he obtained when he reached level 220, ‘Divine Explosion’.

Thanks to its ability to be used from a considerable distance, it had become a useful attack option for Eile, a close-combat class.

Above all, the knockback and damage from Divine Explosion, combined with his high Faith stat, resulted in excellent performance.

Until now, he had been using it like any other ordinary divine magic.

However, Eile had recently discovered a new way to utilize this skill.

It was to infuse power into his longsword and cause an explosion the moment he struck.

Kieeeek!

Chimeras rushed in from all directions.

There was no time to cast leisurely, and Eile jumped up, dodging the attacks of those who lunged at him.

Spinning his body, Eile raised his sword.

A swap from a longsword to a greatsword.

Whoosh!

A pure white light settled on Eile’s large greatsword.

When using Divine Explosion through the sword, it gave even greater knockback and damage than casting and firing it from a distance.

In addition to the Unique-grade skill, which was virtually the final tier, his high base stats also played a role.

It was obvious what would happen if even greater power was added to an already powerful skill.

Clang!

The white light poured out from the greatsword he swung down with all his might.

Kwwaaaaang!

A massive Divine Explosion erupted from the ground, and the surrounding chimeras were completely swept away.

The corpses of the monsters, torn to shreds, rolled across the floor with a pattering sound.

Standing on top of the devastated corpses, Eile leisurely drank a mana potion.

“That completes the fifth scenario.”

[You have cleared the fifth scenario!]

[You have acquired a large amount of experience!]

[Your level has increased!]

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‘As expected, having a Legendary-grade skill makes a world of difference.’

A smile spread across Eile’s face at the skill’s excellent power.

Originally, the Faith stat was only the fifth stat that increased the efficiency of job-specific skills.

However, thanks to the Legendary-grade skill ‘Zeal of the Seeker,’ it became the foundation stat for all divine magic, and the story changed completely.

Thanks to the existence of the Legendary-grade skill, he was able to employ a combat style that was distinctly different from ordinary close-combat classes.

The fact that only a close-combat class was able to break through the dungeon at such a tremendous speed was largely due to the Zeal of the Seeker skill, which greatly expanded the range of his wide-area skills.

[‘Ruler of the Volcano’ is pleased with your refreshing combat style.]

[Common Order Contribution +300]

[‘Mother of Life’ expresses her discomfort.]

[‘Light’s Judge, Ru’ sponsors you!]

[Light Order Contribution +1,500]

Along with the completion of the fifth scenario, the messages from the deities, which were now all too familiar, popped up in a row.

Like now, the deities would open and close their purses according to their individual tendencies.

They sponsored contribution points when they liked certain situations or actions, and Eile, who had been watching them for quite some time, now had a sense of what actions they each liked.

Of course, from Eile’s perspective, he only needed to focus on Ru, regardless of what happened to the other deities.

While other deities couldn’t easily offer contribution points because he was a follower of another god, Ru, who had nothing to hold back, sponsored contribution points on a different scale altogether.

Above all, Ru was his sponsor and his greatest helper.

Whirrrrr!

The pure white flames swallowed the corpses of the chimeras, blazing fiercely.

There was no time to formally execute each one, but burning them with holy fire only took a moment.

[‘Light’s Judge, Ru’ smiles at the flickering flames.]

[Light Order Contribution +250]

‘We’re in the same boat, so I have to take care of her as much as possible. Of course, that’s not the only reason.’

Eile looked at the burning room.

The black-stained nest was engulfed in flames.

This was one of the epicenters from which so many chimeras had poured out.

At the same time, it was the destruction target of the fifth scenario in the scenario dungeon.

Having succeeded in the mission and destroyed it, and even completely incinerated it, there would be no more monsters rushing in from the back.

‘Wait… are there already less than ten left?’

Eile clicked his tongue as he checked the remaining potions in his inventory.

He had been fighting monsters non-stop, so the many potions had run out.

He had always stocked up on potions so that he would never run out until a long journey came up, but he hadn’t anticipated this situation.

‘But the doping effect was definitely there.’

Eile glanced over to check his status window.

The doping’s duration, which still had several hours left, was brightly activated.

It was the effect of the internal elixir he had obtained from the elite chimera.

It was a chore to eat, but the effect was definitely certain.

All of his overall stats had increased significantly, which was a great help.

‘And it seems like I’m almost at the end now.’

Eile checked the map he had brought up on the screen.

Because even the first discoverer had given up and turned back, he couldn’t know the difficulties of this scenario dungeon in advance.

However, if he knew the surrounding geography well, he could make a rough prediction of when it would end.

Located in the underground dungeon of the Labyrinth Forest, this scenario dungeon occupied a considerable space, situated slightly below the center, and there was not much space left to extend.

That meant the end of the dungeon would soon appear.

Eile knew the structure of this underground dungeon in great detail, so it was predictable.

‘Then shall we go?’

Eile, who had completely finished recovering items and reorganizing, passed through the burning nest and headed to the next area.

He passed through the narrow passage in the back and arrived in the room beyond.

The first thing that appeared before his eyes as he stepped in was a huge monster crouching in the center.

The hideous monster was emitting an unknown sense of oppression, and a smile spread across Eile’s face as he faced it.

[The final scenario has occurred!]

[Eliminate the boss monster, Regias, within the time limit!]

[Time remaining ’02:54:59′]

[You have encountered the Sinful Existence, the Blasphemer!]

Krrrr.

Regias turned his head, exhaling hot breath as he sensed the presence.

As his crouching body unfolded, a massive figure reminiscent of a dragon revealed itself.

Like the other chimeras, its body was horribly pieced together and flowing down, but it exuded an overwhelming sense of pressure that could not be compared to those guys.

A gruesome gaze met his, but Eile was only looking at the monster’s information window that he had immediately brought up.

The monster’s level was 250.

On the other hand, Eile’s current level was 238, so there was a slight difference, but it was not a difference that made it impossible to attack.

‘Rather, I’m grateful for this much difference.’

Eile rather welcomed the level difference with the monster.

Judging from the level of the previous scenarios, he thought it would be higher, but it was not as big of a difference as he had expected.

However, the somewhat dangerous part was that he had no information about the monster at all.

In the end, he had no choice but to find out for himself, and Eile immediately plunged his sword into the ground and activated the skill.

Whoosh!

The Shield of Protection was activated, creating a shield.

Regias, baring his teeth, struck the shield with his huge arm, but it was not a skill that would break after only one or two hits.

In the meantime, Eile, who had been kneeling and preparing the next magic, finished his long casting.

Kwwaang!

Chwaaaaa!

Dozens of strands of solid light chains sprang from the ground.

The Chains of Divinity skill was activated, wrapping around Regias’ body and fixing it in place.

The monster struggled, but it did not break easily, and in that gap, Eile finished casting the next skill.

A huge Sword of Punishment floated above Regias’ head.

Kwwaaaaang!

The sword of light fell on the monster, and a tremendous roar erupted.

Eile ran towards the monster through the rising dust.

He had to seize the opportunity when it was staggering from the big attack and inflict as much damage as possible.

Kieeeek!

“What…?”

But what Eile faced was Regias, who was already standing up unharmed.

Not only that.

In fact, the monster was not only maintaining its balance, but it was also in a state where not even 1 percent of its health had been reduced.

‘Could it be….’

Eile’s surprised gaze turned to the monster’s information window.

Magic Resistance 100 percent.

In other words, all magic was ineffective unless it was physical damage.

Kugugugung!

“Damn it…!”

He dodged Regias’ claws that were flying at him, scraping the floor.

Since it had the ability to nullify magic altogether, Eile’s attack-type divine magic was virtually blocked.

But there was no time to stand idly by when there was even a time limit.

Quickly swapping weapons and taking out a dagger, Eile dug inside and approached the monster’s flank.

Even the monster could not react to Eile’s instantaneous movement.

Thwack!

It did not sink in deeply due to the hard scales.

But the purpose was achieved.

In addition to the dagger he had stabbed in the beginning, he was now stabbing the monster’s flank with the long blade he had changed to.

[Status abnormality ‘Slow’ has been activated!]

[Status abnormality ‘Weakness’ has been activated!]

Status abnormalities inflicted on Regias.

It was an essential task when facing a boss with massive health, even if it was a user whose victory was determined by a few attacks.

Especially since his high-powered magic attack was blocked.

Whoong!

Avoiding the flying tail, Eile activated Reverse Thrust.

Eile, who had instantly dug behind Regias, raised his longsword high and concentrated his mind.

The divine power dwelling in the longsword shone brilliantly.

Kwwaaaa!

Eile’s powerful sword strike stretched out.

It was the newest skill he had obtained after reaching level 230, the Unique-grade single target attack, ‘Judgment Strike’.

It was a strike focused solely on a single target, not a wide-area attack like Divine Explosion or Punishment, and it was a physical attack that was not related to magic immunity.

The fact that the cooldown time for a skill that was not a large wide-area skill was excessively long was a flaw, but the power was really strong to match it.

Thud!

Eile, who had landed softly on the floor, turned around.

There was even a stun as an additional effect upon hit, and with this much power, the monster’s health would have definitely dropped significantly.

“No…”

But Eile’s expression was distorted again this time.

This time as well, it was still firmly maintaining the 90 percent range.

Regias’ hidden traits had already appeared in the information window.

[Dragon’s Resistance – Magic Resistance 100%]

[Iron Scales – Physical Resistance 75%]

“What am I supposed to do with this?”