The Vault of the Demon God- Episode 69
‘I didn’t expect this.’
I must have underestimated Drake too much, thinking he was unintelligent. To break through the barrier like this.
Whether it was intentional or planned, this significantly shifted the odds in Darakan’s favor.
“Oh, what should we do?”
Seun tightly gripped his halberd.
If the monsters joined the battle in this state, even pouring out all our treasures wouldn’t guarantee a win.
Running away now felt like a waste of all the treasures we’d used so far. Besides, my pride wouldn’t allow it.
In this daunting situation, a shadow fell over Seun’s head.
Did a sudden dark cloud appear?
Thinking that, Seun looked up and witnessed a giant falling from the sky.
-Player Kang Han-cheol uses ‘Commencement of War.’
KWA-BOOM!
The monsters that were surrounding Seun and Liel all collapsed.
It was thanks to the ground shaking as if there had been an earthquake.
Just how high up did he fall from? The power and range of Commencement of War were nearly twice as strong as usual.
“Kang Han-cheol?”
“The vehicle was too wobbly, so I’m a bit late.”
“Vehicle?”
Is he talking about Red Fang? [Likely a creature or vehicle the character knows.]
But if he came riding Red Fang, it doesn’t make sense that Kang Han-cheol fell from the sky.
Seun, who had been wearing a blank expression for a moment, didn’t take long to realize the identity of the ‘vehicle.’
Poobuk.
“Kuaaa-!”
The Manticore, diving straight down from the sky like an eagle, plunged its tail’s stinger into Darakan. Accurately, into the gap in the scales that had been torn off when Seun faced him with the halberd.
The appearance of a Manticore in the tutorial area.
Its owner was someone Seun knew well.
“Baek-hyun?”
“It wasn’t wobbly! The fact that it flew with Kang Han-cheol on board is amazing in itself!”
Baek-hyun had succeeded in reviving the Manticore.
Moreover, in the form of a ghoul, two stages higher than the skeleton Seun had been thinking of.
-The Constellation, ‘The Crow Who Bows Its Head,’ is greatly impressed, watching the corpse of the Manticore move as if it has come back to life.
-The Constellation, ‘The Horse Trampling Death,’ bows to the Demon God, saying it is a masterpiece created with all its might.
-The Constellation, ‘The Crow Who Bows Its Head,’ acknowledges the skill of the Archduke, who has crafted his treasures even more perfectly.
‘Does that mean?’
With the appearance of Kang Han-cheol and Baek-hyun, it was only natural that other people would come to mind.
As if to prove it, a wolf made of red bones leaped high, breaking through the monster horde.
“Hyung-niiim!” [Korean honorific, meaning older brother or respected senior.]
Park Jung-pil appeared riding Red Fang.
And Yoo Seo-ah, who was riding behind him, jumped off before Red Fang even landed, surveying the battlefield and drawing her twin swords.
-Player Yoo Seo-ah uses ‘Tarantula’s Third Leg.’
Seogeogeogeok!
The moment she landed, ten monsters around her collapsed, spraying fountains of blood.
Kang Han-cheol and Baek-hyun, Park Jung-pil and Yoo Seo-ah.
The four of them faced the monsters from Seun’s four directions, as if they had planned it in advance.
“We just need to block the monsters, right?”
“Can you do it?”
“Of course.”
“We have to, even if we can’t. Isn’t that how it’s always been?”
“He hasn’t even used Golden Light yet.”
“Not bad, huh?”
Only Liel wore a bewildered expression at the four’s natural appearance.
‘All four of them are at least in the top 100 of the rankings. And they all follow that man?’
It was by no means easy to raise one’s ranking in the tutorial.
Liel herself had struggled so hard to take first place, yet she was in second place because of a man named Seun.
For so many rankers to appear like this. Just what is that man’s identity?
As she was thinking that, she finally heard the man’s name.
“I can’t hold out for long, Seun.”
“Just hold on for ten seconds. That’s enough.”
“……Wait, Seun?”
“I’m going.”
“Wait!”
Taat!
Seun didn’t wait for Liel’s question.
Seun? Wasn’t that the name of the player who had taken first place, surpassing her in the rankings?
Her head was in chaos, but there was no time to ask questions now.
Realizing that this was the end, she squeezed out all the mana she had and activated the spirits.
“Let’s go!”
“Burn him!”
“We’ll help you!”
“Bad dragon!”
“Kuaaaaa-!”
Darakan roared even louder as he watched Seun rush towards him, undeterred, even though the barrier had collapsed.
Fear may not work, but that roar contained the power to push back the body with just the wind pressure.
However, thanks to the wind spirit bending the air currents to assist his movement, Seun dashed forward without any resistance.
Darakan slashed his claws at Seun.
Cheok.
Seun didn’t swing his weapon.
He simply stared straight into Darakan’s eyes, concentrating his power for the next attack.
[I believe in you.]
“Yeah!”
Kwaang!
He trusted the equipment Go Chang-seok had made and the power of the spirits.
The moment the claws touched his body, he felt a powerful impact, but Seun instead used that momentum to move his legs even faster.
His stamina had dropped to its limit, but this was enough.
-Through internal energy, the second form of the Grad Empire Style Axe-Spear Technique, Striking Axe, is enhanced.
Kung!
The halberd struck Darakan’s lower jaw once again.
But the monster gritted his teeth and endured the attack, as if he wouldn’t be hit twice by the same attack.
He himself knew it. If he didn’t expose his weak spot, Seun couldn’t defeat him.
At that moment, Seun switched his grip on the axe and changed his stance.
-Through internal energy, the fourth form of the Grad Empire Style Axe-Spear Technique, Raging Axe, is enhanced.
Kwagwagwagwang!
The halberd was swung rapidly.
The halberd, a long-handled weapon with an axe blade, was characterized by its slow speed, but it wasn’t the case now.
The halberd. No, the weapon, which was now closer to the Fangtian Halberd [A legendary Chinese polearm], was swung dizzyingly fast, and Darakan succumbed to the dizzying and fierce momentum, raising his chin.
Cheok.
‘Now!’
As if he had been waiting for this moment, Seun changed his stance.
He clenched his hand so tightly that the handle was about to break, and struck the exposed chin of Darakan.
-Through internal energy, the fifth form of the Grad Empire Style Axe-Spear Technique, Impact Axe, is enhanced.
Kwaaaang!
The power was so strong that not only Darakan’s head but also his front legs momentarily lifted off the ground.
The Golden Halberd, having fulfilled its purpose, exhausted its power and disappeared into golden dust.
It was a pity, but it had performed beyond expectations just by wielding such power while imbued with the power of the Fangtian Halberd.
The moment Darakan, realizing that his weak spot had been exposed, hurriedly tried to correct his posture, Seun shouted the unique ability of the Golden Castle.
“Golden Light.”
Golden light was emitted from the distant, invisible Golden Castle.
Golden Light.
The unique ability of the Golden Castle, which stops the enemy’s movements all at once, once a day. If you are the lord of the Golden Castle, you can use the ability regardless of your location.
Chwaaaat!
The moment the golden light touched him, Darakan’s body stopped with his front legs detached.
Only his pupils were shaking violently as he looked at Seun.
“Is the tutorial over now?”
Turbuk, turbuk.
Seun took out a new weapon and slowly approached the monster’s weak spot.
As it was the final blow, he took out the treasure that was most effective against the monster, so as not to give it even a shred of chance.
-The Vault of Greed has been opened.
[ Dragonslayer Sword, Ascalon ]
– The famous sword used by Saint George to slay the dragon. A weapon of victory against evil.
Poouk.
Seun’s sword pierced through the gaps in Darakan’s weak spot.
Compared to the tough scales and flesh, it felt as soft as piercing tofu.
Feeling confident in this, Seun put his strength into cutting off the weak spot.
Seogeok-
The tyrant of the angry sea. Sea Drake, Darakan’s head was cut off in vain…….
-You have defeated the final boss monster of the tutorial, ‘The Tyrant of the Angry Sea, Darakan.’
-Your level has increased.
-Your level has increased.
…
-Personal contribution points increase by 300,000 points.
-You have acquired ‘Sea Drake’s Scale.’
-You have acquired ‘Sea Drake’s Fang.’
…
-You have acquired ‘Sea’s Wrath.’
The curtain fell on the tutorial.
* * *
[ Tutorial Fifth Act – Defense ]
-You have perfectly completed the quest!
-You have left an incredibly great achievement, providing an additional 150,000 points to the players around the boss monster.
-Provides 50,000 points to all those who survived the siege.
-Congratulations! You have successfully completed the fifth act of the tutorial!
-Please move towards the entrance of the tower for final tabulation.
Finally, all five acts of the tutorial were over.
Only the players who survived this entire process can enter the tower and begin their full-fledged climb.
“It’s…… over.”
“You’ve worked hard, Seun.”
“Hyung-niiim! I believed in you!”
“Is your body alright?”
As the tutorial ended, the monsters surrounding Seun began to flee.
Well, their king had fallen.
It was only natural that they would lose their will to fight.
“Other than being a little tired, I’m fine.”
In fact, it was more than a little.
Although the light was off now, it felt like energy was constantly draining from his body while the stigma was activated.
It felt like his life force itself was draining away, not just mana or internal energy.
That’s not to say that his mana or internal energy were sufficient. He had consumed all of his mana and internal energy for the final blow.
Opening the treasure vault and drinking a potion, his trembling hands seemed to calm down a bit.
“Who are you?”
“Get out of the way.”
“What? Do you know who I am? This body is the right-hand man of Hyung-nim, Keok!”
Liel Refrain. She lightly pushed Park Jung-pil away and approached Seun.
‘Given Liel’s personality, she must be extremely frustrated.’
Liel’s actions before the regression were famous enough for Seun to hear about.
She had said that she climbed the tower, repeating all sorts of efforts and training to not miss first place.
In fact, I heard that she had won first place on quite a few floors. But at some point, news of her completely stopped.
She stopped in front of Seun for a moment, and then asked her first question as if she had finished thinking.
“Why did you hide your identity?”
In other words, why did you deceive me?
Just by looking at her eyes, it was clear that she wasn’t in a good mood.
After all, Seun ended up defeating the boss monster, which was her last resort to win first place.
She would have received quite a few contribution points as she participated in the battle, but in the end, Seun took first place in the tutorial.
“Is there anything to answer? I wanted first place too. That’s all.”
There was no need to lie, and he had no intention of doing so.
No matter how obsessed Liel was with first place, she wouldn’t show unnecessary revenge for something that happened due to a difference in skill.
“But!”
Just as she was about to respond to Seun’s answer.
Kugugugu-
The cliff began to collapse.
As the tutorial ended, even the remaining land began to disappear into the sea.
“I don’t know who you are, but let’s move for now. Seun, get over there.”
“You! I won’t forgive you! Hehe, Hyung-nim! Come this way!”
“……When we get back, you’re going to have to explain properly.”
Just as everyone was preparing to move, Seun, who had recovered some stamina, got up.
Then he walked straight towards the cliff.
“Seun? Where are you going…….”
“Please take care of the clan.”
“Yes?”
“Go up to the first floor for now. It’ll be safer than waiting at the entrance.”
“What are you talking about! Of course, you have to go with us!”
“I’m…….”
Seun looked at the vast horizon of the sea.
The deliberation was long, but the time to choose was not so long.
He had the authority of two demon gods, the Demon God of Gluttony and the Demon God of Greed, but the tower was full of players and monsters that surpassed even this.
To overcome that challenge, he needed even stronger power.
“I still have something to do here.”
“What is that……!”
Taat!
Before anyone could stop him, Seun threw himself off the cliff.
To meet the Demon God of Jealousy, Leviathan, who is sleeping in the collapsed sea of the tutorial.