Chapter 40
Jihad Black.
He is the ruler of the Western Forest. He is truly a ruler.
All the monsters in the forest could not withstand his high status, and the inhabitants of the city feared his presence.
The worst, most evil forest that dare not even approach.
That was what the western forest looked like when Jihad Black ruled.
Until a monster-like man appeared.
‘I can’t believe I have to hide in a place like this…….’
Jihad could not tolerate that fact.
The owner of the once brilliant throne was now hiding in this old, worn-out basement.
But what can you do?
That monster is alive, and the day we encounter it again, it won’t even be underground like this.
Is it because I was born a goblin?
He surrendered and adapted to reality relatively quickly and was able to quickly find stability.
Time passed like that, and I gradually got used to living here.
‘hmm…….’
Jihad felt bored.
Perhaps because it was hiding so well, there was no need to encounter new creatures.
In the beginning, they went out once in a while, but after the creation of great species, they no longer had to go out.
If you take the risk and go out, you might end up in trouble.
After living such a safe life, I began to not even remember what I was trying to do.
I think I’m forgetting something important…….
‘What do you think?’
Jihad was ignored.
100 years?
No, I adapted to this life that I must have lived for 150 years.
He has become a man who knows how to take anything lightly!
However, that may have had its limits, but recently Jihad felt strange.
‘frustrated. ‘It’s so frustrating!’
Staying here gave me a sense of stability, but at the same time, there was nothing I could do about the boredom rising from deep within my heart.
It was quite fun to occasionally create new undead as a hobby, but that wasn’t enough to quench this terrible thirst.
‘Shall we go out sometime?’
It’s been a long time, but doesn’t it matter?
no. Still, just in case, don’t take the risk.
Still, it’s so boring…….
Boredom made the body lazy, and conversely, it made the mind complicated.
It was a time when I had been thinking about what to do for several years.
[Someone is entering the hiding place.]
“Someone is coming in?”
Jihad couldn’t believe his eyes when he heard a voice while he was sitting blankly as usual.
It is a hiding place that was carefully hidden to hide from the monster.
In fact, no one has been able to find it for hundreds of years. At first, I was very nervous about someone entering a place like that.
‘No way is that guy…’ … ?’
Even though I thought it couldn’t be like that, I was also anxious at the same time.
So, I waited while reciting a spell, and soon I saw a human man appear in the hiding place.
‘ah.’
The anxiety disappeared as if washed away.
It was the first time I had seen him.
As I felt relief that nothing like that would happen again, curiosity arose. At the same time, I felt a strange excitement.
‘I got a toy!’
Someone has appeared who will bring some fresh fun to this boring life!
Even that toy was somehow unique.
[I don’t feel the explorer’s energy……It is a very unique being with many energies mixed together.]
The strength I feel isn’t that great, but it’s the first time I’ve ever felt it……The feeling as if various energies were harmoniously mixed gave me a refreshing shock.
‘It would be perfect to play with as a test subject.’
It would be nice to make it out of a corpse and play with it, or test its durability by casting all sorts of spells on it.
Then, if you get tired of it, you can just make it undead.
Whatever it was, it would get me out of this boring daily life for a few years.
‘I have to subdue it without causing too much harm.’
That’s why I was thinking of using the monsters to capture the toy so that it wouldn’t get too hurt.
I had no idea that any variables would arise during this process.
This was the nest where he had lived for hundreds of years, and there was nothing here that he could not know.
Yeah, I thought so.
Until the toy disappears from sight.
[A mark is created.]
Sze-.
[…] … ?]
Until I felt a cold sensation behind my back along with an unknown message.
Jihad belatedly realized the situation and moved quickly.
Swish-boo!
[Corpse control is activated.]
[Speed increases significantly due to the effect of the trait ‘Swift Hands.’]
[Corpse explosion activates.]
[Speed increases significantly due to the effect of the trait ‘Swift Hands.’]
The monster toys right next to me……No, it exploded at the same time as it was sent flying at the arrogant human.
It literally happened in the blink of an eye.
It was a speed that would have been difficult to react to with the eyes if one had not known it in advance, but it was not suitable for humans.
I don’t know when it fell, but it had retreated far away.
[…] … He is like a rat.]
Although he pretended to be calm, Jihad was inwardly embarrassed.
[You were stabbed in a vital spot. The status abnormality ‘bleeding’ is activated.]
‘When did you stab me?’
Not only did he dodge it by widening the distance in that short gap, but he also stabbed it in a vital spot without even a rat or a bird knowing.
He was so quick that it was hard to believe he was a prosecutor.
What he showed afterward was even more so.
fault. Swish-.
Pow!
The gait of a human being who lightly stepped and kicked off the ground was unique.
It certainly seems like it’s coming in quickly, but when you actually launch the body, it’s behind the expected range.
It seems to move slowly, so if you throw it late, it comes in quickly again.
‘Why isn’t it right!’
A curious phenomenon where perception and reality are opposite.
‘Has there ever been a human with such abilities?’
Jihad has been around for hundreds of years, but I have never heard of such a person.
It felt like a mixture of various energies, but it even made me wonder if it was actually a mixture of several races.
pop! Pow!
[profit……!]
Do-hyun chuckled as he watched Jihad swinging the corpse around in excitement.
Ability to manipulate freely as if using telekinesis, and an explosive ability comparable to that of a fire-type wizard.
As a typical demolition necromancer, it was definitely a difficult ability at close range, but it was meaningless unless it hit.
Deeply…
[I hit a critical point. The status abnormality ‘bleeding’ is activated.]
[The attack was successful. Puts the opponent in a ‘bleeding’ state.]
Close the distance and stab, then widen the distance when the corpse flies.
Then, he moves again as if to narrow the distance, and when it finally narrows, he stabs in the sword, and when the bleeding reaches its cooldown, he stabs in the assassin’s dagger.
Then, if you’re lucky, the Bleed of the Sprayer’s Dagger activates and the damage stacks.
What’s even more surprising is that, even if the undead sent to surround them are blown up, they are able to dominate the space by evading them with their quick movements.
Jihad became angry at the appalling chippa (hit-and-run) play played with overwhelming multi-ability.
[Such cockiness……!]
Since ancient times, the reason ranged dealers have such a strong dislike for assassins lies in this unique play.
Assassins are a group that never fights openly.
It involves hitting and running, inflicting all kinds of status ailments, and gently scratching a person’s temperament.
Of course, Dohyun still lacked the skill set to play like that…….
[What on earth does that movement mean? Why doesn’t it all work out?]
Do-hyeon’s unique movements and evasion skills made it possible.
Is that all?
[The trait ‘Hero’ prevents mental contamination.]
[The effect of the curse sphere is nullified.]
No matter how much I used dark vision, that strange ability was blocking everything.
Do-hyun secretly smiled while looking at Jihad who was embarrassed.
‘It works as expected.’
If you ask users who have dealt with Kaiser what the most difficult thing was, you will get numerous reasons, but seven out of ten will give the same answer.
-rime.
Unlike the days of PC gaming where you only had to click with a mouse, moving in virtual reality involves a lot of psychological warfare and is highly difficult.
However, with the help of excellent agility and sensory abilities, and the nature of virtual reality that allows movement beyond the limits of the human body, there is nothing that one cannot do as long as one adapts.
And the people who did this as if they were breathing were the people called Goinmul.
As such, I wonder if it would be more difficult to find a ranker with poor movement.
Still, why did it become Kaiser’s trademark?
Simple.
-Wow, you really suck. You’re probably the only bastard who makes moves like that. This fucking bastard…….
-Why are you angry?
-You don’t look angry now? Are you saying that my feelings now represent the feelings of 10 million Demlock users?
-……This time, I agree with what that guy said.
Because Kaiser’s movements were different from the usual ones.
The root of moving lies in psychological warfare.
If you are a ranker, you can see and react with your body vision, but there is a limit to that, so you have to make some predictions.
Kaiser and Dohyun focused on that.
-It seems like it’s stopping, but it suddenly comes in, and if it seems like it’s coming in, it suddenly comes in half a beat later, so I’m going crazy. How on earth are you doing this? Is that physically possible?
-It’s strange to consider physical things in VR, but……Honestly, I’m curious. How do you do it?
There were times when only the upper body stopped separately or only the lower body stopped, and there were times when I pretended to stop and entered explosively, or I pretended to enter quickly and only took the stance and relaxed and moved late in the half.
A movement that is impossible in reality where physical laws and the limitations of the human body come into play.
However, in Demlok and Godose, which were relatively free from such limitations, there was nothing they could not do if they wanted to.
-……So you’re saying you have to know how to move your whole body separately? In the meantime, do psychological warfare and multiplayer? I can’t do it. give up.
-Who does something crazy like that?
-Rather than that, can you call that moving in the first place? I think we’ve already gone beyond that area.
It’s just that it’s ridiculously difficult.
Even the simple act of moving the left hand up and down and the right hand left and right is difficult for most people.
It goes without saying if you add a stopping pattern in between.
If it’s okay to just have two hands, what about stopping and moving your entire body freely?
Literally, only Dohyun could do this.
‘Because I said I couldn’t do it.’
One of the strongest physical skills Do-hyun has ever seen, Kkkukkkudakkkukkku, he was able to raise both his hands, so it’s all said and done.
That was the reason why Kaiser was called an unprecedented genius.
Because I was able to gain an advantage in psychological warfare by having several times more options than others.
Unlike previous monsters that only had instincts left, I thought it might be useful against that boss who knew how to engage in psychological warfare, and my prediction came to fruition.
‘see.’
What are you trying to do, where are you aiming to attack?
How are the surrounding undead trying to surround him?
Do-hyun’s eyes saw everything.
At that time, even if you twist your movements by just half a beat, Jihad will never be able to reach you. Like a mirage.
pop! Pow!
Big……Big…….
[profit……Such a fly-like guy!]
And usually in these situations, the method the other person chooses is always the same.
chin.
[Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk……Foolish guy. I can’t believe I like it without even knowing that I’m driving away flies.]
Always take the big one.
Injecting a special move that can turn the tide of battle.
Jihad let out a mean laugh as he looked at Do-hyeon, who had reached the wall and could no longer retreat.
Although the face was hidden under the robe, I was sure that the goblin’s unique meanness was revealed.
[The boss of the secret dungeon, ‘Jihad Black’, uses the dashing technique Corpse Explosion.]
[Casting speed becomes faster due to the effect of the attribute ‘Swift Hands’.]
Massive explosion of corpses, also known as massive explosion.
It was a brilliant skill that blew up all the undead at once, a technique called the flower of the detonation necromancer.
At this time, the damage overlaps, so if the situation is right, it is also a skill that can hit a wide area with stronger explosive damage than anyone else.
——!!
The undead exploded at once, shaking the cave violently.
Jihad clicked his tongue as he heard the ringing in his ears, deafening from the power that engulfed the entire wall.
There are dozens of undead involved in this explosion. Among them were many undead who had put a lot of effort into it.
Even if it were a troll, it wouldn’t be able to survive.
[Because it was a long-awaited test subject, I tried to treat it gently……You urged the four of you.]
Therefore, Jihad did not suspect Do-hyeon’s death.
It was the most powerful attack he could use, so it was natural.
It was a shame that the toys were gone and a lot of the materials were gone, but that was it. Because I felt relieved to have given a true education to a guy who was like a fly.
[The mark disappears.]
“……?”
Until I felt someone coming from behind with a strange message.
When I instinctively turned around, I could see.
The sight of Do-hyunraising his sword and raising the corner of his mouth.
“You took it out a lot? “If you take it out, you should get hit.”
[…] … ah.]
It’s checkmate.
