Vol 17 Chapter 2 (1/2)
ACT 2 Using a Crisis as an Opportunity!
‘This is the end!’
His expression instantly beca rock He would be turned to powder the rets about his life But if his armour broke……
‘That absolutely can’t happen A way, I need to find a way! A foothold…’
But nothing could be seen in the area At that moment he heard Racard’s voice over his head
“I-it’s not ht? Isn’t it?”
‘That bastard! Are you a governs in a situation like this?’
You’re trying to avoid responsibility when your Master is about to dive into lava? Wasn’t it just like governency? Sometimes he really wanted to step on that person’s ht There was an intense spark inside of Ark
‘Wait? Step on? Racard?’
Ark came up with a brilliant idea to save the situation He considered it an absurd method but there was no time to think about itAs soon as Ark came up with a way, he raised his head and shouted
“Racard, summon release! Racard, summon demon!”
“Huk, what, what the?”
Racard who had been clai his innocence from a distant place disappearedArk recalled Racard back to his side and grabbed him
“Hik! W-why are you doing this? Do you intend for us to die together? No, I don’t want to!”
“Who is intending to die with you? Shut up and stay still!”
Ark shouted angrily and placed Racard underneath his footThen he stepped on Racard’s head and used all his power to push off
“Jump!”
It was the Jump option attached to his Wolf’s Feet! When Ark used Juhs swelled up and he used explosive power to push off Racard’s head When he used a springboard, it allowed Jurab the protruding stone again But Racard who had become a foothold screamed as he was forced to fall towards the bottom He hadn’t suspected Ark’s ulteriorinto the lava the moment his head was stepped on
“Ack,to die!”
“Shut up, hurry up and lure those wendigoes away from here!”
“What? What? You dare say that now? Don’t you see that my butt is on fire?”
“Do you really want to fall into the molten lava?”
Kang!
Then the rock was struck by one of the wendigoes’ tongue Ark quicklyat Racard
“If I fall again then I’ll grab you and bring you with me no matter what Definitely!”
“Okay! I understand! Ya, you dahost demons!”
Racard rubbed his butt to put out the fire and used Taunt on the wendigoes After Racard lured the wendigoes away, Ark could cli his equipment melted in the lava for the oes swiping with their tongues in front of him and his health and the durability of his equipment was at the very bottom
‘It is better than falling into the lava but ainst the wendigoes I have to concentrate on finding a way to escape!’
Now the i wasn’t to win but to move another land mass when it approached Ark considered and put away his sword His sword had low durability like his other equip it away could raise his evasion rate Without his sword, he could concentrate everything on evasion
“Dark Dance!”
Hwiririg, kang! Hwiririg, kang!
The bloody tongue with sharp needles passed closely by Even with his evasion raised to 100, he couldn’t escape all attacks
‘Just one attack would decrease my durability’
It also had its li and his clothes et Even nored After approxie popped up in front of Ark
-The durability of『Guardian Armour of the Merpeople』,『Cat Paws』,『Raccoons Pith』and『Warrior’s Transcripts』has decreased to 2
Immediate repair is needed!
‘Oh my God!’
It felt like his heart had suddenly fallen In this situation it was easier for the durability of armour to fall more easily It was the same principle as the loose screould fall more often If his equipment was at 2 then one hit would be a fatal blow!
“Master, it is co!”
Then Racard’s voice who had lured the wendigoes to the other side could be heard When he turned around, a piece of land was fast approaching It was a piece only 1 metre in diameter but Ark felt like it was his saviour
‘If I miss that then it is the end!’
Ark quickly calculated the orbit of the approaching land If it maintained itsobt then it would pass by in a few seconds! But the surrounding wendigoes can’t see him move to the other land!
‘I have to get away frouys first!’
Ark becaoes The wendigoes followed behind Ark Then Ark ran perpendicularly andSteel Loyalty
‘That’s it, this is my last chance!’
“Razak, Steel Loyalty off! Transform!”
Clack clack clack clack, ttadadadak!
Razak instantly changed into the Saw blade and Ark caught it Ark ran towards the edge and juoes tried to follow but Ark quickly twisted the Saw blade
Chwararak!
The Saw blade unfolded like a whip and entwined around the rapidly approaching piece of land Ark dangled fro land and passed over the head of the wendigoes He didn’t knohere the land was going but he had avoided the worst situation for the moment
“I-I lived!’
Ark looked at the rapidly retreating wendigoes and sighed with relief No, he was about to sigh
Kukyakyakyakya!
Suddenly cold laughter was heard above his head Ark lifted his face and stiffened Before he could feel relieved, a wendigo had appeared on the piece of land The wendigo that appeared brandished their tongues and attacked ArkArk o’s eyes focused on the Saw blade
‘D-dammit……!’
Ark felt breathless as his jaw dropped Currently the Saw blade was hanging frouy broke the corner with their tongues then Ark would fall into the lava again It wasn’t possible to pull his blade like a rubber band to climb up If he flew up there was a 100 chance of collision with that guy and Ark would fall into the lava…it was indeed the end
‘The only way…!’
“Racard, above! Block that guy!”
“Huh? O-okay! Dark Dash!+”
Racard shot forward like an arrow at Ark’s words But the floating land wasat a tremendous speed Racard used Dark Dance but the speed of the land was slightly fasterHe had no way of blocking the wendigo The wendigo only took light daue back to the corner
“D-damn, no! Soul Extortion!”
Ark hastily fired the only long distance attack he hadThere was no other way! But Soul Extortion exerted an unforeseen effect
Pepepepeng!
The o, there was a violent explosion and the wendigo sturabbed the whole thing? Furthero’s health was reduced by 15 with one blow
‘W-what is this? What is going on?”
Ark was dumbfounded by the unexpected situation He used it in his desperate state but Soul Extortion wasn’t an attack rabbed soeSo why did the wendigo lose 15 health when it was caught by Soul Extortion?
“I don’t knohy but this is a chance! Before it can use the tongue again, Soul Extortion, Soul Extortion, Soul Extortion!”
Pepepepeng, kuaack! Pepepepeng, kuaack!
Ark focused on the tongues and extensively used Soul Extortion Every tio screao was very tough Even after being hit, the wendigo continued beating the corner with their tongues However……
Tick
“‥‥‥?”
Tick, tick, tick, tick!
The wendigo stopped tapping the edge with their tongue and looked at Ark with confusion Ark laughed at their expression and muttered
“Kukukuku, isn’t the wendigo quite cute like this?”
The wendigo swung their tongue around the floating land But the wendigo already looked completely different from before The exact reason was unknown but Soul Extortion tore off soo had a spirit body so it quickly repaired everything Yet even with a spirit body, the wendigo couldn’t repair everything without a penalty The spirit body had a fixed a the soul would decrease the size of the bodyThe wendigo which had lost a lot of its soul due to Soul Extortion had decreased to the size of a fist Now the wendigo didn’t have enough power to crush the corner
Kiiiiik, kiiiiik!
The wendigo belatedly realized the situation too late and retreated
“What are you going to do now? Soul Extortion!”
In the end, the little wendigo was completely sed up by the hand
-Your spirit has risen thanks to Soul Extortion!
<spiritual power=”” +1=””>
—————————————————————————————————-
“Hahaha, now I can relax!”
Ark muttered with a rapt expression
-The fatigue of your
<your wound=”” have=”” been=”” cured=”” and=”” health=”” and=”” mana=”” recovery=”” increased=”” by=”” 200=””>
The chaos space wasn’t a cos floating a the chaos space If the hot spring was used as a campsite then naturally his recovery rate would quicken It was also a safety zone where wendigoes wouldn’t appear
“It’s lucky that there are hot springs here”
Soaking in the steaue And the location where the hot spring wandered was the chaos space Beloas a river of boiling lava It was fantastic scenery to watch while floating around It was also possible to relax in places like hot springs in New World
Clack clack clack clack……
Ssak ssak ssak ssak……
Ark laughed as Razak and Radun also plunged into the hot springs with fascinated expressions
“Chet, chet! Youthis”
However, Racard just frowned and glared at Ark
“What the, what did you say? Why are you so dissatisfied?”
“Do you need to ask? Am I a stone? Why did you step on my head?”
“It couldn’t be helped at that time”
“Ha, is that it? Is that all I am to Master? I almost fell into the lava because Master stepped on ht on fire and allthis?”
“That’s why I brought you to the hot spring Cos”
“How can you just say that? My butt is blistered from burns yet you want me to enter hot water?”
“You really are so troubleso”
“Master really is……”
“What? What are you about to say?”
When Ark glared at him, Racard pouted and turned his head He seehts
‘It’s fortunate that I cas……’
In fact, the hot spring Ark was resting in this ti soon after he entered the chaos space Yes, after all his troubles Ark returned back to the area where he found it and entered the hot springs But that was not the problem
“What was that? That attack just then?”
Ark carefully thought about the situation Ark had tested the Soul Extortion skill on various monsters after he learnt it And he came to the conclusion that it was ‘spirit’ Even if it contributed to his Spiritual Power, it only raised it by 1 Despite frantically using during the week he spent in Hwaryong Mountain, his Spiritual Power had only increased by 7 So Ark only used Soul Extortion for half of its purpose
‘But it had a completely different use just then’
The wendigo lost 15 health when he used Soul Extortion The wendigo didn’t have low health If the wendigo’s health was low then he wouldn’t have so much trouble
‘If it’s not an accident then I can only think of one answer!’
Ark ended up reaching a conclusion
‘If my idea is correct……’
After co to the conclusion it wasn’t possible for him to sit down anymore
“Coet up!”
“Eh? Already? But the swelling on one down yet!”
Racard rabbed his butt
“Forget about your butt Let’s go The place isn’t that far away so just follow”
“The place isn’t far away? Where are we going?”
“To test so out Racard, look for a land of suitable size that I can5~7 metres wide should be suitable If it’s that size then only 4~5 wendigoes should appear”
“Sheesh, I understand”
Racard flapped his wings and looked all over the place After a while, he finally discovered a suitable sized land
Kukyakyakyakya, kukyakyakyakya!
As expected, the wendigoes appeared as soon as he arrived on the land
‘5 of them should be suitable’
“Razak, defense stance Racard, taunt 3 of them!”
“What are you saying? You want me to lure them in a small place like this?”
Although Racard complained, he used Taunt to lure 3 of them to a corner And Razak stood close to Ark with his shi+eld outstretched It was the basic formation of Ark and his su when dealing with these nuoes Ark used Razak and his shi+eld to avoid the tongue while keeping an eye on the wendigoes After a while, an arrow pattern appeared on top of a wendigo’s head
“Lock on Soul Extortion!”
Pepepepeng, kuaaaaak!
A clear hand stretched out in front of hih it recovered its spirit and body, the size of the wendigo had dio became smaller with every attack of Ark’sHe also confire decreased when the size became smaller
“It is following my expectations Next…Soul Extortion, Soul Extortion!”
Ark rao Soul Extortion decreased the defense by 15Moreover, Soul Extortion had no cool down tier than 30 seconds to use the skill once So he oes
-Your spirit has risen thanks to Soul Extortion!