Vol 21 Chapter 7 (1/2)
ACT 7 Canyon Escape Operation
The climate of the Pabiun Canyon was similar to that of the Albana Mountains There were points where the ould cause a snowstorm while inter ice
“It really is horrible”
“The environree before It’s been like this since the darkness covered the Sinius Principality Apart from the unidentified monsters, the climate also see happen……?”
The Nuran village mayor looked at the black sky as he blew out a white breath He suddenly had his village taken away fro to an old man to co as well so he could understand the feeling of the village mayor
“I’ crazy because of these effects!”
Racard’s voice shook Ark’s eardrum Ark looked at the black sky with astonishment and shouted
“What, what the? Why did you suddenly shout into my ears?”
“damn, I’ll rather have my eardru Ohhh, why do I have to suffer like this……?”
Racard co voice Racard’s co The current te cut with a knife every ti dozens ofbattered by the snowstorloves So-h to protect him from the cold
‘It’s not just Racard’
Ark sent a look to the special forces htened his collar as the icy wind hit him
-Due to the cold your body temperature has fallen by 10!
<if your=”” body=”” temperature=”” falls=”” below=”” 50=”” then=”” various=”” stats=”” will=”” rapidly=”” decrease=””>
It was the cold penalty that applied once the teer clan and the Nuran residents weren’t greatly affected but the special forces had their body teradually fall Ark had already prepared the appropriate protective equiph the Albana Mountains, the ‘Purified Water’ tablets were barelytheir body temperature
‘There is a limit to how much they can endure with the winter equipment and Purified Water’
There was a reason Ark exited the base despite such bad weather It had been two days since they crossed the Albana Mountains, encountered Alan and hid in the underground base The <blow up=”” the=”” black=”” obelisk=”” forest=””> quest had a time limit of three days In other words, there was less than one day left If Ark didn’t destroy the Black Obelisk Forest within the time limit then it was over for him
‘I no longer have any choice If this strategy fails then everything is finished Alan can’t notice……’
Ark felt frustrated as he thought of his plan
“Ah! Master, I found it!”
“Where?”
“At the end of the road at your 3 o’clock”
“Are any monsters around?”
“Not much Around 150 or so?”
“That is enough to handle within 10 ht side?”
“Yes, there are no monsters until you reach your destination By the way Master, I’m so cold……”
“Understood Keep an eye on the situation and contactoccurs”
Ark thought about Racard’s words and looked at his group It included Ark, Shaer clan and Nuran residents And the self-proclaienius inventor Wor Ark
“Residents and special forces will fall back while the White Tiger Clan will lead the way”
Ark organized the formation and headed towards the path that Racard indicated Thanks to Racard’s instructions, they were able to navigate the complicated canyon within a short time and appeared at an eed in the centre of the empty lot It was a black stone pillar with a black aura around it! It was the black obelisk which caused chaos on the continent It was unnecessary to say but the power of the curse depending on the size of the obelisk A larger obelisk er and more powerful monsters would appear But the obelisk that Racard found was only 5 metres at most Usually an obelisk would be dozens of athered around the obelisk weren’t that strong The 150 Tallons were only level 250~270 atEyes of the Cat
“We have to wipe them out quickly and retreat”
The special forces and White Tiger clan nodded and pulled out their weapons Presently a huge number of monsters were scattered around the Pabiun Canyon The Tallon were at least 100 levels lower than the special forces but their nuht by Alan then Ark’s group would be wiped out
“Lariette-nim, 3 piece offensive buff set please!”
“The great warrior’s soul……Hero’s Spirit, Warrior’s Concentration, Stor!”
Hero’s Spirit increased health by 10! Warrior’s Concentration increased the probability of a critical hit by 20! Meanwhile, Stor increased the attack speed of the weapons by 10! Lariette’s buffs spread a the troops and the abilities of the soldiers quickly ascended The special forces then ran up to the Tallon wandering around the obelisk and attacked
-Kakao, kakao, marimudo!
“We should finish this quickly but the troops can’t take e First form a defense formation to stop their attacks……”
Ark gave the order to the warriors in the front The warriors created a barrier with their shi+elds while a white shadow passed over their heads The shadow that flew over the warriors was the White Tiger clan
Grrrrrr……keuaaang!
The White Tiger clan coround base Although they reseer clan covered in fur looked quite cute However their at the enes protruded between the lips and they looked like beasts placed in front of their prey And their sharp claws increased by 10 centi a monster
Ka kwang!
The White Tiger clan quickly narrowed the distance and collided with the Tallon The coination The Tallon that were head-butted by the White Tiger clan went flying like a bowling pin Their claws and fangs easily tore through the round
“What the, this is?”
Ark felt his jaw drop as he stared at the White Tigers fighting In fact, Ark had expected that the White Tigers would be quite strong He knew that the Meow, er than norht was beyond iination
‘This degree of dae is equivalent to a level 400 user And theirNo wonder why Hero Maban asked them to protect the prophet clan’
It was natural that the White Tiger clan would be strong a of the cats so of course they would be stronger than a norer than he though so he didn’t need to be careful with his troops Ark drew his sword and shouted as he ran towards the Tallon
“Okay These guys have scattered Attack and exterminate them!”
“Waaaaahhhhh!”
“Follow behind the White Tiger clan!”
The soldiers cried out and ran forward Above all, warriors were required to have strong power Until now they had just been tre fro power rose after seeing the White Tiger clan
“Go Heroic Strike!”
“Arrohich pierces through the ene Arrow!”
“Flame, s the enemies! Fire Storm!”
Ka ka ka!
Swords, arrows and ic washed over the Tallons like a tidal wave There were deafening sounds and flashes and the health of the Tallon quickly fell Meanwhile Ark used Dark Dance and approached the black obelisk in the centre of the vacant lot Then he took out a piece of iron the size of a soccer ball It was the Starlight Bomb associated with the <blow up=”” the=”” black=”” obelisk=”” forest=””> quest
‘It will take 20~30 minutes to destroy the black obelisk even if ipe out all the Tallons’
An informationinstantly appeared as Ark neared the obelisk
-Black Obelisk (Special)
A ic
When it is driven in to the ground, the ic of the powerful curse will automatically be invoked and it will call ancient demons into this world Even if the obelisk is destroyed, as long as the land is still contaet rid of the obelisk completely and it will eventually be restored The black obelisk will invalidate all ic and sword attacks by 90
<durability: 2,000=””>
Once again, the durability of the obelisk was no joke Even if hundreds of people attacked it, the power of the curse invalidated ic so it would take at least 20~30 minutes to destroy If it took 10 minutes to kill the Tallons then they total ti the canyon so he couldn’t stay in one spot for 30~40 minutes
‘But if install the Starlight Boing!’
The Starlight Bomb was the expedition’s secret weapon which could deal 5,000 dae to the black obelisks It took 10the Tallons would also take 10 ht Boht Bomb at the commencement of the battle
-<there is=”” 9=”” =”” until=”” an=”” explosion=””>
That ht Boathered around Ark
“Heh, you really think I can’t defeat you? Flash!+”
Ark snorted and flashed through the Tallons When hebolt, the Tallons that were pierced instantly lost health And that was just the beginning
“I can finally get a s Torrential Sword Cyclone!”
Shaed in after Ark used Flash Hundreds of daggers swirled like a cyclone around ShambalaThe concentrated attacks on the Tallons dyed the snow blood red After Ark and Shambala’s attacks, the nuer clan running wild and Lariette using her buffs, it was a one sided battle as the Tallons were stepped on But the special forces didn’t kill them
“Don’t touch the Tallons when they have less than 3 health Demonic Seal! Demonic Seal! Demonic Seal!”
Ark jumped around all over the place and used Demonic Seal to clear up the situation Ark was currently almost out of cursed japteainst Alan then the situation would’ve turned out a bit better When considering the future, the replenishment of the cursed japteive theround base
-Demonic Seal was successful
<thanks to=”” the=”” demonic=”” seal,=”” the=”” attribute=”” of=”” the=”” iteed=””>
After 10 minutes the last Tallon was finally sucked into an item
“Any casualties?”
“3 warriors died”
“……Remind them to pay attention to their health……”
Ark said as he frowned He only had 120 special forces re Every soldier was important in order to escape the canyon and destroy the Black Obelisk Forest But in this situation casualties had appeared When Ark had started this mission, the ratio of the troops was meticulously selected but quite a few priests had died in the Albana Mountains So there were presently only 15 priests re It was impossible for them to heal all of the 120 special forces
“It can’t be helped We don’t knohat is going to happen Tell them to concentrate on their health and mana recovery”
“I understand”
Ka kwang, ka kwang!
It hen one of the soldiers replied A huge flash occurred in the centre of the vacant land The Starlight Boht Boht started to wind around the black obelisk Thick cracks spread on the surface of the black obelisk and it collapsed like broken glass The fraged into small particles like sand
“Ohhhh! Fuel, it is fuel!”
Wore frame ran over Wor eyes and pulled out a ic stone that looked like a diamond at the bottom of the machine and poured in the black sand
Chelkong, chelkong, chelkong, tturururu!
The machine started to emit smoke like a kettle The kettle was a machine Wore the y But this inal use was to dissolve ed to MG In other words, it was intended to be operated with equipment But the problem was that the iteic iteive 5~10 MG Wormer’s invention required 5,000 MG so it would take 500~1,000 e it
“What is this impractical invention?”
Ark e after he saw the results Then Wormer retorted
“Are youfun of ic energy in equip it?When the power is extracted, it is subjected to the law of entropy…”
“That’s it Stop!”
Ark shouted as thoughts swirled in his head He was to bla the dwarf
‘What kind of invention requires at least 500 ic equipment to move?’
Ark thought with a it in his head He didn’t knohat to expect for Wormer’s inventions But no matter hoonderful the invention, Ark had no intention of wasting 500it ‘Wouldn’t all the special forces have to be stripped of their equipive up equipment for a quest Ark was the saic itee of bankruptcy Of course, co up equipment would be cheaper But what if they didn’t succeed even after giving up the equipment?
‘Wait? Magic items? Then perhaps……?’
That’s when Ark recalled what he heard the court o
‘Didn’t the court ic? And curse y Couldn’t Wory from that?’
A formula appeared in Ark’s mind in that moment
‘Magic of the black obelisk=fuel’ was the for up with the idea Then Worlittered and nodded
“Ah, that’s rightThe black obelisks use ic to suic from the obelisk”
Wor so now So Ark risked danger and entered the canyon ‘I need to soather MG……’ If MG couldn’t be extracted fro was finished After the seappeared
-The Magic Convertor’s job has been completed
You have succeeded in extracting theit to MG The MG extracted will be stored in the ic battery
<currently y=”” stored=”” in=”” the=”” battery:=”” 200=”” =””>
“It is a success! As expected I’enius!”
Wored after he checked the hed with relief but his expression didn’t look that bright
‘I’ht……’
Ark looked around and sighed again There were quite a nued in the canyon If he wandered around and broke the black obelisk then it would be somehow possible to collect the necessary aer obelisksthe White Tigers and excluding the residents, Ark only had 130 people that could fight A large obelisk would have a huge number of monsters
‘It will take one day if I only capture small obelisks…’
As expected, the problem was Alan Alan had yet to track down Ark’s whereabouts in the canyon In fact, there was a reason why Ark would wander around the canyon so somewhere in the canyon so he moved many monsters to block the 5 exits So there were fewer o after small obelisks But Alan still had a troop ofaround the canyon The a found by Alan was liroup would be wiped out the moment Alan found him
“Fortunately Alan wasn’t visible after leaving the underground base……’
Ark sighed and mumbled
“Master, I’ve discovered another black obelisk”
Racard said through the wireless communication
‘Despite what could happen, there is no other way I have to try it I have to fill the MG before Alan strikes……’
“Let’s go Thieves and ”
Ark then h the canyon to find another black obelisk
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“I’ve found him!”
Ark smiled and murmured in the darkness
“That fool, he’s been caught”
2 video screens floated in front of Alan One screen showed the Dark Elf Tiathered in front of hi through the canyon That’s right The people visible on the other screen were Ark, the special forces, the White Tiger clan and the Nuran residents Alan could see the far away thanks to the Vampire’s Eye The Vampire’s Eye was the special ability of vampires which allowed them to freely control their eyeballs
‘They are definitely somewhere in the canyon’
Alan was convinced that Ark was hiding somewhere in the canyon But he couldn’t find any traces of Ark despite sweeping through the canyon for a day So Alan had devised a plan
‘If I come out directly then I won’t be able to find him’
So Alan discontinued the canyon search and hid himself He also dispersed theso for an opportunity to escape If Alan wasn’t visible then Ark would try to escape Not long after Alan hid hi the Vampire’s Eye
‘I don’t knohy he is destroying the black obelisk instead of escaping but it is over now that he has appeared!’