Vol 23 Chapter 3 (1/2)
ACT 3 Flood, hell River (II)
Ka ka ka!
The rocks surrounding the hell Door fell down into the hell River A huge spray of water rose and poured over the temple
The water from the hell River was filled with the forms of the cursed evil spirit Every time a drop filled with evil spirit fell on the soldiers, it caused an electric shock
-You have touched the hell River
If you touch it then you will lose 100 health per second>
A red warning e floated in front of Ark’s du important
‘The coalition members!’
That’s right The coalition ainst the demons on the 60th floor The hell River contained deadly poison that was like hydrochloric acid If the hell River poured from the hell Door to the 60th floor then all the coalition members would be dissolved inwith hi, raccoons and Eastern Nation were still protecting the fort… They were the NPC members of Dark Eden And the NPC members were the main axis of Dark Eden!
‘But it’ll be too late even if I give the order to escape now……’
It was only a matter of time until the hell Door collapsed Once it did, the hell River would flow out to the 60th flow No matter how quick the coalition members were, there was no way they could escape from the 60th floor in time With how quickly the hell River would rise after entering the 60th floor, they wouldn’t be able to escape the secret dungeon at all Weren’t there also thousands of deht of a brilliant idea
‘I don’t know if it’s possible but it is the only way!’
Ark instantly sent a whisper to Boramae as the commander of the fort
-Boraency!
-Ark-nim, as that shock just now?
-There’s no time to explain Give up the fortress and retreat immediately!
-Retreat? We’re retreating? Retreat to where?
Bora Ark’s order
-In the underground closed room
-The closed roo?
-Yes, retreat to that rooht aith the troops Make them blow up the entrance to cole drop of water enter Do you understand?
This was the best course of action that Ark could come up with Ark had previously commanded them to e in a rock hich led to a wide stone rooe was approximately 20 metres In other words, the room was surrounded by 20 metres of rock walls It was possible to avoid the hell River in there Of course, this was just a temporary solution If the 60th floor was flooded then the closed room would eventually be as well No, if the entrance was blocked because of that then they would suffocate froen first Anyway, if the hell River wasn’t sealed then all of Nagaran would disappear Then he wouldn’t have to worry about the alliance members anymore
-Blowing up the entrance……
-There’s no time to explain!
-…I understand
Bora Ark’s desperate tone and cut off communications Now the life of his alliance members depended on how fast Boramae ran
‘I have to regain the hell Stone and reseal the hell River!’
But finding the hell Stone was an evenof the crystal temple, everybody was jumbled up like a cocktail had been shaken Not only did the 900 soldiers fly away in every direction, there was no way to even tell where the hell Stone was Pieces of the crystal temple had broken and small crystal pieces were scattered all over the place The temple was made of black crystal while the hell Stone was also black Looking for the hell Stone in a pile of crystals was like finding a needle in a desert However, this wasn’t bad for Ark
“Radun, find the hell Stone!”
Ssak ssak ssak, ssak ssak ssak ssak!
Radun dropped down fro eyes He flicked his tongue fro towards one side
-Radun’s search target: hell Stone search mode
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“Okay, let’s go!”
Ark instantly ran to a pile of crystal that Radun indicated
Ka kwang, ka kwang!
However, he had only taken a few steps before the te uncontrollably Then the floor suddenly inclined at a sharp angle
‘The hell Door has broken!’
That’s right In the end, the hell Door wasn’t able to withstand the pressure any longer and broke The hell River quickly rushed out after the hell Door broke The hell River pushed out like a swirling storeon! The crystal temple was located in the centre of the swirl, just like the eye of a cyclone and it was embroiled in the torrent that rushed out the hell Door Therefore the crystal pieces and soldiers all fell to one side Most of theround or pillar but some unfortunately soldiers were thrown out the crystal shrine into the hell River
“Waaaaah!”
“Huck! S-save me!”
The evil spirits flocked around the soldiers that had fallen into the river After a few seconds, the soldiers became pieces of bones like piranhas had attacked them The fearful scene showed how toxic the hell River was
“This…?”
Ark looked around as he held onto his sword that he plunged into the ground The hell Door was built directly in front of the fortress that contained thousands of deround like Ark commanded, the demons had immediately entered the fortress But before they could even enjoy their victory, the hell River swept over the fortress like a tsunami The de away
-Kiri, karam, keurama!
-Nohun, bakirama, kurara!
However, the de around the 60th floor
Ka ka ka!
The hell River enveloped the deht in the sas grueso pierced with a knife was no use against soht in the swirl seerinder and shredded into chunks of meat The hell River became a deep red colour from the blood of thousands of demons
“There it is! The hell Stone!”
Then he heard someone’s voice near him
Ark who had been looking at the bloody hell River flinched and turned A pile of crystals had collapsed froht his eyes The hell Stone was also tu of the temple The soldiers would rush towards it whenever the hell Stone rolled in their area But the teain every time the river collided with the valley Thanks to that, the soldiers rushi+ng towards the hell Stone lost their balance and died Soer members with them And they became minced ers couldn’t easily roups over the hell Stone……
However, those circu The ed The river had coed the 60th floor and there was a eyser of water shot up near the crystal te
Ka ka!
There was a violent roar and the ceiling broke It was like a scene where the deround with their claws A groan flowed froinable situation
‘Oh my God, this is…!’
Ark had thought the hell River would flood from the 60th floor to the 59th floor to the 58th…the secret dungeon would gradually fill up and head towards the outside Considering the hell River’s speed, it would take at least a few hours to reach the outsideBut if it penetrated through the ceiling then it would take less than an hour
‘There’s no time!’
He couldn’t afford to relax now Since the hell River had calmed, the tilted temple returned to a flat position While rocks still fell frorees tilted
“We can’t blindly chase after it It will become too messy”
Ark raised his body and shouted
“All warriors rush and seal the ers! Meanwhile the archers and hunters should quickly seize the hell Stone Thefor the hell Stone!”
Based on his previous experience, blindly chasing after the hell Stone wasn’t the right answer In such confused circue The soldiers had 100 less ers Even if the altar was repaired, everything would be finished if they couldn’t get the hell Stone There was also noand died On the other hand, the Avengers could place the hell Stone in their bag and win It really was disadvantageous to the soldiers in every way
‘But Alan and the Avenger members are confused because the quantum transmitter didn’t work properly This is the only chance to obtain the hell Stone The game starts now!’
This was the quick conclusion Ark caanized the to Ark’s order
“Hap, hap, hap, hap!”
“Go!”
When the signal rang out, they simultaneously ran towards to hell Stone Meanwhile, the soldiers ers “Warriors block them from both sides and secure a path!” The warriors followed Ark’s instructions and stopped the Avengers fro out While the warriors were stopping each other, the archers and hunters rushed towards the hell Stone But this was different froame
“damn, stop them!”
Dozens of ic blasts flew from the other side At the same time, a 100 metres area became wrapped in a black aura
-You have entered the influential range of ‘Blackout’
Due to the ical smoke screen, the vision of all life forms within the 100 metres area will be limited
There is no way to expand the liic or skills
The effect will only be displayed at night or in a dungeon
The eappeared in front of all the soldiers The Avengers saw the soldiers’ methodicalthe hell Stone Thanks to the dense suish between rocks or the hell Stone Contrary to Ark’s intention, once again it became a scene of confusion and disorder
“I got it! The hell Stone!”
“Bah, not a chance Rush!+”
“Ugh, this bastard……ah, my hell stone!”
“Kukuku, I caught it!”
“Don’t be ridiculous Heroic Strike!”
Shouts poured out from the smoke screen Dozens of skills flew around in the vicinity of the hell Stone Whenever sorabbed the stone, a skill would be used to stop them Therefore the hell Stone switched hands between the soldiers and the Avengers many times
‘……We’re being pushed!’
Ark looking at the situation he could see through the sainst 500 The nuht they could win if they faced the Avengers The reason was due to his level While Ark was distracting Alan on the 59th floor, he had looked at the Avengers using Eyes of the Cat Their level was between 330~350 On the other hand, the allied forces and Dark Eden had an average level of ed that the level difference would make up for the extra 100 troops However, the actual results were unexpected When facing the pushed
‘There can only be one reason When I encountered Alan at Pabiun Canyon, I was pushed despite obviously being high levelled than hi to raise their stats!’
But noasn’t the time to ponder the
‘If we’re pushed during these circumstances then it is the end!’
“Radun, use Stalking and secure the hell Stone!”
Ssak ssak ssak, ssak ssak ssak ssak!
Radun shook his tail and went into the smoke Ark also followed Radun in the scuffle and shouted
“Summon Demon, Purital! Clad Armour!”
Clack clack clack, clack clack clack clack!
Purital was summoned to the area behind Ark As soon as Purital appeared, his bones were taken apart and reformed around Ark The ribs split to cover his upper body while the skull covered his head like a helely and stuck to Ark’s gloves and shoes
-You have used Clad Armour
Dae will increase by 17~22
Defense will increase by 98
Health will increase by 1,866
<if the=”” 1,866=”” health=”” is=”” consumed=”” then=”” clad=”” armour=”” will=”” automatically=”” dismantle=””>
“Hook Explosion!”
When he used the skill, 4 hooks shot from Ark’s body The hooks wound around a pillar and he flew into the smoke screen
“Eh, what the?”
“Ark! Kill him!”
When he entered the sers ran to him immediately
“These children……Dark Dance!”
Ark’s body disappeared like a ghost It wasn’t easy for soht It was ieon filled with smoke
“Huck! W-where is he?”
The Avengers said as they lost sight of their quarry But before their confusion could disappear, a dark blade shot through the darkness and dealt a critical blow to an Avengera blade wasthem He used the chain skill of Dark Dance and Dark Blade With Ark helping, the battle in the smoke screen instantly tilted to the side of the soldiers Ark yelled out when he had taken care of all the surrounding Avengers
“That’s it! Radun, find the hell Stone!”
Ssak ssak ssak, ssak ssak ssak ssak!
Radun crawled on the ground and licked it with his tongue During that short time, he had sensed the hell Stone within the smoke
‘Okay, the Avengers are unaware of Radun’s presence because of the smoke’
Ark was thinking that when so interrupted him All of a sudden he had his health sucked out? At the sae flashed before his eyes
-Your pet ‘Radun’ has been forcefully recalled to the Netherworld
You have received 50 of the Fae
“What, what the? R-Radun……?”
Ark burst out after seeing the perplexing h the smoke screen Ark reflexively turned his body towards the flash In theblack ar at the h by the sword thefor the hell Stone and encountered the man! Ark slowly looked at the dead body before it disappeared And he glared at the man in black armour
“……Alan!”
Ka ka!
The crystal shrine started rising along with the hell River The river was like a giant creature digging through the ground The river rose through the penetrated ceiling and had already subeon The crystal shrine also received large ah the ceiling, it was pouring down rocks onto the crystal shrine Every tie rock would fall and break a part of the temple’s floor The situation became even more confused inside the temple The whereabouts of the hell Stone became unclear
Once again, finding the black hell Stone a a needle in a desert
Meanwhile, the icians continually feared that someone from the opposite site would find the hell Stone and continually used Blackout Thanks to that, the crystal temple became completely enveloped in a dense sled in the smoke screen could only see 4~5sounds that carasp the war situation
Jjang!
A violent metallic sound was heard from the smoke Two blades collided with each other and caused constant flashes Once one flash occurred, a different one occurred several metres away from the first When that flash disappeared, another one would occur in a different place so that it see a photo
After a long time……
Ka ka ka kang, chaechang!
The intense flash of light occurred when two people conflicted Wearing black armour and leather armour, the two people were Ark and Alan The two of the swords for a few hting for a couple of hours Their mantles were ripped to shreds while the armour was also covered in small tears Their swords that collided without any rests seeuess how intense the 5 minute battle had been froainst each other, causing Alan to pant out breathlessly
“That Ark bastard……”
“Huck huck, don’t call me names Don’t you know it makes me feel dirty?”
“…I’ll kill you”
“Can you really say that when you lost your breath like a puppy?”
“You’ll see soon”
A black aura exploded from Alan’s body He instantly felt an enor pushed with enormous pressure! Ark was forced to his knees from Alan’s tremendous power as his sas pushed doards Eventually Alan’s sword slid off Ark’s and struck the ground with a large spark
Kwajajajak!
A thick crack spread on the ground and crystal debris shot froes of the crystal tore the skin and fresh blood splattered But Ark and Alan didn’t blink once They knew that looking away for one minute could mean the difference between victory or defeat
“Evil Insight!”
A ray shot froround and avoided the ray
“Inferno!”
Alan followed Ark’sflames from his mouth Ark hurriedly placed his hands on the floor and kicked upwards, hitting Alan’s jaw Alan’s jaas pushed upwards and the flaushed towards the sky
‘This is a chance!’
Ark moved his body like a squirrel and rolled under Alan’s foot He felt a pain in his side the moment he tried to kick Alan
At that moment, Alan lowered his sword and attacked Thanks to the unexpected attack in his side, Ark was hit by Alan’s counterattack and he fell He rolled severalhis body However, he had no tiy was descending on his head like a lightning bolt Ark hurriedly lifted his sword and the shock felt like his shoulders had been hit by a hammer
“Ugh!”
A moan flowed froround kicked out and hit Alan’s leg Alan lost his balance and stu the ground Thanks to Ark rolling on the ground while grasping his foot, Alan naturally fell as well It was a chance to attack Alan!
“Alan! Matanyi Shooter no 1, Devil Penetrating Arrow!”
Then a black shadow appeared dozens of metres away from Ark It was the Dark Elf with black hair that fluttered like a cape! The Dark Elf Timosi! Ark reflexively turned to look at the voice Then an arro through the smoke to hit his shoulder Alan instantly raised his body during that gap Timosi shot another arrow at the same time
“Matanyi Shooter no 2, Devil Chasing Arrow!”
The arrow launched was the ones that would chase the target until it hit! Ark popped up in front of Alan thehis sword Ark instantly used Dark Dance and rotated around Alan, changing their locations The arrow that had been chasing after Ark lodged itself into Alan’s shoulder
“Kyaaak! A-Alan!”
Timosi was startled as Alan was hit Alan blocked Ark’s follow-up attack and shook his head
“Ugh, I’m fine! Timosi, don’t worry about this battle!”
“B-but…”
“Can’t you see? Your arrows aren’t helpful in this situation Pay attention to the altar”