Chapter 74

Chapter 74

Level 2 Player

Bone Dragon Raid (3)

“The center is almost in a retired state. Now we need to prepare for replacement soon.”

Kim Young-cheol turned the words while preparing for combat.

“Well.”

“Since the Bone Dragon raid is the priority, we have to let it go.”

“Young-cheol, you, let’s have a drink separately later.”

The guild brains who felt that Kim Young-cheol had no intention of resolving their questions entered the combat positions.

‘I will go crazy.’

However, Kim Young-cheol was the same in that his insides were burning with curiosity.

‘I need to know something.’

The information Kim Young-cheol knew was only that Jin-su is an excellent skilled summoner.

‘I am curious too.’

However, he had no intention of bothering Jin-su to resolve that curiosity. Although the first button was not fastened well, anyway Kim Young-cheol and the Daehan Guild have a connection with Jin-su.

Compared to other guilds not even knowing Jin-su’s name, it was an enormous achievement.

‘If I follow my heart, even if I hand over my position, I want to make him affiliated with the Daehan Guild.’

Kim Young-cheol knew the fact that Jin-su does not want to be affiliated somewhere.

‘Let’s just maintain the relationship like now.’

If he monopolizes information about Jin-su and builds a connection, cases where they can cooperate with each other like this Bone Dragon raid will arise.

“Then let’s go.”

With Kim Young-cheol’s words, the center withdrew and the rear was deployed.

***

‘Smooth.’

A smile bloomed on Jin-su’s face who witnessed the replacement of the center and rear. Dealing with the Bone Dragon was also flowing smoothly, and the replacement of the players was also occurring without problems.

‘Item power is really good.’

The fact that Jin-su’s attacks inflict meaningful blows on the Bone Dragon and even handle the tanker role was thanks to high stats and skill levels, but the power of items was large.

The Baekcheon Divine Sword that possesses the enormous option of Skill Nullification ignores the Bone Dragon’s defense skills. On top of that, the Black Dragon’s Cursed Armor Set reduces most of the Bone Dragon’s attack power based on its high level.

Along with that, the other items and skills were also contributing their strength well to the Bone Dragon raid based on the high level of 722.

‘The curses are a bit tricky.’

Even with the Ring of Revival and Ring of Recovery that became level 722, the curses the Bone Dragon sprays as passives could not be removed.

‘It is a great fortune that there is the synthesis skill Curse Absorption Recovery and the Black Dragon’s Cursed Armor Set skill Curse Predator.’

However, even with the Curse Absorption Recovery skill and Curse Predator skill, the Bone Dragon’s curses could not be perfectly blocked.

‘But I have the Holy Saintess Shin Su-a.’

The dispel and purification skills of Shin Su-a coming in in real time were cleanly removing the curses that the Curse Absorption Recovery skill and Curse Predator could not digest.

‘If the raid continues like this, I will be able to catch it smoothly.’

The important thing was mana and health. Jin-su did not use skills that consume large mana like magic attack skills. He only used class skills that consume a small amount of mana like tanker, warrior, and assassin, and focused on enduring.

‘Anyway, there are overflowing players who will deal damage.’

The archer players shot arrows containing all kinds of attributes without rest until their hands blistered. The mage players shot magic attack skills while recovering mana in rotation.

The close-range dealers also had those whose curses stacked and mana and health were depleted withdraw back, and those with fresh mana and health joined and attacked the Bone Dragon.

On top of that, Jin-su’s summons were also doing their share well.

The shadow summons and Army Summons had been pouring fierce attacks on the Bone Dragon without rest from the start of the combat until now.

Especially the shadow summons and variant lycanthrope that receive the influence of Jin-su’s stats and Blessing were displaying fierce activity.

“Eat this!”

Puung!

“Since the size is large, there are many places to attack!”

Crack!

Along with that, the top-tier players of each guild were also showing decent activity.

Kwa kwa kwa kwa kwa!

Kim Young-cheol emitted red aura in streams and struck the Bone Dragon’s front legs.

Kwaaaang!

With a huge explosion, part of the front leg bones turned to powder and scattered.

The American Alliance Guild master and Alsani Guild master and other top-tier players also continuously inflicted meaningful damage on the Bone Dragon using their main skills.

“Krrrr!”

The Bone Dragon that had been rampaging to catch Jin-su stopped its movements.

“The aggro was released! Be careful!”

“Concentrate! Concentrate!”

In response, the players all raised their senses and prepared for the Bone Dragon’s attacks.

‘Why is this guy doing this?’

Jin-su used a taunt skill and at the same time swung the Baekcheon Divine Sword and Blood-Sucking Sword while doing his best to pour a fierce attack to draw the Bone Dragon’s aggro again. However, the Bone Dragon had no movements at all.

‘It is concentrating mana.’

The Bone Dragon’s mana was gathering around its mouth and condensing rapidly.

‘Is it thinking of using breath?’

Jin-su thought that way and prepared to dodge the Bone Dragon’s corruption breath.

“Kraaaaaang!”

At that moment, the condensed mana exploded and burst out as a roar filled with the energy of curses.

“Aaaak!”

“My ears! My ears!”

The players who were close suffered while bleeding from their ears. However, that was only the beginning.

“Keuuk!”

“M-my body won’t move!”

“My head feels like it will split!”

“Uaaaaak!”

A powerful curse wrapped the players’ bodies.

‘The problem is that the range of the safe zone decreased as the city’s walls were destroyed.’

If the safe zone was fine, the damage range would not have been that wide. However, because the safe zone decreased, not only the players who participated in the combat but even the players who had withdrawn to the rear and were recovering health and mana received the influence of the roar containing the curse.

“Rapid Recovery!”

“Purification!”

“Dispel!”

The healers quickly cast heals to treat the players’ injuries and cast purification skills and dispel skills. However, there is a limit to the number of holy-type healers who can cast purification skills and dispel skills.

Naturally, purification skills and dispel skills could not be cast on all players.

“Krrrr!”

Kwaaang!

Decisively, the Bone Dragon did not stay still. The Bone Dragon swept the players who were flailing due to the aftermath of the curse while swinging its tail, front legs, and wings.

“Keuuk!”

“Aaaak!”

The players who had been fighting bravely died vainly without even resisting particularly.

‘I have to block it.’

Jin-su also received a powerful curse, but thanks to the Curse Absorption Recovery skill and Curse Predator skill and Shin Su-a’s real-time care, he was in a state of having shaken off the influence of the curse in an instant.

Jin-su raised his mana and rushed toward the Bone Dragon.

Crack!

The Baekcheon Divine Sword dug into the Bone Dragon’s neck bones. However, the Bone Dragon ignored Jin-su’s attack and was engrossed in attacking the players around it.

“Withdraw back!”

“Don’t dawdle and withdraw immediately!”

The guild brains gave retreat commands. However, even if the players wanted to follow the commands, they could not. Because their bodies did not move properly due to the powerful curse.

“Grr! Die!”

“Iyaaa!”

Thud! Crack!

The top-tier players who relatively received less influence of the curse attacked the Bone Dragon diligently. However, the Bone Dragon ignored the attacks of the top-tier players attacking it and only targeted the players who could not move properly due to the influence of the curse.

‘It was not for nothing that they suffered a great defeat before regression.’

Jin-su gritted his teeth. He said the Bone Dragon raid was proceeding more smoothly and smoothly than expected. But to think it would strengthen and spread the curse he thought was a passive skill through a roar.

Crack! Crack!

Jin-su struck the Bone Dragon’s neck bones while swinging the Baekcheon Divine Sword and Blood-Sucking Sword in succession.

‘It is really disgustingly hard.’

Bone fragments broke and fragments flew up. However, because the size was too large, it seemed he would have to pound for a long time more to break the neck bones themselves. The players capable of combat were intensively attacking the Bone Dragon’s front legs.

“Kyaaaang!”

The Bone Dragon twisted its neck and opened its mouth with sharp teeth wide toward Jin-su.

Tak!

Jin-su flew his body and dodged the Bone Dragon’s attack.

Kwaaang!

The Bone Dragon counterattacked the players attacking while swinging its front legs.

‘Can I catch this?’

Jin-su’s face darkened. The number of tankers and close-range dealers who received the influence of the curse was decreasing rapidly.

‘At least it is fortunate that the mage, healer, and archer power is intact.’

Even if not the archers, the mages and healers were in a state of having consumed quite a lot of mana.

‘The players’ mana and health being depleted will be faster than the Bone Dragon falling.’

Of course, the Bone Dragon was not fine either. Cracks and breaks were in the bones everywhere, and compared to when it appeared majestically at first, it was in a quite shabby appearance.

Especially the neck bones and front legs that were intensively attacked by Jin-su and the players were in a ragged state as if they would fall off soon. The problem was the point that to the undead Bone Dragon, injuries of that degree do not become a particular obstacle in fighting.

If it was a living life form, it would have died from excessive bleeding or even if not, movements would have slowed due to injuries. However, the Bone Dragon had no difference in combat power between when it was fine at first and now when it was in tatters.

‘I have to cut the neck before mana bottoms out.’

Right now that was the only hope.

“Kraaaaang!”

However, the Bone Dragon’s resistance was considerably fierce.

Kwaaaang! Kwaaaang!

Once the number of close-range dealers decreased sharply, the Bone Dragon struck the collapsed city’s walls with its tail and rammed with its head.

Creak!

The city’s walls gradually crumbled and the range of the safe zone decreased rapidly.

“Kraaaaang!”

The Bone Dragon destroyed the city’s walls and moved aiming at the healers, mages, and archers on top of them.

“Ugh?”

“The Bone Dragon is coming!”

“If the walls collapse, we all die! Withdraw quickly!”

“Withdraw back!”

“Get down from the walls!”

The archers, mages, and healers who were supporting the players who were dealing damage and engaging in close combat on top of the city’s walls where the safe zone had not disappeared withdrew urgently.

If the city’s walls collapse, they would be crushed to death just like that. Even if they luckily survive, the safe zone disappears and they cannot dodge the Bone Dragon’s attacks.

‘Why is this guy’s intelligence so high.’

Jin-su frowned while confirming Shin Su-a’s location. Undead monsters move according to hatred toward living life forms and instincts from when they were alive. That is why in most cases they have no particular intelligence to speak of.

‘Even if it rots, it is still a juniper, is that it?’

Perhaps because it is an existence born harboring the soul and white of a true dragon, it moved quite intelligently for an undead monster.

Not only destroying the tricky city’s walls first and spreading curses to retire the majority of the power, but even the action of continuing attacks while prioritizing healers, mages, and archers.

‘I will make you regret it.’

Prioritizing was a good choice, but it had to pay the price for neglecting Jin-su and the surviving top-tier players.

Kwaang! Kwaang!

Jin-su emitted pure white aura and blood-colored aura in streams and struck the Bone Dragon’s neck with an even fiercer momentum.

Around the time Jin-su’s vast mana was almost depleted.

Crack!

The Baekcheon Divine Sword that was emitting pure white aura finally perfectly shattered one of the Bone Dragon’s neck bones.

“Kraaaaang!”

With the Bone Dragon’s scream, the huge head bones rolled on the ground powerlessly.

Kuuung!

“Waaaaa!”

“We won!”

“We finally caught it!”

Once Jin-su cut off the Bone Dragon’s neck, the players let out cheers of victory.

‘Damn.’

However, unlike the players letting out cheers, Jin-su’s expression was not that bright.

“It is not dead! Don’t let your guard down!”

Jin-su shouted a warning to the players in a loud voice. Even though the head and body were separated, the enormous mana and energy of curses pouring out from the Bone Dragon’s body had not decreased at all.

Even though the body and head were separated, it did not disappear thanks to the unique immortality of undead monsters.

Thud thud thud!

The body that lost its head rampaged fiercely and attacked the players.

“Aak!”

“Dodge!”

Slither!

“Kyaaaang!”

The head that rolled on the ground also moved the remaining neck bones and crawled like a snake while opening its mouth wide and biting the players.