Light of Arad: The First to Walk - Chapter 176



Only Noblemtl

176

Jinseong immediately grabbed .

The same goes for chili shrimp and bibimbap.

“Why is Mateka here……”

“Mr. Jinsang? Sister Chili?”

The difference between them and Jinseong was that, unlike Jinseong who only looked at Mateca, the two of them looked at Mateca and Jinseong alternately.

It was only natural since the two of them knew all about Anton Raid’s strategy in the past games.

Mateca shouldn’t be here.

There is no reason for him, the de facto final boss of Anton Reid, to appear here now.

It also means that as soon as you notice a pattern that is different from the usual, you start to think that the cause might be related to the truth.

Jinseong didn’t care about their reactions.

Since they would already have some level of self-awareness, the important thing right now was not what to say to them but how to deal with the situation.

‘pollution?’

The first thing that came to mind was, of course, pollution.

The Almighty Mateca is the final boss of Anton Raid.

If you knock him down and enter Anton’s body, destroying his heart, Anton will die completely.

But can we see this only as pollution?

While Jinseong was thinking for a moment, there was a being gliding towards Mateka.

Agnes of the Splendid Flames, a being that resembles giant butterfly wings but is made entirely of flames, making it incredibly splendid and eye-catching.

She bowed her head, settling gently next to Mateka.

“Mateka-nim.”

The shape of butterfly wings made of flame fluttered and radiated heat.

Jinseong made a quick decision.

‘There’s no need for a scene where Agnes persuades the adventurer. In the end, the adventurer refuses. If we look at it that way, it doesn’t matter whether Agnes persuades the adventurer, Vivi or Chili Shrimp. They won’t go anyway. It’s a given.’

The part where Agnes of the Brilliant Flame tells the user to betray the Celestial Army and join Apostle Anton is ultimately unnecessary, considering the current situation.

If so, it is not contamination.

Mateka didn’t even look at Agnes.

Can something made up solely of white energy be called an eye?

Moreover, in the direction that those pure white eyes, with their faint energy spreading out, were looking, there were only three people, Jinseong, Vivi, and Chili Shrimp.

“I am the last heir of Ulu and the king of Tartan.”

He is the king of the Tartan race, but he has already become one with Anton, so he can be seen as the embodiment of Anton’s spirit.

“I am Anton. Anton’s brain is me.”

Mateca said.

Mateka’s lines to explain the relationship between Apostle Anton and Mateka.

As soon as he heard that, Jinseong was able to make a decision.

‘Yeah, Mateka is the same. Wasn’t he just talking about why he was evil? I don’t know if there was another story, but… … Anyway, it wasn’t that special. Rather, shouldn’t we be thankful that he chose this place for the battlefield? If there’s an annoying pattern in Anton Raid, it would include Tog, Crabbe, and Agnes, but the one who pisses me off the most is Mateka!’

Given the context and conversations he had with users, this is clearly an anomaly, but it can hardly be called contamination.

Above all, this is not a space where the omnipotent Mateka’s unique pattern is activated. Right here, he is in the battlefield where Agnes and the adventurers are fighting, the ‘Solid Bridge’.

If all this isn’t pollution.

Ultimately, when you think about it from the perspective of the adventurers Vivi and Chili Shrimp.

“Both of you, focus. Let’s finish Agnes and Mateka here at once-.”

Jinseong said calmly.

“I will complete Anton Judge and the subjugation simultaneously.”

This is not a crisis.

Rather, it is an opportunity that may significantly reduce time.

As Chili Shrimp said, it means that all issues related to Apostle Anton can be dealt with without wasting any time, including the ‘cannon defense battle’.

There was no way he could miss this excellent opportunity to pursue Ahaeng, who had already passed Apostle Anton.

“Black ball.”

Shoooooooo… … !

When Vivi and Chili Shrimp’s eyes suddenly saw a black aura surrounding Jinseong’s body.

Heukgu also muttered as if he was looking forward to it.

[Keep kek kek… … I ended up dealing with an idiot who spent his whole life eating and ended up getting eaten.]

Jinseong recited two more words in a very small voice.

“Solderos. Sheep’s ear.”

A burning sensation in the forearm and wrist, along with the feeling that the back of the hand, fingers, and palm become perfectly one with the sword.

That was enough.

Jinseong shouted.

“Mr. Vivi, Mr. Chili Shrimp, focus on Mateca! Now that there is no barrier, this is your chance, so charge forward without hesitation!”

At the same time, his figure disappeared.

───────────… … !!

The place where the true spirit appeared was behind Agnes.

‘it’s okay.’

Even Agnes couldn’t react faster than Jinseong, who had borrowed all of her energy, at the moment when Jinseong was about to swing his sword at her.

I felt a tingling sensation on my back.

I could tell what it was without even looking.

“ha ha ha!”

Boss Mateka’s exclusive specialty is to take power through short-distance teleportation!

“Whoaap-!”

Jinseong twisted his body awkwardly and raised upward.

Sword and fist clashed, but what resonated was the sound of metal hitting metal.

The true body was thrown away.

Jinseong smiled at the moment when he became certain that the boss, the almighty Mateka, was not ordinary.

“Chief Ka! Mateka first!”

“Mr. Jinsang, back up! !”

──────, ──────!

Considering the participation of Chili Shrimp and Bibi, I was sure that they would be able to compete.

The full-scale battle began near the left foreleg of Apostle Anton.

* * *

Vivi ran straight towards Mateca.

Of course, there was a very different reason for her actions compared to when she ran away from Ah-haeng in the past.

Kiiiiiing-! Because there’s a Frisbee circling around Vivi and scraping the surface of the ground, just like Anton’s outer skin!

“, !”

Even though you can pull the trigger of an automatic pistol with one hand, you can still use your skills without delay.

As soon as he summoned Falcon, who increased the damage of the G Series, the G Series transformed into a raptor and started shooting lasers at Mateka.

The laser was shot in three parts that seemed to burn Mateca’s skin, but Mateca didn’t do anything like creating a barrier.

Vivi smiled and shouted,

“Just as Mr. Jinsang said, there is no barrier! I can finish studying Chinese characters right away without any pattern.”

“ha ha ha!”

But before Vivi could finish speaking, Mateka appeared behind her and threw a punch.

Vivi turned around belatedly, but there was no way she could do what Jinseong, who was surrounded by the aura of the black goblin, could do.

“-Whoa?!”

“Manager Mountain!”

Kwaaaa …

The chili shrimp had a high-pitched voice.

“Vivi, you were like that at the power station too, but your finishing is sloppy, your finishing! Don’t let your guard down!”

“I’m sorry, sis! And thank you!”

Vivi readily admitted it, apologized, and thanked him.

Just by looking at the fact that the shield of the Black Knight Sandor, who had intervened between himself and Mateka, was completely broken, one could tell how powerful the attack must have been, and how much damage it would have caused if it had hit Vivi directly.

“Chief Ka, Mateka-.”

“Kuhaha, you don’t have to say it. It’s always fun to speculate with that guy Anton.”

“-Chief Eche, Manager Lu, Manager Boon, take care of Agnes!”

It was from that moment that the ability of the chili shrimp, who had been living off of ‘Anton Jjeol’, began to shine.

As soon as he had the structure of Cassillas and Mateca in place, Jinseong started to restrain Agnes with other summons, and shouted at her.

“I’m fine! Chili Shrimp, please focus on Mateca! Even if you don’t use the pattern, he won’t be an easy opponent!”

Anyway, it’s over once we catch Mateca. While Jinseong himself is keeping Agnes in check, the ‘adventurers’ can take care of Mateca.

He was saying that there was no need to send the summoned creatures to Jinseong himself… … .

The chili shrimp were chili shrimp.

“That’s not it! Mateca here is-.”

She already knew.

Unlike raids in the game, what is one of the characteristics of Mateka that the possessed ones face?

“-Because I’m chasing after the person who’s left alone! Every time I’ve been in trouble, what I’ve been most concerned about isn’t the pattern, but protecting the customers!”

“ah?!”

With Vivi, Chili Shrimp, and even Casillas all coming at him, there’s no way Mateca can handle them all.

There is no way that a boss with a pattern of attacking from behind by moving close to teleportation would be able to continue a one-on-many battle at a disadvantage!

“ha ha ha!”

At that moment, laughter erupted from behind Jinseong.

Jinseong gritted his teeth and turned his body while holding .

“It was annoying to hear it in-game, but it was even more annoying to hear it in real life!”

While rotating horizontally and using a large horizontal slash to keep Mateka in check, he also realized that he could not just sit back and let Mateka suffer once he realized his true nature.

‘I felt like I knew something from my fight with Kashias, the one I used in the Castle of the Dead… I want to try using the Dark Knight’s abilities properly, but-.’

The problem was that it couldn’t be done right now.

What if Mateka dies from that blow?

Jinseong himself is a , and in order to protect the , he had to avoid actions that would make him a .

“!”

Jinseong immediately reproduced the skill used by one of the main bodies of Heukgu, the black monster fragment.

“hmm?!”

Even Mateka couldn’t react to the teleportation at such a speed that Jinseong’s and his fist clashed once again.

─────────────!

As the power contained in Jinseong changed, the sound of the air bursting due to the collision was also different from before.

Even is not a skill that ends with just one use.

The four more attacks by Jinseong, which were fired like a beast towards Mateca, were sharp.

The sources of power that Jinsung possessed were so powerful that he didn’t necessarily have to bring out the Dark Knight’s true power.

────, ────, ────!

Second, third, fourth attacks!

Jinseong smiled as he finally gathered all his strength to perform the fifth and most powerful .

‘That’s enough. Even in the meantime, Vivi-ssi’s attacks continue. Cassias is watching with his arms crossed, but it’s okay. Since there are two adventurers, even if only one of them properly defeats Anton, the journey to the ‘Forged Blade’ will continue-.’

It would be okay even without the intervention of Casillas, who looks upon Jinseong with pleasure.

If the fifth hits properly, it is certain that it will inflict significant damage on Mateka.

Jinseong’s two hands tightly gripped .

It was at that moment that Jinseong heard Mateka’s voice as he prepared to use the rushing speed to pierce through Mateka’s arm and tear it off.

“……Caloroso……?”

It was just one word.

But the moment he heard those words, Jinseong’s central axis could not help but shake.

“What now-.”

“Ugh!”

“-Kwat!”

Mateca was not one to miss a single moment of gap.

His sword, which was swung towards Jinseong with its tip shaking, tore through the air and headed towards Jinseong.

‘Damn, it looks like it’s going to fit the counter-.’

The moment Jinseong frowned, wondering how much damage he would suffer if he were to get hit directly in the chest like this.

Chaaaaaaaang… … !

What was heard was the clear, crisp sound of iron.

“Kuhahaha, you still have a long way to go. You have the power but don’t know how to use it properly. After you kill this stupid turtle, we’ll have another duel, Jinseong.”

“Casillas said as if he had discovered a funny toy.

It was a situation where Jinseong could immediately breathe a sigh of relief, even though it was another duel or something.

“Huh, thank you.”

Of course, that’s all there is to it.

Jinseong shouted straight at Mateka.

“Hey, by the way, Mateka! What did you just say?!”

What word did he utter?

In the first place, is this a word he can ‘spit out’?

“Do you know… then you too are part of the great flow created by Caloso?”

At least one thing was certain.

Mateka, in the end, meant that Anton, the 7th Apostle who eats fire, understood.

‘Do you know about Caloso? The Apostle?’

The name he gave was Caloso.

He is the creator god who ‘created’ the transcendent Nemer.