Light of Arad: The First to Walk - Chapter 49



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049

Jinseong could see Michelle’s green eyes shaking.

How could the person in front of him call himself ‘Cypher’, even though he himself had not made a slip of the tongue? As if asking how he knew.

Jinseong didn’t stop.

“Did you think I, a member of the Magic Guild’s Paranormal Emergency Response Committee, wouldn’t know? That’s probably why the epidemic hasn’t spread here. Whether it’s telekinesis or something else, they must have been using that creepy ability to hold it back. Right?”

“that…….”

Michelle looked at Jinseong as if she was at a loss for words.

At least at that point, the truth was clear.

Why is Michelle the leader among the Cyphers in Grozny?

Her green eyes, which had been filled with fear and anxiety just a moment ago, were now turning into anger.

Jinseong was worried that his words might have been a little harsh, but he couldn’t stop.

This is not enough.

And you also need to find a sense of balance.

‘It’s okay for Michelle to hate the common people who reject them… … but that doesn’t mean-.’

Because you really shouldn’t come to hate all humans.

If that happens, even the request for cooperation from the user and the ‘Poison King’ Louise may be rejected outright, and that could lead to an even more complicated situation than the current one.

So Jinseong had to speak out.

“I have a long-ago tip that there are witch-hunters hiding in Grozny. I have tried not to interfere with you all this time because nothing unusual has happened – but I can no longer tolerate it. I will arrest you.”

To make Jinseong think of himself as an even more villainous character.

“What did we do wrong!? The Wizard’s Guild?

What have you done in your daily lives that you can now make such demands of us, such shameless and immoral statements!

“Oh, of course you didn’t do anything wrong. In fact, you could say you did a good job since you proved that you can prevent an epidemic.”

Jinseong shrugged his shoulders and grumbled.

“What? Then why-.”

“But the adventurer made a mistake. The adventurer helped the dark elves in the Kingdom of Fennes by dealing with the plague.”

The false wickedness must be conveyed sincerely to her alone.

“Adventurer? What do the achievements of that so-called adventurer have to do with us?”

“Are you so clueless? That was my job. It was an opportunity to raise my name and an achievement I should have taken.”

The villain himself must shine.

That way, the good role Michelle will face in the future as an ‘adventurer’ will shine even brighter.

“So… … Even you who are in a bad mood should be my stepping stone~ That’s what I mean.”

So Jinseong was able to have a bitter smile.

Michelle trembled as she looked at Jinseong’s face.

Because there was no way to hold back the boiling anger.

“That dirty, fishy smile… I thought so too. ‘Normal people’ are always like that. They’re just full of thoughts of taking advantage of others!”

Jinseong flinched as he listened to Michelle’s words.

‘Ugh… Michelle was an NPC I liked. I loved her sly behavior when she came to help me in the Storm’s Reverse Scale, but she told me I had a dirty and vile smile… ‘

Should I say it’s a wound that isn’t a wound?

But there’s nothing we can do. What’s important at this point is to fix the pollution.

Jinseong lowered his voice and said.

“Yes, even if all this is over and you’re hiding in Grozny… I won’t stay still. And neither will the bounty hunters.”

Now Michelle had no more expression to show.

The green haze surrounding her meant that she was ready for battle.

“Come as much as you want, come as much as you want. We are not the ones to submit to you ‘normal people’.”

“Haha, you can handle me-.”

Jinseong’s plan was to fight Michelle moderately and then get out.

“Mia! Deschamps!”

“-peel?”

And as expected, Jinseong was still unable to completely let go of the feelings he had when he was a user.

If it were a game, you would only have to deal with Michelle Monaghan, who appears as a boss monster, but what about now?

The surrounding grass rustled with Michelle’s loud shout.

“Crunch, crunch!”

“Damn it, !”

When the rustling noise instantly led to the ground shaking, Jinseong had to dodge with quick movements.

A few sharp tree roots burst through the ground where Jinseong had been standing.

Jinseong knew that it was another cypher, the skill of ‘Druid’ Mia.

“Gulp!”

“Look at you, , !”

That wasn’t all.

As if they had read the spot Jinseong avoided in advance, hundreds of flying insects flew in in an instant.

The flies rushed in as if they had a will, and Jinseong had to use his skills to deal with them in one blow.

“Hey, that guy, he’s quite the character. Avoiding my bugs. That’s why I said we should take care of him from the beginning, Michelle! Am I right?”

That is also another cypher, the attack method of ‘Bug’ Deschamps.

“Michelle, I’m ready too!”

Mia quickly walked over to Michelle and said.

Michelle looked back and forth between Mia and Deschamps, then pulled the fedora she was holding onto her head.

It is an act that is a kind of pledge, but at the same time… … .

“Yeah, we’ll survive… definitely.”

It was like a signal to start attacking.

The green energy that had been surrounding Michelle’s body quickly gathered at the tip of her right hand.

“!”

A force larger than Jinseong’s body shot out fiercely.

‘I was just planning to make you a little angry and leave!’

As for Jinseong, he just wanted to cry.

* * *

Even if you dodge the salt bombs Michelle shoots with ease, the aftershock is so strong it makes your hair fly.

The silver lining was that the speed wasn’t as fast as expected, but the problem was that Michelle wasn’t the only one Jinseong needed to be careful about right now.

“!”

Mia cried out, placing her hands on the ground.

Kukukuku, it’s not just the ominous shaking that makes you shiver. It’s also not easy to predict the tree roots that will pierce through the ground from any direction and in any way.

What if you end up having to completely leave the ground you were standing on?

“!”

It was as if a flame grenade was flying towards the location that had been evaded, as if inducing the movement of the real thing!

“!”

It is natural to offset what is already too late to avoid with other techniques.

If there are two problems, one of them is that the true level is still 34.

───────────… … !!!!

“Huh?”

“Are you saying that you are interested in us with just those skills?!”

Some skills still lack damage to offset Michelle Monaghan’s skills and Jinseong’s own skills.

The salt bomb flew in, shattering the dark attribute cross.

Jinseong had to fly away in a panic, and the second problem was waiting right there.

“That’s what I’m saying! How long do you think my bugs will be able to avoid it? The range attack you used a little while ago doesn’t seem to be able to be used continuously, right?”

I didn’t even have time to refute Deschamps’ confident words as if he had figured out the cooldown of Jinseong’s skills.

“Oh, !”

Fortunately for Jinseong, the technique that temporarily nullified Apostle Lotus’s attacks, , was a combo that followed .

Immediately after receiving a temporary invincibility rating for the attacks from the swarm of flies clinging to my body, what followed was a combo of , , and .

At that point, Jinseong had to change his strategy.

I still don’t have enough confidence to deal with Michelle, Mia, and Deschamps at the same time.

Level, skill, and item level.

In that case, you should focus on retreating first, and in order to get a chance to retreat, you should make a threatening attack on the three leaders, Michelle, and then take the opportunity when their concentration is broken.

“, , -.”

One of Jinseong’s main skill combos, and all three of the previous skills can move to a certain level.

Jinseong quickly closed the distance to Michelle with a combo focusing on movement, then launched a follow-up combo.

“-!”

Jinseong could feel it the moment he shouted .

His powerful thrust may not be able to penetrate Michelle’s entire abdomen, but it is certain that it will be a very threatening attack.

Slurp… … .

“-Uh, yeah?”

And that was underestimating Michelle.

In the moment when Michelle’s movements seemed to glide, her figure had already disappeared from Jinseong’s sight.

“Where are you looking? That’s my afterimage.”

And when he reappeared, Michelle was already behind Jinseong.

Jinseong gritted his teeth.

‘Crazy, did you know that Michelle could use a skill like ?!’

Michelle shows that evasion techniques including invincibility judgment are not exclusive to users.

She just swung her arms.

At that moment, the green energy in his hand stretched out like a long whip and was about to strike Jinseong’s back!

“I can’t avoid it anymore-. Gyaat?!”

Michelle had to scream.

Shhhhhhhhhh!

Because a dozen thick tentacles were rushing towards Michelle.

A sudden attack that even leaves Mia and Deschamps flustered.

“Hey, Michelle!”

“Michelle!”

The only person who didn’t hesitate while looking at the thick, red tentacles was, of course, Jinseong.

“I can do this too! Taco, hit me!”

Each creature in the game Dungeon & Fighter has its own unique skill, and the skill of the true-born ‘Taco’ and is !

‘But the damage itself is weak. If it was a real Apostle Lotus’s pitchfork, then it would be different. After all, the attack power is at a level corresponding to the level of the creature. Still, if there’s only one chance-.’

Taco tried to hit Jinseong with the octopus claws at Jinseong’s command.

As Jinseong feared, Taco’s attacks, which are still at a low level, won’t be able to inflict much damage.

Shhhhhhhhhh!

“I won’t be swayed by tentacles of this level.”

But Michelle, who couldn’t have predicted that, had to react to Taco.

And that was the opportunity.

, , , and are all just ‘material skills’.

The true attack power of the Dark Knight skill is demonstrated in the fifth skill in the combo.

“!”

Jinseong ran to Michelle and used his skill.

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“Gyaaaaak-!”

The dark energy that consumed the colorless cube fragments and exploded was a threat to Michelle that was more than enough to overcome the level difference.

“Michelle! Chew it, you, human!”

“< 6 pu-. Ugh, light?!"
Deschamps and Mia quickly tried to counterattack Jinseong, but their movements were slowed down.
Because of the golden glow that struck Jinseong's body.
The sudden level up effect made even Jinseong feel confused, but it was certain that now was the opportunity.
"Taco! Let's go!"
"Gulp!"
As Michelle stepped back to gain some distance, and while Deschamps and Mia were still not fully awake, Jinseong immediately started running away.
"Hey, wait a minute! Over there! We can't just let a 'normal person' go like this-."
Michelle tried to catch up with Jinseong as he ran away, but she couldn't keep up with him as he quickly gained distance by using movement skills such as and .

“Haa, haa…….”

“Gulp, gurgle~”

“Good. As long as you don’t chase after me, that’ll be enough. Hoo, hoo.”

After running for a while, Jinseong finally stopped after confirming that the Cyphers were no longer chasing him.

The first thing I took out by opening my [Inventory] was, of course, a teleportation potion.

‘Whew, it’s fortunate that I’ve reached level 35, but-. This alone isn’t enough. I need to quickly wear the Arti Marpisa set to get anything done-… … Hmm?!’

The moment he opened the lid of the potion and took a sip, Jinseong saw it.

In the distance, two silhouettes appear to be entering the green city of Grozny.

One of them was identified as the NPC ‘Poison King’ Louise, but who was the other one?!

‘… … Female Ghost Sword. Two swords on the waist, blades… … I see.’

A blade user from the female swordsman profession.

The moment he saw him, Jinseong understood many things.

The appearance of Jinseong and Taco has disappeared from the green city of Grozny and the dungeon area: Northmire.

The place where he reappeared was a back alley near the Moonlight Tavern in Hendonmeyer.

“Teacher Shinda, Teacher Shinda!”

“Hehe, do you think I’m running away somewhere? Even if you don’t call me, I’m still here-”

“Have you finished making all the Arti Marpisa armor?”

It was in front of NPC Shinda Philip.