NOVEL NEXT Chapter 251:
"W-What the!"
Otto was startled by the unexpected situation and shouted in alarm.
Usually, when fighting a boss battle with Chawchaw, constant lightning strikes were a feature of the field.
The periodically falling lightning tormented the players and their allies fighting Chawchaw.
But this was more extreme than usual.
*Rumbles!* *Bang!* *BANG!* *BOOOM!* *BOOOM!*
The lightning was pouring down like a barrage of artillery, to the point where it was impossible to distinguish whether it was rain or lightning.
*Flash!*
*Bang!* *Bang!* *Bang!* *Bang!*
“Chik, Chwiik!”“Uyygggh!”
“Aack!”
One by one, his comrades fell under the relentless barrage of lightning.
Even with the rubber cloak, getting struck by lightning every 1-2 seconds was simply too much to withstand.
*Snort!* *Huff!*
*Rumbles!* *Rumbles!* *Rumbles!*
Meanwhile, Chawchaw went on a mad rampage, trying to ram Bagram, smashing everything in his path.
Lightning strikes like a bombardment.
Chawchaw going on a mad rampage.
It was absolute chaos, unlike anything else.
‘The lightning storm wasn't supposed to be this bad.'
The field's environment was far harsher than expected.
This was clearly an unexpected variable.
It was a truly brutal level of difficulty that even Otto hadn't anticipated.
‘Does this make sense? At this rate, we’ll be annihilated.'
Enduring the lightning with the Rubber Cloak.
The key to the Thunder Mountain boss battle was to use the Barbarian's club to knock out Chawchaw.
However, with so many lightning strikes, it was impossible to attack Chawchaw together.
They would be individually knocked out by the lightning, and that would be the end of it.
‘This is too much….'
At that moment.
*Bang!* *Bang!* *Bang!*
Three lightning bolts struck Otto's head.
“Kuek!”
Otto vomited blood and collapsed.
[Notification: Your mana has been permanently increased by absorbing lightning energy!]
[Notification: Your mana has been permanently increased by absorbing lightning energy!]
……
[Notification: Your mana has been permanently increased by absorbing lightning energy!]
A notification window appeared in front of him.
“…What a mess.”
Even in a semi-conscious state from the lightning strikes, Otto was amazed at the increase in his mana.
That hurts like hell.
It was crazy how much mana he was getting every time he was struck by a lightning bolt.
The thing is, Otto wasn't the only one.
“A-Ack! Aaaah! S-Stop! Pl… Please!! Aaaaah”
In the distance, Qasim was being subjected to a concentrated barrage.
Qasim was getting struck by lightning almost as much as Otto, and with each strike, the amount of mana emanating from him increased dramatically.
Like Otto, Qasim was gaining mana with each lightning strike he received.
“…You too?”
Otto chuckled when he saw that Qasim was experiencing the same thing he was.
‘Well, he's no less miserable than me.'
Qasim was an icon of misfortune.
No matter what Qasim did, he was always caught up in something, leading a life full of hardship and misfortune.
Yet, whenever he faced hardship and misfortune, he would come out significantly stronger, and this situation was no different.
Even while being struck by lightning, his mana was rising just like Otto's, so it was no exaggeration to say he was a person born for fortuitous events.
“Y-Your Majesty…!”
Qasim shouted towards Otto.
“I can't endure this any longer! Ack! Use this… this sword!”
Qasim threw a sword towards Otto.
*Boom!*
A bolt of lightning followed, striking Qasim in the top of his head.
“Ack!”
Qasim couldn’t endure any longer and collapsed, unconscious.
No matter how strong Qasim had become, he couldn’t endure being struck by lightning continuously.
“Guic! Gwiik!"
"….."
“Guic! Qasim! Wake up! Guick!”
Peng, with its tiny and cute wings, repeatedly slapped Qasim’s unconscious face.
Meanwhile, Otto stared at the sword Qasim had thrown to him, tilting his head in curiosity.
The sword Qasim had thrown to Otto was one of the four swords of the Sword Master.
The Black Star Sword of Darkness.
The White Flower Sword of Fire.
The Aquamarine Sword of Water.
And the Radiant Sword of the Light Element.
Of the four, it was the Radiant Sword of the Light Element.
“Why did you give this to me….”
*Flash!*
*BANG!*
The bolt of lightning struck the Radiant Sword, not Otto.
*Crackle!*
*Bzzttt!!*
Then, a strong current of electricity began to emanate from the Sword of Light, and the blade started to shine with a brilliant radiance.
As if…
‘Is it absorbing the electricity?’
It was clear to Otto why Qasim had thrown the radiant sword to him.
‘“Let's try.'
Otto instinctively grasped the radiant sword and raised it to the sky.
‘There's no way I'll die, right?'
Raising a metal sword on the summit of Thunder Mountain, where lightning rained down, was nothing short of suicidal.
But Qasim wouldn't have thrown the radiant sword at him for nothing, so Otto was lulled into a false sense of security.
The result.
*FLASH!*
*BOOOM!*
*Crackle!* *Bzztt!!*
A bombardment of lightning concentrated on Otto's raised sword.
And…….
[Notification: Your mana has been permanently increased by absorbing lightning energy!]
[Notification: Your mana has been permanently increased by absorbing lightning energy!]
……
[Notification: Your mana has been permanently increased by absorbing lightning energy!]
Mana began to increase at a crazy rate.
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“Pansy, you crazy bastard! What are you doing!”
“Your Majesty! Don't kill yourself!”
Kairos and Camille were horrified to see Otto holding the Sword of Light high into the sky.
It was unimaginable that he would voluntarily act as a human lightning rod, unless he was desperate to die.
Contrary to Kairos and Camille's fears, Otto fared quite well.
*Bang!*
*Bang!*
Despite bearing the brunt of the lightning bombardment, Otto didn't pass out.
Of course, it was painful.
“Owww!”
Blood was streaming from his nose, and his vision was blurry, but he could still endure it.
The reason was simple.
*Bzzzttt* *Bzzztt!*
The Sword of Light not only mitigated some of the lightning damage but also absorbed the electrical energy, converting it into mana and transferring it to Otto.
*Swooosh!*
To make matters even better, Otto's mana pool greedily absorbed the mana provided by the Sword of Light, increasing the total amount of mana he had.
“I…”
Otto, enduring the pain, said to his companions,.
“It’s okay… just start with the Chawchaw… ugh!”
Thanks to taking on the role of a lightning rod, all the lightning bombardment was focused solely on Otto.
Thanks to Otto's sacrifice, the remaining members of the group were able to move freely.
In other words, the optimal environment for dealing with the Chawchaw had been created.
“Chwiiik!!!”
Bagram roared.
“Attack everyone! Chwiik! We need to subdue the Chawchaw! Chwiik!”
Following Bagram’s command, everyone charged at the Chawchaw
*Crackle!*
*Crackle!* *Bzzt!* *Bzzzt!*
Chow Chow unleashed a powerful electric current from his body, but it was no use.
Since everyone was wearing rubber cloaks, they were immune to the electrical currents emitted by the Chawchaw.
*Whack!*
*Pow!* *Bam!*
Bagram and the orc warriors.
Kairos and the Soul Knights.
And Camille and the Magic Swordsmen.
Dozens of them simultaneously swung their barbaric clubs and began beating the Chawchaw.
– Squiiieeee!!!
The Chawchaw tried to resist the relentless clubbing, but it wasn’t easy.
– Squea? Squeee?
Being struck by the barbarian club would inflict a curse and paralysis.
Moreover, being hit three times or more added a fainting effect, leaving even a Chawchaw with no way to endure.
Due to being pummeled by dozens of barbarian clubs, Chawchaw was powerless to do anything.
Whenever it tried to move, it was paralyzed.
Whenever the paralysis would ease off, he would momentarily be stunned.
Upon recovering from the stunned status, the paralysis immediately returns in a two-stage combo.
As a result, all the Chawchaw could do was endure the relentless beating.
Dozens of people were pummeling him with a nearly unending cycle of paralyzing and stunning effects.
– Screee! Squeee! Kkiiik!”
Chawchaw let out a pained, pig-like scream before collapsing with a thud!
Unable to withstand the continuous clubbing, it finally fainted.
The result.
*Swoosh!*
As the dark clouds that had covered the sky began to clear, a ray of sunlight shone through.
There was no more thunder or lightning.
It was as if the lightning bombardment had never happened, and the weather returned to that of any other mountain.
And Otto…
“Ugh… Ugh!”
*Thud!*
Otto, who had been holding on for so long, finally fainted.
Even though the Radiant Sword helped absorb the lightning energy, the accumulated damage was too much, causing him to lose consciousness.
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After the battle ended.
“Hey… What should we do about this?”
“I don’t know either.”
Camille couldn't answer Kairos's question.
*Crackle!*
*Bzzttt!*
The unconscious Otto had become a human battery, emitting electrical currents from his entire body.
Even his normally shiny hair stood rigid, like an old broomstick.
*BZZZZTTT!!!*
The electrical currents emanating from Otto were so powerful that even with the rubber cloaks on, it was frightening to get close.
“Aack!”
In fact, a Magic Swordsman who had ventured too close to Otto was electrocuted and suffered serious injuries.
The fact that the Magic Swordsman sustained serious injuries despite wearing a rubber cloak was proof of just how powerful the electrical currents emanating from Otto were.
As a result, no one dared to approach Otto.
No one had the courage to approach recklessly.
“I'll take a look.”
In the end, Camille took the initiative and approached Otto.
Despite the risk of electrocution, Camille was undeterred.
As a Knight.
And as an Older Brother.
Camille's loyalty to his lord Otto was such that he was not afraid of electrocution.
*Crackle!*
*Bzzttt!* *Bzztt!*
As he approached, the electrical currents surged over him, but Camille did not falter.
“Grrr!”
Camille gritted his teeth, enduring the pain while channeling his mana to resist the electrical currents.
He bent down to check Otto’s condition.
“Your Highness, are you…”
Just then.
“……!”
In that moment, Camille realized that he had been deceived.
*Heh*
Otto was grinning mischievously.
“What the….”
*Grab*
Otto grabbed Camille tightly.
“Hehe. Got you.”
“G-Gah! What are you… Aargh!”
“They say if you're really close, they'll even share a single bean.”¹
Otto whispered in Camille’s ear.
“We're more than just a Lord and a Knight, we're brothers.”²
"A-Aaah!”
“They say that pain is halved when shared, so wouldn’t it be the same if we shared the electrocution?”
“What the fu….”
The next moment.
*BBZZZZZZZZTTT!!!!*
A strong electrical current surged from Otto, engulfing Camille.
“AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!”
Camille, for the first time in a long while and almost for the first time ever, let out a pained scream.
The current emanating from Otto was so powerful that Camille’s scream escaped him regardless of his will.
Despite this, Otto did not let go of Camille.
*Squeeze!*
Instead, he held on to him even tighter, and kept emitting electricity.
As if he was determined to electrocute Camille to death.
“Argh! Aaaah! Uaaahhhhhhh!”
A pitiful scream erupted from Camille's mouth, but Otto didn't so much as budge.
*BBZZZZZZTTT!!!!*
Instead, he increased the amount of current he was emitting even more.
“……!”
“……!”
“……!”
The people who were watching the scene were so astonished that they didn't know what to do.
From the sidelines, it was clear that the prank had gone too far and that Camille might actually be electrocuted to death.
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TL/N:
1. This expression emphasizes the idea of sharing even the smallest things with someone you have a close relationship with. It suggests that true friends or close companions willingly share everything, even something as small as a bean.
2. Camille was adopted by Otto's Father back then and they became brothers in all but blood.