NOVEL NEXT chapter 94
94 – No Matter How Fast You Regret, It Is Too Late (9)
“Lucene. Is that possible?”
“This is my first time making rocktail, but I just need to chop it like meat, right?”
“Thundermite’s lightning probably won’t work. We’ll have to use sheer force.”
“That’s easy.”
At that time, I heard a strange sound from in front.
“Ugh?! What is that?!”
Celestine screamed when she saw the giant head slowly rising above the forest.
Rocktail Lizard.
A large monster whose entire body is covered in rock-like scales.
It looks similar to a dragon, but has no wings and a very long tail.
The main attack is swinging the tail, which is as hard as a rock and as long as a whip.
The speed is almost the speed of sound, so it’s almost impossible to avoid it and you’ll die without even knowing what’s going on.
Despite its ferocious appearance, it likes quiet and lives in a nest deep in the mountains where there are no people.
Judging by its size, it is one that has just become independent from its mother.
It is certain that they oppressed and dragged in the group of kobolds they met along the way for the purpose of moving to a new territory, guarding the nest, and doing chores.
“Celesteine. You are here.”
He stopped Celestine and pushed her into the gap in the rock next to him.
“If I take the elixir more than once and faint, I have to use Holy Spirit Recovery right away.”
“Yes, yes…! I understand…!”
Celestine, who was very nervous, shook her head and nodded.
“Because Lucene is here, that won’t happen. Still, watch carefully.”
“Okay!”
“Mr. Valehi is guarding the rear. Eleonor may catch up with us. If he does, you must call me immediately.”
“Okay. Don’t worry.”
Valehi raised the ax in one hand.
Meanwhile, the small, sparkling eyes on the head of the Rocktail Lizard, several meters high, turned toward the group of kobolds.
It seems like he’s probably trying to move in that direction.
That guy’s scales are impervious to magic, so we have to end it here somehow.
“Lucene. Let’s give it a try.”
“You don’t even have to step forward.”
Lucene passed me, pulling Thundermite close behind.
“Just watch from behind! The overwhelming power of this Berserker Lucene!”
Lucene sprinted away, spouting cringeworthy lines like a real game character.
It is a skill that allows you to break through short distances at incredible speeds, and as the level increases, the speed and impact increase.
Sure enough, Lucene rushed towards the Rocktail Lizard like a small typhoon, destroying all the large trees and rocks that blocked her path.
If I had stayed a little closer, I would have been caught in it and blown away.
Well then, let’s watch Lucene give it a try for now.
I ran slowly along the road cleared by Lucene while checking the elixir of my waist.
The Rocktail Lizard turned its head this way due to the tremendous noise made by Lucene.
The Rock Tail Lizard saw Lucene shooting towards her and turned her her her her her her her her her.
Then, something very thin, tentacle-like, rose up in a curved line far above the trees.
It was the Rocktail Lizard’s greatest weapon, its tail
If the tip is over there, how long is the tail?
The moment I thought that Lucene was going to grind me to dust twice before it even flew all the way here because it was so far away.
“Damage, Lucene!!”
Literally in the blink of an eye, the tip of the tail, which was tens of meters behind, rushed towards us.
When Lucene looked to the side of her, her tail had reached right next to her, cutting down all the trees like a sharp spear.
Lucene, who had been twisting his body to avoid it, realized that it was already too late and she spread his feet and threw his Thunder Might her to the side of her.
Are you really planning on taking that with your body?!
Kwaa aa aanncast (!!)
The tail struck Lucene’s body her her, causing vibrations that shook the ground and a thick, dusty wind exploded.
“Lucene!”
As I ran through the dust swept that past me, I saw a faint shadow.
It was Lucene standing hugging the tail of the Rocktail Lizard.
The ground was plowed from where he was originally standing and he was pushed back several meters and fell to his knees.
I couldn’t believe it.
Even if you are a max-level berserker, how can you block Rocktail’s tail flying at you with all your might?
Rocktail Lizard was also embarrassed and could not do anything for a moment and just looked down at Lucene.
“Lucene! Are you okay… ?”
As I approached Lucene, I stopped, trailing off.
Lucene’s eyes were glowing red in the darkness.
A haze seemed to be rising from her shoulders, and her short chestnut hair was slowly burning backwards.
“It’s cowardly to act like this from the first hit.”
Lucene was angry. Fucked.
She turned around and started running away without looking back.
“S-Mr. Manager?! What if I run away!”
As he ran to Celestine, who came out next to her rock her, he grabbed her by the waist and carried her on his her shoulder her her her her.
“Mom?!”
“Mr Vallehi! Run away!”
But Valehi just stood there looking at me stupidly.
“What are you doing? Run away!”
However, Valehi was not looking at me, but rather over my shoulder.
What on earth is this guy looking at?!
I grabbed Valehi’s wrist and looked back, but like Valehi, I stopped like an idiot.
A rocktail lizard the size of a five-story apartment was floating in the air.
The massive object, which was breathtaking just to look at, slowly curved upwards to its peak and obscured the moon, and for an instant, the surrounding area became pitch black.
When the rocktail lizard’s body moved to the side and the moonlight shone again, I could clearly see Lucene holding on to the rocktail lizard’s tail.
Therefore… I swung the tail I had just caught back… ?
“aah! Manager!! Run!!!!!!!!!!!!”
Celestine screamed and hit my back.
After passing the peak, the Rocktail Lizard began to fall toward us at an oblique angle.
He held on to Celestine, who was on his her shoulder her her her hers, with one hand her her hers, and held on to Valehi’s wrist her her with the other hand, casting Blink.
“Ugh!”
I blinked a dozen meters to the side and collapsed, feeling the pain tearing through my body.
It’s killing me to drag two people and kill them without the hunting dog’s brand and without taking the elixir.
I pushed Celestine and Valehi behind a large rock and crawled on all fours when the Rocktail Lizard crashed down.
Our three bodies lifted off the ground in an instant.
“Mom! It’s going up again!”
Celestine, who violently rolled on the floor, struggled and shouted.
The Rocktail Lizard floated upward again, as if biting a fishhook.
Then this time it fell to the ridge on the other side.
Although it was less intense than before, the vibration was still so strong that it made my chin tremble.
After that, a series of merciless and violent explosions, like those heard in an artillery bombardment scene in a war movie, began to explode.
“Ugh…”
Celestine was frightened by the noise that shook her whole body and cried into my arms.
Valehi shouted, crawling like a soldier in a trench.
“What on earth is that woman?!”
“A berserker!”
“There is something crazy like that in this world…”
However, with the debris raining down on our heads, Valehi could not speak any longer and crouched down.
It felt like about an hour, but how many minutes actually passed?
Suddenly there was no sound and Celestine looked up at me with her wet eyes.
“Is it over… ?”
“I’ll check and come back. Wait here. Don’t ever come outside.”
I pulled out the Nightrend and slowly walked around the rock.
I hope that Lucene’s anger has dissipated.
In times like this, it would be nice to have Ornette.
No, I honestly don’t know.
If they treat him like a devil and fight him with all his might, will he be able to win?
Nightrend’s screams probably won’t help either.
Because Lucene has the same ‘last bastion’ as me.
I took one of the elixirs from my belt and moved forward little by little, but then stopped in shock.
A small peak that had not been visible before was standing in front.
It is a pile of rocks that are as small as a person and as large as a small home.
That must be… It’s the remains of the Rocktail Lizard…
In the middle of it all, Lucene was sitting down and lowering her head.
Thundermite couldn’t be seen, so he couldn’t have destroyed it with his bare hands…
She opened the lid of the elixir with her thumb and carefully opened her mouth.
“Lucene?”
Lucene responded to my voice and slowly raised her head.
“Whew…”
Seeing Lucene’s eyes the same as usual, I let out a long sigh and closed the lid of the elixir.
“Are you okay?”
“Ugh. Of course.”
Lucene smiled a smile that could not be more innocent in the world.
Thank god. All my anger has dissipated.
The Berserker’s Rage has a cooldown, so continuous rage does not cause an apocalypse.
The cooldown in the game is about an hour, but I don’t know how long it is right now.
And I have no desire to find out when I can get angry again.
“Amazing.”
Lucene shrugged his shoulders as he spoke while looking at the Rock Tail Lizard that had become a pile of rubble.
“I told you. Just watch.”
“Good job. You are the best as expected.”
When I raised my thumb, Lucene looked at me with a slightly blank expression and then grinned.
Why are you like that? Is it an aftereffect of anger?
“But something comes after.”
Lucene gestured with her chin and at the same time, Valehi shouted from behind.
“Leonard! The guild leader is coming!! Run over there, healer!!”
Over the shoulders of Celestine and Valehi, who were hurriedly running away in this direction, I saw Eleonor running along the ridge.
With her sword drawn and her eyes burning red with berserker fury.
Even the Neuronalf guild members who followed behind, out of breath.
“Huh? That woman is a berserker too.”
Lucene, who once exploded with anger and completely lost her will to fight, just smiled leisurely.
Lucene has been turned into a squirrel, her one-armed Valehi is no help, and Celestine’s divine shield cannot stop Eleanor.
It’s okay though. Everything is going according to my plan.
Eleanor was caught in my trap of constantly reducing her pride and making her angry, so that she would eventually lose her temper and become angry.
I put the Nightrend back in and ran forward.
“Leonard!! You son of a bitch!!”
“Eleanor! What’s wrong?! Calm down! Ugh!”
She deliberately twisted her body, exposing her left shoulder just slightly to Eleanor’s blade her her her her.
“Director!”
Celestine screamed as the blade grazed her left shoulder and a stream of blood spurted out.
I stepped back, dodging Eleanor’s subsequent sword her her her her, and looked back at Valehi, exaggeratedly grabbing her her shoulder her her her her.
‘Did you see it? Who attacked first?’
Valehi nodded.
“You guys! Come this way!”
In preparation for what was about to happen, Valehi reached behind Eleanor and gave a command to the guild members who were out of breath.
The guild members carefully watched Eleanor’s eyes and hurried back towards us.
I was convinced when I saw that.
Perhaps Valehi and the guild members will later testify according to my intentions.
That’s because Uncle Newron Alf, whom they followed like his father, was framed and executed by Eleanol, who wanted to become the leader of the guild, due to his political misconduct.
“Eleanor. What happened? Why are you so excited?”
I asked pleadingly as if I knew nothing.
“I thought he got scared and ran away because he suddenly disappeared. I was so worried that he might get lost in the forest at night. Still, I’m glad to see that he caught up with me, even if it was belated.”
When she smiled, sparks really flew out of Eleanor’s eyes.