Chapter 290: VS Artaros (2) |
‘It’s over.’
As he watched Ryu Min’s scythe melt and vanish in his own skill, [Light of Annihilation], Artaros slightly lifted the corner of his lips.
But—
‘Hmm?’
There was one thing Artaros had overlooked.
Ryu Min had a title that reduced divine-type damage by 80%.
And another title that nullified mental-type damage contained within divine power.
“I told you.”
From within the radiance, the black scythe with glowing red eyes—[Blood Moon]—revealed itself.
Screeeee—
The scythe let out a bizarre wail and unleashed eerie moonlight.
A five-hit combo of [Moonlight Slash] flew toward Artaros.
He instinctively tried to shield himself with his wings but stopped.
‘This… I shouldn’t block it.’
KABOOM—!
BOOOOM!
KRRRA-KRAK-KRANG!
Shockwaves strong enough to shake the Void Space exploded in succession.
Of course, not all the attacks landed on Artaros.
Dodging one skill wasn’t even difficult for someone like him who could match Ryu Min’s speed.
But almost as if Ryu Min knew that, the Moonlight Slashes came in at clever angles that made dodging difficult.
As a result, he succeeded in cutting the wings.
[Wings, I can afford to lose.]
“I’m not just here for your wings.”
Even before Moonlight Slash ended, Ryu Min reappeared as if he had been waiting.
The scythe flew toward the enemy’s face at terrifying speed.
Artaros tried to block with his wings, only then realizing—
Most of his wings had been severed.
‘Not good.’
Judging he couldn’t block in time, he twisted his head and stabbed his sword.
The scythe grazed Artaros’s cheek, slicing his hair and earlobe.
At the same time, his sword stabbed Ryu Min’s abdomen.
Or so it seemed.
Ting—!
‘It deflected?’
Thanks to Thanatos’s Black Demon Armor, which has a 73.7% chance of deflecting attacks, Ryu Min avoided a fatal hit and brought down his scythe again.
Sensing the chill, Artaros teleported his body instantly—
Behind Ryu Min.
But that was his mistake.
“Knew you’d do that.”
Already reading his thoughts, Ryu Min swung his scythe horizontally.
Artaros tried to dodge with quick reflexes, but he was too late.
Slash—!
A deep cut opened on his side, and crimson blood spilled.
Ryu Min chased him like a storm, and Artaros’s face twisted in frustration.
‘Now’s the time. If not now, I won’t be able to beat him.’
Ryu Min, who had finally landed a real hit, relentlessly chased him, swinging to slash his body.
Clang! Clang!
Artaros blocked with his sword, stepping back, but each time, blood gushed from his torn side.
Like a cornered beast, his movements began to slow.
Clang—!
When the sword and scythe clashed, Artaros used the rebound to leap back.
He intended to catch his breath, but Ryu Min clung to him like a leech.
‘Annoying human…’
Still blocking attacks while wounded, Artaros decided it couldn’t go on and activated a skill.
[Burning Radiance]—a buff that raised all physical abilities by 50% by drawing on divine power.
Clang—clang—clang—!
His speed increased dramatically, and Ryu Min struggled to keep up.
The tables had turned.
Now, he was the one being pushed back.
‘This is insane. He disabled my buffs, yet he boosts himself by 50%?’
Ryu Min bit his lower lip hard, being pushed back.
At this rate, the outcome would be decided in a few seconds.
‘Then I’ll gamble everything too.’
Dragging this out would do him no good.
The earlier skill had burned him, and his condition wasn’t great.
His whole body felt like it had been scorched.
Even with the 80% divine damage reduction, mental damage nullification, and 30% overall damage reduction from set effects—
He still hadn’t completely blocked the damage.
‘No choice. When he aims for my heart, I’ll aim for his neck.’
Struggling to block the sword, Ryu Min deliberately opened a gap.
He decided to trust the 73.7% deflection rate of the Black Demon Armor.
When Ryu Min showed the opening, the enemy took the bait.
Reading his thoughts showed no suspicion.
‘Now.’
Instead of defending, Ryu Min lunged forward.
Giving up his chest to take the enemy’s neck.
‘It’ll deflect again.’
As expected—
Tiiing!
Though the sword touched his heart, it glanced off.
He was lucky.
Silently cheering, Ryu Min put even more strength into his already moving scythe.
The scythe was already cutting through the neck—there was no space to dodge.
Slice—!
Artaros’s head dropped downward.
Plop—
‘It’s over.’
Just when he thought it was finally done—
Flaaash—!
Artaros was engulfed in light, and the fallen head reattached to his body.
As if time had been reversed.
Ryu Min’s eyes widened.
‘……He has a resurrection ability?’
Reading thoughts didn’t mean knowing every skill.
Even Ryu Min hadn’t expected him to revive immediately.
As if stiff, Artaros rolled his neck once and spoke with a blank face.
[I am cursed. A curse that prevents me from dying, even in death.]
“……”
[Didn’t think a mere human would discover that curse……]
Artaros raised his sword of light.
[But now that you have, I can’t let you live. Not that I intended to from the start.]
Artaros vanished instantly.
Thinking he was behind him, Ryu Min turned—only to see an afterimage.
[This way.]
The moment he turned his head,
Artaros’s sword pierced Ryu Min’s neck.
Or so it seemed.
Until the Knight Revival Rune activated.
[You’ve received a fatal attack.]
[The Knight Revival Rune activates.]
[The attack is reflected.]
At that moment, Artaros’s eyes opened wide.
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