My alter ego is becoming a big shot - Episode 104
#104
mountain range escape (2)
Fully swollen muscles and twitching veins.
Cooung!
Legs like thick logs powerfully hit the floor and pushed their owner's large body into the air..
In an instant, along with the faint haze rising from its body, the “Chalcos-style battle engravings” engraved here and there mysteriously glowed..
and.
Sigh— Pugh!!
「The ax blade, engulfed in the red flickering light of the “Biological Auror,” drew a large circle and separated the head of the 4-meter-tall monster from its body..
“Kahahahaha—! Because it's big, it tastes good.!”
Harley goes mad, covered in troll blood..
But his attacks didn't end there..
Immediately after cutting off the head, he slammed the ax into the troll's chest, shattering its ribs, and then stuck one hand into the gap and pulled out the magic stone..
Finally, it breaks away from its large body and lands on the floor.—.
Kwasik!
···At the same time, the large head lying on the floor was cut in two with an axe..
Cooung—!
Even though the head and heart were destroyed, the troll's body, which had been struggling for a while, fell to the ground after a short period of time..
‘The troll, who already has strong regenerative power, is infected with madness, so his vitality is terrible..’
Harley frowned as she chewed on the troll's magic stone in her hand..
He was used to hunting huge monsters and had overwhelming physical ability, so he was able to deal with him so easily. If it had been anyone else, he would have had a much harder time..
Just like they are out of breath as soon as the fight against the troll horde is over..
“Whoa whoa···.”
“Ugh, huh... Damn it. What a troll in a place like this. I'm leaving the mountain range, but somehow I feel like I'm deeper than before..”
As the monsters began to move south in earnest, those living deep in the depths were gradually being pushed out..
A war was already going on between the monsters and humans living in the outermost regions..
“···Don't move right away. As time goes by, the situation will get worse..”
For high-level monsters that began to appear occasionally, the effect of magic tools that kill their presence was not that great..
They weren't at that level originally, but their sense of perception was amplified by their instincts strengthened by madness..
The party was by no means weak, but in the current situation, there was no room to do anything with only a small number of parties..
The fight that lasted for several days aggravated their fatigue, and the high-level monsters that they had to deal with carefully were on the verge of popping out when they got bored.···.
“Look at Harley, the one who moved the most. Is it because of that arcane spell? I'm jealous, I'm jealous···.”
“But thanks to that, we were able to come this far. Plus, if we march for just one day, we will be able to get out of the mountain range. Let's cheer up until then.”
Guide Marcus spoke hopeful words and led the weary group from the front again..
but.
The situation was getting worse than they expected..
***
Meanwhile, while wandering the northern mountains, Harley was able to understand in more detail the behavior patterns of monsters steeped in madness..
Information obtained from other avatars from the outside indicated that they were attacking together rather than fighting each other, but that was only partially correct..
As they are living creatures, they also need food for their activities, and the food chain among monsters is also part of the ecosystem..
It was not uncommon to see strong monsters preying on weak monsters in these mountains..
‘It may be more common than before for the weak to turn their heads and attack the strong without hesitation..’
As a result, there were cases where strong people were hunted down..
Even among the same group, they were showing extremely aggressive behavior toward each other, to the point that if a dispute broke out, a life-threatening fight would immediately break out..
‘If one person devours another, the concentration of madness in the person who survives becomes even more intense..’
The defeated one dies and becomes food, and the victorious one becomes stronger than before due to the influence of accumulated madness..
This alone is very threatening.···.
Even though they fight among themselves to be eaten, the moment they recognize other intelligent beings, including humans,.
They joined forces as if they had never fought before and rushed at each other like crazy to annihilate its existence..
Like right now.
***
The first victim was Bordeaux, one of the rangers who was isolated along with the dwarf Zaonic..
Unlike his injured colleague Hans, he was relatively healthy and was in charge of keeping the monsters in check by attracting their attention while others dealt with the monsters.···.
“Big!”
The hobgoblin, who was among the monsters, was shot by a poisonous needle fired from a cannon..
“Bordeaux!”
“no!”
Supporting fire was belatedly poured in that direction, but it was already too late to save Bordeaux, who was momentarily paralyzed in the face of the monster..
The orc, consumed by madness and unable to feel pain, attacked him with many arrows stuck in his vital areas..
Afterwards, the man whose life was at an end collapsed on the spot, and a bolt was inserted between the eyes of the hobgoblin that had fired the poisonous needle.···.
Bordeaux had already died on the spot..
‘Use a weapon? It's not just swinging, it's like a wind gun.?’
Harley, who was swinging an ax on the front line and tearing apart the waves of monsters, glanced in that direction and frowned..
Normally, the group would have been more careful, but they had never seen a guy use a weapon like that even after falling into madness, so they must have let down their guard and were late in responding..
‘Was it a particularly intelligent entity? Or maybe he was less affected by madness.?’
Whatever the cause, the fact remains that this increased the burden on the party..
It was already a difficult situation, and now we had to keep a check on long-distance attacks as well..
In fact, because of that, fire support from the rear was reduced..
Mikel, who was constantly taking out bolts from a small arrow quiver, a subspace magic tool, and shooting them with a crossbow, took charge of the surrounding security, and started shooting each shot more carefully..
‘not good. If we continue like this, we will be annihilated. ···Except me.’
No matter how strong he was, he had limitations in dealing with multiple enemies alone..
Moreover, aren't they monsters whose vitality has been strengthened to a disgusting degree?.
‘I've heard a lot about this, and I don't want to break the record of 100% mission success rate... I can't help it.’
Now I was in a situation where I had to use everything I could..
‘Okay, now let’s take a closer look at Harley’s power. how far can you go.’
He still moved constantly and slaughtered his enemies, but he also gathered his spirit and increased his strength..
「Due to the “physical mutation,” his size, which was already large, grew larger little by little, and the “biological auror” that burned all the energy he had accumulated so far glowed fiercely..
「“Wild nature” was sharpened, allowing me to instinctively grasp the flow around me, and “Regeneration” brought my body into optimal condition..
Following that, the “Chalcos-style battle engravings” engraved on various parts of his body glowed even brighter..
From the ‘flame’ on the chest and the ‘lightning storm’ around the eyes, to the ‘wild beast’ and ‘axe’ on both arms, to the ‘running horse’ and ‘bird wings’ on the legs covered by the pants..
“Whoa whoa—.”
White steam came out from my lightly exhaled breath..
No, not only that, but due to the energy being burned in an instant, heat and steam were spreading out from the pores of the entire body..
His senses are extremely sharp, and the hand that swings the ax is incredibly light..
But it didn't end here···.
Little by little, Harley awakened the ‘madness’ that had been suppressed for so long..
Madness was enhancing his physical abilities just by existing in his body, but he could never be considered to be using them properly..
Exciting—
I felt like something was flowing through my veins through my wildly beating heart..
It penetrated deep into the muscles, bones, organs, and brain.—.
-Yeah, let's tear it all down! Anything that blocks your way is a sin! kkakakat!
With the whispers of madness starting to rage again.
Shhh—
His further strengthened body became bright red like hot iron and radiated heat to the surroundings, and his right eye, which had been black, turned red and a flame-like glow ignited..
The moment Harley fully awakened her madness and completely controlled it and brought it under control..
《An object grows by achieving conditions. The skill “Wildness” evolves into the special skill “Frantic Beast”..》
He was able to obtain a means to deal with madness more efficiently..
“Hehe...Khehehahahahahaha—!”
Energy like an active volcano exploded inside my body, and a cool laugh burst out without me knowing..
A smile that seems crazier than usual.
‘Ah... I thought things were a little quiet these days..’
But this time it was inevitable.
However, if you cancel the battle state that fully opened up the madness like now, this madness will return to its previous level..
···maybe.
‘Well then, let’s get started.’
As the situation was urgent, Harley was still in the middle of the battlefield even as she increased her strength..
He stretched his right hand to his back and pulled out another ax that had been hanging there for a while..
As the situation became urgent, one hand was reserved to immediately extract the magic stone, but since I had decided to do my best, this was also useful now..
Harley, holding the ax in both hands, took a deep breath and—.
“Euratcha!”
Sigh—! Powok!
An ax flew like a missile and stuck in the head of an orc..
However, it did not simply end there..
Unlike his right eye, which burned red, his left eye was quiet..
It began to scatter a dark green light..
「Jewel: Telekinesis」
The ax stuck in the orc's head rose into the air, engulfed in a soft green light..
and.
Hiss—thud! puff!
Freely roaming the air, he cut off the heads of enemies targeting the group one by one..
There was no need to see and control it with your own eyes..
「His senses, which were strengthened by “Frenzy Beast,” were already able to grasp the entire battlefield in real time..
‘There is no problem with the attack power itself since the telekinetic power contained in the ax replaces the power of the auror. However, since energy is sent remotely, fuel efficiency is trash.···.’
But that also didn't really matter to him..
At least when fighting multiple monsters like now..
Quaddeuk—Agjak!
Harley still pulled out their hearts with empty hands, put them in his mouth along with the magic stone, and continued to eat them with a "freakish meal.".
The rate of energy consumption in the body, which had been burning and disappearing in an instant, gradually slowed down..
‘Even after this, I can't fully recover..’
This was a part that showed how extremely exhausting the skill combination was between the abilities he was currently using..
Kwaaang—!
“Hahaha! Search!”
Of course, the effect was overwhelming..
The extremely strengthened body was accompanied by a loud roar every time it hit the ground, and the ax swung by the red aura had already surpassed the speed of sound a long time ago..
It's already possible to destroy a monster with just a simple headbutt..
At this point, my weight was too light compared to my strength, so I had no choice but to take additional measures and increase my energy consumption in order to properly control my body..
After expanding the area of the soles and transforming the toes into hooks, a considerable amount of aura was poured into them to increase contact with the ground..
Even then, the floor, which could not fully absorb the force, exploded every time he took a step, but he was able to project the force much more comfortably than before..
‘But the energy consumption is scary. If it weren't for the "eccentricity", I wouldn't have been able to maintain it for long..’
With its explosive movements, it hits and runs at monsters, the fluidly moving ax cuts them into pieces, and its empty hands diligently pull out their hearts and bring them to its mouth..
Meanwhile, the ax, engulfed in green light, is flying alone in the sky, smashing the heads of monsters.···.
Kwazijic—!
Thanks to his performance, the fight soon entered a lull..
The continuous reinforcement of monsters had already stopped, and this was thanks to the simple barrier that Dwarf Zaonic had hastily set up that adequately absorbed the noise of the battle to prevent it from spreading too far..
‘It was a hastily installed magic tool, so there was nothing we could do about the nearby guys coming in, but this was enough to save us..’
Otherwise, I would have had no choice but to fight until I collapsed from exhaustion..
“Whoa whoa—.”
The moment Harley let out white steam with a sigh and tried to cancel her current full-strength combat stance..
‘hmm?’
His senses became extremely sharp and he sensed something fiercely approaching this place..
Doo doo doo doo···
A vibration that shakes the earth so much that it can be felt even though it is still far away, a presence that stimulates the instincts of a “frantic beast,” and even an enormous amount of “madness” filled with its body..
‘Oh, I messed up..’
The guy was running straight towards this place..
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