〈 Chapter 158 〉 External Record (13)
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External Record (13)
Broadcast Date: 2021.12.29 18:11:47
Broadcaster: Miss Mint Lemon
Viewers: 249,178
What on earth does Allen Pleuk plan to do with just Ershiarah Rodeleim, without the Sacred Sword and her bad sword build Yusera?
The siege began with such worries.
However, the siege was a continuous surprise.
– How many Sacred Replicants is she using, for crying out loud?
– Is it really possible to push them back like that?
– If that’s the case, then this bad sword build might actually work;;
Yusera kept pulling out Sacred Replicants from her inventory.
It was like she could draw swords infinitely, much to the astonishment of the viewers.
With those swords, she showcased overwhelming firepower against the Demon Kings all by herself.
– But, since it’s definitely Allen Pleuk, there are some limits.
– Can’t even beat Demon King Laus on her own?
– The three Demon Kings in front were really a triumph of strategy.
On the other hand, Allen Pleuk displayed a weaker side compared to her.
Of course, considering Allen Pleuk’s initial stats, it didn’t make sense to fight on par with a Demon King, but still, when compared to Yusera, he undeniably seemed weaker.
Yet soon, a phrase emerged that diverted everyone’s attention from the two’s feats.
[“Ershiarah Rodeleim has inherited the 5-star Relic ‘Royal Sword.’ A light symbolizing the change of kings in the Leim Kingdom stretches upward towards the sky.”]
This indicated that Ershiarah, who had entered the White Tower, had triumphed over the 72nd Demon King.
– She caught a Demon King?
– Without even having the Royal Sword yet?
– Even if her growth limit is high, she should still be weak at this point, shouldn’t she?
To those viewers, Miss Mint Lemon replied.
“It was the Sakh route. To be exact, there was a detour where she trained under Gwen Reedval. After that, she enrolled in the Hero Academy, and as you all know by that point…”
– Sakh route? What even is that?
– Sounds like a scam route. Running away from the kingdom.
– How do you even train under Gwen?
– I remember Allen Pleuk must have intercepted her to get that training.
– But honestly, if Allen Pleuk wasn’t there at that moment, she would have been dead, lol can’t really say anything about the interception.
But even though Ershiarah inherited the Royal Sword, one issue still remained.
It seemed the viewers also noticed it.
– But why hasn’t the message for defeating the 72nd Demon King appeared?
– Right?
– Shouldn’t it pop up if she inherited the Royal Sword?
No matter how you looked at it, it was an unusual situation.
At that moment, a hypothesis flashed through my mind.
“What if the 72nd Demon King awakened at the same time?”
Of course, the probability of that was incredibly low.
– No way
– Surely not
– That can’t be
But probabilities exist no matter how low.
And as if to prove it, Allen Pleuk’s movements grew increasingly urgent.
‘Allen…’
I believed he would make the right decisions.
If my thoughts were correct, Ershiarah, who might still be underground, would be in danger at every moment.
If Allen Pleuk was the person I knew, Ershiarah would indeed be precious to him.
Of course, the game didn’t go into great detail about romantic relationships between characters.
Even if they had children, the description of her being pregnant would end at some point.
It was probably because it was a game suitable for all ages.
However, based on Allen’s behavior so far, it was clear.
He was showing how much he cherished Ershiarah.
Eventually, a message popped up.
[You have used the consumable item ‘Awakening Pill.’ All stats temporarily increase.]
Using the boosted stats, he overpowered the Demon King Laus he was facing.
[You have defeated the seventh Demon King. The title [Demon King Slayer] has been updated.]
[You earn 200 SP as a bonus for the title [Demon King Slayer].]
This marked the fourth Demon King defeated in this place alone.
From that, merely accumulating SP had reached 800 SP.
However, he still hadn’t reached the threshold for inheriting the fourth stigma.
‘The requirements for inheriting the stigma get higher as you go up.’
The second stigma, the Royal Emblem, required a cumulative 500 SP.
The third, the Crow Emblem, required a cumulative 1500 SP.
The fourth stigma required a cumulative 3000 SP.
And for the current accumulated SP, he didn’t seem to have any intention of using it.
After all, the skill randomly inherited from Yusera wasn’t that cost-effective.
The skill, representative of the bad sword Yusera build, had an incredibly high SP expenditure, and didn’t work particularly well for Allen, who had fully inherited Libero’s swordsmanship.
‘In the first place, the Crow Emblem was adopted because of overload.’
Overload was Yusera’s nearly unique trait, so inheriting the Crow Emblem would guarantee an inheritance of overload.
And overload was the perfect trait for Allen, who needed a way to compensate for his inherently lacking status, even if it came at the cost of consuming relics.
‘So are they planning to save the SP for the next stigma?’
That seemed to me to be the more rational decision.
As long as he could overcome the current crisis.
‘If the 72nd Demon King really has awakened…’
Fortunately, the death message for Ershiarah hadn’t popped up yet, but the current situation was perilous.
Moreover, even if Allen went down, it seemed he had almost no means of defeating the 72nd Demon King.
‘What if he inherits Gravitas Replicant, overload, along with Yusera’s skills?’
No, even with that, it would be hard.
Still, Allen was running down the White Tower without hesitation.
And eventually, he discovered the dying Ershiarah.
‘Her status…!’
I immediately selected Ershiarah to check her current state.
[Health is completely depleted.]
[Magic is completely depleted.]
It was impossible to survive while both of these statuses coexisted.
Except for one case.
Her skill list. As expected, there was the skill I anticipated.
[Indomitable (S)]
A skill that allows one to continue fighting for a certain period even after completely depleting health and magic, Indomitable.
It was even an S-rank skill that I had never seen before.
– Is Indomitable capable of going up to S-rank?
– An S-rank, how long can it hold out?
– But what is Illusory Swordsmanship (A)?
– I’m seeing this version of Ershiarah for the first time.
At that moment.
[Equipped the relic ‘Royal Sword.’]
Allen received the Royal Sword from her.
– Why is he doing that?
– Even if Gravitas Replicant is gone, isn’t there a better relic out there?
– He can’t even activate that thing anyway.
What on earth was he planning?
‘Transcend?’
His skill flashed in my mind.
But that wouldn’t activate the 5-star relic, the Royal Sword.
Transcend elevates traits or skills to a higher level, but the [Royal Authority] trait he had was only ‘minor.’
‘Moderate wouldn’t be enough to activate a 5-star relic.’
In fact, there were other paths to having a ‘moderate’ trait outside of Transcend.
Yet, there had been no instance where a 5-star relic had been successfully activated with them.
‘So right now, Allen is basically…’
Then.
[Using the skill ‘Transcend.’ As a result of the skill, the rank of ‘Royal Authority (minor)’ is temporarily raised by one level. In exchange, you lose part of your lifespan.]
And following that message, another one appeared.
[Due to the effect of the trait ‘???,’ the effect of ‘Royal Authority (moderate)’ is enhanced. You are now able to activate the Royal Sword!]
What on earth was this?
As those questions arose, an effect began flickering on the screen.
The Royal Sword started to flash.
– What the hell is that!
– My eyes, what the freak!
– Bro!
The chatroom instantly exploded with excitement.
But I only kept a serious eye on Allen, who was gripping the Royal Sword.
He was once again trying to prove what seemed impossible.
[The rank of 'Swordsmanship' rises from S- to S.]
Then, a message appeared on the screen.
And at that moment, everything on the screen froze.
The only thing that moved among it was his sword strikes.
– ???
– What was that just now?
– Is that really the Allen Pleuk I know?
– But isn’t that similar to the 13th Demon King’s cutscene?
– That looked cool, but honestly, it was a one-hit kill move, so it annoyed me;;
The Demon King vanished in a particle of light.
A new message surfaced on the screen.
[You have defeated the eighth Demon King. The title [Demon King Slayer] has been updated.]
[You earn 200 SP as a bonus for the title [Demon King Slayer].]
[You have reached a cumulative 3000 SP and the fourth stigma is inherited.]
No matter how I looked at it, there seemed to be no way to win.
Yet, he overcame it, escaping the collapsing White Tower with Elsie on his back.
The viewers had no choice but to go wild for that sight.
– Honestly, ever since Allen Pleuk was added, there hasn’t been any updates, so at this point, they might as well close the servers for a bit, lol.
– For real, seems more fun than what I’m doing.
– Is there a chance to see the ending?
It wasn’t only them who were thrilled.
Even before they began cheering, I was already fanboying over Allen.
I hoped he wouldn’t die.
I wanted him to survive till the end and achieve his objective.
“Ershiarah should be okay, right?”
Amidst all this, Miss Mint Lemon seemed worried about her Ershiarah.
“That’s…”
Right now, Ershiarah was indeed in a critical state.
Even with my extensive experience playing HUNB, I couldn’t offer a definitive answer.
But…
“Let’s trust Allen.”
He was running with all his might, carrying Ershiarah right now.
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