“Phew…”
I swivel my slightly stiff shoulders and recover the spear.
In that moment, I used a technique that’s difficult for my current body due to the chat.
If I had used it in reality, where the pain and burden are just as real and not a virtual game, I would have been bedridden for a week.
After all, reality doesn’t have that much magical power or physical capability.
[?]
[What are you doing?]
[Wtf, what did I just see? LOL]
[Is that a completely newbie who hasn’t even changed classes?]
[?????]
[Did they just use Spear Tornado?]
[They used something you can only use at level 60 right now?]
[LMAO, what was that?]
“…Grab technique?”
[Grab? Technique?]
[If that’s a grab technique, then what the heck is the technique I use?]
[You’re saying a level 3 skill is on the same level as a grab technique?]
[What the hell?]
[?]
[LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLO]
[That’s insane.]
I scratched my head.
The chat window was in chaos, but it really was a grab technique.
The skill I just used was merely a mimic of one of the techniques I used in the past, ‘Roar of the Spear.’
The actual power was less than 10% of the real thing, and the physical impact was even lower.
Just now, the attack only managed to incinerate about three or four will-o’-the-wisps nearby.
If I were to borrow the words from the chat, should I call it a baby Roar of the Spear?
I took my eyes off the chat window and lifted my spear.
The will-o’-the-wisps that had paused for a moment seemed to sense danger, and even though they weren’t dead yet, they gathered together in one spot.
The will-o’-the-wisps that began to bounce over started merging with something behind them and rapidly multiplied.
[Huh?]
[What’s happening?]
[How big is that thing going to get?]
[?]
[???]
[????????????]
Before I could react, the will-o’-the-wisp king began to grow massively.
Suddenly, the building-sized will-o’-the-wisp king emitted tremendous pressure.
[The merged will-o’-the-wisp king is glaring at you.]
As its red gaze fixated on me, the earth heated up in an instant.
I reflexively jumped from the ground and checked my level.
-LV.62
[?]
[?]
[62?]
[Didn’t it stop increasing after level 40?]
[Lily’s at level 10, right?]
[62? Is that even possible?]
[What would it drop at level 62?]
[LMAO, the Fire Noob Ball got huge! LOL]
[Have they lost it?]
[Lily, run! You can’t beat that!]
[The Fire Noob Ball is next level LOL, Lily just set another legendary record! HAHA]
“Unbelievable, LOL! Lily just set another legendary record, huh? 😂”
“Which server is that? I wanna eat it!”
The chat window was in chaos.
I focused more on the opponent in front of me than the chat window.
What level was Kroctus again? Maybe around 25?
Levels don’t determine everything, but the opponent was definitely going to be much stronger than Kroctus.
“[The King of Combined Will-o’-the-Wisps is now ‘Focusing’ on you.]”
“[Every time the focus stacks are overlapped, you will suffer debuffs and additional damage.]”
“[Current Stack – 2 Stacks.]”
The red flame spirit’s eyes were fixed on me, and my body temperature began to rise.
Celestial races have high resistance to temperature differences, but right now there’s quite a gap between us.
My body, normally insensitive to temperature changes, started to feel a bit warmer.
“[Eye! Eye damage!]”
“[Don’t get into a staring contest!]”
“[Eye]”
“[Eye]”
“[If we make eye contact, stacks will build up and lead to a death by DoT.]”
“[LOLOLOLOL]”
The chat window was in a frenzy, unable to contain itself.
But it was a cry for help that Lily, who wasn’t looking at the chat, couldn’t hear.
I moved quickly.
As he grew larger, the movement speed of the King of Will-o’-the-Wisps slowed, and by the time he grasped my position, my spear was already piercing through his body.
“…!”
“Grrr!”
“[The King of Combined Will-o’-the-Wisps is casting an expulsion!]”
With minor damage ignored, will-o’-the-wisps erupted from him, scattering everywhere.
I crossed my spear and arms in a guard position and was pushed back.
My arms were burning.
I couldn’t say for sure, but maybe I burned about 1 degree?
“Ugh.”
“[The King of Combined Will-o’-the-Wisps is now ‘Focusing’ on you.]”
“[Current Stack – 3 Stacks.]”
As our eyes met once again, my body grew even hotter.
There’s definitely something in the eyes.
“[Aren’t you looking at the chat?]”
“[They say not to make eye contact, LOL.]”
“[Lily is a little one… She doesn’t understand yet…]”
“[Must be a newbie since she’s completely ignoring the strategy against the will-o’-the-wisp, LOL.]”
“[Starting the King of Will-o’-the-Wisps at level 62 was already a mistake, LOL.]”
“[Lily, you have to survive! You can’t die!!!]”
“[So many idiots overreacting.]”
I twisted the green spear.
I couldn’t use the spear’s roar.
In the past, I could use it without delay, but even if I weakened my strength, the limitations were still there.
Using other techniques was too taxing on my magical power and body.
Magic was definitely out of the question.
‘There has to be a way… Ah.’
I looked at the accessory on my hand.
The ‘Ring of Silphid’ that Yena gave me.
Received from ‘Silphid’s Ring’.
A ring imbued with the power of the wind spirit.
What was the effect again?
Fire is flying at me.
I dodged the gaze and the fire while reading the ring’s description.
Quasi-legendary equipment.
Slight boosts to all stats, slight increase in movement speed, increased spirit affinity.
And.
Paaaaaah…!
“…!”
“It temporarily imbues your weapon with the wind attribute…”
Suddenly, wind began to blow in the fiery space.
The red will-o’-the-wisps attempted to engulf the wind, but the spirit’s breeze wouldn’t be swallowed by such lowly flames.
In an instant, the blaze calmed, and for a brief moment, I felt a refreshing coolness.
I charged forward with my spear.
The target was the two eyes watching me.
The king of the will-o’-the-wisps roared towards me, soaring high into the sky, but the spear imbued with the power of the wind managed to pierce through those eyes.
[‘Focus’ has disappeared.]
[The combined king of will-o’-the-wisps is enraged!]
[The temperature rises due to the fire demon of the inferno.]
[Part of the combined king of will-o’-the-wisps is lost. It has entered a weakened state.]
[The combined king of will-o’-the-wisps…]
■
“Ugh… it’s hot.”
With a final slash, I struck down the remnants of the will-o’-the-wisp king and planted my spear into the ground.
The opponent was somewhat tough.
I felt like I had become the weakling in a world previously filled with powerful beings.
While my specs weren’t overly superior, that ‘focus’ was quite troublesome.
I realized I shouldn’t lock eyes when I was already three stacks deep.
The fact that the opponent was a gaseous-form monster didn’t help either.
I caught my breath and opened the chat window that I had temporarily closed.
[Can I hide now?]
[Level 15 took down a level 62 boss mob lol, and that was while stacking ‘Focus’ to three!]
[But stacking reduces physical abilities, how did you manage that ;;]
[I saw it, and I can’t believe it.]
[Wow, that’s so cool, sister!]
[Seriously, such a great broadcast, dang!]
[For real lol]
[I’m losing it over here!]
[What dropped? What dropped? What dropped? What dropped? What dropped? What dropped? What dropped? What dropped?]
“Uh… thanks? What dropped, you say? Just a moment.”
Leaving my spear behind, I went to pick up what the will-o’-the-wisp king dropped.
I should end this hunt and finish the broadcast.
Strangely tired, huh.
Let’s see… money and will-o’-the-wisp seeds… and a talisman…
“Ooh, this looks like a weapon…”
Tiiiiiing─!
In that instant, something sharp targeted my neck.
I deflected it with the will-o’-the-wisp’s weapon that I had grabbed, which resembled a dagger.
The dagger flies off, ricocheted by the blue stick.
“Oh? How did I block that?”
“…An ambush?”
[?]
[?]
[What the heck?]
[Banded?]
[A bunch of crazies?]
[The hyena’s here! Run, Lily!]
[What kind of guys are they? Seriously.]
“It’s weird. With guaranteed targeting, it should hit for sure…”
There’s definitely a woman in front of me.
I can hear her voice, but I can’t see her.
‘It must be something like invisibility.’
If only I had ‘Detection,’ I could see through such a low-tier trick.
Indeed, the body is one thing, but there’s just not enough magical power.
“Come out.”
No response.
I take a wide look around.
From the flow of magic, there are about three opponents. One in front, two behind.
The one in front seems ready to charge at any moment, while the two behind are lurking for an opportunity.
“I don’t want to.”
As something transparent signals, the two behind quickly approach me from behind.
One goes for my back.
The other seems to aim for the spear I’ve planted.
‘I’ve made my choice.’
I move my body.
■
‘The reflecting dagger’ didn’t work.
That fact gave quite a shock to her, a member of Banded.
A rare-grade piece of equipment infused with the ‘Guaranteed Targeting’ enchantment.
While it’s not as good as the Silphid ring Lily has, it’s still a weapon with significant value against assassins.
The effect guarantees a hit on a target reflected on its blade once a day.
How she managed to block a perfectly aimed, unseen, and unheard attack is a mystery.
But it doesn’t matter.
I’m already low on health and stamina, and I’ve dropped my spear.
The Goblin King’s weapon is a slight nuisance, but a simple stick is nothing.
‘Kill her.’
I signal.
The two hustling behind me.
Now, Uncle just needs to snatch the spear, and together with Jack, we can definitely catch that gal.
Uncle picks up the spear.
It’s over now.
“You’re doing something pointless.”
“Where’s the bravado coming from? Die!”
The dagger flies in.
“Uh, uh?”
The dagger, deflected by the stick that flew in alongside it, pierces Jack’s heart.
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