âNo, whatâs this? Why did it suddenly get dark?â
The largest village in the northern continent as well as the domain that the number 1 guild possessed, the DarkRuna Domain.
As the sky suddenly darkened in broad daylight, even before noon, everybody had become fl.u.s.tered.
âCould it be that some sort of large update quest has been invoked?â
âNo, if that was the case, then a system message would have at least popped up, right? Thereâs nothing of the sort. Did some sort of system error occur?â
âProbably not. My friend is currently hunting in the southern continent, but apparently thereâs nothing abnormal there.â
The square, where over hundreds of users were gathered, was suddenly in an uproar, and all sorts of a.s.sumptions at this weird phenomenon went rampant.
âItâs almost the second large update. Could it be something thatâs related to that?â
âd.a.m.n, because it just suddenly got dark, I feel uncomfortable.â
However, the uproar was just for a moment.
As time pa.s.sed and nothing happened, the users soon returned to their daily routines.
âNo, if this is the case, then there was no reason for me to have come during the day!â
Ian complained towards Ikael, who uselessly gave him the wrong information(?).
âTruthfully, this, well Even if I knew about this beforehand, there would be no method.â
Seu-seu-seu-.
While looking at Orvil, who emitted a dark fog while letting out a strange sound, Ian slowly moved step by step.
âIt would be difficult to win currently in this state.â
He felt that he needed to summon Ddukdae and Lake at least in order to be able to fight that monstrous dude.
Grr-.
Orvil, who had slowly approached Ian, growled as he glared at Ian.
However, after checking Orvilâs level, Ian suddenly wore a quizzical expression.
âHuh? Whatâs this? Heâs only at lv 120?â
His performance was incredibly fancy, but if he was only about lv 120, Ian thought that he could somehow fight him.
However, in the next moment, he couldnât help but let out a deep sigh.
A Legendary-rank monster that had appeared only twice on the field up until now.
As soon as he saw the word âLegendaryâ, it had an effect that made Orvil, who stood in front of him, suddenly look 2 times stronger.
âNo, still, our Pin is also a Legendary-rank!â
Ian collected himself and began to think of ways to face the monster-like dude in front of his eyes.
âFirstly, I need to last about 20 minutes somehow.â
20 minutes was the time it took until he could summon Lake and Ddukdae again. However, Orvil didnât give Ian any more time to think.
Kyaaooh-!
Orvil, who let out a horrible shriek towards the air, charged towards Ian.
Ta-tat-!
Dodging Orvil, who charged towards him with a fog that glowed a strange black, Ian quickly got on Halliâs back.
âLy, you stay far back until your Vitality has recovered enough!â
Ly was in a dangerous situation, but because it was a situation where even one couldnât be spared, he couldnât Summon Release.
Ian, who was on Halliâs back, shot out Current Proliferation towards Orvil.
Za-zap- Za-za-zap-!
However, because the projectileâs speed of Current Proliferation was slow in comparison, Orvil was able to avoid them easily, and he spread his hand towards Ian.
Kka-kang-!
As Ianâs staff and Orvilâs long claws afflicted each other, a frictional sound that was uncomfortable to hear was made.
Kka-ka-ka-kak-!
And while Ian and Orvil faced each other, Pin, who stood back, didnât stay still either.
Kyaa-!
The front claws of Pin, who let out a high-pitched shout and charged, strongly hit Orvilâs back.
Pung-!
Pinâs head was shaped like an eagle, but his body resembled a large lion.
As Pinâs front claws that were like a caldron lid hit, Orvilâs body was thrown far.
While looking at Orvil, who allowed a blow more easily than he expected, Ian slowly began to find his confidence little by little.
âAlright. If itâs this much, itâs worth a try.â
Ian picked up his staff again, and shot out Magic Spheres.
If it was Magic Spheres, which was far superior in projectile speed compared to Current Proliferation, he thought that he could hit Orvil.
Whoong-!
The spheres of purple magic that shot out from Ianâs staff precisely flooded the movement route of Orvil, who charged towards Ian again.
âAlright!â
However, while looking at the spheres that flew towards him, Orvil roared loudly instead of dodging.
Awhoo-!
And a system message that made Ian fall into despair popped up.
Ian was so dumbfounded that words didnât even come out.
He had never seen such an outrageous buff like this before.
âNo, how do they expect me to face something like this?â
And Ianâs Magic Spheres were absorbed by the black fog that wrapped around Orvil as if it was being sucked in.
The somewhat fortunate thing was that because Halli and Pinâs reflexes were so fast, they didnât fall too far behind from Orvil when it came to speed.
And it looked like Ly, who was far off, was outside of Orvilâs interest.
It seemed because he was devoured by madness, Orvil only attacked the target right in front of him that he considered an opponent.
Bang- Ba-bang-!
It was a huge Offensive Power that dealt damage with a value that was 3-figures to even Bbookbbook, who boasted an outrageous Defensive Power.
âEven if I just receive one proper blow, itâs death!â
Fortunately, he could face him while enduring this much because Orvil charged in haphazardly, if by chance he had to fight him while he was in a state with a proper AI, it may have been game over for Ian.
âHalli, Guardian of the Wind!â
In order to last until the duration of the Darkness Encroachment skill was over no matter what, Ian grasped onto Halliâs back tightly.
Whoong-!
As Halliâs reflexes were maximized, although it was only for a moment, Halli began to overpower Orvil when it came to reflexes.
âHalli, try and buy some distance!â
Grr-!
Because Orvil stuck like glue to them, he wasnât even able to use Pinâs Crush skill.
This was because even allies that were within the range of the Crush skill also received damage.
He had no idea that he would use this skill of Halliâs to make a getaway, but for now, Ian quickly bought s.p.a.ce between Orvil and him.
And as he gained enough distance, Ian let out a command to Pin.
âPin, Crus.h.!.+â
And Pinâs flapping began.
Kwaaah-!
As Crush, the strongest AoE attack of Pinâs, was invoked, a giant wind storm raided Orvil, who ran squarely into it.
There was a lot of damage that was neutralized because of Darkness Encroachment, but because it was an attack that went through continuously without rest like a DoT, Orvil couldnât help but receive quite a lot of damage.
And there was an effect that Ian hadnât even thought of, but the fierce wind that raged along with the Crush skill had an effect on the broken piles of stones here and there.
The tons of stones that had broken into sharp pieces had flown towards Orvil and dealt quite a bit of additional damage.
Keu-reu-reu-reu-!
Ian invoked all of the skills that he could use, and nibbled away at Orvilâs Vitality.
Fortunately, it seemed like he didnât have any skills like the b.l.o.o.d.y Fenrir where he could absorb Vitality or regenerate, as there was no incident where he recovered.
âA little bit more now!â
If he lasted a little bit longer, he would be able to summon Lake and Ddukdae again, and Ly would have recovered a decent amount of his Vitality as well.
Ian gritted his teeth.
âHmmâ
While looking at the strange sky that was dyed black even though the sun was up, Ikael let out a noise.
âI canât believe it While a hundred years have pa.s.sed, has Orvil become a Legendary-rank?â
This phenomenon was an incredibly fascinating and strange phenomenon to most of them, but to Ikael, it wasnât so.
He knew about this phenomenon.
âDarkness Emission. Itâs probably that.â
There were tribes of Fenrir that succeeded the three powers, the Blood clan, the Dark clan, and the Moon clan.
And amongst the leaders of the three clans, the Fenrir that received the most powerful strength would absorb the strength of the remaining two clans and would be re-awakened in their completed form, and this Darkness Emission was an Inherent Ability that could only be obtained if a trinity is successfully formed.
âHowever, ever since the Moon clan fell a hundred years ago, there has never been a time that a completed form was born.
Even if they lacked one of the three different strengths, it was impossible to reach the completed form, so in a sense, it was obvious why a completed form wasnât born in the meantime.
âEither way, if Orvil has reached his completed form, Ian, he wonât be able to face him with his strengthâ
Ikael slowly closed his eyes.
If Ian couldnât block Orvil, then he needed to find a way to block Orvil, who would have released his seal and escaped, no matter what.
âHuff, huffâ
Ianâs whole body was covered with dirt and wounds.
âThis dude Is there no way to win against him?â
Orvilâs Vitality gauge bar was blinking a bright red.
His Vitality had dropped below half.
However, compared to Orvil, Ianâs condition was even more critical.
When it came to Vitality itself, Ian still had over half, but Lake, who he was barely able to summon back, was attacked by Orvil and he couldnât do anything else but Summon Release him, while Ddukdaeâs Vitality had completely run out and was recalled before he could even Summon Release.
Halliâs Vitality was also almost gone now, while Pin, who at least could fly through the air, was on the more vigorous side, but it wasnât a situation that could be thought of so positively.
The most hopeful part was that, surprisingly, Ly, who hadnât received any attacks of Orvil, was maintaining almost full Vitality,
âSoon now, the cooldown time for Darkness Encroachment might be overâ
Because Orvil wasnât in Darkness Encroachment stat right now, they were able to deal at least this much damage to him.
If the dark fog that neutralized 70% of the damage began to wrap around Orvilâs body, then there would seriously be no answer.
âLetâs get to the end right now no matter what!â
Ian climbed up on top of a pile and continuously fired Magic Spheres towards a roaring Orvil.
As he did so, Ly, Halli and even Pin all charged towards Orvil.
âEven if itâs game over for my Familiars, thereâs nothing I can do. I need to catch that guy first!â
If the battle condition was going to go on like this anyways, until they cut all of Orvilâs Vitality down, Ianâs side would be annihilated.
If that was going to be the case, it could be better to gamble.
Keu-ahhh-!
Orvil, who let out a horrible shriek, lunged towards Ian face to face.
Once he saw that, Ianâs eyes slightly shone.
âThat means heâs targeted me, right?â
This was because it was a better situation if he aimed for Ian himself rather than his other Familiars.
Since he still had Bbookbbook as his reliable s.h.i.+eld.
Truthfully, because Orvil, who didnât have proper decision-making abilities, had no thoughts to avoid Bbookbbook and attack Ian, that was the reason why Ian was able to last this long.
However, shortly after.
Ianâs eyes, which was a little relaxed, was tinged with shock.
âWhat, what the h.e.l.l is that?â
This was because two dark ma.s.ses that looked like large Magic Spheres began to form on Orvilâs two front feet.
Because this was an attack pattern that he was seeing for the first time, he was taken aback, but he could also feel the incredible power within the ma.s.ses even if he wasnât hit by them.
âEuaaah-!â
A shout flowed out of Ianâs mouth.
This was because it looked like it would be hard to avoid Orvilâs attack now.
No matter how strong that attack was, Bbookbbookâs Vitality probably wouldnât be completely exhausted, but if it was an attack with a range like that, even if he blocked with Bbookbbook, it was obvious that Ian would receive an immense amount of damage.
In any case, Orvil was only a short distance away from him before Ian could even use his hands, and the giant sphere of darkness slammed into Ianâs back.
Baaang-!
The immense amount of damage that came through in an instant.
If it wasnât for Bbookbbook, it was an attack where he could have instantly died.
Ian catapulted through the air and tumbled onto the ground.
âWhewâ
Halli and Pin, who saw that, ran towards Ian in order to protect him, but because they were too far away compared to Orvil, they couldnât block him off.
Ian closed his eyes.
âAh My 24 hoursâ
As he thought of death, as expected, the first thing that popped up into his mind was being unable to log on for 24 hours.
And the thing that he thought of next was failing the quest.
âd.a.m.n it. We need to evolve Ly, thoughâ
However, just then.
An unexpected shadow jumped out from behind Ian and blocked off Orvil.
Ian, who saw that, shouted out of surprise.
âYou idiot, get out of the way!â
This was because the ident.i.ty of the shadow was none other than Ly.
If Ly, who had the weakest Vitality amongst his Familiars, was to directly face Orvilâs attack, then it would be impossible for him to survive.
Grr-!
However, Ly wasnât even fazed by Ianâs command, and Ian Summon Released Ly as he had no other choice.
No, he tried to do that.
This was because, right now, when Ddukdae also received a death penalty, if Ly also received a penalty, the damage would be too big.
âLy, Summon Release!â
However, didnât a system message that even Ian couldnât understand pop up?!
As he was so taken aback, Ian wore a dazed expression.
And like that, the two wolves tangled up in the air.