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In terms of physical ability, Lee Haneul, a gar with less-than-average abilities in South Korea, found himself in the body of 6 'Great Paladin' Roland, a physique so extraordinary it was hard to believe it belonged to a human.
Before even learning how to handle mana, he could crush a rock with his grip strength.
With fingers that could carve through rocks like tofu, legs that could run faster and longer than a horse, and skin, bones, and muscles so tough they wouldn't scratch without aura-infused weapons, Roland's body could be mistaken for a high-level monster due to its high mana density.
"Ha-ha, such a big target, your weaknesses are quite obvious!"
"Hanna! Aim for its eyes with your arrows, and I'll cover them with light magic!"
Now that the innate difference in physical ability was compensated for, the only thing left was the gap between a warrior newly advanced to a higher level and one who, though still at the edge of the upper level, had been using this body for at least ten years.
No matter how heavy and thick the trident flew at a like siege weapon, my shield never faltered.
Weren't they the sa attacks that couldn't destroy Irene's protective shield in one hit?
There was no way I'd fall from just one hit.
The critical strike unleashed by the giant Naga only resulted in draining its own mana pool.
"It's more manageable than I thought?"
"Don't let your guard down. If you make a mistake against an attack that almost breaks the protective barrier, you'll be seriously hurt."
Thus begins a sad battle for the boss monster.
Its forceful attacks were naturally blocked by my shield and protective spells.
The arrows flying towards its face were too trivial to dodge but too annoying to ignore, tipped with alchemical arrowheads.
Then, there was Manaashi and Katie, nimbly using as a cover, moving across the clearing, striking at any vulnerabilities.
-Sha, shaaaaaaa!
Enraged and ignoring the petty arrows, it reached out to grab Katie, but an arrow, using Han Se-ah's light magic as cover, aid not for its cheek but for its eyeball this ti.
True to its higher level, it quickly shut its eyes to block the arrow, but instead of gas, a sticky, glue-like substance burst from the alchemical arrowhead, sticking to its left eye.
As if mocking the law of conservation of mass, the small arrowhead gushed out more and more of the black sticky substance, covering a wide area.
"Hanna! Spark over there!"
"Got it!"
-Kyaaak, kyaaaak!
As sparks hit the sticky substance covering its left eye, flas fiercely erupted.
The brown gas from the earlier arrowhead was tear gas for obscuring vision, and the substance fired this ti was inflammable sticky oil.
She had bought various types of arrowheads, not just explosive ones, for such combat.
The battle dragged on longer than expected, alternating with Irene in blocking the trident thrusts.
-Hannamon next? Spark! Spark!
-Katie aside, Grace is evil as hell.
-Ranged psychological warfare really bring on the PTSD
-It's a typical RPG scene, but in virtual reality, it feels different.
-But if Irene's 5 saint candidate shield cracks in one hit, ans I should never get hit, right?
"Isn't it because it's a giant that its health pool is so high? I think Manaashi and Katie have already broken about ten of its scales."
With one eye burned and the scales below its waist torn to shreds, oozing black blood, the viewers each throw in their comnts on the grim sight.
Then, as if introducing a new pattern, the creature plants its arms on the ground and swings its tail to sweep the clearing, but
"Ro-Roland? Are you sure you're okay?"
"I can block this, just finish it off."
Wasn't it obvious that a simple, brute-force attack wouldn't work?
I casually run and bounce the tail away with my shield, avoiding the need to jump.
Even if it was a windmill-like sweeping attack with its tail instead of legs, stopping it before it gains montum is enough.
And typically, breaking a giant boss's pattern ans it's free hit ti.
The creature, using its trident-bearing arms as support, swung its tail widely.
Now with its tail blocked by , it awkwardly sprawled in a prone position.
Its arms propped on the ground, chest and upper body bent forward, and buttocks stuck out.
Weapon down, posture lowered, balance disrupted
-Got this!
Facing a warrior adept with aura, such disarray leads to fatal consequences.
In an instant, Manaashi darts in, tearing off the scales on the arms and nearly severing the wrists, causing black blood to gush like a burst pipe.
Katie, with her ghostly swordsmanship, also rips off the scales on the tail, but the wounds are relatively smaller since she can't externalize her aura.
Of course, 'relatively smaller' doesn't change the fact that scales are broken and blood is flowing.
With all scales from the tail tip to the waist broken and blood streaming down, and the thick wrists needed to hold weapons half-severed, the giant boss, unable to move its tail or arms properly, could only quietly lie down on the cold clearing, offering the scales on its neck.
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Raei Translations
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After a ten-minute intense battle, the giant Naga collapses in the clearing with a thud.
Its large size ant a lot of blood, leaving a pool of thick, black blood as the body lay on the ground.
After the broken scales, the large body, and the terrible pool of blood disappeared, what was revealed was a radiant mana stone.
So, it was just an ordinary monster.
"It wasn't a boss monster, I guess."
"No loot ans it's not even a nad monster, right?"
While Manaashi's lips twitched with joy from defeating a strong enemy without damage, the expressions of the others turned to worry.
If we categorize monsters as normal, nad, or boss, they had thought the giant Naga was at least of the nad monster level.
Even if it's not the source of the contamination and not a boss, it could still be a powerful nad class, guarding the boss, like the giant worm that road around the 30th floor.
The party mbers, who were unconsciously thinking this, seed to have a hard ti accepting the reality of just one mana stone lying there.
If it's a regular monster, it ans it can be mass-produced.
Imagine giant nagas swarming like zombies...
Well, that probably won't happen for ga balance reasons.
"We need to find the source of contamination as soon as possible."
"If there are more of these, it will be troubleso. The scales were hard enough to deflect a sword."
Of course, the party mbers don't know this fact.
So, they were worried that even the giant form monsters could be replicated like doppelgangers or regular Naga.
Still, it wasn't bad.
Whether the stars indicate talent or the talent erged because of the stars, everyone dealt with it skillfully without a single mistake.
I'm quite satisfied with how they handled their first encounter with a high-level giant form monster.
Grace, who spread psychological warfare hell with gas, sticky, and explosive arrowheads, Katy, who dodged the wriggling snake tail and tore off all the important points, and Irene, who blocked attacks that were difficult to shield with a protective spell.
Han Se-ah should learn at least two attack spells.
One for regular monsters and another for extre damage against bosses.
-Han Se-ah getting off the Roland bus and onto the Manaashi bus
-How life turns into a bus ride
-Is Han Se-ah's main content getting on buses and sightseeing? (Seriously don't know)
-How about learning alchemy and being the shuttle for Grace's arrowheads? A moving infinite quiver
[Roland's Mighty Warhamr Donated 10,000 won!]
Congratulations on growing from a level 4 bag to a level 5 bag
"Hey! That's an old story from when I first started the ga. You guys keep treating like a pack mule. If it were you, you'd have made a mistake and been reset here."
Han Se-ah, who really didn't have a chance to shine this ti due to lack of attack skills, screams at the viewers' teasing.
With its size, there was nothing she could do with Earth Control to hinder it, and Spark was too weak to even damage the cornea.
All she did was blur the trajectory of Grace's arrows with light magic when they flew and ignite the sticky oil with Spark magic.
"Okay, everyone, gather around for a mont."
"Hm?"
Thus, a bit of feedback ti was held in the now empty clearing.
Since no one made a mistake this ti, it was more about encouragent.
Mix regular arrows with alchemical arrows for rapid-fire to make the psychological warfare even more vicious, if you have the balance, don't just jump over the tail but climb on it, stab with the sword, and keep attacking the wounds, and so on.
"And Hanna, if you advance to the senior level, learn so offensive magic too. If higher-level monsters start appearing regularly, our party will lack firepower."
"...Okay."
And to Han Se-ah, necessary advice.
As soon as my speech ended, the viewers, thinking they found sothing to tease Han Se-ah about, erupted in excitent.
Earlier it was ti to criticize Han Se-ah, now it was officially 'teasing ti' endorsed by Teacher Roland, and they made a racket.
Of course, any interdiate mage among the viewers would be less skilled than Han Se-ah...
But when have internet viewers ever cared about such a thing?
Even professional gars get unsolicited advice in this world.
-How about ?
"I'm no expert in spear techniques."
So don't hiss all disappointedly.
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