Return of the Archmage

2.

It doesn't really matter that a scorpion has eight legs.

If you're a crack user, you're more or less resistant to most monsters, and you're used to monsters that destroy common sense.

A cockroach with four pairs of wings on a walking tree.

A dog running on two feet is a yakgwa.

One reason why users don't feel confused even when they see it like that.

It is because they know that the appearance is similar to the existing animals, but their duty is completely different from that of mana.

The same is true of desert scorpions.

It is an ironic situation in itself that the claw bounces off the sword and does not scratch the magic.

What difference does it make if you add a few legs to the size of the earth, since it doesn't belong to the Earth right away?

Nevertheless, the reason why Lee Hye-sung and other party members are surprised is that the skin from the claws covers the entire body.

"Wow, you can kill that, right?”

"It's not even Iron Man, it's covered with a shell."

It is literally wearing one armor.

There is nothing wrong with this either.

An 8-level crack monster is armed with a hard shell and even an eyeball with a transparent area, which is just a burden for the user to carry.

And it's different in form but it applies to all cracks.

Standing here, Lee Hye-sung and Kang In-ho are users who have been able to shake off all the burdens with their own abilities.

"Can you do it?”

"…I think it's a question I should ask. Hyesung?

Just this time, the experiences so far didn't seem to help much.

Don't be sure before you bump into it.

It's one of the most famous maxims in crack, but they've already run into that hard shell.

"I don't think I can. I shot a few times in the claws to save you, but there was no scratch."

"Of course I can't, but even if I can, I can't go through those eight legs and eat crab meat."

Even though Lee Hye-sung was exaggerating, Lee Hye-sung soon lifted the Holy Sword.

Quickly. And instinctively.

But it didn't contain any will to attack.

It was only a survival response.

Puck!

"Ugh!"

Before you know it, the claws and the holy sword greet each other happily.

Both hands held together were not just for greeting.

A powerful shock ensues and shakes the entire body with a holy sword.

Although the manna in the body strongly resists, unfortunately, the strong attack on the claws, which was poured under the debuff effect, did not mitigate all the shocks.

Lee Hye-sung's body flies far away and is buried.

Kang In-ho's gaze also quickly follows him.

Unfortunately, it wasn't the time to watch it.

Puck!

"Ugh!"

Kang In-ho did not respond as quickly as Lee Hye-sung.

And she was selling her eyes to Lee Hyesung!

A bigger shock shakes Kang In-ho's body.

Kang In-ho flew farther away.

Seeing it, Sage quickly put on a spell.

The three new models fade away.

The claws brush past the spot by a hair's breadth.

Desert scorpions that use eight legs very actively!

Lee Hye-sung shouted.

"You dog! No, you scorpion! You're dead."

You'll pay for pulling out the sleeping lion's nose.

He took out the holy sword buried in the sand together, shook it with mana, and kicked his foot.

"Bounce!"

And ran away faster than anyone else.

I didn't even have time to panic.

Kang In-ho hurriedly followed.

He caught up a little later, but quickly caught up because he flew farther away.

"Sage and Ariel...….”

"Mister! Here!"

The Dream Party was very faithful to the role of reconnaissance.

***

The viewers had high expectations.

Isn't this a revolution if you break even the level 8 crack brakes? The best party in the world. Other top-level guilds and parties still struggle to break even the level 7 crack, and the level 8 crack clear, which is almost level 9, is truly unprecedented.

Of course. Top rankers say it's difficult to break a level 8 crack in 10 more years.

- 10 years? - No way. Did Kang In-ho take exactly a year from level 7 to level 8?

Is Kang In-ho the same as other users? If that's the case, how come it took Lee Hyesung less than a year to reach level 1?

That's true.

- Of course, when you're at the top ranker, it's more important to go up to which floor and eat the permanent effects of the tower of trials than to climb the stats depending on the level, but experts say it takes at least 10 years. It's been 2 or 3 years since we were covered in a veil. Level 8 crack characteristics and everything.

- Party 10 years ahead. That's too much.

- It's not fun because there's no competition.

I don't think it's much fun to try. There are many cracks that can't be overcome even if you don't compare them with other users.

- I'm looking forward to it again this time.

- I'm paying and watching outside, not paying attention to events.

So, what's the situation like?

Unfortunately, their expectations seemed in a slightly different form.

He's just running away.

What?

- A monster who met for the first time has smashed a dog and is running away.

What, really?

I guess this is a really strong place.

The video was normal.

The crack attack itself seen by other ordinary users.

Avoiding the battle in the process of gathering information about the first crack you explore!

It is easy to see everywhere.

However, it is the first time in Lee Hye-sung's video.

The audience's response was explosive.

Wow, look at the human nature.

Lee Hyesung, right?

I didn't know you had that side of you.

Honestly, that's normal.

Usually, users who show good performance are disappointed when they show sluggish performance.

But there was no such thing in Lee Hye-sung's video.

Viewers have always seen perfect Lee Hye-sung, or even more than perfect, feel burdened.

Some fans wanted Lee Hye-sung's hardship with a pure heart.

It's like a reader who only wants to drink water when the main character is on a roll while watching a fantasy novel.

For those people, the current situation was the coolness of drinking about three bottles of Sprite at once.

This is it.

I wish I could die at that rate.

This is not a game.

I know. I'm saying this because I know I'm not going to die anyway. When will I see Lee Hyesung running away?

They wished for more.

- You have to struggle more because you can't find your way out.

If Sage or Ariel's clothes get ripped while running...….

I like Juliet, too.

It wasn't just one or two.

Their wishes reached the sky after a long time.

***

Of course, level 8 crack breaks are not all level 8 monsters.

Lee Hye-sung measured the monsters he faced as he ran away and flew the Holy Sword first.

"Search!"

Considering the humiliation of the scorpion, and the viewers' teasing, it is not cool to put a knife in it, but it is still hard to go back to the desert scorpion.

At least die for you!

A lightning strike on a cactus monster who was standing still!

Whether there was such a monster in the world, the question that came to mind unfortunately could not hold Lee Hye-sung's reason.

So the cactus caught it for me.

Papapak!

Once again, the thorns from the body caused Lee Hye-sung a painful defeat.

"Argh! I got hit in the bone!"

A cactus stands up with him.

“…….”

The roots that fell deep into the desert became feet and thorns rose from the cactus's body again to form sharp arms.

"What kind of transformation robot is this, John?"

Lee Hye-sung complained, but his feet were already facing the other side again.

It was a spectacular reconnaissance.

3.

Eventually, the reconnaissance ended in less than three days.

The five who came out were haggard.

"Wow, why is the reconnaissance so hard?"

I expected it.

I didn't think I could do everything at once, walking around all day like the previous cracks.

I was just going to do a normal reconnaissance like everyone else.

It's not something that hurts my pride.

But for level eight cracks, the modified level eight crack brakes rejected mediocrity itself.

Lee Hye-sung was able to get a lot of information as a result of the three-day period when he was chased away without sleeping inside the crack.

"I'll have to erase all the hopeful parts for now."

"I know. It's a lot worse than I thought."

The light appearance is nowhere to be found.

It is time to gather the information collected and give feedback.

Erase and add the assumptions one by one.

"It's safe to say that the amount of horsepower is actually level nine. I've never been in level 9. You can't even compare it to level 8 with the crack buff."

"You can't fix the crack buff, can you?”

"Now."

I paint the future with him.

"Level 9 is almost, like, over 100?"

Lee Hye-sung, who is supposed to be a prize and spec, said such a thing like that.

This is the case if the level 8 crack brakes are higher than level 8 crack and lower than level 9 crack.

Of course, not all situations are negative.

"But it won't go to the worst."

The mana inside does not create a negative effect.

The problem of disconnection from the outside and deterioration of the inner core, which was the first concern, will not happen easily.

"I don't know if this fog covers the entire planet."

At that time, we couldn't stop the monsters inside, so we decided not to worry about it because mankind will be eaten by the monsters inside first.

"And all monsters must be at least level seven."

The existing crack brake mana was overlaid with a new 8-level crack brake mana, absorbing the existing ones.

Some evaporated in the process, but as a result, all the monsters' power grew stronger and deteriorated.

extreme characteristics

Monsters such as desert scorpions with fasib shells, which are hard to penetrate even by Lee Hye-sung's attack, are crowded.

It was a satisfactory reconnaissance despite the lack of information on how to attack.

I've collected all the information, so I have one left.

"It's a long way from my house, even if the fog spreads a little further."

"Ugh. You can't go back in there."

"Based on this crack buff, let's raise the crack buff to a level where we cleared at least eight cracks.”

Growing up with feedback.

If he fails to release the crack buff, he can grow to a level where he did not receive a penalty.

I chose a simple but most definitive method.

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