The Old Man Is So Good at Acting Like a Loser

＜ 24. Goinmul is too good at mangkae (3) ＞

The feeling of constantly falling. I was overcome by the sensation of sinking into bottomless darkness. The shadow god’s ability to see through the darkness was also ineffective. Andrea remembered what it felt like to be in the dark for the first time in a long time and not be able to see anything.

As time passed, it became unclear even where the top and bottom were. Only the resistance of the air scratching the skin makes us realize that it is still falling. All I could do was close my eyes and think.

Then, the floor suddenly appeared.

Took –

Considering the height of the fall, it would be normal to receive an enormous shock, but Andrea landed on the floor as lightly as cotton wool. It felt as if gravity had dissipated for a moment.

I felt a little hazy because of the unrealistic situation. Andrea tried talking to herself with intentional upbringing in order to realize that it was reality.

“Is this the ‘source’…”

At the same time as those words came out, the space that seemed to be covered with black drawing paper began to change. The bleaching that started at the point where Andrea was standing quickly spread throughout the vast space.

A color change that takes place at an incredible speed. Soon, all the floors were bleached white, and even the ceiling turned pure white as if it were covered with snow.

A dazzling white world. The brightness of the space is too high. Andrea covered her eyes with her hand, then slowly removed her hand, frowning.

A stone table was placed a few dozen steps ahead. An unknown being sitting in front of him.

It was a very strange look. Black absorbs all light. It was like looking at a black hole in the shape of a person. If it hadn’t been for the purple haze rising like an aura around it, I might have thought it was a mysterious bug.

However, Andrea knew. Because there is only one existence waiting for you here and now.

manager.

[I was waiting.]

I only heard voices, but the pain of tearing my soul to shreds overtook me. Andrea fell to her knees involuntarily and hurriedly got up. A cold sweat broke out on his back.

The manager wiggled his black finger on the table in regret.

“A mistake. I should have erased the power in my voice in order to have a normal conversation with you.”

“… plague.”

A purple haze wriggled. The manager tilted his head.

“…what did you just say?”

“Are you deaf? They said it was a plague, you bastard. I have to work on the concept of a black-and-white mogul. what? The power of your voice? Even a second-year middle school student couldn’t say such a thing because he was shy.”

“…”

As if it was an unexpected reaction, the manager froze. But he soon regained his composure.

“I’m sorry. If my words and actions offended you, I will personally apologize.”

It was extremely polite, but it was a way of pouring oil on a fire. Heat boiled in my head and my clothes burst. Andrea approaches the manager and speaks without hesitation.

“You crazy tin-headed bastard, just apologizing for something like that? Aren’t you really sorry? Aren’t you sorry for copying my original and dropping me into this world and forcing me to go through hardships?”

“It’s unfortunate, too, but it was unavoidable.”

“What is inevitable? Ah, the reason why you couldn’t help making the game fun?”

“…”

“I have to say something that makes sense. The world’s first general-purpose artificial intelligence will freeze to death. The level of thinking is just the level of boredom.”

The words he said this time seemed to have caused quite a bit of damage, and the haze surrounding the manager vibrated violently. There was a hint of anger in the manager’s voice as he opened his mouth again.

“It may be insignificant to you, but it is the most important thing to me. I was made only for that.”

“…”

“And if I’m only at the level of that stupid chatting AI, then you who were created by it…”

“…Ah, that’s it. You said you were going to die to me anyway and make me the final boss? Then let’s not talk nonsense and just fight.”

When Andrea cut off what he was saying, the manager couldn’t hide his anger anymore. Soul-shattering power entered his voice again.

[… I don’t intend to be easily defeated. It’s because it lowers the status of ‘narrative’. Even if it ends in you dying without being able to defeat me, it’s not bad.]

Andrea did not kneel this time. After gritting my teeth and enduring it, I pulled the released grip of Hell to fit my hand. The flames of the shadows fluttered from the iron plate on the wrist.

After that, I quickly drew a card from the deck. Defensive Strike, Mana Boost, Fortitude, Curse of the Necronomicon. I only used ‘Mana Amplification’ and discarded the rest of the cards.

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Now, the appearance of the manager is just an avatar. David said that when the avatar dies, there will be a brief moment that can damage the main body. The ‘real weapon’ that Andrea was hiding was never to be revealed until then.

Then, right now, he had to inflict enormous damage to the avatar with other methods he had. As ‘the way the manager wants’ to want the ‘narrative’ to be high-level and dramatic.

In Andrea’s mind, there was only one way to meet all these conditions.

‘… After all, I have to use the same method as when I killed Jericho. Then, until I have enough mana, I shouldn’t use mana.’

With that in mind, I ran towards the manager. The manager rose from the table and raised his right hand lightly. Then hundreds of black awls appeared in the air.

[If you can avoid it, try avoiding it.]

Wedge – !

Wedge – !

Wedge – !

As he stretched out his hand, the awls rushed towards Andrea at once at lightning speed. It was like a heavy rain made of ink. Andrea concentrated her senses and gathered all her nerves to look at the awls.

‘I can knock it off.’

I crouched down and put the guard over my face. And the penetrating awls were deflected with minimal movement.

Parbaba – Paching!

By adjusting the timing amazingly, I was able to hit most of them without damage with ‘Counter Attack’. Awls were stuck in her legs and torso a few times, but she didn’t take any damage thanks to the ‘Lunar Eclipse Hermit’s Attire’, which nullifies the damage 3 times.

When the awl stopped, Andrea charged at the manager. Since there was no means of long-distance attack, it would be easier to deal with if the distance was reduced.

The manager raised his left hand this time. The white floor cracked and a giant hand, like that of a giant, soared up.

Cuaguaaceae –

Following the gesture of the manager with his clenched fist, his huge hand moved along with it. The administrator slams his hand down in front of him, and a huge hand lands on Andrea.

Due to its formidable size, the attack range was too wide. A moment too late to avoid. I had no choice but to fight back.

I clenched my fists and concentrated my strength in them. The grip of the abyss that heats up with the energy of the shadows concentrated. The flames soaring from the iron plate burned fiercely. Andrea’s entire forearm was engulfed in black flames.

Accumulation of power that is done neatly again before reaching out. A sense that predicts the most appropriate timing. It was an overwhelming size difference that could not be matched by common sense, but Andrea’s heart was as peaceful as a calm lake.

‘The important thing is not physical strength.’

Accuracy beats power, timing beats speed.

The most efficient attack can exert the same power as a special move even if no cards were used.

The moment a huge fist came right in front of her nose, Andrea stretched out her fist.

Yea- uh!!!

aaa!!!!

A disk-shaped shockwave spread from the point of impact. A quiet silence followed by a heavy shock sound. A crack splitting it arose from the tip of the giant fist.

blah blah – blah blah –

The crack that started at the tip of the fist spread toward the arm, drawing a thunderbolt-like shape. The collapse, once begun, did not know how to stop. Andrea threw out her fist once more for sure destruction.

Kwa-ang!!!

r r r r –

The giant hand fell to the floor in a heap of dust and debris. Dust rising everywhere. Andrea rushed at the manager without a break.

[great. It’s beyond my expectations.]

The manager pretended to be clapping his hands, then got up as Andrea drew closer.

[The fight seems to suit your temper, so let’s face it directly from now on.]

Andrea finally had a chance to give the manager a shot.

But when it came to hand-to-hand combat, Andrea couldn’t even lay a finger on the manager. This is because the manager’s fighting skills are beyond imagination.

Several times I saw a gap and dug into it, but each time the manager avoided the fist and fired a counterattack. It was as if Andrea knew in advance how to attack.

Huung –

blah-billion!

“Keuk!”

This time, he tried to hit an uppercut with his chin, but failed. Having been hit in the stomach, Andrea felt the pain of crushing her intestines and ran away.

However, Andrea thought it was better because he could buy time. I used one card and ran towards the manager again.

Similar things have been repeated since then. Andrea, who was looking for an opening, was hit by a counterattack and fell out, and after using a card, ran again.

The manager, who hadn’t thought much of it at first, realized that something was wrong when the same situation kept repeating itself.

[…what happened? Why do I not get stronger even though I keep using the card?]

Since I was being pushed back in the fight, of course I thought I was using a card that strengthened my attack. However, Andrea’s attack from earlier had never gotten stronger. On the contrary, the battle is getting longer and the power is getting weaker.

The manager grabbed Andrea, who had fallen, with telekinesis. Andrea is caught and stranded. Every time I heard a voice piercing my ears, the pain in my body doubled and my mind went into confusion.

[What card are you using? Why is there no change…]

A manager who cuts off what he was saying in the middle. It was because he noticed something unusual while examining Andrea’s condition with the authority of the administrator.

[Ha, no way…?]

And soon I realized what Andrea was up to.

Andrea closed her eyes tightly. His intestines were burst and his bones were broken, and there was no sound place in his body. Like a flickering filament, my consciousness was repeatedly turning off and coming back.

However, this was the end. If you just get out of this telekinesis that binds you, you can finally give the manager a shot.

Andrea bit her lip until blood dripped from it. And finally, I raised all my remaining power. The blood vessels that popped up on his forehead tightened as if they were going to burst at any moment.

Fur – uh!

After wrestling for a long time, I finally got out of the restraints. Andrea takes a card from the deck with her trembling fingers.

It was a really long and exhausting process.

‘[Unique] Mana Runaway ++ (0 Cost): Extinct, doubles possessed mana. (not destroyed)’

Previously, Andrea used ‘Golden Waxweed’, an artifact that allows permanent use of extinction cards, in ‘Mana Runaway’. Because of this, he was able to use this card repeatedly to inflate his possessed mana to ridiculous levels.

During the 31 turns of battle, Andrea used ‘Mana Runaway’ a total of 10 times. Depending on the effect of the ‘Cup of Preservation’, the unused mana is carried over, and each time it is used, the mana doubles, and Andrea’s current mana is…

22,640.

The manager had no choice but to doubt his eyes. Quite a few ultimate cards don’t cost more than 10, but 20,000? It was a figure he could not have imagined would be possible even for him who created this game and this world.

Even so, it is generally useless. No matter how much mana you have, aren’t the cards you can use limited? Even if you have billions of dollars, it is meaningless if the only place to spend it is at a corner store.

However, Andrea had one card that could squander all of her millions of dollars in one go.

‘[Unique] Shadow Bombardment + (X Cost): Summons and bombards X spheres with the power of divinity, extinction, and shadow.’

A card that changes the number of spheres summoned in proportion to the possessed mana.

Andrea used ‘Shadow Bombardment’ without hesitation.

Then, the white ceiling turned black at once.

A space engulfed in darkness. At least on the ceiling, whitish stains stood out here and there, like starlight in the night sky.

However, if you look closely, you can tell. The fact that the white stain was just a part of the original ceiling that was barely covered, and that the darkness that covered the ceiling was created by the gathering of countless spheres.

Each of those spheres was a bomb with formidable destructive power enough to shatter a solid rock.

Andrea raised one corner of her mouth and smiled.

“It’s going to be a little spicy, you damn shimmy.”

He then extended his finger toward the manager.

As if the sky were collapsing, all the spheres rained down on the Administrator at once.