I Became a Gallery Newbie Beloved by Transcendents-Chapter 49: The Second Exchange Meeting (3)
Han Yuseong threw himself over the wall.
In his left hand, he held a black short spear.
His body descended like a bolt of lightning.
He activated Full-Body Aura Shield.
[Magic Body Reinforcement Lv.10 – Skill activated.]
To the players, knights, and soldiers watching, it looked like a brilliant white thunderbolt crashing down.
He hurled the short spear—the black javelin.
The target he aimed for with the spear was Kabarax’s core.
KAAAANG!
However, the short spear bounced off without ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) piercing Kabarax’s shell.
Han Yuseong’s face didn’t show the slightest change.
He hadn’t expected any meaningful results from this strike in the first place.
It was simply an attempt to throw the thing off balance.
The twenty-four eyes on Kabarax’s head fixated on Han Yuseong as he descended.
Thud—
Han Yuseong’s feet landed on Kabarax’s armor-like shell.
At that moment—
FWOOSHHHH!!
Steam hot enough to burn human skin burst out.
But it had no effect on Han Yuseong, who had deployed an unbreakable, seamless Aura Shield.
From Mundum Exstinguit in his right hand, a flash of white sword energy sparked.
The tightly-woven net of sword energy enveloped Kabarax’s body.
Kim Joo-eun, watching Han Yuseong’s movements, spoke.
“Dual-wielding...?”
At some point, the sword that had only been in his right hand was also in his left.
The greatsword Carnavalte and Mundum Exstinguit struck Kabarax’s head repeatedly.
CHHHHHHRANG!!
Fragments of white sword energy filled the air in a dense mist.
Han Yuseong’s slashes began shredding the twenty-four eyes one by one.
Kabarax thrashed and spewed countless threads of web, but they were all cut down by the two swords in Han Yuseong’s hands.
Even its terrifying scythe-like legs that rushed in—same result.
They all bounced off the sword paths Han Yuseong was carving with both hands.
Cracks started to appear in Kabarax’s shell under the pressure of Han Yuseong’s sword energy.
KAGAGAGAK!!
And the densely packed eyes on its head were easily torn apart, leaving it blind.
Even though this was only Fourth-Rank sword energy, Kabarax’s shell and exoskeleton were breaking because all its eyes had been destroyed.
Those watching from atop the fortress wall were speechless, staring open-mouthed at the fight.
‘...He’s different. He’s not someone I can even begin to measure.’
Lena Vogel, the German woman, realized that Han Yuseong was beyond her ability to judge.
Information.
Han Yuseong was feeling firsthand the power of the information the senior Transcendent Gallery members had given him.
– Sword of Light) Your sword energy can cut Kabarax’s shell to some extent, but completely slicing it in half will be tough.
– Sword of Light) The source of Kabarax’s defense is the twenty-four eyes floating clearly on its head. If you make it completely lose vision, the shell will break more easily than expected.
– Sword of Light) If you try to slice the eyes, hot steam will erupt from gaps all over its body. Just block that with Aura Shield. Wrap multiple layers of Aura Shield.
– Gutter Swordsman) What makes Kabarax tricky to deal with from a swordsman’s perspective is that smashing its head doesn’t kill it.
– Gutter Swordsman) When you crush the head, the torso shell becomes easier to break. That’s your cue to finish it. That’s the strategy.
– Gutter Swordsman) And even if you stab the black heart inside the broken shell, it won’t just end like that.
– Sword of Light) If you just stab it, it’ll split its heart into parts throughout the body, and in a blink, it’ll restore its broken shell and skeleton—no, it’ll reinforce them stronger than before.
– Sword of Light) So when you stab the heart, you need to use a sword energy explosion to make sure you completely erase it.
The crushed body shell.
Just as he was about to wrap it once more with sword energy and finish the job—
SSSSSSSSHHH!!
Two other Kabarax from either side spewed webs toward Han Yuseong, who was gutting their comrade, aiming to blanket the sky.
Han Yuseong swung both swords horizontally at once to block the webs, and radiated murderous intent from his whole body.
“Wait.”
This wasn’t the earlier killing intent meant as a warning to keep the players from acting up.
This was unmistakable, true murderous intent.
Creeeak—
“...”
Creeeeeak—
“...”
The two Kabarax, seeing their webs ineffective, tried to move their jaws and legs, but stopped cold under the pressure.
They could feel a killing intent denser than the threads they had just shot crawling along their bodies.
It was a terrifying aura that forced them to freeze.
Han Yuseong halted the Kabarax’s charge with sheer killing intent, then focused again on the prey in front of him.
Within the fully shattered shell, an ominous black heart throbbed.
Han Yuseong stored the greatsword in his inventory and wrapped Mundum Exstinguit in a gale of sword energy.
He detonated the concentrated sword energy in an instant.
Dragonslayer Swordsmanship Sword Energy Explosion – Path of the Vortex.
KWAGAGAGAGAGANG!
With a thunderous roar, Kabarax’s body collapsed flat.
The sword energy explosion destroyed the heart so thoroughly that Kabarax didn’t even have a chance to split it and survive.
“...He’s wielding sword energy that pure with two swords. And he soloed a Kabarax? Just what is he?”
Gerado, the Third-Rank Knight, muttered as he watched Han Yuseong instantly kill one of the Kabarax.
His voice was low, but both NPCs and players heard it.
Everyone agreed.
Matthew’s body trembled violently.
Fear.
The source of that fear wasn’t Kabarax—it was Han Yuseong.
‘Who the hell did I mess with?’
Before the exchange meeting ended, he had planned to land a hit on Han Yuseong to get revenge for his pride.
But the battle Han Yuseong just displayed made him abandon that thought immediately.
“Everyone, snap out of it! That man has the power to take down a Kabarax alone! Assist him! Fire arrows!”
At Gerado’s command, the soldiers who had been staring blankly at Han Yuseong began moving busily.
Han Yuseong had already taken down one Kabarax by himself.
SKREEEEE! SKREEEEEEEE!
And now, with the soldiers on the wall firing arrows, throwing spears, and supporting with siege catapults—
there was no way they’d lose this situation.
Two more sword energy explosions followed.
And just like that, a total of three Kabarax were slain.
[Level Up!]
[Lv.37 → Lv.38]
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Gerado, who had watched Han Yuseong’s victory with a dazed expression, raised his sword and shouted.
"Everyone, head down and begin repairs outside the walls!"
Han Yuseong wiped the sticky blue blood from his sword and face.
It was the blood of Kabarax.
As he leaned against a massive tree to rest, several people approached Han Yuseong.
"We apologize for not recognizing you, great swordsman."
Han Yuseong tilted his head as he looked at Gerado suddenly bowing to him.
"Great swordsman? What are you talking about?"
"The display you just showed could only come from a swordsman of at least Fifth Rank or higher."
Gerado's gaze turned to the spiders—Kabarax—that had gone berserk and nearly smashed through the wall.
He had never imagined they’d be able to wipe out three of them completely before the mages even arrived.
"I want to offer you some kind of reward. I’ll speak to the lord about—"
Han Yuseong raised his right hand and cut Gerado off.
A twitch flickered across Han Yuseong’s brow.
And for good reason.
There was a change in the number of players listed in the exchange meeting interface, at the far right of his vision.
[ 9 ]
The number had clearly dropped from 10 to 9.
Kim Joo-eun approached Han Yuseong with a hardened expression.
She opened her mouth.
"...This, could it be..."
Not just Kim Joo-eun—all six others were staring at Han Yuseong.
Han Yuseong clicked his tongue.
“There are still seven of us breathing fine over here. So it means one of the three players who went to track the one controlling the spiders just died.”
Dying during the exchange meeting—
it was no different than dying during the climb up the tower’s levels.
Outside of the "duel" theme, death during the exchange meeting was real death.
A variable.
Whether the controller of the spiders had killed a player, or if it was a player-on-player murder—
It meant there was no time to waste.
Han Yuseong looked at Gerado.
"Do you know where the thing controlling them is?"
His urgency made his speech informal, but no one seemed to mind.
Gerado was surprised by something else.
"You believe they didn’t invade of their own will?"
"Yeah."
Gerado pointed toward the forest in the back.
“If there’s a controller... a Bug Ritualist, they’d be in that forest.”
“You don’t know exactly where in the forest, right?”
The forest. That part was already known.
Information given through the notification window.
The new info was the title: Bug Ritualist.
“No, I’m sorry. It’s said that a Bug Ritualist can completely erase their traces like a ghost if they want to while in the forest.”
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Han Yuseong looked over the six players.
“We move out to scout that forest in five minutes. Everyone, gear up.”
Everyone glanced at Han Yuseong’s red mask and quickly nodded.
They realized this was a moment to stay sharp.
Using the back-side effect of the Binding Scroll—Veil of Secrets—to slightly distort the front of his appearance, Han Yuseong took out the Transcendent Gallery terminal.
Title: I killed three Kabarax, but a player died at the hands of the controller
Author: ㅇㅇ*
– We had 7 on this side, and 3 were sent to chase the controller, so I thought the controller would be weak. Either that, or one of the players committed PK?
Asked a Third-Rank Knight and he said if there’s a controller, it’d be a Bug Ritualist. Sound right?
ㄴ Shrine Maiden) Bug Ritualist or PK. Both are plausible, indeed~
ㄴ Elf Guy) Yeah, but I think the former’s more likely.
ㄴ Been a while since you showed up, pointy ears.
ㄴ Elf Guy) Managing the World Tree takes too much effort... people and time.
ㄴ High Elf declares managing the World Tree is a pain ㄷㄷㄷ
ㄴ Elf Guy) Of course it’s a pain! Isn’t it? Huh? Why’s the standard for elves so strict anywayyy!
ㄴ Murder! Murder! It happened!
ㄴ In these kinds of missions where groups start separated, it’s rare for someone to PK right off the bat. Even a lunatic tries to assess the situation first.
ㄴ From the guy who killed three Kabarax, maybe the Bug Ritualist just seemed too weak.
ㄴ Who would’ve thought he’d actually kill them all lol
ㄴ Seriously, their defense and durability are disgusting.
ㄴ Sword of Light) Well done.
ㄴ Archmage) That’s a variable. Get a read on the situation and clean it up fast.
ㄴ ㅇㅇ*) Is the Bug Ritualist considered a magic class too?
ㄴ Archmage) Yeah. Technically a dark magic class. No major weaknesses... their power depends on how strong or weak their insect familiars are. Also depends on how skilled they are with rituals.
ㄴ Archmage) Just focus on keeping up your Aura Shield.
ㄴ ㅇㅇ*) Got it.
ㄴ Absolute Monarch) Are the other players staying under control?
ㄴ ㅇㅇ*) Yeah, they seem to be following orders now.
ㄴ You beat one guy down, and then killed all three Kabarax when we were only supposed to repel them... of course they’re following you.
ㄴ If anyone isn’t listening at this point, they’re just insane~
ㄴ They’ve lost their mind.
ㄴ Dragon King) Beltui—truth, you speak~.
ㄴ Ice Queen) Frozen! If it was the one controlling the Kabarax who killed someone, then the other two players over there must be fleeing for their lives right now! Finding them might be the fastest way! Frozen!
ㄴ ㅇㅇ*) Yeah, sounds like the move.
Same thought as Ice Queen-senpai.
Han Yuseong put the terminal away into his inventory.
The six players all seemed ready to move out.
"Let’s go."
