novelraw Chapter 57.1: Episode 1 (2)
Chapter 57.1: Episode 1 (2)
Translator: Dreamscribe
The black skull that seemed like it would destroy the entire world could not advance toward Arsilan.
“Uaaa!”
“Pour it all out!”
It was because the heroes charged madly and launched indiscriminate attacks at the black skull. The surface of the black skull broke apart, and golden liquid flowed out. However, it was still just a small crack.
More attacks were needed.
Greater firepower was needed.
More heroes were needed.
Even now, the number of users connecting continued to increase.
The event notification function of Arsilan Worlds was linked to smartphones. Guild or party messages could also be sent and received using smartphones.
To not miss anything in Arsilan Saga, most heroes did not turn off their notifications. Missing even a single event meant a direct loss.
“W-What! What...!”
A hero who had been taking a walk after a meal ran back home.
“Ah, um..., I’m really sorry!”
A hero who had finally made an appointment after a long time also ran back home.
Heroes who had leisurely planned to log in after taking a look around the outside world(?) during regular maintenance hurriedly logged in.
“Spread the word quickly!”
“Tell them to log in!”
“Experiencing this only by ourselves is a crime!”
The massive black skull raised its body and swung its hand.
The ground was swept away, and nearly a thousand heroes evaporated all at once.
Papapapa!
From the Hero’s Flowers in place of Magic Barrier, or from the Hero’s Flowers in the Lost Land, the dead heroes immediately resurrected.
“Let’s go again!”
“Uaaaa!”
They couldn’t hold it in.
They just couldn’t hold it in.
It was so enjoyable that their bodies couldn’t handle it. It felt like their hearts were about to explode, and the surge of dopamine made them feel as if their senses had expanded.
“Wow!”
“Kya! I almost missed the best moment of my life.”
“Craaazy!”
The number of connected users had surpassed 140,000 before they knew it.
“Wow, that’s amazing.”
“Can we join too?”
A novice hero who had just logged in from the game room asked a hero about to charge out. He was a level 35 high-level hero. He took out two weapons from subspace and handed them to the novice hero.
The high-level hero nodded at them.
“Uaaa!”
“Kyaaa!”
Even the novice heroes started running together toward the black skull.
Living in the real world right now was a loss.
They had to enjoy this moment.
Kwagagaga! Kwaaa!
As the heroes launched their attacks, large and small explosions occurred on the surface of the black skull. Flashes of light erupted, and the sounds of explosions followed after. It was a phenomenon due to how massive the black skull was.
The black skull raised both hands.
To crush the charging heroes, it leaned its body forward. The range was enough to sweep away over a thousand heroes at once.
Kwagagagaga!
As the magic dragon flying in the sky exhaled the Breath of Starlight, the leaning body of the black skull began to tilt backward again. The magic dragon spread her large wings.
As the surface of the wings rippled, hundreds and thousands of large and small magic circles floated up.
Heroes of the mage class recognized just how high-level each of those spells was.
Kwagagaga!
The magical bombardment poured down on the black skull like a rainstorm. The black skull tilted and fell backward. Then the people of Arsilan followed with powerful attacks. The fact that they had survived until now was proof of their strength.
“Ah....”
“Wow....”
The heroes blankly watched the scene and admired it.
Helby, who had been flying in the sky, landed on the ground at high speed. Helby looked at the surrounding heroes.
[I'll lift you up onto that bastard. Gather around.]
At Helby’s words, over a thousand heroes gathered around her. There were also Hellhound and the Helby Lovers Group, as well as Haebyul, UruBear, and the Haebyul Bunny Party including the Northern Grand Duke.
Could it be that she was going to give them a ride?
Such expectations filled them. However, Helby was not large enough to carry so many heroes.
As Helby spread her wings, magic circles appeared on the heroes’ bodies, followed by chains made of magic power. Then, round shields shaped like eggs formed to enclose them.
Question marks naturally appeared above the heroes’ heads.
“Huh?”
“Hmm?”
Helby lifted her head and looked upward.
At that moment.
Kwaaaa!
An immense storm of magic power burst forth, and Helby's body soared into the sky.
“Uaaaaaa!”
“Kyaaaak!”
The speed was incredible.
Helby folded her wings and accelerated as if a rocket had launched. The air in front of her heated up and emitted a bright light. Countless heroes bound by chains were ascending alongside her.
At least once as a child, you might have imagined what it would feel like to be strapped to a rocket and fly.
That imagination had now become reality.
In an instant, the black ground grew distant.
The vanished Magic Barrier became visible, and the brilliant figure of Arsilan contrasted against the black land. The silhouette of Rainsword appeared briefly, but the scene behind it was blurred and obscured.
They pierced through the black clouds of the red sky.
Above the sky, countless starlights and a shattered moon had taken position.
“Wow!”
“Ah....”
Arsilan came into view below.
The remaining Arsilan, the Lost Land once ruled by Erosion, was just a small portion compared to that vast planet. Other parts shimmered as if space itself had been sliced away, some were dyed black, and some were engulfed in massive typhoons. There were even regions that couldn't be seen at all.
Haebyul was in a daze.
UruBear was the same. Hellhound and the Helby Lovers Group clenched their fists tightly.
-What is this scale.
-Kya...
-It really was in the middle of destruction.
-How far have they prepared this...
-Is this the ending or the prologue... shivers
The heroes were speechless before such an immense world.
[Remember this sight.]
Helby’s calm voice echoed.
[Everything you desire is out there.]
Places to explore.
Lands to adventure in.
A space where they could run wild freely. However, it could not be reached even from the sky, as though space had been severed.
Then, Helby who had soared so high suddenly dived downward again.
Kwaaaa!
The speed was comparable to that of a missile.
Piercing through the clouds, she plunged down toward the Lost Land. The ground drew nearer in an instant, and the black skull rising up came into view.
Helby did not reduce her speed and charged directly toward the black skull.
“Could it be, just like this...”
“Ah....”
That “could it be” was correct.
Just as Helby reached right in front of the black skull.
Sha-rururuk!
She released the chains. The heroes, falling with tremendous acceleration, became projectiles themselves.
Kwagagaga!
The heroes collided with the black skull's bones. The powerful shields surrounding them shattered, and the immense shockwave spread through the black skull. Its bones cracked, and golden liquid flowed out.
“Ughhh!”
“Kaha! I’m alive!”
Fortunately, the heroes were safe thanks to the shields.
“U-ugh!”
“Uwaa!”
Some heroes stumbled and fell, but most were unharmed. Helby decelerated swiftly and soared back up into the sky.
-What is this ㅋㅋㅋ
-Wow, the freedom is insane.
-Hero cannonballs ㅋㅋ
-Theme parks will seem boring now.
-Gyro drop from space to groundㅋㅋ
The heroes waved their hands or gave thumbs up toward Helby soaring into the sky. In response, Helby spun once on the spot and then sliced through the sky as she flew away.
Swoosh!
The heroes drew their weapons and looked down.
“Let’s crush it!”
“Haha!”
Clinging to the black skull’s surface, they swung their weapons and unleashed magic like mad. As everyone’s attacks continued, the black skull’s bones began to break apart.
At the same time, the dark clouds cleared, and the red sky gradually turned blue. The blackened land was washed clean, revealing its original appearance.
Just the sunlight shining down from the blue sky gradually brightened this Lost Land. It looked as though pillars of light were descending.
It was then.
“Huh?”
“That is....”
Puseok!
A crack formed on the black skull’s cranium, and light burst out. It was a light unlike anything any hero had ever seen, so warm and gentle.
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