Nordic Myth – Chapter 4

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Vine
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Some of the gnolls visible beyond the bushes sniffed the air and turned their gaze.

They were hidden in the bushes and quite a distance away, but did they notice?

Well, gnolls are canines, so it’s natural that they have a good sense of smell.

When I revealed myself beyond the bushes, some of them howled and others gathered.

Crack!

I activated magic as I continued to move forward without stopping.

Ten ice spears were created behind me. The ice spears, which emitted a cold chill that seemed to sting the skin, floated in the air and began to rotate, following Seryu.

“There is no option to run away.”

I moved the ice spears that were still floating and rotating frighteningly.

The spears, which were moving slowly like a fighter jet that had just ignited its engine, were fired like missiles.

Grrr!

As soon as the ice spears moved, the gnolls also rushed at Seryu.

Two gnolls are pierced by one spear and fall.

I blocked the arrows flying from afar with a shield, and created flames on the ground to prevent their approach.

But there were gnolls who bravely broke through the flames.

I keep making and throwing ice spears. There is no time to rotate them like the first time.

Fortunately, since the grade of the grimoire was high, the gnolls fell with one attack.

Every time the gnolls fall, experience points accumulate and the level rises.

As the level rises, health, magic, and stamina are all restored, so there was no problem using skills.

But as time went on, Seryu felt a cold sweat.

Magic is absurdly lacking. I used range magic in my own way, but range magic was not effective against the gnolls who were rushing quickly.

“Sword!”

I shouted, spreading my palms.

I shouted sword just as a means to easily recall the image.

A cold chill gathered in the palm of my hand, and a curved sword about 1m 30cm long appeared.

I used the curved sword to attack the approaching gnolls and hurriedly moved my body.

I felt confident when I held the sword. I had been wielding a sword to the point of boredom in Greek and Roman mythology.

I learned from Chiron, the master of all, for over a year in game time, and I increased my skills by facing various people.

Thanks to that, I was able to defeat all the gnolls that approached.

“Oh, dear.”

As the level rises, the required experience points increase, so recovery through level up is slowing down.

Woof! Woof!

It’s certain that the number of defeated gnolls exceeds one hundred, but strangely, the number of gnolls surrounding me is not decreasing at all.

In addition, unlike other gnolls, there were also named monsters that used magic, moved fast, or were strong.

I opened the grimoire and used magic, and I had a Worry.

My body is heavy. My stamina is draining quickly, perhaps because my level is low, with my health draining quickly if I get grazed even once or twice.

I felt short of breath and a smile naturally came to my lips.

I block the swung sword with a curved sword made of ice.

I thought the ice sword, which emitted a cold chill, would hold up until the end, but unlike my thoughts, it broke with a cracking sound.

I defeated about twenty or more, so it was about time it broke.

“Haha. It’s dangerous..”

But beyond this, it was really dangerous. There was a limit to killing gnolls using only magic.

Seryu honestly admitted it. Because he had once ascended to the throne of God, his pride did not allow him to acknowledge the current situation where he might die.

But now he is human, not God, and then and now are different.

To escape from this situation, which can be called a crisis, he had to summon a summon, or equip new equipment to instantly increase his stats.

Seryu, who made a decision, moved quickly so as not to be late.

Whoosh!

When I swept my hand towards the ground, hot flames soared and the gnolls hesitated and retreated.

In that gap, I lifted my foot and slammed it down on the ground, using all the remaining magic.

Around Seryu, ice pillars that emitted a frighteningly transparent and sharp cold air rose from the ground and created a wall.

However, because there was not much magic left, the thickness of the pillar was not much.

It looked like it could be easily broken with a heavy club or a rock.

Indeed, the gnolls who came over the flames were momentarily flustered by the sudden appearance of the ice pillars, but they quickly came to their senses and started to break the ice.

Contrary to the thought that it would break at once, the ice wall held up for a considerable amount of time.

In that gap, I took out and put on Erebus’ clothes, which had no level limit, and looked through the item list.

Tearfully, hundreds of items were red, indicating that they could not be equipped.

As expected, I had to level up.

Clicking my tongue, I took out one of the weapons that I could equip.

“….Huh?”

A greatsword with an impressive red blade came out.

It is not an item that can be obtained through a separate route.

The Pernern series could only be purchased with QP.

Nevertheless, I had to collect it because of the effect of “Inheritance”.

Seryu, who was recalling the time when he had collected all twenty-four, soon shook his head.

What’s important now is not that, but to get rid of the gnolls in front of me.

It’s a good thing.

As long as I took out Yakal, getting rid of the gnolls is not difficult.

I put away the grimoire and grabbed the greatsword with both hands.

The moment I held the sword, the power of Yakal appeared. My heart starts to beat fast and my vision narrows.

Feeling my vision turn red, I swung the greatsword sideways.

The ice pillars in front of me are smoothly cut.

Slice!

The pillars slide and fall to the ground, and the gnolls in front of them are looking at Seryu with puzzled eyes.

I kicked the ground and jumped up and slammed the greatsword down.

One gnoll is split in two and dies instantly, and at the same time, Seryu starts to wield the sword wildly.

Chaaak!

The sound of Yakal’s red blade cutting the gnoll’s body was pleasant to hear.

Maybe it’s because my vision is red, but the gold powder looked like blood.

So it was more fun. I moved endlessly in a hazy mood as if I was on drugs.

“Ahahaha!”

Every time I cut down a gnoll, one by one, I feel a thrill.

I avoid the thrusting sword by twisting my body and slash the neck with the greatsword.

I stab and slash, and sometimes I use the wide surface of the greatsword as a shield.

If necessary, I kick the gnoll down or attack the vital point.

I don’t get tired. As long as I don’t get hit in the vital point, I won’t die.

Even if a serious situation occurs, such as a body part being cut off or being crushed by a blunt weapon, it’s okay.

With the help of the sword’s power, I can regenerate quickly. Maybe that’s why I became more daring in wielding the sword.

Showing movements that go beyond the physical level, Seryu digs into the gnolls in a dazzling way.

I lean on the sword I’m holding and move forward. There was no such thing as blocking.

“Ahahahaha!”

I burst into laughter like crazy.

At that moment, a sword penetrated through Erebus’ clothes.

If it was armor that covered the whole body, it would have been okay, but because it was in the form of a coat, it was pierced.

My movements stopped with the feeling that a cold blade was digging into my body.

The gnolls thought they finally had a chance and rushed like moths to a flame, but they were like moths to a flame.

They all died. The gnolls also seem to feel fear, breathing heavily, (huu-uk huu-uk!), and watching Seryu.

“Ah….it hurts.”

I said it as if it was nothing, but honestly, it hurts.

It really hurts. It’s pierced in the abdomen, so it’s not surprising that it hurts. With a gulping feeling, something came up from inside.

But I didn’t spit it out. I swallowed something that came up to my throat, held the blade that pierced my abdomen with my left hand, and pulled it out.

I threw the pulled out sword on the ground. I stood blankly for a while, and I felt the pierced area regenerate.

I thought about changing Erebus’ clothes from a coat to armor, but I didn’t really want to.

Once I felt the pain properly, my narrowed vision widened again.

I looked around to see where I was, and I was quite in the center of the gnoll colony.

Because I had been rampaging, the crude houses nearby were collapsed and destroyed here and there.

Nevertheless, the gnolls were flocking.

“Ha…”

Maybe it’s because I’m holding Yakal, but because I was hurt once, a great anger arises.

Just as I was about to run wild like a beast again – a window appeared in front of my eyes with a warning sound.

Retreat? I can’t understand why it keeps telling me to retreat.

At that moment, with a sound like a bomb falling, a house soared into the air and flew straight at me.

I raised Yakal above my head and slashed it down from top to bottom, splitting the flying object.

Crack!

Looking at the things that passed by to the left and right and crashed into the ground, Seryu turned his gaze.

Where the house flew from, a gnoll, who seemed to be close to 2m tall, was approaching with two daggers, which were not suitable for his height, in both hands.

The fighting spirit and sharp eyes felt from the monster were purely admirable and amazing.

“You’re worthy of being a leader.”

Grrr!

Kanon, who bared his gums and drooled, was engulfed in strong anger regardless of Seryu’s words.

Well, no one would look kindly at someone who broke into their house and rampaged.

At the same time, a black light flowed out from the chest area where Kanon’s heart was located, and in an instant, it covered his body.

“It feels unpleasant..”

What should I say. That thing wrapped in a purple aura – so to speak, it was like the energy that can be felt from the dead.

As Kanon emitted such energy and approached, some of the gnolls nearby plopped down and started to tremble and withered.

Is it taking away vitality? Or is the black light emitted from the chest area the amazing truth?

‘I’ll know once I defeat it.’

As I readjusted the greatsword, Kanon also lowered his posture and held out the daggers in his hands.

And soon, he kicked the ground and started running. He ran so fast that every time his feet kicked the ground, dirt splashed.

Towards such a guy, I held the sword with both hands and aimed the tip at Kanon’s heart.

-Stab, One Point!

One of Yakal’s abilities was activated.

Like a falling star, Seryu’s body shot like a flash of light and stabbed Kanon’s body.

Surprisingly, Kanon avoided it with a nimble movement and counterattacked with a dagger.

When I grasped the sword path, I realized that it couldn’t aim for the vital point, and I continued the next attack.

-Combo, Ascension!

The moment I used the next skill, Kanon’s dagger cut my body.

Surprisingly, maybe because my level is still low, the hem of my clothes was cut and I was wounded.

Jinmara’s Curse? Is it using magic? Or is it this unpleasant aura?

But it wasn’t a serious level, so I ignored it and didn’t stop using the skill.

The moment I slashed the sword, a tangible light appeared on the blade.

Grr!?

Kanon, who had retrieved the sword, crossed the greatsword and blocked it, but he couldn’t block the mighty power itself.

His body floated in the air with the sword blocked.

-Vertical Slash, Falling Moon

-Combo, Blood Wind

Kanon’s body, which was floating in the air, was instantly slammed into the ground, and his body was cut by the subsequent attack.

But in the middle of being attacked, Kanon retreated with his wounded body.

Grrr…!

Kanon, who had suffered minor injuries all over his body, looked at Seryu with a little more wary eyes.

After reading the message window that appeared in front of my eyes and judging the situation for a while, Jinmara’s Curse is not infected through wounds.

It was a kind of field effect. A disease-like thing that occurs when you get close. It was that kind of skill.

‘Should I use magic?’

I immediately shook my head.

Even using Yakal, this was all the damage I could inflict.

Is it because my level is low, or is this guy special?

The thought was not long. Anyway, Jinmara’s Curse is not a big threat.

I’ll finish it quickly!

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