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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Wjin
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Even when playing [The Reincarnated Hero],
Battles against Great Demons were incredibly tough.
Essentially, unless certain stats like Holy Level, Curse Resistance, etc., exceeded a certain threshold, it was impossible to even scratch a Great Demon.
You needed the specs of a War Hero, and even then, it was only doable with a 5-person party.
Of course, as with any game, the ‘first time’ was the hardest.
Once you broke through that, subsequent battles became easier due to significant stat increases.
That first time was now.
Currently, I, Edwin, and Yeriel,
With protagonist buffs, were probably equivalent to 1-2 War Heroes in terms of strength.
Therefore, looking purely at stats, the possibility of us defeating Buné was…
Nonexistent.
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.
-Clatter…
Along with the ominous sound of chains clashing,
-Crash!
A heavy mace split the ground.
“Ugh!”
-Boom! Boom!
The Corpse Patchwork relentlessly targeted Edwin.
He must have been ordered to attack Edwin first, probably to make an example before violating Yeriel.
‘He’s grown.’
Edwin wasn’t being pushed back significantly.
As expected of a hardworking person, he had gained strength through relentless training, acquiring the Black Dragon’s Essence, defeating Kaelan, and improving his stats and gaining… enlightenment.
Also, he was getting an equipment buff from the expensive, custom-ordered sword I had given him.
And to top it all off, I had told him how to exploit the Corpse Patchwork’s weaknesses.
He had become stronger than even the fanfic described.
I had given Edwin three orders in total.
The first was to slash along the seams of the patchwork’s body, its weak points, using the Strike of Conviction,
-Slash!
-Groooowl!!
Edwin slashed along those crooked, uneven lines,
“Yeriel.”
“Yes…!”
-Whoosh!
-Stab, Burn!
And my enchanted fire arrows, enhanced by Yeriel’s elemental magic, successively hit the creature’s wounds.
[Strike of Conviction] was a holy skill, and holy power had the ability to inflict wounds that couldn’t be healed by demons.
Adding fire magic to burn the wounds would only double the effect.
Weakening the patchwork with these two debuffs was only a matter of time.
-Groooowl!!!
-Clatter!
Frustrated by our relentless attacks, the creature roared and started swinging its mace wildly.
-Crash!
-Boom!
In response, Edwin retreated without overextending and created distance.
-Creak…!
-Thud!
The patchwork, despite being hit by countless falling trees, started chasing us relentlessly.
“At this rate, it’s doable.”
The second order I gave Edwin was to avoid taking unnecessary risks and focus on dodging safely.
The reason was Edwin’s trait, ‘Tenacity’.
[Tenacity] from level 3 onwards had an amazing effect that, upon receiving fatal damage, would drastically reduce all his stats in exchange for surviving death once.
This was arguably a top-tier survival skill,
So it would be a waste for this skill to be used up by the patchwork, unlike in the original story.
Therefore, I planned to have Edwin maintain distance, keep the [Tenacity] effect, and trade it for Buné’s ultimate skill.
-Thump, thump, thump…!!!
-Thud, thud!
The Corpse Patchwork chasing us was gradually losing control of its body due to the fallen trees and its own Acceleration trait,
And at this timing, Edwin would strike from the side, and we would provide ranged support.
-Groooowl!!!
And we would repeat this process indefinitely, until the creature became an idiot and chased us again.
The strategy, which fully understood the patchwork’s weaknesses, was slow but effective.
Moreover, the Corpse Patchwork needed to eat corpses to get stronger, but there were none here.
Well, even according to the original novel, Edwin and Yeriel were able to defeat this boss on their own.
It was just a bit easier now that I had intervened.
‘Buné will be… the problem.’
-Ding.
Remaining Wind Energy: 195
I wasn’t using even a bit of mana, Wind Energy, or Subjugation for the fight against Buné.
Nevertheless, the reason I was able to deal effective damage to the patchwork was, of course…
“Yeriel, keep enchanting.”
“Yes…!”
Because of Yeriel’s help.
She had grown even stronger than last time.
In fact, Yeriel’s enchantment was practically the main source of damage, more so than my crossbow bolts…
-Groooowl!!!
“I’ll cut it now!”
Edwin’s confident shout.
-Whoosh!
In response, I loaded a Shadow Bolt.
The Corpse Patchwork, with most of its seams already torn and irreparable, was leaking flesh and filth.
-Whoosh!
One last Shadow Bolt to put the tattered creature to rest…
-Fwooooosh!!!!!!
-Grooooaaaargh!!
The wind’s afterimage sliced through the creature’s body like a blender.
The effect of ‘Rivalry’ activates Eradication!
The Tyrant Chains – Corpse Patchwork will soon enter its Frenzy state!
And its whole body, like an erupting volcano, swelled up red,
“Lev, Yeriel! Get back!”
Then it started to explode.
-Boom!!!
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‘Easy, it’s easy.’
-Drip! Drip!
Amidst the rain of acidic filth, status windows started popping up.
-Ding!!
Boss: Tyrant Chains – Corpse Patchwork has been defeated
›Number of Bosses Eligible for Reward Acquisition: 95
›You can acquire the Demon Hunt reward!
›You have gained experience!
›Your stats have increased!
›You have gained skill points!
›Luck activated! Your stats have increased further!
I chose the reward that would be the final puzzle piece and prepared for the main game, the second phase, the battle against Buné.
The last order I gave to Edwin was…
“Y-you hunchbacked bastard…! Stop hiding…! Show yourself!”
To make a cowardly provocation to increase aggro.
‘Because I can’t be the one to take the instant death skill…’
-Hehehehehehe!
-!!
Was it because of that?
No, as in the original story, Buné revealed himself.
A large, bald head with black horns, reddish skin, a hunched back covered in disgusting scale-like things, and a waist adorned with straw dolls and totems, likely used for curses.
There was also a setting that Buné had become hunchbacked due to his deep involvement in witchcraft since he was young.
Walking with a bone-decorated staff, he literally looked like a zombie.
‘He looks like a complete mess.’
-Ding.
Ignoring the warning, I drank a potion and focused on the details.
-Ding.
‘This is insane…’
Was this the taste of extreme difficulty?
Skills that put even Kaelan to shame…
I didn’t even read all of it. I skipped the general active attack magic.
The thoughts that came to mind after seeing this were…
First,
‘Damn it, this is too much.’
Second…
‘If I catch him, are all those skills mine…?’
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The odds seem fine. Will make woman fall harder for him and also get more trinkets
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