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"Haaa!!!
"Roooooaaaarrrr!!!
Clang!
Boom!
'Aaarrgh!
Bam!
"Urgh
Akira ran towards the Minotaur and tried to slash him but was repelled and then the minotaur hit Akira with his ax which caused Akira to crash into the wall
"I was lucky to be able to parry his attack at a bad moment.. but the swing of his ax was too strong for me to parry which caused me to be injured like this.. urgh damn..
Akira said that while holding his sprained shoulder
"Are you alright?
"of course I'm not..
Karina asked that worriedly while Akira felt annoyed
"I never held a sword.. if it wasn't for the help of the system.. of course I would have died quickly..even then I have to persevere.. if I give up.. my struggle to fulfill Zuri's wish will only end in vain.. tch
"Don't rush to advance.. let's think of a strategy to defeat him.. minotaur there is a mini boss in this dungeon and it's definitely not easy
Karina interrupted Akira who was thinking for a moment
"Right..so what should we do? have a plan?
"I do.. but first.. heal!
Karina cast a low-level healing spell on Akira to reduce the sprain Akira was experiencing
"Thank you..
'don't thank me first.. try to get out of this bad situation first..
"Right..
"Roooooaaaarrrr!!!!!
'Tap! Tap!
soon the Minotaur started roaring loudly and ran towards them causing them both to panic for a moment
"Run and dodge for a while to make a plan!!
'Alright..
"illusion!
Karina cast a minute-long low-level illusion spell at the minotaur to clear a path to escape..
Monsters that are on the lower level or normal monsters can be subjected to low level magic except for high level monsters or ancient monsters
Tap..Tap..
"Ha...ha.. we are safe for now
"ha.. right..
Karina said that with an irregular breath
a mage is often weak in physical resistance and stamina but the magic they launch is often large-scale in damage
and a swordsman is very strong in fighting and defending but can only be at close range except for a hero born with the talent of a magic swordsman which allows a hero to swing his sword followed by a spell that can produce larger-scale damage
but for Akira a beginner sword user it is very dangerous when encountering a very sustaining monster like a minotaur without high physical strength or magic
in addition, an introverted young man seems to just fall into a high dream without seeing the reality that life in the other world is more difficult than he imagines..
"let's sit for a while and figure out how to beat him
"Right..
"here's the plan... when we both go back in, I'll cast a support magic that can increase your strength for five minutes.. after that you have to try to withstand the minotaur's attack for a few seconds then I'll cast my strongest magic for the moment and launch it towards the minotaur's feet then you finish it.. understand?
"Got it.. then let's do it after you are ready..
after some time they both sat and rested.. Karina cast support magic on Akira and then entered the room again
"Butterfly effect..
"Then let's get going..
Creak...
the door opened slowly and they both entered the room but.. the room was very quiet
"be careful.. something seems strange
Akira reminded Karina with a serious expression while Karina just sweated while holding her wand tightly
"Grrrrrr
A loud roar was heard behind them and they turned towards it and saw a minotaur in the darkness raising his ax to cut them both down.
Whoosh!
"A-Ah!
"Dodge!
The minotaur swung his ax at the two of them while Karina just froze causing Akira to push Karina away while hugging her
bam!
the minotaur's blow made the floor of the room crack as Akira got up and advanced towards him swinging his sword
Slash!
Rooaaarrr!
The minotaur was hit by Akira's sword swing which hurt him.. but the wound was not enough to make the minotaur fall which caused the minotaur to return the blow
Rooaaarrr!
Clang! boom!
"Urgh.. Karin.. right now!
"Lighthing...strike!
Rooaaarrr...
Karina launched a mid level lightning spell..at the minotaur's leg which caused both of his legs to split in two with the heels of his feet
while Karina who ran out of mana sat weakly
Akira, on the other hand, was still lying down because he was hit against the wall by a strong blow earlier, only trying to get up with his legs that were still shaking
"Urgh...hmmm?
Grr...
the minotaur was still alive even though it was paralyzed..so the minotaur shuffled towards Karina to kill her
"No...don't...
Akira tried to stop it but was powerless
"Ah...so I failed again to protect the people I love huh?
time then seemed to stop
Akira remembers his dark past...where he failed to protect but instead he was protected by the one he loved..
Akira also remembered Zuri's last smile that said...
(Protect... Humanity....)
Akira opened his eyes slowly and gritted his teeth until they bled
"I reject despair and become weak.. I will not give up and want power... to finish what I haven't finished yet!
"Aaaarrrrrgggghhh!!!!!
Akira shouted as he sat on all fours because his legs could not be used
he looked left and right to find an opportunity and saw a glimmer of hope that he could reach
an ancient relic.. an iron rope that he can use now to reach the monster in front of him
without thinking he took the rope while standing on his knee and threw it around the minotaur and pulled it
clang...
Grrr.....
"Urgh...
Akira pulled the rope that was stuck around the minotaur's neck which caused the minotaur to choke and thrash.
Grrrr....
"Urgh...
Akira pulled the rope as hard as he could while yelling
"Aaaarrrrrgggghhh!!!!
Grr?
Akira as he pulled the rope made a hopeful expression that made his eyes bleed and turn white and he didn't give up
but suddenly the rope that Akira was controlling caught fire because at that moment Karina raised her hand weakly while chanting fireball magic
Karina became unconscious again.. while Akira just held the burning rope until..
"Aaaarrrrrgggghhh!!
Gurh...
the minotaur died of suffocation.. followed by fire that engulfed his body
"I.. did it...uh...
Akira let go of his rope and passed out after saying that
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soon.. Akira opened his eyes slowly.. he realized he was lying on something soft
"uh....where am I ...
"are you awake?
"hmmm?
Akira's eyes widened when he saw that he was under Karina's lap and could see her chest clearly
he then tried to get up in a weak state and looked at the scene
the minotaur is dead.. and only the treasure that is in front of their eyes can be seen
"so how do we share the property?
Karina said that to Akira
"Just a fair share?
"Whatever...
Karina didn't care and tried to take something while Akira just observed the ancient relic around him
Most of the relics are just ornaments for the rich to collect
Akira walked slowly and saw a grinning Karina holding something that annoyed her
and at the same time he approached the minotaur's corpse and found the relic of the ancient rope and took it for his consideration
he held the rope carefully.. and how surprised he was when he used his inspect skill
His face was written with happiness to fulfill his ambition to save humanity at that time
{The rope ∆∆∆∆∆∆∆ }
{Grade:Epic}
{unidentified}
need inspect lv2 skill to access this thing...
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