The Status Window Disappeared

Demon King’s Mercy (5)

If you’re afraid of the opponent’s counterattack, don’t attack at all.

The lady-in-waiting’s strategy seemed to come from that idea.

Thanks to this, Chris had to throw away all the strategies he had prepared.

First you have to break her protective spells.

The spell the maid is currently preparing is Nether Hellfire.

Once cast, it is a superlative attack spell that clings to the opponent’s body and burns fiercely.

It can’t be extinguished by water, and since it uses the opponent’s mana as fuel, it must be seen that if it hits once, it will die unconditionally.

Originally, the effect is difficult, so the casting time is long, so it is a kind that cannot be used in practice.

However, there is nothing like this against Chris, who lacks offensive power.

Chris calmed his raging heart and calmly tried to figure out the situation.

There are three main ways to penetrate the maid’s defensive spells with his level.

It was a horseback charge using a ghost horse, the overlapping buffs used in the fight against the black flag, and the roar of the shield.

However, there is no way to use the first two right now.

The ghost horse that was not involved in the duel is leisurely watching next to Illesis, and the buff overlap requires Argal’s protection.

In the end, all that was left of him was the roar of the shield.

But even this is pretty cool.

Chris, who was trying to activate the roar of the shield even by using the status window, discovered a crucial fact belatedly.

Although he approached, embarrassed by the use of defensive spells, there was no sign of using the aura of absorption that Illesis had warned about.

He let out a moan, lamenting the maid’s thoroughness.

‘Did you turn it off because you were afraid to use the shield’s roar by using the aura against it?’

The maid’s special abilities, the aura of absorption and the aura of death, are very powerful and tricky.

However, due to the nature of continuously inflicting similar types of damage, it is easy to counterattack with Absorption Armor, although fuel efficiency is poor.

She must have known that and not used her aura at all.

She, who received Elgar’s orders, had no gaps at all.

‘Wow, does this really mean just die?’

It was Chris who did not give up and tried to find the answer, but the feeling of despair filled his heart.

As he watched the flames burn more and more intensely, he soon moved his gaze out of the arena.

Even when the duel started, Elgar, who had a smile on his face, had a calm expression as if he had lost interest, and Illesis and Tyrone were restless.

But one of the army of corpses lined up around.

Chris’ mentor, Gearick, was clearly laughing.

Fortunately, it wasn’t a sneer at Chris.

His eyes were on the maid, surrounded by various protection spells.

When Chris saw it, his eyes trembled with a feeling of unbelief.

‘Why is Master laughing at the maid?’

Gearrick is not originally a laughing knight.

There is only one reason why he has such an expression.

It was because the maid made a fatal mistake in battle.

When Chris realized this, he raised his fighting spirit that had fallen to the floor with difficulty.

said the Master.

Chris can beat the maid.

I hadn’t known Gearrick for very long, but he wasn’t one to talk nonsense or lie.

Chris, who had barely regained his composure, began exploring the law of destruction with a calmer mind.

Just like now, the point is the same.

This fight depends on Chris being able to trigger Shield Roar or not.

However, as long as there is no attack from the opponent, it is impossible to use the counterattack as it is now.

Driven to a dead end again, Chris remembered his teacher’s teachings.

‘Don’t struggle in vain learning swordsmanship that you’re not good at, and make use of the advantages you have.’

His strong point is a wide range of skills using the status window and class change.

And the knowledge gained from Arios Online.

After looking through the jobs and skills in the status window with his hot head, he finally found the answer.

I’m not sure if this method will work, but unfortunately I haven’t had time to do the math.

The maid’s order was already half completed.

If you continue to drag out time here, you will die without doing anything.

Thinking so, Chris put his plan into action without delay.

“Class change, Berserker!”

When the class in the status window, which had been set to Shield Knight, changed to Berserker, Chris’s eyes turned red.

The Berserker is a class that boasts the strongest sustained damage only when its HP is low.

But that wasn’t what Chris was aiming for.

Even if he harmed himself right now and turned into an irrational monster, it would be difficult to defeat someone as powerful as the head maid.

The one he focused on was the last skill of the berserker.

It is an enhancer that continuously consumes a large amount of life force instead of increasing all stats.

“Flashing.”

Thanks to the help of the status window, when the skill was activated, vitality soared from every corner of his body.

The heart rate rose nearly three times at once, the blood flow increased, and the mana that had been sleeping quietly ran wild.

Of course, no matter how well-trained the body is, it can’t be fine if it’s abused to this extent.

Chris, who had been quietly biting his molars, groaned at the belated pain.

“Kuhm… … .”

The blood vessels throughout the body cannot withstand the intense pressure and are constantly bursting.

Although the vitality of the status window is restoring it, it is only a stopgap.

Chris, who used the skill, is also consumed quickly with a slightly surprising momentum.

Illesis and Tyrone, who were outside the arena, blinked their eyes, wondering if he had given up.

However, Chris endures the pain that rips through his body and goes straight to the next step.

‘The armor of absorption.’

Currently, Chris is suffering enormous continuous damage due to berserk.

However, these dot damages are perfect for absorbing using armor of absorption.

If the opponent doesn’t hit you, use the reverse effect of the skill to hit yourself.

That was the way Chris came up with it.

The lady-in-waiting, who thought he was going to go berserk and go on the offensive, belatedly grasped the situation and frowned.

But it was too late to break the spell and disturb him now.

The spell of victory that she was preparing is already more than half complete.

Chris focused on operating the absorption armor as he watched the flames blazing in the air.

It’s a somewhat impulsive choice, but so far it’s going well.

Originally, the role of the shield knight was to receive the opponent’s attack at the forefront of the battle.

Therefore, preparing technology so leisurely is a luxury that is usually unimaginable.

It was a bit painful because of the pain that kept gnawing at my whole body, but it was a much more comfortable environment compared to running and rolling around to counter the opponent’s attacks.

Chris, who completed the accumulation in an instant, grabbed his racing heart and moved on to the next process.

All that remains is to resonate and amplify the accumulated damage and fire it at the opponent.

As soon as the power that ran amok in his body was refined, the tip of the sharp knife began to tremble.

“this… … .”

Seeing that, the maid imagined her defeat for the first time in this fight.

It was no big deal to be cut by that man’s knife, but he was really afraid of disappointing his master.

As she desperately finished the almost completed spell, she looked back at Elgar and doubted her own eyes for a moment.

Even though his attendant was on the verge of defeat, Elgar was smiling with an excited expression.

Of course, her gaze is not on the head maid, but on Chris.

Seeing this, the maid finally held up the completed spell and hesitated for a moment.

On the other hand, Chris, who has barely completed the technique in the meantime, wields a longsword without delay.

‘The roar of the shield!’

The buckshot from the longsword dispelled the infernal fire in the air and shattered fifteen types of protective spells.

The maid, who was at the place where the sword was pointing, collapses without even screaming, and the walls of the arena that Elgar created himself shake violently.

Chris, who poured out all his strength in a single blow, clicked his tongue when he found his life force more than half consumed.

This time, it was eaten thanks to the opponent’s unusual tactics, and if I did this in real combat, I would only eat my weight.

The damage received from the debuff felt much more painful than receiving an opponent’s attack because it could not be shed or blocked by a shield.

Eventually, when the sealed arena was opened, Elesis, who was outside, hurriedly ran to help Chris. It was extremely painful for the blood vessels throughout his body to constantly burst and regenerate, so Chris couldn’t bear to refuse her help.

Still, the notification window popping up from the corner of his vision eases his pain.

[Epic experience has increased thanks to dealing with tough enemies.]

Even when he received Gearic’s teachings, he occasionally rose, but this time the rate of increase was completely different.

The empty space on the long experience bar is now only about a quarter left.

“chris! are you okay?”

“I think I’ll get better with a little rest.”

As Chris reassured Elesis, the slow, clear applause rang in her ears.

Elgar, appreciating his efforts, praised him with a very happy expression.

At the end of the applause, which lasted for quite a long time, the maid, who had been shattered, suddenly rises from the ground.

The lady-in-waiting, who had been brought back to life, knelt down in front of Elgar and bowed her head.

Chris was a little taken aback when he saw her.

To think that the opponent he had worked so hard to bring back to life was revived so easily.

I thought it would take a little longer for the high-ranking undead to be resurrected, but now that I see it, it doesn’t seem like that.

Chris took a second look at her troops lined up around the arena.

4 death knights, including Gearrick, and about 20 death maids.

Up to this point, it was enough power to deal with all the six kings except for Elgar himself, but there were also hundreds of fairly powerful mid-level undead.

I was afraid at first, but it was an even more terrifying army when I got to know the level properly.

Elgar, who was sitting in the middle of them, stood up and approached Chris.

“It seems that my help was not in vain. At this rate, it would be a shame to send him away alive.”

“I still lack the skills to serve Elgar-sama.”

When Chris, who was very nervous, responded with a difficult laugh, Elgar turned around and headed for the carriage.

“Then let’s meet again next time. Stay healthy.”

“thank you!”

As Elgar entered the wagon, the lion’s army prepared to move.

As Chris and the others are quickly packing up, Gearrick quietly approaches them on a horse.

“It was a little clumsy, but great workmanship. If the head maid had pushed forward, you would have lost in all likelihood… He must have lived by rolling his head.”

“It’s all thanks to Master.”

Chris lightly bowed his head and expressed his gratitude.

Even though it was under Elgar’s orders, Gearic devoted his energy and energy to his education.

Before long, the knight’s cold steel glove tapped Chris’ shoulder.

“Learn a lot while you are alive. There are many skills and wisdom that are difficult to master in death. If you do well, you could become Elgar-sama’s fifth knight.”

“Go, thank you.”

It was hard for Chris to comfortably accept Gearick’s words of gratitude.

When Elgar’s carriage and her troops finally left the clearing, only traces of a duel remained in front of the party.

The ghost horse, who seemed to be in a better mood than usual, picked up the two and left the forest with a leisurely pace.

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Meanwhile, in Elgar’s carriage, the maid’s atonement continued.

Elgar raised her from her head down.

“It doesn’t have to be like that. Because I know very well that you were able to defeat Chris.”

“Thank you for your great mercy, Master.”

Seeing the owner who was more generous than usual, the lady-in-waiting raised her body cautiously.

Then ask quietly without forgetting a polite attitude.

“Then where should I turn now?”

“Let’s go to the altar Chris found. I’ll have to see for myself what kind of a bastard Argal, the owner of that place, is.”

Elgar, who was curious about the status window, gave the order without delay.

The lady-in-waiting bowed her head again and announced the owner’s will.

The army of the dead left the forest and walked proudly along the main road in broad daylight.