A VR Travel Story That Makes You Want to Be Humiliated

Chapter 259: Summary of Cultists (1)

I was the first to come to my senses.

Since I spent quite a bit of time in the dream, my memory of what I was doing at the end was a bit vague.

I do remember at least that the incarnation of Drippert appeared.

"Ah... "

"Ugh... "

Flora and Asil also came to their senses a little later than me.

As I looked at the two people holding their heads and moaning, I began to gradually remember the situation just before being struck by the power.

This is a den of cultists.

I defeated the monsters that appeared and entered this place that looked like a boss room.

We tried to beat down the cultists who were trying to do something here with Asil, but we failed, and in the end, the incarnation of Drippert appeared and took us under its power.

There were a few other little things, but that was enough for what I needed to know right away.

"So what happened to my broadcast?!"

Asil suddenly shouted.

What do you mean, broadcast? Did you broadcast in your dream?

I'll have to go to the flashback room later and take a look.

In contrast to Asil, who was inexplicably excited, Flora was strangely calm.

"Mother... Father... "

There was something determined in Flora's eyes as she muttered something so softly that it was difficult to understand.

I felt like I had grown a lot mentally.

I thought Drippert attacked with power, but did they put him in the room of spirit and time?

The will to find a flashback room has become stronger.

First of all, the priority is to solve the problem at hand.

– Ugh...

An unpleasant sound like scraping on an iron plate rang out quietly.

Driftert, noticing that we had all escaped the power, began to move.

To be exact, it was the incarnation of Driftert.

The incarnation, which had only one white and bony arm, appeared on the altar and gradually appeared.

"Ugh, what is that?"

It was so bizarre that Asil frowned.

It seems like the creatures from an old horror game looked like that.

The arms hanging from his shoulders each seemed to be 10 meters long. Even though it was that long and thin, it was not that thick. I don't know, but it might be 50 cm in diameter.

There were two more arms like this.

Instead of a neck and head, there was an additional left arm hanging above the shoulder where the head should have been.

There is another left arm sticking out from the back, where you can't see how it hangs.

On his upper body, he has three left arms and one right arm. It wasn't a very nice sight to see a total of four arms fluttering around, each boasting enormous length.

Especially if we know that those arms will be swung to attack us.

– Kuung.

The Avatar jumped from the high altar.

Although it was quite high, the arm length was 10 meters, so it was literally within reach by just stretching out the arm.

Hwa-shin opened his red eyes in the solar plexus and hit the surrounding area with his arms.

He seemed annoyed that the power didn't work.

The appearance resembled that of a child throwing a tantrum, but the sight of the floor shattering and pieces of rock bouncing off every time he threw his arms down was a bit too serious to be considered simply a child's complaint.

"Soira. What should I do?"

Asil slowly took a step back and asked.

Most Avatars will self-destruct if left alone.

This is because a mortal body cannot accept the status of an immortal.

The body becomes grotesquely distorted and collapses, and the mind loses reason and becomes a beast relying on instinct.

Even the cultists seem to praise this as a good thing, saying, 'leaving the bondage of the flesh and taking refuge in the embrace of the Absolute.'

Anyway, it means that even if we run away from here, we will die on our own over time.

But this time it was difficult to use that method.

"Even if I run away, I think I'll catch up to you right away."

The arm length is 10 m.

The lower body still has human legs as decoration, but the arms are that long, so it won't follow you while running.

Even if you move with your arms as if walking, your stride length is 20 m. It didn't seem like I could escape easily.

In that case, it is better to fight.

It's going to be tough, just as I thought it would be when I first saw Hwashin, but it's not so much that we can't win at all.

"Asil! Let's go to Formation A!"

"Okay!"

Formation A. In other words, it is the most basic formation.

A formation where I take the lead in tanking, and Flora and Asil deal damage as ADC and close damage, respectively.

I think it would be a well-balanced party with just one more healer. It can't be helped that it doesn't exist.

I stepped in front of Asil, lifted my sword, placed it on the side of the shield, and scratched it.

-Keeeee...

Even if I only scratched it slightly, a loud sound similar to the sound of a drill like you would hear at a dentist's office resounded.

It was a provocation using sound, one of the provocation techniques that tanks can use.

To those on the same side, it sounds like a drill at best, but to the enemy, it sounds like a more horrifying noise than the sound of fingernails scratching a blackboard.

I can't even imagine what you're talking about. Even if I could, I don't want to.

– That's it!!!

The effect of the provocation worked well for Hwashin as well.

The incarnation of Drippert, which screamed even though it had no mouth, stretched out its long left arm and struck down an alarm clock that rings in the morning.

– Boom!

As I took a step to the side, a fist the size of a log landed right where I was a moment ago.

Good. At this level, we can say that we have attracted enough aggro.

"『Ignition Spear』!"

Flora's magic struck directly at the hand of the Avatar, which hit the floor and stopped moving for a moment.

It is a magic that pierced the shoulder of a cult leader by surprise before the incarnation appeared.

A magic with a narrow range, but excellent penetration and speed.

Even against the body of the Avatar, it demonstrated outstanding penetrating power and penetrated halfway through his fist.

However, Hwashin attacked by swinging one more arm without showing any signs of pain.

An attack swung low, as if sweeping the floor.

You can easily avoid it by jumping, but if you do that, you'll be hit by the next attack without any preparation in the air. Apparently, the Avatar had four arms.

I injected magic power into the shield to increase its size and prepare for impact.

– Quang!

"Ugh!"

The moment the Avatar's arm touched the shield, the entire body shook from the huge shock.

Even though he was holding the shield tightly with both hands to prepare for the impact, it was so powerful that he could have been blown away.

This is a 90% reduced shock?

If it had not been blocked with a shield, or if the shield had no damage reduction ability, it would not have been surprising if the battle had ended with this single attack.

An incarnation is an incarnation.

– Kwaang!

While I was receiving one attack, Flora's fire magic, which had completed one more spell, attacked the body of the Avatar.

Unfortunately, it was blocked by the arm and exploded before it could hit the body, but at least we could see that Flora's magic was a threat to even the Avatar.

I could see that the Avatar's aggro was slightly directed towards Flora.

I scratched my shield again and activated the provocation skill, gently narrowing the distance between me and the Avatar.

It was to prevent the aftermath of the attack against me from reaching Flora.

– Gooooo!!

The Avatar raised its four arms fiercely and let out an inaudible roar.

A threatening force that makes your stomach tingle.

I was okay with it because I had experienced it a lot, but behind me, Flora seemed to be stiffening with tension.

I can't do it. It's a little embarrassing, though.

"Haaaaa!!!"

We shouted together against the roar of the Avatar.

It is not a simple shout, but a skill called 'Warrior's Roar'.

It's just a common skill that anyone in a melee profession can use.

As such, the effect was simple. An effect that makes up for when an ally's morale decreases due to an enemy's skill.

Skills such as 'Commander's Cry' or 'Spearhead's Shout', which can only be used by certain classes, may not only make up for it but can also dramatically increase morale, but I can't help with skills that I don't have.

Flora's condition returned, and the sound of muttering and chanting was heard again.

At the same time, the Avatar's attacks began to pour in again.

The constant slashing and swinging attacks with the four arms were almost flawless.

No matter how stagnant I was, if I dodged one, another one would fly in, and if I blocked one that flew in, I couldn't find a way to swing another one.

Although Flora's magic, which is fired occasionally, is steadily inflicting damage, if things continue like this, very positive results are not expected.

If it's just me and Flora fighting like this.

It was when Hwashin's aggro was completely focused on me, who continued to use provocation skills, and Flora, who was dealing damage with magic.

Asil, who was holding his breath and trying to find the right moment, ran towards the main body of the Avatar. Judging from the appearance of a slightly green afterimage, it appeared to have merged with a sylph.

When Asil took off the bracelet she was wearing on her arm, her bracelet changed its appearance into a large one. It was the right size to call it a hula-hoop rather than a bracelet.

Her arm, which was at the head of Hwashin, struck Asil, who suddenly jumped out.

Asil easily dodged her incarnation's fist and even put her arm inside the hula-hoop.

Asil ran towards her body along her arms and shouted.

"Open, 'the door to the spirit world'!"

Asil's bracelet, the door to the spirit world, created a portal connecting the spirit world and reality in response to Asil's cries.

The middle part of the bracelet flickered lightly and connected to the spirit world, and the arm of the incarnation, which happened to be stuck inside the bracelet, was sent to the spirit world.

From my perspective, it looked like the hula-hoop that Asil was holding was swallowing Hwashin's arm.

Asil intended to push her main body into the spirit world on Avatar's arms, but ended up getting caught in her long arms and pushing it up to her shoulders.

"Tch. It's a waste."

It was regrettable that Asil quickly retreated due to the swinging arm, but in my opinion, it was a sufficient achievement.

The gate of the spirit world, which was completely draped over the shoulder, completely swallowed up the one arm protruding from the head of the incarnation.

When we had 4 arms, Flora and I continued to fight closely, so now, with the addition of Asil, we didn't think we would lose against the 3-armed Avatar.