The Old Man Is So Good at Acting Like a Loser

＜ 5. The Strongest Challenger (5) ＞

‘What crazy! Mr. Marco…’

Andrea had no time to gather her mind. The guardian who crushed Marco turned his eyes to the next target.

Andrea hurriedly ducked and crawled on the floor. I avoided detection immediately, but the trembling did not stop.

‘Even if a summoned person dies, it can be resummoned, but… that is only possible when the deck is exhausted and refilled and Marco summoned again. Besides, Marco-san was the first to die. It won’t be in a condition to fight normally.’

In the game, even if a summoned beast dies and is summoned again, it fights as if nothing happened. However, Marco is a heterogeneous summoned beast from outside the dungeon. It was clear that it would take time to recover from the shock of a terrible death.

In the first place, the guardian was not an opponent that Marco could face head-on. The insurmountable power gap felt once again.

Because of this, Andrea made a plan to somehow break the pattern and earn deal time. But now that Marco is dead, all plans are in vain.

“Come out, rat!”

The Guardian’s roar was heard. Andrea somehow managed to get through the cracks in the rocks and get away from the Guardians.

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No matter how much I wandered, the floor cracked under the table and I saw a hiding place where I could hide. Andrea hid herself there for the time being.

The guardian became frantic in finding Andrea. There was an electric shock with every step he took. Andrea felt her heart sink every time the impact sound approached.

The shock sound came right in front of me. As the Guardian advanced, he smashed his fists at the debris scattered here and there. Andrea closed her mouth and didn’t breathe.

The guardian lingered around for a while. There was obviously a presence around here, but it seemed to wonder why it was not visible. Andrea’s face was red from holding her breath too long.

The guardian who eventually turns away. My heart felt like it would stop as the tension eased in an instant. Andrea exhaled very slowly, in case a sound could be heard.

‘This is not the time to be relieved. Guardians use wide-area patterns when the player is out of sight for a long time.’

Unfortunate predictions fit easily. The Guardian stood tall in the center of the banquet hall, right under the chandelier. Then he raised his right hand high toward the ceiling.

“Lord of Thunder, I accept your wrath!”

The air flow has become unstable. Sparks rose in the air, and round spheres of lightning appeared. The sound of the lightning striking the orb sounded like the roar of a hungry beast.

The Guardian put his index and middle fingers together and spread his fingers.

“The traitors will be judged by merciless thunderbolts.”

As the Guardian slammed his finger on the floor, lightning began to strike from the orb.

Kwakwang!

Kwakwawang!

bang!

Boulders struck by lightning shattered. The thunderbolt containing the power of the god of thunder had a destructive power that was incomparable to that of ordinary thunderbolts. Andrea was stunned for a moment and looked at the flashes of light.

‘No, this is not the time to be like this. In Trial 25, that pattern has no time limit. One day, that thunderbolt will definitely strike here.’

Andrea has come out of hiding. Taking advantage of the guardian’s turning around, he moved toward the center of the banquet hall. The Guardians were still digging through the wreckage, searching for Andrea.

Andrea finally arrived at the center. It was an open place, so I had no choice but to run into the Guardian. The Guardian bowed low. It was meant to move by cramming, just like when it killed Marco.

Andrea reached into her pocket and grabbed the amulet of explosions.

bang!

Lightning struck right in front of my eyes. Andrea immediately took out the amulet of explosions. Upon seeing the amulet, the Guardian took a step back.

A guardian staring at Andrea with fierce eyes, as if he would not fall for the same number twice.

However, Andrea did not approach the guardian. Rather, he attached an amulet of explosions to his back.

After jumping forward and somersaulting, he landed on his back.

Kwakwawang!

As a series of explosions occurred, Andrea floated into the air. The impact of the explosion made my eyes stunned. However, Andrea did not forget and grabbed the chandelier as planned.

Andrea staggered and managed to climb onto the chandelier.

‘Even if I wrote 5 defenses, the shock is no joke.’

This was also a kind of glitch. If you use the Explosive Talisman on yourself and ignite it as soon as you land, the jumping height will increase abnormally. However, it was not a glitch that was recommended to be used without protection because it took intact explosion damage.

But at some point, the turn was 7 turns, and Andrea had been using only defense and building defense.

‘If I didn’t have armor, my back would probably have been blown off.’

The burns on his back made him feel hot, but it was nothing compared to dying. Andrea looked down at the Guardian under the chandelier. The tightly clenched fist of the Guardian was shaking.

“Get down there right now! That chandelier is His Majesty’s special treasure!”

Andrea didn’t even listen. That was the reason he tried to climb onto this chandelier. Guardians indiscriminately fire wide-area flags anywhere in the banquet hall, but the top of this chandelier was an exception.

I bought time right away, but the situation was hopeless. All the amulets of explosions were used, and Marco died without doing anything. Andrea shook her head as if there was no way out of this situation.

‘First of all, wait until Marco is selected again and go down again… No, I don’t have a talisman anyway, so I can’t even make a deal time. Then there is no point in using indomitable will… Unless it’s an indomitable will… the way to overcome this situation is…’

There was no No answer came.

Time passed and 8 turns. The deck was slowly revealing the bottom.

The cards drawn are Unbreakable Will, Summon Golden Slime, and Strike. A total of 4 cards, including the preserved card Mana Boost.

I couldn’t see any hope. Andrea let out an empty laugh. The card he picked up on the previous floor was Summon Golden Slime.

It was a choice I picked in the hope that I would figure out how to use it in case I didn’t know. However, it didn’t seem like there would be any other answer in a situation where we were already facing a dead end wall.

Andrea used the 0 cost card, Golden Slime Summon, in a state of desperation.

A golden summoning circle was drawn and a golden slime was summoned above the chandelier. The golden slime crawled here and there wriggling, as if it were confused that it had been summoned in an unexpected place.

Contrary to its grandiose name, the golden slime was a weak monster that had nothing better than the normal slime that appeared in the ordeal. Its only strength is that it can split a lot compared to normal slimes.

Even if I threw it to the guardian now, it was obvious that it would be nothing more than a toy to vent my anger that I could play with for a long time. When the golden slime crawled towards it with a curious gesture, Andrea blew a beetle out of embarrassment.

The golden slime, which was in a neutral state, turned into a hostile state. The golden slime crawled to the edge of the chandelier and threatened Andrea by setting up slime here and there.

At that moment, lightning struck Andrea’s head as well. The afterimage that remains like a flash of light, the tingling thrill of an outrageous idea.

Andrea brought out the Polar Dawn. And cut the golden slime in half.

2 enemies appeared.

Andrea layered the golden slime on top of it, then split it in half again with Polar Dawn.

4 enemies appeared.

Andrea continued to split the golden slime in half. In half… and in half again.

Finally, 128 enemies were created. It was the critical point of division of the golden slime.

Andrea calmed her pounding heart and read the effect of ‘Indomitable Will’.

‘[Unique] Indomitable Will (3 cost): Extinction, increases all stats by 10 for each enemy facing you during this battle.’

There were 129 enemies in front of Andrea now, including the guardians.

There was no reason to hesitate. Andrea used Fortitude immediately after using Mana Boost.

I could feel the change happening slowly. What can I say about that feeling? To put it bluntly, it felt like the blood in my body had turned into lava all at once.

The gushing blood smelted his muscles as hard as steel. An absurd amount of adrenaline was released, and all senses sharpened like freshly sharpened knives.

A dark red aura rushed around Andrea. For a long time, he couldn’t find the right words to describe the unfamiliar feeling that was going through his body.

Andrea took out her status card and looked at it, finally finding words to describe the feeling.

[Name: Andrea]

[Class: None]

[Level: 21]

[Max Mana: 1]

[Muscle Strength: 17 + 1290]

[mana: 23 + 1290]

[Resistance: 22 + 1291]

[Luck: 18 + 1290]

[quirk: none]

I’m sure I won’t lose no matter what enemy I face.

It’s turn 9. Andrea jumped under the chandelier.

A light landing that barely makes a sound.

The Guardian has arrived. Now that the prey is back, it’s time for judgment. Electric fists of steel rushed at Andrea furiously.

Pajijik – Took.

Andrea lightly held out her index finger to block the attack.

The Guardians were not even given time to panic. Andrea grabbed the gauntlet’s wrist as it was. And just like that, he gave strength to his hands.

wajik.

The steel armor crumpled like paper.

“What the…!”

The Guardian hurriedly tried to remove his arm, but couldn’t. His arms were immobile, as if they were caught in a cleft in a mountain of rocks.

The reason why the Guardian was even more flustered was that it was a time when he was wearing a red aura. It was normal that no physical attack could harm him now.

Andrea quickly realized what the Guardian was thinking.

“In front of overwhelming power, that reflection pattern is nothing more than a trivial joke.”

Any pattern was meaningless to Andrea, who had soared over 1300 in magic and resistance.

A composure that no matter how strong the enemy is, there is no difference. Being strong was something that gave me such stability. Andrea calmed herself down, clenched her fists gently, and lunged at the Guardian.

The fist didn’t even touch the guardian. However, the shock wave of formidable power hit the Guardian as it was.

Kwa-gwa-gwa-gwa-gwa-gwa-gwa!

Scars were left on the floor as if dozens of huge monsters had struggled. The guardian was blown away as if caught in a storm and landed in the far corner of the banquet hall.

Andrea took a step. That alone was enough to reach the Guardian.

The Guardian who was pinned to the wall was a miserable figure. The helmet was distorted like a tin can and its original shape could not be recognized, and the gauntlet was disassembled into pieces and turned into a pile of iron. The breastplate had a hole in the middle, revealing the bony ribs.

It was caused by just one punch, and one that didn’t even touch.

The Guardian struggled to open his mouth.

“You are… what are you? Did you sell your soul to the devil? How could you… overwhelm me… who borrowed the power of a god to protect Your Majesty?”

Andrea frowned. Even when his whole body and all his weapons were smashed, this lump of scrap metal that only cried out for his majesty made him frustrated whenever he faced it.

“This is the head of a tin can. The soul of the king whom you honor so dearly has already reached the underworld. The skeleton on that throne is just a puppet driven by the warlock’s enchantment.”

Andrea had already visited the dungeon countless times and learned all of the Guardian’s backstory. To Andrea, who knew all about the circumstances, all the words and actions of the Guardian felt completely useless.

“Such… nonsense…”

“And I’m not selling my soul to the devil.”

“?”

Andrea held her shoulder with one hand and twirled her arm.

“It’s just a deceased person who tried everything to avoid dying.”

Then he reached out his fist and delivered the final blow.

Kwa-gwa-gwa-gwa-gwa-gwa-gwa!

The wall exploded, and the impact continued all the way to the ceiling. The banquet hall collapsed helplessly.

Andrea stared at the collapsing ceiling in dismay. Even if this place disappeared now, it did not mean the end.

Even if everything is buried in this rubble, the Guardian will rise again and stupidly repeat its allegiance when a new challenger arises.

As long as the dungeon doesn’t disappear and this cycle continues.

Andrea looked at her palm. It was a cycle that could not be broken even with this overwhelming power.

The ceiling and walls completely collapsed, and the banquet hall finally became a ruin where it was impossible to even recognize what was there.

The strongest challenger in the dungeon was standing tall on top of the ruins.

＜ 5. The Strongest Challenger (5) ＞ End