Taming Master

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The Green Drakes were powerful.

As monsters of the transcendental 120 levels, I can ask you if it's natural to be strong, but it's not that powerful.

Kiyaao-!

Instead of the 120 levels, they had enormous stats and unique abilities, even though they were 130 to 140 levels.

That's why Ian and Selamus' warriors had to struggle.

Even if Drake hits the wrong tail, his life force is nearly halved.

‘Whew, this is enough……. I think the stat is almost the same as the Trior.... ’

Ian assumed two reasons:

The first reason he thought of it was a clay-colored chain lodged in the back of a drake.

‘I think that's giving me some buff.... ’

And the second reason is, next to the names of the drakes, the modifier is called "chimeric stage three."

Maybe these two are related. ’

What Ian was trying to do now was figure out the identity of the chain that led into the darkness.

It seemed to be getting harder and harder to keep up with the drakes.

Blame-!

Ian, who neatly avoided the claws of the drake, literally turned around.

Soon after, Ian, who caught up with him, drew his sword diagonally as hard as he could, holding it in reverse.

You little...!

A sharp hissing that then resonates.

Ka-chow!

What Ian was after was not Drake's weakness, but a chain of darkness behind his back.

- We hit the Dark Chain.

- Reduces the Durability of 'Chain of Darkness’ by 950.

Ian's eyes frowned, checking the system messages that came to his mind.

‘Why is this so strong? ’

A low 950 damage was also damage, but the chain's durability was not even scratched.

Of course, it may not be millions of durability, but it's at least 100,000 units.

‘There's no answer. ’

If you keep beating it, it will eventually break, but the biggest problem was that the Selamus Warriors could be destroyed before that.

So Ian's gaze led to a deeper darkness.

‘If we can't break this, we have to go into the darkness. ’

If it's hard to break the chain itself, I think I need to find something at the end of the chain.

But Ian's thoughts, however, could not lead to execution.

“Great warrior...! ”

Before he moves, Kroner approaches first and speaks.

“That sound.... ”

“The iron screech? ”

“Yes.”

“Hmm…? ”

“Is this a chain of darkness? ”

“How did you...! ”

“So I see. ”

Kroner's expression that he was talking to Ian became serious for a moment.

Ian's eyes then found it, sparkling slightly.

You must know something. ’

And like Ian's expectations, Krone had information about these chains.

“First of all, I'll explain later. ”

“ ……? ”

“One way or another, we have to break these chains. ”

“I need to know the least reason... …. ”

“Chimera are powered by a chain of darkness. ”

“Ah…! ”

“The more time passes, the stronger they will become. ”

At Krone's words, Ian sobs.

‘There are more than ten chains.... You want me to hang up on you? ’

Ian, who sliced his lower lip, asked me the most curious question.

“What's in that darkness with the chains? ”

“That's ……. ”

Kroner, who was a little blurry for a moment, opened his mouth again with a serious look.

“Perhaps the chains of darkness... are connected to Trowell." ”

Ian's pupils, which he had heard about, had to be enlarged again.

“Yes……? ”

* * *

Due to the situation, there was limited time for me to speak with Kroner.

But even within that, Ian was able to verify all of the most important information.

‘So these green drakes... You were sticking straws in the spirit king Trowell. ’

As Ian expected, the strength of the drakes was in the dark chain and the nature of the ‘chimera’.

To be precise, the 'Dark Chain’, which is the unique ability to be used in ‘Chimera Stage 3’, was the key.

The Dark Chain is a unique ability that can only be triggered by those with 'disabled’ status. It was a skill that absorbed the target's vitality and enhanced its ability to fight.

So, of course, the more you use it on powerful targets, the stronger you get.

The target was the Spirit King Trowell.) Drakes of the only grade have become enormously powerful.

‘Trowell was asleep, so of course he was inactive. That's how this bizarre situation happened. ’

Originally a chain of darkness, it was a skill that disappears when the target's HP is completely depleted.

But Trowell's life, which had fallen asleep in the cradle of the earth, was almost infinite.

That's why the drakes have been growing ever since Ian showed up.

So the longer we wait, the more we have to deal with the drakes.

“Can I just break the chain? ”

“That's true……. You won't be able to break it easily. ”

“And?”

However, this unexpected challenge could be solved more easily than I thought.

“A chain made of intense dark power.... If it's not the power of light or the Holy Spirit, it's hard to cut it off. ”

“Aha, that's easy. ”

“Yes…? ”

Ian, who has robbed Bitterstella of all its ruins, had artifacts of almost every nature.

“Aggro, no. Get their attention, Krone. ”

“ ……? ”

“I think I have a way. ”

Shhh!

Ian swapped his weapon in an instant and turned it into the Judgment Sword of the Holy Spirit. At the same speed, he shook it between the drakes.

Shroud- Kuang -!

Although DPS is less common than the Evil Judgment Sword or the Abyssal Judgment Sword, the Judgment Sword of the Holy Spirit provides a powerful tank and zombie-like hold instead.

By switching weapons, Ian was able to move more widely, making it easier for him to squeeze in between the drakes.

Glug-ug-ug!

One of Ian's miraculous break-ins quickly wields his claws, but he's already facing behind Ian's black back.

Kwauk-!

- We hit the Dark Chain.

- An attack with the ‘Xion' attribute causes a crack in the dark force.

- Reduces the Durability of the 'Chain of Darkness’ by 2,789

Ki-ek?

And this time, seeing the durability that was clearly shaved off, Ian's eyes were duo young.

‘Well, I guess there is a way. ’

Ian sees the black energy coming off the chain when he hits him, swinging his sword in succession.

Boom-boom-boom!

- We hit the Dark Chain.

- An attack with the ‘Xion' attribute causes a crack in the dark force.

- Reduces the Durability of the 'Chain of Darkness’ by 3,259.

- Reduces the Durability of the 'Chain of Darkness’ by 3,670.

- Reduces the Durability of 'Chain of Darkness’ by 4,532.

…… Snapshot……

Looking at the system message that came to mind, Ian was convinced.

‘The Dark Attribute Shield peels off when hit with the Zion Attribute. If this is the case, there 'll be other attribute attacks. ’

Shhh!

Ian quickly dodged a flying drake's tail.

I caught up with him again and replaced him with the evil Judgment Sword, the weapon I used to wear.

Shroud-!

The Dark Energy then plunges the Judgment Blade straight into the stripped chain.

Boom!

- We hit the Dark Chain.

- Reduces the Durability of the 'Chain of Darkness’ by 5,280.

And after confirming the message, Ian was able to be satisfied.

“I knew it!"

We have not yet shaved the chain's durability by less than 10%, but we have confirmed that it is important separately from that.

‘Once you strip off the darkness, the other types of attacks will enter. Then the answer is...! ’

Ian rolls his head quickly and starts to swing the battlefield again.

And at the same time.

“Krone, this way! ”

“Yes, Great Warrior! ”

With Selamus' warriors scattered across the battlefield, you begin to place a swift order.

* * *

“Wow, this is an interesting time. ”

“Haha, I see. I've been monitoring Ian all day since yesterday, and he's here at the most difficult time. ”

“Oh, really? ”

Check all the logs in the on-call room on the server.

Najchan was headed to the main monitoring room of the planning team.

I found some pastry for Ian, so I had to look at the timing to throw it.

‘Let's see……. Trowell Quay. Last phase, right? ’

Najchan only noticed the appearance of monsters floating on the rough screen, and even noticed the phase of the specific quest.

I sat down in a chair, smiling.

I was originally going to go straight to the planning room, just looking at Ian's current quest situation.

Given the situation, I changed my mind a little.

“Ian, how long have you been here? ”

“It should be about 20 minutes. ”

“Oh, really? ”

“What's the matter? ”

“It's because it's fun. ”

In addition to his own plans and other team planning documents, Ian was perfectly aware of the exact structure of the phase he was attacking.

‘If it had been 20 minutes, the Drakes would have already counted without an answer. ’

Of course, if you can break the chain, the accumulated buff will disappear, but it was hard evidence that you could not break the chain for 20 minutes.

‘It's a miracle I came all the way here at transcendent level 90……. Are we still going to see Ian's blockage? ’

Najchan secretly looked forward to Ian's situation.

‘If Ian gets stuck here, it will make my team feel more comfortable.... ’

Ian thinks he can do something in this situation, but on the one hand, he expects it to slip.

And towards him, the staff in the monitoring room opened their mouths again.

“But, sir……. ”

“Huh?"

“That guy Ian, he's been coming and going without a deal. ”

“Really?"

“Yes, of course, the drakes are strong, but I've got plenty of angles to put them in. ”

“Well……. ”

“But I'm not attacking, I'm just spinning and spinning. ”

“I see.”

“Even the Selamus warriors, they all control it. ”

At the sight of Najchan, who heard the employee's words, he was again young.

After listening to him, I looked at the screen, and I started to see what Ian was doing.

You're tying a chain in the middle. What the hell is he doing? ’

Najchan tilted his head as if he knew.

Ian realized that what he was doing was tying the chains of the drakes together, but he didn't realize why.

‘The chains of darkness are not set in length.... That doesn't mean the Drakes can't move. ’

But since we don't know Ian's intentions, the opposite is even more interesting.

What the hell is that? What the hell is he doing? ’

Ian was generally enjoying extreme play, so he assumed that the situation was also designed for something.

And then the next moment.

- El, the Island of Light!

- Yeah, Dad!

Boom, boom, boom!

After confirming the magic coming out of Elkarix's hand, Najchan finally understood what Ian was trying to do.

“Oh, I'm going to blow that thing all at once...! ”

Every time the white islands that were falling in succession burst, the darkness of the tangled chains washed away at once.

The ‘Flash of Light' was essentially a recovery skill, so DPS itself was not high.

Ian made the most of the vast magic that is made up of multi-hit magic.

‘We know exactly how to remove the darkness that protects the chain. ’

Ian realized that the Darkness was lifted as many times as the number of hits, regardless of the damage, and used the most effective method.

But Najchan's admiration did not end there.

Thor, the Hammer of Destruction!

Grrrrrrrrrrr!

The great hammer of Thor falls upon the chains, stripped clean of darkness.

The chains on the backs of the dozen drakes were broken into clumps.

Kuaang -!

And Nazi Chan, who had confirmed that he was there, stood up again.

“Uh, you're leaving already, sir? ”

“Yes."

“I think Ian's counterattack has just begun.... ”

I knew that the drakes with the chain buff gone were Ian's food.

“What a counterattack. The game just ended. ”

“Yep?”

“I'm going. Call me if there's anything unusual. ”

And Najchan, who was leaving the monitoring room, had no choice but to grumble.

“Chet, then. ”

What a rush (?) is not what I was hoping for, because I felt frustrated again.