How A Mythical Holy Knight Lives As A Villain (Novel) - Chapter 90
Chapter 90
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The Sanctum raid members were staring at the boxes with blank faces.
They knew the value of elixirs well.
‘Just how much…’
Did Go Johan realize how much he had just distributed in a single moment?
C-grade elixirs had been traded for hundreds of billions of won, so anything above that would be in the trillions.
There were only 3 A-grade elixirs, but their value was beyond estimation.
Gulp.
Of course, with Goldian starting elixir sales, their prices had plummeted.
F-grade elixirs could now be obtained for tens of millions to hundreds of millions if you were lucky.
But C-grade elixirs were still worth billions no matter what.
Swish.
The raid members looked at each other.
Three raid parties, nearly 200 people in total.
No matter how conservatively they estimated.
“Hah.”
It was a breathtaking amount of money.
“That Middle Eastern guy must feel ripped off.”
Go Min-Ji said with a twisted smile.
“Hundreds of billions are just rolling around here.”
“You don’t need to think that way.”
Go Johan said.
“With the elixirs he got months before others, he grew like a top-tier ranker leveling up. And he conquered higher gates faster and in greater numbers…”
It seemed he gained more than he lost compared to what he paid, rather than taking a loss.
“You’re really…”
Go Min-Ji shook her head and swallowed the elixirs in one gulp.
Flash!
At that moment, it seemed like streams of light were leaking from her.
“…!”
An effect similar to leveling up, but denser and lasting longer.
Next, Go Woo-Jin and Han Su-Ah swallowed their elixirs without hesitation.
That light similar to leveling up was a change that occurred as the threads composing them gained color and thickened.
And then.
“…Insane.”
Go Min-Ji’s exclamation, close to shock, could be heard.
“This is… really crazy, isn’t it…?”
“I have no choice but to agree.”
Even Go Woo-Jin stepped forward to say such things.
It felt like all stats had instantly risen by 10.
Easy to say 10, but in reality it was equivalent to dozens of levels gained at once.
Swish!
Meanwhile, Han Su-Ah unhesitatingly drew her three swords and swung them.
Whang!
There was a feeling that the air had been sharply cut along with the sound of cutting through air.
“This is… really.”
It was unbelievable growth.
Just with strength, agility, and magic power, everything moved organically and seemed to have improved several levels.
Simply put, the Han Su-Ah from just before and the current Han Su-Ah were different people entirely.
“You’re right.”
Go Min-Ji felt the same growth.
“That Middle Eastern guy hit the jackpot.”
Spending hundreds of billions just to feel this sensation a little earlier?
Even she would have emptied her fortune to splurge on it.
“But saying there are no side effects was a lie, wasn’t it?”
At Go Min-Ji’s words, the raid members who had been swallowing elixirs hesitated.
“What false accusation are you trying to pin on me now?”
“Well.”
Whoosh.
When Go Min-Ji took a step, she moved as if gliding.
But her face showed confusion rather than satisfaction.
“The effects are too good, I can’t handle it.”
At Go Min-Ji’s words, Go Woo-Jin nodded.
“Certainly.”
Originally, a player would level up one step at a time, with appropriate stat increases.
The resulting changes were small but definite.
But when facing the effects of multiple levels at once, cognitive ability couldn’t keep up with physical ability.
Moreover.
Thud.
When drawing out magic power, the swollen muscles tried to tear through the fitted clothing.
“The sensitivity itself is different, and this doesn’t seem to just raise stats?”
“Right.”
“You wouldn’t understand, but this is a side effect. If we go into real combat like this, we might die.”
“Don’t worry about that. You’ll get better as you roll around.”
“……”
It was dissatisfying but unavoidable.
“And…”
“Wait, what else is there?”
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Unerasable smiles spread across the faces of the raid members who had consumed the elixirs.
Clench.
They repeatedly clenched and unclenched their fists, drawing out and erasing magic power like children who had gotten their hands on toys.
New items were being held or worn on their hands and bodies.
“…Do I have to react?”
Go Min-Ji said as if dumbfounded.
“This isn’t even about hurt pride anymore, the reactions themselves are getting stale, aren’t they?”
Even shock gets tiring when repeated.
No, exhausting was the right word.
She wanted to complain but didn’t know where to start, and just.
“……”
The time was insufficient just to enjoy and get used to what was given.
But she was worried.
“These things…”
She knew what the second items Go Johan had given them were.
“Weren’t these supposed to be demon tools?”
The cause that had confined Go Johan to the Black Room, and the decisive trigger that made him called a villain.
The blessed items that Geo Guild had boasted could hunt demons, or rather, demon tools.
[Master’s…]
[Unique]
After the Geo Guild incident, she thought all blessed items had been disposed of.
But now, improved versions of those items had been given to Sanctum.
“You’re not planning to kill us, are you?”
“They’re not demon tools.”
Go Johan said.
“They’re new products with all side effects removed while keeping only what’s effective against demons.”
It was true.
Gluttony had recovered and researched the blessed items, and had been researching demon tools even before that.
Moreover.
‘Dvergr.’
The church now had in its grasp the Dvergr who had created those things.
Prototypes created with their technology.
“I’ve already confirmed it, and if problems arise during this conquest, I can resolve them.”
“If you say so…”
Go Min-Ji nodded.
“Well, is there more by any chance?”
She asked while checking the given equipment.
This alone was already more than enough.
‘Just how much stronger have we become?’
She knew equipment items were very important to players, but after putting them on, her body felt twice as light and strong.
She could guarantee.
‘In this state, I’d probably be within the top 20 combat rankings in America.’
Of course, that was excluding the gift Go Johan had given her last time.
If she prepared everything perfectly.
“……”
She really couldn’t imagine it.
“I’ll use them well and return them.”
Then Go Woo-Jin spoke.
He mustn’t misunderstand.
Go Johan was Sanctum’s bloodline but wasn’t someone who belonged to Sanctum.
“They’re gifts.”
But Go Johan shook his head and said.
“Think of them as part of the compensation for the thorny path you’ll inevitably have to walk. Hyung.”
“……”
“Hey! Isn’t there more?”
And so, the Gate conquest began.
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“Shit…”
Go Min-Ji spat out curses.
Even when active in America, when Go Min-Ji was in unbearably difficult situations.
“Fucking hell!” She favored curses from her homeland.
There was no other curse that could release such trembling and emotion, Go Min-Ji would guarantee it.
Boom!
The massive greatsword moved, cutting through the air.
Kwaaaaang!
Explosive energy shot out in a straight line and collided with the giant.
In the explosion, Go Min-Ji’s eyes trembled with anticipation.
But soon.
“…Damn it.”
She had no choice but to spit out curses again.
It was clearly a strike she had put all her strength into, but only a small scratch appeared on the giant’s chest.
Kwang!
When the giant stomped its foot.
Craaaack!
The ground split and began to rise.
The surging spikes convinced her that a direct hit would tear her apart.
Tang!
Not content with kicking off the ground.
Kwang!
She barely managed to dodge by swinging her greatsword for propulsion.
But meanwhile.
Boooooom!
A massive fist incomparable to her twin greatswords was rushing toward Go Min-Ji’s torso as if to crush her.
She crossed her twin greatswords.
Kwang!
The pain felt through the greatswords wasn’t a metaphor – it really felt like bones were being ground away.
“Kugh!”
Go Min-Ji screamed in pain and tumbled.
Blood flowed whether from her head or from her eyes bursting under pressure, covering her vision.
Meanwhile.
Kwang! Bang! Kwaaaaang!
She could see Sanctum’s raid party fighting another giant, along with Go Woo-Jin and Han Su-Ah.
Their situation wasn’t much different.
“Krgh!”
Go Woo-Jin and the other tanks couldn’t properly withstand even one of the giant’s strikes.
Before entering the Gate, after receiving elixirs from Go Johan and obtaining blessed equipment, she had thought there was nothing they couldn’t defeat.
She had even gained confidence that she alone could handle three-horned demons among those Go Johan so hated and considered enemies.
Boom!
What madness.
“Huff… huff… fucking hell…”
Go Min-Ji stood up using her greatsword as a staff.
The giant that had approached swatted at her like swatting a fly.
Kwang!
Go Min-Ji blocked with her diagonally held greatsword but couldn’t avoid being knocked away.
But it was different from before.
Go Min-Ji, who had rolled several times in the air, maintained her stance.
Woooong!
Ograk’s Twin Fangs began to turn red and grant power to Go Min-Ji’s arms and greatswords.
“After mocking me so much…”
Red tattoos began to appear on Go Min-Ji’s arms.
“I’m in the same state.”
She had mocked Go Johan’s tattoos, but even more primitive and crude tattoos settled on both her arms.
Not the same curse as Go Johan’s, but the ability of the Twin Fangs called the blood of the orc war god.
Boom.
She could feel her heart beating violently.
At the same time, she felt magic power dwelling throughout her body.
Whoosh.
Go Min-Ji’s figure disappeared.
Kwaaaaaa!
Like Go Johan, the sound of cutting through air echoed.
Where such Go Min-Ji appeared was above the giant’s head.
“Die!”
Go Min-Ji fell down, filled with killing intent to bisect the giant.
She could guarantee it.
Kwaaaaang!
This was hell no less than, no, worse than a Black Gate.
Even the most noble and gentle among Sanctum’s bloodline.
“…Fuck.”
A space where even Go Woo-Jin would curse without restraint.
Kwang!