Chapter 233

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Translated by Jinmu
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[Elite: Sky Whale of Amplitude (Lv. 532)]

-What.

-Whale?

-Holy sh*t big;

-Isn’t the level a bug?

-Higher than the Snow Drake?

-That guy was a boss.

A giant whale appeared, its size so immense that it did not even fit properly into a single glance.

Its appearance was shocking even to Han-bit.

‘Why is that here…’

The sky whale was not unfamiliar to him.

However, it was too strange that the creature, whose territory was the upper air near the Black and White Sea, appeared here.

“That’s… a sky whale!”

“Why in this area…!”

The Investigation Team members caught by Sylph’s wind also looked below and were astonished.

Even as Investigation Team members, they had no choice but to be pushed back by its intimidation.

Kwagwagwang—!

The sky whale attacked the flying ship once more.

Ttududeuk—

The balance tilted along with the sound of something falling off.

It was the result of a portion of the floating stone layer being destroyed.

Depending on the degree of damage, it wouldn’t have been strange even if it led to a crash.

“Everyone regroup!”

Tat—!

Charlotte von Sinclair, having given the instruction, kicked off.

Tat—!

She threw her body into the air without a bit of hesitation and headed above the whale’s head.

“I’m going to target the blowhole, so all long-range members assist!”

Roald, who had endured while holding onto a pillar, immediately stood on the railing and grabbed his bow.

“Wait, not the blowhole!”

Han-bit quickly turned his head and tried to dissuade that attack.

But the opponent was the Captain of the Exploration 3rd Unit who had spent his life in combat.

“Targeting the weak point quickly is best for whale-species monsters! There’s no answer if we’re late!”

Juuk—!

A red arrow caught in the drawn bowstring.

In an instant, the arrow, which had turned into a sharp and long form, was fired.

Ping—!

The arrow that left the string cleaved the air with tremendous momentum.

The condensed flame dwelling inside and the barrier of mana wrapping the outside surged forward.

It reached the whale’s blowhole before Charlotte.

Puuk—!

Hwareuk—!

The arrow that hit accurately soon spewed out condensed flames.

And the moment that aftermath spread inside the blowhole, a resonance sound burst out from the front of the whale.

Jjeong—!

Wooo—!

“Keuhek!”

“Euaaaa!”

The wave of sound directed at the flying ship swept over the Investigation Team members.

Those who crashed into the internal structures of the flying ship were actually lucky.

More than half of the personnel were sent flying into the air beyond the railing.

-Ugh;

-Black Dragon told him not to…

-He holy sh*t doesn’t listen because he’s a candidate;

-Should we just kill him?

Huuung—!

Sylph quickly wrapped around them with wind and caught their bodies.

Han-bit, who let out a sigh, approached Roald who had crashed into a pillar.

“I told you not to do it, didn’t I?”

“Ugh…”

Roald, who hit his head, frowned as if in pain.

But there was no time for that.

“Get up. We have to attack that guy’s wings and tail first.”

“…What?”

Shwiik—!

The wind wrapping around Han-bit’s sword had a completely different appearance from before.

A power that could even swallow the nearby Roald if misdirected was felt.

“I’m going to link up with Charlotte, so adjust on your own. You’ll be able to if you’re in the Investigation Team.”

“Linking with the Commander? There’s no way that’s possible for a mere candidate… Hey!”

Tat—!

Han-bit, who ignored the words, immediately kicked off.

“Black Dragon-nim, I’ll join too.”

Haneul, who had followed at some point, looked as if she had already become familiar with the flow of wind.

Looking back, No-eul and Ping-pong were watching as if waiting for the next action.

“The equipment has been changed, but move cautiously.”

“Yes!”

Before arriving at the flying ship, Han-bit had distributed all the equipment that arrived by mail to everyone.

The contents included the production and refining of weapons and armor, as well as magic tools to help in combat.

It was a task made possible thanks to Kim Jae-ha having prepared the basic frames in advance.

Of course, upgrading the equipment was the same for Han-bit as well.

[Nebula Sword]

Rank: 7

Grade: Legendary

Restriction: Owner Bound

Options:

– Durability: 511

– Skill Efficiency: 524

– Mana Conductivity: 512

– Spirit Resonance: 527

– All Attribute Enhancement: 500

– All Attribute Resistance: 500

– All Stats +20 percent

– Refining Growth Possible

– Rank and Grade Evolution Possible

Description: A sword crafted by the blacksmith Kim Jae-ha. The Nebula’s main ingot, the Ingot of the Stars, and various materials swallowed by its power create an outstanding effect.

*Blessing of the Stars Stage 1 is activated. The power of the nebula is harbored in the sword, adding fixed damage to attacks.

It was a weapon whose performance was reinforced by pouring in materials obtained from the dungeons.

It was more than enough to use until he obtained materials to upgrade the Blessing of the Stars.

[Laurel of Protection (Rank 7/Epic)]

[Armor of Shell (Rank 7/Epic)]

[Steps of Life (Rank 7/Epic)]

…

The objects prepared to move in the World Tree’s area each possessed excellent performance.

They were to the extent that they could endure the menacing combat environment quite well.

Han-bit, who opened the party voice, delivered words to the other two.

“No-eul, fire a flash when the whale’s eye color changes. Ping-pong, focus on aftermath defense.”

(Yes!)

(Understood!)

Along with the returned answers, the two people approached Charlotte.

She, who was not hit by the air shock, was moving freely in the air even without spirit help.

“Charlotte.”

“…Eh?”

Charlotte, who was focused on the whale, turned her head abruptly.

Opening her two eyes wide, she looked back and forth at the flying ship and the two people.

“It’s dangerous! Why did you come down?”

“Isn’t it more difficult to kill now?”

“…”

Charlotte’s mouth, trying to pour out a rebuke, was shut tightly.

It was sufficiently possible to cut the sky whale’s neck with her power.

But the reason that monster was tricky lay in the massive air explosion that occurs upon its death.

Unless the mana and air condensation harbored inside the creature were appropriately drawn out, the mid-air destruction of the flying ship was a set result.

Touching the blowhole had only provoked anger and was not helpful at all.

“…It’s not Roald’s fault. It’s common sense to kill whale-species before they run wild.”

“Usually that’s the case.”

-Shielding this?

-Char-mommy (sobs)

-Roald wailing.

-Yeah, he’s a troller.

Unlike the viewers’ thoughts, Charlotte’s words were not particularly to shield her subordinate.

Actually, whale-species monsters were so powerful in size and strength that the orthodox method was to target the weak point and kill them as quickly as possible.

Of course, the sky whale before her eyes was a bit different.

“The flying ship… won’t be able to hold out for long.”

Her gaze headed to the lower part of the flying ship.

The layer of floating stones had been broken due to the first attack.

As the damage was larger than thought, escaping like this was impossible.

“I’ll try cutting the head and even erasing the explosion.”

Charlotte, who gripped the sword firmly, spoke while glaring at the giant whale’s head.

She intended to cleave space and use that space to erase the air explosion.

But considering the scale, it was an impossible story.

Wooo—!

The whale, echoing through the atmosphere, was preparing the next blow.

Time for discussion was not allowed anymore.

“I have a plan. Let’s target the left wing first.”

“Left wing?”

“We’re going to make it consume mana while cutting, starting from the parts with weak reactions. And please remove that barrier that excludes the surroundings too.”

“…How did you know?”

Charlotte was surprised and opened her eyes wide.

The reason High Spirit Aerial’s wind could not reach her was because of the defensive barrier that unconsciously arose for her as she handled space.

It didn’t kill people, but it showed an effect where interference of power became considerably difficult.

Huuuk—!

Then, the whale twisted its body and moved its wings.

It was an action taken right before firing a wave of air.

“Going.”

Shwiik—!

Han-bit rushed forward while wrapping himself in wind, and Haneul followed behind him.

Charlotte, who looked up at the flying ship, moved her body while gripping the sword hilt tight.

“High Spirit Aerial-nim, will you help?”

「Yes. Since she removed that unpleasant barrier too.」

Aerial’s voice, as she had felt uncomfortable with the commander’s barrier, echoed in his head.

Even if the main body was not accompanying him, she was a High Spirit.

It was better than anything if the power dwelling in Sylph could be amplified to the maximum.

“It’s bursting!”

Pung—!

An air explosion burst out from the front of the whale along with Charlotte’s voice.

Han-bit, who twisted his body, immediately swung his sword.

Huuuk—!

The wind blade produced along the trajectory was thicker and faster than ever.

It collided head-on with the air bomb that was flying toward him.

Peobeobeong—!

It was a fierce explosion, unbelievable for a collision of air.

The gazes of the three people who endured the surging aftermath gathered in one place.

“Let’s go.”

Shwiik—!

Moving their bodies simultaneously, they headed for the left wing of the sky whale.

The creature, sensing the enemies, interfered by flipping its body, but they were not ones to be pushed back in speed.

Tadat—!

Charlotte, who climbed onto the whale’s body, started the attack first.

Slice—!

Splash—!

A black line was produced starting from the tip of the wing, and blood was scattered.

The giant whale’s wing turning into tatters was instantaneous.

“Haneul, you attack the small gaps near the blowhole. There will be about twenty of them.”

“Yes!”

Haneul ran in a different direction as she answered.

Simultaneously, something flew in from the upper air.

Shwiik—!

Kwagwagwang—!

The firepower of all sorts of techniques and magic covering the wing was significant.

Looking above the flying ship, the appearances of Investigation Team members, including Roald, entered his eyes.

“Let’s go to the tail.”

Tadat—!

Han-bit, who kicked off, used the Wild Dance of a Thousand Swords to dig through the area above the tail.

As if matching that movement, Charlotte continued the intense offensive.

The Investigation Team members focused on long-range attacks also focused all their nerves on reinforcing the power.

Wooo—!

Peobeong—!

Every time the damage increased, air bombs burst out from the sky whale’s body.

Han-bit, who was watching that, responded by firing wind blades at the exact timing.

Shwiik—!

Peobeong—!

The sky whale’s tail was being continuously destroyed as the attacks were nullified.

Even as it twisted its body and fired resonance sounds and air, it did not stop.

Wooooong—!

Then, the creature that was struggling in pain rang out a bizarre sound.

Simultaneously, its blue eyes were dyed red.

Pat—!

A golden flash flew in exactly as instructed.

It was an intense power created by the Greater Light Spirit Illumis that No-eul had succeeded in communing with.

Jjeong—!

Huuuuk—!

The sky whale twisted its body greatly at the shock of the light, which was violent to the point of being painful.

“Let’s go to the neck. You shouldn’t cut it all at once.”

“Mhm.”

Tat—!

The two people who kicked off threw their bodies and headed for the guy’s head.

Slig—

The weak point was naturally visible through the effect made by the Wind Crack.

Han-bit thrusted his sword toward the thick nape along with Charlotte who followed.

Splash—!

Slice—!

The wind sword cut the surface intensely, and the space sword continued the severance from the inside.

The sky whale’s eyes, now shedding red blood, gradually turned to a bizarre color.

Huuuk—!

Han-bit, who was watching that change, used the Wild Dance of a Thousand Swords.

Thanks to the technique learned formally, the giant spherical area appeared in an even denser and larger form.

It was enough to cover half of the giant sky whale’s body.

“This is…”

Charlotte’s gaze, as she swung her sword, headed toward the surroundings.

Slig—

Han-bit, who gripped the sword hilt, lowered his body and took a drawing stance.

The connection of the nape was now in tatters, and not much remained.

Just one attack was enough.

Shwiik—!

Huuuk—!

The wind blade stretching from the swung sword severed the miserably connected muscle and hide.

And just when dozens of wind blades were about to pour down from the upper air, a bizarre resonance sound burst out from the whale’s head.

Wooo—!

“Ugh!”

“My ears…!”

Charlotte’s and Haneul’s bodies staggered at the noise, which was intense to the point of paralyzing their hearing.

Tak—!

Han-bit, who quickly caught the two people, kicked off toward the outside of the area.

The moment he jumped outside the sphere, an immense explosion covered the upper air.

Peobeobeong—!

Deudedeu—!

The spherical area made by the Wild Dance of a Thousand Swords shook fiercely and created cracks.

The impact was not completely endured even though a portion of Aerial’s power had been added.

Right now, that alone was enough.

Peobeong—!

The aftermath of the explosion that escaped outside along with the destruction of the area flew toward the flying ship.

But it scattered in the air before reaching the surface.

Ttiring—

[Achievement: Survivor of the Sky has been achieved.]

[A reward was given according to the first achievement.]

[Obtained the Echo of the Sky Whale (Rank 8/Epic).]

-wow;

-Explosive whale is crazy.

-Let’s just run away if we meet that.

-Just die and respawn.

-Seems unlikely we’ll even meet it;

“It… worked, right?”

Charlotte, who was looking at the flying ship, asked cautiously.

Han-bit, who nodded his head, headed toward the upper side using Sylph’s wind.

“Commander!”

“Are you alright!”

“As expected, you’re amazing!”

Investigation Team members who didn’t know the situation properly welcomed the Commander while shouting her name.

Exactly one person, Roald, was staring intently at Han-bit.

“It was thanks to Black Dragon, not me. Let’s check the flying ship first for now.”

Charlotte, who went straight to the central magic stone, focused on her mana.

But as expected, the progress was not good.

“…It’s going to crash after all.”

The mid-air disintegration had been prevented, but the crash could not be avoided.

She, who closed and then opened her eyes for a moment, whispered quietly.

“We’re going to fall into the Forest of Illusions. Let’s move to where the World Tree is from there.”