Chapter 6 - EPISODE 6 – PLEIADES (6) (1/2)
Jude was bogged down by the sight before his eyes.
For a moment, I forgot how to breathe.
A huge being.
Despite its kneeling and crouching posture, the hideous bat head touched the ceiling.
The wings that rose behind its back covered the entire floor, making its presence clear.
The Red Moon’s Leisegang.
Demon Prince that covets blood.
I couldn’t even compare it to when I saw it in the game.
The appearance itself was the same, but the pressure was different.
The limbs had been bound.
A chain that seemed to be thicker than Jude’s waist covered the entire body of Leisegang.
Nevertheless, I felt afraid.
Just by facing it, Jude felt like his own existence was trampled and crushed.
“Get a hold of yourself!”
Just then, Cordelia shook Jude’s shoulders.
Unlike Jude, who can’t handle mana itself because he had Gueumjulmaek, she was a true wizard, even though she was only a one-star. She put the necklace she prepared in a hurry on Jude’s neck.
“Are you okay? Is your mind okay?”
It was a magic tool that slightly raised one’s magic resistance.
I brought it just in case, but I think it was a good thing that I did. Jude’s eyes began to refocus.
“Cordelia?”
“Yes, it’s me! Get a hold of yourself! Huh?”
Jude blinked. Took a breath. He was so nervous that he could feel the enormous presence behind his back.
“Leisegang of the Red Moon…”
It was real.
The mighty Demon Prince was before us.
“You can do it.’
Jude thought. The seal of the sun god was still working. Bellastin’s magic circle was also playing its part.
The given time is about 3 minutes.
More than that, the Bellastin’s magic circle could not hold out.
“There it is. Over there, by the waist.”
Cordelia said in a tense voice.
Leisegang’s waist.
To be exact, the Sun’s Necklace hung on the handle of the sword, which was worn at the waist.
“Huu…”
Jude, who once again sighed, swallowed again.
Leisegang’s eyes were still closed.
It fell asleep on its own to endure the time it was trapped by the seal, but as the seal itself was being maintained, it did not seem to know that it had temporarily come out.
‘It’s a chance.’
Take only the Sun’s Necklace and immediately release Bellastin’s magic circle again. Then get out of its sight.
‘You can do it. You can do it.’
It was the moment when Jude took a step forward.
“Hey.”
“Heuk-?!”
When Cordelia suddenly reached out and grabbed his shoulder, a startled Jude let out a bizarre sound, and the surprised Cordelia also jumped back and screamed.
“You scared me!”
“I was really surprised!”
Why all of a sudden?
When Jude looked at her, Cordelia swung a baton that was slightly shorter than her forearm. Then the baton expanded by five times in a second.
“Here.”
It was not magic, but an assembled baton that could be pushed inward in the first place. Jude was puzzled for a moment, but soon understood Cordelia’s intentions.
“You want me to take this?”
“It’s better than sticking to it yourself, right?”
It’s definitely better.
Jude gave a sincere look of gratitude, and Cordelia gave a merry, pleasant snort.
In any case, time was ticking along in the midst of all this.
With a baton, Jude crept to the side of Leisegang.
“Here it goes.”
I stretched out the baton and somehow reached the distance. Jude used the baton to poke between the strings of the necklace and lifted it carefully.
“Good, good. Almost done.”
Speaking very quietly, Cordelia nodded and swallowed slowly.
And immediately after.
The moment I finally took the necklace out of the handle!
Jude was frozen once again. The same was true of Cordelia this time.
And the two almost instinctively raised their heads and looked up to the heights.
The Red Moon’s Leisegang.
It was opening its eyes.
It glared at Jude and Cordelia and let out a red glow like when it first appeared in the seal.
One second like that.
No, it felt like an eternity.
“Take it!”
“Bounce back!”
Cordelia and Jude shouted almost simultaneously. Jude quickly pulled the baton and backed away greatly. He grabbed the Sun’s Necklace that came down along the baton.
[NO!]
Said Leisegang.
It opened its mouth, and the roar shook not only the seal but also the entire cave.
Jude stumbled and fell.
Leisegang gave strength to its arm to hold onto such Jude.
Kaduk!
But there was a chain.
The seal of the sun god still held tight on Leisegang.
“Hurry up!”
Cordelia yelled. Jude stood up staggeringly, and Leisegang spoke again.
And at that moment.
Jude once again witnessed an incredible sight.
A small light burst.
In the open mouth of Leisegang.
To be exact, an arrow of light flew towards the mouth of Leisegang and exploded.
<Magic Missile>
The most basic attack magic that 1-star wizards can cast from the beginning.
It was Cordelia.
No, it was Yellow Storm.
The moment Leisegang tried to attack Jude, her instinct as a fighter to the bone was triggered.
“Hey! Crazy…?!”
As he was about to shout loudly, Jude blinked in surprise. And so was Cordelia.
“Level…up?”
Cordelia was enveloped in a ring of white light.
The level-up effect that I’ve seen countless times in Legend of Heroes 2 was clearly seen.
“Ah.”
Cordelia spoke out.
Then she shouted again. This time, together with Jude.
“Ah!”
We understood it.
It was an embarrassing situation, but the two who were rotten water immediately understood the current situation.
In Legend of Heroes 2, levels existed.
However, for NPCs of Legend of Heroes 2, the status window does not exist, so they had to somewhere like a level temple to measure their level.
The important thing was that levels itself existed in this world, and it was also possible to become strong through leveling up.
Then why did Cordelia level up at this moment?
‘Combat experience.’
It wasn’t necessary to kill the enemy to gain experience. The act of attacking the enemy itself could gain experience points.
Of course, the latter was far too insignificant compared to the former.
But with Cordelia and Leisegang.
If you’ve just started as a 1-star wizard and fought against a mighty demon that you can only be dealt with in the second half of the game.
A vast gap in levels.
If it was the original game, a person would never even attempt an attack.
That’s why the combat experience was amplified!
[Vermin garbage!]
Leisegang roared again. But it was still stuck in chains and unable to move.