In the misty ruins, a tiny vampire princess slowly made her way to the center of the ruins.
Elsie, in the end, triggered this side quest that she shouldn't have touched.
[This place is all ruins, nothing at all. Maybe turning back now would... well, she's still moving forward.]
[As you wish, Elsie, this seems to be a fighting ring, or perhaps a gladiatorial arena?]
The surrounding mist seemed to seal off this place, and as Elsie stepped in, her escape route was also blocked by the mist.
Alright, Elsie, this is your choice... You're about to step onto the stage!
...
In the center of the ruins stands a stone throne, upon which sits a person dressed in tattered hemp clothing.
He held an exquisite longsword, leaning against the throne, seemingly asleep, or perhaps waiting to be awakened.
[You've met him, the Black Crown King, the legendary hunter who kills all kings, and the greatest nemesis in the side quest!]
Although this is merely a false space created by the Silver King, he remains the Black Crown King, an invincible and formidable foe.
Stay alert, Elsie!
[Then... you've been enhanced! Go for it!]
As Elsie approached, the man shifted, and a breeze ruffled his tattered cloak.
A putrid smell deeply assaulted Elsie, as if... a corpse?
Tsk... Elsie stared at the other party, whose data template began to appear.
Name: Keomi (Male)
Race: Zombie (100%)
age:?
Occupation: Infantry (Black Crown Prophecy? Beginning)
Level: 45
Potential: SSS+
Innate Talents: Blue Eyes, King's Decree, Natural Disaster? Earthquake
Martial Arts: Self-created Swordsmanship (Legendary), Trample (Legendary), Foot Combat Specialization (Legendary), Parry (Legendary), Heavy Strike (Legendary), Roar (Legendary?), Battle Tactics (Legendary), King of Weapons (Legendary)
Demonic Path: None ("Curse and Destiny")
Equipment: Damaged Clothing (Defense +1, Charisma -5), True Hero's Sword (All Attributes +200, Magic Nullification)
[Magic Nullification: The masterpiece promised by the Dwarf Kingdom to a hero of a certain world possesses a unique property: any magical particles will be absorbed by the blade, and may even be reflected back!]
[The Black Crown Prophecy? Revelation: The King begins in the wilderness.]
[Blue Eyes: ??? He can...see...natural disasters...disasters...]
[Royal Decree: The king's roar can awaken any dead. "Do you see that bottomless abyss?"]
[Natural Disaster? Earthquake: Only the one who holds the crown can awaken, and he can call upon the power of the earth, the source of natural disasters, turning the extraordinary into the ordinary.]
"..." Elsie closed her eyes. She felt that there should be some choice of weapons at this time, otherwise it would be too unfair.
Suddenly, a light flashed, and Elsie was already wearing her own special armor and carrying a greatsword.
"As you wish." The nameless skeleton's voice came from beside him: "You will fight the Black Crown with the peak moments you have experienced."
"Remember, the real Black Crown will kill you."
[Understood, this is just a test... like a mock exam?]
“Narrator…” Elsie sighed.
She gazed ahead as the zombie named Keomi slowly descended from its throne, opening its blue eyes and staring directly at her.
"Is it too late for me to escape now?!"
[What the hell! You're thinking of running away now?!?]
[So if you don't have the guts, why did you even attempt this side quest?!]
"I didn't know this task was so far beyond my expectations!!!" Elsie ran back, but she couldn't see anything in the fog.
"This guy, I'd rather fight Yuri back then... I'd rather fight the giant lizard one-on-one!"
[Hey! Watch out behind you! He's catching up!]
Beneath the mist, Keomi moved like a ghost, his speed astounding, and in an instant, he swung his sword at Elsie.
Elsie quickly tapped the ground and swung her greatsword with all her might to block, but Keomi's sword suddenly slashed at her greatsword like a snake.
She felt a chill on her neck, then fainted, and woke up again...
Still shrouded in mist! Damn it!
Hey, congratulations on dying once! This place is really nice; you can even resurrect after dying, that's awesome!
By the way, I have some CG footage of defeated opponents, do you want to see it?
"Get out of here!" Elsie shouted, sword in hand, searching for a way out.
[Friendly reminder: He's here again!]
Elsie rolled her eyes, watching Keomi rapidly approaching from the other side of the mist, and said with some annoyance, "Do you really think you're invincible?"
"Then let's go!"
She assumed an attacking stance, and as the longsword thrust out of the mist, she parried... Ouch? My neck... hurts...
She opened her eyes, but it was still foggy; what had just happened felt like a nightmare.
[Oh, congratulations on dying twice. No way, Elsie, tsk tsk tsk... He's here~]
Well, judging from the narrator's pleasant words, there's no danger right now, it's just that things might be tough for a while.
Is it possible that I have to kill Keomi to leave the illusion?!
Hopefully, the flow of time here is different from that outside...
"They're here. This time, we can't be careless!" Elsie's eyes sharpened, and her whole body radiated light.
A series of enhancements greatly increased her attributes!
"Prepare to die!" Elsie swung her greatsword, the immense force even tearing through the mist!
This time, she struck first, and Keomi definitely couldn't dodge!
This force was even greater than when she sent Bernard flying, and Elsie was convinced she could stop him… Huh?!?!
Keomi stopped charging and raised his longsword to parry the greatsword!
Impossible! How could he possibly withstand such force? He's just a zombie!
"Bang--"
The space seemed to crack slightly, and Elsie couldn't believe her eyes.
Keomi was only knocked back a step, completely unharmed!
"Wait!" Elsie panicked, unable to immediately retract the force of her greatsword.
However, Keomi instantly brandished his longsword and attacked again.
"Wait! Wait a minute! Don't chop off my head—"
...
"..."
【Congratulations……】
"roll."
Oh my god, what kind of mess is this?! Does he have some kind of weird fetish for beheading?!
Sigh, try to think more positively; at least it's not that painful.
"Hey, I warned you before, Elsie. This is the side quest you chose. Enjoy it. I'm... going to sleep for a bit."
[I hope when I come back, you can handle a few of his moves. ~(￣▽￣～)]
"Narrator! You're so mean—"
A chill ran down my neck. Without a doubt, Keomi had launched a sneak attack. What a scoundrel who had no sense of honor!
This is Elsie's nth resurrection. Elsie can easily sense Keomi's exact location, which seems to be her only advantage.
"If martial arts don't work, I'll try magic!" Elsie sneered.
A gust of wind gathered in her palm.
That's right! She's a magical genius!
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