A Transmigrator’s Privilege-Chapter 237
So, when I moved on to the next round, I asked what rhythm games were.
However, I was told that the true bible could not be revealed, and my question was invalidated.
Thus, I gave up on figuring out the orthodox way and chose a shortcut, pushing forward with brute force and honing myself.
By the way, until Tesilid reached a sufficient level, the Night Eagle Guild Master and Fliegel Knight had sacrificed their lives to take on his role.
<Oh night without morning, I will call, I will call, I will call out loud->
As the song became more intense, the barrage of bombs intensified.
Tesilid tirelessly continued to substitute new aura blades, preventing the explosive seeds from descending to the ground.
Boom! Boom!
A chain explosion went off from left to right, decorating the vision with dazzling light.
The wind pressure tousled Tesilid’s silver hair.
It was overwhelming firepower, but after the explosion subsided, what remained were still the same number of bombs.
Tesilid's face hardened.
‘This has already surpassed the level that a normal aura user can handle. It would be better to make the child go back...’
But then, something unbelievable happened.
“I’ll go first, Terry!”
“...?!”
Ayleth bypassed him and boldly began climbing the stairs.
“Ah, you...?”
Before he knew it, Ayleth was showing her back to Tesilid, not even her side anymore. It was a perfect overtake.
Tesilid did not stop operating his aura blades in concentration, but his eyes were intently watching Ayleth.
How? How is this possible?
He wondered if she was somehow wrapped in an invincible divine skill and forcefully breaking through, but it wasn’t that either.
She too was busy dealing with bombs with her seven aura blades granted to her.
She was following the rules of the dungeon quite well.
However, there was a crucial difference. Tesilid’s eyes widened to their limit as he noticed this.
‘Her aura blades...’
She wasn’t using newly drawn ones.
Ayleth’s aura blades pierced the bombs and didn’t disintegrate.
What this implied was clear.
‘The child knows the orthodox method.’
It was as if the perfect answer was right in front of him. From that moment on, Tesilid concentrated all his focus on Ayleth’s movements.
With his superior dynamic vision, he processed the information gathered and gained insights.
“Ah.”
The answer pierced his mind.
And then, things that hadn’t been visible before started appearing.
It was the judgment line.
There was a judgment line on the stair five steps ahead from where they were standing.
Ayleth waited for the bombs to reach the judgment line and destroyed them with her aura blades in the precise moment they touched it.
By doing so, not only did the aura blades not disappear, but other bombs within a certain range also exploded together.
‘This was it.’
With that realization, Tesilid’s sword changed.
He destroyed the bombs touching the judgment line at the exact same timing as Ayleth. The result was successful.
After mastering the method and technique, Tesilid didn’t allow a single mistake to himself. As a result, the time for the stairs to open gradually shortened.
The exhilarating speed intensified his focus.
Perhaps because of the excitement, he even felt like he was rhythmically tapping on percussion instruments to match the beat of the music.
‘Why does this feel somewhat fun... Ah, what am I thinking during a raid.’
Tesilid quickly snapped back to his senses and returned to his serious paladin role.
In a situation where both knew the rules, the one who could use more aura blades had the advantage, as expected.
By widening the area they could cover, they could handle more bombs touching the judgment line.
In other words, it was like the difference between playing a rhythm game with seven keys or ten keys.
Thanks to this, Tesilid was quickly able to catch up with Ayleth.
“Hey, I’m here.”
“Huh?”
Ayleth gave a startled expression.
“You’ve already figured out the rules? No way!”
“...We’re on the same side, you know.”
Her reaction made it seem like they were enemies.
Tesilid couldn’t help but laugh, his voice ringing out unexpectedly.
For some reason, a little competitive spirit grew within him. Since this had turned into a competition, he wanted to win against her.
Ayleth and Tesilid continued to compete fiercely to deal with the note bombs as they climbed the stairs.
By now, even Kaballensha couldn’t help but be surprised. The song’s melody became disrupted.
<Chaos music, huh! The... the return...! Eek!>
By now, they were twenty steps ahead. With the vision of an aura user, they could clearly distinguish the expression of deep thought.
“...”
Tesilid’s gaze changed. A strange aura circled his smooth eyes.
At that moment, he focused all his concentration and released his willpower. His aura blades, charged with his energy, swept across the battlefield.
Boom!
The endless chain explosions opened up all the stairs in front of him.
In an instant, he reached the top and, with a flick of his wrist, turned to look at Ayleth.
“I think I won, kid.”
Following his graceful command, one aura blade flew toward Kaballensha.
In the moment of the explosion’s backlight, the face of the handsome man smiling was strikingly charming.
However, Ayleth wasn’t about to just sit still.
“Silent meditation!”
The spell was cast. Kaballensha was now within Ayleth’s skill range.
Ayleth’s silence skill and Tesilid’s aura blade struck Kaballensha.
<...!>
The sword deeply cut into her throat, taking her voice, and the holy light sealed her mouth.
It was almost simultaneous.
Unable to make a sound, Kaballensha staggered without even a groan.
Biiiii-.
The grand piano music stopped, and from the brass trumpet came a shrill high-pitched sound, dragged out long.
The bombs that had been exploding madly across the city suddenly froze in the air.
It felt as though time had stopped in the world.
...Gulp.
The mages and paladins outside, seeing the suspended bombs in the night sky, swallowed dryly.
The faces of those watching from afar were filled with tension and chills.
But the atmosphere at the top of the stairs was a little different.
“I was first.”
“I think I was first.”
“Agnus, can you judge this?”
“Please judge fairly and sternly, Saintess.”
<...Just grab it already.>
It was actually unnecessary advice.
Though they were bickering, Ayleth and Tesilid were faithfully moving their swords.
“Ugh...! Ack...!”
When the loudspeakers turned off, Kaballensha’s gasps were transmitted raw.
Sadly, Ayleth and Tesilid’s sympathy for her was insufficient.
Dozens of swords surrounded Kaballensha.
“...!”
Sharp white light pierced their retinas. A flash of fear crossed Kaballensha’s face.
‘Ah, no!’
The powerful dungeon rules were a double-edged sword. While they bound the enemy, they also could bind oneself.
The two humans standing in front of her had followed the rules to reach the top. She had no choice but to allow them to attack.
The ten swords of one kind and seven swords of another.
They poured down like a barrage to judge the weakened demon.
Boom! Bang! Crash! Kboom!
The continuous explosions consumed Kaballensha.
Every time a sword light flashed and a tremendous sound rang out, the dust cloud grew in size. The height of the stairs was gradually shaved away. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖
The boss fight continued in the battle where the vision had been blocked.
Even after a long time passed, no fire support signal came from the waiting troops outside.
That was because Ayleth and Tesilid alone were enough.
Some minutes later, a massive explosion, as if it combined all the previous attacks, shook the ground.
Boom!!
Everyone watching the battlefield instinctively felt it. The finale had come.
The moment we landed, the feeling of the strike traveled through the Serpens held in «N.o.v.e.l.i.g.h.t» my hand. It was that exact sensation when the sword strike lands perfectly.
One final blow.
With one strike, we could end Kaballensha’s life.
However, in the sharp sense of the strike, Kaballensha’s presence couldn’t be felt.
<Ayleth!>
Agnus’s urgent call was the signal.
Tesilid and I simultaneously poured our aura into our swords. Serpens and Libra sliced through the wide space in arcs.
Whoosh!
The wind from the swords blew away the surrounding dust, clearing the vision.
And in that instant, we witnessed an astonishing scene.
Tesilid and Agnus were stunned and spoke in unison.
“The Burst Gate...”
<What is that doing here?>
The Burst Gate, originally positioned at the bottom of the pyramid stairs, was now rising to the top of the stairs.
I immediately realized. The gate must have come to welcome Kaballensha, who had been battered beyond recognition.
“...”
Kaballensha turned to face us. Her bloodshot eyes, filled with a will to live, radiated malice.
The gate transformed into a black hole. The gravitational pull of the demon realm began to stretch its immense force.
Not only Kaballensha but also the surrounding debris began to get sucked into the gate.
Tesilid and I weren’t exempt either.
“Kid!”
“Yeah!”
There was no reason to let go of the captured Kaballensha.
Tesilid and I willingly threw ourselves into the swirling gust.
Whoosh!
Our bodies passed through the space.
[ Difficulty SS dungeon ‘Lonely Opera Theater’ entered.]
The moment we set foot in the dungeon, the surroundings fell eerily silent, as if in contrast to the chaos before.
The environment before us was a long, straight corridor.
A red carpet covered the floor, and bizarre bronze bas-reliefs loomed down at us from the walls.
At the end of the dark and gloomy corridor, a pale white light flickered slowly.
It almost seemed to beckon us forward. Agnus confirmed it.
<It’s in there.>
Tesilid and I exchanged glances and began walking, our steps quickening as we moved.
The presence we’d suppressed faded, but our pace picked up, nearly turning into a sprint.
When we reached the end of the passage, the space around us suddenly expanded.
A luxurious opera theater, decorated with red curtains, greeted us.
Kaballensha was waiting at the center of the stage.
Her body, like a broken marionette, was no longer in its prime state. She looked like she would soon breathe her last if left alone.
Yet, Kaballensha, oddly enough, smiled grotesquely at us, as if she found some enjoyment in the situation.
“Don’t... don’t die...!”
Her voice, full of malice, scratched her damaged vocal cords.
Sshhrrr!
The curtains opened, revealing a hidden mechanism.
<Piano?>
As Agnus had said, it was a grand piano. But what lay inside wasn’t ordinary.
It was filled with unlit red candles.
Of course, they weren’t real candles.
Given Kaballensha’s reputation as the Queen of Explosion, it was easy to deduce what they were.
‘Dynamite...!’
Tada-da-da-dan!
A chilling melody played. [ Warning. Self-destruct code has been entered.]
