Chapter 83 - The Witch's True Identity (3)

The view was filled with pure white.

However, when a blue flame blocked its path, the pure white soon burst into bubbles and turned black, falling away.

None of Boss's attacks reached Lee Kyungbok.

- Wow, he intercepted all of them!

- That's insane performance! Hahaha!

- Admiration Level 999

- It's a different story from just being immune to elemental attacks, though. Hahaha!

- No way, even if we had the same equipment and spells, we couldn't block them.

The viewers couldn't stop their praise. Along with the blue flames flickering on his sword, six blue whips moved as if they had their own will.

It was perfect control.

No matter from which direction the attacks came, they couldn't penetrate his flames.

- Oh? The Boss seems to have shrunk a bit?

- It's because the blobs can't move as well. Hahaha!

- It's nothing once you crack the egg, right?

- What's an ostrich egg, anyway? Hahaha!

- It's just dying like a dog! Hahaha!

- It's only because it's God Player. If we did it, we'd be wiped out instantly. Hahaha!

- Can we even get to that point? Hahaha!

The viewers, unlike at the beginning, had completely regained their composure. The Boss's size was visibly decreasing, and Lee Kyungbok's offensive was getting faster.

The battle was as good as decided.

‘Is that the Holy Grail?’

It wasn't just the viewers who were at ease. Lee Kyungbok had become so accustomed to the Boss that he could observe and respond to attacks.

At the center of the shrinking sphere.

As Sophia had said, the Holy Grail was inside. It was also the weakness he had sensed since the first encounter with the Boss.

‘If I destroy that, it'll be over.’

With the Boss's size and offensive weakening, Lee Kyungbok saw no reason to prolong the battle.

With a slight movement of his hand, the six tendrils merged into two thick ones.

‘I'll pierce through with a single point.’

A short intake of breath.

Lee Kyungbok charged straight at the Boss. The closer he got, the more attacks came to stop him, but they were ineffective.

Thanks to his heightened senses, the trajectories of all the attacks were in his mind.

- Wow! It's over, isn't it?

- Here's a single fried egg!

- Ah, I can't stand fried eggs. Hahaha!

- Bald Mountain, quick exit! 😭

- ???: Well, goodbye! Yohoho~

Just as the viewers were making light-hearted jokes, a warning bell rang in Lee Kyungbok's mind.

‘What is it?’

The threat suddenly intensified.

A foreboding feeling enveloped his entire body, and he quickly raised his sword vertically, unleashing a flame whip.

The Boss's body expanded immediately after.

- Huh?

- What is it?

- What!?

Just as the viewers were about to react to the sudden change,

A loud rumble echoed, and a white substance poured out like a flood.

It filled the wide underground altar, even covering the incense sticks that had been illuminating the surroundings.

Suddenly, darkness descended.

Amidst the darkness, only Lee Kyungbok's blue flames emitted light.

- Oh my god;;; It was almost over!

- It was a self-destruct type, huh? 😂

- ???: Yeah~ Keep attacking! Self-destruct is the end!

- The FromSoftware guys are really ruthless, aren't they?

- 😂😂 It was a trap when we thought we had won!

- But it was a shallow trick for God Player. 😂

- Really 😂 Look at his quick reflexes!

- (Perojjangcon)(Perojjangcon)(Perojjangcon)

- How can someone have such reflexes?

- He's not human, that's why. 😂

The viewers, who were momentarily stunned, were relieved to see that Lee Kyungbok was still standing.

However, Lee Kyungbok did not let his guard down.

“The Boss is still alive.”

Holding his sword firmly, Lee Kyungbok stared into the darkness. Beyond the light of the blue flames, he sensed an even more intense threat.

‘Is there a second phase?’

The viewers, seeing nothing, were filled with countless question marks.

Right at that moment.

A crackling sound echoed in the darkness, and a white crack appeared. Though smaller, it was still egg-shaped, and light was seeping out from inside.

- What is it? What is it?

- ㅅㅂ I thought someone had destroyed it?

- Did anyone kill it? No one did! Just die already!

- 😂😂 It wasn't a self-destruct but a preview of the second phase. 😂

- If the first phase was that tough, what else could there be?

The viewers realized that the Boss fight wasn't over. Soon, the crack grew larger, and light burst out.

A blinding flash filled the view. And then, what appeared inside was:

“I will, save, you.”

A radiant white knight.

Lee Kyungbok and the viewers recognized this figure.

“This is exactly like the knight in the mural.”

- Oh 😂 It's true!

- Is it an Elden Knights rip-off?

- 😂😂 It's EldenKnights! 😂

- ㅅㅂ This is an insult to Elden!

- Hey! I saved you for this!

- I worked so hard to save you, and you're just messing around? 😂

- Look at the Elden fans' outrage! 😂

Lee Kyungbok's gaze immediately turned to the golden orb, the Holy Grail, at the center of the Boss's body.

The task remained the same.

‘Let's see how this goes.’

With the second phase, the pattern must have changed. Lee Kyungbok gripped his sword firmly and charged at the white knight.

- If it's a humanoid, the battle is over. 😂

- 😂😂 At least it was a subspecies, so there was a chance.

- Discussing swords in front of the Elden's Greatest Swordsman?

- Anyway, the body is just that mass, right? It'll be instantly destroyed by the flames, right?

The change in the Boss's form didn't worry the viewers.

With a metallic clang, the black and white swords crossed. Blue flames rose above them, covering the white.

However, the situation was different from their expectations.

- ??????

- Why did the fire go out?

- What is it? A bug?

- Did the gas run out?

- Gas ㅇㅈㄹ 😂😂

The flames disappeared as soon as they touched.

The problem didn't end there.

The Holy Grail inside the Boss's body flashed, and golden light spread like blood vessels. With it, blue flames rose from the Boss's body.

Lee Kyungbok narrowed his eyes, parrying the incoming flames with his Dragon Scale Sword and putting some distance between them.

Thanks to the Dragon Scale's fire resistance, he took no damage.

“Hmm, this is getting a bit tricky.”

With that one sentence, the viewers understood the situation.

- Wow 😂 Is it absorbing the fire?

- ㅅㅂ This is the Holy Grail's ability.

- Isn't this making both water and magic attacks useless?

- FromSoftware, is this right? Is this right?

- Is this an impossible-to-defeat Boss?

The chat exploded with complaints.

The Boss's body could regenerate, and elemental attacks were absorbed by the Holy Grail. It seemed like an unbeatable opponent.

However, Lee Kyungbok thought differently.

“I said it's tricky, not that it's unbeatable.”

He smiled faintly in response.

- ??????

- Perojjang mode ON!

- How can he win this?

- Ah 😂 I know (I don't know)

- When God Player says that, there's always a way!

- Our God Player has a plan!

The viewers were relieved by his composure, even though they didn't know the method.

It's different when Lee Kyungbok says it. It's a proven fact by experience.

Lee Kyungbok raised his sword, aiming at the white knight.

“Just aim precisely at the Holy Grail and destroy it, and it's enough.”

His intuition and senses pointed to one goal. Destroying the Holy Grail, the only weakness, would lead to victory.

- Isn't that hard?

- Will EldenKnights just stand by? 😂

- It's a close-range attack, right?

- Aiming for that small thing?

- It's not fixed, ㅅㅂ how can you pierce it?

- 😂😂 If you miss, you're dead!

- But that's the only way, right? 😂

It was certainly not an easy task.

The Holy Grail was about the size of a small apple and wasn't fixed. Due to the material composing the Boss's body, it seemed to be floating in water, swaying.

Most people were worried.

- Missing? That's impossible for God Player.

- Ah 😂 God Player can do it.

- You can't judge by human standards.

- Who accomplishes the impossible when everyone says it's impossible?

- Is God Player just God Player for no reason? 😂

Amidst the skeptical atmosphere, some viewers sent firm trust.

Lee Kyungbok's smile deepened.

“It won't be that dangerous.”

Just as the viewers were about to express their doubts, Lee Kyungbok moved. The white knight had transformed its arm to shoot thorns.

‘It's already resistant.’

He cut them with his sword, but they didn't burn. Lee Kyungbok wrapped the cut pieces with his flame whip and threw them far away.

“Then, I'll focus.”

Lee Kyungbok adjusted his stance and said.

- Perojjang focus mode ON!

- Ah 😂 This means he's won.

- I don't know what he'll do, but he's won!

- When God Player focuses, it's over. 😂

- Suddenly, I feel so relieved.

Time flowed slowly.

With the acceleration of his thoughts and the expansion of his senses, he filtered out unnecessary information, making his senses even more refined.

In front of him, the white knight and himself.

It felt as if only two beings existed in the world.

‘This is definitely possible.’

He could see not only the knight's attacks but also the movements of the flickering blue flames.

Lee Kyungbok even understood the process of the Boss absorbing spells. After completing his calculations, he immediately kicked off the ground.

A full-speed charge without a hint of fear.

- He's going, he's going, he's going!

- Perfect sword technique ON!

- Wow;;; Isn't this too reckless?

- EldenKnights OUT!

- Isn't this too reckless? 😂

- I believe! I believe in God Player!

Amidst the worries and cheers, black and white clashed again. He cut through the large number of thorns pouring out of the white knight's body.

The rapid exchange of blows left the viewers speechless.

Finally, Lee Kyungbok broke through the defenses and approached an effective distance. Just as the black blade was about to strike,

A metallic clang, and the black sword left his hand.

- Ah!

- Oh no!

- No!

- It's over!

At that moment, the viewers sensed defeat. With the sword lost, Lee Kyungbok seemed defenseless, and the Boss's body was bubbling, about to release thorns.

However, Lee Kyungbok was smiling.

With a swish, thorns poured out. He quickly turned his body to avoid the attack.

- ??????

- He dodged?

- 😂😂 Is this a sway?

- What's a footstep?

- Is this a reflex from his boxing training?

The viewers were momentarily surprised, but the situation remained grim.

However, something incredible happened.

“““What...!”””

The white knight gasped and bowed its head. Below it, the black sword that had clearly been deflected was now piercing through its body.

- ?

- What? How did it get there?

- How, how did this happen?

- Was there a lag in the broadcast? No, there wasn't.

- Ah 😂 Stop cheating!

- Tell us quickly! I'm getting dizzy!

The chat exploded with the unexpected situation. Lee Kyungbok took a deep breath and smiled.

“It's like this.”

Lee Kyungbok recited a spell.

A blue flame flickered in his hand, rising along a line in the air. At the end of the line was the Dragon Scale Sword.

- ???

- A dragon tendril?

- You mean you controlled the deflected sword?

- 😂😂 While dodging the attack?

- But it wouldn't have enough force to pierce, right?

- Yeah, it didn't have enough force when he fought the Fallen Knight!

The viewers got a clue but still couldn't understand.

“Indeed, it was a bit lacking in power. So, I used the Holy Grail to my advantage.”

The Holy Grail absorbed spells.

Observing the process, Lee Kyungbok found a way to use it.

“The Holy Grail will absorb the dragon tendril, so it won't miss, and I can use its power.”

- 😂😂 So, you intentionally dropped the sword? 😂

- I knew it 😂 God Player wouldn't drop his sword so easily.

- 😂😂 I can't even imagine such a strategy.

- What a surprise! Even the viewers were fooled!

- Isn't this real sword technique?

- Indeed, the Elden's Greatest Swordsman!

- This is highly praised by the ancient schools.

- Why did the ancient schools suddenly appear? 😂

With the mystery solved, the viewers could relax and celebrate. Lee Kyungbok approached the kneeling white knight.

As he pulled the sword out of its body, control was lost.

The cutscene began, clearly indicating the end of the Boss fight.

“““Foolish one! Broken one...!”””

With a voice filled with resentment, the knight's form began to collapse. From the cracked Holy Grail, a cluster of light, a soul, seeped out.

“““I am, I am the salvation! I am the one who will correct the world!”””

With a convulsive cry, the knight's body split in two. The protagonist frowned and dodged the incoming attack.

“Broken one!”

“Such...!”

At Alicia's cry, the protagonist quickly turned his gaze.

Now reduced to the size of a child, the knight was clutching the Holy Grail and running towards the exit.

- EldenKnights is running away!

- More chasing ON!

- What, a savior? 😂

- Isn't this a mistake? 😂

- If it were God Player, he would have caught it!

- What? Is this