Chapter 22: Mystic Land (part 1)
[Wake up Rai!]
I just kept my eyes closed and turned to the other side as I grumbled.
"5 more minutes."
Barachiel, puffed her cheeks and took off the blanket, and zapped me a little.
"Ouch!, yes I'm up, I'm up!"
[Good, after you freshen up we're gonna have a morning prayer before we eat okay]
I yawned and stood up while going to the bathroom, I had a thought at first do angels need to do the number 1 and 2, never mind.
"Okay, also good morning."
As, i step into the bathroom, it was a grand sight this place looks like a 5 star hotel room's bathroom, Barachiel entered as I was about to remove my clothes.
[Here, are your clothes while staying here, enjoy your bath]
She went out in a flash while humming, I picked up the white sweater lined with blue and gold, a T shirt that's a fit in size, she's prepared for me actually there's jeans a perfect fit and also underwear, I wonder if she knew I was going to die back there.
After taking a shower I dried myself with a towel and wore the things she brought me. After going out I went into the dining area and sat there.
[Okay, it's time to pray]
After praying we began eating the food she had prepared, at first I thought souls won't feel hungry, it's true that we don't but it doesn't mean we can't eat. The food tasted heavenly, it was perfect and was beyond words I couldn't find words in my vocabulary to describe this.
[The skill 'Calm Mind' lvl 17 has activated]
But the feeling was still there although a little, I looked at Barachiel who just chuckled a little then she said.
[After, eating we'll be training]
My eyes sparkled and I couldn't help but ask her questions.
"Training huh, what will we be training, sword fighting, the skill 'Heaven's Thunder' or something else?"
[I like your enthusiasm, but I won't be training you in the offensive types other than 'Heaven's Bolt' I'll train you to heal injuries and increase your Vitality]
Barachiel said with a big smile on her face, I got confused and then asked her.
"So, who else is gonna train me?"
[The
I got a chill up my spine while looking at the message.
[So this is the schedule, it'll go alternatively Uriel is on Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday. While I'll go train you at Monday, Wednesday, Friday, but there'll be a chance we'll have a joint training]
I nodded at the schedule although it looks like I won't have any rest during the 2 months I can handle this with my 'Atlas Stamina'
10 minutes later at the training ground.
"ARGHHH!"
"Oof!"
Fuck even if I have 'Atlas Stamina' I would like to have breaks between days when training but I had to fucking agree with the schedule. As I was thinking of that Uriel charged at me in full speed, wielding a fiery wooden sword in hand.
"Wait, Wait time out!"
[We have no breaks]
"AHHHHH!"
I laid down the grass with bruises all over my body, my clothes didn't burn thankfully.
[You give up]
"I'll never give up just come at me."
I stood my place while holding the wooden sword but clearly panicking in the inside.
'AHHH, why did I say that? wait I still have trick up my sleeve'
[The skill 'Hyper Decision Making' lvl 17 has activated]
[Your mastery over light magic is sufficient]
[Your mastery over dark magic is sufficient]
[Your intelligence is sufficient]
I grinned at the incoming Uriel, while I point my sword at her.
"I'll show you a brand new magic!"
[Hmm, surprise me
She charged at me and managed to stab through, Uriel looked surprised and saw it was only mirage, more precisely I bend light to a degree to make it look like I was still there.
[Interesting, I could see why your party has entrusted you with the position of tactician]
'He's smarter than he looks, and he's a bag full of tricks this'll make an interesting training session'
She looked around to see there was 6 of me and were raising their hands like they were holding a bow. and an arrow of light was shot. Uriel swung her sword so hard that the arrows that were flying got destroyed so as the mirages.
'Wait, he isn't any of these, then where is he don't tell me he ran away!'
"Surprised?"
*Bang!*
She turned around but was greeted with my wooden sword hitting across the face with full force, she flew 30ft away landing on grass, I jumped on top of her and stopped my wooden sword on her neck.
[Heh, it looks like you win this time]
I went to the side as that trap took all of my mana, and I laid down on the grass next to her, she then said as she stood up.
[While resting, want to see something interesting]
This piqued my curiosity and I looked at her before sitting up.
"Depends, on what it is?"
Uriel manipulated something in the air and then a screen was shown to me, I could see a marvelous city covered in sand, and people that wore some modern clothing inside the guild hall, there was a child whose hair has some white tint in it, next to her was a woman with bob cut hair, she was beautiful i could not tear my eyes away from her.
[This is worth your time, watch it although that took months before now, you'll need it because you'll be transporting near there, so I'll be giving a 20 minute break meet you later]
I nodded and focused on the screen before me, but I immediately noticed that they were speaking korean, so these are the
[The skill 'Eyes of Heaven' lvl 10 has activated]
[The skill 'Universal Translator' lvl 6 has activated]
'Man, I've forgotten about this skill'
In the screen in front of me, the woman with a bob cut hair was named Yoon Yong-Il, while the one next to her was Cho Myeong-Suk the child.
***
Yoon Yong-Il looked at the white haired child next to her, and patted her head.
"Thanks for buffing me Myeong-Suk-ah."
"No problem Unnie!"
With that compliment the child was happy, she stood up while holding the staff in her hand.
"Come on let's go hunt that big scorpion Unnie!"
Yoon Yong-Il nodded and stood up with a dagger in hand she looked at the
[main
Description: Slay the 'Grand Emperor Scorpion' who's been ravaging the desert for 10 years. Emperor Scorpion slain 0/1.
Difficulty: A
Time limit: 3 hours.
Reward: 50 to all stats and favor from the Kingdom of Jaesh.
Failure: 20% of Jaesh will be wiped from the map if the 'Grand Emperor Scorpion' is left alive.
Cho Myeong-Suk grabbed hold on Yoon-Yong-Il's hand eager to hunt and proceeded outside the kingdom.
The desert heat is not affecting them, they didn't even sweat under such heat, Yoon-Yong-Il looked at Cho Myeong-Suk on my side holding her hand, She saw her hair there are more silver spots than before.
"Unnie, it's gonna be the Scorpion we ran away from, we're gonna kill right."
Holy shit, she just said 'kill' so casually, well the fact that scorpion is a monster so it's acceptable, but what worried her was that she said it with a hint of enthusiasm.
"Y-yeah, why do you ask?"
"Well, we're heading the wrong way then."
"Oh, is that so? Then where should we go to?"
Cho Myeong-Suk thought for a awhile and pointed into a random direction. And then that hand slowly moves to here and then to where we are standing.
[The skill 'Intuition' lvl 3 has activated]
[The skill 'Intuition' lvl 3 said to run away!]
I grabbed Cho Myeong-Suk and jumped away, as the sand underneath out feet suddenly erupted and a giant scorpion could be seen.
[You have found the 'Grand Emperor Scorpion']
"Are you okay Myeong-Suk-ah?"
"Yes, I'm okay."
Yoon Yong-Il gently put Cho Myeng-Suk down and she readied the [Abysmal Fang] as she faced the 'Grand Emperor Scorpion'.
"Distance yourself from the battle and provide me with support!"
Cho Myeong-Suk nodded and backed off, the 'Grand Emperor Scorpion' now fully emerged from the sands, it's dark exoskeleton reflected the sun rays and its stinger getting ready.
"Come here you asshole!"
I charged at it while it was still emerging, then I was bombarded by messages of my skill.
[The skill 'Intuition' lvl 3 said to run away!]
[The skill 'Intuition' lvl 3 said to run away!]
[The skill 'Intuition' lvl 3 said to run away!]
Even with all the notifications she didn't follow it, but instead.
[The skill 'Quick Planning' lvl 2 has formulated 1 plan]
And that plan is to attack it head on. she held the [Abysmal Fang] in two hands and stabbed between its eyes, but it was too shallow.
It didn't even flinch even flinch, its tail tried stinging Yoon Yong-Il, but she quickly let go of the [Abysmal Fang] and dodged the strike.
"Take this, you son of a bitch!"
"Unnie!!"
It charged at her and she jumped over it, while summoning back the [Abysmal Fang], the 'Grand Emperor Scorpion' tried stinging once more but the ground below rumbled then it shifted causing it to just barely miss.
She landed on its back and kept on stabbing it from behind.
[The skill 'Intuition' lvl 3 says jump off]
Now Yoon Yong-Il followed it and jumped off. Then the earth rumbled once more , roots and vines emerged immobilizing it. It's not done yet a magic circle appeared below it and a huge spiky rock was summoned and launched creating a huge gaping hole in its body.
"Myeong-Suk-ah are you okay?!"
Yoon Yong-Il quickly rushed over to Cho Myeong-Suk whose hair is transforming white even more and she's also breathing quite heavily.
"Did we manage to win?"
[You have completed the first main
[Rewards will be distributed]
Yoon Yong-Il's eyes widened and hugged Cho Myeong-Suk.
"Yes, yes we did."
Their first day in this desert world, they have found themselves already fighting monsters. This now their reality.
***
The screen disappeared, and I was livid started looking around to see who cut it off then Uriel smacked me on the head.
'Fuck, who the did that?!'
[20 minutes is up
Eh, I looked back while rubbing my head her aura around is different she was extremely pissed, I could see the handle of her wooden sword cracking, shivers went down my spine as I started sweating cold sweat.
"Master, welcome back."
[pick up your sword and get ready]
Gulp, I'm gonna die if not, then I will feel death 10 times over.
4 hours later
[The skill 'Atlas Stamina' Has leveled up 1->4]
I couldn't feel a thing I laid on the ground as my face was blackened due to the fire, I could finally see Uriel calming down.
'I dare not talk to her about what happened when she was gone'
I thought, as I slowly stood up she then said.
[You may go now that's it for the day, also if you wanna watch here]
She then again manipulated something in the air, a message appeared telling me I have been given privilege to watch. I bowed my head and started walking back to Barachiel's room.
As I was walking, I couldn't help but notice the other angel's staring at me I could feel that it was obvious that they don't want me here.
"A human why is he here?"
"I heard that Archangel Uriel was the one who brought him here."
"Eh! that Uriel something must've happened right?"
I sighed and just walked faster and payed them no mind, I just want this 2 months thing to be faster, once I've reached the room I noticed that Barachiel wasn't there and I immediately went to bed opening the screen to watch.