The Count’s Youngest Son Is A Player - Chapter 20

Episode 20

“What is this again!!”

McDowell frowned and shouted harshly. His fist, which he thought was a turning blow, was blocked in the air for unknown reasons.

Jijijing.

Between his fist and Raoul’s heart, a translucent force field was clashing, sparks flying.

That means.

“Is this guy a power armor user?!”

However, unlike McDowell, Raoul’s power armor only covered part of his right arm and shoulder and did not cover his entire body.

Perhaps because the transformation had not been completed completely, the golden mana was fluttering around the boundary, repeatedly growing and shrinking.

‘What on earth is that? I’ve never heard of power armor that can be partially converted?? Looking at its ungainly appearance, it is clear that it is F grade…’

However, for some reason, McDowell felt an unknown fear as he looked at Raoul’s power armor, which had not yet completed its transformation.

Even though the coloring wasn’t done properly, I could instinctively tell that it was an old-looking power armor with a rough texture. It’s dangerous once it completes its transformation.

McDowell didn’t ignore his intuition. He even threw away his shield and began firing indiscriminate attacks at Raoul, who was standing blankly with his eyes closed.

“die!!”

Tudadadada kwagwagwang!!

* * *

Raoul was immersed in a strange sensation that felt like his chest was being squeezed and at the same time he felt a sense of elation as if he were swimming in warm water.

From the moment McDowell’s fist approached, the flow of time suddenly began to slow down, and I felt dazed, as if disconnected from the world.

Originally, Raoul planned to block McDowell’s attack using the C-rank psychic skill [Blink], which was included in his skill book.

Blinking is an evasion technique that instantly folds space and moves the caster to another location.

It was an excellent survival technique that allowed one to avoid even the most powerful attack.

‘But then all of a sudden, it’s like this…’

Before Raoul could use blink, a strange system message appeared and Raoul lost control of his body.

-Encountered hostile power armor.

-[Regnator], who was sleeping, opened his eyes.

-Determining user Raul’s qualifications.

-Possesses the unique characteristic ???(EX).

-Gyeongji Sword Expert Intermediate Telekinesis Master has been confirmed.

-Minimum conditions have been met. [Regnator] activates.

The bracelet that was sleeping in the inventory popped out of its own accord and wrapped around Raoul’s right wrist. And from there, gray metal covered his skin and ate away at his right arm.

Ugh.

McDowell’s fist reached him midway, but the force field radiating from the bracelet blocked the attack without notice. And when the metal reached his right shoulder, the message appeared again.

-Not enough mana for full maneuver.

-Searching for alternative energy. Intermediate spiritual power has been searched. Perform a detour maneuver.

-Successful in fixing the shape using spiritual power.

-Partial maneuver of [Regnator] has been completed.

– A penalty was given for incomplete maneuvers.

-Remaining startup time: 5 minutes.

In general, the minimum standard for using power armor was Sword Expert.

This is because the mana needed for operation could be supplied and maintained at that level.

And as the level of power armor increases, the level of requirement increases. This is because the greater the output, the greater the burden on the driver.

Power armor that requires such a high standard that Raoul cannot even fully maneuver.

In this case, there was only one of two things. When the performance of the power armor itself is too low or, conversely, too excellent.

However, Raoul had no time to worry about the power armor’s performance or penalties.

‘This is power armor!!’

He was just overcome with emotion as he encountered the amplified sensations and uncontrollable energy coming from the power armor.

Power armor.

It was the wall that all Connect players faced and the dream equipment that everyone coveted.

A force field that blocks all physical attacks below the Mana Blade and a defensive technique that nullifies magic of at least 3 circles.

A mystical core that amplifies the wearer’s physical abilities and mana.

Convenience and portability that are normally reduced to a simple accessory and are automatically installed when mana is injected.

Because of these factors, many people were greedy for power armor despite the strict requirements of not being able to wear it unless they were at the level of a sword expert or higher, a knight of the 5th circle or higher, or a magician of the 5th circle or higher.

But no one could use power armor.

This is because power armor was an NPC exclusive item, meaning it could not be worn unless you were a resident of Connect.

Therefore, when Raoul was Bae Do-hyeon, he only looked at power armor but never actually wore it.

And the existence of power armor was like a big mountain for Bae Do-hyun and other rankers.

No matter how much they leveled up and gained proficiency, it was impossible to surpass a power armor user of the same level.

In the end, it was Power Armor that protected the Kingdom of Connect and its residents from player guilds and rankers who could run wild.

No one other than Raoul himself would have been able to know how thrilling it was to wear such power armor in person.

‘This is what it feels like!’

McDowell, whom I thought I could not deal with until just now, somehow felt easy. At the same time, I was overflowing with a sense of satisfaction, as if my status had been raised to the next level.

And Raoul opened his closed eyes.

Whoosh~ boom!!

The force field that protected Raoul from McDowell’s attack disappeared, and at the same time, a ray of lightning passed between the two.

McDowell, who was pushed back four or five steps, looked down at the finger-sized mark on his chest and gulped.

‘If I did it wrong, the armor would have been pierced in one hit. ‘What is the output?’

It was known that unless it was the Sword Master’s Aura Blade, it was almost impossible to pierce the force field and armor at once.

Even if there was a difference in skill between experts, there was no significant difference in the destructive power of the sword technique (Mana Blade) itself.

But McDowell was given no more time to think.

Raoul raised his rapier and mangoche and tried to perform a shooting star in earnest, and before he knew it, Philippe was aiming behind him with a scary expression.

Although he knew that Philip had superior skills, McDowell could not take his eyes off Raoul.

And when small shooting stars bloomed before his eyes, McDowell had a hunch.

‘shit!’

McDowell’s sword got caught in Mangoshu’s guard and its path was deviated, and Raoul’s rapier produced four shooting stars like lightning, striking McDowell’s power armor.

The first and second stars arrived at the same time and shattered the force field, the third star arrived shortly after and cracked the armor, and the final star completely penetrated the cracked armor and pierced McDowell’s abdomen.

‘Cough. Is this the end? But don’t go alone!’

McDowell, who was coughing up blood inside his helmet, held on tightly to Raoul’s rapier that had pierced his abdomen with his hand and shouted.

“Glory to the Empire!”

Black magic began to burn throughout his body.

As if in sync, ominous black flames rose from the power armor itself, and a terrible amount of magical energy filled the hall.

Raoul put down his rapier and stepped back, watching the scene with calm eyes.

‘Is this the final phase?’

In the past, the final stage of the subjugation quest required wearing power armor and dealing with a rampaging boss.

Players found a strategy only after going through several trials and errors.

The answer is unconditional flight.

Unless even the Sword Master came, he couldn’t inflict even a single wound on the boss who was running wild in power armor.

The answer was to just wait for the duration of [Black Sacrifice] to end and finish it.

Raoul had fully anticipated this situation. And we were fully prepared for that.

In the past, the player punitive force did not have this, but Raoul has it.

Those were reliable subordinate knights. And they were not just knights.

“Shall we move, Mr. Prince?”

Philip asked, holding the silver necklace around his neck. Jake put his ring on his pierce, put his hand on his belt, and looked at Raoul.

Now the final phase.

Since there were no more variables, Raoul tried to mobilize the knights’ power armor as planned.

That is, if another system message did not appear.

-[Regnator] has detected a piece of forbidden power.

-Part of the seal is lifted according to the oath.

-[Regnator] temporarily reveals his true form.

-Warning!! Warning!! The user level is too low. Overtime, it puts a lot of strain on the user’s body.

-Time limit: 10 seconds

A dazzling golden light burst from Raoul’s body. And the power armor that extended to his shoulders and stopped covered Raoul’s entire body with a clanging sound.

Flash.

Raoul opened his eyes in golden armor with dazzling geometric patterns engraved on it.

At the same time, a huge, warm wave of golden light swept through the surroundings like a gust of wind.

“Krrrrrr!!”

McDowell, who was exposed to the golden light waves, roared like crazy and rushed towards Raoul.

Now he has completely lost his senses and has completely merged with the power armor, turning into a monster.

The outside of the power armor had bulging tendons writhing, and McDowell’s face was distorted with bulging veins on the helmet.

As the black magic surrounding him encountered the golden waves radiating from Raoul, sparks continued to fly and burned like an active volcano.

The force was so terrifying that Jake and Pierce covered themselves with shields and gritted their teeth to hold on.

But there was no trace of nervousness in Raoul.

Raoul just leisurely raised his left hand towards McDowell and muttered to himself.

“That’s disgusting.”

And let’s grasp the air tightly with our open left hand.

Tooung.

McDowell’s body, which was running at a furious pace, stopped in an instant as if it had been grabbed by something.

And following Raoul’s hand gesture, it slowly rose into the air.

“Krarak!! “Krrrrrrrrrr!!”

McDowell twisted his body around and screamed in an attempt to escape, but it was no use.

Instead, my body became tighter and the black flame lost momentum.

Raoul said coldly, looking at McDowell with indifferent eyes.

“go away.”

Then, slowly turn the fingers of your right hand on your clenched left fist as if you were opening a bottle cap.

Kkuddeukduk!!

McDowell’s head spun several times, his neck bones cracked, and the black flames surrounding his body disappeared in an instant.

dump.

At the same time that McDowell’s body, which had been held in the air, fell helplessly, Raoul also stumbled and fell on one knee.

“Uweek!”

Raoul, whose power armor had already been removed, coughed up a little blood.

“Confucius, are you okay!!”

Belatedly, the knights came running and asked, but Raoul quietly raised his hand and stopped them.

‘Is this the sensation felt by the transcendent?’

Raoul, who caught a glimpse of the world of absolute powerhouses that he could not overcome in his previous life, recalled that feeling and made a promise.

‘I borrowed the power of items today, but…’

He said that one day, he would definitely reach that place with his own power.

(Continued in the next part)