Who Designed This Underworld Dungeon?
Chapter 251 - 200 Calia’s Richest Person

Chapter 251: Chapter 200 Calia’s Richest Person

Calia Knight.

They are the Magic Knights who serve the Caelia Royal Family.

Each one is bestowed with a medal from the Full Moon Queen, and is a hero invincible to thousands, without exception.

But as the royal family declined, the heroes disappeared one after another, and eventually, the traces of the Calia Knights became hard to find.

Here stands Calia Knight Magram, the elite among the elites who has survived, much stronger than the other Calia Knights. This can be inferred from his role in the game guarding the gates for the Full Moon Queen.

As an enemy NPC in "Elden Ring," Magram frequently displays an astounding upper limit and a laughable lower limit in performance.

He can, at best, deflect and execute attackers with stylish near-death reverse kills, and at worst, wander about like a simpleton, getting inexplicably killed in full health.

In the NPC competitions held by players, Magram, because of such outrageous moves, was nicknamed the richest man in Calia — since the money made from these fixed fights could buy the whole of Calia.

But the him summoned to this world would not perform like an idiot due to game AI issues; here, he truly is a Magic Knight invincible to thousands!

All this is said to make clear one thing—

"Sun Fist!"

A dazzling flash of light streaked across the courtyard, catching Magram off guard and forcing him to involuntarily cover his helmet with his hands.

The facial armor of Calia Knights is decoratively open-worked, seemingly prioritizing appearance over protection, probably because they are expected not to engage in close combat most of the time.

Magram’s body wobbled, and just as Gapar beamed with satisfaction, the other stood straight, recovering so soon?

Not only had he recovered, but he was also raising his Straight Sword aloft, with a blue Magic Sword blade condensing along the blade.

Gapar had seen this move from Leon; it was Great Calia!

While dodging the powerful Magic attack, Gapar was surprised at how short-lived the effect of the Sun Fist was against his opponent?

Previously in battle, the Sun Fist always caused the enemy to be blinded for tens of seconds or even a couple of minutes; the move was infallibly effective.

But against Magram, the effect was only enough to make him wobble a bit?

This was no surprise as Magram was an elite among elites. Though his stats were not as high as those of his name-sake colleague in Shadow Land, his resistance to negative states was far superior to that of the common monsters.

And for Gapar, if his stats were to be expressed in game terms, his Intelligence just barely reached the level required to cast Magic. He could use it, but it was definitely not powerful.

After all, Magic cannot be enhanced by physical fitness.

Therefore, Gapar’s Sun Fist could not have a significant effect on him!

The effect is not good? Gapar kept pulling and dragging with Magram at the edge until his Magic Power was replenished and he cast another Sun Fist.

This time his opponent did not even wobble, though his expression was unseen behind the helmet, he must have closed his eyes before the bright light.

Goodness, even the monsters of the Dungeon can adapt their strategy in response to the adventurer’s combat style.

Gapar’s face right now resembled someone whose reliable wheelchair had been suddenly nerfed; his sadness was as high as three or four stories.

Then he came to his senses, realizing he didn’t rely solely on the Sun Fist to fight. Why be upset?

He only blamed himself for enjoying the Flash Bomb too much just now.

"Bang!"

The Linked Star Sword clashed with the Calia Knight Sword, sparking vehemently.

Gapar’s arms shook violently, and Magram took a step back, the former overpowering in strength.

The Sword Saint sheathed his sword, and the next moment, the bedazzling sword lights once seen in the Battle of Val, finely cutting the City of Flesh to shreds, swirled around.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

Magram’s response was simple—raise the shield.

Gapar’s "Star Burst Airflow Slash" force pushed the other almost half a meter back!

Magram stood firm, a plain medium-sized shield seemingly enabled him to use Iron Wall Shield Defense-like effect.

But it was unrealistic to expect the shield to block all of Gapar’s attacks; beyond the protective range, his shoulder and leg armors showed varying degrees of Slashing marks.

Just as Gapar gathered momentum for rapid pressure, Magram swung his shield, forcing him to retreat.

In that gap, his Straight Sword lit up with a glow of Magic Power.

Was it Great Calia?

Gapar was about to interrupt the casting, but this time he misjudged.

Because the spell he used was [Calia Piercing]!

In terms of casting speed, this was much faster than Great Calia.

It broke through, Gapar’s Body Protective Fighting Qi was penetrated, and Calia Piercing even left a shallow wound on his flank!

The last time his Body Protective Fighting Qi was breached was by a clubbing from the Death Ritual Bird, and that blow was far stronger than the piercing.

"Interesting."

Pain did not make Gapar retreat but rather pushed him forward, charging at the attack and leaving a similar wound on Magram.

By Sain’s level classification, Calia Knight Magram would be rated at about C++, possibly not as strong as Gapar, but still battleworthy.

Discarding the sometimes godlike, sometimes awful AI from the game, he fully demonstrated how a qualified Calia Knight should fight.

Straight Sword five-hit combo, raise shield, Radiant Sword Round Formation, Calia Piercing/Swift Sword/Great Sword, Great Calia, Luminous Stone Magic Gravel...

His combat techniques were comprehensive for both close and distant battles, especially the piercing. As long as the enemy showed signs of retreating or rolling for evasion, he would almost certainly use this move, timing it just right to capitalize on the brief vulnerability.

Sir Hundred Wisdom once said, repeating Broom Star is a reason for being king, and Magram, when at a distance, would repeat Luminous Stone Magic Gravel, even mixing in Luminous Stone Swift Magic Gravel, in addition to the Radiant Sword Round Formation that he may unleash at any moment, making this combination exceedingly irritating.

Wait, did he use these two moves in the game?

Even if not, it doesn’t matter, because here in this place Gong Qiying made him learn them with Magic Book Pages.

It can be said that Magram’s set of skill combinations is particularly well-suited for combat, and it’s even enough for boss fights.

If his opponent wasn’t Gapar, he might have easily won the battle; even the Leon who abandoned formalities for Ring Capture could have been overturned if he was careless.

Once again dodging the concentrated fire of the Radiant Sword Round Formation, Gapar was getting pretty annoyed.

The Fighting Qi Barrier couldn’t completely block damage from mid-tier and above magic, and each time he was struck by a Radiant Sword, there was a strange sensation as if his body would uncontrollably stiffen after a few more hits. Was this also an effect of the magic?

He couldn’t let this continue; he had to take the initiative to disrupt the opponent’s attacks.

"Whoosh whoosh—"

With several Sword Qi strikes as cover, as Magram raised his shield, Gapar’s figure charged forward like lightning, sword light flashed, and an "X"-shaped gaping wound immediately appeared on the Calia Knight’s breastplate!

That blow nearly crippled him.

Magram also reacted, passively blocking the barrage of attacks, progressively becoming overwhelmed and revealing several flaws.

Gapar cracked a smile, suddenly adding force to his next strike, flinging the opponent’s Straight Sword aside!

"Swish—"

He sheathed his sword, bent low, ready to completely finish off his opponent with his next move.

This attack, resembling a Sword Drawing Slash, was something he learned from battling the Sub-human Sword Saint. But compared to the Sub-human, his physique was even stronger. To put it extravagantly, this move could split mountains and seas!

Here it came, as he drew his Linked Star Sword, the Sword Intent was condensed to its utmost!

This was a strike destined for victory!

Light shone upon the shield, and a smile could be seen underneath Magram’s helmet.

"Bang—"

A clear sound echoed in the courtyard.

It appeared to be... the sound of a shield colliding with a weapon.

Gapar’s eyes widened in disbelief as his weapon nearly slipped from his grasp!

His Slashing strike was deflected by Magram’s shield?

More inconceivable than that, he found himself in a complete stiffness unable to move at all at that instant.

Utilizing Combat Skill from Sain Dungeon that could cause Bounce Back had special effects compared to a normal Bounce Back in regular combat — indeed, it was this enforced stiffness!

And just like the principle behind it, even though one could mimic Combat Techniques such as Lion Slash, Sword Dance, Iaido, and so on, the simulated moves wouldn’t have the unique effects of a Combat Skill!

Thus, he watched helplessly as Magram grabbed his shoulder and thrust the Straight Sword fiercely through his heart.

Execution!

Magram was at a disadvantage, Magram showed signs of fatigue... Magram achieved victory!

You can always trust in Magram, the richest man in Caelia always chooses the most showy method of combat.

...

"Have you seen Magram? He didn’t let you pass, right?"

Resurrected, Gapar found himself standing in the classroom where the Tutor Hat was located; even without a bonfire here, he could be resurrected.

How to explain it? Just consider it a part of the Magicians’ wonderful magic effects.

"Don’t blame him; his duty is to guard the Seal, preventing any students from wandering into the research area, which is full of experiments by the Tutors and many dangerous things."

Gapar was still hung up on that Bounce Back move by Magram.

For the first time in over a decade, he lost to someone whose overall strength was less than his own, which could be attributed to both his own complacency, not exerting full strength from the start, and the undeniable fact that Magram’s power was formidable. So...

"My blood is boiling!"

"If you really want to take a look at the research area, do you want me to tell you about a weakness of Magram’s... hey, where are you going?"

The Tutor Hat had not finished speaking when Gapar ran out hastily, unable to wait for a rematch with Magram.

Weakness? He didn’t care for such underhanded tactics; facing a powerful enemy demanded a head-on battle.

How odd, you didn’t say that when you were training Leon, could it be the thrill of the fight?

When he returned to the courtyard, he went all out from the start, concentrating all his Fighting Qi into crescent-shaped Sword Qi blasts!

The Calia Knight on the opposite side raised the shield, and then...

Then was split in two, blood spilling everywhere.

"Ha ha... Huh?"

Gapar had barely laughed twice when he suddenly froze.

Had he one-shot Magram?

Impossible, the other’s shield was so durable; it should have at least blocked that move.

He went closer to inspect and finally noticed something off.

This wasn’t Magram, but someone else in the same Calia Knight Armor, yet much weaker!

Where was Magram?

He scratched his head, the energy he had worked up dissipated without a target.

At least he wouldn’t see Magram today, because the mechanism here was such that once you lose to Magram, the Sealing Gatekeeper would turn into a regular Calia Knight.

Defeating Magram would yield a special reward; defeating a Calia Knight would yield nothing.

The Reyalucaria Magic Classroom served as a transition area between Sain and Val, and Gong Qiying was not insane enough to put the wealthiest man here as the gatekeeper; otherwise, there would be very few who could get through.

Gapar felt a bit dejected. In his dejection, he touched the floating Seal.

It would be nice if what lay behind this seal could bring him some solace.

The Seal fluctuated slightly, and a line of magic text slowly emerged before his eyes.

"You’re not worthy, you’re not worthy."