Struggling to Survive in Hell Difficulty

Chapter 148.

As the timer continued to tick down, I tried to look at my surroundings once again.

Aside from the existence of the Pawn tower located diagonally on my back left, I was certain that there was no tower anywhere else around me. And even though I knew the move pattern of each chess pieces, I was starting to doubt whether this event used the same movement pattern and rule or not.

But if this was the standard board and had the same rule set, then the reason I was being attacked right now would be...

"...a horse from B8 moved to C6 and attacked me."

There was no system window telling me that I was correct or showing me the location of the Horse tower in question, but if this was the case, then I should be safe from danger with the Pawn tower nearby.

However, if I took on the attack head on and ended up dying, there was no guarantee that would just be failing the event and not failing the whole Chekat's Trial.

"......should I take on the challenge, or..."

The timer had dropped to five, prompting the system to voice out the countdown. In reflex, I moved my hand... and touched the [Yes] option.

At that moment, the system window disappeared and replaced by a different one.

[Challenge from: Horse tower]

[1. Mana Regeneration will be fixed to 0 for 5 turns]

[2. Ten Explosive Projectiles will be launched towards you from the Horse tower]

"...what does it mean by-"

Before I could even finish my question, I felt a sharp pain from right shoulder. And soon enough, an explosion occurred and sent me flying towards the edge of my tile, slamming me against the invisible walls.

[You Received 150 Damage]

"-!!"

Realizing that unexpected hit took more than a quarter of my HP made me feel a terrible chill on my back.

I could not see the projectile or where it came from, but from the direction it really seemed to be coming from somewhere to my left. With that in mind, I quickly moved away from my position and rolled to my right. Whether that was the correct decision or not, there were three explosions occurring at the same position where I was at.

Six more projectiles-!!

I tried to create a large [Fireball], planning to shoot it randomly forward to intercept the explosive projectiles. But just as I extended my hand forward, a red system window appeared in front of me.

[Warning. You are being Challenged]

[You are unable to use Offensive Spells]

"...so, I can only dodge around like this or try to block them somehow..."

Perhaps because I had frozen on the spot to read the system window, but another projectile hit me once again and exploded, causing me to fall head first into the solid tile beneath me.

[You Received 150 Damage]

"...is it perhaps a fixed damage..."

Curiosity made me want to test things out, but I decided to refrain myself from doing that and used [Telekinesis] to quickly lift my body up to the sky.