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(224) Volume 23 5 — Canyon of the Death Knight
(224) Volume 23 5 — Canyon of the Death Knight
Volume 23: Chapter 5: Canyon of the Death Knight
Weed hunted over
45 Barit monsters.
Running down the
slopes of the canyon on his Phantom horse, every slashed dealt a precise killing blow
on these Barits!
“Who is that Death
Knight?”
“I don’t know.
Choosing to be a combatant rather than an Undead summoner and still coming this
far. Does anyone know that guy?”
“I think I’ve seen
him in Kapua. There was a ghost knight that made monsters shiver just by
looking at him. Could it be him?”
“Oh! That ghost
knight.”
The Necromancers
stared down at Weed’s action from the end of the canyon, admiring his
movements.
Sword rotated freely
in his hand as he slashed every Barits in his way.
On a horse, the
knight’s charge was one of the most useful skill available.
The skill
increased the attack multiple times thanks to the additional speed and weight.
However, attacking
with a sword or skill while riding on horseback at full speed was extremely
hard.
And this was not a
flat plain, but a canyon with uneven surface.
One needed a
perfect balance between the riding the reckless horse and measuring the attack
distance to the enemy.
This was difficult
even for players who chose to be knights and spend thousands of hours
practicing horseback riding.
“How can he fight
so well?”
“It’s like he has eyes
at the back of his head. That’s absurd.”
“His combinations
of skills and dynamics, word can't describe it. I am really curious about who that person is.”
Horses weren’t always
helpful.
Even if your
charge attack was successful, it created a backlash.
If the backlash
couldn’t be withstood, there is a chance of falling off from the horse.
If heavy armour
were worn when thrown off the horse, the impact caused confusion or paralysis
status so it could become highly dangerous.
To fighting like
that on a horse… The Necromancers were amazed.
It looked as if
they were watching a beast.
Barit was a tough
monster.
They were big as a
bear, these aggressive monsters lived in a herd and their level even exceeded 350.
With their
excellent instinct their sense of combat was outstanding making them difficult
to hunt.
Most hunting
parties avoided facing groups of Barits exactly for this reason.
But Weed, he charged
the Barits with no fear or hesistation.
In the battlefield
littered with Undeads and Barits, he fought with most optimal movement.
Of course these
Barits were dangerous and often inflicted serious damages but Balkan was
someplace close from here.
Due to this the
effect of Death Aura was more powerful allowing him to fight continuously as it
constantly regenerated his health.
After defending
the canyon for the third time, Necromancers were finally able to catch a break
with the coming of the dawn as the number of monsters appearing dropped.
As Weed was coming
up the canyon riding on his horse, Otem spoke to him.
“Hey, excuse me.”
“Yes?”
Weed answered with
his face still covered by his helmet, this was out of courtesy since his face
was just a skull.
It was not only
him, most Necromancer players concealed their body with robes. It made for a pretty
weird scenery.
“Not many people
chose combat related class… you are very nimble. Do you like fighting in such
manner?”
“……”
Weed was not used
to complements.
‘Is he saying that
I fought well? I shouldn’t have stood out so much, it’s going to affect how
much items I can pick up.’
In his conscience,
he only picked up items from monsters he defeated himself.
But to be honest,
he did kill plenty of near dead monsters.
Under the canyon
it was a cluster of mess and craziness that attacking Barit one-by-one with full health was an impossibility.
So fighting the
Barits that were distracted by the other Undead, the curses and Corpse Explosion
spells flying about helped immensely.
He didn’t know
exactly which Necromancers decided to help him but calculating the mana use,
there were about two.
While he was
charging in between the Barits, they frequently summoned Bone Shields or Bone Walls
to block the incoming attacks.
Truthfully many of
the Barits he defeated were already near death.
In return there
were many other Barits that were left stuned in his wake that he couldn’t
finish off.
Regardless he was
on the constant look out for the boss Barits to kill.
Since he was
fighting down the canyon, it was different from Kapua village where it was
impossible not to stand out.
“I observed the whole thing.”
“………”
“You seem pretty strong.
Wouldn’t it be convenient to join forces in this canyon?”
Otem suggests to
team up and fight together.
One of few female
player Harien also chimed in.
“That’s right. You
should join us there won’t be any harm in it. We could use some help and it
looks like you need some summons there too.”
It seemed that as
Weed was a combat class rather than a summoner they did not think he was part
of the competition, with their expression lacking any jealousy or anger.
In this canyon
co-operating with others was key to successfully completing the quest, also the
Necromancers need to be on the constant look out for corpses to raise up a
first rate Undead.
Usually
Necromancers tried their best to recruit any level of mercenaries, even
low-level ones at a high price. Even so as Necromancers had bad reputations in
general it was hard to recruit mercenaries.
They did this as
if someone could fight for them in the front line it was a tremendous help to
them.
It was same for
Weed, with monsters swarming all over the canyon it was hard to block
everywhere.
Though it was
called a canyon, in terms of size it was only wide enough to allow seven
chariots to pass at one time. And if he was to fight alone even after 24 hours
of non-stop fighting, it would not be enough.
With the monsters
also flinging arrows and stone at him, it was too much to handle alone.
“In the best
interest of defending this canyon, I think it would be best to help each other.
You never know what is going to happen next, so why not team up?”
Even Jeanne was
saying her piece, so Weed could not refuse the offer.
“Alright.”
Deploying the
Undead equally it was agree that Weed would fight freely just as before.
Necromancers
weren’t fit for a party in the first place and this method allowed the best
tactic considering the geographic features of the canyon.
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“Uuhihihihih.”
Zabrin arrived at Kapua
village equipped with items from the Hermes Guild.
“They sure have a
lot of items.”
In Hermes Guild’s
safe there were piles of rare and cursed items.
Zabrin was in a
state where cursed items were useful so he picked the most effective ones.
A ring that
reduces luck by 140 but protects the user against specters, armor that spreads
rotten mephitis in a body, necklace that creates mana and strength by
sacrificing health and a denture for skeletons!
It was too bad that
he couldn’t take everything he wanted but these items for Undeads were truly
excellent.
Zabrin managed to
double his weak magic power.
Even the rod he
was holding was an item specifically for Necromancers!
It made the summoned
Undeads rough and fast while shortening their lifespan but in here where
corpses were plentiful, it wan’t a problem.
‘Now it will be a
bit easier.’
Joining the Hermes
Guild was truly an excellent choice.
Siding with a
guild of terrifying strength, power and authority came naturally.
Even after he was
promoted to a ghost, Zabrin did not stop participating in quest using Undeads.
There were so many
items he could get if he could just be qualified for it.
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“Arrg!
Geomchi287 fell
down on the ground.
“I lost again.”
The match that
started with Geomchi505 continued on with higher ranking trainees participating
but they continued to lose.
Sword Master Ash’s
Sword-cloning skill!
Once it was
activated, the player’s body multiplied up to 40 times.
It was hard to
distinguish the real from the fake bodies, as the clones had mana and about 15%
of the original’s strength.
It was a fantastic
skill proving the reason for player’s eagerness to get a hold of the Sword
Master’s skill.
Every time Ash
won, he spoke.
“To master my
skills, you need supreme swordsmanship. You have met the qualification. I shall
teach you my Sword-cloning skill.”
It was an
unbelievable offer.
Though they could
not defeat Ash, they lasted a long time against him. With their combat
response, instinct and weapon skill they met the qualification to learn the
Sword-cloning skill.
Geomchis also
respected the strong.
“If you will teach
me I will learn it.”
No reason to
refuse someone who was willing to teach a strong skill!
-
You learned the Sword-cloning skill.
They didn’t have
to fight seriously but the Geomchis wanted a fair fight.
Fighting with all
their strength and skill a lot of time had passed.
Geomchi5 fought
Ash evenly.
After a while of
attacking the clones who had low life, he struck a direct hit on Ash.
Though he succeed
slashing Ash with his sword, Ash’s unbelievable defense and life made barely a
scratch.
However, Geomchi5
wasn’t an idiot that only touted his strength.
Before he became
an instructor he spent all his teenage year fighting.
When he reached
his twenties the fight became life or death battle so he knew how to fight
well.
‘Damage the real
one to weaken the clones.’
CLAAAAANG!
Geomchi5’s sword clashed
with Ash’s blade and continued to slide down.
The moment the swords
clashed and joined, he twisted his wrist in a split second and crushed Ash’s
blade.
Not even a
legendary sword’s durability would survive when a thick sword pressed passed
it.
In reality, it
would be fine as long as it was not completely broken but this was Royal Road.
-
You reduced Ash’s sword durability by -4%
Ash’s attack is reduced
by -11%
And then he pressed the attack!
-
You have inflicted a critical strike.
-
You have slashed Ash’s chest.
-
You have slashed Ash’s knee through his armour.
With Ash’s sword becoming
dull, the clones weakened as well.
Geomchi5 proved
that the Sword-cloning skill was not an almighty skill.
“You are truly an amazing
swordsman. I would like to remember your name.”
“I am known as Geomchi5.”
DING!
-
You have shown excellence in your duel against the Sword Master
Ash.
?
With an outstanding duel that would be enough to be recorded in
the history of swordsmen, all combat related stats increase by 6.
?
Fame increase by +5,800
?
Proficiency in weapon skills have increased.
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Having fought Ash with lower rated weapons and armour, all stats
will increase additionally by +3.
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Through the match you learned the swordsman skill, Sword cloning.
Geomchi4 inflicted
critical strikes six times in a row.
Geomchi3 left a
hole in Ash’s armor.
They chose
different methods of reducing Ash’s life so they could take care of clones faster.
They all
acknowledged Ash after their fight.
“That guy is
really strong. No matter how many times I hit him, there is no mark.”
“Yes hyeognim. His
stamina is endless.”
“Even without his
skill, it would be hard to win against him one on one. Unless you level up 200
more times.”
Ash always managed
to adjust his strength and fight them on an even level.
If he didn’t do
so, they wouldn’t even be able to clash their swords with Ash.
“But I don’t think
it will be impossible to beat him.”
Geomchi487 spoke
after fighting Ash.
His sword and
armor have become like rags.
It reached a point
where the swordsman had to fight with his bare fists.
If all the
Geomchi’s jump on Ash at the same time, no one could promise if Sword Master
Ash could survive.
When hunting a
high-level monster with a guild or party, it was obvious double up on the enemy.
All kinds of
blessings and rear supports from clerics were compulsory.
But these Geomchis
fought one by one fairly and were satisfied with it because their opponent was
a swordsman.
“Well, we had a
good time. Anyways, I think had enough rest. Let’s get back to swimming.”
Geomchis jumped
into the sea to start swimming across to the Northern continent.
They received an
ardent farewell.
They became really
close enough to catch and eat fishes together.
“Farewell. Please
you my skills to good use.”
“We won’t use our
swords on those weaker than us.”
But they didn’t
reveal what was going on their minds.
‘I need to beat
this guy someday… But I don’t know where this is.’
‘Next time I am
definetly going to kill you with my sword.’
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Co-operating with the
other Necromancers, Weed was able to defend the canyon successfully for the
eleventh time.
The contents of the
quests kept changing bit by bit but the main objectives always remained the
same, to defend the canyon.
‘The central station
of Undead Legion is located behind here.’
By getting
information from the quests, Weed was able to assume its whereabouts.
As reinforcements
came sometimes from their central station of the Undead Legion.
Weed raised
himself as a front line fighter ever since he was a skeleton.
That was why he
didn’t have a high expectation for the Undeads.
But as battles
continued, he was given underlings.
“Please give your
command, lord!”
Every time he made
received an achievements, nearby Death Knights, Dullahans and Skeletons were swearing
their obedience to Weed.
With every successful
quests, either his rank got promoted or he obtained a Death Knight.
“Hmm!”
Weed had zero
attachment to his Undead underlings.
No matter how much
you raise them, it’s over once they die.
“It’s a dog eat
dog world.”
Thus, Weed’s true
colours came out.
“Fight in the
front line. Do not step back. Fight until you crush them. Kill them all!”
“Yes, lord!”
“We will follow the
lord’s command.”
“We will carry out
the orders of the commander of the dark army.”
With Undead
underlings in front of him, Weed killed monsters left and right.
“Attack, attack,
attack!”
The tactics he
would often employ was no where to be seen here.
He just encouraged
the battle onward.
The fiercer these
monsters and Undeads fight, there were more chance of rich hunting
opportunities.
These Undeads
could be revived by Necromancers players anyways and there was the Undead
Legion nearby so there was absolutely no need to value them.
All he did was
ordering them to fight fiercely but something suddenly happened that even Weed
didn’t expect.
-
As a Death Knight by ordering an aggressive assault on the enemy,
Knight’s leadership is activated.
?
The item you are storing, Emperor of the continent’s seal is
activated.
?
By the emperor’s authority, maximum loyalty and morale of the
Undead increase by +25%.
?
By supplementing the Undead’s morale their attack increase by
+17%.
?
Your command to assault is sent to the Undead Legion.
With the Emperor
of the continent’s seal, which was the royal seal of the emperor of Arpen, Undeads
were fighting the monsters with amazing attack capabilities.
Compared to when
Weed was a sculptor, these commanding skills didn’t activate fully.
But now that he
was a Death Knight a type of a knight class, his commanding ability increased
by 100% with the activation of its effects.
“Lord, I offer you
my loyalty.”
“Everyone, attack
on the order of our commander!”
More and more Dullahans
and Death knights swore their loyaty to Weed.
With that the Undead
army, on Weed’s orders, managed to take down monsters with monstrous strength.
The Undead could
only show their full potential while attacking.
Leadership increased by +1.
Infrequently, Weed’s
leadership related stats increased as he fought alongside his underlings.
There was no doubt
that the summoned Undeads from the Necromancers and the reinforcements from the
Undead Legion made the bulk of the army.
But under Weed’s
presence, the entire Undead army became a whole new force.
They were so loyal
to Weed that they carried out his orders immediately.
“Death Knights,
fall back.”
“Falling back my lord!”
Weed instructed a
withdrawal.
As soon as the Death
Knights withdrew, the heavily wounded Barit leader swung around its whip
insanely.
“You are mine!”
Weed satisfied his
selfish interest and desires!
Just like other
stats, a sculptor had uniquely high charisma, leadership and fighting spirit.
Though the Emperor
of the continent’s seal was active he did not bother to stack up the effect by
taking out the Demon Sword of Kolderim or the Horn of Treserk.
So far, Weed collected
almost every good item drops possible in this hunts and quests.
He could just
imagine what could happen if he put all these high value items on auction!
But for now, he
decided to wait.
‘I’m not wasting these
on the Undeads!’
Power increased
proportionally to the equipment. Weed didn’t even need to use the Lion’s Roar
skill, these Undead who lacked intelligence followed his command loyally.
They did whatever
Weed told them to do and gave their loyalty even after the monsters vanish.
Before Weed came
to the canyon, not every quest was successfully accomplished.
When these
monsters broke through the defence line and entered the Undead Legion’s central
station, the quest failed and fame and reputation decreased.
When they were
begging in their minds for strong allies, Death Knight Weed arrived.
They had no
expectations of him so they were amazed at Weed’s fighting skills.
When they had free
time to gather mana by meditating once they were done with their duties of
summoning more Undeads, strengthening the defensive line with bones or using Death
Plant spells, they all watched Weed’s actions.
Every time Weed gave
a command, the Undeads responded as fast as possible.
He desperately
resisted against these monsters with his Undead underlings!
He was truly a
king of Undeads! Or could it be said knights of knights?
The horse riding
knight! Whose class was characterized by strong defence, attack, loyalty and
honour.
It was amazing to
see him lead such battles even though Undead had very low intelligence.
“GULP!”
“Wow, amazing.”
“How can he be
that strong? Was he originally a Death Knight?”
“If he commanded
humans rather than the Undeads… There is a no doubt that he would be able to
control tens of thousands soldiers. If someone like him initiate a siege
warfare, it would be a sight to see.”
Undeads listened
to Necromancers fairly well.
Even if their
leadership or charisma were low, the summoned Undeads had to listen to them.
But still, they
didn’t understand complicated instructions such as battle formations.
In contrast, Weed
fought even while considering the dullness of the Undeads.
A combined force
of Death Knights, skeleton archers and a skeleton mages.
Using them to
their individual strength and taking them deep into the enemy line, he would
use them remorsely as a sacrificial goat to shoot spells and arrows at full
power.
Chasing after the
retreating Barits and instilling fear into them.
The focus in
attack, baiting of enemies and demolishing anything in their advance… The whole
thing proceeded very fast.
Having experienced
many large scale battles, his usual tactics melted into his attacks.
“His really
amazing.”
“With a person
like that how far along the quest could he go?”
Necromancers were
half jealous and half curious at the same time.
No one knew when
the Undead Legion’s quests end.
The only thing
that was known was that by succeeding more quests, the rank in the Undead
became higher.
Looking back, they
were gradually given more important quests. How far would it go on for?
There were so many
Undead summons and Undead related skills that these Necromancers players
haven’t been able to master yet.
Necromancers were
considered a sin and with whole schools of guilds were called to bring them
down, the only magic that could be learned was the ones recorded in books long
time ago.
But being in the Undead
Legion, depending on the achievement they received gifts from Balkan which
sometimes contained Undead related spells.
It was after all Balkan
Demoph who mastered every Undead related spells.
Players wanted to
meet the legendary Lich.
Therefore while
there was a great competition between the Necromancers, it was Weed the Death
Knight that was making the greatest achievements.
“I am beginning to
slowly hate this guy…”
Gruzed casted
spell near where Weed was fighting down in the canyon.
“Corpse Explosion!”
Corpse Explosion
at close range could inflict damage several times the value of the health of
the corpses.
Casting the spell
on purpose and seeing how strong Weed was, he was confident the spell wouldn’t
kill him.
‘Have a taste of
this.’
A spell casted
purposely on Weed to inflict a huge damage on him.
But it was as if
Weed knew that already, he hid between the Barits and avoided all the damage
from the explosion.
The awesomeness of
Weed hunting bravely even with corpses exploding!
Weed was aware of
the hunting methods among the Necromancer players.
To supplement the reducing
manpower, Undead needed to be summoned endlessly to replace the number from the
increasing number of corpses.
But with corpses
piling around him and not being raise up as Undead again, he was on a caution
and when the spell was activated, he hid between monsters right away.
It was an obvious
event for Weed, who hasn’t been welcomed for a quite a while due to his
superiority.
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While continuously
defending Killizar canyon, Weed’s quest changed with it.
Rise of the Death Knight’s Leadership
Through battle you need
to raise up:
30 Elite Skeleton Archers
5 Big Dullahans
15 Royal Death Knight bodyguards.
By completing this mission
you will gain a deeper trust with the Undead Legion.
Reward: Undead’s
loyalty.
Qualification for the
next rank in the Undead Legion’s hierarchy.
Restriction: Death
Knight Only
“The babysitting
never ends!”
Because it didn’t
have a deadline, Weed didn’t care about the Undeads.
“Fight, no charge,
charge!”
After giving a
command, he actively attacked the Barits with a squadron of Death Knights and Dullahans.
Undeads around him
collapsed but he didn’t feel anything for them.
‘They can always
be revived anyway.’
Once Necromancers players
re-summoned the collapsed Undeads, they could be revived.
If that happens,
they were no longer Weed’s subordinates but he didn’t feel a smidgen of
sympathy for them.
Who gave a mind
when this place was already filled with Undeads?
“I want to follow
orders from you commander.”
“I heard about
your reputation and came from the Undead Army. I, the Death Knight Tedra, want
to fight with you.”
He accepted every
incoming Undeads.
- A Skeleton Archer has been promoted as an elite.
Additional skills, ‘piercing
arrow’, ‘poison arrow’, ‘high-flying arrow’ has been added.
Skeleton’s agility has
been increased by 15%.
With each battle,
Weed’s Undead underlings promoted to an elite and he completed the quest.
“Now I understand
the commander’s orders.”
“I lost myself in
the rage while fighting but I will prioritize commander’s orders from now.”
Death Knight’s wisdom and intelligence increased by +2%
Dullahan’s field of vision expanded.
Their overall combat
abilities increased.
Weed’s army
comprised of 142 Skeleton Archers, 57 Elite Skeleton Archers, 11 Dullahans, 29
Big Dullahans, 9 Death Knights and 24 Elite Death Knight bodyguards.
Considering the
enhancement caused by Balkan’s Undead blessing spells and Death Aura, it was a
significant force to be reckoned with.
It was similar for
in the canyons, as the time passed more and more players appeared and the
number of Undead that was summoned increased.
Barits were tough
but as number of one-man army Necromancers increased, their hunting rate became
extremely fast.
Except for the players
that just turned into Necromancers in Versailles Continent, every other long
time Necromancers was gathered here.
DING!
·
Undead’s Furgol Expedition
?
Witches in the Undead Army are getting annoyed by the invasions of
Furgol.
?
Advance toward the Furgol habitat, this quest will only end once
they have all been killed and turned into Undead.
?
However, according to the information these witches obtained, the
Furgol warriors noticed the suspicious behaviour of the Undead and will only
arrive a week later.
Difficulty: A
Reward: Either a magic
spell from the witches or promotion to the next rank.
Restriction: Undead
Only.
A party quest for players
in the canyon!
Weed and the other
players wondered how far these chained quests from Undead Legion would go.
‘Wouldn’t it lead
to unbelievable rewards?’
‘Maybe I can learn
forbidden Undead summon spells or dark magic from Balkan himself…’
‘It would be nice
if I could get a unique Undead from the Undead Legion!”
Necromancers
wanted high-level Undead summon spells or a unique Undead that could be summoned
anytime like Van Hawk.
“As the quest
difficult is so high, I suggest everyone need to team up now.”
The gathered Necromancers
voted Jeanne as their leader and captain for the expedition.
“Having given me
the responsibility for this difficult quest I will do my best.”
“With Jeanne-nim
in charge, I’m feeling relieved.”
“First of all, I
believe we should all decide on the time.”
They decided to
start the quest nine days later, when most Necromancers were able to connect.
They also talked
to remaining players in Kapua, helping them out so many players could join them
9 days later.
They didn’t waste
any time waiting till the agreed for the quest. Jeanne, Otem, Harien, Goshu
along with some players went on ahead to scout out the Furgol’s habitat.
Their plan was to
target the spam the Furgol’s habitat with as many people and Undead as possible!
It seemed simple
but nothing more could be done.
Weed heard about
this later but he could not find fault with the plan.
‘High level players
sure know how to take care of themselves.’
Until then, all he
has to do is keep himself busy with hunting.
‘With so many gone
scouting my share just become bigger!’
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Kaaaa-ak!
Kerururararara!
In the mountains
and forests pretty far away from Morata, it was filled with monsters.
Some players from
Morata came to hunt in a party but no one dared to go deeper. High level
adventurers gave it a pass as they were only interested in dungeon explorations
which brought in treasures, fame and experience.
As monsters in the
mountains or forests reproduce, they came down to the village, sacking and
degenerate public order.
But one day the
monsters have been hit by a bolt out of the blue.
Several living sculptures
such as a Bingryong, Wyvern and a Phoenix started their hunt.
“They are yummy.”
The monster devouring
savagery.
“They give a lot
of money as well.”
No one could
resist the allure of money.
“We must survive.”
They cared about
their safety especially.
When Arpen Empire
still existed in the past, there were many Sculpture Lifeforms around the
continent.
As time passed,
they lost their origin, became monsters or settled down as a new race with new
culture.
Some didn’t
prosper and disappeared all together.
With such history
behind them, these Sculpture Lifeforms put everything into their growth to save
themselves.
“Gol Gol Gol Gol,
I’m here!”
Riding on Yellowy,
Gold Man appeared to the place where Bingryong, Phoenix and Wyvern were.
“Gold Man!”
Wy-3 came first
and welcomed it rubbing against its face.
Wy-3 assumed it lost
his memory after being reborn but Gold Man embraced the Wyverns with joy.
“It’s nice to see
you Wyverns again, Gol gol gol.”
In fact it was all
an act to fool Weed that he lost his memories.
While these Sculpture
Lifeforms were having a touching reunion, Wyvern sharp eyes noticed the change
in Gold Man’s appearance.
“Gold Man’s eyes
have changed.”
It was bigger than
before. It even had double eyelid.
It was a special
reward from Weed for throwing his body out to save him.
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Necromancers scouting
the Furgol’s habitat came back.
“This will not be
an easy quest. It’s not a habitat. It’s a kingdom.”
They said it was a
fortress protected by warriors, guards, magicians, shamans and the great Furgol
king as well.
“It was built on a
cliff. Climbing all the way up will be impossible for the Undeads.
One thing good
about the Undeads was that as long as there were corpses, their numbers could
be infinite.
However, not only
was it hard to revive completely shattered Undeads that fell from the cliff,
they would have to climb back from the start.
It was a quest
where Necromancers had to initiate a siege warfare and take the fortress!
“For now, it’s
impossible we should find another method.”
Jeanne and Necromancers
were in a serious discussion.
At a time like
this, Weed just watched as usual.
‘Do just enough,
just follow what others are doing!’
If he shows great abilities,
he would be assigned to a tiresome role.
“I was just
lucky.”
“I have some power
to control Undeads. But all these Undeads lack intelligence so anyone can do
this much.”
“Me? Fighting in
the front line? Not at all. I was just supporting standing beside so many Undeads.
Even if my horse-riding skill and attack looks strong, it wouldn’t be a match
against the might of a united Undead.”
Even though they
saw it with their own eyes, by keep repeating disparaging remarks and his
weakness it was hard to acknowledge him seriously.
To be honest,
these Necromancers thought Weed was a great Death knight but they thought he
could only achieve this thanks to their summoned Undead.
Weed cleverly used
modesty to avoid any tough duties!
Their debates
continued.
“Can’t we collapse
the fortress completely with a spell?”
“I only developed Undead
summoning spells, Corpse Explosion and curse spells…”
“Anyone here with
high level attack spell or dark magic?”
“I don’t have a strong
enough spell that could collapse a fortress or destroy walls…”
Necromancers were
able to learn dark magic.
But the moment they
learned it, it came with many penalties.
Among them was
high notoriety and faith reached zero.
Reputation and
morality went into the negative, and it was also possible to partially lose
wisdom and intelligence.
The process of
mastering dark magic was unique compared to other magic.
As proficiency in dark magic increase by using live animals as offerings, notoriety increased
while other stats decreased as dark magic level advanced.
Necromancers
already had several side effects just by Undead summons. It was rare to find a Necromancer
players with dark magic.
“I did learn dark magic up to level 2…”
“That wouldn’t be
of any help in a large scale battle. Is there no one with more powerful dark magic?”
Out of 43 Necromancers,
only 12 knew dark magic.
A simple dark magic was good enough for enhancing their Undead summons so they learned it.
But there were
only two players among them that could use it directly in battle and inflict
some damages.
“I guess we have
no choice but to bring all our Undeads and fight.”
“If someone
reaches there and bait them, maybe these Furgols will open the gate and come
out.”
“That would make
things much easier… First, let’s set up a time and when most Necromancers are
gathered then we will all go.”
With no one
assigning any role, Weed just stood and watched.
He could raise
blacksmith skill by creating siege weapons but it wouldn’t be very useful at
this point.
He could gather
all the necessary material around here to build it but on one could operate the
siege weapon.
There were too few
Necromancers and it was not like they could make their Undead handle the siege weapon.
Skeletons had low
intelligence and they only move on their instincts. They were completely
useless outside battles.
Dullahans didn’t
have their heads in the right place. They move around with their heads in their
hands so it was impossible to aim for them.
Death Knights with
their, relatively speaking, high intelligence would be useful but they were
busy enough leading the other Undeads into battle.
On top of that,
once the siege weapons were built, there was a problem with logistics.
Necromancer’s
critical weakness was that they lacked any decent shielding magic, so these
siege weapons were vulnerable to enemy spell fires.
Siege weapons were
completely useless if there is no one to operate it or protect it.
In general, a
siege warfare was a battle where the attacking side was at a disadvantage by
three fold.