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Chapter 217
Chapter 217
Chapter 217
Chapter 217: Dorian the Phantom Thief
“…!” Aleister was caught by surprise .
He was hundreds of meters away from Kang Chul-In, but that vicious Overlord was already at his doorstep .
Judging from his speed, most people wouldn’t even know why and how they died .
”!??????“ In that instant, Aleister hurriedly chanted a spell to summon a bone wall .
Crack!
The bone wall shattered in the blink of an eye .
“Huk!” Aleister gasped .
Chulkuk,
Swishhh!
Kang Chul-In swung his Demon Sword Kaiforce at Aleister .
-Kyaaaaahhh!
At that moment, a shadow rapidly charged towards Kang Chul-In while letting out a terrifying scream .
-Kyaaak!
-Kehe!
-Kekeke!
It wasn’t just one .
Four female undead monsters with different skin colors were seen .
Huh .
Kang Chul-In could immediately identify them .
Banshees .
Banshees had incredible agility that was five times that of a man . They boasted great attack and movement speed .
Moreover, each skin color indicated a different unique ability, which made dealing with these banshees extremely tricky . Even Kang Chul-In could have some difficulties against them .
-Kyaaak!
A blood banshee with crimson-red skin swung her 15 centimetre long claws at Kang Chul-In .
Known as ‘Fresh Blood of Christmas’, this claw attack could infect its victim with hemophiliac curse, causing the victim to bleed to death .
-Kekeke!
This time, a blue-skinned arctic banshee ambushed Kang Chul-In from the back, releasing an icy aura . Her attack, known as ‘Cold Embrace’, could freeze the victim to death .
-Kehee!
Next, a black-skinned demonic banshee attacked Kang Chul-In with a life draining attack called ‘Kiss of Death’, and a white-skinned electronic banshee tried to electrocute him with ‘Thunder God’s Aura’ .
These bastards .
A corner of Kang Chul-In’s mouth twitched momentarily .
The banshees were attacking him from the north, south, east and west . In normal circumstances, Kang Chul-In would have been in some trouble .
However,
“Get lost, small fries!” Kang Chul-In bellowed and mingled with the banshees .
Who could stop him with the [Full Moon] buff activated?
The banshees were launching a deadly attack indeed, but it was no threat to the buffed-up Kang Chul-In .
It didn’t take long for him to mangle the banshees .
Crack, crack!
Light Sword Mitra, the ultimate counter to the undead monsters, was held in his left hand .
Chulkuk!
Kaiforce, the bloodthirsty demon sword, was held on his right .
Swinging the contrasting two swords, Kang Chul-In showed dynamic movement resembling a fierce predator . He pushed the undead female warriors back courageously .
***
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”!????? ????“
"????? ????? ?? ???? ???? ???? ??????“ Meanwhile, Aleister was constantly chanting necromancy spells .
It was a good battle strategy .
While the banshees were pressuring Kang Chul-In, Aleister was preparing the perfect condition to use the Death Calling .
C-Crack!
A crack propagated through the ground .
-Keuhhhhh . . .
About a thousand ghouls emerged from the ground, their bodies swollen and dripping with rotten sap .
-Come . . .
-Come… with us . . .
-To the deep… cold underground . . .
These were not ordinary ghouls .
They were ghosts of drowned corpses .
In other words, Aleister was summoning drowned victims as undead monsters, instead of using the fallen soldiers on the battlefield .
His intention was to hold Kang Chul-In in place, as the ghosts of drowned victims tended to not let go of others .
” . . . ??? ????? ?????“ Aleister refused to stop .
“ ?? ??????? ?? ????? ???????? ????? ???????? ?? ?? ??????? . . . ??????? ??????? . . . ????????“ He kept chanting spells to summon even more powerful undead monsters .
-Keek, Keeek?!
Among them were ten level 65 spider monsters called ‘atlach nacha’ .
Their job was obviously to hold Kang Chul-In as well .
The spider webs from atlach nacha, called ‘Chain of Restraint’, were strong enough to disable even the largest of monsters . It was enough to shackle Kang Chul-In .
Chuk!
50 skeleton knights appeared from nowhere and surrounded Aleister to protect him .
Necromantic Vanguard .
These knights were newly appointed replacements for the death knights who were wiped out in the Fox Valley battle .
Aleister felt safe under their protection . He grasped the epic item ‘Jadeite Skull Wand’ tightly .
This wand had a jade-colored skull the size of a volleyball attached to its shank . It was an incredible item which amplified mana by a whopping 200% for 10 seconds .
I shall end you fast, Kang Chul-In!
Aleister now acknowledged that he was weaker than his opponent . Therefore, he gathered all his strength to put an end to the strongest and most evil Overlord of all . He was a practical man who could make sound judgment, instead of deploying unnecessary courage .
Moreover, there was no doubt that it was the wisest move he could have made in that situation .
Ooongggg!
The dark mana started to vibrate,
Sssss…!
The skull wand spurted flashes of green light in all directions .
” . ???? ???????? ????? . . . ?????? ,?? ??“
Subsequently, Aleister began chanting the most powerful spell he knew, ‘Necromantic Field’ .
Necromantic Field was a super high-level magic that boosted all undead monsters within a 1,600m² range of the user by 250% .
In addition, it shaved 10% of the stats off of any living person stepping in the field for three seconds . In total, a living person lost 30% of their power just by standing there .
It made allies stronger and enemies weaker .
With this Necromantic Field, Aleister could hunt down even Kang Chul-In, the strongest figure in the whole of Pangaea .
However, it was easier said than done .
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The Necromantic Field was almost complete .
Bang!
An intense sound thundered in the surroundings as rotten flesh, blood, and bones scattered everywhere .
-Kyaaaak!
-Keeeek!
The banshees let out their final shriek .
And,
Swish!
A huge whirlwind headed straight towards Aleister, tearing everything apart in its path .
“W-What?!”
Aleister instinctively sensed danger and flung his body to the side .
Necromantic Field aside, it was game over if he got caught in that vortex .
Bangggg!
A vicious whirlwind swept the place where Aleister was chanting his spells at . It also crossed over to the Omega Fortress .
Crash!
The infrastructures built with hard rocks collapsed like a sandcastle .
“Argh!” Aleister, who barely managed to dodge the whirlwind, was astonished by what he was witnessing .
His surroundings were completely barren .
Only the shattered bones of the Necromantic Vanguard were tossing around on the floor .
“You thought you could stop me with these small fries, Aleister?” Kang Chul-In emerged from the thick curtain of dust, with an annoying smile, his trademark, on his face .
“M-monster…!” Aleister turned pale . He backed off despite being an Overlord .
He was terrified .
Kang Chul-In was strong beyond his wildest imagination .
How could a man just tear four banshees apart in a second, and also use that powerful ability just now?
He couldn’t believe his eyes .
H-How . . .
Aleister was shocked once again .
You… a human… not even a single scratch?
Kang Chul-In appeared to be injury-free, other than a torn cape and a slightly worn-down armor .
Nobody would believe that he was in a battle just moments ago .
It was all possible due to the [Full Moon] buff and [Spellthirst] ability, but Aleister had no idea of course .
All he could do was struggle in terror . . .
“Eeeeek! S-stop, stop him!” Aleister almost screamed .
-Come… with us . . .
-Kak, Kaaakk!
-Kelkelkel!
In response, all kinds of undead monsters began to charge straight at Kang Chul-In .
I will kill you, bastard!
At the same time, Aleister whipped out his black pipe and placed it on his lips with a murderous intent .
He had to use his trump card .
He failed to set up the Necromantic Field, but he couldn’t just sit there and wait for impending death .
Moreover, his trump card let him have the power of the Death God even without deploying the Necromantic Field .
Beeep . . .
It was the flute that brought death .
Death Calling, the item that could guarantee death on a single target, began to play its deadly melody .
Beeeeep!
A sharp screech resonated and then,
Squeak, squeak!
A rat’s squeaking could be heard .
Squeak, squeak!
It wasn’t just one or two .
Squeak!
Squeaaaaak!
In fact, a whole bunch of rats appeared from nowhere and began to crowd around Aleister, covering the ground like a pitch black floor mat .
***
-Woof, woof!
After running for a few miles, Jackpot stopped in front of a wall .
It was just a normal wall that looks no different from the ones the crew saw on the way there .
“Ah, that was easy . ” Dorian, however, seemed to notice something else .
“Is it here, your Majesty?” Podolski questioned Dorian with a hint of skepticism .
“Yep, this is it . ”
“How can you tell?”
“Jackpot says so . ”
“T-That’s all?”
“Well, not just that . ” Dorian pointed at that particular wall .
“These skull-shaped faucets form a marker . ”
“Hmm… I can’t really tell . . . There are skull-shaped faucets everywhere, and isn’t this place a drain? There’s easily a thousand of them . ”
“That’s true . But it’s a little different here . ”
“ . . . ?”
“Let me explain . ” Dorian held chalk and marked a dot on the skull-shaped faucet with it .
“If I name this faucet vertex A as in a triangle, the faucet on the lower left will be vertex B, and the one on the right will be vertex C . A perfect triangle, isn’t it?”
“Yes . ”
“Now, if I name this faucet down here vertex A as in a reverse triangle, this is B and that is C . If we merge these two triangles… Tadah! It becomes like this!” Dorian showed his drawings to Podolski and Nieu in an exaggerated fashion .
“Oh wow, it’s a hexagram?” Nieu tried to look knowledgeable .
“You are right, it’s the Star of David . It may be pure coincidence, but if the wall that Jackpot pinpointed also has this sort of pattern on it, do we still have to be skeptical?” Dorian grinned .
“ . . . !”
“ . . . !”
Podolski and Nieu were very surprised .
It was justifiable .
Who knew that Dorian, the number one idiot, had such brilliance in him?
“I-Is that trustworthy? I’m not doubting your Majesty, but you seemed to have figured it out too easily . ”
“I understand your concerns . ” Dorian shrugged casually at Podolski’s cautious remark .
“I haven’t had many opportunities to test this chap’s abilities . Right, Jack?”
-Woof, woof!
Dorian threw a dog dental chew to Jackpot . It was a reward for locating the secret channel .
“It looks extremely easy, but you have to remember that Jackpot is an S-rank Seeker . He’s so good that he makes it look easy . ”
“I-Is that so?”
“Of course!” Dorian beat his chest and gave a confident expression . Still, that didn’t really persuade Podolski .
“Anyway, I’m certain that the Nekromantik Bay is behind this wall . The problem is… how do we get through it… wait a second?”
“Yes, your Majesty . ”
Dorian excused himself and started to turn the faucets one by one .
“Hmm… opening this may be pretty difficult . Unless we break the wall open, we will have to turn the faucets one by one to guess the correct password . ”
“A p-password?”
“Yep . And that’s not all . I believe there’s some sort of voice-recognition magic casted on this wall . Almost guaranteed . Seems like it’s gonna be tricky . ”
“I beg your pardon…?”
“Aleister’s a lich, which makes imitating his voice next to impossible . His voice operates on a completely different wavelength from that of a human . Therefore, it is impossible to deceive the magic sensor implanted here . Tsk, Aleister you cautious prick!”
“So, there’s nothing we can do?” Podolski seemed disappointed .
It wasn’t disappointment directed towards Dorian, but more towards the fact that they might not be able to obtain the life vessel .
“What nothing? Of course there is!” Dorian spoke with confidence .
“R-Really?”
“Is that true?”
Podolski and Nieu’s faces brightened from those delightful words .
“Of course~! This is my specialty we’re talking about . I’m even better than Kang Chul-In in this aspect, did you know that?”
Afterwards, Dorian rummaged through his backpack to whip out a flask containing a silver liquid .
“Hu-hu… This shall do the trick!” Dorian gave a cunning and confident snigger, similar to Kang Chul-In’s .
“Call me Dorian the Phantom Thief from now! Nyahaahahahaha~!”
Dorian Explorer (Tomb Raider/29 years old) .
Indeed, he was THE expert at robbing graves and treasure deposits .