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‘Finally, my chance has come!’
Vice Rich Lenus crossed the gate with a flash of red eyes.
Gargoyles and Dyurahans were encircled around Lenus.
With only a small number of troops, they secretly infiltrated, so only strong undead were brought in.
“…and report it as soon as you find it. If you see any traces of it, you should bring it back immediately.”
“Gigi…”
“Again.”
According to Lenus’ orders, the gargoyles and durahans move quickly.
Left alone, Lenus began to search for Oriax’s magical power with his body floating in the air.
‘If I absorb the power of Oriax, I can summon more undead.’
Lenus let out an ominous laugh and looked down at his bony hands.
At one point, he was called the strongest lich, but only for the lich, he had only reached the apex.
Stronger humans and monsters could be seen everywhere, and didn’t they experience defeat by losing the undead army?
‘I will no longer be defeated by the dragons and the strong. All their bodies must be mine.’
Lenus wanted to get more undead and more powerful entities.
Of course, becoming an undead would make him weaker than when he was alive, but he had to obey his orders unconditionally.
In addition, even if you are injured, it can be useful at any time because you can restore it by spending time and mana.
Even if it could not be restored, there was no harm in using it as a material for the Chimera Undead.
‘Oriax was also defeated by humans in the end. Humans on this island are stronger than other humans, though.’
To be honest, I wanted Oriax to lose.
Although he helped himself, it was only a temporary alliance.
One day we had to part, and there was a possibility that we could become enemies.
If so, shouldn’t you be prepared in advance?
‘The undead that Oriax has are also quite useful… But their value is lower than the power of Oriax.’
Oriax was not a Lich, but a Death Knight with its own force.
He couldn’t handle the undead better than the rich, but his strength and the level of perfection of the corps were quite excellent.
It would be great if I could have them all, but if I had to choose one of the two, I had no choice but to prioritize the power of Oriax.
‘I almost lost all the specters. I asked you to use it sparingly…’
But it was something I had to do, and I had no regrets.
Because I had to cooperate with Oriax to gain trust.
So, after receiving a request for support, I had the opportunity to take that power away.
‘I have to take the remaining undead…’
“That play.”
“Gagging.”
Two gargoyles were approaching Lenus while holding one undead.
Lenus immediately recognized the identity of the undead and could not hide his joy.
“Oriax. How did so many undead come back alone? Cluck…”
“Heh heh… I guess you were aiming for the same thing.”
Oriax convulsed slightly and raised his head.
There was no magic left, let alone the power to move.
It was likely that sooner or later his existence would be annihilated.
“Why don’t you just hand it over before it is destroyed? There is no reason for us to suffer.”
“I knew you would come out like this. You must have checked the situation through the Specter.”
“…you mean you showed a gap even though you knew it?”
“I didn’t know it would show a gap. There are too many secrets on this island.”
Oriax let out a smirk, feeling the power draining from all over his body.
The enemies were too strong, and he and the Legion alone could not bring victory.
Above all, he had not expected that his magical powers and powers would be transmitted so easily.
“Lenus, it’s too late. You cannot take anything from me.”
“Are you talking nonsense now that it’s time to die? Who else can take your power but me?”
“You still haven’t noticed? Humans are weak, but they can make them stronger. That’s why I lost my power after losing.”
“Turning off time doesn’t change anything.”
Lenus grabbed Oriax’s head and began to absorb magic power.
However, Oriax did not even resist and only laughed at Lenus.
“Do you think you will be able to defeat those humans? You will never get over it alone.”
“…what have you done! You can’t hide your power in a situation like this!”
Lenus takes a step back and cannot accept the reality in front of him.
The power that Oriax should have had completely disappeared.
The command ability for the undead, the strong yet overbearing magic power, the origin of the Death Knight.
Even though Oriax lost everything, he still maintained his shape.
“Didn’t I tell you before? I have already lost my power.”
“Who can take away the power of the undead?! Maybe Nikerai used his hand!”
Nikerai was also one of the three great undead, and among the specters, it was nothing less than the most powerful being.
Nikerai was able to surprise Oriax with great speed and stealth ability.
Above all else, no one could have done this without Nike.
“Nikerai is a nerd, but he doesn’t do that. Still don’t know?”
“Who but Niceria did this!”
“human.”
“human? Ha ha ha… ha ha ha!”
Lenus burst out laughing out loud and looked at Oriax.
It must have been a silly joke or a lie.
There is no way that humans in this world could have realized what no one else had ever done before.
“The power of the undead can only be manipulated by the undead. Did you make a deal with Nikerai?”
“I never met Nike. Someone took all my power.”
“Now tell me to believe it…”
Lenus couldn’t keep up with his words and couldn’t take his eyes off Oriax.
The shape of Oriax was slowly being crushed.
Because the power to maintain the Death Knight’s body disappeared, the result of extinction was reached.
“Now I don’t have to be obsessed with the undead anymore. It’s not the end I was hoping for, but it’s not too bad.”
“Who are you? What human took your power!”
“You will find out soon. If it really takes my place, won’t my soldiers try to follow him?”
Oriax’s lower body was collapsing and turning into powder.
After that, even the upper body began to shatter and scatter little by little.
“It can’t be. How can humans use the power of the undead…”
“Can you see what I look like? Take good care of yourself The humans on this island are not weak. Especially they…”
Oriax catches the fading consciousness and recalls the last humans he encountered.
Because he fought against them alone, he did not have favorable conditions.
However, he did not even have the right to speak of justification because he also launched a mass offensive with the undead corps.
“Ah… I’ve lived a fleeting life… The days when I was also a human…”
Bass…
Oriax was completely annihilated without leaving even a manastone.
Lenus tried to catch the traces of Oriax while stirring the air with his bare bones.
But even the traces evaporated quickly, and the thick darkness only descended deeper.
“What bastard! A human being is the only power I should have had!”
***
Oriax, the commander of the undead corps, had already fled, but the undead corps still remained.
Although the number had decreased compared to before, even the elite troops were mixed, so it was not easy to deal with them.
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Moreover, despite the disappearance of the captain, instead of retreating, he was carrying out a more aggressive offensive.“hahaha…”
“You must rest. There is nothing you can do about it.”
“You can’t rest while your allies are fighting.”
Yoon Se-in receives a transfer of magic from Shin Da-hee and slowly steps forward.
There were no noticeable injuries, but due to excessive use of magical power, physical fatigue had accumulated considerably.
In addition, the colleagues who fought with him were not in a good condition, so he had to go out on his own.
“You can’t summon a spirit!”
“You can still use your form-based abilities, right?”
“Stop being stubborn! We’ve done enough!”
Shin Da-hee grabbed Yoon Se-in’s left arm and stopped immediately.
Yoon Se-in tried to remove Shin Da-hee’s hand, but she could not overcome the force.
“You can’t even push me away! So give up!”
“…but I can’t let you go, can I?”
“I’m leaving, so please stop!”
Shin Da-hee shouts and pulls Yoon Se-in’s left arm even harder.
I still couldn’t get over the thought that I had to go first.
There were many opportunities for him, but for Se-in Yoon, his life was at stake.
“Um… no. Are you younger than me?”
“If you are old, you should fall back as you are old!”
“Oh, can you say that too? She’s cuter because she’s temperamental, hey.”
“Does this look like a joke now? I mean, trust other people a little!”
Seo Hyun-woo was watching the scene without saying a word while supporting Baek Seo-yeon.
Yoon Se-in and Shin Da-hee were genuine and wonderful in their minds.
They were just biting each other reluctantly because they had come to an extreme situation.
“President, so when is the good news coming?”
“I want to know too. It’s time to come…”
Seo Hyun-woo was waiting for a call while wearing Bluetooth earphones.
If Ryu Seon-hwa had obtained that power smoothly, this situation could have been easily sorted out.
Even if I failed, I wouldn’t be killed or injured because I even sent Lee Min-seong with me just in case.
“What if the good news does not come?”
“From then on, you have to gamble.”
“If it’s a gamble…”
“You want to summon the Spirit of Chaos?”
Yoon Se-in interrupted the conversation while being completely captured by Shin Da-hee.
Since he defeated a wounded first-class monster at once, he couldn’t forget the spirit of chaos.
“If you receive magic transfer from all the Enhanced Hunters, won’t you be able to hold on for a little while?”
“You know how dangerous it is, right?”
“I know. Someone has to do it.”
“…”
Even Shin Da-hee couldn’t say anything.
Even if Miterichi’s graduation was short, could he say something like that casually?
Perhaps, as much as that talent and determination, no hunter dared to surpass him.
“I don’t think it will be too late to start after waiting a little longer.”
“Are you waiting for the good news?”
“…are you okay?”
“I have to listen to what you say. Even this cutie has a bit of a headache.”
“You don’t want to hear that from the old man in the back room, do you?”
“Even if you don’t fight like that…”
Seo Hyun-woo stopped talking and immediately tapped the Bluetooth earphone.
Then, a familiar voice is heard over the earphones, bringing the long-awaited news.
– Hyunwoo, I think you can rest easy. All the undead were annihilated.