Ch.140The Legendary Necromancer Is Dangerous (4)

“…Is this truly a power that a mere human can possess?”

Hunter Xavier, known as Chilseong, stared at the being before him while kneeling on one knee, his strength depleted.

Only 10 minutes had passed since the battle began.

Yet Xavier had already sensed defeat in that brief exchange.

That thing was, as someone had said, not an entity that could be opposed with human power.

‘I never thought I would feel this emotion.’

Xavier himself was called a hunter who transcended humanity in the world.

He had reached higher than anyone else who had awakened and formed teams with him, and other hunters were always behind Xavier.

However, right now, Xavier keenly felt their emotions.

The being before him was far too enormous.

With Xavier’s power, it was simply beyond his reach.

“Haimbell, is there one called Baek Eunha among them?”

“…No, my lord. It seems he is hiding elsewhere, devising countermeasures.”

“Then that will do. I find little interest in such an opponent.”

Gildeon stood without a single wound, with three undead guarding his side.

The dragon Ascalon, the Knight of Heaven’s Opening Ruspa, and the Flame Beast Berkulachio.

Xavier couldn’t break through any of them. His limit was merely holding out one-on-one, buying time.

‘…If there’s any hope.’

Henesia and Astride. They were the only possibility.

In fact, Astride was gaining the upper hand against Ruspa, and even Gildeon occasionally glanced at her sharp attacks.

Somehow, he needed to create an opportunity for them to face Gildeon.

That was the final strategy Xavier could aim for.

“…Hey, can you hold down Hel Haimbell?”

In response to Xavier’s words referring to Helena’s alias, a calm voice answered.

“I can completely suppress him. It seems he’s now under my command. However…”

There would be only one chance. So he had to choose carefully. Helena conveyed this to Xavier with her eyes.

“Good. Then please do so exactly 20 seconds from now.”

Xavier had only about 40% of his magical power left, but it was enough to unleash maximum firepower for a moment.

He secretly signaled to Yesiel, who was healing wounds in the back.

It was a sign to summon the “Sacred Domain” at the right timing.

‘…Three, two, one. Now.’

Following Xavier’s command, everyone with remaining strength moved to fulfill their roles.

The giant snake and Banshee Queen summoned by Helena neutralized Haimbell’s undead, and countless vengeful spirits began to swirl around the confused Haimbell.

Simultaneously, Beatrice gathered her last strength to emit powerful psychic force.

“Psychic Drop!”

Her targets were the three undead protecting Gildeon.

With Beatrice’s sacrifice, bleeding from her nose and ears from the effort, they were lifted into the air and slammed down in one place.

Waiting there were Xavier and Yesiel.

“From now on, I declare a Sacred Domain.”

Whoosh.

CRASH—!

As Yesiel prayed, drawing up holy power to its fullest, explosive light filled the dungeon interior.

With a space of light formed targeting the three undead, Xavier drew up his magical power explosively and spoke.

“Five minutes. I can’t hold out longer than that.”

Astride nodded at those words. She too knew well that she was the only one who could face Gildeon now.

Therefore, it was time to use the final measure.

“…Henesia, I’m going to use the hero’s power.”

“Understood. I’ll support you.”

A secret power passed down only to a select few among the royalty of the Selen Kingdom, her homeland.

Astride had manifested it from a very young age, but after reaching a certain level, she became reluctant to use it.

Because she realized that the source of that power was an entity that had nothing good to do with human status.

‘But I have to use it.’

Without it, she could never handle the monster before her. So Astride drew her holy sword Ulperia without hesitation.

“Light of Radiance.”

Astride’s magical power began to envelop her body with brilliant light, which soon led to an explosive increase in power.

‘The duration isn’t long.’

So she would give her all to decide the battle within that time.

That was the final move everyone had chosen.

THUD—!

Astride stomped the ground powerfully, and instantly, unidentifiable shockwaves began flying against the dungeon walls everywhere.

Moving at such high speed, the walls were breaking just from her running start.

BOOM!

CRASH!

KABOOM!

After stomping the ground three consecutive times at a speed no one present could perceive, Astride finally felt an opening was created and delivered a perfectly refined sword strike.

A technique that even her teacher Baek Eunha had expressed admiration for.

It was the Sword of Severance that cut down everything present by perfectly aligning the pure sword path with the magical sword path.

SWOOSH!

CRASH—!

Gildeon, sensing the danger, quickly summoned another undead, but it was torn apart as soon as it materialized, caught in the sword strike.

And the sword strike continued without stopping, hitting Gildeon who stood beyond.

‘…It went in.’

She clearly felt the impact.

It was the most perfect strike she had ever delivered.

Astride quickly distanced herself and watched Gildeon’s body, cut in half, without lowering her guard.

At the same time, Haimbell, bound by Helena’s giant snake, shouted in surprise.

“My lord!”

It was such a powerful blow that even Haimbell, who well knew Gildeon’s strength, couldn’t be certain of his safety.

As everyone’s attention was focused, Xavier urgently warned them.

Despite Gildeon appearing completely dead, his undead were still continuing their attacks unharmed.

“Deliver the final blow! He’s still alive!”

At those words, Astride stomped the ground again, and Henesia also supported her by firing various spells.

However, that was as far as they got.

“…I apologize for my mistake.”

Whoosh.

CRACK!

The sword strike Astride delivered was neutralized by black hands that rose from the ground just ahead of her.

Astride and Henesia froze at the sight.

Because it was none other than Baek Eunha’s technique.

Ignoring their shock, Gildeon spoke in a calm tone, shifting his gaze to everyone present.

“You are truly warriors. Though I have not been awake long, I have misjudged, and how shameful that is.”

After offering praise inappropriately for the situation, Gildeon eventually raised a chilling aura from the extremities of his body and quietly declared.

“So from now on, would it be acceptable to receive you with proper courtesy?”

“……”

“All of you, after I finish you off, I will make you my servants without exception.”

In short, he was saying he would kill them all and make them his undead.

But even hearing such a rude declaration right before them, no one could voice an objection.

Because everyone was physically experiencing right now that this was no joke.

“…Truly frightening. To think such a being will soon go out into the world.”

Only Xavier spoke, but everyone present inwardly agreed with him.

Hades’ ambition was not in vain.

The Gildeon before them might truly be able to devour this world without exception, even alone.

Still, the group did not give up. Because there was still one last hope sleeping on the other side of the dungeon.

However, as if to crush that hope completely, Gildeon’s indifferent voice was heard.

“Rise, Giant God Soldier Kubarna.”

Simultaneously, the endlessly high ceiling of the dungeon was obscured, and darkness fell.

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“…Damn, it’s really noisy.”

I, who had been performing a precarious balancing act adjusting the boundary between body and soul within my mental world, raised my stiff body and looked at Seo Min-a’s corpse laid beside me in a proper position.

‘Well, I understand.’

While somehow maintaining my body’s form, I could feel someone outside trying to help me through high-level necromancy.

The ritual performer was probably Helena, and Seo Min-a was used as the sacrifice.

“No one’s going to appreciate it anyway, but your kind always does things like this.”

There were several prophets with powers similar to Seo Min-a’s in Thebes as well.

But their endings were mostly similar.

In the end, when the appointed time comes, they simply conform to their fate and pass their will to someone in the future.

“But I kind of hate that.”

Whoosh.

Hiss.

Following my outstretched hand, a certain amount of death energy rose and flowed into Seo Min-a’s corpse.

The power I feel inside me now is only about a quarter of my prime.

But I could tell. All the restraints that had been suppressing me were gone, and even at this moment, my power was growing exponentially.

“Is this roughly how it’s done?”

Enjoying the refreshing sensation I hadn’t felt in a long time, I waved my hand a few times, and Seo Min-a’s corpse floated in the air as if an invisible hand were lifting it.

Eventually, she opened her eyes and looked around in surprise, examining her own body.

“How is this…?”

“I just returned what I received. I didn’t make you an undead, so don’t misunderstand.”

After speaking, I realized. The side effects of dimensional travel that had been so irritating were no longer felt.

I left Seo Min-a, who was struggling to come to her senses, and walked toward the source of the intense vibrations, muttering quietly.

“What’s this? It’s more manageable than I thought.”

While recalling the structure of Gildeon’s necromancy that I had reproduced after seeing it just once.