Chapter 81
Booooom!
As the golem collapsed, a gust of wind formed as it hit the ground and tossed YuSungs hair into the air.
So the gatekeeper was a rank 4 boss monster.
He was clearing the dungeon at record speeds. While every other member of the party was still working on clearing their first rooms, YuSung had already demolished his third one.
He stared at the golem and thought, rather insensitively:
This dungeon might be too much for the current Sumire.
He had yet to know that the girl had obtained the witchs fragment.
Rumbbbble!!
The wall slid open after the monster was defeated, letting YuSung continue on.
The passageway wasnt very long. One could see the button placed at the end of the hall from its entrance.
Will the next location open up if I press it?
It was more of a complicated setup than hed thought it would be.
The Castle of Phantasms was built like a maze. However, YuSung had easily seen through all of the traps that had appeared in front of him without any trouble. Of course, his keen gaze hadnt missed that one, either.
Wheres something I can throw?
YuSung picked up a piece of broken-off brick that he found on the ground and took a stance.
Whoosh!
He threw it at the button.
Thunk!
His shot was a bullseye.
Rmmmm!
The passageway rumbled open, then immediately closed itself back up again. If he had pressed the button with his hand, he would have been trapped in there.
YuSung, however, already had experience with various types of traps that the Fist King had set up back on Martial Spirits Mountain.
Well I disabled all of the traps. Time to head back, I guess.
YuSung turned back around to face the way he had come through. As it so happened, he could feel a rumble in the distance. A new passageway had definitely opened.
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That was the first time that someone had attempted to overwhelm the Castle of Phantasms with numbers. The undead filling its corridors had already become Sumires underlings due to her [Witchs Veil] Skill.
And the ones in charge of leading them were YuSungs skeleton and the death knight.
C-clack!
Des troy! Masters enemies!
Stompstompstomp!
The undead mob rushed the golem, footfalls creating a great racket. The enemy was being chipped down bit by bit.
If your blade breaks hit it with your head! If your head breaks! Bite it with your teeth!
The skeletons cheered at the death knights war cry, rattling their jawbones together.
Claclack!
Clack, clack!
The golem, a being created using advanced technology, had its mana core embedded in its head. At the moment, it was emitting a red light.
Vmmm!
Destroy The Intruders!
Zzzzzzzt!!
Lasers shot from its eyes, sweeping across the ground.
Pabababat!
Any undead hit by the attack instantly melted under the golems gaze.
However, its ultimate move was useless.
D descend upon this place, army of darkness.
Sumire, an actual necromancer, was using her ring in the corner of the room to constantly summon more undead. She was a veritable undead factory, considering the large amount of mana she still had left in her reserves.
Claclaclack!
Gohhhh
A magic circle appeared in front of Sumire, summoning skeletons and ghouls. She lifted her ring up into the air and began to chant, a purple-tinged aura emanating from her body.
D-darkness conceal the sun!
Of course, there was no sun in the sky there, as they were inside the castles interior. The black clouds spewing out from the ring, however, still did their job and strengthened the undead.
Wshhh!
Guohhhhh!!
Power is gushing out from my bones! This is the blessing of our master!
Clack!
The undead enthusiastically cheered, drunk on Sumires power.
However, that wasnt the end of it.
A pair of red eyes suddenly appeared in the mass of black clouds, then it began moving along the ceiling as if it had a life of its own.
Is is this because of the power I got earlier?
Sumrie watched the cloud move in wonder. The power she had obtained from the witchs fragment had strengthened her Fog of Despair.
Whoosh!
The black cloud flew around, following its master, Sumire. Normally, the Fog of Despair would dissipate rather quickly, giving it a short activation time. However, that weak point seemed to have been completely taken care of.
E-everyone, attack!
Sumire pointed towards the golem. The undead, in tandem, went on the offensive.
Grrr blaaargh!
The ghouls, who earlier could only attack by scratching the opponent with their nails, began vomiting up their stomach acids to melt the golem. The death knights greatsword had also changedblack mana was overflowing from it.
Kuhaha! The current me isnt even afraid of the Dullahan! Cry, out! Deathbringer!
As it swung its weapon, black fire enveloped the golem.
Sumire had definitely gotten stronger after obtaining the artifact and absorbing the witchs fragment. If one only took necromancers into consideration, she would be far and away the strongest one.
Guohh!
Kill it!
YuSungs skeleton jumped towards the golems head as the ghouls and the death knight did their thing.
Boing!
It flew high up in the air.
The golem once again gathered red light in its core.
Destroy. Intruders!
But YuSungs skeleton, whose power was enhanced further by the witchs fragment, was powerful.
Bam! Crack!!
A simple, bony punch was all it took to produce a crack in the golems core.
The death knight ended up dealing the final blow.
Wsh! Crack!!
The golem stopped moving entirely as its core was completely broken.
W-we won! We did it, everyone!
Sumire was overjoyed, expression bright. Seeing their master in high spirits, the undead also cheered.
Its our victory!
Claclack!
Grrr!
Those monsters may have looked terrifying to the point that one could fear them appearing in their nightmares, but they were completely whipped for Sumire, their master, like no other.
Hoo ray!
Clack!
Grr, grrr!
Continuing their self-congratulations, the group of undead lifted Sumire up above them using their arms.
K-kyah?! You guys waaah!
Then they threw her up into the air.
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Cl ack!
Grr!
Y-you guys
She was stifled, touched by the passionate display of affection she was receiving from them. Sh e had never experienced anything like that before. It seemed like the small fry undead were starting to resemble their master in personality, little by little.
Mas ter! The passage has opened!
Grr, grrr!
Mas ter! Please let me, a ghoul scope the passage out first!
Nod.
I-I understand. Then be careful!
The ghoul made its way into the passageway after getting her permission.
Grr! Grrr!
Tap.
However, as soon as it touched a brick that was jutting out of the wall, a trap activated, sending a torrent of arrows into the air.
Woooosh! Stabstabstab!
Guhhhh! Kgk.
The ghoul became immobile, body turned into a veritable honeycomb by the sheer number of arrows in it.
Sumire made a little gasping noise with her mouth.
Is is she asked, carefully, Does anyone else want to volunteer next?
The undead army Sumire commanded could be revived whenever as long as she still had mana. The volunteers could step up without any fear.
Mas ter! Please give me the opportunity!
Clackclack!
Grr grrr!
If YuSung had destroyed the traps hed come across using his finely-honed skills and experience, Sumire did so using numbers. The undead could not die and therefore were not scared of the traps.
Rumble!
After she pressed the button, the passageway opened with a tremor. Sumire, who had obtained the power of the witch, had accomplished a major feat.
I really cleared it!
Sumire wanted to be stronger than anyone else in her party.
So that she could remain in YuSungs party
So that she could be of help to YuSung
The witchs fragment was a newfound power that had managed to find its way to such a person.
It it was called Laplaces Coffin, right?
But there was a strange sense of foreboding towards her newly-obtained Skill. It almost felt like her subconsciousness was warning her, telling her it was dangerous.
But that wasnt important to Sumire at the moment. What was more important was to meet back up with her party leader, YuSung.
Lets go back to YuSung-ssi!
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[Korea-Japan Expedition Chatting Room]
[: (*) I have finished clearing this end!]
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what the hell is this symbol, i have never seen it before in my life
[Shin YuSung: Nice work, Sumire. Head back to the entrance for now. Well all meet up and go through the new passageway together.
[: !!! ]
[: ]
[Only!No.1!: Sakura? How about your end?]
Ten seconds passed after Seiji sent his message. There was still no reply from Sakura.
An ominous feeling settled over the group. Seiji sent another message.
[Only!No.1!: Sakura?]
Again, nothing but silence in the chatroom.
Ring!
[Sakura: Yeah]
A belated response from Sakura.
Seiji let out a sigh of relief and resumed typing.
[Only!No.1!: Where are you right now?]
[Sakura: Ive been waiting here this entire time.]
[Sakura: Come here and get me Seiji, quickly.]
Seiji creased his forehead. He couldnt point out exactly what, but there was something odd with Sakuras messages.
Maybe its because were chatting over text?
Her manner of speech was different from the usual. And it was rather odd that she had asked him to pick her up.
Is she hurt?
Uncertain, he kept on chatting with her.
[Only!No.1!: Did you get hurt anywhere?]
[Sakura: Mhm. Exactly. So hurry and come here.]
Even as he realized something was off, Seiji decided to head into the passageway Sakura had entered and began running.
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Tap. Taptaptap.
Sakura typed a message into her Pocket with blank eyes.
[Sakura: Mhm. Exactly. So hurry and come here.]
She pressed the send button. Almost right after, Seijis response appeared.
[Only!No.1!: Okay. Ill be there ASAP.]
He says hes coming, she said, voice listless.
The succubus gently stroked Sakuras head, the girl sitting on her lap.
Nice work. What a good child you are.
She smiled in a creepy manner, both corners of her mouth jutting up.
You know what you have to do for me, yes?
Sakura responded without a second of hesitation to her question.
I need to kill the intruders.
The succubus smiled widely as she stared at her as if satisfied. She brought the girl into an embrace.
So good so good. Show me your loyalty from now on, then. With your own hands, you have to
She leaned into Sakuras ear and began to whisper in a honeyed tone.
Kill your friends. Ill give you a reward if you succeed. Something very good fufu, you know what I mean, right?
Sakura did nothing but nod at the succubuss words with a dazed expression on her face.
Yes.
Without the Korean team knowing
The Japanese team was on the brink of annihilation.
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