Chapter 113: Erin Danua (3)
4lv2The building we were in collapsed from a single attack. Removing the rubble and stone debris, we stood up from the pile of dust.q4eKglj
s29SBFK“That just then…”0OEX
acjKb“That was Gerolge’s Doom Bolt.”R1QGr
V6amo“I thought he always stayed inside a certain area, though?” I asked.ANm4wIt
izVcSG“There are times when something different happens, but… this one is definitely a first.”9BAZ3
iHdLEven though I was asking questions about the situation at hand, I was actually more aware of what was happening right now than Erin.NMiFq0
rPSv0WgNazrea was a field that gave out repeat quests where you built up ‘favor points’ with the Grim Reaper and traded them for treasures. In the game, however, there was a more difficult method that allowed the player to build the Grim Reaper’s favor level a lot faster.DoQ4y
jEMN3MHThat was the so-called Nazrea Nightmare mode.mQGCeV
dzd3RBAn infinite resurrection of lower-grade undead as well as the three bosses of Nazrea, as well as the unlimited teleportation of Gerolge, who was usually supposed to stay in his own area.yZ9o4Ba
HeytThat was what this was; a battle against Gerolge, the True Immortal King.oCY
Js5YIqW“Haa… Looks like we picked the wrong day.”B5M
1kUIn fact, this was a random high-difficulty quest event that popped up in the game after several repetitions of Nazrea. It was only by clearing this event that the player could freely choose between the normal and the nightmare mode.7X2aH
pyqm“Korin. We are in a pretty place right now. We need to find a place to hide and come up with a concrete plan.”NMuaO6K
2Atyb01“Yes. For now…”oWhf
50ocv6❰Doom Bolt❱4nmQ6wJ
tgq– KWAAAAAANG!!UroDNS
9wK****TZwx
T0NW◼◼◼◼◼◼◼◼◼◼◼————!!qZNU
MGT4◼◼◼◼◼◼◼◼◼◼◼————!!Lw1muz
N2m◼◼◼◼◼◼◼◼◼◼◼————!!jviE9
cu8r76Storm, tempest, blizzard.pEm
ICPdlThe torrent of corpses filled the ground. The howls of the dead and the screams of the corpses trembled the city and everything in it.r1SWld
vYOZZA city of 3 days.qxDi
dGeieJyThe world of the undead had been following a regular set of rules until now.S6aJ
4z4uThe first rule was that everything would return to the first day after the third night, and the second rule was that the undead of each region tended to stay where they were.U4mx
LsX5ktGBecause of the ruination of Nazrea not lasting for over three days, the actors of the short and repetitive act had no room for any improvisation.kI0
WHWy9xHowever, they were clearly going against that second rule; they were all leaving the stage.181fOu
abynXB1.2 million undead.tKvBuZ6
ZHdEHuman eyes couldn’t possibly count the sheer number of them, and it was therefore not an understatement to say that there were an infinite number of corpses.w8570Nl
Mma1“W, what in the world is going on?!”KTrdD
NQUgKOA battle priest who had been stationed at Nazrea, Priest Kroos, was appalled at the sight of all the undead of the area of his supervision moving at once.8K4Vwd
mUENHe spotted at least 10,000 undead going in the same direction, and so did the other priests of the Old and New Faiths, from the several observatory camps that had been set by the two religions.Li4b
MTL7R‘They are all heading to the same place?’Jw2
gXRaCaaEvery single one of them was facing the same way. They were all headed to the most dangerous area of Nazrea – District A of the Immortal King.x5s
oJzAfter evolving into the True Immortal King, Gerolge was gathering all the undead of the city into one place.LKjQ
9Yr9ZhIt was an infinite wave of monsters; a march of 1.2 million undead.FV34
rI8****EI9
9u6inY“Kuhup…!”oC0
9giN“Korin! Are you okay?”lfJ
ZL8“It’s just a little graze.”N3clve
QGuc9OAfter the ray of light devoured the building, all the debris that managed to survive from being disintegrated was melting from the heat.zT2
RKiEThanks to his instincts, it took him 0.1 seconds to dodge the attack. It was a wonderful dodge and he wasn’t even hit by the ray of light, but the heat still managed to tear at his skin.g3J6S1V
PNCThat was the strongest spell of Gerolge the Immortal King, ❰Doom Bolt❱. This magic spell that was as powerful as a grand spell had the ability to disintegrate everything in its linear path.kFR
n51VD“I wonder what’s stronger between this and the Sun.”b4n
dauoZ“Now’s not the time for that! There is another one coming…!”GX3S2pj
AmYR– Kwaang!ECK
Dcm3rDown came another Doom Bolt. Korin somehow managed to dodge it thanks to anticipating the attack this time, but the aftershock sweeping past his body was still as mighty as a medium-grade spell.xhz
N6eThe two of them immediately started racing down the back alleyway of Nazrea in an attempt to get away from Gerolge’s sight.26VKX7
4lla1RC“In this city, Gerolge has close to an infinite amount of mana. He can shoot hundreds of them and will still have mana until sunrise…!”rOKSLg8
BtjMCy“Seriously… That’s even more than what Park Sihu had in his prime…!”fqwUoM
mo6pY“And who is that?!”EtMgl
fzY“Just a random guy!”dsD1Ei5
vrHiCDoom Bolt wasn’t the only spell flying at them. The Lich was also using a wide-area attack spell, Black Cloud, and one that amplified the movements of undead by an enormous margin, the Land of Death.MTCU
dr4bRFEach and every one of those spells were at the level of a grand spell, and yet he was casting them one after another.xZw1
aWRCkKaIt was to be expected of a great mage from 300 years ago. Korin thought to himself that it was ridiculous that Gerolge’s body was able to keep up with so much output, regardless of whether he had the infinite amount of mana supply or not.Z9LqH
fAt2“Let’s hide for now…! We need to aim for a surprise attac—”GM3IK
K1M“Korin. Under you…!”drAs
RgkyaHBefore Erin even finished her warning, a rotten corpse sprinted out of a building wall.FWG3P2g
KWXPJyAn undead with a rotten face, melting eyes, and a disoriented tongue scraped at Korin’s chin with its sharp claws.WORin
ZFmq“Tch…!”Od90
Tx6GkeuIt was a medium-level undead called Hunter. It was a monster that only excelled in surprise attacks and Korin could easily deal with one, but the problem was that his feet had been forced to a pause.W2cR
Fz01– Kugugung…!bEd
RZBlB“A lightning bolt! Watch out!”CluF
NVJIn that split second, Erin moved her fingers and wrote a Rune of Defense on Korin. At the same time, Hunter dashed at them along the complex walls of the back alleyway.kHvB7y
uWcThe monster was extremely fast. Because of the AOE buff spell, Land of Death, the monster’s physical stats had been amplified to the level of a semi-Grade 1 demonic beast.GK7abDn
akIxzHG“Kaaaahk…!”5CymH
wctR“You might be stronger and all but…!”RB8tCl
dFC– Slam!CF1K2
RRoTtIn the blink of an eye, Korin kicked Hunter up with his foot. It was a miraculous feat that was only possible because he had read the exact trajectory of the monster.QAKI
om8Fe“It’s still the same pattern as always though!”O79
4mqFloating up to the air, the Hunter was placed right beneath the lightning bolt falling from the Black Cloud.hn54Aj
UsD5– Kugung!bK57gl8
jNazjThe lightning strike turned the Hunter into ashes and demolished the defense spell that Erin had carved on his body. It only managed to buy him a split moment but that was more than enough for him.94lGPz6
2Np7Sixth Style, Shura.7tX3C
u2ZuUsing the sudden increase in physical stats, Korin sprinted out of the range of the lightning bolt.Rq5ugX6
lGqk– Kwagang!su2u
yyUSThe lightning struck down onto the ground and covered the surrounding area with its aftermath. The explosion of air that threatened to destroy everything nearby pushed Korin’s body away.I8MvJ
PqeKajik! He crashed into one of the buildings with his back. He was about to stand back up and collect himself but Erin shouted a piece of advice into his ears.Ah9
OltlO“Don’t stop your feet! Move in three dimensions…!”cav
LcJ6Following her words, Korin kicked off the walls of the back alleyway and jumped left and right, and up and down.FPWJ
WsgG– Kwang! Kwaang! Kwagang!5HnW
E0G“He knows where we are way too well. Do you think he has a way to see through walls?”4Q9w6
PrA“There are hundreds of buildings between us and Gerolge. Most spells won’t allow you to see through so many walls like that!”SwN
5I0K“You mean…”QnC
uRVSoon, the two of them came to the same conclusion.tG7uvyN
Wewz““Witchers…!””2Mgn
VlaThey were lowest-grade undead, but these demonic beasts with bat-like wings attached to a big eyeball had the power to see through walls as well as the ability to share their sight with a necromancer.GAg
EswgBhfThere were thousands of those witchers filling the skies of Nazrea, which meant that we would not be able to hide from Gerolge’s sight no matter where we were, as long as we were to stay within the city.OrZBj
C2oz“We won’t be able to run away as long as those guys stick around.”nMk3
DBvj“Right… In that case,”PP3PgC
QhOdPDDiscarding the plan of hiding themselves, the two of them jumped onto the rooftop of a building.it68N
RAFyP2“Let’s break through from the front,” said Erin.IrrOay
AnXiu4z“Yeah. The undead haven’t really gathered yet either.”vm3p3SZ
CnhSThings would turn even rougher over time if they let the hordes of undead close in. Even in the original game, the only option was to kill as many undead as possible while focusing on defeating the Immortal King.QggR1
oHsSince there were only two of them here, they had to start before the large hordes of undead approached them.Zkltt
Kh9E“I will be at the lead. Stand diagonally back from me, and please maintain a distance of 15 meters.”w9z
L9V“An order from Mr. Disciple, huh. That’s refreshing.”crf
HYH6iQ“Trust me.”43Q0y
TES“I will.”fdJdwV1
b361SDAt the same time, the two of them started a sprint. Dashing in a straight line, they aimed for Gerolge the Immortal King. Normally, people would aim at the one in the lead but the Immortal King did not prioritize the young brat.tsy2541
j9AM– Kwaang!H2Jw
BhS9GA Doom Bolt – a black ray of light penetrated through the city towards Erin.RuyRe
oSzk3“How annoying…”oeg1M
N7HWith a flick, Erin rotated her body around her spear like a spiral staircase to dodge the ray of light. She appeared like a feline animal.zZ4jDTI
tSwgcIn that split second, she had reinforced her body with a stiffening rune to resist the heat, and had also used a rune of the breeze to rotate her body like a falling leaf.jZUGV4
07GEX4That was the reaction of a proper Rune Mage who had access to a real arsenal of skills unlike Korin who only learned bits and pieces of it. Seeing her set of moves, Korin was genuinely in awe.RM7
mlZbO8However, that wasn’t the end of Gerolge’s attacks.w6Hrs
Do2S– Pababak!6Q4r
PZfB0HA ray of light that had been traveling in a linear line suddenly separated into tens of little strands. In response to that sudden divergence of the spell, Erin had no choice but to jump into the air.DHEQUk
3HKc3JAnd when she jumped into the air and was left with no other ways to dodge, Gerolge fired another Doom Bolt.fs8
dm62OFk“Catch it!”e3Ey
WpA1JThat was when Korin threw his silver spear at Erin. The Doom Bolt began flying at her the moment she caught onto it.rFo
IBhAt once, Korin recalled his silver spear, making Erin fly towards him like an arrow.ppr7
A0BidGIt was something they had done tens of times in the previous iteration, and Korin was fully experienced in how to play around Erin.SzOs
UI9CqGw“Hmm…!”Fq4jS
CfQzuIpAfter a short flight, Erin landed in his embrace as a faint flush bloomed in her cheeks.iq2j6I
KRZ“N, now is not the time for this. It’s coming!”7BM4H
E4iCKN❰Doom Bolt❱4P8kW
dGSrie3“Like, did he swallow an entire dragon or what…”FACj
3zqXRight when the ray of heat was about to swallow the two of them, Korin released mana through the Sun.aZC3
9ywIdUt❰Concentrated Sun: Claiomh Solais Temporary Activation❱k2f
xwhD5What came out was a tiny sun that was incomparably small compared to the one during the fight against Dun Scaith, but that was still enough to devour every hint of heat from the Doom Bolt.neseqE
QTZhbGe-…?!!LfCYyK
VJAxNo matter how powerful an attack, they were powerless in front of the Sun as long as they contained the power of heat and flames, or so Korin thought, but…NmIMdl
ARC4❰Re: Doom Bolt❱JSr0oz
lYP8“Huh?”kvoP9Nt
644OqIt was immediately followed by a second Doom Bolt, which was different from before. The ray of light was much bigger than the size of the Sun and the aftershock of the radiation pounced at him even after being affected by the Sun.dsp2EBW
bEPWg“What the…”dinB
QDuOKorin somehow managed to dodge the attack thanks to the physical reinforcement of Shura, but that didn’t make him happy in the slightest. He was more focused on the fact that his opponent had immediately modified his approach.cOM4w
mu5“Can’t believe he just modified a spell of this degree in a split second.”ZRAQ
zOn4x“Quite different from his usual parade of brute force,” Erin remarked in response.D1f9vSd
vj3B4jIt seemed that blocking the Doom Bolt with the Sun wouldn’t prove to be effective anymore.ikXI3u
5qK– KUAAAAAAAA—!!K0xMHk
O7nOOGerolge roared with its gleaming blue eyes but it failed to intimidate the two marching spearmen.dljC1
qTfFifth Style, Crumbling Mountain.wZs
kItVtuJ“…!”ZRCh
YOodQThe Lich reacted promptly to the textbook javelin toss. The spear engraved with the Runes of the Sun and Flames showed off its magnificent brilliance as it pierced through the darkness of the city.4hI7N
5LTHcR– Kagang!sfcQG
u6SsHowever, the spear was soon forced to a stop by a condensed layer of tens of high-grade barriers, backed with a ridiculous amount of mana. It was so resilient that it wouldn’t allow most skills to even leave a scratch.q55l
uncUHSecret Arts of Crumbling Mountain—SUlQeyJ
bLTrThe same place in the barrier that had blocked Korin’s silver spear was attacked yet again by a different spear of the same color. And this time, it led to a different result.LAEBd
sWfWGr– Kakang!Cgv6r
CQB9The shields shattered. The Secret Arts of Crumbling Mountain, which was in a whole different league to Korin’s display of the same skill, penetrated through Gerolge’s defensive spells and crushed through his right shoulder bones.ekg
tJSl“Kugh… You damn witch…!”nP2g
Smr6roQ“Your spells might be bigger, but they are still just as sloppy as always.”t2Tyr9
mkokErin said while retrieving her silver spear. Looking straight into her eyes, Gerolge let out a gloomy laughter in his skeleton form.H4acjM
F3h“Hu, hi, ha, hi, haha… Do you think you stand a chance? I have transcended already. The infinite mana of the Moon has sheltered me under its blessing.”AUY2
Zwb◼◼◼◼◼◼◼◼◼◼◼————!!CxDkSdu
xzMyCountless corpses were hoarding in from all sides. There were literally an infinite number of undead troops, and it looked like a scenery straight out of a nightmare.Wiq0
0jO4gAfter 300 years of a long and dragged-out animosity, Gerolge was elated after finally holding an edge above his long nemesis.Do3vdf
wdq“How high is your chance of victory? 10%? 1%? Or perhaps 0.1%?”CwozF
ujR5c“100%.”Abj
izMM——!!zNq
D6ZvP9Hearing that overly arrogant remark, Gerolge turned his eyes to the sky. Descending from the sky… was one single spearman.piBK15
NsJ1“I already knew you were aiming for a surprise attack!”U8rH0p4
enxThe male spearman had suddenly disappeared from his physical sense of sight, but Gerolge had been tracking his presence with all the eyes scattered around the city.hSy
Vd1The only reason he was pretending to be ignorant was because he wanted to drive a further sense of despair into his enemies, who were foolish enough to believe that their surprise attack would end in a success.Y5FPrf3
yzSOU1c❰Doom Bolt❱BGdTyh
AO5mHvHe let out the strongest ray of inkish-black light towards the sky as it rapidly began flying at Korin Lork. Right as it was about to come into contact with his body…Ayf
A0Pw❰Claiomh Solais – Sun Manifestation❱8r7N
nzcPH39A sun appeared in the sky.gzr4
B3niMWSuper moon. Blue moon. Blood moon.rywxew
EXW9JThe lands that had been flooded with the infinite supply of mana from the moon after concealing itself from the presence of the Sun was placed under the glorious light of the dazzling sun.EpjZ
v2Qtx4e“A, a sun…!?”UB4nVj
tFLA 300-year-long history of dark nights was broken by an incomprehensible descent of the Sun.VtWBBOw
74gLUcUThe scorching heat of the sun pierced into the bodies of the Immortal Legion as they simultaneously let out a deathly scream.WnpqR
kjrIp………!!sx7hPVZ
cp6eA………!!lsz
3GLLkIEverything started to melt. Everything was scorched, and cleansed.M5I
roAIt was an unbelievably enormous cleansing miracle that wasn’t possible no matter how many priests were to be allocated. Before the pure divinity of mother nature, those who marched through the nights were unable to even last a single second.xgI
H0W“This can’t be! How can a mere human hold so much power…!?”JXwiaVC
Wp5Gerolge noticed after his remark that there were countless Runes of the Sun and Flames etched across the entire city. They were erupting out with their blazing heat, which was then being absorbed by the Sun.dm4P
lub6leHe realized that he wasn’t the only one benefiting from an infinite amount of supply in energy.s9Mg
Oha8B“You bastard…!”MxAVJQ
kWqMThe Lich poured out every mana he could manage to create a defensive barrier. Normal people would praise that to be the pinnacle of magic after seeing the sheer size, density and speed of the activation, but right now, his opponent was the Sun.qcpN
yWoonHe was nothing but a cockroach placed under the mercy of shoes.AicZgL
pAkLThe dense layer of mana from the Moon couldn’t stand a chance against the Sun; they melted down and were suppressed.YflfW
w8F“Ah, ahh… Uahh… Thi, this can’t be… WITCHHH…!”PpZngJ
T3a4cHe screamed and retaliated like a lunatic. His life vessel that he formed by compressing the mana of the moon and his immortal bones that should be able to regenerate more than 10,000 times started turning to dust after coming in contact with light. It was an inevitable concept and principle of the world.4mjGb
Szp1It was an absolute and conceptual rule, and even a Lich at the level of the Immortal King couldn’t stand before it.kISHwhE
iyHiiB1.2 million undead of Nazrea as well as the city itself started turning to ashes and returning to dust.lrsAB5
FrV0LBE“The Sun is a complete counter against every undead. It doesn’t matter whether you are the Immortal King or not; you stand absolutely no chance.”3jZBsW
zsH0300 years. 1.2 million evil souls… None of that was able to even contend against a star.sYX5Ld9
mfbCThat day, a sun descended onto the earth and swallowed every hint of darkness, leaving behind not even a speck of a shadow.PZQC
fgJ0EOl****HNQ
uoe8F8Grand Chapel of Zeon, Audience Chamber of the Saintess.8Y5o1P
21AbmxThe 1st Princess of the El Rath Kingdom and the Saintess of the New Faith, Estelle Hadassah El Rath, was confused by the priest who had rapidly come seeking for her.L4V6jk
SSTIt was just 30 minutes when she heard the news of the Holy Knights and Battle Priests rushing to the Pope. It seemed that it was such an important matter that she had to take charge over it.arv
GYH7“Tell him to come in.”3HNrD0X
U4OBIJA priest walked in through the opened doors. Without the normal dignity of a priest that they were educated to maintain, the priest walked down the red carpet with a set of rushed and impatient steps.z7MZe
zwtHVJHe was a priest whom Estelle was familiar with.imSGY
wy3Pr5Y“Priest Kroos? I believe you were stationed at Nazrea, is that correct?”4j4Qt
gYX“Yes, Esteemed Saintess… I am Kroos from the 3rd Holy Knight Squad. O Starlight of the New Faith.”T1NMd0U
R7PAs always, he was well-mannered and very polite but he seemed unbelievably shocked; so astonished that his lips were trembling without a stop.oWPyF
NTT“I heard you rushed here using the fastest wyvern. Did something happen?”KpFfQ7K
9vTrkp“I, it was cleansed.”zi0j
9j1jbz“Cleansed?”SyR
8D3“Nazrea… the city of a million undead… was cleansed over one night.”jyep
xn6XMc“That can’t be…!”y3WPSH
xOgd1sThat shocking news made Estelle shoot out of her seat.QQr5
DdRhNazrea had been a source of a long-time nuisance for humanity. It didn’t cause them any harm, but they were a bit reluctant and afraid to leave it be.P3X3BR
2TFG1FEvery kingdom of this continent had been on the same page only when it came to the desire to wipe out the city of 1.2 million undead and the Immortal King.OAtCaL
C7vvwQMDespite several crusades of knights and priests, Nazrea had remained contaminated forever. No matter how many corpses they were to cleanse and scorch, that horrendous nest of demonic beasts tended to bring them all back from the dead in just 3 days.0J5j2DP
qFc87Who could possibly clean a place like that over a single night?B8bMAp
5beICl3“Tell me the details please. What exactly happened there?”fJk
p3VOs“…A sun. W, we witnessed the true Sun.”UsZkb5
iwPOA radiant and glorious light of the Sun had dazzled down on the entire city, removing every form of impurity from the city of the dead. The priest testified that it looked ever so holy yet frightening like he was witnessing a divine punishment.dc4U
eVGjE7“…Good work, and thanks for your report. You deserve some rest.”jkKiinK
b4PiSKAfter dismissing the priest, Estelle plunked down on her chair. Normally, she would have been scolded by the nearby sisters for the frivolity of the action, but they were just as stunned as her and did not have the room to point anything out.opRUo
yuahP“It’s good news for humanity… to have Nazrea cleansed but…”s2zNl
cT2xnUThe question was why. Why now? And who did it?EoiBLN
ANnNbBesides, how could there be such a divine power that could let one cleanse the evil and demonic nest called Nazrea? 4 years ago, she had visited the city and had carried out a ritual but in the end, Nazrea returned to its original form after 3 days.I3PmyAP
qkHPVEven the powerful Saintess, who was said to be the strongest saint of all times, had been unable to cleanse Nazrea, so who in the world could it have been? Who could possibly have so much divinity in them?NnToY
bxfRKB“Ronya.”Ipxr
prFY9V“Yes, Saintess.”xgDt6
DyL“We need to look into it. We need to find out who cleansed Nazrea.”PZIN
poeoAKS“I will immediately have the observers moving.”0Wl
XZzB2S1Because of the special traits of Estelle the Saintess, and thanks to the absolute power of her prayers, Estelle herself did not need any guards.6uqOy
A2nWddAfter all, she did not need the help of other people to protect herself.Uyk
DulNPTherefore, instead of keeping her bodyguards there just for the sake of having them, she moved them around the continent as informants to gather and analyze all sorts of information, and her plan was to utilize them to find out the identity of the saint who cleansed Nazrea.vUYaz0
XyA0“Please make it quick. My adorable little sister… is probably on the move already.”SFkY5E0
86e8vC0“The… 2nd Princess?”YqVec4
WuNf“And it will be a big problem if the Tower or the Old Faith gets hold of them.”Aw31O39
PTN“Yes, Saintess.”Sq5Kr
7RmbWatching the sister leave the audience chamber, Estelle let out a long sigh on top of her throne.aEG
ZTj“Looks like there will be a big turmoil this year.”zkbPp
phOTzShe wasn’t the only one with that idea. The entire continent was about to enter a period of unrest.TQ3dZxd
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