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Chapter 34: Ruler Of The Dead
Chapter 34: Ruler Of The Dead
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It was a group of at least six Demonic Humans. They were probably not as strong as the one guy I fought back in the first dungeon I got trapped in, but six against one was still harsh. Well, Fenrir was here to help out, but would that be enough?
At first, Fenrir tried to run away as fast as he could. But they surrounded us while bringing out forcefully tamed monsters with them. The monsters were dozens Glacial Wolves led by yet another Giant Glacial Wolf. And of course, there was also a Giant Polar Bear Tyrant, both of these guys were C+ Rank.
Fenrir was forced to stop. He was only a doppelganger of his true strength and was rather limited in what he could do. He glared around and gritted his teeth.
“Anna, stay put; I’ll open the way and escape in time.” He said.
“No, we can’t just keep running away, even less when these bastards will probably chase us down and kill us eventually." I said. “Also, don’t you see them? Their faces are covered in blood, and their eyes look like rabid dogs; these demons have already preyed on some innocents here.”
“Tsk, to think you would be the same kind of fool as your brother!” Fenrir sighed. “So what’s your plan? I could at least deal with most of them, but they’ll overwhelm us with their numbers.”
“I have a trick,” I said with a smile.
“Trick?” Fenrir felt confused.
The Demonic Humans slowly approached us, looking down on us while riding their forcefully tamed monsters. One of the powers that the Stigma of Leviathan granted to their demonic humans was the power to enslave monsters that were overpowered by the user—nothing similar to taming them or befriending them.
“You must be somehow related to the bastard named Jack, aren’t you?” Said one of the Demonic Humans, a black-haired man with brown eyes. “That black dog with you... Ah! You must be his damn sister!”
“So it’s her!”
“Gahahhaha!”
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“IT’S REALLY HER!”
The Demonic Humans began growing more and more happy as they realized I was Jack’s sister. Indeed, I can tell why they’re so happy. After all, one of the subleaders of the Leviathan Demonic Cult is nobody else than Rick, the bastard who used to treat my brother like trash when he was a Porter and the one who also threw him into the middle of a swarm of monsters to escape in time.
My brother must have already found him, and the two are probably fighting right now. He’s strong, but against the Protagonist, it shouldn’t be so hard. He was only a mob in the story, after all. Though things could go differently this time, I am almost sure.
“Then there’s no reason to hold back, right?”
“We can slowly chew her little arms and legs."
“Oh man, I can’t wait to bite that pretty face of hers."
“I want to slurp her eyes!”
“I bet her blood must be so sweet and refreshing."
The Demonic Humans slowly started transforming, taking on aberrant half-beast forms. The powers Leviathan granted to his slaves included the ability to turn into half-beast monsters. Most of the time, mammals such as wolves, bears, cats, or rats would become their half-beast forms.
They were coming at any second.
“Fenrir, make way!” I said.
“Huh?!”
I quickly opened my inventory and dropped several monster corpses around the snow, including the Giant Glacial Wolf corpse, which was lacking a head. It was still good enough. Alongside him, there were dozens of Abyssal Dweller Corpses and other bugs from the first dungeon, such as Black Spiders, Cannibal Mantises, or Giant Cockroaches, all of them around E Rank. Of course, when I grabbed such corpses, they suddenly became D-Rank.
“What is she doing?!”
“Hahaha! Are you desperate?! We won’t just let you go by giving us some monster corpses!”
“Our hunger cannot be satiated with these ugly bugs; we want that delicious flesh of yours!”
“And we’ll get it!!!”
A large bear man jumped straight towards me from my back as I concentrated my Mana into my surroundings and imbued it into each corpse.
“Rise.”
[The effects of the [Ruler of the Dead (S)] Skill has taken effect!]
[The Corpses of the Dead had taken your Mana and Ki as sufficient sacrifices for their temporary servitude!]
Suddenly, all the corpses began moving. Some of their body parts were repaired, gaining skeleton-like parts, even the bugs. They started overflowing with phantasmal auras as their bodies started moving even after death.
[The Souls of the Dead have answered your call!]
[You have raised several Undead at once!]
“Uuaargh! My Eyes!”
The rat-faced bastard rolled over the snowy floor while screaming, as his eyes had been roasted and he was unable to see. However, the wolf half-beast managed to land a few hits.
“Die! You little shit!”
However, what received the blows wasn’t my body, but a big red-colored spartan shield. Indeed, this was the item I had acquired a while back, the [Bastion’s Shield (C Rank)]!
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[Bastion’s Shield]
{Item Type}: [Shield] [One Handed]
{Item Quality}: [C Rank]
{Item Requirement}: [None]
{Item Durability}: [5000/5000]
{Item Effects}
[DEF]: [+1000] [HP]: [+400] [STR]: [+25] [VIT]: [+50]
{Item Abilities}
[Bastion’s Fortress]: A Powerful Shield that was once wielded by a large bastion of heavily armored warriors. Whenever it takes a hit, it’ll increase the user’s DEF by +1% for a maximum of +20%, and it’ll decrease a foe’s ATK by -1% for a maximum of -15%. Can Restore Durability With Blood.
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This was one hell of a shield, and it was only C Rank! I haven’t used it before because it was so heavy that I couldn’t even lift it. But now? That’s different; with my current strength, I can lift it with a single hand.
“What is that shield?!” Asked the wolf half-beast.
I imbued my Sunshine Skill into the shield and then slammed the wolf half-beast with it.
“{Shield Charge}!”
BAAAM!
The wolf half-beast rolled over the floor. The attack of a Shield Charge is comparable to the Durability of a shield, and this shield's Durability was 5000!
“W-What the fuck are you?!”
“She’s stronger than I imagined."
[Several Constellations are asking for more battles!]
[Some are requesting that you crush your foes mercilessly.]
[The Constellations have sponsored 500 Plot Points.]
[The Cosmic Throne {Warrior That Seeks Calamity} is pleased by your fighting spirit!]
[Due to the sheer impression he has taken on you, he has offered you a {Special Quest}!]
[You have been offered a {Special Quest}: [Mercilessly crush all the Demonic Humans with your own strength!]
[Conditions]: [Kill at least 4 Demonic Humans.]
[Rewards]: [A [Privilege] of the Incarnation of the {Warrior That Seeks Calamity}]
[Failure]: [The disappointment and no further sponsorship from the {Warrior That Seeks Calamity}]
Ugh, he’s giving me one hell of a quest! If I can get this Privilege, my fighting abilities will improve tremendously. Alright, then if you want blood, I’ll give you blood, Ares. I pointed my index finger at the dead half-beasts, imbuing Mana into their corpses.
“{Rise}!”
[The Effects of the [Ruler of the Dead (S)] Skill has taken effect!]
[The Corpses of the Dead had taken your Mana and Ki as sufficient sacrifices for their temporary servitude!]
There was no way I was going to miss these guys.
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