Episode 136 [ Necromancer, Infinite Conflict – 1 ]
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The river that engulfed Ganghwa Island in an instant The power of death….
Surprisingly, the first person to notice the sign was outside of Ganghwa Island.
‘huh? what? ‘What’s happening now?’
That was Saint Emilia Müller.
She was waiting in Laputa as Lee Hyun-wook suggested. At the same time, he tried to sense the sanctity of Ganghwa Island’s sacred tree, Shindansu, and communicate with it, and as a result, he sensed the power of death secretly sprouting.
‘……Something is happening in Ganghwa Island, right?’
She was sensitive to the power of the ‘dark series’. In the first place, as the source of her power came from their pain, it could be said that she had the same sense as a hunter chasing prey.
‘This is the power of death… How can it be this strong?’
But this time, I felt my heart trembling like a hunter in front of a wild beast.
A very strong dark energy was skillfully encroaching on the southern part of Ganghwa Island.
She judged that at this level, there was a high possibility that even Lee Hyun-wook would not be able to overcome it.
‘I have to help.’
She exhaled slowly, opened her eyes, and stood up.
“Peter, if we leave for Ganghwa Island right now, how long will it take?”
Peter Clark’s eyes widened at those words.
“Huh? What do you mean by that all of a sudden?”
Then Yeo Sang-min, who was standing nearby, joined in and waved his hand.
“Look, there’s a battle going on on Ganghwa Island right now, so it’s dangerous.”
“I know that. But something serious could happen soon and we could all die.”
Her claim felt like a somewhat absurd claim without any basis at the moment. Yeo Sang-min frowned and looked into space.
The sight of the alter ego that had fallen in the distance was confirmed.
“Well, my clone is there, so I’m looking at it, but uh… I don’t see anything like that?”
What he was watching was a scene where Lee Hyun-wook was dealing with James Bernard from the future.
There was no sense of a big crisis as Lee Hyun-wook was beaten unilaterally.
“Emilia, are you okay? You haven’t even had a drink since yesterday…”
This time, even Peter Clark joined in and said something that seemed to doubt her opinion.
Emilia Müller’s face crumpled as neither of them easily believed her words.
“Ah—are you saying I’m out of my mind because I don’t drink?”
“Oh no, I didn’t mean that, I meant it was something out of the ordinary. Yes!”
“Is there anyone here who senses dark power better than me? huh?”
No one could refute those words.
“That’s not it… didn’t you earlier tell me to wait because Steelaine was also dangerous?”
“Even if I survive by hiding, if I hunt down everyone there, it’s game over anyway. If Lee Hyun-wook dies, our future plans will be useless. “You know it well, right?”
It meant that if she went out this violently, no one would be able to stop her.
Peter Clark eventually picked up his sword and shield and ordered his adjutant to prepare to move.
“Emilia, but it will take at least 30 minutes to get there.”
Even if you flew in a straight line using the skyway, it was bound to take some time.
“No, it will be too late by then.”
“But there is currently no faster way.”
At that moment, her eyebrows twitched wildly:
“Damn… it’s already starting.”
She could feel that Shindansu was surrounded by the power of death and began to groan.
Has there ever been a being that wields the power of death to this degree?
Whatever it was, he was the only one who could deal with this power of death.
“Then there must be one way.”
She took out an item from her pocket.
[Item Information]
– Name: World Bridge (Special)
– Effect: When infusing mana, opens an ultra-wide teleport to the ‘registered location’.
This is Donald, the manager of the World Tree . It was a return item made by Harry himself.
“I will return to St. Dom right now.”
“Oh, no way…”
“Tell me to prepare all troops to be dispatched.”
As Emilia Müller said that, someone came up behind her.
“Then please take us with you.”
This voice was Kim Se-hee. And behind her were Park Jun-mo and Lee Jeong-jun.
***
Since the world turned into a game, sudden disasters called events have occurred frequently.
Therefore, it has become a daily routine for players to encounter unexpected situations. They were the ones who abandoned it.
“…No matter what, there must be something called a ‘prediction category.’ What kind of bullshit development is this!”
Someone shouted as if screaming.
No one expected to be surrounded by an undead army right after the war ended.
“Damn, the whole place is filled with that fucking black smoke!”
The white aura emitted by the sacred tree was forming a ‘sacred shade’, and
within it were 87 domestic and foreign support players and 91 ROKAMT troops gathered.
You become addicted to the ‘breath of the abyss’, the black smoke that surrounds you everywhere, and suffer a massive debuff.
Of course, that alone wouldn’t kill him, but the problem was that there was an army of undead lurking inside.
“It’s crazy… it’s boiling over like a swarm of ants. Does this make sense?”
A marksman player said as he used his clairvoyance skill to see through the smoke.
Clutter—clunk—
an army of undead was approaching from almost all directions.
The shadows stopped at a certain distance and formed a line like a Roman legion.
That is, intelligence . It meant that it was an organized army under the control of.
“Damn, so how many are there in total?”
“I… I don’t know.”
“hmm? “You don’t see it to that extent?”
“No, there are countless.”
The Black Orcs who had fallen in the previous battle rose up as undead.
In this case, it was virtually impossible to break through through the ground.
“Ha…”
Even for players who have experienced all kinds of battles, this situation is difficult. It was fear.
“But since this tree is a transcendental object, don’t you think it will be able to hold up well?”
“Well, it’s not a world tree, it just appeared… This place will be conquered soon too.”
That was right. The shade of the sacred tree was like an ‘air pocket’ inside a sinking ship.
It may provide some breathing room for now, but it will soon disappear…
“It is said that the troops currently waiting in the northern part of Ganghwa Island have departed!”
But…
clatter! clatter!
Soon, the sound of bones colliding began to echo loudly from all directions and grow louder.
Then, one by one, green eye lights appeared above the black fog, becoming darker and darker.
Apparently… when external support came. Hoping for safety until then seemed like a vain hope.
At that moment, someone’s voice rang out from above.
“—Everyone, come to your senses and prepare for battle!”
It was Kang Seo-yoon who shouted that.
She was standing on top of Pridwen, which was floating on the sacred tree.
“Why are you all so dazed? This is familiar! “The tank comes forward and the priest goes back!”
Then, as if he had come to his senses, triumphant voices came from everywhere.
“That’s right, we’re not amateurs. Let’s get along properly!”
“Well, we’re not people who will be scared in most situations, right?”
Until the previous war, people who had worked individually and tried to take care of their own share began to work as a team. To that extent, the crisis we are facing now requires bipartisan cooperation.
“Now! Gunners, prepare your skills and wait for my command!”
And it was clear that the famous Foxy Kang Seo-yoon was a trustworthy conductor.
She was ranked 4th in the player rankings in Korea and the master of the [Zumunnarae] guild.
Didn’t she also have a history of being the top person in charge of the 4th Wave Response Headquarters?
But… .
Clang! Clang!
Even though the undead army was approaching close by, she didn’t give the order to fire. She
didn’t even draw her bow… The players’ breathing gradually became heavier.
“Hey, what on earth are you waiting for? ”
Finally, someone got impatient and asked.
Then the large man standing in the tank line turned his head and made a bitter sound.
“Ah—if you don’t notice, why don’t you just shut up and wait?”
He was Han Taesan.
“…….”
In fact, he was chosen as the world’s strongest bruiser… The players did not dare to argue.
Meanwhile, Han Taesan slightly raised his head and glanced somewhere.
Only then did some players realize what he meant by waiting.
“Ah… It’s Steele! He’s preparing a big blow.”
The steel weapons in the sky were moving like a flock of seabirds discovering a school of sardines.
Then, as soon as his left hand reached the ground, the steel weapons were struck vertically.
“Yes, it’s pouring!”
Sh—sh—sh—sh—sh——!
At that moment, a black dome formed above the heads of the undead army.
“uh?”
“ah!”
Those who faced the devil’s army at Jeju Island International Airport knew what it was.
The wide-area shield skills created by the priests of death are almost impenetrable.
In other words, if it had been unleashed recklessly, most of the firepower would have been absorbed by that shield.
However, if weapons containing as many as three levels of sacred power based on ‘Argetlam’ were at the forefront…. T-T-T
-T- I—Jeong——!
The black dome was hit dozens of times per second and then completely shattered.
In other words, a ‘gap’ was created into which firepower could be inserted.
At that moment, Kang Seo-yoon pulled her strings and opened her mouth.
“Shoot——!”
At her shout, all the players fired their loaded skills.
All kinds of skills were tangled together, and the sky was colored with mysterious colors.
They pour into the dome in different orbits.
Thump—thump—thump—thud—thud——!
The tremendous tyranny occurred, the breath of the abyss was pushed out, and visibility was secured.
Then I saw hundreds of undead being swept away, falling over and being smashed to pieces.
Next, Lee Hyun-wook’s steel weapon began moving around inside the dome.
In just a few tens of seconds, he succeeded in completely wiping out the undead that approached the area.
“Great… the one real firepower is Steelaine!”
“Okay, Steel Rain is enough to wipe out the undead army!”
Before we knew it, vitality began to bloom on the players’ faces.
I thought this was possible.
But…
tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk
tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk of a strange sound like the whisper of an evil spirit resounded…
and rattled— rattled—
Green light bloomed from all directions, and Unde’s shattered body began to be reassembled.
“Huh? “Aren’t those all weapons filled with divine power?”
“That’s right! A priest like me can see it…” What was
generally known was that divine power neutralizes the power of darkness.
‘That’s true. The two properties are like the relationship between fire and water.’
However, if the fire is overwhelmingly strong, it evaporates the water and blooms again.
Likewise, no matter how divine power it is, it cannot overcome if the power of darkness is strong.
Of course, if this situation continues, one day the body itself will be completely purified… but
it was unclear how many times it would have to be retired before that happened.
‘And above all, there are so many corpses around here right now.’
A battlefield where a fierce battle takes place and corpses are piled up is the optimal environment for a necromancer.
In other words, his army will never dry up as he continues to be ‘refilled’ with corpses.
In other words, the necromancer on the battlefield was not something that could be conquered through a struggle of strength.
So what is the best way to attack it?
Lee Hyun-wook knew that well.
‘It’s over there.’
At that very moment—something caught Hugin’s senses.
The moment I had retired a large number of the undead army with a single blow,
I sensed a powerful death magic being activated somewhere in the distance.
Those were clearly the ‘Priests of Death’ who hid behind them right after they appeared.
‘But are those the only ones available?’
But that wasn’t what Hyunwook Lee was looking for.
He amplified his senses again and scanned the area.
But no results were achieved.
‘…Surely there are no necromancers here?’
The surest way to end that undead army is to kill the ‘subject of the spell.’
In other words, the necromancer… If you tear that child to pieces, the undead army will not be revived.
‘For that purpose, four Mogleys were launched high in the sky.’
In order to put all four bullets on the guy’s head…
But it seemed like the guy wasn’t actually here.
‘It means that he has already grown to the point where he can
transfer his power to his subordinate generals…’ If the power was distributed among several subordinates, the method of targeting the subject of the order would be canceled out.
pop! pop! pop! pop!
At that time, black spheres shoot out from somewhere within the breath of the abyss.
Looking through Hugin’s senses, the troll skeletons were firing some kind of cannon.
They exploded in the sky—AD-2.
‘Damn……’
Lee Hyun-wook reacted quickly, but seven AD-2s were caught in the attack and melted.
Cheeeee——
‘…First, we must respond with firepower.’
As we judged earlier, there was no time to select and eliminate the ordering entities at this time.
If they responded so cautiously, the shadow of the sacred tree would eventually take over.
This match… was so unfavorable. This is because Lee Hyun-wook has something to protect.
‘Perhaps this time, they came with the goal of being newer than me.’
Since they knew that Shindansu had appeared here, they wanted to eradicate it as early as possible.
If Lee Hyun-wook were to embrace sanctity, it would be a much bigger problem.
‘Yes, I will definitely make it happen…’
Lee Hyun-wook stretched out both hands and dropped all the metal floating in the sky at once.
And they moved like waves and collided head-on with the undead army.
Qua—and—and—and—and—and——!
A harsh crash sounded and sparks flashed everywhere.
Even though the Necromancer’s undead army was torn and crumbled, it rose again, engulfed in green smoke.
Even though Lee Hyun-wook’s steel weapon was broken and broken, it melted and came together again and flew up.
The bloody smell emanating from the corpses and the putrid smell of burning rotten metal mixed together to cover the battlefield.
Qua—and—and—and—and—and——!
Such fierce clashes were constantly repeating as if they would never end.
“This is…an infinite, infinite fight.”
Someone said so.
Like the clash between fire that never goes out and an infinite supply of water
, it was a battle of strength against strength with neither side bending.
But there is no such thing as eternal symmetry.
In the end, it had no choice but to lean to one side.
