Episode 245 King of the Dead Sea (3)
“Enter the Earth!”
Park Jin-kwang gave instructions to enter the sinkhole in an urgent voice, as if he had been pushed on his back.
The talented members of each group glanced at Baek Woo-jin one by one and then threw themselves down the sinkhole.
However, Baek Woo-jin, who was the first to talk about entering, did not go down and was staring blankly into space.
[A new quest has arrived.]
< The One Who Overcomes Death >
Deep down in a deep pit, there is a being that oozes the energy of death. Stop the scam from spreading by eliminating its presence.
Condition: Eliminate the entity oozing death energy from deep underground.
Reward: 5000 point title.
‘The quest reward is considerable?’
Excluding the title, just looking at the points, it was the highest reward ever.
‘I guess that means it’s quite difficult.’
Baek Woo-jin accepted the quest and approached Park Jin-gwang, not the sinkhole.
“uh? “Why are you not going?”
“Can you use this to contact other people who went in there?”
Baek Woo-jin took out an earphone-shaped tool provided by Park Jin-kwang. It was a radio-specific tool given to communicate with the outside world.
“no. All radio tools can only contact me.”
“Then I have a favor to ask you.”
Baek Woo-jin nodded and inserted the radio tool into his left ear.
“When I tell you to retreat, make everyone inside retreat.”
“yes? “What is that…”
“That sinkhole. “It may be a much more dangerous place than we think.”
“Ah…”
Park Gwang-jin swallowed dry saliva without realizing it. Baek Woo-jin’s expression was serious, not to mention serious. It wasn’t a joke or anything.
‘Is there something there?’
It is no exaggeration to say that Baek Woo-jin’s military power is the strongest here. It seemed like there was something only he could feel.
“All right. “I will follow your instructions.”
“thank you.”
Baek Woo-jin said hello to Park Gwang-jin and approached the sinkhole. He looked down blankly, lifted his feet off the ground, and threw himself into a pit that looked like a snake’s maw.
thud!
The sinkhole wasn’t that deep, so my feet hit the bottom right away. The other people were not visible as they had already entered their designated dens.
“It’s not that strong yet.”
The energy of death at the bottom of the sinkhole was no different from the outside. Baek Woo-jin entered the eighth cave assigned to him while maintaining the Aura of Lasadum.
-….
“Why have you been so quiet since yesterday?”
Baek Woo-jin raised his elbow and touched the darkness.
“What are you thinking about alone? “Why don’t you just talk instead of being frustrated?”
-Something came to mind while looking at this place.
“So what is that?”
-…When I first awakened with the Demon Sword and raised my first master, there was a powerful enemy that descended on the continent.
The tone of darkness was as heavy as a rock.
-I and my master fought against it with all our might, but we could not kill it. In the end, I ended up sealing him, and my master, who had exhausted all his strength, ended his life.
“Well, what level was your first owner?”
-I wasn’t as versatile as you, but I wasn’t as good at swordsmanship as you are now.
“A swordsman of that caliber barely managed to seal it by sacrificing his life? “What the hell is that guy!”
-The king of those who rose from the sea of death. He is the king of the Dead Sea.
“So you’re saying he’s here?”
Baek Woo-jin stopped walking. If there is such a dangerous person, we must tell him to go back immediately.
-Actually, it doesn’t make sense for him to be here. Because his soul is sealed and sinking underground in the North Sea. That’s why I didn’t tell you.
“Then why did you think of that guy called the Dead Sea King?”
-I don’t know exactly either. When I saw this hole, the memories of that time came back to me without me realizing it.
“Hmm…”
-Because it’s highly likely that I’m mistaken. First of all, don’t take it too seriously. Even a Khan-level Death Knight or Lich can shed this much death energy.
The ranks of Death Knight and Lich are divided into Rune Kun Khan. A Death Knight or Lich who has reached the highest level of Khan level can spread even more death energy than this.
“Then is there a way to find out if that Dead Sea King is here?”
-Just look at his article.
“article?”
As Baek Woo-jin asked Heuk-am back, the floor began to crack.
Pudddeuk!
The bones that sprouted like seeds were twisted and turned into dozens of skeletons.
The energy of death that settled on the floor covered the skeletons and strengthened them.
That’s it!
The skeletons rushed towards Baek Woo-jin with rusty swords and old shields.
Fuuuuuuu!
Baek Woo-jin shattered 20 skeletons in one blow with only the scabbard without even pulling out his sword.
“A knight is a death knight? “Can’t you tell with these guys?”
-You can’t tell from a small piece like this.
The darkness looked deep underground, its sword blade shining.
-If there really is a Dead Sea King here, you will meet death knights who follow him even after death.
**
Cheeeeee!
When Baek Woo-jin pulled out the dark sword and swung it horizontally for a long time, a huge amount of energy burst out and swept the earth.
Kwaaaaang!
The sword strike of the Amin Sword cut through the energy of death and destroyed dozens of ghouls.
“It seems similar to a dungeon. What about you?”
-okay. Nothing special so far.
“yes?”
No strong enemies have appeared yet. It was enough that people in other groups could easily deal with it.
“Then I guess I’ll have to go down further.”
Baek Woo-jin put the Dark Sword in its sheath and went down to the basement. After going down for about 5 minutes, a strong smell of death wafted out.
“Are you a skeleton wizard in Dullahan?”
In a wide passage that could have easily been two lanes, three Dullahan and fifteen skeleton wizards blocked the path.
Geek geek!
When the skeleton wizard put his hands together as if clasping his hands together, a black air current rose from the ground and enveloped the Dullahan.
-Durahan was strengthened. You become stronger and your abilities increase.
“I know it when I see it.”
Baek Woo-jin nodded and placed his hand on the sword.
“Big!”
“Kaaaa!”
The three Dullahan rushed forward, swinging their huge axes like windmills.
Slurp!
Baek Woo-jin pulled out his sword as the three Dullahan struck their axes at his head.
Sigh!
The black brilliance rising from the scabbard tore through the space.
The Dullahan, who was slashing his axe, and the Skeleton Wizard, who was preparing to fire various magic, also stopped moving.
Jeez.
Baek Woo-jin walked among the monsters with his sword holstered.
Before he could take five steps, the skull and Dullahan simultaneously crumbled into powder.
Due to the energy of Lasadum’s auror, the undead were unable to regenerate their bodies and returned to the ground.
After that, Scallor Durahan skeleton berserkers and skeleton fighters appeared, but Baek Woo-jin easily cut through the undead and headed to the end of the underground faster than anyone else.
“Hmm…”
It had been more than three hours since Baek Woo-jin entered the sinkhole, and his steps, which had been crushing the undead to pieces, stopped for the first time.
In a round space, a Death Knight wearing silver armor stood with his sword stuck in the ground.
“It’s completely different.”
The energy contained in the Death Knight’s body was so powerful that it was unlike any other undead he had encountered so far.
Whoa!
As soon as Baek Woo-jin entered the Death Knight’s space, the energy of death rose from the floor.
Grrrr!
The energy of death absorbed into the Death Knight’s body turned into gray flames that bloomed throughout his body, and a gray light soared from his empty eyeballs.
“…Are you human?”
The Death Knight’s jaw creaked and the language of the Tarutun Continent came out. It was a soft pronunciation like a human.
“It is a powerful force that can reach the king. “I can’t go any further…”
The Death Knight pulled out the sword stuck in the ground. A gray flame glowed from his sword. It wasn’t strong, but it was just as powerful.
-It’s a guy…
“What?”
-That guy is a knight of the Dead Sea King! The bastard knights follow the king like human knights, converting the energy of death into gray flames and exploding energy!
A voice like teeth grinding came from the darkness. I couldn’t help but be surprised to meet my old enemy’s subordinate in a completely different dimension.
Cheeeeee!
The Death Knight walked at high speed and arrived in front of Baek Woo-jin. He swung his sword down without hesitation, aiming for Baek Woo-jin’s head.
Whoops!
Baek Woo-jin’s gently lifted dark sword collided with the Death Knight’s violently falling fire sword.
“Keumm!”
Even though the Death Knight attacked first, he was unable to overcome the enormous energy contained in the Dark Sword and was pushed backwards.
“How can a human have this kind of energy…”
The gray flames that filled the Death Knight’s eyes shook as if they would go out. I couldn’t believe that a sword lightly swung by a human contained such power.
“Is it Khan level? “It’s pretty heavy.”
– Although he is of Khun level, he is strengthened by the energy of the Dead Sea King.
“That would be a bit annoying.”
Baek Woo-jin drew up the energy of Danjeon and put it into the Amjingeom.
Cheeeeeek!
The black radiance wrapped around the dark sword began to cut through the burning flames of the Death Knight’s sword.
“I can’t approach the king…”
“I came to kill the king.”
The mighty power that rose up from the Dark Sword cut down the Death Knight and his fiery sword at the same time. Rasadum’s aura spread like wings and tore apart the Death Knight’s soul.
Whoa!
The Death Knight turned into dust and disappeared, leaving only half of his armor behind.
“Manager Park Jin-kwang. Can you hear me?”
As soon as Baek Woo-jin caught the Death Knight, he used a radio tool to send a signal to Park Jin-gwang.
[yes! I hear you! What happened to An…]
“Ask everyone to return.”
[yes? “Are you serious?]
“There is a being that the talented people who came here cannot deal with. Please bring everyone back.”
[Oh, I understand! I will reinstate you right away. But the prosecutor…]
“I’ll keep going down. See you later.”
Baek Woo-jin hung up and put the earphones in his pocket.
“What are the characteristics of the Dead Sea Kings?”
-He can use the energy of death better than anyone else. The ability to summon and strengthen countless undead is basic.
“And these Death Knights?”
-Death Knight Lich is no exception. To be honest, just approaching him would drain my strength. However, this is not a large place, so it is to your advantage.
“Sure…”
If the King of the Dead Sea summoned undead in a large space, it would be difficult to catch him, but it seemed easier to catch him in a narrow space like this.
-In addition, the Dead Sea Kings must have been sealed and released not long ago. My energy is weak and I haven’t had much blood yet. You can easily win.
“You mean we have to deal with him quickly before he regains his strength?”
-okay. Go quickly. Since his knight died, he must have sensed a crisis and started taking action.
“okay.”
Baek Woo-jin raised his Auror to full power. He went down to the basement, bursting the earth with the Mansangbo containing the secrets of Noe Pung Kwe.
**
“Yes? “You’re coming back!”
Kim Min-kyung screamed loudly. It was still a long way to reach the end of the sinkhole, but I was shocked when they suddenly told me to return.
“What are you talking about all of a sudden? “Who gave that order?”
[This is Prosecutor Baek Woo-jin.]
“Baek Woo-jin?”
When Kim Min-kyung heard the name Baek Woo-jin, his expression became even worse.
“What did he say!”
[He told us all to get out of this sinkhole, saying it was much more dangerous than we thought.]
“So is that person leaving too?”
[no. He said he would continue down. As expected, it was as great as I heard….]
Kim Min-kyung turned off the radio tool with an annoyed look on his face.
“What did you say that made you look like that?”
Moon Geon-hoo, leader of the first team and assistant master of the Phoenix Guild, came to Min-kyung Kim’s side.
“They say Baek Woo-jin gave orders to step down. “It’s clear that he wants to keep the credit to himself!”
Kim Min-kyung hit the wall with his fist. In this sinkhole, the undead were not that strong compared to the energy of death.
It was clear that Baek Woo-jin knew that the difficulty level of this place was easy and wanted to gain all the fame by attacking the sinkhole alone.
“Anyway, there’s no need for us to listen to his orders.”
Moon Geon-hu chuckled. Since Baek Woo-jin was just a soldier who came here with him, there was no need to listen to his orders.
In addition, the Phoenix Guild had been openly shamed by Baek Woo-jin twice. It was a good opportunity to get revenge.
“We go on like this. “Reach the end of the sinkhole faster than Baek Woo-jin and get all the credit!”
“yes!”
Moon Geon-hoo, the Phoenix Guild, Kim Min-kyung, and the divine powers of Daemyeonghoe decided to ignore Park Jin-gwang’s instructions and continue downward.
A large number of undead appeared, but since they were all veterans of battle, they cleared the path without difficulty.
“Hehe.”
Minkyung Kim smiled. The further down he went, the stronger the undead appeared, but his divine abilities had an excellent effect on the undead.
The Dullahan and Skeleton Wizards who had fought a moment ago were also easily pierced by the divine light and the power of the Phoenix Guild.
“It was a lie after all.”
To tell them to step down just because of these guys, it seemed like Baek Woo-jin was trying to send out others to conquer this place alone.
“End of break! “Going down again!”
“yes!”
At Mun Geon-hu’s instructions, the first group of people who were taking a break stood up. When I was about to move after maintenance, I heard the sound of metal screeching from afar.
Clap!
A shadow of flame flickered on the wall of the passage along with the sound of iron clashing against iron.
“Ready for battle!”
“Ready for battle!”
Group 1, including Moon Geon-hoo and Kim Min-kyung, stopped, stepped back, and raised their weapons.
Just like that.
The sound of metal and the shadow of flame grew louder, and the owner appeared.
“Death Knight!”
“It’s a death knight!”
It was a Death Knight whose entire body was covered in gray flames.
“Are you already a Death Knight?”
Minkyung Kim widened her eyes. I just caught a Dullahan and a Skeleton Mage, but I didn’t expect that a Death Knight would already appear.
‘And what is that energy…’
I had faced the Death Knight several times since the undead appeared, but this was the first time I had encountered one with such powerful energy.
“Do your best from the beginning!”
“yes!”
Moon Geon-hoo felt the energy of the Death Knight and raised all his aurors. Following his instructions, the Phoenix Guild’s powerful members also poured heart-warming auras into their weapons.
“Homage to the king…”
Death Knight raised his sword, spitting out words that were completely different from what he had said to Baek Woo-jin.
Just like that.
Just before the Death Knight and Team 1 fought, a metallic sound could be heard from the passage they passed through. It was the same armor sound as when the Death Knight appeared.
“No way…”
“Huh!”
“Ah…”
“It came again!”
Everyone who looked back was shocked and their faces turned pale. A death knight with gray flames also appeared in the back passage.
“Everyone stick to the wall!”
Mun Geon-hu gave instructions to move back and stick to the wall to avoid being attacked from both sides.
But the sounds of the Death Knight’s armor did not end there. The sound of armor continued to be heard.
“Ah…”
Kim Min-kyung’s face turned blue from fear. If there were up to two, anything could happen, but if the Death Knights showed up like they said, there was absolutely no way to win.
A huge regret washed over me. When I first heard the retreat order, my mind was filled with thoughts that I should have gone back.
“Chief Deputy! Boss!”
Kim Min-kyung put on the radio tool again and called Park Jin-gwang, but there was no response.
Two more Death Knights appeared with a clanking sound.
“Ah…”
“Okay, it’s over…”
The warriors of the Phoenix Guild bit their lips. When I saw the gray flames produced by the four Death Knights, a feeling of despair came over me.
Everyone couldn’t bring themselves to say it out loud, but their whole body was shaking as they regretted not listening to Baek Woo-jin’s warning.
And this didn’t just happen here. Of the seven caves, only three groups retreated as instructed by Baek Woo-jin.
In the remaining four groups, the same thing was happening as group one here.
**
Quaaaaa!
Baek Woo-jin ignored everything and dug into the basement. Neither the Lich, the Death Knight, nor the Specter King could stop his steps.
Coo coo coo coo!
Just before reaching the end of the underground, the entire cave suddenly began to shake.
“What is going on here?
– Damn me!
“why?”
-It seems like those who heard your warning didn’t return. The Dead Sea King drank blood again!
“Hmm…”
Baek Woo-jin frowned. It wasn’t just Min-kyung Kim, there were quite a few talented people here who didn’t like him.
They must have ignored his words and continued down, losing their lives.
-We would have won with one or two Death Knights, but we would have been defeated by more than that.
“It’s too late to save those idiots. “I have to deal with the Dead Sea King or the Dog Clap first… Wow!”
Baek Woo-jin’s eyes widened as he pulled up his Auror to go back down.
Coo coo coo coo!
An unimaginable, gigantic force surged like a demonic dragon, and the cave began to collapse.
-He’s awake! He’s going up to drink more blood!
“shit!”
Baek Woo-jin gritted his teeth and snapped his fingers.
