Episode 54. Causal Retribution
“You look like a disgusting necromancer. Do you think messy house play is your hobby?”
“Looking at these lovely creatures, they are messy.
Alex stroked the monsters lined up left and right.
In his eyes, the monsters whose skin was clearly visible looked really lovely.
“No matter how you look at it, those eyes look like they’re hanging on as decorations. I don’t think it would be as good as Lasik. I’d recommend just pulling it out.”
Parts Tsutsu!
A blue energy arose following Jinhyeok’s dagger.
The dazzling light swallowed the entire sword at once.
“Puhaha! It’s black river. Indeed, it’s an S-class answer. No, with this level of magical power, it would be outstanding even among S-class.”
However, even after seeing the sword, Alex grinned with a relaxed expression.
“If you trust the rags behind you and shout out loud, you’re making a big mistake.”
“Nothing. Would he have tried to deal with you with just this?”
Alex smiled brightly.
at the same time.
Cuckoo Cuckoo!
A black aura surged.
[Alex activates Lv5 ‘Magical Melting Furnace’!]
A wide-area skill that covers the entire mansion.
A ghastly energy penetrated the skin in an instant.
“Quaaaaagh!”
“The head… My head!”
“I feel like my body is about to be torn to pieces.”
Customers screamed and sat down in their seats.
A curse that forcibly drains the vitality of the whole body.
Because of this, people who were here had to face the pain of melting their bodies alive. And that too very slowly.
“Big.”
Jinhyuk frowned.
I felt a tingling pain, but thanks to protecting my body with magic, I was able to avoid the sight of my skin melting.
“Buy and save…”
“Please…”
People begged for their lives.
Most were middle-aged or elderly.
“Dad mom. it hurts.”
Occasionally, there were even young children.
‘Are they the family of the person who received the invitation?’
It’s too harsh to die just because you came here.
Especially if you let a child die, your dream will be troubled for the rest of your life.
There should still be about 10 minutes left before it completely dissolves and dies.
There was still a possibility if he could subdue Alex, the caster, to stop the melting furnace.
10 minutes.
10 minutes.
I don’t have to risk it to save people.
There is no need to act hastily.
However, if you just lie quietly on the floor like now without getting in the way…
“….”
Jinhyeok looked at Alex.
Our eyes met.
“What is the expression of dissatisfaction, but why? Does dying bugs really bother you?”
“Bugs?”
“okay. Is there any other way to express these insignificant things that can only be used as magical materials other than calling them bugs?”
food.
At Alex’s words, Jinhyuk let out a laugh.
At this point, I’m so dumbfounded that I can’t even speak.
“This is why I don’t fit in with you demons. I want to hang out with them, but I don’t like their very existence.”
“Hmm. I was expecting it to be a bit more realistic if it was S-class. Was it the same kind of disgusting sentimentality? This world doesn’t run on sympathy. It is thoroughly supported by weak meat.”
“That was well said.”
weak meat diet.
Other than that, I agree with that statement.
“It’s the words that came out of your mouth, so don’t resent me even if I die.”
“It sounds like you’re stronger than me.”
“You think no?”
Moment.
Parts!
Jinhyeok’s sword wriggled.
[‘Grave of Swords’ is activated!]
A much darker and ominous energy than Alex used came out.
The sword river, which had been burning with a blue light, was dyed black before I knew it.
at the same time.
Quaang!
Jinhyeok left his seat and sprinted forward.
The distance narrowed in an instant.
The dagger he held in reverse pierced the flesh of the monsters.
“Kieack!”
“Keeck!”
He had quite thick subcutaneous fat, but it wasn’t enough to block the sword.
Kwak Kwah Kwah Kwah!
The strongest skill that cuts off anything it touches.
More than 10 monsters were cut into dozens of pieces in the endless swordsmanship.
but.
[‘Blood barrier’ is activated!]
[Range designation ‘regeneration targeting undead’ begins!]
The additional skill ‘blood barrier’ triggered by the effect of the magic melting furnace has been activated.
Gulleong! Gulleong!
The cut flesh began to heal in an instant.
“Even if there are bugs like this, it’s pretty cool when they gather. There is no better material to use for recovery.”
Alex chuckled.
indeed.
I’m going to pass the time by coming out like this.
Monsters will continue to live as long as they draw out the vitality of people.
Eventually, this side will run out of mana and get tired.
a qualitative method.
It’s a standard method, but…
“It’s a pity.”
“what?”
“I feel sorry for him to bring such a thing as his trump card and proudly talk about it.”
play? recovery?
Wouldn’t it be enough to erase it without a chance to do that?
Jinhyeok pointed the tip of his dagger at Alex.
Whoa!
The light that started to gather at one point.
The black river air dissipated and a dazzling flash took its place.
[Lv2 ‘Daylight’ is activated!]
The monsters twisted their whole bodies in the white energy that even burned their retinas.
“Keeeh!”
“Keew!”
it will be painful
Light attribute skills deal great damage to dark attribute monsters just by manifesting them.
“Sheesh! You write that too!”
Alex clicked his tongue in anticipation.
I already saw it in the video of the confrontation with Chun Yu-seong.
It was a nightmare-like skill for the undead that discharged the mana compressed into a single point in a straight line.
That’s why I prepared for it.
If that skill is activated, it will spread immediately.
Alex redistributed the power.
The Commander’s orders pierced the minds of the undead.
but.
For some reason, the undead did not budge from their places.
“What is it?”
What is it?
“Since the soles of my feet are frozen, of course I can’t move.”
In order to maximize the effect of the skill, Jinhyeok made several combinations with the skills he possessed.
One of them was to use the wide-area skill ‘Day Light’ and ‘Ice Sculpture’ to restrict movement.
The only downside to ‘Day Light’ is the time it takes to activate. However, ice sculptures can make up for it.
With this.
“It’s check mate.”
The corners of Jinhyuk’s mouth went up.
right at that moment.
Kwak Kwah Kwah Kwah Kwah!
A huge light engulfed the monsters.
＊＊＊
Chiyiik!
Heat rose from the ground.
Not a single monster survived.
This is because even a single cell capable of regeneration has evaporated.
‘It’s the first time I’ve used it, but it’s beyond my expectations.’
Jinhyuk let out a small exclamation.
Fusing the copied skills to create a new skill with a higher version.
Combine them to create a board optimized for battle.
The thrill that came from it was incomparable to anything.
On the other hand.
“This can’t be…”
Alex couldn’t accept the situation at all.
10 minutes. It was a fight that would end after only 10 minutes.
If all the humans in this place melted away, he could have summoned a higher level undead monster.
However, the undead who used the ‘blood barrier’ were swept away in one blow.
It is impossible.
“Damn it!”
chuck!
Alex pulled out a scalpel from within his bosom.
Transparent liquid dripped from the sharp blade.
It is poison.
No, I know it’s desperate.
“Are you serious?”
A necromancer coming to melee?
when you thought so
Alex threw the scalpel out of his hand.
An attack aimed precisely at the face.
Caang!
Jinhyeok knocked it out with a single blow.
The scalpel, cut in half, lay on the floor.
“It’s disappointing. Was the idea of doing the best a runaway?”
I wondered why he drew attention with his weapon.
It seems that he planned to escape by throwing his attention away for a moment.
Black smoke rose around Alex’s body.
A special skill that can only be used by demons.
‘A twisted gap.’
It was an escape for short-distance spatial movement.
Ssssss.
The smoke grew thicker and thicker.
The skill is about to be activated.
of course. It wasn’t Jinhyeok who was just watching it.
“Throwing is… like this.”
The basic is to figure out the shortest distance to the target.
At the same time, it must be fast enough that the opponent cannot respond.
Fuck!
The dagger left Jinhyeok’s hand and pierced Alex’s chest.
“Quaaaaagh!”
The activation of the skill was canceled with heavy pain.
“How did you teach me at eye level? Do you understand?”
“Cool! Wow! Come on!”
“ah! You don’t have to bother answering. It won’t be easy to breathe because the place where the dagger is now stuck is the lung.”
“Euuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu000uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu000uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu000uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu000”
“Do you really enjoy the suffering of others, but don’t you hate yourself?”
Isn’t that a bit unfair?
A true necromancer should know how to enjoy his own pain.
“Keugh kuk kuk. Grr…”
Alex grabbed Jinhyeok’s shoes, but Jinhyeok ignored the plea.
“From now on, I will tell you how you will die.”
I’m giving you life spoilers, so listen carefully.
It’s about you and no one else.
“Blood will slowly fill your lungs over the next hour or two.”
Human life is surprisingly tough.
All the organs in the whole body do their job to somehow survive even for a second longer.
“And only after that long time will you suffocate as your lungs fill with blood.”
It wasn’t as good as burning to death, but this method was also one of the most gruesome deaths.
Alex’s face grew more and more miserable the more he heard about his end.
“That… ah… no.”
“Of course, I can keep you from suffering for a long time. If you stop the operation of the magic melting furnace yourself.”
“…!”
“why? Could it be that loyalty to the Mine Association still remains? If I die anyway, everything will be useless, right?”
It is a big mistake if you know how to keep your fidelity to the end, hang a portrait in the Mine Association, and hold a ceremony every year.
Alex’s value was, at best, a throwaway card.
‘I’ll use it for dangerous things like this and then replace it with a new one when it’s no longer needed.’
So you don’t have to be allegiance to them.
Just give up and be comfortable.
Because that side will be good for each other.
The worry didn’t last long.
“i get it. promise. Cool! The promise is…”
“I’ll keep it, stop the magic melting furnace.”
“…”
Finally, Alex snapped his fingers as if he had made up his mind.
OK.
[Alex destroys the ‘magic melting furnace’!]
[The ‘blood barrier’ is dismantled!]
The magic binding the mansion is gone.
At the same time, the moans of the guests also died down.
“Now… free me from this fucking pain…. Gagging! Cool! Cool! It feels like my heart is burning with every breath.”
Alex begged.
With each word he uttered, his expression contorted more and more.
It probably feels like poking a hot skewer deep into your lungs.
“I’m sorry, but I don’t really like killing people.”
“…what?”
“Because life is more precious than anything else, I couldn’t bear to end my life with my own hands.”
“What kind of bullshit is that…”
Alex stretched out his hand toward Jinhyeok.
Of course, I couldn’t even grab Jinhyeok’s crotch with my slow hands.
‘It’s a last resort suitable for trash.’
No, 1 hour is too short.
Considering all the bad things he’s done so far.
A necromancer’s job change quest. You don’t need to have any sympathy just to have completed it.
Die as long and painfully as possible.
While apologizing for the sins of experimenting on innocent people and turning dead people into undead.
