Chapter 55 - Chapter 8: Excavation #4 (2/2)

“An undead. It is also an advanced one. At the very least, it should be a lich.”

Two types of undead existed in the Demon World. One was an undead that was naturally caused by the flow of magic through the Demon World. The other type was undead created by necromancy.

The naturally occurring undead were usually low grade ones, such as skeletons or zombies, but sometimes an object could create a powerful undead that surpassed that.

”It must be the culprit in this situation. There is an undead that’s this intelligent, so I have to go back and prepare. We need to inform the Demon King’s Palace about this situation.”

That was the original plan. However, just when he finished speaking, Felicia suddenly looked back in the direction that In-gong had climbed up from.

“Felicia noona?”

”I can hear a sound from behind us.”

Felicia’s ears pricked up. Her dark elf hearing was the best among the party.

The centaurs, including Ferocious Eyes, listened intently to the sound. It sounded like the ground was ringing.

Instead of waiting, In-gong asked Green Wind,

”Green Wind, can you share your gaze?”

When Green WInd brought In-gong to the temple, she showed her viewpoint. Green Wind had directly conveyed what she saw to In-gong.

‘I’ll try.’

”Go up to the sky!”

At In-gong’s order, a green light sailed into the air. Green Wind looked at the south and in the next moment, In-gong swallowed a moan.

The mini-map was filled with red dots. Thanks to the shared view of Green Wind, red dots endlessly appeared inside the extended range.

“Shutra?”

”We’re surrounded.”

In-gong cried out after coming to a realization. From the beginning, it had all been a trap. A large number of monsters, including casios, had been hidden from In-gong’s party throughout the north.

It was clear that the undead had been waiting for the moment to surround In-gong’s party.

The undead could also share its gaze. This was a means of receiving information in real time from distant subordinates.

Otherwise, the elaborate movements In-gong was currently seeing wouldn’t be possible.

“Escape! Enemies are flocking from everywhere!”

There were no questions asked. Carack picked up Daphne, who couldn’t stand properly, and got on the draco. Felicia and Ferocious Eyes both looked at In-gong. In-gong nodded straight away.

”I'll lead the way! Run!”

In-gong looked simultaneously at the mini-map as well as what was in front of him. The siege was still forming. If they poked a gap, they could open a path to escape.

‘Master! Look at the sky!’

Green Wind shouted when he first started running. In-gong looked up hurriedly at the sky.

“Kieeek!”

Five geists were gliding toward him. Ferocious Eyes quickly pulled out a bow and shot at them. An arrow pierced the neck of one while Felicia caused a sharp wind to divert the path of another one. However, there were still three remaining. The centaurs rushed to take out a spear or bow, but they weren’t as fast as Ferocious Eyes. Two centaurs were unable to escape the attacks of the geists and fell to the ground.

“Just go!”

There was no room to save them. Ferocious Eyes shouted as he fired an arrow at a geist attacking a centaur on the ground. Like Ferocious Eyes said, there was no time to delay.

”Stick together!”

In-gong screamed loudly as he stabbed his dagger into the air. The power of Conquest rose like a storm.

“Below the King’s Flag!”

A pure white light emerged from In-gong and wound around his companions. The legs of the dracos and centaurs were filled with an unhealthy power as In-gong’s party ran at a faster pace than usual.

“Daphne!”

Felicia called out to Daphne. It was to ask for her dryad magic to help escape, but Daphne wasn’t in a position to respond properly. She shook her head with a pale expression and trembling lips.

‘Master! That person! He is coming!’

There was no need to think. There was only one reason for Daphne’s condition to deteriorate.

At the same time, a cold chill was felt from behind them. One of the centaurs couldn’t resist the anxiety and turned around, only to let out a moan.

A huge undead with a purple aura around him was traveling through the air on a phantom steed. The head of the skeleton was covered with a large plate made of the bones of various monsters. The armour around his body was made of bones and his hands held a black sword. He was a monster that could be seen as both a warrior and magician.

At first glance, he was a huge five-meter-tall skeleton knight on a phantom steed. The man wearing black armour blew a horn, making bizarre noises fill the air.

He was still quite a distance away, but it seemed like he would catch up after a little while.

In-gong looked at the mini-map. The red dots didn’t show a completely unified movement, so the control wasn’t complete. They weren’t moving following the path of In-gong’s group but were moving as commanded.

‘Find the weakest spot.’

The moment that In-gong thought so...

“Kuraha!”

Carack shouted towards the sky. The geists were once again flocking in droves. Ferocious Eyes and the centaurs shot a series of arrows, causing many of them to fall. However, that didn’t slow them down. Furthermore, the surviving casios were blindly rushing at the party. A few centaurs were trapped by them.

The encirclement was narrowing. Every time the party had to take care of the geists, they slowed down while the huge undead was still behind them.

Finally, they could see the monsters surrounding them with the naked eye. In addition to the group of casios that were surrounded by a purple aura, there were monsters like zombies and skeletons.

Would they be able to escape? It was possible if they broke through this siege!

Kwaang!

There was a roar and the formation of In-gong’s party collapsed. The huge undead had reached within 20 meters of the party and cast a spell. A huge blaze of fire poured from the sky and the explosion swallowed up a few centaurs.

The giant undead fired another ball of fire. This time, he aimed toward the front of In-gong’s party and the dracos stopped with surprise. The draco carrying Carack and Daphne fell to the ground. The centaurs weren’t killed but most of them weren’t able to run.

A decision was needed. In-gong and Felicia exchanged glances. With no more words needing to be said, Felicia summoned the fire and wind spirits in both hands. A barrier made of giant flames was created in front of them. The wind spirit adjusted the size of the fire wall and the direction it spread.

It was a barrier that prevented them from retreating but also stopped the monsters surrounding them. In-gong jumped down from the draco and equipped Earth Quaker.

‘Master! Do you mean to fight?

After Mustafa was destroyed, the monsters who lost the purple aura were mentally confused and their combat power deteriorated. Then there was only one way to survive the huge encirclement:

Defeat the giant undead. If he was killed, that purple aura would disappear and the encirclement would collapse.

‘Dragon Blood.’

The power of the dragon humanoid. Earth Quaker growled and entered its battle form as a white aura rose from In-gong’s body like flames.