Vol 24 Chapter 6 (1/2)
ACT 6 The Dark Lord
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“Owaaaaah!”
800 of the attack squad h the door The attack squad had wandered the Idea Maze for alradually disappeared Now it didn’t matter
“Reform your battle positions!”
Ark stood up and shouted Fortunately they ed to escape from the Idea Maze and entered the doh with relief The Dark Lord’s resurrection cere place in this dome! Of course there would be some demons as the last line of defense
“1st battalion, 2nd battalion and 3rd battalion, form defense lines!”
“Magicians and archers support the warriors!”
As expected, the experienced users raised their bodies and held their positions They were prepared for the demons’ attacks but the inside of the dome was dead quiet He couldn’t see the expected thousands of demons or any preparations for the resurrection ceremony
‘What the? Surely it is taking place here……’
Ark’s eyes looked at the blank space
“Ark, over there”
Shambala muttered in a low voice Ark used ‘Eyes of the Cat’ and the shape of a man appeared in the darkness He was aa white mask
“… The Red Man!”
That’s right The Red Man was the main source behind this event The Red Man responded to Ark’s voice
“Huhuhu, you came all the way here but……”
“Catechism Dance!”
The Red Man was proceeding with the resurrection cereet here? And how many expedition members lost their lives? All that effort and sacrifice was to stop the Red Man in front of theht in front of them so why did they need to talk? When the Red Man revealed his form, Ark, Shambala, Bread, Redian, Lariette, Timosi and Wor Hundreds of years ago, the 7 heroes in the Dark Century was also facing the same situation as their descendants
Ka ka kang!
At the same time, there was a roar and countless attacks fleards the place where the Red Man was It was extravagant power! Not even the Red Man would be unscathed from these attacks!
“What, what the, this feeling is?”
“The Red Man……”
However, Ark and the heroes’ descendants were the ones baffled They clearly used their knockdown techniques on the Red Man He confiruy’s vital spot But while he saith his eyes, he didn’t feel it in his hands All the attacks just went through the Red Man’s body
“…It is already too late
Then the Red Man’s voice was heard from behind the in a huge crater and his forradually blur His body became transparent and faded away
“What the? Spatial movement?”
Burning Soul, use Stalking to keep track of his location!”
Ark thought the Red Man had used Warp to run away
-Burning Soul has used Stalking but failed to track the location
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‘What? There was a et or the command was inaccurate?’
Ark couldn’t understand what that meant Redian also moved to the place where the Red Mana disappeared and used Mana Detection before shouting
“Ark, he didn’t use spatial movement He wasn’t here in the first place!”
“What? Then where is he?”
“I don’t know……”
Redian was answering when she suddenly closed her
“…B-back up, everybody back up!”
Ka ka ka!
Redian screa of the dome exploded Ark shouted towards the attack squad
“da rocks!”
The attack squad raised their shi+elds after hearing Ark’s co shattered into many pieces and scattered hundreds of metres away It felt like pressure had built up in the do
“What the hell? What just happened?”
The attack squad couldn’t understand the phenomenon and murmured noisily
Dukong, dukong, dukong, dukong!
Then there was aTheir nerves were already tense so the attack squad looked around with uneasy eyes Then Redian as looking absent-mindedly up at the sky stiffened
“T-t-t-there……!”
“That’s impossible, the Dark…”
Everybody focused on so in the darkness It was a distinct shape in the darkness Like a newly escape s descended slowly towards the dome! The head had 6 weirdly twisted horns and eyes as red as blood Sharp fangs peeked out from the open mouth and there was a black aura around it It was unmistakeably the shape of a demon! But the attack squad wasn’t frozen because of the outward foriant 100 metres frame
Kukung!
It stared vacantly at the attack squad as it landed on the floor The flapping wings and huge for e appeared in front of all the expedition members around Kwarian Island
-The elite boss, Dark Lord ‘Lucifer’ has appeared
“Oh my God! H-how come…?”
A confusedwarning on the upper right corner
-Somewhere in the darkness of the world, the Dark Lord’s resurrection cereun!
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Kuoooooh!
The whole area rapped in silence Time seemed to stop for 1 second Not even the sound of wind or waves was heard The expedition members, the demons and even Mother Nature appeared to be overwhel The existence was revealed in front of all the expedition e wasn’t necessary at all The thousands of expeditionpower
That’s right The Dark Lord that terrorised the world hundreds of years ago… He had the name of the ruler of hell, Lucifer!
“Oh my God…!”
A hopeless groan eed from the mouths of the expeditionthousands of demons lost all their motivation as Lucifer appeared They felt despair because the ‘Dark Lord had been resurrected’ They lost their will after discovering that the Dark Lord had been restored But the despair of the attack squad was different They were subjected to the tremendous power of Lucifer close up that it was even difficult to breathe Furthermore, they hadn’t fallen into confusion simply because of Lucifer’s appearance The attack squad stuttered
“T-this is…… What’s going on?”
“The resurrection time… Isn’t it still unfinished?”
“Then why on earth… Is there some deficit?”
“So!”
This was the reason why the attack squad members were in a state of panic Lucifer had appeared! Yet wasn’t there still 1 hour and 50 minutes left? The attack squad held it in and only rushed to the restroo the spare time in order to thwart the resurrection After all that trouble, they had barely arrived with 1 hour and 50 minutes left So why had Lucifer revived earlier than the predetermined time? What sort of absurd situation was this?
“This is……”
Ark stared at the warning e in the corner which blinked and updated The ti down to Lucifer’s resurrection It was to the extent that Ark felt like shooting Dark Strike at the warningthe attack squad
-Grrrrrrr
Thousands of demons had flocked towards the dome before the entered the Idea Maze! Now the de towards the attack squad
‘I don’t kno it happened but Lucifer is already revived And we are surrounded by thousands of deive up and die or attack and risk dying’
As always, the ansas clear once the choices were narrowed Wasn’t it better to die swinging a sword then just watching?
‘Besides, it isn’t 100 decided that we’re defeated!’
But the round Even if he cried out for a battle charge, it wouldn’t have that much effect
‘However……’
Ark thought for a bit before using Intimidation
“Youbroadcasted all over the world throughAre you going to give them the iame? Then anywill brand them as cowards!”
“… Now you are threatening your forces with such a trivial thing Just like Hitler”
Shambala shook his head at Ark’s threat However Ark’s threat had an enormous effect
“Ah, that reminds me!”
The frozen attack squad ht Every battlefield around Kwarian was being broadcasted on a the scene fro In other words, the whole world atching the video where the attack squad were the e each battle That was the driving force behind Ark’s threat If they shrank back then they would be labelled as a coward from the public on the internet And there was a possibility that their friends would also act the same Lucifer had an impact on their real lives! Thus the attitude of the attack squad changed by 180 degrees
“W-who is frightened?”
“Lucifer isn’t scary at all!”
“Isn’t the Dark Lord just a monster?”
The attack squad shouted as they spewed nonsense
“Yes, nothing has changed Our purpose was to prevent the Dark Lord’s resurrection and that just changed to defeating the Dark Lord Even if we die, giving up doesn’t exist for us No matter what happens, we have to do our best to kill the Dark Lord!”
“Ohhhhhh!”
The attack squad simultaneously raised their arms and screamed
-Kuwaaaaaaaah!
At the sa the square shrieked and ran up It was impossible no matter how much their morale had climbed The 800 attack squad me Lucifer But Ark was still giving out orders
“If we stay on the ground then the odds aren’t in our favour! Everybody board the flying boats!”
That’s right The flying boats that the attack squad used to burst into Rwigenberg! The battlefield hadboatsIt wasn’t necessary to pay attention to the de boats In addition, it would be easier to deal with the 100 e Lucifer
Buaaaah! Buaaaah!
The attack squad cli board and flew off in unison Ark also flew into the sky on the transfor Soul and exclaimed
“Enter your formations Attack!”
The several hundred flying boats charged towards Lucifer The warriors holding shi+elds and swords surrounded Lucifer while the icians and archers poured out a shower of attacks
“Heroic Strike!”
“The power of light to destroy the dark, Ray!”
“Arrow piercing the darkness!”
Ka kwang, ka kwang!
Lucifer’s body was enveloped in flashes and detonations Lucifer stumbled and took one step back
“That’s it He’s stu!”
“That is evidence that we’re not impervious to our attacks! We can win!”
“That Lucifer bastard, he’s no big deal! He also didn’t counterattack!”
The attack squad fired their skills evenLucifer’s reaction
Hwaaaaack!
The detonations were suddenly sucked in by soradually beca a breath But that wasn’t what shocked the attack squad
“What the, that is?”
“He didn’t even receive one scratch from the attacks?”
While the health of the opponents couldn’t be determined in New World, there were various e received For example, the durability of the armour would decrease so it would become dented or bruises would appear on the skin However, Lucifer’s body didn’t show one wound despite receiving the concentrated attacks
“No way! It’s a scam!”
The attack squad protested strongly but Lucifer didn’t listen to them Instead hundreds of red rays shot from his mouth after he sed the detonations
“W-what is going on? Iron wall defense!”
“Use Willpower Exchange and then your shi+elds!”
“Great Mana, be a shi+eld Absolute shi+eld!”
The warriors freaked out and lifted their shi+elds while the h Willpower Exchange But the red rays from Lucifer’s mouth shattered the defences and pierced the heads of the attack squad
Ka ka!
Dozens of deep red fla devastation poured cold water on thebecae of the wide areaboats became tattered or crashed But that wasn’t the end
-Kwaaaaa!
The round were shredded within seconds by the de food (?) ain
-Mayflies… These guys…!
Then Lucifer spoke in an eerie voice His full length was 100 ure around the size of a 25 storey building round shook Lucifer waved his palh dozens of metres
“Huck! S-scatter!”
“It’s too late! Block!”
The warriors freaked out and simultaneously lifted their shi+elds However, the relative arth of a 100 ainst the weight behind the arm that reached hundreds of tons
“Waaahhhh!”
The warriors screamed as it felt like they were hit by a truck and were thrown backwards
…… Once again their levels, skills and equipest in New World The same was true for other professions but the warriors’ attacks and defense were especially on a different level Every tiained all sorts of passive skills As the warriors were always in the front of a party and had the role of a tank, it was important that they learnt ‘shock absorption’ and various other defensive skills They used their best defensive skill ‘Iron wall defense’ and still flew like a fly
“This is the level 1,500 elite boss Lucifer…!”
Ark groaned That’s right Ark used Eyes of the Cat and determined that Lucifer was level 1,500 It was a standard that the level 497 Ark couldn’t ie level of 350~370! Furthereration to say he was a divine monster In addition, if the attack squad fell then they would be destroyed by the thousands of deround
“We’ll be wiped out in a few minutes”
If the airshi+ps penetrated Rwigenberg’s shi+eld then there was a chance to overcome the crisis But the airshi+ps hadn’t been able to concentrate their attacks on the shi+eld thanks to the demons’ interference The intermittent attacks weren’t able to surpass the recovery speed of the shi+eld
“…… Is it impossible to defeat him?”
Thousands of de 800 people In the end, Ark’s expression was despairing as he looked at Lucifer