Chapter 90 - Chapter 90 (2/2)

'It's already too late, human.'

Hexes were different from normal magic spells and couldn't be evaded. The moment it was cast, that would be the end.

With that human b*stard turning into a walking corpse wrecked by all sorts of afflictions, his fate was sealed – to be ripped to shreds by the High Orc Warriors and their weapons. That was the end truly befitting a measly human who didn't know his place and dared to show off.

Unfortunately for the monster, however....

A familiar mechanical beep rang in Jin-Woo's ears.

Tti-ring.

[Abnormal status has occurred.]

[All abnormal status will be removed with the effects of 'Buff: Immunity'.]

Tti-ring, tti-ring, tti-ring.

Mechanical beeps fired out one after the other.

['Hex: Slow' has been dispelled.]

['Hex: Blindness' has been dispelled.]

….

….....

All five hexes were dispelled even before they had the chance to activate.

Grin.

Jin-Woo smirked at the results. There was this 'Buff' he received when he changed into the 'Player'.

[The blessings from the Grand Sorcerer, Kandiaru]

- Continuous effect 'Good Health and Long Life': You'll be immune to all types of diseases, poisonous substances, as well as all forms of status debuffs. During sleep, your recovery rate will increase exponentially.

Thanks to that, he didn't have to worry about status-altering magic, such as hexes.

"W-what?!"

The Shaman shuddered in shock. Fitting for a boss of the rank A dungeon, the High Orc Shaman had immediately realised that its curses were rendered ineffective by an even greater power than it.

'But, those were hexes I cast!'

This made no sense!

In order to dispel hexes, one required the purification magic, or the blessings of a being possessing greater power than that of the hex itself.

'There is an even more excellent Shaman than this great me among humans?'

Even before the monster could think about it some more, the Shaman cried out from the pain shooting up from the back of its foot.

"Kuuuwaaaahk!!"

When it looked down, it found a dagger deeply lodged in its foot.

"Keuh...."

It was Jin-Woo's 'Knight Killer'.

The Shaman raised its head and its bloodshot glare landed on Jin-Woo.

"How dare a mere human.....!"

Jin-Woo casually cut apart a High Orc trying to pounce on him, and silently mouthed some words to the Orc Shaman.

- Quietly wait for your turn.

....Don't do anything useless, in other words.

Immediately, the Shaman's face reddened up like a beautifully ripe persimmon.

"How dare a measly human!!"

'….So, it still has some mental capacity left to get angry, huh?'

Jin-Woo's expression turned icy in the blink of an eye.

In all honesty, he could've eliminated the Shaman right at the beginning of the battle if he wanted to. However, he chose not to.

Because, he wanted to instil the sense of fear into the heart of that Shaman, the way it managed to do to the Hunters present.

However, it seemed not quite enough to make that arrogant monster taste the true meaning of fear. The b*stard's eyes were still 'alive'.

In that case....

'Let me show you an interesting spectacle, then.'

From now on, he'd show the true sphere of influence of a necromancer.

In the eyes of this Shadow Sovereign, his surroundings now resembled a location of celebration, filled with all sorts of delicacies. From the corpses of the High Orcs sprawled on the ground, black smokes eerily rose up as if they were waiting for Jin-Woo's call.

So, Jin-Woo called out to them.

"Rise up."

[Shadow Extraction has commenced.]

Accompanying the System's message alerting him to the activation of his skill, horrifying screams that resembled death throes resounded out from somewhere unknown.

Wuuuaaaaahhhh----

The Shaman's eyes widened in shock.

"W-what is....?!"

The Shaman didn't get to finish its sentence. Even before it could, black hands began rising up from the shadows beneath the corpses of the High Orcs, that was why.

[Shadow Extraction is a success.]

Jin-Woo began smiling deeply while gazing contently at the newbies joining his Shadow army.

'My warriors have become undead...!!'

The Shaman began shuddering uncontrollably. About 50 warriors had lost their lives so far. And about the same number had changed into those black-armoured soldiers.

'Which means, those soldiers that b*stard had summoned are...?!'

The Shaman finally realised that the unidentifiable human was not wielding regular summons at all. And at the same time, it also realised how disadvantageous they were against the enemy's powers.

The fight between 50 and 150 had morphed to 100 versus 100.

High Orc Warriors would bravely jump into a fight against enemies stronger than themselves without fear, but they rapidly lost all their fighting spirit the moment they saw their former comrades being 'revived' as Shadow Soldiers.

"Ku.... Kururuk."

"Kuruk."

"Kuwak."

High Orcs, renowned for never backing down from a chance to shed some blood, were now openly retreating out of terror.

The fact that they wouldn't be able to ascend to the warrior's heaven after their death and instead become the puppets of the enemy was the worst possible nightmare for these High Orcs.

For sure, the impact of him showing off the Shadow Extraction skill was quite huge.

'It worked against the warriors, so what about the Shaman, then?'

Jin-Woo scanned the complexion of the Shaman next.

'Hoh.'

Jin-Woo's expression brightened.

Finally, there were signs of fear in that b*stard's eyes.

While shaking like a leaf, the Shaman recalled the existence that could revive the dead into 'shadows'. There could not possibly be two people possessing the exact same power. So, that human had to be 'him'.

'If that person is him, then..... Then, why are we here....?!'

However, the moment the Shaman thought about 'itself' and 'we', the inside of its brain blanked out and the relevant memories contained within were wiped out in an instant. The only emotion remaining there was fear.

Not knowing what happened, Jin-Woo formed a satisfied expression.

'That's right. Stay exactly like that.'

His plan of making the Shaman shudder in fear until the end was a resounding success. He turned his head while smiling like that, and then, spotted a certain familiar female standing by the entrance of the boss room.

Jin-Woo tilted his head.

'Who was that?'

She seemed a bit too 'distant' to be totally familiar to him, however.

That was why he needed a bit of a moment to recall what her name was.

And she was none other than the rank S Hunter currently affiliated to the Hunters Guild, Cha Hae-In.

'But, what is that woman doing here?'

Jin-Woo might have been somewhat surprised by her presence here, but then, Cha Hae-In's own shock was far greater than his. Her wide-open eyes stared at Jin-Woo and his Shadow Soldiers.

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