Chapter 269: Fallen Beings (1/2)

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The kid stood up with his hand dangling backward and his eyes white. Arthur realized that whoever was going to die was going to turn into an undead. This fact made the matter of finding that creature a top priority.

Arthur restrained the kid and walked over calmly toward him. Being dead was better than living as undead. No one knew if they felt anything, but it was better to rest forever than wander.

He sensed the core that was beginning to form in the kid's body and shot a string of liquid fire to destroy it. The kid gave pitiful sounds before falling.

”Mo...mmy...” The kid managed to say before the spiritual parasite left its body forever. Arthur closed his eyes as several figures landed next to him.

”Identify yourself!” The Temple Guard held a sword to Arthur's neck as he demanded. Arthur's badge appeared in his hand and the Guard looked at it with suspicion before confirming it was genuine. ”I'm sorry, sir.” He retracted his sword.

”This kid.” Arthur pointed. ”He has turned into an undead.” His eyes were still looking at the ground. ”I expect that he won't be the only one. You should burn the bodies before they're infected.”

”Impossible, the mana in the city isn't enough for a parasite to manifest.” The guards looked at him with doubt. Arthur simply shook his head and sighed. ”I can vouch for this as a Jerano Student. You can confirm it too, it won't be long before the city is thrown into chaos.” Arthur then stood up from his place and started to walk toward the center of the city.

”Where are you going?! Please head over to a shelter!” The guards tried to warn him but Arthur didn't listen. He could feel it, the existence of that creature. It was in the direction of Avarice dungeon.

Arthur disappeared from his place and appeared on top of a building. The city was in runes and the monsters were destroying the streets. While he was standing there, he felt the approach of Lilo from a distance.

Its body dived through the skies toward Arthur's location. With a flap of its wings, it stabilized itself. Rae was on its back and the two landed behind Arthur on the building.

”Is it a dungeon break?” Rae looked with a frown at the city. ”This doesn't make sense, there haven't been any breaks after the DGD.”

Dungeon Growth Detection, a cutting-edge technology that monitored the mana of the dungeons to estimate their breaks. The Awakeners Union made sure that no dungeon could reach a dungeon break, even if it had to pull experts from all over the world.

”Avarice should have over two years left before it breaks, it was that creature's doing. He caused the break.” Arthur answered as he looked in the distance. ”We need to stop it.”

”We tried, we failed,” Rae said with a frown. ”This is not my battle and it shouldn't be yours either. Let's leave this to the Yalveran Union.”

'It became my battle the moment it attacked my city.' Arthur gritted his teeth. 'If I leave it to cause dungeons breaks, what would happen to the city? To my family? To Mr. Tate?'

”You can leave if you want, I'm going. Lilo, let's go.” Arthur said curtly and jumped from the building. Lilo flapped its wings and met him midair for Arthur to ride on its back.

Arthur soared through the skies as he felt Rae's gaze on his back. Even if she came along, all she could do was damage prevention of the city.

As he approached Avarice Dungeon with its ancient structure, Arthur could feel the creature in the sky above it. He spotted them the moment he was close enough to avoid any buildings. They were standing on top of Avarice Dungeon's foyer; the giant building Arthur came to months ago.

Yes, the creature wasn't alone. Several cloaked figures were standing beside it. Arthur's odds kept dwindling at every incident but there was no backing down.

This creature has killed his friend and almost killed his family. Arthur needed to kill this anomaly before it grew into something that would threaten every nation in this world.

The group of cloaked people turned toward Arthur. Except for the creature, Arthur realized they were all humans by seeing their hands.

”Fallen Beings.” Arthur spat from behind his armor as Lilo hovered a distance away from them. The group looked at him silently as the creature in the middle spread its hands.

One of the group's members looked at another and nodded at him. The latter stepped up toward him as mana exploded from their body.

Arthur realized he was at the peak of the rei-ranker, a lackey no less. The person, who looked to be a man from their height and shoulders, spread his arms as two giant hammers appeared.