Chapter 608 - 552: Memories of a Cherished Past (1) (1/2)
”What's the deal with Zurak? From where did you bring him?”
Wolfram stared at the king, who was over 3 meters tall and looked different than any Race he had seen. Unlike the previous two enemies, the Incompetent King is someone Leiu personally brought and put on the 9th floor, assuring his brother that it's the right opponent for the contestants.
”Is he some kind of acquaintance? He's dead though so it's not possible…”
”Teacher, what do you mean he's dead?”
Saly, who didn't comprehend his words, asked her not-so-king teacher. After all, Zurak was currently fighting Arthur and the rest and he clearly looked very alive.
”Well, most enemies inside the towers and… well, copied fragments.”
The white-haired beastmen wagged her tail while furrowing her brows, still not understanding.
The Trickster rubbed her fluffy white ears while explaining: ”Copied fragments are generated copies of past individuals or things. Their attitude and strength is maintained but not all memories remain, it's basically related to luck. Sometimes they keep everything and sometimes they're like empty shells meant for fighting. Non-playable-characters… something like those things?”
”Then are there enemies that kept their memories?”
”Yeah… dear old Pride and venomous L.u.s.t are locked in here.”
Surprised, Saly glanced at Leiu before asking, with a much lower voice: ”B-but, aren't they already dead?”
”They're 'supposedly' dead but your uncle is a vengeful person. Death is the easy-way out for his enemies, hahahaha”
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Whatever Zurak did, it made him recover within seconds and continue to wreak havoc amongst the contestants. He's entered an enraged state and started sweeping left and right, blasting anyone who got close, basically forcing all the melee-fighters to stay back.
It fell to the long-ranged ones to finish the king, who was targeting anyone who got close. Having a vast arsenal of skills, Arthur stood at a safe distance with Lucy and bombarded Zodiak with all kinds of skills. Detonators had no effect but Dark Magic would slow down the target's movements, rendering him vulnerable to other spells. As for Lucy, she made great use of her nine ice lotuses, which were sharper than a sword and deadlier than a bomb. Like annoying flies, they flew around Zurak, slowly covering him in ice while also dealing a decent amount of damage.
The fight continued for another twenty minutes and when the king was about to heal himself again, Arthur unleashed the stored Dark Rizaki. The amount the spatial dimension vanished, the whole floor was covered in an ominous darkness, alarming every one but Lucy and Zodiak.
”Get away!”
Boltz, the guy who masted the Earth Magic, invoked his unbreakable earth armor and retreated to the edge of arena. Most people readied themselves and defended against what's about to come because they knew how troublesome Dark Magic is. The only one who wasn't worried was Zodiak, who chuckled and retrieved a talisman, throwing it in the air.