Chapter 39 (2/2)

Su-hyeun had already learned that the castle was intertwined with the Lich. However, there was no knowing what the Lich would’ve done there.

If possible, Su-hyeun was hoping that the Lich would be a tell-tale.

“Why would I tell that to someone who would soon become a dead man?”

“If our aims are the same, wouldn’t it be better if we cooperated?”

The Lich started to gather magic in its hands, but Su-hyeun re-directed the topic.

These words used to work quite well.

Either way, they only worked towards their motives. If someone as strong as them were to cooperate with them, they would have considered it.

However…

“I don’t trust you.”

Lich’s reaction was firm.

“Why is that so?”

“The energy that you’re using.”

Lich took off its hood revealing its face and pointed at Su-hyeun.

“It was the energy that would become our enemy.”

“…Ah, is that so?”

The flame was the problem.

The flame’s nature was similar to light and fire, which conflicted with the Lich’s energy. Just as light and dark didn’t go together, the Lich despised Su-hyeun.

“Well, what a shame.”

Burn!

Su-hyeun raised the flame that Lich had despised onto his whole body.

The castle was soon heated up. With that power, Lich backed away with black magic wrapped around him.

“If so, I would have to finish you off first slowly…”

As he talked to Lich, Su-hyeun did not approach but instead turned his head away.

At that moment, the Lich who backed down while being pressured by Su-hyeun’s magic stepped forward again.

“Did you think that I would be alone?”

Slide, slide!

Underneath, three more robed men appeared in the endless underground.

Su-hyeun put up a perplexed expression, as he felt the same kind of magic from them as well.

‘Things are getting complicated.’

There wasn’t just one Lich there.

Crumble, crumble!

The castle shook again.

The heat filled up the hall. Maxman stopped commanding his soldiers and stopped in his tracks.

“This… What…”

The intruder had entered the castle.

His existence was enough to overwhelm thousands of his soldiers. With a single blow, he could’ve cut down the iron gate to their fortress and resisted the magic attacks from dozens of his mercenaries.

He was a monster.

Although Maxman had been on the battlefields for decades, he had never seen a monster like that intruder.

Thus, Maxman had to stop him. If such an intruder was in the castle, none of them could sleep a wink.

However…

‘Is the intruder an enemy?’

Maxman was surprised at the quick brief on the damage report by his soldiers.

There were no dead soldiers.

Come to think of it, the intruder did not hold a sword in his hands. Instead of a sword, he held a tree branch he had picked up somewhere.

Of course, the intruder could have killed the soldiers with just a single tree branch.

He had the skills to cut down the iron gate, so did it matter with what weapon he was holding?

However, the intruder did not act that way.

It meant that he didn’t intend to kill anyone.

‘Then why…?”

He could not understand his objective.

Despite being confused, he was sure about one thing.

‘Something was going on.’

The feeling of danger and anxiety he felt now was not due to the intruder since he had no intention to kill the soldiers.

Even if the kid was an intruder, it was hard to consider him an enemy when he did not harm the soldiers even at the expense of trouble.

‘If so, just what is this feeling…’

“Captain!”

Maxman turned his head sharply towards the soldier who called out to him.

“There’s a signal from within the castle! I think the intruder had entered the castle.”

“What’s his exact location?”

“The basement.”

“Gather the soldiers and mercenaries immediately… No, wait.”

Maxman shook his head.

“Pick out those who can move and set off. I’ll go there myself.”

Clank, clank!

Crack, crack!

Dozens of rectangular windows were fixed on the walls. Su-hyeun fell back as he was hit by the flame.

“How disgusting.”

He furrowed his brows and turned his head around.

One of the skeletons reached out its hand and stood there.

Whoosh!

They seemed to have prepared for a long time since quite a bit of energy was shot out.

It was a familiar type of magic.

‘Dark Gun, Guide.’

It was a high level of dark spatial magic that took the life of opponents after pressurizing them by crumbling every space available.

It could not be received by the normal flame.

“Damn it.”

Burn!

The flame on Su-hyeun’s sword had become blue.

Wrapping it around the sword, Su-hyeun made a downward stroke.

Slash!

Rip!

The Guide’s darkness was split in half. The scattered power dissipated, revealing the Lich.

“The Guide…!”

Seemingly flustered, the Lich’s voice cracked as it initially would. Three more Lich appeared around Su-hyeun and surrounded him.

“Haa…”

Su-hyeun let out a long sigh.

Had he known this would happen, he would have taken his time.

‘All I can do now is regret…’

It seemed that Su-hyeun had to use one more of his cards.

‘I hadn’t wished to use it hastily if others got involved…’

Creak, creak!

Starting from the back of his hands, Su-hyeun’s skin was gradually covered in scales.

When both arms were covered entirely in scales, Su-hyeun’s eyes had turned similar to those of a beast’s. All his senses were amplified and turned sharper than before.

“I have no other choice.”

[Transfigure: Imoogi.]