Chapter 149: Chapter 148: I Don’t Have a Choice Part I (2/2)
”It's nice to meet you too.” I took Lod's outstretched, furry hand and shook it.
”Thank you very much for coming. I had heard from Kylie ,but I wasn't sure you would actually come.”
”I did promise to help.”
”Then, I am all the more grateful. You're the one person who agreed to save us from these desperate times.” He and the other Werewolves were looking at me with great respect, so much so that I was feeling a little guilty.
I had agreed to save them from the Duke, yes, but it was also true that I had an ulterior motive. It wasn't to save the world from his cruelty before he got too big; it was to get rid of another obstacle in my own path to greatness.
Lod soon led me to the conference room. On the way, I noticed that there were a lot of mortals and normal devas around.
”Only devas can become Werewolves. Of course, it is all voluntary. No one is ever forced to become a Werewolf. Everyone here has been educated on what happens and once they are granted the chance, they have five years to decide,” Lod explained when he noticed me looking around.
”I see.”
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Meanwhile, over at the Shetland Islands…
A lackey burst through large door to the Duke's private room. ”What is it?” the Duke asked, annoyed.
”He's here!”
”Who's what?”
”Lee Jiwon just arrived at the Faroe Islands.”
”Are you serious?”
”Yes sir. I received several of the same report from our scouts.”
The Duke laughed loudly, the rolls of flesh under skin jiggling from the action. His most sought-after prey was finally at his doorstep. From the rumors, Lee Jiwon also had a lot of Stat points, possibly more than anyone in the world. The Duke would make sure to digest every single bone of Lee Jiwon so as to not lose a single point.
”Get ready!”
”Yes sir.”
The Duke had left the wolf men alone all this time waiting for Lee Jiwon to come, even though he could invade the Faroe Islands anytime he wanted to.
The Duke smacked his lips just thinking about it, not caring about the saliva that was dripping down his fat chin.
The van Agassi family has a history of 800 years long. There were numerous branch families that had formed over the centuries, and these families were not prevented from entering the Faroe Islands.
These adverse situations always give birth to traitors, however, as history always dictates. Of course, Lod and his officers knew at least one existed, but they did not know who it was. Over the past few years, the Duke always knew how to win the battles and knew about each time the Clan asked for aid. He even knew about Lee Jiwon. However, they still couldn't find the traitor and could no longer tell if they were from the branch families or the main family.
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The Werewolf Clan's conference room…
I was seated right next to Lod. It indicated how much they valued me.
”The Duke boasts insanely high defensive abilities.”
We were watching videos of all of the Clan's battles against the Duke. The Duke on the screen seemed to be about five meters tall and weighed at least a couple of tons.
-If he's only five meters tall…it might just be possible.-
The Duke I knew was over ten meters tall. If this one was only half as strong as the one from the past, I could take him on.
”The Duke is difficult to miss, but he is constantly guarded by four deities and has more than 10,000 devas in his army, making it difficult to attack him directly.”
Those devas in the Duke's army were just like the devas who followed the Blood Prince. No one liked them, but they didn't care, as long as they stood on the winning side. I wasn't going to insult them, however, as they were doing what they believed would get them through this world. When it came to motivations, I wasn't one to talk.
”Furthermore, the Duke's exclusive debuff skill, the Predator's Curse, is very difficult to deal with in battle,” Aaron, the head of Intelligence, continued.
”First, it sharply increases Fatigue. Second, the Curse slows down our bodies considerably. It's like we just stuffed ourselves so much that taking one step becomes difficult. Third, it lowers ATT, MATT, DEF and MDEF,” another officer added.
”As Werewolves, we have a special immunity that lowers the efficiency of debuffs and the like by fifty percent, but even then, the Curse severely hinders our combat abilities.”
”The sharp increase in Fatigue also makes longer battles that much more of a disadvantage to us.”
”But for Mr. Lee…” Kylie said as she turned to me.
”Right. I have the Unrivaled Skill.” The Blood Prince's curse didn't work on me, either. ”I also have a pretty powerful debuff of my own.”
==[The King Emperor's Prominent Dignity
All enemies within a 10m radius (monsters included) incur a debuff that lowers ATT, MATT, DEF and MDEF by 6%.
All enemies within a 10m radius (monsters included) incur a debuff that lowers STR, VIT, AGI, WIL and INT by 6%.
Raises user's Stats by 200 points.]==
==[The King Emperor's Grand Dignity
All enemies within a 50m radius (monsters included) incur a debuff that lowers ATT, MATT, DEF and MDEF by 12%.
All enemies within a 50m radius (monsters included) incur a debuff that lowers STR, VIT, AGI, WIL and INT by 12%.
The user's CRIT rate increases by 5%. The user's CRIT damage increases by 200%
The user's Stats are increased by 300 points while this buff is in effect.]==
The Prominent Dignity was the first debuff effect from when the Commitment and the Helm coalesced. But when I equipped the Mantle, the Commitment coalesced with the mantle instead, which formed the Grand Dignity. It was obviously one hell of an overpowered debuff.
”Reveal the King-Emperor's Grand Dignity!” I decided to reveal it to my future comrades.