Chapter 32 - Witchs Sanctuary 2 (1/2)
Huuk! Huuk
Bursts of air were emitted from his boots, catapulting Woohyuk back. It was a tense moment, but Woohyuk calmly proceeded to counterattack.
Hwarrrk
A Fireball was sent flying to the Abomination’s head. Just another one of his spells that he had gathered with his Ghost Queen Star Serpent.
In general, Holy spells or Fire based magic were quite effective against the Undead.
Puk! Puk
As Woohyuk stepped back a bit and launched Fireballs from afar, his undead minions assaulted the Abomination’s legs.
Pagak
A Skeleton of his was hit by the Abomination’s large fist, collapsing instantly. Still, it didn’t continue to eliminate his undead, since the damage of Woohyuk’s Fireballs was begining to stack and melt its torso’s outer skin.
“Oooah!”
The Abomination thumped its chest in anger, as it charged towards Woohyuk.
Leaping high into the air with the aid of Jake’s Airwalker Boots, Woohyuk stayed out of the Abomination’s range, as he continued to harass it with spells.
‘It’s quite easy this way.’
Back then it had given him a hard time.
Barrier, Flute, Return Stones...
They had used everything in their arsenal, but even then there had been many victims. This led to the Canyon Battle being more difficult in the later stages.
As the dark green Poisonous Gas began to disperse, Woohyuk decided to continue in close quarters.
Then…
Dangung
The Abomination’s head cleanly severed with Grandia. Without the protection of the high grade leather skin, it was just an ordinary undead.
‘I’ll make sure to completely erase you.’
Without its head, the rest of its body was quickly cut up into pieces.
As the rotting pieces of flesh scattered across the ground, Woohyuk turned to see what was happening on Hong Yuri’s end.
‘She’s almost done as well.’
Vampires were simply superior to Ghouls.
It was just far too unlikely for them to lose since each side had more or less the same numbers.They probably took little damage, after all they had their Blood Queen with them.
Whuick Whuik
Hong Yuri wielded her rapier as she pierced the heads of nearby Ghouls. She had come along nicely since her training session with Woohyuk.
‘Her combat sense isn’t all that bad.’
Her timing and ability to change between the rapier and her whip was well practiced, she must have spent hours in it.
After observing her until she had wrapped up her end of the battle, Woohyuk spoke up.
“Let’s keep going.”
“Yes…”
Although she was a bit out of breath, she naturally obeyed Woohyuk.
As they continued to make their way forward, walking up a hill’s small incline, the rumbling of hooves from within the fog was heard.
“There's nothing to worry about, he’s alone.”
Elrond’s Baron, Jean Pierre Ecclet.
A knight which had been completely corrupted by the Witch’s spell.
Focused on the black silhouette that began to emerge from the heavy fog, Woohyuk raised Grandia.
“Stay back for this one.”
He wasn’t at all an easy opponent.
Able to fight against a group of 30 players by himself, he was the Witch's second Guardian, and was quite strong.
As Woohyuk took a step forward, he heard Elrond Baron’s voice.
“Yo...u...can...not...go...any...fur...ther...”
A single sentence to demonstrate its dominance.
Because it was simply a corpse under the control of the Witch, he couldn’t know if the words it spoke were its own, or those of the Witch.
‘ I still need to give this a try.’
It would take a considerable amount of time and energy to defeat him, so after thinking for a bit, he asked the approaching Baron.
“Do you remember your daughter? She who had your wife’s eyes and good looks.”
“....”
Elrond’s Baron grasped the reins as he sat erect upon his warhorse.
As he looked at Woohyuk with his pale face, he nodded back.
‘Fortunately it seems that there remains a small portion of his consciousness.’
He had entered his contract voluntarily, which allowed him to retain a certain degree of freedom.
A difficult situation that might instead be resolved with the right words.
“After your wife died of an illness, you focused everything on properly raising your daughter, making sure she’d live a happy life.
The Baron’s love for his daughter was boundless, to such a point that it had an adverse affect instead.
He had forbidden her from leaving the mansion, or contacting other noble men, afraid that his beautiful daughter would become the object of lust for these men.
“It was all in order to protect your daughter that you chose to sell your soul to the Witch, right?”
“You… how…who...ar...e...you...”
The Baron could detect the power of Death oozing from Woohyuk.
Rather than answering his query, Woohyuk simply summoned a Skeleton Soldier.
“Necro...mancer.”
“I am Nakron’s successor, this book is my proof.”
He held out Nakron’s Grimoire, the horse the Baron rode on took a few steps back as it neighed in fear.
Srrrrng
Elrond’s Baron unsheathed his long sword.
“His...appren...tice...is...not...able...to...co...me...he...re...”
“I have a proposal to make. If you let me pass, I will release the curse on your daughter, taking her under my wings and protecting her until this chaos is resolved..
The Baron’s daughter was located in the Chapel.
If he left her there, she would end up Corrupted. However, the world outside of the Sanctuary was full of danger, so it wasn’t easy for the Baron to accept Woohyuk’s proposal.
“I...only...follow...my...ow...ner’s...com...mands...”
The Baron charged towards Woohyuk.
Woohyuk rolled to the side, as he slashed with his sword.
Chang!
The sharp sound of metal clashing rang out on this small hill.
Elrond’s Baron turned his horse back around to face Woohyuk.
“That...sword...skill...from...the... Master”
A graceful movement like the wings of an ancient crane. Although it lacked strength, it was totally different compared to others.
“Trying to find the origin of my skills is pointless, but yes I’ve learnt some martial arts in the past.”
“Yo...u...are...too...dan..ger...ou..s...I’ll do...my...best...”
A black energy burst out of the Baron’s body.
[Dark Knight’s Curse]
A deathly aura that made your senses sluggish and eroded your Vitality upon contact.
Although the situation looked unfavorable for Woohyuk, he didn’t retreat. It was because he somehow felt something was up.
‘It was worth trying to talk to him.’
All that remained now was to wait for the Baron’s decision. Depending on that, the results might be very different.
Clop! Clop!
The Baron spurred his horse as he charged towards Woohyuk once more.
His long sword carved through the air as it made its way towards Woohyuk’s right shoulder.
The exact same attack as previously.
Chang!
But his lack of determination made all the difference.
Woohyuk dodged the sword strike and followed up with a midair spinning attack. Grandia’s sharp blade moved gracefully like a masterful brush stroke, closing in on the Baron.
Finally…
Dangung
The Elrond Baron’s head was sent flying into the air. A natural and continuous motion, like the flowing of a river’s water.
Hong Yuri that had been staring intently at the duel, was left with her mouth hanging.
Chulpuduk
A headless corpse collapsed on the hill’s slope.
Landing back on the ground gracefully, Woohyuk went over to his horse.