Chapter 84 - Witch’s Forest 4 (2/2)
As they gathered around Sieg, Woohyuk brandished Verserios.
“I won’t let you do as you please.”
“Try stopping me if you can. But I won’t go down so easily!”
Kriemhild shouted with pride.
Immediately, the pair of violet monsters flew down towards him.
Woohyuk jumped into the air and barely avoided the claws aimed at him.
‘They’re quite fast.’
She may have revealed her history and her secrets to them, but in essence, Kriemhild was still the Witch of Envy.
Moreover, they were in her sanctuary.
The battle was disadvantageous to him from the very beginning.
Woohyuk was struggling against Kriemhild, when suddenly…
Stab!
Slice!
The Eclipse clan members grabbed their weapons and one by one, they began committing suicide.
They were the offerings for the ritual to awaken the fallen hero.
Before Woohyuk had realized, a magic sigil had appeared beneath the puppets’ feet.
Seeeep.
The mountain of corpses had created a river of blood, and the magic sigil slowly began absorbing the dark red liquid.
Soon, Steve Miller cut his own throat, and…
“Ho ho ho ho ho! The preparations are complete! You shouldn’t let your guard down, alright?”
Even though she was slowly being overwhelmed by Woohyuk, Kriemhild wore a large grin.
‘It’s come to this.’
Woohyuk sighed as he watched the sigil activate.
He had taken too long to stop Kriemhild as she was fighting on the defensive.
But this outcome was inevitable as Woohyuk’s overall stats were still low.
“AAAARGH!”
Sieg let out a painful cry as he clutched his head on the floor.
It was far too excruciating to withstand a forced awakening.
Once he saw the man wriggle in pain, Woohyuk stared at Kriemhild reproachfully.
“Would you even sacrifice the man you love to protect this place?”
“Sacrifice? I’m only helping Sieg regain his original strength and abilities. Now, take a look. Isn’t my Sieg just dashing?”
Sieg stood up, surrounded in a blood red aura, with crimson eyes stained with madness.
The hero of the Nibelungenlied was no more.
‘Did she awaken him as a berserker?”
A demon blinded by rage and a desire to slaughter that had lost all sense of reasoning.
‘If he starts a rampage here, Tinia and Silvia will be in danger.’
Once his thoughts reached that conclusion, Woohyuk ordered his undeads.
[Block him and limit all of his movements.]
His army of undeads had just finished their battle against the monsters.
They didn’t have to protect the unconscious mercenaries anymore.
A few undeads were more than enough to protect the sisters.
Seeing Woohyuk deal with this situation with a calm mind, Kriemhild tried to provoke him.
“Do you really think that those measly bunch of corpses can face my dear Sieg? Sieg is a Dragonslayer. He ate the Evil Dragon Fafnir’s heart and was drenched in its blood. Most attacks won’t work on him, alright?”
“I already know that.”
Woohyuk had already heard of Sieg’s story.
He had journeyed across every corner of the Eeth continent to restore the Edda Chronicles. During his adventures, he investigated and analyzed countless versions of the Nibelungenlied.
He had only used the undeads to buy some time.
Woohyuk glanced back at Tinia and Silvia to make sure of their safety, and resumed his battle against Kriemhild.
Clang!
Crimson sparks flew as Verserios clashed with the violet monsters.
“Are you trying to end this fight as quickly as possible? I can sense your hasty thoughts. But that’s not going to happen. I’m planning on resisting like this until the end!”
Kriemhild raised her staff and cried out.
Immediately, a black monster appeared behind her and opened a bloodshot red eye.
Woohyuk fell back as soon as he saw it.
‘It finally opened its eye.’
[The Avatar of Envy].
It was a being born from human thoughts.
A demon born from the collection of countless souls with envy in their hearts.
This monster only reveals its complete form when Kriemhild orders it .
‘I can’t miss this opportunity.’
The Avatar of Envy could be called Kriemhild’s alter ego.
If he could injure it and defeat it, Kriemhild would temporarily become defenseless.
Swoosh!
The two violet monsters flew towards Woohyuk again, and he avoided them by twisting his body.
He then proceeded to fly at full speed towards Kriemhild, when…
Whoooosh.
The red eye shook and sent out an odd wave of mana.
It was a curse that devastated the opponent’s spirit and dropped him into an endless mental hell.
It was a power Woohyuk wasn’t confident he could block with his current spirit stat, but he didn’t care.
Not only was he a necromancer, he was also Asura.
‘Dark magic won’t be very effective on me.’
It was a logic similar to that of a salamander, a fire elemental, being unable to get damaged by fire magic.
Kriemhild was obviously aware of this fact, and she was just trying to buy more time.
Once Woohyuk reached his opponent, Kriemhild stepped aside in fear to avoid him.
However, Woohyuk had already predicted her next move and swung Verserios in her direction.
“Urgh!!”
A pitch black wave of energy cut Kriemhild in her flank.
Soon enough, dark blood began seeping out and dripping down from the wound.
‘Success.’
It wasn’t a fatal wound, but he had managed to hinder the witch’s movements a bit.
However, there was no time to continue fighting using this method.
He had to end the confrontation before Sieg could lay his hands on the two sisters.
While Kriemhild was staggering, Woohyuk headed for the Avatar of Envy behind her.
‘He has a lot more stamina than her.’
Kriemhild was a fast opponent with a small build. She was a hard target to hit.
On the other hand, the Avatar of Envy was a strong opponent, but couldn’t move.
When it showed itself, it would always protect Kriemhild from behind.
“It’s my win, Kriemhild.”
Woohyuk announced as he swung Verserios.
With a loud explosion, the red eyeball was cut in half.