Chapter 91 - Shadow Killer 3 (1/2)
A protective barrier spell highly efficient against demons. However, it was of low quality. It wouldn’t manage to block an executive of the Witch Cult.
If he was boasting with confidence due to this spell, Shin Dong-il’s plan was bound to fail.
Woohyuk clicked his tongue when a maid rushed into the office.
“Mi, Milord! It’s an emergency!”
“What happened?”
“The guards outside the mansion are fighting against each other!”
“...What?”
Count Oswald nervously looked out the window.
The sun had already set.
It was difficult to differentiate the silhouettes in the dark.
“Just leave them be, Sir. It may be a trap.”
“Hm… I understand.”
Count Oswald nodded at Shin Dong-il’s words. He coughed and gave the maid an order.
“Go outside and check what’s happening. And tell the guards inside the mansion not to step outside.”
“Yes? Yes…”
The maid exited the office as white as a sheet.
Woohyuk made a troubled look as he watched the maid.
‘Did she change her plan?’
According to the information he had gathered, this kind of event had never happened before.
The only strategy she had used until now was manipulating the shadows.
The shadow killer had always attacked the targeted nobles without laying a hand on the others around them.
‘She must’ve been spying inside the mansion.’
The shadow killer had most likely noticed his presence in the mansion.
Woohyuk spread his senses and scanned his surroundings.
“We should cast the barrier before it’s too late. We don’t know when your shadows will begin moving, Count.”
“I agree. It should be better than using nothing.”
A magic sigil appeared on the ground when Shin Dong-il tore the scroll and a spheric barrier was cast around them.
However, it’s radius was quite small, and only a few people could fit inside.
“Did you not bring any item that could be of help?”
“Maybe. Will this do?”
Woohyuk took out a Saint’s Potion from his pocket. By consuming it, one’s resistance to status conditions would increase by 25% for an hour.
Shin Dong-il snickered as he recognized the potion.
“The count and I already drank that even before you arrived in the office.”
“Then I’ll use it myself.”
Woohyuk poured the potion on the floor as if he had expected that reaction and began drawing a difficult spell.
Then, the spiritual barrier was surrounded by blue flames and took a more distinct and solid appearance.
[The reinforcement technique has strengthened the spiritual barrier by one stage.]
[The duration is proportional to the amount of the material used.]
“Wait, are you an enchanter?”
“No. It’s a spell that I came across.”
He knew the basic equipment production methods and alchemy recipes without even having a blacksmith or alchemist class.
He could also use reinforcement techniques without being an enchanter.
“Why don’t you join our clan? It would be beneficial to you in a lot of ways.”
“...Let’s keep that talk for later.”
Woohyuk coldly evaded the topic Shin Dong-il had brought up.
He did not want to get involved with a clan that would drag an injured girl and ‘use’ her as a playtoy.
‘Tch, what’s with his arrogant attitude?’
Shin Dong-il wasn’t satisfied when his offer was refused.
He felt insulted for the first time in a long while.
The situation wasn’t quite appropriate right now, but he would definitely deal with this issue in the near future.
While his rage was boiling inside him, the door swung open and the maid entered again.
“Mi, Milord! You must esca…”
The maid couldn’t finish her sentence.
Slash!
Her shadow took the form of a scythe and reaped its owner’s head.
Thud.
Shin Dong-il and Count Oswald’s eyes went wide when the two separate parts of the body fell to the floor.
“Wha, what is happening?!”
“Is there anyone outside?! Come and protect me immediately!”
The two men began to loudly call for their subordinates, but it was already too late.
They had all been murdered by the shadow killer.
‘She’s coming at us straightforwardly.’
There was no reason for Woohyuk to act ignorant anymore.
Woohyuk quickly erased the stigma on Count Oswald’s chest and pulled out Grandia.
‘I can’t block illusions. Not even when using Asura’s demonic energy.’
But if he did not use all his skills, he would find it hard to resist the effects of debuffs.
It was a fatal penalty for Woohyuk as he couldn’t reveal his identity nor his abilities.
As he began to prepare himself mentally,
“Huhuhu… Everyone looks quite nervous.”
A mature woman’s voice resonated around them.
“Who, who are you?!”
“Stop hiding and reveal yourself!”
The surprised Shin Dong-il and Count Oswald shouted out loud.
But the woman ignored the two of them and continued speaking.
“I was very surprised when I first saw you here. I was certain I had heard you were in Dornen.”
“So you were aware of me from the very beginning.”
“Of course I was. You did quite the unfathomable thing at the sanctuary.”
The sanctuary the woman was talking about was the forest Kriemhild was residing in.
Woohyuk nodded and raised Grandia towards the direction where the voice was originating from.
“Then I’ll keep this short. I have some things to ask you, so I suggest you surrender.”
“Huhuh… How disappointing. I thought you’d bring up an exciting story.”
As the woman finished her sentence, a loud shatter resounded as the barrier broke into pieces.
A purple mist was immediately generated and filled the entire office.
“Don’t do anything unnecessary, Amy.”
“Oh my, you even know my name… That’s a bit problematic. We’re not even at a ball.”
Woohyuk felt a cold aura from behind.
He twisted his body and avoided a shadow scythe that cut his afterimage in half.
“Too slow.”
“You shouldn’t comment on a woman’s dancing skills. It’s bad manners.”
After a short war of words, a breathtaking physical exchange took place.
As the winner couldn’t easily get determined, Shin Dong-il pointed his arrow at Woohyuk’s fluttering shadow.