Chapter 97 - The Missing Princess 2 (2/2)
Woohyuk had thought of a strategy that no ordinary commander could have ever imagined.
Before long, the rhythmic pounding of hoofbeats rang out as a white warhorse galloped forward.
Woohyuk bent down on his horse as he ran towards the army of monsters.
‘I’ll need to fight my way through quite deeply.’
The army’s scale was extremely large as the monsters from all corners of the kingdom had gathered.
However, he couldn’t use too much energy right from the beginning.
He had to reserve energy to fight against the executives of the Witch Cult.
Swoosh!
Woohyuk released his demonic energy and his white warhorse got covered by the dark energy.
His ride would not get hurt by ordinary attacks anymore.
Crash!
The warhorse ran with all its might before crashing into a dumbfounded orc.
The monster flew into the sky with a few broken ribs before crashlanding face-first into the ground.
Boom!
Crash!
Boom!
No monsters could stop the white horse. It was a literal hellish slaughter.
A road appeared within the dense cluster of monsters, just like how Moses had performed his miracle. The surrounding monsters could only stare with astonishment at the scene before their eyes.
“Kreegh?”
“Groagh…?”
The distance between the human and the commanding monster, an ancient ogre, was now only 500m.
Woohyuk’s eyes shone as he ignored the spears, arrows and magic spells that flew at him from all four directions.
‘I just need to get rid of him.’
The monster was as big as a mountain due to its nature as an ancient monster, but that was the extent of it.
Woohyuk could easily cut its throat by wielding Grandia. He didn’t have to use Verserios as of yet.
And if he wielded his demonic energy as aura, he could also end the battle just by using the Vampiric Dagger.
“Krrrrrr…”
The distance between the two commanders shortened and the ancient ogre raised its slaughter sword.
Soon, an orange energy began to wrap around the blade and it began to burn like a fiery flame.
‘An exclusive ability of its species.’
If one evolved like the ancient ogre, they could also use aura with their weapons like this monster had done.
Actually, they could do it with any object.
Indeed, it was a cheat-like species-exclusive attribute.
However, the aura they wielded were generally only at the beginner’s level, so Woohyuk wasn’t very worried.
Slash!
Woohyuk’s attack halved the slaughter sword in a satisfying way.
Soon enough, Grandia pierced the rugged skill of the ancient ogre.
Boom!
The demonic energy around the blade incinerated the monster’s brain in a matter of seconds.
No matter how big they were, the head was a vital weak spot.
With its central organ lost, it could no longer move on its own.
Boom!
Dust was raised along with a thunderous sound.
As the monsters began to escape after losing their commander, Woohyuk rode on his horse and turned the ancient ogre into an undead.
[Undead Ancient Ogre]
- Class: Dark Berserker (Monster)
- Traits: Leadership (3,000), Blood Craze (Increases strength and dexterity and accumulated the rage gauge the more it slays enemies. Strength and dexterity can only increase up to double their original amount), Berserker’s Fury (Attack the ground with a weapon to lift all foes within a 250m radius into the air and affect them with the shocked status. If the rage gauge is full, power gets doubled), Aura of Death (Increase all stats of undead allies within a 35m radius by +10), Enchant Darkness (enchant a weapon with the darkness attribute)
- Stats
Strength 216
Vitality 248
Dexterity 203
Intelligence 58
Spirit 172
‘Looks decent.’
Although it couldn’t compare to the fallen hero Sieg, its Leadership skill at 3,000 please Woohyuk quite a bit.
Blood Craze and Berserker’s Fury were satisfying.
Their effects would work well in a war.
The only drawback was that the exclusive attribute it had back when it was alive, the orange aura, had disappeared.
It was most likely replaced by Enchant Darkness, but was still an unfortunate loss.
Woohyuk cancelled the summoning of the Undead Ancient Ogre and captured an orc that had failed to escape in time.
Thump! Whack! Boom!
“Groek!?”
Although he couldn’t understand its words, it was most definitely asking Woohyuk to spare him.
He could probably talk with it if he used Asura’s power, but that would unnecessarily drain his vitality.
As Woohyuk continued to terrify the orc, Ronald arrived along with the rest of the Spiritual Society members.
“Thank goodness you’re safe! Do you know how much I was worried about you?”
“Your attitude has greatly changed compared to when you were taking me to the palace.”
“Oh, that was a misunderstanding. If I knew you were Lord Chun Woohyuk, I never would’ve done such a thing. Just how would I act as such to the hero who defeated Demon King Volak…?”
Ronald spoke quickly as he wiped off the cold sweat.
He was skilled at acting in a proper manner in front of a king, most likely due to his experience as King Henry’s closest aide.
Woohyuk ignored him and walked before Choi Kayoon, dragging the orc behind him.
“Try talking with it.”
“Wha, me?! I don’t think I can do it yet…”
“Have you ever tried to?”
“No… because I don’t really want to converse with monsters…”
“Then this is your chance. Do you not want to show us your skills and abilities?”
If she could converse with the orc, they could learn of the Witch Cult’s current schemes and plans.
Once Woohyuk finished explaining, Choi Kayoon sighed deeply.
“I’ve got no choice then. I owe you a lot, so I’ll try.”
Choi Kayoon took out her leather whip and stared at the orc.