Chapter 101 - The Return of the King 1 (1/2)
“Their deaths were an inevitable outcome.”
Even if they hadn’t committed suicide, the Behemoth would’ve killed them all.
After observing his surroundings for a moment, Woohyuk approached Amy’s corpse and revived her as an undead.
[Undead Amy]
- Class: Dark Assassin (Humanoid)
- Traits: Leadership (3,500), Shadow Kill (Hides within the enemy’s shadow and assassinates them from behind), Death Sentence (Casts fear upon the designated enemy that locks them in an illusion. May cast in a wide-area), Frenzy Dance (Temporarily gains additional stat points whenever an enemy is killed. The upper limit of the increase is 50% of the original stat)
- Stats:
Strength 227
Vitality 215
Dexterity 244
Intelligence 135
Spirit 197
‘As I thought, she retained her traits.’
Amongst the elite undeads Woohyuk had gathered to this day, none were oriented towards assassination.
This new one would be quite useful if he utilized her efficiently.
“Wha-what did you do?! Did you resurrect Amy?”
Princess Lizbeth expressed her astonishment as she saw Amy stand back up with a paper-white face.
Woohyuk calmed her down and revived Agatha as an undead as well.
[Undead Agatha]
- Class: Dark Mage (Humanoid)
- Traits: Leadership (1,500), Calm Analysis (Can read the status window of a target with lower total stats than herself), Frozen Heart (Decreases the effectiveness of ice magic up to 65%) Ice Bolt (Shoots a ball of ice at the target), Ice Strike (Creates protruding ice spears on a selected spot)
- Stats
Strength 84
Vitality 79
Dexterity 68
Intelligence 217
Spirit 204
‘Her intelligence and spirit stats are a lot higher than her growth stage.’
Indeed, his eyes hadn’t deceived him.
Agatha’s sense of magic was comparable to Yoo Kayoung.
However, since she was already dead, he had to make do with just her corpse, and not the actual human body full of potential.
While Woohyuk stood in his pool of disappointment, Princess Lizbeth eyes turned cold and mumbled.
“It is wrong to utilize the bodies of the dead…”
Her morals and mindset could not deem Woohyuk’s actions as acceptable.
“Why do you think so? These people don’t have souls anymore.”
“But they were living people at some point.”
Even if it were the corpse of an evil assassin like Amy, the princess couldn’t accept the use of her body, because a human using the corpses of other humans was no different to demons.
Princess Lizbeth expressed her viewpoint, and Woohyuk stepped forward and stood in front of her.
“If they’re all fighting according to their beliefs…”
“Then do you not care no matter how many people die?”
Woohyuk had experienced countless wars during his past 40 years.
Everybody fought according to their beliefs and opinions. The result to that was misery and demise.
The subjective views of justice couldn’t solve any problems as all of the opinions differed.
‘The Eeth Continent needs one supreme overlord.’
The Holy Aperian Empire had lost its previous powers and influence due to the internal conflict between the Pope and the Emperor, and was in no state to lead the entire continent to solve the international problems that would arise.
It was the same case with the Theresian Empire in the east.
With the long peace, corruption had crept its way inside the government. The thought that no problem would ever arise had spread in everyone’s minds. Meanwhile, the emperor was an incapable leader, and couldn’t mediate the conflict between the princes.
To solve the international problems that would arise, the world needed a new overlord.
Moreover, Woohyuk’s previous turn at life had proved that he was the only one capable enough to stand in that position.
“That’s… You’ll begin wars to protect the peace…?”
“If we don’t respond proactively, the situation will only worsen.”
Woohyuk knew of the tragedies of war better than anyone else.
However, the reason he wouldn’t hesitate to spark international conflicts was because he knew it was the best solution.
He had to gain supremacy over the Eeth Continent before the other Overlords would rise to power. That would lessen the damage as much as possible.
His necromancer class and the Seven Color Rainbow Ring were all for that purpose.
Both gave enormous powers, and Woohyuk believed that they should never fall into the hands of people like Logan and Marcus.
Princess Lizbeth blinked her eyes as Woohyuk finished his explanation.
“Why are you telling me all this?”
“I will need your help for my future plans.”
Princess Lizbeth was King Henry’s only daughter.
If he gained her support, the Izuna Kingdom wouldn’t easily turn its back on Woohyuk.
This was one of the reasons Woohyuk had spent so much of his precious time to rescue the princess.
“I will not object anymore if you will truly use that power for the sake of peace. No actually, I never had the right to object from the start. You are my savior, so how could I ever think of opposing you…”
Woohyuk had risked his life and infiltrated the enemy camp alone. Had he not done that, Princess Lizbeth would not have been rescued this safely, as Behemoth, the demonic beast would’ve annihilated the rescue army and wrecked havoc upon the Izuna Kingdom.
Therefore, Princess Lizbeth was conscious of the debt she owed towards Woohyuk.
“Let us return to the surface now.”
“...Yes.”
As their debate came to a close, Woohyuk headed towards the 1st floor to capture the alchemist Lucas who was experimenting with living bodies.
Clack!
As the door opened, the mad scientist who was dissecting a chimera opened his eyes wide.
“Wh-who are you?! Why are you…”
Thump!
Woohyuk’s fist flew even before the man could finish his sentence.
“Urgh…”
Lucas let out a groan after getting punched in the face, and fell to the ground.
Woohyuk lifted him up and clumsily dragged him to the wall before pushing him against it.
“How much do you know about the Witch Cult?”
“I, I don’t…”
Whack!
“A, Amy! She is the executive who assists the Witch of Envy! I’m just a researcher who creates chimeras in this lab. So please don’t kill me!”
He spoke after a single hit.
Woohyuk didn’t even have to force the information out of the man.
As he asked the researcher a few more questions, a certain sound resounded behind the door.
Creak.
It was Agnes who was guarding the stairs between the entrance and the first floor.
“Urk… heim? Why do you have a human’s appearance? Did you get experimented on by Lucas already?”