Chapter 239 – The Death Alchemist 4 (1/2)

Woohyuk and the others in the group looked at the unknown metal at a loss for words.

Stronger than steel and immutable like gold.

If the Death Alchemist had access to corpses, he could produce this material infinitely.

He had truly reached the pinnacle of alchemy.

‘This is on a whole different level than Midas’s Touch.’

Woohyuk imagined what would happen if all of his soldiers were armed with the translucent metal emitting the bluish light.

His Eastern Expeditionary Forces would be able to push into the Theresian Empire’s capital, and the demonic army would be rendered helpless.

Woohyuk asked Phantom to hand over the unknown metal.

‘… It’s light.’

It was somewhat difficult to accurately assess its weight since there was only such a small amount, but it seemed to be three times lighter than steel.

Woohyuk took out a smelting tool on the spot and cast the metal into a mold…

‘As expected, it can be malleable like bronze or steel.’

The heating point of the metal was on the higher side, but it was possible to smelt the desired shape without any more effort.

When Woohyuk showed a satisfied expression, Phantom spoke up, “I haven’t told anyone this information yet. So, the reality is that I’ve given you this information for free.”

“So, you’d like for me to capture the Death Alchemist and tell you the process of how the metal is created?” Woohyuk said, reading the Phantom’s undertones.

“Do whatever you want. You can take everything from me anyway. However, considering my contribution, I wish for something to come my way in return.”

The Phantom was a demon with a fairly good head.

Excessive greed leads to anger and sloppiness.

It was better to give up one thing boldly and to be guaranteed the rest.

‘It’s very much like him.’

Woohyuk knew well about Phantom’s disposition from his past experiences.

Although Phantom was a subordinate of Baal, who is the number one in the Demon King ranks, he was also a demon who could be convinced to join his side later, depending on the situation.

Thus, Woohyuk decided to be generous to him.

“Then do this. I will obtain the recipe and process. In return, I’ll give you half of the metal he’s produced so far,” offered Woohyuk.

“… Not bad. But how are you going to find him? Even I, the site manager, can’t figure out where he is,” mentioned Phantom.

To be sure, the Death Alchemist had a higher rank than the Phantom.

Woohyuk decided to wait for Amon and Astaroth’s messages.

“Higher-ranking Demon King will always be able to locate him,” Woohyuk said confidently.

Even if one was a contractor for an ancient devil, one’s tail could be stepped on if it was too long.

“I found him. He converted some of this ruin’s dimension into his absolute space. He was pirating dimensional space and using it without permission,” explained Amon.

“An absolute space… so, there was such a way… well, lead the way,” murmured Woohyuk.

“You can move using this gap,” Amon said as he pointed to the black gap with his finger.

As Woohyuk moved into the gap with his group, he saw Astaroth and a man with light purple hair fighting in the dark.

Ka-Rang!

Ka-Rang!

It was Cadiz, the Death Alchemist.

Cadiz must be defeated to complete the legendary quest related to Midas’ Touch.

‘He has a very good sense of combat for being an alchemist.’

Before signing a contract with the ancient devil Lucifer, Cadiz seemed to have been a combat class demon.

Regardless, he was still a human.

He couldn’t be stronger than Woohyuk, whose biography read like those only found in mythology.

Bam!

As Woohyuk immediately approached and put a fist in his side, Cadiz groaned and plopped down onto the ground.

“Keuk…!”

He didn’t see Woohyuk’s movement since he was so focused on Astaroth.

Of course, the results wouldn’t have been much different if he noticed, but Cadiz looked resentful.

“Are you the Death Alchemist?”

“…”

Cadiz remained silent at Woohyuk’s confirmation question.

His firm expression showed his stubborn determination to withhold information.

Woohyuk started asking other questions to save himself some time, “What contract did you make with the ancient devil Lucifer? Are you the only one who can make this metal?”

“… Who are you? How do you know my Master’s name? Did the Creator give you a quest?” Cadiz asked back with a stupefied expression.

He was under the command of his Master and was working in secret.

Baal, the 1st ranked Demon King, did not understand how a human-like him knew about this sensitive information.

“Well, I received a quest. The quest is to kill you,” Woohyuk said.

“… I see. The Creator is afraid of the Master. The same will be true for the other gods,” said Cadiz with zealous fervor.

Lucifer was trying to devour the Eeth Continent before challenging the Creator.

Unlike Harpes, who had been defeated by Woohyuk, Lucifer lost his original intention of overthrowing the system.

However, Cadiz was very pleased with Lucifer’s ambitious plan and signed a contract with him after coming across an ancient magic book.

“You were lucky to come across a magic book like that,” remarked Woohyuk.

“I was both an alchemist and an adventurer. So, I often went in and out of ruins,” answered Cadiz.

His alchemy skills were excellent.

Perhaps because of that, he was given a hidden class called the Death Alchemist, and Lucifer gave him a secret mission.

Lucifer said that Cadiz should mass-produce the magic metal, Adamante, for the eventual war on the continent.

“Adamante… Does Mammon know this as well? He must also be building up strength with Lucifer in the abyss.”

“I don’t know. I’m only interested in my Master’s work. However, Mammon is probably not just waiting idly either.”