Chapter 98 (1/2)

I saw the waves of blood and frowned. It was a huge amount of blood that was more than I had expected. Was this all of Mudur’s blood? It was ridiculous. It was amazing that it formed a lake without the red blood drying but it was even more amazing that there was such a large space in the cave. Why was there such a space?

“Chwik. You look like you’re panicking. This is where Mudur, the primordial orc, died. Due to his tremendous vitality, he didn’t die easily from the spider’s venom. After his death, his bones were barely recovered from the river of blood. Our ancestors made the orcram with it.”

I see. I knew why this was called Mudur’s tomb. Mudur had died here. Looking at the enormous amount of blood in front of me, I could see how much he had struggled to hold onto his life. It was a disastrous death for the emperor, the first emperor to unite the power of the orcs. I opened my mouth, “I heard from Gorba. Didn’t Mudur die at the hands of his children?”

“Chwik. You know this. That’s right. I often wonder what it would’ve been like if Leica, the coalition of orcs, hadn’t been formed. If this was the case, we wouldn’t be scattered as we are now and we wouldn’t have such hard lives.”

“...This is if Mudur was still here.” In fact, Mudur was a great man. No matter how bad his personality, he was clearly a man who achieved great feats. “Your story is long. Didn’t you want to study me?”

“Chwik. Dip your finger into that river.”

I stepped toward the river of blood according to his words. Drain followed by my side and said, “Buroder, there is something wrong with this atmosphere...”

“What’s the big deal? It is virtual reality. I won’t die.”

Then I dipped my index finger in straight away.

[Spider venom has seeped into your body.]

[You have resisted.]

[You have resisted.]

[You have resisted.]

Indeed, it was nothing special. Then Sven’s voice was heard from behind me. “Chwik. Nothing happened?”

“Yes, spider venom doesn’t work on me.”

“Ohh! Excellent. Most orcs were paralyzed and fell down just touching it... then try using your ankles this time!”

I entered the river while feeling the texture of blood. I could see what it meant by ‘blood is thicker than water.’ Rather than thick, it was gross.

[The first apostle, ‘Prometheus,’ is gulping.]

Why was he showing me this information? I was nervous. The message was the same even when I walked into the blood up to my ankles. It was just the message of resistance. Sven was clearly excited as he let out exclamations of admiration.

“Ohh, you are blessed by Mudur! Ohhh!”

I shouted, “Hey! I’m choking on the smell of blood! Hurry and do that spell or something!”

“Chwiiik!”

Sven snorted heavily and started to mumble something. Then a chain of darkness stretched out from his hand and tied me up. I was forced to panic at the sudden attack. “W-What is this?”

“Chwiiik. I finally found the blood sacrifice. Kulalala~!”

Blood sacrifice?

[The first apostle, ‘Prometheus,’ is frowning at the ominous feeling.]

“Buroder!” Drain ran to Sven to save me but he wasn’t enough. I saw Drain chained up like me and gritted my teeth.

Sven gave an ugly smile. “Stay still. I’ll kill you slowly. Gruruk. Mudur’s resurrection will be first.”

“Shet, release me! I can’t release this!”

I looked at Sven and asked, “Mudur’s resurrection? What the hell are you up to?”

“Know the honor. For Mudur’s resurrection, only a body that is resistant to spider venom is suitable. Well, it is a human body but it is stronger than the warriors of my frost orc clan. Thus, it is perfect for Mudur’s body. It is a body that can be reconstructed again. Kuhahaha!”

Sven laughed in a despicable manner and my face unknowingly twisted. He beckoned and the blood around him shook. The spiraling blood spread around me. I watched it swirl and felt fear swallowing me up.

[The resurrection of Mudur is beginning!]

[Your body will be sacrificed.]

[If you don’t escape in time, Mudur will use your body to resurrect and your character will be deleted.]

[The time limit is 10 minutes.]

“Dammit...”

I looked at the turned hourglass and my heart sank. No, how could there be a situation like this?

[The first apostle, ‘Prometheus,’ is panicking.]

[The first apostle, ‘Prometheus,’ says he told you not to come here.]

[The first apostle, ‘Prometheus,’ is sweating at the unexpected development.]

“Damn. I know. Hey, is there any way?”

[The first apostle, ‘Prometheus,’ is telling you to try using Solar.]

I quickly summoned Solar. I pointed to Sven and ordered Solar to attack. Then Solar shot forward at a fast speed. There was just one problem.

“Chwik. It is ridiculous. Death Blizzard!”

The blue blizzard fired from his hands flooded Solar. Solar had the fire attribute so it was weak to the opposing water and ice attributes. In addition, this was the North Pole. The environment itself was unfavorable for Solar.

“Ack! Too cold! It is hard to get close!”