Chapter 15 Part2 (1/2)
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”So you're saying that you intuitively sensed each other and joined forces?”
[That's correct.]
Following the battle's completion, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo listened to how the Pauls had fared thus far whilst collecting the loot from hundreds of undead. Honestly, there wasn't much to speak of; it was simple. They just sensed a similar energy emanating from the Pauls that had left the city and were wandering around; as a result, they were able to group up in one place.
There were twenty-two Pauls who had gathered like that, and in terms of groups, there were three. He thought this might be happening in other regions of the Empire and felt somewhat strange.
[We gathered like that, so it was about time for us to go look for General Seagald, but... we came across a battalion that was patrolling the area and we approached them because we thought they might be...]
[They quickly realized that our energy was different from theirs, so they became hostile. Since they ordered us to go and meet their lord, as well as prove that we were truly soldiers of the Empire, we had no choice but to fight them.]
”The lord, huh...”
He'd roughly heard about it from his seniors. The lords were individuals without much power, but were undead who experienced a special transformation that enabled them to command other undead; the undead under their direct command were incomparably powerful and quick, so apparently it would take a lot of effort to take them on.
Apparently, the fact that it was a huge city didn't necessarily mean that a lord would be present, but it seems like they'd hit the jackpot.
'Though there's absolutely nothing to be afraid of.'
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo and Jin were ridiculously strong for their level, not to mention the level 6 magician, Kratia.
Kratia couldn't believe what was happening and directed her gaze solely at Lee s.h.i.+n Woo. The Pauls seemed to think that this was their chance and asked Lee s.h.i.+n Woo.
[Who is this magician?]
”She came from the outside to help. She's cooperating with me to turn the situation in the Empire around.”
[As expected of our Captain!]
[You sure know a lot of people. To be cooperating with a magician who seems even more powerful than Doctor Aterran...!]
As always, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo lied without even changing his tone of voice, and the elite skeletons marveled at him and applauded. Seeing that, Kratia completely gave up on understanding the situation at hand.
And beside her, Jin looked as though he understood how she felt, as he was nodding his head. Besides, how surprised was he when he had first seen Lee s.h.i.+n Woo revive these guys into elite skeletons!
”We were thinking of clearing out that city. I'll lead you guys for a bit. Will you follow me?”
[Of course!]
[If everyone else agrees, I'll likewise follow your command.]
[I feel a bit stronger just being by your side, Captain!]
It probably wasn't just a feeling. In no time at all, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo's Command skill had become low rank level 3, which possessed the ability of strengthening his subordinates by just a little!
”Then, s.h.i.+n, no... Paul Zero. Are we going to raid the city like this?”
”It wouldn't be very tough to do so, but...”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo examined the afar wall. It might've been due to time, but half of the wall had crumbled and didn't seem to evoke a huge sense of danger, but the energy coming from the swarming undead within was quite formidable.
”We don't need to go the hard way when the easy way's available to us. Wouldn't it be stupid to attack the front?”
”Then are we infiltrating the city and a.s.sa.s.sinating the lord?”
Kratia spoke; it was a common strategy for when there weren't many elite soldiers gathered. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo uncertainly nodded his head.
”Yeah, we probably need to kill the lord who's in command. If we don't, it'll become tough for us.”
”What do you mean tough on us... ah.”
Jin was the first to realize what Lee s.h.i.+n Woo was talking about. The blue goblin fire in his eye sockets momentarily spread out lengthways.
”You're really cruel. You know that?”
”Thanks for the compliment.”
”...?”
Kratia tilted her head at their conversation. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo brushed it aside and laughed as if it were nothing, and said something important this time.
”I'd like to buy the bones of the skeletons you just hunted. Is that alright?”
”Bones? ...Do you have a skill that uses bones by any chance? It's probably a skill you received from G.o.d. Perhaps your ability to alter your magic in a variety of ways and utilize it comes from...”
”You're mostly right.”
It might've been because she was a magician, but she sure picked up on things quick. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo grinned and nodded his head.
”I thought about hiding it at first, but I thought it wasn't really necessary.”
Over the past week, they'd observed each other's magic and conversed about skills; and in that process, Kratia had already roughly figured out what Lee s.h.i.+n Woo's ability was.
Honestly, all Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had asked for was for her to sell the bones, but hadn't she responded in a way that was essentially saying 'yes'? He had nothing to be hesitant about, as she was thinking about whether to hide the fact that she knew or not.
”I'll just give them to you for free. In exchange, let me see what that skill looks like.”
”That's not hard, but I'll pay the price. Since it's a reasonable price for the karma. Ah, and you guys, gather the bones of the enemies you kill, too.”
[Did you say bones...?]
[Ah, I understand.]
Perhaps it was because the Command skill was in effect, but despite it being a questionable order, the Pauls moved obediently. While they were doing so, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo received all of Kratia's bones.
It was impossible to price them like a proper merchant, so he paid for them with what he thought was the likely asking price. Because he had hunted down so many golems, which dropped a lot of Perium, it didn't even really make much of dent.
”Then let's pick out the level 4 knights' bones... And you never know, so pick out a few of the level 3 bones too.”
”What are you going to do with those bones?”
”Bone Reinforcement!”