Chapter 22 Part2 (1/2)
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's.h.i.+n Woo!?'
'I have a lot on my mind right now, so don't talk to me.'
That arm containing superhuman strength and that super regeneration. It was obvious that if he were to obtain both of those, he would become much stronger.
[Can you even... call this living...?]
”Fine then. If you want to die, then...”
[No...!]
But because he noticed s.h.i.+no Rendu was clearly regaining his reasoning, he couldn't thrust his lance.
It could aptly be called a whim, but he didn't feel inclined to pierce his lance forward and end s.h.i.+no's life.
[Let me live... Even if I have to live as an undead...]
”Alright. Sure, I'll let you live.”
[Ah, ahh...!]
Immediately after he said that, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo chuckled as he suddenly looked back at the thoughts he'd had the day he rescued Ye Jin Jin.
'That it would be more advantageous to do that. How absurd.'
A human cannot always calculate the outcomes of a situation and then act. Life isn't a game. He didn't know if he would regret making this decision, but... perhaps this decision would be the greatest decision he's ever made.
He didn't know how the future would turn out, so it was an especially attractive choice. It was a choice that followed his heart. As a Joker, he couldn't make any other choice.
”My name's Paul Zero. What's yours?”
[s.h.i.+no... Rendu...]
Although he was undead, s.h.i.+no Rendu was different from the other Pauls and precisely remembered his name; perhaps this was because he was a high level before he died. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo nodded his head and spoke.
”Do you hate humans?”
[No way! I was... human...]
”But you're not now.”
[...]
He remained silent for a second, and examined his body. At the sight of the rotten flesh on his right arm being regenerated, as well as the splattering black blood, he accepted that he was an undead.
[A dead body...]
”How about it? I can kill you if you've changed your mind.”
[I want to live... Let me live...]
”What do you want to do if you live?”
[Revenge...!]
He had roughly antic.i.p.ated that. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo replied harshly.
”Who do you want revenge on?”
[Metafel...! The undead!]
”Good. That's enough.”
Since it's come to this, he couldn't help but accept it. His memories of being human were intact, and was acting in accordance to his goals as a human... s.h.i.+no Rendu was undergoing the same phenomenon as the other Pauls. He didn't know why that was. Since other heroes who became undead couldn't all go through the same phenomenon.
'If that's the case, is it because he met me?'
No way. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo just laughed at his unbelievable a.s.sumption. These guys possessed the disposition of becoming like this. Their strong tenacity, as well as their deep-seated grudges would meet, allowing for them to be awakened!
”Follow me. I'll help you get you revenge on him one day.”
[I'm...!]
”Anything else and I'll kill you. This isn't an offer, nor is it a request. It's an order.”
[Keuk...]
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo spoke in an excessively strong voice, and stopped s.h.i.+no from voicing his opinion. There were two reasons for him wanting to make s.h.i.+no Rendu his subordinate.
Firstly, he couldn't let someone so dangerous free without some restraints on him. Secondly, if he can't have his abilities, then he would only be satisfied by owning the possessor of those abilities.
”Will you follow me?”
[...I'll follow you.]
Sparks flickered across the Drake Horn Lance. He raised the lance into the air and then thrust it into the ground. Blue sparks spread everywhere, causing s.h.i.+no Rendu to tremble. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo spoke quietly.
”Again.”
[I will follow you, sir.]
”Good, s.h.i.+no. Henceforth, you're my subordinate.”
Once s.h.i.+no Rendu understood, and obediently accepted Lee s.h.i.+n Woo as his master, an unbreakable master-servant relations.h.i.+p was formed between them. Once that connection was formed, black light surged from s.h.i.+no Rendu's entire body.
And Lee s.h.i.+n Woo knew exactly what that signified. It was the same light that would appear when a Paul was reborn as an elite!
[You have succeeded in making a higher leveled individual your subordinate. It was difficult to tame him, but so long as you succeed in taming him, he will become your greatest helper. The Intermediate Command skill has become Lv3. All stats have increased by 1.]
[The Lv6 Zombie Elite has transformed into the Lv6 Undead Avenger - s.h.i.+no Rendu.]
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo thought that was it, but he was wrong. In fact, they were only now moving onto the main topic.
[You have successfully inspired a ruined hero who had forgotten his past with a new purpose! Revenge is the most simple and most powerful emotion. That will allow him to remain an undead that is not truly an undead. Proficiency in all corresponding skills has greatly increased.]
[The Acting skill has become Lv14. You can induce the desired response from an individual with even the simplest of words.]
[The Instigate skill has become Lv2. Magic has increased by 10. The emotions of those who hear your voice can be more easily moved.]
[The Rebellion skill has become Lv2. All stats have increased by 3. Whenever you satisfy a condition for the Rebellion skill, stats increase even further. Currently, stats are increased by 12%.]
Because he hadn't killed the hero, he wasn't rewarded with the quest reward, but as he had expected, a variety of his skills had grown. Leveling up his Instigate and Rebellion skills was especially huge. Though he didn't really know why those two skills had leveled up!
[Hooooo...]
Around the time Lee s.h.i.+n Woo was finished reading all the messages, the light began to wane, and s.h.i.+no Rendu was revealed, being reborn as a never before seen cla.s.s, the Undead Avenger.
Not only was his once injured head and arm completely healed, but the pitch black magic formed a bleakly glowing armor that covered his entire body, likely in exchange for the equipment that he'd lost from fighting against Metafel's undead army.