Chapter 24 Part7 (1/2)

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[You have encountered a higher leveled foe. The Rebellion skill increases all skills by 14%! Half of the effects are shared with your subordinates!]

Lee s.h.i.+n Woo hadn't really thought about it very much, but Bone Armory pretty much stored all of his equipment in his body. All the recorded equipment didn't disappear, but instead became one with Lee s.h.i.+n Woo; the equipment was also maintained by his body, and what's worse, developed in his body.

He'd absorbed countless pieces of equipment and stored them in his body, and fused different attributes together in order to create even greater equipment. Thus, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo's body was like a treasure house. The moment any Treasure Hunter sensed his presence, it was obvious that they'd turn their attention to him!

Plus, Kratia's rare, growing artifact was enough to draw the Treasure Eater's attention as well. It made sense that a Treasure Eater would appear when both of these 'treasures' were in the same place.

”But why did he have to come now?”

Lee s.h.i.+n Woo was sure this issue came about due to his terrible operation name, and grit his teeth. But while he stared vacantly at the Treasure Eater, the Treasure Eater continue to advance, sending parts of the undead force flying; thus, he didn't have any more time to spare.

[What is that?]

[The lord... Protect the lord!]

[Kuahk, these monsters won't let us go!]

The undead realized that Lee s.h.i.+n Woo was the Treasure Eater's target and even in their confusion, attempted to stop it from getting to him. But because they were definitely categorized as 'enemies' by the Chimeras, they continued to tactlessly attack the undead troops, ultimately resulting in further undead casualties.

[Kuaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!]

To make matters worse, Steve used the Treasure Eaters' patented technique, the Shriek of the Dead. Should he say 'as expected of a level 7'? Its shriek instantaneously affected the entire area.

[The enemy has used Shriek of the Dead! However, Invisible Heart has completely protected you against mental status ailments.]

Lee s.h.i.+n Woo momentarily did a double take and turned around. He was worried that Jin wouldn't be able to endure it, especially because he wasn't currently linked with him. Fortunately, Kratia had used her magic to protect both her and Jin from the shriek. As expected of a high level magician.

[That monster's using black magic!]

[Don't be afraid! The lord's watching over us!]

[Let's stab its limbs with our spears!]

'The undead are also... Good, they're fine as well.'

He had roughly expected this outcome. Firstly, his troops were under the effects of his Command skill, which protected them from status ailments, and secondly, his Instigate skill had already taken affect; both the Shriek of the Dead and Instigate were the same type of skill, but Shriek of the Dead was definitely a lower ranked skill than Instigate. Therefore, Shriek of the Dead wasn't very effective.

[Ku-Kuhahk... Y-You b.a.s.t.a.r.ds...!]

[The Emperor? The Emperor is... No, I won't partic.i.p.ate in it!]

[Don't take me there. Not me...!]

However, the Chimeras, who weren't protected by either Kratia or Lee s.h.i.+n Woo, were affected by the Shriek of the Dead. While the Chimeras were physically enhanced to the very limit, they were susceptible to mental ailments and were all affected by the Treasure Eater's Shriek of the Dead.

The deeper one's regret and resentment, the more effective Shriek of the Dead was. It was as though the Golem Chimeras were born to be affected by the Shriek of the Dead.

[No, no. Don't nod your head! Don't!]

[You can't. The Emperor lied to us!]

[Please don't!]

Were they remembering the time when they became sacrificial lambs for the experiments? The Chimeras cried tears of blood as they screamed and rolled onto the floor. Thousands of level 5 monsters had become unable to fight from just one skill!

Lee s.h.i.+n Woo felt a bit sad when he saw them, but because of the Treasure Eater, the undead army could now breathe easy.

[It's time!]

[Gouge its bones! Charge!]

[Guoooooooooooh!]

The undead troops suddenly pushed past the Chimeras and charged at the Treasure Eater! Lee s.h.i.+n Woo shouted quickly in an attempt to stop their indiscriminate attack, but because of the sudden turn of the events, the undead weren't capable of properly accessing the situation.

Ultimately, he couldn't stop half of them, and hundreds of undead rushed towards the Treasure Eater. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo clicked his tongue and had no other choice but to watch the ensuing battle.

'Now that it's come to this, I suppose I have to sacrifice them to find out my opponent's abilities...'

He clearly remembered when he'd first fought against the Treasure Eater, his desperate battle against the level 3 Treasure Eater, and even when he'd fought against the level 5 Treasure Eater.

Lee s.h.i.+n Woo would get screwed whenever he encountered a Treasure Eater as it would always possess a unique ability. Plus, this Treasure Eater was level 7, so he wouldn't be surprised if it could teleport and take a bite out of his 'heart'.

[Guoooouuuuh!]

And just as Lee s.h.i.+n Woo expected, the Treasure Eater had a special ability. Fortunately, it wasn't teleportation, but when it screamed, hair fell off of its body; then, blue light seemed to spew from its body, which ended up being lightning!

[Kuaaaaaaahk!]

[M-My lord!]

The Treasure Eater twisted its body, discharging lightning everywhere. The undead that came into direct contact with the lightning screamed, but they were better off than the rest. The weaker level 4 and level 5 undead couldn't even scream before they vanished.

Lee s.h.i.+n Woo gritted his teeth at the power that the level 7 elite displayed. He was frustrated at how it seemed no weaker despite using such an attack.

'I barely got control over this army, yet they become a barbecued bone platter in the blink of an eye...!'

It didn't matter whether it was against a level 1 skeleton or a level 5 skeleton; there wasn't much difference between how long it would take for it to grill them anyway. Therefore, it would be stupid to just stand still and do nothing. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo, who'd inwardly made his decision, used his Instigate skill to its very limit and yelled.

[All troops, retreat! We'll fight him in the city!]

[B-But my lord...!]

[All forces! Protect Kadinan!]

[I... I understand!]

None could refute Lee s.h.i.+n Woo's stern command, and all of the undead there turned around. Their movements were so organized and systematic that... Lee s.h.i.+n Woo's movement, or lack thereof was quite noticeable.

[M-My lord!?]

”His target's me.”

Lee s.h.i.+n Woo said bravely.

”I'll keep him busy, so you return to the city and evacuate all of the civilians from the city. Once I'm sure that everyone has been evacuated, I'll bring him over.”

[It's too dangerous, my lord!]

[I cannot allow it!]