Chapter 25 Part5 (1/2)

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[That heretic!]

[Guaaaaaaaaaahk!]

At Lee s.h.i.+n Woo's sudden departure, the Lightning Shadow General and the Treasure Eater, as if under mutual agreement, halted their fight and chased after him.

However, one of them was nigh depleted in magic, while the other had just recently recovered from a critical injury. Jin utilized all his Sprint skills simultaneously while fully charging himself with the surrounding mana, and ran at an outrageous speed, so even a level 7 elite wouldn't be able to catch up easily.

”The Rebellion skill is really amazing...!”

”More running, less talking!”

Lee s.h.i.+n Woo's Rebellion skill was at level 3. And whenever the Rebellion skill leveled up, its effect would increase by 2%; that 2% definitely wasn't something to laugh about.

His stats, which were pa.s.sively increased for no other reason than the fact that he was a skeleton, had gone from a 10% increase to a 14% increase. And the increase from fighting a high leveled enemy right now was also 14%!

He also gained another 9% because he was with his partner, which totaled a stat bonus of 37%; that entire effect was likewise applied to his partner, Jin, as well!

[You're good at running away... Stop right there!]

[Kyaaaaaaaahk!]

Of course, when the Lightning Shadow General and the Treasure Eater had fully recovered, they should be able to catch Jin eventually, but they wouldn't be running away forever, so it was ok. That's right, soon... He could see it!

[No, you can't!]

[Don't stick that in my body! Guaaaaaahk!]

They pa.s.sed the dense forest, arriving at the vacant lot and were greeted by the 'happy' faces of the Golem Chimeras. Thousands of Golem Chimeras were rolling on the floor and were letting out such agonized cries that a weak-hearted man might faint on arrival.

”Ah, like I thought, they're still like this.”

[You b.a.s.t.a.r.ds... I've finally caught... Huh?]

Immediately after they arrived at their destination, the vacant lot, Hansen Von Dorthe drew close, and was momentarily speechless when he saw that there were people here before him. The Golem Chimeras looked so horrendous that even he, who had witnessed countless monsters before, felt queasy, but it felt like he'd seen them somewhere before...!

[Guaaaaaaah!]

[Tch, you annoying b.a.s.t.a.r.d!]

But when it felt like he'd found a clue, the Treasure Eater rushed into the lot and attacked Hansen, so he couldn't afford to be immersed in his thoughts any longer.

There were probably several reasons that the Treasure Eater attacked Hansen first, rather than its target, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo, but the primary reason was that it needed to 'take care of the dangerous one first and then it would be able to eat at its leisure'.

[Guoooooooooooh!]

[You dull monster...! You were used by that skeleton too!]

[Guaaaaaaaaahk!]

Obviously, speech didn't work against a monster. Hansen gritted his teeth and faced the Treasure Eater. Hansen knew that he needed to take down the Treasure Eater as quickly as possible, as he didn't know when Lee s.h.i.+n Woo would start running again.

However, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo didn't run away. This was his destination. The Golem Chimeras right before their eyes were his targets. He slightly straightened his neck out and steeled himself.

[Activating the Acting skill, the Disguise skill, and the Instigate skill simultaneously. Effectiveness of each skill increases exponentially.]

Then, the moment he got back onto the stage...

[You guys!]

Lee s.h.i.+n Woo's voice caused Jin to tilt his head. That definitely wasn't Lee s.h.i.+n Woo's original voice. If that's the case, where did he hear it before? He definitely recalled hearing it before from somewhere, but he didn't know from where.

[How long are you going to act so pitifully?]

[Gu...aah...]

[That... voice...]

The low and dignified voice. Strangely, the Golem Chimeras, which had been rolling around till now, responded to that voice.

They stopped rolling around and flinched, but it was shocking compared to before, when they ignored any and all external stimuli.

[Wait, you... that voice...]

[Kuaaaaaahk!]

[You b.a.s.t.a.r.d, are you serious!?]

What's worse, the Lightning Shadow General, Hansen Von Dorthe, reacted as well! Of course, the Treasure Eater attacked immediately after, taking advantage of his lapse in attention, which forced the general to focus on the fight once more. When Jin saw that, he got a sense of who Lee s.h.i.+n Woo was imitating.

”That voice... is it Arema Steelworker's?”

[Rise, you fools! Those who made you like this still live and walk this earth, so where do you think you're running off to!?]

[General...!?]

[T-This voice is...!]

That's right. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo was imitating Arema Steelworker's voice! Of course, he never acquired records of Arema Steelworker, but he had some experiences with him, albeit indirectly, so he could imitate him, just not perfectly. Though his impersonation didn't need to be perfect!

He just wanted to wake them up, and drag their conscious minds to the surface. That much was enough of a success.

[R-Revenge...]

[Revenge... on whom...?]

As expected, Arema Steelworker's voice affected them, and there were more and more Chimeras that regained their cognitive functions. Seeing that, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo continued speaking even more pa.s.sionately. The Acting skill and the Instigate skill harmonized together, and he infused his magic into his voice!

The Chimeras' minds had dimmed from the Shriek of the Dead, and Lee s.h.i.+n Woo pieced together their egos through sheer will. It wasn't actually that hard.

[He who compelled your loyalty and sacrifice...! The one who made you like this, despite knowing the experiment would fail! The Emperor still lives in the Empire!]

[Y-Yes..]

[The one who made us like this...]

[Making us neither dead nor alive...!]

[B-But I'm still loyal to the Emperor... Yet he's the one who...!]

That wasn't something Lee s.h.i.+n Woo should say, as he had pushed countless of Kadinan's undead to their deaths to sacrifice themselves for him, but unfortunately, the Chimeras had no idea of what he did!

[What did your Emperor give you in exchange for your loyalty? He gave you that rotten flesh and a golem's heart! He does whatever he pleases with your loyalty, and when you had no further use to him, he even tried to discard you! You and the facility were buried; that's the truth!]