Chapter 25 Part7 (2/2)

[That's our new lord!]

It was extremely simple for him to cut through the Chimera Avengers and move forward. However, the Avengers rushed at him, heedless of their own lives, and cutting through each and every Avenger got him closer to mana depletion.

Ultimately, the Lightning Shadow General became hasty. As all the blood rushed to his head, he realized that he'd made a rash decision, and was now beginning to accept that fact.

[You... you b.a.s.t.a.r.ds! You fools that cannot understand His Majesty's intent!]

[Remember that despair.]

The final obstacle was the level 7 Chimera Avenger. His palm had become a giant s.h.i.+eld and he a.s.sumed a defensive position; Hansen even witnessed his resolve, that he wouldn't let anything past him.

[That deep despair. That's what made us like this.]

[Shut up!]

The lightning blade cut through the air once more. The giant and durable s.h.i.+eld was cut into pieces in one fell stroke, while the Chimera Avenger sustained a deep injury and was powerlessly flung away.

Though the Avenger had sustained a severe injury, he didn't die, and following that attack, the last remnants of the general's Lightning Shadow vanished from his body.

However, there were no more obstacles in his path. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo was right in front of him. Yet, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo seemed unafraid and black goblin fire blazed in his eye sockets, as though he were ridiculing him.

”You don't have any more mana, right?”

[So what?]

Hansen raised his sword and pointed it at Lee s.h.i.+n Woo. It was a stance that seemed to convey a heavy strength.

[Even if I don't any mana left, I'm still stronger and faster than you. My acc.u.mulated stats, as well as my level are proof of that.]

”So in any case, you're out of mana.”

[Die!]

Lee s.h.i.+n Woo nodded his head and Hansen forcefully charged. In the connected state, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo urgently moved his body and managed to dodge it, but was unable to dodge it completely; a part of his arm was severed. It was truly a powerful strike Hansen could be proud of.

[I'll fight you like this for a little bit until I've replenished by mana. Perhaps you won't even be able to last that long!]

”Kratia!”

As he dodged the general's sword strike, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo yelled boomingly. His shoulder was cut, and his lower jaw was a bit cut as well. One of his fingers went flying into the air. Even his hastily summoned Lightning Tooth was cut apart.

[Kratia...?]

The unfamiliar name caused the Lightning Shadow General to furrow his brow. Was it the name of a technique? An item? If not, then a person's name? But aside from the scattered Avengers, no one else was here. Only he, the skeleton, and the horse covered in steel...

But he thought of it as a bluff, and intended to cut off Lee s.h.i.+n Woo's mouth so that he couldn't talk anymore. He swung his sword once again, but at that moment, there was something that stopped him. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo struck with his sword and cut through a layer of skin.

[Keuk...?]

At that moment, he felt as though his movements were messed up, and attempted to swing his sword, but once again, his movements felt unnatural. He couldn't move very well, as if his joints were frozen stiff.

Lee s.h.i.+n Woo took advantage of that opportunity and this time, his sword cut a part of his fingers! It wasn't a coincidence. Someone had made him like this. Moreover, his opponent, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo was entirely unscathed! But then, who was it?

[Ku...hahk...?]

”...Hoo.”

His head creaked and turned around. At the end of his sight, he saw a young girl beyond the testing facility's doors. She was much too beautiful and pure white, having the appearance of a girl in the winter.

”You really did it.”

”I told you the request wouldn't be so difficult. So how many minutes do we have?”

”5 minutes. If we take into account other variables, then three at most.”

”Ok.”

The winter girl spoke and Lee s.h.i.+n Woo replied to her. That meant they were working together. It was a fact that the girl was the one making his body like this. But how?

”A level 7 magician.”

Kratia cradled the Eternal Ice that was slowly rotating in the air, spoke briefly, and went back to being silent. It was as though that much of an explanation was enough. And in truth, it was enough.

'That girl cast such a powerful debuff on me? And that's the reason this skeleton got me to use up all my mana?'

The more powerful one's magic was, the less likely a debuff would affect them. Thus, debuffs were cast when one's opponent was weak, so that their success rate was at its highest.

A debuff was especially effective when one's mana is depleted... and if that's the case, that meant that Lee s.h.i.+n Woo provoking him into using Lightning Shadow was all part of a bigger plan.

[...Ha, haha.]

He was completely tricked. Hansen had thought that there was someone backing Lee s.h.i.+n Woo, but when he saw him commanding the Chimeras, he thought it was Arema Steelworker... To think that a level 7 magician would appear at this time and cast a debuff on him from an unknown location!

[5 minutes. You can only be so foolish. If I just survive for 5 minutes, I'll be able to kill you all!]

”Are you an idiot?”

Lee s.h.i.+n Woo grinned and spoke.

”I prepared so much just to catch you... You don't think she's all I got, do you?”

[...]

To be honest, she was all he had left. If this didn't work, then he would have to be prepared to die a few times and fight.

...But Hansen was intimidated, as he'd experienced all those traps that Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had prepared, so this time, his lie was actually quite effective!

[I don't know who you guys are, but... I'm one of the 12 generals, one recognized by the Emperor as the Lightning Shadow General, Hansen Von Dorthe!]

He gritted his teeth and tried to raise his sword with his unmoving arm, but as he was disheartened and debuffed, the sword's edge shook finely. Seeing that, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo grinned and likewise raised his weapon. His weapon soon changed into the shape of a lance, the weapon which first pierced through his body.

”I know. That's why I'm trying so hard to take you down.”

Lee s.h.i.+n Woo was filled with a powerful green acid. The moment Hansen saw that, he instinctually predicted his own death, but even so, he couldn't stop. That was the pride of one of the 12 generals.

And for the first time in a long time, one of the 12 generals was killed.

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