Chapter 35 Part5 (1/2)
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”Tch, I thought I'd be able to kill two of them. What terrible timing.”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo smiled bitterly. He'd only killed one of the undead heroes that had been hidden amidst the beasts, yet the Beast General was already coming to intervene. He couldn't even imagine how much influence Ethan Cruz had on the Beast General.
”Still, I can't just sit here and do nothing... Alright, let's retreat to Retadane.”
”What about them?”
”Not yet. Seems like they're going to act once the heroes are fatigued.”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo and Jin conversed and then began to move. The nearby remaining beasts gritted their teeth and charged, but once Jin began to sprint at full speed, there was nothing they could do to stop him.
Jin was so fast that he couldn't be seen, as lightning struck his surroundings. Jin ran wildly, as the beasts caught aflame and were split apart.
[Stoppppp!]
As they attempted to group up with Retadane, a boulder suddenly flew towards them. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo threw his Breath of the Lightning G.o.d and broke it apart. Immediately after, a bear-shaped beast charged from in front of them.
[Lv7 Werebear Suranta Bennett]
[I can't allow you to face the Beast General in person! Be a good boy and...]
”I don't have time for that!”
[Keuk!?]
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo charged without waiting for it to finish. The level 7 elite stretched its thick front legs and blocked his sword; it looked surprised.
[To think you could stop my strike head on!]
”Heuuup...!”
[This is... Lightning...!?]
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo concentrated and the Breath of the Lightning G.o.d's lightning briefly intensified; it then spread across the bear's body.
Suranta wasn't an elite in name only. It responded by using its mana to activate a skill, which fortified its body. However, that was the worst decision it could make. When skills clashed head on, the one that was a higher level would triumph!
[H-How can this be? My skill is...!?]
The lightning enveloped its body and burned bright. The lightning ate through its fur and skin, as well as the skill. Suranta was shocked once it realized that Lee s.h.i.+n Woo's lightning had essentially canceled its skill. Then, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo grinned and lunged with his Breath of the Lightning G.o.d.
”Nice. Then... Rest in peace!”
[Kahak!]
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo was even able to convert all the mana on the battlefield into lightning through his intense 'breathing', so doing this was just child's play. Then, using Bursting Thunder, he thrust with his lightning clad sword, splitting the bear in half. Although it was indeed a level 7 elite, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had easily taken care of it in less than 30 seconds!
[You have acquired 7,194,070 Perium.]
[You have acquired the Lv7 Werebear Suranta Bennet's front foot bone.]
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo absorbed the bone immediately, but his Strength and Health only increased by 7 a piece. Once he saw how lousy its magic was, he figured it was weak, and it did seem like it was in the lower echelon of level 7s.
”Hoo. What's with the att.i.tude? You were the same level as me.”
'Are you going to go kill the Beast General now?'
”Let's think about that after I level up.”
Even at this very moment, the Beast General was chasing after Lee s.h.i.+n Woo. He could tell what state the battlefield was in based on how the Beast General was moving. Unfortunately, it wasn't Lee s.h.i.+n Woo's style to fight him head on.
”Jin, run. That reliable old lady will protect us.”
”Just make sure you don't say that in front of her.”
Jin ran quickly, even as he grumbled. Now that the Beast General was coming for them personally, the surrounding beasts attempted to stop them, but... they weren't enough to stop Jin's sprint.
He was like a meteor as he shook off anyone following them and ran straight for Retadane! Retadane soon noticed them whilst crus.h.i.+ng nearby beasts and yelled in surprise.
”Lee s.h.i.+n Woo!?”
”Retadane, the Beast General is coming this way!”
”You really do the most outrageous things...! Please stay behind me!”
[Kuoooooooooooh!]
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo successfully joined up with Retadane, and immediately after, the Beast General screamed and pushed aside the nearby beasts. It was obviously none other than the Beast General himself, but... Lee s.h.i.+n Woo was somewhat doubtful when he finally saw him.
”That's the Beast General...?”
[So many annoying pests have gathered in one place! I'll round you up and kill you all!]
The giant undead yelled and charged. Its entire body was composed of bones. He couldn't believe it, it was a skeleton!
The higher level an undead, the more they resemble a human, so it made sense that Lee s.h.i.+n Woo was suspicious, but... perhaps because it was a skeleton, it looked incredibly formidable! He thought it may be a stand-in or something to that effect, but when he checked the name, he confirmed that that wasn't the case.
[Lv7 Bone Werewolf - Beast General Jilun Pelta]
”It really is the Beast General...”
”Indeed. No one can even come close to his savagery and cruelty; the Tyrant of the Battlefield...! We should take him out while we have the chance!”
[Kuheu, what do we have here? It's the little lady of the Retadane house! What a joyous occasion. I'd always wanted to just eat you up!]
Once she saw the Beast General, Retadane's red eyes eerily lit up and she charged. She swung her flail with unimaginable force and her weapon was filled with a blinding light, her inherent magic.
[Kuhak! Keuk!?]
The flail cleaved through the air, and the giant bone wolf boldly took it head on. It opened its mouth wide and caught the flail. The moment they collided, the Beast General emitted a truly awful sound.
[Kuhak... How have you become so strong!?]
”It's funny when I look at you, still trapped in the past...! Keep yourself buried in the past and choke on it!”
”Buried in the past... Pfft.”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo watched on, and acquired some useless information, like the fact that 'when Retadane starts fighting, she begins to say some really infantile things'! But...
'But her strength is real. Just by looking at her overwhelming physical strength and the magic within that flail will tell you how powerful she is. Moreover...'
Those were all her own abilities... They (the undead) were nothing compared to the power of light. Even now, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo felt Retadane converting a portion of the mana that spilled out from her body into light. It was such a radiant light that most undead would shrink from her approach!
Most of the undead are maintained by darkness magic, but Retadane's light magic 'denies' the root of their existence and puts them in their proper place... In other words, she was trying to send them to their death. And the Beast General was no different.