Chapter 42 Part5 (1/2)

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Lee s.h.i.+n Woo wanted to put everything aside and just collect the loot but now wasn't the time. By killing the Garuda, which plugged up the hole, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had allowed the underground curse to leak from the partially destroyed dungeon.

First, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo placed all the Perium, the wing bone, the sphenoid bone, the Phoenix's Feather, the Death G.o.d's s.h.i.+ning Bone Sword, and the Sun Fossil into his inventory. After that, he called the Pope's party over. The Evileye General eyed Lee s.h.i.+n Woo as if she were going to kill him, but everyone else looked at him with admiration.

”Sir Kay... You truly are amazing.”

”I could feel the power of a G.o.d. The Sun G.o.d must've chosen you to represent Him.”

”I would like to duel you someday.”

He could understand why the believers in the Sun G.o.d were acting so ardently towards him, but he was taken aback by the reactions of the other three religions.

They wors.h.i.+pped different G.o.ds, so he thought they'd ostracize him, but the power he'd displayed had broken down all barriers among the religions and they looked at him with pure reverence.

”Sir Kay, I admire your faith. Although the G.o.d you believe in is different from my own, that determination of yours is something to admire. I'd really like to learn that sword aura you used at the end.”

”Oh, mm... I'll teach you if I have the time.”

Maria Eldaletz, the beauty whose blonde hair was tied up, looked at him with a bright expression, which was especially burdensome to him. Seeing that, Jin began to feel worse and worse.

'You're so popular. You must be loving it.'

'You're popular too.'

'This isn't being popular. I've become a clown! Even though you're the Joker!'

That's right. Before, Jin had been considered just a strong horse that Kay rode on, but now that he had steel wings and could fly, the paladins were curious and were checking him out. After all, it was any knight's dream to fly in the sky atop a winged horse!

”So it wasn't just fast.”

”Is this horse a divine creature sent by the Sun G.o.d...?”

”A divine creature... It probably is. I thought it was quite the beautiful horse before.”

”Ahem!”

Jin saw Maria Eldaletz flirt with Lee s.h.i.+n Woo and felt unpleasant, so he kicked the approaching paladins with his hind legs. The paladins misunderstood his actions and thought 'it truly is a divine creature that chooses its owner'.

”The undead curse, huh. Do you think we can just leave it like this?”

Whereas, the Pope remained the most calm out of everyone there. He and the Evileye General knew how serious the situation was. He also knew why Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had prioritized exploring the bottom of the dungeon first.

”Yes. I should be able to do something about it with the power I just acquired.”

”It's not power you already possessed?”

”I'm telling the truth. Seriously.”

”Haha.”

While teasing Lee s.h.i.+n Woo, the Pope exchanged glances with the Great G.o.d's Archbishop, Bykel. Right now, they were keeping the Evileye General in check.

If word got out that the undead curse had appeared at the bottom of the dungeon, a dungeon which was close to the capital and was managed by one of the 12 Generals, then the Emperor's image would worsen. They didn't know what the Evileye General would do, so they were keeping tabs on her. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo soon saw what they were doing and understood why they were doing it.

”There's nothing to worry about. That woman won't be able to do a thing.”

”If you say so.”

”Yes. So long as another one of the 12 Generals doesn't try and kill us.”

”...!?”

It wasn't the Pope that was startled, but the Evileye General herself. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo grinned at her. There was a sharp edge underneath that congenial smile.

”The Evileye, was it? They're quite beautiful.”

”I-Is that so?”

”Now, get a move on while being mindful of others. So that those beautiful eyes don't get hurt.”

”...Ok.”

The Evileye General shook. Those who saw her awkward movements instantly understood what was going on. She was hiding something, and that secret of hers involved being one of the 12 Generals in some capacity. And Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had seen through it all...

'Is it a skill that lets her establish a target? It's quite unique, but it's easy to understand.'

At first, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo hadn't realized this, but he could tell with ease now that he was level 8. The Evileye General's ability was a support focused ability, rather than an offensive ability.

It was an ability that allowed her to 'target' someone. She could share this ability with her allies, and it increased the likelihood of hitting the target and/or landing a fatal strike. It was a good ability for her own use, but its true value lay in its ability to be shared with allies!

And Lee s.h.i.+n Woo felt the presence of a powerful foe waiting from afar. They were probably sharing the Evileye General's targeting ability and specialized in long range attacks.

'It's a nice ability, but... Killing her and taking that ability is pointless since it's a rank lower than my Wild Card skill, which allows me to control the situation in its entirety.'

Moreover, although its use was unquestionably simple, countering it was also incredibly easy. It would be easy for him to erase the targeting with his s.h.i.+ning Flame, or he could reverse the attack with Dark Shadow. No, he even knew how much damage they would inflict if he decided to tank the hit.

But this was limited to Lee s.h.i.+n Woo alone. He wasn't sure he'd be able to protect everyone else. If that's the case, then he had no choice but to kill that general (the one lying in wait). But because that meant that he'd have to fight against the Emperor, he wasn't too happy about the situation.

That's why he'd warned the Evileye General. He basically said, 'If you don't want to die, then be good and follow me'.

”As I thought, the Evileye General is...”

”Protect Sir Kay. He is currently carrying out G.o.d's will.”

Although she was a member of the loyal 12 Generals, she had no reason to risk her life. She bit her lower lip and followed the group from the rear. This meant that she wouldn't try anything.