Chapter 45 Part5 (1/2)
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[Commander!
[That's impossible!]
[We were able to take care of him somehow.]
[Whenever he's in danger, he can just retreat into the shadows, so even if you beat him, you're not supposed to be able to kill him...]
[He caught him. No, the reason our Lord was even able to hit him was...]
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo was able to kill one of the 12 Generals, the Golden Shadow General that was under the direct control of the Emperor, and everyone was shocked at how futilely he had died. In the midst of all that, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo nonchalantly picked up the bone that was left behind. It was a leg bone.
He also dropped Perium, a Bayran Inner Map, his level 6 black leather armor, as well as a dark knife. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo immediately went for the knife. He checked and mentally noted that his Invisible Heart was at its max level, nodded his head, and backed off.
”The rest is all yours.”
[...]
Arema Steelworker just stared at Lee s.h.i.+n Woo, without even going for the loot.
He had realized that Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had been one-sidedly controlling the battle. The reason he had been able to kill the Golden Shadow General so easily, especially when their affinity was so bad, was because of Lee s.h.i.+n Woo.
He had won, but he didn't feel good at all. It felt like Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had played around with him throughout the entire fight. Arema had tried to not show his full strength, but Lee s.h.i.+n Woo may already be aware of that. He had become a puppet that danced upon his stage.
'To think that I, Arema Steelworker, would be so easily manipulated. Perhaps the moment I met this unknown undead, I was... No, perhaps when I met that skeleton long ago, I had already made the wrong decision.'
At first, Arema had planned to attack Lee s.h.i.+n Woo when he was vulnerable, and trade their physical bodies for his life.
But he realized. That the only reason Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had even deigned to bargain with them was that it was just easier for him. He hadn't been afraid of him at all. If he attacked him now, then his physical body would be immediately destroyed. He was absolutely sure of it.
[You are...]
Once he realized that his hated enemy was clearly stronger than him, Arema actually calmed down. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo saw the change in his mental state and his eyes changed as well.
[What are your intentions? You possess such power, so why are you pointlessly playing around here?]
”Life.”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo curtly replied. There was no reason to lie, so he decided to answer honestly.
”I want to live in a world where I can just live my life.”
[You're already dead, so how exactly are you going to achieve that?]
”That's.... I wonder. It might work out in the end.”
[...]
He'd already found success. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had pursued life, and as a result of his endeavors, he had become an existence which couldn't be cla.s.sified as either living or dead.
Of course, it was the result of developing several of his abilities, but... perhaps it was all due to his ardent wish to live.
His start as an undead came about due to his childish wish of 'not wanting to die'. But he didn't need to tell Arema that. Arema Steelworker just watched him with a piercing gaze. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo just shrugged his shoulders and said.
”Now, let's finish up the rest of them. ...Anti-Skull, don't just stand there discouraged and get a move on. Your commander is dead; do you plan on joining him!?”
[Keuk. Who'd die in a place like this?]
[I'd rather not listen to someone like you. But... for Lord Tarian! Since it's for Lord Tarian!]
[I'll get my revenge... on these Golden Shadow b.a.s.t.a.r.ds!]
Once Tarian had died, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo was able to reignite their spirits by slightly instigating them and manipulated them wholeheartedly. Of course, the level 7 elites among them were an exception, but even they couldn't voice their hostility towards him now; they merely gritted their teeth and rushed towards the Golden Shadow. Without them even realizing that that was exactly what Lee s.h.i.+n Woo wanted.
[R-Retreat. We can't hold on any longer!]
[Keuk. But now that the Commander's dead, we can't hide within the darkness anymore...!]
[Kill them all. Don't let a single one of them escape!]
Once they realized how unfavorable the battle was for them, Golden Shadow tried to retreat immediately, but retreat was impossible even when Vellun Von Dorthe was alive, so how could it become possible for them now? Especially because the Anti-Skull were rus.h.i.+ng towards them like madmen as if their very lives were burning out!
[Keuk. These crazy b.a.s.t.a.r.ds...!]
[Fine, let's die together!]
[Kuoooooooh!]
[Don't forget the name of Anti-Skull, even in the grave!]
[Uooooh! I'm not letting go of my sword until I kill you all!]
Their eyes shone red, and they heroically battled against the Golden Shadow, dying for their cause. They were determined to wipe out the Golden Shadow in order to avenge their leader, and emitted a fearsome spirit!
The golems watched on, dumbstruck, and shook. They didn't know that Anti-Skull was such a fearsome organization! If their swords were aimed at them, instead of the Golden Shadow, then not all, but at least two of the remaining three Heavenly Commanders would have to be prepared for death.
[T-These b.a.s.t.a.r.ds... Retreat. Retreat!]
[Killing your enemy is good and all, but throwing your lives away to do so is foolish... Ugh, they're not listening at all!]
The level 7 elites were the only ones to maintain their sanity and were shocked at the sight of their comrades so vigorously attacking the Golden Shadow. They tried to stop them, but because of Lee s.h.i.+n Woo instigating them with Tarian's death, their hatred towards the Golden Shadow exploded, such that even they couldn't stop their rampage anymore.
The level 6s were quickly dwindling. No one would've expected that such rare elites would be dying so futilely.
[W-We can't let this continue. Don't you remember Lord Seagald's orders!?]
[You fools! If we all die here, then we'll be hindering him... Kuheok!?]
In the midst of all that, there was a problem that arose. The level 7 elites were so busy trying to calm down their subordinates with their command-related skills that they temporarily let down their guard. Of the two of them, one of the commanders was killed by the Golden Shadow's ambush (it was actually Lee s.h.i.+n Woo)!
[No, Douvaiiiiiiiiiiine!]