Chapter 48 Part1 (2/2)
”Probably not, Hero.”
Surprisingly, Dana was the one who retorted. She folded the handkerchief, placed it within her chest, and spoke calmly. He had no idea why she was calling him 'Hero'.
”The capital's thorn wall is on a completely different level than the one here. It's because the source of darkness mana is in the capital. Moreover, my father... the Emperor may have done something to it after becoming an undead. So your beam shouldn't have cut down their troops.”
”It's that powerful...?”
”Regardless of how powerful the defense, troops level 5 or less would've been destroyed. However, low-leveled enemies are meaningless against us.”
In other words, a.s.suming she were right, there were only elite level 6 troops or higher left in the capital. He was wondering why he hadn't gotten a message notifying him of some extraordinary feat, but if the capital's defenses were that thorough then it made sense.
”Then we have to just be satisfied with them not getting any stronger.”
”Hoo, hoo... You weren't listening, Hero.”
But then, for some reason, Dana smiled meaningfully. At that moment... a message appeared in front of Lee s.h.i.+n Woo.
[You have completely destroyed the capital's thorn wall, as well as the rest of its physical and magical defenses! You are the first to achieve such an incredible feat! Now your enemies will have to face the heroes in the open. The final battle is approaching!]
[You have acquired the t.i.tle, 's.h.i.+eld Breaker'! You have acquired the special pa.s.sive skill, 'Soul Strike' MAX. All your physical and magical attacks gain 10% true damage. Your attacks ignore your opponent's defenses, resistances, properties and inflict true damage onto them! You have fulfilled a portion of the conditions necessary to achieve the light and darkness fusion element!]
”Huh!?”
”It seems like you've achieved a feat. It makes sense. You unleashed such light. The thorn wall must have collapsed.”
”It wasn't just the thorn wall. I destroyed all of the capital's physical and magical defenses too. So this is what you were talking about...”
”Yes.”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo felt like he'd been struck by lightning. In other words, rather than reducing the capital's troops, Dana was...
”So you're saying it's more important that the blast eliminated all the capital's defenses.”
”That's correct. My father was always more talented in defense, rather than offense. The capital's thorn wall was considered an 'absolute defense', and although he's been trapped in the capital for so many years, my father has drawn more power from the source to perfect the defense. Yet you destroyed it so... Hoo, hoo. It was quite a delightful blast.”
The thorn wall, an obstacle that lay beyond the 12 Generals, had been destroyed, so now the heroes could invade the capital freely. When he thought about it, it was truly ironic. He'd used the very weapon the Emperor had prepared to get to the surface to destroy his defenses!
And because of that, he'd gained the 'Soul Strike' skill in preparation for the final battle, so Lee s.h.i.+n Woo didn't have any complaints. Moreover, this skill 'smelled' like an authority, just like his innate elements. The fact that he'd fulfilled a portion of the conditions necessary to acquire the light and darkness fusion element was proof of that. It meant that there was more to pursue.
'I can't really deny it anymore. Jeez. While the talented heroes were fighting against the Demon King, I was just trying to find a way to be human again, so how did it turn out like this?'
It didn't matter; it didn't change anything. There was no reason to hide the fact that he'd fired the cannon anymore. He'd provoked the Emperor for sure, and he'd have to give it everything he had to keep himself alive. The Lich who'd lost his body once before was still out there too.
'...Wait a sec.'
He thought back to the recent battle and recalled something.
”What was Seagald Von Retadane even trying to do here?”
”Wasn't he trying to recruit his little sister? He perfected the Anti-Skull process by watching the Pauls and led her here to...”
”No, that's not it. He didn't come here for just Seira. He came here for this cannon too... What's the original name again? Heaven Rending Cannon? He was trying to do something with this too.”
”Maybe he was trying to shoot it at the capital to strengthen the Emperor.”
”No way.”
If that were his intention, then he wouldn't have gone about it like this. He would've sworn his allegiance to the Emperor and...
”Ah.”
He realized all of a sudden. When he thought back to how he used the Heaven Rending Cannon, then the answer became simple. He knew what Seagald had intended to use the cannon for. It was similar to what he'd used it for!
”The Anti-Skull test... The Anti-Skull test's objective is...?”
”Resisting the undead transformation... No, that's not it. It's to make sane undead.”
”What happens if they're sane?”
”They'll try to invade the surface... Ah.”
Jin realized it too now.
”s.h.i.+n Woo, is Seagald...?”
”Yeah.”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo clicked his tongue and nodded his head.
”That b.a.s.t.a.r.d. By mixing his mana into the Heaven Rending Cannon and firing it at the capital, he was trying to convert all of the imperial forces into Anti-Skull... He would lead the Emperor and invade the surface!”
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