Chapter 51 Part4 (1/2)
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It had been strange from the very beginning. Seagald had taken control of such a tremendous artifact and was now capable of using light at its maximum potential, yet rather than use that light to supplement his 'Annihilation Flame', he insisted on using just the light element alone.
He thought, 'It wouldn't hurt to ask' and Seagald actually gave him his answer. Well, it made sense. Intermediate... No, even High Rank Annihilation Flame wouldn't match up to a mastered light element. Well... at least when their opponent wasn't as ridiculous as Lee s.h.i.+n Woo and possessed maxed Light Resistance.
”Well, I guess it does happen in games. The boss changes their type or their attack pattern halfway through the fight, but it usually doesn't make the fight easier...”
Seagald's only mistake was not a.s.sessing the situation properly; he wasn't aware that the unthinkable happened and two heroes who possessed max Light Resistance stood before him. Then again, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo would've still been able to win without it!
”Hey, do you have an 'Arrogance' pa.s.sive too? You're being really condescending right now... What're you going to do if he returns to his original form?”
”Jin, you've been a bit more p.r.i.c.kly lately.”
[...!?]
All the nuisances were gone now. The 'sun' looked down at Lee s.h.i.+n Woo and Jin, who'd returned to their original forms, and just shook.
He was confident that he'd prepared for every possible variable, so why? At this very moment, Seagald Von Retadane's head was completely empty. Unfortunately, that wasn't the end of it.
”I feel bad that Seira won't get her turn.”
[Seira?]
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo remarked abruptly, and Seagald instinctively replied. Then, a golem that lay a step away from the battlefield awkwardly moved forward.
”...Hoo.”
The golem's outer sh.e.l.l was halfway melted, but surprisingly, an undead popped right out. It was none other than the Elder Banshee Princess, Seira.
”I knew you would be able to defeat him without my help, but you were way too disheartened from losing your prey just once. To be honest, I don't think you really needed to prepare all that much.”
[Seira...!?]
Seagald couldn't understand what was going on; even if he did, there wasn't anything he could do about it. Thus, Seagald stopped thinking altogether.
No, that was actually a lie. Even if there was nothing to be gained, he couldn't help but keep thinking. He had so many questions, even though those questions had developed from a small twister into a raging typhoon.
[Seira...!]
Why? How? Unfortunately, Seira completely ignored Seagald and just looked at Lee s.h.i.+n Woo, speaking curtly.
”I just wanted to watch you end my older brother from close up. You're being so c.o.c.ky, but you won't lose him a second time, right? If that happens, then I really will look down on you.”
Seira, who'd gotten her first breath of fresh air in a few days, stretched her arms and took a deep breath. She narrowed her eyes at Lee s.h.i.+n Woo, who was acting so conceited right now. Of course, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had mostly expected that kind of response from her and just snorted.
”Don't worry. He won't get away from me this time. He has nowhere to run.”
[Won't get away? Keuk...!?]
Hearing that, Seagald instinctively gathered his mana, but soon realized what Lee s.h.i.+n Woo meant. The sun had cast a giant shadow underneath it... and there were a dozen weapons burrowed within those shadows, restricting Seagald's movements.
[That's...!]
”I prepared this to use against your second innate element. Anyone can do this if they master the darkness element.”
[Keuk. Keuk...!?]
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo couldn't find Seagald before, as his shadow had disappeared. But now that he had a.s.similated with the sun... the world was filled with darkness that could imprison him.
”Shadow doesn't exist within light, but light always casts a shadow. The brighter the light, the greater the shadow; just like you right now.”
It had been difficult for Lee s.h.i.+n Woo to track Seagald due to his small size and his incredible speed. He'd given up his greatest a.s.sets for a slow and giant body, so there's no way Lee s.h.i.+n Woo wouldn't take advantage of that, would he?
[Heaven Defying General... Heaven Defying General...!]
How was he able to imitate Arema Steelworker so perfectly? Why was his little sister working with him, despite becoming an undead?
No, where did it all go wrong? Where did he go wrong with his calculations or his plan...!? What face lay behind his mask? Was he even really undead?
What was he thinking? He couldn't figure out his motives, and he couldn't guess them either. Just a little while ago, he had been speaking to the Light General as Arema Steelworker himself! How exactly did he do that!?
[Heaven Defying Generalllllllllllll!]
”Shut it.”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo drew one of the 12 swords restraining the sun. The s.h.i.+ning Bone Sword. Once he gripped the sword, it became larger, longer, and sharper, resembling a claymore. The pressure exerted from the blade was stifling!
He was using the Rule of Bone and Mana Bone skills too. In addition, he used Manatization to reinforce the weapon. The Manatization skill could be used on weapons created through the Bone Armory, as they were cla.s.sified as his bones.
[Did you get even stronger in that short period of time!?]
”Nope. I didn't think I'd lose you, so I didn't go at my full strength last time. You did the same, didn't you?”
[...!]
”I'm reflecting on it. You see, once I gained the Wild Card skill, I mistakenly thought that I always had full control of the situation. But you smashed through those delusions of mine, making me train even harder. Thanks for that, by the way.”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo replied genuinely and simultaneously kicked off the ground. The blinding light descended upon him, but it didn't have any effect on the two heroes, as they possessed max Light Resistance. And thus, they soared through the air, as if they were a lightning bolt.
[Kahahk!]