Seoul Station’s Necromancer Chapter 120:
Chapter 120 - Battle (2)
<You have bet the minimum points of 10,000 . >
He wanted to bet only 10%, but the minimum he could bet was 10,000 .
<The opponent has bet his Dungeon . Would you like to include 'Seoul Station's 1st Exit' to the bet?>
“No . ”
He couldn't put his Dungeon on the line in an uncertain battle . When Woojin refused that bet, his opponent tried to make several more bets . The opponent tried to bet for other items, equipments, even main buildings in his Domain . However, he rejected them all .
<The Dimensional Battle with 10,000 points on the line is starting . >
In the end, the battle started with the most basic 10,000 points on the line .
Woojin sat on his throne . He was laid back as he viewed the Dimensional Battle .
He only had a brief amount of time but he was able to build military facilities and supply depots inside his Domain . Thus, it was possible to use those building inside the Dimensional Battle .
Bibi had studied as best as she could with the book . She substantially increased the size of her camp and expanded the troops under her . However, the control she had over the battle was where she was lacking compared to her opponent . She was holding on for now, but defeat seemed inevitable .
He felt sorry for Bibi, but he had seen enough . Woojin pulled up the information regarding the opposing lord .
“He's a Troll . ”
One could watch the opposing lord's stratagem to get a general feel for his tendencies . However, one couldn't get any information regarding the lord's personal power or combat power .
The Dimensional Battle wasn't about the lord's strength . It was about the power of one's Domain, and the Domain was competing against each other .
The only information known was the opponent's race, name, and ranking .
Woojin knew this lord was 1 ranking below him . However, the difference of several points could change one's ranking by several dozen spots, therefore the lower ranking didn't mean much in actuality .
Woojin's personal powers were on par with the 72 Thrones . Still, powerful lords might exist below the top 3,000 ranking . He wouldn't know it until he faced them .
<You've lost the Dimensional Battle . >
<You lost 10,000 points . >
<Comode will start the Victor's Claim . The Domain's Storage Room is being looted . >
<You've lost a Reinforcement Stone . You've lost Ranick's Leather . . . . >
“Huh . Would you look at this son of a bitch?”
This was the Victor's Claim that occurred when one won the Dimensional Battle .
Comode didn't know what he was looting, but he continued to loot the Domain's Storage Room .
The Domain's Storage Room was like Woojin's Inventory . He lost several ingredients, and several worthless items was included in the loot as well . It seemed the loot was chosen at random .
If he was unlucky, he might have lost a rare item .
“I'll have to take it out beforehand . ”
If he lost something like the Dragon’s Heart, how much regret would he have felt? Woojin had stolen it from Rashmode, of course, but he would still have felt the loss .
“I'll loot two times what I lost . ”
While he was checking the looted items, Bibi regained her senses . She had been sitting on the Commander's Seat and her unfocused eyes came into focus . Then her eyes started to moisten, followed by tears .
“Ooh-ahhhng, master . ”
Bibi suddenly stood up and hugged Woojin .
It wasn’t as bad as experiencing death where she felt futility among other terrible things . Still, it didn't feel good to lose . Woojin didn't want to feel the dirty feeling of losing, so Bibi had substituted for Woojin in the Dimensional Battle .
“It's all right . ”
“Hoo-ehhng . ”
Bibi really wanted to win, yet she had lost . Her tears kept falling from the indignation . Woojin mussed up her hair .
“Stop crying . ”
“Hoo-oohk, hook . ”
Bibi sniffed as she stopped her tears . She then spoke quietly .
“I'm sorry . I wanted to win . . . . ”
“It's all right if you lose . ”
“Heeeng . Still . . . ”
“Anyways, I plan on getting my revenge . ”
At Woojin's word, Bibi wiped her tears with her sleeve and pouted .
“Please beat that **** for me . ”
“I will . ”
Woojin pinched Bibi's cheek and sat down on his Throne .
<You have requested a Duel with Comode . >
<The Loser's Revenge will be initiated . >
Woojin's body disappeared as he was summoned to the battlefield .
***
“Goo-haha . ”
Comode broke out into an uproarious laughter .
“At least, he has some knowledge about this . ”
Alandal's lord Kahng-woojin had put forth a poor strategist to substitute for him . He probably thought he was using someone proficient at the Dimensional Battle, but the strategist wasn't a match for Comode .
Those who were great at Dimensional Battles were expensive to hire .
The high rank lords all kept a strategist, but they were low ranking lords in the 4 digits . Of course, low ranking lords didn't have good strategists .
Either the strategist was a swindler or the being probably had a mediocre winning rate .
Since Kahng-woojin had sent forth a useless strategist, he won the Dimensional Battle easily .
“Goo-hoohoo . This is why I like beginners . ”
The chance of winning against beginners was always good . It was too bad that Kahng-woojin was a lord with a timid personality . He had bet the lowest amount of points possible . The 10 thousand points was less than the reward for the victory .
On top of it all, the items he looted weren't that rare . It was unfortunate, but he didn't particularly care right now . It had been awhile since he had won, so he was in a good mood . Moreover, one happy event happened after another .
<Kahng-woojin has requested a Duel . >
“Huh? Goo-hahaha . This is why I love beginners . ”
Since he had lost, he should have just accepted the loss . He should have pulled himself together inside his Domain for the next 12 days . This human was attacking him out of pure ignorance . Comode was thankful .
“You dare to go up against Comode-nim . Koo-koo-koohk . ”
Every lord's personality was different .
There were those who had weak personal powers but were great at stratagem . This allowed them to occupy the high ranks through the Dimensional Battle . However, there were also those who were the opposite of the former .
Commode was more confident in his own power than his skill in the Dimensional Battle . He was a great chief who had been in competition to become the Troll King . His combat power was naturally not low .
If he was able to acquire a decent strategist, Comode was confident he would be able reach the three digit number in ranking .
Normally, lords didn't like to duel . There were too many variables . The benefit was large, but at the same time, the risk was large too .
If the Dimensional Battle was a chess match, the Duel was basically a wrestling match .
There were some lords who liked Duels more than the Dimensional Battle, but they were few in number .
“Goo-hoohoo . This time I'll take him for all he is worth . ”
It seemed Kahng-woojin wanted his revenge . He probably requested the Duel through sheer ignorance . Of course, this was a mistake .
Comode's body suddenly disappeared and he was summoned to the battlefield .
***
Woojin was summoned to a land covered with ice .
<If victorious, you can carry out the the Victor's Claim and the Revenger's Punishment . >
<If you lose, you will experience death . You will be revived after 12 days . >
If one listened to the Announcement, one could understand why Dimensional lords preferred Dimensional Battles over Duels .
“This is why they don't like doing this . ”
If one loses a Duel, one experiences death . If one was revived after 12 days, one would lose the time needed to prepare one’s Domain for the next Dimensional Battle . After revival, one would have to immediately accept another Dimensional Battle .
One’s life was on the line, so it was easy to see why they were hesitant to do this . This was why they insisted on using their underlings through the Dimensional Battle .
“This is laughable . ”
Woojin had killed Rashmode and Juliel, but they were revived .
Did those **** also lose sleep trying to decide if they should put their life on the Dimensional Battles?
They probably did .
If they were all on the same side, Alphen would have been taken over in an instant . The planet was merely being used as a hunting ground to gather Energy .
Now that he was a Dimensional lord he was able to feel it .
He realized how frustrating these rules were .
There must be something at the end of the rank . He didn't know what it was, but it was something all the lords wanted .
If he diligently progressed in his Dimensional Battle, would he then raise his rank?
“The board was very poorly made . ”
He had fought desperately for his survival, but now he felt as if he was a fish in a bowl .
He was angry .
This was an elaborate and frustrating league setup only for them…
Moreover, it felt as if he was on the starting line . It didn’t feel great for him .
“I'll **** it up . ”
His personality didn't allow him to meekly follow the rule .
He'll break it all into pieces .
He was the **** of destruction's champion .
Woojin stepped onto a land surrounded by glaciers, after which the Troll chief Comode appeared in front of him .
“Goo-hoohoo . I'll make an offer, new lord . ”
“……?”
Woojin tilted his head in puzzlement when he saw the unusually happy Troll .
“It would **** if treasure wasn't included in a **** fight . Since this is a fight between males, how about we bet a Dungeon on this?”
What the hell? What was up with this pushover?
When Woojin didn't answer him, Comode started intentionally provoking him .
“Woah . Are you perhaps worried about losing? You can't reach the high ranks with that kind of mentality . ”
Woojin smirked as he opened his mouth .
“All right . I'll bet my Dungeon . In fact, let's increase the stakes . ”
“Huh? Really? Goo-hahaha . You are quite open-minded . How about we bet an additional 20 thousand points?”
“All right . ”
When Woojin easily accepted the deal, Comode let out a wicked laugh inside . This idiot's brave spirit would cause him to lose his Domain soon . It was obvious he would become a refugee soon .
‘Goo-hoohoo . I've come across the right pushover . ’
Comode was filled with anticipation as he bet his Dungeon .
<You have bet Planet Earth's 'Seoul Station's 1st Exit' . >
<You have bet Planet Jaku's 'Necia's Pillar' . >
‘It would have been great if the Dungeon was located on Planet Alphen . ’
Woojin soothed his frustration inside .
It wouldn’t be an easy task to meet a lord with a Dungeon on Planet Alphen . It might be faster to earn a Dimensional Fragment and purchase an empty Dungeon on Alphen .
“Goo-haha . You rookie bastard! Shall we start the Duel?”
Comode mocked Kahng-woojin who had fallen for Comode’s provocations and bet his Dungeon . He grabbed the empty air, bringing out a club with long thorns attached to it .
Boohng, boohng .
He was a weak being from the human race .
He was an evolved Troll . The noob lord’s height only reached his waist and he probably didn’t have much experience in fighting .
“Stupid noob **** . It is too late to regret this . Goo-haha . ”
Koohng, koohng .
The frozen land let out a cry each time Comode’s foot landed, and fragments of ice was thrown into the surrounding .
Woojin let out a **** smile as he watched Comode brainlessly run straight at him .
“I'm guessing there aren't many pushovers like him . ”
<Lv 54 Comode, Lord of the Swamps>
If all lords was like Comode, he would easily reach the upper ranks .
Woojin took out his Steel Staff . As soon as it was summoned, he changed it into a hammer . Then he swung it towards Comode's club .
Kwahhhng!
“Goo-oohk . ”
The human's height reached Comode's waist, but he was surprisingly strong .
‘This human from earth has great combat powers . ’
However, Comode used to be a chief who had led a tribe!
His strength couldn't be compared to a normal human .
Booooohng, kwahng!
Unfortunately, it was an overreach to call Woojin a normal human .
“Goo-uh-uhk . ”
Woojin dodged the club and swung his hammer at Comode's knee . The large being swayed . As Comode fell to the floor, the shape of the weapon immediately morphed into an axe, with which Woojini brought down .
Kwah-jeek!
“Gwuhhhhhng!”
Even through his pain, Comode swung his club towards Woojin, but the Spirit Armor formed near his head . The club bounced off .
Too-ahng!
The club was sent flying by the recoil and Woojin's axe came down on Comode's shoulder .
“Goo-uhhhhk! W . . . wait a moment . ”
Comode's eyes were rolled back as if he was already losing consciousness . He yelled out but Woojin's axe strike didn't slow at all as it struck Comode's neck .
Kwah-jahk!
“Trolls are a bit tenacious . ”
When fighting a troll, one shouldn't even think about a protracted battle . They had monstrous amount of stamina and regeneration ability . . .
Trolls could recover from critical wounds in moments . It was best to kill it as fast as possible .
<Level Up!>
Comode's corpse disappeared as it changed into gray light . Woojin let out a bitter laugh .
“I'm really happy with the amount of EXP . ”
Was it because he was a Dimensional Lord? The Troll's level was pathetic, but it gave him a lot of EXP .
<You've won in the Duel against Comode . >
<You've succeeded in your revenge . >
“Shall I loot now?”
It had been a long while since Woojin had reverted to being the Immortal .