Seoul Station’s Necromancer Chapter 139:
Chapter 139 – Lord of Pestilence (2)
Alandal was under intense pressure .
“W…what should we do?”
Haesol was flustered as she asked the question . The Wyverns were using Namsan as a base . The Wyverns were spread wide across the sky, and they had started an indiscriminate hunt . Unfortunately, the sky wasn’t the only place with monsters . There were several times more monsters gathered on the ground . Every time the Dragon let out a rough roar, the monsters spread outwards with Namsan as the center .
The soldiers had formed a rough battle line, while the monsters had been gathering . The army started their bombardment .
“What do you mean what should we do . We do what what we can . ”
Sunggoo’s word allowed Haesol to control her feelings . He usually looked few cards short of a full desk, and at times, he looked like a simpleton . However, when an urgent situation like this cropped up, Sunggoo’s words had a profound effect on her .
He wasn’t simple, because he was lacking in terms of intelligence .
He had been trained to be like this by Woojin .
“We just have to block the monsters that come here . We just have to do as much as we can, and hyung-nim will be here by then . ”
Sunggoo raised his sword, which had been gifted to him by Woojin .
Hwah-roo-roo-roohk .
His sword was covered with flame . No, his weapon weapon wasn’t the only thing covered in flame .
Sunggoo’s entire body was swept up by fire .
“Holy Maiden . If I’m about to die, please save me . ”
“…leave it to me . ”
He could entrust his life to her . The ever reliable lifeline of Woojin wasn’t present, so the only person he could trust was the Holy Maiden .
“I’ll be heading out first . ”
The Man of Flame Hong-sunggoo charged forward .
His battle style wasn’t conducive to fighting with allies . He was most effective when he burrowed into the enemy line and fight . The flame he spread didn’t differentiate between enemies and allies . He might unnecessarily harm his allies .
Basically, he was a specialized Roused in drawing aggro from a large group .
“We should get ready too . ”
Haesol readied her Tamed Monsters .
Koo-roo-roohk .
Kee-ehhhhk!
She mobilized the Black Panther Jackson, the Knife-beak Crows, Iron Armored Alligator, and other monsters . There were Alandal emblem printed on their body, so everyone could differentiate them from the normal monsters .
“Let’s show them our fighting spirit . ”
Koo-roo-roohk .
Che-haesol was nicknamed the Safari Owner . She would show today that her Tamed Monsters weren’t just ornaments .
Koo-oh-oh!
The monsters took their place with high spirits .
[My soldiers!]
The three Death Knights summoned the Skeleton Soldiers under their command . They had already reached level 50, and they were allowed 10 soldiers per level increase . Each Death Knight had 500 Skeleton Soldiers under them, so in a flash, a large army of 1,500 suddenly appeared .
Keh-keh-keh!
Accompanying a bizarre cry, the Skeleton Warriors appeared . As if they had choreographed their actions beforehand, they started to get into formation as they avoided getting close to the Holy Maiden . The Holy Maiden realized what was going on, so she retreated to the back .
“I’ll take care of the wounded . ”
She was of no help to the Undead monsters . She could only work synergistically with Sunggoo and Haesol . However, the two of them were used to fighting in a reckless style, so they didn’t even think about receiving a Buff from her . They had immediately charged into the battlefield .
[Charge!]
[Maintain the battle line!]
The Skeleton army divided it self . A portion of the army charged forward, and the rest maintained their rear ranks . Sunggoo had returned after causing mayhem, and he had to hold the location until the Skeleton army could reorganize .
Hwah-roo-roohk . Kwah-kwahng!
Sunggoo was like a fish that had found water . He was everywhere .
Every one of his move caused a trail of fire, and the buildings exploded and burned as he swung his flame sword .
Still, it wasn’t as if he was attacking without any plan or thought .
Hwah-roo-roo-roohk!
He raised walls of fire in between buildings, and he skillfully changed the routes taken by the monsters . He was restricting the battlefield, so the Skeleton units could cope with the monsters .
“Hoo-oooooh . ”
His magic was being quickly expended, so Sunggoo let out a deep breath . His breath was full of hot air . The monsters were endless even though he kept burning them all .
Was he getting tired or nervous?
“Hue hue hue . ”
Sunggoo laughed . His body was shaking .
It wasn’t from fear . His body was shaking with pure joy .
“This feels incredible . ”
He hadn’t been officially measured by the Roused Association, but he did get a rough estimate from within Alandal . Sunggoo was of the 7th Circle . He was judged to be a Rank AA Roused .
He didn’t need to needlessly limit himself to Korea in this comparison . There were only a handful of high Rank Roused like him in this entire world .
He had free control over fire when he waved his hand .
His family had evacuated into Alandal’s underground bunker . He felt a lot of responsibilities on his shoulder, but the fact that he had enough power to protect them spurred him on .
He wasn’t powerless, and he didn’t have to run away . He had the power to fight, and he would boldly protect his family .
“Bring it on!”
Kwak-kwahng, kwahng!
Every time Sunggoo swung his Flame sword it caused an explosion .
Kee-ehhhhhhk!
At that moment, a Wyvern dived towards Sunggoo .
Pah-ah-aht!
Sunggoo raised his hand towards the sky, and flame exploded forth from his palm . The white hot flame turned the Wyvern into a blackened coal, but the corpse fell on Sunggoo .
“Oohk . ”
Sunggo had been flattened by the enormous monster, and he tried to crawl out from beneath the corpse . In terms of strength, he was strengthened to the point where he was on par with the Physical Roused .
“Ooh-rah-cha!”
He stood up, and he pushed off the Wyvern’s corpse to the side .
Kwahh!
Countless number of monsters were attacking him, but Sunggoo’s eyes were overflowing with confidence . He had soloed 6 star Dungeons quite often . He had a limited amount of magical energy, but he learned a method to repartition his Stamina to his magic .
‘They can all come at me . I’ll be wildin on them . ’
With Sunggoo’s active role in the battle, he had broken up the advanced party of monsters . Now the Skeleton army under the command of the Death Knights took control . At strategic points in the battle, one could also see Haesol’s Tamed Monsters doing their share of fighting .
At that moment, the Dragon on the tower let out a roar .
Koo-oh-oh-oh-oh!
The sound wasn’t just loud . It contained some unknown power within it, and the shockwave interfered with the army’s communication devices . Moreover, the Fear’s effect didn’t just end there . It simultaneously gave Buffs to the monsters, and the monsters rampaged more crazily .
“What should I do?”
Monsters were acting crazy as they charged towards Sunggoo . The number of monsters seemed to swell, and he briefly thought about retreating . His instincts were correct . The monsters had been unruly and disorganized, but the Golden Dragon’s roar had directed all the monsters towards where Sunggoo was defending . The Dragon had sent the monsters toward Alandal .
The human soldiers, who were defending from the other side, now had some room to breathe . However, Sunggoo was losing his strength as the monsters launched a series of attacks .
‘I need a little bit of time to recover . ’
A battlefield was different from clearing Dungeons .
During his hunts, he could go to a safe place to recover his strengths . However, he couldn’t step back an inch in a war . If he fell, his allies behind him would be in trouble . Moreover, his family was in the rear, and they had put their trust in him… .
‘What should I do?’
Had he been too overconfident?
He had been squeezing out the last of his magic, and it was about to bottom out . A lot of thoughts were passing through Sunggoo’s head, and his movement was becoming chaotic . At that moment, a slab of concrete fell from the sky .
[Goo-ohhhhhhhh!]
Accompanying an energetic roar, the pile of concrete rose up, and it started to clear out the monsters . Bibi appeared as she flew towards Sunggoo’s side .
“Heh heh . You did well, Sunggoo-jjing . ”
“Bibi!”
Sunggoo was very happy to see Bibi .
When he turned around, he saw that the Skeleton Army had increased in number by several times .
‘The other Knights are here . ’
Sunggoo had received lesson from the Death Knights .
He knew how strong they were, so he felt a sense of relief .
“Is hyung-nim back?”
“Master isn’t here yet . Go rest for a little bit . ”
“Yes . I’ll leave everything to you, Bibi . ”
This was the final stage of the battle . There were still plenty of monster left . Instead of getting in the way, it would be better for him to go recover his strength from the back then rejoin the battle later . Sunggoo quickly moved to the back, and he saw an exhausted Haesol lying down next to the Holy Maiden .
“Come here . I’ll heal you . ”
“Ho-ooh . Yes . I’ll be in your care . ”
There were scratches on various parts of Sunggoo’s body . Moreover, he had squeezed out every ounce of his magic, so he felt nauseous and he had a headache . When the Holy Maiden’s hand touched him, his wounds started to regenerate quickly, and his magic stabilized .
He felt his magic recover much faster than his normal recovery rate . He asked her a question .
“When do you think hyung-nim will get here?”
“He’ll be here within 10 minutes . ”
The Holy Maiden hadn’t answered Sunggoo’s question . It was Do-jaemin . He was late to join the party, since he had to take Soolgi to Alandal’s evacuation shelter . Jaemin was a vassal of the Dimensional lord, and he was one of the three people, who could speak to Woojin through his Will .
To be precise, none of the three people were human . There was a vampire, a small devil and a Death Knight .
“Uh? Student Jaemin . ”
“It’s been a while . ”
“Ha ha . How have you been?”
“I’m fine now . ”
“Yes . You have to keep up your spirits . Who care if you aren’t human? Student Jaemin is handsome . ”
“…… . ”
“The sunglasses is really cool . Ee-yah . ”
The conversation felt incongruous with the heated battle going on around them . Sunggoo weirdly reminded him of Woojin, so Jaemin smirked . Why did he feel so relaxed when he thought about Woojin?
“Anyways, what should we do with all of them? We’ll defend our territory, but Seoul would become decimated . ”
This wasn’t even comparable in scope to the previous Dungeon Breaks . There were a lot more monsters here now . However, the biggest problem was the fact that the monsters worked in an organized manner .
“Do you think Woojin-hyung can sweep them all away once he comes here?”
Sunggoo was being treated as he nodded his head at Jaemin’s words .
“If hyung-nim gets here, he’ll pull it off . I heard not too long ago that he’ll be able to summon his Lich soon . ”
Melody flinched in surprise at Sunggoo’s words .
There was a big fluctuation to the warm energy that had been helping him recover his magic . Sunggoo turned to look at her .
“Uh? What’s wrong?”
“Ah . It’s nothing . ”
“Your body is shaking a lot… . ”
Melody’s body was mildly shaking . It had been a reflexive response, so Melody calmed her heart .
“You said the Lord of Pestilence is coming…”
“What? Pestilence?”
“Amongst the Immortal’s army, it was the nickname given to the infamous Lich Jaenis . ”
Melody shook as if she was vexed .
“That nickname is a bit… . ”
“Do you know how many people died when the Black Death swept over Alphen?”
History had always been a weak subject for him, and this was regarding the history of a planet in a different dimension . How would he know anything about it?
“…how many?”
“Twenty million . ”
“That’s a lot… . ”
“Do you know how many people Lich Jaenis killed for the past 200 years?”
It was getting uncomfortable for him to ask her the question .
“How many?”
“Thirty million . ”
“…… . ”
“His appearance was basically treated as a form of pestilence . It isn’t that farfetched to call him the Lord of Pestilence . ”
Sunggoo’s face turned serious .
What should he do? Hyung-nim said to learn magic from the Lich…
Hyung-nim had called such an incredible mass murderer his teacher, and he was currently Woojin’s familiar .
“Haha . Jaenis-nim sounds like a more incredible person than hyung-nim . ”
The Holy Maiden frowned when she heard Sunggoo’s words . Her fists were shaking .
“Do you know how many people died during the 20 year war fought against the Immortal’s Undead army?”
He was afraid to ask when he saw the Holy Maiden’s serious expression .
Hong-sunggoo started counting his fingers . If the Lich killed 30 million in 200 years, 20 years should net… .
“Three million?”
It was an incredible figure, but… .
“One hundred million . ”
“…… . ”
Ah . Hyung-nim always exceeded his imagination .
Apparently, there had been only three powers left on Alphen . It was Trahnet, Alandal, and the allied coalition… .
It seemed Woojin had been conducting a world war .
“T…that is a bit on the high side . ”
“This is only an estimate . The actual number might be much higher . ”
Sunggoo had a complicated expression on his face . He now understood why Melody acted like a scared dog, which was in front of a tiger .
“Catastrophe . ”
“What?”
“The Immortal’s steps itself was a catastrophe . ”
“Mmmm… . ”
Sunggoo’s expression turned serious .
Hyung-nim . Is it okay for me to continue to revere you?
“Is someone talking smack about me?”
“Aigo . That surprised me!”
Sunggoo had been focusing on the story, so he hadn’t scanned his surrounding . Woojin’s face was suddenly thrust forward, and Sunggoo was very surprised .
“Hee-ggook, hee-ggook . ”
The Holy Maiden had rabbit eyes as she started hiccuping . She didn’t know what to do .
Woojin smirked as he looked at them .
“If you guys had your fun, let’s go hunt now . ”
“Y…yes, sir!”
Sunggoo immediately got up . He had to be faithful to his duty .
“Excuse me, hyung-nim . So how much time is left before you can summon the Lich you spoke about last time… . ”
Woojin grinned .