Seoul Station’s Necromancer Chapter 143:
Chapter 143 – Colonies
The Colosseum was seized .
Several dozen Dungeons broke nearby, and the monsters gathered around the Colosseum . It was a very important historical site, so the government hesitated in sending in their armed forces . They wanted to protect the site .
Roused subjugation teams were formed, and they carried out mission to lure and annihilate the monsters . The plan worked pretty well .
Whatever plan they carried out they had to do it before the colony was completed . After a day,
the large tree that had grown inside the Colosseum started letting out a light . Until that point, the monsters had been calm as if they were gathered for a reunion . Afterwards, the monsters simultaneously ran amok .
No, it was closer to a march .
The city was destroyed, and the army retreated . The Colosseum became a foothold, and the only remnant of humans were their corpses .
Doo doo doo doo! Tee-tee-teeng!
It was a fierce battlefield where machine guns were firing relentlessly towards the charging monsters .
Kwahhhhh!
The enormous monster’s ogre leather was so hard that bullets couldn’t penetrate it .
Koong, koong!
The ogre took big strides as it ran . It was about to reach the camp .
Kwahhhng!
Rocket launchers simultaneously launched their projectiles, and the rockets hit the target . Chunks of flesh was ripped away from various parts of the body, but as it was falling down from its charge, it threw its club .
The enormous club flew through the air towards a window that had been continuously raining down bullets towards the ogre .
“Koo-ahk!”
“Fabio!”
The soldier using the machine gun was immediately snuffed out, and Fabio, who had been off to the side, barely hung onto his life . The club had ripped off one of his arm, and he wasn’t in a good state .
He had taken a blow to the head too, so his head was soaked with blood . If left alone, he would die from excessive bleeding .
“Let’s go down . Stay with me a little longer . ”
“Ooh-ooh-oohk . ”
Antonio supported Fabio down the stairs . The advance of the monsters were endless . They didn’t show any signs of decreasing in number no matter how many were killed .
This battle had been continuing for the 5th day . The entire city of Rome was lost . There weren’t even an official count on how many civilians and soldiers had died .
The monsters continued to march forward, and the humans kept retreating . Their territory was getting larger .
After exiting the building, Antonio searched for the medics located in the rear .
The place was filled with soldiers injured by the monsters .
“Ooh ooh . Hurry up and heal me . ”
“Ooh-ahhk! Help me . ”
The final order came down amongst the screams of pain .
“Load up the injured! We are retreating . ”
Since the retreat order was given, the explosives placed along the last battle line would explode in 5 minutes .
“Stay with me a little longer, Fabio . ”
“Ooh ooh ooh . ”
There was no space to lie down inside the truck . The medic sitting on the bench quickly wrapped bandages around him in an attempt to stem the bleeding .
However, his friend’s eyes were fluttering as it closed . It seemed he was almost at death’s door, and this would be Antonio’s final goodbye with his friend .
“Shit!”
Antonio let out a curse as he grabbed his gun .
He’ll get his revenge for his comrade!
We wanted to shove bullets into the monsters up until the end .
Too-doo-doo! Doo-doo-doo!
The soldiers gave a final covering fire as the troops started to retreated .
“Antonio! Hurry up and get in . ”
A vehicle with a machine gun mounted on the roof stopped next to him . Antonio got on the vehicle, and they quickly retreated . He spoke to the soldier operating the machine gun .
“We have 4 minutes left . ”
Explosives were planted in various locations . It’ll deal a bug blow to the advancing monsters . They had to get far as possible before the explosives went off .
“Shit . ”
The territory held by active monsters was slowly expanding .
Since the monsters moved under orders, they weren’t wild animals . They were basically an alien army .
This wasn’t a monster hunt anymore . This was the start of war between the monsters and humans .
“We have to catch the Monster Lords . ”
Monster Lords .
These were beings on a higher level than the Dungeon’s Boss Monsters .
These beings were shrouded in veil, and not much was known about them . They brought a sense of danger that rivaled the Dungeon Shock .
“Anyways, reinforcement is coming from Korea . ”
“What?”
This was the first time Antonio had heard of this news, so he turned to look at his comrade . The other man’s face was filled with hope . It was a bizarre sight to see since the human army was retreating, and they had to continuously cede their battle lines .
“Where’s Korea located at?”
Antonio was unfamiliar with the country called Korea . This was the first time he heard about them .
“To be precise, Kahng-woojin is coming here . I’m talking about the King of Alandal . ”
Antonio was very ignorant about current affairs, but even he knew about Alandal . His eyes widened .
“The messiah of the Middle East!”
Everyone in the world knew about his war on terror in the Middle East . This was especially true for soldiers, and he had been a significant area of interest for Antonio . He was more knowledgeable about the situation than most civilians .
Ggeeeeeek!
The vehicle came to a rough stop, and the people rolled around in the back .
“Shit! What the hell?”
“Oh **** . Monsters!”
“Get ready to fire!”
Airborne monsters had suddenly appeared in the air . The barricades on the ground had momentarily stalled the ground-bound monsters . This was when the monsters started to attack from the sky .
The evacuating vehicles stopped, and the soldiers readied themselves to fire thier weapons .
However, someone else shot down the monsters before they could .
Hwah-roo-roohk! Puh-puh-puhng!
Several dozen magic spells flew into the air as it shot down the monsters .
“Is it a Roused unit?”
“I…I think he is here . ”
Antonio got off the vehicle as he mumbled to himself . It looked as if he had been mesmerized .
It was happening not too far away . It was as if consecutive rockets were detonating . The monsters couldn’t resist against the magic spells that flew into the air . They either crashed to the floor, or they flew back from where they came from .
Heeeeeeng .
A Phantom Steed was racing across the road .
“Oh my god!”
Antonio was in disbelief . He clenched his fists .
It was Kahng-woojin . He never expected to meet Kahng-woojin during his lifetime!
Woojin stopped in front of the vehicles, and he let off the woman riding behind him .
“Heal them . I’m leaving immediately . ”
“Please be careful . ”
Woojin smirked when he heard the Holy Maiden’s farewell . He would have never thought he would hear such words from her .
Heeeeng .
The Holy Maiden reeked of Holy Power . When she got off, Shing Shing looked as if it had expelled a 10 year old **** .
Woojin was about to charge towards the barricade holding back the monsters when Antonio blocked his way .
“Ah . You can’t! The barricades are rigged with explosives . ”
“What? Did you already detonate it?”
‘Oh my god!’
Antonio was surprised when flawless Italian came out of Woojin’s mouth .
“No . It’ll be going off soon . ”
He checked his watch then he spoke .
“There’s 59 seconds left . It would be best if you entered after the bombs goes off . ”
The advancing monsters were stacked up, because of the barricades . When the rigged bombs went off, it’ll take out a great number of the monsters .
It would be better to advance after that had happened .
“Shit! I’ll see you later, Melody . ”
“Yes, monarch . ”
Woojin frowned as he urged Shing Shing forward .
“The bomb is going to… . ”
While Antonio lamented at his hero’s recklessness, Woojin was already calculating the distance .
“I won’t make it in time . ”
The explosives would go off before he could get there . It might destroy all the monsters .
“Those are my EXP . ”
All the monsters bunched up in one place was going to be blown up…
Fortunately, Woojin had a familiar, who specialized in group hunting .
“Jaenis!”
Shwahhhk .
The black smoke coalesced as the Lich appeared next to Woojin .
[My lord . ]
“Take them all out within 30 seconds . ”
Jaenis looked at the destroyed city around him . This wasn’t anything new, but Jaenis kind of liked what he saw .
[It is always enjoyable to be able to destroy a city . ]
Shwahhhk!
Fire came out of Jaenis’ Staff . It ignited the barricades, buildings and any obstacles in the way .
Ggwah-gwah-gwahng!
It was a large-scale explosion!
The explosion was followed by flames sweeping the battlefield .
Hwah-roo-roo-rook!
If Sunggoo saw this, he would have been surprised by the fire wall .
The wall of fire burned the monsters, and it even detonated the explosives that still had some time left before they went off .
Kwah-kwah-kwahng!
The additional explosions quickly started to engulf the city . Woojin called out his Death Knights .
Shoo-shoo-shoohk .
[Ooh-oh-oh . It’s war!]
[I missed this . The scent of death!]
[Death is always a noble cause . ]
Woojin smirked when the summoned Death Knights spoke in an excited manner . Their fundamental nature was to hate and envy living beings .
There was a reason why they had gotten along with him for the past 20 years…
He let out a laugh .
“Isn’t this familiar?”
The tail end of Woojin’s lips rose .
Everyone laughed . They were excited for the upcoming battle .
Woojin summoned the Steel Staff while he rode Shing Shing .
Chwah-roohk!
He transformed it into an axe . Woojin lashed Shing Shing’s reins .
“Let’s go boys . ”
<Battle Roar has raised the fighting spirit of the allies . >
<Battle Roar has increased the allies’ fighting power . >
The Death Knight’s followed Woojin’s lead as they rode their Phantom Steeds .
He had named Kiba the captain of his Dimensional Domain’s defense . It was unfortunate, but he had left Kiba behind just in case .
[Ooh-oh-oh!]
[It is a Festival of Blood!]
The excited Death Knights were galloping as they summoned the Skeletons . There was a trail of Skeletons being summoned behind them . The Skeleton ran in a line behind the Death Knights, and they were swept up by madness .
Kee-kee-keek!
As the Undead army charged, Lich Jaenis laughed as he used his flight magic to float into the sky .
[I heard you awakened as a Warrior . ]
When Woojin looked at him, Jaenis’ red eyes gleamed .
[It really has been a while . ]
Jaenis held his staff with one hand, and he used the other hand to caress the embedded gem on top of the staff .
Pah-jee-jee-jeek .
An ominous black energy clashed and sparked . Jaenis spread both his arms .
Chwah-ah-ah-ahk!
The black energy crawled like snakes as it shot up into the sky above the city .
The black energy disappeared as if it had been melted into the air .
<The Lich’s Curse has descended on the battlefield . >
<The fighting powers of the enemies will be decreased . >
<The enemy’s ability to act will be slowed . >
[Goo-ha-ha . Would my lord like to show me his fighting capability?]
Didn’t he say he was a Dual Class?
There was no coincidence in this world . Maybe he would become the key to Jaenis’ greatest desire .
[Goo-uh-uh-uh!]
As the Undead army charged, Dolsae formed himself from a pile of concrete . The enormous golem started to rage .
As always, the Titan of Destruction took on the role of the spearhead . The Undead army advanced .
They headed towards the bold Dimensional lord, who dared to form a colony inside the Colosseum .
***
“My **** . This must be a dream . ”
Antonio was so flustered that he just clutched his head with his hands .
He was so surprised that he was having a hard time speaking .
He had met the world’s greatest hero Kahng-woojin! He even exchanged words with him!
“Impossible . This doesn’t make any sense . ”
“Hey, Antonio . Come back to your senses . We are still in the battlefield . ”
“Ah . I’m sorry… I was too surprised . ”
Antonio realized his mistake . He hardened his expression . He was an honorable soldier, yet he had acted like a fan girl going wild over a star . Moreover, he had done it in a battlefield where life and death was determined .
“Everyone please listen to my words . . ”
At the Holy Maiden’s words, all the soldiers directed their attention to her after they got out of the vehicles . She was a beauty, who had accompanied Kahng-woojin here . Her face looked quite familiar… .
“My name is Melody I serve the goddess Aria . My power can touch you only if you believe in the existence of Aria . ”
It wasn’t required for them to become worshipers of the Aria church .
However, they had to acknowledge her existence . This would allow her Holy Power to flow into them . Unfortunately, this was the restriction that had been placed on her .
“This is for all of you . I hope my heart will be conveyed to you all . ”
Melody gathered her two hands, and she closed her eyes .
Chaaaaahng!
Light exploded forth from her, and it brightened the surrounding .
“Ah… . ”
The light emitted by her didn’t hurt the eyes . The energy surrounded one’s body in a snug manner, and it purified the energy within one’s body .
It felt as if the mental stress from the battle, various wounds, and depleted stamina was all restored .
No, it wasn’t just a feeling . It was happening for real .
The light emitted from her bodysurrounded the wounded soldiers being transported .
It happened when the light started to lessen .
The transport trucks had been used to move the injured, and people poured out from these vehicles . One of them was Fabio . He looked for his best friend and comrade Antonio .
“Antonio!”
“Oh, Fabio! My god!”
Antonio’s eyes turned round when he saw Fabio . Fabio’s arm had been torn off yet a new one had grown in its place . Moreover, Antonio couldn’t see any wounds on him… .
“My god! This is a miracle . ”
Antonio and Fabio looked at the praying Melody with absentminded eyes .
He finally remembered her .
She was the first human to be found inside a Dungeon . It was the SS Rank Roused from the US .
She was the Holy Maiden Melody .