Seoul Station’s Necromancer Chapter 152:
Chapter 152 – Thrash’s Protection
“Relick . ”
[Did you call me?]
At Woojin’s call, black smoke solidified to form Relick . He was on one knee as he showed his respect .
“Bring me that . ”
[…… . ]
“Cut down anyone, who gets in your way . ”
[…I follow your order . ]
Since he knew what the piece of cloth hung atop the tower meant to his people, he hesitated before he moved .
Relick almost flew towards the tower, and he brought back a billowing piece of cloth . There was unrest in the town, and a group from the Ratick tribe came running towards them .
Woojin took the piece of cloth being offered respectfully by Relick . The Warriors from the Ratick tribe started backing away in fear when they saw this .
‘Thrash’s Protection . ’
The Protection Cape was part of the Trash’s Set Items .
He never expected to see it here .
“Stop!”
Accompanying a booming shout, an old man from the Ratick tribe appeared . The Warriors respectfully bowed their heads towards him .
“Chieftain . ”
He was the highest ranked adult here . He was their leader .
Chieftain Pepio glared at Woojin .
“That’s the God of Destruction’s holy relic! It isn’t an item that should be taken by a lowly Predator!”
“You know about the God of Destruction?”
At Woojin’s question, a vein bulged out from the side of Pepio’s neck .
“He is one of the Primal gods . Even the ignorant and arrogant Predators runs away from him . ”
“…… . ”
Woojin smiled .
“Will you block me from taking this?”
[…… . ]
Relick became more nervous at Woojin’s question .
He was saying he would kill anyone, who got in his way .
Chieftain Pepio snorted .
“Hoong! Predators may arrogantly act as if they are gods, but this is a holy relic from a true **** . Your body will melt the moment you put it on . ”
Woojin’s eyes shone .
‘So it will melt one’s body?’
If a Dimensional lord took the Thrash’s Set Item for himself, his body would melt away…
<Damaged Thrash’s Protection>
This is Thrash’s Protection armor and cape .
The shoulder armor and breastplate is missing . Only the cape is left .
It’s true effect cannot be displayed .
Effect : Control + 100, Sealed, Sealed, Sealed
Skill : Infinite Soul Storage, Sealed, Sealed
Set Effect : Sealed
It had many effects, but most of it was sealed since the Item was damaged . Even the Control Stat that was present was much lower than its original Option .
However, the number of souls hovering around him as the Spirit Armor won’t have an upper limit any more with this Item . He would have to always wear the cape, but the effect in provided was an incredible Skill .
If he could store tens of thousands of souls, he could block any surprise attacks and ambushes . Even if a nuclear bomb went off around him, his barrier of Souls would allow him to survive it .
The name was apt . It really was an item with Thrash’s Protection .
Woojin kept grinning as he looked at the old cloth . A Warrior standing next to Pepio whispered into his ear .
“What do we do? If we lose that Item, we’ll have to live out our lives as nomads . ”
There was only one reason why the Ratick race had put up Thrash’s Protection as a flag .
The holy relic let out a dismal curse just from its presence . Its mere presence stopped the regular monsters from approaching it . Of course, if a Predator was leading a horde to attack them, then the Item wasn’t enough .
“Don’t worry about it . The moment he takes it for himself he’ll die from the curse . ”
Pepio was sure of this .
In his lifetime, he had seen 3 Dimensional lords put it on, and he had seen all three of them die .
“This might work out better for us . ”
The Predator, who had threatened their village, was about to swallow a poison .
Everyone’s eyes followed Woojin’s hands, which held the cape .
Pul-ruhk .
Woojin billowed out the cape once to get rid of the dust, then he put it around his neck . Since he didn’t have the breastplate, it was hard to tell the difference from his outward appearance, but Woojin could feel his Stat immediately increase . He also felt the the force limiting his Spirit Armor’s Soul Storage disappear .
Woojin let out a satisfied laugh . Pepio’s two eyes widened, and he shook his head as if he couldn’t believe what just happened .
“How come the curse…… . ”
In the past, everyone who had put on the cloak had died . However, the Predator in front of his eyes…
“How… How can this be?”
Woojin spoke to the surprised Pepio .
“I’ll take this . If you have any grievance, hurry up and tell me . ”
“…… . ”
If he expressed his grievance, Pepio knew he would be killed .
“Just go . ”
“All right . Let’s not cross path in the future . ”
He had gained a spoil of war without actually fighting . Since his limit on Soul Storage was gone, he was a little bit disappointed that he couldn’t harvest the Ratick tribe’s souls . However, there were still a lot of monsters left .
Woojin turned away in a good mood, and Pepio sank to the floor .
“The legend… . ”
“Chieftain!”
Raksha ran forward to prop up the Chieftain .
“The God of Destruction’s… . In the end, the Planet will be destroyed . ”
“…… . ”
It was a Predator that ate the other Predators .
The God of Destruction’s new Collector had appeared on Planet Jaku, and he had taken the relic for himself .
Raksha had a complicated light in her eyes as she watched Kahng-woojin disappear .
***
They had spent 3 days near the Colony as they hunted down the monsters, but in the end, they had fallen into a trap .
Their confidence had soared as they got comfortable working with each other . This was when they decided to attack their enemy’s weak spot . However, the table had been turned, and the party was forced into a corner .
“Shit . ”
Baek-jungdo let out a curse word .
He had received Blanka’s Buffs, but his body was littered with wounds .
Weeeeeeng .
Melody’s Prayer surrounded his body as it healed him . If it wasn’t for her, he would have been dead long ago .
“We are at our limit . ”
Even in such an extreme situation, Haesol had calmly led her party, but she was out of ideas now . They were like mice that had fallen into a jar . They could struggle, but they were already inside the jar .
“What about the Immortal?”
At Melody’s words, Jaemin put on an apologetic expression .
“I contacted him, but he is far away . It will take him a quarter of a day to get here . ”
If seen in a certain light, this was all his fault .
He had become overconfident as his Stats grew exponentially . His thirst for blood grew, and Do-jaemin had run amok drunk on his own power .
“It is my fault . I should have been more careful . ”
“No . I made the decision . You don’t have to feel any guilt . ”
Jaemin couldn’t lift his head even as he heard Haesol’s words .
“If you weren’t here, we would have died long ago . ”
It was as Haesol had said . If it wasn’t for Jaemin’s explosive attack power, they wouldn’t have even been able to survive here .
“Well, we aren’t dead yet, and we are wasting time talking about this . Let’s hold out as long as we can . ”
“Yes, hyung . ”
Do-jaemin clamped his lips together . A mistake was a mistake . However, he couldn’t act as if they were already dead in front of his teammates . The task looked insurmountable, but they had to somehow last until Kahng-woojin showed up .
Kuwehhhhhhh!
“It seem another horde is coming our way again . Let’s get ready”
“Yes!”
They had experienced urgent battles where their lives were in each other’s hands . The camaraderie between the party members had gotten much deeper, and it couldn’t be compared to what it was 3 days ago .
When facing an incredible number of enemies, they had made the mistake of heading towards a canyon .
As the road narrowed, the party had to face fewer number of enemies . It was quite advantageous for them to fight here except there was nowhere to run . After an endless battle, they couldn’t help, but be fatigued .
They were barely holding up, because of Melody and Blanka’s support magics .
Baek-junkgo and Do-jaemin stepped forward towards the horde of orcs charging towards them .
“Since healing magic doesn’t work on you, don’t over do it . ”
“Yes, hyung”
Melody couldn’t heal Jaemin, since he had become a vampire . He had to drink blood to heal himself or Blanka had to cast support magic like the recovery magic .
“Let’s go . ”
“Yes . ”
Baek-jungdo’s fists were dyed black as he ran forward . Do-jaemin ran at a speed twice as fast as the Bake-jungdo . His movement was very different compared to before .
Paht, paht!
When Jaemin clashed with the enemies in the front, Jaemin’s hands accurately pierced through the neck of the Orcs . A vampire’s sharp claws were being used like fine swords .
Ggoo-uh-uh!
While Jaemin used his overwhelming quickness to move all over the ground to cut the throats of the Orcs, Baek-jungdo charged in like a bulldozer . Everything that got in his way was broken .
Kwahng, kwahng!
“Hue hue . Let’s see who becomes tired first . ”
With the addition of Blanka’s Buffs on top of Baek-jungdo’s Reinforcement ability, he was basically like a human made out of steel .
The exploit of the two men caused the casualty of the Orcs to rise steadily . However, the party was inevitably being pushed slowly deeper into the canyon . As the corpses start pile up to form a mountain, the horde’s advance also slowed .
As they were moving farther into the canyon, Melody used her energy to put a blessing on Baek-jungdo . Jaemin sucked the blood out of a barely alive Orc he had dragged back with him .
“We are literally at a dead-end . What should we do?”
Haesol took a peek behind, and she let out a voice full of worry . Once the corpses were pushed to the side, the battle would start again . Moreover, her Taming ability didn’t work well against the Orcs .
If she focused all her concentration into her Taming ability, she’ll be able to Tame a single Orc . However, that wouldn’t be of any help to their plight . She had made the mistake of coming near a Colony where the Orcs had made their residence .
“If it comes to it, we’ll just climb the cliff . ”
“The dragonflies in the sky won’t leave us alone . ”
“Still, there are less dragonflies than the orcs . ”
One of the reasons why they had escaped to the canyon was the fact that the dragonflies had been attacking them from the sky . They looked like a bug, but they were as big as a helicopter . Moreover, they had spider-like legs that allowed them to **** their prey . They grabbed their prey with their legs, and they munched on their prey as they flew .
“Hoo . I think I’d rather face the Orcs . ”
If they were caught by the dragonflies as they climbed the cliff…
The Orcs had moved the pile of corpses to the side, and they charged forward . It seems the Orcs thought this battle was almost at an end . It was overwhelming to see the black mass gathered in front of them . There were too many of them .
They had killed so many of them, yet more of them were pouring forth . It was a frightening sight .
“Hoo . Let’s do this again . ”
Baek-jungdo’s stoked his fighting spirit . As he was about to step forward, he narrowed his eyes .
“What the **** is that?”
“Uh? Maybe hyung-nim is already back?”
Jaemin also looked at the red fireball falling from the sky . If it wasn’t some additional attack from the enemy, it was most definitely an ally . As the fireball approached closer, they could discern the shape of the fireball .
“…I think it’s Sunggoo hyung . ”
“It really is Mr . Sunggoo . ”
Baek-jungdo agreed with Jaemin’s words .
Sunggoo was falling from the sky, and he dropped into midst of the Orc horde .
Kwah-ah-ahng!
Accompanying the loud sound of an explosion, fire exploded forth into the air . The shockwave cause the hot air to sweep over the canyon .
“Ooh-oohk . ”
“L…look at that . ”
Haesol had a shocked expression as she pointed towards the front .
Hwah-roo-roo-roo-rook!
The heat was filling the canyon, and the Orcs were screaming as they ran around in chaos .
Kwahng, kwah-kwahng!
The flame moved freely as Sunggoo moved his hands and feet . Everything in his surrounding was being burned . Che-haesol couldn’t believe her eyes .
‘Mr Sunggoo is… . ’
He had become unbelievably strong . Hong-sunggoo had looked like a dolt when they had went around clearing the Dungeons . Was this really him?
Hwah-roo-rook .
Sunggoo walked through the flames to approach the party . Jaemin ran forward in greeting .
“Sunggoo hyung! What are you doing here?”
“Hoo-ooh . What do you mean what am I doing here? Hyung-nim sent me ahead . ”
“Ah… . ”
Sunggoo patted down his hair where a stray flame was burning his hair . Then he suddenly asked them a question .
“I’ve got some good news and some bad news . ”
“W…what is it?”
“Which one do you want to hear first?”
“I want the good news first . ”
“I’m incredibly strong now . I just learned how to fly through the air . ”
Do-jaemin’s eyes was shining brightly . He couldn’t believe a day would come where Hong-sunggoo looked so cool .
“Did you learn how to do it from the Lich you talked about before?”
“Yes . ”
“What’s the bad news?”
“The Lich is trying to kill me . ”
“What?”
Sunggoo’s face suddenly darkened . From a long distance away, a dark shape was flying towards them . The shadow of death was approaching .
“Shit . I’ll heave to head out first . ”
“W…what about us?”
“You guys are coming with me . ”
“……?”
It was a dead end . Where were they suppose to go?
Before they could ask the question, Sunggoo took in a deep breath . He ran past the fire, and he headed towards the exit of the canyon .
Ggwah-ah-ahng!
Flame erupted every time Sunggoo took a step . He used his enormous fire to create a narrow path .
The party ran after him as they watched the canyon turned into a complete pandemonium .