Seoul Station’s Necromancer Chapter 180:
Chapter 180 – Defense (4)
Koo-roo-roohk .
The imposing sounds of the monsters advancing was heard between the spires .
There were rhinoceros-like monsters on the march . There were also several thousand Minotaur warriors amongst the army . One could see occasional rhino monsters that were larger than elephants .
As expected of something so large, a massive amount of luggage was hanging off their enormous body .
On an exceptionally large rhino, a platform made out of wood was strapped onto the back of the monster . An unusually handsome man, who looked out of place in this monster army, was lying on top of this platform .
Koo-ooh-oong, koo-ooh-oong .
Every time the rhinoceros monster took a step, the wooden platform rolled as if it was on a large wave .
The man vacantly looked up into the sky as he lay there . There was no guardrails to the platform, yet no one was worried about him falling off .
He wore his long black hair loose, and he had thin lips . He was the 36th Throne Unon .
He was using his two hands as a pillow, and he had his legs intertwined . If it wasn’t for the sight around him, he looked like a farmer taking a break during a picnic .
Shwahhk .
The small dot in the blue sky was getting larger, and something was approaching him .
It was Harpy Queen Shirao . She had black wings, and a sharp face .
When she dropped out from the sky, she gripped the edge of the platform with her bird’s feet .
“Shirao?”
“This isn’t the time to be lounging around, Unon . ”
Unon discreetly opened his eyes to look at Shirao, then he closed his eyes again . As if she was frustrated, the Harpy Queen puffed out her cheek .
“Those **** cut off the road again, Unon . ”
“You don’t have to be in such a hurry . They’ll all die eventually . ”
“The Immortal is getting closer by the minute!”
Unon unfurled the arms he was using as a pillow, and he sat up . The platform was made from ash trees . It was his longtime hobby to smell the fragrance of the wood as he lie on top of it .
“We’ll have to fight that **** eventually . ”
“What if he goes back to earth?”
“I don’t think he’ll be able to . He still doesn’t have the key . ”
“Hmm . How can you be so sure?”
“If he had it, it wouldn’t take him this long to get here . ”
The effect of the Thrash’s set items were huge . It was able to amplify the power of Undead army by several magnitudes .
When the Immortal had Thrash’s set, the Dimensional lords had no choice, but to give up a huge part of Alphen to the Immortal’s army . This was how powerful the effects of the items were .
Even if the Dimensional lords were focusing their attacks on him, the Immortal would have halted their progress already if he had those Items . It was evidence that the Immortal haven’t acquired all his qualifications yet .
“Aren’t you worried, Unon?”
“Of course, I’m worried . ”
“I would have never guess that he was a human from earth . ”
Unon smirked at Shirao’s words .
“True . ”
If he had known the Immortal was from earth, he would have eliminated the Immortal immediately . Many Necromancers pined for Thrash’s set, and Unon had thought the Immortal was one of those Necromancers .
If he originated from Alphen, there was no way he could obtain the most important piece of the set . He wouldn’t be able to acquire the Executioner .
“You lived for a very long time, so you probably know about it . Weren’t you there when Thrash was sealed?”
“No . I wasn’t alive back then . ”
“I guess it happened in the far distant past . ”
Harpy Queen Shirao had already folded her wings, and she modestly sat on one side of the platform .
“You aren’t going?”
“My heart has calmed down after talking with you, Unon . Anyways, we just have to prevent the Immortal from getting back to earth . ”
“Yes . ”
If the Immortal died, he would be revived .
He was now a Dimensional lord .
The immortality was a rule and a promise that had to be kept for anyone that earned the Dimensional Fragments .
It felt as if the Immortal had slyly entrenched himself by exploiting a crack in the system, and he was trying to pull a fast one on them .
If they couldn’t eliminate him, they had to deny him the opportunity of reaching his goal . Alphen would become that bastard’s jail .
“So when are you going to earth, Unon?”
“Earth has only one code . I’m not interested . ”
“So you want to keep staying on Alphen?”
“It isn’t too bad here . ”
Alphen still had four Codes left . Only one Dimensional lord was able to earn the Code for this place .
Only a single great lord of the 72 Thrones were able to get his hands on a Master Code of Alphen .
“Hmm . Should I stay here with you?”
“You don’t have to . ”
“Hmmph . Even you are giving up on earth, so how will I be able to compete over there? Moreover, that places hasn’t gone through a proper synchronization yet . ”
The planet hadn’t gone through synchronization yet . Even if they did find the Code, it would be useless since the earth hadn’t flowered yet .
“Well, you can stay if you want to . ”
“Hmmph . ”
Shirao let out a sullen sound at Unon’s apathetic words .
“Let me ask you this, Unon . Do you think he’ll really be able to acquire Thrash’s Executioner?”
“It is impossible . ”
“…?”
Her eyes turned round .
So why did they have to work so hard to kill him? They even had to waste a lot of Points .
Shirao saw Unon’s most serious expression, since she started this conversation .
“Still, it is dangerous . We have to keep Thrash asleep . ”
“Unon… . ”
“We can never let the **** of Destruction to appear once again . ”
“… . ”
She could feel the fear hidden beneath the surface, and she unconsciously shuddered .
The great lord Unon, who had 36 Master Codes, was speaking this way .
It was like the story of old . She felt the terror of the **** of Destruction indirectly through him .
***
Kwahhh!
“Block them! Aim for their eyes!”
The Saurus Colony was on fire .
The soldiers were were fighting a desperate battle, but the enemies were being pushed towards them like a wave . Siege equipments weren’t even necessary .
The corpses piled up like a mountain, and it acted like a ladder . None of the defenders could stop the enemies from coming over the wall .
Before a proper siege could even take place, several hundred defenders were already killed .
“This won’t work . ”
“The outer walls are at its limit . We have to retreat to the inner walls . ”
Their enemies were using their overwhelming numbers to send continuous waves of attack .
“If we retreat to the inner castle walls, we’ll be completely cut-off . It isn’t too late . Let us charge through their lines . We have to get away . ”
The opinions on what to do was split, so Tauric searched for Do-jaemin . He was the only one, who was able to contact Kahng-woojin .
“He is almost here . Please wait a little bit more…”
“…he has already exceeded his promise by two days . ”
“That’s right . We can no longer trust his words . ”
Graham and several other heroes revealed their foul mood . They had trusted Kahng-woojin’s word without a hint of doubt, and they had been waiting as they prepared for the defense .
However, two days had passed since the promised time . The enemies were much stronger than they had expected, and a lot of people had already died . This was their lives on the line, so they were showing resentment now . It was inevitable .
“…but he really is almost here . ”
Do-jaemin didn’t have anything else he could say . Woojin had promised that he’ll be back in a week, but two days had already past .
Fortunately, Sunggoo’s remarkable activities were able to delay the army’s progress by over a day .
The enemies had started their attack only five hours ago .
In just five hours time, the outer castle walls were practically in ruins . Moreover, the Dimensional lords still hadn’t attacked in earnest .
Basically, there was no guarantee that they’ll be able to last for a day .
“Oh, Skia’s Monk! If we don’t run away now, we’ll all die . ”
Tauric put on a pained expression at Archmage Graham’s words . He would be committing several hundred to several thousand lives to this decision . Of course, he felt afraid and tormented .
Hwah-roo-roohk .
At that moment, a flame erupted from the middle of the mountain where the research facility was located at .
Kwahhhhng .
The burst of flame rose into the air like fireworks, and it exploded . Rain of sharp fire started to drop to the ground .
Poo-shoo-shoo-shoohk!
It was as if several thousand archers were shooting fire arrows . When the magic fell into the enemies, the effect was incredible .
“… . ”
Tauric gritted his teeth as he watched the sight in front of him .
Hong-sunggoo .
If it wasn’t for the Fire Spirit King from earth, they wouldn’t have been able to resist against the enemy’s advance . They wouldn’t even have a fighting chance .
They probably would have pushed the fight into the future, and they would have run away…
Tauric’s lips opened .
“Even if we do manage to get away, we won’t have any future . If we break right now, we’ll just be walking down the road towards destruction . ”
Some will run, and some will stay to fight…
However, he no longer had full control over his men .
“Let us abandon the outer walls, and we should retreat towards the inner walls . Let us focus on defense . ”
Several people complained about Tauric’s words, but they didn’t argue against him .
“Graham . I want you to put up a barrier, so our forces can retreat . ”
“Understood . ”
The Archmage Graham’s magic was a necessity . If not for him, they would have fallen in the initial moments of the battle as the dragonfly-like monsters had attacked from the sky .
Tauric turned to look at Jaemin .
“Count . you should inform all the heroes about the retreat . ”
“Yes . ”
Jaemin waved his hand once . A flock of bats exited from his ripped sleeves, and they flew in all directions to deliver the news .
“Let us make our last stand at the research facility and the barrier around the Colony .
There was the barrier erected by the World Tree, and the research facility had the magic amplifier, which Sunggoo was using . They’ll be able to hold out for a little longer .
Since this was a fight they couldn’t win, the only important thing right now was for Kahng-woojin to return before their losses got too big .
‘Please hurry up . ’
Jaemin sent his desperate desire towards Woojin .
***
Kwah-kwah-kwahng!
The Soul Spears, which had extended out from Woojin’s body, was flying all over the place as they pierced through the bodies of the enemies .
It took only a flash for the enemies to become corpses, and the corpses exploded in a chain reaction .
It was an endless chain of Corpse Explosion .
Koo-kwah-kwah-kwahng!
The advance of the Immortal was followed by blood, pieces of bodies, screams, and the crazed laughter of the Undead army .
“Oh my goddess…”
Melody trailed behind him, and she witnessed live the Immortal that had been a fixed concept in the minds of the Coalition .
He was cruel, domineering, and inexorably strong .
His army expressed their instinctual and unfettered anger towards the living beings . It even made her feel sympathy towards the monsters being slaughtered .
As she continued to follow behind him, she felt a sense of distance and dissonance with the Kahng-woojin she had recently come to know . She wasn’t confident as to whether she would be able to speak naturally with him .
The advance, which had been filled with poison, corpses and the cries of the souls, came to a stop . They were only a day ride from the Colony .
There were monsters lined up in front of them, and there was a red-haired man standing in the front .
“Koo-koo-koohk . Who is this? Im . mort . al! The king of the dead!”
He made invidious remarks as she slowly walked towards Woojin .
Woojin was thankful, since this being came to him on his own . Woojin wouldn’t be satisfied even if this being was killed over and over again .
“Celrak . ”
Trahnet’s 27th Throne .
This **** has been successful in clearing his Dungeon two days ago . Kiba wasn’t able to stop him from clearing Raht’s Temple .
Celrak let out a mocking smile as he looked at Woojin’s angry face .
“Why are you so angry? Isn’t it your fault for leaving behind your Domain?”
“…”
He had a better understanding now .
He never understood why the Dimensional lords rarely exited their Dungeons . He understood why the exploration and hunt of the surrounding was done by the Domain residents and the forces of the Domain .
This was especially true on a planet where one didn’t have the Code . One couldn’t use the Return Portal, so one had to stay near one’s Dimensional Domain to protect one’s Dungeons and Colonies .
Or one could put several trusted defenders to defend the location .
Since Kiba had fallen, it seemed he had consumed all of Alandal’s Points in its defense .
“I don’t get you . Why do you search for the whereabouts of the forgotten **** of Destruction? Don’t you have the means to become a god? It is eternal life . ”
At Celrak’s words, Woojin changed the Warrior’s Weapon into its axe form . He wanted to split open Celrak’s head .
Celrak grinned at Woojin’s murderous intent .
“It seems you really want to protect your home planet . ”
“Isn’t that obvious?”
“There are many ways to protect it . You could become the **** of your home planet . ”
“What?”
“On the day when my home planet was synchronized, the first thing I did was to kill my **** . Then I became the **** of my home planet . Koo-koohk . ”
“… . ”
“You should forget about the **** of destruction . Just become a **** . This is the fastest way to protect one’s home planet . Those on my home planet are living very rich lives . Sacrifice is only momentary, but peace is eternal . ”
“…”
“My words won’t fill your ears right now, but you should take my advice to heart . There will come a time when you’ll thank me someday . ”
Woojin let go of the rigidity he had expressed in his initial greeting . He let out a broad smile .