Seoul Station’s Necromancer Chapter 188:
Chapter 188 – Breakeven Point (2)
Haesol flinched, and her body shook .
Her instincts were warning her .
Her senses were trying to speak to her .
Nakamura had a bright smile on his face, but there was something very wrong about it .
“If you have something to say, you can talk to me from there . ”
Nakamura stopped walking at Haesol’s slightly sharp words .
“Well, I guess this should be good enough . Thankfully, the sun casts long shadows here . ”
She didn’t know what he was trying to say, and as she furrowed her brows, she winced when she felt a change come over her body .
“W…what did you do?”
She tried to move, but she wasn’t able to move . She couldn’t move to an unnatural degree .
Nakamura grinned .
“I just touched your shadow . ”
Nakamura’s long shadow was connected with Haesol’s shadow .
“Eeeek . ”
Nakamura was a master of a large guild, and he was in competition to be the top Roused in Japan . She new his Rank and ability was famous, and she berated herself for only remembering it now .
No, she never imagined he would attack her . In the end, the result was inevitable .
He was the prized Roused of Japan . He was Daken guild’s master .
Shadow Ninja Nakamura .
“Ooh-ooh-oohk . ”
Haesol gritted her teeth as she tried to move her body . She might have been taken unawares, but she was a Rank A Roused, who went through the hellish training of Alandal .
When she used all of her strength, her body started to shake, and she started to move a little bit .
“This… . ”
Nakamura could hold a high Rank Roused like Haesol for only 20 seconds .
However, it was enough to subdue her .
“Ooh-oohk . ”
The members of the Daken guild had already surround Haesol . One of them injected a drug using a needle . Haesol’s eyes flipped up as her body fell over .
“W…what are you doing?”
“You are pretty slow at assessing a situation . ”
Nakamura laughed when he saw Tauric, who was taken aback .
“Alphen is moaning in pain, and the Daken guild will help you . ”
“I’m not talking about that . Aren’t you both from earth? Why did you attack her?”
“I’m disappointed you called it an attack… The Daken guild is merely inheriting the job of Alandal . We will protect you all . ”
Tauric looked at his surrounding .
Dwarf King Raul was shaking his head from side to side . The great Orc Chieftain Krooger was letting out steam from his nose in anger .
Kontz, who was the young king of the Honshoo kingdom, had a red face . The Archmage Graham had his two eyes shut .
Holy Maiden Melody… She looked as if her soul had exited her body . She just stared into the empty air .
Even if Nakamura hadn’t answered the question, they were already well aware of the answer .
Tauric looked at Nakamura as he raised both fists .
“We need an ally . We do not need a protector . ”
“Jeez . ”
Nakamura let out a sigh as if he couldn’t believe their answers . He had already assessed the abilities of all the heroes . The people from the Daken guild had made a perimeter, and they started tightening the perimeter .
These were the elite members of the guild .
These men made up 1/3 of the high Ranked Roused of Japan .
“Do you really think you can hold us off with these men? If the battle starts, people will gather towards us . ”
Tauric calmly berated Nakamura as he saw the members of the Daken guild gathering around them .
If he could stop a internal conflict, that would be the better option . He didn’t know what prior friction existed between Alandal and the Daken guild . Since he didn’t know the history behind their conflict, Tauric thought it was better to prevent a fight .
The Immortal hadn’t returned yet .
Nakamura was beaming .
“Koo-kook . I see you don’t know the reason why I tried to buy some time . ”
He opened his two arms wide .
It was time .
〈The capture of the Colony has been completed . 〉
An ownerless Colony greeted its new owner . Nakamura’s eyes turned wide when he saw the Points he gained by the capture . He hadn’t done much, yet he had gained an incredible treasure .
He already possessed a Dimensional Domain through a subway station in Tokyo . Therefore, he knew about the benefits of having a Colony .
“I’ll be able replenish new troops . ”
The list of what he could purchase in the Store was limited . He decided to purchase several thousand goblins . A black portal formed in front of the World Tree, and countless small green colored monsters started pouring out .
“C…crazy . ”
Kontz’s voice expressed what everyone was feeling at that moment .
Why did they never think about the possibility of other Dimensional lords existing on earth?
Nakamura was basically a **** in the Colony . Kontz tried to turn back when large walls appeared to surround his group .
Koo-koo-koohng!
A ground that held nothing suddenly pushed out castle walls, and it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call this phenomena as a miracle performed by a **** .
“Koo-haha . Capture everyone . ”
When Nakamura gave his order, the goblin soldiers started moving in perfect order .
The castle walls that had erupted from the ground became their prison .
Kahng . Kahng .
“Shit!”
Dwarf King Raul, who had been pounding on the wall, threw down his hammer .
He had hit it several hundred times, yet it was showing no signs of breaking .
“We fell in such a futile manner . ”
His dejected voice expressed what everyone was feeling .
“It is my fault…”
She buried her head in her knees as Melody answered with a weak voice . Tauric tried to console her .
“There is no way this this could be your fault, Holy Maiden . ”
“I went against the word of the goddess… . ”
She should have listened .
She shouldn’t have doubted…
Still, nothing would come from her belated regret .
The oracle had come true . The Immortal lost his Gate, and she had lost her power .
She was no longer a Holy Maiden . She was just a powerless woman .
“Please don’t punish yourself . Since the goddess of Prophecy said it’ll happen, wouldn’t this have happened either way?”
Melody kept her head low even after hearing Tauric’s words .
“Anyways, Dame Haesol isn’t doing so well . It has been 3 days yet she isn’t waking up . ”
“I’m pretty sure they used poison on her . ”
“Since we don’t know what kind of poison… . ”
If they had Haesol’s telepathic ability, they would be able to communicate to those outside . However, she wasn’t showing any signs of waking up, so they could only look on in frustration .
***
Forest below the Saurus mountain .
Kim-joonyong had climbed to the top of the tree to observe the state of the Colony . The goblin soldiers had ballooned into 20,000, and they were dispatched along the castle walls .
One could see some of the Coalition troops between the goblins . Kim-joonyong wondered what lie the Daken guild had told to get the people of Coalition on their side . He was frustrated by the situation .
“Those Japanese bastards… . ”
A rolling rock had dislodged the stone in place .
The Daken guild had started a rumor that the Immortal had betrayed everyone . The Phantom Unit quickly escaped, but Haesol, who was the leader of the Phantom unit, couldn’t be contacted .
It was clear that she was either killed or she was taken hostage .
Joonyong ended his scouting of the Colony, and he descended the tree .
“Unit commander Blanka . ”
“So how was it, Joonyong? Do you see Haesol?”
“No . I didn’t see her anywhere . ”
“This is a disaster . Haesol is in danger . ”
Blanka’s face was full of worry . It was the same for the rag tag group of the Phantom Unit .
“The president has to come back . Or, we have to try to turn back the Skeleton Army . ”
It wouldn’t be easy for the members of the Phantom Unit to rescue Haesol . Their surplus troops were being lead by Jaenis, and Kahng-woojin had gone looking for Heres’ Temple .
It would be great if either one of them were here, but there had heard no news from both of them .
“Shit . ”
Joonyong let out a curse .
He had risen to Rank A, but nothing had changed .
Whether he was a low Rank Roused or a high Rank Roused, he was an insignificant human . He still couldn’t be of much help .
A mere Roused like him couldn’t challenge a Dimensional lord, who possessed a Colony . His opponent was too strong .
At that moment, the foliage above them shook as something heavy fell from the sky . The Phantom Unit, who had momentarily let their guards down, nervously vigilant against this object . All of their eyes widened .
“What are you guys doing here?”
“King!”
Woojin jumped off the Phantom Steed, and he grinned at the people, who were excitedly greeting him .
“Hoo-hook . We are in a bad spot, president . ”
Blanka felt overwhelmed with joy at seeing Woojin, so he started crying .
Why did he have to be so late in showing up… .
“Stop crying . Gather around me . ”
Woojin asked a question when all the members of the Phantom Unit gathered in front of him .
“So who did this to us?”
“Uh? You knew about it?”
Of course, he knew . His Status Window gave him an alert when his Colony was stolen .
“Tell me who . ”
“It was Nakamura from the Daken guild . ”
“Hmmm . ”
Woojin frowned .
When he received the alert that said he had lost his Saurus Colony, he had assumed it was one of Trahnet’s great lords . That wasn’t the case .
His Colony had been taken away without suffering from any attack .
An person from earth had taken it .
“This is ridiculous . ”
Woojin had never thought about this possibility, so he let out a big sigh .
“All right . Let’s get it back . ”
Kim-joonyong became surprised, and he got up from his seat .
“W…we have to make plans . ”
“That’s right! Haesol was taken hostage . It’ll be dangerous . ”
At Blanka’s words, Woojin nodded his head .
“All right . Let’s hurry up and get there . ”
“So the plan… . ”
Joonyong let his words of incredulity leak out, but Woojin was already striding well in front of them .
“I…I’ll follow you . ”
It wasn’t easy to be so confident in oneself . Joonyong found it fascinating that Woojin was able to be so dependable under hardship .
Kahng-woojin didn’t have his Undead army, but none of the men thought Kahng-woojin would lose a fight .
***
Top of the Saurus Colony .
A large palace had been built in front of the World Tree .
“Kahng-woojin is here, master . ”
“Hooo hoo hoo . Kahng-woojin?”
Nakamura, who had been sitting on the throne, stood up .
He now knew why Kahng-woojin was so strong . He now knew why he possessed overwhelming power despite being human . He understood it .
Dimensional lord .
That **** had put one foot into the realm of the gods .
How unfair was it for everyone else?
He acted all superior because of this fact… .
“I’ll go . Of course . I have to go greet him . ”
Nakamura laughed as he got up from the throne .
He was also a Dimensional lord .
The Points wasn’t just used to recharge one’s troops . It also allowed one to increase one’s ability .
Fifth Rank Roused?
His power was now on a different level, and he was brimming with confidence now . He was in the same position as Kahng-woojin .
King of Alandal?
Arrogant… .
He’ll kill the **** to become the new king .
After Nakamura exited the palace, his eyebrows twitched .
“Are you the one?”
Nakamura had decorated the large front yard of the palace in a Japanese style . The garden was completely devastated, and Kahng-woojin was standing in the middle .
The imprisoned heroes of Alphen had been freed, and they stood around Kahng-woojin with gaunt expressions on their faces .
“How… . ”
It had been only several minutes since he had received the report . How was Kahng-woojin able to come here so fast?
Before he could solve this mystery, Kahng-woojin walked towards Nakamura . Each step made his heart beat fast, but Nakamura tried his best to harden his heart .
There was no gap between him and that **** .
He would be able to fight him on even grounds as a Dimensional lord .
Even he could clear out the the scrubs in couple minutes if he wanted to .
Nakamura’s face once again held a relaxed smile on his face .
“Hue hue . It would be best if you don’t get any closer to me, King of Alandal . ”
“…… . ”
Woojin didn’t stop walking .
Nakamura also didn’t retreat, and when they were about two meters apart, Woojin stopped walking .
Nakamura let out a laugh full of delight .
“Koo-haha . You touched it . ”
“What?”
Woojin tilted his head in puzzlement .
“Your shadow touched my shadow . ”
“…… . ”
Woojin furrowed his brows as he looked at Nakamura . The people from afar held their breath as they watched the two confront each other .
Nakamura’s Shadow Bind was powerful .
Even Haesol was ensnared without being able to do anything .
“What about it?”
Woojin once again took a step forward .
“Uh uh?”
Nakamura instinctively took a step back .
“How are you able to move?”
His face showed how flustered he was . As he was taking steps backward, something surprising occurred .
“H…how come I can’t move?”
He couldn’t move his body .
It was as if his shadow was bound… .
“Are you really this weak?”
“…… . ”
Woojin grinned as he place his hand on top of Nakamura’s head .
He possessed a Shadow Imp, yet this **** had tried to bind his shadow… .
“Who gave it to you? Who gave you the Dimensional Proof?”
It would be impossible for the Daken Guild could have gathered 3 Dimensional Fragments . If they could gather that many, it meant several dozen Dimensional Fragments were already gathered by people of earth .
“I…I won’t say anything . ”
“Then don’t do it . ”
Woojin grasped Nakamura’’s head as he started to squeeze .