Chapter 148
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Chapter 148
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Chapter 148: Master (3)
***
Thibaut always tried to be prepared for the worst.
But who could have predicted that an event would occur where undead would appear throughout the country and massacre people?
“Damn it, I thought I was finally getting a break. What the hell is going on!”
Thibaut cursed as he swung his weapon at the skeletons.
Just when he had met a man named Victor and acquired a large number of artifacts, he was filled with dreams that his life might change.
However, in one day, he was driven to such a desperate situation that he had to worry about his life.
The only fortunate thing was that Thibaut was not alone.
“Everyone, gather your strength! Don’t fall!”
Numerous knights were fighting the skeletons alongside him. Among them, the most outstanding figure was Duplessis.
A High-class, of which there were only two in the Macadamia Kingdom.
Duplessis’s skills were truly impressive. With a single swing of his sword, dozens of skeletons were smashed to pieces.
The problem was that they would just be restored again.
The skeletons that Duplessis had smashed returned to their original state.
Seeing this, the faces of Duplessis and the knights were filled with fatigue.
“Ugh, ugh!”
At that moment, a spear thrust by a skeleton pierced Thibaut’s shoulder.
Fortunately, he was unharmed thanks to his armor not being pierced.
“You bastard! This armor is an artifact even though it’s broken up!”
Thibaut shouted and beat the skeleton with his club.
However, no matter how much he hit it, the skeleton did not break. Instead, it grabbed Thibaut’s club and threw him to the side.
“Fuck! Fuck! Just die you motherfuking skeleton!”
Curses came out naturally. It was when Thibaut was filled with fear.
Suddenly, the light in the skeleton’s eyes disappeared, and soon its body crumbled into pieces and collapsed.
“Huh? What?”
It wasn’t just the skeleton that Thibaut was facing. All the skeletons throughout the country were collapsing.
Everyone was dumbfounded by the sudden situation.
“We’re... alive!”
But that was only for a moment. People cheered in relief at the fact that they had survived.
“Phew, whew...”
Thibaut sat down on the ground and let out a sigh of relief.
“Victor, is that guy safe...?”
Thibaut muttered worriedly.
***
Gathdal writhed on the ground after Damien infused him with dark mana.
“S-stop! Stop it! This is enough! Stop tearing my soul out!”
“Oh, no! I was wrong! It’s all my fault! Stop! Just stop!”
“Kill me... Please kill me... Please... Just kill me already...”
Gathdal endlessly screamed and wailed in pain. He occasionally pleaded to be killed in a desperate voice.
Dominico and the skeletons watched the scene in silence.
Since they were all undead, they could understand what Gathdal was going through.
He was being tortured by tens of thousands of souls in the spiritual space.
It was a horrific ordeal, even for someone they knew to be an enemy. Of course, that didn’t mean they all truly pitied Gathdal.
– Is this why you didn’t let me handle Gathdal? To make him suffer more?
Dominico asked Damien, looking back at him. Damien let out a chuckle.
“Don’t be mistaken. I simply thought they were the ones who deserved to get revenge on Gathdal.”
Damien’s voice remained cold.
“Originally, I should have thrown your souls to them as well... but consider yourself fortunate that I didn’t.”
While Damien had given them the opportunity to take revenge, it didn’t mean he had forgiven their sins.
However, he no longer condemned them for choosing to fight Gathdal even after becoming undead.
– ...You’re right. Our sins still remain.
Dominico looked up at the sky. Unlike the ruined city, the sky was shining in clear blue.
– Your real name is Damien Haksen, was it?
Dominico stood before Damien. The skeletons then lined up behind him.
– Thank you for helping us.
As Dominico bowed his head, the skeletons did the same.
“......You don’t need to thank me. Go and take care of your master.”
– We appreciate your consideration. Then we shall retrieve his body.
Dominico and the skeletons left to find Freize’s body.
Gathdal’s released dark mana had blown away the annex, and Freize’s body had been swept away with it.
In the meantime, Damien began cleaning up.
The first thing Damien secured was the fragment of Erebos.
Even in the midst of a powerful blow that could have leveled a mountain, the fragment of Erebos remained intact, lying on the ground.
Damien bent down and picked up the fragment of Erebos.
“This makes two.”
The fragment of Erebos he obtained this time was very small. It was hard to believe it had powered a Master-class undead.
Damien took out Erebos, which was stored in tattoo form on his wrist.
The fragment turned into a liquid-like state and adhered to the blade. The short blade became slightly longer.
Damien swung the spear with Erebos attached to it as a test. Thanks to the longer blade, he could feel Erebos cutting through the air.
“If it gets a little longer here, the power of nullification might awaken.”
Like the power of corrosion, nullification was also one of Erebos’s most powerful powers.
If the power of corrosion destroyed matter, the power of nullification was the power to erase mana.
“Oh.”
Damien quickly pressed on Thibaut’s blood vessel. It was the spot that paralyzed the throat muscles. As a result, Thibaut stopped trying to scream.
“Calm down. It’s me.”
Damien showed his face in front of Thibaut. Thibaut’s eyes widened.
When Damien released the blood vessel, Thibaut said with a surprised face.
“Lord Victor? You’re alive?”
“Did you think I was dead?”
“I didn’t see you anywhere, so I thought you were definitely...”
As he said this, Thibaut sighed in relief.
“But why are you here at this time?”
“I have a lot to do before I leave.”
“Leave? What about the ruins?”
“With this mess going on, who cares about the ruins?”
Large-scale undead have appeared, so the paladins will soon be sent from the Church.
If they met Damien, it would be troublesome in many ways, so he planned to leave before that.
“I came here because I think I should pay you for your hard work before I leave.”
“Yes?”
“That armor and gauntlet are yours from now on.”
Thibaut’s eyes widened at Damien’s words.
“That’s not enough.”
Damien took out a few artifacts he had brought with him. They were the items he had found on the 6th floor.
“Even if you sell these, you’ll have no problem eating and living.”
“L, Lord Victor...”
Thibaut looked at Damien with a grateful face.
“I don’t mean to pay you back or anything, but... let me erase some of your memories.”
“Yes?”
Damien put his finger on Thibaut’s forehead and used dark magic.
He extracted and erased a few days’ worth of memories from Thibaut.
It was to prepare for when the Pandemonium interrogates people.
As a result of the dark magic, Thibaut passed out.
“Take care.”
After saying that, Damien left the inn.
***
Damien leaves the Almond Country.
After leaving the inn, Damien rode on a horse he had bought in advance and left.
He is stopped by the spirits of the knights, soldiers, and Dominico.
“Come out.”
As soon as Damien’s words ended, the bushes around him shook.
From among them, people with opaque figures walked out.
They were the knights, soldiers, and spirits of Dominico.
“Why are you following me?”
After the battle, Damien lifted the dark magic that had been cast on them. They returned from the undead to spirits again.
“Your place of death is the Almond country. Don’t follow me anymore.”
Damien said in a firm tone.
The knights and soldiers of the Dukedom looked at Dominico. He stepped in front of Damien and said.
– Sir Damien, do you plan to fight the dark mages in the future?
“That’s right.”
– Why are you trying to fight the dark mages?
Damien frowned at Dominico’s question.
“I don’t have to tell you that. Are you telling me you came looking for me to ask such a silly question?”
– Use us in that fight.
Damien stopped at the unexpected words.
“What did you say?”
– You asked us to use us as a tool to achieve your goal.
“What are you thinking?”
Dominico smiled bitterly at Damien’s question.
– There are two reasons. The first is because, as you said, we have not yet free from our sins.
As Damien had said, they captured innocent explorers and turned them into Gathdal’s test subjects.
Although it was an act done for their lord, a crime was a crime.
– The second is... because we want to repay the favor we received from you.
Damien thought he had misheard something. However, Dominico and the other spirits looked at Damien with determined faces.
Damien fell into thought.
If Damien had been alone, he would have refused their loyalty.
Damien could fight alone just fine. They were more likely to be a hindrance.
However, Damien now had a family to protect.
Damien would soon clash with the Pandemonium. The Pandemonium would surely pressure Damien by any means necessary.
No matter how good Damien was, he couldn’t handle both with one hand.
“...You’ll regret it.”
At Damien’s words, Dominico and the other spirits smiled and said.
– Don’t worry. We will never regret it.
Dominico and the spirits knelt before Damien.
They looked like knights about to swear allegiance to their monarch.
***
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Chapter 148
[Translator – Kie]
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Chapter 148: Master (3)
***
Thibaut always tried to be prepared for the worst.
But who could have predicted that an event would occur where undead would appear throughout the country and massacre people?
“Damn it, I thought I was finally getting a break. What the hell is going on!”
Thibaut cursed as he swung his weapon at the skeletons.
Just when he had met a man named Victor and acquired a large number of artifacts, he was filled with dreams that his life might change.
However, in one day, he was driven to such a desperate situation that he had to worry about his life.
The only fortunate thing was that Thibaut was not alone.
“Everyone, gather your strength! Don’t fall!”
Numerous knights were fighting the skeletons alongside him. Among them, the most outstanding figure was Duplessis.
A High-class, of which there were only two in the Macadamia Kingdom.
Duplessis’s skills were truly impressive. With a single swing of his sword, dozens of skeletons were smashed to pieces.
The problem was that they would just be restored again.
The skeletons that Duplessis had smashed returned to their original state.
Seeing this, the faces of Duplessis and the knights were filled with fatigue.
“Ugh, ugh!”
At that moment, a spear thrust by a skeleton pierced Thibaut’s shoulder.
Fortunately, he was unharmed thanks to his armor not being pierced.
“You bastard! This armor is an artifact even though it’s broken up!”
Thibaut shouted and beat the skeleton with his club.
However, no matter how much he hit it, the skeleton did not break. Instead, it grabbed Thibaut’s club and threw him to the side.
“Fuck! Fuck! Just die you motherfuking skeleton!”
Curses came out naturally. It was when Thibaut was filled with fear.
Suddenly, the light in the skeleton’s eyes disappeared, and soon its body crumbled into pieces and collapsed.
“Huh? What?”
It wasn’t just the skeleton that Thibaut was facing. All the skeletons throughout the country were collapsing.
Everyone was dumbfounded by the sudden situation.
“We’re... alive!”
But that was only for a moment. People cheered in relief at the fact that they had survived.
“Phew, whew...”
Thibaut sat down on the ground and let out a sigh of relief.
“Victor, is that guy safe...?”
Thibaut muttered worriedly.
***
Gathdal writhed on the ground after Damien infused him with dark mana.
“S-stop! Stop it! This is enough! Stop tearing my soul out!”
“Oh, no! I was wrong! It’s all my fault! Stop! Just stop!”
“Kill me... Please kill me... Please... Just kill me already...”
Gathdal endlessly screamed and wailed in pain. He occasionally pleaded to be killed in a desperate voice.
Dominico and the skeletons watched the scene in silence.
Since they were all undead, they could understand what Gathdal was going through.
He was being tortured by tens of thousands of souls in the spiritual space.
It was a horrific ordeal, even for someone they knew to be an enemy. Of course, that didn’t mean they all truly pitied Gathdal.
– Is this why you didn’t let me handle Gathdal? To make him suffer more?
Dominico asked Damien, looking back at him. Damien let out a chuckle.
“Don’t be mistaken. I simply thought they were the ones who deserved to get revenge on Gathdal.”
Damien’s voice remained cold.
“Originally, I should have thrown your souls to them as well... but consider yourself fortunate that I didn’t.”
While Damien had given them the opportunity to take revenge, it didn’t mean he had forgiven their sins.
However, he no longer condemned them for choosing to fight Gathdal even after becoming undead.
– ...You’re right. Our sins still remain.
Dominico looked up at the sky. Unlike the ruined city, the sky was shining in clear blue.
– Your real name is Damien Haksen, was it?
Dominico stood before Damien. The skeletons then lined up behind him.
– Thank you for helping us.
As Dominico bowed his head, the skeletons did the same.
“......You don’t need to thank me. Go and take care of your master.”
– We appreciate your consideration. Then we shall retrieve his body.
Dominico and the skeletons left to find Freize’s body.
Gathdal’s released dark mana had blown away the annex, and Freize’s body had been swept away with it.
In the meantime, Damien began cleaning up.
The first thing Damien secured was the fragment of Erebos.
Even in the midst of a powerful blow that could have leveled a mountain, the fragment of Erebos remained intact, lying on the ground.
Damien bent down and picked up the fragment of Erebos.
“This makes two.”
The fragment of Erebos he obtained this time was very small. It was hard to believe it had powered a Master-class undead.
Damien took out Erebos, which was stored in tattoo form on his wrist.
The fragment turned into a liquid-like state and adhered to the blade. The short blade became slightly longer.
Damien swung the spear with Erebos attached to it as a test. Thanks to the longer blade, he could feel Erebos cutting through the air.
“If it gets a little longer here, the power of nullification might awaken.”
Like the power of corrosion, nullification was also one of Erebos’s most powerful powers.
If the power of corrosion destroyed matter, the power of nullification was the power to erase mana.
“Oh.”
Damien quickly pressed on Thibaut’s blood vessel. It was the spot that paralyzed the throat muscles. As a result, Thibaut stopped trying to scream.
“Calm down. It’s me.”
Damien showed his face in front of Thibaut. Thibaut’s eyes widened.
When Damien released the blood vessel, Thibaut said with a surprised face.
“Lord Victor? You’re alive?”
“Did you think I was dead?”
“I didn’t see you anywhere, so I thought you were definitely...”
As he said this, Thibaut sighed in relief.
“But why are you here at this time?”
“I have a lot to do before I leave.”
“Leave? What about the ruins?”
“With this mess going on, who cares about the ruins?”
Large-scale undead have appeared, so the paladins will soon be sent from the Church.
If they met Damien, it would be troublesome in many ways, so he planned to leave before that.
“I came here because I think I should pay you for your hard work before I leave.”
“Yes?”
“That armor and gauntlet are yours from now on.”
Thibaut’s eyes widened at Damien’s words.
“That’s not enough.”
Damien took out a few artifacts he had brought with him. They were the items he had found on the 6th floor.
“Even if you sell these, you’ll have no problem eating and living.”
“L, Lord Victor...”
Thibaut looked at Damien with a grateful face.
“I don’t mean to pay you back or anything, but... let me erase some of your memories.”
“Yes?”
Damien put his finger on Thibaut’s forehead and used dark magic.
He extracted and erased a few days’ worth of memories from Thibaut.
It was to prepare for when the Pandemonium interrogates people.
As a result of the dark magic, Thibaut passed out.
“Take care.”
After saying that, Damien left the inn.
***
Damien leaves the Almond Country.
After leaving the inn, Damien rode on a horse he had bought in advance and left.
He is stopped by the spirits of the knights, soldiers, and Dominico.
“Come out.”
As soon as Damien’s words ended, the bushes around him shook.
From among them, people with opaque figures walked out.
They were the knights, soldiers, and spirits of Dominico.
“Why are you following me?”
After the battle, Damien lifted the dark magic that had been cast on them. They returned from the undead to spirits again.
“Your place of death is the Almond country. Don’t follow me anymore.”
Damien said in a firm tone.
The knights and soldiers of the Dukedom looked at Dominico. He stepped in front of Damien and said.
– Sir Damien, do you plan to fight the dark mages in the future?
“That’s right.”
– Why are you trying to fight the dark mages?
Damien frowned at Dominico’s question.
“I don’t have to tell you that. Are you telling me you came looking for me to ask such a silly question?”
– Use us in that fight.
Damien stopped at the unexpected words.
“What did you say?”
– You asked us to use us as a tool to achieve your goal.
“What are you thinking?”
Dominico smiled bitterly at Damien’s question.
– There are two reasons. The first is because, as you said, we have not yet free from our sins.
As Damien had said, they captured innocent explorers and turned them into Gathdal’s test subjects.
Although it was an act done for their lord, a crime was a crime.
– The second is... because we want to repay the favor we received from you.
Damien thought he had misheard something. However, Dominico and the other spirits looked at Damien with determined faces.
Damien fell into thought.
If Damien had been alone, he would have refused their loyalty.
Damien could fight alone just fine. They were more likely to be a hindrance.
However, Damien now had a family to protect.
Damien would soon clash with the Pandemonium. The Pandemonium would surely pressure Damien by any means necessary.
No matter how good Damien was, he couldn’t handle both with one hand.
“...You’ll regret it.”
At Damien’s words, Dominico and the other spirits smiled and said.
– Don’t worry. We will never regret it.
Dominico and the spirits knelt before Damien.
They looked like knights about to swear allegiance to their monarch.
***
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Chapter 148Translator KieProofreader KawaiiChapter 148: Master 3***Thibaut always tried to be prepared for the worst.But who could have predicted that an event would occur where undead would appear throughout the country and massacre people?Damn it, I thought I was finally getting a break. What the hell is going on!Thibaut cursed as he swung his weapon at the skeletons.Just when he had met a man named Victor and acquired a large number of artifacts, he was filled with dreams that his life might change.However, in one day, he was driven to such a desperate situation that he had to worry about his life.The only fortunate thing was that Thibaut was not alone.Everyone, gather your strength! Don't fall!Numerous knights were fighting the skeletons alongside him. Among them, the most outstanding figure was Duplessis.A High-class, of which there were only two in the Macadamia Kingdom.Duplessis's skills were truly impressive. With a single swing of his sword, dozens of skeletons were smashed to pieces.The problem was that they would just be restored again.The skeletons that Duplessis had smashed returned to their original state.Seeing this, the faces of Duplessis and the knights were filled with fatigue.Ugh, ugh!At that moment, a spear thrust by a skeleton pierced Thibaut's shoulder.Fortunately, he was unharmed thanks to his armor not being pierced.You bastard! This armor is an artifact even though it's broken up!Thibaut shouted and beat the skeleton with his club.However, no matter how much he hit it, the skeleton did not break. Instead, it grabbed Thibaut's club and threw him to the side.Fuck! Fuck! Just die you motherfuking skeleton!Curses came out naturally. It was when Thibaut was filled with fear.Suddenly, the light in the skeleton's eyes disappeared, and soon its body crumbled into pieces and collapsed.Huh? What?It wasn't just the skeleton that Thibaut was facing. All the skeletons throughout the country were collapsing.Everyone was dumbfounded by the sudden situation.We're... alive!But that was only for a moment. People cheered in relief at the fact that they had survived.Phew, whew...Thibaut sat down on the ground and let out a sigh of relief.Victor, is that guy safe...?Thibaut muttered worriedly.***Gathdal writhed on the ground after Damien infused him with dark mana.S-stop! Stop it! This is enough! Stop tearing my soul out!Oh, no! I was wrong! It's all my fault! Stop! Just stop!Kill me... Please kill me... Please... Just kill me already...Gathdal endlessly screamed and wailed in pain. He occasionally pleaded to be killed in a desperate voice.Dominico and the skeletons watched the scene in silence.Since they were all undead, they could understand what Gathdal was going through.He was being tortured by tens of thousands of souls in the spiritual space.It was a horrific ordeal, even for someone they knew to be an enemy. Of course, that didn't mean they all truly pitied Gathdal. Is this why you didn't let me handle Gathdal? To make him suffer more?Dominico asked Damien, looking back at him. Damien let out a chuckle.Don't be mistaken. I simply thought they were the ones who deserved to get revenge on Gathdal.Damien's voice remained cold.Originally, I should have thrown your souls to them as well... but consider yourself fortunate that I didn't.While Damien had given them the opportunity to take revenge, it didn't mean he had forgiven their sins.However, he no longer condemned them for choosing to fight Gathdal even after becoming undead. ...You're right. Our sins still remain.Dominico looked up at the sky. Unlike the ruined city, the sky was shining in clear blue. Your real name is Damien Haksen, was it? Dominico stood before Damien. The skeletons then lined up behind him. Thank you for helping us.As Dominico bowed his head, the skeletons did the same.......You don't need to thank me. Go and take care of your master. We appreciate your consideration. Then we shall retrieve his body.Dominico and the skeletons left to find Freize's body.Gathdal's released dark mana had blown away the annex, and Freize's body had been swept away with it.In the meantime, Damien began cleaning up.The first thing Damien secured was the fragment of Erebos.Even in the midst of a powerful blow that could have leveled a mountain, the fragment of Erebos remained intact, lying on the ground.Damien bent down and picked up the fragment of Erebos.This makes two. The fragment of Erebos he obtained this time was very small. It was hard to believe it had powered a Master-class undead.Damien took out Erebos, which was stored in tattoo form on his wrist.The fragment turned into a liquid-like state and adhered to the blade. The short blade became slightly longer.Damien swung the spear with Erebos attached to it as a test. Thanks to the longer blade, he could feel Erebos cutting through the air.If it gets a little longer here, the power of nullification might awaken.Like the power of corrosion, nullification was also one of Erebos's most powerful powers.If the power of corrosion destroyed matter, the power of nullification was the power to erase mana.Oh.Damien quickly pressed on Thibaut's blood vessel. It was the spot that paralyzed the throat muscles. As a result, Thibaut stopped trying to scream.Calm down. It's me.Damien showed his face in front of Thibaut. Thibaut's eyes widened.When Damien released the blood vessel, Thibaut said with a surprised face.Lord Victor? You're alive?Did you think I was dead?I didn't see you anywhere, so I thought you were definitely...As he said this, Thibaut sighed in relief.But why are you here at this time?I have a lot to do before I leave.Leave? What about the ruins?With this mess going on, who cares about the ruins?Large-scale undead have appeared, so the paladins will soon be sent from the Church.If they met Damien, it would be troublesome in many ways, so he planned to leave before that.I came here because I think I should pay you for your hard work before I leave.Yes?That armor and gauntlet are yours from now on.Thibaut's eyes widened at Damien's words.That's not enough.Damien took out a few artifacts he had brought with him. They were the items he had found on the 6th floor.Even if you sell these, you'll have no problem eating and living.L, Lord Victor...Thibaut looked at Damien with a grateful face.I don't mean to pay you back or anything, but... let me erase some of your memories.Yes?Damien put his finger on Thibaut's forehead and used dark magic.He extracted and erased a few days' worth of memories from Thibaut.It was to prepare for when the Pandemonium interrogates people.As a result of the dark magic, Thibaut passed out.Take care.After saying that, Damien left the inn.***Damien leaves the Almond Country.After leaving the inn, Damien rode on a horse he had bought in advance and left.He is stopped by the spirits of the knights, soldiers, and Dominico.Come out.As soon as Damien's words ended, the bushes around him shook.From among them, people with opaque figures walked out.They were the knights, soldiers, and spirits of Dominico.Why are you following me?After the battle, Damien lifted the dark magic that had been cast on them. They returned from the undead to spirits again.Your place of death is the Almond country. Don't follow me anymore.Damien said in a firm tone.The knights and soldiers of the Dukedom looked at Dominico. He stepped in front of Damien and said. Sir Damien, do you plan to fight the dark mages in the future?That's right. Why are you trying to fight the dark mages?Damien frowned at Dominico's question.I don't have to tell you that. Are you telling me you came looking for me to ask such a silly question? Use us in that fight.Damien stopped at the unexpected words.What did you say? You asked us to use us as a tool to achieve your goal.What are you thinking?Dominico smiled bitterly at Damien's question. There are two reasons. The first is because, as you said, we have not yet free from our sins.As Damien had said, they captured innocent explorers and turned them into Gathdal's test subjects.Although it was an act done for their lord, a crime was a crime. The second is... because we want to repay the favor we received from you.Damien thought he had misheard something. However, Dominico and the other spirits looked at Damien with determined faces.Damien fell into thought.If Damien had been alone, he would have refused their loyalty.Damien could fight alone just fine. They were more likely to be a hindrance.However, Damien now had a family to protect.Damien would soon clash with the Pandemonium. The Pandemonium would surely pressure Damien by any means necessary.No matter how good Damien was, he couldn't handle both with one hand....You'll regret it.At Damien's words, Dominico and the other spirits smiled and said. Don't worry. We will never regret it.Dominico and the spirits knelt before Damien.They looked like knights about to swear allegiance to their monarch.***Translator KieProofreader Kawaii
