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Published at 30th of June 2019 09:36:44 PM
Chapter 40
The Dark Gamer Union

Lee Hyun closed his math textbook .


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A few years ago he had to drop out of middle school, and since then he never once thought heโ€™d open a textbook again . However, to pass the exam in order to get high school diploma he just had to get back to studying .

โ€œHmmmโ€ฆโ€

Ever since Hyun left school, he was spending all of his time on earning money by manual labor, so his brain got pretty rusty . He was meticulously reading the book, but its meaning was eluding him .

โ€œDamn, why are they teaching so many different formulae!? If I would ever need them, they can be easily found on the internet; and for the complicated stuff I could use a calculatorโ€ฆโ€

Lee Hyun was muttering to himself nonstop . It was very hard to study math all by himself, but going to cram school would mean additional expenses .

I should probably just forget it and return to the gameโ€ฆ But I already paid for examโ€ฆ

After a long speculation Hyun and his sister decided that sheโ€™ll help him with studies for an hour every couple of days . But even with his sisterโ€™s help, learning math was very hard . And when the student has no interest in the subject, teacher has to put dozen times more effort .

However Hye Yeon had planned everything ahead . Knowing her brother well, she took an unusual approach to education .

โ€œLook . This number is your savings . Think about them! You deposited $300 for 12 month with 5 . 39% interest rate . How much will you get in the end?โ€
โ€œ316 dollars and 17 cents!โ€

When Hye Yeon was asking questions like that, she was always getting a correct answer in a blink of an eye . But that answer didnโ€™t satisfy Hyun as he continued:

โ€œThe interest will amount to $16 . 17 . But they are subjected to taxes . Itโ€™s either $2 . 10 of simplified tax, or $2 . 42 of standard tax . โ€
Hye Yeon smiled happily:

โ€œSee? Itโ€™s simple . You have to learn everything in a similar manner . Now to the next problem . Count the money . โ€

After a long break from studying, Hyunโ€™s head was barely working; but gradually he started to notice that solving problems became easier and easier .

Letโ€™s see!

Hyun have read all the textbooks and solved half the problems from them . He even borrowed all the textbooks his sister had .

All in 4 days before the exam!

Thatโ€™s because when you still have a lot of time you just canโ€™t make yourself study . But once exams are already at hand, you just have no choice but to get yourself together and learn all you can in the remaining time .

And so came the day of the exam .

Hyun left his home early, to be able to walk to the school in the centre of the town, where his exam was held .

I mustโ€ฆ I have to do my bestโ€ฆ

On the way there he visited his grandmother in the hospital . She was getting better, she wasnโ€™t as pale, and according to her doctor, she was able to go for walks all by herself .

โ€œDonโ€™t worry if you fail, Hyun . Youโ€™ll always be able to prepare better and pass all your exams . โ€ โ€“ said his grandmother with an encouraging smile .
โ€œSure, Grandmaโ€ฆโ€

Lee Hyun tightly gripped her hand .

His grandmotherโ€™s hands were all wrinkled from the hard manual labor that she had to do in her late years to raise Hyun and Hye Yeon after their parents died .

Hyun will be grateful to her for the rest of his life . If not for their grandmother, theyโ€™d be sent to orphanage and most likely get separated, as it is rare for two children to be adopted by the same family .

โ€œWell, I should go nowโ€ฆโ€ โ€“ Hyun said goodbye to his grandmother and went to the school .

Exam was held at a public high school โ€˜Koreaโ€™ . It was part of educational complex โ€˜Koreaโ€™ and was located near a college and a university .

Though the university didnโ€™t get into top ten most prestigious universities of the country, it had good teaching staff and well-designed infrastructure . A lot of talented young people, including students from abroad, were studying here in an independent and creative environment .

The main quality of a prestigious university isnโ€™t its rating inside the country, but its reputation abroad . โ€˜Koreaโ€™ university was well-known in other countries, so it had more students from abroad than any other Korean university .

Lee Hyun appreciated the majesty of the main building of the university .

Even though I live a lousy lifeโ€ฆ but I swear, my sister will be able to study hereโ€ฆ

Every group consisted of 30 people .

After receiving his question list, Lee Hyun noted with a surprise that he knew most of it . His intense and rushed studying method had a great result .

Though he shouldnโ€™t ignore the fact that this exam was meant for adult and elderly people, who for some reason, were not able to get a proper education . So it was a bit easier than the usual exam .

I know almost all of them . If only I had a chance to continue getting education, Iโ€™m sure I would have achieved a great result . โ€“ thought Hyun, slowly looking through the questions .

Hyun regretted a lot that he wasnโ€™t able to continue going to school . In his opinion, the faults in Korean educational system gave rise to another unfortunate genius!

But he didnโ€™t have time for idle thoughts, so he took his pen and started writing down answers to the questions, contemplating deep in thoughts over some problem from time to time .

One of the subjects Hyun was allowed to choose for his exam was ethics . Actually, he could pick a foreign language or some other subject, but he picked ethics as he decided that he doesnโ€™t need to study it, you just have to know basic principles .

1 . You found a wallet on the ground . What will you do?

Take it . Pick it up and check for any witnesses . Pick it up and run away . Pick it up, check for ID card, and try to find the owner . Take money and leave the wallet .

Lee Hyun scratched his head . Even his decision to leave school wasnโ€™t as hard to make .

So which answer is the right one?

He thought ethics was an easy subject, but it proved to have such complicated questions .

Well, 3 of the answers are correctโ€ฆ

After pondering for a while he opted to the 2nd answer . 5th looked correct as well, but โ€˜leaving the walletโ€™ wasnโ€™t the best choice .

Other ethics questions werenโ€™t as hard, and Hyun answered them with ease .

Iโ€™m totally getting a full mark for ethics .

Ethics was last subject, so with it he finished his exam .

โ€œIn my last trip to Ross Gleasis I got a new weapon . Shining Golden Axe! With 60+ damage!โ€
โ€œWhat about bonus stats?โ€
โ€œStrength +45, Agility -10, increased chance to not to encounter bandits while travelling; if it falls in water it will be lost . โ€
โ€œWhoa! Cool!โ€


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In the hallways, people who just finished their exam, were standing in small groups . And almost all of them were talking about Royal Road .

โ€œGolden axeโ€ฆโ€

Axes in the game had the highest damage attribute, but their attack range and speed were considered to be the lowest . Even though every hit from an axe would deal tremendous damage, it didnโ€™t matter much if you couldnโ€™t land even one of them . So, if you knew how to wield an axe, you were a really dangerous fighter .

Lee Hyun picked up his bag and started walking towards the exit . He wasnโ€™t in a hurry so he decided to walk behind that gossiping group of guys . He wanted to hear the rest of their conversation .

One of the guys looked to be around 30 years old; the other two were a bit younger .

โ€œJoong Hoon, Iโ€™m jealous . When we left school all we did was drinkingโ€ฆโ€
โ€œYeah, we were just fooling around, while youโ€™re a Dark Gamers Union memberโ€ฆโ€

Dark Gamer?

Dark Gamer was a name for players who were making money through games .

But Hyun was most surprised by the reaction of two other guys: they knew who that man was and they were jealous .

Isnโ€™t he ashamed?

Lee Hyun thought that thereโ€™s nothing to be proud about if you earn money by playing games . Because youโ€™re not making anything useful, not bringing anything new into the world, you just make money out of thin air . And were games to disappear, youโ€™d be one of the most useless people in the world .

โ€œJoong Hoon, whatโ€™s your level?โ€
โ€œMy level? Letโ€™s seeโ€ฆ what was itโ€ฆ 355 . โ€
โ€œThatโ€™s huge! I have a lot of friends in game, but none of them are of such a high level . And whatโ€™s your rating?โ€
โ€œIโ€™m in the top 10000 . โ€

The number of players in the game went over 100 millions, so being in top 10000 meant a lot .

Already at 355th level . Lucky one .

Lee Hyun couldnโ€™t hide his envy and slowed down his pace . To get home he had to take a bus .

However Joong Hoon and two guys stopped on the parking lot near a foreign car .

โ€œGet in, Iโ€™ll show you what being a dark gamer is . โ€
โ€œReally? Thanks!โ€

They got in a car and Hyun didnโ€™t have a choice but to be on his way to bus stop, when Joong Hoon called out to Hyun:

โ€œHey! We have a spare seat, wanna join? If you live nearby Iโ€™ll give you a lift . โ€

Hyun started to consider if he should accept the invitation, but the man continued:

โ€œItโ€™s fine . I see you play Royal Road as well . I noticed that you were listening to our conversation . Weโ€™re headed to the regular meeting of dark gamers at the moment . If you want, you can join us . โ€

Dark gamers were gathering at an abandoned warehouse .

Inside a huge building there were a couple of capsules, a long table, and multiple chairs .

โ€œBefore we start our meeting, Iโ€™ll tell you about our Unionโ€ฆโ€

He introduced himself as Choi Joong Hoon and continued with a smile:

โ€œHow many people in your opinion make money by selling items from Royal Road? Not just once or twice, but those who make a living that way?โ€
โ€œA few tens of thousands?โ€ โ€“ asked one of the guys after a bit of thought .

Choi Joong Hoon shook his head .

โ€œNot less than a hundred thousand . โ€
โ€œSo many?โ€
โ€œAnd most of them are from India, China and some other countries of East Asia . โ€

International borders meant nothing for Royal Road . Any person from any country was able to enjoy the game using capsule . Even the language barrier was removed, thanks to the automatic speech translation software, provided by Unicon Corporation .

โ€œI heard thereโ€™s a trading company in Korea that works only with Royal Roadโ€ฆโ€

โ€œThatโ€™s true . They sell items and in-game money obtained by their employees . Iโ€™m not going to criticize them, they made their own decision . But we made ours, and do not want publicity . A lot of our members are unsociable by nature and prefer to be aloneโ€ฆ Players like that wouldnโ€™t be able to show their potential in a big company . That is why we created The Dark Gamers Union . โ€

Choi Joong Hoonโ€™s words slightly confused recruits .

โ€œThen what does being in the Union mean?โ€

โ€œGood Question . The main reason for Union is information exchange . Our union accumulates information gathered by members . It allows you to learn about hunting grounds, good dungeons, profitable trading routes and rare monstersโ€ฆโ€

โ€œWow, you share information? So it means that once I join the Union I get access to the information database?โ€
โ€œUnfortunately, itโ€™s not so easy . You canโ€™t get all the information immediately . Memberโ€™s access level is determined by his rank within the Union . โ€
โ€œEh, whyโ€™s that?โ€
โ€œThatโ€™s just security measure . It didnโ€™t happen before, but some member might leak our information outside, and Union is all about information . โ€
โ€œGuess thatโ€™s true . Once thereโ€™s enough people about anything can happen . โ€

โ€œYeah . Also players of level 100 have no use for information about dungeons of level 200 and higher . Therefore we assign ranks to our members according to the value of information they provide . And that rank determines how much access they have to our data . Thatโ€™s how it all works . Of course every new member gets access to the basic information . โ€

โ€œSo rank is directly dependent on the value of information you provide?โ€

โ€œNot just that . If you actively participate in the Unionโ€™s activities, your rank rises . Same thing if you sell items through our auction website often enough . But thereโ€™s a certain limit to that kind of advance in rank . โ€

โ€œThat looks good enough . So how do we sign up?โ€

Two guys, who came with Choi Joong Hoon, started to fill the papers . They stated their character names, levels and other related information .

Depending on this data the initial rank was assigned . As the guys had a level of 140, they got assigned the lowest rank โ€˜Dโ€™ .

โ€œArenโ€™t you going to sign up too?โ€, asked Joong Hoon after approaching the calmly sitting Hyun .


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Lee Hyun though it over 2nd time and after counting all the pros and cons shook his head .

โ€œIโ€™m not going to join . โ€
โ€œSo thatโ€™s your answer?โ€

Joong Hoon didnโ€™t look disappointed in the least .

โ€œWell, if you refuse to join, that means you do play Royal Road . And as you agreed to come here with us you must have a certain interest in our organization . But if thatโ€™s your decision, thereโ€™s not much I can doโ€ฆโ€

Then Choi Joong Hoon leaned to Hyunโ€™s ear and whispered:
โ€œThose two are just random people . They probably wonโ€™t even use information available to them . But I can see that you are different . So if you would join our Union, youโ€™ll get access to some special informationโ€ฆโ€

โ€œI suppose you just donโ€™t want to bother with sharing valuable information, if you donโ€™t need access to information for newbies . Isnโ€™t that so?โ€

Lee Hyun was quite surprised . It looked like Choi Joong Hoon saw a lot of players like Hyun and so was pretty accurate with his assumptions .

โ€œAnyway, thatโ€™s fine . Everyone has their own principles . And our Union respects that . However Iโ€™ll give you an advice: If youโ€™re a serious Royal Road player youโ€™d better off joining our Union . โ€

Lee Hyun, who was silent up till this moment, quietly replied:

โ€œI donโ€™t have time to raise my rank and I donโ€™t want to give away any information . โ€

If Lee Hyun was to reveal his name โ€“ Weed โ€“ heโ€™d most likely have some problems . He recalled how On Joo-wan threatened to interview him .

But even the 2nd rejection didnโ€™t upset Joong Hoon . On the contrary, it seemed he liked Hyunโ€™s response .

โ€œOkay . At least people like you wonโ€™t stab in the back . Do you know our website? Then listen here . Login kj9008, password 165008 . Thatโ€™s a special account for people who join our website for the first time . Once you login using it, youโ€™ll get a rank โ€˜Cโ€™, and it gives you access to a decent amount of valuable data, trust me . Also, you can change the password once you login if youโ€™re worried someone else might get access to your information . โ€

โ€œWhy do I get such a special treatment?โ€ โ€“ asked Hyun indifferently, and added โ€“ โ€œColleague?โ€

โ€œThatโ€™s simple . Dark gamers have three rules . First rule of dark gamers is โ€˜Donโ€™t trust anyoneโ€™ . That exactly describes our current relationships . โ€

โ€œThereโ€™s also the 2nd rule: โ€˜Give as much as you takeโ€™ . You seem to be the kind of person to follow those two rules, and would you use some of our information, youโ€™d provide something valuable in return . I see a real dark gamer in you . โ€

โ€œWhat about 3rd rule?โ€

โ€œAnd hereโ€™s the 3rd rule: โ€˜Only trust in moneyโ€™ . โ€

And so Lee Hyun decided to join the Dark Gamers Union .

On the 4th level of dungeon of Basra Weed, Hwaryeong and Zephyr were concentrating on hunting .

They risked their lives in every fight, and with every fight their skill and experience points were rising .

โ€œOk, health back to fullโ€ฆ Weed, letโ€™s go look for the next fight . โ€
โ€œYeah, thatโ€™d be nice . โ€

Zephyr and Hwaryeong got on their feet .

Whatever the methods they tried to persuade Weed to slow down the pace of the hunt, it was all in vain . So they finally resigned themselves to his will .

Meanwhile, Weed was thinking that dungeon of Basra almost expended its value as a hunting ground .

Weโ€™ll stay here for another day or two at most . Iโ€™m sorry for the time I had to spend on exam .

Quite a lot of time passed since the siege of Odein .

Balkan Guild was greatly weakened and wonโ€™t be able to launch another assault on the stronghold for time being . So the winners will have enough time to secure their position . Most probably all the hunting grounds around Odein will become private, so only players from Prosperity Guild or their allies will be allowed to hunt there .

Itโ€™s a pity .

Dungeon of Basra โ€“ one of the most famous dungeons, renowned for plentiful experience and valuable loot .

In the past two days Weed gained 17 levels, reaching level 247 . But he doubted they will be able to hunt here for much longer .

Iโ€™ve got to get at least 5 more levels in the remaining time . And itโ€™s best to begin from some strong monster; I wonโ€™t be able to get experience fast enough from small onesโ€ฆ

Weed called his friends and headed to the place they hadnโ€™t yet visited once โ€“ to the den of the dungeonโ€™s boss, a place called โ€˜Main Revolt Headquartersโ€™ .

When Weed first mentioned his idea, Hwaryeong and Zephyr answered with a strong resent:

โ€œI canโ€™t believe it!โ€
โ€œWeed, have you finally gone nuts?!โ€

Dungeon of Basraโ€™s boss had a level of 290, and he was accompanied by subordinate knights of level 275 . No wonder Weedโ€™s partners had such a reaction .

โ€œWeed, we used to think that you had better judgment . But this time thereโ€™s absolutely no way we can beat the boss and his knights . โ€

โ€œExactly!โ€ โ€“ Zephyr backed Hwaryeong up โ€“

โ€œBasraโ€™s boss is a dark mage, and even said to be a necromancer . Necromancerโ€™s magic is very different from that of normal mages . And you also have to take into account his 290th level and an increase in health due to his โ€˜bossโ€™ status . โ€

โ€œThey say his attack power is enormous!โ€
โ€œYeah, you take a couple hits and youโ€™re dead . โ€

Weed waved his hand to interrupt them:

โ€œHis attacks are really that strong?โ€
โ€œOf course! And no kind of bandages will help that . โ€ โ€“ exclaimed Zephyr .
โ€œAnd bandages can only be applied after the battle!โ€ โ€“ added Hwaryeong .

Suddenly Zephyr and Hwaryeong exchanged glances and a complete unanimity could be read on their faces . They brightened up and smiled .


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โ€œWeed! Weโ€™re coming!โ€

Once I die, Iโ€™ll get to rest . โ€“ At that moment that was their only wish .

Those are some funny friends Iโ€™ve got myself here .

Weed wasnโ€™t getting bored with them around . He couldnโ€™t stop being surprised how simple they were . However Weed didnโ€™t realize that he was not much different; one just has to remember how agitated he becomes if even one coin is at stake .

โ€œHahaha! We havenโ€™t had any visitors for quite a while . What business do you have here?โ€

In the deepest part of the dungeon, sitting on a magnificent throne and dressed in gorgeous clothes, there was the dungeonโ€™s boss, accompanied by 2 knights and 12 thieves .

Thatโ€™s our endโ€ฆ

Thank god, itโ€™s going to end here .

Upon hearing the boss Hvaryung and Zephyr bid farewell to their lives . They werenโ€™t too nervous, at least their smiles indicated otherwise . But they did feel a little thrilled; after all they werenโ€™t encountering bosses all too often .

The main NPC of the dungeon was gathering forces to revenge British Confederacy, so it was possible to prevent the fight . Because if you are friendly enough, you would be able to get a quest from him, like to stop assassins sent for his head, or to provide thieves with the items they require .

Naturally, would you take one of those quests youโ€™d become the enemy of British Confederacy . However not just anyone was able to take those quests but only players with high enough fame attribute .

So when Basraโ€™s boss started talking to Weed, Hwaryeong and Zephyr started to get nervous . Because if the fight wonโ€™t start they wonโ€™t get a chance to die .

But much to their relief Weed tightened his grip on the sword and answered:

โ€œWe came to kill you . โ€

โ€œHohoho! So youโ€™re just another pack of British dogs! Well, if you came here to die I wonโ€™t disappoint you . Iโ€™ll hang your heads at the entrance as a warning for other puppets of Confederacy . Knights! Kill them!โ€

โ€œYes, your Royal Highness Archduke . โ€

While the boss was babbling, Weed waved his sword and yelled:

โ€œHoly blessing!โ€

The effect of Agathaโ€™s holy sword triggered and holy spirit infused Weed .

โ€ High Priestโ€™s Blessing!โ€

The ring on Weedโ€™s hand faintly flared and covered Weedโ€™s body with soft glow .

Even though these itemsโ€™ effects had duration of only 20 minutes, they were blessed by the High Priest of church of Freya himself! In a single moment Weed became stronger by half .

โ€œVan, hold off the thieves!โ€
โ€œUnderstood, master . โ€

Even death knight forgot his defiance in presence of such blessings . It wasnโ€™t wise to meddle with Weed when he was so strong .

โ€œZephyr, help Van to deal with thieves . โ€
โ€œButโ€ฆโ€

If he was to fight, heโ€™d prefer fighting knights, thatโ€™d be a faster way to die .

โ€œHwaryeong will stall the knights . Iโ€™ll take on the Archduke . โ€
โ€œWhat if they come to their senses?โ€ โ€“ exclaimed Hwaryeong in a worried voice .
โ€œThen deal with it . If Van and Zephyr finish the knights by then, theyโ€™ll help you . Iโ€™ll be busy with the boss . โ€

Zephyr and Hwaryeong didnโ€™t have any choice but to follow Weedโ€™s orders .

Two knights were slowly approaching Weed, skilfully swinging their swords .

โ€œDonโ€™t sleep Hwaryeong, begin!โ€

Zephyr immediately headed towards the group of thieves, and Weed easily slipped past two knights and rushed ahead . Hwaryeong was left alone, facing two knights .

โ€œCharming dance!โ€

To charm enemies, stronger than her, sheโ€™ll have to spend a lot of mana and dance much longer than usually . And knights were quickly approaching!

โ€œFor the glory of Basra!โ€ shouted NPCs and jumped towards Hwaryeong .

Dancing girl closed her eyes in despair .

Thatโ€™ll probably hurt a littleโ€ฆ

The pain would bring death! It was a lot more welcome than all those strenuous everyday fights that were leaving her completely exhausted .

However a second passed, than another, but nothing was happening to her! Moreover, she heard that knights had stopped and started to argue .

โ€œKill her, Jason . โ€
โ€œI donโ€™t want . You go, Tobon . โ€
โ€œI canโ€™t! As knights we gave an oath to always protect the ladies . It is our duty! If I kill her, Iโ€™ll no longer be a knight . โ€
โ€œWell, I think the same way! But the boss orderedโ€ฆโ€

The last words dismissed their doubts . Hwaryeong heard one of the knights approach her and say apologetically:

โ€œForgive us, lady!โ€

Even while expecting to die any moment, Hwaryeong never stopped her dance, she was still elegantly moving her hands and bending her body .

It wasnโ€™t difficult at all for her to dance with eyes closed . Over the last few days she had to dance in front of thieves of Basra many times, sometimes while fighting with extreme sleepiness . So she eventually learned to dance with closed eyes .

Ding!

You successfully executed Charming Dance .

Knights of Basra are ensnared .

โ€œAh! After all sheโ€™s too beautiful, I canโ€™t kill her . Sorry boss, we arenโ€™tโ€ฆโ€

Hwaryeong managed to disable the knights .

โ€œAww! I canโ€™t believe I did that!โ€

She collapsed on the ground in frustration, when Zephyr and Van, who just finished off the thieves, approached her .

โ€œAwesome!โ€

Zephyr was admiring Weedโ€™s fight against the boss of Basra, who was throwing multiple dark spells at him .

โ€œPierce my enemy, Dark Arrows!โ€

Numerous arrows made of pure darkness shot from behind Archduke aiming at Weed . The spell was cast almost instantly, but Weed still managed to dodge all the arrows .

He was able to do that because he had already accounted for a possibility that something like this would happen . So the moment boss began to cast his spell Weed had determined its type and area of effect and started to evade it . Zephyr was completely astonished by that feat .

โ€œSculpting Blade!โ€

Weed swung his sword to deflect a few arrows he couldnโ€™t dodge and dashed towards Basraโ€™s boss .

โ€œBlink!โ€

Basraโ€™s Archduke instantly teleported a few steps back, however on his chest a bleeding long cut was clearly visible .

Weedโ€™s Sculpting Blade technique was completely ignoring any armor!

For necromancers, who didnโ€™t have any armor and had low health, strikes like that were especially dangerous! If only the boss was a leech, heโ€™d have almost infinite vitality like Lord Tori . But there were few monsters like that in the game, and usually players were trying to avoid them .

โ€œFools!โ€

After gaining some distance from Weed, the boss got a few moments to observe the situation and came to a conclusion that it wasnโ€™t favorable for him .

โ€œItโ€™s useless to fight me!โ€ โ€“ he shouted in rage โ€“ โ€œI made a contract with the god of death! Do you want to know why those British bastards werenโ€™t able to defeat me? Iโ€™ll show you! The Immortal Power! Arise my soldiers!โ€

The ground under their feet started to tremble and skeletons started to appear from it! Multiple black, red and white skeletons!

Archduke of Basra, as a true necromancer, used his main trump card, and summoned mage, warrior and archer skeletons to his aid . His voice got filled with triumph:

โ€œMost of the Basraโ€™s warriors were buried here! This place was a burial ground for many generations, and since I was a child I used to come here to practice necromancy . Now this will become your burial ground as well! Ahahahaha!โ€

โ€œSculpting Blade!โ€

Weedโ€™s movements were significantly slowed now that he had to fight through hordes of summoned skeletons . Those monsters werenโ€™t that dangerous by themselves, but theyโ€™ll make avoiding bossโ€™s attacks much harder, and that was what worried Weed the most . Every magic attack of the Archduke could lower Weedโ€™s health by third, if not by half .

โ€œDie, human!โ€

One of the skeletons hit Weed from behind with his rusty sword . The hit was accurate, but there was almost no damage because Weed had carefully polished his armor before the fight started .

But attacks continued .

About level 220โ€ฆ

Weed started to think .

Thanks to his vast experience of fighting monsters he was able to precisely determine the level of the enemy by one received hit .

Level 220 monsters wonโ€™t be that dangerousโ€ฆ

But the problem was that the boss was able to summon skeletons indefinitely, and they were greatly hindering Weedโ€™s movements, while blessings would hold for just 20 minutes .

And once their duration is over, the fight will become a whole lot harder . In other words, he didnโ€™t have any time to spare .

โ€œIโ€™ve got to get rid of the undeadโ€ฆ Yeah, I know the way! Fight fire with fire!โ€

All this time Weed was wearing the helmet of the Death knight that he got in Lavias .

โ€œSummon skeletons!โ€

The helmet allowed Weed to summon undead of level 50 . The exact amount and degree of obedience depended on the Leadership attribute of the summoner .

Even more skeletons rose from the ground . More than 200 of them, and all of them kneeled, expecting their masterโ€™s order .

โ€œFight! Against those who threaten me!โ€

Two skeleton crowds started to fight each other . In this fight it was hardly possible to distinguish friend from foe .

โ€œServants of the god of death, I order you with power, given to me: submit to my will!โ€ โ€“ shouted the Archduke .
โ€œYouโ€™re not the one who summoned us . โ€ โ€“ came the answer from the direction of the battle .
โ€œYou, idiotsโ€ฆโ€

Skeletons, summoned by Weed were a lot weaker than those of the necromancer . They were dying quickly and did no damage to the enemy, but they still managed to divert enemiesโ€™ attention to let Weed escape the skeletonsโ€™ ranks .

โ€œTriple strike! Backstab!โ€

Weed started to assault the boss sparing no mana . Archduke was able to use blinks to evade Weedโ€™s attacks, but his advantage was already lost . Hwaryeong, Zephyr and Van finished the knights who had finally woken up and hurried to help Weed .

Now the entire party was chasing the fleeing boss, and a couple minutes later he succumbed to the furious onslaught of his opponents and died .

Ding!

โ€“ Endurance +1 โ€“ Fighting Spirit +1 โ€“ Level has risen .

Weed had already fought monsters of level over 290, so he only got one level for this victory . Of course this boss was stronger than the vampire lords, but he was still far weaker than Lord Toriโ€ฆ

โ€œWow! Great! We won!โ€

Zephyr and Hwaryeong celebrated their victory and walked towards Weed . But the focused expression on his face made them stop .

โ€œHmm, I have 3 . 5% of life left . I watched it closelyโ€ฆโ€

โ€œWell, then letโ€™s continue the hunt . โ€
โ€œโ€ฆโ€

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