Chapter 330
[How can a human possess so much mana?]
Shooting a sphere of aura to weaken the momentum of Heroic Strike, the Death Lord asked as he backed away . However, it was impossible to completely dodge Heroic Strike . As such, the Death Lord held up his axe to block what he couldn’t avoid . The toughness of his axe could be guessed by the fact that not a single scratch appeared . But it seemed that it still couldn’t block all of Heroic Strike’s might .
[Kahak!]
The shock delivered by the aura caused him to cough out another mouthful of dead blood . However, while his body might be breaking apart, the death energy he was outputting was only getting stronger .
While the Death King used his death energy to control the undead, the Death Lord seemed to have his entire body made of death energy . If I hadn’t learned Breath of Death, I might have been in danger .
“How can there be a limit to amassing mana?”
[Of course, there is . For humans, there is a clear limit . In fact, even elves, dwarves, beastmen, and even dragons have limits . ]
Peika clashed with him once again . However, the black mana barrier he created was sufficiently powerful enough to block Peika’s attack .
[Even elementals!]
[Master, this guy keeps…!]
“Yeah, I know . ”
The death energy emanating from his body split into several streaks and flew towards me like a whip . Although I could block them with Steel, doing so would waste more mana than needed . Instead, I expanded Peruta Circuit and created a whirlpool to wrap around my body . The black whips then continuously clashed with the whirlpool, causing loud noises to ring out .
“Die!”
I charged towards him . Chaotic Spear, carrying hundreds of thousands of mana, cleanly obliterated all other energies and shot towards his chest!
[Kuhaaaaap!]
His shout sounded out . Without thinking about dodging the attack, the Death Lord raised his axe and struck down against my spear . When the two collided, an explosive sound erupted . However, neither of us backed down .
I pulled my spear out of the deadlock by twisting it slightly and swung down as though it was an axe . This time, the Death Lord blocked it with his axe .
“Ha!”
I kicked the Death Lord’s leg, which was firmly planted in the ground, and jumped using the counterforce . His axe rushed after me like a dragon wanting to bite off someone’s head!
Clenching my teeth, I swung my right arm and rotated my spear . The concentrated aura on the spear blade hit his axe away and continued up to destroy a section of the cave . It had also been flung away by the recoil, as it couldn’t break through the axe’s defense .
“Let’s see if you can block this!”
[Unlike your skills, you talk like a third-rate warrior!]
Seeing chunks of the ceiling falling down, I poured in my mana and Dortu’s power turned them into bombs in an instant . Then, using my spear, I shot them as though they were cannon balls .
Using the death energy rising from his body, the Death Lord formed a whip and struck them down before they could reach him, but the subsequent detonations of the bombs reduced his whip to a sorry state . Seeing an opening, I activated Divine Speed and shot another ball of concentrated aura .
Puk! With a dull sound, the armor covering his right arm exploded . It was the first effective blow dealt to him .
[You have no limit . ]
“Hmph . ”
He was praising me from the moment we met, but I was also surprised by his strength .
His strength was as though the Beast King was compressed into a human form, and he was even using his death energy to strengthen himself . If I became careless for even a single moment, I had no doubt that he would send a critical attack that would penetrate Steel’s power .
[Is it the natural talent of the Savior Hero?]
“Natural talent of the Savior Hero? What’s that?”
I asked again .
“In fact, what’s even a Savior Hero?”
[I’m not too sure either . All I know came from what the Dungeon Lord told me . I simply came to my own conclusion using the information I had . ]
“Well, what’s that conclusion?”
The Death Lord smiled . The axe he held up began to grow bigger . By sucking in death energy, it was growing sharper and tougher .
[Defeat me . Then I’ll tell you . ]
“Damn guy . ”
Where’d he learn that from! I called Peika back .
[What’s wrong, Master?]
“Chaos flames don’t work on him . ”
To be exact, chaos flames worked, but because he was always covered in an enormous amount of death energy, chaos flames could only burn his death energy without reaching his body . Seeing him being unaffected by chaos flames even after the previous attack broke a part of his armor, I became certain .
Chaos flames dealt continuous damage by staying ignited on a target, but Peika’s lightning was stronger . Since chaos flames couldn’t reach him, it was more efficient for Peika to be with me .
“You’re literally quite the lump of energy . ”
[It’s what I obtained by giving up both life and death . Savior Hero, what did you give up in order to obtain that power?]
“My life, fucker . ”
As I retorted, I infused Peika into my spear and watched the transparent aura begin to crackle with lightning .
“Look at the power I have . Does it look like I’ll enjoy a peaceful life?”
[Kuhahahaha! Perhaps at the end of your growth, you might give up death as well! Unlike me who abandoned being human and became an undead, you’ll be in a human’s body! No, if that happens, you might not even be human anymore! Kuhahaha!]
“What’s so funny, you bastard!”
I bellowed loudly and used Frozen Roar while I was at it . The death energy hurling towards me froze, and a portion of the energy surging up on his axe fell off . At the same time, a surge of energy coursed through my body .
I wasn’t done yet . I activated both Twin-headed Ogre’s Tattoo and Giant Wolf’s Tattoo . In an instant, the attack power of my close ranged skills and charge type skills increased by 50% . In other words, the skill I was planning on using would have its might doubled .
[Your power suddenly increased tremendously . ]
“Because the dungeon’s power hasn’t been working much, I’ve been holding them back . But now, I have some confidence in myself . Well, that’s not a story for you to hear . ”
There was no need to reveal my secrets . I held up my spear again . Since this wasn’t the First Dungeon, I summoned Sharana .
[At your command, Master!]
“Strengthen me with your wind . ”
[That’s my specialty!]
A gust of wind began to blow around me . Mixing in with Peika’s lightning, an ordinary person would find it difficult to even stare at my figure .
The Death Lord seemed to have felt danger, as he sent dozens of black whips and aura waves flying towards me . In response, I summoned Ruyue and created a barrier of ice . Although it disappeared when it collided with the whips and aura waves, it bought enough time for me to gather the necessary energy .
I aimed my spear towards him and kicked off the ground .
“Wind King’s Rage!”
[Kuhaaaap!]
There was nowhere for him to run . The Death Lord let out an odd bellow and swung down his axe to cut the energy I was emitting . A huge black aura shot out from the path of his axe and charged towards me while cutting apart the ground in half .
As I had already started charging towards him, I couldn’t move away now . As such, I faced his attack directly .
[Kuhahahaha! Your courage is praiseworthy!]
“Hmph, as if that can even cut a radish in half!”
A lightning storm and earth-severing strike collided . The already crumbling cave began to rumble even more .
“UOOOOOOH!”
I scraped together all the mana lying inside my body and poured it into the wind . Then, I activated Crimson Hell’s Tattoo and began to suck in the Death Lord’s death-carrying mana . Filtering it with Breath of Death, Absolute Soul and Peruta Circuit worked together to draw in mana to my body . Everything was happening in an instant .
My body became a giant lump of mana .
[I won’t die so easily! Take this, Savior Hero! This is my power!]
The Death Lord kicked off the ground and charged towards me . His entire body was covered in his black energy . After dissipating the aura he shot out, I also charged towards him in full force .
“Dieeeeee!”
I started the gathering of the fiercely spinning wind and lightning . Using the one supreme talent I had, I concentrated every power into one point .
In an instant, the surroundings became silent . Even the crumbling cave seemed to halt momentarily . In reality, everything moved extremely slowly because I was using Divine Speed .
Thanks to Divine Speed, I was able to complete the energy concentration process in the blink of an eye . The Death Lord also noticed what happened . Seeing the energy compressed together on the tip of my spear, his eyes widened .
[I see, I see! So that’s what made you the Savior Hero!]
“You’ll die if this hits you, so you better speak your mind now!”
[Kuhahahahaha! I’ve already overcome death once, yet you’re announcing my death so boldly!?]
With a heartful laugh, he raised his axe . Coincidentally, at that moment, the death energy surrounding his body and the armor he was wearing disappeared .
Even someone that wasn’t me could kill him by attacking his weak point . In the center of his chest was a jewel shining like a star!
[I am Dortu . Nullification complete . ]
[Kuk!?]
It seemed the Death Lord didn’t expect this to happen at all . I couldn’t blame him as he couldn’t perceive Dortu’s existence . He immediately began to gather death energy to cover his body, but he was full of openings in my eyes .
I thrust my spear and spoke .
“You have nothing to say?”
[The Savior Hero is… one who gathers everything! And…!]
Unfortunately, that was it .
Before his axe could reach my shoulder, my spear penetrated his chest .
The jewel exploded with a boom, and the subsequent torrent of mana, lightning, and wind destroyed the Death Lord’s body without leaving behind a trace .
I took my spear back and stood my ground . Taking the crumbling pieces of the cave with my body, the corner of my mouth twitched .
“You should have said it earlier, damned guy . ”
[I am Dortu . Master, did Dortu make a mistake?]
“No, Dortu . You did well today . You made the difference . ”
Without Dortu, I wasn’t sure my last attack would have killed him . His armor was sure to be an extraordinary item .
In the short time that the two of us fought, Dortu managed to nullify and even eliminate his armor . It seemed Dortu’s ability was growing stronger too .
[I’m all out of energy . I’m tired . ]
“You did well too, Peika . Go rest . ”
I stroked Peika who left the spear, and she happily went back to Fairy Garden .
I also sent Dortu back before raising my head . A giant boulder falling my way was struck down by a flying axe .
“Looks like you didn’t know about this either . ”
In the final moment, it became possible for me to control his axe using the Eliminator’s power . I couldn’t do anything about the energy residing in it, but I could make the axe aiming for my shoulder move slower and heavier .
The Death Lord must think he lost because of the power concentrated on my spear tip, but I had actually utilized several different powers to defeat him . Although I could have defeated him earlier if I wanted, it was the first time I had met such a powerful warrior and I ended up getting too excited .
“I shouldn’t do this next time . It’s not like the Demon Lord will simply charge at me . ”
He might even stay still and only shoot magic . In fact, I didn’t know whether or not he would fight himself . But since he was the only one in the Demon Army that was capable of fighting, he would have no choice .
To get better used to the Eliminator’s power, I spun the axe around and struck down the falling boulders one by one . Of course, I wouldn’t die even if the entire cave collapsed on top of me .
After some time, a message rang out .
[You succeeded in defeating the Death Lord alone . The Death Lord was a powerful warrior and mage who had never experienced a single defeat in his life . Granting him both defeat and annihilation is truly a grand achievement . You obtained 5 skill points as a reward . Current skill points: 39]
[You obtained the title, ‘Death Lord Killer’ . All stats increase by 5 . The effect of the title will be applied even when it is not equipped . ]
[You cleared Beyond’s 40th floor . You obtained the qualification to challenge the First Dungeon’s 91st floor . ]
[You obtained 5 bonus stats . Your HP and MP increases by 2% . ]
[Experience has been added to skills you frequently used to progress through Beyond’s 40th floor . ]
[You received the unique reward left hidden for the First explorer . Congratulations! Your luck stat increases by 10 . ]
[Secret . Death Lord’s…]
The message suddenly stopped .
The falling boulders began to rise up one by one . At the same time, I could feel a power slowly leaving my body . I narrowed my eyes .
“Ho… What interesting situation is this?”
The dungeon’s power was disappearing from the dungeon .
At that moment, the axe suddenly froze in mid-air . Perplexed, I tried to manipulate the axe again, but the axe no longer listened to my commands . That axe… ceased being a weapon .
[I forgot, I had something else to tell you . ]
“Hey, you bastard . ”
I cursed .
“Don’t you know lying can get your hand chopped off!?”
[I didn’t lie . To a warrior, his weapon is part of his body! So I did seal my life in my body!]
He retorted casually .
Right, the voice was coming from the axe, which carried his life .
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