The Legendary Moonlight Sculptor

Volume 23: Chapter 5: Canyon of the Death Knight

Weed hunted over

45 Barit monsters.

Running down the

slopes of the canyon on his Phantom horse, every slashed dealt a precise killing blow

on these Barits!

“Who is that Death

Knight?”

“I don’t know.

Choosing to be a combatant rather than an Undead summoner and still coming this

far. Does anyone know that guy?”

“I think I’ve seen

him in Kapua. There was a ghost knight that made monsters shiver just by

looking at him. Could it be him?”

“Oh! That ghost

knight.”

The Necromancers

stared down at Weed’s action from the end of the canyon, admiring his

movements.

Sword rotated freely

in his hand as he slashed every Barits in his way.

On a horse, the

knight’s charge was one of the most useful skill available.

The skill

increased the attack multiple times thanks to the additional speed and weight.

However, attacking

with a sword or skill while riding on horseback at full speed was extremely

hard.

And this was not a

flat plain, but a canyon with uneven surface.

One needed a

perfect balance between the riding the reckless horse and measuring the attack

distance to the enemy.

This was difficult

even for players who chose to be knights and spend thousands of hours

practicing horseback riding.

“How can he fight

so well?”

“It’s like he has eyes

at the back of his head. That’s absurd.”

“His combinations

of skills and dynamics, word can\'t describe it. I am really curious about who that person is.”

Horses weren’t always

helpful.

Even if your

charge attack was successful, it created a backlash.

If the backlash

couldn’t be withstood, there is a chance of falling off from the horse.

If heavy armour

were worn when thrown off the horse, the impact caused confusion or paralysis

status so it could become highly dangerous.

To fighting like

that on a horse… The Necromancers were amazed.

It looked as if

they were watching a beast.

Barit was a tough

monster.

They were big as a

bear, these aggressive monsters lived in a herd and their level even exceeded 350.

With their

excellent instinct their sense of combat was outstanding making them difficult

to hunt.

Most hunting

parties avoided facing groups of Barits exactly for this reason.

But Weed, he charged

the Barits with no fear or hesistation.

In the battlefield

littered with Undeads and Barits, he fought with most optimal movement.

Of course these

Barits were dangerous and often inflicted serious damages but Balkan was

someplace close from here.

Due to this the

effect of Death Aura was more powerful allowing him to fight continuously as it

constantly regenerated his health.

After defending

the canyon for the third time, Necromancers were finally able to catch a break

with the coming of the dawn as the number of monsters appearing dropped.

As Weed was coming

up the canyon riding on his horse, Otem spoke to him.

“Hey, excuse me.”

“Yes?”

Weed answered with

his face still covered by his helmet, this was out of courtesy since his face

was just a skull.

It was not only

him, most Necromancer players concealed their body with robes. It made for a pretty

weird scenery.

“Not many people

chose combat related class… you are very nimble. Do you like fighting in such

manner?”

“……”

Weed was not used

to complements.

‘Is he saying that

I fought well? I shouldn’t have stood out so much, it’s going to affect how

much items I can pick up.’

In his conscience,

he only picked up items from monsters he defeated himself.

But to be honest,

he did kill plenty of near dead monsters.

Under the canyon

it was a cluster of mess and craziness that attacking Barit one-by-one with full health was an impossibility.

So fighting the

Barits that were distracted by the other Undead, the curses and Corpse Explosion

spells flying about helped immensely.

He didn’t know

exactly which Necromancers decided to help him but calculating the mana use,

there were about two.

While he was

charging in between the Barits, they frequently summoned Bone Shields or Bone Walls

to block the incoming attacks.

Truthfully many of

the Barits he defeated were already near death.

In return there

were many other Barits that were left stuned in his wake that he couldn’t

finish off.

Regardless he was

on the constant look out for the boss Barits to kill.

Since he was

fighting down the canyon, it was different from Kapua village where it was

impossible not to stand out.

“I observed the whole thing.”

“………”

“You seem pretty strong.

Wouldn’t it be convenient to join forces in this canyon?”

Otem suggests to

team up and fight together.

One of few female

player Harien also chimed in.

“That’s right. You

should join us there won’t be any harm in it. We could use some help and it

looks like you need some summons there too.”

It seemed that as

Weed was a combat class rather than a summoner they did not think he was part

of the competition, with their expression lacking any jealousy or anger.

In this canyon

co-operating with others was key to successfully completing the quest, also the

Necromancers need to be on the constant look out for corpses to raise up a

first rate Undead.

Usually

Necromancers tried their best to recruit any level of mercenaries, even

low-level ones at a high price. Even so as Necromancers had bad reputations in

general it was hard to recruit mercenaries.

They did this as

if someone could fight for them in the front line it was a tremendous help to

them.

It was same for

Weed, with monsters swarming all over the canyon it was hard to block

everywhere.

Though it was

called a canyon, in terms of size it was only wide enough to allow seven

chariots to pass at one time. And if he was to fight alone even after 24 hours

of non-stop fighting, it would not be enough.

With the monsters

also flinging arrows and stone at him, it was too much to handle alone.

“In the best

interest of defending this canyon, I think it would be best to help each other.

You never know what is going to happen next, so why not team up?”

Even Jeanne was

saying her piece, so Weed could not refuse the offer.

“Alright.”

Deploying the

Undead equally it was agree that Weed would fight freely just as before.

Necromancers

weren’t fit for a party in the first place and this method allowed the best

tactic considering the geographic features of the canyon.

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“Uuhihihihih.”

Zabrin arrived at Kapua

village equipped with items from the Hermes Guild.

“They sure have a

lot of items.”

In Hermes Guild’s

safe there were piles of rare and cursed items.

Zabrin was in a

state where cursed items were useful so he picked the most effective ones.

A ring that

reduces luck by 140 but protects the user against specters, armor that spreads

rotten mephitis in a body, necklace that creates mana and strength by

sacrificing health and a denture for skeletons!

It was too bad that

he couldn’t take everything he wanted but these items for Undeads were truly

excellent.

Zabrin managed to

double his weak magic power.

Even the rod he

was holding was an item specifically for Necromancers!

It made the summoned

Undeads rough and fast while shortening their lifespan but in here where

corpses were plentiful, it wan’t a problem.

‘Now it will be a

bit easier.’

Joining the Hermes

Guild was truly an excellent choice.

Siding with a

guild of terrifying strength, power and authority came naturally.

Even after he was

promoted to a ghost, Zabrin did not stop participating in quest using Undeads.

There were so many

items he could get if he could just be qualified for it.

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“Arrg!

Geomchi287 fell

down on the ground.

“I lost again.”

The match that

started with Geomchi505 continued on with higher ranking trainees participating

but they continued to lose.

Sword Master Ash’s

Sword-cloning skill!

Once it was

activated, the player’s body multiplied up to 40 times.

It was hard to

distinguish the real from the fake bodies, as the clones had mana and about 15%

of the original’s strength.

It was a fantastic

skill proving the reason for player’s eagerness to get a hold of the Sword

Master’s skill.

Every time Ash

won, he spoke.

“To master my

skills, you need supreme swordsmanship. You have met the qualification. I shall

teach you my Sword-cloning skill.”

It was an

unbelievable offer.

Though they could

not defeat Ash, they lasted a long time against him. With their combat

response, instinct and weapon skill they met the qualification to learn the

Sword-cloning skill.

Geomchis also

respected the strong.

“If you will teach

me I will learn it.”

No reason to

refuse someone who was willing to teach a strong skill!

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You learned the Sword-cloning skill.

They didn’t have

to fight seriously but the Geomchis wanted a fair fight.

Fighting with all

their strength and skill a lot of time had passed.

Geomchi5 fought

Ash evenly.

After a while of

attacking the clones who had low life, he struck a direct hit on Ash.

Though he succeed

slashing Ash with his sword, Ash’s unbelievable defense and life made barely a

scratch.

However, Geomchi5

wasn’t an idiot that only touted his strength.

Before he became

an instructor he spent all his teenage year fighting.

When he reached

his twenties the fight became life or death battle so he knew how to fight

well.

‘Damage the real

one to weaken the clones.’

CLAAAAANG!

Geomchi5’s sword clashed

with Ash’s blade and continued to slide down.

The moment the swords

clashed and joined, he twisted his wrist in a split second and crushed Ash’s

blade.

Not even a

legendary sword’s durability would survive when a thick sword pressed passed

it.

In reality, it

would be fine as long as it was not completely broken but this was Royal Road.

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You reduced Ash’s sword durability by -4%

Ash’s attack is reduced

by -11%

And then he pressed the attack!

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You have inflicted a critical strike.

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You have slashed Ash’s chest.

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You have slashed Ash’s knee through his armour.

With Ash’s sword becoming

dull, the clones weakened as well.

Geomchi5 proved

that the Sword-cloning skill was not an almighty skill.

“You are truly an amazing

swordsman. I would like to remember your name.”

“I am known as Geomchi5.”

DING!

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You have shown excellence in your duel against the Sword Master

Ash.

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With an outstanding duel that would be enough to be recorded in

the history of swordsmen, all combat related stats increase by 6.

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Fame increase by +5,800

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Proficiency in weapon skills have increased.

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Having fought Ash with lower rated weapons and armour, all stats

will increase additionally by +3.

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Through the match you learned the swordsman skill, Sword cloning.

Geomchi4 inflicted

critical strikes six times in a row.

Geomchi3 left a

hole in Ash’s armor.

They chose

different methods of reducing Ash’s life so they could take care of clones faster.

They all

acknowledged Ash after their fight.

“That guy is

really strong. No matter how many times I hit him, there is no mark.”

“Yes hyeognim. His

stamina is endless.”

“Even without his

skill, it would be hard to win against him one on one. Unless you level up 200

more times.”

Ash always managed

to adjust his strength and fight them on an even level.

If he didn’t do

so, they wouldn’t even be able to clash their swords with Ash.

“But I don’t think

it will be impossible to beat him.”

Geomchi487 spoke

after fighting Ash.

His sword and

armor have become like rags.

It reached a point

where the swordsman had to fight with his bare fists.

If all the

Geomchi’s jump on Ash at the same time, no one could promise if Sword Master

Ash could survive.

When hunting a

high-level monster with a guild or party, it was obvious double up on the enemy.

All kinds of

blessings and rear supports from clerics were compulsory.

But these Geomchis

fought one by one fairly and were satisfied with it because their opponent was

a swordsman.

“Well, we had a

good time. Anyways, I think had enough rest. Let’s get back to swimming.”

Geomchis jumped

into the sea to start swimming across to the Northern continent.

They received an

ardent farewell.

They became really

close enough to catch and eat fishes together.

“Farewell. Please

you my skills to good use.”

“We won’t use our

swords on those weaker than us.”

But they didn’t

reveal what was going on their minds.

‘I need to beat

this guy someday… But I don’t know where this is.’

‘Next time I am

definetly going to kill you with my sword.’

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Co-operating with the

other Necromancers, Weed was able to defend the canyon successfully for the

eleventh time.

The contents of the

quests kept changing bit by bit but the main objectives always remained the

same, to defend the canyon.

‘The central station

of Undead Legion is located behind here.’

By getting

information from the quests, Weed was able to assume its whereabouts.

As reinforcements

came sometimes from their central station of the Undead Legion.

Weed raised

himself as a front line fighter ever since he was a skeleton.

That was why he

didn’t have a high expectation for the Undeads.

But as battles

continued, he was given underlings.

“Please give your

command, lord!”

Every time he made

received an achievements, nearby Death Knights, Dullahans and Skeletons were swearing

their obedience to Weed.

With every successful

quests, either his rank got promoted or he obtained a Death Knight.

“Hmm!”

Weed had zero

attachment to his Undead underlings.

No matter how much

you raise them, it’s over once they die.

“It’s a dog eat

dog world.”

Thus, Weed’s true

colours came out.

“Fight in the

front line. Do not step back. Fight until you crush them. Kill them all!”

“Yes, lord!”

“We will follow the

lord’s command.”

“We will carry out

the orders of the commander of the dark army.”

With Undead

underlings in front of him, Weed killed monsters left and right.

“Attack, attack,

attack!”

The tactics he

would often employ was no where to be seen here.

He just encouraged

the battle onward.

The fiercer these

monsters and Undeads fight, there were more chance of rich hunting

opportunities.

These Undeads

could be revived by Necromancers players anyways and there was the Undead

Legion nearby so there was absolutely no need to value them.

All he did was

ordering them to fight fiercely but something suddenly happened that even Weed

didn’t expect.

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As a Death Knight by ordering an aggressive assault on the enemy,

Knight’s leadership is activated.

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The item you are storing, Emperor of the continent’s seal is

activated.

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By the emperor’s authority, maximum loyalty and morale of the

Undead increase by +25%.

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By supplementing the Undead’s morale their attack increase by

+17%.

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Your command to assault is sent to the Undead Legion.

With the Emperor

of the continent’s seal, which was the royal seal of the emperor of Arpen, Undeads

were fighting the monsters with amazing attack capabilities.

Compared to when

Weed was a sculptor, these commanding skills didn’t activate fully.

But now that he

was a Death Knight a type of a knight class, his commanding ability increased

by 100% with the activation of its effects.

“Lord, I offer you

my loyalty.”

“Everyone, attack

on the order of our commander!”

More and more Dullahans

and Death knights swore their loyaty to Weed.

With that the Undead

army, on Weed’s orders, managed to take down monsters with monstrous strength.

The Undead could

only show their full potential while attacking.

Leadership increased by +1.

Infrequently, Weed’s

leadership related stats increased as he fought alongside his underlings.

There was no doubt

that the summoned Undeads from the Necromancers and the reinforcements from the

Undead Legion made the bulk of the army.

But under Weed’s

presence, the entire Undead army became a whole new force.

They were so loyal

to Weed that they carried out his orders immediately.

“Death Knights,

fall back.”

“Falling back my lord!”

Weed instructed a

withdrawal.

As soon as the Death

Knights withdrew, the heavily wounded Barit leader swung around its whip

insanely.

“You are mine!”

Weed satisfied his

selfish interest and desires!

Just like other

stats, a sculptor had uniquely high charisma, leadership and fighting spirit.

Though the Emperor

of the continent’s seal was active he did not bother to stack up the effect by

taking out the Demon Sword of Kolderim or the Horn of Treserk.

So far, Weed collected

almost every good item drops possible in this hunts and quests.

He could just

imagine what could happen if he put all these high value items on auction!

But for now, he

decided to wait.

‘I’m not wasting these

on the Undeads!’

Power increased

proportionally to the equipment. Weed didn’t even need to use the Lion’s Roar

skill, these Undead who lacked intelligence followed his command loyally.

They did whatever

Weed told them to do and gave their loyalty even after the monsters vanish.

Before Weed came

to the canyon, not every quest was successfully accomplished.

When these

monsters broke through the defence line and entered the Undead Legion’s central

station, the quest failed and fame and reputation decreased.

When they were

begging in their minds for strong allies, Death Knight Weed arrived.

They had no

expectations of him so they were amazed at Weed’s fighting skills.

When they had free

time to gather mana by meditating once they were done with their duties of

summoning more Undeads, strengthening the defensive line with bones or using Death

Plant spells, they all watched Weed’s actions.

Every time Weed gave

a command, the Undeads responded as fast as possible.

He desperately

resisted against these monsters with his Undead underlings!

He was truly a

king of Undeads! Or could it be said knights of knights?

The horse riding

knight! Whose class was characterized by strong defence, attack, loyalty and

honour.

It was amazing to

see him lead such battles even though Undead had very low intelligence.

“GULP!”

“Wow, amazing.”

“How can he be

that strong? Was he originally a Death Knight?”

“If he commanded

humans rather than the Undeads… There is a no doubt that he would be able to

control tens of thousands soldiers. If someone like him initiate a siege

warfare, it would be a sight to see.”

Undeads listened

to Necromancers fairly well.

Even if their

leadership or charisma were low, the summoned Undeads had to listen to them.

But still, they

didn’t understand complicated instructions such as battle formations.

In contrast, Weed

fought even while considering the dullness of the Undeads.

A combined force

of Death Knights, skeleton archers and a skeleton mages.

Using them to

their individual strength and taking them deep into the enemy line, he would

use them remorsely as a sacrificial goat to shoot spells and arrows at full

power.

Chasing after the

retreating Barits and instilling fear into them.

The focus in

attack, baiting of enemies and demolishing anything in their advance… The whole

thing proceeded very fast.

Having experienced

many large scale battles, his usual tactics melted into his attacks.

“His really

amazing.”

“With a person

like that how far along the quest could he go?”

Necromancers were

half jealous and half curious at the same time.

No one knew when

the Undead Legion’s quests end.

The only thing

that was known was that by succeeding more quests, the rank in the Undead

became higher.

Looking back, they

were gradually given more important quests. How far would it go on for?

There were so many

Undead summons and Undead related skills that these Necromancers players

haven’t been able to master yet.

Necromancers were

considered a sin and with whole schools of guilds were called to bring them

down, the only magic that could be learned was the ones recorded in books long

time ago.

But being in the Undead

Legion, depending on the achievement they received gifts from Balkan which

sometimes contained Undead related spells.

It was after all Balkan

Demoph who mastered every Undead related spells.

Players wanted to

meet the legendary Lich.

Therefore while

there was a great competition between the Necromancers, it was Weed the Death

Knight that was making the greatest achievements.

“I am beginning to

slowly hate this guy…”

Gruzed casted

spell near where Weed was fighting down in the canyon.

“Corpse Explosion!”

Corpse Explosion

at close range could inflict damage several times the value of the health of

the corpses.

Casting the spell

on purpose and seeing how strong Weed was, he was confident the spell wouldn’t

kill him.

‘Have a taste of

this.’

A spell casted

purposely on Weed to inflict a huge damage on him.

But it was as if

Weed knew that already, he hid between the Barits and avoided all the damage

from the explosion.

The awesomeness of

Weed hunting bravely even with corpses exploding!

Weed was aware of

the hunting methods among the Necromancer players.

To supplement the reducing

manpower, Undead needed to be summoned endlessly to replace the number from the

increasing number of corpses.

But with corpses

piling around him and not being raise up as Undead again, he was on a caution

and when the spell was activated, he hid between monsters right away.

It was an obvious

event for Weed, who hasn’t been welcomed for a quite a while due to his

superiority.

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While continuously

defending Killizar canyon, Weed’s quest changed with it.

Rise of the Death Knight’s Leadership

Through battle you need

to raise up:

30 Elite Skeleton Archers

5 Big Dullahans

15 Royal Death Knight bodyguards.

By completing this mission

you will gain a deeper trust with the Undead Legion.

Reward: Undead’s

loyalty.

Qualification for the

next rank in the Undead Legion’s hierarchy.

Restriction: Death

Knight Only

“The babysitting

never ends!”

Because it didn’t

have a deadline, Weed didn’t care about the Undeads.

“Fight, no charge,

charge!”

After giving a

command, he actively attacked the Barits with a squadron of Death Knights and Dullahans.

Undeads around him

collapsed but he didn’t feel anything for them.

‘They can always

be revived anyway.’

Once Necromancers players

re-summoned the collapsed Undeads, they could be revived.

If that happens,

they were no longer Weed’s subordinates but he didn’t feel a smidgen of

sympathy for them.

Who gave a mind

when this place was already filled with Undeads?

“I want to follow

orders from you commander.”

“I heard about

your reputation and came from the Undead Army. I, the Death Knight Tedra, want

to fight with you.”

He accepted every

incoming Undeads.

- A Skeleton Archer has been promoted as an elite.

Additional skills, ‘piercing

arrow’, ‘poison arrow’, ‘high-flying arrow’ has been added.

Skeleton’s agility has

been increased by 15%.

With each battle,

Weed’s Undead underlings promoted to an elite and he completed the quest.

“Now I understand

the commander’s orders.”

“I lost myself in

the rage while fighting but I will prioritize commander’s orders from now.”

Death Knight’s wisdom and intelligence increased by +2%

Dullahan’s field of vision expanded.

Their overall combat

abilities increased.

Weed’s army

comprised of 142 Skeleton Archers, 57 Elite Skeleton Archers, 11 Dullahans, 29

Big Dullahans, 9 Death Knights and 24 Elite Death Knight bodyguards.

Considering the

enhancement caused by Balkan’s Undead blessing spells and Death Aura, it was a

significant force to be reckoned with.

It was similar for

in the canyons, as the time passed more and more players appeared and the

number of Undead that was summoned increased.

Barits were tough

but as number of one-man army Necromancers increased, their hunting rate became

extremely fast.

Except for the players

that just turned into Necromancers in Versailles Continent, every other long

time Necromancers was gathered here.

DING!

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Undead’s Furgol Expedition

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Witches in the Undead Army are getting annoyed by the invasions of

Furgol.

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Advance toward the Furgol habitat, this quest will only end once

they have all been killed and turned into Undead.

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However, according to the information these witches obtained, the

Furgol warriors noticed the suspicious behaviour of the Undead and will only

arrive a week later.

Difficulty: A

Reward: Either a magic

spell from the witches or promotion to the next rank.

Restriction: Undead

Only.

A party quest for players

in the canyon!

Weed and the other

players wondered how far these chained quests from Undead Legion would go.

‘Wouldn’t it lead

to unbelievable rewards?’

‘Maybe I can learn

forbidden Undead summon spells or dark magic from Balkan himself…’

‘It would be nice

if I could get a unique Undead from the Undead Legion!”

Necromancers

wanted high-level Undead summon spells or a unique Undead that could be summoned

anytime like Van Hawk.

“As the quest

difficult is so high, I suggest everyone need to team up now.”

The gathered Necromancers

voted Jeanne as their leader and captain for the expedition.

“Having given me

the responsibility for this difficult quest I will do my best.”

“With Jeanne-nim

in charge, I’m feeling relieved.”

“First of all, I

believe we should all decide on the time.”

They decided to

start the quest nine days later, when most Necromancers were able to connect.

They also talked

to remaining players in Kapua, helping them out so many players could join them

9 days later.

They didn’t waste

any time waiting till the agreed for the quest. Jeanne, Otem, Harien, Goshu

along with some players went on ahead to scout out the Furgol’s habitat.

Their plan was to

target the spam the Furgol’s habitat with as many people and Undead as possible!

It seemed simple

but nothing more could be done.

Weed heard about

this later but he could not find fault with the plan.

‘High level players

sure know how to take care of themselves.’

Until then, all he

has to do is keep himself busy with hunting.

‘With so many gone

scouting my share just become bigger!’

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Kaaaa-ak!

Kerururararara!

In the mountains

and forests pretty far away from Morata, it was filled with monsters.

Some players from

Morata came to hunt in a party but no one dared to go deeper. High level

adventurers gave it a pass as they were only interested in dungeon explorations

which brought in treasures, fame and experience.

As monsters in the

mountains or forests reproduce, they came down to the village, sacking and

degenerate public order.

But one day the

monsters have been hit by a bolt out of the blue.

Several living sculptures

such as a Bingryong, Wyvern and a Phoenix started their hunt.

“They are yummy.”

The monster devouring

savagery.

“They give a lot

of money as well.”

No one could

resist the allure of money.

“We must survive.”

They cared about

their safety especially.

When Arpen Empire

still existed in the past, there were many Sculpture Lifeforms around the

continent.

As time passed,

they lost their origin, became monsters or settled down as a new race with new

culture.

Some didn’t

prosper and disappeared all together.

With such history

behind them, these Sculpture Lifeforms put everything into their growth to save

themselves.

“Gol Gol Gol Gol,

I’m here!”

Riding on Yellowy,

Gold Man appeared to the place where Bingryong, Phoenix and Wyvern were.

“Gold Man!”

Wy-3 came first

and welcomed it rubbing against its face.

Wy-3 assumed it lost

his memory after being reborn but Gold Man embraced the Wyverns with joy.

“It’s nice to see

you Wyverns again, Gol gol gol.”

In fact it was all

an act to fool Weed that he lost his memories.

While these Sculpture

Lifeforms were having a touching reunion, Wyvern sharp eyes noticed the change

in Gold Man’s appearance.

“Gold Man’s eyes

have changed.”

It was bigger than

before. It even had double eyelid.

It was a special

reward from Weed for throwing his body out to save him.

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Necromancers scouting

the Furgol’s habitat came back.

“This will not be

an easy quest. It’s not a habitat. It’s a kingdom.”

They said it was a

fortress protected by warriors, guards, magicians, shamans and the great Furgol

king as well.

“It was built on a

cliff. Climbing all the way up will be impossible for the Undeads.

One thing good

about the Undeads was that as long as there were corpses, their numbers could

be infinite.

However, not only

was it hard to revive completely shattered Undeads that fell from the cliff,

they would have to climb back from the start.

It was a quest

where Necromancers had to initiate a siege warfare and take the fortress!

“For now, it’s

impossible we should find another method.”

Jeanne and Necromancers

were in a serious discussion.

At a time like

this, Weed just watched as usual.

‘Do just enough,

just follow what others are doing!’

If he shows great abilities,

he would be assigned to a tiresome role.

“I was just

lucky.”

“I have some power

to control Undeads. But all these Undeads lack intelligence so anyone can do

this much.”

“Me? Fighting in

the front line? Not at all. I was just supporting standing beside so many Undeads.

Even if my horse-riding skill and attack looks strong, it wouldn’t be a match

against the might of a united Undead.”

Even though they

saw it with their own eyes, by keep repeating disparaging remarks and his

weakness it was hard to acknowledge him seriously.

To be honest,

these Necromancers thought Weed was a great Death knight but they thought he

could only achieve this thanks to their summoned Undead.

Weed cleverly used

modesty to avoid any tough duties!

Their debates

continued.

“Can’t we collapse

the fortress completely with a spell?”

“I only developed Undead

summoning spells, Corpse Explosion and curse spells…”

“Anyone here with

high level attack spell or dark magic?”

“I don’t have a strong

enough spell that could collapse a fortress or destroy walls…”

Necromancers were

able to learn dark magic.

But the moment they

learned it, it came with many penalties.

Among them was

high notoriety and faith reached zero.

Reputation and

morality went into the negative, and it was also possible to partially lose

wisdom and intelligence.

The process of

mastering dark magic was unique compared to other magic.

As proficiency in dark magic increase by using live animals as offerings, notoriety increased

while other stats decreased as dark magic level advanced.

Necromancers

already had several side effects just by Undead summons. It was rare to find a Necromancer

players with dark magic.

“I did learn dark magic up to level 2…”

“That wouldn’t be

of any help in a large scale battle. Is there no one with more powerful dark magic?”

Out of 43 Necromancers,

only 12 knew dark magic.

A simple dark magic was good enough for enhancing their Undead summons so they learned it.

But there were

only two players among them that could use it directly in battle and inflict

some damages.

“I guess we have

no choice but to bring all our Undeads and fight.”

“If someone

reaches there and bait them, maybe these Furgols will open the gate and come

out.”

“That would make

things much easier… First, let’s set up a time and when most Necromancers are

gathered then we will all go.”

With no one

assigning any role, Weed just stood and watched.

He could raise

blacksmith skill by creating siege weapons but it wouldn’t be very useful at

this point.

He could gather

all the necessary material around here to build it but on one could operate the

siege weapon.

There were too few

Necromancers and it was not like they could make their Undead handle the siege weapon.

Skeletons had low

intelligence and they only move on their instincts. They were completely

useless outside battles.

Dullahans didn’t

have their heads in the right place. They move around with their heads in their

hands so it was impossible to aim for them.

Death Knights with

their, relatively speaking, high intelligence would be useful but they were

busy enough leading the other Undeads into battle.

On top of that,

once the siege weapons were built, there was a problem with logistics.

Necromancer’s

critical weakness was that they lacked any decent shielding magic, so these

siege weapons were vulnerable to enemy spell fires.

Siege weapons were

completely useless if there is no one to operate it or protect it.

In general, a

siege warfare was a battle where the attacking side was at a disadvantage by

three fold.