Once Lee Shin Woo had seen Nellopaâs movements, he was able to understand the magic pattern immediately. He formed the connection extremely quickly and naturally. The communication line didnât show faces and only transmitted oneâs voice, so it was quite simple.
[Mm⌠Is that you, Nellopa?]
âYes, General.â
He was communicating with one of the 12 generals, the Lightning General. He realized that the communication line would enable him to communicate with only the Lightning General after going through Count Nellopaâs memories.
But that was actually quite fortunate. Count Nellopa knew quite a bit about the Lightning General, as he worked under him, and that was the primary reason Lee Shin Woo took the risk of summoning one of the 12 generals.
[You already gave me your regular report. An invader? So the golems finally⌠did they show up?]
The Lightning General, Hansen Von Dorthe, replied, and Lee Shin Woo spoke in an urgent tone. He wasnât lying; the situation was quite urgent. Since the Treasure Eater was running wild, in an attempt to swallow him whole!
âItâs not the golems. But a considerably powerful monster appearedâŚ!â
[The Emperorâs order was clear: execute the golems, who are rebelling against the Empire.]
âBut the city will fall! If that happens, we wonât be able to uphold the imperial command, General!â
[âŚ]
If the city responsible for protecting the Sanctuary fell, then they would obviously be leaving the Sanctuary unattended. It was such obvious reasoning, so why did he have to think it over so seriously? Lee Shin Woo wondered whether all the 12 generals were idiots.
[Hoo⌠Fools. To think youâd be put into this kind of situation from a mere monster⌠It canât be helped. Iâll go myself.]
âItâs an honor, General!â
[Keep as many soldiers alive as possible. If youâre right, then me going is pointless if all your forces, which are meant to protect the Sanctuary, are destroyed.]
âIndeed!â
Heâd planned on sacrificing his troops to ensure his safety, but Lee Shin Woo didnât tell him that and cut the line. He hadnât given the general any particular information on the monster, but it seemed like the general didnât care.
Well, he was one of the 12 generals. The 12 generals had nothing to fear in the Empire, aside from the Emperor!
âGood. A resounding success.â
However, if the general had been told, he wouldnât have been able respond as calmly as he did. That his opponent, the Treasure Eater, was a high rank level 7 elite, capable of unleashing powerful lightning, as well as possessing Lightning Resistance!
âThe Lightning General, Hansen Von Dorthe, is level 7 and is one of the weaker generals. But because heâs a swordsman who wields a powerful and quick blade clad in lightning, as well as utilizing a powerful element, heâs about as powerful as a level 8 in a one on one fight. Thus, the Emperor uses him as an hitman (a contracted killer). Plus, heâs one of the generals whoâs independent and works alone without commanding troops.â
Even Lee Shin Woo wouldnât be privy to this detailed information had his Bone Reinforcement been a lower level, or had he not gained two bones from Nellopa rather than one, or if Nellopa wasnât someone connected with the Lightning General.
However, all the conditions had been met, so heâd acquired plenty of information on Hansen Von Dorthe, and had succeeded in calling him over. He wouldnât come over with bothersome high rank undead, and his match up against the Treasure Eater was the worst; the Lightning General wonât be able to win easily. If Lee Shin Woo succeeded in pitting them against each other⌠he would be able to take down both the Treasure Eater, and one of the 12 generals.
No. He put all this effort into calling him; he had to take him down.
âIâm confident I took the best course of action, but⌠I may die a few times.â
To think he actually managed to call one of the 12 generals over here. He thought about how shocked Jin would be if he heard about this, and chuckled. With that in mind, the Treasure Eater shot out lightning once more.
[Kuaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!]
âYeah, yeah. I heard you. Jin, get over here quick! Iâm dying over here!â
âIâm on my way!â
Unfortunately, Lee Shin Wooâs agility wasnât high enough for him to dodge when fighting against a level 7 monster using its full strength. He attempted to stifle its approach by either using Bone Fortressâs, or spewing Acid Poison, but if he made even one mistake in this intense battle, heâd lose his head!
âHeup!â
Then, the Treasure Eater struck the floor with its giant tail, shooting lightning spears; at that moment, Lee Shin Woo knew that he couldnât block the attack. He leapt into the air while the lightning spears struck his body.
The Treasure Eater began shooting him with large-scale attacks and its body temporarily stiffened. The fact that only its rotten eyeballs were moving and tracking his movements was truly goosebump inducing.
âGet on!â
âOk!â
âGyaaaaaaaaahk!â
Right when the Treasure Eater could move again, Jin skillfully jumped, approached Lee Shin Woo, and called for him. Lee Shin Woo grabbed onto Jinâs back and did a half-turn, safely landing on Jinâs back! Immediately after, the three landed at a location quite far from Treasure Eater.
[You have joined up with your partner. Rebellionâs effect are fully shared with your partner!]
âNice. This is perfect.â
âThat was really close, you know!?â
âUeehkâŚâ
Jin had easily avoided the Treasure Eaterâs impressive lightning attack while advancing forward; he then jumped, catching Lee Shin Woo in the air and even landed perfectly⌠Kratia was reminded once more that Jin wasnât normal. Her motion sickness was the price she had to pay for underestimating him.
âRun slowly⌠Ugh.â
âJust let it out while weâre running. Youâll feel a bit better that way.â
âIf you vomit on my back, then Iâm dropping both of you!â
Jin yelled in astonishment as Lee Shin Woo patted Kratiaâs back. Jin decided to ask about their current predicament.
âHow long do you think we can keep avoiding it for without fighting it directly?â
âRebellion increased your stats, so⌠probably as long as we want?â
âYou⌠youâre a good guy.â
Lee Shin Woo smiled bitterly at Jinâs refreshing reply. It still didnât change the fact that Jin was level 5, no matter how close he was to level 6, while their opponent was an elite level 7 monster; to think heâd still be able to say something so confidently.
No matter how high Jinâs agility was, or how much his stats were increased through the Rebellion skill, the effectiveness of their stats shouldnât be able to match a level 7âs!
âNow that I think about it, thereâs more to Jin than just his agility.â
Lee Shin Woo suddenly realized. There was more to Jin than just his high agility. Jin possessed several skills that allowed him to use that agility to its very limits, or even beyond its limits. According to him, each of Jinâs reflex related skills immediately increased his speed. Moreover, Steel Heart further increased his mobility, so it made sense that he was still confident.
âSo why did you tell the undead to back off, Shin Woo? You couldâve sacrificed them to weaken it a bit.â
âI sent them back to the city. Since itâd be better to fight within the city if we want to take advantage of our numbers.â
And in the process, he stayed behind to keep the Treasure Eater busy, further cementing their loyalty to him. If the undead could still shed tears, then his troops wouldâve been sobbing during their retreat.
âAnd Iâm going to group up with them soon.â
âSo what about those guys? You should be able to control them, right?â
Originally, the Golem Chimeras had been their objective, but now, no one cared about the thousands of Golem Chimeras. Kratia didnât doubt that Lee Shin Woo would be able to control them and use them to inflict damage upon the Treasure Eater. And if that happenedâŚ!
âIf I can consolidate all our forces into one single force, we may be able to take down a level 7 elite. Since Iâm level 7 now too!â
âYou really are level 7, huh?â
Lee Shin Woo thought there might be some truth to Lloydâs statement regarding Kratia in the chatting channel, but he hadnât expected her to actually have reached level 7!
That meant that she was at the level of a high rank level 6 when they first met. However⌠he was surprised and knew that she was talented, but it wasnât something that would change their situation very much.
âMm⌠Itâs not like your plan wouldâve changed if you knew that I was level 7 beforehand.â
âPlan? What plan? Isnât your plan over with now?â
Jin, who had been busy concentrating on evading the Treasure Eater, stuck his nose into their conversation. Lee Shin Woo genuinely laughed and replied.
âYou probably wouldnât know, but thereâs one part left of Operation â Bro, why are you there?. I prepared something in case an unexpected, powerful enemy appeared: Plan DâŚ!â
âPlan DâŚ!?â
Of course, he was lying his ass off, but Jin was completely fooled and replied in astonishment. Before he explained Plan D, he asked Kratia.
âKratia, something unexpected happened. You could get hurt, so you can leave if you want; I donât mind. You helped us attack the testing facility, so I can reward you too.â
âHmmâŚ? I told you, Iâm level 7. Didnât you hear me?â
Was he intending on taking her, a level 7, out of his plan!? Her expression was no longer of disappointment; instead, she poked Lee Shin Wooâs back with a face marred with confusion. But because his back was entirely composed of bone, her finger just ended up hurting.
âI heard you.â
âWhat kind of plan takes out a level 7? Thereâs no way Iâd run away unless one of the 12 generals wasâŚâ
As expected, she realized midway what his plan was with her impressive intellect.
âYouâre going to bring one of the 12 generals into this!?â
âOne of the 12 generals!? Why would a general come here!?â
Jin, who had been listening, was startled and yelled! However, Lee Shin Woo smirked and nodded his head.
âYep. I called a general. I know about him through Nellopa.â
âAre you insane!?â
âWhat are you going to do!?â
Kratia and Jin were shocked and demanded a clear answer out of Lee Shin Woo, who treated this like he were inviting a close friend over. Jin especially, as he pledged that they would live or die together.
However, Lee Shin Woo remained calm as ever. He was actually really nervous, but he was well aware that if he showed his unease, he would just further exasperate his teammatesâ own anxiousness.
âListen carefully. The Lightning General, Hansen Von Dorthe, is coming, and heâs one of the generals who works alone.â
âAh, I heard that there were generals that acted independently, but heâs still a general! Heâs on another level, even to another level 7!â
To become level 7, one needed to attain 6,400 total stats, and Kratia had barely made it past that to become a level 7 magician. However, that didnât mean that every level 7 was the same!
Those whoâd reached 6,400 stats were level 7, but one needed 12,800 stats to reach level 8; and those who were really close to that threshold⌠like those with 12,799 stats, were still considered level 7. A general would be closer to level 8 than 7!
âSeriously, just listen. He specializes in one on one fights, so the Emperor uses him as his personal hitman. And heâs best at using lightning.â
âLightningâŚ?â
His explanation caused Kratia to furrow her brow. For a while now sheâd been vacantly thinking âa level 7 elite really is different from the normâ after seeing the level 7 Treasure Eater continuously discharge lightning.
âThen, youâre going to make it fight against the general and thenâŚ?â
âEven a general shouldnât be able to take it down so easily when it has such a powerful lightning resistance. Of course, itâll be tough for the Treasure Eater to take the general down too, but if it gets into a melee fight, then the Lightning General loses his advantage.â
âWell, thatâs true, butâŚâ
Lee Shin Woo was conjuring up some plans that would depend on the situation in case the general was much stronger than he expected. Since he held all the cards.
âSo what are you going to do, Kratia? You want in or not?â
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His final card was Invisible Heart. Even if he did his best and prepared a myriad of strategies, he wasnât confident that he could take down a big shot like a general without dying in the process.
But if Kratia nodded her head⌠he could replace Invisible Heart with Kratia. With her, it would be a perfect hand: a royal straight flush. He was sure of that.
âIâmâŚâ
The great level 7 magician anguished over his offer.