[You have acquired two secret shop permits and 1,375,717,480 Perium.]
[You have given peace to a comrade who walked a path he could not return from. You have partially cleared the quest objectives, and have acquired 1 secret shop permit. The maximum level of the Invisible Heart skill has increased by 1.]
âHa?â
Lee Shin Woo widened his eyes. It was due to the message that popped up following his execution of the undead Ethan Cruz.
Due to Lee Shin Wooâs interference (the high concentration of light magic did its part), Ethan Cruz hadnât been able to transform into an undead properly and died on the spot. Although heâd wanted all of Ethan Cruzâs Perium to remain intact, the amount wasâŠ
â1.4 billion PeriumâŠ?â
âShin Woo, you just became filthy rich.â
âI wouldâve hit the jackpot if Lucky Strike activated⊠No, never mind that. Is this real?â
If he could, he wouldâve rubbed his eyes and checked again, but unfortunately, he didnât have eyes that he could rub. In any case, he realized the veracity of the message once he opened his inventory. Since all of the Perium heâd received had been stored in his inventory.
âAre all level 8s this filthy richâŠ?â
âEthan Cruz mightâve been an exception. Maybe he incurred some sort of penalty when using the secret shop.â
Jin guessed, and Lee Shin Woo nodded his head in agreement. It was likely. Pleine hadnât liked Ethan Cruz, and it would be strange if he, who acted unlike a hero, would be rewarded by God.
It all made sense; he couldnât use the secret shop for some time and as a result, had amassed an incredible amount of Perium.
âMoreover⊠He mightâve been researching the potential behind Perium like me.â
It didnât really matter what he thought though. After all, he was dead now. What was important was that heâd gained 1.4 billion Perium.
âI easily have more than 2 billion Perium if I add in what I gained from the battle.â
âHaha, it seems like it was just yesterday that you got so anxious over 1 million PeriumâŠâ
Jin and Lee Shin Woo felt the transience of life and aimlessly muttered. Around that time, Ethan Cruzâs magical device deactivated, and the barrier was finally released. The magical device, which had been buried deep underground, seemed to only be good for a single use, as it broke apart once its task was complete.
[Master, command me.]
[Paul Zero, I await your orders.]
âThatâs right. You guys havenât done much yet. Alright, then hunt the remaining undead to your heartâs content. Ah, butâŠâ
The heroes would most likely treat all the undead as their enemies. Even if his troops didnât attack the heroes and only targeted the 12 generalsâ troops, it wouldnât matter. It was likely that the heroes wouldnât think about it and attack his forces anyway. And the chance of Retadane doing so was 100%.
âGo in the opposite direction from the heroes. Be careful of the heroes, and make sure you retreat immediately if I tell you to.â
[Understood.]
[Those fools. Itâs quite difficult to even help them.]
âThe heroes are dumb, so it canât be helped. Now, all forces, attack!â
[Uoooooooooooh!]
Once Lee Shin Woo signaled his troops to attack, the Paul Zero Corps advanced! If one were to see Lee Shin Woo commanding his troops, they would feel faint⊠But unfortunately, the heroes were overwhelmed by the Giantsâ overpowering pressure. Besides, they werenât in a good enough position to be looking elsewhere anyway.
âAre those the troops led by the Heaven Defying GeneralâŠ?â
âWhy did Ethan Cruzâs buff disappear? Wait, what the hell is going on?â
âLloyd, Lloyd! Run away with me! We canât beat them!â
âI-I canât⊠We finally started pushing them back.â
âStop looking elsewhere and focus on the battle.â
All the heroes, scattered around the battlefield, reacted. Even so, three of the heroes had died, so the only heroes left were Seira Von Retadane, Lloyd H.K., Erian Rupate, Prince Altania, and Kratia Melloi. There were only five heroes left.
[Paul Zero has commanded us! To annihilate all undead who oppose him!]
[How funny. Watching these stray dogs who have lost their master!]
[Kill them all! Letâs pay these insects back for betraying us!]
[Kuhaaaaaaah!]
But aside from Kratia, none of the other heroes could stand. Since theyâd only been fighting against the undead. The Giants trampled on the skeletons, and the golems emitted their magic, burning the fallen undead. They were all were dumbfounded at the sight.
âTheyâre really⊠killing the undead.â
âWhy?â
âWe cannot ascertain their true intentions. However, it doesnât change that theyâre our enemy. âŠBut I think itâd be best if we stay our hand and dispose of them later.â
âHooâŠâ
Lee Shin Woo watched as the Paul Zero Corps entered the battlefield, nodded his head, and picked up the bones. The bones of Ethan Cruz and Yasunori Akira. It was unfortunate that both of them had only dropped one bone each, but there was no helping it. He soon activated Bone Reinforcement.
[Consuming Lv7 Yasunori Akiraâs shin bone to reinforce your shin bone. Agility has increased by 15 and Health by 10. The Mana Acceleration skill has become Lv4 and Magic has increased by 10.]
[Consuming Lv8 Ethan Cruzâs rib bone to reinforce your rib bone. Magic has increased by 100. The High Rank Mana Bone skill has become Lv4 and Magic has increased by 20. High Rank Darkness has become Lv4 and Magic has increased by 40.]
âUgh.â
He couldnât have imagined that his magic stat, which had already surpassed 4,000, would increase by 100 all at once. As expected of a level 8 bone. This wasnât even taking into account Yasunori Akiraâs bone.
Was that all? It even leveled up his high rank skills, which further increased his magic. Lee Shin Woo felt even more magic overflowing from his body and smiled.
âSee, this is why I canât stop.â
âSeriously, just stop talking. Everything you say scares me nowâŠâ
Of course, his abilities hadnât been the only thing to grow. Yasunori Akira and Ethan Cruzâs memories had merged, flooding his mind with clear memories.
Lee Shin Woo boldly discarded the useless elements, and extracted only the important aspects. Why Yasunori Akira had chosen to ally himself with Ethan Cruz, and why Ethan Cruz had decided to betray his fellow heroes⊠he ignored such pointless memories. He had no interest in dead menâs circumstances.
âOh, this is it.â
As a result, there was only one thing he could use. It was regarding Ethan Cruzâs contract with the Archmage, Feotane Von Seldin, as well as some auxiliary information from that exchange⊠Information regarding heroes that had died in the past.
âIâd somewhat expected this, but it seems like that bastard is controlling undead heroesâŠâ
âUgh, thatâs the worst possible information.â
Because of his quest, Lee Shin Woo could find all of the undead heroes on his minimap, but for some reason, he couldnât look through the level 5 danger zone. It was likely that the Archmage, or perhaps the Emperor himself, had done something.
âRelax. He doesnât have someone as capable as Ethan Cruz working for him anymore.â
âI really wonât be able to take it anymore if these guys keep popping up⊠Well, I guess I didnât really do anything though.â
âJin, youâre always a lot of help, so donât down yourself.â
Lee Shin Woo comforted Jin, who blamed himself for being unable to do anything, and collected the rest of the loot. Yasunori Akiraâs equipment wasnât very valuable (the blade was curved on only one side, like a traditional Japanese sword), whereas Ethan Cruzâs equipment piqued his interest. It was the bracelet-shaped artifact that Ethan Cruz had used when he had attacked.
The bracelet was pitch black, as if made of darkness. Due to its simplistic design, one might think it was a cheap trinket, but it was definitely a rare item, as it periodically emitted a black energy.
[You have acquired the Lv7 Everlasting Night.]
âAh, crap.â
Lee Shin Woo was bewitched by the enchanting, darkness emitting bracelet, but the moment he came into contact with it, he knew heâd made a mistake. He had forgotten that anything he touched turned into bone! Fortunately, a message came up, stating that Bone Reinforcement wasnât high enough to convert it, and it hadnât turned into bone.
He felt relief that his item hadnât changed, and simultaneously felt frustrated that his Bone Reinforcement wasnât at a high enough level. He convinced himself that itâd turned out well, and checked the artifactâs info.
[Special passive skills: Nightâs Blessing â If darkness magic is infused into this artifact, then its power is amplified and changes the properties of nearby mana close to darkness. Highly increases the success rate of darkness magic. However, you cannot use any other element aside from darkness, and just carrying around the artifact causes you to be weak against light.]
âIt feels like the ultimate darkness magical deviceâŠâ
âSeriously, how did you win?â
âIt says that he was really weak to light.â
âBut your Light Resistance is maxed too.â
âYeah, youâre right. The penalty is meaningless to me.â
ââŠâ
After laughing at the speechless Jin, Lee Shin Woo equipped the bracelet on his right arm (under his armor) without hesitation. Since it hadnât transformed into bone, it was unaffected by Rule of Bone, and also couldnât be stored in the Bone Armory. However, it possessed a self-repair feature.
âNice. Then letâs give a silent prayer for Senior Ethan, who gave me such a nice gift on his way out. Then, letâs go kill the Vulture General.â
âYou demon. You really are a demonâŠâ
Lee Shin Woo gripped the Lightning Godâs Fury, and charged towards the battlefield with Jin.
At the beginning, the Heaven Defying General, or Paul Zero had appeared and swept through the battlefield. He had been worried that the heroes would see him, but because his subordinates were here, he came to the conclusion that he didnât need to look like an undead as well.
âRetadaneâs in worse shape than I thought. Rather than provoking her by showing up as an undead, I think itâd be better to form a bridge between us.â
That âbridgeâ would be Lee Shin Woo himself. He would reveal that heâd been saved by the Heaven Defying General and his troops to his seniors, who were repulsed by the undead, and he would then suggest that they form an alliance with the Heaven Defying General.
Thus, the Paul Zero Corpsâ participation in this battle was incredibly important.
[Paul Zero is with us!]
[Uooooooooh!]
A few of the dumb Giants yelled out âPaul Zeroâ and took a sideways glance at Lee Shin Woo, but he ignored them for now. Heâd already told them that he could disguise himself as a human being, but if he knew theyâd act like this, then he wouldnât have told themâŠ
âAh, Lee Shin Woo!â
âYou were safe. You disappeared, so everyone was worriedâŠâ
âSenior, we should take care of the Vulture General first! Letâs talk later!â
âA-Alright!â
Lee Shin Woo safely joined up with the other heroes. He saw the Vulture General, who, despite falling from the sky and losing his mount, bravely struggled as his bald head shined.
[Keuk, you crazy bitch!]
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âHuooooooooh!â
And the one pushing him back was old lady Retadane, who rotated her flail with her eyes wide open. He could hear her gasping, telling him how much she had overworked herself. That girl really didnât have an off-switch. Lee Shin Woo was speechless, yet still raised his sword high.
âRetadane, Iâm here to help!â
5 minutes passed.
Retadaneâs flail crushed the Vulture Generalâs shiny bald head, and thus, the heroes had safely killed two of the 12 generals.