The next morning, Lee Shin Woo was staring into the eyes of Seira, the beauty with gray hair and eyes. She had somehow figured out that Lee Shin Wooâs goal was to kill Seagald and had grabbed onto him.
âIâll go too.â
âNo.â
âIâm going.â
âStay here and train some more.â
âKeut. Iâll go no matter whatâŠ!â
Why was she clinging to him? She obviously wanted to go with Lee Shin Woo. It was easy enough to figure out, butâŠ
âDonât you remember how badly you failed last time? Donât you think you should just stay and watch?â
âThis is my primary reason for living, even if I had to become an undead. I wonât overdo it. Please let me go with you.â
Seira was calm and collected. He didnât know what she was thinking, but at the very least, she didnât show any signs of insanity like before. Honestly, it would be a huge problem if she did show any signs. Since the effects of the undead curse had been completely dispelled.
âI beg of you, Lee Shin Woo. Iâll do everything you ask of me. I wonât be foolish like last time. Please take me with you.â
ââŠDo you really need to see your older brotherâs death that badly?â
âYes, I must.â
A faint light shone within her gray eyes. Lee Shin Woo realized that these were a Bansheeâs Tears. The dense magic within them was difficult for even Lee Shin Woo to comprehend.
âPlease donât doubt me. I should be able to help you. I also practiced my Banshee abilities plenty. Right now, Iâm definitely⊠definitely a good match for you.â
âA good match, huh. Banshees specialize in mental confusion, right?â
ââŠTo be more specific, itâs the ability to manipulate a situation.â
âManipulating a situation⊠If itâs as you say, then it does indeed have good compatibility with my Wild Card skill.â
Honestly, he didnât really know the specifics to a Bansheeâs ability, even though he was the one who led to her creation. However, heâd heard that Banshees were an undead species that possessed a peculiar authority. They were an incredibly rare species and their creation required several conditions⊠Because of these stringent conditions, they were extremely powerful in exchange.
Moreover, she was no normal Banshee; she was a level 8 Elder Banshee Princess. Her authority was definitely amazing. Lee Shin Woo briefly thought about it⊠and if he followed her logic, then she would indeed be a trustworthy ally. HoweverâŠ
âAlright, then prove it. I canât take you with me before I have a chance to assess your abilities myself.â
âOf course. Itâd be nice if there were a dungeon nearby.â
âYouâll find one if you follow the mana patterns of living monsters. Just wait a sec. Iâm going to use the Mana Radar to⊠Huh?â
Lee Shin Woo rummaged for his Mana Radar, but then stopped. Chi Paul, who shouldâve been in the middle of destroying one of the Anti-Skull bases, sent him an unbelievable report.
[Weâre being pushed back, Father! Please send reinforcements!]
He couldnât believe what he was hearing and listened vacantly.
âYouâre being pushed backâŠ?â
No matter how large Anti-Skull was, their forces were split among four bases (if he included the base on the surface, then they would probably be split among five bases), so he thought his Pauls would be more than enough to clear them out. But they were being pushed back?
[Itâs the Annihilation Flame Sword God, Father! He appeared out of nowhere while we were fightingâŠ]
âWhatâŠ!?â
Why had the Annihilation Flame Sword God, who should still be on the surface, suddenly appeared underground? Lee Shin Woo furrowed his brow at the unbelievable news and then Chi Paul added something else he couldnât understand.
[Huh� He disappeared again! He sustained heavy losses, but⊠we have several members who need immediate treatment. Father, I apologize, but could you come personally!?]
âWhat!?â
Chi Paul was so flustered that Lee Shin Woo couldnât understand him! Lee Shin Woo gritted his teeth, called Jin over, and mounted her. Seira followed suit and rode behind him, grabbing onto Lee Shin Wooâs waist.â
âHey, let go!â
âIâm sorry. Please excuse me.â
âShin Woo, I donât like this girl!â
âI knew that already, but the situationâs urgent, so we have to go right away. I have to go and check things out myself. Full speed ahead.â
ââŠYou got it.â
âFull speed⊠Ouguaaaaaaah!?â
Jin paid Seira back for treating her like some convenient ride and by the end of it, Seira looked like a reanimated corpse. In any case, they quickly arrived at their destination due to Jin running at top speed.
[We once served the Empire together, so why do we have to fight against each other!? Open your eyes, soldiers!]
[Youâre the one in the wrong! We saw Seagald preach freedom while stabbing his younger sister in the heart!]
[You foolsâŠ!]
He came to the sight of a battle in full swing between the Pauls and Anti-Skull. This base was well-hidden and was protected by a barrier, so Lee Shin Woo thought it would just take some time to break the barrier and fight them; he didnât think the Pauls would have any problems against them. But what he sawâŠ
[L-Lord Paul Zero has come!]
âFather! My apologies, but please take care of these guys!â
Once he saw Lee Shin Woo, Chi Paul, who fought more fiercely than anyone and was protecting the wounded, rejoiced and yelled. Lee Shin Woo looked at Chi Paul and doubted his eyes.
Chi Paul, who had become a level 8 Android Zero just a short while ago and had gained a body similar to Arema Steelworkerâs, was a complete mess! Of his injuries, his most severe wereâŠ
âBurns⊠Chi Paul can wield fire and possesses Fire Resistance, yet heâs been burned? Then, it really was Seagald⊠No, did he even really disappear?â
âIâm sure of it! But I believe there was some sort of condition for appearing so suddenlyâŠâ
Lee Shin Woo listened to Chi Paulâs report and immediately activated the Mana Radar, but Seagald really wasnât here.
However, he wasnât on the surface either. He was underground, probably in⊠the centermost Anti-Skull base! No wait, his location just changed. Seagald had moved to another base!
âThis is like that damn Lichâs⊠Whatever, so long as heâs not here. Letâs start treatment first. Come over here if youâre dying!â
Lee Shin Woo activated a wide range Bone Reinforcement on the wounded Pauls.
This was why heâd accumulated all these bones. Lee Shin Woo had expended 20% of his stored up bones all at once, fully restoring the health of the injured Pauls. They were all in perfect condition, aside from those whoâd been broken into pieces and died.
âBut in that short period of time, we lost 700 of themâŠâ
âOnce he appeared, he used a widespread flame. Those at high levels were able to endure it, but anyone level 5 or less didnât have enough resistance, soâŠâ
Lee Shin Woo listened to the rest of Chi Paulâs report, who sported a bitter expression despite being fully healed, and gritted his teeth. This was the first time heâd ever sustained such heavy losses since taking command of the Pauls.
He felt even more bitter, as heâd sustained such losses from something he hadnât expected. If he knew this would happen, then he wouldâve eschewed the idea of sending the Pauls to gain some combat experience and come himself. But it was too late to start regretting it now. His rage towards Seagald would not abate and burned bright.
âOne of the level 7 Giants was killed. If Arogan and Ellata werenât here, then we wouldâve sustained even heavier losses.â
As expected. Even now, the two level 7 Elite Titans, Ellata and Arogan, rampaged about on the frontlines of the battlefield. They had sustained some severe burns as well, but their anger gave them strength and allowed them to push through the pain.
âWhy did Seagald show up here all of a sudden⊠Letâs figure that out later. FirstâŠâ
âThis is a good place to show you what I can do.â
Lee Shin Woo was about to rush forward to the front lines, along with Ellata and Arogan, but then, Seira, who had been drooped over, recovered and stepped into the air. Her gray hair and dress fluttered in the air.
âYou could fly!?â
âNow really isnât the time to be asking that, is it!?â
[Iâm a Banshee, so isnât it only natural that I can change into an astral body?]
Her body slightly shone. In this way, she was quite similar to an Immortal, Danaâs species. Seira realized what he was thinking and smiled slightly.
[Perhaps it was because you revived me first that you were able to turn Dana into an immortal after. Banshees and Immortals seem similar, but they are fundamentally different. Though it took me some time before I came to that realizationâŠ]
âSpecifically?â
[Immortals avoid death, but I bring death. Lee Shin Woo, you made us like this. Your ability to switch between life and death made us like this.]
She said and entered the battlefield garbed in her fluttering dress. Lee Shin Woo saw crystals of light form around her eyes and instinctively covered his ears.
[Gyaaaaaaaaaaahk!]
âGuaaah!â
The frightening shriek resounded throughout the battlefield. All who heard her cry staggered. Her cry didnât differentiate between ally or foe, and all were anguished by it. But then, something happened; something so shocking that it made him forget about what had just happened.
[Kuhahk!?]
[How can this be⊠Lord Seagald. Lord Seagald will rescue⊠Kueok!]
The grievously wounded Anti-Skull troops toppled over all at once, as if theyâd planned this beforehand.
Hundreds of soldiers had been incapacitated, and the Pauls took that opportunity to finish the rest of them off. There were some among the Anti-Skull troops that died by themselves without them needing to finish them off.
âThis is⊠I see. This is a Bansheeâs Cry. Itâs not a cry that forewarns death, but a cry that actually calls deathâŠ!â
[Gyaaaaaaahk! HuhiiiiiiiâŠ!]
Whenever her screams, which sounded akin to wailing or sobbing, resounded far and wide through the battlefield, the Anti-Skull soldiers would stagger. The lower leveled, unwounded soldiers would fall to the floor, and the level 6 and 7 officers were affected as well.
[This is our chance. Push them back!]
[A Bansheeâs Cry⊠This cry is helping us. Itâs a funeral march. The Banshee is singing a funeral march for our enemies!]
Everyone should be able to hear her cries, yet for some strange reason, only the Anti-Skull were affected; the others werenât negatively impacted by her cries at all. At most, they would feel goosebumps. Although it was such a formidable authority, it could differentiate between friend and foe.
Hundreds of Anti-Skull troops met death at the hands of her cries, and then hundreds more died. When Lee Shin Woo had first arrived, the battle was a close one, but now, the fight had entirely turned in the Paulsâ favor!
âThis⊠has elemental power mixed in.â
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In the midst of all that, Lee Shin Woo came to a realization. She wasnât just crying. Seira was imbuing her cries with the light element.
Light was the power of severing. With it, she wouldnât allow it to affect anyone on her side⊠In other words, she was controlling it so that it wouldnât affect anyone in the same contract as her! It wasnât something just anyone could do. Seira could proficiently wield the light element, so it was possible for her!
ââŠWait a sec. Isnât this the first time that that grannyâs actually making herself useful?â
Lee Shin Woo thought momentarily, but it was obvious sheâd hate him if he said it out loud, so he kept his mouth shut.
A Bansheeâs Cry resounded through the battlefield once more. And 30 minutes later, the battle ended.