âI have a lot on my mind right now, so donât talk to me.â
That arm containing superhuman strength and that super regeneration. It was obvious that if he were to obtain both of those, he would become much stronger.
[Can you even⊠call this living�]
âFine then. If you want to die, thenâŠâ
[NoâŠ!]
But because he noticed Shino Rendu was clearly regaining his reasoning, he couldnât thrust his lance.
It could aptly be called a whim, but he didnât feel inclined to pierce his lance forward and end Shinoâs life.
[Let me live⊠Even if I have to live as an undeadâŠ]
âAlright. Sure, Iâll let you live.â
[Ah, ahhâŠ!]
Immediately after he said that, Lee Shin Woo chuckled as he suddenly looked back at the thoughts heâd had the day he rescued Ye Jin Jin.
âThat it would be more advantageous to do that. How absurd.â
A human cannot always calculate the outcomes of a situation and then act. Life isnât a game. He didnât know if he would regret making this decision, but⊠perhaps this decision would be the greatest decision heâs ever made.
He didnât know how the future would turn out, so it was an especially attractive choice. It was a choice that followed his heart. As a Joker, he couldnât make any other choice.
âMy nameâs Paul Zero. Whatâs yours?â
[Shino⊠RenduâŠ]
Although he was undead, Shino Rendu was different from the other Pauls and precisely remembered his name; perhaps this was because he was a high level before he died. Lee Shin Woo nodded his head and spoke.
âDo you hate humans?â
[No way! I was⊠humanâŠ]
âBut youâre not now.â
[âŠ]
He remained silent for a second, and examined his body. At the sight of the rotten flesh on his right arm being regenerated, as well as the splattering black blood, he accepted that he was an undead.
[A dead bodyâŠ]
âHow about it? I can kill you if youâve changed your mind.â
[I want to live⊠Let me liveâŠ]
âWhat do you want to do if you live?â
[RevengeâŠ!]
He had roughly anticipated that. Lee Shin Woo replied harshly.
âWho do you want revenge on?â
[MetafelâŠ! The undead!]
âGood. Thatâs enough.â
Since itâs come to this, he couldnât help but accept it. His memories of being human were intact, and was acting in accordance to his goals as a human⊠Shino Rendu was undergoing the same phenomenon as the other Pauls. He didnât know why that was. Since other heroes who became undead couldnât all go through the same phenomenon.
âIf thatâs the case, is it because he met me?â
No way. Lee Shin Woo just laughed at his unbelievable assumption. These guys possessed the disposition of becoming like this. Their strong tenacity, as well as their deep-seated grudges would meet, allowing for them to be awakened!
âFollow me. Iâll help you get you revenge on him one day.â
[IâmâŠ!]
âAnything else and Iâll kill you. This isnât an offer, nor is it a request. Itâs an order.â
[KeukâŠ]
Lee Shin Woo spoke in an excessively strong voice, and stopped Shino from voicing his opinion. There were two reasons for him wanting to make Shino Rendu his subordinate.
Firstly, he couldnât let someone so dangerous free without some restraints on him. Secondly, if he canât have his abilities, then he would only be satisfied by owning the possessor of those abilities.
âWill you follow me?â
[âŠIâll follow you.]
Sparks flickered across the Drake Horn Lance. He raised the lance into the air and then thrust it into the ground. Blue sparks spread everywhere, causing Shino Rendu to tremble. Lee Shin Woo spoke quietly.
âAgain.â
[I will follow you, sir.]
âGood, Shino. Henceforth, youâre my subordinate.â
Once Shino Rendu understood, and obediently accepted Lee Shin Woo as his master, an unbreakable master-servant relationship was formed between them. Once that connection was formed, black light surged from Shino Renduâs entire body.
And Lee Shin Woo knew exactly what that signified. It was the same light that would appear when a Paul was reborn as an elite!
[You have succeeded in making a higher leveled individual your subordinate. It was difficult to tame him, but so long as you succeed in taming him, he will become your greatest helper. The Intermediate Command skill has become Lv3. All stats have increased by 1.]
[The Lv6 Zombie Elite has transformed into the Lv6 Undead Avenger â Shino Rendu.]
Lee Shin Woo thought that was it, but he was wrong. In fact, they were only now moving onto the main topic.
[You have successfully inspired a ruined hero who had forgotten his past with a new purpose! Revenge is the most simple and most powerful emotion. That will allow him to remain an undead that is not truly an undead. Proficiency in all corresponding skills has greatly increased.]
[The Acting skill has become Lv14. You can induce the desired response from an individual with even the simplest of words.]
[The Instigate skill has become Lv2. Magic has increased by 10. The emotions of those who hear your voice can be more easily moved.]
[The Rebellion skill has become Lv2. All stats have increased by 3. Whenever you satisfy a condition for the Rebellion skill, stats increase even further. Currently, stats are increased by 12%.]
Because he hadnât killed the hero, he wasnât rewarded with the quest reward, but as he had expected, a variety of his skills had grown. Leveling up his Instigate and Rebellion skills was especially huge. Though he didnât really know why those two skills had leveled up!
[HoooooâŠ]
Around the time Lee Shin Woo was finished reading all the messages, the light began to wane, and Shino Rendu was revealed, being reborn as a never before seen class, the Undead Avenger.
Not only was his once injured head and arm completely healed, but the pitch black magic formed a bleakly glowing armor that covered his entire body, likely in exchange for the equipment that heâd lost from fighting against Metafelâs undead army.
âThose guys get some cool armor once they turn into elites, but what about me?â
âThen why donât you stop being a hero and just start being an undead?â
âMy bad.â
After Lee Shin Woo honestly apologized to Jin, they approached Shino Rendu. Shino Rendu briefly examined his body, but soon nodded his head as if satisfied.
[Itâs not bad⊠sir.]
âHow much do you remember from before you died?â
[Not⊠much.]
Once he became an Undead Avenger, he talked more naturally than before. Lee Shin Woo was becoming more and more envious of this guy. He was an undead in name, but he had flesh on his bones.
As expected, the higher leveled they were when they died, the more vibrant they were when they revived. If the starting point was a skeleton, then one would end up as a skeleton. Shit!
[But⊠I do remember that I was originally a hero that was dispatched here. And that I had to kill all of the undead. Thatâs all I remember. Ah, and lastly⊠that Metafel killed me!]
âVery good. Thatâs plenty.â
[âŠ]
It was a comment befitting an Undead Avenger, who acted based on their hatred and vengeance. Pleased, Lee Shin Woo nodded his head as Shino Rendu glanced at him perplexingly.
[Who exactly⊠are you?]
He sure was quick to ask. Of course, they had attacked each other when they first met, so he didnât really have the time to ask.
[An undead that goes around hunting other undead⊠Moreover, that intellect, as well as that peculiar ability. Are you also an undead who was once a hero?]
It seemed like this guy became a lot smarter than when he was alive!? However, he couldnât be honest with him, so Lee Shin Woo roughly concocted a suitable response.
âI wonder. Perhaps I was a hero some time ago. Itâs been a long time. Right now, I just cut through any undead I encounter.â
[I see⊠How peculiar. I wonder why Iâve just been killing all of the undead Iâve encountered thus far. Why didnât I have any doubts about that?]
ââŠWhat about now?â
[On the contrary⊠it feels like I can see things more clearly now.]
Shino Rendu said. Lee Shin Woo could see the pitch black goblin fire beyond Shinoâs helmet; That was proof that he wasnât human, but undead.
[I see this world differently now.]
âThatâs a relief. âŠMore importantly, since you fought against Metafel, you should know his special characteristics. Tell me about those in detail. Since weâll face him someday.â
[Alright. Iâll tell you everything I know.]
Lee Shin Woo listened as Shino Rendu told him everything he knew then and there. The tens of thousands of troops that the Mercenary King Metafel lead, as well as the fearsome strength of the level 7 MetafelâŠ
âLevel 7?â
[Thatâs right. He has a few level 7 undead troops as well, but Metafelâs strength is on another levelâŠ]
As expected, Metafel was weaker than the other 12 generals! He had thought so ever since heâd fought against the level 6 Corps Commander, Vitas, but it seemed like he was right. Lee Shin Woo inwardly marked Metafel as the weakest of the 12 generals.
[Moreover, Metafel⊠often eats his subordinates to increase his strength. I feel like he was⊠a ghoul. He was likely a high rank ghoul at thatâŠ]
âMmm, thatâll definitely be troublesome.â
A ghoul normally eats corpses, restoring its vitality and mana. If there was plenty of prey, there was no enemy harder to face than a ghoul; that âhard to faceâ ghoul was the leader of a corps! He was just like Popeye who carried spinach around with him everywhere!
âHmm? If heâs a ghoul, how did you manage to keep your body?â
[I was buried in debris during our fight⊠He ordered his troops to look for me, but because all of those troops were low rankâŠ]
âTheyâre all idiots, so they couldnât find you. You remained hidden until the very end.â
[He was just too strong for me, so I was buried under debris. Thatâs all. I was⊠lucky.]
Lee Shin Woo remembered the superhuman strength that Shino Rendu exhibited. To think that Metafel was even stronger than that; though he considered Metafel the weakest of the 12 generals, he was still one of the 12 generals. He was pissed that he wasnât at that level yet, but he had no choice but to accept it.
[So, I became level 6 in the middle of the fight⊠yet I still died.]
âTch.â
Shino Rendu had definitely spoken like that. That he attempted to grow too quickly, and would die as a result. He had died after achieving what heâd wanted, so he couldnât even begin to describe the bitterness he must feel. Lee Shin Woo thought that perhaps that bitterness allowed him to maintain his reasoning even after becoming an undead, and felt strange.
âWhy did you go that far?â
[I had a junior who was so talented⊠Everyone liked that junior. Especially SeiraâŠ]
ââŠHuh?â
[Heroes⊠welcome exceptional heroes. I⊠just wanted to become like that as well.]
ââŠâ
That comment made Lee Shin Woo feel dirty. After all, that junior he was talking about was him! Moreover, he had wanted to become just like Lee Shin Woo; he shouldâve been careful with what he wished for, as he became an undead just like him.
How could something so stupid happen⊠Lee Shin Woo sighed (even though nothing came out), and clutched his forehead.
âFine. Forget about the past. Youâve decided to live on as an undead. You donât have to concern yourself with heroes any longer. Youâre not a hero, youâre an Undead Avenger.â
[âŠOf course.]
He sounded like he was full of regret, but Lee Shin Woo ignored that. Didnât Shino Rendu say it himself? That the heroes would kill the undead no matter what. If they forgot about that, they might be faced with a horrific end.
[Then what⊠should I do now?]
Shino Rendu asked. However, thatâs what Lee Shin Woo wanted to ask himself. He had wanted to pay his final respects to his senior, as well as gain some abilities, but he hadnât even paid his final respects; instead, he had resurrected himâŠ
âI have some other subordinates Iâve taken in already.â
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But the Joker, Lee Shin Woo had already reached the pinnacle of acting. He subconsciously moved his lips after finding the best possible scenario.
âJoin up and lead them, and destroy the undead.â
[I understand.]
To think he already had other subordinates; he truly was an extraordinary individual! Shino Rendu became certain of this and after clearing his mind, and nodded his head.
While Lee Shin Woo caused trouble here and there for no reason, the beginnings of an undead force that destroyed other undead was gradually becoming visible.