Chapter 218
Chapter 218: Death Calling
“…”
“…”
Podolski and Nieu didn’t know how to respond . They just kept quiet .
“Hu-hu… hu-hu-hu… Kang Chul-In better reward me well for this . I have this dungeon that requires some help to clear, so I shall get him to do my bidding!” Dorian revealed his everlasting confidence .
It wasn’t surprising, as even Kang Chul-In acknowledged Dorian’s skills . In fact, everyone in Pangaea knew that he was the best dungeon conqueror in the world .
“What do you plan to do?”
“We shall sneak in . ” Dorian replied to Podolski .
“It’s gonna take an eternity to guess the password, plus deceiving the voice-recognition magic is difficult . If we break the wall, then the alarm will probably sound . There’s only one way . Let’s just not touch the wall . ”
“…May I beg your pardon, your Majesty?”
“Exactly as I said . If we don’t touch the wall, how would we get caught?”
“I don’t quite understand . . . ” Podolski and Nieu tilted their heads in confusion . Dorian’s plan was far too strange for them to comprehend .
“This . ”
Dorian shook a flask with a silver liquid .
“Ghostifying potion . ”
“ . . . ?”
“This secret drug turns its consumer into a ghost for 30 seconds! With this, is there really a need to open the door? We can just go through the wall!”
“W-Wow!” Podolski was amazed .
“How did you obtain this magical potion . . . ” The same went for Nieu .
Both of them had never even heard of a wonder drug that could turn someone into a ghost .
“Haha your Majesty, that was a nice bluff . ”
“Your Majesty… if you wish to lie, please make it less obvious . . . ”
In the end, both Podolski and Nieu stared at Dorian with disbelief . They both thought Dorian was making things up .
“W-What’s up with those stares?” Dorian was flustered .
“Your Majesty, can’t you just say honestly that you don’t have a method to enter the Nekromantik bay?”
“Lying is bad!”
Both of them criticized Dorian .
“Grrr!” Dorian exclaimed .
“I’m serious! Just trust me!”
However, Podolski and Nieu continued to stare at Dorian with disbelief .
It wasn’t their fault .
Dorian’s story was too fantasy-like to believe . It was natural for some skepticism to brew .
“Hey, I’m an Overlord . Do you think I lie about these things?”
Nod nod!
The two of them nodded their heads vigorously .
“Should’ve taken care of my image . . . ” Dorian regretted, but it was too late .
People already recognized him as the clumsy idiot, hence it would not be easy to fix this image .
“Fuck it, watch carefully then! Hmph!” Dorian huffed and immediately gulped down the whole ghostifying potion in the flask . He distributed a flask to Podolski and Nieu each .
“Erm . . . ”
“Hmm . . . ”
The pair hesitated for a moment but decided to follow Dorian suit . They had nothing to lose .
“Hold your horses!” Dorian shouted in excitement .
Gradually, the transformation began .
Ssssss . . .
The three of them started to lose color in their skins, then eventually turned translucent .
Moreover,
Swoop, swoop!
Crack!
Thump!
All of their clothes, equipment and accessories dropped onto the floor .
They were naked now .
In their current ghost state, their bodies were not physically present . The items could no longer remain on their bodies hence .
“Kyaa!”
Nieu, a demi-human girl, turned around immediately with a loud scream .
“Oh, right . I forgot to tell you guys that we will become naked . Sorry Nieu . . . ” Dorian scratched his head awkwardly .
He himself wasn’t totally naked .
He still wore his boots and a huge leather backpack, making him look like a pervert of some sort .
These epic items were the ‘Almighty Combat Boots’ and the ‘Hole of Avarice’, which were compatible with the Ghostifying Potion’s effect .
“Where are you looking! Turn around right now!” Nieu covered her private parts and hissed loudly at the men .
“S-Sorry . . . ”
“Shut up!”
“ . . . ”
“You pervert! Molester! Trash! Kyaa!” Dorian apologized but the poor girl’s heart was already devastated . Dorian would have to expect many scratches on his face afterwards .
“Haha . . . ” Dorian laughed timidly and then,
“Run!” He instantly dissolved into the wall . He had used the ghostifying potion’s effect to escape to the Nekromantik bay!
“D-Damn it!”
Podolski also dissolved into the wall in panic . He didn’t want to be the next victim .
“Dorian, you pervert!” Nieu’s cry reverberated in the sewers .
Nonetheless, it was a success .
They could pass through the wall without even touching it!
***
Kang Chul-In was familiar with the Death Calling’s options .
In the past, Aleister had boasted to Kang Chul-In about the Death Calling while hunting the Blue Dragon .
Its options were as follows:
[Epic] Death Calling
I will kill you, Overlord of Blood and Iron!
-The ruler of the black desert, necromancer Homedie Hamelin, loathed .
Equipment Type 1: Musical Instrument (Flute)
Equipment Type 2: Consumable (single use)
Restriction 1: Necromancer only
Restriction 2: Level 55 and above .
Durability: 1/1
Option 1: Dark Mana +1000
Option 2: Undead Affinity +7 levels
Option 3: Undead Monster Summon Mastery +7 levels
Option 4: Magic Attack +280
Penalty Option: Unable to attack multiple enemies at once (single target)
Unique Activation Option 1: Summon the Rats .
-Upon activation, 100,000 level 70 death rats (immortal) are summoned (Duration: 5 minutes 10 seconds)
Unique Activation Option 2: Aura of Death
-Upon activation, select one entity as the target . The summoned death rats attack only the target with the aura (Duration: 5 minutes 30 seconds) .
* Warning: Death Calling disappears after its consumption .
That was it .
Death Calling was not a top-class magic that brought instant death or summoned meteor showers on the victim . Instead, it was an item that summoned an insane number of death rats to bite a single target to death .
In other words, it was bullying .
One might question what the big deal with those rats was .
However, a death rat was a horrifying undead monster that could never be thought of as a harmless animal .
[Death Rat]
Type: Undead/Demon/Rodent
Level: 70
Health: Infinite
Life Span: 5 minutes 30 seconds
Strength: 500 / Intelligence: 500 / Agility: 1000
Characteristics: [Diamond Teeth] / [Jaw of Destruction]
Ability: [Space Warp]
death rats had a short lifespan of 5 minutes 30 seconds (even shorter than a dayfly’s) but they had infinite health which made them impossible to deal with .
In addition, they were incredibly agile with lightning-fast attack and movement speed .
That wasn’t all .
death rats had [Diamond Teeth] and [Jaw of Destruction], which could even nibble through a dragon’s scale . They also had the [Space Warp] ability, allowing them to teleport next to their victim .
It was no wonder that Kang Chul-In was so cautious .
Squeak, squeak!
Countless death rats swarmed towards Kang Chul-In, filling up the entire floor .
Each death rat was as big as a full-grown cat . To witness 100,000 of those gigantic rodents required much courage for the layman .
Here they come!
Kang Chul-In, of course, was eager to face the rats and refused to back off .
This was a skill which he had observed once in the past .
Not to mention the special counter he had prepared for the death rats . What could possibly scare him?
“Charge!” Aleister swung the Death Calling to shoot an Aura of Death at Kang Chul-In .
Come .
Kang Chul-In had no intention of dodging it .
He knew that he would be hit 100%, so it was meaningless for him to even try to dodge it .
“Kang Chul-In, you bastard!” Aleister’s roar filled up the entire area .
“You may be strong, but you can’t possibly overcome this obstacle! Kehahahaha! After your death, I shall enjoy making you into a spectre knight!” Aleister was extremely confident that the Death Calling could put an end to Kang Chul-In for good .
“Go chew that arrogant bastard to death! My immortal rats!”
-Krrrr!
Immediately, 100,000 death rats began to charge at Kang Chul-In .
Aleister’s other undead monsters also began to move to hold Kang Chul-In in place .
However,
Thank you Nilus, I’m grateful .
Kang Chul-In already had the solution to defeat the Death Calling . Hence, Aleister’s confident words were nothing but bullshit to him .
-Krrrr!
The death rats were just about to pounce at him .
Flash!
The Infinite Warping Device on Kang Chul-In’s right index finger emitted a flash of brilliant light .
Psst!
Suddenly, Kang Chul-In was nowhere to be seen .
He had used the Infinite Warping Device to teleport to another dimension .
“Huehuehue…!” Aleister, having witnessed his rival’s disappearance, sniggered proudly .
“You think you can escape from the death rats?”
These undead monsters were able to use [Space Warp] and chase their victim to death, even if the latter used the Absolute Return Scroll .
Psst!
Pssst!
The swarm of death rats teleported, following the Aura of Death marked on Kang Chul-In .
***
Psst!
Kang Chul-In found himself in an unfamiliar forest . He immediately whipped out Kaiforce and Mitra and prepared for battle .
He knew that the death rats would follow him by sensing the Aura of Death on him .
-Krrrrr!
-Keeeek!
-Squeak, squeak!
100,000 death rats charged at Kang Chul-In rabidly .
Swish!
Mitra and Kaiforce were swung to fend the death rats off Kang Chul-In .
-Keeeeek!
These undead monsters, however, were too fast and there were just too many of them .
No matter how rapidly Kang Chul-In swung his swords, it was impossible to defend himself perfectly from the death rats .
He did have a solution, though .
Amplify brain capacity!
Kang Chul-In immediately activated the Oraclomind, decreasing his reaction time and increasing his spatial awareness exponentially .
He received information of the death rats’ speed, direction and their angle of approach . His inhumane reflex subsequently allowed him to dodge every single attack .
And,
[3, 2, 1!]
[The cooldown time for the Infinite Warping Device has been reset!]
Kang Chul-In let out a sigh of relief .
Psst!
He vanished again .
Psst,
Psst, psst!
The death rats teleported as well, following him .
Psst!
Kang Chul-In was now located at some beach . He held Kaiforce and Mitra like before and prepared for battle .
Teleport 🡪 3 seconds of battle 🡪 Infinite Warping Device cooldown reset 🡪 Teleport again .
All he had to do was to abuse this cycle .
It took one second to teleport .
Another second for the death rats to chase him down .
3 seconds cooldown for the Infinite Warping Device .
A total of 5 seconds .
If he repeated this cycle 60 times, he could dodge the death rats for a duration of 300 seconds . That was enough for the Aura of Death to wear off .
Wait for me, Aleister .
Kang Chul-In made a cunning grin while dodging the death rats .
It was almost time .
Another 295 seconds and it was finally party time .
Time for revenge!
***
“Keke . . . ” Aleister waited for Kang Chul-In in an extremely laid-back manner .
A few more seconds and he would see his enemy torn into pieces by the death rats .
He assumed that Kang Chul-In would never be able to escape from the death rats, no matter how far he ran .
If all went well, Aleister planned to drag Kang Chul-In’s limp corpse to the Nekromantik bay and make him the strongest spectre knight of all time .
He could then exploit Kang Chul-In’s strength to reclaim his title as the great Overlord, even if he did lose this war .
A few minutes had passed since .
“…Why isn’t he appearing?” Aleister started to get anxious as Kang Chul-In was nowhere to be seen .
He thought the death rats could capture him within a minute or so . The Aura of Death was already about to expire .
“Don’t tell me… did he die wherever he teleported to?” Aleister hurriedly checked the ranking page to see whether Kang Chul-In was still alive . It wasn’t 00:00 yet however, so the rankings were not refreshed .
“No, that’s not it… if Kang Chul-In really did die, then the death rats would have returned by now . . . ” Aleister mumbled to himself .
Suddenly, there was a blinding flash of light .
Psst!
The spatial dimensions warped to reveal Kang Chul-In .
Psst!
The swarm of death rats also teleported to wherever Kang Chul-In was .
At that moment,
[3 seconds left for the death rats . ]
[3 seconds left for the Aura of Death . ]
A notification popped up .
“Eek, eek?!” Aleister realized that things were not going according to his plan .