Monarch of Death

Chapter 44 – 11. Dawn’s Curse (4)

A naked beauty wandered around the underground space. The red fighting sword danced splendidly to fill the field of view.

“Huup!”

The Maz-nun also faced them off in earnest. The Maz-nun swung a sword at high speed, unleashed a storm of magical power, pressed the enemy with a roar, and inflicted a fierce attack.

“Quaaaaa”

Blood spattered. Not human blood, but devil’s blood. The Maz-nun narrowed his eyes.

“This guy?”

Even when Barros attacked before possessing, it was a slash that occasionally broke through defenses. It was just that there was no problem with getting hit, but in fact, he was cut several times. But now, if he got cut, he would get injured.

“Yes, let’s see!”

Unexpectedly, he became stronger, but he was still only a red class. On the other hand, although he was not an Aura user, Maz-nun was a purple-grade, devil comparable to the Purple Knight. Even this simple comparison revealed a difference between the two levels.

“I’ll crush you like a worm!”

The excited demon started running wild. Magic manifested itself in fire and explosions and covered the entire basement.

Haaaaaaa!

Still, the red-haired beauty was not hit. No, it didn’t even touch.

“It’s been a while since I’ve written speculation, so it’s fun.”

It was so easy to dodge, dug in and cut, and fell back. It wasn’t even the movement of the Red Knight anymore. Red-class Aura users moved with the flow but weren’t that flexible. Suddenly, Serati’s sword was shining blue.

“……A blue fighting sword?”

The Maz-nun was shocked. It must have been. It was a blue-class aura, the level of a blue knight.

“It’s not enough to treat someone else’s body as if it were your own, but rather use it much better than the original owner?”

Gazing at the blue light in the sword, Barros muttered in Serati.

“Can we get this far? He has no experience, but he has a lot of potential.”

A cold sneer passed through her lips.

“Thanks to you, I can fight more comfortably.”

A vein formed on the Maz-nun’s forehead, enraged.

“You dare to be a lowly human subject!”

* * *
Serati was idly contemplating herself.

‘Oh my god…’

The devil swung his long nails. It was a high-speed, invisible attack. However, her body neatly avoided all the attacks. At the same time as dodging, the blade slid along the demon’s arm. The slash exploded, and blood spurted again. This series of movements was seamlessly connected without any gaps.

“How could my body move like this…?”

The bloodied demon roared and fired hellfire continuously. It was a wide-range attack with no place to avoid at all.

“Kuaaa!”

And her body didn’t avoid it. Instead, she drew a circle with her fighting sword and kicked out the flames. A blue aura swayed around the fire, bewitched them, and deflected them in the wrong direction.

‘My aura could have flowed like this…?’

The fear of having her body taken away no longer remained. She just felt in awe. The Maz-nun was still faster and more robust. Although he had reached the level of the Blue Knight, his physical ability was still a bit higher. However, it covered everything with overwhelming technique. It was really amazing, and at the same time, she couldn’t understand it.

‘How can you do that?’

Because Barros was a superior swordsman than her? Some things just couldn’t be explained. Women and men have different skeletal structures. It was a trivial difference, but this structural problem also disrupted the way he used her body.

The difference would be large if he used such detailed and sophisticated swordsmanship. However, Barros was moving, considering even that difference. It was as skillful as if you had done it dozens or hundreds of times. This was not possible simply by being a master of the sword. What should she say about this?

‘……A master of possession?’

It was a movement as if he had been possessed by another person, regardless of gender or age. Otherwise, there was no way she could move like that naturally.

‘What are they?’

At this point, what people were doing had become irrelevant. A more fundamental question enveloped Serati.

“…Was he even human in the first place?”

* * *
The demon’s arm flew into the air.

“Keuuk!”

Having lost his left arm, the Maz-nun took a step back. After being cornered and cornered, he finally allowed a fatal blow. Barros didn’t bother chasing him and putting an end to it.

“What is it? Is it just this much?”

Rather, he smiled coldly as he retracted the blue fighting sword.

“Ah, it’s been a while since I’ve used speculation, so I felt good, but is it over now?”

It was an arrogant attitude. The Maz-nun gritted his teeth. But he couldn’t afford to dare to try again. This side was already bloody, but the other side was still overflowing with room.

“A monster, a monster…”

In fact, even Barros wasn’t in such a relaxed situation.

‘Well, there are many side effects from forcibly raising the level…’

On the outside, he was giggling while looking at the arrogant himself, the devil-like bug, but on the inside, he was working hard to recover and stabilize his energy, sweating cold.

“Of course, it doesn’t tease. Haha.”

When it came to bluffing, Barros was just as experienced as Karnak, and it was clear from his expression that he was genuinely disappointed. Completely deceived, the Maz-nun trembled faintly.

‘Would I be exiled to hell like this helplessly?’

‘There is still a chance.’

The reason why that guy became so strong was because Serati’s body possessed him. In other words, if he targeted the person who cast the necromancy, the possessed state will be released! Suddenly, the Maz-nun started charging furiously at the red-haired beauty.

“Kuaaa!”

Barros accepted with ease. It was after he had already taken a lot of breath while bluffing.

“Does it work?”

It was when the devil’s side was cut profoundly, and the blood poured out like a fountain.

“Innomoum!”

The Maz-nun lifted his head, opened his mouth, and let out flames. The target was Karnak, who was leisurely watching the battle on the other side of the basement.

Faaaaang!

Karnak, who could not escape, was directly hit by the heat wave. The Maz-nun burst into laughter.

“Ha ha ha! You’ve been careless, human!”

The madness didn’t last long.

“……uh”

Something was strange. Barros was still glaring at the demon, occupying Serati’s body.

‘Why is the state of the possession maintained even though the necromancer was killed?’

A voice came from behind, “What are you doing?”

And that was not all.

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“That’s awful…”

Karnak’s voice echoed throughout the cellar.

“The one who called or the one who was called…”

Karnak appears here and there.

“It’s just as easy as being fooled.”

Five Karnak were watching Maz-nun from all sides. The devil’s expression crumpled excitedly.

“Wow, was it a hallucination?”

* * *
Karnak chattered, “I didn’t have much time before, so it was impossible, but…”

“Are you out of your mind right now?”

“Thanks to that, I was able to see a lot of gaps.”

“Then it’s easy to use seduction.”

Seeing the illusions of Karnak scattered everywhere, the Maz-nun fell into a panic. Could he have predicted that he would target him? Karnak snorted.

“You don’t think you know what you mean?”

Barros, who was watching his confident expression, suddenly sent a magic message.

[Young master.]

[Huh?]

[Is it up?]

[Huh.]

To be honest, he didn’t expect him to attack so suddenly. But why did he use the trick? It was just a habit. Because he had so many enemies and committed so many sins, he bet on cheating whether it was necessary or not.

[Is this why the words of the old sage are not wrong? Good habits change your life.]

[……I don’t think that meant that, but did you?]

Anyway, he was completely done with this. The Maz-nun blew the remaining power into the air in vain.

“Ha, I did this to a mere human…”

Disappointed, the demon’s figure slowly began to fade. It was to exhaust all power and be banished to hell.

“Let’s see when I come back, and I’ll find you guys first!”

The summoning was canceled, and the Maz-nun cursed.

“I’ll make you neither die nor live! I’ll give you the pain that cannot be imagined! This is a promise from hell!”

“Oh, that’s scary.”

Sneering, Karnak raised his right hand.

“Are you saying I’ll be in big trouble later if I send you back?”

Darkness rose and wrapped around the Maz-nun’s blurred body.

“I even warn you in advance, but I can’t ignore it.”

A light of astonishment flashed in the devil’s eyes.

“Gosh!”

The banishment to Hell was blocked. At the same time, the demon’s own magical power began to disintegrate itself in reverse.

“What? Does such a method exist?”

“In the past, I would bet on subordination and enslave them, but now I don’t have the commanding power to do that. Controlling demons also takes a lot of time.”

“Because it’s work.”

Cooong!

Darkness oppressed the devil. The power of existence in hell was dissipating and disappearing at a terrifying speed.

“So I’ll just destroy it cleanly.”

An impatient Maz-nun waved his hand.

“Wait, wait!”

He was so urgent that his tone of voice had changed before he knew it.

“I will make a subordination contract! I will become your slave!”

“I don’t need you.”

Unfortunately, Karnak didn’t seem interested at all.

“It’s living like before. That’s…”

Desperate screams filled the cellar.

“Aaaaaaagh!”

***

The body of Maz-nun had disappeared entirely from the present world. Then, Karnak also rereleased the possession. Returning to his own body, Barros scratched his head.

“You did well, Miss Serati.”

However, she couldn’t vent her anger at having her body stolen on her own.

“Ah! M-my body…”

Barros overworked Serati’s body so much that her whole body was in tatters.

“Did you use it a little too much? Turn it over, come on. Then it will hurt less.”

“I don’t know how to do that!”

“Oh, I guess I’ll have to teach you later.”

“There’s no need for that…”

It was of no use to regret after becoming a member of the ugly necromancer’s family. Grinding her teeth, Serati struggled to endure the pain. The only people left in the cellar were Karnak and the others, and Straf stood there blankly.

“Well, then we’ll have to deal with the bishop as well.”

Straf had a chewed-up face. There was not a dime left of the command power that had been so vast. He had no power to protect himself anymore.

“Hah….”

He sighed and raised his hands.

“I will surrender.”

“Funny human being.”

As if it was absurd, Karnak shuddered. What was with that attitude that he would take it for granted if he surrender?

“You guys can’t kill me.” Straf gave a mean smile, “You must want to extract information that I know, right?”

“Of course I need information. But what makes you think that I can’t kill you?”

“Hmm?”

“It’s easier to steal information after killing it.”

“……uh?” Straf’s complexion turned pale.

Come to think of it; there was something he hadn’t thought of before. Karnak was no ordinary mage. He was an evil necromancer.

“If you kill them first and torture their souls, you can easily see what they need, so why keep them alive?”

Even death couldn’t be a source of escape in the face of necromancy. With the terrified Straf in front of him, Karnak suddenly looked back.

‘Let’s just check.’

In order not to live like before, he dared to ask Serati.

“Can’t you just kill me? It’s from the common people’s sensibility.”

The answer was universal enough.

“Kill me now!”

“I see.”

Karnak moved on. The darkness rose and became a huge blade. Faced with his approaching death, Straf hurriedly exclaimed.

“Hey, wait a minute…”

Before he could speak, his throat was cut and he flew into the air.

“It’s enough to kill me, so why do I keep talking to you?”

It was too futile to be the end of a high-ranking priest of a church and a necromancer who ruled a city in fear. Karnak flicked his finger at the bleeding corpse.

“Okay then, I’ll take care of my business.”

Soon, black smoke rose, became a bead, and began to be absorbed by him. It was the darkness of the end that Straf had gathered so far.

“Oh! It’s hearty.”

“How much is it, Young Master?”

“It’s enough for 30 dark lords.”

“Can I go home?”

“I know. When it’s over, shall we go back?”

Serati, who had been listening blankly, raised her hand cautiously. She couldn’t understand the context of the conversation at all, and she had to point it out.

“Hey, aren’t you looking for Alius and Riltain?”

Karnak and Barros occupied their eyes.

“Right….”

“Originally, we were here to rescue those friends, right?”

“I completely forgot.”

“I did too. It’s awkward to do something I’ve never done before.”

Serati trembled once more as she looked at the two of them.

“What are all these people doing?”