Chapter 243: The Lich.

Chapter 243: The Lich.

Max level of Jobs [Spy], [Wolf Tamer], [Bladedancer] has been reached

Individual [Young Stygian-Scaled Fenrir, Saori Segawa] has switched her Main Job to [Stygian Thunder]

Main Job benefits have been updated due to Job change

Stygian Thunder Level: 0/30

Multiple proficiency requirements fulfilled. [Dagger Technique Lv. 7] [Dagger Mastery Lv. 5] [Concentration Lv. 10] [Mid-Air Maneuvering Lv. 3] [Monster Tamer Lv. 7] [Monster Synergist Lv. 5] [Battle Mind Lv. 10] [Elemental Mana Weave Lv. 8] gained

Skill requirement fulfilled. [Battle Mind Lv. 10] evolved into skill [Tranquil Mind Lv. 1]

Hadean Dragon Thunder!

Experience has reached multiple breaking points. [Young Stygian-Scaled Fenrir, Saori Segawa]s Job [Stygian Thunder] has risen from [Level 1] to [Level 5]

Attributes have increased due to level up

[Shadow Armament (Full Body)] [Lifestealer (13 Kills)] inflicted on [Young Stygian-Scaled Fenrir, Saori Segawa]

A powerful bolt of black lightning shot out from my magic circle, decimating five large ogre-sized skeletal monsters. As their bones scattered around the battlefield, Grimnir stepped forward and began spraying white flames at the skeletons remains from his left gauntlet, purifying them from further necromantic control.

Once he was done, he began shouting Run for your lives, Akongs! at the cowering Shaturein residents, scaring them into motion. The moment they ran away, our opponent the lich woman began to laugh maniacally.

Kiek kiek kiek! Wonderful, magnificent! If I had taken that spell head-on, I probably would have ended the same way as that spare body you destroyed!

I originally had aimed that [Hadean Dragon Thunder] at Fulsara, the necromancy-obsessed lich, but when I noticed that a multitude of Shaturein civilians flooding out from the hole she came from being chased by skeleton monsters, I chose to redirect the blast at the skeletons. It was a very close call. I might have saved them, but now I revealed one of my trump cards against the lich.

No rest for the heroes.

Well, to be honest, I didnt expect those people to appear. Saves me from using my mana to protect myself but all this talking is wasted time, anyways. You have a giant bug to stop and I have a Goddess to prove myself to. Let us please continue, Miss Saori. Corpse coffins!

Without a chant, four black magic circles appeared from the ground, releasing a monstrous corpse each. From the looks of it, it appeared to be space-time magic; a variant only used for corpses and with a significant carry limit unlike the more flexible [Storage Magic].

Curious? As a fellow worshipper of the Dark Gods, I shall quench your thirst. [Corpse Coffins], a space-time magic that only functions for necromantic usage. It has a limited amount of slots for each corpse, and the stronger the corpse I store, the more mana I need to pay for it. She then raised her skeletal hand, promoting the undead monsters to shuffle and move by her command. What is this limit, though? I think I shall leave that much a surprise. Let me see how much you can struggle, Miss Saori and Master Dwarf!

The battalion of undead charged at us, the four just summoned and those she had around prior to our fight. I whistled, calling for my garms to jump out of the shadows, turning the weaker undead into chew toys. After Grimnir finished leading the Shaturein civilians out, he jumped back into the fight with his blasthammer, shooting a large felwing skeleton down with a water ball.

The blasthammer expelled a large amount of steam as his gauntlet began pouring water through it. Unlike the previous versions, the mana battery this hammer carried around to power it didnt explode.

It worked? I asked as I wielded my daggers, infusing them with stygian lightning.

Not perfectly, sadly. But, by Crustacia, it certainly beats having to keep exchanging the (insert dwarven cuss word here) mana batteries every time I shoot! Gotta give the lass a thanks after all of this!

From what Grimnir explained on our way to fight this lich woman, it seems that Ellaine and he had tuned down the power of each shot of the blasthammer by using that steam idea Hestia mentioned. Instead of elementless blasts, each one was now a water attribute.

Water is stored inside the blasthammer, giving it weight for each strike, and when he uses it to shoot, his mana activates a fire rune, which heats this water up. Scalding water then shoots out with the pressure of the produced steam, with the latter released through vents in the back or in the front as a steam attack.

His gauntlet, which was turned into a fuel supply for the hammers water along with a flamethrower made of Hestias white flames, still granted him a power increase through runes, but it was more an auxiliary item for his blasthammer now. However, for whatever reason, the rune that Grimnir made from Hestias [Sanctified Blaze] completely lacked the ability to heal people. It can only damage things, unlike her holy flame grenades.

Grimnir assumed he messed up the runesmithing process, though. It was something we can only test later on, after we survive this battle!

Stygian Lightning! Black lightning crackled in my hand as I shot out a bolt of it at an incoming enemy.

[Everybody to me!] I telepathically ordered my garms.

Together, the five of us began to blitz through the undead army. While I focused on eliminating everything with [Stygian Voltage], [Stygian Blades] and [Shadow Armament], my garms used their dark spells and the mana threads I gave them to create openings for me. Each undead caught in the white strings became easy prey for us.

Grimnir remained as a support, spraying white flames with his flamethrower gauntlets and throwing out Hestias crimson flame grenades to ensure the skeletons remained dead. I learned my lesson when I fought Fulsara the first time. If you dont have a way to stop her from reraising her undead, an unending wave of monsters would be at her command.

Experience has reached multiple breaking points. [Young Stygian-Scaled Fenrir, Saori Segawa]s Job [Stygian Thunder] has risen from [Level 5] to [Level 9]

Attributes have increased due to level up

[Lifestealer (25 Kills)] inflicted on [Young Stygian-Scaled Fenrir, Saori Segawa]

But this fighting rhythm quickly ended.

Deathly Wave!

A wave of life-eroding mana blasted through the area, forcing Grimnir and my garms to flee the area. With [Erosion Resistance Lv 10], I felt less afraid of the magic than last time, but I still didnt want to test my luck. Fulsara as a lich seemed to have better magical abilities than she had in human form.

The abyss haunts the sane, Aura of Maddening! Rupture and weaken, Enfeebling Shriek! Deathly Wave! Undead Puppet! Deathly Wave!

Damn!

Uneasiness strained my mind before [Tranquil Mind] and my other mental protection skills kicked in and helped me recover, only for a shrill banshee-like shriek to sound, torturing my ears and weakening my defense and speed. My mental skills activated once again, but the shrillness did enough damage to my poor ears for Fulsaras skill to be worth her using it.

I could tell Quatre and Grimnir were less fortunate, but that didnt mean we had any time to pause. Fulsara threw out two more [Deathly Wave]s and personally controlled an undead troll to rampage towards the latter group.

Kuso!

I dived into my shadow with [Shadow Dash], reappearing next to Quatre and Grimnir. Grabbing them with [Dark Tendrils] through [Shadow Armament], I pulled them out of the way by jumping with them onto a nearby building. With them still connected to my shadow armor, I began weaving through the buildings with [Gale Steps] and [Air Walk] as Fulsara continued shooting out spells and commanding her undead.

She fights just like Hestia! No chants, only endless spell casting!

I didnt know much about liches, but that was all I could concluded at this point. Either her new form or her staff probably was giving her the ability to cast her necromancy spells chantlessly, while [Aura of Maddening] and [Enfeebling Shriek] were most likely regular dark spells. In addition, to be able to cast all these spells, she must have a lot more mana than she had in her human form.

Where is she getting all of this?

Are you still thinking how to win this, Miss Saori? Think more, make a mistake, and allow me to prove myself to my Goddess, fellow blessed candidate! Soul Snatchers!

Three soul projectiles shot out from her magic circle, homing in on me like heat-seeking missiles. As you would expect from ethereal missiles, they bypassed anything corporeal. Grimnir sprayed steam out to push back the undead, which had a side effect of blocking normal vision. Unfortunately, those undead and soul missiles probably had something like a life-seeking power they were using to continue chasing after us.

Death magic is nothing to scoff at.

Grimnir, with me! I pulled Quatre and Grimnir into my embrace before clocking the latter in [Shadow Armament]. On my command, we dived into a shadow, evading the undead and soul missiles.

I wanted to use this time to think, but something rather obvious suddenly stopped my chance to do so.

Dont forget that I am a dark mage, too, Miss Saori! Fulsaras voice echoed through the shadow world, appearing before us as she shot out a [Deathly Wave].

Kuso!

Quatre, being a dark mage himself, could separate from us, but I had to hold onto Grimnir, otherwise he might be lost in this world.

Two dark mages fighting inside the purgatory realm of the Father of Darkness to gain the acknowledgment of the Dark Gods, how poetic! They will recognize our powers even more here! Will the Dark Mother praise you or will Goddess Death count me as her favored? It will all be decided today!The initial posting of this chapter occurred via Ñøv€l-B!n.

Fighting against another dark mage is something I had little experience with. Gael was an arcane trickster himself, but he wasnt a mage. He merely complemented his rogue skills with dark magic. After my evolution, I could act as either a rogue or a mage at will.

As a combatant, Fulsara most likely had more in common with Tasianna than with Hestia or Ellaine. A pure mage with a few protection spells and skills. My only hope to win this is to coordinate with Grimnir and my garms to get close to her.

As I was dodging through the shadow realm, trying to find my exit location, I asked Grimnir, Grimnir, do you think auracoil will protect you from that [Deathly Wave] spell?

Magic-resistant shield, Saori. It will cost me a lot of mana, but I can block it. I assure you on my honor as a runesmith! Grimnir stated confidently.

I nodded my head. While shooting stygian lightning at Fulsara in retaliation, I eventually found my exit. Jumping out of a shadow, I released Grimnir and let him do his preparations while I sent a telepathic message to my garms and inspected my gauntlets and catalyst.

Black Thunderers

A pair of manatech armguards created using a special obsidian and eoriant alloy, fused together with the scales of a [Stygian-Scaled Fenrir] and carapace of a [Sunfang Dragon]. The white hair of a [Stygian-Scaled Fenrir] was added to this gauntlet, giving it a soft touch, contrasting their use as a stygian lightning conductor. The [Dragonkin Blacksmith Technique] used to create this weapon causes the weapon to only show its full potential in the hands of its true owner.

Dragonkin: [Saori Segawa]

Vitality Power: 525

Wisdom Power: 525

Skill: [Mana Conductor Lv. 8] [Mana Efficiency Lv. 8] [Decreased Weight Lv. 5] [All Damage Resistance Lv. 1] [Inferno Resistance Lv. 1] [Lava Resistance Lv. 1] [Terra Resistance Lv. 1] [Tenebrous Resistance Lv. 3] [Water Weakness Lv. 2] [Lightning Resistance Lv. 5] [Durability Loss Reduction Lv. 10] [Stygian Conductor] [Dragonkin Ownership]

Draconic Thunder Cores

On the way here, I saw multiple instances of normal, everyday people who had been killed and turned into undead. All of these monsters roaming the city right now were killing more people and Fulsara was turning them into more of her army. There was no way I could risk her leaving today and getting revenge on us.

See? Now, its life or death for me. You destroy this soul urn, I will die indefinitely. Soooooo Corpse Fusion!

Shit! I dashed forward with [Gale Steps], mere steps before grabbing her soul urn, only for the wyvern corpse to wake up and interrupt me with a strong gust of wind. When I shot a charged up [Stygian Lightning] at her, the worm woke up and blocked the attack, which instead pierced it in the side.

Two chances used up, both failed. All I could do was watch as Fulsara fused with her two undead, turning into a tyrant serpentine monster with the giant arms of a wyvern and the mouth of a worm. On top of this five-floor tall monster was a skeleton form with the soul urn hidden behind its ribcage.

Identify.

Undead Chimera Wyvern-Worm

A chimera created using the necromancy spell [Corpse Fusion]. At the cost of all fusion materials aside from the caster, this creation will stay fused together to fight until its time is used up and the body begins to crumble. Rank B

This will be our last battle, I promise, Miss Saori! For my last wish, show me the power of someone who has attracted the attention of Mother Goddess!

Hmph. I cant deal with this in this form. I took off my arm guards and placed them inside my storage, while letting my catalyst float around me. I took off my party bracelet and anything else that would break upon transformation. Humanization.

A mana cloud escaped my body, morphing my flesh and bones back to my rightful form. The form I was born with when I reincarnated into Peolynca.

Ahwroooooooooooooooh! I howled as my fenrir form showed itself. Lightning crackled around my front legs as I growled at Fulsara.

I see. So that is your true form. It seems you have been going easy on me. Kiek kiek kiek kiek, wonderful. It was a true honor to meet you, Miss Saori. Oooooh, if only I had gotten to meet you outside of this job. The wyvern-wyrm roared at me, raising its body up to show off its size. One last battle, I plead.

[Come.]

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