Chapter 358 The Malignant One [Pt 1]

Chapter 358 The Malignant One [Pt 1]

"Let's get the first things out of the way."

The one known as Ater began by raising a finger, pointing the tip upwards.

"Darkness..."

In an instant, a swirling sphere of darkness, sparking with purple crackles of energy, appeared at the top of his pointed finger.

It shot up into the sky, scattering the moment it reached a high enough altitude.

Once the sphere exploded, it created a thin layer of purplish black darkness—like a veil—that covered the sky and shrouded the immediate vicinity.

In a mere moment, all of the Mercenary Gang members were within the massive dome of darkness.

'What did he just do?' Claudius wondered to himself as he stared above him.

They could still see the moon hanging in the sky, as well as pretty much everything else.

The world was just a bit darker, but apart from that, there was no issue at all.

'If his goal was not to take away our vision to restrict our mobility, then what was it?

"Don't look so concerned. This doesn't affect you in any way, so ignore it." Ater smiled, and Claudius felt like those words were directed at him in particular.

It frightened him.

"Now then, it'll be a waste of time to entertain you all any further, and I'm pretty bored, so I think I'll just end this quickly."

Before Claudius could properly process and analyze what he just heard, Ater pointed his finger towards the crowd and muttered words.

"Dark Possession."

In that instant, a powerful pulse radiated from Ater, filling the entire space in an instant.

"G-guh!" Claudius felt something slip into his consciousness, but he quickly shrugged it away.

His body felt cold, but he overcame it all through his sheer willpower.

Blinking rapidly and shrouding himself in energy, he woke up from whatever slumber he must have been experiencing.

However, what he saw next was perplexing.

"UWAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!"

"SAVE ME! SAVE MEEEEEEEEEE!!!"

"I'M DYING! UWAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!"

"HELP MEEEEEEEE!!!"

"MOMMY! DADDY!"

Multifarious voices filled the air behind him, and Claudius could hardly recognize any of them since they were yelling on top of each other.

What he knew, however, was that they all belonged to the members of the Mercenary Gang.

'As expected. He's a Necromancer, after all...'

Claudius felt the burden on his body as he began the process.

Black patches—appearing like hands—began to stick to the bodies of those who were caught in his darkness.

It pulled them under.

As if they were slowly drowning in an ocean of ink, the bodies began to get submerged in the muck.

'There's no going back now!' Claudius gritted his teeth

His body aged faster. Hair began to fall out of his head, and more wrinkles decorated his body.

His breathing became heavy, but he didn't stop.

"Do you think I'll just stand here and let you complete the process?" Ater asked with a grin, making an attempt to approach.

Of course, Claudius was no fool.

He already knew that, despite the lax attitude his enemy had shown thus far, he could always act at any time.

... Especially in a dangerous situation.

'At least, I now know that the final results of this Skill is dangerous to him.' Claudius smiled, activating his last Enchanted Item to give him a final burst of energy so he could utilize another Skill.

'[Abyss Call]!'

He summoned every single Undead in his arsenal—from high-

grade to the lowest of them all.

They all emerged from dark circles beneath, each of them only having one purpose.

"Attack that man!" Claudius screamed.

~WHOOOOSH!~

They all charged at the enemy, like the loyal troops that they were.

Claudius already knew that they wouldn't be able to win. However, they could surely restrain the enemy until it was finally time for his Skill to fully blossom.

And so, the clash began.

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[A/N]

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