Chapter 544

Chapter 544

— Yes, Your Majesty?

“So what happened is...”

The call connected to the Proatine Kingdom. Needless to say, it was Michele who answered the call, and Siegfried spoke with him.

Prince Kyrix and the officers of the coalition forces could not listen in on their conversation, as Siegfried placed great importance on secrecy and made sure the call would be confidential.

Siegfried ended the call with Michele and headed straight to where the Adventurers were gathered to find Yong Tae-Pung.

“Uncle.”

“Yes?”

“Can you come with me somewhere?”

“Hmm? Sure.”

Siegfried started with the living legend, Yong Tae-Pung, before picking one hundred Adventurers in total. He made sure these one hundred Adventurers were the strongest of the bunch, and they were—without a doubt—the cream of the crop.

Siegfried put all of them in a large tent and told them. “I will come back in five minutes.”

Then, Siegfried went to find the prince.

“Prince Kyrix.”

“Yes?”

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“Cut down... trees? But why?”

“Please don’t ask me why. Ah, tell them the wider they make it, the better.”

“I-I understand.”

Prince Kyrix did not ask any further and immediately commanded the sappers to start felling the trees.

“Go help them, Seung-Gu.”

“Yes, hyung-nim.”

“Use your Iron Golems and uproot the trees. The wider the area, the better it is for us.”

“Alright.”

Seung-Gu followed after Prince Kyrix and uprooted the trees just as he was told.

Siegfried returned to the tent after finishing his business with the prince. He gathered the one hundred Adventurers and gave a short speech.

“All of you must be tired and itching, right? Shall we go hunt?”

Yong Tae-Pung was the first to respond, “Hmm? You want us to go hunt?”

“Yes, uncle.”

“What are we hunting?”

“You will know once we get there. Hehe~” Siegfried replied with a grin.

“Well, I’m going since you’re the one asking,” Yong Tae-Pung replied with a shrug.

“Ah, it will be long and arduous, so all of you better steel your resolve, okay?”

“Geez... I’m going to be sad if you say that. I might be turning fifty soon, but I’m much fitter than most young men out there!”

“I am sure you are. But this hunt will be extremely grueling...”

“What in the world are we doing?”

“I already told you. You will know once we get there. Anyway, let’s go!” Siegfried exclaimed. Then, he led Yong Tae-Pung and the Adventurers out of the coalition forces’ camp.

***

On that same evening...

“My lord! We have received reports that the Adventurers have attacked Despacito Territory!”

“What?” Death Fog grimaced at the report. Then, he asked, “Despacito Territory... Isn’t that the large city located at the frontlines?”

“Yes, it is, my lord!”

“They’re attacking that city?”

“Yes.”

“Bwahaha! Have they gone mad?” Death Fog bellowed a burst of laughter.

The Despacito Territory was a very large territory located at the frontlines, and the undead soldiers stationed there numbered more than five hundred thousand. However, the Adventurers had actually managed to find their way into that large city?

Their actions were nothing short of committing suicide.

The Adventurers were powerful immortal beings, but there was no way they could defeat five hundred thousand undead soldiers.

“Are they trying to show off their abilities? Or are they trying to die?”

The lich bowed and replied, “I believe they are just trying to show off. The Adventurers are very powerful beings, so they tend to be cocky at times. Thus, I conclude that they are most likely being reckless since they can just come back to life after a few days thanks to being immortal.”

Death Fog nodded and said, “I see... That makes perfect sense if they don’t fear death.”

“Yes, my lord.”

“How many are there?”

“Our reports state that there are one hundred of them.”

“Let’s go!”

“Kyuuu!”

Siegfried ran to the next anti-air turret.

Bam!

He swung his +13 Vanquisher’s Grasp yet again and smashed the second turret too.

“Two!”

After he smashed the second anti-air turret, more undead soldiers appeared to stop him, but he smashed them to bits, too, before running to the next turret.

It was then...

“This is as far as you go.”

“A rat is running around our walls...”

The Death Knights appeared on the walls and blocked Siegfried’s path. These Death Knights used to be high-ranking knights back when they were alive, and they had become even more powerful upon becoming undead monsters.

It was only obvious that there would be powerful undead soldiers among the five hundred thousand stationed in the city, right?

‘Whoa...’ Siegfried felt slightly nervous after seeing the Death Knights.

Their levels ranged from Level 250 to Level 280, and they were definitely not opponents he could afford to underestimate. To make matters worse, there were more than thirty of them, meaning Siegfried was bound to have trouble with them.

Siegfried clenched his +13 Vanquisher’s Grasp and said, “Sure, let’s see who comes out on top.”

Then, Siegfried rushed at the Death Knights blocking his path with the ferocity of a hungry beast.

***

Siegfried and the one hundred Adventurers fought all night long. They chewed on the Smoked Mutated Three-Legged Octopus and fought, fought, and fought against the incoming horde of undead soldiers.

The Smoked Mutated Three-Legged Octopus definitely played a crucial role in this mission.

The stats of the Adventurers? Excellent.

Their abilities? Magnificent.

Their combat prowess? Outstanding.

However, all of those would be meaningless once they ran out of HP, Mana, and Stamina. The Adventurers would have fallen prey to the undead soldiers without the Smoked Mutated Three-Legged Octopus, as their HP, Mana, and Stamina would have been depleted long ago due to the incessant fights.

The Adventurers seemed to be building a strong momentum until disaster struck. They were running out of the Smoked Mutated Three-Legged Octopus.

“Huff... Huff...!”

“I can’t... fight anymore...”

“Ugh...! I can’t focus. I’m too tired!”

“Is this the end...?”

The Adventurers spread throughout the city finally met their limits, forcing them to await the inevitable. They tried their best to fight against the five hundred thousand undead soldiers, but their exhaustion finally caught up to them and grabbed their ankles.

Siegfried was also in the same situation.

Bam!

He crashed into the wall after getting smacked by the lance of an undead soldier on horseback, a Dullahan.

“Kyu! Owner punk!”

“Ugh...”

“Are you alright?!”

“Do I... look 'alright' to you?” Siegfried replied, squeezing every ounce of strength remaining to get back on his feet. Then, he grumbled, “Ah... I think I’m going to die.”

It was then...

“This is the end, foolish living being.” The Dullahan spoke with a voice that would make the air on one’s arm stand. “Give up and embrace your demise.”

There were hordes of undead soldiers behind the Dullahan—no, they were not only behind the Dullahan as they were behind, beside, and in front of Siegfried, too.

Siegfried was completely surrounded and...

[Siegfried van Proa]

[HP: ??????????]

[Mana: ??????????]

[Stamina: ??????????]

His HP, Mana, and Stamina were so low that it wouldn't be strange if he died any second now. Anyone could tell that this was the end of the line for Siegfried, but he remained unfazed.

“Do you think I’m crazy? Why would I die?”

“What?”

“Why don’t you die if you love death so much?”

“That annoying mouth of yours is the problem,” Dullahan grumbled in disbelief. Then, it readied its lance and said, “We shall see if you can still yap after becoming an undead.”

Hiyah!

The Dullahan kicked the side of its steed and charged forward.

Shwiiiiii!

Then, it thrust its lance forward with insane force toward the middle of Siegfried’s chest.