Chapter 179: Chapter 179: Eren's greed

"Mother, mother, mother," he chanted mockingly, dark flames flickering within his empty eye sockets. "How amusing... Even spirits cling to the same emotions and futile relationships that humans do.'

His cold fingers brushed against Estelina's face, as if he was appreciating a precious material.

"You don't know that in the beautiful embrace of death, there is no place of such weakness."

Estelina's face twisted in anger. She created a spear of pure spirit essence and launched it at the Necromancer without hesitation.

However, just before the spear could impale him, he vanished, leaving behind a swirl of dark energy. Instead, her spear struck another spirit in his place.

"Kekeke, you're going to have to try harder than that, daughter of Spirit Queen," his voice echoed from all directions.

Above, Eren watched the unfolding chaos. He could see a lot of things that others hadn't noticed because of the commotion.

Firstly, the Necromancer appeared like he was simply toying with them, but that wasn't the case entirely. He was able to avoid all attacks by replacing his place with someone nearby.

Under normal conditions, Eren would not have noticed how that worked and the flaws within his skill. But as an observer, he was able to see some trails.

He thought that the Spirits were strong, but they were definitely having a hard time against the Necromancer, especially since the Spirit Queen was distracted by the spell, trying to protect her people.

Although this was his first time actually coming across a Necromancer, he was able to see why the world was so scared of the Necromancer Tower.

"So far, the Tower Master hasn't revealed himself. If I'm not wrong, he didn't come here. With the kind of strength this one person possesses, it would make sense for him to come here alone."

"That seems to satisfy the initial conditions. In that case, should I also start preparing?" he thought out loud while opening his inventory amidst the sound of explosions.

"Let's see how useful this thing can get."

Estelina and Resphi were fighting the Necromancer, who was simply toying with them.

Both of them knew that it was almost impossible for them to win against this person. They were just waiting for the Royal Guards to arrive from the higher islands.

Looking at the battle, it was normal for people to lose morale. But Eren simply looked at the Necromancer with greed in his eyes.

"I wonder how many levels I would gain if I kill him. As for his heart..." Slowly, a smile crept up the corner of his lips.

A skeleton wasn't supposed to have a heart, but it was a Necromancer who could conjure powerful spells.

It was impossible for him to not have a heart. And if he had a heart, it meant Eren could steal his skills with Devourer Skills.

"I hope he won't disappoint me."

....

As the flaming storm intensified, Spirit Queen Felona used an immense amount of her Spirit Essence to contain it.

It was said that protecting someone was often harder than killing someone, and this held true for the Spirit Queen.

"Hmm? It seems the last condition might not be as easy to satisfy as I thought. Did I underestimate Felona?"

High in the sky, Eren sighed to see Felona doing better than he had thought.

He had been prepared to intervene, but he could see that it wasn't the right time yet. They weren't desperate enough. Their hopes weren't crushed yet.

"It's only a matter of time though," Eren focused on the Necromancer, who appeared to be getting serious, especially now that the Royal Spirit Warriors had started arriving in the number of thousands.

"Kek, this is better. I shall end this once and for all," the Necromancer laughed as he opened a spatial portal as well.