Chapter 304

[ Episode 304. Lich King ] The Philosopher

‘s Stone, which I didn’t know before, but now I know its identity.



What Mejour gave us was a suggestion that wouldn’t come out if we left the Philosopher’s Stone alone.

“Is the king here a ghost like that? One vote for I’ll go once.”

After receiving Mejour’s suggestion, we sat in a circle and started talking.

The Kinein Mercenary Corps showed a positive reaction to having an audience with the king, even for an unexpected reward.

“I’ve seen a lot of undead, but I haven’t found any objects or artifacts related to the undead yet. I will definitely go.”

When Paisy expressed the same opinion as Muto, his eyes eventually turned to me.

“We will go too. Instead, we exchange some equipment with Mejour and set off.”

“It is the same for us. I’ve collected quite a few, so I might as well buy one.”

Muto nodded.

Thanks to that, we decided to have a little maintenance time and got together with our respective parties.

“I don’t feel good.”

I got lucky in advance because I knew what was going to happen in the future.

“Until now, we have been hunting here without thinking, but there is no effect without a cause. There is a reason why all the people in this kingdom are undead and the anomalies that continue to occur.”

“Does our employer mean that the cause is the king he said?”

“I don’t know. However, if you think about it a little, the probability that the problem occurred above is higher than the probability that the problem occurred below. The more power and power the person commits, the more outrageous results come out.”

When the northerners who heard my words tilted their heads, Agatha cautiously opened her mouth.

“Why did Adrias-nim say he would go then?”

“I thought there would be great rewards if we solved the cause. Whether it is a treasure of the royal family or a relic of an ancient ruin.”

All of them nodded as if they understood, except for Luna, who ran to Lago and showed off her dread sword.

“In case you don’t know, I’ll exchange my equipment for a piece of stone to reinforce my power first. Agatha?”

“yes?”

“Have you collected any pieces of stone that can buy Louella’s heart?”

“I’m still about 1,000 short.”

“I’ll pay for those 1,000 first.”

I took out 1000 pieces of stone from my chest and handed it to Agatha. She asked me while accepting the piece of stone.

“If that’s the case, Adrias-sama actually doesn’t have anything...”

“I don’t really have the equipment I need. You can buy small consumables, but they are not more expensive than equipment, so it’s okay.”

Of course, if there were unlimited stone pieces, I wanted to sweep all the items, but first, I had to make a good feeling for Agata.

I’ll try until she completely turns to my side.

‘Because it’s playable.’

It was difficult to give up on her as Agatar had the experience of clearing the end of this world.

How dare you give up on a person with that much potential.

“......thank you.”

“If you need more, tell me. I’m not saying it’s free, but it’ll be easier to repay what you paid for it if you increase your power and go hunting.”

Agatha nodded and purchased Luella’s heart from Mejour.

Now, as long as there is enough mana, Agatha, who is not subject to arrows, has become quite useful.

‘Originally, I need to get a named bow too...’

That’s not something you can get right now, so I’ll have to move on.

Afterwards, I looked around and bought small items with Vivian.

[Pulse Pauldrons]

[Durability 1547/1800]

[Absorbs 20% of damage to the shoulder blades]

[Bendeon Antidote]

[Can detoxify 384 poisons]

[Pill Mover’s Scroll]

[Applies state-fixing magic to a designated location]

The shoulder blades It’s Vivian’s, and I bought another antidote and a spellbook.

If there were a little more stone fragments, I wanted to buy a sub-space item called ‘Mytil’s Belt’, but the price was quite expensive as it was a sub-space item.

‘I’ll buy it later when I get a chance.’

One thing I was curious about was whether I could purchase those items even if I killed the Necromancer, the boss and king of this place.

Apparently, as Mejour was his servant, there was an ambiguous corner.

“Let’s go.”

Muto also called us to see if he had finished shopping.

In fact, I wanted to meet the king after I bought that belt, but I lacked the grounds to convince Paish or Muto.

When they finally arrived, there was a huge gate leading to Daejeon.

Everyone was amazed at the splendid and neat appearance, so it was hard to believe that it was a ruined ancient kingdom.

“I am looking forward to the reward. Hehe.”

Yeah, the problem is trying to get that reward off your head.

While the Kinein mercenaries were touching their clothes and giggling, Mejour approached the undead standing in front of the gates of the Great War.

“Can I come in?”

– Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

Looking at the conversation between the two, which I still don’t understand, I decided to give away the achievement reward.

I don’t know if it’s the achievement of getting out of Siwang Hell or entering it, but I’ll eat well.

Tring!

[You have acquired the characteristic ‘Spiritual Communion (Rare)’.]

Spiritual Creature Communication?

[Communication with spirit creatures]

[There is room to talk with spirit creatures.]

Apparently, this trait is a bad one.

The playable summoner I hired, Dmitri, has a similar upward compatibility ability, but it was a trait I didn’t really need.

In addition, the phrase that it was not possible to have a conversation and that there was room for it was ambiguous.

“Are you all ready?”

Just in time, a mejour caught our attention.

We all turned to each other, confirmed that we were ready, and nodded.

“Then I will enter.”

It becomes tense.

A boss that has never been cleared before.

But this time, I was confident that I would succeed unconditionally.

The only thing that can’t be cleared even with this level of power is the boss of a catastrophic scenario.

‘It’s catastrophic... it’s not.’

The gate of Daejeon opened slowly, revealing a dark red carpet. Unlike other places, the interior of Daejeon was made up of dark colors and atmosphere.

Above all, the lanterns that were lit were blue, which gave a more gloomy feeling.

“Write?”

Muto couldn’t help but signal that something was wrong.

Even so, we couldn’t go back, so let’s all go inside of Daejeon......

Kung!

The door we had entered closed with a roar.

“This way.......”

Mejour casually whispered and urged us while the atmosphere grew tense.

And finally I began to see a huge figure sitting on a throne in front of me.

“Rich...”

Paisy murmured in a trembling voice.

However, the reason she trembled was not because he was a rich man, but because of the tremendous pressure of magic encroaching on her surroundings.

Actually, there is no such thing as a real monster.

First of all, regardless of whether the opponent was undead or whatever, we got down on one knee and bowed our heads.

-Welcome, travelers.

Just like those of a transcendentalist, his body rang with just the words.

“His Highness Regin, I will introduce myself first...”

-It was. Before that, there’s something I want to ask you.

Mejour tried to proceed according to etiquette, but Rich Regin cut off his words.

-Some of you may have touched my treasure. Except for him, the rest will be spared. So find out the culprit yourself.

Everyone looked at each other with bewildered eyes at the words that seemed so out of the blue to others.

“treasure?”

“What are you talking about? Didn’t you come to get our reward?”

As the murmur continued, the mana in the air weighed on us. At the same time, a black subspace opened around them, and the undead began to come out.

-If the culprit is not released, you will all die here.

Looking at the undead that appeared, Pysh murmured with a shocked expression.

“......Grim Reaper Doombringer.”

It was the appearance of the ancient Undead, who were said to be equal to or more powerful than the Death Knight.

[ Episode 304. The Rich King ] End