Chapter 50: New World XIII

Chapter 50: New World XIII

Thanar: "Oh, then tell me the price for the information."

He said in a mocking manner. He didn't believe Khajiit's claim to become a Night Lich directly; in his mind, Khajiit had already gone mad due to the massive influx of Negative Energy.

Khajiit: "Submit to my Master. That is the price for the information."

Thanar: "Hahahah! Is that so, so you have betrayed Zurrernorn and offered your fealty to someone else? That is treason, Khajiit. And as one of the core members of the cult, I shall punish you for your betrayal."

Khajiit just stood there, listening to Thanar's rant. Once he was finished, Khajiit spoke in a calm tone.

Khajiit: "So, what's your answer?"

Thanar: "This is my answer, you traitor!"

He pointed his palm toward Khajiit, and a magic circle manifested before it.

Thanar: "Burn to cinders, Fire Lance!"

The spell used by Thanar was a 4th-tier spell.

A lance made of fire manifested before the magic circle and surged toward Khajiit, who remained unfazed, standing his ground with unwavering courage.Read latest chapters at nov(e)lbin.com Only

The lance struck Khajiit, which resulted in a small explosion.

Thanar: "That's what you get for betraying the cult."

Thanar was brimming with confidence that he had killed him. But it proved wrong when the smoke cleared; Khajiit was standing there without any apparent damage.

Thanar: "How!?"

Khajiit: "I have no obligation to answer your questions."

Saying this, he raised his hand toward Thanar and cast a 7th-tier spell.

Thanar: "What you guys are waiting for? Have the undead attack him!"

He shouted to the other members of the cult. They wasted no time and commanded the undead to attack Khajiit.

Khajiit: "Clementine, I leave the undead to you. But try to not kill all the members."

She nodded, took an attacking stance, and activated her Martial Arts.

Clementine: "Ability Bost, Greater Ability Bost, Greater Evasion, and Flow Acceleration."

Her body shone in different colors as the various Martial Arts were activated. Once the activation was done, she jumped toward the horde of various undead and started killing them with ease.

Clementine: 'The only way I could fail is if they keep summoning new ones, but I can't afford to lose; I don't want to even imagine what that person would do to me if I failed.'

Thinking about Hannibal and his inhuman ways of torture caused her to shudder, which allowed one of the skeletons to strike her with a sword. Fortunately, she was able to avoid it by using 'Flow Acceleration.'

Clementine: 'Damn, can't afford to lose my focus here.'

Thinking this, she again lunged toward the horde.

BOOM!

She was startled by a massive explosion that occurred at the far end of the room.

Clementine: 'Guess it was Khajiit.'

She jumped to avoid the attack of a skeleton and landed near Khajiit, who was laughing maniacally.

Khajiit: "Let's see if you survive that, Hahaha!"

The undead had already stopped attacking them. And as the smoke cleared, one could see the charred corpse of Thanar.

The cloaked men lost their will to fight because Thanar was the strongest among them, and Khajiit was able to kill him in a single blow. Hearing the maniacal laugh of Khajiit, they all took a step back; apprehension was apparent on their faces.

Seeing their apprehension and reluctance to fight, Khajiit spread out his arms and spoke in a comforting manner.

Khajiit: "Don't be scared; I won't kill you if you are willing to submit to my master. On the other hand, my master will convert you all to Elder Liches, and if you work hard, you might be converted to a Night Lich."

He stopped for a few seconds to let the information sink in.

Khajiit: "So, what is your answer. Are you willing to submit or not?"

Azrik: "Yeah, he was one of us."

Xyris: "Was?"

Azrik: "Yeah, he betrayed the cult and swore fealty to someone else. At present, we remain in the dark about the identity of the one to whom he has sworn allegiance."

Xyris: "Is that so."

He went into deep thought after hearing this.

Xyris: 'Is this possible that he swore loyalty to that bitch? It certainly is a feasible scenario, but I find it unlikely.'

Xyris: "What's the information you wanted to tell me?"

Azrik: "He is waiting outside the ruins with a massive army of undead. And we received this letter from him."

As he stopped speaking, he took out a rolled-up paper and gave it to Xyris, who promptly opened it and began reading it.

"Greetings, Leader of Zurrernorn, Xyris. My name is Malachar, the new master of Khajiit. I send this letter in good faith. I'm not particularly eager to beat around the bush, so I'll jump straight to the point. I want you to join me for world domination.

Now, you have two paths to choose from, the first;

You join me without any resistance.

And the second;

You dare resist me, in which case I'll have no other choice but to kill you and forcefully take over the cult.

But if you join me, I'll be sure to provide every member of the cult with means to study Necromancy to its highest degree. As for the proof, you should meet with Khajiit face-to-face; as a Night Lich, there isn't much he could do to you.

Farewell, the new leader of the world, Malachar."

Xyris read the entire letter many times, but his focus was only on one sentence.

Xyris: 'Means to study Necromancy to its highest degree. If there is only a glimmer of truth in that statement, it might prove useful to me.'

Thinking this, he placed the letter on the table and looked toward Azrik.

Xyris: "Have you read the letter?"

Azrik shook his head in response.

Xyris: "Well, the crux of the matter is..."

Azrik had a contemplative expression on his face after hearing the information.

Xyris: "What do you think of this?"

Azrik: "Setting aside the claim of the world domination, him providing means to study Necromancy to its highest degree does hold some weight."

Xyris: "How so?"

Xyris now had a curious expression.

Azrik: "Well, in the short time I talked with Khajiit, he told me how his new master converted him from a human directly to a Night Lich, and the aura he was giving off reminded me of you."

On the surface, Xyris remained calm, but his mind was in turmoil after hearing the information.

Xyris: 'Absurd, utterly absurd. How can someone do that! Even I took more than 50 years to become a Night Lich! I need to calm down and seriously think about this; if what Khajiit is saying is true, then there might be a chance that Malachar might have the information I need. But I can't make a decision this way.'

Xyris sighed and spoke in an emotionless manner.

Xyris: "Bring Khajiit to me; tell him I want to talk with him about something."

Azrik: "But, h---."

Xyris: "Bring him here!"

Xyris shouted angerliy.

Azrick: "Understood!"

Azrick bowed and left the office.

To Be Continued...