“We got the Bone Dragon here!”
“We won. We took out all Bone Dragons.”
A shout came from the direction of the central tower.
More Geomchis went over there but they hunted a bit slower because the Bone Dragon moved to the base of the central tower.
“The Undead in Vargo Fortress are good as finished now.”
Many Undead were lying on the ground, unable to stand up and Bone Dragons have all been hunted. And even Weed did not know how many Vandal Knights were left...
“However, if the battle continued with the United Army under the elves the Undead would not be able to withstand anyway.”
It was safe to say that the Undead Legion gathered in Vargo Fortress has been taken care of now.
Weed ignored the limping Undead that were sapped of their strength and ran straight toward the basement. Thanks to his agility Weed was running at an incredible speed. Not knowing what he could acquire from Balkan, he ran as fast as he could.
Having lost their strength, tons of Undead clogged the basement entrance!
Few Undead spotted Weed. He just took their attacks with his body and continued to hurry as fast as he could toward the basement.
“Welcome!”
An exhausted Hwaryeong greeted Weed.
“Balkan?”
“Not yet, but he’s nearly dead!”
With his efforts it seemed like he wasn’t late after all. Weed entered the place where the battle against Balkan was taking place.
“Get him!”
“Let’s attack all at once again.”
“Priests, cleanse the Undead first! Leaving Balkan for last would make the hunting much faster!”
The hunt for Balkan was ongoing as Weed came. There were quite a few Undead Balkan summoned with the corpses of Geomchis and paladins so there was a never ending battle clearing them out.
“Return to your rest, Turn Undead!”
Priests’ holy spells struck the Undead bodies.
The Advent of Seven Angel Weed had Mapan bring, nearby the sculpture the effect of holy spells increased and incredible brilliance could be seen. It boosted the humans’ strength and recovered their vitality while damaging the Undead.
“It cannot end like this. Humans needs to be trampled and this continent needs to be brought to ruin.”
Eerie voice of Balkan echoed in the basement.
“Blink!”
Teleporting in short ranges the paladins, priests and Geomchis health and mana was drained. But from the sacred sword pierced in Balkan’s body a black smoke poured out.
The basement’s mana density increased.
Mana regeneration rate has increased.
As his sealed life force was broken, Balkan’s health and mana poured out uncontrollably.
Balkan chanted a spell.
“I… I will be back. Gate Open!”
It was a spell that allowed one to teleport to another place.
They could not let Balkan escape from this place. As he was now a mortal enemy of Weed, Morata will be in danger if he escapes now. The priests focused on their holy magic and the teleportation spell failed.
The enemy’s teleportation spell was cancelled.
“Sprinting Wind!”
Weed advanced toward Balkan and closed the distance between them in an instant.
“Kaiser Sword!”
It was a skill he was saving. Weed used his sword to pierce Balkan’s body with all his might. The faster his speed, the damage would increase with it.
Geomchis and paladins arrived as well, slashing and stabbing Balkan. Already the Undead that Balkan summoned lost all their strength and were lost, he was the last remaining enemy.
It was an all out attack that could not be left out in a raid.
With loss of his health and mana and with no capability to chant a spell, Balkan started losing his strength. Weed, Geomchis, paladins and priests forgot about everything and only focused on their attacks.
And finally.
Ruler of the Undead Legion, Sorcerer of Darkness, the Necromancer Lich Balkan Demoph has returned to his eternal rest.
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Weed and the survivors went up to the central tower, the highest tower in Vargo Fortress. They welcomed the breeze as it fluttered their capes. They were sharing in the complete sense of isolation and freedom.
It was a place where they could vividly see the trace of damage on the fortress during their unmatchable battle.
The places that were completely destroyed by the Bone Dragon’s struggle. The fire still burning in the buildings and towers. The Undead defending the outer fortress were being annihilated by the United Army of elves, dwarves and barbarians.
“Hm.”
“Huh.”
“This… It’s this kind of feeling.”
This feeling right now, it was not joy or gratification but something that could not be expressed by words.
‘I’m still shivering to death.’
‘I can’t believe the battle is really over.’
‘Will there ever be a battle like this?’
‘If I didn’t start Roya Road, I would have regretted for the rest of my life.’
‘I am going to boast it to my friends, my parents, my colleagues at work.’
‘I made it. I survived.’
Standing on the central tower, everyone enjoyed the best feeling they ever had. They shared the joy of surviving till the end of a large scale battle. The sight of Geomchis, paladins and priests adding each other to their friend list could be seen.
Weed was pleased about the victory as well.
‘I made a lot of profit.’
Usually in a raid with many participants, just by winning the battle the reward was enormous. After they defeated Balkan, depending on their contribution their overall stats increased at maximum 5 and a minimum of 2. Weed’s overall stats increased by 3 because he didn’t fight Balkan from the beginning.
As a matter of fact, it was Geomchi121 that took the last attack on Balkan. His level increased by 12 because of it. Just by participating at the last moment, Weed’s experience increased by 24%. That itself was considered a huge profit.
But to the participants who personally prepared all the works could have some regrets, so he decided to show generous magnanimity.
“This is all thanks to everyone here.”
After finishing the difficult battle, he worried about others first.
“Sahyung, are you hurt a lot? Let me put some bandages on.”
He took care of Sahyungs and approached to other players unreservedly.
“Our comrade's sacrifices were huge… Fortunately we obtained treasures in the inner fortress so we will share it all together. I know this won’t make it up but… I’ll split some of my share as well.”
Players were happy just by achieving a victory.
“How could we? All this success, it was all thank to Weed-nim.”
“You can just give us our fixed shares. I noticed that if you hadn't destroyed the Life Vessel, we would have not been able to win.”
These players had a sense of shame!
Fame, stats and battle experiences. With their victory, their mastery of skills increased quite high. And now they would also received their rewards and Weed was willing to put up his share, their admiration for this commendable person came naturally.
‘I don’t usually trust others but… Weed-nim is truly an angel.’
‘There is no difference to a saint that came out of an ethics book.’
‘Exactly who was spreading bad rumors about Weed-nim being stingy and shallow? Really, the only way to know a person is by experience. There is going to be trouble to anyone who is spreading these groundless rumors. ’
A hypocrisy that completely deceived the players!
Regarding treasures, Weed did not regret yielding small portion of his share if he could give a favorable impression.
The items from Balkan had to be sold and distributed equally to the participants and Weed’s share, similar to the treasures, was 30%. In case of the sacred sword of Lugh’s church, they were able to receive rewards depending on their contributions if they return the sword.
And there was one other satisfying reward for Weed.
-You have conquered Vargo Fortress occupied by the Undead.
Morata’s domain has expanded.
The area around Vargo Fortress has been incorporated into your territory.
Your influence and fame as lord increased.
Lands could not betray. The area is barren and full of monsters but there would be many relics buried under it. Many adventurers and hunting parties could flock toward it.
Vargo Fortress could be repaired and opened up, residents could come to farm and harvest food. With gradual development, beginners could start in Vargo Fortress.
In the near future, over the hill behind the place the Bone Dragon rampaged, a vivid scene of a shanty town was drawn right in front of him.