Chapter 85

Shing! Clang!

Like two streaks of light colliding, the rust-red sword and Kang Yuseong’s silver blade intertwined wildly in the air.

Clang, clang, clang!

The Shadow Warrior’s sword thrust forward as if to devour Kang Yuseong, who parried it and pushed back. This was a different kind of exchange than before.

If Kang Yuseong had been somewhat on the defensive earlier, now the fight was even, no, he was even gaining the upper hand, pushing the offensive.

As the two fought in a dizzying flurry, the Undertaker, who had been behind them, raised his skull staff.

“Kueoooh!”

Crack!

Then, behind Kang Yuseong, numerous corpses slowly began to stir and rise again.

The sight of them rising, spewing crimson blood-light from their empty eye sockets, was chillingly terrifying.

They began to advance towards Kang Yuseong.

Clang, clang!

Kang Yuseong, parrying the Shadow Warrior’s sword, glanced back at them.

And he smirked.

When it came to summoning corpses, there was no reason for him to fall behind.

“Arise.”

Hooooom—

A tremendous aura surged from his entire body.

Unlike before, a heavier, more formidable power could be felt.

Whoosh—

That aura stretched out towards the pit of corpses.

Thud—

And from within, the remaining corpses slowly opened their eyes.

Snap— Crackle—

Broken and decayed bones clicked and snapped as they found their places, and rotting muscles and flesh began to knit together.

“Kueoooh…”

The utterly dead corpses slowly began to rise from where they lay, exhaling a foul breath.

And as hundreds of corpses stood, a new change came over them.

Crack— Thwack—

Their holed and fractured skulls were covered by what looked like sturdy wooden helmets, and their skeletal torsos were tightly enclosed by wooden breastplates.

Snap—

And the corpses slowly moved their decayed fingers.

Thwack—

Incredibly, each of their hands gripped a dark, rusty sword.

This was the Ghost Summoning Skill-Armament.

Kang Yuseong gave a cold smile as he watched them.

“Charge!”

“Kueoooh!”

The corpses’ eyes blazed with intense killing intent.

Thud, thud, thud!

At first, they had been awkward and clumsy, but now they charged wildly, rushing towards the Undertaker’s previously summoned corpses.

“Kuaaaargh!”

The Undertaker’s summoned corpses turned around, their mouths agape, letting out guttural roars as if to threaten them.

Crack!

But at that moment, the corpses Kang Yuseong had summoned mercilessly decapitated them with the swords in their hands.

Thwack! Crack!

Some punched holes in their heads with sword hilts and sliced them at the waist, while others stabbed their swords in and stomped them underfoot.

“Kuaaaargh!”

The Undertaker’s summoned corpses also shrieked wildly and lunged at Kang Yuseong’s summoned corpses, but attacking an armed opponent bare-handed led to results close to self-destruction.

Crack!

Though the dark, rusty swords seemed unthreatening with their dull edges, the corpses struck by the swords wielded by Kang Yuseong’s summoned forces had their bodies severed and bones shattered.

Even though it was only Level 1 armament, there was a clear difference in combat ability.

However, a strange sight unfolded.

Among the corpses Kang Yuseong summoned, there were a few that were exceptionally ferocious and wild.

Slam! Crunch!

The Undertaker’s corpses that approached these few were utterly shattered and scattered.

This was certainly not something that happened just by being armed.

Kang Yuseong observed their movements closely.

‘…!’

And he clearly realized that their movements were entirely different from the other corpses. It was as if, even among humans, there were exceptional fighters.

Among them, one corpse, in particular, stood out for its fierce and wild rampage.

It had raged so much that its armor and helmet were deeply stained with the enemy’s rotten blood, and its dark sword was already broken in half from its mad charge.

Yet, astonishingly, it picked up the sword of a fallen ally and was now fighting with two swords, cutting down enemies.

It wasn’t just randomly swinging the swords either.

It precisely shattered an enemy’s skull with a single movement.

‘Hmm!’

Kang Yuseong paid close attention to it.

He was someone who loved a fight more than anyone and had a knack for it.

There was no way its movements would escape his notice.

Perhaps its abilities from life were reflected in some way, as its movements were truly exceptional compared to the other corpses!

It seemed it had been quite a renowned figure before being killed by the Undertaker.

Clang!

But at that moment, a sword thrust sharply at Kang Yuseong.

Shing—

Kang Yuseong slightly deflected the sword and charged forward.

Slam—

The Shadow Warrior, hit in the shoulder, was pushed back.

Kang Yuseong didn’t miss the chance and unleashed his sword.

Swish, swish, swish!

Chakra, Meteor Stab!

Like countless shooting stars falling, dozens of streaks of light exploded from the darkness.

Clang, clang, clang, clang!

The Shadow Warrior parried the formidable attack, continuously retreating.

At that moment, Kang Yuseong kicked off the air and leaped.

Like a beast leaping at its prey, an immense pressure enveloped the Shadow Warrior.

Flash—

A massive tiger’s eyes flared open, its maw wide, letting out a thunderous roar.

Boom!

A sensation like thunder filled the air, and simultaneously, an overwhelming aura, like a massive storm, engulfed the Shadow Warrior.

Slam—

Chakra, Beast’s Strike!

A formidable kick exploded, as if a giant beast had struck its opponent with its terrifying forepaw.

Crash!

The Shadow Warrior was sent flying through the air, crashing backward.

Kang Yuseong’s kick, empowered by the Chakra Enhancer, possessed destructive power akin to a dump truck ramming into something.

Crack— Shatter—

But at that moment, the Shadow Warrior’s sword suddenly shattered into fragments.

It was the result of blocking Kang Yuseong’s kick with the sword.

In fact, if not for that sword, the Shadow Warrior’s entire body would have been obliterated.

Kang Yuseong gave him no respite.

Flash!

Like a beast swooping in to finish off its prey, he cut through the air, flying towards the Shadow Warrior.

Crack!

At that instant, the Shadow Warrior’s body twitched.

Kang Yuseong’s sword was embedded in its chest.

Swish!

Pulling the sword from its chest, Kang Yuseong raised it high into the air and brought it down.

Slice!

Thud— Roll—

With a single strike, the Shadow Warrior’s head fell.

Having dispatched the Shadow Warrior, Kang Yuseong’s cool gaze fell upon the Undertaker before him.

If a few years had passed from now, he would have grown into an unbearable enemy.

He would have made this place his castle, creating countless corpses, and the power of death would have been absorbed by him.

It was fortunate that he could stop him now.

“Kueoooh…”

Behind Kang Yuseong, who was staring at the Undertaker, numerous corpses approached and lined up.

Corpses with scratched and cracked armor and helmets.

Dark blood dripped from the swords they held, and some even carried the skulls of their former enemy corpses.

Their eyes, spewing crimson blood-light, glared at the Undertaker with a chilling look, as if filled with resentment.

Receiving the vengeful gazes of the corpses, the Undertaker silently raised his skull staff.

At that moment, a bluish glow erupted from his eyes, and the skull attached to his staff gaped open with a *thwack*.

Hiss—

Simultaneously, a very foul and disgusting odor spread in all directions.

Then, a dark aura churned and gathered, surging like a tide towards Kang Yuseong’s rear.

Kang Yuseong frowned.

“Kueoooh—”

Crunch! Crackle!

“Aargh!”

Snap!

Even without turning, he could tell what it was.

“Reverse… Domination.”

With terrifying power, his control over the corpses was forcefully seized.

Except for about twenty corpses near Kang Yuseong, countless other corpses struggled frantically, cutting down the very comrades they had fought alongside moments ago.

Crunch! Thud!

The number of corpses near Kang Yuseong rapidly dwindled.

Ten… eight… six…

Thud—

Four…

Three…

The moment the corpses’ foul breath was felt right behind his back, a cold smile appeared on Kang Yuseong’s lips.

“You touched something you shouldn’t have.”

One.

The last remaining one stood back-to-back with Kang Yuseong.

The corpse whose helmet and breastplate were completely stained with black blood, holding a broken-in-half sword and another dark sword.

Crack!

One of the hundreds of corpses approached this lone figure, which stood firm, spewing blood-light from its eye sockets, only to be cut in half.

At that moment, Kang Yuseong’s lips parted.

“…As a subordinate contractor, I command you.”

Instantly, the blood-light emanating from the corpse’s eyes behind him grew even darker.

Kang Yuseong grinned, baring his white teeth.

“Annihilate all enemies.”

“Kyaaaah!”

The corpse let out a monstrous roar, its mouth wide open.

And from its entire body, an unapproachable aura surged powerfully.

Thwack!

It kicked off the ground with immense force, then shot forward as if propelled.

Swish, swish, swish!

Two swords danced in the air.

“Kueeeek!”

Crunch!

“Gah!”

Hundreds of corpses were being slaughtered by the momentum of this entity, which charged forward, spewing red blood-light as if stained with blood.

Permanent Subordination Contract.

Kang Yuseong had formed a permanent subordination contract with the corpse he had been observing earlier.

As a result, power proportionate to Kang Yuseong’s own inherent strength was granted to it, and it was now butchering and cutting down corpses like a true slaughterer.

“Now, it’s your turn.”

Kang Yuseong raised his sword and approached the Undertaker.

Just then, the reactivation time for Thieving Eye returned.

Flash—

Kang Yuseong’s eyes were stained a deep azure blue.

He walked slowly towards the Undertaker with a chilling smile.

Of the five symbols, one had vanished, leaving four.

“Shall we enjoy this slowly?”

At that moment, the Undertaker’s gaze changed.

Hissing—

And a strange aura spread low around him, rapidly extending in all directions.

Kang Yuseong knitted his brows.

One particular symbol, among the four, glowed brightly.

‘Soul Plunder.’

That was the name of the symbol.

Hissing—

At that instant, the aura that had spread in all directions gathered back to the Undertaker, then was absorbed by him.

Kang Yuseong gave a wry smile.

‘So this was it?’

The Undertaker.

Unlike before, a tremendous aura was now emanating from him.

An aura that was chillingly cold and eerie.