My Catastrophic‑Level Summon Devours Gates - Chapter 206
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Episode 206
Was he trying to say the first battle was just a warm-up?
Sir Isra swept across the desolate land like a fish in water.
“Knight! Code! Absolute!”
“Do you intend to recite chivalry before me!”
[Imperial Swordsmanship (Modified)_Isra Form]
[6th Style ― Eclipse]
Whoooong―
A huge hole appeared in the Duraham’s body.
Not stopping there, the remnant of the Aura Blade that continued forward also reached the Black Sage several meters away.
Before it could even release the memorized magic.
Crack.
The dark blue wind slashed the Black Sage to pieces.
“That’s aura, an Aura Blade?”
“It was released while containing will. If I had to classify it, it would be closer to aura.”
Sir Isra treated it casually as if it were nothing special.
Damn.
Why is that nothing special?
Having tasted even a bit of aura, I could tell.
It was equivalent in difficulty to the fireworks display with aura during the examination!
It was no different from drawing a beautiful picture with a few brush strokes and saying “Pretty easy, right?”
This is why talented people are…
“Get buffed before you go.”
“Ah. I forgot the victory spell.”
“Who rushes out without even receiving divine spells?”
After receiving buffs, Sir Isra rampaged even more fiercely.
Whoooong―
The Duraham’s aura and solid body were torn apart like paper.
Crackle!
High-level magic was severed.
[Cradle of Death] was troublesome even aside from the debuff cast over the entire Gate.
It’s just.
The opponent was unlucky.
“No decent armaments dropped.”
Jong-hyo from the Support Team grumbled.
The Duraham’s armor was completely destroyed and worthless.
“I thought I cut it quite cleanly.”
“It’s not your fault, Sir. It was scrap-level armor to begin with.”
When the Duraham disappears, the spiritual power that strengthened the armor also disappears, turning it into a lump of scrap metal.
“At least the Magic Stones came out well. Hyung.”
The Duraham blueprint was useless since I got it as a reward for achieving Corpse Crafting A-rank.
Well, that’s fine.
What I really need is the method for creating magic-type undead.
The Black Sage’s remains are piling up neatly in the Death Forge.
This Gate conquest is definitely profitable even if the income isn’t much.
“100 Magic Stones are guaranteed, so it’s fine.”
“Only hyung would talk about successfully conquering an SSS-rank like going to the bathroom.”
“My familiars are just quite capable.”
“Hohoho. It’s all thanks to our great Master’s hands that shaped us.”
When Ingrid smiled brightly, the Support Team friends blushed.
It’s not like they’re seeing her for the first or second time, so why are they like that?
Sir Isra broke through the Gate alone, just as he had declared at the beginning.
In less than an hour, he encountered the boss monster.
Pitch-black magical armor.
Ominously glowing blue eyes.
Sharp momentum like a well-forged sword.
The boss monster was not an ordinary creature.
[Evolved Sword Demon Death Knight]
“Hy, hy, hy, hy, hyung.”
Seong-su trembled like a mobile phone on vibrate mode.
I thought there was an earthquake.
“What are you so surprised about?”
“Death Knight is an S-rank monster!”
“It’s probably a variant. Whatever.”
It’s not like I’m seeing variant monsters for the first or second time.
“This is my first time seeing one.”
“Ah.”
I see.
I was unlucky.
Come to think of it, I had never seen variant monsters until I met Sir Isra.
Did I exchange luck equivalently with Sir Isra?
That makes sense!
“Why are you blaming me for that?”
“I’m saying meeting Sir Isra was the greatest fortune.”
“Hahahaha! That’s right.”
Ehehe.
Successfully changed the topic.
It didn’t matter who the boss monster of this Gate originally was.
Death Knight remains.
It would be even better if I got one more.
“Sir.”
“Leave it to me.”
“Um, hyung. I hate to say this, but the opponent is a Death Knight.”
“Your faith is lacking, Seong-su.”
“Ah, ahh.”
“You need to receive special training.”
“Please spare me! Sir!”
“Oh my. Building trust in the sword is the path of life, isn’t it?”
Seong-su collapsed with a thud.
Sir Isra stepped forward while making jokes.
It is a joke, right?
Or not.
I’m not the one receiving special training anyway.
The Death Knight sitting on a throne made of bones rose to its feet.
“Are you the only challenger?”
“This is a knight’s duel. One-on-one is sufficient.”
“Ho. To think my opponent follows chivalry. How exciting.”
“Hahahaha! This will be a worthy sword match.”
Why does it feel like there are two Sir Isras?
The distance between them slowly narrowed.
50 meters.
30 meters.
And when about 10 meters remained.
Sir Isra and the Death Knight stopped as if they had made a promise.
“Why is Iron Head having a staring contest?”
“Sir Isra is crossing swords with his opponent.”
“I don’t quite understand, Master.”
“Well. I don’t fully understand it either, so I can’t explain it well.”
Their energies intertwined in the air, clashing endlessly.
The moment even a brief opening is revealed.
The sword in hand would cut down the opponent.
Is this what they call a knight’s ‘domain’?
Just watching made my breath catch in my throat.
Infusing intent into mana doesn’t simply end with aura emission.
The two undead stared at each other for several seconds.
The first to move was the Death Knight.
[Cruanic Swordsmanship]
[10th Form ― Annihilation]
[Aura Blade]
Three-pronged Aura Blades flew forth with explosive momentum.
There were no gaps.
Spreading like a net before contracting.
Even retreating backward couldn’t guarantee complete evasion.
“Foolish.”
[Imperial Swordsmanship (Modified)_Isra Form]
[6th Form ― Eclipse]
A meager amount of mana compared to the Death Knight’s Aura Blade output.
Even the strike was one beat slower.
“That looks very dangerous!”
“Iron Head!”
Like sticking one’s head into a tiger’s mouth.
Crack!
“I was certainly faster.”
The Death Knight looked down at his chest with disbelief.
Sir Isra’s sword had pierced through the black armor first.
The Aura Blades that had scattered into three and converged also stopped motionless in the air.
“It’s called striking second to arrive first.”
“In life, you possessed, formidable, martial prowess.”
The Death Knight lifted his head with difficulty.
“Since gaining, consciousness from, dimensional distortion, this was, the most satisfying, moment.”
With those words, the Death Knight’s helmet drooped downward.
[You have gained a large amount of experience.]
[Your level has increased.]
“Ahem. Schne never doubted my lord’s victory for even a gram.”
“Cut it out, Iron Head.”
【Fighting is not this old one’s area of expertise. Hmm hmm hmm.】
The Death Knight who couldn’t display his true abilities due to grade reduction in the Tower of Chaos.
The mutant encountered in the Gate showed power befitting S-rank.
It’s just.
His opponent was bad luck.
[You have cleared the Cradle of Death.]
[Grade ― SSS]
[You are awarded 100 A-grade Magic Stones.]
Magic-type undead remains plus the Death Knight.
There’s too much to gain from today’s raid, isn’t there?
* * *
“It really was a mutant.”
The Rift Bureau employee let out a short “hmm” groan before bowing his head deeply.
“I’m sorry. I never thought such an error could occur.”
“No Hunter had cleared the interior before.”
I made light conversation.
Rather, I was lucky.
“Ranger’s achievements will be reported without omission.”
“Yes. Thank you for your hard work.”
Now shall we have some enjoyable settlement time?
The Death Knight, a mutant boss monster, was beautiful even in departure.
[Abyssal Demon Armor]
Grade: Unique
Category: Defensive Equipment
Restriction: A-rank Warrior-class Hunter or above
Durability: 130/1,666
Abyssal armor enhanced by accepting the power of evil spirits.
When the user inputs mana into the armor, defense increases additionally.
*Physical Defense Lv 55
*Magic Resistance Lv 55
*Elemental Resistance Lv 55
The armor the Death Knight wore.
Right up until being defeated, it was heavy armor in the Armed Zombie Warrior style.
But now its bulk has reduced like the light armor Sir Isra favors.
“It seems to be a form enhanced with mana.”
“Want to try using the function? Let’s check the performance.”
“Understood.”
Sir Isra donned the armor with a gaping hole in the chest.
When mana was applied, the pierced area was filled and the armor’s defensive coverage expanded.
*Physical Defense Lv 55 → 70
*Magic Resistance Lv 55 → 70
*Elemental Resistance Lv 55 → 70
“Whoa.”
How many levels did the defense go up?
This is epic-grade defensive equipment level!
“The damaged parts don’t seem to repair themselves.”
Just the amplification values are tremendous.
Wouldn’t it be unconscionable to expect that much?
“You use this armor, Sir.”
“It’s an item with excellent options. Wouldn’t it be better for my lord to use it?”
“Ah. Then I’ll go to the front lines.”
“…Such boundless grace. I’ll engrave it in my bones.”
Making people rough like that.
Getting finished armor was good too.
There was one more thing obtained from killing the mutant Death Knight.
[Orb of Incomplete Soul]
Grade: Unique
Category: Catalyst
Restriction: None
Durability: 17/66
A half-formed specter created in a Gate accidentally awakened spirituality, allowing it to transcend its limits.
Though its body has withered away, traces of its soul remain due to the influence of necromancy.
“This must be about the mutant, right?”
“That’s a reasonable deduction, Master.”
【This explanation would help elucidate the principles behind Gate formation.】
Monsters have no souls.
This was a truth I realized in my 5th year as a Hunter.
Even spirit realm monsters weren’t true ‘souls.’
If I had to describe them, they were shadows mimicking souls.
This was something I learned after hiring mercenaries to enter a Gate with spirit realm monsters, hoping to summon Otherworldly Souls.
Ah.
Just thinking about that time makes me angry again.
“Huh.”
Let me calm down.
Anyway.
The mutant Death Knight leaving behind something resembling a soul is an extremely special case.
If it’s due to the influence of necromancy.
It seems like it might be the effect of my newly acquired skill [Possession Unity].
Since I’m not certain, I’ll just keep it in mind for now.
“Thank you for your hard work.”
“Hunter Park, you’re the one who worked hard.”
“I’ll leave the cleanup to you.”
I left the scene cleanup to President Baek and returned to my studio apartment.
Moving to the Death Subspace, I placed the Death Knight’s remains on the table.
“You seem quite urgent.”
“This guy might have rare parts too.”
“Rare parts?”
A question mark appeared above Sir Isra’s head.
“Like the mutant ghoul you hunted before?”
“Right, Ingrid.”
Its official name was [Evolved Predatory Ghoul].
The culprit behind the Guui-dong Gate Break.
A mutant that advanced to the next stage by devouring the Hunters who had entered.
“That creature had a rare part called a predation organ.”
Thanks to analyzing it, I became able to grant traits when crafting undead minions.
And thanks to that predation trait, I could enhance the specs of the dead and even strengthen Draco.
“Since this guy is also a mutant, there should be something.”
What if there isn’t?
Can’t be helped.
Still, analyzing the Death Knight’s structure would be good anyway.
[Corpse Processing]
I infused mana and thoroughly searched through the Death Knight’s remains.
I activated [Spirit Eye] with my eyes.
Looking for any abnormal phenomena.
[Golden Ratio] coordinated that entire search process to maintain a perfect state.
While searching from head to toe.
“Huh?”
Something.
Caught my eye.
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