My Catastrophic‑Level Summon Devours Gates - Chapter 229

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Episode 229

After consuming a massive amount of mana, Juan put strength into his legs.

‘Are you going to show such a pathetic sight?’

To be honest, he was surprised.

Doom Knight Sergio.

In life, he was a powerhouse comparable to the 12 Heroes.

To properly display that power, a Death Knight wasn’t enough.

However.

Juan’s skills weren’t sufficient to create a Doom Knight.

The alternative he found was sacrificial offering.

He accumulated the energy of skilled Hunters into Sergio.

Using several grand techniques, he adjusted it so Sergio could display his abilities from before death.

However.

The ritual wasn’t 100% complete.

This was why Sergio spoke awkwardly and couldn’t control his overflowing mana.

‘Still though. To withstand a Doom Knight’s offensive?’

He was envious.

Sir Isra, was it?

That dazzlingly beautiful appearance and outstanding skill.

And even the pride felt in that voice.

He wanted to steal it all and make it submit.

How delightful it would be to research that body and trample even the mind!

‘Lucky me. There’s still a chance left.’

When Min-ho defeated the Giant Ant Queen, he thought ‘oh no.’

If he retreated and recovered Isra without fighting, he’d be like a dog that lost the chicken it was chasing.

After revealing even his trump card, Doom Knight Sergio.

Going outside the Gate without achieving any results would be disgraceful.

‘Does he think he can beat me?’

How arrogant.

Commanding strange undead like Death Warriors and Death Giants was unexpected.

Undead capable of imbuing weapons with aura are few.

Only undead like Duraham are capable of it.

However, Min-ho’s minions were completely different.

The energy they emitted and their physical structure – they were undead unfamiliar even to Juan, an S-rank Necromancer.

It would be one thing if they were just unfamiliar, but they were strong.

Without Doom Knight Sergio, he couldn’t be certain of victory.

‘I’ll have to keep him alive.’

Though he felt something off about calling him a Necromancer.

Since he definitely had similar abilities, if captured and tortured, Juan could obtain techniques for raising new undead.

Juan let out a “keheheh” laugh.

“Sergio. Sweep them all away!”

【….】

An Aura Blade surged from the Doom Knight’s sword once again.

Tremendous output reaching 10 meters.

Various grand techniques were applied during the Doom Knight’s creation process.

His total mana was more than twice what it was in life.

[Guillotine]

Kwooooooo!

The Aura Blade falling from the sky struck a wide area.

An SS-rank skill that struck down at a speed making evasion nearly impossible the moment it activated!

This was the technique that symbolized Sergio.

‘He can’t deflect this attack.’

Juan anticipated what state Isra, caught in the Aura Blade, would be in.

As the thick dust cloud gradually settled.

Crackle.

Sparks flying through the air became visible belatedly.

[Lightning Breath]

The Doom Knight’s deadly sword strike.

Had its trajectory twisted by the Hydraigon’s breath, deflecting it just an inch to the side.

Even after using breath, it only managed to slightly deflect the sword strike.

Yet the change caused by that small difference was quite significant.

“A sword without sharpness.”

Sir Isra, looking at the Aura Blade that fell right beside him.

Whoosh!

Before the Doom Knight could even retrieve his sword, Isra kicked off the ground and closed the distance.

【Foolish.】

“Do you think you can win just because one technique missed?”

Immediately retrieving the Aura Blade infused in his greatsword.

The Doom Knight immediately took a defensive stance even from his slightly twisted posture and deployed his Aura Blade again.

With overflowing mana, he spread his Aura Blade wide.

【No matter which. Direction. You aim. It’s useless.】

The Doom Knight was confident.

He recognized that the Aura Blade surging from Isra’s sword was not ordinary.

[Imperial Swordsmanship (Modified)_Isra Form]

[12th Form – Sky Thrust]

The swordsmanship where the Continental Greatest Sword compiled his lifetime enlightenment.

Among them, he deployed a sword technique that reached the ultimate level.

The swordsmanship mystery that temporarily allows one to surpass physical limits!

Though he couldn’t see through all of that.

He instinctively grasped that Isra’s sword was dangerous.

【I’ll block. And counter. Attack.】

An attack that broke through his Aura Blade – how strong could it be?

It would exhaust most of its power while breaking through the Doom Knight’s defense.

Then he’d cut down Isra who had closed the distance.

Since his master had given orders, he couldn’t cut the throat.

But if he just cut off one arm and one leg, there would be no more resistance.

At that moment.

[Death Space]

Isra’s charging figure evaporated.

As the Doom Knight moved his head left and right, startled by the disappeared presence.

[Blink]

Min-ho, who had retrieved Isra from 30 meters away, leaped through space.

[Death Space]

Sir Isra.

He re-summoned him near a Death Knight that was breaking through the undead beside the Doom Knight.

Slash!

Sir Isra, having infused sufficient mana into his sword.

With an undisturbed stance, he bisected the sky, and crack – the Death Knight was split in two.

“Kiyaaaak!”

A scream burst from Juan’s mouth.

Was a Death Knight ever an ordinary minion?

It’s a monster that can only be created by applying various chemical treatments to the corpse of an S-rank Hunter or equivalent humanoid monster.

Master-level swordsmanship and Aura Blade.

On top of that, it can handle some dark magic and bestows debuffs on the living with its aura of death.

Undead have lower specs compared to monsters of the same rank?

Death Knights were the exception.

As powerful as they were, obtaining corpses suitable for necromancy was extremely difficult.

Powerful undead that even Juan couldn’t command many of!

An incredibly precious undead was sliced in half in an instant.

“Finally took one down.”

The culprit didn’t stop there and ran at full speed down the opened path.

The remaining Death Knights couldn’t dodge either.

“Kill!”

Death Warriors clinging persistently.

Especially the ones using [Sword of Judgment] were more threatening.

An attack that couldn’t guarantee a Death Knight’s safety if taken head-on.

The Doom Knight couldn’t move agilely due to its fallen hierarchy.

‘Damn it!!’

Juan bit his fingers frantically.

Several giant ant corpses were scattered around, but he couldn’t revive them.

The first reason was that he had consumed a large amount of mana.

The second was that these were corpses that had already been revived and destroyed.

Corpses made into undead can no longer be subjects of necromancy.

‘There are a few more ways to use corpses though…’

Bone Armor, Bone Wall, and such.

Corpse parts could be used as defensive equipment.

The problem was that wouldn’t be able to block Aura Blades.

‘Can’t be helped.’

Juan decided to swallow his pride.

[Call Slave]

He designated the Doom Knight that was dozens of meters away.

He summoned it to his side.

‘There’s the disadvantage of being incapacitated right after summoning, but it’s fine.’

I’ll allow one hit.

Still, the size difference was overwhelming.

Losing one Death Knight through trickery was painful, but.

‘With the Doom Knight here, there’s no variable in the outcome!’

The moment Juan put on a confident expression again.

[Chaos Bullet]

Kwajeejeejeek!

A chaos bullet that flew silently pierced through the Doom Knight’s shoulder.

【…!】

A large hole in the shoulder blade.

As if.

It was a precise hit as if anticipating that Juan would retrieve the Doom Knight.

“How stupid. If you were going to aim, you should have aimed for the head!”

Juan shouted loudly.

When an attack he couldn’t even detect damaged the Doom Knight.

Fear suddenly surged up.

When the fact that he had desecrated Sergio’s grave and sacrificed several Hunters was exposed.

How long had it been since he felt fear like when all the Hunters across Mexico were targeting him?

He shouted even louder to shake off that emotion.

“That was intentional.”

Sir Isra’s clear tone heard from close by.

[Imperial Swordsmanship (Modified)_Isra Form]

[6th Form – Flash Strike]

A blue flash stabbed through the gaping hole once more.

Puuook!

The crack grew larger.

Unable to withstand the repeated impacts, the Doom Knight’s right arm fell to the ground with a thud.

“The Doom Knight is undead! You got lucky, but do you think you can win with just one arm!!”

To Juan’s confident shout.

“One arm is enough.”

Min-ho answered confidently.

“Are you insane?”

Juan was dumbfounded.

Being in the same position of commanding undead, yet putting on such obvious bravado.

“Sergio! Hurry up and kill those guys…”

Swoosh—

Huh?

Why is my vision spinning around?

Juan realized the reason in less than a second and screamed.

No.

He thought he screamed, but no voice came out.

His vision was spinning because his head was rotating through the air.

The cause was that the Doom Knight had severed his neck.

Why?

Juan’s consciousness sank into darkness with that question.

* * *

Thud, roll roll.

The necromancer’s head rolling on the floor.

“Huh?”

A deflated sound leaked from Emilia’s mouth.

“H-hyung. Did you calculate even this far?”

“Of course not.”

“Amazing. You really are my hyung!”

I said no, didn’t I.

Dealing major damage to the Doom Knight was according to plan.

To cut off the necromancer’s lifeline, the Doom Knight had to be neutralized first.

Neutralization doesn’t necessarily mean killing it.

“That’s usually true, but the opponent is undead.”

Sir Isra shook his head left and right at Seong-su’s question.

“That Doom Knight isn’t in perfect condition.”

“Perfect condition?”

“Because the necromancer was commanding an existence he couldn’t handle.”

The power imbalance he had grasped through the golden ratio.

Sir Isra, befitting his experience, had seen through even the cause.

“With its hierarchy fallen and status diminished, it would have been even harder to control. Isn’t that right, Lord?”

“You’ve been reading my thoughts completely.”

A necromancer commanding a Doom Knight through trickery.

I was confident that following the hierarchy collapse, dealing significant damage to his body would disrupt his control.

Time a powerful spell to hit the moment the Doom Knight is retrieved.

When Sir Isra follows up with a coordinated attack, the Necromancer’s control would be temporarily released.

Then strike in that opening to kill him… that was the plan.

In fact, Zaugg had used the chaotic situation to circle around widely and position himself behind the Necromancer.

The moment the Doom Knight’s control was released.

To stab a dagger before the Necromancer could assess the situation.

But.

“I didn’t expect you to finish it yourself.”

Who would have thought it would be resolved this way.

The one-armed Doom Knight looked at us.

【Thanks to. Your efforts. Control. Loosened. Revenge. Accomplished with. These hands.】

“Breaking the restraints was the goal, but I didn’t expect you’d help us this much.”

If Doom Knight Sergio hadn’t severed that guy’s head.

We might have expended more strength.

If he hadn’t wastefully consumed those giant ants.

It would have been difficult to create an opening through trickery, right?

【Thank you. For letting me. Protect. My pride.】

Pride, huh.

Being controlled by that scrawny guy must have really bothered him.

Having his own grave robbed and being forced to become undead couldn’t have been pleasant.

Sir Isra nodded with a satisfied expression.

“A model of chivalry.”

Ugh.

Even in this situation, he’s going on about chivalry.

【Excellent. Fellow!】

“Pardon?”

【An undead. Who follows. Chivalry. A magnificent being. I couldn’t see. When alive. I too. In life. Tried to live. A noble. Life.】

Wait a minute.

Didn’t you say you were from Mexico?

What does that neighborhood have to do with chivalry!

“Take pride in yourself. You are an excellent knight. I, Isra, guarantee it.”

【Haha. Good. Very good.】

Sir Isra and Mr. Sergio clenched their fists and lightly bumped them together with a thud.

This is chaos. Complete chaos.

Are these chivalry enthusiasts having some kind of soul communion?

[Doom Knight Sergio is currently without a master.]

[The target feels favorable toward the user.]

[Through mutual agreement, you can take Sergio as a minion.]

What?

Come again?

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