Chapter 82
Chapter 82
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 84
Chapter Title: Terry's Vengeance
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"Is that really you, Terry?"
The king asked.
Terry Prisoner answered the question.
[Yes, big brother.]
"Hah, you're really him?"
[Yes.]
"You died and became an undead, huh."
[No, I didn't become undead after dying. I became undead to get revenge.]
"Revenge?"
[That's right. I became undead to avenge those who killed my mother.]
"You're going to avenge your mother's death? What a son from that bitch."
Hae-jin was surprised inwardly at the king's words.
'He just lands a mom diss right away.'
From an observer's perspective, it could be called a mom diss, but from the king's standpoint, it wasn't.
Why?
Because Terry Prisoner's mother had tried to assassinate him.
So from the king's perspective, it wasn't a diss.
Terry Prisoner's mother, who tried to assassinate him and got executed, and Terry Prisoner, who sought revenge for it—both were people who deserved death in the king's eyes.
And now this guy was coming for revenge against him? It was infuriating.
The king looked at Hae-jin.
"You who abandoned humanity."
"Hm?"
"Will you not join the fray?"
The king was asking Hae-jin if he would participate in the fight against Terry.
"If Terry loses, I'll step in, but until then, no need."
"I see. Then I suppose I need to discipline this insolent little brother first."
"Do as you like."
Hae-jin shrugged.
With that, the conversation ended, and Terry Prisoner spoke.
[Insolent, you say... I'll make sure you can't say that anymore.]
"Judging by the skull, you've become a lich. Think a puny mage like you can beat me?"
Puny mage.
As a king who wielded a sword, it was natural for him to say that.
In stable positioning to take down numbers, a mage might have the advantage, but in a one-on-one confrontation, a ranged job like mage would inevitably lose to a close-range job like swordsman.
But Hae-jin thought.
'That's only when they're on similar levels.'
What was Terry Prisoner's current position?
He had risen to the rank of 'Lich King', the strongest among liches.
Moreover, he had grown even stronger by becoming a Chaos Soldier under Hae-jin.
Of course, at first, his stats reset, so he was weak.
But after growing in the Tower of Trials, he had now reached a level befitting the name Lich King.
So a normal swordsman wouldn't easily beat Terry Prisoner.
The Prisoner King still didn't know Terry Prisoner's level, so he naturally thought he would win.
Just then, the Prisoner King moved first.
Flash!
The Prisoner King moved swiftly.
He probably thought he could behead Terry Prisoner in one strike.
Seeing that, Hae-jin thought to himself.
'Kid thinks he can just stand there since even decapitation won't kill him anyway.'
Hae-jin knew well that with Terry Prisoner's abilities, he could dodge.
But Terry Prisoner didn't dodge.
Why?
Because even if his head was cut off, he wouldn't die.
Instead of dodging, Terry Prisoner cast his spell.
Then.
Slash-!
Terry Prisoner's head was severed.
By the Prisoner King's swift sword strike.
But that didn't stop Terry Prisoner's spellcasting.
Crackle-!
Black lightning sparked from the hands of the decapitated Terry Prisoner.
Seeing it, the Prisoner King reacted.
"What the! Even with his head cut off!"
Amazed that the magic activated despite the decapitation, Terry Prisoner cackled at the Prisoner King.
[A lich doesn't fall from having its head cut off! Dark Thunder!]
With those words, the black lightning sparking from Terry Prisoner's hand transformed into a powerful black bolt and shot out.
Crackle-!
The Prisoner King urgently twisted his upper body to dodge.
But Terry Prisoner's Dark Thunder wasn't something you could dodge like that.
Crackle-!
He made motions to dodge, but as Terry Prisoner's Dark Thunder expanded in range, it engulfed the Prisoner King completely.
"Arrrgh!"
Terry Prisoner's Dark Thunder must have been quite powerful.
Even though the Prisoner King only took the expanded range's attack after dodging, he collapsed in agony.
It had to be powerful.
It was the Lich King's magic attack.
Hae-jin already knew the Prisoner King's level.
To match against Terry Prisoner, who held the rank of Lich King, a swordsman would need to be at least Grand Master level.
But the Prisoner King's level was...
'At best, mid-level Swordmaster if we're being generous.'
Grand Master, Swordmaster.
These were ranks denoting swordsmen levels in the world where players crossed over.
Sword Beginner who just picked up the sword, Sword Expert who could generate sword aura, Swordmaster who wielded it perfectly.
Finally, Grand Master, who transcended perfect sword aura control in unity of sword and body, reaching the realm of Heart Sword where they could cut foes with their mind.
The Lich King's rank was equivalent to an Archmage, the Grand Master of mages.
So the Prisoner King could never beat Terry Prisoner.
Moreover, what was Terry Prisoner's current state?
As a lich, he couldn't be killed without destroying his phylactery, and originally, as a Chaos Soldier, he was practically immortal unless Hae-jin died.
But it wasn't absolute immortality.
Seeing Terry Prisoner's decapitated head, Hae-jin thought of how even near-immortal summons could die.
'They dissipate if hit with instant-kill attacks... but the Prisoner King is nowhere near that level.'
Thus, the Prisoner King could never win against Terry Prisoner.
The Prisoner King, half-charred from the Dark Thunder, his armor melted onto his skin.
He writhed in pain.
Meanwhile, Terry Prisoner repositioned his skull, which the Prisoner King had just sliced off, and spoke.
[Discipline whose manners? Just receive my mother's vengeance, big brother.]
With that, black energy gathered in Terry Prisoner's hands.
Whoooong-.
The black energy in Terry Prisoner's hands.
He could have used Chaos energy, but Terry Prisoner used only the dark magic he had cultivated himself.
He probably wanted his revenge with his own power.
Having gathered dark magic in both hands, Terry Prisoner ignited flames.
Roooar-!
The dark magic turned into black flames.
Terry Prisoner, having conjured the black flames, spoke.
[You and your cronies said back then that traitors should taste the most painful death. So you executed her by burning, right? I'll return the favor. Dark Flare.]
Roooar-!
The black flames from Terry Prisoner's hands transferred to the Prisoner King, who was agonizing from the Dark Thunder.
Then.
Roooaaar-!
"Arrrrgh!"
The Prisoner King's body blackened entirely, burning in black flames as he screamed in pain.
Hae-jin watched quietly.
This was Terry Prisoner's revenge, now that he was Hae-jin's subordinate.
The Prisoner King had to die anyway for the hidden Trials' Arena reward.
So Hae-jin had no reason to save him.
Just...
"Tch, the smell of burning flesh is nasty."
Hae-jin, who had been sitting and watching, remarked, and Terry Prisoner asked.
[He's dying soon anyway. Should I put it out?]
Terry Prisoner offered to extinguish the flames since Hae-jin disliked the smell, as the revenge was done.
Hae-jin waved his hand dismissively.
"No, it's your revenge. See it through until you're satisfied."
[Then I'll burn him a bit more.]
"Sure."
Hae-jin waited for the Prisoner King to die from Terry Prisoner's black flames.
Soon enough, he saw the Prisoner King's movements stop amid the agony in the black flames.
Then Hae-jin stood up.
After standing, he called to Terry Prisoner.
"Terry."
[Yes, Master.]
Hae-jin asked Terry Prisoner, who responded and looked at him.
"Satisfied?"
[Yes.]
Satisfied, Terry Prisoner.
Then a system window appeared before Hae-jin's eyes.
[Chaos Soldier! ‘Terry Prisoner’s’ loyalty increases by 100%.]
[Chaos Soldier! ‘Terry Prisoner’s’ loyalty exceeds 100%.]
[Chaos Soldier! ‘Terry Prisoner’s’ loyalty will no longer decrease from now on.]
[Chaos Soldier! ‘Terry Prisoner’s’ stats increase by 20% each.]
'Hm? A 20% boost?'
Hae-jin was puzzled by the message that Terry Prisoner's stats had increased.
But looking at Terry Prisoner, who had completed his revenge, he didn't voice it.
Even without facial expressions from the skull, he could sense it from the atmosphere.
The sense of relief from Terry Prisoner after fulfilling his revenge.
Seeing that reaction, Hae-jin smirked.
"That settles it, then."
If he was satisfied with his revenge, there was no need for trivial talk.
Hae-jin skipped the details and moved on.
'Who knew I'd end up using Terry Prisoner like this.'
Originally, there were various ways to use Terry Prisoner in this Trials' Arena.
If his zone had been the human faction, he could sell Terry Prisoner for better rewards. In the case of the Prisoner King, provoking him to enrage him was possible.
But Hae-jin used Terry Prisoner in a completely new way.
He made him his subordinate and had him take down the Prisoner King.
Moreover, he maxed out his loyalty beyond 100%, turning him into a subordinate with a 20% stat boost.
It wasn't exactly planned, but it ended up being more efficient than any route in the eighth Trials' Arena from Joo-hyuk's countless regressions.
Suddenly, Terry Prisoner called out to Hae-jin.
[But, Master.]
"Hm?"
Hae-jin wondered why Terry Prisoner was suddenly calling him.
Terry Prisoner explained why he called Hae-jin.
[Did I ever tell you that I had to get revenge on big brother?]
Thinking about it, Hae-jin already knew about Terry Prisoner, but he hadn't heard it directly from him in this life cycle.
But why explain every little thing?
Hae-jin brushed it off simply.
"Didn't you?"