Chapter 87
Chapter 87
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>Translator: penny
>Chapter: 87
>Chapter Title: The Porter's True Identity
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Precisely, it wasn’t Kaiser who moved, but the robed porter standing beside him.
He casually reached out, and something black seemed to flow into the ground. Soon after, grotesquely shaped monsters burst out from the earth.
“What the hell are those? Undead?”
“No way the porter summoned those, right?”
They weren’t your typical skeleton soldiers, but they could only be called undead.
With lifeless eyes, decaying skin, and an ominous black aura emanating from their entire bodies—what else could you call them?
“What? So the porter’s actually a Necromancer?”
“Then he’s not a Guardian, but a real teammate? No way... We’re witnessing the first resolution of one of the Seven Wonders.”
Normally, Archer Coin would have scolded the two for making a fuss, but not this time.
To be exact, he didn’t have the time for it.
Ta-at!
“Oh? It’s really starting.”
Before he could even react, Kaiser charged at the field boss.
Chiiiik! Kwaang-!
Kaiser twisted his body mid-charge, effortlessly dodging the Death Orc Warrior’s heavy double-bladed axe swing, and thrust his spear into its chest.
Pook!
Puk! Pook!
As if they’d trained for this, the four undead moved with crisp precision, stabbing in with various weapons one after another.
Chwieeek!
Just as the enraged Death Orc Warrior tried to kick out—
Pyuk!
Chyuk!?
Something shot from Kaiser’s shoulder and covered its eyes.
It was silvery-white, with incredible adhesive power—the orc couldn’t shake it off immediately and groaned in frustration.
Even against a boss monster, Eliza’s spider silk worked perfectly.
Whoosh— Hwoong—.
Groooar—.
The undead surrounded the orc as it flailed its double-bladed axe in the air, grabbing its legs and toppling it.
Flick—.
Kaiser hurled Thousand Changes without hesitation.
Puk, kwadang—.
The dagger, transformed into an assassin’s blade, embedded in the orc’s throat just as it fell.
Kaiser extended his hand, and the weapon flew back to him like it was magnetized.
Puk! Peoruk!
Puk, pook, puk!
In the meantime, the undead energetically pummeled the downed Death Orc Warrior.
...It was a beatdown.
No techniques or skills involved—just the kind of kicking and slashing neighborhood thugs would use in a group lynching on a fallen foe.
‘What... what is this?’
Archer Coin’s mouth fell open at the absurd sight.
It was a fighting style he’d never seen before.
‘No Necromancer trains their summons for such a low-class hunt...’
Of course he hadn’t seen it before.
No Necromancer ever trained their undead for such crude methods.
Yet somehow, watching it now, it seemed incredibly efficient. Why was that?
Flail— Puk! Puk!
Chwi, chwiik....
...Maybe because the endgame field boss of the Barren Rock Forest, the grandly named Death Orc Warrior, was writhing like a child under the blows.
-Kekhel... Khek!
For a moment, he thought he heard something from the Necromancer, but Kaiser’s hand moved, and it was instantly muted.
Thanks to that, they could focus entirely on the astonishing combat method.
“Ha.”
Archer Coin wasn’t the only one dumbfounded by the unimaginable scene.
“...You can take down a boss like that?”
“Yeah. It’s nothing like what I expected.”
“Those undead are so dirty. They must’ve been trained that way, huh?”
“The porter... no, that Necromancer must have a nasty personality.”
Even Hogu What Prof and All Block stopped munching their popcorn for a moment and let out awkward laughs.
Chwieeek!
Perhaps offended at being mocked.
The Death Orc Warrior thrashed violently, shaking off the undead and rising.
Grooo—?
It shoved the charging undead aside like naughty kids, displaying monstrous strength.
It ripped off the tough spider silk stuck to its eyes, looking thoroughly pissed.
And it wasn’t just the vibe.
[Trait ‘Warrior’ activates.]
[All stats of the Death Orc Warrior rise, entering ‘Berserk’ state.]
‘The Warrior trait triggered.’
A trait most boss warriors had, mockingly called “Retryer.”
But its destructive power was undeniable.
Just one activation, and its physical abilities visibly surged.
An already strong boss getting even stronger was hell for a tank in a duel.
“Ugh, I hate that thing.”
“No kidding. Blocking it looks brutal. It goes berserk and charges with eyes rolled back.”
All Block shuddered, rubbing his arms.
Normally, they’d tell him to stop whining, but this time even Hogu What Prof had to agree.
Whether due to goblin-orc traits or whatever, once ‘Warrior’ activated, the orc’s personality completely changed.
Krooo—!
Even its usual chwek-chwek cries turned more forceful.
From then on, the undead couldn’t perform like before.
Whoosh— Kwa-jik!
Grooook—.
Every swing of the double-bladed axe sent charging undead flying like paper.
The orc-like undead held out a bit, but only briefly.
Grooo—.
Eventually, they were overwhelmed and smashed into the ground.
Keeping the undead out longer was pointless. It’d just waste precious mana.
“Zihad, just cancel the summons.”
-...Okay.
At Do-hyun’s words, Zihad canceled the summons with a sullen face.
Pyuk— Flick—.
Kraa!
Even Eliza tried her best, but her spider silk no longer had much effect.
The orc blocked her incoming silk with a casual hand swipe, as if it knew it was coming.
It wasn’t dumb enough to fall for the same trick twice.
Targeting other spots yielded little result—the orc warrior’s body was too thick and tough.
-Liza....
“It’s fine. You did great.”
Do-hyun comforted the dejected Eliza and gripped Thousand Changes.
The boss glared at him, snorting like an angry bull.
A proper one-on-one had formed.
“What? He’s going for a duel now?”
“Well... the undead attacks aren’t landing anymore.”
“Anyway, you gotta respect those Retryer bastards. One trait pop and their combat power explodes like they’re using hacks.”
“Still, I’m hyped.”
The two focused on the heated boss versus Kaiser showdown.
Archer Coin was the same.
‘What’s he gonna do alone?’
A boss with Warrior trait active was savage.
Its patterns became irregular, rampaging like it had anger management issues.
With already boosted speed and power, plus the frenzy, the burden on a player tanking it fully was immense.
That’s why tanks drew aggro in duels so dealers could safely DPS...
‘He’s really doing a solo duel? As a dealer?’
Kaiser was alone.
When the Necromancer summoned undead, he thought they’d be aggro bait, but canceling them?
This meant he’d tank and DPS solo.
At least two people’s worth of DPS!
‘He’s insane. No way that works.’
To Archer Coin, steeped in common sense, Kaiser looked like a madman.
Forget Kaiser—this was impossible.
‘Shouldn’t we help?’
If it were someone else, fine, but watching it happen right in front of him felt wrong.
“We’re about to see Kaiser-style dueling.”
“I’m so pumped right now. Man, if portrait rights laws weren’t stricter, I’d record it for keeps.”
“You do NewTube anyway. You’ll upload it soon, right?”
He couldn’t understand his friends casually munching popcorn.
Did they really think it’d work?
Now he couldn’t tell if his common sense was off or theirs was.
‘Whatever. He must be confident.’
Just as conflicted Archer Coin shrugged it off mentally—
As if hearing his thoughts, at the perfect ghostly timing, Kaiser and the Death Orc Warrior clashed.
Kwang! Kwaang!
A heavy boom echoed with every swing of the massive double-bladed axe.
Even from afar, the power made their skin crawl, yet Kaiser, facing it up close, didn’t waver.
And it wasn’t just that.
He didn’t even retreat—what luxury was dodging when he charged forward instead?
“Insane?”
“Look, I told you it’s impossible—!”
Charging when dodging wasn’t enough?
That was something only a tank challenging a strength contest would do.
Power struggle against a Warrior-trait-enhanced foe? Suicide.
As Archer Coin opened his mouth to shout “See?”—
Whirick—.
Kr... ea?
“Huh?”
An astonishing scene unfolded.
A long but thin-shafted spear versus a double-bladed axe several times its size.
Thud.
Contrary to expectations of the spear bending, the axe slammed into the ground.
No grand motion, no overwhelming force.
The moment it touched the spear, it slid aside like flowing water and hit the dirt.
So natural, it looked like the boss whiffed on purpose.
“...That’s a parry, right?”
“No way, he parried that?”
As they marveled, Kaiser moved.
With fluid steps and flashing hands, his spear—dyed golden—tore through the air viciously.
Puk! Pook!
[Raven Trial Set option effect activates.]
....
[Target’s movement speed reduced by 4%.]
The Death Orc Warrior, stabbed five times in an instant, reacted late—but by then, Kaiser had already stepped back.
Whoosh—.
In that brief opening from the whiff—
Puk! Pook! Puk!
Kroooar!
Another barrage of thrusts.
Enraged, the Death Orc Warrior swung its axe again, and Kaiser parried as if waiting.
Swoosh— Puk!
The attack scattered helplessly, swept away like by an unstoppable current.
Then came another exquisite thrust.
Kroooaaar!
The Death Orc Warrior was going mad.
It couldn’t comprehend.
Why wouldn’t its attacks land, while the enemy’s every strike was lethal?
But the most baffling part...
Whoosh— Hwoong—.
At some point, its own body had slowed noticeably.
It could see the enemy backstepping clearly, but couldn’t pursue. Like ankle weights of dozens of kilos.
Damn.
When the human created distance, it had to widen.
Paht!
When he closed, it had to let him.
Already hard-to-land attacks became a hundred times tougher.
If by luck the timing aligned and the axe connected—
[Perfect timing parry successful.]
[Successfully deflect attack.]
It inevitably hit the ground.
No matter how it swung the axe or lashed out with limbs, nothing connected.
Far from it—distance grew, and the enemy’s blades came at unavoidable angles and timings, wrapping around its throat.
A feeling of slowly but surely approaching a predetermined destination called death.
Chwi, chwiik....
Yes, this was the aura of death.
Clearer and more certain than the energy it felt on the day it nearly met its end in this Barren Rock Forest.
Kraaaa!
[Trait ‘Aura of Death’ activates.]
[Phase 2 begins.]
Recalling that memory, the Death Orc Warrior roared.
Ominous energy filled the air around it.
Fog so thick it made the Barren Rock Forest’s mist look like a joke.
Better called thunderclouds.
“Phase 2?”
“No way. He already did 50% damage!?”
“My god....”
All Block and Hogu What Prof’s eyes bulged like they’d pop out.
They’d only been properly fighting for a few minutes....
Even totaling combat time, barely over 10 minutes. What kind of ridiculous damage was this?
‘...What am I even watching?’
Archer Coin was no different.
No—he was certain he was the most shocked and bewildered here.
His face was beyond stunned; it was blank with disbelief.