Translator: Seven

  Editor: Ana_Banana

  The Lightning King said,

  “We’ll eliminate Park Yong-wan on the fourth floor.”


  And the day of the decisive battle had arrived.

  “The plan is as follows.”


  With those words, the Lightning King began explaining the plan.

  “We’ll battle the group of Goblins together with Park Yong-wan’s side. A battle so fierce that it’s impossible to determine life or death. Then, Isaac Ivanov will appear, and the moment he appears, the signal will come. As soon as you get the signal, attack Park Yong-wan’s men.”


  Betrayal.

  The Lightning King’s plan could be summarised into that short word.

  But implementing this script was by no means easy.

  “First, we have to get close to Park Yong-wan. It would be best if they trusted us enough to leave their backs to us.”


  Betrayal stemmed from trust.

  And in situations like this one, trust wasn’t something that was easy to obtain.

  “Because there is no better way than to stab them in the back.”


  In addition, it wasn’t possible to put a knife into the back of a new partner after chatting and laughing with them for a long time without a strong resolve, even for the Lightning King’s men, who had gone through all kinds of warfare.

  “We’ll also need a battlefield that is so intense that they’ll be unable to maintain their guards constantly. A battlefield so fierce that Park Yong-wan and his team wouldn’t be able to watch their backs.”


  Moreover, the Lightning King chose the fiercest battlefield possible as the stage for his betrayal.

  “It wouldn’t be easy for them to maintain full focus against 50,000 Goblins.”


  50,000 monsters.

  The Lightning King said a number that was hard to fathom just by hearing it.

  And on the fourth day since they entered the fourth floor of the dungeon, the Lightning King and his men encountered this stage.

  Kiiii!

  Kiieehh!

  An enormous army of Goblins nearing 50,000 in number, marched towards the players like a flood.

  It really was a hard number to fathom.

  But the part that made it truly hard to fathom was the fact that this number wasn’t made up of just ordinary Goblins.

  Kuoohh!

  Kuahh!

  The sounds of the cries were different, and the momentum that these cries carried was even more extraordinary.

  Uwoh!

  Urrr!

  There were even mutated Goblins that had grown to be as large as Trolls.

  Thump, thump!

  Whenever these Goblins walked, it felt like the earth was shaking.

  But these weren’t even the scariest part.

  Kiyo, kiyo!

  Kii, kii!

  [The Goblin Chief’s magic resonates in all directions.]

  [All Goblins lose their fear.]

  [All Goblins become immune to pain.]

  [All Goblin’s gain a thirst for blood.]

  Goblin Shamans were scattered throughout the army, and with their sorcery, the Goblins lost their fear and feelings of pain, and instead became filled with bloodlust and madness.

  Crackle!

  Then, a huge lightning bolt, followed by an incredibly loud explosion of thunder, struck the head of the Goblin Chief.

  Kiiuht-

  The Goblin Chief’s cry was cut short as it collapsed to the ground, burnt black.

  That bolt of lighting was the signal that announced the start of the battle.

  “Let’s battle!”


  Kiyoooh!

  And so, the terrible war between Goblins and players began.

  …


  50,000 against 400.

  In all honesty, these numbers were incomparable.

  However, it was the allied team of 400, led by Park Yong-wan and the Lightning King, that had the advantage at the start of the battle.

  Crackle!

  When the Lightning King’s lightning burnt the Goblin Shamans’ bodies black and paralysed the Goblins nearby, Park Yong-wan and his men perfectly handled them.

  “Follow me.”


  The movement of Park Yong-wan and his team, as they cut through the Goblins, was like rubbing away a black mark with an eraser.

  They were basically wiping out the Goblins.

  Of course, that was it.

  Although Park Yong-wan and the Lightning King’s performance was spectacular, the problem was that there were simply too many Goblins.

  It wasn’t just that there was no time to rest, as the fight progressed, they all realised the same problem.

  “Shit, the Goblin corpses.”


  “Watch out for the corpses on the floor! If you stumble, you’ll die!”


  The real problem was the Goblin’s bodies as they took away their maneuverability and mobility on the battlefield.

  The blood and other bodily fluids from the corpses turned the ground muddy, and the corpses themselves became obstacles that might cause the players to slip and fall at any moment.

  Naturally, the players would lose their lives if they were to fall in such a battle.

  Kiieeh!

  “Move back!”


  “We have to move back before they encircle us!”


  The Goblins began surrounding the players who lost their mobility.

  This wasn’t a tactical move on their part.

  It was simply a similar phenomenon to putting one’s finger under running water. At first, the water would be blocked, but in time, the water would naturally surround and wet the entire finger.

  In other words, it was a natural outcome.

  Of course, since they knew this natural outcome, the Lightning King and Park Yong-wan were prepared for it.

  “Blow them up!”


  Boom!

  As soon as the Lightning King gave the order, a loud explosion could be heard under the Goblins that were charging forward to surround their group.

  It was the moment when landmine spells had been activated.

  Pshh!

  The explosion immediately created a cloud of black smoke.

  Kii?

  The Goblins, who were deafened by the sound of the explosion and blinded by the black smoke, couldn’t help but make sounds of confusion.

  The next thing that greeted these Goblins were solid-looking wooden barriers.

  Naturally, there was no way for them to avoid them.

  Crash!

  Kiik!

  The Goblins inevitably crashed into the barriers.

  And a series of crashes followed. The charging Goblins collided with the barriers one after another until a wall of Goblins had been created.

  This was a sign that their strategy had worked perfectly.

  Unfortunately, it was only a strategy, and not a way to end the battle.

  The army of 50,000 Goblins was like a river.

  And when blocked, a river would simply find another path.

  “We’re surrounded.”


  After a while, the allied team was inevitably surrounded by the Goblin army.

  Naturally, the battle became even fiercer at that point.

  So everyone was tense.

  ‘Coming.’


  This wasn’t tension because of the fierce battle with the Goblin horde.

  The reason for this tension was because of their plans.

  ‘He’s coming.’


  At the moment when the battle reached its fiercest point, he would appear.

  ‘Isaac Ivanov is coming.’


  It had been clearly stated in the script.

  ‘When Isaac Ivanov appears… the betrayal will begin.”


  And the moment Isaac Ivanov appeared, the moment he sent the signal, the Lightning King and his men would immediately turn their swords on Park Yong-wan and his team, according to the script.

  “It’s Isaac!”


  “It’s Isaac Ivanov!”


  Just as the script said, Isaac Ivanov appeared during the height of the fiercest moment in the battle.

  It was the moment when the most important scene on this stage had begun.

  Now, all that was needed to reach the climax was the signal.

  “Huh?”


  “W-, wh-, what the, what is that?”


  However, at that moment, lines that weren’t supposed to be in the script began to appear.

  One of them couldn’t help but speak out.

  “No way, is that a Lich?”


  …


  Lich.

  The most noticeable feature about this undead monster was its height, which reached up to four meters.

  The next thing that stood out was the fact that its body was made up of all kinds of bones, and that it was wearing a robe made of black smoke.

  However, what really mattered wasn’t the external part.

  [The Lich has inherited the summoner’s abilities.]

  The biggest, most unbelievable feature of the Lich was the fact that it could use every skill of the player who summoned it. (TL:…oh my God…)

  [The Lich summons a Skeleton Soldier.]

  [The Lich summons a Skeleton Knight.]

  It was possible for it to summon Skeleton Soldiers as well as Knights.

  [The Lich summons a Dullahan.]

  Even the Dullahan was included.

  In other words, summoning the Lich was the same as doubling Kim Woo-jin’s undead army with its summons.

  Kim Woo-jin by himself had already shown terrifying abilities, but double that?

  That was something that far surpassed common sense.

  However, the part that was even more surprising, was the fact that the Lich’s magic power was completely independent from Kim Woo-jin’s.

  In other words, Kim Woo-jin didn’t need to expend additional magic power in order to maintain the Lich’s summons.

  Rattle!

  In this way, the number of Skeleton Soldiers reached a whopping 400!

  Kyaha!

  The number of Skeleton Knights also reached twenty.

  Hyaha!

  And among them, the best part was the Skeleton Wizards.

  [The Skeleton Wizards receive more powerful spells from the Lich.]

  [The Skeleton Wizards’ magic attack power has been greatly increased.]

  [The Skeleton Wizards’ magic attack speed increases significantly.]

  Because it was the Skull Wizards who gained the most from the Lich’s appearance.

  Naturally, in front of Kim Woo-jin’s troops, the Goblin horde was nothing but loose sand.

  [The Banshee cries.]

  [The Goblins lose their resistance to fear.]

  Hiii…


  The addition of the Banshee, the Cursed Demon, made the Goblins collapse on the spot.

  Kii, kii, kii…


  The skeleton army, led by Kim Woo-jin and the Lich, did not even give the Goblins a chance to scream or escape.

  An overwhelming massacre began.

  “Oh my God.”


  “What are we even looking at.”


  The players were mesmerized by the sight, completely forgetting that they were currently locked in a fierce battle.

  Of course, there were some who were different.

  ‘It’s different.’


  The Lightning King was not enchanted by the sight in front of him.

  Instead, he analyzed the situation with a cool head.

  ‘It’s different from what I want.’


  The Lightning King questioned why Isaac Ivanov appeared with more power than he expected.

  Why did he reveal such a powerful force at that moment, at such a critical moment?

  To eat Park Yong-wan perfectly?

  It was possible.

  But what if it’s not?

  No, there was one thing the Lightning King questioned.

  ‘Does Isaac Ivanov have any reason to join me?’


  If he had that much strength, why would he want to join hands and eat the Phoenix Guild?

  ‘If I had that much power, I would never work with other people.’


  At least, he wouldn’t be satisfied with eating the Phoenix Guild.

  ‘I would eat both…’


  He would feel satisfied eating both instead.

  ‘In perfect condition.’


  He wouldn’t eat them after a fierce struggle, but instead make them bow their heads and walk into his stomach.

  ‘Right, that’s his purpose.’


  Isaac Ivanov intended to subdue everyone by showcasing his overwhelming power at that moment.

  He planned to make both the owner of Thunderbird and the Master of the Phoenix Guild bow their heads.

  ‘Hmph.’


  After his thoughts reached that point, the Lightning King didn’t bother to think any further.

  No matter what, the Lightning King had no intention of bowing his head to Isaac Ivanov and going under him.

  Because he was a king, a tyrant who would never bow their head to anyone.

  ‘What I should do is kill Park Yong-wan.’


  The answer he got was to kill Park Yong-wan.

  If Park Yong-wan died, the Phoenix Guild’s team would definitely ask questions, and the Lightning King would tell them the truth.

  That he had a deal with Isaac Ivanov.

  And if Isaac Ivanov denied it?

  Then it would be a war.

  ‘And if he kills me or my men, then everyone will die when they leave the dungeon.’


  And if they cleared the dungeon after killing the Lightning King and his men, the soldiers of Thunderbird would unleash ruthless firepower at the survivors.

  ‘So Isaac Ivanov would have no choice but to accept the plan that we agreed to.’


  Knowing that, Isaac Ivanov would have no choice but to follow the script that they had already written.

  The script that said join hands with the Lightning King to eat the Phoenix Guild.

  Of course, there was one important part that needed to be completed for his plan to work.

  Was it possible to get rid of the surprisingly talented Park Yong-wan at that moment?

  That was why the Lightning King wasn’t worried.

  “Inventory.”


  The Lightning King removed a crude spear from his inventory.

  [Gungnir recognizes your prey.]

  Because the Lightning King had a hunting method that would never fail.

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