by Cobyboy
Holding the nozzle for the 'Selective Fire'.
*Click!
WMD mode... A loud buzzing sound resonated as the sole figure on the wall was suddenly covered in pitch black aura...
Chapter 36: Mysterious Person
Ominous power started condensing at a single point above the eastern stronghold wall.
The 10-man party could not help but look back so they could see what was happening, but what they saw made a chill run down their backs. Although Feihren had told them on what to initially do, he had only vaguely said to trust his first attack, and to defend themselves before the enemy can start to counterattack.
They had believed that Feihren was just trying to lure the enemies into positioning themselves badly, but they hadn't anticipated that his initial attack could pack such enormous power.
The laughing soldiers of the front-line troop instantly became silent after feeling the eerie aura that came from the enemy. Most of the people that hadn't noticed the appearance of the enemy up until now turned their gazes towards the floating black orb that was increasing in size.
Feihren's party braced themselves.
"I should shout something cool before releasing this right? Hmm 'Die!' ...?, 'Go!' ...?, 'Kamehameha!' ...? Eh, I'm too high up that nobody could hear me anyway so... Nevermind." Feihren was muttering to himself as he was excited to release the attack that has reached its peak.
The soldiers that were closest to the stronghold building did not even have enough time to panic as the gigantic black sphere descended upon them with great speed!
*KABOOOM!!!
An ear piercing sound reverberated throughout the area as the loud explosion covered every nook and cranny of the stronghold!
The noise caused by the explosion was so loud that every one of the remaining 200,000 soldiers had all directed their gazes towards the direction of where it came from. But within the next instant, the remaining soldiers outside the broken fence were thrown off of their feet from where they were standing as the sonic boom of the impact landed on them.
The loud pinging sound that only Feihren could hear repeatedly dinged inside his head before it went into an auto-updating pop-up notification with a vague display...
'System Log: Notifications (43,481)... (43,485)... (44,500)'
'System Log: Notifications (83,982)
The pinging finally stopped at a specific number, with the same numbers showing up not only on the general exp tab, but also on the new items tab. The pinging went crazy as a pop-up error prompt appeared in Feihren's face.
[Inventory Full!], Proceed to Auto [Smelting] excess lower grade items?
Feihren's attention was on the ongoing battle so he attempted to press the close button, but to no avail. The error prompt would not disappear. It seems it was not something Feihren could easily ignore, as it was basically something that defies the 'game mechanics'.
"I had no idea that the sudden extreme amount of drops in one go would trigger such a feature. Well, it might have been in the game, but I have never tried killing 80 thousand people in one go..."
'Congratulations on acquiring [Smelt Dust]'
Within the item inventory appeared an item that consumed a single slot, with an indicated number below it. It was something akin to a [Quest Drop] or other [Consumables] that would stack in his storage so as not to cramp up the entirety of the Inventory. Feihren was pleased with this side development as he regained his focus and attempted to fire in WMD mode again.
Aiming down the barrel, Feihren stopped his plan as he noticed a huge crack in the side of the rifle's body. Within the crack was the slight emission of both dark and green lights that were contradicting each other... The Ancient Demon Lord was weirdly silent, even with all this commotion that was going on. He definitely would have expected the Ancient Demon Lord to be ecstatic with all the slaughtering that was going on but...
"Eh? You're trying to escape huh..."
The Ancient Demon Lord did not utter a single "word" as the black glow within the carbine intensified and started radiating a stronger pressure as it attempted to break free.
"...And here I thought that you're enjoying your adventures with me. tsk tsk. I'm disappointed."
Switching the node back to semi-automatic, the war of light from within the Demonic Carbine had stopped, and all that remained was the evident physical crack in its body. Feihren placed the [Carbine of the Demonic Stallion] in his Inventory muttering. "I'll deal with you later..."
...
Panic permeated the area as the inside of the stronghold was now decorated with a gigantic crater in the middle.
The people on Feihren's party could not help but stare with stupefied expressions at all the things that had unfolded. Cracks were evident on the magic barrier they had produced to protect themselves from the enemy, but in actuality, Feihren had probably commanded them to build it up to protect themselves from his destructive recoil. The party sighed in relief as they braced themselves once more.
Sure enough, that initial attack had dealt a devastating blow against the enemy, but the battle was far from over. There were still a hundred thousand enemies waiting for them, they could not afford to let their guard down.
But it had been almost 2 minutes since Feihren's attack and not a single approaching footstep was heard. Instead, galloping horses and fleeing footsteps going opposite their direction was what they could feel. Sure enough, Feihren clarified their suspicion.
"Most of them are already fleeing, Give chase." Feihren coldly commanded to the 6 armed knights on his party.
"Magi Zeph, if it's possible, could you enchant some kind of barrier that would trap them in this place? Even just a small amount of time would be sufficient." Feihren continued his instructions with the remaining mages.
One of the Bainzen Empire mages replied. "We four could combine our spells to perform one big spell formation that would be enough to resist for a while. But I am not confident that it will last longer than 5 minutes. After all, the opposition also has formidable spellcasters."
"Do it, I'll be counting on you," Feihren replied. As the helm of the Titan armor closed, the buzzing sound of the Titan Slate echoed before a sonic boom was heard as he headed towards the fleeing enemy.
It did not take long before Feihren had overtaken the other 6 knights who were still attempting to charge into melee range. Within Feihren's vision, it was roughly a kilometer and a half before he could reach the flank of the fleeing enemies.
"...Perfect, exactly where I wanted you to be" A quiet voice spoke within the void.
A gigantic obsidian rock in the shape of a spear suddenly appeared from the horizon as it sped towards Feihren.
Feihren's instinct had immediately warned him of the upcoming danger as he looked up at the sky. He immediately switched from 'Titan Slate' mode into the 'Titan Arms' as the mechanical body armor started growing in size.
*Screeeee!
Loud scraping was heard as the gigantic spear rock slightly pierced the metallic armor of his arms. It ultimately did no damage, but almost instantly afterwards the ground rippled below Feihren's feet as a similar looking spear protruded from within, piercing straight through Feihren.
"Base HP: 9,100 (-1,200)"
'Argh, that took too much HP'... Feihren spat up a mouthful of blood as the spear pierced the mechanical armor from below, injuring the entirety of his left side that was still within it.
A floating silhouette of a cloaked man appeared in front of Feihren, who was still unable to move.
Feihren glared coldly at the unknown entity in front of him. He immediately attempted to scan the person before him and...
"Dark arts eh? No wonder you're still alive, old man Louie..." Feihren retorted jokingly, although he was in a rather bloody situation.
King Louie furrowed his brow as he was taken aback by how this person was able to figure out who he was...
Chapter 37: End of the Road
"How do you know me...?" The mysterious person questi
oned Feihren as he slowly removed his hood.
"Aside from how you closely resemble your asshole of a grandson? Eh, a random guess perhaps?"
Feihren replied sarcastically as he was still able to muster a smile towards King Louie.
Another obsidian spear appeared from the void as it pierced through Feihren's chest, destroying a part of the Titan armor, which dissipated into digital fragments. Feihren's expression turned a bit grim as he inspected his remaining HP.
"Base HP: 7,900 (-1,200)"
Another huge chunk of his health pool disappeared in an instant. The sudden appearance of King Louie could only signify one thing for Feihren, the Demonic Essence. At first, he believed that one of the two idiot kings would be in possession of the fragment, but it seems that it has appeared right in front of him at the moment he had least expected it.
"It doesn't matter if you know me... What matters is you... Your life force, it belongs to me!" King Louie laughed maniacally as obsidian spears started appearing, one after another.
'Just the generic bad guy attitude...' Feihren thought to himself to himself as he planned his next course of action while enduring the pain from the spears.
...
"Demonized King Louie" (2-star Saint-class)
"Title: Demon King of the Wolfenstein Kingdom"
"Class: Dark Arts Magus"
"Base HP: 60,000"
"Base Damage: 600"
"Equipment: [Demonic Cloak] (Legendary)"
"Equipment: [Incantations of the Dark Arts] (Legendary)"
'Skills: 'Void Spear': Summons Obsidian Spears, Can target one or more units, Damage: 200% Base Damage per spear. (Spear Cooldown: 1 minute) (Maximum stack of 10)
'Life Break: Turns target into an [Essence Orb]
(Cooldown: 48 hrs
(Restriction: Only works against enemies above Master Class)
[Essence Orb], Grants user a temporary increase in Vitality, Stamina, and HP. Permanently raises base HP by 1 per 100 Base HP of an enemy'.
...
Aside from that menacing skill, Feihren did not feel threatened by the status page of this obviously possessed lunatic of a king.
As for the Level and the enormous health pool, Feihren was not surprised. In fact, he was too familiar with this kind of person, even within Gaia's Paradox.
'Aside from being a generic villain, this guy is also a shameless Skill Abuser and Bug Exploiter? tsk tsk'
Feihren muttered to himself as he started laughing.
Unbeknownst to Feihren, King Louie had been secretly nurturing people within the Wolfenstein Kingdom to be his 'nourishment' once they met the requirements. He would gather talented people and would support them until they reached Master-class. Then they would be sent out in some made-up war or border skirmish until they would eventually vanish.
...
The six-man melee party had arrived at the scene of their current struggle.
They have not approached any further due to them witnessing how this powerful mysterious person had suddenly appeared. He was even able to immobilize Sir Feihren when he was in his Titan form.
They silently hid in the rubble and boulders that were left in the aftermath of the explosion as they silently watched the bloody scene that unfolded. One after another, spears of unknown origins started appearing out of nowhere as they sped forward to pierce their way into Feihren.
But what bothered them the most was that, even though Feihren was now heavily covered with injuries and blood, he was still maniacally laughing! Seven spears had already landed on Feihren as they crisscrossed the entirety of his body.
...
"Base HP: 700"
Feihren is now covered in blood as he smiled towards King Louie. Just as he had expected, this enemy would not kill him right here and now.
The logic was simple, his skill was still on cooldown and he could not get any of the "life-force" he wanted if he finished Feihren off now. Only by weakening him heavily would he be able to imprison or trap him until his skill resets.
The seven obsidian spears that were immobilizing Feihren disappeared as he fell to the ground. Feihren was on his knees as he started breathing heavily, the Titan Armor digitalized itself and disappeared, re-appearing in his inventory.
Aside from the blood that covered Feihren, he was basically naked. Only his brown smallclothes, consisting of a pair of boxers and a shirt, were left covering him. This was the most vulnerable state Feihren had been in since he came to this world, probably even since he was still low leveled in Gaia's Paradox.
"You are too powerful to just be disposed of and become my food... How about this, I could offer you a position as one of my henchmen. No wait, I have something better. How about you become the new King of the Wolfenstein Kingdom instead? Now that Charles is gone, that other stupid grandson of mine can easily be replaced. How about being his proxy? I could definitely offer you that."
King Louie was sincere in giving him a chance to offer his loyalty. King Louie wanted power, but he also would not miss an opportunity to gain a powerful subordinate. It would definitely be even more useful, as said subordinate could be consumed anytime he pleases.
"I believe that it is quite clear that it's not too bad of an offer don't you think? I am definitely powerful enough to meet my own goals, but if you lend me your strength, we could conquer kingdoms! Hell, we could conquer continents ourselves!" King Louie continued his passionate speech as he kept attempting to sway Feihren to his side.
"I'll have to decline that kind offer your 'Majesty'. I am not good at serving idiotic people." Feihren jokingly replied.
"You still dare to refuse? Even when you're in this pathetic state? Such guts are wasted on the wrong people..." King Louie retorted at Feihren's decision.
"Then I have to apologize. This old man does not need any of your baseless worries. Sure enough, these guts of mine are surely not wasted, although you definitely wasted too much time monologuing. Too bad..."
The battle aggro was now totally voided as Feihren had not taken any more damage after King Louie had retrieved the spears. In all honesty, Feihren had already recovered some of his HP just from King Louie's pointless ranting. But this was not enough...
'Then I guess I shouldn't hold back anymore.'
...
'Equip'>>> [The Eye]
[The Eye] (Mythical Tier) Description: A futuristic looking monocle, believed to have been owned by an old god"
"Effects: For 30 seconds, removes the range limit of any weapon with a damage multiplier of 1,000%. Does not contain true strike and can be affected by evasion."
'Equip'>>> [Hades Armor]
[Hades Armor]
"Description: Thrive amidst Great Chaos!"
"Effect: Increases Base Damage by 1% per Confirmed Kill (Resets after 24 hrs.)'"
"Effect: Increases Armor by 1% per Confirmed Kill (Resets after 24 hrs.)"
"Effect: Increases HP Regeneration by 1% per Confirmed Kill (Resets after 24 hrs.)"
"Effect: Grants user 'Crown of the Hell's King' (Temporarily Increase Base HP by 10 per Confirmed Kill)"
'Equip'>>> [Dionysus AK-9]>>>'Compensated Mode'
[Dionysus AK-9]
"Description: Best metal works meet precise destruction"
"Base Damage: 180 per round" "Rate of fire: 600-800 RPM"
"Effective firing range: 440 Meters"
"Maximum firing range: 500 Meters
"Feed system: 20-round detachable box magazine (9x39mm)" "Inv. (+2,000 rounds)"
"Effect: Grants Armor piercing damage for every burst (3rd round)"
"Effect: Compensated mode: Damage increased to 200 (Removes Suppressor)"
"Effect: Suppressed mode: Deals 180 base damage. Fires below the standard hearing decibel (Removes Compensator) (Default)"
'Activate'>>> [Gaia's Paradox Messiah]
"Title effect: Doubles all attributes, item effects, damage, and skill duration when equipped." (Active)
"Title Special Ef
fect: Grants the user, Rebirth: One-time re-spawn in the New World Nuwiell."
...
Feihren, who was still on his knees, suddenly smiled as the blood that covered his body started absorbing back into his skin and the injuries he had received started closing back up!
King Louie and the other 6 people who were witnessing this scene were in awe. King Louie had immediately felt that this Feihren guy was about to reveal one of the powerful tricks up his sleeves, and being worried about the outcome, he started summoning all ten of his Void Spear as he shot everything he had towards Feihren!