Became The Son Of The Final Boss [EN]: Chapter 123

123.

David and Riordan had a surprisingly good rapport. They had fought together several times already.

What was unexpected was Hamilton.

‘He moves nimbly for his size. And finishes with one precise strike.’

While supplying mana to Silpenn and using the flow of wind and earth to traverse the cave, I kept my eyes on Hamilton.

Sword Master Carion’s assassin!

I momentarily lost track of Hamilton’s movements. He wasn’t as overwhelmingly fast as Gale, but the way he seemed to vanish like smoke was unbelievable, even when seen with my own eyes.

‘What is it?’

My curiosity about Hamilton grew. It was clearly one of the secrets of assassination, but what would I do if I faced him?

Krrr!

The ghoul’s grating sound pulled me back to reality.

“Silpenn!”

Carelessness on the battlefield is forbidden. You pay the price with your life. Even though we had a significant advantage in power, a tiger gives its all even when catching a rabbit.

Whoooo!

Air currents formed around Silpenn’s body like a whirlwind.

The cool wind became sharp daggers, tearing through the ghouls’ bodies. As the wind chains spread in all directions, dozens of ghouls simultaneously lost their heads.

Swoosh!

Swoosh!

‘Control it so the blood doesn’t splatter.’

Silpenn, as a wind spirit, freely manipulated the wind within the cave. He caught the blood spurting from the headless ghouls with the wind and gathered it in one place.

The ghouls’ dark red blood flowed like waves in the wind’s current before falling to the ground.

“Gale, how many are left?”

Gale was covering our path. He was the most reliable knight to trust with our rear.

“It’s finished.”

Along with his reply, I could picture the ghoul’s head floating in the air with a slicing sound.

His movements, as clean as his personality, were unstoppable by the ghouls.

It took only twenty minutes to defeat over a hundred ghouls.

Slice! Slice!

Hamilton killed the last two ghouls, ending the battle.

“Let’s get out of here.”

Using the flow of wind and earth, we advanced, avoiding the ghouls’ corpses scattered everywhere.

Gale followed beside me, and Riordan took the lead as if it were his natural place.

David and Hamilton covered the rear.

“Be careful of the blood.”

I warned everyone.

I trusted the Cleansing Wave effect, but the best thing was not to get poisoned in the first place.

Flash! Flash!

Unlike the leisurely caves we had passed through, this cave was different.

Instinctively, I felt that stronger undead were waiting for us ahead.

‘This isn’t an ordinary cave.’

If it were the other three caves, we would have already seen the exit.

Two phoenixes matched my pace, brightly illuminating the surroundings.

“This is different from the other caves.”

Riordan immediately replied.

“Yes. It’s too long, and it’s likely a dungeon.”

“Dungeon?”

“Probably. As we walked through the cave, there was a magic or device that triggered monsters or undead to appear at a certain point. That would explain why ghouls came from behind.”

Riordan added, drawing on his own experience.

“I once received a request to clear a dungeon, and it was very similar to this cave. Until we passed a certain point in the cave, not a single undead appeared.”

“Was it a dungeon where undead appeared?”

“Only skeletons appeared until the end.”

Riordan added.

“The wandering mage who accompanied me at the time said that these types of dungeons, once the magic or device that spawns monsters or undead is activated, the entrance and exit disappear, and you have to kill all the undead or monsters inside the dungeon to open the exit.”

“What exactly is this type of dungeon?”

At Hamilton’s question, Riordan said, “Ah,” and explained further.

“Usually, dungeons have guardians guarding the exit. Most dungeons block entry itself. Dungeons like this one safely lure entrants to a certain point and then release traps or monsters.”

Everyone nodded.

“Your Highness!”

Gale called out to me with a short cry.

Ellaim gently cut through the space and appeared.

Thud! Bang!

Ellaim blocked a pile of rocks with his body.

There wasn’t even time to cast the excellent defensive skill, Water Barrier, so he took the hit for me.

“Are you okay?”

“Of course.”

Ellaim smiled gently.

“They are formidable beings. Devoid of any vitality… beings of darkness.”

Although not yet visible, it was clear that the pile of rocks was thrown by a being presumed to be an undead in front of us.

Aiming directly at me!

“Don’t let your guard down. It seems like this isn’t an easy dungeon. If it’s the kind of dungeon Riordan is thinking of, we might have to fight endlessly.”

Riordan nodded.

“Even though there was a mage in the group at the time, it took us two full days of fighting to clear the dungeon. The enemy’s strength wasn’t great, but there were too many of them.”

“We won’t need two days this time. We’ll have dinner outside the cave.”

Everyone nodded at my words filled with strong will.

“Now, let’s go see what it is.”

The undead that ambushed us with a pile of stones didn’t seem ordinary.

I used the flow of wind and earth to move even faster, and everyone followed without difficulty.

Flash! Flash!

The phoenixes’ flames gradually brought their figures closer.

Bang! Bang!

A giant golem was hitting the cave wall.

“What’s that?”

“It’s a goblin. It seems to be an undead goblin.”

Every time the golem broke the wall, goblins threw the scattered rocks at us.

Swoosh!

We couldn’t ignore the goblins just because they were small.

Their stone throwing contained more power than a strong bow.

“Ellaim!”

Thud! Bang!

This time, the stones collided with the Water Barrier.

The power of the stones was so strong that cracks appeared, and the barrier rippled.

“Gale, Golem.”

At my words, Gale’s figure blurred.

* * *

‘Sword of Destruction.’

As I spread the Wind Chains towards the goblins, that thought suddenly came to mind.

Even though this wasn’t near the Waterfall of Death, something flashed in my head, bringing a strong premonition.

I had no evidence, but I couldn’t shake the feeling.

Swoosh!

Silpenn’s Wind Chains tore apart the bodies of two goblins.

“Climb!”

I wanted to end the battle faster.

If we had to kill all the undead here to find the exit, as Riordan said, I wanted to see the result quickly.

‘The Sword of Destruction might be waiting, not the exit.’

No one yet knew that the Sword of Destruction was the Reinhardt family’s masterpiece.

Later, as Karen gained fame, the sword’s reputation also rose, and information about the Sword of Destruction was gradually revealed like peeling vinyl.

Sword of Destruction, or Sword of the Chosen One, and Sword of the Emperor!

The Sword of Destruction, which would have many names, became a piece of evidence supporting Karen’s legitimacy as the empire declined.

If it was a dungeon hiding the Sword of Destruction, it was an opportunity for me to obtain the sword before Karen.

‘Karen obtains the Sword of Destruction before Goran dies… is fate twisted?’

Swoosh!

Unlike my complicated thoughts, Silpenn moved faithfully.

The goblins themselves were much weaker than ghouls, so they couldn’t avoid or block the Wind Chains that Silpenn wielded.

Slice!

The number of goblin corpses quickly increased.

Bang!

Turning my gaze to the loud explosion, the golem had fallen.

Slice!

The last goblin was Hamilton’s share.

“It’s over.”

I nodded at Hamilton’s words.

It was certain that the cave was a dungeon, and the level of the undead that had appeared so far wasn’t very high.

“There were many, and there were unusual ones like undead goblins and golems, but they didn’t seem strong.”

Riordan agreed.

“They are much weaker than the undead we encountered when we came to the Dark Forest last time.”

“Could it be just a dungeon with a lot of undead?”

Hamilton opened his mouth after a long time.

“I agree with Baron Hamilton. We’ve encountered them twice in a short time, and they were all weak undead.”

Riordan stepped forward somewhat hastily.

“Your Highness, then how about moving quickly? I think we can clear the dungeon before dinner.”

I turned my gaze to hear Gale and David’s opinions as well.

Gale was cautious in everything. If he had his way, he would have divided the group into two, split the direction to the front and back of the dungeon, and cleared the undead.

‘He’ll probably oppose that method.’

“It’s good to move quickly, but there’s no need to rush, Your Highness.”

It was a typical Gale answer.

I nodded.

“We can clear it calmly.”

David’s position was similar to Gale’s. The two didn’t oppose speeding up.

“Let’s go.”

The direction was still forward.

There was no reason to go back.

We would go straight ahead and clear until no more undead appeared, and if the path was blocked, we would return.

The path wasn’t divided and was a straight cave, so it was easy for everyone to move together.

We walked in silence for a while, but no undead appeared.

Riordan cautiously opened his mouth at the quiet movement without any signs.

“Something is strange.”

“Strange?”

“Yes. The dungeons I know constantly spawn monsters or undead to attack intruders once they appear.”

I pondered at Riordan’s words.

‘How did I set up the dungeon?’

I rummaged through my memories, but I didn’t remember describing the dungeon in great detail.

Karen was so powerful that I only focused on the result of easily clearing any dungeon and seizing the treasures inside.

Now, the only thing I could rely on was Riordan’s experience, but a variable that Riordan didn’t have in his experience popped out.

Silence.

The cave was silent.

I swallowed a groan.

‘Isn’t this the dungeon where the Sword of Destruction is sleeping?’

“We’ve walked quite a bit, but we don’t see an exit or any undead. This is a dungeon that gives a strange feeling.”

David added his opinion to Riordan’s words.

“It might not be a dungeon. It could be undead living in an ordinary cave.”

Whether it was a dungeon or not, it didn’t matter to me anymore.

“Let’s keep going for now. It’s a straight cave, and unless we go back, we’ll either find an exit or be blocked if we go to the end.”

What was the reason for entering this cave in the first place? It was to check if it was suitable as an escape route.

Since I couldn’t see the exit yet, I decided to go until I saw it.

Whoooo!

Mana flowed out from the front, making our conversation pale [insignificant].

It was a powerful mana that couldn’t be seen in ghouls, goblins, or golems.

Riordan stepped forward and said.

“It seems like it’s a dungeon after all.”

I nodded.

“Let’s go. Something else will be waiting.”

Clang!

Gale appeared behind me and knocked away something that flew in.

“It’s an arrow.”

Gale frowned, holding the arrow split in half.

“Ellaim!”

Ellaim revealed himself and immediately deployed the Water Barrier.

Bang! Bang!

The arrows were embedded in the Water Barrier.

Dozens of arrows continued to pour down on us.

I maintained the Water Barrier and opened my mouth.

“Instead of going forward, let’s deal with the guys in the rear first.”

Gale nodded.

We moved while advancing the Water Barrier to the rear. A considerable number of arrows poured down, and their power was strong, so it was better to move while defending.

A rustling sound was heard. It was an arrow that hit the Water Barrier and fell to the floor.

Black feathers fluttering at the end of the arrow!

My face hardened.

‘This is…’

I immediately picked up the arrow.

The Reinhardt crest was clearly engraved on the side of the arrowhead!

“It’s a Guardian.”