Became The Son Of The Final Boss [EN]: Chapter 79

79.

Black bones emerged from the cracked space.

Following the hand of bones, the entire arm came out, and soon a black skeleton revealed itself.

Large eyes gleamed within the skeleton.

“Kekeke.”

The eerie laughter was grating, but the intense mana emanating from the skeleton made it difficult to act rashly.

The skeleton raised its hand.

Simultaneously, mana swirled from the cracked space around the skeleton.

The cloak around the skeleton fluttered, and the mana flowing from the space permeated the bodies of the skeletons and the Durahan.

At that moment, Gail shot into the air.

Gail’s vertical ascent was breathtaking.

Papapat-!

Gail’s sword shone blue, cleaving towards the skeleton that emerged from the space.

Kakakang-!

A black barrier that appeared in front of the skeleton in the blink of an eye blocked Gail’s sword.

“A Lich.”

Riorden’s voice made me turn my head involuntarily.

“A Lich?”

“Yes. It is definitely a Lich.”

Everyone’s face hardened at Riorden’s certainty.

“Quite a decent ingredient for a human, wouldn’t you say?”

The Lich’s pronunciation was somewhat awkward, but not unintelligible.

“Those Orcs, what were they doing until the humans arrived here? Useless bastards.”

Gail had already landed next to me.

Gail’s expression was grim, as his trump card had been blocked too easily by the Lich.

“Your Highness, escape while we buy you time.”

Gail’s words almost made me shout, but I barely managed to hold it in and replied quietly.

“What are you saying?”

“With a Durahan, skeletons, and a Lich, it would be a miracle if even a few of us survive. It would be safer to sneak out of the Orc legion’s base than to fight them.”

I shook my head.

“Everyone risked their lives to save you. There’s no way I can run away now, just to save myself.”

“But Your Highness, the situation is….”

I knew I was being stubborn. I also felt that Gail’s words were the only way for me to survive.

The skeletons and Durahan, having absorbed mana, were emitting an even more intense killing intent than before. If the Lich gave the order, the battle would start again, and we would likely be pushed back unilaterally.

Even so, I couldn’t bring myself to run away alone.

I had made a promise to the knights, and I had staked my honor and position as the Crown Prince.

What would be the point if I abandoned all that and ran away to survive here alone?

Moreover, there was no guarantee that the escape would be successful.

I bit my lip tightly.

“Even if we all die here, we go together. You take on the Lich; he’s tricky since he’s floating. I’ll somehow hold off the Durahan.”

The Lich interrupted again with a bizarre laugh.

“You seem to have a very cute idea. Sorry, but I plan to kill all the others, and you two will be sacrifices to our master.”

The Lich’s finger bones were pointing directly at me and Gail.

‘Do I have no choice but to gamble?’

I signaled to Gail.

“I only need a very short amount of time.”

I sent all the spirits back except for Silpennon and Ignis.

Gail understood my words and charged once more towards the Lich, who was about to open his mouth again, to buy me time.

That became the signal for battle.

The Durahan and skeletons, which had been still, began to move, and the knights raised their swords.

Kwaaaang-!

Chaeng-!

Riorden and David did not leave my side.

I opened the system window.

I wasn’t out of danger yet, but I had succeeded in meeting Gail himself, and I guessed that I had completed the quest.

The guess was accurate, and I received an A-grade or higher skill draw ticket and an additional 5,000 bonus stats.

I didn’t hesitate and used the skill draw ticket first.

-S Red Wind Storm has been unlocked.

I used all the accumulated bonus stats to unlock the skill.

One skill could be enough to change the tide of the battle.

-S Swamp Fairy has been unlocked.

I obtained two S-grade skills where two attribute spirits combine and attack.

I went for it without thinking, with a gambling mindset, and the result was amazing.

I quickly circulated the Breath of Wind and signaled to Ignis and Silpennon.

I had only been out of the battle for a moment, but some of the knights were already seriously injured.

“Don’t spare the potions!”

I shouted loudly and immediately unleashed the Flame Wind.

Kwaaaang-! Kwang-!

The two high-grade spirits tore through the skeletons.

‘I’ll take out the skeletons first.’

Kwaaaang-! Kwang-!

‘The power is different.’

I realized that the skill power of the high-grade spirits themselves had increased, and I had risen to a higher level.

“Not yet. It’s an incomplete state.”

Ignis’s voice broke my reverie.

“You’re definitely around the level of a high-grade spirit master, but it’s unstable. You’ll have to manage yourself well after this mess is over.”

Even in this situation, Ignis gave me advice disguised as nagging.

I nodded.

To focus on the battle, I signaled the two high-grade spirits to use the new skill, ‘Red Wind Storm,’ and at the same time, I summoned the intermediate water spirit Undairon and the intermediate earth spirit Noes.

The Swamp Fairy skill is especially helpful in a chaotic battle like this.

I couldn’t help but feel sorry that I hadn’t contracted with the two attribute high-grade spirits.

* * *

The Swamp Fairy skill was a skill that created new soldiers.

The waters created by Undairon rose to the ankles of the undead.

And Noes added earth on top of it, completing a perfect swamp, and mud fairies appeared from within the swamp.

The mana consumption was considerable, but the effect was certain.

There was no limit to the number of mud fairies. As long as I continued to supply mana to Undairon and Noes, the two spirits continued to create mysterious water and solid earth, and the swamp continued endlessly.

Kang-! Kang-! Kang-!

About ten mud fairies could fight one evolved skeleton.

‘The battle would have been easier if they were regular skeletons.’

Meanwhile, Silpennon and Ignis’s skills also began to materialize.

The Red Wind Storm was a skill with a wider range and stronger power than the Flame Wind.

As such, it took the spirits a long time to prepare.

Of course, it also consumed a lot of mana.

Before I knew it, the mana in the mana pool was running out.

I signaled to David and Riorden.

“A very desirable human!”

The Lich glanced sideways and smiled brightly at Gail.

He seemed very excited at the thought of offering me and Gail as sacrifices.

‘Gorran’s subordinate is a Lich. If he has a Lich as a subordinate, the Fallen Fairy must be at least a low-level demon.’

I couldn’t immediately recall a few things about Gorran’s settings.

That was because he was an antagonist who appeared sporadically for the sake of Karen’s growth and fame in the first place.

Moreover, he hadn’t even been properly resurrected.

But now I was facing a Lich who was presumed to be Gorran’s subordinate.

Gail moved quickly to prevent the Lich from manifesting magic.

Gail’s momentum was fierce.

The Lich was also smiling, but he was extremely wary of Gail and only faced Gail.

Apart from injecting mana into the skeletons and Durahan, he didn’t pay much attention to the battle taking place at his feet.

‘I’ll wipe them out before the Lich intervenes.’

I took a deep breath and recharged my mana as much as possible with the Breath of Wind.

The wind blew.

Originally, the wind was invisible, but the wind created by Silpennon was a distinct red color.

Ignis ran with Silpennon, and soon the red wind raged greatly.

Kwaaaang-! Kwang-! Kwang-!

The skeletons were swept away all at once.

The Durahan were busy raising their swords to protect their bodies.

The mana consumption was much greater than I had expected.

Originally, there was no more mana consumption once a skill was implemented, but the Red Wind Storm continuously consumed mana even after the skill was implemented.

Kwaaaang-! Kwang-! Kwang-!

The final raging red storm shook the cavern once more.

Soon the red storm subsided, and the result came into my view.

At least half of the skeletons had turned to ashes. One of the Durahan had lost its head and was moving its body to find its head.

“Is he really a human spirit master?”

The Lich’s questioning voice did not last long.

Gail’s sword once again emitted a blue light and aimed for the Lich’s neck.

The knights were also full of morale thanks to my performance.

“Riorden, David!”

The two immediately responded to my call.

I closed my eyes and fell into the Breath of Wind, regardless of being in the middle of the battlefield.

‘I’ll only fill it halfway.’

I was going to fill my mana as quickly as possible.

The undead had no emotions, so their morale wouldn’t drop, but since the number had clearly decreased, the burden on the knights was definitely reduced.

I focused solely on the Breath of Wind.

-You have demonstrated maximum concentration in an extreme situation.

-The level of Breath of Wind increases.

-Character level increases.

-The title of One Who Walks the Path of the Great Spirit Master is upgraded.

The mana pool filled up in an instant.

It seemed to be some kind of reward, but I had no time to check the system window.

I summoned all the spirits at once and shouted to Gail.

“Gail! Let’s finish this!”

* * *

“Stop them!”

At Marquis Mike’s words, the soldiers moved in unison.

The Orcs had been besieging for days.

When the Orcs first appeared, everyone was sickened by their endless numbers.

The Orcs did not fear death.

Many Orcs ate the corpses of their dead comrades.

“Dispatch more soldiers to the east gate!”

Ken, who was next to Marquis Mike, stepped forward.

“Lord Thompson, please go.”

“Who do you think you are, telling me what to do….”

Thompson then shut his mouth.

Ken was the military advisor of the Western Lord Alliance, directly appointed by the Emperor.

In other words, he had the authority to enforce military orders, and he had no choice but to obey.

Thompson headed to the east gate with several mages.

Marquis Mike smiled.

“Thanks to you, the siege is going smoothly. If those guys were loafing around, it would have been impossible to stop the Orcs with the Western forces alone.”

“You flatter me. I came to protect the West by order of His Majesty, so there’s no way I would loaf around.”

Marquis Mike shrugged at Ken’s reply.

Even if there had been an order from the Emperor, would the members of the two Duke families have listened to him if Ken, the Crown Prince’s man, hadn’t been there?

Marquis Mike was very grateful for the presence of Ken, the observer.

So he deliberately kept him by his side even during the battle.

‘The two Duke families could kill Ken at any time for their own benefit.’

Ken’s voice continued.

“Lord Ram will be coming now.”

Marquis Mike nodded.

Marquis Mike’s gaze deepened as he looked at the Orcs.

What surprised Ken the most was not that he was using the members of the two Duke families like his own limbs.

Marquis Mike knew very well what was the reason for such an easy defense.

‘This man is a genius. Even if there was no support from the two Duke families or support from the center, he would have succeeded in the defense with his mind alone.’

At that moment, knights, including Ram, were rushing towards the Orcs from the right side outside the castle walls.