Became The Son Of The Final Boss [EN]: Chapter 80

80.

The effect has been added to the title ‘One Who Walks the Path of the Great Spirit Master.’

It was the effect I wanted most.

Attribute Harmony skill. In other words, skills that combine two attributes of spirits, such as Flame Wind, Red Wind Storm, and Swamp Fairy, consume half the mana compared to before.

All three skills were S-grade, and as they were the most powerful, they consumed a significant amount of mana.

I summoned all the spirits, and the wind and fire spirits, regardless of whether they were lower, middle, or upper grade, all used Red Wind Storm.

The water and earth spirits also cast Swamp Fairy.

Even though mana consumption was halved, using all the skills simultaneously made me feel like my mana pool was instantly emptying.

KWA-AAAANG! KWANG!

But the power was immense.

The Red Wind Storm, sweeping through the skeletons, seemed like it would obliterate the entire cavern.

There was a clear difference between the Swamp Fairy created by lower-grade spirits and the fairies created by middle-grade spirits.

Nevertheless, it was enough to hold back the skeletons, and the tide of the battle quickly turned in favor of me and the knights.

And Gale’s momentum changed.

Gale was also an experienced knight.

He unleashed tremendous force, as if he intended to push forward and end the battle quickly.

For the first time, bewilderment flickered in the lich’s eyes.

“To think a human could!”

The lich stretched out his hand horizontally. The space cracked, and the lich’s staff emerged.

‘Is he going to use his full power?’

What could be more important to a mage than a magic staff?

The lich’s essence was that of a mage.

The lich we were facing had only shown necromancy—that is, summoning and strengthening the undead—rather than magic.

If his life vessel was intact, the lich would live forever. He would undoubtedly be powerful in black magic as well as undead summoning, given his long years.

“The game is over. Dark…….”

Before the lich’s staff could move, Gale was already swinging his sword in front of the lich.

KA-KAKANG! KANG!

The lich, still blocking with his shield amidst all this, certainly lived up to his reputation.

‘Gale has started to push him.’

Gale wouldn’t give the lich a chance to use magic, and I decided to kill all the skeletons and dullahan [undead warriors] in the meantime.

I asked Silphend and Ignis to use Red Wind Storm once more.

The two upper-grade spirits harmonized with each other, creating a red wind that shook the entire cavern.

“Leoden, David!”

I loudly called out the two strongest knights besides Gale.

The two knights quickly grasped the meaning of my shout and rushed towards the dullahan along with the spirits.

KWA-AAAAANG! KWANG!

The skills were activated, and Leoden and David also showcased their best techniques.

In particular, golden light flowed from David’s sword, presenting an awe-inspiring sight.

The dullahan barely managed to block the spirits’ attacks, but it couldn’t stop David’s sword and Leoden’s sword piercing its head.

FWOOSH!

SWISH!

The dullahan’s waist was cut in half by David’s sword, and the face on its side was pierced by Leoden’s sword.

Black blood splattered everywhere as the dullahan fell backward.

I squeezed out my mana.

‘The skeletons have definitely weakened.’

Thanks to my wide-ranging skills, the skeletons were much weaker than before they were strengthened by the lich.

Many skeletons had shoulder blades and leg bones scattered around, and more and more skeletons were struggling against the Swamp Fairy’s attacks.

Naturally, the knights didn’t miss this opportunity.

KANG! KWANG! CHAEENG!

The number of falling skeletons gradually increased as the knights gained a complete advantage.

I took a deep breath.

My mana was running out.

KWA-AAAANG! KWANG! KWANG!

The explosions overhead made me turn my gaze involuntarily.

An enormous rage was cast upon the lich’s face, and a black orb floated in front of him.

“I was going to offer you alive, but I can’t just let this happen.”

The black orb moved.

I thought Gale could easily avoid it because of its slow speed, but seeing Gale’s expression, I realized my prediction was wrong.

‘Why can’t he avoid it?’

Gale’s sword wavered. The blue light grew stronger and stronger, splitting the approaching orb in half.

KWA-AAAANG! KWANG! KWANG!

The lich’s orb and Gale’s sword collided, causing a massive explosion.

The falling debris from the ceiling was also a great burden to me below.

I quickly summoned Undine and deployed a water barrier.

KWANG! KWANG!

“Kuh-erk!”

Gale’s groan was heard.

I quickly sent Phoenix up.

‘Help Gale!’

As if sensing my urgent feelings, Phoenix soared upwards in an instant.

The dust gradually settled, and the figures of Gale and the lich slowly emerged.

Gale’s body was covered in wounds, and one of the lich’s shoulders was completely gone.

Watching the lich’s distorted expression, I poured mana into Phoenix and said,

“Fire Curtain!”

Flames flared up around the lich, gradually narrowing the range.

“A crude spirit like you!”

Along with the lich’s voice, dozens of fire and black orbs collided.

KWANG!

The impact Phoenix received was also transmitted to me.

I bit my lip tightly.

How great would it be if I could communicate with Gale like I do with the spirits?

Hoping that Gale would understand my intentions, I called Silphend.

The lich’s hands moved busily, and the black orbs increased even more.

‘The best scenario would be for the Fire Curtain to pressure the lich, and then Silphend… and Gale to finish him off.’

Hoping that the battle would go as I intended, I said to Silphend,

‘Can you use Wind Chains on the lich without being detected?’

* * *

The sun was setting.

The knights, led by Ram and the Attran family knights, who had struck the orcs from the side, repeatedly stabbed the scattered orc corpses with their swords.

“They’re persistent bastards. Don’t think of them as corpses. Assume they’re alive and accurately sever their necks.”

At Ram’s command, the knights and soldiers moved busily.

Even without the order, they felt in their bones that it would be a terrible thing for the fallen orcs to recover and attack again.

Unlike humans, orcs stubbornly survive unless their necks are severed. And they recover completely in just one day and return to battle.

As the sun completely set, the knights who had separated all the heads from the orc corpses returned to the castle one after another.

Ram was no exception.

Shaking off the orc blood from his sword, Ram grumbled irritably.

“Damn it.”

Seeing Ken looking at him from inside the castle gate, Ram didn’t stop cursing.

“Damn it, to think I’m being ordered around by a lowly bastard like that…….”

The fact that a nameless, lowly guy was using him, who had the blood of the most precious Attran family in the empire and was backed by the emperor and crown prince, made his anger boil.

The problem was that the guy had justification, and the fact that he also had the power to carry it out weighed on Ram’s chest.

Ram tried his best to control his expression.

He didn’t want to become a human with the same personality as Thompson, who couldn’t hide his emotions and was seething next to Ken.

“You’ve worked hard. You struck the flank at the perfect moment, making today’s defense an easy success.”

Ram wanted to punch Ken in the mouth, but he suppressed the impulse and put on a soft smile.

He couldn’t help the twitching at the corner of his mouth, but Ram answered as calmly as possible.

“It wasn’t a difficult task.”

Although he was maintaining his composure, Ram didn’t want to talk to Ken for long.

“Then I’ll go and rest.”

The moment Ram turned around, Ken stepped forward.

“Ah, there’s also a night operation today. Have dinner with the Knights and then come to the temporary headquarters barracks.”

“I will.”

Ram answered briefly and turned around.

As soon as he was a little further away, Ram poured out his emotions.

“How dare that lowly bastard.”

“He imitated chivalry well, but is his true nature finally coming out?”

It was Thompson.

Seeing Thompson, who was full of sarcasm, Ram narrowed his eyes.

“When did you start following me?”

“I have something to say.”

Thompson shrugged his shoulders.

Ram and Thompson were in the same ridiculous situation.

They had formed a grand temporary alliance between the two families to eliminate the crown prince, but the crown prince hadn’t shown his face since coming to the west.

They didn’t know where he had disappeared to, and they couldn’t just wait and do nothing.

The military guy that the crown prince left behind didn’t leave them alone for a moment.

Ram didn’t bother to push away Thompson, who was following him, and headed to the barracks.

“Go and eat and rest. Use potions for the injured.”

The lords of the western region were stingy with potions, but Ram was using potions like water. The number of potions supported by the family was considerable, and he felt that he wouldn’t be able to endure it if even the supplies were controlled by the Western Command.

Marquis Mike also catered to Ram and Thompson in that regard.

Following Ram, Thompson entered his barracks.

Ram immediately turned on the magic stove and filled a glass with strong wine on the table.

Thompson also held out a wine glass.

Ram filled Thompson’s glass as well and then emptied his own glass in one gulp.

“It seems the gentleman of Attran has had his pride hurt quite a bit?”

Thompson sneered.

Ram’s eyes sank deeply.

“Don’t overdo it. What’s going on?”

Ram immediately asked the main point.

Thompson also stopped provoking Ram and brought up his original purpose.

“You’re not thinking of continuing to be swayed by Marquis Mike and that brat, are you?”

Annoyance was evident in Ram’s voice.

“What do you want to do?”

“We can’t just be swayed like this. Isn’t a guy we’ve never even heard of treating us, the empire’s best elite, like subordinates? On top of that, Marquis Mike is only looking out for his own interests and actively using your knights and our magic corps in battle rather than the Western Knights.”

Ram decided to listen to Thompson for now.

“Of course, I know the justification is on that guy’s side. And Marquis Mike is giving strength to that justification.”

Thompson wet his lips with wine and continued.

“What if Marquis Mike doesn’t give strength to that guy?”

Ram asked.

“Are you suggesting we eliminate Marquis Mike?”

Thompson answered with a look of disbelief.

“That’s impossible. He’s the great lord of the west. But that means he’s a great lord, not the commander-in-chief of the west. He’s a temporary commander.”

Ram noticed Thompson’s scheme.

“You’re saying we should replace him.”

Thompson smiled brightly.

“You catch on quickly.”

Ram was lost in thought for a moment.

Thompson’s proposal didn’t feel so bad.

In the emperor’s decree, the commander of the west was, after all, the crown prince.

That crown prince had temporarily handed over the command to Marquis Mike, but if all the other lords gathered their will, they could certainly replace the temporary commander.

“Let’s replace the temporary lord with a lord under the influence of our two families and then deal with that lowly guy. It would be burdensome to carry out the plan while Marquis Mike is watching with his eyes wide open.”

At Thompson’s words, Ram asked.

“The replacement of the commander is a difficult task from the start. Is there a way?”

“Is there really a way? The west is a backwater. The country bumpkins are acting all high and mighty as lords, but if the two of us step up and grease the wheels a bit, they’ll fall for it.”

A murderous intent flashed in Thompson’s eyes.

“You take charge of half of the lords. I’ll persuade the other half. If Marquis Mike is pushed out of the temporary commander position and that lowly guy Ken dies, even if the crown prince returns, we’ll be the ones in control of the Western Command.”

Ram nodded.

“Not a bad plan.”