Became The Son Of The Final Boss [EN]: Chapter 94

94.

“Coming from someone who died twice, you sure talk a lot.”

Rich’s face contorted at David’s taunt. Every time I see it, it’s bizarre, but a skeleton making expressions is beyond creepy—it’s almost funny.

Rich waved his staff.

It seemed like he was beginning his casting process.

David kicked off the wall with great force to prevent Rich from having time to cast.

He didn’t quite reach the level of stepping into the air like Gale, but the sight of him soaring to the ceiling where Rich was in an instant was quite impressive.

The problem was its effectiveness.

Rich easily evaded David’s sword by using Blink [a short-range teleportation spell] once again.

The Skeletons took on the intermediate spirits, while Sylphwind and Ignis were assigned to Rich.

David’s sword slashed through the air, and I supported David’s feet with Sylph as he fell back to the ground.

David nodded briefly.

He quickly acknowledged that he couldn’t handle Rich and instead fought the other knights and skeletons.

Sylphwind and Ignis unleashed a fiery wind.

A black wall appeared right in front of Rich.

KWAH-! KWANG-!

I felt a sense of gravity as the skill was blocked so easily.

‘It’s different from last time.’

Rich chuckled and said,

“This place is where the master sleeps. It is a place of blessing for us.”

No sooner had Rich finished speaking than the surrounding mana intensified even more.

It was suffocating.

‘What is it? Goran hasn’t resurrected, has he?’

The urgent matter was defeating Rich.

I focused solely on Rich without thinking about the aftermath.

I was worried about the other knights, but now was not the time to worry about each other.

‘I believe they will survive.’

I trusted the knights. Right now, there was no other way but to trust them.

I couldn’t defeat Rich unless I concentrated.

Ignis and Sylphwind flew around incessantly, pressuring Rich, but they couldn’t penetrate Rich’s shield, and I didn’t take my eyes off Rich even while using the flow of wind and earth.

Clang-! Clang-!

Kwang-!

The battle between the knights and skeletons also gradually intensified.

I became more and more impatient as time passed.

I could see the knights slowly being pushed back.

‘Please.’

I launched an all-out offensive.

Following the fiery wind, I unleashed a storm of red wind and even chains of wind towards Sylphere.

KWAH-! KWANG-! KWANG-!

I was getting tired of the black wall.

‘Can’t I break through that wall?’

I was maintaining the Swamp Fairy [likely a powerful magical ability or state], so the mana consumption was quite significant.

Even if there was an effect that reduced mana consumption, continuously using S-class skills was definitely a burden right now.

‘I can’t give him an opening.’

I instinctively felt that the moment Rich switched to offense, I would be pushed back instead.

‘I can’t even give him time to use attack magic.’

I bit my lip tightly and continuously supplied mana to Sylphwind and Ignis, which soon led to the implementation of skills.

KWAH-! KWANG-!

“You’re really in your element.”

Rich continuously used magic that seemed like a shield while moving his position from time to time.

Each time, there was a very brief gap in his attack.

“Undairon!”

Undairon unleashed a water storm from under Rich.

Rich’s figure disappeared into the air.

‘Damn it, for a mage, his mobility is incredibly fast.’

Unless I do something about the Blink magic rather than the shield, I won’t be able to catch Rich forever.

‘First, I’ll knock him down from the air.’

I decided to put Rich into the chaotic battle.

WHOOOOOSH-!

I briefly stopped the skills and focused mana on Ignis and Sylphwind, and the energy of the two spirits momentarily increased.

In particular, Sylphwind seemed to have used all the mana it received to increase its size, becoming gigantic.

It now seemed to fill the cave ceiling.

The fully grown Sylphwind unleashed chains of wind.

It was a more powerful chain of wind than ever before, and Rich couldn’t even chuckle and used a shield.

The black wall was unusually large and thick, but this time the chain of wind did not back down easily.

KWAH-! KWANG-!

‘Ignis, catch Rich!’

Ignis quickly flew and approached Rich.

“Hmph!”

Rich snorted and waved his staff.

Black spheres poured towards Ignis. Ignis tried to avoid the black spheres by twisting its body, but there were too many spheres.

Kwang-!

My body also shook each time Ignis was hit.

‘Sylphwind!’

I demanded a stronger attack from Sylphwind.

Mana poured out of the mana hold.

The mana consumption was so great that my vision momentarily blurred.

KWAHHHH-! KWANG-!

Instead, the power of Sylphwind’s wind chains became even stronger.

Rich’s face hardened, and Ignis finally found an opening. It quickly approached Rich and spewed fire for a long time, binding Rich’s body.

“Ignis!”

I shouted desperately with my voice. I couldn’t continue speaking, but Ignis accurately read my intentions.

Ignis bound Rich with flames and rushed towards the ground.

Just before hitting the ground, Ignis threw Rich away. It was like a bird catching prey and then discarding it again.

Thud-!

Rich shook his head, regained his senses, and gritted his teeth.

The moment he tried to soar into the air again, Noes popped out from under Rich’s feet and grabbed his ankle.

Rich’s expression was clearly flustered.

‘As expected, he’s never fought on the ground before.’

I smiled faintly and called Sylphwind.

Rich waved his hand, and hundreds of beads flew in all directions.

KWAHHHH-!

Kwang-!

Without distinguishing between friend and foe, the earth pierced through the black beads, and Sylphwind wrapped the wind chains around Rich’s neck.

* * *

Clang-! Clang-!

The Death Knight and Gale harmonized like a painting.

Gale couldn’t hide his surprise.

He knew the Death Knight was strong, but he never imagined he would fight on par with him.

After becoming a Sword Master [a highly skilled swordsman], Gale had never shown it, but he had been filled with confidence that he could beat anyone.

Clang-!

“Good.”

The Death Knight smiled faintly.

“You don’t seem to be concentrating.”

Gale narrowed his eyes at the Death Knight’s words.

He lightly pushed away the sword and momentarily created distance between himself and the Death Knight. At the same time, he scattered aura blades [projectiles of concentrated energy].

Aura blades also erupted from the Death Knight’s sword.

Kwang-!

The Death Knight’s black aura blade and Gale’s blue aura blade met and caused an explosion.

KWAHHHH-!

“The swordsmanship of a prestigious family.”

The Death Knight admired Gale’s movements.

Gale gripped his sword tightly.

Now was not the time to do this.

‘Ram and Thomson are still outside, but they must never enter the place where His Highness went before me.’

The reason Gale was so anxious was, of course, because he was worried about Arun’s safety.

He was trying to deal with the Death Knight and Dullahan [a headless, armored knight] and follow Arun, but the Death Knight was much stronger than expected, and the battle between Thomson and Ram was slowly coming to an end.

It was visible that the number of skeletons and orc warriors had significantly decreased.

The number of Ram and the Atlan knights had also decreased to some extent, but the damage was not significant.

Gale adjusted his stance.

“You seem to be concentrating. Yes, concentrate. How can you have your mind elsewhere with the enemy in front of you?”

The Death Knight moved with his words.

Only afterimages remained, showing how fast the Death Knight was.

Gale gently drew his sword horizontally.

Clang-!

The Death Knight’s movements continued fluidly. As if he had predicted that Gale would block it, he let Gale’s sword flow and then rushed in once again.

Clang-! Clang-! Clang-!

Gale was pushed back slightly.

There was no time to use aura blades.

“I’m not used to aura yet. I barely reached master after death, so I’d be in trouble if I were to disappear here, wouldn’t I?”

The Death Knight grinned.

Gale bit his lip tightly.

‘His swordsmanship is extraordinary.’

The Death Knight told him that he had learned the swordsmanship of a prestigious family, but Gale wanted to say the same thing.

In life, the Death Knight seemed to have been a knight of a prestigious family.

‘I’ll risk injury.’

Gale felt that it was better to eliminate the Death Knight quickly, even if it meant taking some risks, rather than defeating him while maintaining his full strength.

This was because the battle between Ram and Thomson was almost over.

‘The Lich hasn’t disappeared either. It’s not like I destroyed the Life Vessel… then there’s a high possibility that it’s inside there. He might still be fighting His Highness.’

Gale organized his thoughts and parried the Death Knight’s sword.

“You have too many unnecessary thoughts. That’s why there’s unnecessary movement.”

The Death Knight’s sword pierced Gale’s shoulder.

Swoosh-!

The moment the Death Knight tried to pull out the sword, Gale grabbed the Death Knight’s sword with his hand.

At the same time, blue light burst from Gale’s sword.

Swoosh-!

Gale’s aura blade pierced the Death Knight’s chest. The Death Knight couldn’t avoid it because he was so close.

He never expected Gale to counterattack even after being pierced in the shoulder.

“You bastard…”

The Death Knight couldn’t finish his words.

The aura blade that pierced his chest soon split his body in half.

Gale was curious about the Death Knight’s identity in life, but now was not the time.

He caught his breath and immediately tried to find Arun.

WHOOOOOSH-!

Suddenly, a branch popped out from under the ground.

Gale sprang up like a spring.

“As expected of a Sword Master?”

Gale narrowed his eyes at Thomson’s voice.

It seemed that the battle over there had also ended while he was dealing with the Death Knight.

“I’m sorry. It would be very difficult if you were to join the Crown Prince.”

Thomson smiled.

Looking at the situation, it was not difficult to eliminate the Seed of Evil.

All the skeletons, orc warriors, and orc shamans outside, as well as the most troublesome Dullahan and Death Knight, were all dead.

It was thanks to Gale.

And the Death Knight was even stronger than expected, even injuring Gale.

Ram was half-doubtful, but Thomson was confident.

-It’s even more difficult to deal with them if they’re together. It’s best to defeat them individually.

-We need to eliminate the Seed of Evil. If the West collapses, I can’t avoid the responsibility the Emperor will ask even if I kill the Crown Prince.

-After all, there will only be skeletons and liches resurrected inside. The Seed of Evil hasn’t even shown its face yet, so it’s probably sealed.

-Sealed?

-That’s why they said they needed a sacrifice. If the Seed of Evil had all its power, it wouldn’t just send out minions. It would already be sweeping through the West with the orcs.

Ram accepted Thomson’s opinion.

Gale’s injury helped Ram make a bold decision.

He felt strongly that he couldn’t kill Gale unless it was now.

Gale landed calmly and held his sword diagonally. He didn’t bother to say anything.

He already knew that they were enemies, and the key was when the cooperative relationship would break.

Now that they had definitely turned into enemies, all he had to do was deal with them.

‘His Highness and the knights can overcome any difficulties.’

Gale trusted Arun.

What he was worried about was Thomson and the mages, Ram and the knights, joining Arun without him.

It was rather comforting to face them with the door that Arun had entered blocked like this.

Gale said while staunching the bleeding from his shoulder.

“I was worried that you guys would harm His Highness in the midst of the chaos. A head-on confrontation with me is…”