Reclaiming the Demon’s Curse - Chapter 180

Eron and Evalia are both wearing enchanted armors and swords. Aside from that, their shoes and bracers were also decent artifacts that could provide a good boost to their defense.

Each of them is wearing a total of six Artifacts… It’s a bit concerning if it’s done by a newbie since having many Artifacts also means having many sources of exhaustion. After all, all Artifacts require an Aura to function effectively.

Nevertheless, as long as the two know how to balance their usage, there should be nothing to worry about.

As for Melody, she only has a total of four Artifacts including the Shaman Gloves.

Nevertheless, the three of them are all Rank-B Artifacts so they were more reliable. It was her Spear, Bracelet, and Armor.

On the other hand, Cyril is now wearing his Magi’s Robe over his Lycan’s Leather Armor. He’s also wearing his Transcendent Shoes which barely had any reduction on its durability as of yet. For his weapons, he brought out his Doom Knight’s Sword while he tied his Conqueror Staff behind him.

Aside from that, they also have various kinds of potions that can be used depending on the situation. They even consumed a Grade 2 Night Vision Potion which Cyril handed over since the duration of the previous potion was already over.

Clank! Clank! Clank!

Some kind of mechanism started working as soon as they opened the door.

The room was completely dark at first so they had to rely on their Night Vision… However, even with the potion’s effect, it’s still quite difficult to see things inside.

Whoosh~

Soon, a few red lights glowed inside the room…

“This…” Melody sucked in a deep breath after seeing their opponents this time.

Even Eron and Evalia felt nervous seeing their numbers!

The few red lights they’ve seen were actually the eyes of the Death Knights!

There are a total of eight of them! Just like what Arvid warned them, there are indeed genuine Death Knights in this Mid-Class Arcane World!

However, Arvid still made a mistake!

‘Tsk… It might be more difficult than what I thought…’

Cyril looked intently at the Throne made of bones behind the Death Knights…

The World Boss inside is not a Skeleton King or a Mummy Lord like what Arvid said during the briefing.

It’s a Lich! It’s not even a normal Lich but an Elemental Lich based on the Elemental Crown it’s wearing!

Cyril had seen this Elemental Crown in an Auction before. It was sold as a Rank-A Artifact capable of controlling three elements and it can even summon elemental spirits!

Normal Liches can only summon Skeleton Warriors and Death Knights as its maximum limit. However, Liches who are capable of surpassing them are either called Shadow Lich, Arch Lich, and finally, the Elemental Lich which is the most dangerous of them since it could defend against Holy Magic really well with the help of its Elemental Spirits.

‘Luckily, the Lich didn’t seem to think too much of us and remained seated on its Throne.’

“Everyone, we’ll focus on the Death Knights first. If the Lich started moving, I’ll take care of it.”

Cyril said which startled everyone. They immediately calmed themselves as they are indeed in a battle.

However, they were still surprised after processing Cyril’s words.

“A Lich?”

“Where?”

They didn’t seem to notice the Elemental Lich at first but as soon as Cyril mentioned it, they immediately focused their sight behind the Death Knights.

As expected, another thing shocked their mind as they couldn’t believe they’ll have to fight a Lich at this time.

They’d rather fight two Skeleton Kings than a Lich! After all, they know that Liches could summon its soldiers so many times. There’s also no way for them to compare their stamina to the undead since they aren’t feeling such a thing.

“Can you really handle the Lich alone?” Melody asked in concern. They can still retreat at this point after all.

“I think so. If I do it correctly, I should be able to defeat it. However, I might still need everyone’s help. So we have to defeat all the Death Knights first.” Cyril said truthfully.

At the very least, he knows about the weakness of a Lich aside from their natural enemy which is Holy Magic.

He’s confident that with the help of his set of Artifacts, he would be able to pull it off. His only concern now is the Elemental Spirit that the Lich could summon later.

Thud!

Suddenly, the door of the Boss Room closed without them noticing it. The spacious room became even darker which made them a bit nervous.

Whoosh~ Whoosh~

The room suddenly lit up thanks to the 10 or so torches attached to the walls.

Clack! Clack! Clack!

The four Awakened then heard the clacking of the jaws of the Death Knights. If they would interpret it, they seemed to be laughing at their opponents who are trapped within the room.

Well, it can’t be helped, there should be 10 of them but only 4 managed to get here. They look so outnumbered and they don’t even look that strong at all.

“They’re coming… Eh? Only four of them are coming up? Are they looking down on us?” Melody looked in surprise after seeing only four Death Knights approaching them.

“It’s the Lich’s order. It probably wants to play with us… He must like to watch duels or something.” Cyril muttered as he looked at the Elemental Lich who still appear disinterested. However, he already realized that the Elemental Lich must have such a hobby.

If it really wanted to kill them immediately, it would surely order all the Death Knights to attack them.

However, it probably wanted to watch a good battle between his servants and the intruders for entertainment.

“Come!”

One of the Death Knights taunted. Because Death Knights still have sentience, they could still communicate to others.

Shiiing~

They pulled out their sword and waited for the four Awakened to attack.

“Alright… We can’t fight them one-on-one. We must move in a formation.”

“Understood.”

The four of them already made a battle plan beforehand. Well, it is supposed to be a plan against a Skeleton King or a Mummy Lord like what they’ve expected to meet here.

However, it no longer matters as Cyril moved in front while Eron and Evalia stood behind him on the left and right sides.

As for Melody, she stood further back since Cyril learned that she has a special technique with her Spear Arts that allows her to unleash a destructive force. She can only use it twice in a row and consumes a lot of energy.

Based on Melody’s words, this technique allowed her to kill a Berserk Werewolf with a single strike. This is why Cyril wanted to put her behind and conserve her energy.

As for Eron and Evalia, they also have a life-saving Artifact with them but they already used it to get away from the Skeleton Mages a while ago.

At the very least, the two were still reliable fighters considering their numerous Arcane Explorations.

‘Well, let’s finish this quickly…’ Cyril thought as he charged forward.

He pounced at the nearest Death Knight… The latter raised its shield while also raising its sword on the other hand. This Death Knight who taunted them appears to be planning to counterattack with its current stance.

However, Cyril just smiled and kicked the Death Knights shield!

The force of that kick was weak… The shield didn’t even move at all… but it’s not yet over!

Cyril activated the Transcendant Shoes’ skill, Great Stomp!

The skill could be used to strike the ground to create an earthquake or a destructive wave. However, since it was used directly on the Death Knight’s body, the damage it dealt was tremendous…

Crack! Crack! Crack!

Boom!

The Death Knight who seemed to be ready to kill the four of them shattered into pieces with just a single kick.

‘So powerful?! Even the A-Rank uncles in our clan can’t do this!’

‘So this is an A-Rank Awakened! So cool!’

‘No wonder he’s confident facing the enemies. He has such a powerful Artifact. However, I wonder how many times he could use that skill.’

The three were expecting such a performance.

After being surprised, they immediately felt elated knowing that they have such a powerful Awakened leading them.

With this in mind. Eron and Evalia charged to the remaining Death Knights!

“Haa!” They are both using Artifacts to boost their attacks and deal lasting damage against the Death Knights.

Cyril just gave them an opportunity to launch a sneak attack and they can’t waste it.

Thud! Thud!

Their swords hit the two Death Knights. However, they seem to be unaffected by their attack at all.

“Ugh… Normal Aura doesn’t work against them as expected. But don’t be so happy yet!” Eron smirked as he jumps back to avoid the Death Knight’s attack.

Their Artifacts may not have explosive power like what Cyril has but as long as they continuously hit the Death Knight, no matter how weak it is, the skills of their Artifact will still destroy them!