Thud.
“Ugh… I’m screwed…”
Just barely dodging, Deathron caught his breath while receiving reports from the fleeing guild members.
He didn’t exactly expect this situation, though.
He was somewhat prepared for the backlash from the users turning against him, especially with demons making moves.
It was impossible for Deathron and the Guild of Death to handle all the users alone, but most were preoccupied.
He thought if he used false reports and suitable deception strategies, he could buy enough time to gather a large number of zombies.
By then, no matter how many guys came rushing in, he’d have nothing to fear.
“I thought she was crazy, but not like this…”
But it all went wrong.
To his dismay, Lilyda, whom he had been worried about but still thought would be relatively safe, was slaughtering guild members left and right.
“Damn it. I thought if we didn’t strike first, she wouldn’t attack?”
He figured if they didn’t directly assault Elbrite or messed with those nearby, they would be fine.
But why was she acting up like this? Deathron couldn’t figure it out, yet the mess was already unfolding.
The guild members were currently getting speared or smashed by hammers, retiring one by one.
If he could, he would prefer to log out and avoid all this, but he couldn’t just casually log out during such an important quest.
Logging out would severely halt the progress of the ongoing World Quest, “King of the Dead.”
It wasn’t impossible to log out, but for moving forward, it’d be better to accept death instead.
“Also dying isn’t an option. The progress will take a hit, and how much experience will I lose if I die at this level?”
All he could do now was manipulate the undead he had sent elsewhere to distract the attention as much as possible.
Lilyda wouldn’t be entirely out of options; she’d likely catch a few and then head off to save the NPCs.
He had even told the guild members to stall for time before dying, so they would soon be active again.
“If I want to outdo that guy, I have to pull off something like this…”
“What are you thinking?”
“That guy can’t be first forever, can he…?!!”
Without even turning his head to the voice that spoke, Deathron used his teleportation skill.
“Huh?”
Lily! Lilyda.
She was hundreds of kilometers away from the castle they were taking over, yet she had already tracked him down.
Even worse, just three seconds ago, Lilyda was busy taking down a guild member.
Breathless, Deathron used his teleportation again.
He used it.
With the special effect of the Mythical Staff, he could freely travel anywhere anytime as long as he knew the place.
It was a super long-distance transportation method that didn’t use much mana, but there was one risk—stamina.
“Phew… Phew…”
The farther he traveled, the more Deathron’s stamina was gradually consumed.
Having teleported twice in a row, he probably wouldn’t be able to keep up…
Vroom…!
A pure white Magic Circle was drawn in the air.
As the white light poured down and revealed a white Someone, Deathron used his teleportation once more.
This time, even further.
Pow!!
“Cough!”
A handful of blood leaked out.
“Dammit… how the hell are you following me?”
How could she track him down this quickly?
It could be said that it was obvious since Lily was skilled in magic and was doing something not even funny called being a professor.
But teleportation was magic and at the same time, it wasn’t.
The fact that it used ‘stamina’ went beyond the concept of magic and was part of the special abilities of a weapon, namely, its power.
He didn’t really know the systematic way of using it, but anyway, it wasn’t magic.
‘Fast or not, what the hell is going on…’
“…For now. Let’s recover first.”
Deathron pulled out black potions from the Space and gulped them down vigorously.
The stamina consumed from using his ability wouldn’t fully recover, but at least he could replenish some of it.
They were expensive potions, but better than dying.
As about ten empty glass bottles piled up at his feet, Deathron got ready to move again.
“Phew… Let’s think.”
For the moment, he had rushed near the base.
The main base was well-guarded and filled with traps, so it would be safe, but he couldn’t stop Lily.
The problem was he couldn’t keep running away like this.
A bounty would be placed by either the Alliance or the Guild, and over time, not just Lily, but other guys would come chasing after him too.
Before that, he needed to expand his forces as quickly as possible amidst the chaos.
“…Alright.”
Let’s use everything for now.
‘It’s a chicken game. Attack as much as possible before getting caught. That way, even if I die, I’ll have some cover.’
For now, he needed to stack up as much progress as he could so that there would be a chance to clear it when he resurrected.
The zombies he had gathered could all die, but that could actually provide a chance to escape, so there was no loss there.
After all, zombies would appear again.
Oooh…
“Not again.”
How long has it been since you showed up already?
Deathron clicked his tongue and teleported again.
He didn’t go far.
After all, distance wasn’t that important when facing Lily.
Boom!
When Deathron’s staff struck the ground, the corpses he’d hidden in the forest began to stir.
Grrrr!!
Graaah!!!
Gruuuuh!!
The earth shook.
About two thousand undead rushed toward the nearby castle, and after teleporting elsewhere, he controlled the corpses again.
Each time, Lily dashed right up to him as if she were about to pop out, but Deathron was just a tad faster.
How many more times did he move those undead while teleporting back and forth, five times or so?
“Damn it!”
Bang!
He was exhausted.
It was seriously hard to lift a finger now.
Lying sprawled on the ground and staring at the empty sky, a pair of blue eyes loomed over Deathron.
… This one doesn’t seem tired at all.
“Hello?”
“… Kill me then.”
“I’m planning to.”
He’d done everything he needed to anyway.
“I’ve sent all the other guild members away. No matter how much you’re in a quest, the resurrection wait time won’t be too long for the first death, right?”
“… I don’t know what you’re getting at. If you’re going to kill me, just do it. No need for unnecessary teabagging.”
“Teabagging?”
“You’re busy, right? You need to go rescue the NPCs. I doubt you have time to mess around here. Even now, the zombies are attacking…”
“I already killed them all.”
“… Huh?”
A chuckle escaped Lily’s lips.
She definitely had a pretty face but carried a strangely irritating expression.
“I thought if I let them run away, they’d guide me to where the zombies were, and they really did. Thanks to that, it was easier to handle.”
“… You shouldn’t have had time for that.”
“Why?”
“Chasing me…”
“Oh. Obviously, I did it together. How hard could it be to catch you while chasing?”
Lily pulled out a hammer.
In the dazzling sunlight, the white hammer sparkled even brighter.
“Did you seriously think I was actually missing you all this time?”
“……”
“Hmm… that’s a bit surprising. By the way, I took the liberty of giving the Death Guild’s headquarters a little makeover. I hope you like the renovation.”
“What?”
“It looked too stuffy, so I fixed the ceiling and a few other things. I bet some rankers are probably heading there right about now.”
Swirling her hand in the air, Lily unveiled a familiar place.
As Rika waved her hand through the air, a familiar location came into view.
The guild of Deathron, the home of the Death Guild.
A stronghold built on a rather large castle, which was tastefully decorated, now lay in complete ruins.
The top of the castle seemed to have been devoured by some dragon, as it was utterly hollow, and the guard towers scattered around were all incapacitated.
Deathron’s vision became distant.
“……”
“They said they could loot even though they’re not raiders, and they were really happy about it. You too, right, Deathron?”
“You little bastard─!”
Ka-CHIK!
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[Sub – City of the Dead]
Objective – Exterminate the dead of the ruined city, or those belonging to the undead (70%).
Rewards – ?, Contribution degree increase for White Relic (not owned), a large amount of experience points, and a fragment of the Light Key.
“I’ve killed quite a bit.”
Progress had risen significantly.
The undead that the Death Guild had introduced were not worth much contribution, but after taking down the leader of the Death Guild, it jumped quite a bit.
If this continues, I should be able to clear the quest with ease.
I nodded as I closed the system window.
“Truly, it’s fun. This game.”
[LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL]
[Big Lily]
[Teabagging LOL]
[What a riot]
[Doesn’t he watch the stream?]
[Seriously stupid LOL]
[Who would challenge Lily?]
[The remodeling is freaking hilarious LOL]
[Wow]
[Ah LOL you should see games as games~]
[Look how they won’t even laugh at the game]
[Is Lily not getting looted?]
“Ah, come on. I have my own tasks to do.”
It’s more important to deal with the undead quickly than to loot someone else’s house.
Plus, it’s crucial to clear that ‘Quest’ game that Deathron keeps emphasizing.
“And even if it weren’t me, there are plenty of others who will loot.”
Hyenas from all over will swarm here, especially the Koko Kong Guild that was met with death at Deathron’s hands.
It’s not just the Death Guild that seeks gains through evil means.
Above all, I had to capture the ‘Top-tier Undead’ that was suspected to be discovered in this area.
“The members of the Death Guild will understand since it’s just a game, right?”
Otherwise, there’s nothing I can do.
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