After dealing with the Death Guild, finding the Top-tier Undead wasn’t too hard.
Unlike the Clown who quietly appeared, killed all the residents in the castle, and disappeared, that Top-tier Undead was boldly showing itself.
“Bow down in reverence to that person!”
[The Sixth Undead, Exas, scatters the Lightning of Death.]
[The area effect of the undead is maximized.]
The undead was flying in the sky wrapped in a massive cloud.
With Exas at the center, purple lightning was raging, and countless zombies were attacking the residents at its command.
It was the kind of attention-grabbing type, and since some time had passed since it was discovered, many users had already flocked there.
“Attack!”
“We have to get the last hit! We can’t let another guild have it!”
“Wow, what’s with the lightning…”
“Ugh!!”
“Use everything we’ve got!”
Boom!!!
“I guess I’m a little late.”
[For real]
[As long as it’s not the Hyeonse Guild ;;]
[Let’s just grab it, Lily]
[Can we steal it?]
[It looks like it’s doable]
[Oops]
[Let’s just take it and run]
[What, they said no one was coming, but look how many are here lol]
[Aren’t they going to catch it anyway?]
[No one can come, right?]
[Hmmm]
About three or four guilds of decent size were raiding the Top-tier Undead.
There were another thirty or so players doing solo play.
Disaster raids technically have no claim to priority, so anyone can attempt to tackle them, but suddenly swooping in can feel a bit rude.
Unless they are of a similar level, but that user and I were far apart in strength.
Normally, I wouldn’t dare approach Exas, who has the build of a mid to low-tier angel or demon race, but they had a badge.
“Grr…! You pathetic fools!”
The white badge radiating holiness suppressed Exas’s magic and significantly eased the area control constraints.
Thanks to that, there seemed to be some semblance of a “fight,” but…
“Let’s just watch for now.”
I didn’t think I could catch it, but I wanted to give it a chance.
I made sure to purify as many of the surrounding undead as possible so that Exas wouldn’t dare escape elsewhere.
The white badge was also somewhat enhanced using holiness.
In the process, a few users began to notice I was there, but they seemed more focused on the current raid than acknowledging me.
After all, defeating a mid-boss of that level would bring quite a good reward.
‘Maybe they’re doing better than I thought…?’
Boom boom boom!!!
“I’ll kill you all!!!”
The atmosphere around Exas, who had been floating and taking a few hits, changed.
Boom…! Boom…!
The size of the lightning cloud around it grew massive, and two horns shot up above its head.
Two horns protruded from the guy’s head.
He transformed like a ‘Demon Race.’
As his power increased to match his appearance, the Guild Masters felt the seriousness of the situation and hurriedly withdrew.
“Everyone scatter! It’s dangerous!”
“The Boss is using something!”
“Dodge!”
Purple lightning, centered around Exas, poured down like a torrential rain.
The lightning enhanced the Undead while simultaneously bestowing endless curses and damage upon the living.
In a single attack, more than half of the Users melted away.
[Oh wow]
[Dam… ]
[ㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ]
[It’s strong]
[Insane]
[Lightning is lit]
[Hahahahahaha]
[Wow]
[So cool, hahaha]
[Is this too much?]
“…This is a bit unexpected.”
Even with the medium-low tier angels and the Demon Race’s physical power, the Users were in a position of protection.
To obliterate most of the Users in one fell swoop!
As the surviving Users fled in panic, Exas seemed enraged and drew out even more of his power.
“Where do you think you’re running, you bugs?”
Kaboom…!
The lightning shook once more.
The fleeing Users, prepared to die, launched their attacks against him but couldn’t inflict significant damage.
Exas was already floating high in the sky, half of his body akin to a ghostly cloud.
That meant he was immune to most physical attacks.
Conversely, most of the Users here belonged to physical classes that wielded weapons, so they couldn’t inflict any damage.
‘Even if there were Mages, it would’ve been just as tough for them.’
To catch him, they should have done so in his less ethereal state before he transformed.
In a condition so close to being a ghost, there was no way to catch him without magic or special powers.
“Shall I step in?”
[Yes, yes, yes]
[They’re all going to die]
[Let’s get that last hit!]
[Hahahahahaha]
[No last hit, Lily!]
[Ah, can’t be helped, lol]
[We have to save them]
[For real, lol]
[Can’t avoid the King!]
Once again, another storm of lightning came crashing down.
Just before death, I spread the Holy Shield over the Users, dissipating the lightning.
The Users looked up at me, eyes wide with surprise.
“Everyone, get out of here. I’ve got this.”
“Ah…”
“Yes!”
“Wow, Lady Lily!”
“I knew it, damn it!!”
“Wow, I almost lost my experience points.”
“Last hit thief!”
“This crazy bastard… wait, ignore that, it’s nonsense!”
“Retreat!”
“Retreat!”
[LOL]
[There’s a weirdo]
[The last hit freak is annoying]
[LOL]
[?]
“Let’s kill him!”
[He’s so funny, who is that?]
As the users safely escaped under my protection, I turned my head towards where Exas was.
Crackle!!
A purple lightning already flying towards me.
I took out my hammer and annihilated the lightning, then flew towards the guy in return.
“!”
Whoosh!!
‘Center of Explosion.’
BOOM!!!
The holy explosion burst, crushing the guy and his cloud.
In that moment, Exas’s spirit seemed to blur and then reappeared at quite a distance behind me.
[Oh]
[Teleport?]
Exas’s two purple eyes made of clouds sparkled.
“You’re not… some lowly bug!”
“Of course not.”
“Now I see. You are that woman the ‘swordsman’ spoke of!”
“Swordsman? Are you talking about Abid?”
The guy who ran away from the couple zombies did wield a sword.
As I asked that, Exas raised his fully manifested cloud hand and summoned lightning.
Crackle…
The sky transforms.
It didn’t turn blue, but the once-normal sky started to turn purple and thousands, tens of thousands of lightning bolts began to engrave it.
All the lightning was moving under Exas’s control.
Exas grinned while clutching the lightning.
“I don’t care about names from the past! What’s important is defeating you.”
“What changes if you defeat me?”
“If I defeat you, that means I’m better than the swordsman!”
KRAKOW!!!
Thousands of lightning bolts poured down on me.
In chatting, I allowed Exas some time, giving him a chance to use a technique similar to a ‘ultimate move.’
It was an attack of a level that could hardly be considered middle or lower angel or demon-grade.
If I took this attack head-on, even Leo and Yena wouldn’t be able to withstand it and would probably die.
[Wow]
[No no no no no no no]
[Let’s absorb the lightning]
[Isn’t it just like when we attacked the Main Temple?]
[Dragon Heart?]
[That’s awesome]
[Isn’t it like absorbing it like in Infinite Completion?]
“Absorbing magic lightning is a bit problematic.”
There exists the Dragon Heart of the Thunder God Dragon that can absorb all lightning in the world, but hastily absorbing magic increases the chance of contamination.
Contamination means that besides magic, it can no longer shoot out normal lightning.
It was a tremendous attack, but there wasn’t enough special lightning to take on such a risk to absorb.
As I looked at the numerous lightning bolts, I transformed my hammer into a spear.
“Let’s neutralize him properly.”
I spread the White Guardian throughout the world.
Thousands of spears hovered in the air, and a storm of the same number in white tore apart the lightning.
Thud…
Exas’s expression twisted grotesquely.
“……”
“Is this all there is?”
“Couldn’t be.”
The guy rises up.
The modified ‘sky’ connected to Exas.
His body, now resembling a form of lightning, got closer to the sky that seemed to have pulled a part of the Demon Realm.
Now, it’s a situation that’s ambiguous whether he’s a dead one or just looking like one.
The blackened figure looked down on me, letting out a rumbling voice.
─My name is Exas. I am the one tasked by That Person to destroy this lowly world. What is your name?
“Lily Elbrite. Just an ordinary person.”
─A person? Puhuhuhu… a being of light babbles nonsense.
“……”
─I have heard from That Person. They call souls like you ‘angels.’
“Not true.”
─You were born the same but in a completely different direction. Light cannot defeat darkness.
Kwarung!
─The intent of That Person includes the ‘destruction of light.’ I shall execute that intent!
A strike of lightning slammed down on me, and I swung my hammer upwards.
The clash of power and power.
KWA-AAAAAAAAAAANG!!!
[Oh sh*t]
[OMG]
[Wow]
[????]
[WTF]
[Oh sh*t]
[What happens if you make that sound…]
[Crazyㅋㅋㅋㅋ?]
[Wow]
With a colossal explosion, Exas, completely crushed, fell down.
The battle of lightning and light ended in victory for light.
Exas drew upon the power of soul that couldn’t even be revived and laughed hoarsely.
─…Indeed, I cannot defeat an angel in this body.
“See? I told you.”
─I am merely a servant of That Person. I cannot defeat Them…
Heh heh heh…
[You have defeated the Sixth Undead, Exas.]
[You will receive a reward.]
[You do not own the White Relic. No additional rewards will be given.]
[You do not own the White Relic. No linked quest will be provided.]
[Sub – You have cleared ‘The City of the Dead.’]
[A path to ‘Above’ has partially revealed itself after one of the seven dead ones was killed.]
[You have obtained a piece of the Key of Light.]
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