Chapter: 491
Luca and the void followers cautiously advanced step by step, more carefully than before.
Just moments ago, one of them had almost gone berserk and attacked their fellow. That comrade’s final moment, severed at the neck by Luca’s hand and left to flop on the floor, made them tread lightly.
Thanks to this little drama, their progress through the dungeon had slowed even further, but no one dared to complain.
It’s true that the followers of the void weren’t afraid of death, but that doesn’t mean they’d leap at the chance for a pointless demise.
In the end, their caution turned into a double-edged sword. As the followers began to fear injuries, the undead started to move more freely.
Overthinking left them as nothing more than an easy target for their opponents. So, it was no surprise when another follower of the void began to roll their eyes back.
The moment that follower showed signs of losing their mind, Luca swiftly severed their neck. Watching the anxious expressions of the other followers, he fiddled with the handle of his dagger.
How annoying. Should I just kill them all? It’s downright frustrating to drag around useless punks who can’t even become a firefly, let alone a star.
He had initially thought of throwing them into whatever the Young Lady Alrn had prepared, like guinea pigs, but the inconvenience was becoming more bothersome than he had anticipated.
“Professor Luca, is there still a long way to go?”
“…Mmm. I think we’ve passed about halfway.”
“Still?!”
“It’s quite a complicated place we’re in.”
The one leading the followers bore a hint of dissatisfaction, but that was it; they wouldn’t dare rebel against Luca.
That wise choice saved their necks. The moment a hint of rebellion showed, Luca wouldn’t hesitate to wipe out everyone there and go solo.
In the increasingly heavy silence, they eventually arrived at a room.
In the center of the room, like someone waiting for guests, sat a woman who appeared to be the owner of the place.
Her appearance was somewhat decent.
Her round eyes exuded childlike innocence, and a gentle smile graced her lips. Overall, she radiated the grace of a noble lady.
But she had a significant flaw or two. One was that her form was translucent.
Another was that the aura surrounding her was so potent it made even the followers of the Evil God break out in a cold sweat.
“Welcome, esteemed guests. I hope the staff here at the mansion attended to you nicely?”
As she lifted the hem of her dress and made a nauseating greeting, one of the void followers shot forward.
However, his attack didn’t even pass for an answer. The attack aimed at the woman was intercepted by a servant.
“I apologize for the sudden visit; we weren’t adequately prepared…”
“…Tera?”
The protecting servant bore a familiar face.
There was no way he could be mistaken. Having worked together several times, and having entered this dungeon with her, how could he confuse her?
“Are you pleased to reunite with your ally? It was quite easy to make her a servant, considering she had so much resentment left.”
“This crazy bitch dares?!”
The insane man overlayed the power of the void over his mask.
Mimicking the appearance of the best warrior he knew.
Though it’s impossible to perfectly recreate this place soaked in the blessings of the void, even a little of it would be enough to take her down!
“…Guh.”
The spear of the servants rising from beneath the followers pierced through his body. He tried to heal the wound using his powers, but his body swayed first.
As one person’s breath ceased, another servant was born beside the previous one.
“Oh my. It seems this one had a lot of grievances too. Who would have thought we’d become friends so quickly?”
The followers of the void shivered as they heard her voice filled with mirth. Having always lurked in the shadows, they had some rough knowledge about necromancers or those who wielded dark magic.
Having had several opportunities to cooperate, they naturally learned this. Thus, the followers couldn’t help but realize how grotesque the servant’s actions before them were.
To turn someone who should be full of resentment for their death into a servant instantly!
What on earth is that servant?
“Is that all?”
In the midst of the followers’ bewilderment, Luca called out, prompting the woman to chuckle.
“Of course not. There’s more prepared.”
The moment she snapped her fingers, servants emerged one by one from various places.
From the ceiling, the floor, the walls, and the furniture. Their gazes fixated solely on Luca.
Luca, the subject of their attention, understood exactly why they were looking at him.
“Hello, failed creations. You’re still hanging on in this world?”
These were those whom Luca had previously cornered. They were the remnants of those sacrificed to create a light that surpassed even the Sword Saint, now reduced to scrap.
Hearing their cursed words, Luca smirked.
“Bemem. Ral. Ruda. I owe some of you an apology. I was rather inexperienced back then. You all could have shone much brighter.”
Luca, apologizing for his mistakes as a craftsman that led to their downfall, turned his gaze toward the other creations, openly laughing.
“But the others are different. I gave you all a chance to become stars, but why should I feel sorry for trash that fell short?”
Luca’s laughter only intensified their resentment, yet he merely looked disappointed.
“You thought you could bother me with these failed creations? Young Lady Alrn? I’m truly disappointed.”
The power of the servants is typically tied to the strength they held in life. They could become stronger or weaker, but there wouldn’t be a significant difference.
Therefore, no matter how deep their resentment ran, they could never overpower Luca. How could failures, who succumbed before their trials, hope to take him down?
“You should have acted the moment you sensed something wrong. If you had, I could have bestowed upon you a sense of desperation. Instead, I foolishly gave you time to waste.”
Gripping two daggers in his hands, Luca dutifully acknowledged his own inadequacies.
“Then I’ll have to clean this mess myself.”
The moment he took a step forward, he slipped through the throng of servants and reached the woman.
Channeling his gathered momentum, he swung his dagger aimed at the woman’s neck.
What exactly this woman was, he didn’t know. But it was clear she was allied with the Young Lady Alrn.
If someone in her circle were to unexpectedly die, the Young Lady might well feel a sense of urgency. Luca mused to himself, but the woman’s response made him question everything.
Though she should have been flabbergasted by the sudden assault, she was smiling as she watched the dagger approach.
Did she not see it coming?
No way. Someone of her caliber couldn’t possibly miss that.
Then is it a trap? Nothing seemed amiss on the surface?
Taking a step back with doubt, the woman began to openly chuckle, and the other servants joined her in laughter.
The ominous laughter of the servants filled the space.
“What’s so funny?”
“Haha! But, you see! It’s just hilarious watching that bragging brat fall for a kid’s prediction!”
“…Brat? The Young Lady Alrn?”
“Right. Oh, oops! Yes, I’m talking about the Young Lady of the Alrn family.”
The thought that the Young Lady Alrn had predicted his actions? What in the world…
“If I were to relay what she said, cough! The perverted professor is an absolute loser, and just when he thinks he’s clever, he’ll run away. He’s such a pathetic being, he can’t trust himself at all.”
…That’s clearly a provocation aimed at me. I can’t fall for that.
“If you think I’ll sit quietly after hearing that, you’re dead wrong.!”
“Really? Are you genuinely that thick-headed you can’t tell a provocation when you hear one? Just a pathetic loser who thinks he’s something special! How did this nerd even become a professor?”
Taken in by her words, Luca fell silent, tightly gripping his dagger.
“How about you? Was the Young Lady correct?”
“Haha! I had no idea the Young Lady cared so much about me.”
“To answer on behalf of the Young Lady, your self-importance is over the top. Pathetic professor! Who would give a damn about a little fish like you? Sure, we might pity you for being such a lousy jeweler, but why should we care?”
Even as Luca charged forward again through the laughter of the many servants, the woman didn’t even attempt to respond. She sank into the ground, disappearing.
The other servants did the same. They hid behind the walls and merely sneered without launching an outright attack.
“Professor Luca, what’s going on?”
“…We’re just being toyed with.”
“Eh?”
“Don’t listen to their taunts. They just want to slow us down.”
Should someone fall for a provocation like before, they’d just pick a spot to infiltrate.
“This isn’t a dungeon. It’s merely a place where ghosts play with the living.”
Having raised his voice to shake off the anxiety of the followers of the void, Luca couldn’t shake off the previous woman’s words echoing in his mind.
“Let’s keep moving forward. It seems we’ve come too far to turn back.”
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