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Chapter 250: A True Monster!

Another couple of hours later…

Liam panted, after having managed to finally take down about half of the death knights.

However, the other half was still staring down at him, all of them looking angry and furious, blue flames seeping out of their soulless eyes.

Not only from their eyes but from their bodies also, thick blames fumes seeped out. "Is this nether?"

He was not able to sense it well as he was not yet adept at using nether like he used mana. However, the presence of nether was so thick that he was roughly able to feel it.

Looking at this Liam couldn't help but worry a bit about his poor perceptivity of the nether. Even though he had a perfect affinity, he was not able to perceive it well.

This was fine at the moment. Perhaps after obtaining the inheritance, he might be able to sense the energy better?

So he didn't worry too much about it.

But as he mindlessly continued slashing and blocking the chunky knights, his brain wandered to the things that he was lacking on its own.

His concentration was beginning to waver.

Liam heaved a huge sigh and then went back to the grind, pulling his mind back and tethering tightly the focus and concentration that was beginning to wander away from him.

And this also seemed to be the last set of guardians standing between him and the three rooms. So perhaps this was the last hurdle?

This thought helped him persevere and he continued clashing with the bunch of strong sturdy death knights, all wearing a full suit of gear and armor that still had a lot of integrity left in them.

CLANG CLANG DANG DANG

Horrendously loud screeching metallic sounds continued to echo in the narrow space.

However, at this time, neither Liam nor the undeads noticed the presence of a third party, the dark elemental spirit beast.

Right now all four experts, three standing out, and one who was in the tunnel, a safe distance away from Liam, were all dumbfoundedly staring at the party chat.

Madan: What the fuck is happening? Why is he here?

Barret: Ya, shouldn't he be in the nether world or whatever? Kouske, what is happening?

Anya: …

Kouske: I also don't know. The last time I checked he was in the nether realm. I haven't checked recently, so I am not sure.

Anya: The problem right now is not that he is here. The problem is his level.

Madan: Kouske bro, at least outside, the four of us could have together taken care of him. Maybe.

Madan: But what are you going to do alone? Does he have a lot of undead minions?

Madan: Or just five like you? Did he notice you already?

Anya: Stop talking.

Kouske: No, he hasn't seen me yet. I think I might have a plan. Madan can you ask your bird to see if he is busy fighting right now?

Madan: Okay.

Madan: Yes, he is busy fighting. He is outnumbered and he is using only a sword. He also doesn't have any minions on his side. I think what you are planning might work.

Anya: He hasn't told the plan yet.

Madan: Oh, I forgot that you are a blonde.

Suddenly, everyone stopped typing and Kouske as well moved forward, inching closer to Liam while making sure that he is not seen by him.

He did not want to underestimate the opponent especially when the said opponent is the number one player on the ranking leaderboard.

It's not that he did not know the method that Liam was using to level up this monstrously. He was well aware of this method and in fact, he had the same opportunity available to him.

But that was precisely why he did not dare underestimate him.

As Kouske carefully moved forward, paying utmost attention to every little thing, he soon arrived at the junction in front of the three rooms.

And the next instant, he completely froze, standing on the spot. His eyes were wide open, bulging like a boiled egg and his mouth was also similarly open.

If there was a fly nearby, it could have easily gone in and come out. Kouske was that shocked to see the scene playing out in front of him.

He saw Liam's figure almost flying constantly, bouncing between the various Level 50 and higher death knights.

Just by looking at this, he could tell exactly how difficult the fight was. Otherwise, the person wouldn't be struggling so much.

This alone maybe he could have digested but the truly frightening thing was the number of death knights already killed and littered on the ground.

Not to mention the white powder dust he saw which could only be bone dust and maybe even other mobs that he could have potentially faced in this long winding tunnel.

And even after fighting with all those, he was still soloing this impossible mob? Just what sort of a monster was he?!

Kouske gulped subconsciously and dazedly stared at the brilliant swordplay being demonstrated in front of him.

His eyes also lingered on the purple sword that was dancing splendidly.

He was also a necromancer just like Liam but his own combat strength?

Both were completely unmatched!

If he were to compare his own fighting abilities with Liam, then he would only be deluding himself!

More importantly, there was something that was weird.

The person was not just using swordplay. He was also using fire magic spells and at times even lightning spells.

Be it his casting speed, the proficiency with which he was coordinating his swordplay, and his magic spells, every single move he made was top-notch.

It was as if he was seeing a high-level NPC showing off his skills to a bunch of noobs.

Even the really powerful mages he knew were not this skilled.

On top of all of these things, just what the hell was he? A mage? A swordsman? A necromancer?

It took him a minute to fully grasp the gravity of everything that was going on and then he hurriedly typed in the chat.

Kouske: We are going to have to use a different approach.

Chapter 251: New Plan

Madan: What do you mean? What is happening?

Kouske: We cannot fight him. Big Brother was correct. There are three rooms here. My quest item is definitely inside one of these rooms.

Kouske: When he clears the mobs or when the time is right, I will throw a disorienting bomb on him. I will also give you guys the signal.

Madan: And then what?

Kouske: And then prepare to run the hell away from here. What else?

Kouske: If possible, you three need to create a disturbance and lure a lot of monsters to this area. Otherwise, this time this mission will be a failure.

The three standing outside immediately turned silent and serious. Not because they did not understand the plan, but because they understood it too well.

Kouske was trying to avoid a one-on-one, head-on fight with a guy who had been fighting non-stop for a while now.

He might surely be very tired right now and not at his best ability. But still, he was avoiding confrontation and conflict.

And this was Kouske no less! The guy was a cheat character!

Especially after listening to all of the big brother's advice and instructions, he was the one who had reaped maximum rewards.

So no one dared to oppose this plan of action and silently agreed to it.

The three standing on the top did not waste time and quickly scurried away, placing themselves in appropriate positions, ready to take action.

Meanwhile, Kouske saw another death knight drop down dead. He knew that he did not have enough time. He took a step back and retrieved an item from his inventory.

It was a small bottle of yellow liquid, labeled… [Invisibility Potion]

Kouske hurriedly dunked it down and then stepped out of the corner. He had another potion ready to go in his hand.

"Is it possible for me to cross them?"

He stopped and moved, patiently observing the situation around him and reacting accordingly. His actions were hurried but at the same time, there was a kind of stability to them.

He took his time, carefully maneuvering the combat area as even a single attack that spilled his way would immediately give away his presence.

Then without a doubt, he would be dead the next instant.

So he proceeded with the utmost caution and finally managed to reach the room on the right. Thankfully, it was not locked, but he still needed to open the door.

This alone was enough to attract Liam's attention and give away his position. He would still be invisible as the invisibility potion worked slightly different from stealth.

Nevertheless, it was too risky. It was probably the only chance he might get. He needed to be extra careful in this step.

He needed to make sure that he got the quest item in this one try. He waited patiently and watched until an opportune moment presented itself.

And soon it did.

Liam's speed had suddenly increased and he was using this chance to do high-intensity burst damage to the death knights.

His concentration was completely on the knights in front of him as their attack patterns were complicated.

Kouske knew that he wouldn't get another opportunity better than this. He quickly hurried over to the door and then opened it.

However, things did not go smoothly. The door was tightly jammed and it made a loud creaking noise as it opened.

It was a strong sturdy heavy iron door. So he had to use a lot of force, and the effect of his invisibility potion completely disappeared.

He was now fully visible. Kouske's heart almost leaped out of his chest and he started sweating buckets.

Without paying attention to anything else, throwing all caution to the wind, he directly barged into the room and then closed the door quickly behind him.

His head was spinning, his brain was overheated and he stood frozen right at the back of the huge iron door, waiting for something to happen.

Did he fail already?

Luckily, no such thing happened and there was only silence everywhere around him. The noise from outside did not reach inside at all.

Finally, Kouske calmed down enough to take a look at the room in front of him. Rather than a room, it was more appropriate to call it a cave.

It was dark and dingy and the smell was unbearable, but he didn't act immediately. He tried to remain still and listen to the silent darkness around him.

Kouske very well knew the risk he was taking right now. He was in a new unknown place. There was a monster behind the door but there could be more on this side.

To make matters worse, he was also in a very vulnerable state at the moment. He did not have his undead with him. He only had his bow and spear to rely on.

Taking another moment to see if anything had already sensed his presence, he finally took out a flare stick from his inventory and used it to observe the room in brightness.

Kouske was once again utterly astonished. For a second, he wondered just where exactly was he. His quest did not prepare him enough for this sight.

In front of him, the huge cave space sprawled about, covered in cobwebs and untouched for decades?

And in this huge room, there were only three tables. The tables were made of solid ground and had a black-colored sticky substance atop them.

Otherwise, the tables were empty.

But more shockingly, the walls of the cave covered by the thick dense layer of moss had numerous skeletons hanging on them.

These skeletons were chained to the walls, adorning the space everywhere like grotesque sculptures. These skeletons were very similar to the ones at the entrance.

They were still alive, but very barely. They obviously noticed Kouske and their hollow heads all turned to look at him creaking and groaning. Otherwise, they were unable to move.

Based on this and the way everything was arranged, it was very clear that these people had been tortured in these caves, probably while they were still alive?

Chapter 252: On The Sidelines

Kouske stared at the huge cave in silent contemplation. Normally, he liked to explore a place, understand the lore behind it and examine each tiny thing in detail.

But now was not the time for it. He shook his head and forced himself to scan through everything in this cave hurriedly.

Except for the greenish black moss that covered the walls and the numerous skeletons chained to the same, nothing else of value seemed to be there.

No matter how much he looked, this was all that he could find.

"Okay. I should go to the next one." He wiped the sweat off of his forehead, and then letting out a long sigh, he opened the huge iron door again.

This time he was truly pushing his luck. From this side of the door, he couldn't exactly see where Liam's concentration lay. He also couldn't hear anything.

The best he could do was push open the door slightly, creating a small slit of space through which he could peer outside and see what was happening.

Luckily for him, Liam seemed to be still engrossed in fighting the death knights. He also did not look like he had figured out anything yet, and his full attention was on the fight.

But the number of enemies surrounding him had once again gone down. He was slowly but steadily overpowering them and defeating them.

At this rate, he might only have a few more minutes left. After that, the number of death knights would definitely be too little to keep this monster completely occupied.

He hurriedly dunked in another invisibility potion and then stepped out of the door. There were only two more caves in the vicinity, and the tunnel seemed to end here.

There was simply no other option.

"The quest item has to be in one of these two places," Kouske mumbled to himself.

The fight was currently focused near the central cave, so Kouske walked around the group and arrived at the leftmost cave.

He once again had to apply a lot of force to push open this door, and the rusted door finally gave away.

He quietly slipped in and closed the door behind him, this time leaving a small opening and not fully shutting down the door.

He then observed the vast space in front of him. It was old, dusty, and covered with cobwebs, but just like the other room, this room also was unique.

But this one did not have creepy skeletons and weird sacrificial mud tables. Instead, there were numerous cauldrons, inscription desks, forging stations, and even an old furnace structure.

Though at first glance, these looked like ordinary items, albeit covered in dust and sand, Kouske knew that they possibly couldn't be so simple.

He started anxiously looking around in a hurry as any minute now, Liam could bang open the door and barge inside.

Just the mere thought of it made him nervous. He quickened his pace and started pocketing everything he could get his hands on.

Some of the cauldrons even had leftover substances within them, to his surprise. These could potentially be rare treasures or high-grade medicinal pills.

Kouske did not have the time to see what was useful and what was not useful and tossed every single item in the cave into his inventory.

It was good that they had recently emptied all the contents in the warehouse.

So he now had plenty of space to accommodate all the random things, even items that could potentially only be trash.

Soon he was done rummaging through this cave as well, and the only leftover was the moss covering the walls.

"Could this be a rare herb too?"

Just in case, Kouske scraped some moss off of the wall and tossed it into his inventory as well.

He didn't have the time necessary to harvest all the moss, but seeing that this tunnel was full of it, he didn't bother with it.

At least for now, the quest item had the maximum priority. It was a Kingdom quest and these were extremely rare and the rewards equally generous

He couldn't possibly squat on the ground and leisurely scrape off all the moss in this place with the monster outside the cave and his quest incomplete.

No, he had to act quickly and stealthily and leave this place before the other party realized his presence.

So far, everything had gone his way, so Kouske was now a lot more confident and less nervous.

In the beginning, when they had been ordered to come here immediately, even though their levels were too low, he had been extremely skeptical.

But in hindsight, seeing how things were turning out now, this had been the best possible decision.

He did not even have to deal with anything personally.

Liam by himself had already taken care of all the mobs in this place, and other possible hurdles, thereby leaving him free to take the actual treasure.

Kouske was usually a calm person, but even he couldn't contain his excitement this time. Leeching off of someone else's hard work was an exhilarating feeling.

Chuckling nervously, he wiped the sweat off of his forehead and peered outside to see if the coast was clear.

Liam was still busy fighting, so he dunked in the invisibility potion and stepped out.

But before leaving, he again turned to check if he had indeed cleaned out everything from the room without missing anything.

He was doing things in a rush, so he did not want to make careless mistakes and leave the important treasure to the enemy while only pocketing useless trinkets.

"Alright, it looks good." He nodded in contentment after taking one to three looks. Anyway, this did not seem to be the room he was seeking.

The item that his quest needed for completion was probably in the central cave room.

He closed the huge door as quietly as possible and then walked out to tip-toe towards the last and final cave room.

trees to find this spot. How could there be someone else?

Chapter 253: Who Dares?

As he cautiously moved around, Kouske couldn't reach the last room as easily as he could for the other two rooms.

Liam was too close to the door. Even if his invisibility disappears for a fraction of a second, he might get noticed.

Also, the previous two rooms did not have any guardians or undeads roaming about inside them. The same probably wouldn't be true for this one.

If this was the main room where the quest item was located, there was most definitely something guarding it.

Kouske paused for a second without moving, running through the various possible scenarios in his mind. He then looked at the man who was still fighting with the death knights.

No matter how much he thought about it, there were two scenarios that could play out and both had high chances of being in his favor.

Now all he had to do was open the door and see if there was a mob inside or not. If there was, he knew what to do and if there wasn't, he also knew what to do.

Kouske took another look at Liam and then banged open the last room's door as well.

Meanwhile…

"Hu Hu Hu." Liam panted as he slashed his sword vertically, taking care of yet another death knight.

Now only the last four were remaining and this fight looked like it was finally coming to an end. He was at the end of the tunnel as well and so close to getting his hands on the inheritance.

Perhaps this was the last time he needed to fight like this.

Not that he minded fighting like a dog until he exhausted his last ounce of strength… but it was definitely better to have some minions to do the dirty job for you.

"Alright. Now that only we five are left… shall we kick this fight into high gear?" Liam grinned and dashed towards the four indifferent death knights.

There was no fear or emotion in their eyes and they continued to do their master's bidding which was to protect the place from any intruders.

So not giving a damn about who they were attacking, the death knights swung their sharp serrated weapons.

"Nope. Maybe if you guys had better weapons… good luck next time."

Liam twisted his body and backflipped to evade the attack and he then dashed forward to return back what he received.

He had already grasped the rhythm of the fight thoroughly so it didn't matter that he was so damn tired.

He easily blocked and tackled the attacks and took away the opponent's health in bits and pieces by steadily sending out his.

Everything was progressing smoothly without any hitch and he was almost done with the last hurdle that stood in his path.

However, right at this time, Liam felt something strange and out of place. From the corner of his eyes, he noticed that something was off…

Something was moving in the background? But was it something or someone?

Maybe he had caught sight of someone moving?

But… how could that be possible?

He was all alone in this tunnel. He had to be alone, because if there was someone else…

The tunnel was also pretty narrow. He had to search this zone for hours and uproot trees to find this spot. How could there be someone else?

But if there was someone else… It was impossible that another player stumbled onto this location before him!

But what about after? Could it be Kouske and his group?

No, Liam shook his head. He was not yet Level 50. Kouske and the other were also not yet Level 50. In fact, none of the players were Level 50 yet.

So it was not possible that they decided to come to this place so soon. That would just be a foolish move, literally asking for death.

Also, why would they choose today of all days to come to this quest's location? It just seemed too improbable.

Could it be some other player who was passing by this place and coincidentally noticed the huge gaping hole he had dug in the ground?

No, that was also not possible. Why would any low-level player come to this remote location? The chances of that happening were too less.

"Am I just imagining things?" Liam was too tired and maybe for a second, his vision was blurry. He tried to rationalize the nagging thought in his brain.

If he had gotten a better look, he wouldn't be in this dilemma, but whatever he saw, it was just momentary and fleeting. So he was unable to put a finger on it and explain it.

And as he was mulling over this issue and continuing to fight the remaining four death knights, suddenly the entire tunnel trembled.

Without any warning, the huge door of the middle cave banged open and someone came out flying from inside.

Liam instantly froze, and then spun around, moving out of the way of the debris.

Fuck! He was indeed correct! There had been someone here all along! How the hell had he missed this!

However, right now, he did not have any time to pay attention to this person who came flying out like a flea.

Because in front of him, a humongous death knight stood, his eyes flaming blue in color and thick vapors of nether seeping out of him.

And on top of that, a string of unbelievable words lingered.

[Ding. Level 80 Rare Elite Bastion]

"Level 80?" Liam's face changed, a grave look appearing. The consequence of something like this appearing out of nowhere had not escaped him.

Also, there was the other person…

His brain whirred, trying to desperately find a solution to this disaster but before he could think about anything, a loud dark voice boomed, echoing in the closed tunnel.

"Who dares to desecrate my Master's lab?"

Liam was shocked. This one can even speak?

As if the fight was already not tough enough just based on the level difference, the undead in front of him seemed to possess actual intelligence.

More importantly, its soulless terrifying eyes were fixated specifically on him.

Chapter 254: Do I Want Him Dead Or Not?

"FUCK! FUCK! FUCK!" Liam cursed out loud.

There were two of them there and yet this humongous monster was staring down at him and not the other guy?

The other four death knights as well were still alive, buzzing around him and sinking their teeth into him like mosquitoes.

How the heck was he supposed to face both these guys and this monster?

And what about the random guy who rolled out? Why is there no fucking aggro on him? Where the hell was he even?

Liam did not have any time to look around as the huge death knight lifted his axe, aimed ready to split him in half.

"Fuck." He moved, coming to stand behind the big guy, and swung his sword at the thick metallic armor on his back.

-5

An even more abysmal damage number appeared.

"Don't think that I don't see you insect!" The thunderous voice roared.

Immediately, a multitude of black spheres materialized around him, and all of them shot forward towards Liam about to hit him one after the other.

At this exact same moment, the other figure in the tunnel finally made a move. He dashed past Liam, trying to once again get into the central cave.

However, since Liam and the boss death knight were standing right next to the entrance, he did not escape the attention of this duo.

And finally, Liam also managed to get a glimpse of this intruder!

It was someone whom he already knew and it was someone whom he did not expect!

Kouske!

This fucking guy again! Are you serious? How is he possibly here today!

More importantly, how long had he been here!

Liam only needed a second and suddenly everything was clear to him. This bitch tried to sneak in when he was busy fighting the horde of lesser death knights.

Sure, he had done the same to the other group, but that doesn't mean he would allow him to do the same to him!

He grunted in frustration and changed his course, now dashing towards Kouske instead of the huge death knight.

And all the black spheres that were about to hit him and carve out his health also landed on the solid wall behind. Dodging that attack looked like child's play to him.

"You want to get into that room so badly?" Liam sneered, reaching him in seconds. "Why is there a treasure inside? Did you get a good look?"

He sent a sword slash at the petty thief without caring about the monster behind him.

Kouske flinched. From Liam's words, it was clear that he had been found out.

He had wanted to sneak in taking advantage of the chaos all around but he didn't expect Liam to pay attention to him and not the Level 80 undead that was behind his ass.

However, now that he was found out, he no longer feared him or showed any nervousness.

He lifted his hand and sent out a ball of black flames similar to the one the death knight had thrown.

And speaking of the devil, the death knight as well, sent in the next attack with an annoyed grunt.

It looked irritated at being unable to deal with the two mosquitoes, so it sent out a barrage of black arrows and lifted his axe again, swinging down at Liam.

Liam was essentially jammed right in the middle of it.

With Kouske on one side, the Level 80 monstrous undead on the other side, the four pests behind him, and the wall in front of him, he was essentially cornered and screwed.

How will you get out of this one? Kouske's eyes coldly gazed at his biggest competition.

However, as opposed to what he expected, Liam did not even look worried. In fact, he seemed as if he was leisurely fighting with some low-level bunnies.

He twisted his body, moving slightly avoiding two of the attacks while the rest casually bombarded him.

NO!" Kouske screamed. Even though they were both on the opposite sides, right now he was rather rooting for him.

The thing was… he was counting on Liam to keep the giant occupied.

If Liam died then the next target would be him and he would have to face this Level 80 opponent.

In reality, for a Level 80 rare, this death knight was quite weak.

Sure it had high attributes, imposing size, and the ability to use magic, but when compared to some of the other high-level monsters he had seen, this one was weak.

Perhaps because it was an undead its abilities and potential were lower.

For instance, it lacked the ability to pressure the two significantly weaker beings running around in front of it.

Just last week, Kouske experienced fighting against another elite that had been at a higher level than him, a Level 65 tree nymph.

But unlike this death knight, that woman had made him freeze, unable to even breathe and move an inch.

And here, the two of them were freely moving, dodging attacks, and even fighting back.

Nevertheless, he did not for once think that he had a chance to defeat this guy. The moment he had barged into the cave, opening the door, he was flung out like an insect.

He couldn't react.

And unlike Liam, he wouldn't be able to avoid even a single attack.

So his only option out of this impossible situation was if Liam actually managed to grasp the attention of the big guy for at least a couple of seconds.

However, that now seemed like a distant dream.

Big black spheres of energy barraged Liam's back, making him fall down, and collapse on the floor.

Kouske's heart sank as he saw this sight.

The four lesser death knights as well used this chance to stab him with their weapons. This was it. It was game over for the both of them!

He knew it.

Liam was going to die and he was going to die.

After that, he would be free from the death knight but he had a feeling that the other monster in the room was going to hunt him down relentlessly.

If kill stealing was hated, then sneakily looting a treasure chest was… he is going to kill me. Kouske sighed.

But the next instant, the guy who was down on the ground, suddenly sprang back up, standing without a drop of blood on his body.

Not only that, the ax that he had managed to dodge by falling flat on the ground now was aimed at Kouske.

"Fuck!" Kouske moved, running for his life.

He couldn't make up his mind if he wanted Liam dead or alive. This guy seemed to be capable of completely turning the tables in the smallest possible gap.

It was infuriating and scary at the same time!

He needed to settle this soon. Otherwise, it would be too late and he would only wake up as the graveyard.

He took out the item that he had been saving so far and tossed it towards Liam.

The very next second... everything changed...

Chapter 255: In A Second

After successfully evading the attacks and connecting the rest to Kouske who stood behind him, Liam did not dare stay any longer in the deathtrap.

He had taken a gamble that the attacks Kouske sent and the attack the rare death knight sent were both nether attacks or at least dark elemental attacks.

If so then the corresponding damage he would receive would be negligible or not existent and it might even heal him up.

In fact, it was not even a gamble. He had to do it. He simply had no other choice.

But luckily just like he guessed, both the attacks simply dissipated and did no damage to him. The health he had lost so far was also replenished.

He smirked in delight but the next second, his painful reality came crashing down. He was not yet done. How was he supposed to defeat a Level 80 death knight?

The only consolation was that… if he was struggling then the other guy wouldn't be faring at better!

Just as he swung around his body to see Kouske's movements and more importantly the death knight's next moves, suddenly his vision blurred.

Out of nowhere, a horrendous ringing sound inexplicably echoed in his head, rendering him completely stiff and useless.

He couldn't see. He couldn't think. He couldn't do anything. His whole body felt faint and he was swaying without even a modicum of balance.

He tried to swing his sword forward, forcing himself to stabilize but he was too late, the death knight was already in front of him.

In his blurry vision, he could only vaguely see and he saw the huge axe that came swinging down at him.

It landed right in the middle of his head.

The next second…

THUD! SPLAT!

Liam's body was casually split apart. The death knight had sliced him as if he was simply a slab of meat. The single attack instantly killed him.

There was nothing he could do. There was no way he could block. He was simply defenseless like a block of butter.

The two halves of his body fell on the ground and then they quickly dispersed into ash and dust, leaving no traces of him behind as if he had never been there in the first place.

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…

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[Ding. You have died]

When Liam regained his consciousness, his mind spun. "I am dead?" He stared at the notification dazedly.

Everything had happened too fast and he died before he could do anything about it or even see it coming. One second he was fighting and the next second he was dead.

He looked down to see that he was now a ghost, waiting for the seconds to count down before he could be reborn in a graveyard.

And the soul integrity that he had been guarding safely, almost obsessively since the beginning of the game until now was also gone.

He was essentially broken and no longer whole. He could probably never be whole again.

Liam sighed. He had worked so hard to prevent this from happening, but somehow he still ended up dying.

In all honesty, he was not naive enough to think that he could keep this up for the entire time.

After all, he had to take risks to grow stronger and that would mean playing with death ever so often.

Otherwise, if he did not take any risk at all, he would never become truly strong. So though he was disappointed that this happened, this was not what bothered him

He didn't care that he died, but to die like this…

In a split second, everything had changed and he had died because of that guy!

Not only had he managed to use him to clear the dungeon, but he also successfully got rid of him by using the guardian.

If he had not interfered… maybe… just maybe… Liam could have at least gotten out of the tunnel alive and tried again after sufficient preparations.

But now… everything was probably already gone.

Liam was sure that the guy acted with some tricks up his sleeve.

While he was here, completely dead and as a ghost, the other person was probably clearing out everything from the tunnel.

He might have even figured out some sort of way to take care of the guardian and…

Just as he was thinking about this, suddenly he remembered the other important thing!

FUCK! The inheritance! He would have also obtained the inheritance just like before!

That damned guy would have also gotten his hands on the inheritance that he had struggled so hard for!

As his mind became clearer and clearer, Liam was furious.

He had lost everything and he was now even dead, but the other guy gained everything at his expense.

Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! He was going to make that guy pay. He didn't know how but he was definitely going to make that guy pay.

He had definitely lost the inheritance? What else did he lose? One or two pieces of equipment? A level? He would only know after he was resurrected.

Because of that guy, he had paid a terrible price!

But Liam was not planning to let him off just like this. He was going to pay back for everything with interest compounded.

And not everything was lost!

So what if he managed to get his hands on the inheritance piece by giving him the boot?

It would take him a single minute to find out his current location and then PK him into oblivion. Maybe he could even drop the inheritance piece then.

Liam still had the level advantage over him and was a lot stronger than him.

No matter what inheritance, it could never make him instantly powerful. As long as he could take him down while he was still in the developing stage, there was hope for him.

He would definitely be able to defeat him.

This was probably why that guy had waited for him and trapped him purposefully.

Otherwise, he would have fought with him head-on from minute one and snatched the inheritance out of his hands by force and not trickery.

Liam was raging. This was the first time after he received his second chance that he had suffered such a crushing defeat.

He was completely enraged. He was boiling. He wanted to shout at the top of his lungs. His anger surged within him like a seething volcano ready to erupt.

Liam did not realize it but right at this time, the graveyard in which his soul was waiting to be called upon again, thrummed with nether.

Thick swirling coils of nether gathered around his soul and his soul alone.