Chapter 67_ Undefeated King's Swordsmanship (3)
Seeing the aftermath of the first attack, Lexus smiled. If he landed all five attacks, the base damage alone would be around 400 times or 40,000%, even without counting the additional 2 times bonus damage for landing the fifth strike.
It's almost like unleashing five consecutive strikes of the original 200,000 Army Massacre Sword at once and then linking it with 100,000 Army Blockade Swords at the fifth strike, making them unable to do anything even if they managed to survive as their movements and the activation of their skills would be nullified.
It also reminded him of the fusion dance of Linked Kill, Transcended Link, and Linked Kill Wave in the novel that allowed Greed to consecutively perform strikes with high burst damage in succession. But the important thing at this moment was, Lexus didn't even use a sword to attack. As a Sword Saint, he could attack using his fingers as long as he recognized anything as a sword, but the power of his swordsmanship became even more shocking.
Apart from everything that was swept away being covered in molten lava, the strikes also carried intentions of killing, symbolizing the sword dance, Kill. Looking at the slaughter unfolding before him, Lexus wondered something. He just unleashed one style from his swordsmanship. What would happen if the first form were to be repeated, not just once or twice?
God Hand, an artifact that was designed to reproduce the owner's skills and abilities. Not to mention that Lexus' God Hands perfectly reproduced his abilities and not just a portion of them. Then, as if knowing their master's desire, the God Hands copied what Lexus had just done and committed a massacre.
« Upon Master's command. Activating the control system over the God Hands. Target: Lock On. »
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[You have easily won a war and remained undefeated.]
[You have become an object of fear but you will also have plenty of enthusiastic followers.]
[The divine domain of 'Fight' will be opened.]
[Domain - Fight]
[Raises your existence to a level close to a god.
Reset's and removes the cooldown time of all combat skills for 5 seconds.
Resource Consumption: None.
Cooldown Time: 12 hours.]
As Lexus awakened the divine domain of Fight, the flames on the battlefield that he unleashed became even more ferocious. It was as if the nature of the fire had changed to represent the brutal nature of Fight. Naturally, it wasn't just Lexus who experienced tremendous growth. All of his summons also experienced rapid growth, with both Igris and Ainz immediately reaching level 310 and experiencing their third awakening.
[The third class advancements of Igris and Ainz have been completed!]
[The class compensation effect has increased Igris's strength and stamina. There is an additional increase in health.]
[The class compensation effect has increased Ainz's intelligence and stamina. There is an additional increase in health and increase in mana.]
[The appearances of Igris and Ainz have changed!]
[The information on Igris and Ainz will be updated!]
Summoning his undead summons, Lexus checked the changes in them.
[Name: Igris
Class: Legendary Death Swordsman
Level: 310
Titles: One who Became a Legend, Great Swordsman and Conditional Sword Saint.
Health: 136,000/136,000
Mana: 12,600/12,600
Sword Energy: 1000/1000
Strength: 2,880
Stamina: 2,830
Agility: 2,314
Intelligence: 2,100
Remaining Stat Points: 0
Skills Learned:
Undefeated King's Swordsmanship (Degraded)....Omitted.
Items Worn: None.]
Looking at the status of Igris, Lexus had a satisfied grin. After his contributions in raiding the 1st Great Demon, Igris had attained the status of a legend that no one else could achieve.
[Legendary Death Swordsman]
[The sword of death that had contributed in killing the absolute in Hell, the 1st Great Demon Baal. He had achieved something that not even the gods could do and had surpassed what the Death Knights....]
[Name: Ainz
Class: Legendary Death Spirit
Level: 310
Titles: One who Became a Legend and Great Magician of Death.
Health: 49,000/49,000 Mana: 30,000/30,000
Strength: 1,015
Stamina: 1,015
Agility: 950
Intelligence: 4,500
Remaining Stat Points: 0
Skills Learned:
Braham's Enhanced Magic....Omitted.
Items Worn: None.]
Swiftly reading the status oanel, Lexus unconsciously smiled. Just like what happened to Igris, Ainz also achieved the status of a legend for his assistance when fighting against Baal.
「My liege, all enemies have been dealt with. Any further orders?」
Lexus turned around and saw Mumud kneeling at his side. Swoosh! The Inferno Sights in Mumud's eyes blazed as black energy hovered above his body. He knows about his former power and this made him realize how powerless he was now in comparison. Compared to when he was alive, he was like a speck of dust.
He even wanted to reach a higher position than the one he'd had. Only then would he be able to better serve his master. In the past, Mumud had failed to surpass his teacher, but he couldn't do that this time. Because of this, he attempted to become stronger to regain his old memories and power on his own.
Lexus knew Mumud's desperate desire, so he also wanted for him to grow. Mumud didn't seem to undergo any superficial changes despite growing thirty centimeters. But Lexus could see from Mumud's Inferno Sights that Mumud had changed. Hellfire that seemed to come from the deepest crevices of hell flickered in them.
Just as Igris and Ainz had overcome their limits to be reborn as the Legendary Undeads, Mumud had shed his status as a Lich and had been reborn as a higher being.
[Mumud (Lich) has surpassed his limits to be reborn as an Elder Lich.]
[He has successfully restored most of his past memories. He is now completely aware of his identity as the Great Magician Mumud.]
Lexus swiped the system window down and gave Mumud an order. "Go. I'll let you handle the clean up."
「Yes…sir.」 Mumud read his plans through their connection and bowed, disappearing in the darkness. A much darker and fiercer demonic magic flickered.
"Interesting, right?"
Lexus spoke after calming down his excitement over Lich Mumud becoming an Elder Lich. He lightly waved his hand. Then, a new soul appeared and calmly looked at Lexus. He didn't speak. Looking into his eyes, Lexus spoke.
"Work under me. You should know that there's no place for you to rest, Pagma."
His calm eyes started to fill with turmoil for the first time.
「 How did you know of that? 」
His tone was unbelieving. When a person dies, regardless of whether they were a legend or not, there are only two places they will go. They either go to hell and become a plaything for the great demons like what he suffered at the hands of Baal, or they go to heaven.
However, Pagma knew the truth of the latter, and it wasn't much better than being played by Baal. He knew that when a legend died, Asgard would try to capture their soul and make them an angel—to become a puppet of the gods.
The gods who didn't even help him when the great demons descended and invaded the human world, forcing him to become the secret hero and bear the responsibility and burden all by himself.
Lexus uncrossed his arms and spoke.
"How I know about this isn't important. I'll swear that I won't let you, a hero who once saved the world to be miserable and suffer anymore."
Helplessly, Pagma lowered his head. He couldn't find a reason to refuse Lexus, as he still feared being tormented by Baal again, even though he still wanted to repent for the sins he had committed. So, Pagma bowed and agreed to Lexus' proposal.
'...Still... I'm curious...'
With curiosity in his eyes, Lexus formed a contract with Pagma's soul as he channeled his mana through the black bracelet on his arm.
[You finished making a contract with Pagma's soul. and has sworn allegiance to you. From now, he will be bound to the Black Bracelet to become your sword and shield.]
[Pagma's (Death Knight) physical body cannot handle his 'rank.' The attributes are being reassigned.]
[The overall stats have decreased by 21.]
[The overall stats have decreased by 17.]
…..
[Pagma's stat readjustment has been completed. However, the 'level' of the soul is the same, so the potential is the same. The original 'level' can be re-earned. Quick growth is advised.]
[You have achieved an accomplishment that isn't easily achieved.]
[...]
[The gods and demons express shock.]
[A few gods in the godly society, 'Asgard,' have expressed dissatisfaction over this.]
「 My body, it feels a bit heavy. 」
Pagma muttered, uncomfortable with the black armor he was wearing. Even with dark energy infused, his body was definitely less powerful than when he was alive in the past. So the system had reassigned the attributes according to it but Lexus wasn't too worried.
Like the panel said, as long as his rank didn't disappear, he would be able to regain his prowess from before. It was clear he would grow faster than his other familiars. Also, for Lexus, it was better for the attributes to be reassigned.
If Pagma's attributes were too high for him to deal with, he could be uncontrollable at an important time. He wanted to avoid the risk of being stabbed in the back by his own familiar. As he was intently watching the system panels in front of him, messages appeared which pleasantly surprised Lexus as the bracelet in his arm was releasing a black light.
[Your familiar, Lich Mumud, has become an Elder Lich and a legendary knight of death, Death Knight, has been created.]
[A growth of the Black Bracelet has been completed!]
[Black Bracelet has grown from epic to unique rating!]
[The information about Black Bracelet has been updated.]
Without hesitation, Lexus immediately looked at the updated information on the bracelet with clear enthusiasm in his eyes. However, before he could swipe it, a sudden surge of power released from within him, accompanied by a sense of peace and clarity.
[You have met the conditions.]
[You have gained a piece of transcendence.]
[You have now met most of the basic conditions for sitting on the Throne of Death. Continue gaining victories in battle and build up karma in death and fighting.]
[Congratulations! You have achieved the divine domain of 'Death'.]
[The domain is being adjusted to match your current level.]
[The divine domain of 'Death' has been temporarily sealed.]
[Gain the qualifications to be worthy of your domain. When your level increases, your sealed power will be unlocked.]
[You have gained the title 'King of Death.']
[Your throne will be coveted by many gods and demons. Many rivals will attempt to usurp your position.]
[Be victorious in battle and continue to grow while protecting your throne. The more unshakeable your throne, the greater the legends you will create. You will have an indomitable reputation.]
He could feel something cracking inside him. His ripe level had grown and was starting to break the chains binding it. Exuviation! He had finally taken another step towards transcendence. Like a dragon hatching out of an egg, his soul was preparing to escape the limits of his body.
Crack. The larger the crack was, the more painful it felt. He felt like his body was shattering into pieces. However, his soul felt exhilarated at escaping its uncomfortable cage. Lexus was feeling two extremes of emotions at the same time.
Rip! Clack! Clack! Lexus felt something deep within his body expanding. It was like his soul was growing. The bonds around his soul were stretching and snapping off. He felt a sudden sense of freedom. The unfamiliar energy that came creeping out of his soul was absorbed into his body and mixed with his magic power.
[The dark element has been added to the nature of your magic power.]
After taking in Dragon Hearts, his magic power had been composed of the fire element. The drastic changes he was experiencing were proof of the power of the King of Death. The thick scent of darkness swelled before his nose.
At that moment.
Pagma moved around to get used to his new body and looked back at Lexus.
「 I have something to request of Master. 」
Trying his best to calm himself as he still haven't reorganized his mind because of the suddenness, Lexus spoke a word.
"Speak."
With his affirmation, Pagma nodded his head and continued.
「 Since your equipment was all broken by Baal, I would like to collaborate with you to create new equipment for you. 」