XXIV - XXV: Kargalgan

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STATUS

Name: Kazuki Tanaka Level: 72

Job: The Monarch of Shadows Fatigue: 0

Title: Wolf Slayer Age: 17 HP:23,000 MP: 8650

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Strength: 328 Vitality: 216

Agility: 271 Intelligence: 245

Remaining Points: 0

"So you're planning on creating a custom dungeon?" Asia questioned. "Yeah, the ID Create does have a custom dungeon option and I want to try it out. Do you want to come with me?" Kazuki asked.

Asia nods her head. "Okay, then it is settled. ID Create."

[1. Hell ID – monsters: Devils, fallen angels, hellhound, oni's & more]

[2. Zombie ID – monsters: Zombies

[3. Combined ID – monsters: Devils, fallen angels, hellhounds, onis, zombies & more]

[4. Custom ID – monsters: ???]

"Custom ID."

[You have two options: 1. Customize a dungeon or 2. Let the system generate a random dungeon.]

"It gave me two options...generate a random dungeon."

[Generating surroundings...complete]

[Generating NPC's and monsters...complete]

[Teleporting {Kazuki Tanaka} and {Asia Argento} shortly]

They were covered in blue light, signaling that the teleportation was taking place. Kazuki and Asia took a moment to familiarize themselves with the new location. The two of them were in a cave with multiple people.

"These must be the NPC's," Kazuki says. "Alright, adventurers, let's move forward!" One of them commanded. The rest of them followed, and Kazuki and Asia did the same.

It did not take long until they were attacked by the creatures in the dungeon.

The creatures were swiftly killed by the NPC's and Kazuki was impressed with their skills...but he knew something was off. He expected strong opponents, not weak animals.

Kazuki then felt the tugging of his shirt, it was Asia and she looked terrified. "Asia, what's wrong?" Kazuki questioned. All the girl did was point at something. Following her finger, Kazuki saw exactly what she was so scared of.

The others were also frozen in fear. "C'mon, get a grip. We can't falter here, we must keep going," Kazuki says.

"Observe."

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Name: Irrelevant

Aged: Irrelevant

Race: High Orc

Affiliations: Kargalgan

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The high orcs were the first to attack, going straight for the mages. "We won't get defeated so easily!" An NPC called out. Fire was thrown at the orcs but it was ineffective. "It didn't work! Its magic resistance is too great!"

"Taunts aren't working. Our skills are being bounced back!" An orc slashes the arm of an NPC causing him to yell in pain. Kazuki equips the soultaker and begins to cut down the orcs one by one.

Asia took this as her chance to begin healing them alongside another healer that was present.

[You have leveled up!]

"Maybe we should retreat for now," an NPC says. The rest nodded in agreement, but before they could leave something strange happened.

The mages were coughing up blood and blood poured from their eyes. "What the hell?" Kazuki says. He soon figured the reason for this, there were now over fifty high orcs.

"Ki-Hoon Hyung!" An adventurer called out. "Stop, we'll just get killed if we fight them," Ki-Hoon says.

One orc began to speak a language none of them could understand. Its face contorted and shook, eventually it spoke english. This surprised Kazuki, Asia and the adventurers.

"Humans...I am...Kargalgan...I wish to meet...you humans."

"It just spoke a human language!"

"Magic? Is it magic?"

"No, that's just a puppet. Someone is speaking through him."

"Ki-Hoon Hyung, you're not believing this, right?"

"Ki-Hoon Hyung! This must be a trap! Death or not, let's fight them here."

"Is there someone more powerful than you in the cave?"

"Who would... dare to go against...me! Choose...die by...my men...or follow my men."

"We'll follow you."

"Come...humans."

"Do you fear me? Humans."

"Why did you bring us here? Your warriors would have been enough to annihilate us." Ki-Hoon stated.

"For entertainment." Kargalgan answered. "During your remaining time here, we'll kill you one by one for my men's entertainment." The high orcs all cheered. "However, there seems to be something odd amongst you humans." Kargalgan looks straight at Kazuki.

"NOW! EVERYONE CHARGE!" Ki-Hoon yelled. He was the only one that actually charged, the rest were too scared to even move.

"Hymn of protection."

"Foolish human. Gravitation magic." Ki-Hoon was lifted into the air. "Gravity acceleration." He was then slammed onto the hard ground. "Gravitation."

As Ki-Hoon was about to be slammed onto the floor again, Kazuki swooped in and caught him. "You have done enough, It is time for me to kill all the monsters in this room."

"Come forth, my shadows."

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STATUS

Name: Kazuki Tanaka Level: 73

Job: The Monarch of Shadows Fatigue: 0

Title: Wolf Slayer Age: 17 HP: 23,000 MP: 8750

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Strength: 329 Vitality: 217

Agility: 272 Intelligence: 246

Remaining Points: 10

Kazuki drew his axe, the Soultaker, and charged towards Kargalgan and his army of high orcs. Asia followed close behind, ready to heal any wounds he might sustain.

Kargalgan watched with a smirk as Kazuki and Asia approached. "Your courage is commendable, but you are no match for me and my army," he boasted.

Kazuki didn't reply, instead he let his axe do the talking. He swung the Soultaker with such speed and precision that it sliced through the air with a sharp whistle. The high orcs lunged forward, but Kazuki's blade was too quick for them. He parried their attacks and struck back with deadly force.

"You look down on us too much." Kazuki states.

[Skill: 'Domain of the Monarch' Activated]

[Shadow soldiers fighting above the casters shadow will have their stats increased by 50%.]

"What are you all doing? Destroy them already." Kargalgan commands.

'Since they outnumber us by three times, I must lower their numbers as fast as possible.'

Asia, meanwhile, was busy casting healing spells on the injured adventurers. She moved quickly from person to person, her hands glowing with a soft white light that banished their pain.

Without the help of Kazuki's shadows, they would be vastly outnumbered. The high orcs kept coming, their weapons glinting in the dim light of the dungeon. But Kazuki was determined to win. He fought with all his might, his eyes blazing with a fierce determination.

"Hymn of the fire dragon."

Kazuki looked surprised. "My shadow soldiers!"

"Why are you acting arrogant with useless puppets like those?"

"You're the one acting arrogant. As long as I have mana, they will keep regenerating."

"Even if they regenerate. You will be consuming your mana. Your mana will run out before you can finish off my warriors."

Kazuki leaped into the air. "You'll be dead before that happens," he claimed.

"Hymn of protection." Kazuki attempted to slash at the giant but a barrier was put up. "It's useless, the longer you spend your time on me, the faster you'll lose your soldiers. Hymn of blazing fire."

More of the shadows were destroyed again. "I'm getting tired of this guy, let's kill him already," Balak says. "Be my guest, I want to finish this as soon as possible," Kazuki replied.

"I will show you the unwavering domain of a necromancer." Looking down at a dead high orc he says...

"What the...! Turning my warriors into the undead...!"

"There are still a lot of you left. They will soon turn into my shadows. And when I'm done...you will too."

"Go, cut them into pieces and offer their bloodied corpses to me," Kargalgan commanded.

Balak, Igris, Viser, Freed, Cerberus and the others were more than enough to take down Kargalgan's generals. "Looks like I'm the superior one here," Kazuki states. "There's no way, but how..?"

"We can't just sit here and watch! Let's join him!" Ki-Hoon shouted.

"Hymn of agony. Hymn of frenzy. Hymn of blindness. The audience should not intrude onto the stage." The NPCs and Asia were all affected by the curses. "And I will no longer let you run your arrogant mouth in front of the great Kargalgan. Hymn of slumber. Hymn of lethargy. Hymn of blindness."

[Buff: Status effect has been removed due to the effect of 'Immunity'.]

"WHAT?!"

['Curse: Petrification' has disappeared.]

['Curse: Blindness' has disappeared.]

"How did you dispel the curses I casted?!"

"Let me destroy that annoying shield of yours."

A shadow mage threw the orb of avarice at the foe. "Hymn of protect-" The shield was broken by the sheer power that the orb possessed. Kargalgan was knocked onto his knees.

Angrily he yells, "YOUR RUBBISH TALENT WILL NO LONGER WORK ON ME!! Hymn of rage. Hymn of strengthening. Hymn of giants. Hymn of combustion."

Kagarlgan got up from his throne and began to stomp onto the shadows.

[MP: 4754/8750]

"Don't get so cocky because I played with you for a bit, human! Do I, Kagarlgan, still look inferior to you?!"

"Yup." Kazuki uses his immense speed to reach the head of Kagarlgan in a matter of seconds. Using the soultaker, he slashes the eye of the beast.

"If you get bigger, you'll just become an easier target. There's no way a sorcerer can stop an attack from an assassin without any guards."

"The moment a magician loses his guards, they have zero chance of winning."

"There's no way...there's no way that this body of mine would crumble!"

The summoned high orcs finished off the dungeon boss.

[You have leveled up!]

[You have leveled up!]

[Choose a name for your soldier.]

"You got some huge tusks so...how about...Tusk."