Chapter 257
The End of the Demonic Raid
The dust gradually cleared from the battlefield, revealing Arthur's human body, which had returned to its normal state. His transformation into Demon Form had still been incomplete, so its duration ended quickly, leaving a noticeable heaviness in his breathing and a slight tremor in his limbs.
Arthur raised his gaze toward Karang.
The Demon King was still standing… truly standing, but his body had been clearly split from his shoulder down to his stomach. A strike like that would not have been enough to kill an ordinary Demon King, but Arthur had used Soul Slayer along with the Soul Destroyer technique. From that moment onward, there was no longer any chance of survival. Karang's fate had already been decided.
Karang firmly held his shoulder to prevent his body from splitting apart and falling, then raised his eyes. His transformation had also been canceled, returning him to his original form. He looked steadily at Arthur, a calm smile appearing on his face.
"You were a powerful opponent, Arthur Narin."
"And you were as well, Karang."
Karang's smile widened with pure happiness, then he raised his gaze toward the blue sky above him, the ice finally having disappeared.
"Finally…"
He remained standing, proud like a king who had chosen to meet his end on his feet rather than broken, until he passed away moments later, his eyes fixed on the sky and his smile never leaving his face.
With his death, an exit gate opened behind Arthur.
"Karang…"
Arthur slowly sighed, then stepped forward and placed his hand in front of the Demon King's body.
"Arise."
Karang's body trembled violently… then became still.
"Damn it… arise."
Nothing happened.
"Karang, the Destructive Demon King… arise from your death and follow me, not as a subordinate or a servant… but as a companion, if you wish."
Arthur fell silent for a moment, then said firmly:
"Now… arise."
At that moment, the body trembled violently, and blood burst from the cracks before the wounds began healing at an astonishing speed. After a few seconds, the body was whole again.
Karang opened his eyes in shock. A dark red light radiated from Arthur's eyes before him.
Karang knelt on one knee in deep respect.
"Thank you, my lord."
"Wait… you can talk?"
|Because of his rank, Arthur.|
"First: where the hell were you? And second… what do you mean?"
|First, you did not need me. And second… rank. The dead you summon are classified as: Soldier, Commander, General, Marshal, and then King. Until now, you have only summoned Soldiers and Commanders. As for Karang… he is a War General.|
"Ah… I see."
"My lord, give me a name."
"Hmm… Karang is a nice name. Keep it."
"Thank you, my lord."
Arthur looked around at the scattered corpses.
"I only have fifty soldiers… but…"
He smiled in relief and raised his right hand.
"Arise."
Five hundred demonic soldiers rose before him, led by Karang.
At that moment, a message appeared before Arthur:
|Congratulations, the Summon Undead skill has evolved from Rank S to S+. You have received 10,000,000 points. You have received three Miracle Healing Potions. You have received a new technique.|
|Special Skill: Necromancer The dead are your loyal servants. Learning Progress: 20% Number of Followers: 500/500|
|Classification 300 Soldiers 199 Commanders 1 General|
|General: Karang – Level 58 – Demonized|
"That was quite a vicious raid… and now it is time to return."
Arthur concealed his soldiers, then passed through the gate.
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Inside the guild building…
"Damn… my clothes are torn. Again."
"Brother Arthur! Where have you been?"
"Is that really you?"
"Sung… Yoo Jinwoo… you two are here? It was a difficult raid."
Yoo Jinwoo handed him a bag filled with high-quality jewels.
The three of them sat quietly while Sung spoke as he looked at Arthur.
"There is something important we need to discuss."
Yoo Jinwoo nodded in agreement and spoke as well.
"It is the name of the guild, brother."
Arthur looked at the two of them calmly and thoughtfully. He considered the matter for only a few seconds before smiling.
"Nothingness… the Nothingness Guild."
Both Sung and Yoo Jinwoo smiled.
"That is a nice name."
At that moment, there was a knock on the door.
It was Hunter Cha. She had heard about the establishment of the guild from the old man and had come here.
"I want to join your guild, Lord Arthur."
Hunter Cha entered and sat down calmly, while Arthur sat in front of her with Sung beside him. Yoo Jinwoo went to prepare some tea.
Arthur spoke in a calm voice.
"So, Hunter Cha, why do you want to join the Nothingness Guild? The last time I checked, you were already in another guild."
"The name of your guild is Nothingness?"
Arthur did not answer. Instead, he quietly stared at her while studying her face.
He noticed her face turning red whenever she looked toward Sung, and understood everything.
She likes this idiot.
Arthur smiled after understanding everything from the shy glances she directed toward Sung.
"Welcome to the Nothingness Guild."
"Why don't I test her first?"
Sung calmly stood up while Arthur smiled at him.
"Sure, why not?
Go to the training hall and do whatever you want."
Sung and Cha both went to the training hall, and the sounds of battle soon rang out.
Meanwhile, Arthur remained calmly seated in the office, while Yoo Jinwoo quickly went to watch the fight as well.
...
Several days later, Sung Jinwoo was taken after cooperating with another guild to complete a raid with them, splitting the raid equally between the two sides.
"Aren't you going, Arthur?"
"I'm not interested in a weak gate.
And I also have a bad feeling about this whole matter."
Arthur sat in the guild office with a cigarette in his mouth, his eyes closed as he thought in complete calm. If someone entered the room at that moment, they would not have been able to detect Arthur at all.
Why do I have such a strange feeling? What is happening?
While Arthur's eyes remained closed, his mobile phone rang.
"Sung's sister, what—"
Before Arthur could finish his words, a deafening scream came through the phone's speaker.
Arthur's entire body trembled, and without any delay, he stood up and his body disappeared into the shadows.
He then appeared at the school that Sung's sister attended.
This was the Summoning Switch technique.
(The same technique Sung used to switch through shadows.)
Arthur had obtained this technique after his Summon Undead skill had advanced to Rank S+.
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