The tongue of the corpse eater then lunged its way towards Creepysoo. The corpse eater attempted to entangle the undead prince in order eat him as it recognized that Creepysoo being the only one with a physical body. A dagger made of shadows is then hurled towards the tongue thereby cutting it.
The corpse eater emitted a screech of pain as its tongue is one of the sensitive parts of its body despite it being one of the most durable. It just goes to show that the shadow dagger that cut it is not trivial. Creepysoo sighed with relief and his buffs proved to be effective for Noir.
NPC: Noir (Black Lady)
Status: [Increased Strength] [Increased Agility]
Creepysoo used the spells Giant’s Strength and Death is Swift. Giant’s Strength increased the Strength stat of the party by 10% while Death is Swift increased the Agility stat by 15%. These buffs made the deadly level 200 named NPCs even more powerful.
Blanche did not idle despite being a portable light bulb as she made spheres of light and fired it to the known position of the corpse eater but it already moved. Given that the room is quite large, it is quite difficult to hit the corpse eater despite its huge size.
Creepysoo knew that they could kill the corpse eater but they would need to pin it down first. He asked Noir if she could just use her powers to fire shadow daggers all over the room. Noir answered that each shadow dagger would have lesser power if she makes more of it since it required concentration.
Creepysoo then noticed that the compass pin moved as the corpse eater also moved. He thought of it but laughed at himself for not immediately thinking of it. The compass might be accurate but they need to be fast if they were to catch the corpse eater that is moving fast.
“Twenty minutes left.” Creepysoo stated as he was only given about half an hour to destroy the life vessel as Vayu and Soleil will not be able to hold off those hordes of undead after that time.
Blanche and Noir were busy deflecting the attacks of the corpse eater since it is now using its sharp claws but that would make the fight into a stalemate. Creepysoo could only think of one thing in order to succeed given the time limit. He needed to make himself get caught but the two sisters will surely not be okay with his plan.
“Authority over the Undead.” Creepysoo stated as his voice now carried power.
Skill: Authority over the Undead
Tier: Royalty
Type: Vocal Control
Effect: Be able to forcibly control undead that are lower in ranking than you. The mana consumed will be proportional to the difficulty of the task and type of undead you order. Higher tier undead will be less likely to be compelled to do your bidding.
Mana Consumption: Varies
Cooldown: 24 hours
Duration: 1 minute
“Blanche and Noir, I will keep the corpse eater pinned down while you destroy the life vessel immediately. The destruction of the life vessel will be our priority.” Creepysoo commanded resolutely.
“We live to serve your majesty.” The two sisters replied willingly and stopped deflecting the attacks of the corpse eater.
Creepysoo then walked forwards but the two sisters still worried that the corpse eater might immediately kill the prince. The corpse eater then saw his next meal being unguarded but it was still not convince that the two sisters will give up that easily.
Creepysoo saw that the corpse eater is about ten meters away from him but it was being wary. It seems that this particular one has some intelligence left or it gained it back when it was named. Named monsters are something like pets that would grow found of you since you showed it affection.
Not only does the naming of a monster show it affection but it also somehow imprints itself onto the person that named it. The person that names a monster also expends some of his strength to pass onto the named monster to make it become stronger. It is more like a familiar that you raise and it will also die when it really dies which is why they are different from soulbounds. .
The Arch Lich probably found this corpse eater and named it for its amusement to keep just like a dog. Creepysoo is convinced that this corpse eater is trained as a pet because it moves more like a guard dog rather than the feral corpse eaters of the wild that just indiscriminately attacks undead like a hungry animal.
Seeing as the two sister are not moving, the corpse eater moved far too quickly that even Creepysoo became surprised. The two sisters could only wait for the orders of their prince. The corpse eater grasped Creepysoo with its long and lanky fingers with its mouth wide open.
“Stop!” Creepysoo stated and his voiced echoed all throughout the room.
His voice carried both strength and dignity which the little boy rarely uses as he usually speaks casually with others. The corpse eater stopped its movement and just held Creepysoo in the air. The corpse eater is still an undead so Creepysoo’s words are like the law under the influence of Authority over the Undead.
“One word made my mana pool decrease by 30%.” Creepysoo shockingly thought to himself. 𝘪𝘦.𝘤𝑜
His mana is still being depleted as long as he held his command. The two sisters did not stay idle as they headed for the neck of the corpse eater to try and take off the life vessel of the Arch Lich. The corpse eater wanted to dodge but Creepysoo uttered another command.
“Freeze!” Creepysoo commanded which made him lost 25% of his total mana pool.
Blanche made a sword of light while Noir held shadow dagger on her hands as they jumped towards the neck of the corpse eater and slashed the string that makes up the necklace. The corpse eater then forced itself to move its body despite the focus that Creepysoo is maintaining. The life vessel fell on the floor just below the head of the corpse eater.
“Destroy it quickly! I cannot hold on much longer!” Creepysoo shouted as his mana started being depleted rapidly due to the corpse eater wanting to free itself from the former’s influence.
Blanche and Noir then held hands and simultaneously chanted some words for five seconds. The two sisters then fused together creating a beautiful maiden that is still dressed in a Victorian era dress but the clothes became half of the dress of the two sisters. The left side has the white dress while the right side has the black dress. The name of the two rather the fused entity also changed.
NPC: Contraste
Level: 250
Status: [The Two in One]
Contraste then held her hands out and swords materialized in both hands. The left sword is one that is pitch black while the right is a sword of pure white.
“Monochrome.” Contraste uttered as she did an X-shape using the two swords as she slashed down.
The slash produced an X-shaped sword wave that headed towards the life vessel and decimating everything in its wake. Creepysoo became flabbergasted as he sensed terrifying power from the attack. He could only hope that it will not hurt him terribly.
The X-shaped sword wave clashed with the life vessel and a hum of different energies clashed. It seems that the life vessel is much sturdier than they thought. Whatever materials that the Arch Lich used must be extremely durable that the most powerful attack of the two sisters cannot easily destroy it.
Creepysoo lost focus for a split second which made his hold on the corpse eater loosen. He was then tossed away like a piece of rock as the corpse eater used its body to shield the life vessel from being broken as cracks can be seen forming from it.
Contraste then caught Creepysoo and placed the undead prince down as she charged towards the corpse eater. Creepysoo then started mumbling words as his staff started glowing in runic symbols. Contraste then plunged both her swords on the forehead of the corpse eater and it stepped back due to the immense force.
The sword wave was still clashing with the life vessel but it seems that it was still not enough to completely break it because the corpse eater socked some of the damage. It lost one of its arms but it still ran towards the life vessel despite Contraste’s attacks.
“Death’s Touch!” Creepysoo stated as a portal manifested itself from behind Creepysoo.
The figure of the aspect of death then manifested from the portal but it was not solid like when Adrian summoned the aspect of death out of pure luck. The aspect of death then swung its scythe not at the corpse eater but towards the life vessel. The life vessel is then cut in half then it shattered while the sword wave continued on its path and hit the corpse eater.
[You have destroyed one of the Arch Lich Malus’ life vessels.]
Contraste did not bother killing off the corpse eater as she picked Creepysoo up and bolted to the exit. The aspect of death that was summoned could be seen smiling before dissipating.
𝘳𝑎.𝒸ℴ