Chapter 106 - Volume 2
Chapter 50 – Fishing in troubled waters (2)
When the red object landed on the stage, the wood splinters flew everywhere. Brendel blocked his face with one hand and looked in front of him. There was a giant skeleton covered in red armor. It was about three humans tall, and it wore an immense helmet with a cross opening in it. On it was a hydra emblem, and he drew in a sharp breath.
[The Madara general’s soldiers. A Crusader Executioner.]
Brendel felt his skin go numb, like he had been drenched in cold water. It felt like his heart and blood vessels had ice in them, and the idea of fishing in troubled waters was already gone.
He immediately put up his arm without hesitation and roared.
“Back, get back, leave here right now and follow me!” His voice was unusually stern, and even when he face the undead army, he had not acted so nervous before.
[Fuck! What the fuck is Bruglas’s army doing. If this thing is even here, why the fuck don’t they just open the damned city doors and surrender?!]
The Crusader Executioner was a Nest creature. It was not a normal undead that could be controlled by a necromancer, and it was a creature that had a physical soul, like a Blood Marionette or a Black Knight.
The metal door finally split apart and the crimson axe could be seen. Brendel beckoned to Ciel.
“Quickly, let’s get to the other side.”
Brendel glanced behind him as he ran to the other door. The Crimson Executioner swung once more and finally broke through the door. It lowered its body to enter the room and surveyed the passageway. A white beam of light hit the helmet, and the frightening monster turned its head around. It immediately spotted Brendel and Ciel. The squire was still maintaining a gesture.
“Over here, you mindless undead!” Brendel taunted.
The skeleton gave a ghastly roar and ran over, with its body standing straight up. The wooden ceiling broke apart like it was made of paper. The monster had 22 OZ worth of agility, and though it might look clumsy, it was actually very quick. Its movements were accompanied with skeleton clacks, and the huge body was already in front of Brendel.
Brendel pulled Ciel out into an open room, but the Crusader Executioner was already in motion for an attack. The door to the room was easily destroyed, and it entered the room with rocks and granite accompanying its feet. It quickly discovered Brendel and Ciel moving to a passageway that led to the auction site.
Brendel was not as tense as the time when he escaped from Bucce. Even though he knew that Ciel and himself were not able to do any damage to this high level undead, he was not without a chance. There were two routes that he could take. He could wait until the Silver-winged cavalry to come, and even if the commander was a traitor that worked for the Unifying Guild, he was not allies with Madara. The commander was also strong enough to handle this monster as he was a Gold-ranked fighter.
[Even the captains of the various divisions are of the same strength as the undead here, so there should be no problems of defeating this monster. But lasting that long is a question. The next thing I know I might have my head chopped off… The second option is the best.]
He needed to find the ‘Scroll of Elemental Pool (unlock)’