Dungeon Hunter
Chapter 55's

Eternal King, Arumode

As the name implies, there is a throne with faded decorations that stands majestically inside the throne room.

The carpet is more purple than red.

There were no decorations on the walls, and only ornamental hooks dangling were left.

Kang Oh observes everything in the room, thinking that maybe his Hyper Intuition will explode.

But nothing special here.

"Here."

Sephiro and Eder, who both received Kang Oh's message, enter the throne room.

"Did you finish all the graverobbers?" Kang Oh asked.

"Yes. They all either died or surrendered. And those who gave up logging out and were told not to log in for a day."

Kang Oh nodded.

"By the way, the members of the Death Potion guild are weak as you say, Mr. Kang Oh."

The graverobbers are too weak. He couldn't believe they were level 130. Kang Oh was right; they were indeed level 130 puppets.

"I told you, didn't I? They waited until the monster reappeared, attacked them like a machine, and only profited from them. There's no way they're going to be strong."

"How's Malcolm doing? Is he weak too?" Sephiro asked.

"You can tell how other people are by looking at the top."

They are not saying that there are no cowardly soldiers under a brave general for no reason.

On the contrary, with Malcolm as the leader, his subordinates must have been pitiful.

"But he might retaliate."

"I'd be grateful if they chose to retaliate, because I could kill them in self-defense. Although the Death Potion guild will most likely be disbanded."

"Dissolved?"

"The "compensation for the guild war was 10,000 gold. A guy like Malcolm wouldn't pay that much gold."

"That sounds right," Sephiro agreed.

"Sir Kang Oh, what kind of monster is Arumode?" Eder suddenly asked.

"Don't I tell you before?"

"You just told me why Arumode became an undead."

"Now that you mention it, I don't know much about Arumode either" Sephiro said.

Since Kang Oh was very powerful and he could easily drive away the Death Potion guild, Sephiro did not worry about Arumode at all.

However, come to think of it, Arumode was a level 150 boss monster. He can't take it lightly.

"I understand. There's still 5 minutes left, so I'll give you a brief explanation."

"okay."

"I'm listening."

Kang Oh began his explanation.

"He's a knight type. When he was alive, he was a paladin. But do you know what happened to a Paladin who became an undead?"

"I'm not sure" replied Eder.

“I don't think they'll be able to use god's blessings like when they're alive,” Sephiro said.

"They're becoming the Cursed Knights."

"Cursed Knights?"

"Their "power, which came from the blessing of a god, became the power to use curses instead when they became undead. Hence, they used all sorts of curses to weaken their opponents. Of course, they could also use knightly abilities as well. ."

"Hm. It must be annoying if you don't have someone who can remove the curse."

"Normally so. But you know what?"

"Know what?"

"The curse acts as a blessing to the undead."

Kang Oh looked at Eder and grinned.

* * *

It's time.

Guaah!

The ground beneath the throne opened and the Immortal King Arumode who wore a crown stood up.

His pale skin dripped like wax, and his eye sockets shone with a purple hue. He was wearing royal clothes, but was wearing armor on the inside.

He holds a mace in one hand!

It was a ball the size of a human head with sharp spikes attached to it.

In his other hand, he held a shield. On top of the shield, there is the symbol of the Graham Kingdom bull.

He had an incredible stature, reaching 2 meters in height.

Arumode spoke furiously, "You bastard Thales! You're not going out alive!"

Thales was one of the neighboring states of the Graham Kingdom that led to his death.

At the same time, the Star of David was formed beneath it.

Arumode stomped on the ground with one foot.

The star of David turned into black stripes and enveloped the room with a curse.

There's nowhere to run.

"Uh."

To Sephiro, the effects of the curse instantly appeared.

[Cursed Ground: You are in the Ruined Rampart Domain.]

[You failed to resist the curse.]

[Defense and all statistics and related skills are halved.]

By transforming the class into a Demon Swordsman, Kang Oh had obtained all sorts of curses and poison resistance.

Thus, he was able to withstand the curse of Arumode.

[Cursed Ground: You are in the Ruined Rampart Domain.]

[You totally reject the curse.]

[Your ability is not down.]

'As I thought, I cannot absorb it with my demonic sword.'

The curse was a kind of magic, so his sword could absorb it.

However, this AoE curse turned space itself into a Cursed Ground, so it was impossible to absorb it.

While Eder...

"Ooh."

His bones, which had been blackened by Caraco, shone.

Since the curse had the opposite effect on the undead, the Cursed Ground actually doubled all of Eder's defense-related stats.

Arumode's eyes glowed with a deeper purple color. It was because the Cursed Ground had increased its defensive capabilities.

He charged towards Kang Oh, who was closest to him, and swung his staff.

Kang Oh chose to swing his sword to measure Arumode's strength rather than dodge.

Clangs!

As soon as the mace and sword met, sparks appeared and a loud clang echoed throughout the room.

Arumode and Kang Oh did not budge in the slightest and followed the power struggle. Kang Oh was not pushed back at all.

'He's nothing compared to Caraco.'

Caraco was the boss of the raid whereas Arumode was just an ordinary boss. It's only natural that Caraco is stronger.

The most important!

'It was killed every day by the Death Potion guild!'

"Mayh!"

Kang Oh instantly tensed up all his muscles and beat back Arumode's mace.

Arumode was unable to withstand Kang Oh's strength and was pushed back three steps.

At that moment, he showed a gap.

Swish!

Kang Oh quickly swung his sword.

The target is Arumode's neck. The demon sword Kang Oh cut through Arumode's gray skin.

Thumped.

Kang Oh always prioritizes weaknesses guided by Hyper Intuition. This time there was no difference.

Red shards flew through the air, signaling that he had received a critical attack.

At the same time, Sephiro released an arrow that flew towards Arumode's forehead.

Ting!

He was aiming for a headshot, but his arrow was deflected because of Arumode's crown.

Sephiro quickly followed up with a second arrow. This time, he dodged the crown and hit the forehead.

Shot in the head!

The giant red crack exploded.

Kang Oh had told him not to use the curse before, so Eder continuously conjured a bone spear and threw it.

"Kuahk! You're a lowly Thales!"

Arumode scowled as if in pain. He regained his balance and stepped on the floor once more.

Thud.

The concentric circles turned into purple lines and began to spread everywhere.

They had no way of dodging this time either.

Kang Oh is closest so he's the first to be cursed.

[Cursed Ground: You are in the Rusty Sword Domain.]

[You can't fully resist the curse.]

[All attack-related statistics and capabilities weakened by 20%.]

"Sad."

Kang Oh clicked his tongue.

Lowering his attack power was something he could feel. If one attack were to finish him off, now it would take two attacks.

It was even worse for Sephiro.

"Uahkp. It's crazy!"

Although his level was higher than Arumode, his curse resistance was extremely poor.

[Cursed Ground: You are in the Rusty Sword Domain.]

[You're a little bit against that curse.]

[All attack-related statistics and capabilities weakened by 40%.]

Eder's bones were no longer just shining, but were actually emitting light.

"Ooh!"

He threw a bone spear.

Zoom in!

His bone spear let out a sound that normally could not be made and flew!

Thud.

Worse, it made a clear mark on the Arumode armor.

Of course, Arumode also got more resistance, so he was stronger than before.

A red mist rose from all over his body.

Just a glance will tell you that he has been 'drugged significantly!'.

"You fucking Thales!"

Arumode charged towards Kang Oh once more and swung his rock at twice the speed.

Kang Oh chose not to block the mace and instead lowered his head.

Arumode continued forward as if he realized this was his chance. No, it looks like he pushed Kang Oh into a corner.

However, Kang Oh nimbly dodged every attack.

"You rat! You're really good at evading!"

Something shot out from the giant diamond within his crown.

It was a black evil spirit.

Eder was the first to realize what it was.

"Mr Kang Oh. That's the curse of aging!"

It was a curse renowned for its ability to age its target, which would lower all of their abilities!

Although a curse came for him, Kang Oh remained calm.

He couldn't help but stay calm. After all, he had many methods to deal with the coming curse (for example absorbing it with his demon sword).

'Should I try it ...'

The black evil spirit approached him, but then...

"Call Eder!"

Eder instantly appears between Kang Oh and an evil spirit.

The black evil spirit clung to Eder.

"Ooh!"

Eder was filled with power. He became stronger through the curse of aging.

He created a bone spear and stabbed the side of Arumode.

That's a pretty strong blow.

The bone spear penetrated the chainmail and entered the Arumode flesh.

Stab!

At the same time, a weak arrow flew upwards. It was Sephiro's attack, weakened due to the curse that affected him.

He's after the open Arumode meat.

"My turn!"

Kang Oh stepped on Eder and jumped into the air.

"Yeah!"

The big-hearted Eder is startled by Kang Oh's sudden action.

Thud.

He stepped on it so hard that Eder fell to the floor.

While Kang Oh flew high into the sky.

Then, he started to fall.

Kang Oh swung his sword down, aiming at Arumode's head as if he was a lightning strike splitting the world itself.

He used gravity to make up for his weakened attack power.

It was not just an attack either.

It was a combination attack with Slash and Darkness Strike!

Arumode sensed the danger and lifted his shield, which he had never used until now.

Destructive attacks hit the shield.

Clangs!

Clangs!

Although he blocked Kang Oh's punch, the powerful force behind him caused Arumode to tremble. Arumode had slipped into a state of confusion.

Sephiro arrows flew like snakes, gnawing at Arumode's neck.

Bam! Bam! Bam!

Kang Oh raised his demonic sword and swung it down.

Thumping!

Kang Oh cut the middle of the Arumode armor. No, at least he tried to do it.

At that moment, Arumode recovered from his confusion. Arumode raised his shield and blocked Kang Oh's attack.

Clangs!

At the same time, the Arumode crown emitted a red glow and the deep red chains exploded.

'Slow curse!'

Eder threw himself into the chain.

The chain wrapped around Eder. Clearly, the curse had the opposite effect.

With his speed rising from the slow curse, Eder quickly rushed towards Arumode.

Eder swung his bone spear as if he was swinging a baseball bat.

Thumped.

As soon as the bone spear made contact, it split into two.

The other half of the spear spun dozens of times in the air and fell to the ground.

"You rat...!"

The crown of Arumode shone, but then it stopped.

He had realized that his curse was actually strengthening this rat.

Seeing that, Kang Oh smirked.

'We have sealed the curse.'

Everything went according to plan.

As Kang Oh expected, Arumode used his last choice.

"Yah!"

Arumode shouted and extended both of his hands.

His armor fell to the floor like a snake releasing its skin.

Kang Oh could clearly see Arumode's chest, and above his heart was a sun tattoo that began to shine.

Thud.

Arumode forcefully stomped the ground. The black thorn vines spread everywhere from the dark circles under his feet.

"That's a Total Annihilation spell!" Kang Oh yelled.

Total Destruction!

It was a forbidden spell made by the evil witch, Katan, who was famous for wiping out every entity within the Graham Kingdom!

"All of you, die!"

Arumode's desperate cries echoed throughout the room.

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