LIGHTNOVELWORLD Chapter 174: Chapter 173: Death Overlord - Kagliostro!
[Tianjing City, Glory Guild Headquarters]
[Chairman's Office]
Ling Ao picked up the phone.
"How's it going, Martial Saint? Is it done?"
After a moment, Martial Saint's voice came from the other end: "Chairman Ling, please give me a bit more time."
"What do you mean?" Ling Ao questioned sharply, "Don't tell me you haven't even encountered that Zero yet?"
Before Martial Saint could reply, Ling Ao barked, "I'll give you two days. Within two days, you must bring me Zero's head. Otherwise, everything I've given you, I can take back."
"Including that old man."
With that, Ling Ao hung up the phone.
Immediately, he called the butler at his villa: "Old Li, how's Ke'er doing?"
"Compared to two days ago, she seems to have improved a bit. She even ate some of the food just sent in."
Hearing this, Ling Ao felt a pang of heartbreak for his precious daughter and said firmly, "It seems that to relieve Ke'er of her emotional burden, I must kill that Zero."
The butler replied, "Rest assured, Master. With Martial Saint's strength and the custom-made War God equipment you prepared for him, dealing with Zero will be a breeze."
Thinking about his precious daughter Ling Ke'er locking herself in her room without eating or drinking for the past two days, tormented because of Zhang Yue's actions, Ling Ao clenched his fists in anger. "If Martial Saint can't kill Zero in two days, then chop that old man into pieces."
The butler on the other end advised, "Master, please reconsider..."
"Martial Saint is naturally violent. If you kill his master, he'll surely seek revenge against our Glory Guild's rising professionals. By then, the situation will be irreparable."
Ling Ao slammed his fist on the desk and roared, "If he can't kill Zero, he'll pay with his life. This is the vow Martial Saint made to me himself."
"Tell Martial Saint that only one of them—his master or Zero—can live."
———
At the same time, elsewhere.
In a small, shabby inn by the seaside.
In a simple single room, Martial Saint, with his scarred face and fierce expression, had just finished the threatening call with Ling Ao when he received a text message from the Ling family's butler, Li En:
"The master has spoken. Only one of them, your master or Zero, can survive. What happens next... is up to you."
Martial Saint punched through the glass window in front of him, startling passersby on the street below, who looked up in alarm.
"Zero, I will kill you."
With that, Martial Saint lightly touched the mark on the back of his left hand, activating a spatial gate and stepping into Otherworld.
———
On the other side.
After completing the [Phantom's Prophecy] quest, Zhang Yue logged off as it was just noon.
Feeling hungry, he decided to grab some food before tackling the world boss.
———
[Offline]
Wu Haotian was eating spicy hotpot takeout while snapping a picture to share in the guild group chat:
"Boss, we risked our lives to help you with the quest, and this is how you treat us?"
Ouyang Ling'er: "If you don't want it, send it to me in South City."
Zhang Yue: "Time is limited. Let's just eat something simple for lunch. I'll treat you all tonight."
Wu Haotian: "Alright then, saving room for a feast tonight."
Wu Haotian: "By the way, what's for dinner?"
Zhang Yue: "Hotpot at the restaurant."
Wu Haotian: "..."
At that moment, Zhang Yue sent a message to Su Jinyan: "Are you free tonight? Let's have dinner together. My treat."
"By the way, Tian Xin'er should be with you, right? Bring her along too."
After all, Su Jinyan and Tian Xin'er had been a great help during the quest this time. They were the real MVPs.
———
At a restaurant near the Hotel by the seaside.
Receiving Zhang Yue's dinner invitation, Su Jinyan, who was dining with Tian Xin'er, couldn't help but feel a surge of joy.
"Xinxin, Zhang Yue invited us to dinner tonight."
Tian Xin'er looked up at Su Jinyan and asked, "Did he message you directly?"
Su Jinyan nodded, "Yep. Let's go. It's rare to get a chance to make him treat us. I'll reply to him now."
As Su Jinyan focused on typing her reply, Tian Xin'er glanced down at her phone.
Seeing that she hadn't received any messages from Zhang Yue, a hint of disappointment flashed in her eyes.
At that moment, Tian Xin'er suddenly asked, "Su Su, if I were in danger, would you sacrifice your life to save me?"
Su Jinyan, absorbed in replying to Zhang Yue's message, didn't seem to catch what Tian Xin'er said clearly.
She looked up and asked, "What did you just say, Xinxin?"
Tian Xin'er shook her head and smiled. "Nothing. Let's eat while the food is still hot."
"Alright, you too!"
As Su Jinyan looked down at her phone, Tian Xin'er gazed at her, recalling a scene from earlier that morning in the Abyss Gate that she couldn't forget...
The Undead Overlord Herder, near death, had summoned countless Undead Warriors through the Abyss Gate.
Su Jinyan, to protect Zhang Yue, had shielded him from a fatal attack by a Abyss Warrior with her own body, sacrificing herself to save him.
Shortly after, Tian Xin'er also perished amidst the onslaught of Abyss Warriors.
Although she didn't say anything, it felt as if she suddenly understood something... [T/N: So since you know it, stay out of our sister-in-law's business]
———
After finishing his meal, Zhang Yue logged back into the alternate world.
He initiated the world boss challenge.
[Ding~ You have entered the sixth world boss challenge area. Please kill the Death Overlord - Kagliostro]
With the system's prompt, Zhang Yue appeared in a vast, empty domain.
GRRR...
Amid low growls, a black-robed creature emitting a deathly aura, like a demon crawling out of hell, appeared before him.
[Sixth World Boss: Death Overlord - Kagliostro]
As one of the three overlords, the Death Overlord was the weakest, without a doubt.
Unlike its two brothers enjoying the blessings of the Void Forbidden Zone, its actual strength remained at the six-star level. Worse, it had been frostbitten by the Ice King Norn and acted like a clumsy fool.
"You foolish human. How dare you trespass upon my domain? You're courting—"
BOOM!
Before Kagliostro could finish its monologue, Zhang Yue had already attacked.
With his SSS-rank unique skill [Voidless: God Slaying Curse], a dark red beam of death struck Kagliostro directly.
-31,592!
"So this is the power of an SSS-rank unique skill?" Zhang Yue felt slightly thrilled at the devastating damage.
The system's battle notification followed:
[Ding~ [Wutian: Godslayer Curse] failed to kill the target. The next usage against [Death Overlord - Kagliostro] will deal +30% damage]
Interrupting its monologue, Kagliostro abandoned its lines, grabbed its skeleton staff, and launched a counterattack.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Zhang Yue evaded using [Shadowstep] and retaliated with a combo of [Blazing Inferno], [Frozen Lands], and [Thunderstrike]. Three S-rank skills exploded for about 15,000 damage each!
Compared to the unique SSS-rank skill, the S-rank ones felt lackluster.
What made it worse for Kagliostro was that [Voidless: God Slaying Curse] had only a 9-second cooldown.
After a short wait, Zhang Yue unleashed the skill again.
This time, with 30% increased damage, the attack dealt 41,070!
With each 9-second interval, the damage multiplied further.
-53,390!
-69,408!
-90,230!
In less than a minute, the battle ended.
[System Announcement] (Sixth World):
[Ding~ Congratulations to player [Zero] for killing the world boss [Death Overlord - Kagliostro] and clearing the sixth world, [Realm of Death]
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