Level 0 Master

Chapter 69: Vol. 3 - Episode 12

Eustasia's confidence was not misplaced. She had prevented Pangnilin from killing even one monster. After she stole the third monster, he switched from hunting monsters to hunting Eustasia.

But…

With her powerful vision and attack range, he couldn't even get close; Eustasia continued hunting and hiding from the priest.

When his first method didn't work, he moved further away to another location, but Eustasia predicted his movements. Although he had tried an alternate approach, she always seemed to know his next move.

Because…

He is moving to the expected location.

Eustasia laughed with Sungjin who was also laughing outside of the battlefield.

You're right. So you had me follow your order in detail so you didn't have to use your plan.

The only question was if this battle would end as Sungjin had predicted.

He predicted all the priests would be slain.

She hoped he was right.

The next thing Sungjin predicted was…

Pangnilin to give up killing monsters.

Ugh. There's no way of getting away from her.

But the battle was far from over. He still had a hidden ace to turn the tables. All he needed was a bit of time. He joined the path where Ereka was fighting against the great blue priest.

"I should collect crystals here."

"Are you giving up neutral monsters?"

"They're one step ahead. They're stealing my crystals, and I can't stop them."

They started to feel a shift in force, a shift where they knew what their enemies were doing but had no way to stop them.

"Okay."

The great blue priest let the great black priest, Pangnilin, kill the minions.

In the meantime, Eustasia was enjoying hunting monsters in the forest without anyone there to disrupt her.

"Everyone's doing great!"

Sungjin smiled when he looked at their progress. Eustasia was doing a tremendous job following his orders. Now it was time for Ereka to use what she had learned from the training.

Eustasia kicked the great black priest out of the forest, but that didn't make Ereka's fight any easier. She had to fight two priests on the path. If she couldn't defeat them, Eustasia's work would put them at risk.

But…

Ereka observed the two priests in front of her.

If I can't make it here, Sungjin's plan will collapse.

That would change the destiny of Rachel and her people as well.

She had to stop them to save at least a few people from the tyranny of the cult. She stood her ground to protect her people and the people she loved.

She checked the attack range of the turret to make sure she hadn't overdone anything. She decided not to take all the minions but remained aggressive. She kept the front line as it was and collected crystals steadily.

Sungjin, I'm following your instructions.

She was hoping Sungjin saw her.

"Yes, you're doing great!"

There was a time lag, but when Ereka glanced up, Sungjin looked at her beyond time and space and told her what she wanted to hear.

I should praise her properly when the battle is over.

It was the leader's duty to praise the team when they did a great job. One thing that made this battle slightly different was that he was commanding the big picture, but he didn't try to use his plan to finish the battle. They were using their training to suppress the opponents, the four great priests of Rupellion. His team was not just relying on his plan but was starting to function as an army.

Everyone is doing great.

Both Eustasia with her sword and Ereka with her shield were beautiful. Drops of sweat rolled down from their beautiful skin. It made him want to take them to his bed…

Hmph.

Sungjin tried to sit up straight. Although all he had been doing was looking at them, having such inappropriate thoughts while they were giving their all was rude. But they became more and more attractive as he got to know them; the lion inside him tried to jump out whenever it could.

Control yourself. Control.

Sleeping with someone would make it awkward for the team. He also needed to check in on his two younger fighters.

Jenna and Rachel were fighting against the great red priest and the great white priest.

The fire of the great red priest was strong, but Rachel was able to protect and heal them. Jenna was hunting minions behind the turret with her long-range attack. The great white priest had strong power for defense and healing but was not advancing. Rachel tried to contain her anxiety and prayed.

I'm scared; what if I become their prisoner again?

She was frightened she would be returned to the cage where she couldn't see the light. But Sungjin Oppa told her to trust him, and others reassured her that she could.

Sungjin Oppa told me he would watch me…

He taught her how to remain free. In a short amount of time, she had trained hard following his orders.

Sungjin Oppa, I trust you.

She didn't want to go back to that place; she wanted to stay outside. Although they were not very scrupulous, they managed to collect an equal amount of crystals with their enemy. It looked like a kid-combo struggle.

That's good enough.

Sungjin smiled softly. He didn't really expect much more than that from them. As long as they didn't make a huge mistake, Ereka's shield and Eustasia's sword were enough to defeat the priests.

In the meantime, far away from the battlefield, Sir Todam was working on his manuscript.

The young lion king looked at his girls with passionate eyes. Even though they couldn't see each other, it seemed there was something magical among them. The girls made eye contact as if they saw him watching them. They looked like they were asking him to reward them in bed that night for their achievements.

If Sungjin read this, he would be angry about the false information, but Sir Todam continued his fiction.

And the young lion king answered them with his arrogant but passionate look. He looked like he was about to call them all to his bed that night.

Hmm. This is not enough.

Sir Todam stopped his pen.

It was the historian's job to interpret the story, and readers wanted something more provocative and exciting. A good story was important as well, though.

Okay. Since Master Sungjin has a lot of female followers, I should redirect the story to display more of his power.

Want it or not, Sungjin was going to get an assortment of followers with his victory.

The battle went on as Sungjin predicted. Since Eustasia was killing all the neutral monsters, their crystal collections increased.

But…

Now is the moment to turn this battle around.

The great black priest finally collected enough crystals and went back to his base to ask the Valkyrie to reproduce the thing he needed, the thing to defeat Sungjin's team. Pangnilin didn't go back to the path but headed to the center to find the wolf of twilight.

Even if you find out, there will be no way to recover from this.

But he wanted to end this battle before the enemy realized something was wrong. He was sure that was the best way to win. He made himself unrecognizable and approached the gigantic wolf that was nervously guarding his territory.

So, this is it.

Suddenly, six wings hidden behind his black robe unfolded. This was the open position of his artifact, Death Angel's robe with wings. Two daggers from each hand cut the side of the wolf of twilight, leaving small scratches.

But each time the dagger cut the wolf, a wing on the priest disappeared and appeared on the wolf. This was the ultimate skill of the great black priest, Samael-God's Malice, the angel of death that takes souls.

It was an angel of darkness with a grotesque appearance, also known as an angel of bad omen, but the legend said that he was the most loyal servant of god doing the dark deeds the other angels couldn't do…

And the skill with his name was…

To kill the enemy with six consecutive attacks. It was the secret skill of the black priest who was able to hunt the wolf of twilight single-handedly, a skill no one else possessed. This was the attack of the most notorious assassin of the continent.

This changes the game.

With his sixth attack, Pangnilin's face displayed a dim smile.

The amount of crystal from this monster was massive, and killing the monster would give them the Blessing of Ragnaros for a certain amount of time; this was a mighty power as well. If the four of them attacked, there was no way the enemy could fight them back.

"The Sword of Heaven's Will - Durandal!"

But the holy sword fell from the sky like a shooting star.

Not going to happen this time!

Pangnilin would make sure this time she couldn't steal the final blow…

Even if Eustasia used all twelve of her ultimate skills, it wouldn't work. Pangnilin's attack was weak until the special power was activated when his sixth dagger attacked. So the wolf of twilight was still strong enough, and it was impossible for Eustasia to steal the final blow. Unlike the other monsters she stole from him, this one was out of her ability.

Pangnilin would have been right if the holy sword was aiming at the wolf of twilight, but it was aimed at his dagger.

What?

Her first sword stopped his dagger.

This was unexpected.

But that wasn't going to stop him from finishing the wolf. Pangnilin tried to stab the wolf with the dagger again, only to be stopped by the second holy sword.

Ugh.

Twelve consecutive attacks with the speed of a shooting star and power that could slice steel; Pangnilin's dagger was overpowered by the attacks.

Did you think it would be this easy to stop me?

He fought back against the holy swords.

Lord! Give me strength!

With his power of faith, he fought back all twelve attacks of the holy sword, and then it was over.

I made it.

But his happiness didn't last. There was another thing that was over: the time limit of the death wings above the wolf of twilight.

Damn!

He failed to activate his ultimate skill, and now the only thing that was waiting for him was…

"Arf!"

…the monster that was about to attack him.

Kaboom!

The front paw of the wolf hit the ground. The ground cracked, and rocks fractured into pieces.

Twang!

When the wolf swung its tail, a dozen trees were broken. While its movements were small, the destructive power from them was massive, and the life of the great black priest, Pangnilin, was at risk in front of it…

Even a level seven knight Ereka would struggle with a blow, and he was just an assasin; with one blow, the angel of death would greet him.

"Help me."

He asked for a help.

The wolf of twilight wouldn't leave its territory, so if he could get away, he would be able to save his life and find the next chance to attack.