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Therefore, a one-sided massacre ensued.
The snakes sprayed venom and thrashed about, trying to resist, but poison had no effect on the undead.
Some of the venom was potent enough to partially melt armor and weapons, but it wasn’t enough to stop the undead.
Enraged by the slaughter of its snakes, the creature continued to vomit more and more, and larger, stronger ones began to emerge.
Even I was momentarily taken aback by the sheer number.
‘Subspace…’
It was no wonder that killing this creature would yield a subspace artifact.
Its body contained an unimaginable number of snakes.
Then, I noticed something strange.
‘The creature… has weakened?’
The pressure on the Bone Golem had definitely lessened.
It seemed that the snakes were the source of its power.
‘This changes things.’
The creature couldn’t catch Kayla and Athena, and its wounds were accumulating rapidly due to my curse.
Therefore, it decided to eliminate me first, and it seemed it couldn’t give up on the Bone Golem, as it chose a method that was high risk even for itself.
But it underestimated my undead.
‘Well, it did manage to take out No. 2, and Cereo is weaker compared to Kayla and Athena…’
And seeing my other undead, who hadn’t even joined the fight, it must have thought it could subdue me with its minions.
And it wasn’t entirely unfounded.
The snakes that were emerging now were much larger and stronger than the ones that had appeared initially.
And they were still venomous, even more so than before, so under normal circumstances, my undead would have eventually fallen to them.
‘But things are different with me involved.’
Enough corpses had piled up.
Even though they weren’t human, the snakes had flesh, blood, and bones.
A large number of them had been slaughtered, and as a result, the surroundings were littered with snake corpses.
I immediately used Temporary Base Construction, using them as sacrifices, and a wall was created to protect me.
My demonic energy was amplified, and the power of my magic changed.
Kayla and Athena, who had been momentarily flustered by the endless stream of snakes, stabilized as I constructed the temporary base.
Instead of helping me, they charged towards the boss, who was vomiting snakes, and I sent them a message telling them not to stop it.
-The creature weakens as you kill the snakes it releases.
“…Then we should kill the snakes, not the boss.”
They immediately changed their targets at my words.
The snakes immediately attacked Kayla and Athena as they began to support the undead.
However, they were Kayla and Athena, whom even the boss couldn’t handle.
Swish!
Although they had a new weapon, poison, it was meaningless.
Kayla had the Armor of Vitality, and Athena had the Wind Dragon’s Fang.
The Armor of Vitality had poison resistance, and Athena used the Wind Dragon’s Fang to create a variation of Wind Cutter, preventing the poison from even getting close.
Thanks to her frequent battles, Athena’s skill in handling artifacts had improved dramatically.
Dark Bolts from the Skeleton Mages rained down on the snakes.
The slain snakes rose and bit their former comrades.
They weren’t immune to the poison either.
They weren’t all the same species, and while they might have resistance, some of the poison had even melted steel.
No. 1 and the Specter also showed some impressive performance.
Perhaps realizing the situation, the boss stopped vomiting snakes.
But it was too late.
I and the two Mummy Priests cast strengthening magic on the Bone Golem.
Creak.
The Bone Golem, which had been completely bound by the boss, finally began to move.
Sensing that the Bone Golem, which it had completely bound, was starting to move, the boss tried to constrict it with even greater force.
Its body swelled, attempting to restrain the Bone Golem once more, but this time, it was different.
‘It has definitely weakened.’
And unlike before, I was receiving support from the Temporary Base.
Moreover, my staff, Eloset’s Staff, resonated, amplifying the power of the strengthening magic, leading to a different outcome than before.
Crack. Creak.
The Bone Golem, freeing an arm from the boss’s constricting grip, began to tear at the creature’s massive body.
The creature tried to bite off the Bone Golem’s hand, determined not to let go, but it was a body that even the creature at its peak couldn’t harm.
A part of the hand cracked, but it quickly regenerated, consuming my demonic energy.
I ordered Kayla and Athena to support the Bone Golem.
Realizing that they were coming for it as well, the boss finally had no choice but to release the Bone Golem, and it seemed to be trying to escape.
However, this time, the Bone Golem caught it.
A powerful downward strike.
Then, it grabbed the creature’s body with its hand and pulled hard.
The boss struggled against the incredible strength, but it was pointless.
The sight of the giant snake, over 20 meters long, being dragged around by the Bone Golem, which was only about 4 meters tall, was unbelievable.
And as a result of buying time, Kayla and Athena were able to arrive and began to slash at the creature’s body.
The creature’s wounds worsened rapidly.
The Bone Golem hindered its movements, Kayla and Athena slashed at its body, and I aggravated its wounds.
The snakes the creature had summoned couldn’t get past my undead, and in the end, it paid the price for taking the risk.
The creature’s struggles ceased.
And then, an enormous number of snakes began to burst out of its body.
“Wow, that was close.”
Athena muttered, wiping the sweat from her forehead.
“What the, suddenly that many snakes appeared? I almost died right after killing the boss.”
“You reacted well, considering. Don’t let your guard down until the very end.”
“Yes, Master.”
As soon as the boss died, all the snakes that had been inside its subspace poured out.
There seemed to be thousands of them, and the area was instantly filled with snakes.
Athena and Kayla, who had been on top of the boss when it died, were almost swept away by the wave of snakes.
Baldur and Annelise were safe, as they were under the protection of my Temporary Base.
Kayla and Athena reacted quickly and took refuge on top of the Bone Golem, managing to survive.
If they hadn’t, they might have died, as Athena had said.
In particular, Athena used the Wind Dragon’s Fang to prevent poison from approaching her, but she didn’t have high poison resistance itself.
‘It seems she’s working on it, though.’
I knew she was training her poison resistance under Kayla’s guidance.
Of course, resistance was for emergencies. Underestimating poison just because you had resistance was a good way to die.
There were various types of poison, and some were simply beyond human tolerance.
Even with a strong body and resistance due to mana, there were limits.
After killing all the snakes, a bracelet remained.
‘Was it called Yakumama’s Bracelet?’
That’s what it was called in the past. It probably wouldn’t have a specific name this time.
‘Just calling it a Subspace Artifact or Subspace Bracelet is enough.’
I picked it up and casually put it on.
“That’s an artifact, right? Are you going to use it?”
No one objected.
Athena, Kayla, Baldur. They all had expressions that said it was only natural.
Annelise looked bewildered by their reaction.
‘Well, it’s normal for mercenary groups or parties to fight over loot.’
But we were different.
“I was worried you might not take it this time.”
“Right. It’s about time you got something for yourself, Inha.”
“Congratulations.”
No one showed any signs of displeasure or jealousy.
It wasn’t a reluctant acceptance, but a sincere reaction.
Therefore, Annelise muttered in disbelief.
“Unbelievable… what kind of dream party is this…?”
‘It’s a party that only exists in dreams.’
“By the way, what does it do?”
I naturally infused demonic energy into the artifact.
‘Fortunately, it’s responding.’
As an artifact from a dimensional fragment, it accepted demonic energy without resistance.
The air distorted, and a spatial rift appeared.
“Subspace? Is it a subspace?!”
Kayla asked in surprise.
“Yes, it seems so. The size… well, it’s about the size of a large warehouse.”
“The size of a large warehouse? Oh my god, a subspace artifact…”
“It’ll be convenient.”
Kayla, who knew the true value of this artifact, was speechless, and Athena seemed quite pleased to have a convenient artifact.
Baldur looked a bit discouraged.
It seemed he felt bad that he hadn’t contributed much to obtaining this artifact.
He wasn’t weak in absolute terms, but he couldn’t help but seem lacking in comparison.
And the monster we had encountered this time was exceptionally strong.
‘To think we fought a monster like that…’
I imagined there must have been enormous sacrifices in the past.
The boss itself was strong, but the snakes it had vomited were also quite troublesome.
I was able to clear this easily because I was a necromancer who used undead, and my own level was decent.
If it had been an ordinary mercenary group, they would have been poisoned and killed by the summoned snakes before even reaching the boss.
‘The boss’s body has disappeared.’
It wasn’t unusual, as artifacts usually appeared after the boss’s body disappeared.
“…It’s probably best not to reveal the subspace artifact carelessly.”
“I have no intention of doing that. I wasn’t planning to use it openly anyway.”
Athena had said it would be convenient, but her words were unlikely to come true.
“I’m planning to use it as a storage for my undead.”
It could probably store over a thousand undead, even with the Bone Golem inside.
Of course, I was planning to keep the undead that were originally stored in my inscription there.
“Ah, come to think of it, you mentioned that the Mercenary Guild had such an artifact.”
I had lied and said there was an artifact that could only store undead.
I glanced at Annelise and said,
“I’m planning to make it seem like this is the same type of artifact.”
There were plenty of excuses.
I could say I had just obtained it, or that I had improved the existing one.
Kayla nodded and said,
“I think that would be best.”
“Is it that big of a deal?”
“It is. It’s an incredibly rare and valuable item, and there are countless people who covet it.”
Especially merchants, who treated it like treasure.
‘It’s an item that allows them to conduct trade with just a few escorts to protect them.’
Of course, if they used it openly, word would spread quickly, and they would be assassinated and robbed of the artifact.
“Especially since this one has a large capacity.”
“…I see. So it’s not something you can use comfortably.”
“It will become comfortable. I’m not going to just put undead in it.”
At that moment, Athena suddenly looked at Annelise and said,
“But if that’s the case, shouldn’t she be kept in the dark? She’s going to leave eventually, right?”
Everyone’s gaze focused on Annelise at Athena’s words.
Annelise shook her head, acting as if she would never tell anyone, but no one believed her.
“It won’t matter by then. I’ll be under the protection of the royal family and a recognized warlock of the County. No one will be able to force me to do anything by then.”
There might be people who would try to buy it, but I had no intention of selling it.
And our group’s power was growing rapidly.
As long as we could buy time, we would be able to protect it even if its existence became known.
‘The things that absolutely must be kept secret are things like a dragon’s corpse.’
Subspace artifacts were extremely rare, but they weren’t nonexistent.
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