Dungeon Maker

"What's the current situation?!"

It had only been a few seconds since he had the news.

Yong-Ho asked while still running. The Spirit of the Dungeon quickly answered.

[There are currently five Orcs and one Imp!]

[The enemy has broken through most of the traps. Three of the enemy Imps have been killed by the traps.]

[The Treant and the Kobolds are preparing to face the enemy!]

Yong-Ho clenched his teeth. There wasn't enough time. It would be nigh impossible to join up with the others, no matter how quickly they ran.

"Tell them to retreat to the throne room! Buy as much time as possible!"

Even though he had already ran out of breath, he couldn't stop. Even if it was just by a small amount, there was already some distance between him and the short-legged Goblins.

[Inconceivable!]

[The battle has already begun!]

On one side were four Kobolds and the Treant.

Whereas the enemy had five Orcs and one Imp.

Yong-Ho could see the throne room at the end of the hall. Yong-Ho started to think. Instead of feeling regret that the battle had already begun, he quickly gathered all available information concerning the state of the battle before him.

Five Orcs.

One appeared to be the leader while the others looked like his subordinates.

According to the video shown by Spirit of the Dungeon, they all seemed to be wearing similar gear.

'Partial armor that covers the shoulders, chest, and arms. While the leader is wearing a black helmet and armor.'

Yong-Ho noted to himself that they all wore the same armor.

That meant it was a uniform. The gear was provided. Which meant that they belonged to a larger group.

Catalina, who had run ahead, opened the door in front of them. Yong-Ho continued to run. He could hear sounds of fighting beyond the door.

'They must be welding close-ranged weapons, such as axes or swords. There aren't any long-distance weapons!'

[Two Kobolds have been killed!]

The Spirit of the Dungeon cried out. Catalina opened another door. The smell of blood suddenly filled Yong-Ho's nose. A terrible sight entered his eyes.

All he could see was red. It wasn't just the corpses of the two Kobolds. An axe wielding Orc had suddenly attacked a Kobold and cut off its head. Blood spouted out and momentarily filled the air.

"Aaaaaaahhhhhh!"

The Treant roared aloud when a couple of its vines were suddenly cut off. The sounds of its anguished cry was filled with pain and bitterness.

The enemy suddenly saw Yong-Ho and Catalina.

"The owner?!"

The leader shouted out. The Orcs that had slain the Kobolds all looked at Yong-Ho at once. One of them threw his axe at Yong-Ho.

It was fast and precise. The hand axe flew towards Yong-Ho's forehead. He saw it. He didn't stop. He ran towards it and raised his left arm.

There was no sign of blood. The axe had neither injured Yong-Ho's arm nor stopped him in his advance.

The Power of Distortion, released from the tip of his fingers, distorted the space in front of him. The hand axe bounced off the invisible barrier. Yong-Ho grabbed Aamon. He quickly attacked the Orcs that were caught unexpectedly by the deflected axe.

He didn't yell out loud. He silently pierced Aamon through the abdomen of the closest Orc. After releasing its flames for a moment, he pulled it out. And continued his attack on the other Orcs.

The Orc that had been stabbed in the stomach couldn't even fight back. Furthermore, the other Orcs couldn't attack Yong-Ho either. Catalina had quickly jumped in between them to aid Yong-Ho.

With quick succession, Yong-Ho and Catalina had agilely switched places because now Catalina was rapidly using her crossbow. The first arrow pierced the cheek of one of the surprised Orcs while the second targeted the leader, however, the leader quickly raised his shield causing the arrow to bounce off.

But it was enough. Catalina drew her sword without looking back. Like Yong-Ho, she continued her assault and immediately attacked the nearest Orc.

"Skulllll!"

The moment that Yong-Ho had pierced the abdomen of the Orc for the fifth time, Skull joined the fight. With a loud cry, Skull swung his hammer towards one of the Orc. But his movement was too large, which combined with his loud cry, caused him to miss. However, the Orc didn't have any choice but to dodge the attack and through that, time and space were created.

The Goblin Rangers suddenly arrived. Among the four Goblins, Jun was the only female and as the leader, she commanded them forth. The four Goblin Rangers formed up and immediately attacked one of the Orcs.

A few seconds after the start of the battle.

After the fifth and final stab, Yong-Ho pulled out Aamon and prepared his next move. He stepped back while his eyes fixated on the black armored leader. While the Orc that had been stabbed in the abdomen five times crumbled to the ground.

Yong-Ho planned his next move.

He already made up his mind. It was more like an instinct rather than an idea. He tightened his grip on Aamon and swung the sword in front of him. Suddenly, a wave of flames lit the atmosphere ablaze!

Fwoosh!

The Orcs weren't the only ones in front of him. But Yong-Ho didn't hesitate.

The Orcs were caught unexpectedly by his sudden attack.

Catalina accepted the flames. As a spirit of the dungeon, she trusted her master. Even as the flames engulfed her back, she glared at the enemy and cut off its head. The spilled blood mixed with Yong-Ho's flames.

"Skullllll!"

Skull too wasn't afraid of the fire. No, it was more like he simply wasn't aware of the roaring fire behind him. He was too busy beating up the Orc with his hammer.

The Goblins weren't able to continue their attack, unlike Catalina and Skull. But, it didn't matter. As they cowered in fear, so did the Orc. Yong-Ho's flames faithfully played their role

Was he trying to burn the enemy?

No. He simply wasn't strong enough to release fire with that level of power.

Yong-Ho simply wanted to shock the enemy.

And at the same time, to blind them!

Yong-Ho ran towards the Orc that the Goblins were fighting with. After the wave of flame had disappeared, the Orc became stunned by Yong-Ho's sudden appearance. Yong-Ho quickly attacked with Aamon by hitting its collarbone. The Orc fell backward and Yong-Ho quickly pushed his left hand into its mouth.

He couldn't ignore the strength of the Orc's jaw. If it just closed their mouth, his hand could be cut off.

However, Yong-Ho was faster. He quickly inserted his mana into Kaiwan's ring, on his left hand.

The Power of Distortion!

Space suddenly distorted inside the Orc's throat. The Orc's neck exploded and Yong-Ho's left arm was forcefully pushed back.

Blood spouted out. It covered Yong-Ho's face. However, it didn't impede him. The moment he placed his left hand into the Orc's mouth, he was already thinking about his next target.

Yong-Ho and the leader looked at each other.

"Roaaaaaaaar!"

The leader's roar shook the entire room. It wasn't just a simple roar. It was loaded with strong mana.

'The Orcs' battle cry!'

Catalina recognized it. But, it was of no use. The leader's cry had already invaded Catalina's mind.

The Goblins started to shriek. It was only for a moment, but Catalina felt her body become stiff. The remaining Kobold and the injured Treant started to shake in fear.

Only Skull, an undead, was able to move freely despite the Orc's battle cry.

"Go!"

The leader shouted. He commanded the Imp, the only one that hadn't participated in the battle.

The Imp turned around. With a ferocious smile, it kicked off the ground. Meanwhile, Skull hastily headed towards the leader.

Yong-Ho started to quickly think. He connected all the available information.

All the Orcs were dressed the same. And the leader made the remaining Imp run away.

Did he acknowledge the fact that they had lost and was trying to save the remaining Imp?

That didn't make sense. They had been throwing the other Imps to check for traps.

Then there was only one possible reason.

"Catalina!"

Yong-Ho shouted while his body was still recovering. The Imp must be stopped from informing others.

The leader swung a large, square shield. After pushing Skull aside with it, he glared at Yong-Ho and Catalina.

Catalina kicked off the ground. She ran after the Imp. Yong-Ho ran as well. He ran to stop the leader from going after Catalina.

"Roaaaaaaaar!"

"Ahhhhhhhh!"

The leader and Yong-Ho both roared at the same time. Their gazes met.

Flames shot up into the air. The large axe striked down like lightning.

The Shield of Distortion wasn't able to completely block the large axe. The power of the attack mercilessly broke Yong-Ho's left arm. If he had endured it any longer, he could've really damaged his left arm.

That then caused Yong-Ho's attack to miss. Aamon stabbed the air and the flames simply burned the atmosphere in vain.

"Skullllll!"

Skull threw his hammer, saving Yong-Ho's life. The leader stepped back and dodged the axe stopping him from performing his second attack, which allowed Yong-Ho to recover his positioning. This time, the Treant intercepted.

"Roaaar!"

The Treant raised up its roots. Instead of rooting itself to the ground, the roots instead stood up and shot towards the leader and Yong-Ho.

They traveled extremely slowly. But were very intimidating alongside the Treant's vines.

The leader quickly widened his distance with the Treant when he noticed the vines heading towards him. However, that wasn't something Yong-Ho would allow. The Treant's vines were stretching out above him, but he charged forwards regardless. He wielded Aamon again.

"Roar?!"

The Treant quickly retracted its vines. The enemy leader raised his shield and tried to block Yong-Ho's sudden attacks.

Iron wall.

Since he was now so close, the large, square shield wielded by the enemy leader looked like a large iron wall.

But Yong-Ho didn't care. Instead of stabbing the shield, he pointed Aamon to the ground. He had originally targeted the lower half of the leader's body, so it didn't seem amiss.

The leader wore a confused expression, but it was only for a moment. Yong-Ho immediately answered.

Fwoosh!

Flames suddenly erupted from the end of Aamon's tip and enveloped the lower half of the leader's body. The attack consumed a lot of his mana, but Yong-Ho didn't care. He clenched his teeth and stared at the leader.

The flames didn't envelope his entire body. However, his exposed green skin couldn't endure the tremendous heat.

"Gah!"

The leader let out a painful groan and desperately swung around his axe and shield. It looked like an attempt to stop Yong-Ho from getting any closer.

Yong-Ho stared at him with cold eyes. He gathered his remaining mana.

"Ahhhh!"

A sudden cry came from behind the leader. Jon had been released from the enemy leader's war cry and used his axe to attack the leader's back. Skull, meanwhile, had obtained one of the Orc's axes from the ground and launched it towards the leader's head.

This time, the axe found its mark. It fiercely hit the leader's armor and caused him to stagger. After coldly observing the situation, Yong-Ho raised his lance and stabbed forth. The lance pierced through the leader's defenseless neck. As soon as he felt the lace pierce through, he poured out all of his mana.

Yong-Ho released forth the flames of Greed. The fire entered through the leader's neck and consumed all before it.

The leader didn't even have a chance to scream out in pain. He writhed around on the ground in sheer agony while emitting strange gurgling noises. And then, all of a sudden he just stopped. Aamon fell from Yong-Ho's hand and stopped releasing its flames, however, the leader was already on his deathbed.

Yong-Ho breathed out heavily. Instead of performing the final blow, he looked towards the direction that Catalina had run to.

The Spirit of the Dungeon answered on behalf of Catalina.

[Catalina had captured the Imp!]

Yong-Ho felt relief wash over him.

However, instead of sitting down on the ground to rest, he extended out his hand. It was to obtain the leader's spirit.