Necromancer Of The Shadows

"What the fu*k is that?" Evan muttered in a baffled voice as he looked at the Eldritch Goblin with his eyes wide open.

The aura of the peak Rank Three goblin reached its very limit and was just a step away from reaching Rank Four.

The sharp spider bone lances that came out of its back were glowing with Eldritch Energy as if they could tear the very fabric of space.

The deep red eyes of the goblin shined with bloodlust and before Evan could react, it instantly appeared in front of him.

Although Evan was supporting his body on one of his knees, he was ready for the goblin, so the moment it came near him, he swung his Doom Sword.

But to Evan's shock, his Doom Sword passed through the goblin and the goblin in front of him disappeared.

'An afterimage...'

Evan immediately understood what happened and pushed his sword behind his back.

The moment he pushed his sword behind his back...

Clang!

The sound of metal clashing against metal rang out as the sharp bone lances that were coming out of the goblin's back collided with Evan's Doom Sword.

Evan wasn't in the best position when his sword stopped the bone lances, so while his sword blocked the attack, he staggered and lost his balance.

The goblin didn't miss this opportunity and one of the sharp bone lances coming out of its back pierced Evan's left shoulder.

'Fu*k...' Evan immediately used the Nether Stride skill to escape from there and appeared some distance away from the goblin.

Black blood was oozing out of his shoulder wound, indicating that he was poisoned.

A sharp current ran through his left arm, making it numb and very hard to use effectively. If it wasn't for his passive skill, Mid-Level Poison resistance, he was sure that his left arm would have become completely useless.

Evan wanted to solve the problem of the poison as soon as possible, but the goblin didn't give him any chance.

Suddenly, the goblin's body split into four and all of them attacked him at the same time, surrounding him from all four directions, cutting off his escape route.

Evan wanted to use the Nether Stride skill to escape once again, but now that the goblin knew about his teleportation skill, how could it allow him to escape?

The goblin's powerful aura burst outward and pressed down on the space around Evan, effectively locking it.

Evan activated the Nether Stride skill to escape but found the space around him was as solid as a metal wall and he couldn't pass through the space fabric.

The four goblins surrounded him, so when his skill failed, he didn't get a chance to do anything.

All four goblins used their bone lances and shot them toward Evan.

In a hurry, Evan used the Doom Sword to block one of the goblins, but the moment the goblin touched his sword, it vanished into thin air.

Similarly, the two more goblins, who were at his back and left side vanished, leaving the goblin who was at his right side.

'Illusion...' A thought immediately came to his mind, but he realized it too late.

Puchi!

The sound of flesh being pierced by a sharp object rang out and the eight bone lances that were coming out of the goblin's back pierced Evan's stomach and rib area from the right side and came out of the left side.

*Cough*

Evan immediately coughed out a mouthful of black blood, and the poison from the lances started to corrode his blood and internal organs.

His blood vessels and veins turned pitch black, and his aura began to drop at a rapid pace.

ROAR!

Sensing Evan's rapidly declining aura, the goblin roared like an enraged beast and smashed Evan's body to the ground, breaking all of his bones.

After smashing Evan to the ground, the goblin lifted its leg and stomped down on his chest, breaking all of his ribs.

Evan's aura plummeted to the very bottom due to the poison and the goblin's relentless attack.

The goblin's eyes were bloodshot as if it had lost its sanity, and it wanted to continue attacking Evan.

But suddenly, Evan's body flashed with purple light and his aura recovered to its peak condition.

Before the goblin could understand what had happened, a golden fist tore through the space and landed right on its face, sending it flying high into the sky.

Although the fist was powerful, it wasn't able to break the goblin's defence, and the goblin soon regained its balance mid-air, hovering high above.

Evan, who had just recovered using the Death Transfer skill looked at the goblin with a frown on his face.

Although he had recovered from his injuries, his situation was still dire.

'The effect of Shadow Possession will end in forty seconds...' He thought inwardly, staring at the goblin, who was looking down at him from the sky.

'Even with my current strength, it's hard to hold against this guy, but once the effect of Shadow Possession ends, it will be impossible for me to do anything against it.'

Evan's mind raced at a rapid speed and he thought about a solution. After thinking about everything, a long sigh escaped from his mouth.

"I didn't want to use this skill since I wanted to look for Elora right after defeating these goblins, but it seems there is no other way..." Evan said in a low voice and his eyes turned extremely cold.

He gripped the Doom Sword in his hand tightly and a deep blood-red glow started to emanate from it.

"Blood Sacrifice!" He said in a cold voice and activated the second skill of the Doom Sword.

The moment Evan activated the skill, the blood aura around the Doom Sword intensified, and sharp spikes emerged from its handle, piercing Evan's palm that was holding the sword.

The Doom Sword began to absorb Evan's blood, and as it did, the red glow surrounding the sword intensified even more.

The red glow coming from the Doom Sword sank into Evan's body and his aura started to increase at a rapid speed.

'I will finish this in a single attack...' Evan thought inwardly and the next second...

BooooooooooooooM!

The ground beneath his feet exploded into bits and he instantly appeared high in the sky where the Eldritch Goblin was.