Chapter 134

Chapter 134: Seven Sins, Twilight Blacksmith Oswen (1)

100 people were waiting at the castle .

Most of them had heard about my victory .

The former lord had listened with a stiff expression . He knew that there was no way out . The scent of victory was already coming from me . If he tried anything hostile then it was highly likely that he would lose .

That evening, there was a large party . An undead party was quite different . They ate Jellim, danced or sparred . It was more fun than the party on Earth .

I took a break for a few moments and thought about my swordsmanship . In a spacious room set aside for the lord, I visualized and recalled the details of the battle .

‘It is developing little by little . ’

I was recovering my original strength . And invisible things were starting to show themselves .

‘Haien Moon’s sword technique . . . I can complete it . ’

Ironically, Haien Moon’s sword technique was harder for good swordsmen to learn . If it was just imitated then the essence of the sword technique wouldn’t be learnt .

Even with Corruption, there was still 1% missing . I slowly realized the parts I was missing .

Mabe Ariel Diablo had also tried variations of it . She couldn’t understand it so her stances were weak . She wasn’t able to complete it her way .

But I thought differently . I intended to eat everything .

'The sword was his life . ’

Understanding .

Yes, that was necessary .

There were few people that were that strong from the beginning . It was also true for Haien Moon . He only polished one sword technique for his entire life .

I trained every night that there was moonlight .

Suack!

I brandished my sword . When the moon wasn’t visible, I engraved Haien Moon’s movements into my mind .

An enduring swordsman . No one could go against his sword . But that became harder as he got older .

‘He wanted to become stronger . ’

I knew a little bit about his life . A war slave who climbed up from the bottom . He survived by using the bodies of his allies as shields and desperately tried to learn the enemy’s techniques .

I didn’t resemble him .

He learned his sword techniques from the battlefield like me, but I had chosen to settle .

Hwiing!

Wind blew into the room .

Wind came flowing out from the sword . . . the moonlight around the sword weakened .

Using the skill was smoother and more beautiful in the moonlight .

A clearing on the grounds of the castle .

Torium and dozens of skeleton soldiers were gathered in this place .

"What is this about?”

"The skin of the zombies is rotting quickly and the skeleton soldiers have stopped functioning . The bones are damaged but not unusable . . . we have managed to salvage 59 bones . ”

"Right . ”

I gave a small nod .

This was something I just learnt . Of course, it wasn’t a typical case . This was the Underground World . In other places, zombies and skeleton soldiers couldn’t die .

Torium spoke with a bittersweet expression .

"Didn’t I talk about resting? They have failed to find their rest . Their souls will forever remain in the bones, suffering in this world . ”

"You can distinguish between those who have found rest and those who haven’t?”

I was filled with curiosity . Torium slowly shook his head .

"We don’t know . However, there are some cases when their bodies will disappear without leaving a trace . We just think that they have truly found rest . ”

There was no way to be sure . Maybe it was just a futile hope . Even so, it was something that allowed them to endure for a long time .

“Oh, and…”

Torium paused before pulling out a letter .

"A messenger arrived early this morning . He delivered a stamped letter from the southern commander . You have only been the lord for four days, so it is meaningful that he sent it so quickly . ”

It finally came .

I took the letter and said .

“You told me the news a little bit late . ”

"I immediately went to find you but you were concentrating on the sword . . . I’m sorry . ”

It had been a few days .

I had only focused on wielding the sword .

It was in order to gain enlightenment in Haien Moon’s sword technique .

But my senses didn’t notice someone watching me for a long time .

‘I was too absorbed . ’

I opened the letter to see small words .

My eyes were caught by the contents .

[Randalph Brigsiel . That is the name of the new lord of the Pabrum Territory . I know very well about your victory against the dullahan Somullem . Somullem is within the top 20 of Makdalli’s subordinates . Indeed, it is a truly great thing . I formally invite you to the main fortress in the south . Southern hero! A hero who can stop Makdalli’s ambitions! My heart is burning and I am looking forward to seeing you at the main fortress . ]

It was filled with flowery words but basically, he was curious and wanted to see my face .

However, there was one point I couldn’t understand .

“Torium . What is the name of the southern commander?”

The letter only mentioned ‘main fortress . ’ Torium had only called him ‘the southern commander . ’

Torium’s eyes widened like he just realized .

"Ahh, I haven’t mentioned . Oswen . ”

"Oswen?”

I hesitated for a moment .

I had heard that name before . Wasn’t that the same name as the Twilight Blacksmith, Oswen who made the Seven Sins?

Torium saw my reaction and asked .

"Do you know it?

“No . . . it is nothing . By the way, the southern commander wants to see me . ”

“Ahh! Very good . The commander will have many questions about your victory . It is because we’ve lost many battles to Makdalli . ”

“Then I have to depart . ”

"Right now? Before that . . . are you going to see him looking like that?”

“Is there a problem?”

It wasn’t strange . Wrath, Sloth and Infinity Armour had returned to their original appearances . It was an assortment of equipment .

But Torium’s thoughts seemed different .

“The first impression is the most important . You have drawn a considerable amount of attention and the commander has invited you directly . Lord-nim is a hero . Your style needs to have that type of elegance . Can you leave this to me?”

Torium said confidently .

It wasn’t bad to be prepared .

"I will try it once . ”

I would check the work and wear it if it was okay .

50 skeleton soldiers, Torium and Jeff .

I was in the lead .

The road to the southern fortress wasn’t very complex . We were able to arrive at the fortress after three days and nights .

The fortress was huge . It was at the level of a city . There were many traces indicating that it had been created a long time ago .

Several ghouls blocked us from entering the gates .

Torium came forward and said .

"This is the new lord of Pabrum! Southern Commander-nim has sent a letter so let us in!”

After confirming the letter, the ghouls bowed deeply .

Rattle!

The huge gates opened and a different world stretched out before me .

There were beautiful buildings with two or three floors where people seemed to live . Jellim trees were also lined up cleanly to create a beautiful view .

"Isn’t Jellim hard to obtain?”

"In a manner of speaking . This is a place where only undead are allowed . That’s why there are so many Jellim trees . Instead, take a look around . Isn’t everyone staring at Lord-nim?”

Torium said with a smile .

Just like he said, all the undead were staring at me .

Torium was versatile and even had talent as a blacksmith . He created a few good accessories made of bones and layered them on top of Infinity Armour .

It was something that showed off the grandeur of the skeleton soldiers .

Quite a few undead looked like they thought it was handsome .

"Ohhh . I don’t know how to move in this . I am just wearing armour but . . . ”

Jeff was also wearing armour like a knight . He appeared awkward and slightly uncomfortable when moving .

Torium stared towards the heart of the fortress and said .

"Now, let's move on . Today's hero is Lord-nim . "