Chapter 368: [ Intense battle against the Mummy Lord ]

But it wasn’t the end yet. In the next instant, the dark clouds once again sparkle, and a lightning bolt strike down the two monsters.

ROOOAAARRRR!!!

RAAAAAAHHHHHRRR!!!

The Sphinx and the Mummy Lord got electrified violently and started smashing the ground with their bodies.

Allen was about to attack again when “Gyaaaahhh!!” Dakna behind him cried out in pain and he heard a massive impact. What!?

“…!!?”

By the time Allen realized what was going on, it was too late.

Relying on his godly reflexes, Allen immediately brought his arms up to cover his face. However, he still felt a powerful impact on his body that even his dragon scales seemed to have been turned into jelly mush due to the force that had hit his body directly.

Just when he was about to spat out a mouthful of blood, his entire body was forcefully blown back.

Booom!!

Allen’s body crashed into the ground and he couldn’t help but cough up blood.

“…Die, False King,” said an unpleasant voice that sounded like pieces of rusted metal being scraped together. It was a rough and dry voice that seemed to give chills to those who heard it.

The intense pain had disoriented Allen and he merely looked blankly in the direction of the voice completely forgetting to stand back up.

There, standing was none other than, the Mummy Lord. He was looking down on him indifferently.

How is this possible…!!?

Allen’s gaze turned towards the one who had been constricted by the sand and then only found the Mummy Lord(?) slowly disintegrated into fine sand. A doppelganger? A sand clone?

He can also do that…!?

A dark sphere with the size of a fist appeared from the Mummy Lord’s hand and then flew straight for Allen like a bullet. Seeing this, Allen’s slitted pupils narrowed but he didn’t do any evasive actions and instead slowly stood up after patting his clothes.

The dark sphere pierced through him and lodged itself on the ground. “I was just caught off guard a while ago. That would never happen again,” Allen muttered while completely disregarding the bullet-like black balls piercing through him as if it was an illusion.

More dark bullets shot through him but when faced with this kind of attack, Allen just lets it pierced through him or simply dodged it with a step; it could not even make him break his leisurely stroll like tempo.

Bluish-white sparks crackled around him.

Allen’s eyes narrowed slightly in a smile. He turned his head and saw the others were once again locked in battle and even Dakna was already wrestling with the Sphinx.

“Although I tried not wanting to but it seems like I really did underestimate you.” Allen smiled slightly as he looked at the Mummy Lord. “I just thought of you as nothing but a monster but… you have intelligence, don't you? And quite high at that…”

“… …”

The Mummy Lord fell silent.

Allen slightly bent his lips.

Tension ran through the air.

Banggggg!!! Allen slashed Rebellion while the Mummy Lord blocked it with its flail and crook. Another high-speed battle happened began. Sparks appeared every time the claymore and the crook and frail collided with each other.

Even their figures blurred in the air.

“Haaaa!!!” Allen backflipped and when he stretched his left hand, an electric spear appeared on his hand.

“Eat this!!” Allen gritted his teeth. With an incredible roar, sparks flew from Allen’s hand and then with a great noise, the electrical spear flew straight into the Mummy Lord’s heart. Its power was almost as destructive as Zeus Lightning Bolt or Indra’s spear as it looked like it was tearing through space itself.

“Raaaaaarrrr!!!” The Mummy Lord made an X form with the crook and flail in front of its chest and a massive dark shield-like form appeared in front of it.

BOOOOMMM!!!

The electric spear crashed into the dark barrier causing it to slowly cave in.

Allen snorted, “Just because I can’t use any strong attacks because of the location doesn’t mean that’s all I can do! Lightning Web!!” Allen spreads his both arms wide and releases electricity that formed like a spider web in the entire place. The electric web then latched themselves towards the Mummy Lord that was still trying to repel the lightning spear.

Boooom!! Earsplitting peels of thunder rang through the entire ruins. Threading bolts of blue lightning became encased in a golden light and furiously detonated from around the Mummy Lord causing for it to stagger out. Due to this, the electric spear that was blocked mid-way finally managed to break through when the dark shield wavered.

Booom!! An explosion appeared and the Mummy Lord was sent flying towards the ground.

Allen took another step forward and reached his hand in front. When he made a clutching motion in the air, a great spear of golden lightning writhes in his grip once again. He throws it again towards the Mummy Lord’s direction.

The air shimmered and parted like water before the tip of Allen’s thrown spear. Seeing this, the Mummy Lord grunted and, exposed from the assault, immediately dive down into the ground, escaping from the lightning spear’s trajectory.

Boom!! The ground exploded and splinters of rock and debris were blown away.

Allen raised his hand and Rebellion who was a few meters away immediately come flying at him. When Rebellion returned to his hand, it lit up and started to reduce in size. After a few moments, instead of Rebellion, a black color pistol appeared on Allen’s hand.

The Mummy Lord swung the crook on its hand and the dust flying around him instantly cleared. It raised its head and glared at Allen with its blazing like eyes.

“Marvelous heat… It’s been…quite…time to meet…someone…like you. Thought you’re just…lesser deity but your power… You’re not Osiris, a thunder God?” A voice rang out.

“As I thought you can really speak…” The edges of Allen’s lips bent upward. Bluish-white sparks flew from his shoulder.

“I find…it worthless to speak…people so weak…but you… different. Fighting you gives pleasure…my dried flesh…” The Mummy Lord stepped forward. “Who are you? To possess… power with that level… bewildered…”

“Just a demon…” Staring at the Mummy Lord with a faint smile, Allen raised his gun and aimed at it. “Mummy Lord, for all the enemies I faced up until now, you are the strongest. Thus, please let me you use a stepping stone!” After accumulating power, he pulled the trigger.

Beams of muzzle flares appeared and soon, more than 10 bullets were fired, striking at the same position on the monster.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

"... I will treat you to a sundae later~"

The Mummy Lord can’t clearly follow the bullets but it still managed to evade successfully by creating clones of sand just by waving its flail.

As Allen was about to continue his attack when suddenly an idea struck him. “Mummy Lord,” he called out.

The Mummy Lord who was in the middle of doing something suddenly stopped and raised its head.

“There’s a ceremony in my hometown before a duel of death is done… I want to do it as a sign of respect,” Allen’s lips curled upwards. This kind of expression was only shown by him whenever he was thinking of something bad. Sadly, the Mummy Lord didn’t know Allen’s nature. “As a sign of great warriors, respect is shown,”

“Oh?” The Mummy Lord thought for a moment. “Indeed, this will be a Duel to the Death. The Ma’at will be… the witness of this glorious battle… that I had not tasted for a millennia’s… very well, great warrior…I acknowledge,”

Allen’s grin turned wider as he bowed deeply. He then landed on the ground and walked towards the Mummy Lord. When he was less than just a meter away from it, he stopped. He looked at the Mummy Lord and offered his hand for a handshake.

“The glorious battle… win or lose, no regrets. Let’s be friends, Mummy Lord, my name is Allen Bando, a Nephilim,”

“Indeed, warriors turned friends in battles. Once the great Pharaoh, protector of this ruins but sadly, this one had long forgotten the name... Lord of the Mummies,”

The Mummy Lord took Allen’s hand. Seeing this, Allen’s lips curled in satisfaction.

*Ding! [ You have successfully stolen [ Body Creation ] skill! ]

[ Body Creation – An ability to create bodies (biological or artificial) which are in perfect condition for themselves or others to inhabit. ]

It works! Allen danced in his mind, fortunately, he had already maxed out his poker face skill so nothing could be seen from the outside. This was a gamble… and once again he had won. He thought that this would work but never expected to be this easy… though, only one skill can be stolen for now.

If he would still take much time, the Mummy Lord will certainly notice something. That would be bad~

Allen withdraws his hand, albeit reluctantly. He then jumped back a few meters.

“This fight, let it be glorious,” He muttered.

“Then, calling you… false king would be inappropriate… Then, a Hero against a cursed tyrant… so it is ~” The Mummy Lord’s attitude seemed to have lightened a bit after this action was made. Probably, as a proud warrior, respect given by opponents was indispensable!

Worthy as a friend!

However, just like there were many kinds of love there is as stars in the sky, friendship is also similar.

They can now be called friends but a bit different from normal.

Allen and the Mummy Lord locked their gazes with each other as if observing every movement they made.

As the Mummy Lord received Allen’s warrior’s respect, it conceded the fact that Allen was not a wimp, a false king, or mere demon, but a strong opponent. The Mummy Lord gathered itself to concentrate on the fight.

The Mummy Lord held a serious aura around it, as the fire on its eyes burned even brighter.

But what caught Allen’s attention was that, through the eye holes from the Death Mask, the Mummy Lord’s eyes burned with purple color. Not just that, the aura around it started to dyed in purple as well.

“The end is coming… friend. The world will come to a close very soon…”

The Mummy Lord’s words stunned Allen. What did he say? What does he mean by that?

Is he talking about the Ragnarok?

“Are you talking about the Demon’s invasion?”

“Demon… ah, those peculiar beings. The opposite of the Gods… did they started?”

“… …”

The Mummy Lord take Allen’ssilence as a yes and continued, “So the season’s here already… timing’s wrong, however.”

“What do you mean?” Allen frowned.

“You won’t understand even if I explained… everything will always go according to fate. Whether you survive and win this encounter… let me tell you this words, oh friend of mine, who made me feel a prideful warrior again.”

“Why are you saying that… as if you are the one who will lose and die…”

“Only fate dictates… Destiny gives my unending life a purpose… the question is, are you the one who will fulfill it? Show me, great warrior…”

“Just what are you saying? What fate are you saying?” Allen showed a perplexed expression in the sudden turn of event.

“You are on a journey… but for what purpose? What do you seek?” The Mummy Lord’s purple eyes flickered.

“... …” What is he saying now? The Mummy Lord’s sudden change started and mystified Allen. Is he throwing me a riddle... now?

“Fufufu, I, when I was alive, I had asked for a body that is undying. For life without hunger and for power to conquer everything. And I was given what I had asked for and had even become the immortal king, the undying king. But never did I know… that the wish of mine was nothing but a curse… don’t you already see?”

“In the end of your journey, you might encounter such thing… so let me give you an advice as a friend who had fought against each other, with respect and pride as great warriors, when that moment comes, careful what you wished for. From here onward, your journey is just beginning… but your end is still a question.”

“… …”

“Friend, show me that you are the person I had long been waiting for. Show me that my eyes didn’t deceive me… show me that I hadn’t made a mistake…”

The Mummy Lord took a step forward and thudded the sole of his foot flat on the ground as the crook and flail, held tight in a pair of hands with whitening knuckles, swooped in a half circle.

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