Chapter 159 – English Translation
The undead split into three groups, aligning themselves in formation.
Two of those groups attacked the trolls with Outlaws at the front, while the last group followed behind the Legion Commander, Pain.
Perhaps because there was a commander leading them, a strange aura—different from before—could be felt.
But that aura wasn’t what surprised Dohyun.
“Grr… uh…”
Click… clack…
As the undead approached with eerie sounds, the startled trolls shouted “Krrr?!” and swung their clubs, starting the battle.
The undead’s basic tactics weren’t much different from before.
Ignoring formal stances and techniques, they fought purely with efficiency in mind.
Rumble—
Thud— stab! stab!
“Krrr! Krrraa!”
Several undead grabbed a troll’s legs, toppled it, then hacked it apart.
Up to that point, it was similar to before.
But what happened afterward was completely different.
Whoosh— thud!
“Krr?”
While they were mobbing one troll, another troll beside them swung its club and struck an undead directly in the head.
The sensation in its hands was clear—it had definitely hit.
And yet—
Stab! Stab!
The undead didn’t even flinch.
They kept stabbing as if nothing had happened.
“Krr… Krrr! Krrraa!”
The trolls froze for a moment in confusion.
But hearing their comrade screaming while being hacked apart, they hurriedly swung their clubs again.
BANG! stab—
One hit to the shoulder.
BOOM! stab! stab!
Another hit to the head.
Despite landing solid blows, the hacking never stopped.
Some of the smaller goblin undead were even sent flying by the club strikes—but they crawled back anyway and stabbed daggers into the trolls’ thighs.
“Krrraa! Krr!”
The trolls began backing away in fear at the undead’s horrifying persistence.
Meanwhile, the undead that had finished off the fallen troll stood up simultaneously.
A troll who locked eyes with them hiccupped and dropped his club.
The stare they gave seemed to say:
“Was it you who hit me just now?”
It sent chills down his spine.
Step… step…
At that moment, the Outlaw at the front advanced with glowing red eyes.
Three undead behind him followed.
As if that was the signal, the undead charged again like wild dogs—knocking the troll down and tearing him apart.
Realizing that the death he had just witnessed would soon be his own, the troll howled.
“KRRRAAAAA!”
Scenes like this weren’t happening in just one place—but in three.
In fact, the groups led by the Outlaws were the merciful ones.
[1st Legion Commander “Pain” uses the intermediate dark magic “Terrible Sensation.”]
[1st Legion Commander “Pain” uses Outlaw-type Battle Mage Arts.]
Click… clack…
“AAARGH! AAAAAH!”
Perhaps because he understood pain better than anyone else,
Pain used various dark magic techniques that inflicted agony and disrupted the enemy’s mind, while striking vital points with exceptional battle mage techniques.
He was truly living up to his name.
“…Is that troll… crying?”
It was only a fleeting glance, but Dohyun saw it clearly.
Tears had pooled in the troll’s eyes as it was being beaten by the undead.
How often would one ever see a troll cry?
Hearing screams echo everywhere, Dohyun blurted out instinctively.
“Holy… what the hell is this?”
Watching the undead legion continuously produce such bizarre scenes made him laugh in disbelief.
This was what an undead legion that feared no death looked like.
“—Liza…”
“—Hmm. This is not exactly a righteous method.”
Even Eliza and Charlie frowned at the grotesque fighting style.
“—Ahem! They’re doing great!”
“—Liza…?”
However, Jihad looked extremely proud of it.
Well… Dohyun had been surprised, but he liked it too.
Even if the method was brutal, what mattered was performance.
And the one he liked the most was the legion commander—Pain.
[1st Legion Commander “Pain” uses intermediate dark magic “Invisible Eye.”]
“That skill is seriously broken…”
He only had two skills.
But each intermediate dark magic skill contained several effects, allowing him to use different abilities depending on the situation.
Can he use any intermediate dark magic he’s learned?
One skill producing the effects of multiple skills.
It was absurdly overpowered.
Of course, the cooldown seemed shared and the variety wasn’t endless—but even considering that, it was still an enormous advantage.
Intermediate dark magic… I’ve never heard of a skill like that. Do players not get it?
Players normally used supernatural powers in God of All Worlds as skills.
But that didn’t mean they could use every ability in the world.
Some abilities belonged exclusively to certain races.
For example, players couldn’t suddenly use a dragon’s breath.
Since Pain was a rare race, it made sense he’d have unique abilities.
Whirl— crack!
BOOM!
Even the Outlaw-style Battle Mage techniques that let a dark mage fight effectively in melee must be part of that.
When I fought him, he might have been hiding even more skills…
…Could Jihad really keep him under control?
“—Yeah! That’s it! So refreshing!”
“—Liza-liza!”
When Dohyun glanced over, Jihad was just cheering brightly alongside Eliza, as if it had nothing to do with him.
“—Huh? What is it, Master?”
“…Nothing. Your legion is amazing.”
“—Ahem. Right? Zeke’s doing pretty well too. I’ve already used about 30% of my mana though… but it’s easier to handle than before.”
“I see.”
Since Jihad was taking it positively, Dohyun decided not to bring up his concerns.
You always had to be careful with that guy—he could turn explosive at any time.
[You have defeated a Troll of the Blue Forest.]
[You have defeated a Troll of the Blue Forest.]
…
[You have defeated a Troll of the Blue Forest.]
“The hunting speed is insane…”
They said the difference between an undead legion with a commander and one without was huge.
And sure enough, they were dominating even these incredibly durable trolls.
Of course, not every Zeke legion was like this.
[Under the influence of a Legion Commander, the legion’s traits change.]
[Due to the commander’s high rank, the physical abilities of the 1st Legion increase greatly within racial limits.]
It was because Pain boosted the undead’s stats.
A powerful legion commander could drastically raise Zeke’s performance just by existing.
No wonder Zeke players are obsessed with commander materials…
Pain had originally been a hidden field boss.
Even weakened, a boss designed not to be killed would naturally show this level of power.
“Wait… what if I add Dark Envelopment too?”
Dohyun suddenly realized he hadn’t used the skill yet.
If they were already this strong…
What would happen if they gained defense-ignoring dark attributes and stealth as well?
Swallowing hard, he activated the skill.
[You use Dark Envelopment on the “1st Undead Legion.”]
“Grrrr… AAAAA!”
The undead, now wrapped in darkness, roared with rolling eyes.
Then they charged again.
“Krr! Krrra!”
Stab! Slash!
A true hell party began.
When undead Outlaws swung their longswords, troll hide split like paper.
When goblin undead stabbed with daggers, they pierced through like Styrofoam and reached the heart.
WHOOM— CRACK!
An orc undead smashed a troll’s skull with a club.
Slash— rip—
Lycanthrope undead shredded trolls with their claws.
But the real star was still Pain.
Click… clack…!
Using intricate battle mage techniques, he cut trolls down effortlessly.
With his already high stats combined with Dark Envelopment’s defense-ignoring effect, he overwhelmed multiple trolls alone.
[You have defeated a Troll of the Blue Forest.]
[You have defeated a Troll of the Blue Forest.]
…
[You obtained High-Quality Troll Leather.]
“….”
Endless system messages appeared.
Listening to the constant cheerful notification sounds, Dohyun stood there blankly.
“This feels like… auto-hunting in a mobile game.”
It was effortless farming.
Even better when combined with Ice Energy Style.
If he stood still in the middle using Ice Energy Style, trolls slowed down while trying to run from the undead.
Then the undead surrounded and hunted them.
If Charlie and Eliza joined in, and Dohyun actively roamed around triggering Detonators?
“…The fastest Pratel graduation was 70 days.”
And that was the absolute record.
On average, it took at least 100 days.
Pratel was the last city before entering the Empire.
With monsters up to level 71, the required experience was enormous.
Dohyun had expected to spend a long time here.
But now…
“Three months? No… maybe two.”
If monster respawn rates held up, it might be even faster.
Excited, Dohyun grabbed his weapon Cheonbyeon.
Silver thread wrapped around his left hand.
He was about to wind the Detonator Thread around the weapon when—
Ding!
Among the endless notifications, one message appeared.
[Level Up!]
[You reached Level 50 and obtained a Random Skill Draw Ticket.]
The experience bar had overflowed from the insane auto-hunting speed.
“…Well, that changes things.”
Dohyun immediately put away Cheonbyeon and the detonator thread.
Hunting was nice—
but nothing beat opening skill cards.
“—Why are your nostrils flaring suddenly? Don’t tell me…”
“—Hmm! I can see it too now. Thanks to your teachings.”
“—Liza!”
“—Not yet. Master isn’t expecting much this time. You must feel the difference.”
“—I see… impressive observation.”
Ironically, Jihad was right.
Dohyun was heading to the lucky spot, but he wasn’t overly excited.
If anything, he was worried.
I really need to win the rock-paper-scissors this time…
If multiple hero skills appeared again, he’d have to rely on intuition.
And Dohyun had zero confidence in that.
He was the kind of guy who always managed to pick the losing option.
“Oh? It’s Kaiser.”
“What’s he doing? Opening cards?”
“I heard on the Draw Gallery that Kaiser often does card pulls at lucky spots.”
“That must be true then.”
“Should we talk to him?”
“You never interrupt someone during card pulls. Even Gandhi wouldn’t.”
Whispers spread among players who recognized him.
Pratel had three famous lucky spots.
One of them was here—the Gondong Tree Rest Area.
It wasn’t officially designated by the system, but…
Trolls usually stay near the blue trees.
They used camouflage for ambushes.
Since trolls avoided the Gondong tree area, it became a safe spot.
Naturally, players started opening cards here.
[Would you like to use the Random Skill Draw Ticket?]
Please be good… preferably a swordsman skill.
Ignoring the murmuring players, Dohyun tore open the ticket.
FLASH!
Blinding light burst out.
[Eye of Truth activates.]
The colors of the cards became visible.
And just as expected—
It was decision time again.
“…Three again?”
Among the brown garbage cards,
three cards glowed yellow.
As Dohyun reached for the left card—
“…Huh?”
He suddenly stopped.
Why does the middle card look brighter?
Even though he intentionally avoided the middle because of past bad luck…
His eyes kept drifting to it.
It shone strangely brighter, almost sparkling.
It looked less yellow and more like gold.
“…Wait. Gold?”
Dohyun rubbed his eyes.
But even after looking again—
it was still shining brilliantly.
His mouth slowly fell open.
With trembling hands, he pointed at the card.
“G… g… gold…!”
For the first time in Dohyun’s entire God of All Worlds career—
a Legendary-rank skill had appeared.
