Dungeon Hunter - Chapter 94

Chapter 94: Episode 26. The Army of Malicious Commander (1)

One could only purchase the army of monsters once, and it cost 6,000 achievement points. I had seen this item from the treasure house, where I got the heart of the Hell Lord.

“Army…”

I thought about Great Orc Emperor Ram. Unlike Jin Vampire Subira, only his monsters were called “army.” Ram’s group of monsters were very large in number, hence the name army. However, I could not fathom what the words malicious commander implied.

Despite the lack of information, I was interested in the item, only because it was an army after all. The shop for everything did not sell any monsters in groups. The Auction of Devildom would offer a tribe of monsters, but the size of such tribes were not as large as that of an army.

I did have quite a lot of monsters, but the number of monsters was smaller than that of an army. Had I included the low monsters, the number could have been similar to that of an army. However, the low monsters were not very helpful, because they were not as disciplined as an army was.

“I need an army that can launch attacks on multiple different locations. It is better than one strong monster now.”

To be honest… no one in the dungeon could properly command and control a large number of monsters. I, too, was not an exception. I had pursued quality instead of quantity so far.

Fortunately, I witnessed Krithli’s talent as a commander through this event. However, it was merely potential. It would take a long time for Krithli to grow as a good commander. I needed to take my time and help Krithli constantly learn.

However, I needed an able commander now. The other demons were also trying to take over Saman’s dungeon. Twelve demons had already heard the news. Ufa and his faction must have heard about the death of Saman by now.

I alone could not confuse and attack demons and monsters, who were waiting in front of the dungeon.

“If a dungeon master disappears, fairies go mad.”

A Dungeon Master and the fairy of the Dungeon Core were closely connected. If that connection was lost for a long time, the fairy became extremely anxious. For the case of Guyo, I was able to reconnect with her not long after I eliminated Adol. As a result, the loss time was short, and she did not feel anxious.

In my previous life, I saw some fairies who sent out all of the monsters in a dungeon, resulting in confusion in the nearby areas. Most fairies usually sealed the gate and prevented anyone from entering their dungeons… However, it was hard to predict how my fairies would behave during my absence.

“I will purchase it.”

I spoke firmly. The item was worth 6,000 achievement points. I had been very thrifty with my points, but I still had to spend a total of six million points to earn such an amount of achievement points.

Blindly saving points was not the best option. Increasing the number of dungeons promised more points and scores.

Soon, multiple message windows appeared in the air.

[You have purchased the ‘Army of Malicious Commander.’ It will cost 6,000 achievement points.]

[The Shadow Emperor during the Magical Era was very greedy. He buried all the treasures of the world in a deep abyss, and he chose the Malicious Commander and his army to guard the treasures. The treasure house was impossible to escape from. The loyal commander and his army protected the treasures, standing against the test of time. Death could not stop them; to carry out the emperor’s command, the souls of the commander and his army lingered around their dead bodies even after death.]

[The ‘Army of Malicious Commander’ is large and has about 50,000 men. Every single soldier of this army is a skilled warrior, each of whom can take a hundred men. Of course, the army was very powerful, too. It was said that this army defeated monsters in the Large Forest and conquered it.]

[The ‘Army of Malicious Commander’ is transporting through the Dimensional Gate.]

[The army was generated in a random location.]

[Messages have been sent out to all of the demons and awakened heroes.]

[Be careful. The Malicious Commander considers every single living thing as a ‘thief.’ The buyer of the commander is no exception.]

[The army and the commander will kill all thieves for the next ninety days, and they will return to where they came from.]

[The points that they earn by killing monsters, demons, or men will be sent to the purchaser. The ‘Doom Contribution’ score will also increase.]

Snap.

I put my hands on my head.

“What the heck.”

I did not foresee that the army would be out of control.

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When I purchased the “Army of Malicious Commander,” messages were immediately sent out to all of the demons and awakened heroes on Earth.

[The ‘Army of Malicious Commander’ has been generated at a random location.]

[They will eat up everything around them.]

[Stop the army!]

The messages were only three lines long.

Awakened heroes became confused about the messages that suddenly popped up.

“The Army of Malicious Commander?”

“What the hell is going on?”

I could understand the confusion. The world had gone mad; angels appeared, demons flourished, and everything was chaotic. Angels were wiped out like a genocide, and many lost their hopes. They were struggling to combat the remaining monsters, and a new event was not good news to them.

Now they had two fronts to fight. None of the awakened heroes had any ideas what the Army of Malicious Commander was.

Their concern, however, went away quickly.

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This is Jilin, which is the central part of Northeastern China. We observed tens of thousands of skeleton soldiers marching. They were moving quickly towards the south… m-move! Ahhh!

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Chhhh!

The news was very short and lasted only about ten seconds.

The reporter was speaking Chinese, so the broadcasting station subtitled the news. The viewers of the news were more focused on the scene rather than the subtitle or the information.

A fireball hit the helicopter, which the reporter was in, and the helicopter went down.

The scene changed quickly and a news anchor appeared.

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This was the video sent by Yonhap News China. The Chinese government is preparing a plan for the sudden upheaval of monsters, and it plans to launch a military campaign in two days at the earliest. However, neighboring nations are rather pessimistic about their plan. The Chinese government could not resolve the issues with angels and monsters. It is highly unlikely that it would be able to handle this breakout properly.

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Looking serious, the news anchor continued.

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The situation is not different in our country. There are still many monsters lingering around in the dungeons. Several guilds, such as the Guild of Heaven’s Will and Mithril Guild, are taking measures to prevent any further damages to civilians. Thanks to their efforts, no civilian is seriously hurt, but please do be careful. Those who are near Seoul but have not evacuated yet, please follow the instruction and evacuate to shelters as soon as possible. Now… I wish all of you good luck.

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“For the emperor!”

It was the Malicious Commander.

Riding a skeleton horse and wearing an old golden helm and armor, the commander cried. Following behind were fifty-thousand skeleton soldiers, who were raising their hands high.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The soldiers were hitting their chest with shields. They were repeating their actions rhythmically. The sounds of the clashing shields were booming and pressuring whatever that was nearby. When fifty-thousand soldiers were making the same noise synchronously, the sound was frightening.

There was more than just the noise. The soldiers were bringing a wave of death!

Whatever land they stepped on, that very land would be devastated.

Flora perished and the land withered. The army was invincible where every living thing was dead.

Awakened heroes and soldiers were going to fight the commander and his army, and they waited for the army to arrive. They seized the castle and prepared to face them. However, they were rather nervous.

Furthermore, they were outnumbered. They were also very scared.

Jing-jing!

When hundreds of “Skeleton Wizards” who were standing in the last line of the army swung their staffs, large barriers appeared and covered everything around them. The barriers could shut off attacks from the outside. They were formed around the area so that the opponents of the commander’s army could not escape the area of death.

However, the barriers were not helpful for the army’s assault. “Skeleton Archers” shot arrows with their bows, and they were making fun of the humans outside the barriers. The arrows were enchanted, and they could easily penetrate special metal alloys.

Humans inside the barriers had nowhere to go.

All of them looked the same; nervous and scared. Their hearts were beating crazily. These were the sounds of “life.” At the sounds of the beating hearts, the Malicious Commander raised his sword, decorated with gold.

“For the emperor!”

Boom, boom, boom!

Riding his horse, the commander charged forward in the lead. Behind him were tens of thousands of skeleton soldiers. Their charge sounded like thunder roaring.

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I silently touched my forehead.

“I could never have imagined this.”

I could not predict the consequence of my purchase. I could not have done better. Who could have imagined that a listed item from a store would become an event? Had there be some explanation, I could have at least taken a second look, but this damn system, of course, was not so kind to offer such help.

I thought that as soon as I purchased the item, I would be the owner of the army. However, the item turned into an event that was going to last ninety days, and it would wipe out everything on Earth.

When I saw that the event was activated, for a second, I thought that the Great Orc Emperor or Ahojin would return, too. However, it did not work that way, although I was not sure whether it was fortunate or unfortunate. After I purchased the “Army of Malicious Commander,” the label of a new item replaced the spot where the previous label was.

[The Army of Plunderer Hammad – 8,500]

I was tricked. If I purchased this item, then it would disappear, and a new item would appear on the list.

Why was it an army? The reason was very simple. It was intended for invading the Earth. Items on this particular spot were meant to be used for increasing the Doom Contribution Score and checking on other demons. Had I known this information, I would have been more careful with purchasing…

“At least the army appeared in China.”

The only good news was that the Army of Malicious Commander appeared in China. If the army wiped out China, demons would not dare let their guards down. They would not deploy their monsters for other purposes.

Restricting the other demons’ movements alone would be very helpful for conquering Saman’s dungeon.

I was quite sure that the monsters and demons who were still lingering around my dungeon would soon return to their homes and dungeons.

However, there still was a problem…

[The Doom Contribution score is rapidly increasing.]

[The battle has ended. You have earned 2,831 points.]

[The battle has ended. You have earned 981 points.]

[The battle has ended. You have earned 4,376 points.]

A lot of alarm messages were coming in.

If I did not want to look at them, the messages disappeared automatically. However, I could not help but look at them because of one phrase.

“Doom Contribution score.”

As soon as he appeared, the Malicious Commander made a mess. He and his army ate up and crushed whatever that was near them. It did not matter whether a human or an awakened hero was around. Any living thing was merely a thief for them.

At the same time, my Doom Contribution score was rapidly increasing.

I did not care if many humans died. I also did not care too much about foreign awakened heroes. I had already killed many humans. However, I wanted to avoid the “Doom of Earth.”

When I came back for this life, the gods wanted me to kill all the demons on Earth as a return of sending me to Earth. They also asked me to prevent the doom of mankind. I could ignore the promises… However, I felt uncomfortable when I thought about the gifts that they had left.

The gifts were the highest monsters that I could earn whenever I got a new dungeon. Such monsters originally belonged to the gods. The gods cherished the monsters, and the monsters were in a different league than any other trivial monsters. I was able to easily get Gigantes or Griffin. However, from the moment that I decided to disobey the gods’ will, other high monsters would not obey my commands.

“I cannot let go of the high monsters.”

If I thought about the entire situation, the high monsters were a bribe.

They were the gods’ bribe to me for preventing the doom of the Earth.

Of course, everything would fall apart if the Doom Contribution score kept on increasing.

There was no reason to bribe me if I did not prevent the doom of the world. I was quite sure that the gods had prepared a contingency plan, in case I did not keep the promise.

“Let me first conquer Saman’s dungeon. Then I will think about how to make use of that army.”

Everything was intertwined with each other, and thinking about a solution gave me a headache.

Cursing the system, I opened the crystal ball that was connected to Krathra.

I should hurry.