Chapter 93

Karot looked at Ming Hu with a puzzled expression, but Karot didn’t stop shooting black beams. No, it wasn’t that he wouldn’t stop, but that he couldn’t seem to stop.
“I guess I can’t cancel or change direction…
It was clear that once the black beam was cast, it could not be canceled or redirected. Ming Hu smiled at Karot, who was looking at him with a puzzled expression. It was going to be quite difficult to catch him now.
“Moving Strike!”
Ming Hu quickly closed the gap between him and Karot. Once he was in front of Karot, Ming Hu began to attack him.
“Life Explosion!”
[Gain 20% increased damage for 20 seconds].
[Gain 20% attack speed for 20 seconds].
First, he used Life Explosion to deal damage in waves, increasing his damage and attack speed.
“One punch!”
“Strike!”
Ming Hu was attacking Karot with a combination of flat and skill attacks when he realized something was wrong.
‘It looks like you’ve stretched the cylinder too far.
Previously, in the Imperial Palace, I had killed Karot with a single move, but now I was attacking him with a variety of skills, including Life Blast and One Punch, as well as flat strikes, and he showed no signs of dying.
Swaaa…
The black beam of light began to diminish in thickness.
“Damn!
Ming Hu gritted his teeth and began to attack Karot, but Karot’s subsequent reaction left Ming Hu a bit flustered.
Puck!
“Ugh!”
Puck!
“Ugh!”
“…huh?
Just a moment ago, Karot had merely stared in bewilderment at Ming Hu’s attacks, not showing any signs of pain or letting out a hiss, but now she was reacting in a markedly different way.
Puck! Puck!
“Ugh, ugh!”
Ming Hu continued to attack Karot and pondered what had changed.
‘The only thing that’s changed is that the beam has gotten weaker.
I thought about it, but the only thing that changed was the thickness of the black rays.
“You can’t be…
Puck!
“Ugh!”
Karot grew more agonized by Ming Hu’s attacks as time passed. Ming Hu looked at the black rays that were pouring out. The current black beam was about 30% as thick as the first one.
“…what is the effect of the thickness of the rays?
I’m not sure exactly what the effect is, but it seemed to have some sort of effect depending on the thickness of the beam.
“This… Freaking asshole. Snivel.”
Just then, Karot opened her mouth and shouted. Karot was smiling even though she was in pain. Ming Hu felt an eerie sensation from Karot’s expression and laughter.
“What is…?
There was no longer a hint of embarrassment or anxiety on Karot’s face. He looked like he had let go of everything. Of course, that didn’t stop him from attacking.
Puck!
“Ugh!”
Karot, who once again looked pained by Ming Hu’s attack, opened her mouth to speak with an eerie smile.
“I didn’t expect you to be so strong, but your strength is going to kill you, too.”
“…?
With those last words, Karot fell silent. Ming Hu continued, and Karot shook his head at the eeriness and unease he felt from the pounding.
“I have something, but…
It didn’t seem like a bluff. There was definitely something to it.
Swa…
Just then, the black beam began to thin rapidly. Ming Hu saw the black beam slowly thinning and soon disappearing, and Karot smiling at it.
“…self-destruct?
I suddenly realized.
Swag…!
And as I thought that, the black ray disappeared, and the circle from which it came disappeared.
[You have slain Karot the Warlock].
[Gains 100,000 prestige].
At the same time, a kill message appeared, but Ming Hu couldn’t help but smile when he saw it.
‘You said you killed it…’
Sure enough, a kill message appeared. But Karot hadn’t fallen yet. Of course, he wasn’t down, but he was definitely dead.
Siaaag
The problem was that black mana was spewing from Karot’s entire body. Ming Hu swallowed hard as he looked at the black mana spewing out. The black mana spreading around him gave him an eerie feeling. That was when he felt the eeriness.
Yikes!
The black mana in the air began to be sucked into Karot’s body at a tremendous rate. As Ming Hu watched, he suddenly remembered Karot’s words.
‘You said my strength would kill me…’
Ming Hu doesn’t know why Karotte’s words about his strength causing his death suddenly came to mind, but they must have had something to do with the situation.
“Restore Blood!”
Ming Hu used Blood Restoration to restore the health that was cut. More health was restored than was lost, bringing his health to 100%. Ming Hu breathed a sigh of relief as he looked at his health, which was now over 1.5 million. It was then.
Kaaaaaah!
There was a huge explosion as Karot’s body burst open. Ming Hu looked at the shards of Karot’s body and black mana flying toward him.
“I’ll just finish this and the item will drop, right?
When the explosion is over, there will be an item dropped where Karot was. Ming Hu smiled and accepted the body fragments and black mana that flew at him, and he could see.
[He is deceased].
“…huh?
A death message appeared. Ming Hu couldn’t help but panic when he saw the death message.
“Over 1.5 million?
Obviously, you were at full health, but a death message indicates that you’ve taken damage beyond your health.
“…Huh.
Ming Hu stared blankly at the death message.
‘But why… I can’t log out?
Staring at the death message, Ming Hu shook his head. Surely he was dead. If so, his vision should have darkened and he should have been logged out. But now he could see his surroundings. As he wondered, a message appeared in front of him.
[Do you want to use the resurrection scroll to resurrect?]
‘Ah! That’s right! Resurrection scroll!’
The reason you weren’t logged out when you died was because of the Resurrection Scroll you bought on a whim on the third floor of the Exchange.
‘Huh. I never thought I’d actually use it.’
Ming Hu, however, had forgotten about the Resurrection Scroll, which he had purchased in anticipation of using it, but never thought he would ever need to.
‘Well, that’s good. I’ll try reviving it…’
Ming Hu was about to resurrect, but was put off by what was happening before his eyes.
Siaak
The explosion began, and where Karot’s body had been, a fist-sized black orb floated in the air. Black mana oozed from the orb, forming some sort of shape.
“…huh?
And when the statue was nearly complete, Ming Hu was amazed.
“No, that’s not possible.
The black mana form took the shape of a human. Ming Hu thought as he watched the figure take shape in more and more detail.
‘I got a kill message. What the hell…’
A clear kill message popped up. Ming Hu’s thoughts were interrupted by the sight of a figure made of black mana.
“…Rich?
The black mana molded itself into a shape that was no longer human, but a Lich. It wasn’t a perfect Lich, but it was definitely a Lich. Ming Hu continued to watch the situation.
Sigh
After a few moments, Li Qiye began to stir, and after a few shifts, he looked at the spot where Ming Hu had been standing and muttered, “I’m sorry.
“You were a monster, surviving that death ray, but you’re still dead. I bet you didn’t think your attack would kill you.”
“Karot?
From the mutterings, it was clear that Lich was Karot. Ming Hu watched Karot transform into Lich and wondered what to do.
“I think he just became a Rich, so I’m guessing he still has the Life Bassel, right?
Karot had clearly just become Lich. If so, Karot would still have the Life Bassel containing Richie’s soul.
“Hmmm. I guess I’ll have to absorb the mana first.”
Chuck!
While Ming Hu was thinking, Karot raised his hands to the sky and muttered once more.
Siaak
Karot raised both hands, and a black orb emerged from near his heart. As it fell from Karot, it began to absorb the black mana in the surrounding area. Ming Hu looked at the black orb absorbing mana right in front of him with a cold glare.
‘Lifebathle or not, I’m going to break it.’
Somehow, absorbing mana seemed like it would cause another nuisance. Ming Hu decided to smash the orb and used Resurrection Scroll.
[You used the resurrection scroll].
[Resurrect].
Siaak
When I used the Resurrection Scroll, a resurrection message appeared, followed by a flash of light directly in front of the orb.
“Huh?”
Karot let out a panicked grunt at the sudden flash of light. Ming Hu shouted as he stretched out his fist toward the black orb at the same moment Karotte uttered the words.
“One punch!”
Puck!
“Crack!”
Tsk…tsk…
Karot attacked the black orb and it shook violently. The black orb began to crack.
“Oh, no!”
Shaken, Karot cried out in anguish as he looked at the black orb, but even his cries could not stop it from shattering, and soon the black orb shattered into thousands of pieces. As the black orb shattered, Karot looked at Ming Hu, who had broken it.
“Yeah…your guy…uh…how…”
Karot cried out in disbelief and slowly fell to the floor.
whisk
[You have destroyed Rich Karot’s life chain].
[You have killed Richie Carrott].
[Gains only 200k prestige].
At the same time, a kill message appeared.
“…”
Ming Hu continued to stare at Karot even after the kill message appeared. He could no longer trust the kill message.
“Oh my God. You’re dead. I see the item dropped.”
But time passed, and Karot didn’t respond. Furthermore, items were dropping around Karot’s corpse like never before.
“Hmm.”
Convinced that Karot was dead, Ming Hu smiled and reached for the dropped item.