The Broken Possessors of the Infinite Regression Academy - Chapter 136



Chapter 136 – The Elder Lich, King of the Undead – 4

‘What the heck is that guy?’

Could it be that she had been a woman in her lifetime? More importantly, I wondered why she suddenly appeared like that instead of being a skeleton wearing a robe and cloak like usual.

As I blinked in bewilderment, the chairman’s soft, smiling voice drifted into my head.

– Think about it. Isn’t the Life Vessel an organ that is the source of life? What would happen if we held it inside our body instead of outside it?

“… … Even if you are an Elder Lich, you will be granted life?”

– It’s only the appearance. The body would still be no different from a corpse. It’s not resurrecting a dead life, but packaging the dead life as if it were alive. You can’t even guarantee that it’s the real appearance before it was alive.

“Meligor… …! What is the reason you, the woman who betrayed the demons and fled to the human world, came here… …!”

‘So the voice is still the same?’

Even though his appearance had changed, his voice was the same as when he was nothing but bones. The content of his speech was still incredibly shameless. If Dullahan had heard those words just now, wouldn’t he have shamelessly shouted at him, asking what he was talking about?

-Don’t you know it? You came to destroy your life vessel with this child. You must have been quite anxious. Judging from the way you failed to escape in such a pitiful manner. It’s a look that suits you perfectly.

“Shut your mouth… … !”

The Elder Lich raised the orb. It glowed an ominous jet black. The nearby undead began to howl in unison. Thousands of hands shot out of the already scorched earth.

-Oh. You have to be careful, Demon Woman. What if you use your power recklessly and the Life Vessel you’re carrying gets contaminated? Shouldn’t you be more careful?

“I told you to shut up… …!”

The expression became distorted as it was. The color flowing out of the orb grew larger, and undead poured out from it. Each and every one of them was a man who was comparable to or superior to a knight if considered human.

If such people had appeared on the front lines against humans, it wouldn’t have been strange if all of humanity, except for the Black Star, had been destroyed long ago.

-Looking at the reaction, it seems like it really is like that in real life. Try to get a feel for it. It’ll be pretty useful.

I never thought it would be a real female demon, it was very surprising.

-Since he’s holding the Life Vessel, he’ll definitely fight to shake us off and escape. He’s probably spouting out such exaggerated numbers just to deceive us. To him, the Life Vessel is something more valuable than the life of the main body.

“Can’t the dimensional gate still be used?”

During the previous invasion of the academy, they used dimensional gates very well.

-You can use it, but you can’t use it because the coordinates of the destination are up to luck. It’s because I’m interfering. If it were an undead body, it wouldn’t matter what happens at the destination, but since it’s holding the Life Vessel, it would never take that kind of risk, so don’t worry.

The chairman then laughed as if to make sure that Elder Lich could hear everything.

-That demon woman is a coward.

“What did you just say… … !”

-Look. You’re already showing your emotions. That’s what it means to embrace life.

“Kill them… … ! Tear those damn things to pieces and kill them… … !”

The Elder Lich, filled with rage, grabbed the armrests of the throne and tore them apart, ordering an attack. Hundreds of thousands of undead were seen rushing toward me, roaring.

It was the same in the sky. All sorts of flying undead were flying in numbers that covered one side of the sky. The chairman spread his wings wide and prepared to fly.

-I’ll take care of the above. Don’t get hurt, child. Never.

“Mr. Chairman, you too, be careful.”

-Hehehe. Thank you.

The dragon soared. Some of the undead legions rushing toward me collapsed with the wind pressure of its flapping wings. Soon, light and fire began to flash.

What was happening in the sky was not a battle, but rather a one-sided massacre. The chairman slaughtered the undead that rushed at him without taking even the slightest injury. He lowered his gaze and looked at the Elder Lich.

“Mira Crate… …! I shouldn’t have listened to you back then… …! Astaroth was a traitor… …? Such nonsense… …!”

‘Did I get caught?’

Clearly, according to Elisière, the commander who most actively insisted on capturing and interrogating Astaroth was the Elder Lich.

It seemed like he had a change of heart, or he had found evidence that suggested that what I said was wrong.

“That’s right. I shouldn’t have just casually told you the location of the Life Vessel. If I had, I could have just gone in and destroyed it myself without having to do this. It was a shame.”

“You speak well… …! If you had entered my dungeon, your mind would have been torn to pieces and you would have become a wreck… …!”

“It must have been your life vessel that was torn apart.”

As the Mana Breathing Technique was completed, the body slowly turned blue. The body, which no longer needed oxygen, poured out purified mana.

He snapped his fingers and transformed the purified mana into white flame. The undead, which would have been a disaster to ordinary humans and a considerable burden to even knights, were burned away like dried corn stalks.

He automatically started the process of converting refined mana into white flame and taunted while aiming for eternity.

“No matter how I look at it, it seems like you’re more suited to being a succubus than an elder lich. Why don’t you go and ask her to take you as her subordinate? No, maybe she won’t be very popular because her breasts are small?”

I heard from Nika that calling a female demon a succubus is usually considered an insult. This is only natural, considering the type of race succubi are.

So I tried it and it seems that Elder Lich was no exception.

“How dare you compare me to those sluts… … ?”

The black fog burst out of the orb and created several large hands around me, slamming down on me. I swung my sword around and tore one of the hands apart, then dodged between them. The hands crushed the innocent undead instead of me.

He stepped into the air and accelerated, leaping forward in one breath. He lowered his left hand into the air and shot lightning, fire, and explosive mana at the Elder Lich. The magic was blocked by the rotten flesh and exploded in front of him.

I stepped on the axe the Death Knight was swinging, crushed its head with my knee, and then kicked its back as it stumbled over, closing the distance even further. Not only did my hands suffice, but even its tentacles shot out and doggedly attacked me.

-Bounce off raindrops.

The magic of the swordsmanship that had been revealed from Eternity burned and tore apart the tentacles, rotten walls, and the hand. The undead nearby were also dragged in and torn apart. I stepped on the ground for a moment and looked around.

Death Knights were swarming towards the empty space, and new tentacles were sprouting out like mushrooms, making the purified sheep look pale.

The distance between us and the Elder Lich had narrowed considerably, but something felt strange.

‘Why don’t you use magic?’

Even if the situation is such that he doesn’t run away even though I’m approaching him while slaughtering his own men, it’s a bit different when he barely uses magic.

As befitting his status as an Elder Lich, it was said long ago that he was a very powerful wizard himself, even if he didn’t necessarily summon the undead. But now? At best, he could only summon a few hands and tentacles.

‘Is there something going on?’

If things continue like this, he will be caught in a matter of seconds, but if he doesn’t actively fight back, it means he has other intentions. Just like when he went to the Demon King’s castle, he didn’t have a single subordinate.

Despite his complicated thoughts, his body faithfully continued with the next action. Now, he was cutting, slicing, and burning the undead blocking his way with his body, and he was approaching right in front of their noses.

The Elder Lich was smiling. If he had been in his skeletal form, it would not have been noticeable, but thanks to his female form, it was recognizable.

For a moment, I hesitated. Should I get caught up in his plan like this? Or is it really his plan that is making me worry like this? Because once I start doubting, I can’t help but doubt everything.

‘It’s too late anyway.’

If you were going to take it out, you should have taken it out a long time ago. I gathered my resolve and moved using my physical strengthening and swordsmanship acceleration to the limit. The throne came right up to my nose in an instant. The Elder Lich also came right up to my nose.

He grabbed the b*stard by the neck and twisted it. With a snap, the neck snapped at an angle that shouldn’t be there, tearing at the skin. He swung his arm and slammed the elder lich to the floor. Boom! The throne came crashing down.

Just at the moment when he was about to stab eternity in the head and burn it whole.

“yes…….”

As soon as the Elder Lich placed his hands on my body, I felt as if my mind was being sucked somewhere.

My eyes went blank.

“… … .”

I looked down at my body. The eternity I was holding and the mana breathing technique I had activated had all disappeared, and I had returned to my original state. I looked around, but there was nothing.

There is only an elder lich laughing a little way off.

“I thought you were up to something earlier, was this it?”

“You noticed and still got taken advantage of… … How stupid… … .”

“I got hit. I got hit. So, why did you drag me here? Are you trying to fight me with your bare hands?”

I’ve been trying to raise my mana since a while ago, but I didn’t feel anything. Fortunately, it seemed like he couldn’t use magic either, but since I had information about this space, I was at a huge disadvantage.

I clenched my fist and glared at him, and he smiled darkly.

“If you can, try it… … This is a place where only the spirit exists… … Your spirit will only weaken… … .”

‘You answer better than I expected.’

I don’t know what’s going on, but he seemed confident that he would win, so he gave good answers.

‘Is it natural since everything is going according to plan?’

Since the plan to achieve it but not defeat the opponent was probably abandoned at the planning stage, I decided to listen to see if there was anything else I could find while adjusting appropriately.

“Do you know why I told you this… … Mira Crate… … .”

“No. I don’t know. So why don’t you tell me a little more?”

“Because it took time… … time to connect your memories… … and mine… … .”

In an instant, the space that had been pure white was filled with color. The sky was sinking down endlessly, and a moldy brick wall was approaching. The floor was covered in blood. A terrible smell of blood was pushing into my nasal cavity.

I was in a space that looked like a torture chamber to anyone. And it wasn’t a human torture chamber, it was a demon torture chamber. I could tell that demons were hanging upside down everywhere.

I absentmindedly touched one of the nearest chains. I felt a clanging sound and the cold metal at my fingertips. At least it wasn’t an illusion or a hallucination.

“Khuhhh… … .”

The elder lich, who was laughing very suspiciously, was a bonus.

“You said you had inherited the memories? Since I don’t remember the content, it must be yours. What is this? Is it the time when you had a body that looked like a succubus?”

“Let’s see how long you can keep that cheeky tongue wagging… … .”

As Elder Lich spoke, a great pain shot through his body. In an instant, the strength left his right leg, and he staggered and fell to the ground.

At the same time, a terrible scream rang out. It wasn’t my scream. It seemed to be a scream coming from this space itself.

“You must be used to pain… … You didn’t scream even once… … .”

“I had some… …reasons for that. Who remembers this? You?”

“The memories of the undead… … It is also the pain you will have to endure millions more times in the future… … .”

“Ah, I see… … Are you showing me the memories of those who died and became undead? Was this space created for that purpose?”

“Wow… … You’ve already deduced that much information… … You really are a person with strong mental power… … .”

The b*stard snapped his fingers. Another memory was flowing in, and a completely different kind of pain began to strike his entire body. If the previous one had been cutting and tearing, this one was burning.

“But I can’t hold out forever… … Since our minds are connected, even Meligor won’t be able to touch me… … When your mind is destroyed, I will use it to deal with Meligor… … .”

The Elder Lich, who had finished speaking, turned around and created a bookshelf out of nowhere. Judging by the sofa placed next to it, it seemed like he was planning to read while watching me suffer.

I got up quietly.

I limped along on my right leg, which felt like a tendon had snapped due to the aftereffects of the phantom pain, and tried to keep my voice as quiet as possible. I was still feeling all sorts of pain throughout my body, but I was able to hold back my voice.

I approached right behind him. The elder lich was still selecting his books, as if he had not even imagined that I would wake up.

-Kwaaak!

“Ugh, uh… … ?!”

“What are you doing now?”

I grabbed his head and pulled him back. In an instant, his head fell back and our eyes met. He was filled with astonishment, as if he truly could not understand me.

“What, uh… …! How… …!”

I ignored him and rolled on the floor, holding his neck with my forearm. With a thud, it looked like I was sitting on him. The Elder Lich flailed his legs as I held his neck with his hair.

“Let go, La… … ! You dirty human… … !”

“You don’t really think I’ll let you go, do you?”

He put strength into his forearms. Perhaps because he had to use only the strength he had, his resistance was ridiculously weak. It felt like coquetry or whining, not resistance or rebellion.

“You know. I experienced it myself, so it’s such a shame to feel it alone, but… … .”

The process of memories flowing in and the interpretation of the flow are now complete. All I have to do now is reverse the process and make my memories flow to this guy instead of me.

“I think it would be fair if you looked into my memories as well. What do you think?”