I Became the Weakest Summoned of the Genius Summoner

228 – Old Memories Bring Anger

I forgot about it for a moment.

There are terrible guys waiting behind us.

-The reverberation of the hateful magic power that entered his domain awakens the Skeleton Knight’s forgotten memories.

‘Hmm?!’

– Corrupted knight ‘Natalan Zachman’ has awakened. All abilities increase by 20%!

– The effect of the fallen knight’s [Advanced Commander] Attribute increases by 30%!

– Completely awakens the incompletely awakened [Forgotten ancient swordsmanship].

‘This…? You have been awakened by Nargul’s energy!’

“Are they the same bastards who chased us?!”

“No, what on earth-! All stats increase by 20%? How do you beat that? Did you throw the balance to the dogs?!”

The hunters came to a halt without even taking a single step, and beads of sweat began to form on their backs.

Even the Skeleton Knights were difficult to deal with, and from behind, Nargul was leading a large army and running at incredible speed.

The Skeleton Knight even has a unique name, Natalan Zachman, and his stats have risen to an absurd level.

It was clearly a loss of balance.

What level is that Skeleton Knight now? A guy who would have been at least mid-to-low C grade has now risen to heights that are unimaginable.

‘What is certain is that he is stronger than the tooth monster.’

Looking at his overall abilities, he was similar to ‘Tooth’, but he was completely different from that simple guy.

“Whatever it is, it’s clear that we have to defeat the Skeleton Knight quickly!”

It is just as Yeom Tae-seok said.

If we were surrounded from front to back, there was no answer.

Since Nargul’s troops are large in number anyway, it will take at least the same amount of time as ours or a little longer to get here.

“There’s plenty of time, right?”

“Yeah, that’s right. Aside from cancer.”

The hunters, who started moving forward again, talked to each other and used the power of reason to ease their worries.

Their conversation was extremely common sense.

We wouldn’t be able to get here any faster, taking thousands of monsters with us on a journey that took two days.

Moreover, no matter how powerful the Skeleton Knight was, it was a match that would end in less than two hours at most. You can put Nargul on a lower priority.

“For now, let’s just worry about whether that bastard is a corrupted knight or not!”

Hong Yong-seok shouted as if it was no big deal.

The hunters also gathered their shaken hearts and began to take a step forward.

Yeonhee was already summoning all available summons.

Yeonhee’s level also increased through this dungeon and she must have received a summons reward, but perhaps because she was conscious of people’s eyes, she had not used it yet.

So the total number of summons is still 42 including me.

However, just summoning all the summons was enough to give people a great sense of stability. These summons are reassuring just to look at. The reason Yeonhee rushed to summon him was to provide psychological stability.

“Okay! I will take the lead!”

Yeom Tae-seok said he would stand at the forefront and lead the hunters. In fact, his position meant that he took care of people in the middle position, but it was time for someone trusted to take the lead.

[Swooooo─]

“Hehe!”

“Keuhuuuuu! Oh, it’s coming…!”

The chilling energy of death flew on the wind.

At the sound of the fallen knight’s heavy voice, a thousand undead standing quietly towards us opened their dark eyes.

Kugugung-!

“Hmm…”

“A fearful heart is probably what the undead desire most! Arm yourself mentally!”

Along with Yeom Tae-seok’s shouts, Ham Eun-young’s singing voice filled the increasingly widening passage.

Thanks to this, the hunters’ eyes became clearer, and their crouched upper bodies began to straighten.

Soon after, a cavity exactly half the size of the ‘hook bat nesting site’ appeared.

Thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump-

“Wow, it’s definitely… Different.”

“That’s a skeleton soldier?”

The other side of the cavity was full of monsters that we had to deal with.

Although the composition consisted mainly of skeleton soldiers and ghouls, the reason why the momentum was felt because the sound of them stepping on the ground was very regular.

The rows and columns were straight, as if measured with a ruler, as if watching a well-trained army march.

Rather, it feels like we and the summoned animals are just common soldiers.

‘Is that a [Senior Commander] Trait…’

An amazing trait that allows him to command low-level monsters according to his will.

It was similar to Yeonhee’s ability to handle summons, but it was a characteristic that could be seen as a more advanced ability in that she could correct and control the movements of summons by injecting her own experience.

However, what is more worrying than that is that a huge skeleton knight with a height of up to 3 meters is running at the head along with the monsters.

‘Let’s go.’

We discussed how to deal with the Skeleton Knight during the two days leading up to this point.

It wasn’t very efficient to attack the guy who was leading the Cheonindae with several people.

If you’re dealing with him, you’ll need to be someone who can quickly get along with him and run away if the situation arises.

However, no one could hastily step forward, and in the end, attention naturally focused on me who was quietly watching the scene.

Hunters also had a conscience, so I couldn’t bring myself to say anything. I could tell what they wanted just by looking at their eyes.

I was pretending not to know, but that kind of thing didn’t suit my temperament, so I decided to deal with it alone in exchange for an appropriate compensation.

Of course, Yeonhee was very worried, but honestly, does she really need to die? The memory of overpowering ‘Teeth’ was enough to build confidence.

“aah- it’s coming from the beginning!”

“Can Ilwol handle it alone? Just attack together…!”

“Trust me! This is a friend who always does what he says he will do!”

Bae Joo-ah showed strong faith and gave me a thumbs up.

‘Thank you.’

Receiving the trust of colleagues is always an itch, but also an unknown power rising from deep within.

‘That Skeleton Knight… Last time, he was just leading from behind, but he came forward at the end.’

Seeing the guy already carrying out actions that should have been a crisis, I quickly jumped forward as well.

Seeek─

The distance between him and I quickly became closer, and before we knew it, our gazes coldly crossed each other.

‘Let’s start by testing to see how much has changed.’

[Skull Bomb]

Just before confronting the Skeleton Knight, 40 bombs that had been stored were evenly dropped on their formation.

Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-!

Bone fragments and ghoul fragments explode in all directions.

I felt that the guy’s gaze, which had been looking straight at me, was momentarily distracted.

Originally, I was thinking about using the bomb against the Skeleton Knight.

This would be more efficient than being pointlessly exploded by that guy’s incredible swordsmanship.

– Kweee…

There were well over two hundred undead that were damaged by my bombs, but I killed less than fifty. It’s definitely gotten stronger.

[Suooooo─]

The guy was muttering something, as if he was proud of his subordinates who had not suffered much damage despite the huge explosion.

‘What are you talking about… It looks like you still have some spare time, so let’s not even worry about other people!’

Putting aside the dagger, he tightly grasped the club given to him by Tung and swung sharply towards the guy’s torso.

Wow!

The guy’s huge greatsword came out from somewhere and collided with the swinging club, creating a huge flame that brightened up the cave. The hunters unconsciously covered their ears and stumbled their knees due to the vibration caused by the high-strength metal meeting.

Kyaang—! Kang—! Go go go go go go—

A club made of an ore called Undidite that can be used only when your strength exceeds 70. Of course, it was a weapon with enormous mass, and its great sword also boasted a formidable weight.

‘The moment we collide, I’m pushing away… Something…’

Clearly, I was ahead in strength.

This is especially true since the weapons are only for undead.

Every time it received my attack, I felt it stumble and rise slightly backwards.

Bang! Kaga-ga-gang—! Boom!

The ear-piercing sound of shock continues non-stop.

A sharp shock wave that has the power to stab and kill a person with just a single sound.

After that sound erupted dozens of times, for some reason, little by little, I realized that I was being pushed back.

‘Tch – I guess pure swordsmanship isn’t enough.’

An ancient swordsmanship so elegant and refined that Hyun Jung-gil is said to have observed it and used it as a reference to establish a school.

The lines he created were truly beautiful.

This guy was definitely a master at this swordsmanship.

My attacks were often subtle, and his simple thrusts left coin-sized holes in my bone armor.

‘The penetration power is ridiculous. What is that sword technique?’

The amount of physical loss was minimal, but I couldn’t help but feel angry when I saw my body with holes in it.

Even now that he has become undead, he has that level of power, so I don’t have to guess how strong he must have been when he was alive.

In just a few minutes, the two of us exchanged dozens of sums to explore each other’s skills, and his movements were becoming more and more bold.

He is a few steps ahead of me technically.

Rather, I felt like I wanted to somehow prolong the battle with him and learn sword skills by directly clashing with him.

Thankfully, even though the Skeleton Knight realized that he was clearly ahead, he only increased the proportion of movements that required more force, and did not try to kill me unreasonably.

‘What? This bastard… Anyway, he’s overly cautious?’

It was not easy to deliver effective hits. No, it was impossible at the moment.

You would have to at least graze to be able to stack [Flame Slash], But that sword technique was a complete sword technique that shined not only in attack but also in defense.

‘The method of attack is amazing. When I come to my senses, my attack is splitting the air.’

Of course, I had no intention of just admiring it.

My job was to drag this guy down, but I didn’t intend to take on that task indefinitely.

[Fire Ball]

While swinging the club with one hand, a fireball was condensed into the other hand.

Fireballs continue to overlap.

It was a technique that stood out too much for a way to turn the tables when you were losing in battle.

But at this level, I can force change on the Skeleton Knight who is trying to eat away at my stamina little by little.

[······!]

Surprisingly, the guy widened his distance and showed caution.

‘I can’t believe you didn’t come in even after seeing this. Are you planning to save your strength?’

Judging from the message that came up earlier, this guy might want to reserve his power until Nargul comes.

But I had no intention of leaving it like that.

I’ll give you the win even if it means pushing yourself a little.

Phage Jijik-

Imitating Arin’s lightning walk, she unleashed her magic at her toes.

The instantaneous movement speed more than doubled, and it felt like the sound was following me.

[Reckless Charge]

When I added strength to my speed with Big Bore’s skill, I was able to far exceed the speed of the guy who was retreating.

[·········?!]

The Skeleton Knight was greatly embarrassed and attacked for the first time in a disheveled posture. I also had a hard time controlling my speed, so I didn’t think about dodging his attack.

Flutter—!

Once again, several air holes opened in my body, and at the same time, my swing flashed twice.

Whoosh- whoosh!

The first attack grazed, but the second hit partially exploded one of his knees.

‘It’s done-‘

Stumble-!

The Skeleton Knight’s knees bent to the ground and then stood up again.

– Leaves a mark of flame!

– Leaves a mark of flame!

‘Haha, you fell behind. ‘You child.’

Now just stack three more –

[Suooooo─]

‘Hmm?! Danger-‘

Twaeeeong─!

Suddenly, threads of blue light spread out in all directions from its entire body, and an invisible sting aimed at my face.

Phew—!

I really dodged that guy’s great sword by just a piece of paper.

A huge one-point attack that I wouldn’t have even been able to react to if I hadn’t been surrounded by multiple layers of senses around my body.

‘What was it? Baldo?’