Regas was in the thick of battle, fighting the Black Mages and Knights of the Yatan Church, when suddenly an ice spear shot out from the side, striking one of the enemies. The freezing effect spread around them, slowing their movements drastically.
"Nice assist," Regas muttered with a grin as he took advantage of the effect, easily beating down the slowed enemies. The frozen debuff made them vulnerable, allowing him to deal even more damage.
Soon, all thirty enemies were defeated, their bodies dissolving into pixels.
"Alright, let's go into the cave," Alan said.
Regas nodded, and Grid quickly moved to join them.
The moment they stepped inside—
"I don't like uninvited guests."
A bizarre voice echoed through the cave, as if two voices were speaking at the same time. Immediately, a notification window appeared.
[ God Yatan's Sixth Servant, Malacus, has appeared. ]
[ A mighty dark power has applied Fear, Weakness, and Immobilization effects. ]
[ A legend does not easily feel fear. ]
[ You have resisted all abnormal conditions. ]
[ Malacus has unleashed a surprise magic attack. ]
Alan and Grid easily dodged the dark magic missiles.
Regas, however, wasn't so fortunate. Unlike them, he lacked Legendary-status immunity and was struck head-on by the attack.
"Fall back. I'll take care of him," Alan said calmly, raising the Hellfire Staff. His gaze locked onto Malacus, unfazed.
Compared to the Vampire Boss he had fought before, Malacus felt many times weaker.
Meanwhile, at the rear—
Regas quickly drank a potion to restore his health and immediately changed his system settings.
"Whisper unblock. Guild chat unblock."
Then—
{Hey you! You'll die if you don't find Regas today!}
{T-Take it easy, Master.}
{Yes, excitement isn't good for your skin. Isn't Master a woman as well?}
{Shut up… all of you, shut up! If you have time to chat, go find that bastard Regas!}
"..."
The guild chat window descended into absolute chaos.
Jishuka's reaction was far worse than Regas had expected. He hesitated briefly before typing:
{The slope of Rolf Mountain. Please send support.}
The already-chaotic chat exploded.
{Regas!}
{Hey, Regas! What have you been doing all day? Why did you block the chat?!}
{You have no idea how much we suffered because of you!}
{Rolf Mountain…? I'll be there soon. ^^}
Kwang! Kwa-kwaang!
Regas dodged black magic flying at him from all directions, smashed his elbow into the face of the nearest believer, and typed again:
{Come prepared for battle. Malacus has appeared.}
The chat window got crazy once more.
{Malacus? The Sixth Servant?}
{Eh? Why is he on Rolf Mountain? Shouldn't he be with the other Yatan bastards?}
{What... Where have you been wandering around? ㅡㅡ}
{Why is Malacus there?}
{Isn't he a monster that is level 310?}
{ㅡㅡ;;}
Everyone was amazed by the presence of Malacus, while Jishuka was obsessed with Khan's disciple.
{Hey! Regas! Are you still with the person called Grid?}
{ㅇ ㅇ}
{Grab Grid tightly and don't let him go! He is Khan's disciple that we are looking for!}
"What?" Regas frowned as he saw Jishuka's words. "Grid is a blacksmith? No way."
Regas exclaimed while kicking two Yatan followers at the same time. After counterattacking, he quickly hid behind a tree and entered the chat again.
{That isn't possible?}
{It must be -_-^ I heard it from a witness. Grid is definitely Khan's disciple.}
{That eyewitness must be mistaken or gave you a false report.}
Regas looked at Grid who was holding a dagger and fighting other followers, while his friend Alan was fighting Malacus alone firing one magic after another.
Meanwhile, on Alan's side—
"You have endured my magic pressure?" Malacus stared at Alan in disbelief.
This was the first time someone hadn't been overwhelmed by his power.
"And there are two of you…" Malacus added, but he wasn't given time to think further.
Alan had already acted.
An Inferno Spear shot toward him.
"Futile struggle," Malacus sneered. His cloak stretched and twisted like a living entity, rising to block the attack.
But the Inferno Spear ignored it completely.
It pierced straight through the cloak and struck Malacus directly, instantly tearing away a massive chunk of his HP.
"W–What? How?" Malacus muttered in shock.
Before he could recover, Alan's figure blurred.
This time, his sword shone with a jade-white light.
"Pagma Sword Dance :Linked Kill."
Seven sword strikes erupted simultaneously.
Grid, who had just glanced over, froze.
"How does he know Pagma's Sword Dance…?" he muttered in disbelief.
Malacus's body was pierced by the seven blades before he could even scream.
Then—
Alan activated another skill.
"White Lion's Roar."
A terrifying roar shook the cave. The sound wave slammed into Malacus, instantly stunning him. His mind went blank under the overwhelming pressure.
At the same time Alan and both Grid and Regas received buff of 60% increase in Attack power and defense for the next 3 minutes as they were surprised by the sudden buff.
"T–This… this is impossible—!" Malacus barely managed to think.
Alan didn't hesitate.
"Golden Flash."
In the next instant, Malacus could only see a single streak of golden light—
—and then everything went dark.
The Sixth Servant of God Yatan, Malacus was the priest who oversaw all rituals in the Yatan Church.
In fact, most of the rituals he organized were aimed at the groups hostile to the Yatan Church. Or he used them to put a curse on the area for the purpose of making people sick.
He was famous for the event where 87 virgins were sacrificed in order to turn the king of the Bungerst Principality into an idiot, as well as sacrificing 607 virgins to raise an epidemic in Earl Raven's territory.
But never once he imagined he will be defeated so easily
"Did...God...Yatan..abandoned....me?"
He mumbled as he died.
[You have defeated the Sixth Servant Malacus, who spread fear through the world!]
[Reputation throughout the continent will rise by +3.000.]
[The Yatan Church will be forever hostile to you.]
[Affinity with the Rebecca Church has increased by +2,800. Visiting a Rebecca Temple will give you great blessings.]
[Affinity with the Dominion Church has increased by +1,500. Visiting a Dominion Temple will give you great blessings.]
[Affinity with the Judar Church has increased by +800. Visiting a Judar Temple will give you great blessings.]
[The power of the Yatan Church is extremely weakened after losing a priest. Until a new priest is elected, there will be no further expansion of its forces.]
[You have acquired 382 gold.]
[You have acquired acquired 8 blessed weapon enhancement stones.]
[You have acquired acquired 10 blessed armor enhancement stones.]
[You have acquired acquired 3 high rated magic stones.]
[You have acquired acquired Malacus' Cloak.]
[You have acquired acquired Malacus' Mask.]
[You have acquired acquired the Dark Magic Orb.]
[ You have acquired Malacus Soul Essence ]
[ Malacus Power is engraved on the Rune of Predation ]
[1,531,050 experience has been acquired.]
Alan looked at the dead body of the Malacus as he put it in the coffin and stored it away 'Hehehe I got an good body, I can finally began creating my first Guardian' Alan smiled as he put the coffin back in his inventory.