The poor Lich took them for their words and came out of the Nether Realm to guard its borders to get rid of the 'Shameless' person who only knew how to sneak around and hide.
The Lich had been waiting here for close to five hundred years, for this moment exactly. He didn't even know that the others in the outer layer of the Nether Realm were laughing at him for waiting for a dead person who was never going to come!
"I'm not strong," Gabriel responded. "Instead, you're weak. I will give you one chance! It's not easy for a Lich to grow up to your level! Surrender to me and clear my path! I'll grant you your life and allow you opportunities to become even stronger!"
"A cowardly human who only knew how to hide and steal in the past is talking about sparing my life? Laughable!" The Lich spoke coldly, expressing some killing intent as well.
"I won't allow you to step inside the Nether Realm. Today is the day you die for your sins!"
The Lich raised both his hands, joining them together. "Just because you killed them, you think I can't bring them back?"
The Lich used all his strength to bring all the undead back again that Gabriel dealt with before. This time, he wasn't going to let Gabriel fight them alone; instead, he was going to kill him together with his undead!
"I'll personally lead this battle! Even if you keep killing them, I'll keep bringing them back! I'll see how long you can last!"
The Lich still didn't want Gabriel to get close to him. He was very careful. He wanted to make it a battle of attrition where no matter how many undead Gabriel killed, it wasn't going to make any difference.
After a day, or a week, or even a month, the Lich didn't believe that Gabriel could survive this unending onslaught for an eternity!
"Hmm?" After a few seconds, the Lich opened his eyes in disbelief. "How is this possible?! Why can't I bring them back?! What did you do?!"
For the first time, the Lich lost his composure as his sharp screech echoed.
"Are you talking about them?" Gabriel raised his right hand, clenching his fist.
A strange aura of death covered the stairs. It was as if Gabriel's magical energy was directly penetrating inside the stairs this time.
Now that he spilled so much blood on the stairs, bathing it in blood, he had managed to gain some of the control over the stairs. What was even better was the second thing.
Cracks opened up in the stairs. And what happened next made the Lich take a step back in shock.
The Blood Demons that he created before came back to life! The Undead Orcs also woke up, as their heads flew to their bodies, merging. It was as if they were completely fine now!
The Undead Skeletons Mages and the Archers were also back! However, instead of being happy, the Lich was in disbelief.
When he tried to wake them up again, he couldn't even feel them. However, Gabriel succeeded instantly! This was nothing like he planned! He wanted to make it a battle of attrition for Gabriel! Who would've known that Gabriel had already prepared to use the same trick for him.
"I know that you won't die even if I kill you here," Gabriel lazily spoke. "Your real soul should be sealed somewhere else. So even if I kill you, it won't be useful. It'll just be a waste of my time."
"That's why, why don't you play with my toys for the time being? I'll deal with you when I'm back."
After Gabriel finished speaking, his figure disappeared. He wasn't on the stairs anymore. On the other hand, the Lich was even in a worse situation. Not only did Gabriel steal the control over his Undeads, but Gabriel also stole the control of the stairs.
The spatial restriction that was placed on Gabriel disappeared while the same restrictions were placed on the Lich.
All the Undeads that once fought for the Lich now attacked him, intending to destroy his body.
Even without his Undead, the Lich wasn't weak. He fought back with everything he had, even calling a Wraith to help him. Unfortunately, nothing helped him. The more Undeads he killed, the more they returned back to life. It was exactly like his plan.
It was as if he was using his skull against a wall and hoping that it would break, but he was only exhausting himself.
The more this battle went on, the more exhausted he became. He couldn't even leave without killing all of the Undeads. Some arrows impaled his arms, but he still kept fighting, facing attacks after attacks.
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"I gave you a choice. You can't blame me," Gabriel appeared outside the boundaries of the stairs, looking back in the direction of the stairs.
Before him, there was a giant door. The door appeared to be made from blood crystals. It was not only impossible to break, but the more one was in contact with the blood crystals, the more they had the chance of losing their mind into the sea of bloodlust. That's why, many people tried to avoid even going near the Blood Crystal Door.
Unfortunately, this door was the only way to enter the Nether Realm! This door was also at the heart of the Abandoned City of Gods!
While Gabriel was observing the door that he was seeing after a long time, he felt some footsteps behind him.
"You came out pretty fast," Gabriel muttered, without even looking back.
Alion smiled in response. "If I couldn't even take care of a few Undeads, it would've been embarrassing."
"So this is the door of the Nether Realm?" He asked, looking at this door for the first time in his life.
Gabriel nodded as he opened his lips to answer. However, just as he was about to speak, more footsteps were heard.
Jia was also out of the stairs. Her Sword was covered in blood that was still dripping down. However, her face and expressions were still as innocent as before. There was not a single scratch on her body, let alone a single speck of dust on her clothes.
It was as if the Undeads couldn't even get close to her.
"Now that you're both here, this will be your last reminder," Gabriel said, glancing at the door before him. "This is your last chance. You can still leave. If you enter that place with me, there's a high chance that you'll end up dead!"
As Gabriel spoke, he also touched the door, pushing it with all his might.
