Chapter 103: King Of The Underworld
Alex hadn't checked his new skill yet.
He had much more pressing matters to talk about.
After he came out of the shelter, the first thing he saw was Sara's worried face. She and the other girls had been waiting for them for a while.
They had noticed that something was off, then the powerful mana had exploded below the castle. They would've been a laughing stock if they hadn't noticed anything.
Celia extended her hands toward her mother, "Mom! We saw a ghoul! Alex and Remia beat him for me!"
She dropped a bomb out of a sudden.
Sara tightly hugged her daughter, "Just what has happened?" She asked while patting Celia's back.
But then, her daughter started sobbing. The image of the disgusting monster still scared Celia, no matter what had happened to him.
Alex's victory had helped Celia with her fear, but her mother's warmth gave her enough security to let her all fears out.
Celia cried louder and louder, causing Sara to go away with her toward her room.
On their way back, Celia kept saying how cool Alex was and how much she loved him for protecting her.
Sara could only listen silently.
Alex wasn't here to hear those cries, so he was unaware of Celia's heart. Instead, he talked with Schnee as Stella was not a lady who would exchange too much information unless necessary.
Since Schnee was here, the lazy girl listened from the side together with Olivia.
Alex said, "There's a gap in the shelter. It's caused by absolute cold mana that I am unfamiliar with. You should check it out later."
"I will," Schnee sighed.
Alex added that his system told him no one could seal that crack. To these words, Schnee could only nod. Of course, she had a few sealing skills, but those worked on living beings.
She could always try, but if the system analyzed that it was impossible to even for her, then Schnee couldn't get high hopes.
Schnee continued the talk, "Close the entrance. Then, Remia. I want you to continue focusing on this peculiar garden the most. Keep stacking defenses after defenses here."
Remia nodded, "By stacking them, I will create something akin to the wall. It will be like a seal too."
"Yeah… It won't go to waste, too, since you will be preparing shelter for foreseeable use," Schnee lifted her hand, explaining a little.
Their current talk was all about the entrance and how they should live with that crack in mind.
From the side, Alex and Olivia listened without being able to add anything. Stella was the same. Of course, Alex could inform everyone about the old man's voice, but he would rather do it with Sara around.
Schnee glanced at Olivia, "Come with me. I will check the crack while you protect me. If something comes out, you will die and respawn with information."
Olivia didn't dare to even tease in such an atmosphere. Her boyfriend also contorted his face uglily, not liking Schnee's words at all.
Olivia agreed and followed the cat woman.
Remia whispered, "She won't die. It's too soon for anything more to appear. That crack was not big enough to invite the whole army of undead monsters."
Alex nodded.
After Schnee confirmed her inward thoughts, she returned with a pale face.
Sara also checked the crack. After leaving the shelter, she grasped Remia's hands tightly and requested her help.
"We will pay or fulfill your requests; just don't leave us yet," Sara uttered with a similar expression as her cat sister.
Remia felt her cold hands, "I will not. There's no need for money or any quest. This place already has all that it needs. I just have to use my techniques, so please, don't be worried."
"Thank you," Sara tightly hugged Remia before going to the conference room.
Even Remia went here as Sara and Schnee had important stuff to talk about.
Her father and his people had thousands of important talks in that room. It was a room with a round table and more than fifty chairs.
It wasn't really decorated, but everyone stomped on the red carpet and saw a few paintings of the important people. Those paintings had been wounded by time, though; their durability at least below fifty percent.
Alex took a seat in the master's chair, akin to a small throne.
He was urged by Sara to take that seat.
And then, the talks started.
Schnee glanced at her big sister, then said one nickname, "The soul grave-keeper."
"Probably," Sara looked down, her whole body trembling no end.
Even Stella shivered and let out 'Eh' in her chair, which was too much of a reaction. That nickname alone made even the laziest girl in the world part her lips.
Alex grew restless, "Who is that?"
Sara replied, "King of The Underworld… King of The Undead… The Strongest Undead… People called him by many titles, but he refers to himself as The Soul Grave-keeper. He's the main enemy of the whole Darkmana Empire and their vassals…
No, he used to be their enemy. He's been gone for some time now…" Sara corrected herself.
Alex and Olivia looked into each other's eyes.
Alex had seen a simple thought in his girlfriend's irises, 'Last boss?'
Indeed.
Such an existence sounded like the last boss. He had many titles, and he seemed to control many undead monsters. He was like a perfect enemy that required players to gather friends or guilds.
Alex shared the same thought as his girlfriend, but just for a second.
His girlfriend naturally noticed it.
Rather than being a player, Alex treated himself like one of the residents. Many thoughts flashed through his mind. He was worried about his wives safety, Celia's future, and many more.
In that peculiar situation, Olivia didn't dare to voice her thoughts. She just stared at him, hoping that it would be enough.
To make things worse, Alex received a peculiar system message.
[You have learned about The Soul Grave-keeper.]
[You get one page from Elias Deathwill's Diary.]
