The Legendary Moonlight Sculptor: Dad is a Legend - Chapter 15



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Moonlight Sculptor: Dad is a Legend (15)

By now, while Weed was creating his sculpture, his three companions had gone beyond the stage of anxiety and nervousness.

After finding out that it was Weed, my joy and relief only lasted for a day or two.

5th, 6th, 7th, 8th.

Even though the date changes by one day, nothing changes.

Even though I try to think positively, my mind is now dead.

“It’s finished.”

“It feels like I’ve given up everything and am working on the sculpture until the very last moment.”

“Is it the artist’s stubbornness? It would have been nice if we had all gathered our strength and at least tried. Even so, it wouldn’t have been easy.”

The three colleagues thought that the tenth day would be their last.

Over the years, I have heard a lot of resentment and anger towards Weed.

They had high expectations when they heard about the achievements they had made during the Royal Road days, but they were disappointed when they saw that they were doing nothing.

“I didn’t know I would die so meaninglessly.”

“I was wondering how I would die, but I was summoned to the third level of Hellfire difficulty and lost my life.”

“I know it’s pointless, but I’m going to take up the sword alone. I can’t just wait for death.”

“Mr. Barton… … .”

As everyone was making their final resolutions, I saw Weed standing up from his seat in the distance.

‘If it’s going to be like this, why don’t you just summon me?’

‘I should have just died alone… … .’

‘I expected it to be Weed, but was it just a memory from my youth?’

As the three people looked at each other with eyes filled with resentment and anger, Weed walked alone towards the abandoned castle.

If the challenger dies, their life also disappears.

“Are you thinking of dying now?”

“I think so.”

“Then we won’t die and just disappear?”

The three people follow behind, preparing for the last moment.

Soon the gates opened, and knights and soldiers emerged from the abandoned castle and surrounded Weed.

“He stands still and doesn’t even run away.”

“It looks like they’ve just given up.”

“It’s over.”

As I watched with no hope, I was able to see the ultimate magic being activated.

The Mirror of the Abyss illuminates this area.

“All living things.

I shine upon you an irresistible death… …!

A dark energy surged from Weed’s body like a storm.

The energy enveloped the knights and soldiers around them, causing the flesh on their bodies to melt away.

Knights and soldiers were killed while standing and turned into skeletons.

-Koooooooo.

―Death… … . Death to all who are alive.

Skeleton Army.

Knights who had committed terrible evil deeds were transformed into giant skeletons measuring 5 or 7 meters tall.

Weed said something and pointed to the military fort with his hand.

Perhaps they shouted “advance”.

The skeletons all rushed toward the open gate.

A siege has begun, and an attack by an overwhelming undead army has begun.

* * *

An abandoned castle built of red bricks.

There were signs of collapse and fire, and dozens of human corpses were hanging from trees along the road.

A citadel with an atmosphere of violence and barbarism, different from the beautiful and peaceful atmosphere of Royal Road.

‘Looking at the corpses, I wonder if they could have received help from the surrounding villages?’

(It might have been possible.)

There is more than one way to get through Hell difficulty.

Still, no one would have thought of mastering the Mirror of the Abyss and causing annihilation.

(The Abyss Mirror affects an area within 300 meters.)

(It is advisable to approach the abandoned citadel. The group guarding the gates and walls. Up to half of the citadel will be within the magical influence.)

The soldiers on guard discovered Weed.

“Are you a lost human?”

“Looks like a mercenary. Goblin armor? They’re wearing a lot of crude stuff.”

“A club? You’re holding a weapon, you’re the enemy!”

Ding! Ding! Ding!

The soldiers rang the bell to signal the attack.

Other soldiers appear, and even two knights appear on horseback to form a siege.

Archers could also be seen stationed on the castle walls.

“The audience isn’t so bad.”

(More than 70% of enemy power is within the range of the Abyssal Mirror magic.)

Weed has been waiting for this moment while creating the sculpture.

Experience, loot.

Could you give up any of them?

Weed cast his spell while surrounded by knights and soldiers.

“Mirror of the Abyss.”

The first magic to be activated in Roanoke.

My heart feels as if it’s freezing, and a huge black vortex appears from the ground and explodes in all directions.

The Mirror of the Abyss illuminates this area.

“All living things.

I shine upon you an irresistible death… …!

There were also soldiers wearing tattered leather clothes and carrying spears.

Knights wearing iron armor and riding horses lost their lives as the flesh on their bodies melted away.

The black energy passed through the walls and melted even the soldiers nearby.

Level up.

Level up.

Level up.

… … .

A message window pops up like crazy.

Those hit by the black wind could be seen turning into undead.

Those who died a few days ago and were hanging from the tree also fell as skeletons.

‘It’s been a while.’

The familiar skeleton army.

Unlike the undead you’d seen on Royal Road, the skeletons here are much more terrifying.

Should I say that the bones are stronger?

A 7-meter tall transformed skeleton created by combining multiple skeletons, it has the imposing presence of a gigantic siege weapon.

“Attack. Kill them all.”

Following Weed, the skeleton army began to advance.

* * *

“Oh, shit. What the hell are we looking at?”

“Oh my god. Undead… … .”

As time passed, Sen and Luria had no more expectations left.

I was about to give up on life, but then I realized that Weed had saved me by casting his magic.

“You were hiding your strength! Ugh. To think you could use that strength on the last day.”

“There was a reason why it was so relaxed!”

The undead quickly took control of the gates and walls.

“Oh, as expected! I believed in you!”

Barton’s cry.

Shortly after Weed entered the castle gate with the skeletons, flames rose from the abandoned castle.

“The goal was to defeat the defeated soldiers on Hell difficulty.”

“I hear screams, so it seems like they’re just going to kill everyone.”

They really don’t have to do anything.

What Weed said at first, that we shouldn’t try to do anything, was correct.

* * *

In the past, large broadcasting stations such as KMC Media and CTS Media controlled viewer ratings.

Royal Road was at its peak, threatening terrestrial broadcasting with an average viewership rating of over 5%.

As users’ adventures become successful and cities grow, the political situation on the continent of Versailles changes.

Competition between prestigious guilds also provided good material, but Royal Road’s popularity did not last for 20 years.

The viewer ratings were dropping as the show gradually lost popularity.

That spot was filled by streamers active on video platforms.

I’m confused because Weed suddenly appeared. When I was young, Weed was a legend.

I think it’s awesome that you’re challenging Roanoke’s Inferno difficulty. You’re risking your life and starting a difficulty that no one has ever succeeded before. Isn’t that awesome?

When I was young, I watched Weed’s broadcast on TV. The viewer ratings were really high. There was a time when Royal Road was called the Continent of Dreams… … .

When I see you clearing stages 1 and 2, I’m speechless. That’s it. That’s how you clear it. If I were playing Roanoke, I think I would have cleared it like that.

It’s Hellfire Difficulty Level 3. What will I show on this stage where no one has ever succeeded…? …. For now, I’m just making sculptures.

Streamers with millions of subscribers.

To them, Roanoke was like Treasure Island.

Capture user videos and broadcast them live on Roanoke’s website.

We have seen our subscriber base grow at an unprecedented rate.

In particular, Weed’s videos were so popular that they rivaled those of other Roanoke celebrities.

“It’s sweet. It’s sweet.”

“We need to upload the video quickly before Weed dies.”

Young streamers in their 20s regretted discovering Weed late.

The number of users in their 40s and 50s who normally do not visit his broadcasts has increased dramatically.

“The number of subscribers increased by 300,000 in one day.”

“The growth rate is amazing. If it keeps growing like this every day, it will soon become a large company.”

“If you guys want to watch my broadcast, Weed won’t have to die… … .”

If Weed meets his end in the third stage of Hell, the broadcast items will disappear completely.

And Weed, who had been making sculptures, finally moved.

Streamers had to pretend to be excited and build up tension, but there was no need to do that.

Tension rising steadily in one room of the Abyss Mirror.

They’re undead! Weed raised the undead.

The Mirror of the Abyss is not known to have a general method of acquiring skills. It is a skill that can only be learned with Legendary Points. It is the ultimate magic!

There are several reasons why there aren’t many necromancers in Roanoke. There’s the risk that the king or nobles consider them dangerous, and that punitive expeditions are often organized… .

Necromancers are powerful. Really powerful!

An army of undead is a necromancer’s dream!

Weed was raising the undead and streamers were going wild.

* * *

Skeletons wielding bone swords in an abandoned citadel.

Even if my limbs are cut off, I fight and fight again.

“Tramplify. Destroy. Kill them all.”

There was nothing left where the undead had swept through.

Undead that kill and eat defeated soldiers.

The undead raised by the Mirror of the Abyss were powerful and extremely cruel.

Level up.

Notoriety increases by 41.

Weed’s level and notoriety rose rapidly.

‘This taste raises the undead.’

I feel like all the stress that has built up while creating sculptures is being relieved.

(The owner’s popularity is skyrocketing as live streaming begins.)

(There are many users who were active in Royal Road, and they are cheering for the master to revive sculpting in Roanoke.)

Weed scoffed at the artificial intelligence Versa’s explanation.

‘No way.’

Isn’t it so convenient when there are undead?

“Kwaaaaaaaah!”

Some of the skeletons swung the weapons they were holding, but most of them attacked the living as if they had been starving for ten days.

They bit his head and neck, grabbed his arms and legs and hung on.

“Don’t back down, fight.”

“They are just flawed creatures.”

The defeated soldiers were still trained by the military.

I was trying to gather my troops, but it didn’t go as planned.

The formation of the soldiers was broken, and giant, mutated skeletons were screaming and running rampant through the castle.

“Kuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!”

He picked up a rock, screaming in pain, and hurled it at the soldiers.

He ran along the ground, stomping his feet, picking up living people with his hands, putting them in his mouth and chewing them.