Absolute Dweller-Chapter 199

BOOOOOM! BOOOM! BOOM!

The five meteors crashed one after another, shaking the entire battlefield.

The shockwaves didn’t just ripple across the ground—

They reached all the way up to the sky, where the Avatar was fighting.

Ssshhhhh—

The raindrops, caught in the shockwave, surged upward before crashing down over the battlefield.

For a moment, the battle entered a lull.

Shwoosh—

The Avatar, having anticipated the impact, teleported even higher, surveying the ground below.

“...Holy shit.”

As the rain cleared, the destruction became starkly visible.

Even without the [Impact Detonator] skill, the extra preparation time and firing all five shots at once had resulted in unmatched devastation.

“The sky’s brighter... A hole?”

The intense heat and rapid updrafts had pierced through the storm clouds, leaving a massive gap—

Through which moonlight now poured onto the battlefield.

Still in freefall, the Avatar adjusted his posture, scanning the ground.

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“All that’s left is the Reaper and a couple dozen Death Knights.”

Technically, «N.o.v.e.l.i.g.h.t» there were still thousands of skeleton soldiers.

But at this point, only Divine-infused enemies mattered.

That was why the five meteors had been targeted at the Death Knight regiment, their commander, and the Lich.

‘Those without Divinity are irrelevant.’

They were just EXP fodder.

Even if they crossed the DMZ, I could slowly clean them up from the safe zone.

That optimistic thought didn’t last long.

Wooooooom.

‘...What?’

“Hey.”

The Avatar and I reacted simultaneously.

A massive energy surge was forming—

Its source—

The center of the meteor impact zone.

And from there—

WOOOOOOOM!

A sinister, violet aura erupted.

Then—

Crack—

A giant ice shard materialized—

Vwoooom!

And launched at the Avatar with terrifying speed.

He was still in freefall, accelerating downward—

Which meant the attack and his velocity combined, closing the distance instantly.

BOOOOOM!

At point-blank range, the ice shard exploded.

The Avatar, using every last ounce of willpower, reinforced his protective qi—

Schlk!

But the violet-infused ice shards pierced through it with ease, shredding his body.

Puuk! Puk!

The sickening sound of ice daggers burying themselves into his flesh rang out.

Shwoosh—

At the last second, before the main cluster of shards could fully impale him, the Avatar teleported.

“Haaah! Hahh...!”

He landed on the ground, gasping for breath.

The spot—

Right at the edge of the massive crater left by the five meteors—

With a perfect view of its center.

And as expected—

「Lich (Lv. 67)」

The one who launched the ice shard stood there, draped in a white robe.

Beside him—

「Death Knight General (Lv. 64)」

The black knight stood unscathed.

And—

Crack, crackle—

Shattered bone fragments began gathering—

And were soon covered by black armor.

The Death Knights, who had been obliterated by Meteor, were rising again.

“...How?”

Not a single speck of dust marred them.

They stood pristine—

As if nothing had happened.

Even for high-level monsters, this level of resistance was impossible.

And that wasn’t all.

The Lich tapped his staff against the ground.

Jingle—

The gems embedded in it rang softly—

And a massive wave of violet energy spread outward.

Then—

Puuk! Puk!

“!!!!”

Countless bones erupted from the ground—

As if crawling out of hell itself.

“...Fucking hell.”

In mere seconds, the giant crater had been flooded with skeleton warriors.

And then—

Clatter— Clatter!

They swarmed the Avatar.

CRACK!

His counterattack shattered their skulls—

But it was only a fraction of them.

And then—

Srrrrng.

For the first time, the Death Knight General moved.

Drawing his longsword, he raised it—

Then swung it horizontally.

Schlk!

A violet crescent slash tore through the air—

BOOOOOM!

Everything in its path was bisected—

And it rushed straight for the Avatar.

At the exact same moment—

CRACKLE!

The ice shards embedded in the Avatar’s body exploded, locking his movements.

And from behind—

A massive scythe emerged, descending toward him.

The Avatar had reached his limit.

“...Shit.”

Using his final burst of willpower, he dodged the Reaper’s scythe—

But—

Schlk!

His left arm was severed.

And then—

BOOOOOOM!

A massive explosion engulfed the battlefield.

FWOOSH—

A fire spirit shielded him just long enough—

For him to burn his last reserves—

Shwoosh!

And escape into the sky.

But at that moment—

[Hey! Wake up!]

“....”

The Avatar lost consciousness.

He had pushed himself too far.

At this rate, even if the Reaper didn’t attack—

He would plummet to his death.

Wooooom!

I immediately used the World Tree’s healing energy—

And kept calling out to him.

[Wake up!]

But—

The Avatar didn’t respond.

His descent was accelerating.

‘This isn’t good.’

A quest reward would have been the easiest way to fully restore the Avatar—

But I couldn’t assign quests to him.

And right now, Teleport wasn’t an option.

‘Somewhere he can survive the fall...’

A deep river or lake.

Luckily—

I knew exactly where to send him.

‘Baekdu Mountain’s Cheonji Lake.’

I quickly summoned the Wind Spirit, slowing his descent as much as possible—

And at the last moment, I summoned Water Spirits, forming a cushion to absorb the impact.

BOOOOOOOM!

The Avatar hit the water, but he didn’t die on impact.

‘That was close.’

The Spirits I could summon without contracts had their limits.

The further from safe zones, the weaker their influence—

But they were still useful.

Like right now—

The Water Spirits were forming a bubble, ensuring the Avatar could breathe underwater.

Wooooom.

I continued pouring World Tree vitality into him—

And finally, his eyes fluttered open.

"Ughhh."

[You awake?]

"...What happened?"

[You overexerted your mental energy and passed out.]

"Where... am I?"

[Baekdu Mountain’s Cheonji Lake. You blacked out right after teleporting up.]

"...I see."

The Avatar, now fully conscious, assessed the situation—

"So? What's the plan? Seems like Meteor didn't work on them."

[Not completely. Their numbers definitely decreased.]

"The skeletons, yeah."

He was right.

Meteor had only wiped out the low-level troops—

And the Lich could easily restore their army.

"To actually kill the Death Knights, we need Divine power. The ones I killed personally didn't revive."

[...I agree.]

Which meant—

To take down the Death Knight-tier enemies, we needed Divine-infused attacks.

That was why the Avatar was critical for this fight.

Other Vassals had some Divine power—

But none were as efficient as him.

‘Open North Gate.’

Zzzzzzzzzzt—

I was planning to retrieve the Avatar, let him rest, and prepare for round two.

But then—

Shhhhhh—

Before the North Gate could even fully open—

Schlk!

A scythe emerged from the water—

And shattered it.

CRASH!

“...Persistent little shit.”

CLANG!

The Avatar, now slightly recovered from his unconscious state, blocked the Reaper’s attack and leaped onto the water’s surface.

And there—

"Hah."

The Lich.

The Death Knight General.

And hundreds of Death Knights—

All mounted on Ghost Horses, surrounding him.

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The Avatar quickly assessed the situation—

Then muttered—

"...I’m about to burn some serious cash."

[What?]

And then—

FWOOSH!

A torrent of black energy erupted from his body.

It was a pure mass of condensed darkness.

CRACK—

It was so ominous, even the Reaper, who had been relentlessly attacking—

Paused.

CRACKLE—

The black energy spread outward, expanding to a 10-meter radius.

As it reached its peak—

[1,033,700,000,000 won consumed.]

A message flashed—

Displaying a ridiculous amount of money lost.

And then—

FLASH—

A blinding darkness swallowed everything.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!

***

[Your Avatar has died.]

[All accumulated experience and settlement funds have been lost.]

And then—

"Khhhk!"

A searing pain shot through me.

It felt like my entire body was exploding—

A residual imprint of the Avatar’s final moments.

Simultaneously—

Fragments of his memories flooded into my mind.

The battle in the Otherworld.

Clearing dungeons.

Testing Impact Burst against the Corpse Legion.

Some of his experiences had transferred to me.

But—

They were not complete.

[Due to death, 90% of accumulated experience has been lost.]

It was like a blackout memory after drinking too much.

Most of it was hazy, with only bits and pieces remaining.

At the very least—

The pain of dying wasn’t fully transferred.

I immediately checked—

Skill Points.

‘Whew... good.’

Thankfully, his death didn’t erase his generated skill points.

The skills he had leveled didn’t drop, and the three unused points remained intact.

Next—

I checked the revival timer.

[Revival Timer: 71 hours, 59 minutes, 53 seconds.]

‘...So.’

In his final moments, the Avatar self-destructed.

But I had no way of knowing the impact of his sacrifice.

Even if I used Clairvoyance from Seoul’s front lines, I wouldn’t be able to see that far.

‘Should I send the Vassals to scout?’

I hoped his suicide attack had dealt significant damage—

But there was no guarantee.

Worst case scenario—

The Death Knight General, Lich, and Reaper might all have survived.

But just as I was considering my options—

RUMMMMMBLE—

A faint earthquake rippled through Seoul.

‘...What the hell was that?’