Episode 41

"T.A.S didn't dungeon has to have Dungeon core?..all the game and novels have that…why did they called it Anchor?..".

[A standalone dungeon core does exist, but it's rare…only 50% of dungeon in all Fantasma have one…normally, a dungeon appeared due to abnormal accumulations of pure mana in one concentrated place...the result of that accumulations will form a standalone dungeon cores and should it not able to form a full apparent dungeon core, the energy/mana will be absorb/enter a host, thus came the term 'anchor' aka Lord…and normally the type of dungeons were determine according to the Anchor type, seeing that this dungeon were Undeads attributes..I conclude that the anchor is an Undead and probably a high level one..could be a Wraith Royals or Liches…]. (T.A.S)

"i think I got a theories how the undeads dungeon happened, it probably happen because the mana accumulations happen after the fall of this Catacombs…since the warden was the strongest entity in here, the mana then made it as an anchor…..I guess it's true that a dead body still possess the strong aura when it still live…then in the novel saying that a dragon still appeared overbearing even after death was true after all…".

"Sir..is anything bothers you?..". (Elijah)

Elijah comes to my side as I was already falling behind, processing some deep information's always prevent me from multitasking.

"Oh, nothing…where are we right now?..".

I Realize all this time we have been moving down non stop, clearing floor after floor, as usual following my style of dungeonering, every floor need to be cleared. By the time Elijah snapped me back to reality I realize that we aren't on the same place as before.

"We already at the 3rd floor…and this is the last room of the floor…I supposed a Lord room?..". (Rafaela)

Reloading her Ak-47 and rearranging her magazine on her body armor, Rafaela casually replied. Everyone also readied themselves for the assault.

"So are storming in or go tactical?..".(Mina)

As she said that Mina tap on her AK-47 and the tactical shield.

"Neither…I will take over from here, how about you guys just sit back and rest…..Open the door..".

I should at least take some burden off the team, since I've been doing nothing the whole way, these guys need some rest. I also wondered how strong is the Lord is, the dungeon boss always strong in the game.

[I guess it's time to give them a good show huh?..Remember be cool sir..]. (T.A.S)

As usual T.A.S got me,I put my war face on and walk inside with my hand on my back, like some sort of master in a Kung fu film.

'"UUUAAARRRGGGHHHH!!!!…".(Zombie Lord)

What waiting in the middle of the room, was a large rotted zombies munching on a dead large beaver. With each bites from it's flesh less jaw, the innards and meaty flesh of the dead beaver spills out and falls on the floor. It was messy and as disgusting as it can be.

"That was some ugly ass Zombie…and it's gonna starts screaming…right now…".

"GUUUOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!..".(Zombie Lord)

After we all entered the room, the Zombie Lord realize that someone is inside it's domain, he snapped from stuffing his mouths and turned towards our direction. Probably enraged as someone interrupting it's meal time, He fling the remaining body of the oversized beaver across the room. The zombie Lord stood imposing, with 2 and the half meter high, the sheer size of it's bulky and rotted body were enough to competed with a 2 adult bear.

Unlike the previous normal zombies we encountered, Zombie Lord were much more looked like a threat, Bulging muscle, high reflex actions, heightened sensory response. It's almost look like a Hulk from a super hero movie, except instead of green this zombie lord was blue in color, bruised blue to be more exact. It looks both rotted and imposing, which doesn't really do much to me, but to Elijah, Mina,Bar and Rafaela it's enough to make them contemplate their life choice for a full second.

"Identify..".

Name: N/A Gender: N/A Age: 5079

Type: Zombie Lord (Threat Level 4)

Title: 1st Lord of Dwertur Catacombs Dungeon

Status:

Physical: 8.5 Intellect: 0.1 Reflex: 2.3

Charm: -10.0

Special Abilities:

Intimidation (Low) Lord Presence (Mid)

Half Immortal (Mid)

Skills:

Infectious Bite (High) Heightened Sense (High)

Cannibalism(High) Devour (High)

Physical++ (High)

Special Traits:

Stupid Flesh Lover

Cursed of Undead

Descriptions:

The 1st Lord of Dwertur Catacombs Dungeon who have lived for 5079 years, has immense hunger for a living flesh to the point where it's no longer able to use it's brain. Able to infect it's zombies curse and various status ailments with it's bite. (Upon defeat, this monster will dropped Physical++ (High) skill shards).

"Well, I happened to need more skills…anyway, let's have the show going….wow, that's slow…".

As I was reading the status menu of the Zombie Lord, it's already started to run at me. Unlike other's, to me the movement was too slow and sloppy.

"Sir?..sho..???..".(Mina)

Seeing the man in front of her still hasn't move, Mina tried to step in with her tower shield ready, but before she even finish her sentence, Elijah stopped her and pulled her shoulder back causing her to take a step back.

"Don't move…stand still….it's going to start…". (Elijah)

As Elijah finish her sentence, all 4 of them stand silently still, the man in front of them starts to move forwards, like an air itself he doesn't seems to threatened anything, but for some unknown reasons the demeanor makes them break a cold sweat.

"GGOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!..". (Zombie Lord)

<BBBOOOOMMMMM!!!!..>

Along with the screamed from the Zombie Lord, it's left hand was send flying away to the left wall causing a loud booming sound as it impacted the wall. The zombie Lord falls on it face and skid across the floor and stopped a few meter in front of Mina. Instead of paying attentions to the others in front of him, the zombie lord shoots a deadly glare at Mies who still standing idly with his hand on his back.

"Now, get up zombies~…guys remember, fighting a foe with no brain is easy..look at the movement..to big and flawed…always plan your move…always be on top of your opponent moves..it's going to swing it's right hand now…so, dodge and attack..".

Though he make it sound simple and easy, the bystander only saw a flash, the Zombie hulk swung it remaining arms wide but before it's even reach the nonchalant man, the man disappeared from where he stand and appeared behind the zombie hulk, now the zombie lost another of it's arm, the arm were send flying across the room and splattered itself on the far right wall.

"Now that this thing doesn't have any way to attack..all we have to do is disable it's movement....".

With another swing of his sword aiming at the lower half of it's body, the zombie fall down effortlessly to the ground with all 4 limbs no longer connected to it's body.

"GOOOUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!..".(Zombie Lord)

Shouts and growls was the only thing it can do, falling on it's face the ever menacing zombie lord who owns the Dwertur catacombs for 5000 years falls under 1 minutes.

"Stop shouting you ugly bastard…Just die…".

"SIR WAIT!!..".(Bar)

As everyone stunned looking at their leader casually stomp at the Zombie neck to hold it down, just as he want to swing his sword down, Bar shouts.

"What?..why??..".

"Can I take it's blood?..".(Bar)

"Why?...is it valuable?..".

"It is sir…Undead blood is very valuable alchemy ingredients…very rare and highly sought ingredients in the market….". (Bar)

Inching closer to the large zombie, Bar get down to it and brought out his empty potion bottles and a weird hose that seemingly made from an small animal intestine.

"Hold up..you were going to draw a blood using those?..".

"..uhhh..well…yes?".(Bar)

"hah~..<Sigh>..look I know you've seen the apparatus we used in the hospital right…just look at your stuff, it's dirty..since you say this thing blood is worth golds…I'm going to teach you how to draw blood the correct way…Rafaela~..".

<BBBOOOOMMMMM!!!…>.

As speechless as he was Bar couldn't dispute the argument, he knew his apparatus weren't exactly great per say, Mies grab the zombie lord by it's thigh and drag it across the room to the right wall and hang it upside down on the wall using the torch hangar as a hook that dug in on it's stomach. Mies then stab his sword on the base of it's neck, impaling the zombie lord and completely holding it from moving around.

"Rafaela, drain this guy to it's bone…".

"Yes sir..".(Rafaela)

Like a normal occasions as it is, Rafaela opened her medkit an started to drain the poor zombie lord blood properly, in just a few minutes the menacing zombies falls from an overlord to a blood bags, all it's major arteries were stab with needles and drain tube.

"that's how you do it…see how effortless and clean the blood is…you should request any materials you need next time…stop using that backwaters stuff of yours..".

"Yes sir, will do…".(Bar)

Helping Rafaela storing and changing the blood bags, Bar replied shyly at Mies sharp remarks. Bar acknowledges that this method were definitely the best and efficient,it also allowing the material to stay pristine.

"By the way..what do you this blood for?..Killing Vampires?..".

"That is one of the use….but, this blood has variety of usage…let me explain..". (Bar)