Chapter 166: Group Corpse Explosion Technique

“Kai, you all charge again.”

“Understood, Your Highness.”

The execution of orders was never hesitant for Kai and the others.

Or rather, it was this militarized management that formed the strict discipline of some underground organization.

Though it wasn’t exactly something to be proud of.

I thought silently.

In the moment I was briefly lost in thought, Kai and the others had already advanced to the corridor entrance again.

Bang.

Kai’s shield slammed into the undead gladiator at the corridor entrance.

It instantly repelled the creature along with the undead behind it.

Bemira and Daisy burst out from the gap, just like last time, holding the flanks to share the pressure.

Meanwhile, the surrounding monsters were cleared out under the magic of Bilis and Satahia, along with the assisted output from the others.

They turned into piles of white bones buried in the ground.

Seeing the field of corpses before them, Kai and the others couldn’t help but frown.

As believers of the Holy Light, they didn’t want to see the remains of heroic spirits exposed like this.

Subconsciously, they prepared to cast divine arts to purify these pitiful soldiers.

However, I stopped them.

“Wait, don’t purify them yet. Him, cast a range-type support divine art up front. Anything will do, as long as it covers the entire area around us.”

Though they didn’t quite understand my intentions, Kai and the others followed my words.

Him began chanting a lengthy incantation.

The staff representing judgment and fairness descended a brilliant light over a large area ahead.

Holy Barrier.

The entire team received a defense-enhancing buff.

The undead shrouded in holy light took minor damage.

Holy light was a fatal threat to dark creatures.

Even a support divine art without offensive output would cause extra damage.

However, I noticed that not only did Satahia and I not take damage.

We were also granted the same buff as Kai and the others.

It seemed the judgment logic at this time was based on the disguised roles.

But why did the demonic power in the Mihri Ruins bypass the magical disguise?

It determined our original demonic identities.

I was a bit puzzled.

But that wasn’t the important part.

The area covered by the divine art naturally included those bones.

The undead corpses, which would have automatically respawned in three minutes, didn’t disappear.

Instead, they continued to pile up on the ground.

This was because of the buff’s effect.

The monster corpses were judged as existing neutral units.

They extended with the buff’s duration, up to ten minutes after the monster’s death.

It was an obscure trick from my previous life.

Because it could only be selected via range-type magic to add the buff.

Even effects like my Death Shadow’s slow could extend their existence time.

But it was rarely used in such situations.

But now was exactly the time to use this trick.

The ground was covered with a layer of white bones.

The emotionless undead didn’t care that their former comrades were under their feet.

They simply followed their primal instincts.

Trampling over them before dying and piling on top of the previous corpses.

Layer upon layer stacked up.

Under Him’s support, Kai, Bemira, and Daisy’s full defensive efforts.

Satahia and Bilis’s full output.

And someone’s slacking off.

It formed a bone barrier half a person’s height.

And this height continued to rise as the surrounding undead died.

It acted as a wall that blocked many magic and attacks from afar.

It greatly reduced the attack pressure on Kai and the others.

This bone barrier wouldn’t disappear anytime soon.

Of course, I wouldn’t let it completely block the undead’s approach either.

I had Kai and the others appropriately purify some of the bones.

It maintained a delicate balance.

This way, we could completely defend the corridor.

Using it as a base to continuously eliminate the surrounding undead.

And almost no accidents would occur.

However, even though the output efficiency was much higher than stubbornly defending inside the passage.

I was still somewhat dissatisfied.

“If only I had bought that Group Corpse Explosion Technique scroll back then.”

Looking at the piled-up bones before me, I couldn’t help but sigh.

Even if it cost a whopping three gold coins.

As long as I had that magic scroll, what were these hordes of undead in the arena worth?

I didn’t know if the long-absent Goddess of Luck had lifted her skirt.

Showing me the effect of her sexy bear panties.

But Satahia beside me was startled upon hearing my words.

“How does the Demon King know I bought this magic scroll?”

“What? You bought the Group Corpse Explosion Technique?”

Now it was my turn to be surprised.

Satahia took my surprise as a question and immediately explained somewhat anxiously.

“I was just a bit curious about this magic, I didn’t mean to hide it…”

So my previous doubts weren’t unfounded.

Sure enough, Satahia had secretly bought other things.

Causing the number of items to not match what I had anticipated.

But that obviously wasn’t important now.

I extended my hand.

“Enough chatter. Hand it over.”

After Satahia reluctantly handed over the gray magic scroll she had bought from the hidden shop.

Him, who was casting the divine art, hesitated for a moment.

He lowered his staff and couldn’t help but ask.

“Your Highness, is this really okay?”

“What?”

I turned my head, noticing the strange expressions on Kai and the others’ faces.

And only then did I react.

It had been mentioned before that Corpse Explosion was considered taboo by the Bright Faction.

Or rather, not just the Bright Faction.

The Dark Faction was similar.

Satahia’s act of hiding it was a clue.

And now, I was about to cast this highly disrespectful spell on corpses right in front of Kai and the others.

Who were holy knights and clergy.

Although they had sworn loyalty to me.

It was inevitable that some reservations would remain in their hearts.

I sighed.

“I know we should hold reverence for the dead.

But they are no longer the remains of heroic spirits.

They are a group of mindless walking corpses.

Their greatest wish is probably to truly die, right?”

“But we can use purification to let them rest in peace,” Bilis said softly from the side.

“In this situation, how many can you take care of?

No matter how beautifully you think when your ability is insufficient, it’s still hypocrisy.

If those heroic spirits knew that their bones could save a group of people in the future, they would definitely do the same.”

I shook my head, looking at the undead surrounding us from outside.

“Although it sounds a bit cold-blooded.

The most important thing for us is probably to have compassion for the living.”

“Or rather, being alive is the greatest respect for life itself.”

I didn’t know what Kai and the others would feel hearing these words.

But just seeing their thoughtful expressions turning to realization.

I knew they had mostly come to terms with it.

However, for some idiots, it wasn’t the case.

Satahia thought seriously for a long time and discovered the key issue.

“Demon King, do the two of us count as people?”

“Drop the disguise and get out of the party.

I’m going to blow you up too!”