Chapter 188 - 187: Harvest
The Death Horror Monarch of Oblivion had departed, but that did not mean the matter was concluded.
The Death Knights still lingered, mounted on their nightmarish steeds. Ornately dressed vampires hadn’t left either, and there were still plenty of undead creatures such as wights and sword-bound ghosts wandering about—many that Angermog hadn’t slain. All together, they were a formidable force.
The primary goal of the Death Fear Punishers was to destroy the Impermanence Card while simultaneously searching for any tools that might aid them in accomplishing their mission, including powerful magic items, rare spells, or ancient repositories of knowledge. In other words, they were far from indifferent to treasures.
Angermog’s lair housed countless treasures, most notably a piece of dragon armor he had taken from the cloud giants—a piece Leon had his eyes set on. "Your leader’s gone, so why are you still here?" he remarked.
"Since the Impermanence Card isn’t in your possession, you should’ve said so earlier, and none of this would’ve happened," said a Death Knight, his nightmarish steed pacefully stepping forward. The fiery mane, tail, and hooves of the dread steed flickered menacingly. The knight came to a stop before Leon.
He had assumed that Angermog always held onto the Impermanence Card, while Leon had only briefly come into contact with it.
"You’ve slaughtered so many of my underlings, and yet you haven’t given me an account for it," he continued. Leon wouldn’t dare provoke the Death Horror Monarch of Oblivion, but as for a mere Death Knight, he wasn’t concerned in the slightest. If he could win once, he could win twice. Besides, his Hand Palm Bomb was particularly effective against undead creatures—mere moments of effort would be enough to deal with them.
"Tch." The Death Knight grunted, defeated but unwilling to argue further. Bowing slightly from atop his nightmare steed, he retrieved from Angermog a Sun Card—a rare and exceptional artifact.
The vampires followed closely behind, taking the gemstones that had appeared thanks to the Gem Card.
"The things created by the Impermanence Card—we’ll be taking those," the Death Knight said as he scanned the surroundings. "The rest of the items we’ll leave for you. Us Death Fear Punishers are famously generous, as long as you’re willing to help us."
"These things were mine to begin with," Leon retorted. Though the rugged red dragon scales of Angermog made him formidable, Leon didn’t dare guarantee that he could slay him—only that he could drive him away. His statement wasn’t incorrect, but after some thought, he decided it was best not to inflame the situation further. "Go in peace. I won’t see you off."