Return of the Sword God-Rank Civil Servant-Chapter 320
The transformation didn’t end with the severed body reattaching itself.
The skull with extinguished eye sockets descended one tier, and in its place, a new skull emerged.
And the eye sockets of this new skull lit up again.
However, unlike the previous blue glow from the lower skull, this time the light was yellow.
—Hooouu...
With a long exhale, ash-colored smoke like cigarette fumes spilled from his mouth.
At the same time, his name tag changed.
—Skeleton Lich Poydon Lv.265
Skeleton Lich Poydon.
That was the new name.
The reason the name changed from Poyd to Poydon was exactly what the system alert had said: he was the second personality.
Su-ho narrowed his eyes.
So now there's just one more left to appear.
The name of the Loganhell Gate was "The Lords of the Greedy Thrones."
Not “Lord” but “Lords” plural—because the boss monster here, the Skeleton Lich, was not a single entity but a fusion of three souls.
The first one, and the third generation: Poyd.
The second one, and the second generation: Poydon.
The third one, and the first generation: Poydin.
This was the true identity of the Lords of the Greedy Thrones.
According to the report, their relationship wasn’t fraternal, but rather hereditary, like grandfather, father, and son—a three-generation lineage.
That’s why Poyd, the first one to appear and the "grandson," had been the weakest.
As ash-colored smoke continued to spill from his mouth like cigarette fumes, Poydon finally spoke.
—Stupid brat of a son...
His voice echoed through the cave.
Deeper than Poyd’s, and laced with cold steel.
And of course, it began with scolding.
Just as the report had said—they really were a father-son lineage.
Poydon’s yellow eye sockets glimmered as he spoke.
—To think I had to be summoned because you couldn’t even handle that whelp...
His voice, like metal scraping metal, had a sinister magic to it that would send shivers down a normal person’s spine.
But not to Su-ho.
Su-ho spoke.
“Is that all you’ve got to say?”
—Silence!!
[ Skeleton Lich Poydon uses Boss Monster-grade Fear. ]
[ Dragon Blood activates. ]
[ Due to the Dragon Mind effect of Dragon Blood, Fear does not apply. ]
A voice rang out like a gong.
The Boss Monster-grade Fear activated instantly.
But again, it had no effect on Su-ho.
Su-ho immediately prepared his next move.
—Pathetic whelp.
Confirming that his Fear had no effect, Poydon moved on to his next phase just as quickly.
[ Skeleton Lich Poydon uses Descent of the Dead. ]
Descent of the Dead.
Just one syllable different from the Resurrection of the Dead used by Poyd.
But despite the minor difference in name, the entities Poydon summoned were vastly more powerful than the previous Skeleton Guards.
—Poydon’s Skeleton Knight Lv.242
—Poydon’s Skeleton Knight Lv.240
—Poydon’s Skeleton Knight Lv.241
—Poydon’s Skeleton Knight Lv.243
...
And no wonder—they were ten levels higher.
Not just Guards, but Knights.
That alone made a big difference.
If a Guard was a regular soldier, a Knight was an elite.
Their gear was different, their size and physical presence unmatched.
Even though they were skeletons made of nothing but bones.
But that didn’t matter.
If they get in the way, they get cut down.
That was all there was to it.
Their level might be lower than his, but their stats and skills weren’t lacking.
Before rushing at the Skeleton Knights, Su-ho activated an additional skill.
[ Activating skill stored in Memorize. ]
The skill activated was Memorize.
Naturally, the selected skill was Weaken.
Su-ho used Weaken from a distance, targeting Poydon who was floating aloof in the air.
[ Weaken activates. ]
Flash!
With a distinctive effect, Poydon’s body glowed brightly.
His lips curled into a smirk.
—So, even a dog of the temple has some amusing tricks up his sleeve.
“You can dispel it?”
—Hmph! A curse like this is nothing!
Fwoosh!
With a snort, Poydon’s body glowed brightly.
However—
—...?
Poydon’s expression twisted into a question mark.
He furrowed his brow and tried glowing again.
—...
Still, nothing happened.
After a short silence, Poydon spoke in a feigned indifferent tone.
—...This doesn’t matter. Your attacks won’t reach me anyway.
As soon as he finished speaking, Poydon’s purple staff flashed.
[ Skeleton Lich Poydon uses Black Barrier. ]
With the incantation, a translucent black shield wrapped around his body.
Su-ho clicked his tongue as he watched.
“Idiot.”
Truth be told, he had considered the possibility Poydon might be able to dispel it.
The guy had entered his second phase, after all.
But it seemed Su-ho’s magic level was still higher.
This is why stats are everything.
Level is important, sure. But what really matters is stats.
That’s why Su-ho obsessed over them.
To him, level was just the minimum qualification for accessing the system.
Soon, hundreds of Skeleton Knights charged at Su-ho.
“Grrraaaahh!!”
The Skeleton Knights howled.
Despite having no vocal cords, their howls were far more grotesque than mere sound.
But Su-ho didn’t flinch and activated Heatstorm.
[ Heatstorm activates. ]
Fwooooom!!
A scorching windstorm infused with blue-grade mana erupted.
Its force and firepower were intense, pushing the Skeleton Knights back.
But unlike the foolish Poyd, Poydon didn’t just stand and watch.
[ Skeleton Lich Poydon uses Black Field. ]
As Black Field activated, the ground darkened, and the Skeleton Knights standing on it turned black as well.
The blackened Skeleton Knights no longer budged under the Heatstorm and held their positions firmly.
“Oh?”
Su-ho pursed his lips at the sight.
“But just standing there... What’re you gonna do?”
[ Movement Energy Technique activates. ]
Still maintaining Heatstorm, Su-ho sprinted through the ranks of the Skeleton Knights.
Black Field did seem like a good buff skill.
It was AOE and strengthened the undead.
But all it did was keep them from being blown away.
That was it.
Like a tag game from the old days, Su-ho zipped past the frozen Skeleton Knights and approached Poydon.
Panicking, Poydon unleashed several offensive dark magic spells, but none of them managed to hit Su-ho.
“You’re nothing like the report described.”
—What?
“No need to know.”
With that, Su-ho leaped into the air.
His blue-grade strength turned the jump into a pole vault.
Poydon didn’t panic—he calmly floated higher into the air.
So Su-ho used a double jump to follow him.
But even that seemed anticipated, and Poydon soared even higher.
—Fool! I don’t know what trick you’re using to fly, but we share vision, you idiot!
“I know.”
—What?
“I said I know.”
Like Cerberus, they were all part of one body. Of course he’d know they shared vision.
You didn’t even need the report to figure that out.
So Su-ho summoned Guiyeong Spear and threw it upward.
[ Throw activates. ]
The thrown Guiyeong Spear shot upward like a bullet.
And remarkably, it struck Poydon’s body.
But that was all—it didn’t do any physical damage.
His body was made of smoke, after all. Unless you struck his skull or staff directly, there’d be no impact.
—Fool!
Poydon sneered at Su-ho’s futile attack.
But then Su-ho appeared right at the Guiyeong Spear’s trajectory.
[ Shadow «N.o.v.e.l.i.g.h.t» Step activates. ]
“Idiot.”
Su-ho clicked his tongue and slashed.
[ Steel Severance activates. ]
[ Enhancement applies. ]
[ Steel Severance power increases further. ]
CRACKLE!!
The Steel Severance, blessed with Holy Enchant, struck Poydon’s Black Barrier.
Sparks exploded between blade and shield, creating a wave of heat.
Under that flare, Poydon mocked him again.
—You fool! This is no barrier someone like you can cut!
BOOM!!
The energy accumulated by the intense clash finally exploded.
Su-ho used the recoil to soar even higher.
Not even Holy-Enchanted Enhanced Steel Severance could break it, huh?
Then he’d just use something else.
Floating midair, Su-ho adjusted his stance.
Poydon summoned another barrage of attack spells.
—Die!
A rain of dark spells fired at Su-ho.
But Su-ho focused to the limit.
At the peak of his concentration, he summoned a clone soldier beneath his feet.
Using the clone as a platform, he launched himself straight at Poydon.
KWA-BOOOM!!
The spells struck the clone soldier.
But the real Su-ho was already long gone.
Poydon saw it all.
The clone forming.
Su-ho stepping on it and shooting upward.
His attacks hitting only the fake.
And Su-ho closing in.
But he couldn’t avoid it.
Everything had flowed too fluidly—there was no time to dodge.
Still, he thought it was fine.
The third-generation Black Barrier would protect him no matter what.
Right as that thought ended, Su-ho’s sword radiating holy light slashed toward him.
—Fool! It was just proven that your attacks can’t...
Smirk.
But the sentence didn’t finish.
SLAASH!
The sword swung.
A white-and-red arc.
It hit the Black Barrier—or so it seemed.
But it didn’t.
It passed through the Black Barrier and struck Poydon’s skull.
It wasn’t an illusion.
The sacred strike landed, and searing heat spread through his head.
[ Heart Slash activates. ]
[ Enhancement applies. ]
[ Heart Slash power increases further. ]
Su-ho smiled as he saw the system message.
If the shield’s too thick, just don’t hit the shield.
Su-ho’s sword split Poydon’s skull clean in two.
Inside the Black Barrier, a massive explosion erupted.
BOOOOM!!
But despite its size, the explosion harmed nothing around it.
Thanks to Poydon’s own Black Barrier.
Having achieved a clean kill, Su-ho spun in the air and descended.
Wearing a deeply satisfied smile.
And at that moment—
FWOOOOOHH!!
A sudden gust ripped through the battlefield.
At the same time, the greatest magical energy Su-ho had felt since arriving in the Dorisima Kingdom surged toward the now-ruined Black Barrier.
Su-ho knew exactly what that meant.
[ Skeleton Lich Poydon summons the third personality. ]
A system alert.
The moment the final Lich appeared had come.
