Gamers of the Underworld (Web Novel)

Bru didn’t believe what he saw, and the gamers felt affected by the great twist in the Plot.

“Gosh, is Brainiac the student of Bacon?”

“Bacon’s death is too sudden. I thought there would be more development after the commanding officer became good! Just like the Death Knight in World of Warcraft, in which the Lich profession was made available in subsequent Plots. Bacon could have been our mentor.”

“I think it’s great and dramatic, like in Japanese anime. The mentor is an evil guy and died after becoming a good guy. The student Brainiac was angry and defeated Frangipani. It’s a superb storyline. That’s how online novels are written!”

“I’m going to beat the game story editor to death. I haven’t fought with the BOSS Bacon, and he’s dead?”

“All the best, Brainiac! Help us weaken the next BOSS!”

“There are no more Skeleton Soldiers. Let’s charge!”

The gamers screamed and raised their weapons at Frangipani as they charged forward.

They stepped on the white bones that were strewn on the ground and made “Ka cha, ka cha” sounds. Those were the bones of students of Specter College, but the gamers weren’t aware of that.

Arthur charged towards Frangipani without hesitation. The gamers had high morale. During the Plot Animation, Frangipani was hit twice by Sherlock and Brainiac. Therefore, they assumed that he must be in a terrible state with low health points. He could even be dying. It was the best time for the gamers to reap the final benefits.

Perhaps Frangipani might have better equipment than Arthur’s Legendary Caesar Equipment. That was what the gamers thought.

Compared to the gamers’ exhilaration, Sherlock appeared composed. He observed the fallen Professor Bacon and the raging Brainiac, who was throwing all sorts of Mana attacks at Frangipani. He said to Bru, “It’s not appropriate to use the word dead on a Lich. Even if we were to break off all of Professor Bacon’s bones, he would be intact and well after a few months.”

A Lich was already dead before becoming one. Hence, it wasn’t possible for a Lich to die again. Moreover, each Lich had their own special soul box. If the soul box wasn’t destroyed, the Lich would live forever. Of course, their souls could be destroyed by attacks from the Sacred Light.

That was why Specter College was extremely worried when the gamers made use of the Power of Sacred Light. Even Professor Bacon was tasked to investigate the matter.

“I’m trying to immerse myself in the scene as it’s rather touching. Don’t worry,” Bru replied quickly.

While Sherlock was conversing with Bru, the gamers and Brainiac were still battling Frangipani viciously. Polio had a great impact on Frangipani, who was still in a wild frenzy. The professors who were rid of Frangipani’s control fled without hesitation. A professor tried to bring along Professor Bacon and Brainiac, but the situation didn’t allow it. He was dragged away by the escaping professors.

Brainiac devastated Frangipani with his Mana attacks until he exhausted all of his Mana.

Brainiac knelt on one knee while using his hand to support himself. He lifted his head with exhaustion, looking on in disbelief.

“How can it be? Why are my Mana attacks ineffective?” Brainiac muttered to himself.

A cloud of black mist emerged from Frangipani. It floated in the sky and transformed into a black kitten as it landed on Sherlock’s shoulder.

“Lord Sherlock, I’ve followed your order and cut off Frangipani’s control over the Liches,” Polio said proudly, speaking as if he was claiming the credit.

“Why didn’t you kill him off?”

The parrot then said, “Lord Sherlock, he must be with the Ancient Gods army!”

“Do you think the commander of the Ancient Gods is a simple character? Kill him if you have the capability,” Polio rebuked furiously.

“I’ve said that among the 72 Devils, you’re the weakest.” Phoenix scoffed at Polio.

Sherlock wasn’t bothered by their bickering. He was thinking of how to penetrate Frangipani’s tough bone armor. From his beating just now, the toughness went beyond his expectations. The cracks that Sherlock had made had started to heal.

It wasn’t just Sherlock. The gamers who were attacking the BOSS were also frustrated.

“Arthur, I know how to fight!”

Hemp Rope Technology, who was watching from the observation window, said to Arthur, “Climb onto his back!”

Arthur didn’t understand why Hemp Rope Technology asked him to do such a thing.

He swung his weapon and severed numerous tentacles, but it didn’t cause any real harm. He could only listen to Hemp Rope Technology’s suggestion.

Arthur dashed nimbly towards a tentacle. Frangipani had recovered from the effects of Polio and was stopping the Gundam with his tentacles. He had only lifted his tentacles when he was attacked viciously by the gamers.

The gamers’ attacks were ineffective against the bone shell, but if they concentrated their attacks on a tentacle, it was still effective.

Though the severed tentacles would regenerate, the gamers’ aim wasn’t to harm Frangipani. Rather, it was to provide an open path for the Gundam to proceed.

With the help of the gamers, Arthur charged to the side of Frangipani.

“Prepare the High-Pressure Leap!” Hemp Rope Technology shouted.

“Okay!”

Arthur half-squatted down to prepare, while Hemp Rope Technology pulled down a control lever. The huge Gundam squatted down, and the back of its legs emitted a large amount of steam. With the power of the internal mechanisms, the Gundam leaped up high and raised its Longsword while aiming at the crack on Frangipani’s armor.

Arthur stabbed deeply into the crack, and Frangipani screamed in pain. His wailing reverberated in the courtyard.

Frangipani waved his tentacles in pain. He wanted to attack the Gundam on his back, but his tentacles were attacked by the gamers. A few tentacles managed to hit the Gundam, but the feeble attacks were unable to damage it. After all, Sherlock had spent millions of Magic Stones on building this mechanized weapon.

The Gundam was on the back of Frangipani and saw several large cracks healing. The surrounding bone was multiplying continuously to mend the cracks.

Those were the cracks made by Sherlock’s beatings.

Arthur understood what he had to do.

He dashed towards the crack in front as Humanoid Monsters sprung up from the armored shell. They were made of the same bone material as Frangipani’s shell. It looked like they split off from Frangipani’s body.

Arthur grasped his Longsword and inhaled deeply, charging towards the targeted crack.

The Gundam’s Longsword slashed through the charging monsters, but more and more monsters climbed onto the Gundam. Arthur felt the Gundam getting heavier and harder to move.

“This isn’t going to work, Arthur. If this goes on, we’ll collapse. Increase the steam power!” Hemp Rope Technology shouted.

“I got it!” Arthur acknowledged loudly. If he didn’t act decisively, the Gundam would be destroyed. Unfortunately, the gamers were unable to help him when he was on the armored shell.

The joints of the Gundam emitted scalding steam, which propelled the monsters away. However, more and more monsters came up onto the shell and formed a dense mass.

“We can’t use it anymore, the energy is draining fast!” Hemp Rope Technology shouted.

Arthur knew that if he stopped now, the Gundam would never move again. At this instant, Ballista arrows tied to ropes shot over from all directions.

Most of the arrows were deflected by the tough shell, but a small number of arrows hooked to the cracks or the Gundam’s body.

“Grab the ropes!” Hemp Rope Technology, who was watching from the observation window, shouted.

Arthur grabbed the arrows without hesitation.

The arrows with ropes were from the Ballistas that the gamers had deployed on the rooftops of the buildings.

The gamers were like special agents in the movies. They grabbed the cloth that was hung on the rope and slid down from a great height.

Sylvanas slung her Longbow on her back, grabbed the rope, and slid down.

The gamers by Sylvanas’s side were releasing various Elemental Mana attacks, but she wasn’t afraid.

Peasant watched in surprise from the building. He said, “It’s cool. I’ve recorded it down. It’ll garner lots of replies when I post it on the discussion forum later!”

“Let’s go. There are many people behind us!” BurningChestHair said as he gave Peasant a push.

Peasant nodded. He followed Sylvanas and leaped, but he didn’t manage to grab the cloth and fell from the building. His scream reverberated in the courtyard and ended with a loud thud. He vanished.

“It’s a disaster,” BurningChestHair said as he shook his head.

He leaped and slid down the rope onto Frangipani’s armored shell.

More and more gamers used the same method to arrive on Frangipani’s armored shell. However, they were outnumbered by the Bone Monsters. Soon, the gamers’ reinforcements arrived.

Brainiac used his Mana Skills to fly onto Frangipani’s armored shell. Though he wasn’t sure what the gamers were doing, the Gundam was definitely not for show. Since his Mana attacks were ineffective against Frangipani, he was pinning his hopes on these miraculous gamers. He was going to assist the Gundam.

Gray Mana bullets rained in the surrounding area of the Gundam. The Bone Monsters that wanted to climb onto the Gundam were sent flying, and Arthur felt his body getting lighter. Though he was knocked unsteady by Brainiac’s Mana bullets, it was better than being held down by those Bone Monsters.

The Gundam charged forward under the cover of Brainiac. After multiple explosions, the Gundam broke through the defenses of the Bone Monsters. The remaining monsters were sliced by Arthur’s Longsword.

“Charge, Arthur!”

“Charge, Arthur!”

“Defeat the BOSS!”

“I don’t know what you’re doing. Buck up!”

The gamers who were reinforcing Arthur shouted. Finally, Arthur arrived at the side of the largest crack on Frangipani’s shell.

The surrounding Bone Monsters wanted to stop Arthur but were killed by Brainiac’s Mana bullets.

Arthur stabbed the Longsword into the crack. The blade prevented the crack from healing.

“Arthur! Prepare for the full blast!” Hemp Rope Technology shouted.

“Steam mode with full activation!” Arthur shouted as Hemp Rope Technology pulled a side lever. Arthur focused his attention on the Gundam.

From the gamers’ viewpoint, the Gundam emitted steam from its body. There were also strange Mana Runes and machines coming out of the Gundam’s joints. Grabbing mechanisms appeared at Gundam’s feet and fastened tightly to the armored shell.

“Pom—chi, chi—!”

Steam was emitted onto Frangipani’s armored shell. Arthur was surrounded by the released steam, and the Bone Monsters who charged at Arthur vanished in the steam.

Sherlock observed Arthur and the gamers from above. As a superior Devil, he was respectful of the combat power shown by the gamers.

Especially when he spent 10 million Magic Stones to create the Gundam, which was an unstoppable weapon in the hands of the gamers. The Gundam could even pit against the Ancient Gods commander Frangipani when he didn’t have a complete physical body. That was rather shocking.

“Lord Sherlock, do we get involved?” Bru asked Sherlock.

“No, I feel that the gamers are doing very well. It’s not right if they are using my Mana, and I still have to help. It’s a good chance to test out the latest weapon,” Sherlock hugged his arms and said with composure.

The gamers were doing good, especially the Gundam that was controlled by Arthur. With Hemp Rope Technology’s arcane technology and the help of Mana Formations, the Longsword that was impaled into the crack was prying the armored shell open.

Frangipani continued to wail in pain. Since he was revived, he hadn’t stopped wailing.

As the commander of the Ancient Gods, he didn’t expect to see so many strange Underworld creatures when he first revived.

Besides a crazy superior Devil and a never before seen huge metal can monster, the most critical point was that the metal can monster pried his armor open.

Sherlock was also in awe as he said, “Time is progressing rapidly. The current Mana and materials technology has progressed so far. After a few thousand years, the released Ancient Gods may not be able to defeat common Underworld creatures.”

“Er, Lord Sherlock, you’re exaggerating.” Bru sounded like he was rebuking Sherlock, but he was trying to console Sherlock.

“No, I’m serious. Look at Arthur’s Gundam. It’s shocking what he has achieved,” Sherlock said proudly.

Arthur lifted his Longsword. Before the crack in the armored shell healed, he jumped inside. The tentacles and quivering muscles within the shell covered the entire Gundam. Sherlock had an ominous feeling. Before he could stop Arthur, he saw the Gundam emitting steam.

The entire Gundam then vanished as it sank deep within Frangipani’s body.

“Arthur, are you ready?” Hemp Rope Technology spoke to Arthur. He could only see the Frangipani’s muscles via the observation window.

“I’m ready. It’s a pity about the Gundam though, I like this machine,” Arthur sighed and said.

“It’s alright, we can build another one. If the game is gone, then we’re finished. I’m pinning my happiness on this game.”

Hemp Rope Technology smiled widely. It was hard to imagine a Goblin having such a beautiful smile.

“Hmm, self-destruction sequence—activated!” Arthur shouted.

“Boom—!”

A huge explosion occurred in the box, and Frangipani’s body was blown to bits. The blown-up muscles rained down from the sky as his armored shell was also blown to pieces.

The surrounding gamers were also engulfed in the explosion.

Sherlock stared widely at the fireworks before him. His heart almost stopped beating. When the crimson rain fell onto the courtyard, Sherlock muttered, “My 10 million…”