Master Of None

Chapter 2665: 2665. Decay Decay Decay

ʼUndead thorn disaster

This monster is one that just shouldnʼt be. There is no natural way for it to become an undead. There is no guideline or evolutionary methods for it to come to be. This monster came to be due to an extreme error in judgment and refusal to properly flow with what nature intends. The little intelligence it had was used to resist the natural flow of life to death and become an undead.

The thorns and vines that should have rotted in a high decay area were instead crystalized using the bones of other life affinity monsters that have already perished. The dark vines holding the bone white thorns are primarily made of skins, barks, and elastic decaying flesh. While it does not possess eyes, it uses smaller vines to still sense the flow of mana around and attack anything that has proper life mana within to extend the length of time it can use the body it has forced to exist.

Some would call this a corrupt being however, it is just one that refused the natural path of life and death and forced an undead elemental plane to begin to form within a decaying dark mana heavy area. The life mana being made in to undead mana is also causing the dark decaying mana to suffer and lose balance which in turn is causing the land itself to change in ways that it should not.

This monster yields nothing of use for materials due to the fact that it is a forced being and the materials left behind will degrade rapidly if the intricate balance is not continued. The best way to defeat this monster is to starve it out since it needs high amounts of life mana to convert in to undead mana or else the decaying mana around will consume it entirely…ʼ

The monster was not at all looking the way that everyone believed it would be. There were masses of dark bubbles and decaying vines mixed in with the elastic looking vine covered in sharp bone white thorns. The smell was also putrid proving that the plant body was rotting and being forced to take shape to maintain mobility.

Worst of all, there were a few other monsters around that had once been wandering dark affinity monsters, but their bodies had been torn to pieces by the vines and thorns beyond recognition. Even the all around appraisal skill was mentioning that they were just parts destroyed by a berserk monster without proper intelligence or will.

”I want that thing gone, can we just use the purifying light arrows and have Alice gather the light mana after so it doesnʼt cause any trouble?” Gil wanted the quick and easy solution. Use the purifying light arrows he had that would cause the dark mana and undead mana to be purified all around this area. The issue with that was, that Gil wasnʼt considering the space mana round.

”This space has been influenced by the undead thorn disaster. Itʼs trying to force the dark decaying area here in to being an undead elemental plane. It shouldnʼt be possible to do that since the same kind of life mana needed to make undead shouldnʼt be here. Maybe the monster as it was could have gained a proper intelligence and grown beyond what its species could be if it was alive, but itʼs not and now we have to handle it in a way that wonʼt break the balance.”

”Basically he is telling us if we purify the area that it will leave a hole and cause a lot of trouble.” Remey turned to the obsidian slime and explained that Walker also had affinities and senses that let him understand the more complex relationship manas had with space mana itself.

”I will take control of the decay here. It will act to consume this monster and allow for the mana it forces in to its control to dissipate as it should.” Several of the nearby rocks moved revealing a few more hiding and clearly weakened obsidian slime race members. Walker had sensed their presence but he didnʼt say anything since it seemed that they were holding on to their strength and waiting for their cleric of decay to assist them.

They were the reinforcements to the injured fighters trying to handle this threat to the dark elemental plane.

”I can make it so that no mana moves around this forced undead area. That way you can isolate and grow the decay to a point where nothing else can interfere. Gil has some dark affinity arrows that can bleed weaker dark mana in to the area and balance the plane better. Remey will give potions to your injured comrades. Midnight and onyx will prevent other monsters from sticking their nose in this. Alice and Su will focus on making sure that thing doesnʼt get attacks out of the bubble we make around it. Alice will create shields of light, it will avoid that and she can keep from letting their mana influence the dark elemental plane. Su is just as tough as anything you can imagine.”

The cleric of decay looked at them, the slime that made up the face showing an expression of shock. Then again, none of the party could say it was wrong since the party was moving to handle everything already. These obsidian slime race members had never met them and had no idea what they were capable of.

If anyone said that each person in the party would handle a larger task that should take at least five highly trained obsidian slime race elites then yes, shock made sense. But when Walker raised a hand and the mana all around the undead affected area halted, the cleric of decay was forced to move.

Focusing on what Walker and the others were doing couldnʼt be the main aspect of what needed to be done. Instead of having those waiting for them fight and keep the undead monster occupied, they could assist the overall handling of the decaying dark mana. That was immensely more helpful and was already taking pressure off of the cleric. It also allowed for greater density in mana to be drawn in and used to target the undead thorn disaster.

Just the fact it was called a disaster in an appraisal spoke volumes about how it should not exist. How it needed to be returned to the flow of mana as it should be. ”The balance will be upheld.” This solemn promise resonates with the other obsidian slimes who have even more of their mana to the cleric of decay who had brought reinforcements to help them. No, not just help, to bring them to victory!

As Walker watched, the undead thorn disaster noticed them moving and halting mana. In response twenty vines emanating undead and decaying mana began to whip out indiscriminately. The ground was torn apart and the broken bony thorns were left scattered as dangerous instances all around.

The decaying man used also caused more of the sludge that dropped from the undead monsterʼs body to be splattered around. With Walkerʼs close focus he ensured it didnʼt land anywhere near anyone so it wouldnʼt harm them. He could sense the danger in it though this was different compared to the other sludge, it was more volatile which could cause damage to even the equipment that the party wore or the weapons that the obsidian slime race were using.

Then again, the ten light mana shields that formed blocking a lot of the black sludge sprayed around the area had purified it making it completely useless for anything. It had also caused some disruption in the movements of the undead thorn disaster since it could sense the threat that purifying light mana had against it.

As Walker saw the decaying mana and heard the chanting of what was most likely a mastery spell that the cleric of decay was using, he began to pull away at the mana the undead thorn disaster was trying to pull and use along with its vines to attack the bubble of mana Walker used to isolate it.

The more that he used space mana to help him isolate it, the more he felt that he was able to push even further. If he wanted, he felt he could cut this entire area right out leaving a hole for the dark mana to fill. That realization was something he mentally jerked away from. That would cause a massive unbalancing act that was not at all acceptable for what they were doing.

But it was possible for him and he had not realized that at all.

When he looked over at the undead thorn disaster, he saw the sludge and mass of vines shifting and opening. This fight was very far from over. It had just started to get serious.

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