Never Die Extra (Edited)
chapter-256

Evan D. Sherden, Being the Knight Commander. (6)

“Ahhh!”

“What the hell is that?!”

The festive sea party celebrating the social groups’ clearance and the Sherden Dungeon opening became a mess before it had even started properly. In all the chaos, only Evan’s voice could be clearly heard.

“Ray, make a foothold on the sea! A big and strong one!”

“Yes! Go, Lucy, I choose you!”

[Bounce!]

From the moment she had discovered the Kraken, Serena, who had been excited about it, responded with an energetic voice and dispatched Lucy, the Ice Slime Elite.

[Boo, bounce!]

Lucy, who had grown steadily with Serena over the past years, may not be aware of her power, but she already managed to overwhelm quite a few monsters at her current level.

Along with that, the Mana she had in her body was terrifying, and it had been proven the moment she was thrown into the sea. A circular icy path with a radius of 10 meters or more had been created around her body!

It had become an icy path!

“Is that Her Highness Serena’s ability?”

“It’s her slime…!”

It was a little funny to see the people who had been stamping their feet on the ship, being stunned by what they saw, with their jaws dropped and eyes widened.

However, the only thing most people at today’s party could do was watch. It was better to watch quietly than to throw panicky fits. Evan continued to instruct the able people with a commanding voice.

“All the combatants gather on the ice! Diona, guard Maybell!”

“Understood!”

Although she had been practicing hard for the past two and a half years, Diona had never entered a dungeon. So, she remarkably lacked in level.

Diona, who knew it well herself, grabbed Maybell, who was rushing to Evan, calmed her down, and took the card out of her arms. It was a battle card.

“We’re going to get a little closer to see the Young Master’s battle.”

“It’s close enough here, so take it easy!”

Evan, who had given instructions to his party, was about to climb the ice in a hurry. However, there was someone who approached Evan before that. Of course, it was the King and the Duke. After that, the excited Damian and Matthew followed.

“Evan, what the hell is going on?”

“Oh, Your Majesty. Let me explain it properly. It’s a long story, but… to be as brief as possible, Lord Matthew has unsealed the demon.”

“What the hell!? What did I do wrong?” Matthew shouted, frightened by Evan’s words. He felt like he had been dealt a bad hand by fate. It was probably unfair for him that he didn’t know the game’s scenario.

Evan could understand how Matthew felt. First, being pushed to the sidelines with Evan getting all the attention, and now this monstrosity attacking the Ocean party was also supposedly his fault. Evan felt remorse for him.

“It’s a long story. Anyway, Lord Matthew, come with me. I need you to attract it.”

“Does Matthew possess something that’s leading the monster here!?”

“Yeah. The Kraken will follow wherever Lord Matthew goes. It’s easier to show than explain. Shall we then, Lord Matthew?”

“No! W—Wait a minuteeee!!”

Evan held Matthew with one hand and threw him forward. At that moment, Matthew landed in the middle of the ice. The monster’s shadowy appearance in the misty fog of the sea could be seen turning toward Matthew. That was proof enough.

“It is really true…”

“Ah… What the hell is Matthew doing?”

The Duke let out a troublesome sigh and started to stroke his own forehead out of anxiety. He didn’t know how current affairs would proceed, but if it got out that the Kraken appeared because of Matthew, inheriting the Dukedom would become a problem for him.

Not only was he incapable, but he also had no luck whatsoever. Then the next Duke must be Anastasia! At this, the Duke shook his head.

“Your Grace, what about Lady Anastasia?”

“She’s already with that butler who follows Evan. There, see on the ice, they both are participating in the attack.”

“Ah.”

Druids that dealt with the power of nature were strong in both dungeons and fields. Among them, she boasted almost unrivaled strength in fields that were heavily influenced by the environment.

Evan thought it was really bad luck for her to attend the party today… and now her brother has caused another disaster!

“So Evan, is it possible to hunt it? I can summon the court Wizards…”

“It’s too late, and they don’t have enough power. If we don’t deal with it now, we’ll die.”

The King asked if they could hunt it or not, but the response was disappointing. There was no going anywhere till the Kraken was dealt with.

Their fate was sealed as soon as Matthew wore the cursed octopus clothes and came near the sea, attending the Ocean Party. It meant that there was no boss battle with the Kraken, and there was no escape event, and the bad ending was confirmed.

‘We won’t be able to deal with it by ordinary means.’

The Kraken had been a boss that the developers had kept for the most experienced and veteran players. While players could manage to defeat the Four Heavenly Kings—who are in the top tiers of bosses—defeating the Kraken was a nightmare. This meant only one thing…the Kraken was stronger than the Four Heavenly Kings!

“I have no choice but to try. Everyone is praying quietly for us to win. Place a protective spell on the cruise ship.”

“Well, if it is the Sherden Dungeon Knights who defeated the Four Heavenly Kings of the Demon King…”

“It’s Astray. We are called Astray now.”

If Evan and others were not here, it would have been a cataclysmic disaster. While everyone was despairing at the Kraken’s appearance and preparing their last rites, Evan stood tall and determined to defeat the Kraken.

Evan breathed lightly, then jumped onto the ice and landed. Matthew was still stunned, and the rest of the combatants drew their weapons and prepared for battle.

He then asked Rudy, the Lightning Slime Elite, to stun Matthew a little more, then turned to the party and spoke, “Lady Anastasia, can you move the ice further? The cruise ship might get obliterated if it is caught in the battle.”

“Okay.”

Anastasia immediately chanted some unintelligible spell words, with arms wide open. At that moment, the flow of wind and water changed, and they began to push the ice path forward quickly.

Suddenly, they found themselves before the Kraken.

“Let’s give it a Heaven’s Throw.”

“But what if the sea worm dies!?”

“You are the only one calling the Kraken a sea worm. I’ll make sure it doesn’t die, so don’t worry.”

In fact, if Evan used enough force with Heaven’s Throw and killed it, there would have been no better outcome. But to keep Serena’s heart, Evan decided not to kill it.

All of the giant monsters that had appeared in the sea were famous for having a lot of physical strength, but Kraken was one of the greatest monsters in the ocean, a monster that sat at the top of the hierarchy.

It was also rumored to have more HP when compared to other monsters.

“Once you throw it, you’ll know for sure.”

“Aren’t you enjoying yourself too?”

“Be quiet.”

Evan first received assist magic from Anastasia. She obtained her own rune a year ago with the help of the Bloody Apple Guild, and through that rune and her natural ability as a Druid, she had a different direction from divine magic.

It was possible to give a blessing to strengthen one’s Status.

“Heaven’s Throw!”

Evan, feeling that he had been blessed and strengthened, threw the Battle Bead without hesitation. After it was sucked into the subspace that appeared before it, a huge hole was opened in the far sea. From there, a giant Battle Bead emerged from it.

“I have seen Evan use it a thousand times. It still doesn’t make any sense…”

“Actually, I think so too.”

The Battle Bead, which fell by grinding against the atmosphere to create a shiny tail of fire, was the meteor itself! Evan and his party watched it with silent admiration.

Did it feel the energy of a meteor falling with tremendous power? Kraken, swimming toward the octopus costume, flinched, but its body was so huge that it had no place to escape.

It submerged itself in the sea to protect itself, but the Battle Bead hit the sea surface and caused a magnificent explosion!

-Baaaaaaaang!

“Is this a human’s work…?”

“Do you doubt Master Evan?”

The shock the Meteor generated was truly terrifying. Even though it collided in a far distant sea, everyone could feel it from miles away!

And although the King, who had been warned by Evan in advance, put all the wizards aboard the ship to apply protective magic to the cruise ship, the vessel would not be able to completely relieve the shock, trembling in the aftereffect.

“Oooooooh… I did it, but it’s awesome. Even if someone said it was CG, I would believe it.”

“No…Sir, I don’t think it’s time to be fascinated… Isn’t that a tsunami!?”

“Oh, right.”

Moreover, the biggest problem was the massive tsunami caused by the crash.

Evan’s naked eye could also see some of Kraken’s legs getting caught in it and twisting its stomach.

It reminded him of the ice bar that he had enjoyed eating in the past life. So, Evan, who licked his tongue in memory of his past life, knocked himself on the head. He was still standing upright with courage and firmness.

“Wow, it didn’t die from your attack. What a relief!”

“Ray, which side are you on?”

At that time, Serena’s foolish words brought Evan back to reality. He looked back at Anastasia just in case, but she shook her head.

“We will try to calm it down as much as possible, but at that size, dumbing it down is the priority. Master, we need to be prepared for the shock.”

“I see… Then I’ll try it first.”

“What?”

Evan, who disregarded Anastasia’s confused expression, turned to the front, spreading both of his palms. His eyes sharpened. The divine power caused it, so of course, he had to do it with it as well!

“Woo… Heaven’s Press!”

“Do you have to shout it every time, Young Master?”

When Evan pushed his palms in front of him and triggered the Heaven’s Press, the mass of divine power that resembled an invisible giant palm arose and drove the seawater in the area with terrible pressure.

The divine power generated by Evan alone was pushing the seawater away from the cruise ship’s direction.

Whoosh-whoosh

There was a huge wave ahead of them, with a ringing sound deep in the sea. It was not comparable to the tsunami that was flooding toward land.

“Wow…”

“I can’t see because of the waves.”

“Oh, I think it will work.”

It was really cool, thanks to the shadow created by the waves. Maybe it was just chilling.

[Goooooooooooooh!]

It was only around this time that the Kraken made a voice. It must be confused by what’s happening.

Didn’t the meteor just fall from the sky? While the tsunami caused by the shock was swept away, the waves from the land would come this time!

[Gwaaaaaaaarhh!]

Soon, the tsunami caused by Heaven’s Throw and the wave caused by Heaven’s Press collided.

Of course, the Kraken who was caught in the middle had to take the damage caused by the forces of nature colliding. Its shrieks could be heard from afar!

A dull and huge tremor ran over the sea. Anastasia muttered blankly as she stabilized the shaking ice with the power of the Druid.

“Does he… really need us?”

“That’s a good question, Lady Anastasia.”

Shine just shrugged his shoulders. The image of the Kraken wriggling in real-time while being caught in a catastrophe on the sea was clear for all to see.

‘It’s also what we think every time we fight beside Master Evan.’