Debuff Master

Chapter 590

“Kaosin hired you?” Siegfried asked.

“Yes,” Guderian replied with a nod. Then, he asked, “You humiliated Kaosin at the arena, right?”

“He had to pay the price for trying to frame me as an abuser.”

“Yeah, I agree,” Guderian said. Then, he added, “But Kaosin doesn’t think so...”

“Eh?”

“Kaosin is known to be very proud, so do you really think that he’s going to sit around and do nothing after getting publicly humiliated? It’s a no-brainer that he’s going to try and get back at you. In his eyes, it doesn't matter who was right or who was wrong. All he cares about is himself and his own feelings.”

“Ah, I see...” Siegfried muttered. He finally understood what was going on. It was still unclear who fed the information to the Church of Osric, but the perpetrator behind sending the three Mercenary Kings after him was definitely Kaosin.

‘You’re dead,’ Siegfried gnashed his teeth and growled inwardly. He did not expect Kaosin to be capable of doing something so cowardly and despicable.

‘You just wait. I’m going to pay you back,’ he wanted nothing more than to get revenge, but he was forced to suppress his desire for now.

Siegfried looked at Guderian and asked, “So that’s everything you know?”

“Yeah! I already told you everything I know!”

“Really? Then it’s time to die,” Siegfried said nonchalantly.

“W-What?!” Guderian exclaimed after seeing the +13 Vanquisher’s Grasp being raised at him. Then, he protested, “Y-You said you will spare me!”

“Yeah, I want to, but...” Siegfried replied. Then, he looked very apologetic as he added, “But I’ll receive a penalty if I don’t kill you before this barrier disappears.”

Ding!

An alert notifying him of Grand Duel’s remaining duration popped up in front of his eyes.

[Alert: 11 seconds remaining...!]

[Alert: 10 seconds... 9 seconds...!]

Grand Duel was a double-edged sword that would impose a hefty penalty on him if he failed to defeat his opponent before the skill’s duration ended. Thus, Siegfried had no other choice but to kill Guderian before the Barrier of Victory was over, even if he wanted to spare the latter.

Why?

It was all because he was currently behind enemy lines, with death lurking at every corner.

Siegfried had to kill Guderian, even if it was for his own sake.

“Sorry.”

“Y-You said you will spare me!”

“Haha... I have no choice.”

“You son of a—!” Guderian screamed at the top of his lungs and was about to hurl curses at Siegfried, but he was unable to do so.

Flash! Flash!

Guderian was rendered speechless upon seeing the “I Am Backstabbing” title flashing above Siegfried’s head.

‘Ah... I shouldn’t have believed this bastard...’ Guderian belatedly realized what kind of person Siegfried was. The title above Siegfried’s head made his true personality clear to everyone. Anyone who believed him was bound to get betrayed—one hundred percent.

However, Guderian had no other choice but to believe Siegfried’s offer to spare him earlier. He was already at Siegfried’s mercy, so he had no other choice but to spill the beans in hopes of being spared.

Siegfried’s backstabbing ability had transcended into a higher realm. He could force his opponents to believe him even if they knew that they'd end up getting backstabbed. It was clear that backstabbing had already become second nature to Siegfried.

“Sorry!” Siegfried said with a grin and swung his +13 Vanquisher’s Grasp at Guderian’s head.

Smack!

Guderian’s head exploded like a watermelon.

Thud!

Thud, thud, thud!

He dropped firearms worth hundreds of millions to billions of won after dying.

“Kyak! Kyaaaak!”

The Three-Legged Crow appeared and swooped down, looting all of the items and sending them to Siegfried’s Inventory.

“Slurp!” Siegfried licked his lips.

The items he had looted from Mercenary King Guderian were so delicious that he subconsciously licked his lips. However, now wasn't the time for him to celebrate over some items.

Rumble!

The Barrier of Victory collapsed.

“Gwuuuu Ooooh!”

A Frozen Drake waiting outside the barrier roared and unleashed a terrifying freezing breath attack when Siegfried appeared from behind the barrier.

Seuuu!

A cloud of freezing gas that would freeze even the air and suffocate all living creatures in its path rushed toward Siegfried.

***

“...!”

Siegfried was caught off guard by the cloud of freezing gas.

‘I can’t block that!’

He knew the Black Crow Wingsuit would not save him from the breath attack, so he hurriedly jumped to the side. However, the cloud of freezing gas was so wide and fast that it would eventually catch Siegfried unless he teleported away.

‘Do you really think that this is enough to catch me?!’ Siegfried exclaimed inwardly.

Bam!

Swoosh!

Siegfried’s ability to adapt to the situation kicked in. He ran to the nearest mysterious monster and used the Grand Duel against it.

C-Craaaack!

Fwaaaaaah!

The Barrier of Victory shot up from the ground and swallowed both Siegfried and the monster.

Swoosh!

The cloud of freezing gas engulfed the Barrier of Victory and froze it.

“Phew! I thought that was the end of me!” Siegfried exclaimed, letting out a sigh of relief.

Using Grand Duel against a nearby monster was truly a remarkable move from Siegfried's end.

Bam! Bam! Bam!

The Frozen Drake banged at the Barrier of Victory, attempting to break it down, but Siegfried ignored the banging.

‘Do you think you can break this down?’ he smirked and gripped his +13 Vanquisher’s Grasp. He lunged forward and smashed the monster’s head open.

The Barrier of Victory crumbled upon the monster's death, but Siegfried activated his ability to fly and shot out of the barrier.

“Kyaaaaak!”

The Frozen Drake screeched and chased after him, but Siegfried ignored the giant lizard and focused on flying away.

Of course, he did not forget to destroy the spatial distortion devices while he was in mid-air.

‘Seven remaining!’

Siegfried destroyed another spatial distortion device and continued to do so.

‘Six! Five! Four! Three! Two!’

When he destroyed the eighteenth spatial distortion device, he finally came face to face with a group of Adventurers.

“That’s as far as you go, Han Tae-Sung.”

Chae Hyung-Seok and his lackeys appeared, but they were not the only ones blocking his path.

“Gwuuu Ooooh!”

“Kyaaaak!”

“Kyak! Kyak!”

Frozen Drakes circled Siegfried from up above while roaring at him.

“Kireuk! Kireuk!”

“Kieeeeek!”

The mysterious monsters from the Church of Osric surrounded Siegfried.

“It’s time to die, Han Tae-Sung. Stop resisting,” Chae Hyung-Seok said while walking toward him.

“I don’t want to~” Siegfried sneered and stuck his tongue out.

Kwachik!

A cross-shaped vein popped on Chae Hyung-Seok’s forehead.

“Argh... So you choose to be annoying until the very end?” Chase Hyung-Seok growled with obvious rage in his voice. He forced himself to smile, trying to pretend he was not getting provoked, but that proved to be much more difficult than he thought.

“I’ll do what I want, thank you very much~” Siegfried continued to sneer while discreetly retreating.

“Ha! Where are you going to run?” Chae Hyung-Seok scoffed.

Thud... Thud...

Chae Hyung-Seok took a few steps forward.

Thud... Thud...

Siegfried retreated the same number of steps.

It was then.

Click...!

Chae Hyung-Seok’s ears caught a faint sound, causing him to become tense and nervous.

‘What was that...?’ Chae Hyung-Seok looked down at his feet.

"Heh." Siegfried grinned from ear to ear.

Exactly 0.1 seconds later...

KAAAABOOOOM!

A massive explosion occurred right under Chae Hyung-Seok’s foot.

Out of all the things he could have stepped on, Chae Hyung-Seok ended up stepping on a landmine that Siegfried had moved and reburied.

***

“Wow!” Siegfried exclaimed, cheering in delight when the landmine detonated. Then, he ran as fast as he could while grinning from ear to ear. He felt like he was about to overdose on adrenaline and dopamine; the pleasure it brought was akin to him having a massive and intense orgasm.

‘S-Screwing Chae Hyung-Seok over really feels so good! Ahngg~!’

Messing with his archnemesis, Chae Hyung-Seok, was like a drug to Siegfried. He felt like he had to mess with Chae Hyung-Seok from time to time, or else he would start going into withdrawal and clamor for it.

Chae Hyung-Seok used to be Siegfried’s biggest motivation for working hard and his biggest reason for waking up every day.

‘Ahhh! This is why I can’t help but get addicted to you, Chae Hyung-Seok!’ Siegfried exclaimed inwardly.

However, his ecstasy lasted only for a short while, as he was surrounded by the Frozen Drakes and mysterious monsters. The Frozen Drakes circled in the sky while the mysterious monsters surrounded him on the ground.

“Sure, let’s go at it until one of us dies,” Siegfried muttered, flashing a sleazy smirk after seeing that Vladimir was still far away from him.

Fwaaa! Fwaaah!

He placed down Blaze Field, shredding the Defense and Magic Resistance of the enemies around him.

Swoosh!

Shadow Hell was also placed down, shredding the Movement Speed of his enemies.

He was now armed with both of his trademark debuff fields and immediately started sweeping away his enemies.

Smack, smack, smaaack!

A monster would get smashed to death in a single hit whenever Siegfried swung his +13 Vanquisher’s Grasp.

The damage he dealt could only be described as explosive, thanks to the fact that Blaze Field's level was pretty high. The Defense and Magic Resistance of the monsters were reduced by a whopping one thousand points, which made them succumb to the destructive power of the +13 Vanquisher’s Grasp.

Siegfried made quick work of the monsters on the ground before spreading his Black Crow Wingsuit open and flying toward one of the Frozen Drakes. He landed on the back of one of the Frozen Drakes and killed all of its riders in the blink of an eye.

Smack, smack, smaack!

Then, he placed himself right on the Frozen Drake’s head and used Machine Gun Smash.

Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam!

Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam!

Swiiiing... Baaaam!

The Frozen Drake’s lifeless carcass crashed to the ground at the end of the Machine Gun Smash.

However, Siegfried was not done yet.

‘One more!’ He immediately flew over to another Frozen Drake and smashed his +13 Vanquisher’s Grasp on its back.

Splitting Heaven and Earth!

Krwaaaaang!

The sheer force from the skill dismembered the Frozen Drake into thousands of pieces that rained down on the ground.

“I’m going to kill you all!” Siegfried roared and activated the second stage of Overclocking. His figure then danced across the battlefield, leaving a trail of blood behind him.

“M-Monster! That’s a monster!”

“How are we supposed to stop that monster?!”

“Damn it!”

The Adventurers were shocked at Siegfried’s display of power.

“Hey, you fuckers!”

Chae Hyung-Seok struggled to his feet and screamed at the Adventurers.

“Go and rip that bastard to pieces!”

He commanded them to go fight Siegfried after casting his dark buff on them. His buff would leave the recipient exhausted or even die once it was over, but it was—without a doubt—a very powerful buff that would give them a massive boost in strength.

“You son of a bitch, Han Tae-Sung! You’ll never leave this place alive! Never! I’m not going to let you go!” Chae Hyung-Seok screamed at the top of his lungs, “You’re going to die here! This place will be your grave, Han Tae-Sung!”

“But I don’t wanna die~” Siegfried sneered in response. Then, he stuck his tongue out once again and said, “Whatcha gonna do about it?”

“Yo momma!”

“H-Hey, that’s a bit old...”

“...”

“You’re not really good at this, aren’t you?”

“Shut up! Shut the fuck up!” Chae Hyung-Seok screamed like a vengeful spirit after being embarrassed once again by Siegfried. Then, he huffed and puffed before saying, “Huff... Huff... You’re never going to get out of here. Nobody’s going to save you–”

It was then.

Woooong!

A surge of mana gathered in the sky, and a colossal magic circle manifested, spreading across the snowy ground.

Flash! Flash! Flash!

Lights flashed all over the place as Adventurers appeared one by one.

‘Alright! Good job!’ Siegfried cheered and praised Night Stalker No. 16. He had given Night Stalker No. 16 the special mission of avoiding the enemy’s eyes and destroying the two remaining spatial distortion devices.