Becoming an adventurer by copying monster abilities

"Another damned long-sleeping guide?"

The black-robed necromancer stared intently at the black-haired youth who emerged from the shadows.

His eyes welled up with an uncontrollable mix of rage and fear.

Don't these relatively few Death followers like to wander alone all over the continent?

How can two of them appear in one place at the same time?

And what's more, they were all coming for me!

The man in the black robe was extremely angry, and the pain from the divine power piercing his chest caused him great distress.

His whole body was trembling uncontrollably.

Immediately, he realized something was wrong.

The other party did indeed possess a sacred aura that made him nauseous.

But... it's too weak.

That familiar feeling only lingered on the surface.

The man in black robes was unaware that the other party possessed a divine power that naturally instilled fear in undead creatures.

Could he be an apprentice knight from the Death God Cult?

The moment this thought flashed through his mind, the black-robed man's withered face immediately revealed anger at being humiliated.

He admitted that he was indeed suffering from an extremely serious, even fatal, wound that could not be healed by conventional means.

If it weren't for his years of dedicated research into necromancy, which led to the profound transformation of his body and soul...

If it were any ordinary spellcaster, after being corrupted by this level of divine power, their corpse would have already started to rot.

Even in this state, he wasn't someone that could be easily hunted down by just two henchmen.

"Since we're here, let's stay!"

...

As early as when Luca saw the black stone tablet at the corner, he had already warned Veronica to be on guard.

Although I don't know why, I can see these things in the sewers of Ryan City.

However, the presence of this thing usually indicates that there are ghouls nearby.

Unexpectedly, in the empty sewer pipe, there was only a thin, dried-up man in a black robe, who looked as if he might breathe his last at any moment.

And their target on this mission, the blue ratman with a broken tail and a severe back injury.

Before he could figure out what was going on, the man in black robes seemed to have been subjected to some extremely intense stimulus.

With an angry roar, it retreated rapidly backward in an extremely strange and stiff posture.

As he retreated, bits of lifeless flesh kept falling out of the terrible wound on his chest.

It fell to the ground like mud, making a "plop plop" sound.

The man in the black robe was chanting incoherent incantations.

The unique aura of necromancy caused the temperature in the already somewhat chilly midnight sewers to drop even further.

A fierce battle erupted in an instant!

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Several beams of viscous, eerie green light flew out from the fingertips of the man in the black robe.

This is a variant of the magic trick that the black-robed man has refined over many years through his immersion in necromancy: the Trembling Touch.

It can be released at mid-range and long-range without much reduction in power.

It can even split into multiple targets under the mental manipulation of the spellcaster.

The beam's trajectory wasn't too fast, and Luca and Veronica were already quite far away.

Therefore, the two easily dodged the attack range of this spell.

The ratmen, caught between the man in the black robe and Luke, were the first to be affected.

The first thing is a chilling, intense pain that sends shivers down your spine.

The excruciating pain jolted the ratman awake from his terrifying hallucinations.

But as soon as he opened his eyes, he discovered that the man from his illusion had also appeared in reality!

Before he could react, the other party's longsword had already reached out.

One sword and the head is severed.

Luke's choice was simple: complete the mission objective first.

The spellcaster, who kept retreating, continued to move his hands, clearly indicating that he was an enemy, not a friend.

The second objective of prioritizing the killing of the ratmen is also clear.

Without pausing, Luca unleashed the [Crimson Rampage] combat technique, suddenly exerting force with his feet, and rapidly approached the man in black robes.

During the charge, he used the fusion combat technique again.

The [Gluttony Slash], imbued with the immense power of an ogre, was already aimed straight at the opponent's face.

The black-robed mage clearly hadn't expected that this "apprentice knight" could unleash such terrifying speed in an instant.

His pupils contracted sharply, and he was about to forcefully move his feet to avoid it.

But suddenly I felt an extremely strong pulling force coming from my ankle.

Support from Druid Veronica has arrived.

"Bang!"

A layer of light shone around the man in black robes, and Luca swung his half-sword at it, producing a metallic clanging sound.

Magic trick, blade protection!

Although the black-robed mage upgraded the spell, it was clearly still insufficient to withstand the full power of the sword strike, as it was merely a trick-level spell.

The protective shield shattered instantly.

However, the momentary obstruction allowed the man in black robes to cast another spell.

With the speed boost from the first-circle spell "Great Stride," he managed to escape the range of the longsword and vines in that brief moment.

At the same time, he conjured a beam of fear in his hand and fired it at Luke.

Although he is a necromancer, it does not mean that he can only use necromancy.

If the fear ray successfully hits the opponent, even if it only slows them down for a second.

He would immediately follow up with the strongest fireball spell he could unleash at that moment to end the battle.

To the man in the black robe's surprise, when the beam of fear fell on the other person...

The other person's figure caused ripples, as if it had landed on the surface of water.

Immediately, the figure and the spell vanished.

Having spent years surrounded by death, the man in the black robe was exceptionally sensitive to this.

He instinctively activated his sword protection again, while simultaneously pulling a cracked skull from his black robe.

The skull, already on the verge of destruction, shattered instantly, turning into dust.

Behind him, Luke unleashed a fatal blow using [Evasion], which was also successfully blocked.

The man in the black robe was breathing heavily; his last piece of protective magical equipment had been destroyed by Death's henchmen.

The intense pain in his chest forced him to make a final decision.

The black stone tablet in the sewer pipe was something he had prepared for the worst, something he had built for himself.

In an instant, an unprecedented and extremely chaotic massive death aura erupted from the necromancer's body.

This deathly aura, like a black raging tide, resonated and connected with the dark red runes on the black stone tablet in an extremely strong way.

Luca and Veronica certainly wouldn't stand there quietly, watching the other cast some strange spell.

The thorn whip and the half-sword attacked the black-robed man from both sides simultaneously.

However, the overwhelming death energy had transformed into the strongest defense, blocking both of their attacks.

The black stone tablet and the man in black robes serve as two connecting points.

A massive black barrier began to expand outwards.

Luke understood that the opponent had entered the second phase!