Overlord, Vol. 2 (light novel): The Dark Warrior by Kugane Maruyama

Author:Kugane Maruyama [Maruyama, Kugane]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Yen Press
Published: 2016-09-26T16:00:00+00:00

—Something like a white wall came bursting out of the ground to receive the unblockable blade. It was a giant hand made of countless human bones, though it was also reminiscent of a reptilian claw. The claw wriggled, and the earth around it started to split. The huge thing was obeying Khajit’s will, trying to jump out of the ground.

Satisfied by the powerful undead presence he could feel under his feet, he glared at Clementine. “Don’t be stupid. Thanks to you, my control over the other undead weakened for a moment.”

“Oops! Sorryyy. But I didn’t mean it, I promise! I was gonna stop right before I stabbed ya!”

“Don’t lie to me, Clementine. That’s not the kind of person you are.”

“Ooh! Busted, huh? Yeah, if ya hadn’t blocked it, I probably woulda stabbed right through your shoulder. But I wasn’t gonna kill ya—promise!”

Khajit twisted his face into an angry frown—because he saw an unpleasant smile spread across the face of the woman in front of him.

“But I can beat that thing, y’know. A caster might not have a chance, but I’m a warrior, so it shouldn’t be too hard. I’m not so great at using battering weapons, but…”

“You’re strong against living things with your deadly strikes, but I wonder how you’d do against the undead—none of their physiological systems are working in the first place. Besides, do you really think this is the final ace up my sleeve?”

“Hmm… Well…” Clementine eyed one of the passages, probably sensing the presence of the undead under Khajit’s control that were lurking there. “I think I could win…although if it turned into an endurance contest, I’d lose, ugh. Heh-heh! Sorry, Khaj!” Clementine pulled the hand with the sword back under her cape. At the same time, the ground stopped shaking. “Ahh, I guess you didn’t specialize in controlling undead for nothing, huh? Very nice!” Saying only that, she turned her back and started walking.

“Oh yeah, I won’t lay a hand on that old lady till the very end, and I won’t kidnap anybody else. That’s fine, then, right?”

“…Yes…” He didn’t unclench his hand until she left, not until she disappeared into the depths of the underground shrine.

“Psychopath!” he spat. I have my issues, too, but not like Clementine. “She’s so skilled, you’d think— No, perhaps it’s because she’s so skilled that her personality is so warped.”

Clementine was strong. Even among the twelve leaders in the secret society, there were only three who could defeat her. Unfortunately, Khajit was not among them. Even if he used the power of the item he had clutched, he only had about a 30 percent chance.

“So this is the former ninth seat of the Black Scripture… Socially dysfunctional people with hero-level power are quite bothersome…”

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