The subspace didn’t disappear right away. Asther is still there, with the lance pierced through his body. He didn’t want to move much because it would mean complicating the damage that has already been done. Hence, he left the collection of the loot dropped by the hobgoblins to his undead.While they did this, Asther has his eyes set on one thing. The soul of the devil masked hobgoblin. Among the monsters that he fought in the subspace, this is the one that showed the most promise. As such, he wants to add the monster to his ranks.It's funny how the necromancer could disregard his own wound and focus on the prize before him. But then again, this is something that any normal human might do as well.When faced with a reward that is greater than the threat of death, one would probably feel numb from the pain. That is exactly what was happening to Asther at that moment. His eyes being entirely fixed on it.“System, what are my chances of getting the devil masked hobgoblin’s soul?”[At yo

Rune thought that everything will go as he planned that evening. The young aristocrat of the Ragencliff household has never tasted neither defeat nor humiliation after all. He is a man who will take whatever means necessary in order to secure his goal.For that evening, the goal is none other than Claire. The aphrodisiac is already beginning to have an effect on his fiancé. He can see this clearly from how jittery Claire is. Rune knows that the Ildefonso woman would take safety measures against something like poison or even an attack. But, something that would force her body to be in heat? There’s no possibility that Claire has something up her sleeve for something like this.And he is right. The drug continued affecting Claire. The effects were minimal of course since Claire has only drank half a glass of wine. But the night is still young. If they continue eating, she will have to drink more. The more she does, the stronger the effects of the drug would be. Enough for him to finally

Rune wasn’t fighting a regular peasant. In fact, Asther isn’t even comparable to any nobleman. He isn’t another chess player, nor is he a piece that could be found on the board.Asther is death itself. He is the physical embodiment of the grim reaper. He has fought countless battles. Some of these even bringing him close to death’s doors. Yet always, always…this man would win.He doesn’t quite understand it himself. How he’s still alive until his last moments on earth were he is even able to kill the assassins who came to end his life. Yet one thing is certain. That with all of Asther’s experiences in the battlefield, he has accumulated a kind of knowledge like no other.He has built up enough information so that, in the latter years of his life, the instances where he is placed in danger is almost non-existent. This is the kind of person Rune faced.Should he have known this, he might have arrived at a different outcome. One where he is able to escape with his life. But that is not t

The group only stopped once they reached a deep enough part of the forest. The place they decided to camp for the night is free from any monsters. Asther personally made sure of this by sending out his undead in order to patrol the area.This same teen took the job of patrolling for the group. Allowing them to take a rest after the very eventful evening. However, one of these individuals refused to sleep. Going to where Asther is who welcomed her gladly.“Shouldn’t you be sleeping?” He asked the person who is none other than Octavia.“I should be asking you the same thing.” She replied. “Aren’t you the least bit tired after all you did this day?”“Nah. My body can take more.”This is both true and false at the same time. It is true because, the mental state of Asther is that of the reaper of earth. A man whose mind can never be shaken by any situation. And, if the situation arises, can even stay awake and be alert for three whole days.Staying up for five days is his maximum. But afte

Among the three Sub quests of the necromancer, the easiest for him to do would be getting the documents. He knows that Claire has this in her person at the moment. This is also why Asther has a guarantee that he’d be able to finish the quest without any problems.Normally, Claire is a person that Asther wouldn’t want to mess with. The woman has a high level of intellect. She is also very cunning and, has a lot of things about herself that she intentionally kept as a secret from Asther.The necromancer knows that the saintess of the goddess of light has a lot of cards kept hidden under her sleeves. But it didn’t matter to Asther. At that moment Claire is drunk. She has been affected by whatever toxin it is that Rune has mixed with the drinks. As such, she isn’t like her usual self.She wouldn’t be able to respond to Asther properly. Adding to the fact that Asther is already a professional at the craft of thievery, this would be a breeze to him. And so, he didn’t waste any time to star