A Core Ship From The Start

Chapter 27: Chapter 18 Out of Control _1

“Aaaaaaaaaah!!!!!!!!”

With a bellow that sounded like an evil spirit from the depths of hell, the mansion began to shake violently. Wallpaper peeled off, the surroundings were falling apart. At the same time, the solid floor shattered abruptly, and armed skeletal soldiers began to crawl out, encircling Duanmu Huai and Ogis.

“Stop, Do not hurt my father aaaaaaaaaa!”

As the roar echoed, the task prompt before Duanmu Huai changed once again.

[Investigation of Falling Moon Forest Phase One completed]

[Trigger mission Rage of The Soul]

[Mission Objective: Eliminate the origin of the rage]

[The angry spirit vents its darkness and hatred. Pass through the forbidden land of the dead, find the source of the curse, and destroy it!]

“Why am I not surprised at all…”

Duanmu Huai gripped his Thunder Warhammer tightly while complaining silently to himself.

Then, he charged at the ghostly soldiers ahead.

To Duanmu Huai, the ghostly soldiers in front of him were no tougher than Ratmen. He held his war hammer firmly in both hands and swung it around like a windmill, smashing the skeleton ghosts to bits wherever it struck. Although ghostly soldiers were emotionless and didn’t fear death, once smashed to pieces, they posed no threat at all.

“Boom!”

A skeleton soldier blocking Duanmu Huai’s path, holding a sword and shield, was sent flying by the Thunder Warhammer like a tossed aside action figure. As the scattered bones began to wiggle and started reassembling, his power armor boot stepped on them, crushing them to pieces.

Ogis following behind Duanmu Huai began to move as well. She extended her hands. Countless sharp puppet threads crisscrossed in the air, slicing the skeleton soldiers into neat pieces, sharp as a saw cutting bone.

She may come in handy when I need to cut up a big bone for soup next time.

Duanmu Huai thought irrelevantly as he fought his way out of the hall through the army of the dead. He remembered that the man had once told his daughter to hide in the basement at the brink of death. So, the root of all these problems must be in the basement.

“Clickety-Clickety-Click!!!”

However, as Duanmu Huai rushed to the corridor, accompanied by the urgent sound of hoofbeats, a ghost knight riding a war horse and holding a lance, rushed towards Duanmu Huai from the other end of the corridor. The latter also turned around hastily, raising his war hammer and striking down at the knight!

“Boom!!!”

The electric-flash Thunder Warhammer struck the horse’s head, splattering it into a bloody mess. Nevertheless, despite losing its head, the warhorse did not stop and continued charging towards Duanmu Huai. Meanwhile, the knight riding the horse thrust his lance like a bolt of lightning towards Duanmu Huai’s chest.

The chilling cold air hit him face-on, and even though Duanmu Huai was in his Power Armor, he could feel a frigid chill sweeping across his body, as if the strength in his body was ebbing away with the cold wind.

“Damn!”

Sensing this, Duanmu Huai silently cursed. This was the trouble with undead creatures. Even though his Power Armor could withstand bullets from rifles or even machine guns, against these undead, it was as good as being naked, offering no defense at all.

But luckily, Duanmu Huai was prepared.

Psychic Blast!

Just as the Ghost Knight’s lance was about to pierce Duanmu Huai’s chest, a radiant burst of spiritual energy erupted from Duanmu Huai’s body, hurling the Ghost Knight and his headless war horse through the air. Seizing this moment of imbalance, Duanmu Huai rushed forward and hammered down with his War Hammer again!

“Bang!!!”

Under the strike of the Thunder Warhammer, the Ghost Knight shattered and disappeared like a rubber ball, but very quickly, a large group of ghosts emerged from the corridor. They floated in the air, arms outstretched, and lunged toward Duanmu Huai.

“Such a hassle!”

Currently, Duanmu Huai only had this Thunder Warhammer to deal with the undead. His Power Armor was completely ineffective against the soul attacks of the undead. If it was a Ratman or an Evil God Cultist, Duanmu Huai would have been able to withstand their attacks through his heavy armor, but these undead were a different story.

In their eyes, Duanmu Huai’s Power Armor was as good as non-existent.

This was the major problem when melee fighters faced against Mages. At least Duanmu Huai had yet to find a solution, the doll types he had previously drawn, including Ogis, were all physical attacks and not resistant to spiritual energy.

With this thought in mind, Duanmu Huai frowned. Then he surged forward again, and while the ghosts were surrounding him, Duanmu Huai unleashed another Psychic Blast to push them back. Thereafter, his Flight Pack suddenly boosted his speed. In the next moment, Duanmu Huai’s afterimage cut through the corridor filled with ghosts to reach the end. Then, he gripped the War Hammer tightly and slammed it hard against the ground!

“Boom!!!”

With one stroke from Duanmu Huai’s hammer, the floor instantly exploded, revealing a pitch-black hole. Without any hesitation, Duanmu Huai jumped into it ——he was in a hurry to end the battle and had no time to find the entrance to the basement. But it didn’t matter to Duanmu Huai, if he couldn’t find the door… smashing it open was just as good.

There were originally no doors in this world, but after smashing enough of them, a door would appear.

“Huff———————!!”

Just as Duanmu Huai landed, a gust of wind suddenly sounded. Almost instinctively, Duanmu Huai turned around and raised his war hammer. Next, as a violent impact resounded, a powerful force met him head-on, causing the Power Armor-clad Duanmu Huai to involuntarily sway.

But this did give him a sigh of relief.

Thankfully, the enemy had a physical form.

If it were a full-fledged evil spirit, it would certainly be difficult to defeat.

“You… you dare to hurt Father!!!”

On confronting Duanmu Huai was the purple-haired girl from before. Holding a steel wrench taller than herself, she glared at Duanmu Huai viciously. She was bathed in a bloody red aura and looked very much like an evil spirit.

“I won’t forgive you!!”

“Heh, I’m not your enemy, little girl!!”

“Get out of here!!!”

Although Duanmu Huai attempted to calm the girl, she was evidently caught in a frenzy. She charged at Duanmu Huai again, brandishing the wrench that was almost as large as a Power Axe.

No choice.

Seeing the girl charging at him aggressively, Duanmu Huai shook his head and raised his War Hammer. If only his Charm value was high, he could try to reason with her. But with his current Charm value of 1…

He could only convince her through reasoning.