The atmosphere lightened due to Hekatrith’s unsolicited praises, but we were in an emergency situation.
– Your Holiness. It’s a creature with tremendous power and a poisonous aura within. It seems to be a grade weaker than the Guardian Dragon Hekatrith.
Fortunately, our Young Dragon could handle this enemy on its own. It would take some time, but I didn’t think it would lose.
However.
The problem lay elsewhere.
“Inno-ohm!”
The various attack spells spewing from Hekatrith’s galaxy-like magic circle converted the target into a tentacle monster.
Consequently, the bombardment aimed at the ground enemies ceased.
The barrier surrounding the citizens and buildings still remained, but it had to be dealt with immediately. Otherwise, it would rampage in other areas.
“Viewers.”
I gradually raised my Sacred Power and spoke.
“It might be a bit blinding for a moment.”
I then shot up the fully charged sacred energy like a fountain, spreading it in all directions.
As far as it could reach. To encompass the entire city at once.
The Sacred Power, flowing like an aurora, began to attach itself to the空 and shape itself into a definite form.
A pink ceiling appeared in the sky, and walls were being erected on the city outskirts. It was a neat cubic space separating the inside from the outside.
“And now, there will be some stimulating scenes.”
Sacred Spell, Glorious Battlefield.
It was an upper-tier technique I created.
Within this space, our allies’ health would be continuously restored while the enemies suffered in their weakened state. A sanctified and selfish space.
“Ugh…?”
“I-I can’t breathe…”
“Cough!”
The superior hearing picked up the groans and screams corroborating the effects of the Glorious Battlefield.
The ones wreaking havoc throughout the city were feeling the pain.
Especially the vampires, who seemed to take a heavy hit, retreated into the shadows of the city, like cockroaches fleeing from the light.
– Wow
– ?? What is this
– Awesome
– Is it a sacred spell?
– Never seen this in a game
Thanks to the awestruck chat from the viewers, despite the massive scale of my technique, I felt an overflow of strength. It felt like I could use the same technique dozens more times.
Is that why there are cheerleaders at sports games?
I never imagined I would experience the necessity of cheerleaders in my life.
As I scanned the chat, feeling proud and energized, enemies started swarming toward me from all directions.
– Your Holiness, the enemies just tried to break through the Sacred Spell you cast and are coming this way.
Since I poured a lot of Sacred Power into it, they wouldn’t easily break the Glorious Battlefield in their weakened state. That’s why they were aiming to eliminate me, the caster.
They had this planned from the start.
I emerged from the apartment concealed by Yao’s invisibility and camouflaging, standing in the middle of the main road.
“Here I am!”
Soon, enemies clad in the robes of the ‘Current World Demon Cult’ surrounded me.
Mundane beings with sharp presences packed the road, sidewalks, and nearby rooftops.
Up close, I could see that their bodies and spirit were well trained. The rough and poisonous aura accumulating below their navel looked quite threatening.
However, they all had vacant eyes, and their dark circles were thick. It seemed they hadn’t grown strong through normal means.
“So you are the famous Pope.”
As I calmly observed the enemies, a man appeared, parting the crowd.
With unkempt hair and a tattered red robe, he looked like a wandering homeless person to an ordinary eye.
But to my eyes, having reached a superhuman level, I clearly sensed the ominous aura emanating from him.
“Are you Siunryang, the leader of the Current World Demon Cult?”
“That’s correct.”
The eerie smile of Siunryang slowly formed as he crossed his arms. He continued to stare at me intently.
“I am the first leader of the Current World Demon Cult, ‘Heavenly Demon’ Siunryang.”
“……”
Heavenly Demon. I had read about that in the documents Kim Ji-yeon organized earlier, but hearing it from the person himself was more shocking.
I glared at this ragtag claimant who called himself a heavenly demon, scrunching my face in annoyance.
Seeing my reaction seemed to satisfy him, as his lips curled into a grin.
“To be surrounded by so many enemies, you’re not backing down? As heard, you are indeed a strong-willed woman. Though you are my enemy, I commend you.”
Whether he was praising me or not, I simply continued to stare at him.
It irked me.
His confidence, as if he had already won, his condescending gaze as a strong man looking down at me, and the air of someone who believes they are above the world—everything about him was annoying.
And above all.
What bothered me most was that he called himself ‘Heavenly Demon.’ It was an utterly absurd nickname.
“That’s ridiculous.”
As I opened my mouth with a light sneer, Siunryang raised an eyebrow.
“What does that mean?”
“Have you been in China too long to have forgotten Korean? It means I’m amazed and find it laughable—your very existence.”
“…Are you planning to insult me because you think you’re about to die? Stop it before I get any more displeased. I have the power to make you suffer horrifically until the moment of your death.”
So what am I supposed to do?
I am someone who doesn’t cower even before the Demon King radiating strength and ferocity. Though I was tense, I wouldn’t shrink back.
Thus, I had no reason to feel fear against a towering figure who didn’t even match the Demon King’s toes.
“Regardless of what I say, you won’t change your mind, so I’ll say this instead.”
I shot him a cold glare as a grim look formed on Siunryang’s face, recalling the face of someone.
Among the many people I met alongside the Apostate Saint, one woman stood out distinctly in my memory.
She looked fierce and menacing, yet she possessed a warm heart as a devoted member.
“When I was in that other world, I was close with someone who matched your title of ‘Heavenly Demon’ far better than you. And she was about three times as powerful as you.”
“……”
The mere facts, devoid of deception, darkened the face of the self-proclaimed Heavenly Demon even further.
Pleased with that change in expression, I continued with a satisfied smile.
“And yet, you dare use such a nickname without even crossing the threshold of superhuman territory? Someone like you could be defeated by the Immortal Haoran, who my husband dispatched while yawning.”
“You dare…”
“Witness.”
I interrupted his obvious insult before he could finish and asked Witness for a favor.
“Please relay the viewers’ chat as voice.”
The words from the chat that had remained in sight suddenly started to echo with voices, thanks to the special feature made possible by the Demon Stone.
– “She’s calling herself a heavenly demon, lol.”
– “What does heavenly demon even mean, you nerd?”
– “Guessing he’s a loser obsessed with martial arts, huh? Haha.”
– “Is that just a beggar?”
– “Seriously pathetic.”
Language violence, which had proven excellent against Rema, was now being launched at the self-proclaimed Heavenly Demon.
At first, Siunryang seemed bewildered, but his face soon twisted like a demon. It appeared that his mental strength wasn’t as formidable as he claimed.
“I’m honestly disappointed. You’re weaker than I expected.”
As I uttered those words, I concentrated all my Sacred Power in my body and scattered it around.
Sacred Spell, Sun Barrier.
Believing in the ever-reliable auto-counter-defense barrier, I gave Siunryang a thumbs-down.
“Feel free to attack when you feel frustrated.”
“…You think of me as a fool?”
The self-proclaimed Heavenly Demon erupted in anger yet hesitated to strike. His cohorts didn’t rush either but simply glared at me.
Did they realize that the Sun Barrier had a counterattack mechanism?
Either way, that didn’t matter. I had reliable allies I brought along as my trump card.
←[Pope]: Han Hee-jun, please do what I tell you.
As I conveyed instructions telepathically, Siunryang shouted to his minions.
“Don’t hit the barrier too hard, slowly create a gap around the demon!”
It seemed he had figured out the weakness of the Sun Barrier.
Though he dismissed me, he wasn’t a returnee for nothing. If I were alone, I would have been in a dire situation.
“Quickly, capture that wench and tear her filthy mouth apart!”
Just when the self-proclaimed heavenly demon was howling in frustration, the air suddenly rippled, causing all the enemies surrounding us to vanish without a trace as if by magic.
It was Han Hee-jun’s spatial isolation ability from when he reincarnated into a power battle webtoon.
“…What the hell.”
As a flabbergasted Siunryang widened his eyes, a small girl demon appeared beside me.
The chubby face of the cute Great Demon, Rema.
“Am I supposed to deal with that guy? It’s tough when I’m sealed here.”
“Don’t worry about that.”
I pulled out the tool I had prepared for the Great Demon from my possession.
It looked like an ordinary tool, but a faint purple light of Sacred Power was oozing out from the inside.
It was the ‘Gender Transformation Needle’ I had requested from Reeve ahead of time.
I heard that its effects last only 5 minutes if not used by the Chaos Priest, but right now, that would be enough.
“Rema, feel free to wreak havoc for just 5 minutes.”
With those words, I pricked the needle into the back of Rema’s hand. I envisioned the strongest demon I knew.
Soon, a purple glow radiating from the back of her hand enveloped Rema.
The moment I captured that strange, mood-altering light in my eyes, the petite girl instantly transformed into a robust male figure.
“Oh wow.”
Moments later, Rema spoke in a low, resonant voice, unlike before.
“This is a nice body. Whose is it?”
“Balreer. He was the Demon King I fought.”
“……”
The Great Demon, borrowing the appearance of the Demon King Balreer, hesitated for a moment before regaining composure and gazing at Siunryang.
“Can I beat that guy to my heart’s content until he dies?”
Naturally, I nodded enthusiastically.
“Just don’t go all out, as we need to deal with his subordinates too.”
At my words, Rema smiled brightly.
With a devilishly wicked grin.
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