Chapter 746 – Room 302, The Cursed Room – ‘Brave New World’ (20)
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User: Han Kain (Wisdom)
Date: Day 40
Current Location: Room 302, The Cursed Room – ‘Brave New World’
Sage’s Advice: 0
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– Han Kain
Let me confess, I’m not exactly the most honest person out there.
I’ve deceived my teammates more times than I can count while keeping secrets like it’s a hobby.
But that doesn’t mean I’m constantly lying either.
There have been many times when I’ve shared my true feelings when it mattered.
This is one such example.
The Son of Dawn asked me why I was so cruel to my kin in the ancient past.
Since I felt his sincerity, I answered honestly.
“I just wanted to try being a god once!”
No sooner had I finished my answer than the sound rolled in.
— Boom!
Sadly, being honest doesn’t always pay off.
I was trying to do right by the Son of Dawn, yet it just fueled his rage.
This is why I often end up hiding things, right?
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Know that you are the only one under the heavens.
What’s the effect of the ultimate principle contained in the Page of the Divine?
To put it bluntly, it’s the power to toy with not just flesh but even souls.
Aleph understood this explicitly.
It’s the force that pulls the souls of mortals with no regard for faith or eternal imprisonment!
However, the more power you exert, the more your self-awareness begins to dissolve.
It’s a gray area that’s hard to call a side effect.
After all, this is how its principle was designed, so it’s a natural course of action.
What happens if one goes all the way?
Who knows? Perhaps it could turn you into a cosmic predator suffering from insatiable hunger, like the demon lord of Room 206.
Or you might undergo a transformation that makes your sense of self entirely alien from humans, like the master of Room 104.
It’s tough to gauge exactly what will happen.
After all, even the one who birthed the third sentence never fully completed the tower.
…
Let’s steer clear of the philosophical musings and focus on the battle at hand.
— Boom!
With thunder crashing, the sky split asunder.
Soon, six-winged angels began radiating destructive energy beyond white clouds.
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When I guessed that one of the guardians was named Astaire, it wasn’t hard to figure out the six-winged angels were all agents who participated in the resurrection ceremony of the Son of Dawn.
As the most devoted followers seated at the front row, it was only natural that the Son of Dawn bestowed special honors upon them.
There was Brian, clothed in thunder.
James, boasting an absurdly massive physique.
And finally, Serilda, glaring like a cold-blooded reptile behind the two warriors!
— Flash!
Before I could even catch my breath, a bolt of lightning struck down.
It flew at over 99.9% the speed of light, making it difficult to dodge within a gravitational pull!
But as the guardians appeared, I had already set up a living defense consisting of angels under my control.
— Crackle!
With just a single attack, at least seventy angels literally vanished.
What startled me more than the bolt’s power was Brian’s reaction.
“How wicked! You’ve sacrificed these innocent and gentle beings at your discretion!”
Does that even make sense?
“You launched the lightning, not me!”
“You’re the one who turned them into living shields!”
“You control the lightning, not me!”
A childish quarrel ensued, but the onslaught didn’t pause for even a second.
If Brian swung thunder like a guardian, then James was the embodiment of an indomitable warrior flaunting absurd physical strength!
He charged at me without caring for the backlash from his ally’s thunder strike.
“Ha!”
With my senses amplified to extremes, I could feel just how outrageous James’s physical force was!
Each flap of his wings sent angels crashing down, like little sparrows caught in a tempest.
Next came a pure body slam, no special techniques involved.
The giant, surpassing at least 400kg—definitely beyond Homo sapiens—came barreling into my defenses like a cannonball.
In a flash, flesh rained down like a storm, yet up to this point, I still couldn’t hear a damn thing.
Their speed was so supersonic that sound couldn’t keep up.
At this point, I had to accept one reality.
The physical power exhibited by the guardians absolutely surpassed that of the sacred sun at maximum output.
But the fact remains, fighting isn’t solely about strength and speed!
If it were, Jinchul would’ve already secured three legacies by now!
— Fwoosh!
A late gust of wind signaled that the guardian’s body slam had missed.
This meant that, despite his colossal form, James was scowling as he muttered.
“… Did you read my movements? Truly, you are the serpent among serpents.”
He seemed to think I was a martial arts master when I merely predicted his actions.
Of course, I did read him— not because of martial arts but because of intuition!
— Boom!
Once more, the assault of divine thunder ravaged the area, and even a flap of wings conjured up a tornado of destruction.
Again, I suffered minimal damage.
As soon as I sensed his movements beginning, I already knew where the next strike would land.
Extreme intuition constantly revealed the ‘next move’ to me, as if my senses were simultaneously aware of the present and the future.
Then, a sudden thought popped into my head.
Could this direction be a glimpse of the advanced cognitive ability of a great being transcending time?
“Ha! Am I seeing the future? How absurd!”
The assault shook the very foundations of the world, my surroundings felt woefully insufficient to contain the six-winged angels.
Dodging with the power of the sacred sun and insight, I managed to evade time and time again…
“A remarkable skill, I must admit. But do you think you can keep dodging forever?”
This kind of exchange only meant the pressure was mounting against me.
Why was it so consistently pushing me back?
Is it because the guardians are stronger than I am?
It’s not that simple.
The three resources I have at my disposal are insight, the sacred sun, and the Page of the Divine.
Among those, the most critical, the wings—the Page of the Divine—wasn’t functioning at full power.
Why? Because someone is obstructing its manifestation!
“… Is that woman protecting you?”
“Ha! It’s no use!”
From the rear came Serilda.
According to Sanghyun, Serilda could control human bodies during her agent days.
This implies that the nature of her powers bears a slight resemblance to the Page of the Divine.
Of course, like the monstrous entity from Room 205, Serilda’s abilities would have been of significantly lower caliber compared to the Page of the Divine.
That gap in capability bridged now.
Serilda had been reincarnated as a six-winged angel, thanks to the Son of Dawn enhancing her powers!
Moreover, my senses were divided between the immense powerhouse angel before me and the thunderous angel.
For Serilda, simply suppressing the Page of the Divine from far off would be a walk in the park.
— Boom!
This time, a portion of the thunder’s aftershock grazed across my right arm.
Just that alone vaporized my shoulder—it literally became gas.
“Ha! Have you hit your limit already?”
An intense instinct struck my mind.
Trying to brawl against the powerhouse angel and thunder angel in front of me, I’d never win.
I had to target the magic angel, Serilda from the back.
Once I could freely unleash the Page of the Divine, those two angels wouldn’t be able to withstand it.
But the big question is, how was I supposed to pull that off?
One of them launches bolts that can topple mountains, and the other snaps fingers creating sonic booms—how could I even get past them?
As I contemplated this, the powerhouse guardian gracefully twisted to block my rear.
This movement slightly exceeded my predictions since he had to endure the thunder’s backlash at that position.
“…!”
“It’s time to finish this!”
The other’s intention was crystal clear.
Even if it meant taking a direct hit from the thunder with me, they were determined to restrict my movements and end the battle right away!
Since they could be reborn upon death, this daring tactic was entirely possible.
Just as I was mulling over how to respond!
I had reinforcements coming my way.
— Pwaaaah!
A reality-bending wave erased the surroundings, causing even the fiercely brave powerhouse guardian to instinctively step back.
The power of the otherworldly star fragments was something the six-winged angels couldn’t easily manage.
At that very moment, a curse filled with malicious intent shot up from the ground to strike the thunder angel.
Ha! Since Serilda was suppressing the Page of the Divine, my allies could finally rush to my side!
… Although, I reckon they probably don’t fully comprehend this situation.
They probably thought I was on the verge of death and dashed in, risking their own skins.
I can’t afford to waste this chance.
With a determined smirk, I dashed through the encirclement towards Serilda.
“Wha-what the—!”
In that instant, I realized something.
This woman lacked the absurd physical power of the thunder guardian or the powerhouse guardian!
In other words—
— Crack!
“Gah!”
In a split second, using my stored teleportation, I latched onto Serilda’s neck and pulled it apart, scattering her remains in less than five seconds.
Being allowed to approach so closely was a tragic fate for the magic guardian.
Unfortunately, during the brief moment it took to kill Serilda, Jinchul and Elena had also turned to flesh fillets.
“…”
But the tide of the battle has shifted.
“Se-Seerida!”
“Oh no!”
They lack the ability to resist the Page of the Divine!
…
Staring at the two white-faced guardians, a thought occurred to me.
Weren’t there supposed to be ‘four’ guardians?
One of them was Astaire.
But where is Astaire hiding?
Has she still not recovered from the final flash of light?
Even if that were the case, it seems she is required to show up since I’m on the verge of wiping out the guardians.
Where on earth could Astaire be and what’s she doing?
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