“…What is that?”
“Those are Lily’s prisoners.”
A crack in space unaffected by the battle.
Riven, who was watching the fight between the winged, unidentified man and the progenitor Lasty, let out a dry laugh.
When Lily and Lasty fought, I expected an intense battle between the two.
Since the progenitor’s power allowed her to recover from soul damage through ‘Blood Rebirth,’ Lily had to keep charging in without rest to face her.
It was tough to handle her in a simple war of attrition.
That’s why I thought there would be a long fight again this time…
“To be exact, they’re more like friends.”
“…I’ve heard stories about sealing monsters. But I’ve never seen anything like that.”
“Of course not. She didn’t use it back then.”
In response to Riven’s words, Black Lily nodded.
Back then, Lily didn’t even have that many monsters.
If she carelessly sent them out, they could have been used as bags of blood, so she had to face the progenitor on her own.
Of course, Pharaoh was there at the time, but he had lost his physical form and was in the process of recovering his strength.
Kugugugu!!
But now it’s different.
Each punch from Pharaoh evaporates the sea of blood as he targets her.
Although Lasty tries to dominate him using blood magic and her powers, Pharaoh is in a body protected by holy protection.
-…Such unmatched power.
Due to the backlash of the holy force, the blood control was released, and it even blew away a part of Lasty’s body.
“A physical Pharaoh is strong. Of course, he has blood in his body, but since Lily is protecting him, it’s basically ineffective.”
“Are you saying that sand monster can defeat the progenitor?”
“Not quite that.”
The reason that fight is possible is due to the progenitor Lasty’s unstable state caused by ‘Erosion.’
And it’s also because Pharaoh has been receiving Lily’s enhancement and protection, which has rapidly increased his strength.
He’s not at a disadvantage in rank.
“At least he can fight on equal terms. For a while.”
“Is that so… for a while?”
“He’ll gradually get used to it.”
An existence that has been experimented on by top-class demons for thousands of years.
When it comes to handling power, he possesses unparalleled talent, and that unstable state is ultimately just a matter of time.
Chwaaaak! Chwaaaak!!
The blood flowing through the world stirs.
It has evaporated a lot due to Pharaoh, but after so many years soaked in blood, the sea of blood still remains.
The Sea of Blood, still lingering after many had evaporated, remains due to its long history steeped in blood.
Lasty flicked her fingers, regenerating her body an uncountable number of times.
Creak…
-…!
-Cut!
Szik-gak…
Following her gesture, space itself was sliced away.
The Pharaoh’s right arm was severed, breaking through all Holy Protection and the power of the Sun, and in that brief moment of retreat, thousands of Chains of Blood ensnared him.
He put up a decent resistance, but given the significant amount of blood used,
No matter how much of a Pharaoh he is, he cannot evaporate all that immense volume of blood.
The Black Lily turned her head, watching the battle and looking somewhere else.
“Uh, where are you going?”
“I need to get ready. Just in case something happens…”
More than anything…
“I think I’ve been noticed.”
■
[ㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ]
[That Guy Uncle?]
[Progenitor is so strong lololol]
[Wow]
[Is this for real?]
[Is this the level of the fight? Truly legendary…]
[As expected, it’s Progenitor Sis]
[Still, That Guy Uncle looks like he can hold his own?]
[No broadcast from Lily?]
[?]
[Crazy lolololololol]
[Go That Guy! Go That Guy! Go That Guy!]
In the battlefield where the Pharaoh and Lasty are fiercely fighting.
I turned the camera filming me towards the battlefield, cast a perception-inhibiting magic, and quietly slipped away.
While it’s important to subdue Lasty, I still had two remaining questions.
Kwagagagagak!!
One is obviously the positions of the Black Lily and Riven.
Lasty said she couldn’t find them, but I don’t think they’ve left this place, ‘Erbenus Blodia’.
Riven’s one thing, but ‘if it were me’, she’d probably be keeping an eye on things from here.
The Black Lily escaped after defeating me, stealing the power of the Demon of ‘Space’, so she must be specialized in spatial abilities.
-This bloodsucker brat…!
-…Shut that mouth.
Thousands of chains binding the Pharaoh and Lasty pressing him relentlessly.
Even though the Pharaoh has gotten quite strong, Lasty remains a difficult opponent to face.
Moreover, due to the excessive use of power and authority, the ‘space’ itself is becoming unstable.
In such unstable space, ‘gaps’ are bound to form.
‘It’s somewhere. Originally it would be closed, but there must be a slight opening…’
!
Found it.
I soared into the air, avoiding everyone’s gaze, and slipped my body through the closing gap.
I managed to squeeze my way through the gap that was about to close.
Crisp.
“Grass?”
The peaceful garden inside the castle was a stark contrast to the fierce battlefield outside.
In the garden, there was vast grass and a tree soaked in blood, illuminated gently by the red moonlight.
The tree felt immensely powerful; it was clearly not an ordinary one.
It was a special tree I had never seen before.
“What is this place?”
“…I’ve never heard of a situation like this. We’re screwed.”
“Kuoh?”
The vampire, Kuoh, who had absorbed my True Blood, seemed startled and quickly began to gather his things.
“What are you doing here? Where is this place?”
“That’s not the main concern right now.”
Yup.
The guy, with a bundle full of stuff slung over his shoulder, glanced around nervously.
“A stronger Red Rain will soon fall on the continent. Shouldn’t we subdue the Progenitor as soon as possible?”
“I asked what you’re doing.”
I transformed the White Guardian, which I had wrapped around like armor, into a hammer.
I had suspected him for a while.
His approach seemed too exaggerated to simply be for personal appeal and satisfaction.
Having accepted my True Blood and being fine, he wouldn’t have come back just to avoid the impact, for no reason.
Above all, he knew too much information.
Thus, just before moving to the Castle of Erbenus, I demanded he tell the truth going forward, and he gave me detailed information that neither Lasty nor I were aware of.
Seeing the hammer, Kuoh—no, someone disguised as Kuoh—shook his head with a troubled expression.
“Please forget about this matter. It seems Lady Lily cannot be erased like others…”
‘…Erased?’
Erasing memories, huh…
If someone had come all the way to the battlefield wearing the guise of a bloodsucker to secretly take something amidst the chaos, there could only be one reason.
“Is it Raccoon? The Huangcheng clan?”
“…Then, I’ll take my leave. I’ll return the blood.”
Tsutsu…!
As a small amount of True Blood was returned, Kuoh started to glow golden and was about to vanish.
Without hesitation, I hurled the hammer.
‘Explosive Origin.’
Kwaaaam!!!
The explosion of the holy blast, layered hundreds, thousands of times.
As the divine explosion erupted, Kuoh, who was trying to disappear quickly, canceled his movement and retreated urgently.
‘It’s not as… impressive as I thought?’
If he was the Administrator, I expected him to move regardless of the attack, but he wasn’t as strong as I had thought.
He wasn’t strong.
It seems he’s not even a high-level administrator.
‘I don’t know why he’s acting like this here when he’s not even a high-level administrator.’
In an instant, I swung my hammer and hit Kuoh squarely.
With a hit, Kuoh exploded with a “boom!”
“Ugh…!”
“Gotcha, Raccoon.”
Where the blood burst forth, there was a raccoon wrapped in golden lightning.
He was so flustered that he dropped his bundle on the ground, but when the blue ring over his head began to glow, he instantly sent the bundle somewhere.
“What did you move?”
“…It’s part of the management. Users should stick to quests.”
“You intervened first, didn’t you? Isn’t the policy of the Deoen administrators ‘hands-off’?”
That’s what I heard, anyway.
Crackle…!
Electricity crackled around the raccoon.
“…It’s nothing. Please leave.”
“If you tell me why you approached and what you were trying to take, I’ll leave—”
Zzzzzzzz!!!
“…!”
Golden lightning struck me down.
It was hard to call it holy power, but it was also difficult to see it as magic. The force burned me, and I frowned as I lifted my hammer.
As immense electricity endlessly flowed into the hammer, I felt a ‘weight’ and swung it to deflect the current.
My hand holding the hammer trembled.
‘I’ve never fought a raccoon before.’
I’ve seen many, but I’ve never actually faced one.
Seeing Hwanggwak, whom I met in the Tower of Growth, has climbed the tower together but never actually fought with him.
‘It feels strangely different from that power.’
It’s similar to Hwanggwak’s lightning, but there’s an inexplicable power that I could feel more distinctly.
The raccoon seemed surprised that he was still intact after getting hit by the lightning, but soon he created more electricity and grasped it in his hand.
“This is your last warning. Please leave. If you go now, nothing will happen.”
“What if I refuse?”
“If you refuse…”
Crackle!!
“You’ll have to write an incident report.”
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