─What…?
“Nyaaang?”
Two individuals are wrestling with all their might.
The Dark Priest and Yena’s spear flies through the air.
It was merely a spear made of holiness, but the moment it touched the eye, it created an intense storm.
“The roar of the spear.”
Kwahaaang!!!
The Holy Storm roars, tearing apart over a hundred eyes.
Yena, losing control, goes “Huhyaan!” and frantically escapes, a panicked voice echoing from her mouth amidst the eyes.
─…Is there no other way?
Tsu tsu tsu…!
The space once filled with darkness suddenly stirs greatly.
Most of the eyes filling the night sky have been destroyed, but mocking it, many new eyes begin to emerge.
The number easily surpassed the original count of one hundred…
“Oh.”
Before long, a thousand eyes began to glare at me.
It wasn’t truly the eyes of 500 users, but despite that, they were exhibiting about half the power of the original.
“Pretty much, but… is that really enough?”
─No way.
A thousand eyes proliferate once more.
The power itself diminished to one-tenth, but the quantity increased, and soon the eyes neared ten thousand, densely filling the sky.
There would probably be even more outside of my sight.
Yena, who had frantically escaped, gasps and shoots her sword at the sky, but it was of little consequence.
Destroying dozens or hundreds wouldn’t make a dent.
Moreover, not just the blue flames, but other types of reverses were also visible.
The ‘Red One-Horned Reverse Beast’ with its red horn, and the gold wood form ‘Gold Wood Reverse.’
Though their inherent properties might be different, their power was no less than the blue flames.
[Whoa]
[This is echt nasty]
[LMAO]
[Where did Lily go?]
[Crazy]
[Oh sh*t]
[And the moment she returns, she goes straight for Yena, that’s so badass]
[For real LOL]
[LMAO]
[Truly, Yena’s love is Lily]
─…These weren’t originally meant to be used here. But it can’t be helped. If it’s to kill you.
“Is this really all you’ve prepared?”
─That’s right. So? Is it lacking?
“I see?”
If this is all there is…
“I’ll match the numbers.”
I clone the White Guardian.
From one to ten. From ten to a hundred. From a hundred to a thousand…
As the eyes increase, the Clone Spears also multiply, and soon, countless spears begin to unleash rough holiness towards the eyes in the sky.
The Dark Priest’s mouth, which had been confidently widening, suddenly closed.
The spear shook.
“The roar of the spear.”
The space crumbled down.
■
The attack I just executed was not on the level of ‘light’ I used when I first entered this place.
I unleashed a power beyond the upper levels without hesitation, causing the spaces the priest had dug out like ant hills to collapse in a chain reaction all at once.
If I had exerted just a little more power here, the Black Dragon itself might have faced a problem, but perhaps because it was in a corpse state, it didn’t suffer too much damage.
I also intentionally cast the Holy Shield to minimize the damage and prevent the ripple of power from spreading.
‘Seriphed’s consciousness might have been a bit surprised.’
Surely, it must have felt goosebumps thinking its body would shatter into pieces.
[Wow]
[Hahaha]
[Wow]
[Great Lily]
[You said you wouldn’t destroy anything]
[Huh? Hahaha]
[Destruction is indeed Lily’s forte, LOL]
[???: Sudden destruction is a bit much]
[Excuse me?]
Thud thud…
“Ugh…”
“Are you okay?”
“I almost died, meow…”
Yena, who had been buried under the internal fragments of the Black Dragon, stood up, grabbing my hand.
No matter how good Yena was at parrying, there was nothing she could do about the entire space collapsing around us.
Yena held her head, making a groaning sound, and then looked around with a dazed expression.
“…Didn’t you just say it’s not good to destroy things?”
“Sometimes you have to try even when you know it’s not the best choice.”
“?”
“I only removed the cancerous mass stuck to the corpse, so it’s fine. It’s closer to cleaning than destruction.”
That means I didn’t use my power thoughtlessly after all.
Anyway, that’s that.
“……”
“By the way, the priest still seems intact…”
“Lily…”
“Yes?”
“I feel like he’s gotten stronger. He wasn’t like this before…”
“Everyone grows, you know.”
For me, it’s like retracing the steps I’ve already taken.
“And I’ve dealt with similar levels of attacks before. I’ve taken down several bosses.”
“Of course, but… he looks more comfortable now. It’s like he’s using what looked like an ultimate technique as if it were a normal attack.”
“Hmm.”
That’s just because he has access to more power.
Though his strength was sealed, the ‘techniques’ to exert that strength hadn’t been wiped from his mind.
To put it simply, during the return, he had to expend 80% of his power to use the Roar of the Spear.
After using it once, he would have to lie down for days, and it was a struggle to do anything more than amplify the Clone Spear a few times.
And not only annihilation but just increasing the Clone Spear by a few was tough as well.
But now, I can use the Roar of the Spear with just about 0.1% of my power.
It feels less like my consumption has decreased and more like the ‘total amount’ of power I can use has increased.
“Since your power has increased, it’s natural that the techniques you can use also increase. Didn’t Miss Yena experience the same?”
“Hmm… but still, it feels too much…”
“Anyway, it seems we’ve caught him, so let’s hurry up and go.”
“Got it, meow.”
Yena and I headed to the very center of destruction.
There stood a man in a black robe, radiating dark energy, possessing a power similar to Seriphed’s darkness.
Seeing him bleed darkness instead of blood, it was clear that, as Seriphed said, he had become one with ‘darkness’ over a long period.
He looked up at me with a wry smile.
“…You. You’re not human.”
“That’s correct.”
[LOL]
[Non-human, LOL]
[They say they’re human!!!!]
[Lily likes humans]
[Why is it that all the ones who meet Lily are like this?]
[Of course I’m human, ㅡㅡ]
[Lily’s specialty) Not human, LOL]
[Info) Lately, there have been increasing cases of angels getting banned]
[Whoa]
[5 seconds before head shaking]
“It was my mistake. I shouldn’t have grouped an existence of your level with mere ‘masters’…”
“No.”
“They’re not just fake facades but ‘real’ ancestors in your league. And you managed to deceive me while pretending to be an Outsider.”
“I never deceived you.”
Even though I’m quite different from ordinary humans, the fact that I am human remains unchanged.
No matter how much someone tries to deny it, it’s an immutable truth that does not change.
What on earth does he see people as?
As I turned my head in disbelief, Yena next to me was staring at me intently.
“What’s wrong?”
“Nothing, meow.”
[Lol]
[Yena, notice it]
[Whoa]
[???: No matter how you look at it, you’re not human]
[Human assistant]
[Shh]
[It’s like hitting your head]
“…….”
“Are you one of those called ‘beings from the Otherworld’? Or are you their leader?”
“I ask the questions here.”
The Dark Priest has crossed far beyond killing sect members and has been trying to indiscriminately kill civilians and use Seriphed’s corpse as he pleases.
Compared to the notorious Ancient Beasts that have killed thousands or even tens of thousands of humans, he’s lacking, but he certainly falls within the targets for ‘execution.’
Compared to the notorious ancient beasts, it might be lacking, but it’s definitely enough to be on the ‘elimination’ list.
As I poured out the holy power, the Dark Priest closed his mouth.
“First of all, where is the Grim Reaper?”
“…Grim Reaper?”
“You used the Stone of Reversing to send the Grim Reaper causing chaos here and there, right? They should still be active.”
The clearing objective of the episode was to stop the Grim Reaper who was committing mass murder in the Southern Continent.
It took a convoluted route, but ultimately, I still had to catch the Grim Reaper.
The Priest flinched for a moment and asked with a puzzled expression.
“Is that really important?”
“Of course! There’s someone committing mass murder, and we need to stop them, right? They’ve already manipulated users at will.”
“No. No, what I mean is.”
Merely.
“Does such a ‘trivial’ matter hold any meaning for someone like you?”
“……”
“With your abilities, it shouldn’t be a problem to absorb the corpse of this great being or collect all the pieces of Teshiniria right away. I can’t understand why you’re interested in such minor things.”
“That’s all up to interpretation.”
After all, all values in this world are relative.
“…It’s still hard to grasp the thoughts of the deities. Especially if one is not human—”
“If you keep rambling nonsense, you’re getting hit.”
I raised the hammer hanging on my shoulder and summoned the holy power.
Why can’t he understand when I speak nicely?
As the darkness that made up the Dark Priest slowly crumbled, he hurriedly spoke up.
“If you want, I can tell you. But you already know, right? According to the Grim Reaper, this situation is also being conveyed to them. Even if I tell you the position, there’s a high chance the Grim Reaper will escape.”
“I’ll handle that, so what’s the location?”
“…To achieve the purpose, all the pieces are needed. You know what the pieces are, right?”
“I know very well.”
“There are a total of seven pieces. Excluding space, life, and light, which we can’t touch right now, there are four left.”
And out of those four, three are divided among the Earth, Wind, and Darkness between me, the Grim Reaper, and Yena.
If the Priest is to be believed, there is only one left.
‘…Lightning.’
The Grim Reaper is heading toward Leo.
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