Even after destroying the space filled with the abnormal creature and fog, similar spaces continuously welcomed me.
At each moment, I advanced using Infinite Completion and the spear appropriately, and it wasn’t long before I reached the Final Floor.
Looking at the ominous energy and the unusual structure of the giant door, it was clear that this was the last floor, or perhaps the floor just before it.
The patterns engraved on the door resembled the form of Spirit Separation that floated in the sky.
Now, if I can break through here, I should be able to see the mastermind behind this matter, the Archlord.
“It’s the last one. I think I just need to open this door.”
[Wow, so many traps]
[It’s a trap field]
[What kind of endless nonsense is this]
[For real lol]
[When we meet, let’s hit him from the start]
[Let’s open it, Lily]
[Open the door, let’s go]
“Then I will lightly knock.”
Ku-hung!
I created the Hammer of Lightning using Infinite Completion.
A hammer mixed with blue and red Infinite Completion.
I swung the purple hammer around, layering the technique most specialized for lightning.
‘Roar of Acceleration.’
The purple lightning hammer struck the door.
Kwaaaaang!!!
The door literally exploded.
The door, which boasted the protection of an Axis of Transition Device Practitioner, was torn apart like a piece of paper, flying inside, and I followed it in.
The space was once again filled with red fog.
However, instead of an abnormal creature, I could see something small floating in the air.
Gulp.
“…An eye?”
It was indeed an eye.
A red eye the size of a person, shifting its gaze here and there as if searching for something.
If an ordinary person saw it, they would sit down in sheer fear.
[Aaah]
[That’s so gross]
[Warning: disgusting content ;;]
[Kill it]
[Wow, that eye is huge]
[Is that a test subject too?]
[Let’s burst it]
[Something’s off; I feel uneasy]
‘An eye…’
It looked ominous, but its level seemed no different from the abnormal creatures I had seen so far.
In fact, its power was much weaker.
While the rank seemed significant, it didn’t have any aggressive form, nor did it show any intent to attack.
One special point was that the combined Origin Spirit was quite considerable.
Should I just pass by like this?
“Hmm.”
I cautiously walked beneath the eye.
Considering it was looking all over the place, it seemed unable to find me.
It’s quite an observant eye that hasn’t been able to find me, considering the noise below.
[Smash it]
[Smash, smash, smash]
[Why can’t you see it]
[?]
[What happens if that thing bursts?]
[Hurry and kill it, Lily]
“Doesn’t it seem like when it bursts, it’ll go wild and cause havoc?”
From my countless experiences, most beings of that kind tend to lash out either when killed or when they sustain a certain level of damage.
Unlike the other space filled with various abnormal creatures, it’s suspicious that only that ‘weak’ eye is floating there.
If that eye is the final opponent, I’d want to see its hand, but thinking about the Display Case Practitioner that might come next, I was hesitant to act rashly.
[That’s true]
[Hahaha]
[Still, let’s burst it]
[Lily, do whatever you want]
[Hmm, Lily…]
After much contemplation, I pulled out a couple of Infinite Completions and spread them thinly.
I felt like if I killed or incapacitated something, it would cause trouble, so I considered just passing by.
But wouldn’t it be a problem if I got hit in the back when I turned around?
It’s better to be prepared for such things.
I wrapped the eye with blue Infinite Completions in a barrier form.
I made sure it didn’t touch the eye directly, setting it up so I could punish it at any time should it decide to act up.
The eye, entangled in the net of Infinite Completions, was still indulging in the emptiness.
“I’ll go now, okay?”
With that, I opened the real final door leading to the highest level of the palace.
An ominous spirit poured out from beyond the door.
Flump─!
─Reverse Thousand Characters.
“?!”
And then the Origin Spirit was sliced.
■
Chwaaaak!!
[?]
[???]
[What was that?]
[Lily?]
[Kal?]
What just happened?
I suddenly felt a part of my ‘soul’ being severed and hurriedly turned around.
Flump─ Chwaak!
I was slashed again.
Though my holy power had been sealed, wrapped in Infinite Completions, I had considerable defensive capabilities.
Normal attacks wouldn’t penetrate, and it would at least take a Display Case level or higher to inflict damage.
But even for such a Display Case, hitting my soul was no easy task.
‘But…’
“This isn’t an ordinary specimen.”
This one is different.
It penetrates all protection and defensive powers to hurt me.
A power similar to the Green Hermit’s ability to cut through anything, or the magical enchantment ‘Perfect Hit’ that always strikes true.
The problem is, those powers have ceased to affect me as I recover my strength.
I heard that I can no longer rely on my powers as I regain strength.
In the end, the condition of ‘absolute’ only applies to beings similar to or weaker than oneself.
Swoosh!!
In other words, this power now far surpasses the current me.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
As I felt countless fragments of my soul being severed, I grasped dozens of Infinities.
The Infinities became a storm and swiftly flew to annihilate the eye, but…
─…!
Zoom!
The eye spun crazily.
In an instant, a crimson mist flowed down from the eye, and fifty spears roared, all ‘severed’.
The eye, as if saying that severing even parts of the soul is no big deal, easily dismantled my technique.
With frenzied movements filled with madness, the eye focused on me again, and once more, my soul was severed.
My brow furrowed.
[Lily, are you okay?]
[What the hell?]
[Is that Jeokmuhyang?]
[No way, it’s blocking the spear’s roar.]
[Why is it so calculative?]
[W-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w]
[Lily isn’t losing, right?]
[What is that?]
“First, let’s get out of sight and think.”
Why such a strong being is merely in the palace with Jeokmuhyang is uncertain, but the condition for attack is ‘line of sight’.
Like the Kraken’s ‘focus’ that casts powers through sight, it seems that this spinning eye can sever anything that enters its field of vision.
As I vanished from sight through the Roar of Acceleration, the eye began spinning wildly to find me.
Although the rotating speed of the eye was fast, it couldn’t accurately pinpoint my position as I occasionally struck out.
While moving, I analyzed the eye’s behavior patterns.
The main point to focus on is the ‘mist’ that continuously flows each time it dismantles a technique.
Earlier, I couldn’t see clearly because I was somewhat surprised, but it was evident that the eye was ‘consuming’ something.
The identity of that consumption is…
“Origin Spirit.”
[?]
[Huh?]
[What is Sonic Lily? LOL]
[Lily is super fast!]
[That eye monster is intense.]
[Origin Spirit?]
“With each power the eye activates, the Origin Spirit is periodically consumed. This means it’s not a power without cost.”
The powers released by the eye are at least at the level of Marriage Device and Junseon.
Naturally, the power that a mere Display Case like Jeokmuhyang would possess is absolutely not this powerful, and even if it did, it couldn’t be used indiscriminately.
It seems to be a method that consumes the Origin Spirits of sacrificed practitioners to activate the powers of the Upper Being.
If I can just hold on, it will eventually subside, but…
‘There’s no time.’
I don’t know when the Magic Technique will activate.
Calculating the eye’s Origin Spirit and consumption speed, it seems I have at least 10 to 15 minutes.
Calculating the speed of Jin Won-young and the consumption rate roughly, it would take at least 10 to 15 minutes.
From my intuition, by the 15-minute mark, everything will already be over.
Sigh.
“Well, it can’t be helped.”
Creak…!
I had hoped to take a bit more with me, but the situation isn’t favorable.
I take out the Dragon Heart.
As the Dragon Heart emitting brilliant yellow currents floats up from my hand, the frantically moving eyes seem to be startled and look toward me.
At the moment of ‘looking,’ a formless attack comes out, trying to slash the Dragon Heart at the same time, but it’s already too late.
Kugugugu!!!
I gather 500 Infinite Completions to create a massive hammer.
A hammer big enough to fill half of this space.
Compared to the hammer, I, holding this hammer in my hand, faced off eye to eye.
‘Should I say I’m holding this?’
“I hope this ends in one blow.”
The space began to crumble.
■
Kugugugu…
“?! Wh-what is that!”
“I didn’t expect this much.”
“I asked what it was! What’s happening down there?! What on earth have you done to cause this─”
It’s collapsing.
The top floor, where the magic arrays were chaotically drawn, crumbles down, and countless traps also collapse.
The palace of the Sovereign of Jeokmuhyang, which has a history of thousands of years, is coming down.
A scene unimaginable for those living under the influence of Jeokmuhyang.
Those below, who have been eagerly watching the Sovereign of Jeokmuhyang, start to flee in shock with wide eyes.
Lord Jeokmuhyang Jeokho feels something in his head snap.
“…Are you going to keep getting in my way until the end? Fine. I don’t need any of this anymore.”
Woom.
“Uh-oh?”
“What are you doing! Hurry and run away!”
“Run away? Quickly? Hmm?”
“Look at the sky!”
The practitioners, who were hastily trying to leave Jeokmuhyang, look up at the sky.
The sky is much ‘redder’ than usual.
Even though the palace controlling the magic technique is destroyed, the actual magic array still remains above in the sky.
The reason it hasn’t been activated so far was just to leave the right 10% of survivors to prevent Junseon’s interference.
However, Jeokho’s patience has already reached its limit.
“Everyone die.”
The Spirit Separation technique was activated.
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