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Chapter 158: The Demon (7)
Chapter 158: The Demon (7)
Chapter 158: The Demon (7)
The Black Sea, Sea of Destruction (??).
This was an absurd power that annihilated everything it touched.
Alien beings had used it to obliterate all continents on Earth. Even the mightiest heroes or Mines could not withstand the power drawn from this place.
With such beings having descended, Earth was effectively doomed.
My imagination was consumed by the Sea of Destruction that was being wielded by this being.
And the Black Sky, Black Heaven.
I didn’t understand what this was.
However, it was clear that this power wielded an authority not inferior to the Black Sea. No, upon closer inspection, it was evident. It possessed a power even greater than that.
-…It has grown much larger than before. And the powers it holds too. This is, this is unbelievable…
Eternal heaven gazed upon my world with eyes full of wonder. Meanwhile, Black Heaven remained serene.-Looking at it again, it’s an absurd imagination. But are you okay?
Black Heaven regarded me with eyes full of concern.
There was no opportunity for a response.
-Yes. If I declared I would walk the path of the rogue, then I must.
No such declaration had been made.
“……”
My body faltered.
Blood surged from within.
The most perilous thing, the devil’s imagination shattered. Yet, I endured a severe backlash as a result.
I bit into a potion, swallowing it like water. Just a little. I felt a faint revival. I used ingredients worth millions, and this was the extent of the effect I received.
I fixed my gaze on the devil, Flauros.
‘Black Heaven.’
One of the powers I acquired upon awakening my spirit. Black Heaven smoothly transitioned into my grasp.
I seized Black Heaven and summoned the Black Energy within.
Squeak.
I cried out. My body cautioned me against overexertion. Black Energy heeded my will. Ignoring my body’s warnings, I forcefully stimulated my physical vitality. I disregarded them and fixed my stare on Flauros.
He was smiling radiantly.
In a way, he appeared devout. His eyes, once brimming with madness, had transformed. No, the nature of the madness had shifted.
‘I don’t care.’
He was definitely a man who needed to be killed.
That hadn’t changed. My body screamed in protest, yet I still possessed the strength to continue. There was much to be done. At the very least, I could leave him on the brink of death. It was my duty to ensure that either Seong Han-byul or Kim Seo-hyun could finish him off.
I reached out.
My world responded to my imagination.
[Your will resonates with the world.]
[The tide of destruction and the fire of doom reveal themselves.]
Koo-roo-roo-roong!
The Black Heaven churned. The churning Black Heaven began to transform. The shapes of the flames, which I had mistaken for clouds, started to morph endlessly.
Black Fragments.
They transformed into thousands of Blazing Swords(??) in the air.
Ssssssss!
Below them, the Black Sea surged upward. As if striving to touch the sky, it formed a gigantic tidal wave imbued with the power of destruction.
It felt as though I was witnessing the apocalypse with my own eyes.
“……Good Lord.”
-Kuhahaha!
Sung Han-byul stared at the sea, her expression blank. Flauros laughed, seemingly amused.
The Black Sea descended towards Flauros. With all his might, Flauros extended his arm. His nails, ablaze with flames and power, sliced through part of the tidal wave.
-Kuh! Kuhahahaha! Is this all? Is this all the imagination you’ve mustered at this level?!
The Black Sea, intent on killing Flauros, was partially destroyed. Sensing this, his laughter grew even louder.
Disgusting creature.
Yet, my assault was far from over.
A sword of doom, as if determined to incinerate the sky itself, began to fall like rain.
Flauros spread his arms wide. Hundreds of demons materialized, forming a barrier in front of him. It seemed Flauros deemed the Black Flame more perilous than the Black Sea.
The Black Flames descended from the sky.
The demons, merely brushing against them, started to disintegrate into ashes.
The potency of the Black Flame was such that mere contact could spell death.
-Doomfire…
-It’s like witnessing the apocalypse.
I didn’t bother infusing any additional power.
Because this alone was sufficient to defeat the enemy.
-In terms of attack power, not even the Seven Evils can be overlooked.
The inherent power of the Black Flame, the Black Sea, was unimaginable.
It crushed the opponent’s rank and devoured their power. The Black Sea swallowed the hundreds of demons Flauros had ingested. The Black Flames raining from the sky turned thousands of demons to ashes. Flauros struggled fiercely.
He summoned demons and used the magic he drew to create a territory, fighting as hard as he could.
But his territory was small. In this world, battles above a certain rank are also battles of imagination. This is my world of imagination. My will is swallowing the opponent’s rank, their will.
The Black Sea that devoured everything, the Doomfire that incinerated everything, soon swallowed Flauros.
I looked back with a pale face.
Kim Seo-hyun and Sung Han-byul were hurrying towards me with desperate expressions. The view of them running tilted. No, it was my body that was tilting.
“Seo-ha…!”
I couldn’t tell whose voice it was. But the urgency and concern were palpable.
I pulled out a mask again from subspace. It’s better not to reveal this identity. The praises I received as Korea’s Dark Knight from the Veritas Church were enough. As I reluctantly put on the mask, my consciousness faded along with it.
Squeak.
The sound of a door closing was heard.
The world closed.
That’s how Sung Han-byul felt. As the dark world closed, she saw a world with a blood-red sky. It was the Tower of the Demons. The guild members looked at her with blank expressions.
‘Dangerous.’
She immediately examined Lee Seo-ha’s body.
His complexion was pale. Like that of a transcendent, his body, endlessly tempered, was cracked here and there.
‘What on earth did you do?’
She knew the answer.
To save them, Lee Seo-ha had overexerted himself. He had manifested a power not currently allowed to him. This power was as intense as one might associate with a god, but the cost was clear.
“Seo-ha, Seo-ha…!”
Kim Seo-hyun fed Lee Seo-ha a potion bottle with a sobbing voice.
The brilliantly glowing red potion was evidently of immense value. Each one, boasting a price in the hundreds of millions, was a difficult item to obtain.
Sung Han-byul opened a book.
A golden glowing book unfolded.
Book of Laws.
Creating talents that create talents.
Reflexively, she started to draw upon the power of divine force but stopped.
Seo-ha’s power was black. It was a power that negated everything except himself.
This power resembled that of the Mines. However, instinctively, she could tell it was fundamentally different.
‘Divine force won’t work.’
She needed a talent that could heal and invigorate vitality.
Sung Han-byul unfolded the Book of Laws.
Chrrrrk.
The book flipped. The Book of Laws created talents.
Life Transfer (A).
Lee Seo-ha’s condition was critical. The first thing to do was to infuse life, even at the cost of her own lifespan.
The Cup of Infinity was unusable. The power Lee Seo-ha used even rejected the power of magic.
‘I must save him.’
If one has received kindness, one must repay kindness.
Even if enemies were forgotten, kindness must be repaid.
Just as she was about to transfer her own life, she felt a hand grabbing hers.
“What are you doing now…!”
“Transferring life force? I’ll transfer mine.”
Kim Seo-hyun said so, reaching out her hand. Her expression seemed as if she was about to cry. An infinitely warm feeling was perceived.
“But…”
“You know that warriors have more life force than magicians, right? This is the only way to recover Seo-ha.”
Sung Han-byul hesitated but soon nodded at Kim Seo-hyun’s words. The reason was that she was the only remaining healer there.
Whack!
Green energy flowed from Kim Seo-hyun. She purified it and then transferred it to Lee Seo-ha.
Lee Seo-ha’s complexion visibly calmed.
“The Masked Man collapsing like this…”
“He defeated the demon alone?”
“The demon made the Masked Man like this… It was an incredible creature.”
“Everyone, quiet.”
The guild members’ astonished voices filled the air. The team leader from the guild quieted everyone and approached Sung Han-byul.
“It seems to be the ability to transfer life force. Our young master should not receive any more life force.”
“Team leader! You…”
“Instead, our entire guild will share the burden.”
“Our guild members will share the burden too. We haven’t been of any help, so we must do this at least.”
The team leader of the Hwarang Guild chimed in.
They gradually drew out their life force and breathed it into Lee Seo-ha.
The green energy infused vitality into Lee Seo-ha. Broken muscles found their place. Cracks began to mend automatically.
‘What on earth.’
Lee Seo-ha’s body craved more life force.
It rapidly healed based on that craving. No, this was closer to regeneration. Life force was meant for natural healing, but this was beyond that.
The body regenerated. As if rewinding a video, the body quickly reverted to its prior state.
“…To recover like this after transferring life force? What a monstrous body.”
“Who are you calling a monster?”
“A ridiculously well-trained body.”
Lee Seo-ha’s complexion eased further.
Sung Han-byul looked at Lee Seo-ha.
The Masked Man. He had also been Korea’s punisher of darkness.
It was as if he had recognized his own talent, conveying gratitude.
‘Must be a misunderstanding.’
He cleared his thoughts.
Sung Han-byul focused on healing Lee Seo-ha.
“This new master of ours seems to be quite disliked.”
“The path of the Heavenly Demon is always thus. If he dislikes something, he pushes it away. He would rather break than bend. He even possesses the temperament of a Heavenly Demon.”
“No, that’s why I like him more.”
The Witch Maiden elegantly sat on the sofa.
The First Elder sat beside the seat of honor.
Around them, various beings lay collapsed.
Most were Mages born with magic. There were villains too. The two subdued them with ease.
“I’ve known since we opposed the Brigade of Eternal Heaven, but the Heavenly Demon of this era really dislikes Mages and villains.”
“That’s why he cleaned up the Heaven Society.”
“It’s not 50 people taken from Heaven Society, but the fifty that remained after burning all the trash.”
“Hah, it’s ugly to see men fight over one man.”
While the First Elder and the Witch Maiden argued, a woman with pink hair stretched.
She was Seonghwi, born of the blood of a demon.
“You’re the one who’s more obsessed with the Heavenly Demon of this era than anyone.”
“I expected this since you ravaged China, but it’s an eyesore.”
“Huh? What are you saying? I respect and serve someone known as Black Heaven.”
That’s the same thing.
The Witch Maiden didn’t bother to speak.
Fighting that being was distasteful, but once that vulgar being began to praise Black Heaven, she could easily take up 5 hours.
“Tsk tsk. The Heavenly Demon has good fortune, but only strange people indeed. A woman who praises the Heavenly Demon all day, or one who starts praising Black Heaven for at least five hours.”
“I don’t want to hear it from you, who spent a week in discussions about the Heavenly Demon.”
“I don’t want to hear from a fool who invested all his money in the symbol of the Heavenly Demon when leaving Heaven Society.”
Under the guild founded by Lee Seo-ha, the Dark Heaven Guild.
It was a place of peace.