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Chapter 238 (Part 2)
Chapter 238 (Part 2)
Chapter 238: Rune of Devour (Part 2)
The Devouring Parasite was dead, and the 10th wave had ended.
The men holding his limbs showed no sign of letting him go.
‘I needed to warp the Black Scythe… That was the only way I could escape the Survival Game as promised… Damn it!’
His carefully laid plans had fallen apart thanks to these lunatics.
Grinding his teeth, Soso’s frustration didn’t last long.
When he saw the Black Scythe smiling ominously at him, a shock ran through his entire body.
‘D-Does he know…?’
It wasn’t just his imagination.
The Black Scythe was clearly mocking him.
As if he knew everything.
‘And those guys who restrained me…?’
Could it be that they were acting under the Black Scythe’s orders?
Suddenly, everything clicked into place.‘So, he knew everything, even the plan to force him to warp to the Celestial Realm?’
That had to be the case. Otherwise, there was no reason for them to hold him this far away.
“Haha… I’m totally screwed.”
A hollow laugh escaped Soso’s lips as he bit down hard, feeling utterly defeated.
Surely now, it was the Black Scythe’s turn to step in.
He’d come to exact his revenge.
‘Do you really think I’m going to just sit here and take it?’
The anger Soso had been suppressing began to rise.
Recalling an item in his inventory, his hand instinctively grasped for it—a Warp Tome.
‘If I can’t warp the Black Scythe, then I’ll just have to warp one of these guys instead.’
His left hand, still restrained by Yang Chiwen, was forced to clutch the book.
“La Crasi Betanium!”
“……”
He shouted the command confidently, but there was no reaction.
‘W-what? Wasn’t that the spell?’
People around him started giving him strange looks.
“La Crasi Betanom!”
“……”
“La Cresh Betanome!”
The more spells he uttered, the more attention he attracted.
“What’s he saying? That guy?”
“Isn’t he the one we thought was acting weird earlier?”
“Did he get hit in the head during the fight or something?”
“I knew there was something off about him.”
Despite the mocking whispers, Soso desperately tried to remember the correct incantation.
‘Damn it, what was it? Betanom? Betanome? Where did I go wrong? I’m sure I had it memorized!’
His head felt foggy with panic.
He had to get the spell right before the Black Scythe intervened.
‘I’m being watched! He’s going to stop me!’
Before it was too late, he needed to remember the right words…
‘Ah! I’ve got it.’
Soso pressed the book to Yang Chiwen’s body and shouted the spell.
“La Grasi Betanom!”
At that moment, a dark, purple light flowed out from the gem embedded in the book.
The reaction was immediate—the spell had worked.
‘Yes. Now, at least I can send someone to the Celestial Realm…’
Soso’s thoughts were abruptly interrupted.
A violet hand shot out of the gem and grabbed Yang Chiwen’s body.
“Kyaaaaah!”
Crack—Crack!
As Yang Chiwen was sucked into the gem, the sound of bones shattering echoed around.
Crack—Snap—!
When the horrifying noise finally stopped, Yang Chiwen’s body had been entirely absorbed into the gem.
‘W-What… What just happened? What did I just witness?’
Though his left hand was now free, Soso stood frozen, unable to move.
‘D-Did he warp to the Celestial Realm? But it looked way too painful to be a simple warp…’
Before he could think further, the nightmare continued.
“Aaaaaah!”
“Kuh, aaaaah!”
The gem began to emit more purple hands, which grabbed Dark Soul, Jang So-wee, and the Spaniard by their heads, pulling them in.
One by one, their bones cracked as their bodies were sucked into the gem.
Crack—Snap—Crack!
Soso, too, was no exception.
Thud!
A demonic hand grabbed Soso by the leg and dragged him toward the gem.
Crack—Crunch!
“Argh! S-Save me…!”
The excruciating pain didn’t stop until Soso’s entire body was fully absorbed into the gem.
Once it was done, there was nothing left but the stunned players, staring in disbelief at what had just happened.
“Did I just see what I think I saw?”
“Didn’t those five people just get sucked into that gem?”
“What the hell just happened?”
As the players stood dumbfounded, the book rose into the air of its own accord.
Hummm—
A blood-red magic circle formed around the book, and with a quiet pop, the gem separated from the book.
“What is that?”
“Wait, what’s happening?”
“Is it… growing?”
The gem started to swell like a balloon, expanding until it was as large as a person.
Inside the gem was a dark silhouette.
The figure inside looked human.
Crack—Crack!
The surface of the gem began to fracture, before finally shattering into pieces with a loud crash.
With the shards, a new entity emerged.
[It’s been a while. It feels good to breathe the air of the human world again.]
It was a demon with bat-like wings and a long, swaying tail.
——————–
Michael hurriedly sought out Gabriel.
He wanted to know whether their plan had been executed.
[So, how did it go? Have you made contact with the player Nemesis selected?]
[Of course. Everything went according to plan. I met with him and gave him the Demon’s Resurrection Book. I told him it was a tome that would warp someone to the Celestial Realm.]
[Did he believe you?]
[He did. He didn’t even suspect a thing.]
‘Damn. So Gabriel’s plan went off without a hitch.’
This was bad news.
If the player they manipulated used the resurrection tome on the Black Scythe, that would be the end.
Even the Black Scythe couldn’t survive if he was sacrificed to the tome.
Seeing Michael’s concerned expression, Gabriel reassured him in a calm voice.
[Don’t worry, Michael. Everything is proceeding smoothly.]
[Is there no chance of failure?]
[Who do you think I am? I specifically told him that the tome had to make physical contact with the target to activate.]
[So he’ll get as close as possible before using it, right?]
[Exactly. The truth is, the tome works within a 10-meter range, but I made sure he thinks it requires contact.]
When the manipulated player used the tome, everyone within a 10-meter radius would be absorbed into the gem as a sacrifices.
Even the Black Scythe wouldn’t be able to escape.
[If all went according to plan, the Black Scythe’s soul should now be in the hands of a high-ranking demon lord. Since it was the player who used the tome, even if they tried to argue, the demon lord won’t hold a grudge.]
[That’s true.]
Although he responded affirmatively, Michael’s expression didn’t relax.
He was concerned, not because of the demon lord, but because he was worried about the Black Scythe’s fate.
[You’re still worried?]
[You made sure to conceal the item’s true details, right? The description and activation word? Everything was passed on correctly?]
[Of course. Before giving him the tome, I saved a copy of the item’s information window. Want to check it?]
[Let’s do it.]
Nodding, Michael pulled up the information window of the item that had been given to the player, the one Soso had received.
Demon’s Resurrection Tome
Type: Consumable
Grade: Godly
Effect: Summons the Incarnation of a Demon Lord
Usage Restrictions: Master rank or higher
Description: This item consumes the sacrifices within a 10-meter radius to summon the Incarnation of a Demon Lord. However, the incarnation will only have 1/100th of its true strength.