Episode 354
Mountain ranges and cliffs that resemble giant tombs loom in the distance.
A barren wasteland beneath such mountain ranges and cliffs fills my eyes.
But what puzzled the man Haniel more than anything else was the enormous number of dragons that filled the mountain ranges, cliffs, and wastelands.
-Keerruruk!
-Keruk!
Even lower-level dragon species like lizardmen.
-Keeeeeek!
-Kyaaaaah!
There were also dozens of wyverns and drakes, which were considered to be degraded versions of dragons due to their huge size.
It goes without saying that the one who put the dot there is the one who stands at the very top of the dragon race.
-Kurararararara!
-Kurulararak!
“… … What the hell is this.”
There was a dragon.
Not one, but many.
Although they were numerous enough to count on one hand, they were beings with a different energy from those who had previously appeared.
At the appearance of that being, the man Haniel gulped.
‘… … No, it’s worth a try. Those aren’t real.’
Of course, the tension continued, but the fear soon disappeared.
From lizardmen to dragons.
Because, although their numbers and quality were overwhelming, they were not real, and they were not in a normal state.
“You dare to face me as an undead? Your meager swordsmanship won’t do the trick, so why bother showing off your tricks!”
Undead.
The dragons that filled Hendrick’s realm, the Tomb of the Dead Dragons, were all undead that had died and been resurrected.
In fact, the answer is contained in the name itself, Saryeongjechong (Dead Dragon Tomb).
A tomb where all the dead dragons gather.
To be exact, it was a tomb where all the dragons Hendrick had killed were gathered, but the meaning was not much different.
And the undead are in direct conflict with the divine power.
It will definitely be a situation where a being with divine power will suppress the undead.
It was quite natural for the male Haniel to display confidence.
but.
“It’s a waste of time… … I might be right. I don’t know how to lead an army. I just swung my sword. In the past, I gained a territory that suited my personality.”
In response to the words of such a man, Haniel, Hendrick stroked his chin and responded calmly.
A realm like this where he could command such a massive army of undead dragons was not a fit for him, and he had no intention of leading them.
Nevertheless, the reason why Hendrick obtained the Four Dragons Gun, unlike in the past, was simple.
“……past?”
“There is a limit to the power of one person. What is difficult alone becomes easy when two people do it, and what is impossible becomes possible when three people do it. This is something I felt when I saw someone.”
The man, Haniel, tilted his head as he watched Hendrick talk about obtaining the territory as if it were a distant past, but Hendrick did not stop talking.
Hendrick smiled softly as he gently stroked the skeletal head of the giant dragon that was carrying him.
“Cha Jin-hyeok. His actions were a great shock to me. Thinking that he couldn’t do it alone, a lone wolf like him gathered together lone wolf like him and moved towards success. It was a bigger shock to me than anything else, since I had tried to shoulder everything on my own.”
“… …What are you trying to say?”
“The point is simple. Even if I reach the peak as an inspector, I can’t use magic. So, the realm can be used to make up for what I lack.”
“… … .”
While glaring at Hendrick, who was speaking calmly, the man Haniel was busy purifying the dragon undead rushing towards him.
In any case, the new weapon he had chosen, the realm, was a fairly formidable enemy for the male Haniel, although there were only a few of them.
Paaaaah!
A bright halo of light bursts forth, and the feathers of divine power scattered by the three pairs of wings penetrate and purify the undead.
Haniel, a man, shouted among the undead that were being purified as if burning from the parts pierced by the feathers that could be called the divine power itself.
“Hold on! You bastards, you’re next!”
It didn’t matter how many undead there were.
The divine power never leaves the wicked alone, and his divine power will never fall before those undead.
That’s why the threat from the confident man Haniel was right.
“I never said I would wait.”
“… … !”
Haniel couldn’t help but harden his face at the sight of Hendrick approaching, easily cutting through countless undead.
In fact, it was a natural thing.
Although he was said to command a massive force of undead, Hendrick was ultimately a swordsman.
A person like that would leave his enemies to the undead and just watch from behind?
That is simply nonsense.
It was ridiculous.
“Death Dragon.”
“……this.”
Tsk tsk tsk tsk-
The massive aura of death that fills the area rushes towards Hendrick.
The scent of death is so thick that it makes the world feel dark.
“… … Get out!”
Hwaaaaah!
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Haniel, the man, struggled to shake off the feeling of fear that was creeping up his body.
Haniel, a man who radiated such bright light that it made you think he might be trying to dye the world in light, was like a lightbulb.
But no matter how bright the light is, it cannot illuminate the pitch-black universe.
The only thing that can brighten up the universe even a little is the being that can clearly reveal its presence in the vast universe.
Of course-
Cheeeeeeek!
“… … Kwaaaaaaaah!”
The male Haniel did not fall into that category.
If it had been the female Haniel instead of him, the situation would have been the opposite, but unfortunately, the male Haniel in front of him was just a stopgap sent to fill the empty spot left by the female Haniel.
A rookie who has just entered the Hesed ranks.
Of course, it was not an exaggeration to say that it was great, but unfortunately, on the path that Hendrick had walked, the rank of Hesed was nothing more than a superficial honor.
Just a fool with great power in his hands but not knowing how to wield it properly.
That was the conclusion Hendrick reached for the man Haniel, and for the entire Four Emperors.
“Die.”
-Kurararararara!
As soon as Hendrick finished speaking, bone dragons and various types of undead rushed in from all directions.
In front of their roar, the man Haniel struggled and struggled, but-
Crunch! Crunch! Crunch! Crunch!
“Hendriiiiiik!”
Hendrick waited calmly.
Until his slaves, who gnaw at his prey, weaken it.
My arm was torn off and eaten.
The flesh on my legs fell off in chunks.
Most of the fingers are hidden.
One of his two bright eyes had long since been eaten away.
Her once radiant platinum blonde hair was torn and tangled.
And when it peaked.
Squeak!
A giant dragon bearing black death swallowed the man Haniel. * * *
Kwarrrrrrung!
Cheong, who had been waiting for Hendrick to disappear into the area due to the sudden explosion, was startled and trembled.
“It’ll be okay.”
“… … I guess so?”
Hye-rin gently stroked Cheong’s face and comforted Cheong’s surprised heart.
Cheong barely managed to pull herself together and nodded at Hye-rin’s incredibly affectionate voice.
“Yeah, Hendrick would definitely be okay.”
“… … Yes, I can tell because I’m connected to Hendrick. Hendrick will definitely come back safely! And he’ll pat my head!”
“I don’t know about patting your head, but I agree that you’ll be okay.”
As Cheong and Hye-rin were imagining Hendrick stroking their heads with a big smile, Hendrick appeared in front of them, his body torn here and there.
“You won?”
“I’m asking the obvious. Are you hurt anywhere?”
“That can’t be possible.”
“That’s fortunate.”
Thanks to Hendrick dragging the man Haniel along, there was absolutely no danger around.
This was possible because the guild members of the Celestials and the Holy Nation, who could be considered enemies, could not pose a threat to Cheong and Hye-rin.
But just because there were no dangers or injuries doesn’t mean the situation was good.
Hwaaaaah!
“… … A pillar of light? A descent?”
“……maybe.”
“Since when has it been like that?”
“It’s been a while. I guess… … there won’t be much left.”
“… … This isn’t good.”
A huge pillar of light visible in the distance.
The pillar of light, so large that it could be seen from anywhere on the battlefield, was itself a real-time warning that it was dangerous.
Even Hendrick, who had just escaped the area, could tell right away that the pillar of light was dangerous, and it was becoming more dangerous in real time.
“That direction was the direction that Ryu and Choi Kyung-hoon went.”
“that’s right.”
“Then, that kind of thing happened because of Seriel… … Maybe Baalzebub got involved again.”
“… … Again? How long has it been since then!”
“Heh… … Hendrick, that… … Then Tiamat will appear again… … ?”
Beelzebub.
As soon as that name was mentioned, Cheong and Hye-rin started fighting.
Because Baalzebub, who had already faced him once on the 140th floor, fled after scattering a giant dung called Tiamat.
Of course, Baalzebub itself was incredibly powerful, but since there were few direct attacks, the fear of Baalzebub itself was faint.
Hendrick, who had taken on all their worries, slightly shook his head.
“It can’t be Tiamat.”
“……why?”
“If that were the case, such a thick divine power would not have burst out. Instead, a ferocious dragon power would have swept out, enveloping, dominating, and overwhelming the surroundings.”
“ah!”
Tiamat is a dragon.
That too, a very powerful evil dragon.
Just like last time, if Tiamat was summoned by sacrificing Seriel, then even more powerful dragon power should have flowed out.
It’s not that deep of a divine power.
In that respect, it was certainly fortunate that the being descending now was not Tiamat.
“… … The bad thing is that we can no longer predict who our opponent is because it is not Tiamat.”
“……I know.”
They couldn’t be all that happy about it, since they couldn’t tell who was descending now if it wasn’t Tiamat.
From the perspective of having to face an unknown enemy.
Because it might have been better if Tiamat had appeared.
But the dice has already been rolled and the water is spilled.
“I can only hope that Cha Jin-hyeok completes his revenge before this descent ends.”
There was no other way than to gather all the troops around before the descent was over and sweep them away as soon as it arrived.
Hoping that Jinhyuk, one of the most powerful beings, would arrive at the landing point as quickly as possible in perfect condition, Hendrick ran towards the pillar of light while gently holding Cheong, who was trembling with fear.
“Let’s go together!”
Of course, it was quite natural that Hye-rin followed Hendrick as he ran towards the pillar of light. * * *
Boohoo! Boom! Boohoo!
The huge stone statues that filled the huge smokehouse collapsed one after another.
It was no ordinary stone statue.
-Stop operation.
-Start automatic recovery.
Golem.
It was also a state-of-the-art golem with automatic recovery capabilities.
Golems worth hundreds of millions of gold were lying on the floor in such a mess that they needed to be automatically repaired.
But the man who created this situation didn’t care at all about that fact.
dump!
He sat down on a suitable chair inside the training hall, took out his bear puppet from where he had placed it, and put it in his mouth.
Phew!
After blowing out a couple of thick puffs of smoke, the man took the pipe out of his mouth and smoothed the blindfold over his eyes.
It was amazing.
A dozen golems.
And you use an eye patch that completely covers your eyes to fight against a dozen or so golems that are made for battle?
That would be no different from giving up the perspective that was considered most important in battle.
But to the man, it was just a natural thing.
“Whew, I’m starting to get tired of this.”
A man with his long, beautiful white hair disheveled and his outer garment carelessly thrown on.
“I’m tired of being an emperor. I should have just become a god.”
Emperor Tess.
He refused to become a god again today and regretted and ruminate on his choice to remain in the tower.
Of course, it didn’t last that long.
“……hmm?”
A transcendent being who has reached the level of God.
Because of that, even if you didn’t want to see it, no matter how far away it was, or how vast the difference in levels was, something was visible to your eyes.
Swish-
Tess lifted one of the blindfolds covering her eyes and chuckled.
“This damn guy is just trying to die, so he’s doing crazy things. He’s my disciple, but he’s still a pervert. Well, that’s what makes it fun.”
His one and only disciple.
A being who bows his head in shame when teased with the excessive title of God of War, but whose talent is thought to be equal to or greater than one’s own.
Tess, who ‘looked’ at the fact that Choi Kyung-hoon, who still felt so young, almost died when he faced Asmodeus in the past, but this time he was facing an even more powerful enemy, let out a wry laugh.
“Should we go out for a walk for the first time in a while? My disciple’s body is too weak, so I’ll take care of it.”
Kugugugugugugugu-
A declaration of Tess’s will.
The entire, solid smokescreen shakes with him.
-Beep, beep… … Error, malfunction, danger… … Stop attacking, oh.
Golems that were recovering just by momentum without any attacks are now causing errors and causing overload.
Leaving the dozen or so golems distorted into indecipherable shapes behind, Tess looked at the familiar faces a hundred or so floors below through the deep blue speculation that naturally formed in her eyes.
“That sounds fun.”
Tess, who had the power of a god and was forced to endure severe restrictions in exchange for remaining in the tower, wiped the annoyance from her face and began preparing to leave for a moment.
The destination is the 150-story mine town, Gehenna.
That was right in front of Choi Kyung-hoon’s nose, when Yahweh’s descent was in full swing.
