#262
King of Madness (1)
A black figure of average build and a white giant the size of a 15-story building.
Even the expression David and Goliath was far from enough.
The difference in standards was so great that a fight couldn’t even take place in the first place, but anyone could tell that the giant had the upper hand…
If you actually see those two at the scene, your thoughts will naturally change.
Gooooooo—
That would be the case.
The sight of the black energy emanating from that small figure pushing away the giant’s momentum and covering the world.
Because I couldn’t help but think of such thoughts naturally.
It is an overwhelming violence that the living cannot resist.
The death of the world itself.
‘Ah, this feels great.’
The center of the black energy that spreads out in all directions.
Hans, who was standing proudly in the middle of it all, raised his head, feeling more satisfied with his strength than ever before.
In fact, he had hardly ever fought with satisfaction since becoming a full-fledged immortal.
The clash with the Japanese Han-Cheon-Hwe-Ju could be seen as the best fight they could do, but at the time, they were not in a position to give it their all due to various restrictions.
Besides, the battle in Outerica was mostly part of the scenario, and even when he was completely out of his mind, wasn’t there a minimum amount of sanity left that prevented him from killing Heinrich?
In fact, it would be safe to say that Outerica never gave it its all.
‘But now it’s different.’
The boundary between the earth and the abyss.
A realm of chaos where everything is twisted and mixed up.
The revolutionary guy said that the power he possesses is maximized in this space.
It was the same for Hans.
Kkuddeuk—
The violent momentum runs without restraint.
In its aftermath, the surrounding space twisted, and death mixed with the abyss thrust its teeth in all directions.
It just mercilessly tore through the place where the giant had been.
“Pukkukkut! Ahh— That’s right, this is how the Immortal King should be! If he is destined for the end of the world, he should also have the arrogance to match his power!”
But even in the face of such an overwhelming display of power, the giant was not intimidated in the least.
He smiled twistedly as he radiated a crimson aura and shook off death.
And then he takes a step back and curls up into a ball.
He disappeared from that spot immediately.
Kwaaaaang!
Immediately afterwards, space was distorted by the impact that occurred right in front of Hans’ nose.
Two opposing energies thrust their sharp claws toward each other.
[Huh? That’s pretty good.]
“Keuhehe, it’s just beginning!”
Crunch!
The giant’s claws immediately dug into the barrier surrounding Hans.
The crimson madness gathered at the five sharp points tore apart the black death, and at the same time, another hand swung again.
Kuuuung!
A loud explosion that spreads out with a powerful shock wave.
With that one attack, the surrounding flow became entangled, and a radius of several hundred meters was turned upside down at once.
and.
Hans, who had been watching the scene from a distance, nodded.
I think it’s worth the money.
[Phew— Yeah, this looks fun.]
But there was no particular sense of crisis.
I just thought that since they were from the same abyss, this much was natural.
I would have been more disappointed if he had performed poorly.
‘of course···.’
As I said, I have to keep my word that it shows the difference in class.
Hans slowly spread his arms to the left and right, feeling his own energy engulfing all around him.
His heart, which was his source, resonated with the abyss at the bottom of this world, eliciting a reaction greater than usual.
in result.
-Kkiyaaaaak—!
-Kkaaaah!
-Kreuk— Kreuk—
With a strangely haunting sound.
All the ‘deaths’ within the area where the energy spread began to react and rise at once.
Freezing to death, burning to death, drowning to death, explosion to death, crushing to death, death by illness, starvation to death, etc.
All forms of death that existed in the world emerged from space, took shape, and manifested in the world.
Something abstract that is neither undead, nor ghost, nor demon.
In the flood of concepts that constitute the reality of death.
[Then now—let’s decide together.]
The king who rules over them, the Immortal King, declared.
[Your death.]
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The execution of a fool.
***
When the second abyssal gate opened and madness was drawn out.
Most of them were not fully released due to the aftermath of an imperfect summoning and were spread throughout the world.
And only one fragment, the central core, dug into the body of the person who performed the ritual.
That was the seed of madness that became the basis of the revolutionary’s body.
“Pookiekakak! I kind of expected this, but it really lives up to its reputation. This just won’t work? Pukekukeut!”
Because of this, madness was perfectly suited to its purpose of causing chaos in the world, but its destructive power as a single entity was bound to be somewhat lacking.
In an attempt to make up for that, he even used the abyss giants, but it seemed that that alone was not enough to deal with the Immortal King.
‘Madness is somewhat inferior to death, you know.’
Kwaaang—
Once again, the black and red energies collided, and the space was shattered.
But there is no income.
The laughing revolutionary looked at the immortal king, who was leisurely retreating with a dark aura flowing out of him.
His eyes could see the flow of energy extending from his opponent at a glance, his ears could eavesdrop on his enemy’s intentions, and the words coming out of his mouth could manipulate part of the flow of space to his advantage…
Kkwadduk— hwaruk!
At that moment, something distorted and biting his left shoulder suddenly burst into flames and turned into ash.
With a part of his body bitten into that jaw.
At the same time, my right side was torn off and my left toes were crushed as if they were being squeezed by something.
Such processes have been continuously repeated without rest since a while ago.
Even if you read the flow of the attack and dodge, or eavesdrop on its intentions and respond.
Death and the phenomena that arose from it covered all sides, approached him without his knowledge, bit into his body, and disappeared.
As if it were a fate that cannot be avoided no matter how hard you try.
Of course, he didn’t stay still either.
He heightened his physical abilities through madness, boosted his regenerative powers, and twisted the flow of the world, tearing space apart.
‘The problem is that it was all useless. Ah—God! Please forgive my body’s incompetence!’
Besides, the body could be restored once or twice, and in the midst of attacks pouring down like a shower, even that had its limits.
Even now, I still retain my sanity thanks to His power.
If it weren’t for that, the madness that was brought out to such an extreme would have already made him a monster with only instincts left.
To put it simply.
There was no other possibility left for him.
Woohoo—
To make matters worse, the Immortal King’s attack did not end there.
Before he knew it, great magic circles surrounded him.
Kurururung—!
All the strokes and shapes were made of a dark abyss, and they were activated, warping a large area of space at once so that he could not escape.
As has happened several times before.
If this were not a world on the border, it would have been a shocking fight that would have already destroyed a kingdom.
[Indeed, it is excessively strong.]
But even in the midst of all this, the giant did not fall.
Although it is somewhat badly damaged and tattered, it should be able to recover if given some time.
And when things got to that point, the revolutionary was able to find out one piece of information he had not anticipated.
“Phehheh, is that what happened? Why didn’t my sense of smell come back at all···.”
A white giant with its tongue flickering in the air, its lips licking, and its brain tickling.
A strange smile appeared on his lips.
“You had him with you.”
I realized this after concentrating on the sensation and sharing my hands several times.
That there is a connection between the Immortal King and that person.
It was a very strong connection, as if it wasn’t an ordinary relationship.
‘It would have been difficult if it weren’t for this space where power is strengthened. If only I had a sense of smell, I would have known sooner. Ah! God!’
Anyway, it was fortunate that I got the information in the end.
Now all that remained was to somehow get to the surface, recover my sense of smell, and completely open all the seals.
If I can do that, I will have the power to deal with even the Immortal King.
Kwaaang—!
But his thoughts were quickly cut off by the torrent of energy that followed.
[I can hear the sound of your head rolling all the way here.]
Whatever he found out, nothing changed.
Unlike the giant’s body, which was gradually losing its regenerative power and was covered in wounds, the Immortal King still dominated the space with his tyrannical spirit.
[It doesn’t matter what you do.]
A massive force moved, weaving the mystery of destruction once again.
Meanwhile, death spread everywhere, still eating away at the giant’s body.
[You won’t be able to escape from me anyway and you’ll die here.]
The corners of the giant’s mouth twitched at that declaration.
It wasn’t possible to get out of this space and go to where I wanted in a short period of time.
There is no way the Immortal King would wait for that time.
In the end, it meant that he could not go and break the seal as long as the bastard was in front of him.
So the battle resumed again, but…
Contrary to his calm appearance, Hans’ thoughts were also complicated.
There was someone whose mind had crossed when he heard the word ‘sense of smell’ mentioned by the revolutionary.
‘Diana.’
A girl with a mysterious sense of smell that allowed her to smell the soul.
I was curious about the origin of his abilities, so I kept him by my side and watched him…
‘Was it an ability related to revolutionaries? No, to be exact, it was related to the imprisoned god.’
Even though I’m in the abyss now, God is God.
There was no need to explain how great that ability was.
‘Then that must be the power you mentioned earlier. Does that guy have any other senses besides smell? If so···.’
The fight was slowly coming to an end.
Hans calmly sorted through the new information he had acquired while pushing the giant to the finish.
At that moment, I was optimistic that the situation would end soon.
《XXXX is looking at you.》
An unexpected change occurred.
Thump—
As soon as the notification window popped up, a loud thump echoed through the room.
It was only a one-time thing, but it was destructive enough to completely change the course of the world.
Naturally, the death that had been occupying all directions scattered, and the magic circles that had been preparing also shattered into pieces.
[Huh? What is this···!]
It was an abnormal phenomenon, almost like a natural disaster.
Hans tried to gather his energy and quickly restrained the giant from doing anything reckless, but…
Thump—
All the surrounding coordinates and phases were thrown out of sync by the continuous beating that made all that effort pale in comparison.
A powerful wave that seems to sweep away even though it surrounds the abyss and holds the body still.
Hans was able to naturally realize its source.
A place far below this world.
Among them, it was the heartbeat of someone sleeping deep underground in the abyss.
‘Crazy…! Do you think I can intervene like this?’
Even though this place is closer to the abyss than the surface, who would have thought that a being that had been confined for so long could exert this much influence!
It didn’t end there though.
Hans gritted his teeth as he felt his body slowly being dragged to the floor.
While he was barely holding on and struggling to find a way out of the situation.
“Ah—my Lord! I will do as you wish!”
The revolutionary, who seemed overcome with emotion and prayed with both hands clasped together, turned around and headed somewhere.
[Where!]
Hans, trying hard to ignore the force of gravity on the floor, shot a sharp death slash at the bastard again.
‘f*ck! What the hell is this!’
In the endlessly twisting space, his attacks just passed by like illusions.
As a bonus, my body suddenly went down a level at a high price.
“Puhhh— Immortal King. A wanderer from another dimension who came here with no place to go. A heretic who received His grace but went against His will.”
At that moment, Hans was hurriedly fixing his body and concentrating on getting away from that force.
The giant, who had already finished all his preparations, turned his battered body around and looked at him.
“His will is with me. It seems you were not my death. Kkeukkeuk!”
With those words, the guy who had been twisting his face and laughing like boiling phlegm soon disappeared into a crack that mocked the flow of the world.
It was obvious where the guy was headed.
[Keuhe, how dare this insolent bastard···!]
Hans, who was hurriedly concentrating his mind to take follow-up measures, felt his body being dragged further and looked down nervously.
‘Damn, I already have so much to do, this is annoying!’
Staying here is just a waste of mental energy.
There was no time to waste time fussing around as I was busy moving around a lot.
‘I’ll see you next time.’
Hans’ body slowly sank downwards as if being sucked into a swamp.
At some point, it disappeared from that spot as if it had been washed away.
***
Near the Iron Citadel, adjacent to the Northern Mountains, on the northern border of the Kingdom of Tulk.
Crackle crackle—
Something unusual was happening there.
“Huh? What is that?”
“Wait a minute… Is that really it?”
“Emergency! Emergency! Report to your superiors immediately!”
Although it was quite a distance from the castle, a huge crack appeared that was visible to the soldiers on the wall.
No, the problem didn’t end with just a crack appearing.
Jj …
The cracks were ripped apart with a loud noise, as if the cloth was being torn from side to side.
Kuung!
A huge giant with a pure white body emerged from it.
“Keuhehe— Ah, I found it!”
The King of Madness has set foot on earth.
