< Enemy of the World (3) >
A dazzling light emanated from Heinrich’s back.
Paaaaat—
A beautiful halo of light that gradually takes the shape of a pair of wings, like a butterfly emerging from a chrysalis.
Finally, the wings were completed and fluttered lightly with a swaying light.
Accordingly, the energies surrounding him were instantly sucked in, and the concentration of divine power within his body began to rapidly increase again.
‘This is···.’
Naturally, Heinrich’s eyes widened slightly.
But now was not the time to be distracted by anything else.
Additional features can be explored slowly later.
For now···.
He gripped the sword handles in both hands more tightly.
Woof—
It emitted a concentrated stream of divine power along the brilliantly shining blade of the holy sword.
It penetrated the target’s body like a poison, destroying everything that resisted it one by one.
“Coolook···!”
A phenomenon so violent that it is almost violent, considering the usually warm and gentle nature of the divine power.
However, the energy that responded to the user’s will was as if it had never been docile, and it only reacted sensitively to the conflicting divinity of the object and fiercely bit it.
In the first place, it wasn’t particularly strange, as it was common for wars to break out due to differences in religion.
And the winner of this war was already decided.
“Ku …
The swordsman with the blade stuck in his chest let out a hollow laugh, with blood dripping from the corner of his mouth.
Unlike the pure white blood flowing from his wings, the blood flowing from his body was still red.
“How long have you been preparing for this? I never thought I would end up like this.”
Have you given up now?
His expression, which had been distorted with rage just a moment ago, now calmed down.
Suddenly, as if liberated, her eyes, devoid of emotion, looked straight at Heinrich.
‘What are you trying to do now?’
Heinrich did not answer that question.
He simply twisted the handle of the sword in his hand harder and poured out divine power more powerfully.
It has been reported that the enemy’s life force is rapidly reduced through the tip of the sword and hits the ground.
‘But it’s better to be sure.’
Then, attacks from other avatars and divine spells from the main sect burst out one after another.
“Hahaha! I guess one pair isn’t enough? If you’re going to give it to me, give me the rest too, buddy!”
“Hmm, I feel a little uneasy. But it’s not too bad.”
Harley, with a few feathers and white blood on his lips, and Heinz II, who appeared like a ghost, quickly rushed forward.
Harris’s long-range sniping shots from afar blended in with the divine light flying in from all directions.
The attacks poured out fiercely as if they were determined to end it for sure this time.
In the midst of the torrential downpour that swept through the area.
“···I can’t help it.”
A small voice, audible only to Heinrich, who was standing close by, flowed out from the Buncheonhoeju.
“······!”
And just as quickly as he finished saying that.
Kiiying—
All those attacks.
No, the entire space.
It was as if time had stopped.
‘Time stop?’
An avatar and crowd standing still with a fierce momentum and a mass of energy that embroidered the air like a painting.
As if a dynamic moment had been captured in a photograph, every breath and every particle of energy was frozen in place in the stuffed time.
‘No, no. This is···.’
Heinrich was momentarily taken aback by the magnificent sight, as if time had been forcibly stopped, but he was able to quickly grasp the situation thanks to his thoughts, which began to rapidly accelerate.
Yes, this was not a miracle that stopped the world’s own time.
[Wow. I didn’t think you’d follow me all the way here.]
It’s just a matter of accelerating the thought infinitely and staying in the moment for an endlessly long stretch of time.
Of course, maintaining such a perfect stillness was not possible simply through mental strength.
[Hmm, is it because of the divine power connected to this sword? Even so, this is the first time something like this has happened···. Well, this should be fine.]
There were other avatars here at the moment, but only Heinrich could perceive this moment clearly.
I don’t know if it’s because I directly contacted the bastard by sticking the holy sword into his body, as the Heavenly Sword Master said.
[This is a huge loss. How long has it been since I failed like this before even doing anything?]
The other person’s intentions were conveyed while looking straight into each other’s eyes.
Fortunately, in this state, he himself could not move, and the holy sword was still embedded in his chest.
The vitality felt through him was still hitting rock bottom.
[No matter how much I couldn’t give it my all due to the restrictions, I can’t deny that the situation has come to this. It seems like this world was a dud.]
Did he want to make an excuse for his defeat?
I wanted to scold the guy who was rambling on and on as if he was rambling, but perhaps because he wasn’t used to it yet, it seemed like my intentions weren’t being conveyed.
[···Is time up? Then let’s stop here.]
It seemed like he hadn’t wasted his time in vain.
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Immediately after that final will was conveyed, an abnormal phenomenon occurred in the world that had finally come to a standstill.
‘What is this···?’
One change that occurred in a time when everything stopped.
The subject was the leader of the Bancheonhoe, who had a holy sword stuck in his chest and was covered in wounds all over his body.
Ssssss—
The vitality felt at the tip of the sword began to slowly rise again, and the wounds here and there were stitched up and disappeared without a trace.
He had freed himself from the holy sword that had pierced his body as if it was being rewound, and a pair of healthy wings had been properly attached to his back.
‘Interfering with time…? Wasn’t it simply a unique skill that manipulated space?’
Roll Back in time.
But Heinrich quickly discovered that the reversal was not complete.
‘It seems like it can’t even touch the wings Harley took or the blood Heinz took. It seems like it can’t even affect body parts that are already out of control.’
Well, that was fortunate.
Anyway, it is true that the absolute amount of strength was reduced when the wings were lost.
Considering that the energy contained within it was not ordinary, the damage it suffered would not have been small.
[I will remember you, Champion of Auterica. Next time, I will not be so easily defeated.]
At that time, the last message was delivered from the leader of the Bancheonhoe, who had finally returned to the way he looked when he first came to the Holy Land.
He had already moved as if rewinding and was far out of sight, but Heinrich, unable to turn his head, could only guess his situation from his presence.
‘···This is frustrating.’
And after the sound of the Burning Crusade had completely disappeared.
When I finally regained the ability to move my body, the bastard was no longer visible in the Holy Land.
All that’s left is a wing that Harley had eaten and a bit of blood that Heinz had saved.
“The heresy has disappeared! Everyone, be on guard···.”
“The third and fourth formations are activating their detection barriers! The rest are in a defensive posture···!”
Heinrich turned his head to one side, leaving behind the people in the church who were guarding the area around him as the target suddenly disappeared.
Yeah, it definitely wasn’t here.
Here.
***
The surrounding scenery passes by in a dizzying manner as the physical time rewinds.
The monk closed his eyes tightly, surrendering himself to the flow.
‘I really didn’t want to use the power of time.’
It was a power that had been seriously overloaded by being used beyond its limits long ago, and had not yet fully recovered, so even though it was now at the status of a quasi-god, it was a power that had to be used with caution.
Because of this, the effect has become weaker than in the past and the burden has actually increased···.
‘I can’t help it.’
But this time, there was no other way.
If he had died on the spot, not only would he have suffered great damage to his divinity, but he would also have suffered additional losses due to breaking the contract with the Abyss Deity.
‘This is difficult. Is it really a good idea to continue investing in this world?’
Although I told the champion of the Lord to wait and see, no matter how I looked at it, it was inefficient to waste any more time here.
It’s like crashing before you can properly adapt to the dimensional environment and getting off to a bad start. In this case, it might be better to just break the contract, give up this dimension, and move on to another one.
Although there is a price to pay for unilaterally breaking the contract, it is worth seriously considering considering the various difficulties, such as the prophets that exist in this world.
‘I don’t want to give up, but… I guess I’ll have to watch the situation a bit more and then make a decision.’
If the process was successful in the end, I could tolerate some level of loss.
The moment he made up his mind and was thinking about what to do next.
Finally the retrograde is over.
The wandering lord could tell that he had arrived at the place where he had first arrived on earth.
And he slowly opened his eyes—.
[Kekekeke— It’s nice to see you here again.]
Immediately after that.
A pair of ghost flames locked eyes with a blazing skull.
With an ominous voice that I’ve heard so many times that it feels familiar now.
“···Ha, damn it···.”
At that moment, I blurted out an unpleasant curse word without realizing it.
Phew—!
A cold hand dug into his weakened body due to the backlash from time control and grabbed his heart.
His limbs were already bound with black thorns and chains sprouting from all sides, so he couldn’t even move, let alone react.
‘You really think you’ve read this far?’
All sorts of thoughts suddenly came to mind, clouding his mind.
But that wasn’t what mattered now.
In a state where my resistance was greatly weakened, the power of death that had dug into my heart spread throughout my body in an instant.
The power of the conflict hit directly, and the divinity that had been built up over time began to be polluted little by little.
‘It’s dangerous.’
An urgent alarm bell rang in my head.
Things are different than before.
This doesn’t just mean that a part of divinity is being chipped away.
If this continues, the foundation that has been built up for the sake of the divine power may be distorted.
‘There’s no time to watch the situation.’
Ultimately, there was a set thing to do to minimize the damage.
For now, all I can do is give what I have to and get out, even if it means taking a loss.
“···It’s a breach of contract.”
He frowned at the hand that squeezed his heart as if it was going to burst, and spat out the words.
Immediately after that.
Kuoooo—
A huge flash of light erupted again from the mountain ranges in the northeastern region where the commotion had been taking place.
***
After a storm has passed.
[Kuuuu— He’s a radical guy. But anyway, this is···.]
Hans unleashed his magical power, blowing away the dust that was flying around him.
And as he repaired his body damaged by the huge explosion, he tilted his head and looked at the pitch-black air current in his hand.
He must have been holding his heart, but in his hand was something ominously writhing and resisting.
Somehow, it feels very familiar.
‘Is there anything else left besides this? That guy is really thorough.’
In fact, my encounter with the Bancheonhoeju this time was purely coincidental.
Who would have thought that right after exchanging bodies with Heinrich and other avatars, he would come to investigate the Abyssal Crack where the Burning Heavenly Lord first appeared, and then suddenly that thing would jump out right in front of him?
‘I was trying to figure out how he got through before the traces left in the crack completely disappeared.’
Of course, he was a little surprised that the guy who disappeared from the Holy Land suddenly appeared, but he wasn’t so foolish as to miss the opportunity that came his way.
I was quite taken aback by the guy’s subsequent self-destruction without hesitation.
‘It just so happens that Hans ended up hitting the last blow.’
He watched Heinrich deal with the situation in the Holy Land, then turned his attention back to the current in his hand.
In fact, it was even harder to ignore it because I had been forcibly holding back the struggle to fall into the crack since earlier.
Even the immortal king seemed like he could lose it at any moment if he let his guard down even for a little bit.
‘This is it···.’
By then, I could naturally figure out what it was.
‘Is it related to the god imprisoned in the abyss?’
I felt it instinctively.
This and Hans’ foundation, the “Immortal Heart”, have the same origin.
Perhaps it was handed over to the head of the Buncheonhoe for some reason.
In addition, it seemed that some of the bastard’s energy was strangely mixed in, and that some of his strength had been stolen along with his self-destruction.
With this amount… wouldn’t it have dealt a significant blow to the divinity he had built up over time?
‘This is really like receiving a gift out of nowhere.’
It seemed that if you live a good life, good fortune will come.
I was prepared to do this for free, but I didn’t expect them to take care of me like this!
‘Then immediately···.’
I don’t know what will happen if I keep holding onto this dangerous object, so I’d better hurry up and get it sorted out without wasting any more time.
I knew instinctively how to do it.
Hans reached into the gap in the blast-pocked robe and inserted it into the subordinate subspace of the heart.
After all, his heart and this had the same origin···.
Thump—
My heart, which had been quiet until then, started beating wildly.
Even though the air current resisted roughly as if it had some self-consciousness, the abyssal energy that had already become entangled could no longer be separated.
All that remains is the fight for dominance.
And the competition ended more simply than expected.
Of course, it was a fairly solid aura, but it was nothing compared to a pure agglomerate of death.
[Kekekeke, the abyss is boiling over.]
I couldn’t really feel the change yet, but I felt it intuitively.
I think that the gap between the previous Bancheonhoeju and the Bancheonhoeju that had been growing closer due to this incident will have become even closer.
‘No, he probably came down two steps instead.’
And right after that.
『XX’s Divine Fragment (20,900,000)』
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