Episode 469: Sky Lake
Delverton comes to me. No matter where you look, it’s not normal.
The situation is changing from when I first encountered the guy in Framberg. It is becoming a fragment of chaos.
Although he absorbed the chaos that was contaminating him, wasn’t that enough?
Sure. If it could be stopped with just one blow, how could the Shards of Chaos be dangerous?
If there is one thing that is fortunate.
‘It’s not completely contaminated yet.’
Although it is hazy, it maintains its sense of self. It must be resisting itself.
Didn’t you see it as a power? A being who sacrificed himself to protect the world of giants? Hellgreat also said that. He was the one who wanted to protect this world more than anyone else.
The eyes of the guy approaching me suddenly turn away.
-Poohwaaaaah!
Did the string of reason I was holding onto suddenly snap?
The black liquid that spurts out from its body has the will to attack the giants around it.
“damage!”
-Kwaaaaang!
He blasted a firebomb towards the liquid flying towards Gregory.
A liquid that evaporates in an instant at high temperatures. It emits a foul, toxic smoke that alone causes Gregory to spit blood out of his mouth.
Toxicity sufficient to cause an immediate reaction even without proper contact.
Blisters appeared on the skin of those wandering around, and some were in pain, oozing pus.
“Damn.”
I don’t know what that is, but I know what other people think it is.
Many times. I’ve been through it so many times that I can’t even remember how many times.
On behalf of the dwarves of Framberg, he was repeatedly exposed to all sorts of diseases and poisons.
No one knows better than I how terrible it is and what pain it brings.
Because everyone who was directly affected would have died.
“Ugh, big!”
Delverton clutches his head and staggers. His rolled-back eyes return to normal.
The pupils shook violently. The influence of chaos reached my head. Does the system know about this fact?
[The birth of the Chaos Fragment is imminent.] [The aura of destruction covering the Giant World becomes even thicker.]
Fragment of Chaos. The most powerful being seen in a world rushing towards destruction.
The will to destruction itself makes even the strongest disasters retreat.
It was about to awaken. The monsters that even those who had climbed up to the 99th floor could not defeat.
In other words.
“Hellgreat!”
“Let’s go there!”
If we don’t stop it now, this chapter will be ruined.
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At my shout, Hellgreat, who had been chasing Graham, moved away from his seat.
The worshippers aren’t the important thing right now. The worshippers are threatening enough, but the shards of chaos are on a whole other level.
The NPCs, the Nabals, and the climbers here could all be wiped out right now.
Ruining the chapter is a story for later.
‘It would be better if the chapter ends before things get too big under the system’s judgment.’
If not, then there is no answer from then on.
If the system we’ve seen so far is any indication, the chapter won’t end until Delverton is a shard of complete chaos.
If that was the case, it would have ended the moment we landed on the battlefield.
Although he has not yet completely become a shard of chaos, he is catching worshippers like catching bugs. It is unknown how many will die before becoming a shard of chaos.
“Go ahead! We’ll take care of this!”
“Don’t die!”
“Trust me! Come back after I finish!”
Licking, Nyang-Pun, and Bald Man noticed the situation and shouted.
When I glanced over, Graham, who had been cornered, was adjusting his posture, and Bray, who I thought was dead, was also getting up.
He suffered such serious injuries that he didn’t die? It was unbelievable.
[Graham gives his blessing.] [The warrior’s magic that burns life is imbued!]
It was Graham who was making a fuss.
Another power beyond magic and technology: sorcery.
I knew there were different types for each tribe and each individual, but was there something like that?
If you only look at the effect, it seems to be a higher-level compatible version of the Unbreakable skill.
Blue flames were rising from the neck where he had been cut by the sword and the wound he had received from the bald man.
“I will not die until the day the fire goes out.”
-Thud thud
Bray stands up with a greatsword in his hand and the bald man confronts him.
Licky and Nyangpan prepare for the showdown with Graham.
The Upper Hunters and the Undercity Alliance dealing with other cultists.
In the midst of a tense power struggle.
“Wake up, Delverton!”
-Kwaaaaaaaang!
Helgreat punched Delverton in the face.
A body that tilted greatly. Hellgreat’s fists and legs moved without stopping, as if he had no intention of stopping there.
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Maybe it was because we were close friends. He didn’t use the axe he was holding.
“My head hurts. Get out of here.”
-Poohwaaak!
That was a mistake.
Because all kinds of diseases and poisons poured out from Delverton’s outstretched hand.
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A speed that is difficult to react to. A range that cannot be avoided.
Black liquid stuck to Helgreat’s body and burned him.
Chiiik. Smoke rising with an unpleasant noise.
“Ugh!”
If it were a living thing made of organic matter, its entire upper body would have disappeared in one blow.
Even if it didn’t melt, blisters would have formed or skin would have peeled off.
But the current Helgreat was a homunculus, a magical life form whose body was made of metal and a magical alloy rather than bones and muscles.
Instead of blood, energy emanating from arcane gems circulates, and the skin is coated with a magical coating.
Framberg’s masterpiece. The pinnacle of magical engineering.
“It’s me! Hellgreat! There’s no way you’d forget me, the one who climbed the tower with you!”
Helgreat, who had shaken off the venom, struck down his axe.
The intention was that if a fist didn’t work, a stronger impact would be applied to make him come to his senses.
“Deokchun, let’s go!”
“Geeeek!”
I too went to help Helgreat and bring him back to his senses.
I am the only one who can absorb the chaos here. Didn’t Delverton know that and come to me?
-Pfft!
I put strength into my legs.
Hellgreat is stalling for time, but Delverton still hasn’t come to his senses.
Even now, my eyes keep rolling back and forth.
This needs to be resolved while we still have some sense. Once the fragmentation is over, there will be no answer.
“Geeeek!”
[Tongue Play (S)]
Deokchun stuck out his tongue.
At the moment when Helgreat swung his axe and kicked with his foot, Deokchun grabbed Delverton’s ankle.
“Huh?”
“Well done, Deokchun! I was aiming for this!”
Deokchun, who could not overcome the absolute physical force, flew towards Delberton.
Without hesitation, he grabbed Deokchun and flew towards Delverton.
In the middle, it seemed like Deokchun was swearing with his eyes, but I ignored him and the timing was right when he was within arm’s reach.
[Fire Bomb (S) Lv.10+]
It caused an explosion and changed direction.
The venom that was aimed at me covered the wrong place, and I turned to the right… … .
“It’ll sting a little!”
-Pfft!
He then punched Delverton in the face.
The chaos is already fragmenting. Normally, it wouldn’t be possible to land a proper blow.
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[Chaos level has exceeded a certain level!]
I also have a lot of chaos levels. It may not be as much as the chaos shards, but the chaos itself is higher than that of an average NPC who has climbed to the 90th floor.
The head of the guy who had been ignoring most of the damage with the power of chaos turned around.
-Whoaaaaah!
Without hesitation, I grabbed my ears with both hands.
“Ghhhhh!”
A guy who screams and shakes his body off.
I shook my head and swung my arms, but he held on stubbornly.
I can’t get out of here.
“I’ll catch it! Hurry up!”
Helgreat also threw his whole body and caught Delverton.
A mixture of disease and poisonous gases and liquids corrodes Helgreat’s body.
No matter how much magical treatment is applied, it is not a toxicity that can be ignored.
From now on, I have to do something.
-Paaaaat!
First, he used his divine power and then his magic to draw in the chaotic energy flowing towards Delverton.
“Deokchun, please support me.”
“Geeeek.”
-Kududuk!
It began to absorb chaos as it was.
Crack. I gritted my teeth without realizing it.
It’s on a whole other level than when I purified the black rain. A much more concentrated chaos flows through my blood vessels.
The feeling of finely crushed sand scraping against my muscles and veins.
Whether it was a simple illusion or not, the skin started to tear, starting from my fingers, and black blood flowed out.
I wish it could end like this.
“Ugh, ugh!”
My bones are cold. A f*cking terrible disease and poison is creeping in.
It is not simple chaos. It is fragmented and distorted energy.
I feel something hot from my nose and mouth. Blood? Black blood drips down. Has it rotted away from the inside? There is something unknown mixed in with the blood that I spit out.
My prayers were swelling up and it was hard to even breathe, and the hot, rising heat and extreme cold were piercing my nerves.
A feeling of twisting all over my body. A pain similar to that felt in the previous World Forest scenario, but stronger.
-Kooooong! Kwaaang!
“Khaaaaap!”
The vibrations become more intense.
As Delverton runs wild, Hellgreat’s body, which was holding him back, gets crushed and crumpled.
He didn’t let go of the hand he was holding, even if it meant biting the arm that was dangling from a broken joint, but there was no way to know how long Hellgreat would be able to hold out.
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A sharp pain that runs through my entire body and my body shakes incessantly.
At a moment when it felt like my mind would fly away if I let my guard down even for a moment, Deokchun joined in.
“Yeah.”
A guy who sticks to me and absorbs chaos together with me.
For a moment, I had some free time. The chaos that had been madly burrowing inside me dispersed, and I didn’t miss that moment.
-Thud!
An arm twisted like Delton.
A terrible pain shot up my spine, but I endured it. Instead, I came to my senses and regained control.
I only focused on the chaos seeping in.
“Eww!”
With a scream-like spirit, I began to merge Delverton’s chaos into my own.
The transformed energy cannot be absorbed as it is. It is an energy that is already running wild and irregularly. If its nature is also uncontrollable, the body will not be able to withstand it, let alone control it.
Slowing down a bit. To a level I can handle. It’s intense and going all over the place, but it maintains a general direction.
High concentration. All your attention is focused inward. You can’t tell who’s fighting or yelling outside.
I feel like I’m tightroping between cliffs. Have I ever been this focused on myself?
How long has it been since I became so immersed that I forgot all my distracting thoughts?
It seemed like some kind of message had come to mind, but I couldn’t see it. I was so nervous that I couldn’t even open my clenched fists as I continued to breathe.
-Thump
I felt a firm but warm sensation behind my back.
“Evil Eye, you’ve worked hard.”
“…Delverton?”
The guy who tapped my back with his finger was Delverton. His dark, twisted face returned to normal.
Although he looked obviously tired, he was smiling faintly.
“I owe you a favor. It may be small, but I will repay you.”
Delverton raised his fist upward. A bright blue pattern appeared along his forearm. Sorcery.
-Clang
-Puaaaak!
He slammed his fist into the floor while the guy was lying down.
A loud noise that felt like my eardrums were going to burst. Maybe it was because I was swallowing up so much chaos, but for a moment, I thought I heard the sound of water.
What did I do? I blinked for a moment at the unimaginable eccentricity.
“Yeah.”
Deokchun grabbed my arm and pointed behind me.
I turned my creaking neck and looked at the battlefield.
“f*ck, eat it.”
I could see the water rising from the ground and piercing through Graham.
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A stream of water that stretches upward like a tree, with a pure light like a jewel.
Was it because the one who gave the blessing was hurt? The flame surrounding Bray’s wounds while fighting a bloody battle with the bald man went out.
That was just the beginning.
-Dududududud!
-Shoooooooooo!
Water droplets rose from the ground, going against gravity, and into the sky.
Black rain and blood that covered the buildings, the ground, the trees and the animals rose together.
It seemed as if they were trying to get rid of all the filth in this world for a long, long time. Until even the black clouds were erased.
[SSS-class power, the eye that gazes upon the stars is unleashed.]
-Tsuzuzuzu
As the sky regained its original color, the power responded.
The target is Delberton.
[Delbert]
-Delverton of the Sky Lake Tribe, an ancient hero.
– A member of a mysterious tribe said to have existed long ago.
– Those who saw the shower rising to the sky speak with one voice.
-It felt like all the dirt in the world had been washed away.
He was no longer a shard of chaos.
