Episode 199
The way out of the Demon King’s Castle.
Choi Hyun-seok was talking with Park Hyun-ah about the system alarm.
“Are you kidding me that you can’t see my messages?”
Park Hyun-ah’s eyes are filled with distrust.
That’s because the content of the message Choi Hyun-seok said was so playful.
“The system just mechanically gives out quests and rewards. I’ve never heard of anyone playing with words like you.” “Well, this isn’t the first time. I’ve been getting hero quests as a joke since the beginning.”
Park Hyun-ah pushed her face right in front of Choi Hyun-seok.
Her eyes are still filled with distrust.
“Hmm, this kid’s eyes don’t seem to be lying…”
“It’s true!”
Choi Hyun-seok tapped his chest as if he was frustrated.
“No, Sister. Think about it. What good would it do me to tell such a lie?”
“fun?”
“It’s not fun.”
“Okay, kid. Be serious.”
Park Hyun-ah smiled faintly and walked ahead.
“Yeah. Let’s say that’s true.” “Ha, that’s true because I said it was true.”
Choi Hyun-seok followed her, scratching his head nervously.
“By the way, sister.”
“why.”
“Isn’t that temple there?”
Park Hyun-ah’s expression turned serious at the word temple.
Choi Hyun-seok also continued speaking with a face devoid of smile.
“Isn’t the purpose of the temple to kill the Demon King?”
“yes.”
A holy book proclaimed by Pope Orban IV.
The ultimate goal was to cut off the Demon King’s head.
But the situation is that the Demon King died at the hands of Choi Hyun-seok.
“Since the purpose has already been achieved, won’t the temple naturally end?”
“well…”
Park Hyun-ah stroked her chin with her eyebrows furrowed.
“In fact, the Demon King’s mother is only a superficial reason. The real goal is, of course, conquering the continent.” “But conquering the continent doesn’t provide a justification for continuing the holy war, does it?”
No country values legitimacy as much as Gatren.
Since the ultimate goal of the Holy War was to kill the Demon King, it is only natural that the Holy War should end.
“But that doesn’t mean we can be certain that the Holy War is over. The purpose of the Holy War has not yet been achieved.” “Huh? What purpose?” “Think about it. Why did you start the Holy War to kill the Demon King?”
Choi Hyun-seok answered after a moment of thought.
“Isn’t it because the Demon King’s Army is no longer needed?” “That’s right. The Demon King’s Army has outlived its usefulness and is now nothing more than an obstacle to conquering the continent, so their real goal is to completely eliminate it.”
The purpose of the holy war is to strike the Demon King’s head and deal a devastating blow to the entire Demon King’s army.
“But the Demon King’s army only retreated and lost ground. Their fighting power was almost completely preserved. In fact, other than taking the Demon King’s head, they didn’t cause much damage.”
“That’s right.”
“That’s why the Pope must be having a headache. The nominal goal has been achieved, so the Holy War must be ended, but the Demon King’s army is still alive and well. If things continue like this, the plan to swallow up the continent will also be hindered.”
If we divide the Pope’s plan into stages based on the circumstances revealed so far, it is as follows.
Stage 1 – Weakening of other human forces.
Step 2 – Defeat the Demon King’s Army.
Stage 3 – Unification of minor kingdoms Stage 4 – War to unify the continent.
Stage 1 was achieved through the Demon King’s command magic.
The next step was to eradicate the Demon King’s army in the second stage and unify the minor kingdoms in the third stage at once through the temple.
“The Demon King’s army is still alive and well. At this rate, even if we unite the minor kingdoms, we will be unable to do so. We will have to deal with the Demon King’s army along with the entire human force.”
While talking, Park Hyun-ah was reminded of the Demon King Tegrad.
It occurred to me that perhaps this too was what he had intended.
“Something is complicated.”
Choi Hyun-seok sighed.
“Because they are the kind of people who make a living by using their brains like this.”
As we were talking, we soon arrived at the entrance to the Demon King’s Castle.
“Let’s go back and have a meeting together first….”
Just when I was talking about going back to Ultimoon Pass.
“We were having an interesting conversation.”
A strange man appeared before them.
He walked calmly and stopped in front of Choi Hyun-seok and Park Hyun-ah.
“The Demon King is dead. Is that true?” “How rude. You should introduce yourself before asking questions.”
Choi Hyun-seok’s eyes shone coldly.
Given the circumstances, it was likely to be the enemy, but it was necessary to find out their identity first.
“If I say, ‘Gatren’s Hounds…’ would you understand?”
The man raised his hand.
Then masked men appeared and surrounded us on all sides.
“hound?”
Choi Hyun-seok’s head tilted.
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“Sister. What kind of hunting dogs are you?” “You’ve been fighting so much, don’t you know?”
In fact, it was natural that Choi Hyun-seok didn’t know about hunting dogs.
Because no one has ever revealed themselves as a hunting dog.
“To put it simply, they are the ones who specialize in dirty work. Most of the Gatren guys you’ve encountered so far were probably hunting dogs.”
“aha.”
Choi Hyun-seok turned his head and looked at the man again.
“So. You’re the hunting dog?” “Captain Quan O’Brien.” “Wow, not just any dog, but the leader of the group.”
Choi Hyun-seok nodded his head repeatedly.
“Now that I know who you are…”
He stretched his body slightly and then kicked the ground.
“Die now.”
Mana gushes out from his body.
Nobilis
Type 4 – Authoritative Death
Purple death shot out with an outstretched fist.
***
Quan O’Brien swallowed his laughter as he watched Choi Hyun-seok running towards him.
‘You are urging me to give orders.’
The power of Choi Hyun-seok and Park Hyun-ah has already been identified.
Through an internal spy, I obtained information that the two had appeared at the Demon King’s Castle.
He led his entire hound force and prepared for battle.
‘No matter how much you fly and crawl, you have no chance of winning.’
As soon as Choi Hyun-seok extended his fist, purple mana shot out.
“What a speculation!”
Instead of dodging, Kuan countered the attack.
He is also a skilled person who has become a legend.
There is no way that Choi Hyun-seok, who is just entering the legend stage, will be pushed aside by his speculations.
“Gatren Divine Sword Technique.”
Gatren’s Divine Sword.
It is now a familiar speculation as it was used a lot by those from the Gatren Empire.
However, even though it is the same speculation, the one written by the person who became a legend is completely different.
Gatren Divine Sword
Type 2 – Divine Ascension
Turn your body around and swing your sword upward from below.
A speed that is neither too fast nor too slow.
The movements are clean and uncluttered.
Phew-!
The sword points to the sky.
At the same time, a magical force in the shape of a giant dragon rose from the ground.
The dragon made of magical power ran forward as if it was going to swallow the mana that Choi Hyun-seok had shot out.
Kwakwakwakwa-!
A whirlwind of speculation erupted as two speculative forces collided.
and…
‘You got pushed!?’
The magical power in the shape of a dragon burst out.
The purple death was running towards him, not satisfied with tearing the dragon apart in one breath.
Quan O’Brien raised his sword urgently.
Kwaaang! Chiiik…!
His new form is pushed back by Mana.
There was a rough scraping sound from the floor.
“Coolook!”
A stream of blood flowed from Quan O’Brien’s mouth.
‘What kind of power is this…!?’
Although it was only one unit, the difference in strength was stark.
O’Brien instinctively felt that something was wrong.
‘This isn’t the beginning of a legend. This is…’
It has clearly reached the realm of legend.
In terms of sheer destructive power, it was definitely worthy of being ranked among the top legends.
“What happened? Just a few days ago, he was whining to the Cardinal…!”
Quan O’Brien could not understand.
The battle between Choi Hyun-seok and Cardinal Vincenzo was fully reported by the Imperial Archives.
He analyzed the battle himself closely.
At that time, Choi Hyun-seok’s military power was absolutely not at this level.
Choi Hyun-seok’s response to his question was a shrug
“I improved my specs a bit.”
He relaxed his shoulders and waved his hand.
“Should we stop the warm-up here and start the actual game?”
“Don’t be so cocky!”
Quan O’Brien sent the signal.
Then, the gathered hunting dog members performed a large-scale ritual.
Unique Magic
Wretched Blade
They have already completed all preparations.
The magic was activated in an instant, without any time to stop it.
Woof…!
Then, countless blades appear.
The sky was filled with blades that must have numbered in the thousands.
***
“f*ck… this isn’t good.”
Park Hyun-ah frowned.
Judging from the form of the spell and the amount of magic that went into it, I could tell that it was an extraordinary magic.
“Let’s get it done before it’s too late!”
Choi Hyun-seok ran forward, ignoring the magic.
In any case, he thought that the situation would be resolved if he killed the enemy leader, Quan O’Briel.
But that was an overly complacent thought.
Wheeing-!
A blade filled the air and spun fiercely, blocking the way ahead.
“It’s nothing!”
Choi Hyun-seok uses mana to strike back at the blades, but there are too many of them.
Pfft! Pfft!
If you hit one, two will fly in.
If you block two, five blades will fly from behind you.
The magical power contained within was so strong that even if you protected your body with mana, you would still be wounded.
At this rate, I’ll be cut to death by the blade before I even reach the enemy.
“Sister! What should I do!?”
“Get through it somehow!”
“yes!?”
“Pierce through! I have no choice but to break the caster’s head!”
Currently, Quan O’Brien and his hounds are standing still, not moving.
Probably because they are focused on maintaining large-scale magic.
“If we just kill a few casters! The magic will be weakened! Then, we can easily escape!”
Park Hyun-ah shouted with difficulty as she dodged the blade.
Choi Hyun-seok nodded and activated mana.
‘You have to break through it all at once, with all your might.’
Since the blade kept blocking the front, even if I struck it with some force, it would only drain my strength.
You need the power to shatter all the blades at once and reach your enemy.
‘It’s a speculative investment with power.’
After obtaining mana.
Choi Hyun-seok has never used speculation with all his might.
This was because the body could not withstand it because mana had become overwhelmingly stronger than other abilities.
‘It’s possible now.’
However, by killing the Demon King, the overall ability level has increased.
▫Name: Choi Hyun-seok
▫Title: Legendary Warrior
▫Level: 1176
·Strength: 410
· Agility: 407
· Stamina: 410
·Mana: 520
Although the gap still exists, it is much smaller than before.
‘I’m going to hit everything!’
Choi Hyun-seok pushed the output to its limit.
‘With Nobilis Type 4…!’
‘Nobilis Type 4 – Authoritative Death’ is a fighting game based on ‘Raidrun-style fighting techniques’.
The greatest advantage of Raidrun-style fighting techniques is their overwhelming power.
In other words, it means that it is a speculative strategy optimized for throwing mana in ignorantly like now.
Kugugugugugu…!
The ground began to shake around Choi Hyun-seok.
Pfft, pfft-!
The blade still cut through Choi Hyun-seok’s body.
A situation where blood continues to spurt out.
Choi Hyun-seok stared straight ahead with unwavering eyes.
‘Go.’
Finally, all the mana was gathered.
Choi Hyun-seok’s fist is moving.
Kwajik-!
The ground is sunken.
Nobilis
Type 4 – Authoritative Death
A huge storm of mana was fired.
The storm, which seemed like it would swallow everything, flew violently towards Kuan O’Brien.
Then, as if it had been waiting, a blade appeared and blocked his way.
Kwaaaaah!
The blade shatters mercilessly as it collides with the storm.
Hundreds of blades shattered in an instant.
One, behind it, there were many more blades waiting for the storm.
Chaeng! Chaeng! Kwaang!
In the end, the purple storm could not pierce the blade.
About three-quarters of it was destroyed, but hundreds of blades still remained.
“Oh my… Shit…”
Choi Hyun-seok frowned and knelt down.
I felt like my body was going to break from using too much power.
Then someone tapped him on the back.
“Nice shot.”
Choi Hyun-seok raised his head with difficulty.
“Sister…?”
Park Hyun-ah was seen smiling faintly.
“I have to show you what happens when you give a wizard time.”
Park Hyun-ah snaps her fingers.
Whoosh whoosh-!
A pillar of flame crashed down into the ground.
