00087 <-- Episode 87 Karen Inasius (4) -->
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A small clearing in the forest where two revolutionary heroes clashed.
The place had become a grand ruin.
Broken tree trunks and uprooted giant trees are scattered everywhere, as if large-scale logging had taken place. The land has been ploughed so much that you could expect a good harvest if you just sowed the seeds.
Seongshihan and Karen Inasius continued their fierce battle, dancing a loud dance of destruction.
Every time the silver halo and the blue vortex intersected, an explosion shook the sky. The thunder of human hands reverberated for kilometers.
Kwakwakwakwang!
The meaning of choosing this empty space to avoid causing a commotion was meaningless. In fact, the residents of Glam Village were shocked and asked if this was a bolt from the blue.
Of course, neither Karen nor Shihan cared about such ‘minor’ details at all.
“Taaaaat!”
With her spirit flowing out, Karen relentlessly pushed the deadline. She took control of the situation with her silver chains and thoroughly exploited her opponent’s weaknesses with her advanced fighting skills.
Seong Si-han responded by changing his fighting skills one after another. Depending on the situation, he calmly trades offense and defense using the King’s Skill, the Heavenly Skill, and the Dragon Skill.
Shihan clicked his tongue as he brandished his sword.
‘You’ve really gotten stronger, Karen.’
The current Shihan was not hiding his skills. Just like when he had overwhelmed Zexenguard, he was using all of his full body fighting skills and using the Dragon King and the Overlord.
But it was only a matter of not being pushed back. The immortal witch, who had revealed her true colors, was clearly a stronger opponent than the Earth Destroyer.
But that doesn’t mean I was particularly anxious.
‘… … It’s just as strong as I expected.’
It was not the expression of someone who was being driven. Rather, it was a gaze that seemed to be trying to dig into something.
Karen felt it too.
“How long are you planning on seeing me, Sihan?”
She swung her arms, speaking cold words. A chain of red, blue, and white moons appeared, shooting out as many as twelve lines. The power of fire, lightning, and cold spread out as countless chain rains.
It would be difficult to block all of those attacks with just the throwing weapon. Shihan took a step back and stamped his foot.
“Speculation, Aurora!”
A huge pattern of light was etched across the ground. A blue curtain of light covered all the moonlight chains flying in the air.
This curtain of light, shaped like the light of the polar regions, the Aurora, is softer than silk, harder than steel, and is a destructive power that shatters everything it envelops. Even the Moonlight Chain, which is comparable to the fighting steel, has difficulty handling it.
Indeed, all the attacks melted away like dew in the air.
“Oh my, Aurora? It’s been a while since I’ve seen it.”
Karen, however, didn’t seem to care at all whether the chain melted or not.
She flew up, laughing bitterly, and punched the curtain of rippling light straight into her.
Kwakwakwakwa!
The ripples of light began to shatter and scatter as the overlapping aurora shattered. Her bare fists were far more powerful than the moonlight chain.
“Tch!”
Clicking his tongue, Shihan rolled his feet once more. The battle line changed and the curtain of light became elastic, absorbing Karen’s punch.
Woohoo!
The curtain bends violently, as if someone had punched a rubber sheet, but it doesn’t break through.
Karen stepped back into the road and stuck out her tongue.
“Wow, this is really a delicate speculative operation? Can we do this kind of thing now?”
The power of the speculative force itself is clearly not what it used to be. Right now, Shihan is only using superhuman-level speculative force to fight her.
Yet Karen was ultimately unable to break through the curtain of light, which was made up of far less speculation than before.
Unlike a dozen years ago, it is no longer inferior to the Seven Heroes of the Revolution in terms of technology!
“… … I can’t even harass you anymore, saying that there is nothing left to speculate on.”
Karen shook her head without hiding her admiration. Then she squinted her eyes and a creepy glint appeared.
“How about we start showing off our power little by little?”
Up until now, Sung Si-han has not shown any of his true abilities. He has not shown any of the true powers from his time as a savior of the other world, and is only fighting as a superhuman-level swordsman.
She had her own guess as to why.
“Isn’t this enough of an appeal for the past ten years?”
***
Seong Si-han let out a hollow laugh.
“… … Is that how you misunderstood it?”
It seemed that Karen was deliberately fighting with a controlled level of speculation to show how much she had been sharpening her sword of revenge over the past ten years.
It was a natural guess for her, who remembered the other-worldly savior from the past.
“What if that’s not the case? This can’t possibly be all you have.”
Karen continued, frowning.
“You’re not planning on pretending to give in and trying to get something out of me, are you? Only Zexengard would be stupid enough to fall for something like that, right?”
“It was already a good hit with the Zexen Guard.”
Shihan shrugged. Karen gave a blank expression, then chuckled. Then her expression hardened.
“… … As expected, it was you, Shihan, who dealt with Zexenguard. Well, it’s not like a person with that personality would suddenly abdicate.”
“Knowing that fact means that even while staying in a place like this, you were already obtaining all the information as queen.”
“Are you feeling better now? My head didn’t work this well before.”
“I guess my performance improved after getting hit hard on the back of the head!”
Without saying a word, Shihan suddenly flew forward. Taking advantage of his mental opening, he immediately deployed his Dragon Sword and slashed upward with a large force!
“Ta-at!”
He lifted the dragonfly, which was several meters long, onto a human body that was less than two meters tall. Naturally, the fighting spirit split the ground and scooped up a pile of dirt.
For a moment, a cloud of dust enveloped Karen’s vision.
“A meteor shower!”
Dozens of spears flew towards her like spears. It was an exquisite attack that left no room to dodge. The spears of light pierced Karen’s entire body in an instant.
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Dozens of holes were drilled into the beautiful woman’s body, and blood gushed out like a fountain.
“Ugh!”
Karen groaned and stumbled back, but she did not fall.
He looks horribly like he has holes all over his body, and he smiles with his head held high.
“You still like surprise attacks?”
All wounds begin to heal rapidly. The blood that has flowed back into the body flows back, and in a matter of seconds, all the penetrating wounds that were fatal disappear.
In an instant, Karen was back to her original, clean appearance. Aside from the hole in her clothes and a faint trace of blood, she appeared to have never been injured.
Shihan stuck out his tongue.
“Still, the regenerative power is incredible. Zexenguard was finished off with one hit.”
No, it seems like the healing speed is faster than before. During the Revolutionary War, wounds didn’t heal that quickly.
Karen rubbed her neck and grumbled in disbelief.
“Are you saying that the Zexen Guard was hit to this extent? It really doesn’t seem to have improved at all compared to ten years ago.”
“That guy really seems to be just playing around.”
Karen smiled wickedly and asked in response to Shihan’s question.
“But I’m not as gutsy a fool as Zexengard?”
Unlike Zexenguard, she expected Sungshihan to return.
“The world’s greatest savior is sharpening his sword of vengeance, how could I be lazy?”
Karen took a stance, balling her fists. Her eyes shot out sharply as she shouted.
“Now, use all your might! Use the mighty power of the Floor Master, the God-level Sword Hier!”
“Ah, that’s… … .”
Shihan looked embarrassed and tried to avoid the situation.
“I have some personal reasons… … .”
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“what?”
Karen blinked.
“All your speculation and magic power were blown away by the wind that transcended dimensions?”
“Hey, it’s not like it was all blown away, it’s recovered a lot… … .”
Seong Si-han muttered as if making an excuse.
She was so obviously disappointed that it was almost guilt-inducing to watch.
‘… … This isn’t it?’
What should I say, it’s like being a husband who lost everything investing in stocks and then making excuses in front of his wife.
‘Wait a minute, I don’t have to make excuses?’
She has always been like an older sister and mother to everyone. That’s why I unintentionally got caught up in the atmosphere.
“Although I haven’t fully recovered… … .”
Once again, Shihan’s face hardened.
“I have no problem taking care of you right now, Karen.”
Karen also returned with a cold face.
“It doesn’t matter, Shihan. The result won’t change anyway.”
With a calm face, Shihan glared at the beauty in front of him.
I fully understood her current abilities. And I came up with an answer after considering the variables.
“It got stronger, but it was still at the level I expected. This is enough.”
The blue light flowing from Shihan’s entire body began to gradually change color.
“I’m going to see the end now.”
The dark blue currents surrounding the body rippled and rose, mixing with the murderous intent. Karen, who recognized the dark speculation, smiled brightly.
“Are you only bringing it out now?”
Karen Inasius, the true and strongest prince and prayor of Terranor, the Pope of the Moon.
The best fighting technique to deal with her is neither the Pacheongi, the Doryanggi, nor the Paewanggi.
Seong Si-han spread his entire body’s speculation like fog in all directions.
“Honcheongi!”
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The form of the Pacheongi, Doronggi, and Paewanggi is largely similar, even though the flow of the fighting techniques is different. These fighting techniques that have reached a high level all appear as a clear light of the heavens.
But the Honcheongi was different.
Black smoke was rising from Sung Si-han’s entire body. Dark air currents were billowing and spreading across the ground, slowly expanding their territory.
It wasn’t just the color that was black.
Just looking at that black speculation brings an instinctive sense of dread. Is that what the breath of a demon from hell feels like?
Alita, who was watching from afar, muttered without realizing it.
“The time limit seems more like a villain… … .”
It looked even more so when compared to Karen, who was covered in holy silver all over her body. Even Zenon, who worshipped the Holy One, nodded absentmindedly.
“Wow, definitely… … .”
Karen chuckled as she listened to their conversation.
“People still don’t react well.”
Shihan grumbled, his temper rising.
“There’s nothing we can do! Honcheongi is originally a fighting technique like that.”
The sacred arts used by priests are the power of God, a holy miracle. And even if the priest becomes corrupted, that holy energy does not change or anything.
The Honcheongi is the power to suppress the Holy Light, so naturally it cannot help but contain the energy of the reverse heavens. It is simply a matter of attributes.
“Where is there any good or evil in the energy itself? If you’re going to judge it that way, are dark clouds evil and the blue sky good?”
With a grumble, Shihan blew the celestial sphere into the claymore. The blade turned black and transformed into a black blast of steel.
Silver light and thick darkness spread around the two people. The two currents begin to fight for control of the area. The tension gradually increases.
Without saying who would go first, the two flew at the same time.
Karen strikes first. She unleashes a flurry of punches and kicks, swirling towards the deadline like a storm.
“Do you think I don’t know about Honcheongi? You can’t kill me like this, Shihan!”
“Is that really so?”
With a cold sneer, Shihan drew up the energy of the celestial sphere. He swung his sword horizontally and released a cloudy darkness.
“Honcheongi, dusk!”
A thick black cloud rose and covered Karen’s head. She raised her right hand.
“Chains of the White Moon!”
The divine chain shot through the dark clouds. Karen waved her arms. Her intention was to shake off the divine power through the chain and disperse the clouds.
But it wasn’t easy.
Instead, the chain was caught in the dark clouds. It didn’t end there, it was contaminated with darkness and the black air current rushed towards her in return!
‘no?!’
In a hurry, Karen threw away the moonlight chain. Time passed and began to attack.
“Taaaaat!”
A torrential downpour of blades poured down from all sides. With each blow, darkness followed, gnawing at Karen’s holy light. Her expression hardened.
‘This, this is… … .’
Her holy light is not destroyed in one blow. It is clearly holding up well against the time-limited Honcheongi. No, that is what I thought.
But as time goes by and we exchange opinions, I realize that it was an illusion.
‘The Honcheongi… wasn’t like this!?’
It wasn’t the old celestial sphere that covered everything at once like a tidal wave. Slowly, like clothes getting wet in a drizzle, it was slowly but surely suppressing her divine power!
“Ugh!”
Karen’s expression became urgent.
The suppression of divine power does not simply mean that the power of divine magic is reduced. The decline of divine power means that the priests themselves, who are the ‘tools of God’, are suppressed!
“You’re slow, Karen!”
With a smile of conversion, the black slash of the timer passed over Karen’s thigh. Blood sprayed out, causing her to stumble for a moment.
I immediately activated the healing technique, but… … .
‘Recovery is slow.’
The wound heals slowly. It cannot be erased instantly like usual.
The battle continued. Karen’s body gradually became covered with wounds.
Her skills are still intact. She still displays exquisite martial arts that have reached a new level.
However, the physical ability that is the basis for this gradually declines. As a result, wounds gradually increase, and since the wounds do not heal immediately, physical strength decreases even more.
It was a vicious cycle.
In the end, Karen allowed herself to be dealt a fatal blow. The blade, which she was unable to dodge, sliced off her right arm.
“Ugh!”
The severed arm flew away, spraying blood. Karen backed away frantically, her face grimacing in pain.
But even in the midst of all that, like a veteran, he didn’t just give in.
“Chains of the Red Moon!”
A dozen or so chains of flames were shot out towards the pursuing Shihan. Shihan immediately took a defensive stance and cut down all the chains.
The moonlight chains were dyed in darkness and scattered in all directions. The vast divine powers bestowed upon the chains were also scattered in all directions.
But thanks to that, Karen got some breathing room.
She quickly shot a small chain with her flying arm. The chain wrapped around her arm and dragged it back. The severed wound reattached itself and began to regenerate at a frightening rate.
In just a matter of seconds, Karen had her severed arm reattached. Shihan stuck out his tongue.
“Oh my god, is it possible to regenerate to that extent even after being contaminated by the Honcheongi?”
Karen broke out in a cold sweat as she wiggled her fingers.
My arm was still attached to the road, but I had no feeling. My fingers didn’t move properly. I still felt a sharp pain.
“… … Was there such a usage in the Honcheongi?”
“It wasn’t like that ten years ago. But I wasn’t just playing around, was I?”
In the past, the celestial energy of the other world’s savior was a huge pressure. It was a storm that crushed and neutralized the opponent’s divine power all at once.
But now it’s different. It’s like dark clouds bringing rain.
Even if you avoid a direct hit, it will gradually wet your collar like a falling drizzle. And once your collar gets wet, it won’t dry right away no matter how much you wipe it.
Karen knew how to play it that way.
“This is like… … my plague bless?”
“That’s right, Karen.”
Shihan replied.
“Inspired by your divine magic, the blessing of disease.”
