Chapter 238: Rune of Devour (Part 2)


    The Devouring Parasite was dead, and the 10th wave had ended.


    The men holding his limbs showed no sign of letting him go.


    ‘I needed to warp the ck Scythe… That was the only way I could escape the Survival Game as promised… Damn it!’


    His carefullyid ns had fallen apart thanks to these lunatics.


    Grinding his teeth, Soso’s frustration didn’tst long.


    When he saw the ck Scythe smiling ominously at him, a shock ran through his entire body.


    ‘D-Does he know…?’


    It wasn’t just his imagination.


    The ck Scythe was clearly mocking him.


    As if he knew everything.


    ‘And those guys who restrained me…?’


    Could it be that they were acting under the ck Scythe’s orders?


    Suddenly, everything clicked into ce.‘So, he knew everything, even the n to force him to warp to the Celestial Realm?’


    That had to be the case. Otherwise, there was no reason for them to hold him this far away.


    “Haha… I’m totally screwed.”


    A hollowugh escaped Soso’s lips as he bit down hard, feeling utterly defeated.


    Surely now, it was the ck Scythe’s turn to step in.


    He’de to exact his revenge.


    ‘Do you really think I’m going to just sit here and take it?’


    The anger Soso had been suppressing began to rise.


    Recalling an item in his inventory, his hand instinctively grasped for it—a Warp Tome.


    ‘If I can’t warp the ck Scythe, then I’ll just have to warp one of these guys instead.’


    His left hand, still restrained by Yang Chiwen, was forced to clutch the book.


    “La Crasi Betanium!”


    “……”


    He shouted themand confidently, but there was no reaction.


    ‘W-what? Wasn’t that the spell?’


    People around him started giving him strange looks.


    “La Crasi Betanom!”


    “……”


    “La Cresh Betanome!”


    The more spells he uttered, the more attention he attracted.


    “What’s he saying? That guy?”


    “Isn’t he the one we thought was acting weird earlier?”


    “Did he get hit in the head during the fight or something?”


    “I knew there was something off about him.”


    Despite the mocking whispers, Soso desperately tried to remember the correct incantation.


    ‘Damn it, what was it? Betanom? Betanome? Where did I go wrong? I’m sure I had it memorized!’


    His head felt foggy with panic.


    He had to get the spell right before the ck Scythe intervened.


    ‘I’m being watched! He’s going to stop me!’


    Before it was toote, he needed to remember the right words…


    ‘Ah! I’ve got it.’


    Soso pressed the book to Yang Chiwen’s body and shouted the spell.


    “La Grasi Betanom!”


    At that moment, a dark, purple light flowed out from the gem embedded in the book.


    The reaction was immediate—the spell had worked.


    ‘Yes. Now, at least I can send someone to the Celestial Realm…’


    Soso’s thoughts were abruptly interrupted.


    A violet hand shot out of the gem and grabbed Yang Chiwen’s body.


    “Kyaaaaah!”


    Crack—Crack!


    As Yang Chiwen was sucked into the gem, the sound of bones shattering echoed around.


    Crack—Snap—!


    When the horrifying noise finally stopped, Yang Chiwen’s body had been entirely absorbed into the gem.


    ‘W-What… What just happened? What did I just witness?’


    Though his left hand was now free, Soso stood frozen, unable to move.


    ‘D-Did he warp to the Celestial Realm? But it looked way too painful to be a simple warp…’


    Before he could think further, the nightmare continued.


    “Aaaaaah!”


    “Kuh, aaaaah!”


    The gem began to emit more purple hands, which grabbed Dark Soul, Jang So-wee, and the Spaniard by their heads, pulling them in.


    One by one, their bones cracked as their bodies were sucked into the gem.


    Crack—Snap—Crack!


    Soso, too, was no exception.


    Thud!


    A demonic hand grabbed Soso by the leg and dragged him toward the gem.


    Crack—Crunch!


    “Argh! S-Save me…!”


    The excruciating pain didn’t stop until Soso’s entire body was fully absorbed into the gem.


    Once it was done, there was nothing left but the stunned yers, staring in disbelief at what had just happened.


    “Did I just see what I think I saw?”


    “Didn’t those five people just get sucked into that gem?”


    “What the hell just happened?”


    As the yers stood dumbfounded, the book rose into the air of its own ord.


    Hummm—


    A blood-red magic circle formed around the book, and with a quiet pop, the gem separated from the book.


    “What is that?”


    “Wait, what’s happening?”


    “Is it… growing?”


    The gem started to swell like a balloon, expanding until it was asrge as a person.


    Inside the gem was a dark silhouette.


    The figure inside looked human.


    Crack—Crack!


    The surface of the gem began to fracture, before finally shattering into pieces with a loud crash.


    With the shards, a new entity emerged.


    [It’s been a while. It feels good to breathe the air of the human world again.]


    It was a demon with bat-like wings and a long, swaying tail.


    ——————–


    Michael hurriedly sought out Gabriel.


    He wanted to know whether their n had been executed.


    [So, how did it go? Have you made contact with the yer Nemesis selected?]


    [Of course. Everything went ording to n. I met with him and gave him the Demon’s Resurrection Book. I told him it was a tome that would warp someone to the Celestial Realm.]


    [Did he believe you?]


    [He did. He didn’t even suspect a thing.]


    ‘Damn. So Gabriel’s n went off without a hitch.’


    This was bad news.


    If the yer they manipted used the resurrection tome on the ck Scythe, that would be the end.


    Even the ck Scythe couldn’t survive if he was sacrificed to the tome.


    Seeing Michael’s concerned expression, Gabriel reassured him in a calm voice.


    [Don’t worry, Michael. Everything is proceeding smoothly.]


    [Is there no chance of failure?]


    [Who do you think I am? I specifically told him that the tome had to make physical contact with the target to activate.]


    [So he’ll get as close as possible before using it, right?]


    [Exactly. The truth is, the tome works within a 10-meter range, but I made sure he thinks it requires contact.]


    When the manipted yer used the tome, everyone within a 10-meter radius would be absorbed into the gem as a sacrifices.


    Even the ck Scythe wouldn’t be able to escape.


    [If all went ording to n, the ck Scythe’s soul should now be in the hands of a high-ranking demon lord. Since it was the yer who used the tome, even if they tried to argue, the demon lord won’t hold a grudge.]


    [That’s true.]


    Although he responded affirmatively, Michael’s expression didn’t rx.


    He was concerned, not because of the demon lord, but because he was worried about the ck Scythe’s fate.


    [You’re still worried?]


    [You made sure to conceal the item’s true details, right? The description and activation word? Everything was passed on correctly?]


    [Of course. Before giving him the tome, I saved a copy of the item’s information window. Want to check it?]


    [Let’s do it.]


    Nodding, Michael pulled up the information window of the item that had been given to the yer, the one Soso had received.


    Demon’s Resurrection Tome


    Type: Consumable


    Grade: Godly


    Effect: Summons the Incarnation of a Demon Lord


    Usage Restrictions: Master rank or higher


    Description: This item consumes the sacrifices within a 10-meter radius to summon the Incarnation of a Demon Lord. However, the incarnation will only have 1/100th of its true strength.