Chapter 206: The Great Evil (5)


    Kuuung!!


    A fox-shaped demon revealed itself, brushing off the silver energy. It was a fox with silver fur, and its size was enormous. The malevolent energy it exuded was beyond imagination. The nine tails it possessed radiated an overwhelming presence.


    The space was filled with its presence.


    Silver energy swirled around. As soon as the nine-tailed fox revealed itself, the phenomenon urred.


    ‘This is the Great Evil.’


    Its presence was beyond imagination. Lee Seo-ha nced to the side. Ershil was still preparing. Seo Ga-yeon as well. Sung Han-byul was protecting them, possibly due to Seo Ga-yeon’s mental signal to stand by on the other side.


    “What are you going to do?”


    Kim Seo-hyun asked with a trembling voice.


    Lee Seo-ha responded while resting the ck Heavenly Demon Sword on his shoulder.“I have to kill it.”


    “That’s so like you, Seo-ha.”


    Kim Seo-hyun said with a faint smile at his response.


    [Kuhaha! Pathetic fools! You dare to show off without knowing your ce!]


    The silver malevolent energy spread in all directions. The ce where the cave once was began to change. The silver energy was confusing the surroundings and altering thews. Breathing became a bit difficult.


    For a Transcendent, they could turn the surrounding space to their advantage without needing to reveal their mental image. That’s why lower beings couldn’t make Transcendents flee just by grouping together.


    Instead, the arrogant ones justughed and killed.


    Swaeek!!


    The silver light surged. Although it was a simple attack of swinging its tail, Lee Seo-ha and Kim Seo-hyun quickly widened the distance in surprise. The fox’s tail aimed directly at Lee Seo-ha. It seemed to judge that the most dangerous one here was Lee Seo-ha.


    ‘Well, it did destroy the barrier, the Four Seasons, that it was so proud of.’


    The Energy of Defying Heaven. Its attribute was the worst match for the Illusionary Evil.


    He leaped into the air. Adjusting direction with his ck Wings, he infused power into the ck Heavenly Demon Sword.


    Whoosh!


    The ck mes engulfed the ck Heavenly Demon Sword. The Spirit amplified the Nyeom. The Myeolchun, summoned from the mental image,bined with the Conceptual Stat Alchemy and revealed itself as golden lightning.


    He wrapped Myeolchun around the Autumn Sword.


    ‘I’m still awkward with dual-wielding.’


    It still felt awkward.


    He maximized the “Golden Hand (S).”


    He swung his sword at the fox’s tail that was chasing him. The fox’s tail retracted, and the silver energy began to condense.


    Kwaaaang!!


    The explosion echoed, causing his hand to tingle. He adjusted his blood cirction with ck God Martial Arts while keeping his eyes forward.


    ‘I feel three times the strengthpared to before.’


    Speed and strength—everything had increased more than twofold. The density of the malevolent energy was also overwhelming. It was not something that could be easily denied.


    [If you attack one by one, I can kill you all in an instant.]


    The fox growled. Its voice overflowed with dense killing intent.


    [Gathering together is really annoying.]


    A small sphere formed at the tip of its tail.


    [I was thinking of capturing you because of your pretty face, but I’ve changed my mind.]


    The density was beyond imagination.


    It was hard to deny it all at once with the Energy of Defying Heaven. The immense malevolent energy swept over everything.


    -Be careful! It’s a spell called Moonlight Ind! It’s a sound-attribute beam attack, strong enough to devastate any hill!


    Eternal Heaven spoke quickly.


    Lee Seo-ha immediately approached Kim Seo-hyun, wrapping his arm around her waist.


    “Se-Seo-ha! W-We’re in the middle of a battle! Can’t this wait untilter…?!”


    “What are you talking about?”


    He wrapped his body with ck Wings.


    He wasn’t worried about Seo Ga-yeon or Ershil. Sung Han-byul was over there.


    Sung Han-byul gritted her teeth and unleashed her talent. Normally, it would be hard to block even one attack from a Transcendent, but she had infinite mana. She built a barrier and infused it with mana. It was simple and straightforward, but in the current situation, it was the most effective method.


    Kwaang!


    The beam shot out. The beams that spread in all directions twisted and struck everywhere. He blocked what he could with his ck Wings and dodged the rest.


    -The attacks are too simple?


    -Of course! The opponent is a master of illusions. In cases like this, even just mastering defense and illusion makes them invincible. Or escape techniques! But when fighting someone like Seo-ha, both defense and illusion are bound, so it’s natural for them to appear weak!!


    Eternal Heaven spoke excitedly.


    It was then.


    The fox opened its mouth.


    ‘It’s buying time…!’


    Lee Seo-ha realized that he had encountered the most worrisome situation.


    The silver malevolent energy gathered in front of its mouth at an incredible speed.


    This was on apletely different level than before. It was absorbing mana from everything around it by confusing them. It was called a natural phenomenon, but if an illusionist of Daji’s level became one of the Great Evils, such a thing was possible.


    ‘How troublesome.’


    Breath.


    He knew best how strong that power was. After all, one of the forces that constituted his body was the dragon race. Lee Seo-ha quickly sprang into action.


    Bang!


    He pushed off the wall, leaving Kim Seo-hyun behind.


    Whoosh!


    He held up the ck Heavenly Demon Sword. It was filled with ck mes.


    Crackle!!


    He held up the Autumn Sword. It was filled with Myeolchun.


    Leap.


    Holding both swords, he activated the Conceptual Stat Alchemy.


    Runes of eleration, strength, reinforcement, support, leap, light, defense, me, lightning….


    Lee Seo-ha supported himself with all kinds of runes.


    And then, the Conceptual Stat took shape.


    Saaaa───.


    As he was engulfed by the ‘something’ surrounding him, a form appeared behind Lee Seo-ha.


    It was the massive head of a dragon, formed of shadows. Its eyes gleamed, casting a red light as it red at the enemy.


    [Dieeeeeee!!]


    The silver breath was unleashed from Daji’s mouth. The density was overwhelming—so much so that even the Energy of Defying Heaven couldn’t fully negate it.


    In other words, this breath was proof that only I could block it among those present here.


    Lee Seo-ha crossed the Autumn Sword and the ck Heavenly Demon Sword. The ck mes and Myeolchun merged. Although the two powers had different natures, they intertwined and fused because they both belonged to me. The other runes supported me.


    He activated 「Surtr’s Great Strength (S)」. The form of a giant rose across his body, enhancing his strength.


    But even then, he couldn’t afford to be careless.


    He gritted his teeth.


    The breath approached.


    The silver sh swept over Lee Seo-ha. The power of the breath was on par with a nuclear bomb, a product of science.


    Could he block it? No, he had to.


    “Nooooooo!!”


    He heard someone’s shout.


    Gritting his teeth, he gripped his sword.


    A beatter, the dragon’s form shed with the breath.


    ──────────────────!!!!


    An overwhelming force shed, even erasing the sound.


    The impact of the breath, which could forge stars, and the power that enveloped the world, exploded, shattering everything in the cave and even blowing away the mountain that once stood above it.


    Moonlight poured down.


    Under the moonlight, a boy staggered to his feet. His hoodie was gone, revealing the perfect physique beneath what seemed to be a short-sleeved shirt. But his whole body was in shambles.


    Daji flinched at the sight.


    [You withstood that?]


    The power of the breath.


    The force that forged stars was not something a human could endure. It was a power that could only be borne by those who had transcended by rebelling against the will of the world, possessing a rank forged through their own story.


    “Hmph…”


    Lee Seo-ha smirked as he lifted the ck Heavenly Demon Sword.


    His body was heavy. He wanted to let go of his consciousness and copse immediately. But he couldn’t afford to do that.


    ‘Reinforcements might arrive.’


    He didn’t know if those reinforcements would benefit someone else. Viins and Mines might flock, or heroes could arrive.


    The sh of breath and form was so immense that those nearby, as well as those at the association, would have noticed. They might think Transcendents were fighting.


    They might be fleeing for their safety.


    So, no matter the oue of this fight, even if the enemy retreated, he had to bring it to a conclusion in some way.


    “……”


    He took a heavy step forward. Daji’s eyes filled with fear.


    Daji,


    She didn’t know how to fight such a battle. Her specialty was illusions. Her opponents would struggle to escape the illusion, while she would work to deepen it.


    So, Daji would cast defensive spells and win the fight by disorienting her opponents. She didn’t know how to fight an enemy who was neither affected by her defenses nor her illusions.


    She didn’t know how to fight an opponent who risked their life, unaffected by all her tricks.


    So.


    [Come forth!! Tongcheon Cult Leader, Munjung, Ten Heavenly Armies!!]


    Daji shouted inmand. Then, the moonlight descended. Cloud-like figures, wrapped in moonlight, appeared around Daji. There were fifteen of them.


    Four of them were of the highest rank, while eleven were of a high rank.


    [Kill him!! Kill him now!!]


    Dajimanded her subordinates.


    ‘Please, give me a break.’


    Lee Seo-ha mumbled internally as he prepared for the next move.


    -Master, let me step in.


    ‘What, step in?’


    Not yet. The stage for ck Heaven to step in lied a little further ahead.


    Kang!


    Lee Seo-ha stabbed his sword into the ground.


    He focused calmly.


    「Apostolization (S)」 was a talent that allowed one to bestow their power upon others, making them apostles.


    And this talent had one more function.


    Apostle Summoning.


    [Come.]


    He amplified Nyeom with Spirit. The Nyeom, amplified by Spirit, crossed the space and reached those who had received his power.


    Wooong!!


    The ck Heavenly Demon Sword vibrated. From the ground where the ck Heavenly Demon Sword was nted, the space split, and familiar forces were felt.


    “Whoa, isn’t that Daji? The first one who escaped from the Tower of Dreams… Wait, why do you look like that?”


    [……Ha Seong-hwi? Why are you here?]


    “A lowly creature dares to harm the body of the Heavenly Demon….”


    “You should die a hundred times to apologize to the Heavenly Demon.”


    “The 50 members of the Dark Heaven Army. We’ve all gathered under the Heavenly Demon’smand!”


    -I’ll show you what power a 72nd-ranked demon holds.


    -Don’t worry about defense; I’ll give you more than enough for all the salmon I’ve eaten until now.


    Those who had answered Daji’s call stopped.


    Because opponents of equal or greater strength were now facing them.


    “All of you present here.”


    The gazes around him focused on him.


    [The will of the world is watching you. Your narrative grows stronger. Your rank increases slightly.]


    [The demons of the Boundary are watching you. The gaze of the Great Evil is upon you.]


    [The gods of the Hundred Temple are watching you. The God of Struggle blesses you.]


    [A priest of the ck Sunpares you to a masked man with admiration.]


    […….]


    He saw countless blue windows appear.


    Lee Seo-ha pointed the ck Heavenly Demon Sword at Daji and said,


    “Kill the enemy.”


    “We obey the master’smand!!”