Episode 999 There Is No Death (2)
The Hiaremar Inland Sea is drawn in by the gravitational pull created by Nekbael.The regular murmuring of the waves soon disappears, and countless water droplets separate and rise from the surface of the sea.
The corrupted air draws a fierce circle around Nekbael.
Gooooooh… … !
A life-shaking resonance pierced the eardrums, causing tinnitus.
For the first time since the Red Dragon Sarkandra, an Ancient Dragon appeared on the continent.With the exception of Akand and Verden, who had a connection to the primordial dragons, no one else had ever encountered even an adult dragon, let alone an Ancient Dragon.The shock of facing an Ancient Dragon they had never seen before—an intent far greater than that of an enemy—soon turned into indescribable astonishment.
“house owner.”
Isabella, having witnessed a post-apocalyptic landscape different from what Verden’s destruction had created, gazed at the dark radiance emanating from the mouth of the ancient dragon.
“You can’t dodge this.”“Verden!”“Just watch out for the aftermath.”
Verden exhaled black flames. The raging fire that endlessly burned the heart’s infinite magical power flowed out.
I’ll offset it.
Immediately after casting super-level magic, a vulnerability inevitably arises.
Akhand, clearly within Nekbael’s attack range, did not even react. He appeared to be acting as if he would neither defend, attack, nor evade.
He is restraining his actions, but since I cannot trust him, I cannot ignore him either.
If all three of them manifest super-level magic, it amounts to turning their backs on Arkhand.
Whoosh!
Vangelis, believing Verden’s judgment to be reasonable, moved the staff imbued with the magic
Isabella summoned [Endless Myriads] and held it in her right hand. Being the weakest among them, she sought an opportunity to intervene by finding a loophole in the situation, which she did not know how it would unfold, with her keen eyes.
Unlike the other two, Tearel hesitated for a moment, then, as if resigned to the situation, slammed his arms down forcefully, raising a magnificent wall of waves.
Whoosh.
Verden, who was closest to Nekbael, lifted [Interis] into the air.Then he clasped his hands together.
Super-level magic is the crystallization of the magical path.
When facing the first king of the human world in the rift between worlds, Verden, who was unaware of the 8th rank, cast as many as four super-rank magic spells in succession.
It was the wrong method.
It was only after reaching the 8th rank that I understood the proper usage of Super-Rank Magic. For the Super-Rank Magic possessed by Verden, the single strike is paramount. Onemust devote all magical power and mental strength to focusing solely on that intent, leaving absolutely no room to use Super-Rank Magic from other magic paths.
There is no meaning in ultimate magic twice.
Once in the Magic of Destruction.Once in the Magic of Infinity.
Verden, who has pioneered two magic paths, is permitted to use Super-Tier magic twice. If he uses it beyond that, its efficiency and power drop significantly.Since he recently used Super-Tier magic of Destruction on the Empress, he currently has only one left.
The annihilation of reality.
With Verden as the reference point, a horizon spanning tens of meters in radius blazed with black flames and madness. The seawater being dragged toward Nekbael disintegrated.
Dahit Wesroel, the original owner of Manghwa, was limited to the 7th rank.He removed the stability of the magic circuit using the super-rank magic
That is why the demonic path of the dead fire could not surpass the 7th rank.
Since Dahit was not destined for the 8th rank in the first place, he could not seize power beyond that even if he broke through the limit rank.The distance to the 8th rank was simply too great to overcome the realm of the upper 7th rank and the process of mastering the concepts of magic entirely through shortcuts.
Pure 8th-rank
Only Verden can advance into the untrodden territory remaining as a possibility in imagination. At this, all of Dahit’s memories whispered deeply.
Yes, you are extinction.
Buryed in the flames of the Manghwa, Verden moved his two hands, which were held tightly together. His eyes flashed. The power of annihilation, condensed not once but three times, soon slipped out of Verden’s control.
Blazing darkness surges, temporarily erasing even space itself. It surges and surges. The energy of Nekbael, rooted everywhere, is unable to resist and is being swallowed up by annihilation in an instant.
And then───the sound stopped.
Breath of sorrow.
Nekhbael spat out the darkness of corruption toward the Inland Sea of Hiaremar. A shadow of death conceptually different from the flames.
Soon, the Dragon’s breath and Verden’s super-level magic drew close. Before they could even touch, a dark flash of light exploded in an instant.
Night appeared in the inland sea of Hiaremar.
Kwaaa
The life force, having rotted and lost its purity, eventually vanished; this annihilation occurred because the magnitude of the life force seeking to destroy was too great, exhausting its strength and scattering away. Asthis process continued to repeat, Verden and Nekbael engaged in a fierce battle.
A powerful aftershock struck the inland sea before the clash of forces had even ended.
─────! ──! ──────!
The flow of the source dominated by Vangelis was shaken by the weight of the aftermath.
“I’ve never seen a power clash of this magnitude before……!”
Although decades had passed since Vangelis reached the 8th rank, he was significantly lacking in combat experience against his peers. Not only were there few beings of the 8th rank even across hundreds of years, but he had never had any reason to clash with such enemies.Above all, as the 7th Great Demon King, Vangelis could not simply take on such a risk without any valid reason.
The clash between Verden and Nekbael aroused intense excitement in Vangelis and clearly revealed his weakness.
Crack.
It might have been different if the range had been a little more limited, but since the surroundings had to be protected extensively, the density of the magical power was insufficient to block it completely.
A heavy gust of wind squeezed through the weakened currents of magical power.
Whoosh!
The wave barrier of Tearel that protected the ships was rapidly wearing away.While remaining constantly aware of Akand, it was impossible for her to protect such a large number of people from a shockwave of this magnitude without taking any damage.
The thickness of the wave barrier thins faster than Thearel recovers.
‘Oh no, only about half are survivors… … huh?’
Phew!
I’ll help!
Suddenly, Isabella reached directly into the waves and unleashed the magic
‘what?’
Just before collapsing, Thearel’s waves were partially reinforced.
Half of the burden placed on Tearel was transferred to Isabella. I looked at Isabella’s face. Although she was struggling and bleeding from her nose, she was clearly using the same magic as Tearel.
That’s impossible. How could you… interfere with my magic?
Tearel, flustered as if unable to understand Isabella’s magic, recoiled at the darkness that flashed through everyone in an instant.
The Breath of Grief and
Finally, the crashing waves and afterglow turned the ground beneath the feet of the transcendents.
* * *
Kugugugugugugugugugugu… … .
A hole was made in the inland sea.
The seawater that had spewed up into the sky turned into a shower and fell on everyone’s heads.Subsequently, a giant shadow drew near to the surface of the water.
Kuuuuuung!
Nekbael, having landed at the edge of the unrecovered sea cliff, thrusts his head forward, his eyes shining with an eerie glow, without sinking.
Manghwa’s super-level magic has almost no recoil.
Even while controlling the seething flames, Verden did not avoid that gaze.
[World Tree… … .]
Nekbael exhaled through his nose and observed Verden closely. Having pierced through the source of the magical power residing in his heart, he twitched his scales.
[… … is different. Essentially, it is more than that.]
Kwaaaah!
Nekbael stomped his foreleg. It was the place where Akhand had been. Amidst the splashing water, Akhand walked across his forelegs.
[What is this being.]
“It is the one who will realize my destiny.”
[The Apostle’s… … .]
Akhand settled on the crown of Nekbael’s head as if to show off.Nekbael growled and expressed genuine displeasure, but in the end, he did not try to grab Akhand and throw him away.
Is it a master-servant relationship?It looks close to that.
Nekbael’s very existence seemed to be subordinate to Akhand. It must be the inherent power of the Old King, not Akhand.After all, an Apostle of Destiny signifies a chosen being who has received power from ‘you’.
I only waited for Nekbael, but the wait was worth it.
Akand said.
“We will be able to wage an equal war. Even more so than the wars of the Transcendents of the past.”“Is that your mission?”“My Xerion Empire will be rebuilt.”
He looked at Verden, Vangelis, Isabella, and Thearel in turn. Despite the passage of about eight centuries, he boasted of his youth and solemnly declared.
I will send a messenger in 21 days.
Arkhand, aboard Nekbael, looked down upon the continent that had chosen resistance.
There will be no war until then.
The wings of the Four Dragons stirred up a gust of wind. Nekbael, carrying Akand, rose into the air and prepared to leave the Inland Sea of Hyaremar.
This time, it wasn’t blocked.
Akhand was not the most threatening entity in the ancient Xerion Empire. Verden felt this reality more acutely than anyone.Further engagements would only result in losses.A separate plan must be devised to subdue the Evil Dragon, which had regained the power of the ancient dragon from its lifetime.
Since our thoughts aligned logically, there was no need to find a point of agreement.
Hmm.
Vangelis stroked his short beard as he watched Akand and Nekbael move away and soon disappear from his sight.
There are many discrepancies with the information the Luas religion has been hiding all this time.
Vangelis criticized.
“These bastards are useless.”“The Arnach Empire protects about half of the Western Continent with its formidable military power, the Akenad Sorcerer Nation succeeded in stabilizing unstable spatial coordinates, and as for Eon, not to mention his cure for the Bloodcry Plague, he is even the focal point of the Alliance of Transcendents. In reality, all the Theocracy has done all this time is establish the Order of the Holy Law and weed out traitors through the Inquisition.”
Tearel listed the achievements of the great powers while folding his fingers. Having stayed in the Great Hall for quite a while, he had heard a fair amount of things.The Luas religion had recently failed to prove its status befitting a world religion.
“They say the Pope is still a bit frail, the Saint is inexperienced, and the Saintess is nowhere to be found. Without a Divine Being, we can’t really exert our power. Verden, just establish a religion yourself.”“Hahahaha, that wouldn’t be a bad idea. Since the Lefragium Magic Tower is obsessed with mysticism, I could just put forward the First Magic Tower and claim the number one ranking.”“Ahaha…….”
Vangelis and Thearel had said it as a joke, but Isabella felt a pang of guilt inside.
Verden naturally shrugged his shoulders.
It certainly seemed that the influence of becoming a god was spreading subtly, butsince he had never once revealed his divinity on the continent, there was no reason to react whenever the words faith and religion were mentioned.
But what is the Provider doing?
I’ll have to look into it later.
“Gaju, so what do we do now?”“We have no choice but to get ready.”
Akhand said he would send a messenger in 21 days and cease the war, but he did not say he would not pull any tricks.
Track down Akand’s whereabouts.Gather forces centered around the Alliance of Transcendents. AlthoughVerden has rallied at the World Conference, the international community, which has been disrupted by a traitor, must be re-established to prevent its collapse.
Verden said to Vangelis.
“You probably have a lot you want to ask me, but let’s put it off for now. I have a mountain of work to do.”“Right, I suppose we should schedule a summit first.”“But you know what?”
Tearel expressed doubt.
“Why is Verden Vangelis’s brother?”
The relationship between Verden and Vangelis regarding the first Demon King is unknown to the public. Not yet… If it is revealed that Eon and the Demon Kingdom have a relationship beyond an alliance, the international community will be extremely wary.
Vangelis answered without changing his expression.
“Since I became an 8th-tier transcendent first, it shouldn’t be such an awkward expression. And we are alike, too.”“Alike? Our consciences…….”
Tearel narrowed his eyebrows, then snapped his head as if sensing something. The remains of marine life killed in the aftermath of the battle were floating.A large fish with its head smashed was floating, bleeding profusely.
It was then.
with a splash!
It suddenly went underwater and swam through the Hiaremar Inland Sea. It was not rigor mortis, nor was its nerves stimulated.Though headless, it roamed the sea perfectly fine, as if it were alive.
“……Isabella.”“That fish isn’t dead.”
Isabella’s keen eyes visualized the essence of a headless moving creature.
I’m alive.
The creatures that were supposed to be corpses disappeared into the sea one by one. Only then did they understand Akand’s true intentions.
There is no death.
As the ancient king was completely released from his seal, death vanished from the entire continent.
* * *
Death has vanished. It is still impossible to gauge what kind of chaos will arise on the continent. I ordered Eon’s intelligence officers to conduct a swift investigation.
Adrian is said to be rapidly recovering from injuries sustained in the southern part of the Eastern Continentwhile training the main elite forces of the Alliance of Transcendents in Highlandia alongside Master Vendie and Oathbearer Yurion.
There is a lot of bad news and good news.
In the ownerless land, Verden led Eon together with Alpha. There were more than a few problems piled up, commensurate with the time spent away.Verden acted as the leader of Eon and sought to restore its strength.
However, a single piece of news greatly irritated Verden.
[saint?]
“The Saint… killed the King of Ronia?”“I happened to capture him alive and personally handed him over to the Commandment Execution Unit, but…”“It was so sudden… I couldn’t stop it.”
Serlo and Rateon, who had returned to the ownerless land before Cain, reported everything that had happened to Verden and Alpha with their hands behind their backs.
“Right, the Luas religion…….”
As silence fell, Rateon, who had been keeping his head down, glanced around cautiously.
It seems the Pope and the Saint taught incorrectly.
Verden put down the confidential document.
“Then I have no choice but to teach it.”
