Part 2, Episode 226.
“You said I… hurt you?”
“how?”
The users gasped in astonishment at that.
It was because he knew better than anyone how tough it was, as his attacks had been blocked all along.
However, the ones most surprised were not the users, but the enemies.
-… … What? She got hurt?
-huh?
“-How long has it been since that guy saw blood? He didn’t shed a single drop of blood even when he single-handedly wiped out an entire race… …”
For them, who knew that monster better than anyone as they were part of the group, it was quite a shock.
It was so bad that silence fell over the battlefield, even if only for a moment.
but.
“Now! Attack everyone!”
“ah.”
“Myeolsal! Myeolsal used its ability!”
“Kill him! Kill him first and think about it!”
“Aaaah!!”
The users, snapping back to reality at the command of annihilation, began pouring out attacks.
We can’t let a hard-won opportunity go to waste, can we?
Pfft! Swish!
It works!
“The attack works! Kill them quickly before they help!”
“This bastard doesn’t seem to have any offensive skills. He’s just a sturdy sandbag.”
“Sandbag? Ast?”
“Who the hell is cracking jokes in this situation!?”
Blood splatters.
Wounds begin to accumulate one by one on the guy’s massive body, which was like a solid, impregnable fortress.
Encouraged by that, the users raised the tension, and
-What? Aren’t you really supposed to help?
-Oh? Changing common sense… … I guess that guy is one of the four persons of interest the commander mentioned.
What are you admiring? Shouldn’t you be helping?
I’ll step up.
As if they also sensed the danger, I saw the non-human swordsman gripping the hilt of his sword and lowering his stance.
There is no way Dohyeon would just stand by and watch that.
[Sword Aura’s cooldown is over.]
[Casting Sword Aura.]
[Sword Aura gains Darkness characteristics as it is affected by Darkness Wrap.]
[The effects of the Dark attribute are additionally applied.]
[Title, ‘Darkness Destroyer’ activates.]
… … …
It’s too late.
Dohyeon, who had finished preparing long ago, burrowed into the man’s arms and swung his sword.
[Sword Aura – Casts a slash.]
[Performing Bairan Swordsmanship 4th Form, One Sword.]
—-!!
A single sword, with all energy concentrated at the tip, surged toward the open wound in the side.
Whoosh-!!
Soon, blood gushed out like a fountain.
The expression “torn” is more fitting than “slashed” for the appearance.
It was torn apart like a stuffed teddy bear from the side that was open due to the wound to the bottom of the opposite pelvis.
Taat!
Following closely behind, Myeolsal rushes in and thrusts the tip of his sword.
If I deliver the finishing blow like this, it might be over.
The moment that thought occupied a corner of my mind.
Gurgle
Is it… playing?
The guy’s wound began to regenerate rapidly.
A sense of unease felt at the same time.
The momentum has shifted.
Up until now, even though it felt like a fortress that could never be destroyed, it didn’t feel dangerous.
Even if I couldn’t kill him, on the contrary, it didn’t seem like he would die either.
One, things are different now.
[The target forcibly awakens the bloodline factor.]
[The subject’s physical body is temporarily reborn into its true form.]
[Danger! I feel the overwhelming class.]
Crunch, crunch-
The guy’s body is twitching and changing little by little.
And whenever that happens, the skin all over my body stiffens, and I get goosebumps.
Danger warning signals transmitted by instinct.
Mayongjong? Beast of the Abyss? Or something else?
I didn’t know what it was, but one thing was clear.
“Step back!”
The fact that getting closer is dangerous.
As if Myeolsal had made the same judgment, he had let go of the sword he had been swinging.
A measure to get out of the way as quickly as possible.
However, it was too late.
The moment the completely black eyes turned red and faced the two people.
[Warning! Your life is in danger.]
[Avoid!]
Because a dark red light was flashing from his mouth.
Without even looking at the notifications ringing incessantly, you can instinctively tell.
That… … if you get hit by that, you’re dead.
It was then.
[stop.]
A heavy voice descended from somewhere.
[Do not unleash that power in a place like this.]
Calm tone.
Within it lay an irresistible dignity.
-……yes.
Then, as if by magic, the black monster stopped attacking and returned to its original form.
It wasn’t just monsters.
*bows*
From the superhuman swordsman who was on the verge of pounceing, to the woman with the lion’s mane and voluptuous figure who had been leisurely watching all along.
Everyone was bowing their heads in reverence.
At that alien sight, even the users stopped what they were doing and stared in breathless silence.
Thump. Thump.
A man walked through the stadium, which had suddenly fallen silent.
Long black hair covering the nape of the neck.
Skin as white as a vampire’s and flawless skin.
His lifeless eyes and faint dark circles made him look like a ghost, and at the same time like a nobleman.
First, the momentum being conveyed was not such a noble existence.
Thump.
The sheer pressure of a slow approach weighing down the entire body.
Every single cell signals danger.
The primal fear ingrained in instinct that one could die if offended.
That’s more like a king than a noble.
Furthermore, he was close to someone who reigned as an absolute ruler.
[Warning! It is a being of overwhelming stature.]
[Avoid.]
The system is also sending warning messages to all users.
Hana Dohyeon could not concentrate on it.
[The key to the fifth Fragment of Destiny, the ‘Golden Emblem of Valor and Faith,’ reacts violently.]
[‘Token of Valor and Faith’ found.]
[This is the piece corresponding to the reverse side of the fifth piece of destiny you possessed.]
[If you possess two pieces, the sixth Piece of Destiny is born.]
‘……what?’
That’s understandable, since an unbelievable message was floating by.
“A piece of destiny?”
I did wonder why the emblem, which was the key to the fifth piece, wasn’t used to find the piece, but I never imagined a development like this.
No, putting all that aside.
Why on earth is the piece in that man’s hands!
As if answering that question, the man whose eyes I suddenly met reached out his hand.
Whoosh-
Then, the things I was holding in my hand fell out.
Instead of rolling on the floor, it remained suspended in the air.
Thanks to that, even though they were quite a distance away, I could recognize what they were at a glance.
No, there was no need to go out of your way to find out.
[You have discovered the seventh piece of destiny, ‘The Monarch’s Hand’.]
[I have discovered the eighth piece of destiny, ‘Noble Bond’.]
[I have discovered the ninth piece of destiny, the ‘Pillar of Equivalent Exchange’.]
Chess piece, brooch, coin.
Pieces of different shapes tangle together and float in the air.
and……
[I have discovered the tenth piece of destiny, the ‘Guideline of Destiny’.]
“……crazy.”
After checking the last piece shaped like a compass, Dohyeon muttered to himself without realizing it.
A sight of someone unable to take their eyes off an enemy, half-dazed.
[Is it surprising? That I have the pieces.]
“…….”
[That might be the case for you. You must have assumed that you were the only one who could find the piece. Considering you moved three years earlier than the promised day, it makes sense.]
It wasn’t one.
The only ones subject to the taboo are those bound by a promise.
[In that case, it will be fine as long as you don’t harvest it yourself.]
Unlike sleeping kings, they have been searching for pieces for a long time by incorporating various key figures of history.
That amount of time alone amounts to hundreds of years.
As a result, they succeeded in collecting as many as half of the pieces, but the remaining half were in a difficult-to-reach place.
Because they were places directly bound by fixed agreements.
Therefore,
I have been waiting only for this moment.
[May the man of prophecy appear, inherit humanity’s hope, and gather the fragments.]
“……Who are you?”
Dohyeon’s face was no longer dumbfounded.
His eyes, filled with hostility, merely flashed sharply as if ready to tear him apart at any moment.
“……No, I know who it is.”
Dohyeon’s eyes grew even colder as he took in at a glance the assailants gathering around the man.
Now that I see it this way, I understand.
Rather, I wonder why I haven’t noticed it until now.
A giant exceeding 2 meters in height with a pair of wings, and a group of five who emerged after the end of a forgotten ancient history.
Five suns and moons.
Those who exist everywhere, nightmares described as objects of terror to some, and called Messiahs to others.
and,
Those who drove the empire to ruin, imprisoned the forgotten king beneath the tomb, and transferred his thoughts.
“……It’s the Moon Spirit Pill, right?”
Oh, you recognize this? I guess we haven’t been forgotten?
-Quiet. The Captain is dealing with them.
-… … Dakan, you have no common sense.
Yeah, I’m the problem again.
As if to drive the wedge into the members’ reaction, the man called the leader twisted the corners of his mouth.
An expression that is neither smiling nor distorted.
He spoke with a face that was more than artificial, and therefore even more chilling.
It was a declaration.
[… … Yes, today the long fate of Abtartel comes to an end.]
The declaration of the apocalypse upon Dohyeon, humanity, and Abtartel.
And as if in response, a notification popped up.
[Encountered the Wolryeongdan.]
[These are the people involved in the main quest.]
[The sudden quest ‘Protect the Fragment of Destiny’ occurs.]
[Protect the Pieces of Destiny]
– Rank: Sudden Quest
– Description: Encountered another force collecting fragments.
Protect the Fragment of Destiny from falling into the hands of those with immense power. If the Fragment of Destiny falls into their hands, a Doomsday-level Continent Quest will be triggered.
– Upon quest success: Information about the Moon Spirit Group, grace period, main quest
The crucial clue for the remaining half of the key, clues related to the eye that swallowed the sky, and linked quests.
– Upon quest failure: Main quest deleted, Doomsday-level continent quest triggered across all continents
“… … Haa, I thought things had been a bit peaceful lately.”
As soon as the Guild War—a rare major event—ended, a massive bomb dropped as if it had been waiting for this moment…
No, at the nuclear bomb, Dohyeon let out a deep sigh that boiled up from deep within his lower abdomen.
I felt like I was going to lose my mind, but I had no intention of just letting myself be.
“I’ve gone through so much trouble collecting all of this, and you’re just going to snatch it away?”
That was an act that was beyond shameless—it was as if one’s conscience had completely died.
Although the chances of winning against them, the greatest catastrophe since ancient times, are slim, what Dohyeon must do is not win, but survive.
[Recognizes the existence of a person with whom you have a bad relationship.]
[Kaiser and the Target are bound by an inescapable, ill-fated relationship.]
[When the conditions are met, the ‘Field of Ill-fated Relationships’ unfolds.]
[The Book of Defiance is reading the narratives intertwined with the caster and the target to search for the appropriate power.]
[The severity of the ill-fated relationship has exceeded the standard.]
[The Transcended Bond of Rebellion is activated.]
[By strongly resisting fate, you are granted the power to defy a destiny where the probability of being killed by an opponent is highest.]
[Casting Danwolja.]
[For the Moon Commander Group only, the power of all attacks increases by 200%, and grants the Moon-Severing effect when inflicting a critical wound on a target.]
Furthermore, the Book of Defiance was even activated.
Then it’s worth a try.
As I tightened my grip on the hand holding the riverbank, a pure white light bloomed as if in response to my will.
