Part 2, Episode 251.
And Charlie wasn’t the only one to answer the call.
Click, click… … .
Grrrr-!
A vast army of undead blocked the path of the Legion of Death, which had been slaughtering the players.
However, that power was extraordinary.
“W-what! These undead!”
“My, my Legion of Death… is being pushed back? Nonsense! I’m telling you, my legion is the strongest!”
Even the Death King’s legion, recognized as the most powerful, is being pushed back in a power struggle.
The most eye-catching among them was the skeleton wearing a robe.
With every gesture, the legion grew several times stronger, and a terrible chill froze the surroundings.
Kwaaaah–!!
Whenever the magic book was read, pillars of darkness soaring from the ground swallowed the dwarves and the legions of death.
Ughhhh- Boom!
An Ogre Undead charging like a runaway tank through the aftermath of that ravage, swinging a club as massive as its own body.
His size was so massive that he could even hold his own against the commanders of the Four Kings’ legions.
“… … This is surprising. You’ve regained your power from when you were alive? No, it certainly seems like more than that. What happened? Outlaw.”
-… … .
How well I treated you! You came here to kill me after I gave you a chance?
That… … wasn’t… … an… … opportunity… … it was… … a… … contempt… …
-so?
I will… … stop… you… …
Are you planning to avenge your own people?
“… … I… … have … … no… … qualification… … for that. I merely… … light … the path… … for my Lord… … and at the end… … there shall be… … salvation… … .”
This distinctively frustratingly drawn-out way of speaking.
Since all users had gone through Sargis, by this point, it was impossible for them not to notice.
“Hey, talk! That’s the Outlaw King, right? Right?”
“What? What happened?”
“A robed Skeleton Commander and an Ogre Commander. And if they are undead that retain their living forms… could it be?”
“There is only one person capable of something like this… no, there is only one Divine Beast!”
The strongest goblin currently in existence, and considered the necromancer second only to the King of Death.
Kill the Necromancer first! The main body is weak!
“Damn it, cover me! I have to protect it no matter what.”
“I don’t know how he became that strong, but he is the only hope to stop the Evil King’s army!”
Since Hana’s own power was weaker than anyone else’s, the users were looking for the sorcerer’s location first, but… …
“……Huh? Where is it?”
“The Legion is here, so why can’t I see that goblin?”
“I can’t even see him among the undead legion?”
Strangely, unlike usual, the location was not revealed.
Even considering how chaotic the battlefield was, it was strange to think that he was always by the legion’s side.
It was then that I found the location.
The user looked up inadvertently and screamed in shock.
“Oh, look over there!”
“Crazy… Is that really the goblin?”
“No, why does everything come down from the sky?”
“More importantly, it looks like… no matter how I look at it, it’s not a goblin, is it?”
However, the appearance was completely different.
No matter how I look at it, that isn’t a goblin…
“……A dragon? A human? No, a goblin? I don’t know what form it is.”
“What’s going on?”
“Something… something seems to have happened.”
“Is that the main body……?”
Perhaps because I saw it from a distance, or maybe because the size itself wasn’t very big.
Its appearance was confusing in many ways, and since its falling speed was accelerating, there was no time to examine it closely.
However, the next moment, the users could see.
Boom!
“Phew, there’s never a quiet day.”
I’ve only ever caused trouble, but it’s been a long time since I’ve been on the receiving end like this. Are you an enemy too?
“……No, Kuku. Wait a minute. Take a close look at its appearance.”
“……Oh? What is this? This is really interesting. What happened?”
The sight of him plunging down upon Volkarn Black without a moment’s hesitation, while he was in the midst of a battle with the Sword Saint and Empress duo.
However, the result was surprising.
—–!
Even after folding his massive wings to defend himself, that sturdy Volkarn was pushed back quite a distance.
Even so, the shock was not relieved, and a tingling pain surged from the wings where sparks were flying violently.
Volkarn Black’s voice sank low.
“…Who are you? There shouldn’t have been any other member of the Black Clan who manifested a bloodline factor of this magnitude.”
-Can’t you recognize me? Volkarn. No, Brother Volkarn.
-no way……?
As he lifted the hood of the robe he was wearing, Jihad Black’s face, which had been completely hidden, was clearly revealed.
It had an appearance that seemed to have inherited the blood of both goblins and dragons, but… …
The patterns of paradox engraved across his entire face and skin, and the black magic shimmering around him, were closer to something even more ancient.
[Jihad Black manifests the bloodline factor of ‘Kaldrahen, the Ancient Dragon of Paradox’.]
-그래, 나다 이 X새끼야.
-… … ?
-Huh, what’s with the reaction? The owner told me to make sure I say this when I meet you…
Jihad Black finally awakens the latent bloodline factor.
It was the moment he returned after awakening the power of the ancient dragon.
-Kiruk, kekeruk. Whatever. I’ve become super strong, so you’d better be prepared, you damn traitor.
Although his appearance had changed, his personality remained the same, but Volkarn could not accept it as lightly as before.
Because those words no longer felt like empty boasts.
‘Ancient Dragon Kaldrahen… … .’
He is called a dragon, but his essence is not a dragon.
The primordial goblin who wielded the power of the dragon.
A being that eventually reached a level of power stronger than an ancient dragon, and thus came to be known as an ancient dragon.
But Volkarn knows.
That Kaldrahen is a great name that lives on eternally through legend.
In the previous generation of the ancient dragon of paradox, Kaldrahen was called differently.
‘… … He who killed the sin of gluttony.’
The Exterminator, Kaldrahen. That was the name from the beginning.
And now.
Going back in time, the ‘sin of gluttony,’ one of the most powerful deadly sins, and the Exterminator stood face to face in this place.
…Is that so? You visited the Spring of Origin.
Yeah, thanks to you, I remembered everything. But that doesn’t mean I’m going to let it slide just because of affection.
A moment of bitterness crossed Jihad’s face, but it was only a fleeting glimpse.
-And… … I’ve always wanted to say this whenever I see my master, so listen carefully.
Fold your wings straight, if you don’t want to die.
Jihad Black burned his eyes.
Then, a small white ball of cotton hidden inside Jihad’s robe popped out.
He glared fiercely at Volkarn as if mimicking Jihad.
-Lizariza!
It was not Barheim, but our Eliza.
And… … the fact that they came meant one thing.
Ku, kugu–
“The, the ground is shaking.”
“What is it now!?”
“Fog? Why is it suddenly foggy?”
“Wait a minute. Look at that. What is that huge thing!?”
“A snake…? That’s a divine beast!”
A silhouette of overwhelming size revealed beyond the suddenly cast fog.
It is too huge to be called a snake.
With its distinctive snake-like form that was too small to be called a dragon, the only way to describe it was as a divine beast.
“Why, Shinsoo…?”
“Weren’t divine beasts supposed to not participate in the war?”
“Then whose side is Shinsu on?”
“Please, let it not be yet another faction… No, I’d rather it be a different faction. If I’m going to side with the Executors, that would be better…”
Just as the users’ anxiety was growing even more.
“uh!”
“crazy.”
“Is this for real?”
The users’ complexions suddenly brightened.
To be precise, the opponents’ complexions brightened, whereas the executioners’ expressions were crumpled as if they had chewed shit.
There was no other choice.
Kugugu- gu-
As it emerged from the fog, the form of the divine beast was revealed.
At the same time, the figure of the man riding on it was also revealed.
“-Master, the protagonist got sick again and came late… …Huh? That’s impossible, why are you here!?”
-Liza! Liza Liza!?
“Tear to pieces and die, you filthy bastards of the abyss… … You have come, my lord. As a humble sword, I have been acting on your behalf.”
At that, Jihad and Eliza shouted in delight, and Charlie, who was cutting through the abyss more seriously than anyone else, stopped and saluted.
Their true identity is… … .
[Encountered the Ancient King’s Divine Beast, ‘Arragini’.]
[‘Arragini’ joins the battlefield as Player ‘Kaiser’s’ Divine Beast, having obtained the appropriate qualifications.]
-Arragini!
-Lizari! Liza!
“Ah, Kasin…! You have come to save us.”
“Kamen…….”
“I have been waiting, my God.”
The King’s Tomb where the will of the sheep of ‘Har’, the Dark King of ancient humanity, lay dormant.
The divine beast that had left its clone there as a gatekeeper.
Good job everyone. It’s a bit late.
It was Arragini’s main body and Kaiser, Kang Do-hyun, who appeared riding on it.
I never imagined Arlagini would be there…
I should have known when I heard that he was a being connected by a thread of fate on the Island of Divine Beasts.
Because it was full of things that unmistakably meant Arragini.
At the time, Jihad and Eliza had formed a particularly close bond with Arragini… … Even so, it is the way of nature for divine beasts not to participate in war.
Whoosh- whoosh-
I thought they might not come along, but to my surprise, as soon as I mentioned it, they readily agreed to join me.
Even if it means enduring the humiliation of becoming a human’s divine beast.
Hiss, whoosh- whoosh-
Okay, thank you.
Dohyeon strokes his back, not knowing what he is saying, but assuming it is meant well.
Actually, it was a good thing to say.
Where are you looking, Jihad?
Damn it, don’t you know the rule is to wait for a touching moment like this? That’s why you betray me.
See, even Eliza is a coward.
—… … You’re still so immature. You won’t be able to beat me like that.
-Keruk, you don’t look like you have the time for that.
I couldn’t hear the interpreter because I was busy counterattacking Volkarn, who attacked while Jihad was welcoming me.
He is the Dark King’s Divine Beast.
Because he was saying that becoming the successor of Kasiyar’s divine beast was not only perfectly natural, but actually something he wanted even more.
“Let me check the situation…”
It wasn’t just allies who were welcomed.
There was someone here who welcomed me more enthusiastically than anyone else.
“Get out of the way, you bastard!”
It was Ast, who had just been strangled and then cast aside.
The urgency was palpable in the way he shouted at Dohyeon while coughing and sputtering.
At the same time, a chilling sense of pressure felt from behind.
—… … To come out so openly into the center like this, it seems you really wanted to be beheaded. Successor.
Cardium, who had come up behind me in the blink of an eye, reached out his hand to grab my head.
With the power that shattered the Soul King’s head in a single blow.
but…….
Rustle-
-……what?
More than that, Dohyeon’s sword was faster.
As soon as Cardium’s hand reached out, his wrist was severed.
It happened literally before I even had a chance to notice.
“I can see it now. Your movements.”
Is it because it happened so quickly?
Or was it the shock of having one’s hand severed by such a light flick of the index finger?
-what……!?
Cardium’s pupils widened rapidly.
A look showing not even a hint of the composure that had been displayed until now.
-How could you… my power…
Did I realize it belatedly while speaking?
A look of disbelief crossed Cardium’s face, and at the same time, a spine-chilling laugh came from behind him.
[Kuh… … Khahahaha! Is that so. You have completed it, O Vessel. The Sword of the God-Slayer… … No, your God-Slayer!!]
[… … A dangerous aura. Watch out, Immortal.]
[Khahahaha! Caution? Why should I be careful? This energy, this tingling sensation… How long has it been since I felt the sensation of death! I admit it, Vessel. Your sword that surpassed even Archeon!]
Ignoring the guy who was bursting into maniacal laughter as if delighted by something, Dohyeon slowly grasped the Cheonbyeon.
“I don’t know anything about ‘Sinsal’ or whatever….”
Then, a dark red light rippling violently settled upon the riverside and transformed into a sleek long sword.
At first glance, it looks like an ordinary dark-colored sword.
The blade was split, and the surface of the sword was even burned as if struck by lightning, but there was no weapon more magnificent than this.
[+15 True – Thousand Transformations transforms into the form most suitable for manifesting the Life-Shattering Sword.]
[Resonates with the Mythic-grade signature swordsmanship, ‘Life-Shattering Sword,’ to unleash its true power.]
[The unique accessory ‘Seal of the Path of Hegemony’ is activated.]
[The power of the ability constantly increases, and the higher the grade of the ability, the more its power is strengthened.]
[Casting Life-Shattering Sword – Annihilation.]
Let’s take a hit first.
Dohyeon grinned and swung the Cheonbyeon.
