〈 Rapidly changing situation (3) 〉
It did not take long for the entire clear sky to be covered with black clouds of unknown origin.
Kugu Palace—
In that sudden situation, even the demonic cultists who had grown up through the mountain warfare battles had no choice but to momentarily lose their gaze to the sky.
Even though this place is Beijing, which is notorious for its evil scenes, I have never heard of such a strange event happening before.
“…That?”
Yayul-hwan, a Cheongimaseon who was busy preparing for the ceremony, also looked up at the sky with a stern expression on his face at the obviously abnormal phenomenon.
Dealing with the climate was not something that could be done on an ordinary level.
And to bring about such a dramatic change so quickly…
A list of candidates who could cause this phenomenon quickly ran through his mind.
But there is only one object left at the end.
Haven’t you heard about this phenomenon that is happening just recently?
Since I couldn’t see it in person and only heard about it, I thought it was a bit of an exaggeration…
“The devil.”
An unidentified monster that calls itself the Demon King, kills the Heavenly Demon, and not only takes over the headquarters of the Heavenly Demon Church, but also completely devours the remaining foundations there.
With the appearance of an unexpected variable, his vigilance soared to the extreme and his senses became sharper.
‘…This isn’t just a phenomenon caused by magic. A dense magical energy that even forces natural phenomena. How can demonic energy of this purity exist in this world?’
His sense of crisis as he sensed the thick energy filling the dark clouds set off an alarm.
It was not just a magical power, but a power closer to the origin of the concept of death, and at that level, it was at a level where it should have been confined to the bottom of hell, which we had only heard about.
But something like that was roaming around the world in broad daylight…
rumbling –
But the situation didn’t even give Yayul-hwan a chance to come up with any countermeasures.
His eyebrows twitched as he felt that the connection he had used in a special way to communicate with his subordinates outside of Beijing was being broken.
“Huh Jinbeop…? No wait. Could it be that they used those clouds to build a formation in the sky?”
Disruption of space due to artificial elements.
Now, those under those pitch-black clouds could neither ask for help nor go outside without the master’s permission.
A gasp escaped his lips at the manifestation of the mystery on such an absurdly large scale.
[“You really have a good eye for seeing.”]
And as if answering his self-talk.
An unfamiliar voice echoed throughout the space.
[“Hehehehehe—I never thought they would all be gathered here.”] A
sinister laugh that seemed to have come straight from hell.
The gaze of those who had been looking towards the sky was forced to fixate on a certain point in the air.
It had to be that way.
Creepy—
how long had it been there?
Under a sky covered with dark clouds.
There was an absolute being who floated leisurely as if dominating the world and looked down arrogantly on the ground where they were.
“…!”
“…Hmm.”
Those who recognized him, giving off an overwhelming presence as if the density of space was different, took a few steps back without realizing it.
Demons who went through hellish training and even some kind of surgery to castrate their fears were no exception.
A stiff body, cold sweat running down, goosebumps all over the body.
It was not just a matter of facing a life-threatening situation, but an instinctive response to an unknown threat that stimulated the soul.
[“Okay then.”]
In the silence filled with such chilly air.
The being spoke again in a humorous tone.
[“Try to please me once. “You lowly insects.”]
It was the moment when the devil from another world and the last remnants of the Heavenly Demon Church met.
***
There is an image of the final boss that is often roughly depicted in media.
Not only does he have overwhelming charisma, but he also has a sense of weight, so he doesn’t move carelessly and leaves most of the work to his subordinates.
‘Actually, there are competent subordinates, but it would be unseemly for the boss to take care of them all personally. It’s also inefficient in many ways.’
And that was exactly what Hans was seeing right now.
“Demon Slayer Blockade Gaijin!”
[Kkkkkkkkkkakkakkakkakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakak—!]
“Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkakkakkakkakkakkakkakkakkakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakak!] “What the hell is that? “What kind of harmony is this!”
[Slaughter! For those who do not follow the king, there is only death!]
“What…! “Not only is he using the same martial arts skills he had when he was alive, but he is also maintaining his ego?”
[Kill it! Kill!]
A large-scale war broke out out of nowhere in the middle of a deserted demon landscape.
The demons and the undead collided, and the jiangshi collided.
Even in such a mess, Hans was just quietly nodding his head as he surveyed the situation with his arms crossed leisurely.
‘I still can’t quite feel it. It seems like something is going to happen…’
Hans, the Immortal King, was a particularly special individual among the avatars.
His military power itself can be said to be the highest among all avatars, but his true value is not limited to his personal combat power.
An army of countless undead under his command, the Lord of Death.
His true power was not only his large number, but also his enormous power, which reached the point where he was at the pinnacle of a dimension that reached transcendence as well as the extreme.
In fact, wasn’t it because the previous immortal kings were able to conquer the continent because they all had that ability?
‘Of course, unlike Outerika, who inherited the legacy of the previous generation, there are limits to the undead that can be controlled in the Kangwhan world, which does not have a strong foundation…’
But that is now a thing of the past.
The Heavenly Demon Church is said to be the largest, strongest, and worst force in the Kang Hwan world in name and reality.
By absorbing even the blood religion that was considered the most powerful through strong magic, and devouring their enlarged power, what he lacked was fulfilled to the extent of overflowing.
“Ugh, it’s breaking through! “Hurry and bring in more Jiangshi!”
“Nonsense! Our school’s teaching techniques are the best in the world! If the level of materials were the same, there would be no way to fall behind… But why is there such a difference?”
“No, rather, isn’t that a monster poem produced at our school? “It must have been produced using the same process, but what is this gap?”
It seems that the shock was as great as their pride in being the best, so the witch doctors who were handling the jiangshi all screamed and pulled out their heads.
It has to be that way.
Gangsi who appeared to be of similar level clashed, but each time, only the gangshi they dealt with were unilaterally destroyed, so it was natural.
‘I’m sorry, but it’s not the same.’
To be exact, the material was the same as they thought.
Most of the lectures he is making now were all swept up from the Gaehwa Palace at the headquarters of the Heavenly Demon God Church.
The difference was due to the presence or absence of additional processes that followed.
‘If I could have used Auterica’s magic reagent, it would have been more perfect, but not being able to use it is not a big problem for this body. Above all, there is also the power of the abyss, which is almost like an almighty for the undead.’
In any case, the process using reagents was not very suitable for mass modification work.
Now, the abyss that can be treated like hands and feet was injected into the jiangshi and strengthened using necromancy as a medium.
That was the whole story of what was happening now.
‘Plus… I also gained new abilities in the process.’
〈Individual Information〉
-Individual name: Hans
-Race: Undead (Immortal King)
-Common characteristics: 「Mind Herb」 「Persona」 「Supernatural Strength」 「Nervousness」 「Xenoglossy」 「Strongness」 「Limit Breakthrough」 「Mimicry」
-Individual characteristics: 「Heart of the Immortal」, 「Unholy Sage」, 「Taboo Truth」, 「Way of Magic」, 「Eye of the Abyss」, 「Magic Control」, 「Lord of Heaven」 -Special
Information: ‘Heart of the Immortal’ filled with the essence of the Abyss. ‘ and became the Immortal King, a disaster on the Outerica dimension. As I realized my godhood, my weak divinity began to germinate. All restrictions on the undead are relaxed due to “Lord of the Reverse Sky.”
「Lord of Yeokcheon」 was an ability acquired by studying the corpses of the Heavenly Demon and the Secretary and later starting to work in that field in earnest to create Gangsi.
A skill that contributed greatly to completing the Karma Gangshi and remodeling the Gangshi of Gaehwa Palace.
Undead under this influence will now have strong resistance to divine power, which can be considered a weakness.
‘…And maybe in the future, we might be able to ignore the barrier between dimensions and move the undead of this world to another place.’
I don’t know if the acquisition condition was to gain divinity as an undead, to completely master the undead manufacturing method of another world, or both.
Now, it wasn’t such an important issue.
“Hoo? “It’s finally done.”
Thanks to the skill that alleviates ‘all’ restrictions, I can now do things like this.
“uh? What? “Aaaah—!”
“What?! Why is our Jiangshi suddenly…!”
“That idiot lost control! Everyone, stay alert! If you think that doesn’t work, use the Dark Souls section! “If you’re not careful, all the Jiangshi will end up crossing over to that side!”
The camp of the magicians turned into chaos in an instant.
A group of jiangshi gathered on one side all turned around, and some of the shamans who had been giving instructions just a moment ago were torn apart.
But even for a moment.
As black flames ignited from the amulets taken out by those whose control was shaken, the Jiangshi hacking, which had been proceeding smoothly, began to falter again.
‘It’s a consumable that temporarily enhances control. What’s good? As the difficulty increases, the speed at which your proficiency increases will also become faster. Let’s see how long I can hold out?’
In fact, their capabilities were already far beyond our expectations.
This place is in the middle of Beijing, even called Demon City.
It was once a blessed land where the Dragon Heart was located and the center of the world, but now it was a cursed land that had become a black hole that sucked the energy of the world.
“Hmm, but no matter how I look at it, they don’t seem to be greatly affected by it.”
It didn’t matter to me since I didn’t use energy in the first place, but aren’t they all beings of this world?
However, Hans, who quietly examined their energy using the “Eye of the Abyss,” was soon able to understand the reason.
‘…Right. Is that also the effect of sacrificing a dragon child? Come to think of it, I heard that even in the Shaolin Temple, the internal strength of those who fought against the demonic cult was shaken.’
Apparently, this was also an extension of that.
After scanning them with narrowed eyes for a moment, his senses expanded and he scanned all directions in an instant.
‘found. Zhuge Hui-mi and Zhou Kang-in are both safe. Plus there are others… seven in total? ‘You’ve collected a lot.’
Of course, we had to find the dragon children anyway, so it was not a bad thing and it saved us a lot of hassle.
After confirming the target’s location, he turned his gaze and looked elsewhere.
To the place where the strong people are.
All the demonic cult masters who had been sent out of the main temple, including the one-eyed old man Demon Sword Demon Emperor, whom I had encountered once at the Shaolin Temple, were here.
Not only humans, but also high-level strongmen who were said to have been taken out.
‘That’s… I see. Is that a river poem that Lord Gaehwa created using blood demons? I think there are five or six Jiangshi of Hwa-gyeong level. ‘How long have you been preparing?’
This is a world where conflict is endless and death has become a daily routine.
A world where even experts who would not have died easily in a peaceful state often get caught up in fights and die.
It wouldn’t have been that difficult to find a high-ranking corpse.
‘And the author is Yayulhwan, a soldier of the Demonic Cult.
Hans’ eyes turned to the person who was looking up at him with a stern face.
An old man with a long, pure white beard and the appearance of a immortal.
But the power vaguely felt within his body was never easy to see.
No matter how you look at it, the amount of energy was more than a thousand demons.
Even considering that he was a magician and not a warrior, it was a bit excessive.
“Right. “You are not human.”
Hans was able to figure out the cause without difficulty.
The corner of Yayulhwan’s mouth twitched at the words he blurted out while looking down arrogantly.
“Hehehe, it’s normal for everyone. Isn’t that also true that they are not human? No, it’s actually worse that way. From the looks of it, it doesn’t seem to be a living being at all.”
The old man’s pupils, which had turned bright yellow, split vertically and gave off a strange light.
Even the Heavenly Demon barely noticed it until after the fight had progressed to some extent, but Hans’ head tilted when his carefully prepared camouflage was immediately seen.
“Hmm? Is it really a dragon? “Why is the dragon in Demonic Bridge and not Geumgo Island?”
“That’s what I’m going to say. It looks like you came from another world. Why did you come here? The world is already collapsing. “There won’t be anything to gain.”
A situation in which only questions continue without answering each other’s words.
As the conversation drawing that parallel line continued a few more times, Hans’s expression slightly frowned.
In fact, it was rather strange to obediently answer the questions asked by the enemy.
In other words, this conversation is completely normal and there is nothing strange about it.
I am fully aware of that fact.
But…
‘…Are you a little upset?’
Because of his appearance as an absolute powerhouse, he tended to appear relaxed, but strictly speaking, his patience was not very long.
In most situations, I found the answer on my own, so there wasn’t much to be patient about.
‘Then why am I having a peaceful conversation?’
If you have the answer you want, wouldn’t you just force it to come out?
If that doesn’t work, just open your mind like you normally would.
Hans, who had regained his original intention and gathered his loose mind, nodded heavily.
There was no need to delay any more time.
‘Come out.’
At the same time as his will moves.
Rumbling—
Suddenly, the ground below, covered in shadows, began to rumble loudly.
And immediately after that, a figure slowly walked out from within, as if through the darkness of the floor.
‘Cheonma.’
With an unrecognizable face and body shape that is very familiar to those present.
The bodies of those who were closely watching the strange phenomenon that suddenly occurred were shaken by the unexpected situation.
“It’s been a while, soldier.”
“…Cult leader? “I heard he died…”
“I guess I heard nonsense somewhere. “I’d better rip out the tongue of the guy who brought that information. Isn’t this okay?”
His soldier, Ya Yul-hwan, was no exception.
No matter where you look, the Heavenly Demon looks the same as before, raising the corners of her mouth and looking around.
As if showing off his health to his subordinates who froze when they saw this.