novelraw Chapter 304 : Honing the Blade (5)
Chapter 304 : Honing the Blade (5)
While easily dodging the half-broken scythe, Su-hyeon cut Furcas's wrist, space-jumped to appear behind her, and.
Smack!
He delivered a spinning kick with maximum power precisely to the back of her head.
Kuhak!
Then a soccer kick to the chin of the kneeling Furcas.
Crack!
Three of Furcas's teeth flew through the air.
It was truly an overwhelming difference.
In an instant, Furcas had suffered two penetrating wounds, three lacerations, and five contusions, looking utterly miserable.
"I heard you were stronger than Crosell."
Su-hyeon shook his head, looking down at Furcas who was breathing heavily.
"You don't live up to expectations."
"...!"
Furcas, having realized something, asked.
"You, did you perhaps go easy on Crosell too?"
"The old have good intuition after all."
"Don't bullshit me! That's nonsense! What kind of trick is this!"
The enraged Furcas summoned different weapons in the air instead of the scythe, showering Su-hyeon with flames, poison, chains, and mist in a fierce assault.
The attacks unleashed by the 3rd-ranked Great Overlord each contained enough terrifying power to instantly melt even an S+ rank powerhouse, but.
"Slow and predictable. I don't feel any principle behind it."
Su-hyeon's fist naturally mixed into the exchange of offense and defense, striking Furcas's abdomen.
"Kugh!"
"Sorry, but I don't have time."
Clang!
Su-hyeon's sword made Furcas's scythe even shorter.
"...!"
"Indeed."
Su-hyeon nodded, looking at the Sain Sword.
As expected, perhaps due to the material, it was a sword very suitable for him, a transcendent, to wield.
"You, what exactly is that sword!"
Furcas pressed Su-hyeon with eyes of disbelief.
"It's a sword made by refining the horn of your comrade."
"Comrade? You mean Andromalius?"
"Yes. He was a snake-loving fellow."
"......"
Cough!
Despair settled in Furcas's eyes as she coughed up blood.
'Damn it.'
The worry of how much time she could buy at this rate crossed Furcas's mind, and.
"Only one minute has passed so far."
Su-hyeon kindly informed her of the elapsed time.
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As soon as they received the message, Nebirhos, who had been waiting, gathered a large demon army including Allocer.
It took only 3 minutes to get there.
Woong!
A gigantic pentagram formation emitted light.
"Aaaaaaah!"
"Kyaaaaa!"
Nebirhos, who had sacrificed 20 demons, activated a large-scale teleport spell.
"Close your eyes if you don't want to go blind."
Flash!
There was a massive light.
Beeeeeeeep!
After a long ringing in the ears.
When the demons opened their eyes again, the [Human Fortress] stood tall, showing off its sturdiness.
But their gazes were directed elsewhere first.
"Good heavens."
The two Great Overlords were shocked at the sight of Furcas kneeling on one knee, breathing heavily, in a terrible state.
"Old hag! What happened to you!"
"Huff, hoo."
Allocer shouted, seeing Furcas who didn't even have the strength to answer.
"You've been thoroughly beaten!"
Even for him, seeing his archnemesis Furcas so overwhelmingly defeated was not a pleasant sight.
'Is Jeong Su-hyeon really that strong?'
Allocer felt cold sweat running down his spine.
Just then.
Seo Jun-seong, Min Hae-na, Lee Yu-jin, Hwang Ji-su.
Special Operations members including the four captains surrounded the Great Overlords.
"What are these bugs?"
"These bugs!"
Nebirhos's right head cawed.
"Trusting in Jeong Su-hyeon's might, even vermin like you dare to fight us?"
Thunder rumbled in the clear sky as Allocer erupted in anger.
The 5th-ranked Great Overlord Allocer.
His aura was far more powerful and heavy than that of Andromalius, who had once driven them to despair.
"...!"
"Hold on!"
But.
The Special Operations members, biting their lips and overcoming the pressure, might be afraid but did not retreat.
"Hmph."
Su-hyeon smiled, pleased at that sight.
'Now they don't lose their mental strength even in front of enemies with that level of caliber.'
It was exactly what Su-hyeon had expected of them.
"Damn it, damn it!"
Just then.
"You alone I cannot forgive, Jeong Su-hyeon!"
Furcas, who was practically half-dead, suddenly let out a thunderous shout.
"!?"
Neigh!
Her beloved horse, summoned in the air, landed on the ground with a wild neigh.
Thwack!
Furcas's thin hand ripped out the heart of the horse.
"Ugh."
"That's!"
Flap!
Furcas, who had swallowed the beating heart whole, drew a crescent smile with her blood-covered lips.
"Hehehe. You'll eternally regret not cutting off my head."
Furcas channeled all the power recovered from eating her horse's heart to activate her authority.
Whoosh!
An ominously flickering black energy swallowed Su-hyeon.
"Su-hyeon!"
"What is that?"
In the blink of an eye.
Su-hyeon and Furcas disappeared.
"Ah... that old woman. She's gone crazy, wanting to die."
Allocer clicked his tongue.
"What just happened?"
Allocer kindly answered Seo Jun-seong's murmur.
"That old hag's authority is 'Multi-dimension.' No one has ever returned alive after being dragged into that dimension."
"...!"
"Wasn't the original 3rd-ranked Great Overlord also swallowed there?"
Nebirhos's middle head said.
"That's right!"
Nebirhos's right head enthusiastically agreed.
"That's insane!"
"Whoa, whoa, getting excited won't help."
Allocer showed his palm.
"Yes, humans. This isn't a matter of power. Even back then, Furcas won by dragging a stronger demon into the multi-dimension."
"Into the multi-dimension!"
"Don't be ridiculous. If it's Su-hyeon, he'll return!"
Lee Yu-jin shouted.
"Well, maybe. He is the great transcendent, after all?"
Allocer, who had burst into loud laughter, suddenly changed his expression to a cold one.
"But until then, will you all be safe?"
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"Hahaha! You're finished now! Once you've entered my multi-dimension, you can never leave without my permission!"
The price of forcibly activating her authority was great.
Furcas, with nearly half her body grotesquely evaporated, burst into mad laughter.
"Even if you kill me, nothing will change! Acting so arrogant, serves you right, you damn puppy!"
But.
"Hmm. A delaying tactic."
Su-hyeon calmly looked around the abyss without panicking.
"You, why are you so calm? Are you putting on a front?"
Furcas, feeling anxious at that calmness, asked.
"Well."
Su-hyeon turned to her.
"If there had been three Great Overlords you brought, I would have cut your head off before you could activate your authority."
"...What?"
"But Allocer and Nebirhos? Those two, it's actually better."
Su-hyeon said.
"It's a good opportunity to confirm the capabilities of my comrades."
"...You. How do you know their names? Is that also a Secrets of the Stars?"
"Hahaha."
A smile formed on Su-hyeon's ice-cold face.
"If you're really curious, why don't you ask Eligoss?"
The true secret of Jeong Su-hyeon.
Only two beings knew it: Belphegor and his apostle, Eligoss.
In other words.
"Your caliber is insufficient to know the truth."
Su-hyeon raised the Sain Sword, and.
"...Ah."
Furcas was frustrated by the power and caliber she felt from it.
"Power... were you still hiding it?"
"There were many eyes watching, after all."
But in this multi-dimension, it didn't matter.
"Come to think of it, this isn't a dimension that specifically distorts time."
Su-hyeon said.
"How do you know that?"
Without answering that.
Su-hyeon surrounded the Sain Sword with an even more brilliant radiance.
"Then there's no need to rush."
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Allocer and Nebirhos.
The two Great Overlords, though thinking Su-hyeon wouldn't return, decided to quickly take the fortress in case of the slightest possibility.
Allocer faced the Special Operations members who rushed to intercept him.
Meanwhile, Nebirhos mobilized all his dark arts to attack the fortress.
[Don't worry about our side! We'll somehow hold out!]
Seo Jun-seong clenched his molars at Kim Cheol-han's message through the radio.
"Understood."
To tell the truth.
They weren't in a position to worry about the fortress right now.
"How dare you vermin raise weapons before me!"
Boom!
Volcanic energy exploded, blowing away the Special Operations members.
"Kuuuugh!"
Even Seo Jun-seong's telekinesis couldn't overcome that powerful repulsive force.
"My name is Allocer! The 5th-ranked Great Overlord!"
'War Lord' Allocer.
With his lion's mane flowing, burning eyes, and massive armor covering his shining red skin, his appearance was that of a mythical great warrior.
"Kyaaaaa!"
Allocer shouted, shaking his lion's mane, and.
Each time, the air vibrated, pressuring the young captains.
'He's truly strong. An overwhelming being.'
Although the nausea made him want to vomit.
Seo Jun-seong still gritted his teeth and renewed his fighting spirit.
'Haven't we been training against a true transcendent who looks down upon such demons?'
"My army! Tear their bodies to pieces and bring them before me!"
"Yes, my lord!"
The demon army under Allocer's command targeted the Special Operations members.
"We won't let them approach!"
Seo Jun-seong, Kim A-yun, Choi Min-a, and Hong In-hyeon blocked their approach by unleashing wide-area skills.
Boom!
The gravitational field, giant arms, and freely rotating iron balls that turned enemies into chunks of meat collapsed the demons' formation.
"Kill that one first!"
"That rat-like bastard!"
Whoosh!
Seo Jun-seong's telekinesis stopped the fire, ice, lightning, and magical energy bullets flying at them in mid-air and sent them back.
"Aaaagh!"
"Kyaaaaa!"
Amidst the shouts and screams.
Kim A-yun wildly swung lightning bolts and roasted the minions with electric sparrows and electric rats.
Boom!
She fired railguns at powerful individuals, turning their bodies into chunks of meat.
"That little one is dangerous too!"
"Damn it!"
Slash!
The commanders who shouted directions were invariably beheaded by Hong In-hyeon's wind blades, caught in whirlwinds, and had their limbs torn apart by turbulence.
"These guys are too strong!"
"Fall back! Only executives come forward!"
High-ranking demons reaching S-rank tried to take the front line, but.
"I won't let you go easily."
The ground under the exchanging demons turned into swamp, fog obscured vision, and mana bullets fell from above.
"Aaaah!"
"Scatter! Avoid attacks by scattering!"
Watching just four humans overwhelm the demon army.
"Useless ones. Those who can't even withstand such attacks don't deserve to call themselves my subordinates."
Allocer only let out a cold sneer.
"They may be running wild now, but how long can they keep it up?"
Before overwhelming power, a straightforward approach was the best strategy.
"This is just meaningless delay. Both those guys and you."
Allocer looked at the Special Operations members surrounding him and drew up his energy.
"Let's start with a light greeting."
Allocer had one ability close to an authority.
The power to make those who met his eyes see their own terrible death.
The hallucination was so vivid and terrifying that weak individuals might freeze up or even lose their sight.
"How is it! Can you see your death?"
Allocer looked into the eyes of Min Hae-na, Lee Yu-jin, Hwang Ji-su, Kwon Seung-yeon, Nam Tae-hoon, and Kim Ho-su one by one.
"...!"
In that crossing of gazes.
The Special Operations members saw themselves dying with limbs torn, heads fallen, hearts ripped out.
But.
"Ohh."
Not one of them stepped back or threw away their weapons.
Rather.
Clang!
Lee Yu-jin, who charged first, clashed her sword with Allocer's greatsword.
"Kuk!"
Unable to overcome the difference in strength, Lee Yu-jin flew far away but still managed to inflict the maximum penetrating scene on Allocer's body.
It was just 0.1 seconds of stiffness at most, but.
Swish!
Nam Tae-hoon and Kim Ho-su's thrusts, targeting that gap, tried to pierce Allocer's eyeballs.
"Hmm!"
Though feeling pain in his heart, Allocer forcibly raised magical energy to drive the two away, but then Hwang Ji-su's cold energy grabbed his ankle.
"Amateur move!"
The freezing was so weak it could be resolved with just one exertion of foot strength.
But while Allocer's attention was briefly directed downward, Min Hae-na, who had appeared out of nowhere, stabbed his philtrum, between his eyebrows, and solar plexus with her staff.
Whack whack whack!
"It tickles!"
But as the price for successfully landing that attack, Min Hae-na was hit by the magical energy contained in Allocer's swinging palm and flew backward.
"Kugh!"
However, Kwon Seung-yeon, who appeared quickly, succeeded in safely catching Min Hae-na by maximizing her own weight.
An exchange lasting just over ten seconds.
But Allocer frowned as he looked at the Special Operations members who withstood without any fear, each performing their role.
"The difference in caliber between you and me is like that between ants and an elephant. How can you maintain your sanity and charge at me?"
Normally, the overwhelming power difference should have made them mentally collapse and choose suicide.
Allocer had never before met humans who felt that difference yet did not retreat in fear.
"That's a simple matter."
Lee Yu-jin, adjusting her grip on the badly damaged Willow Water Sword, said.
"Because we know a being far stronger and more terrifying than you."