Strongest Existence Becomes Teacher

Chapter 266: The Ones Beyond Humanity

Glimmereach Castle,

Inside the shattered wedding hall, silence spread for a brief moment after the dark energy dome dissolved into countless black-pink particles and vanished into the air.

At the center of the ruined stage stood Dex and Maya.

Or rather—

The beings now wearing their bodies.

Their appearances had changed completely. Pale light-blue skin covered in glowing purple veins, four eyes with pitch-black sclera, long horns extending from their foreheads, and white hair streaked with traces of black corruption. Even the air around them felt distorted, as if reality itself disliked their existence.

Ron and Lia stood frozen.

Neither of them could fully process what they were seeing.

Then the Abyssal inside Dex’s body finally spoke.

Its voice was calm, deep, and utterly devoid of humanity.

"Who summoned us?"

The question echoed throughout the hall.

One of the Vassel knights fighting Maera, Selene, and Drevin immediately stopped and answered proudly, "It was our master Paul who summoned you both! He is currently outside fig—"

Shnk.

The knight’s head suddenly slid off his shoulders.

At the same instant, the other two Vassel knights were also cut apart before they could even react. Their bodies rapidly melted into black corruption, dissolving into foul-smelling smoke until nothing remained.

The one responsible—

The Abyssal possessing Maya’s body.

She slowly lowered her hand and coldly asked,

"Did we give you permission to speak?"

Maera, Selene, and Drevin’s eyes widened in shock.

Those three Vassel knights had been powerful opponents who managed to hold all of them back together.

Yet they were casually erased like insects.

The Abyssal in Dex’s body spoke again, his expression completely emotionless.

"Now..."

"Speak properly."

"Who summoned us?"

At the other side of the hall, Valeriana and Hans had already stopped fighting to observe the horrifying situation.

Valeriana’s grip on her sword tightened.

Sweat formed on her forehead.

This pressure...

The two Abyssals were only emitting power around the level of five-star warriors.

But the dark mana surrounding them completely suppressed her own mana.

It was suffocating.

She felt weakened to an absurd extent, as if her strength had been forcibly dragged downward.

I can barely even use three-star level power...

Nearby, even Hans no longer looked calm. His usual foxy smile remained, but nervous sweat trickled down the side of his face as he immediately knelt.

"Your Excellencies..."

"We, the Vassel, are the ones who summoned you into these suitable and superior bodies..."

The Abyssal in Maya’s body slowly tilted her head.

"Suitable...?"

"Superior...?"

Her voice carried clear displeasure.

"You should choose your words more carefully, human."

She touched her own arm with visible annoyance.

"If these bodies are truly the best..."

Her gaze shifted directly toward Ron and Lia.

"Then why are bodies of extreme flame and extreme wind standing right there?"

Everyone’s eyes immediately turned toward Ron and Lia.

Hans’s foxy eyes widened fully for the first time.

He bowed even lower.

"We attempted to use their bodies first... but complications occurred. Your possession failed, so we had no choice but to use the current vessels..."

The Abyssal in Dex’s body narrowed all four eyes slightly.

"...I remember."

"We failed to possess them."

His gaze settled onto Ron and Lia.

"What exactly is special about you two...?"

The moment his eyes focused on them, Ron and Lia felt an overwhelming pressure crash onto their bodies.

Their breathing nearly stopped.

It felt as if gigantic invisible hands were crushing them from all directions.

Fear and helplessness.

But then—

Both of them activated Iron Pulse almost simultaneously.

Their mana synchronized with the rhythm of their hearts.

Boom.

Boom.

Boom.

The pressure was still there.

It was still overwhelming.

But now their minds became sharper.

Focused and somewhat calm.

Lia wiped sweat from her forehead and forced herself to speak.

"...Who are you?"

Ron steadied his breathing and added,

"And what is your motive?"

The Abyssal in Maya’s body showed slight surprise.

"...Interesting.They really are a bit special."

"Ordinary humans at their level of strength wouldn’t even be capable of speaking under our pressure."

The Abyssal in Dex’s body nodded once.

"Very well."

"If you insist..."

"We shall introduce ourselves."

Then the Abyssal inside Dex’s body finally spoke.

"We are what your kind calls... Abyssals."

The next words that came from his mouth sounded utterly incomprehensible.

"#%&#... and &*@#."

The moment the names were spoken, Ron and Lia felt a strange ringing inside their heads, almost like their minds rejected the sound itself. Even Selene flinched slightly as the strange language distorted in her ears.

None of them could properly understand or pronounce it.

"...What?" Lia muttered in confusion.

The Abyssal inside Maya’s body looked at them with slight amusement.

"Our language is too complicated for humans."

The Abyssal in Dex’s body continued calmly, "In your language, the closest equivalent to my name would be... Ul."

He then glanced toward the female Abyssal.

"And her name would be Si."

Ron steadied his breathing and asked again, "What’s your motive?"

Ul looked at him without expression.

"To do whatever we desire."

The next moment—

He vanished.

Ron’s eyes widened.

He couldn’t even follow the movement.

Boom.

Ul’s kick slammed directly into Ron’s stomach before he could react. The impact bent Ron’s body instantly, and he shot backward like a cannonball before crashing violently into a stone wall.

Cracks spread everywhere.

Ron coughed blood immediately.

"Ron!" Lia shouted as she instinctively surged her dusk-pink mana. Even though her strength had been heavily suppressed by the dark mana, she still forced herself forward.

Right now her mana output barely felt comparable to a two-star warrior.

But before she could even reach Ul—

Si appeared behind her.

The Abyssal grabbed Lia effortlessly from behind and stared into her eyes with all four black-sclera pupils.

"What exactly makes you special...?"

"Let me go!" Lia struggled violently, trying to break free.

For a brief moment Si loosened her grip—

Only to suddenly seize Lia’s wrist and hurl her across the hall.

Boom.

Lia crashed into the same wall Ron was embedded in.

Dust exploded outward.

Si tilted her head slightly.

"...That was fun."

Her expression changed subtly.

"When I threw the girl... I felt something."

She looked toward Ul curiously.

"Did you feel it too?"

Ul remained expressionless for a moment before nodding slowly.

"I did."

"It seems these bodies... hate the two brats."

Si blinked her four eyes thoughtfully.

"But at the same time..."

"I also felt something weak."

"A pathetic feeling telling me not to harm the girl."

Ul folded his arms.

"That weak feeling must be what humans call love."

"I feel it as well."

His gaze landed on Ron and Lia again.

"It seems the brats share blood relations with our current vessels."

Meanwhile, Maera, Selene, and Drevin quickly regrouped beside Ron and Lia.

Ron slowly stood while holding his stomach, still coughing lightly.

"What do we do...?"

"We can’t escape them."

Maera immediately crouched beside them.

"I have something from Professor Zane."

Both Ron and Lia froze.

"...Professor Zane?"

Maera nodded.

"He’s alive."

"And he’s the reason we’re here."

"He’s currently outside the palace. I’ll explain everything later."

For a brief second, hope appeared in both Ron and Lia’s eyes.

Maera then took out two purple pills from her pouch and handed one to each of them.

"Professor said to use these when the time comes."

"He called it something to even the odds."

A smirk appeared on Maera’s face.

Ron and Lia exchanged glances before nodding.

Then Maera reached into her size-reduction bag again and pulled out their weapons.

Ron’s black spear.

Lia’s straight white sword.

"Don’t forget these."

The two took their weapons firmly.

Then—

Without hesitation—

They swallowed the pills.

Mana immediately began stirring violently within their bodies.

Ron tightened his grip around his spear while Lia slowly raised her sword.

Maera, Selene, and Drevin also stepped forward, preparing themselves for battle.

Across from them, Si smiled darkly while staring at Lia.

"I’m going to tear you apart, little girl..."

"...and uncover what makes you so special."

Beside her, Ul silently looked toward Ron.

The air between both sides grew heavier.

The battle—

Was finally about to begin.