The Player Who Stands Above All

Chapter 299

Sernia did not bother to answer Lee Shin's confident declaration that he would kill him.

Activating magic by moving the immense mana from the Dragon Heart.

If one had to say, that could be called his answer.

The reason Sernia had responded to the conversation with Lee Shin was not because he was wary of him.

It was just to confirm the will of Muel, who had been his family, and to listen to his last wish.

Therefore, unlike when he had killed the Sword of Heaven a moment ago, Sernia intended to kill Lee Shin with sincerity, not as a light prank.

Believing that it was a mourning for Muel.

And that was why he couldn't believe it.

"Hmm, it's more bearable than I thought."

The fact that his attack had been blocked by a mere human.

A fierce golden rain falling from the sky. On the outside, it looked like an incredibly beautiful sight, but the truth was not so beautiful.

Because each and every one of the small golden lines falling from the sky now had the power to easily pierce through steel.

A mass slaughter magic that could melt a huge army into a pool of blood in a single breath.

"By the way, it's quite pretty. Ah, was this some kind of consideration? Like, if you're going to die, you might as well see something pretty?"

Lee Shin was taking it, smiling as if he were enjoying it.

At first, Sernia was flustered by the unexpected situation, but seeing the transparent energy flowing around Lee Shin, he could roughly grasp the situation.

-Is it a technique from another dimension called a protective aura?

"Correct. It's my first time using it, but it's quite effective."

Since it wasn't something to hide, Lee Shin readily answered Sernia's question and smiled.

As if to say that it wasn't a joke that it was his first time using it, Lee Shin was moving his fingertips here and there, testing the protective aura.

The transparent aura changed its form into a blazing flame and a flashing lightning, matching Lee Shin's touch.

-I see. It seems Muel has truly entrusted everything to you.

"What, so you thought he sent me to appeal to your emotions?"

-Yes, I thought so.

His everything, a request made with his life on the line, no, a last will created by sacrificing his life.

That was all Sernia thought Lee Shin's role was.

But it wasn't.

"Well, since all the guys you've seen so far have been like that, it's not unreasonable to think so."

What Muel had sent to Sernia was not a dagger for suicide, but.

"But now you know, right? That what I've been saying until now wasn't a lie."

Grin-

A sharp spearhead falling to cut his neck.

"If you understand, then stop this prank and come at me properly."

-...Yes, I understand.

Sernia, who had realized that, took a stance for the first time.

Creak- creak- creak-

At the sudden movement, his entire body, which had been used only to maintain his existence, screamed.

Sernia's eyes, noticing that, turned self-deprecating.

His only friend would have pitied him for being like this.

So he must have prepared such a guy and sent him to him.

But he had no intention of changing his choice.

Even though he knew it was a path that would ruin himself, he intended to stick to this path until the end.

And with Sernia's strong will, an intense mana spread.

He didn't use any particular magic, but the mana, filled with a strong will, was enough to encroach on the surrounding space.

And Lee Shin, watching it, thought.

'As expected, one step is missing.'

If Lee Shin's current realm was LV. 9, then Sernia's realm could be described as the one above it, LV. 10.

And he was in the realm of those called demigods, who had even surpassed the realm of the absolute.

'Is it natural? Since the one behind that golden dragon is the great God.'

Lee Shin let out a small laugh inwardly, having a slightly frivolous thought.

Although there was no god behind him, a single huge star was proudly rising.

And a star with a pretty nasty personality at that.

While Lee Shin was having such thoughts, the aspect of the golden rain in the sky changed slightly.

It became thicker, rougher, and more numerous.

And all of it flew toward Lee Shin with hostility.

Lee Shin looked at the golden rain flying toward him.

If he stood still, it was obvious that he would become a hedgehog and die, no matter how much he was cloaked in a protective aura.

But that was only on the premise that Lee Shin stood still.

The [Yagong], revealing a deeper black than usual, was swung, cloaked in sword aura.

At that, the brilliantly shining golden rain was dyed black and erased.

Seeing that, Sernia frowned and used magic once more.

The raindrops gathered together and turned into arrows, and the arrows gathered once more and turned into a huge spear.

At the same time, flames and lightning bloomed around Lee Shin.

On the outside, it looked like a simple natural phenomenon, but since they were created by Lee Shin using sword aura, they had immense destructive power.

And as if to prove that, the two energies that extended from the tip of the spear devoured the golden spear pouring from the sky in reverse and increased their size.

And Lee Shin turned into a single bolt of lightning and ran down the path created by the flames.

And Sernia looked at him with cold eyes.

Certainly, Lee Shin was stronger than any human Sernia had seen so far.

No, he had a power that was good enough not to be judged by putting him in the position of a human.

But just as Lee Shin had confirmed the gap between himself and Sernia, Sernia also confirmed the gap between himself and Lee Shin.

It was an absolute gap, greater than all the walls that had blocked Lee Shin until now combined.

-In the first place, even the power Muel had does not reach my current self. So for a human who has inherited Muel's power to shout that he will take my life is a bad joke in itself.

Sernia thought so and was confident of his victory, but he did not let his guard down.

-I will kill him for sure.

Sernia thought so and spread his wings wide to fly into the air.

And it was at that moment.

"Sigh, why do all the winged guys think the same way?"

Lee Shin's voice echoed in Sernia's ear, and at that moment, Sernia felt his body freeze at a sensation he had never felt before in his life.

Nevertheless, the reason Sernia could move even a little was because he had ignored Lee Shin and accepted him as his opponent, and because the survival instinct that all living creatures have was very excellent.

"Well, but if I do this, you won't be able to run away, so it doesn't matter."

If it weren't for those two things, what would have fallen from Sernia's body now would have been his neck, not his wings.

'When?!'

Although he had spread his wings to fly up to make his next move, he had not been negligent in being wary of Lee Shin.

Rather, seeing him devour his attack, he had used magic even more roughly so as not to give him any opening.

But Lee Shin, as if it were ridiculous, twisted and moved between the golden spears, reached Sernia, and cut off his huge wings, which were large enough to cover a small mountain.

That in itself was a shock, but what truly surprised Sernia was not that.

-You bastard... what did you do to me?

Sernia asked, his voice trembling at the sensation he was feeling for the first time in his life, without even realizing it.

"Hmm?"

At Sernia's reaction, Lee Shin pondered something with a puzzled expression, and then smiled as if he understood.

"Ah, is this your first time fighting in a way where you kill each other? It seems you've never even faced killing intent before."

-Killing intent?

At Lee Shin's words, Sernia muttered blankly.

Even as he muttered so foolishly, Sernia's head was moving quickly.

And he realized.

That what Lee Shin was saying now was the correct answer.

Who would dare to openly show killing intent to him, the son of heaven?

No, even if they did, he was not afraid of the killing intent of a bug.

And such a thing could not be called proper killing intent.

"Well, from what I've heard, you probably didn't fight like this when you fought with Muel."

At Lee Shin's words, Sernia couldn't say anything.

A moment ago, he had thought Lee Shin was one step below him, but now he felt a creepy sensation of him approaching, sticky, from there.

"Hmm, normally, I would have been a little disappointed and taught you a few things while fighting... but I'm sorry, I'm a little busy this time. So let's just move on quickly."

Lee Shin's spear pointed at Sernia's chest.

It was the same motion as before the fight started, but the sensation that tapped Sernia's chest was completely different.

To shake off that unpleasant sensation, Sernia forced his mouth open and asked.

-You bastard, didn't you inherit Muel's power? How on earth do you have such a creepy power?

"Hmm? It's true that I ate Muel's heart, but it seems a bit lacking to say I inherited it."

In Lee Shin's opinion, Muel's power was, after all, a key.

A key to awaken the power within him.

"Well, that's not that important, is it?"

Lee Shin said so and looked at Sernia.

A sticky killing intent continued to pour out from Lee Shin's entire body, soaking the space filled with Sernia's overwhelming pressure.

"I was looking forward to how I could win against a guy with more power than Muel..."

Lee Shin looked at Sernia with a blatant emotion mixed in his killing intent.

"To think my opponent was a brat who has never even fought before, this is a bit disappointing."

Above Lee Shin's head, who was saying so, a single star with a creepy reddish-black color was leisurely twinkling its light.

(End of Chapter)