The Player Who Stands Above All

Chapter 300

At Lee Shin's single statement, Sernia instantly blew away the fear that had been consuming his entire body and gritted his teeth.

The fact that a small human, whom he usually wouldn't even bother to look at, had said such words to him and expressed disappointment, ignited a fire deep within Sernia's chest.

-Good.

He was so annoyed with the human who had revealed his name as Lee Shin that he wanted to crush him right away.

But what was even more annoying was.

-I'll be watching to see how long you can maintain that leisurely attitude.

His own appearance now, unable to refute Lee Shin's words.

With his past, he could not deny those words.

-Did you say to come at me with all you've got?

Then the answer is simple.

-Yes, I'll do as you wish.

It was just a matter of denying those words head-on with his current self.

Golden tentacles extended from the area where his wings had been cut off and grabbed the wings that had fallen to the ground.

The tentacles stretched out long, instantly pulling the wings, and then moved, crossing as if to suture a wound, and reattached the fallen wings to their original body.

"What, why are tentacles suddenly popping out of your body. Are you really a dragon?"

Watching the scene, even Lee Shin was dumbfounded and muttered blankly.

Sernia's eyes flashed at the blankly standing Lee Shin and he said.

-Be prepared. The sin of making me go against my father's will will not be light.

Sernia had chosen to sleep continuously to maintain his body's functions to the maximum in order to listen to God's commands for a longer time.

But that was the final result chosen after numerous efforts, attempts, and experiments.

Then what was the ability that Sernia had pursued and sought to obtain, even using his own body as a test subject in the previous experiments?

The answer was now visible to Lee Shin's eyes.

'To think that the wings that were completely cut off have returned to their original state. There might be something in the tentacles, but more than that, it feels like his body's regenerative power is just ridiculously outstanding.'

As Lee Shin was analyzing Sernia's condition, Sernia temporarily closed the gate that had been summoning the Nephilim and stopped the use of the mana he had been wasting.

And he radiated it entirely toward Lee Shin.

If the presence Sernia had been radiating a moment ago was a rough shower, the presence he was radiating now could be called a waterfall, the difference was that stark.

That wasn't all.

As if in response to the bursting mana, a change occurred in Sernia's body as well.

As mana began to swirl around his golden, shining body, it scattered an even more brilliant luster.

That appearance showed why Sernia was called the Great Sun and was revered.

He had suspended God's command to organize the world for his own greed and had activated the functions of his body, which he had been using only to the minimum to receive God's commands, to the maximum.

For the sole reason of catching and killing Lee Shin to calm the flames that were burning fiercely within him.

'What do you think? From my perspective, it seems worth acknowledging, at least a little.'

-Hmph, still far from it! Where in that does it look like a dragon?

Watching him, Lee Shin conversed with Irhegue.

-Well, still, it's a much more presentable appearance than before.

'Right?'

Lee Shin said with a smile.

'So let's get a little more serious too.'

Thump-

Lee Shin said so and resonated the core of the Dragon Heart planted in his own heart with the Yeouiju that Irhegue had newly accepted as his core.

At that, just as Sernia had emitted a brilliant luster from his entire body, Lee Shin also streamed flames from the scales of his entire body and sparked lightning between his horns.

The physical enhancement from [Dragon Madness] broke through the ceiling that had been blocking him and continued to advance toward a place that would have been unreachable otherwise.

On top of that, as the power from [Demonic Ghost] was added, a creepy presence that was unsettling just by looking at it flowed from Lee Shin's entire body.

The two, feeling that the exploratory battle was over and the full-scale battle had begun, began to bring out their power in earnest.

-[Judgment of the Sun].

At Sernia's cry, a huge pillar of light poured down from the sky.

The pillar of light, created by condensing the immense light and heat flowing from the sun, fell to kill the small living creature that had gone against its will.

Lee Shin, like a bolt of lightning, weaved through the numerous pillars falling from the sky and approached Sernia once again.

The [Yagong] held in Lee Shin's hand bared its fangs, wanting to taste the luscious dragon's blood once more.

It wasn't just Lee Shin and Irhegue who had increased their power by eating Muel's corpse.

The [Yagong] had also coveted Muel's blood, ground his bones to make them its own, increased its power, and used him as a material to fuse the existing blessing of Gaia within itself.

The reason he had cut Sernia's wings with a single swing was partly because Lee Shin's power had increased, but also because the blade of the [Yagong] had become sharper.

-[Protection of the Sun].

And Sernia had realized that fact from the previous attack.

A hemispherical protective barrier was placed on Sernia's entire body.

The protective barrier burned fiercely, as if to claim that it was the sun itself, and warned Lee Shin not to approach him.

-Thunderwood Line Step.

But Lee Shin rather laughed and charged even more strongly.

-Flame Leaf Return Step.

Because for Lee Shin, flames were something that existed for him, so there was no reason to be afraid.

-Flame Thunder Dyeing World Step.

Because he could create a small hole in the wall blocking his path, just big enough for him to pass through, as much as he wanted.

-Damn it!

Sernia, flustered by the fact that Lee Shin had pierced his defensive barrier and entered, hastily swung his arm.

Mana that had not become magic, in a state of cloaking Sernia's body like armor, falls toward Lee Shin.

If it had been an ordinary magician who had used this move, it would not have had any meaning beyond a desperate struggle to avoid death.

But when a dragon, with power and mana that were beyond common sense through numerous experiments, used this move, it created a destructive power like a small meteor falling.

-[Flame Thunder Tree God Spear]

-Flame Thunder

-Gluttony

And with just that, it was not enough to block the spear Lee Shin was swinging.

The sword aura extending from the spear digs into the gaps of the mana armor.

The sword aura turns into small but sharp blades and, according to Lee Shin's will, cuts Sernia's arm.

The fist, swung with the power of a meteor, was chipped and chipped by numerous blades and soon turned into a small rock.

With just that, it could not inflict any damage on Lee Shin.

-[Floor].

And Sernia could have predicted that much.

The moment Lee Shin's spear cut his hide and flesh and struck his bone.

Using the time created at that moment, Sernia desperately moved his mana and used magic.

The mana that had not become magic turned into flames according to Sernia's will and spread around.

At that, Lee Shin clicked his tongue quietly and stepped back.

Unlike before, the flames that were now burning, cloaking Sernia, were so hot that even Lee Shin, with his outstanding resistance, could feel the heat.

Lee Shin quickly stepped back.

As he created some distance, the pillars of light poured down again, but he could somehow dodge that much.

Lee Shin, becoming a single bolt of lightning, dodged the attack of the pillars and quietly looked at Sernia, no, at Sernia's arm.

Sernia's arm, despite its hide being cut off like an apple peel a moment ago, was quickly recovering with the help of the tentacles that had appeared again.

It was a recovery speed so fast that it couldn't be compared to the trolls famous for their regenerative power.

'On top of being so hard that I can't cut it without cloaking it in sword aura, it even has that crazy regenerative power?'

If it had been someone else, it was an unreasonable sight that would have made them seriously consider ending their own life.

But Lee Shin, far from frowning, rather laughed quietly.

He might not have known before, but now Lee Shin was in a state of holding a dagger to present to an enemy who used regeneration as a strength.

'It's a power I'm not used to and can't use properly yet, but...'

Grin-

'In a life-and-death battle, you have to make various gambles to win.'

Having thus made up his mind, Lee Shin turned all his consciousness to his inner self, except for the minimum amount of mind needed to dodge the attacks.

And he imagined.

He imagined that there was a huge gate above his head, and he imagined that he was holding a silver, shining key in his hand.

The moment he had completely eaten Muel's Dragon Heart, in the process of accepting the immense mana within it, Lee Shin's heart had stopped once.

And at that moment, Lee Shin had been able to clearly feel the existence of the Heavenly Killing Star that was said to be connected to him.

What Lee Shin was trying to do now was to open the door that had been closed until now and draw out the power beyond it.

If things went wrong, it wasn't a matter of dying at Sernia's hands, but he could be swallowed by the killing intent.

Because even with the very weak killing intent that had been leaking from the closed door, Lee Shin had suffered so much.

But he couldn't help it.

'Muel, I've already received everything from that guy, so I can't run away.'

Because to obtain the power that the Heavenly Killing Star had, which Muel had kept saying could kill Sernia, he had to open this door.

'Alright, then shall we go.'

Lee Shin thought so inwardly, inserted the key engraved with a dragon into the door, and threw open the firmly closed door.

From what is commonly called the Baihui point, a huge amount of killing intent poured down into Lee Shin.

They thought to contaminate Lee Shin's mind and make him a puppet to resolve their own grudges, but.

Their attempt was.

"You scraps, how arrogant."

Lightly suppressed by Lee Shin's single statement, filled with a thick killing intent.

"Just obey and give me your power."

Just as when he fought the Sword of the Sea, Lee Shin revealed his own killing intent, resisted the killing intent of the Heavenly Killing Star, and cut them down.

By doing so, he stole their power and cloaked his spear with it.

At that, the transparent-colored sword aura was gradually dyed a murky reddish-black, and the moment it was completely dyed.

Lee Shin swung his spear and attacked Sernia, and Sernia's eyes flashed as he swung his flame-cloaked fist.

Lee Shin, who had been burned for the first time in a long time by the heat of the flames, was satisfied with one swing of his spear and had to retreat again.

A deep burn covering his entire body and a wound on the back of his hand.

Anyone could see that it was a losing trade for Lee Shin, but.

-What...!

Grin-

But the one who was smiling was Lee Shin, and the one who was shocked was Sernia.

Sernia looked at the back of his hand with eyes of disbelief.

On the back of his hand, a small wound was quietly engraved, in a state of not healing.

(End of Chapter)