The player returns after 10,000 years Episode 252
Ancient monster (1)
Whoa…
Close your eyes.
I took a deep breath and focused my mind.
‘The power of the flames.’
-Roaring!
A bright yellow flame burned. Mammon’s authority, which he had become accustomed to.
Intense fire burning from the fingertips engulfed the surroundings.
slap. The earth and rocks melted, creating rivers of magma in an instant.
‘The power of the blade.’
Basically 6 of the Archduke’s powers and other powers overlapped .
If you overdo it, the combination of up to 7 possible powers reached the limit with only two.
Big.
My head heats up and my vision blurs for an instant.
The combination of the Grand Duke’s authority and general authority had nothing to do with how many demons there were.
A battle of pure control.
‘still.
It was much better than when I mixed the first two powers.
At that time, ‘Inferno’, which was difficult to maintain for 3 seconds,
could now be maintained for over 30 seconds.
‘As long as possible.’
I slowly open my eyes and
cannot breathe properly.
My legs are trembling, and pain runs through my heart, as if my demonic energy is going to run out of control at any moment.
‘little bit more.’
Magi on the verge of going wild. I was used to controlling this amount of demonic energy now. ‘I can do more.
A cold sweat broke out. The demonic energy all over the body fluctuated and the skin
swelled up.
A terrifying pain surged through his entire body.
The moment I was even a little bit off guard, it seemed that the string of consciousness would be cut.
but
nonetheless.
‘more.’
It doesn’t stop.
He never stopped. No compromise. do not yield Do not hesitate.
To a higher place, to a farther place,
forward, forward
– rumbling!!!
Chiiyi profit.
The sword that spewed bright yellow flames took on its perfect form.
The sword of flame, which had been shaking unsteadily, firmly fixed its shape.
[‘The achievement of the Inferno skill has increased!]
[‘The power of the Inferno skill increases and the magic power required to maintain it decreases
.]
Whoa.
As soon as I saw the message window that popped up in front of me, I relaxed.
The sword of bright yellow flame disappeared as if it melted into the air.
– Tiring.
[You have obtained a clue to the top quest ‘???’ of [The Road to Becoming a Demon God]
.
Kang Woo muttered with a dull expression as if he was tired of it.
After a short break, it’s been a month since I’ve been immersed in increasing my demonic control power in earnest.
As soon as the results were visible, he was constantly getting clues to the top quests or something. ‘No, every time I get one, they remove that ‘?’ at least one by one.’
I cleared the message window as if it was annoying to pay attention to.
Now then…
Now that Mamon’s authority is over, the next is the turn of Satan’s authority.
The rain caused the power of annihilation. Keugh… My head became hot again.
He has only produced one power, but the power of Satan is still very lacking in proficiency.
It still took more time to get used to. Just a little more… Mr. Kang Woo. Huh!
Kang Woo’s expression turned pale at the sound of a voice behind him.
He shuddered and turned his head.
Where I turned my head, there was a neat looking beauty with waist-length black hair standing there.
what’s going on He asked, calming his trembling body. Lilith lowered her head and continued.
I came because I have something to report. Is
it about that Kalgia thing
?
The last remaining Aspect of Evil, Kalgia
.
For the past month, the Guardians and Lilith have been diligently chasing him, but his whereabouts are still unknown.
Lilith shook her head. no. Kalgia… I don’t think so.
okay?
Sensing that the conversation would be a bit long, Kang-woo kicked his feet lightly.
The earth cracked and rocks rose upward.
Lilith offered a drink to Kang-woo, who was sitting on a rock.
Commercially available blue beverage.
Kang Woo opened his eyes narrowly and glanced at Lilith.
Surely it’s not a strange mix of things here, is it? Ho ho ho. no. Lilith shook her head, covering her mouth.
+
I was scolded by Kangwoo the other day. I won’t do that in the future.
…I wish I knew.
Kang-woo trembled as if he remembered a memory from a month ago.
Just thinking about it makes me feel sick to my stomach. So what’s going on?
There was a phenomenon where monsters appeared at the gate before.
…It did.
Kang Woo nodded his head with a heavy expression
.
Satan, the demon of prophecy.
On the way to Earth by forcibly opening a dimensional rift in Hell, the protective Gaia system that protects the Earth is broken.
An extremely weakened dimensional wall. For that reason, monsters and demons were occasionally appearing through the gate, apart from the demon cult’s summoning of demons. ‘You trash bastard.’
His fists were clenched and his anger welled up.
How many blood and tears were shed for his twisted desire to take over the Earth.
Even after disappearing, the broken Gaia system has not been restored.
No, on the contrary, I felt like I was getting weaker and weaker.
Will the wounds from the knife go away if the knife is broken?
The same goes for the broken Gaia system. Although the Devil Cult, which aggravated the wound, was disintegrated, the wound itself was not healed.
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Did a strong guy come out this time?
It seems that a guy who is quite strong enough to report to him has appeared.
Kangwoo asked as he drank the sports drink Lilith gave him.
The exact circumstances are still unknown… but it seems that an ancient monster has appeared at the gate in Florida, USA.
…an ancient monster?
Kang Woo frowned.
ancient monster.
An individual with intelligence that is
extremely rare among non-intelligent monsters .
However, although it is said to have intelligence, the characteristics of monsters have not completely disappeared.
It is for this reason that they do not go out after forming a certain habitat.
‘I’ve only heard about ancient monsters.’
never actually seen it The biggest reason is two.
One was because there was no need to fight, and the second was because the risk was too great to fight.
Demons basically overwhelm demons in physical specifications.
Just as human beings have less physical abilities compared to beasts of prey such as lions and tigers.
When it comes to ancient monsters, they are monsters that can actually fight the Grand Duke one-on-one.
‘Come to think of it, I said before that the ancient monsters were showing strange movements.’
I remembered what Doomgaard and the Balrog had said.
But even so,
I didn’t expect that an ancient monster-level being would appear at the gate.
It was a part that showed how serious the situation in the Gaia system was. Do you know who came? Perhaps… Halkyon appeared.
It’s Halcyon.
It’s a name I’ve never heard of.
There was also an experience of trying to summon monsters using the ability to summon monsters before. ‘Oh come to think of it.’
It reminded me of what I had completely forgotten about summoning monsters recently.
I was troubled for a while.
If I summon it now, what will come out?’
Rather, the amount of demonic energy increased compared to when he was the ruler of the Nine Heavens Hell.
……
He kept his mouth shut. It was not easy to imagine what the hell would be summoned.
The words of Goddess Benigore came to mind.
– There are less restrictions on the system for the god outside.
god outside. Outer God. A god of emptiness that exists in a distant outer world, not in adjacent worlds such as the Anon Continent and Ernore Continent.
‘Isn’t that really summoning Shiva?’
The possibility could not be completely ruled out.
Not only was it possible that the Goddess Benigore had warned her directly, but the current Gaia system was weakened as the ancient monster-class existence easily crossed over to the gate.
‘If you summon God.
perish There is nothing to think about. Even if you have the power to defeat that god.
The barely maintained Gaia system is being torn to shreds, causing irreversible disasters.
‘On hold for now.’
It’s a problem that can be controlled properly, but there’s no reason to take the risk.
It’s because the power that comes out of moderation is no longer meaningful.
damage?
So far, there is only a party of 6, which I found for the first time. One of them was seriously injured, but somehow survived, and
control the gate first. Whoops. It’s already under control. The media was also controlled to prevent news from leaking as much as possible.
Lilith-like fast work.
Kang Woo nodded.
‘It’s an ancient monster.’
In fact, there was no benefit from catching the ancient monsters now.
It was because he could not use the power of predation because his demonic control power was nearing its limit.
Should I think of it as an investment for later?’
It was impossible to catch and eat ancient monsters right now, but it was possible to condense demonic energy like Belphegor so that it could be eaten later.
‘and.
Even if there was no benefit, I couldn’t let the ancient monster run rampant inside the gate.
–
If you even try to get out of the gate, it’s obvious that a huge disaster will happen. Let’s start right away tomorrow. What about the number of people in the subjugation team? It’s enough for me and the two balrogs.
If the ancient monsters were in large supply as rumored, they
would rather prevent them from rushing in.
–
Even Kim Si-hoon thought about it, but this time,
Balrog is suitable for In-seon.
‘Because it would be troublesome to hide the process of refining the corpse into jewels.
**
Sihoon Kim does not know that he grows stronger by eating demons.
Normally, I could have secretly used the power of predation to make the corpse scatter like powder, but now I couldn’t do that.
All right. Then, we will activate the gate leading directly to the Hall of Guardian.
Oh, do you know anything about Halkyon
?
The first battle with an ancient monster.
It was good to know as much as I could.
Lilith put a finger on her lips and thought.
I’ve never seen it myself… but I’ve heard that it’s a very terrifying looking monster.
You say it looks awful? yes. It is said to be the most disgusting monster in hell.
under.
Laughter flowed out. ‘What the heck does she look like?
In order to be said to be the most disgusting to the devil, what the hell did you have to be like? ‘I should be able to understand the devil’s aesthetic standards.’
all.
Even Lilith, who was not revered as the most beautiful woman in Hell,
‘Is there a twist here that she looks like a human?’
Feeling curious,
I asked Lilith. Lilith, do you feel disgusted when you see humans?
yes? no. It can’t be.
Lilith shook her head. It’s not that I can’t tell the difference between handsome and ugly, but I don’t look repulsive.
Mmm.
He nodded.
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*
‘Is it a feeling of seeing animals from a human point of view?’ It’s hard
to distinguish between a handsome lion and an ugly lion, but
it doesn’t feel repulsive.
I guess it was just that kind of feeling. It doesn’t matter how horrible or disgusting it looks.
I laughed.
Are you really okay? I’ve heard that there are even demons who lose their minds the moment they see Hal Kion… Don’t worry.
Kangwoo said while holding Lilith by the shoulder.
No matter how disgusting and terrifying it looked, it didn’t matter at all. Because he is trained. He said in a confident voice.
