158. Deification (2)
It wasn’t that I didn’t know anything about the existence of the Heavenly Demon.
At the beginning of the ordeal, I heard from Dam Chun-wu about the geniuses from the Heavenly Demon Church.
In preparation for that, I collected all the stat-up buffs I could.
But…
‘I never imagined it would be this strong…’
I didn’t know that someone who had just passed the age of majority would be this strong.
He had an intuition that even if all the Murim people he had seen so far were put together, he would not be able to compete with the Heavenly Demon.
The fact that I almost died unexpectedly just now is proof of that.
‘If it wasn’t for the bracelet or the final resistance, he would have died for sure.’
The unknown blow, which was said to be a sword of the heart, was quite dangerous.
I couldn’t even feel the presence properly, and even when I was hit, I didn’t know what hit me.
I just guessed that it was a sword attack by looking at the longsword that the heavenly horse was wearing at the waist.
「I encountered a strong opponent that is difficult for the user to handle.」
「The skill ‘Indomitable Will’ is activated.」
The moment I saw the message of the appearance of a powerful enemy that popped up in my field of vision.
I used all the skills I could use right away.
And… 「Mythic
< Reversal Hero > is activated.」
「All stats increase by +10
.」
Stats increase by +7.」
「You will temporarily view the skill information the other person will use.」
She even activated the most reliable myth in the current situation.
Against a strong enemy, it was a skill that was more than useful and fraudulent.
But, funny enough, the better the ability obtained through this myth, the better the situation is for me.
That would be the case…
‘What should I do?’
It’s because the system judged that the enemy was hard to beat even with this level of buff.
To be honest, it’s hard to face an enemy this powerful without any help.
So, avoiding a fight would be a good choice if possible…
―Only those who survive can pass the final barrier… It’s vicious. It would be impossible to ignore that monster and run away.
Even the way to avoid it was blocked, so I couldn’t make that choice.
-Did you tell me? The Heavenly Demon is an out-of-standard monster. Even if it’s a reproduced fake, a thousand horses is a thousand horses.
‘Please don’t grumble and come up with a countermeasure as soon as possible.’
―Quack! Did you become afraid when the monster arrived? Well, even if I say that, I can’t do anything special.
‘…Doesn’t the Heavenly Demon have a weakness or a way to break through?’
―Do you know what day the first person in the world eats? If there was such a thing, I wouldn’t have been able to get the position of being the best person in the world. Don’t even think of cheating.
‘…That’s really good advice.’
With a grinning thought, I ended my conversation with Dam Chun-wu.
I tried to get advice from Damcheonwu, who seemed to know a lot about the Heavenly Demon…
but somehow, Damcheonwoo didn’t seem to know anything about the Heavenly Demon’s weaknesses either.
It’s hopeless.
However, I couldn’t give up at all, so I gritted my teeth and strengthened my fighting spirit.
‘…First, let’s gauge how much ability the other person has.’
It’s a hope like a thread, but maybe it’s possible to get the upper hand against the enemy.
As much as I have many skills, I can say that my combat compatibility is overwhelming.
Therefore, it would not be completely unreasonable to learn a combat method that is advantageous to the enemy through battle.
Just…
“What are you doing standing there?”
It’s just a question of whether you can lead the battle to that point.
“You are—”
But there was no time to think more.
“I don’t like long thoughts. If you want to make her wait, go first from this side.”
The moment when the Heavenly Demon, who had been watching me quietly until now, raises her pitch-black momentum.
I quickly increased my power and inhaled as much as I could.
「The special power, ‘Dragon Change’ is activated.」
「The amount of magical power possessed is doubled for 10 minutes.」
「Reproduces some of the characteristics of the dragon race for 10 minutes.」
「For 10 minutes, all magic-related interference and operational abilities increase.」
Yonginhwa.
Numerous changes took place when the powers acquired through the achievements of the Dragon God were activated in the past.
Two small horns grew on his head like a dragon, and the amount of magical power he possessed doubled.
But there was no time to enjoy it.
This is because the bizarre heat sensation boiling in the lungs amplified, and sparks overflowed little by little at the corners of the mouth.
I kind of understood what this was.
This is the breath of a dragon that can only be seen in ancient mythology, and at the same time it is an overwhelming fire demon that burns everything.
So…
‘Dragon Breath.’
Its power did not stop at the ridiculous level of spewing out small flames.
Kwaaang-!
The walls of the cave were shattered and melted away by the overwhelming firepower.
It was a simple meaning that a place that could not even be damaged even if countless warriors ran amok was destroyed.
This dragon’s breath has the insane power to burn anything.
But…
“It’s a great heat, but it can’t please me in the slightest.”
Even this dragon breath was not available to the overwhelmingly strong.
Whoa!
In an instant, the red flames split and the hidden new form of the Heavenly Demon was revealed.
She was laid-back, not tired in the slightest.
A situation where even the ink longsword was not pulled out.
In other words, the Heavenly Demon split the Dragon Breath with pure momentum.
Frightened by that, I quickly swung my sword and tried to fire a slash, but…
” The heavenly demon ‘Cheon Yu-seol’ uses the skill ‘Heart Sword’.”
Twisted.
「The skill ‘sixth sense’ is strongly activated.]
For some reason, it seemed like it should be.
As a result, twisting with animal-like agility became an excellent choice.
Wow-!
When the thread-like cutting line was engraved on the twisted path, it was only then that I belatedly understood the situation.
‘Did I almost get hit by the sword again…’
This time, I didn’t feel like being happy that I was able to avoid the sword.
It was because he hadn’t detected the spirit sword used by the Heavenly Demon.
Just read the skill the enemy will use with the special buff acquired through < Reversal Hero >.
Based on that, I instinctively recognized the mind sword and really barely escaped it.
In a word, it means that you don’t know how long this kind of luck will follow.
‘There’s no answer if you keep pushing yourself like this. I have to take the initiative…’
The thought did not lead to the end. 「Heavenly Demon ‘Chun Yu
-seol
‘ uses the skill ‘Heart Sword’.”
Kwajijik!
Again, a cutting line was drawn across the inside of the cave.
There was no time to drive away the chills running through the whole body, and a series of attacks rushed in.
「The Heavenly Demon ‘Chun You-Sue’ uses the skill ‘Heart Sword’.」
「The Heavenly Demon ‘Chun You-Sue’ uses the skill
‘Heart Sword’…” Using the skill ‘Heart Sword’…」
‘How long can I use this crazy skill…!’
Strictly speaking, mind sword is not a skill.
It’s just that the system treats the mind sword as a kind of skill.
But even so, the sword possessed power beyond the limits.
It will consume a tremendous amount of mana and will also consume a considerable amount of willpower.
By the way…
Kwajik!
「The Nameless God’s Protection Bracelet (S+) exclusive effect, ‘Preemptive Defense’ is activated.」 「The
bracelet handles an unstoppable blow instead.」
「The remaining number of uses is 2.
」 Even though I avoided it, Shim Gum didn’t stop.
In the end, the advance defense I had been trying my best to save was activated.
And when the advance defense was activated, the sprinting attack suddenly stopped.
“You have a lot of interesting abilities.”
The Heavenly Demon was looking at me while touching her chin as if she was interested.
“It shoots fire like a spirit creature, but it doesn’t show evasion ability that doesn’t match its skills, but now it blocks the sword with invisible power.”
As if it had been a long time since I found an interesting toy.
“I hope you will entertain her a little more.”
And…
“The Heavenly Demon, ‘Chun Yu Xue’ uses the skill ‘Heart Sword’.”
Then, at the same time as she waved her hand, another storm arrived.
Kwajik! Kwajik! Kwajik!
A sharp blow that seemed like it could cut through anything hit me, and I barely avoided the stormy combo.
To be honest, I didn’t feel very good.
The other person looked down on me and regarded me as a fun toy.
That’s why I’m going to wait and see how long I can evade the sword without pulling out my sword.
Perhaps she will roll the toy called me to the point of breaking and then dispose of it when she gets tired of it.
‘It’s an ending that you can’t know even if you try not to know.’
Even the skill matching fight, which was originally planned, was recognized as close to impossible.
It was a composition that could not be said to be good even with lies.
I could understand why Dam Chun-wu was concerned that his heart would give in.
‘It’s impossible to even wield a sword, so I’ll usually despair at this level.’
It was worth it.
It is a blow that cannot be properly recognized and cannot be easily blocked.
To be honest, even evasion would have been impossible without the special buff < Dangranggocheol >, which was manifested through Shinhwa.
But I didn’t despair.
‘The opportunity exists.’
Even in this hellish battle, there was hope of a comeback.
Originally, I tried to wait until I couldn’t use the sword, but judging from the situation, it seems difficult to wait for the other person to get tired.
It seemed inevitable that I would have to bring out the hidden number.
Holy Orb of the Nameless God (S+).
The performance of this item obtained as an additional breakthrough reward for the 15th floor ordeal was simple.
‘To seal the most powerful technology possessed by the opponent.’
Perhaps the Heavenly Demon’s mind sword is the most powerful weapon…
If I use this, I can take the initiative in this battle.
‘Certainly, if I use this number, the battle itself will change in an instant.’
But the reason I didn’t seize this opportunity right away…
was because I wanted to know about that skill called the spirit sword.
Perhaps someone will say that he will die as a reward for overdoing his greed.
Still, the desire to find out did not disappear.
It’s an invisible sword.
To be honest, where can there be a power as attractive as this?
If you can learn this through martial arts, you can learn it in the form of a skill through the way of the sword demon.
Then, the benefits gained are also innumerable.
‘It’s not optional, you must find out.’
Of course, I didn’t insist on finding out blindly.
No matter how insightful I was, it was difficult to see and follow the invisible.
That’s why in the past, even if a person named Jeong-gak used invisible powers, he did not think to learn and killed them.
Because if I can’t see with my eyes, I can’t learn martial arts.
But…
through Yonginhwa, there was something I realized as my ability to interfere and operate magic increased.
In this state, he was able to know not only the magic power in the air, but also the magic power hidden inside the other person’s body.
So there were facts to know.
‘Simgeom is not a skill that uses magic.’
sure
The Heavenly Demon wasn’t actually using her magical powers.
Therefore, it was self-evident that the mind sword was also not a skill that used magical power.
However, the problem also arises here.
If the sword does not use magical power, it is impossible to know what power it uses to activate it.
It felt similar to the powers used in an apostle state.
Should it be said that it feels like moving by influencing natural mana with divinity?
However, the natural magic did not even move, and the Heavenly Demon did not use the fuel of magic for the sword.
‘Then it means that there is another fuel that can replace magic power…’
Then, I wondered what the cost of the replacement mind sword would be.
If only I knew that, I felt like maybe I could imitate her.
And it wasn’t long before I realized the identity of the alternative fuel that goes into the heart sword.
It’s because I found something different while concentrating on the sword itself.
colorless and odorless.
This is a characteristic of the sword, but even this obscure power had a source.
That’s…
‘divine power…?’
It was a divinity that could be held in one’s heart.
Of course, the divinity itself did not have a proper inclination, and it immediately hid its presence when it was distracted.
However, the divine power dwelling in me told me that it was definitely a trace of divinity.
It’s a really tiny whisper that you can’t tell if you’re not paying attention.
But I trusted my own divinity and knew how to use it.
‘If it’s enough to react to the level of paying attention, the divine power is definitely used for the mind sword.’
He suddenly remembered what an other world challenger named Saindal had said.
―…At the hidden ancient ruins, I read an ancient text that says that outstanding magicians and knights can break through the barriers to skill improvement through faith.
Seindal said.
―It is said that divine power is accumulated in the heart with a circle through people’s religious beliefs, and through that, it is possible to reach the level of a great wizard as a higher level mage… It is said that
divine power can be accumulated in the heart through faith.
Through it, the wizard reaches the realm of the archmage.
Then what the hell does divinity do to become a great wizard?
In the past, I thought it was just a divine power or myth, but there was a need to change my thinking.
‘What if there is a way to use divinity independently?’
Yes.
Up until now I had thought that divinity itself could not have individual powers.
But if not, everything is explained.
He is the head of a group called the Church of the Heavenly Demon, and he is said to be a being that has instilled fear in many people…
If the Heavenly Demon, who is in a very suitable position to acquire faith, uses power, not magical power, the answer is self-evident.
‘…there is. The way to use divinity independently.’
I shuddered at that fact and switched the focus.
He focused all his attention on the Heavenly Demon and raised his divinity and put it on his eyes.
Then, the world changed completely, black dots increased in succession, and black lines appeared.
And…
‘I see.’
The moment I put divinity on my eyes with the feeling of pulling even a rotten rope.
Before I knew it, I was able to discover the gray energy flowing from the heart of the Heavenly Demon.
Although the mana did not move at all, this gray aura moved very clearly.
And saw.
The red light you see between the moving gray lights.
It was a different energy from divinity, and at the same time it was well known.
‘…That’s it. The process of making a sword.’
In response, I also moved the divine power along the gray divinity.
「The skill ‘Focus on Combat’ is activated.」
Time passed slowly.
See, follow, and understand the divinity of the Heavenly Demon.
The series of processes were repeated as if chewing food slowly in the slow flow of time.
With the divinity in his eyes, it became easier to avoid the mind sword, and his understanding of the principles gradually accelerated.
‘…I finally understand what a heart sword is.’
After a few minutes that seemed like hours, I turned off the battle focus.
Soon, he focused his mind sharply and slowly implemented what he realized.
And…
oh my!
Then, when a slightly different mind sword was fired, the indiscriminate series of attacks that were pouring down on me faded.
“…Now it’s more than just fun, it excites women.”
He would be like that…
“I can’t believe he understood and used the mind sword in that short amount of time.”
because it was successful
“Really… I thought only the most noble and insignificant people gathered.
To understand and use the mind sword.
“If it wasn’t even the Ten Zones, there was a jewel that knew how to use a heart sword.”
Suddenly, the empty eyes of the Heavenly Demon contain an unknown and bizarre desire.
I looked at it and smiled quietly. It seems like
he
somehow skipped a few steps because he didn’t know how to use
the sword sword properly.
