_ Volume 14, Episode 12
337. The world of ghosts perished (8)
The demon king is designated as the subject of a forced duel.
“Hoo.”
The Demon King is a being who has surpassed the mortal class. Taesan realized what he was doing.
An unknown force surrounded him.
“Is it a barrier or a restriction? You’re trying to stop me with just this kind of force.”
The demon king violently erupted in darkness to shake off the power that enveloped him. The power to consume and destroy everything in the world exploded.
However, the power surrounding the demon king did not waver at all.
The demon king frowned.
“…What is this?”
It was a kind of power that the Demon King himself could not shake off. Taesan gives strength to his feet.
“Check it yourself.”
Taesan leaps forward. With a sword in both hands,
he rushes to attack the demon king.
The demon king waves his hand. Darkness rises and swallows Mount Tai.
And Taesan did not respond to the demon king’s attack and was swallowed up by the darkness.
“What are you doing?”
The demon king’s words did not follow. It was because Taesan appeared through the darkness.
Taesan was in the same state as before it was buried in darkness. He swung his sword violently.
The demon king belatedly grabbed the greatsword.
Caang!
As the response was delayed, the demon king’s body was pushed back.
forced duel.
Its effect is to make it impossible for anyone except the designated target to interfere in battle.
However, due to the ability sword, one more effect was added to the forced duel. When both of them were using swords,
they could no longer
use anything other than the sword .
Kagagak!
Taesan drives the Demon King. The demon king wielded darkness, but Taesan didn’t even defend. The moment they all touch Mount Tai, they turn into something meaningless.
Even the demon king realized it belatedly. That Taesan had done something. That means he can no longer attack Taesan with his own darkness.
‘This is what it is.’
The demon king was quietly astonished.
The darkness he received
was the power he was allowed to destroy the world. Until the task of perishing was accomplished, it could be dealt with indefinitely.
But now the darkness has turned meaningless.
“hmm.”
The Demon King blocked Taesan’s attack and gathered darkness. A monster emerged from the dark and deep abyss.
[Uh uh uh!]
One of the powers he received for destruction. Summons a monster that follows you.
A monster in the form of a gigantic giant lunges
at Tae-San. Taesan didn’t respond at all, just like when the demon king swung the darkness.
[Uh uh uh!]
The monster bounces off without doing anything. Taesan rushed forward and pressed the Demon King. The demon king swung his great sword to block it, but the sword’s trajectory twisted and grazed the demon king’s arm.
The demon king, who widened his distance, clenched his fists.
Darkness arose and was fired toward the other side like a cannonball. It fell where people and monsters were fighting.
Whoops!
The earth is pulverized and craters are created. It is a force of destruction close to natural disaster.
But neither the people nor the monsters died.
People seemed to be taken aback by the sudden attack, but no one was hurt.
“Right.”
The Demon King nodded.
“You and me. It’s a state where each other can only interfere with each other. And
interfering with each other is only possible with the sword.”
‘It’s quick to understand.’
I was a little more flustered and expected to show a gap, but I noticed it after a few times.
However, the Demon King was panicked enough.
“What kind of power is that?”
He realized that Taishan had done something to him and that it had rendered everything but the sword inoperable.
If there was a problem, it was that he was the Demon King.
The only thing that could defeat him was the hero who fulfilled the prophecy. No matter how strong he was, he simply couldn’t kill himself with force alone.
Because he was made that way.
The fact that the demon lord could be defeated by fulfilling the prophecy was because it was a set rule.
In other words, if the prophecy was not fulfilled, he could not defeat himself as the demon lord and could not be sealed. But now, Taishan
has placed a restriction
on him that no one can intervene and both must fight with swords.
That meant one thing.
It was said that the power Taesan wielded was superior to the law of destruction to which he was bound.
And those who could interfere with the law to that level were only beings far beyond mortality.
‘A god granting that much power to a mortal?’
Taishan did not appear to be someone’s apostle. Although he used apostle painting, it
was far from the power of a true apostle. The demon king, unaware of the existence of the labyrinth, was very confused.
However, the demon king’s eyes quickly sank.
I couldn’t understand exactly what kind of existence Taesan was, but he had one thing to do. destruction of the world.
And Taishan was in front of him as a warrior.
If that’s the case, just defeat him and fulfill his duty.
The Demon King captures the darkness. All power began to pour into the sword.
“Not bad. Let’s fight
as a pure swordsman .”
Kaaang!
The sword bounces off. Taesan quickly stances and stabs his sword. The demon king swings his great sword to block it and uses the recoil to aim for his neck.
Taesan takes a step back to avoid it and lowers his sword.
The demon king pulls his sword to block it.
Koo Goo Goo!
The wielded darkness engulfs the world. The shimmering will contained in the demon king’s sword rages like a beast.
Taesan also faces each other.
While suppressing the will contained in the sword, at the same time, he brings out the limits of what he can handle.
[You have activated a forced duel.]
The duration of the forced duel is very short. I had to walk from time to time, but there was no problem as it did not consume a lot of mana
.
Kaaang!
Swords collide.
And it was Taesan that was pushed out.
The demon king doesn’t miss the gap and digs low and pierces Taesan’s shoulder.
[Your first attack, absolute nullification has been activated.]
The demon king’s attack is erased.
However, the Demon King was not taken aback and straightened his posture. He already knew the power of Taesan to some extent, so
he thought it was possible.
“How much can I really erase?”
The sword moves like an explosion. It suppresses all movable tracks and puts pressure on Mount Tae.
Attack nullification is activated again.
Taesan aimed for that gap, but the Demon King blocked Taesan’s attack without wavering.
The demon king was fighting with only one sword, but he didn’t weaken at all. Rather, the more he fought against Taesan, the faster
he became
stronger as if absorbing his movements .
Kagak!
It is activated until the last attack is nullified.
“Ha ha ha ha ha!”
The demon king explodes with light. The swinging sword pulverizes the earth and distorts the wind.
“It’s fun!”
A man with the qualifications of a hero had his own will and was trying to defeat himself with his own power.
The Demon King was really happy.
“come! Warrior! Defeat me and fulfill your part!”
The demon king gallops. The sword attack, like a chariot, contained power that even Taesan could not easily counter.
Kagagagak!
Taesan is pushed out.
The Demon King was purely stronger than Taishan.
Even if it wasn’t so, he had no choice but to be pushed back because he couldn’t properly concentrate on the battle because he was suppressing the will contained in the sword.
Wounds began to form all over his body. As far as I could tell at a glance, Mount Tae was pushing.
Kagak!
Throwing away the sword, Taesan widens the distance.
His expression was calm.
The whole body was covered with wounds, but there were no fatal wounds. All of them were at the level of skin cuts.
“Slowly.”
Until now, I hadn’t
been able to fight properly because I was suppressing the sword that was about to run amok.
But now, to some extent, the capture is over.
the devil said Defeat yourself and fulfill your role.
Taesan decided to meet the demon king’s expectations.
The effect of a forced duel is to prohibit the use of all powers except swordsmanship. It was impossible to use unless it was a sword-related skill.
However, Taesan’s ability sword was to turn skill into swordsmanship.
[You activate acceleration.]
Kaga-ga-gak!
The sword strikes rapidly. The king is embarrassed by the increased speed of the ship, but quickly grasps the trajectory and movement of the sword and tries to push it away.
[You activated Blitz.]
Kaaang!
But rather, the demon king is pushed away.
Tae-san takes a step toward the demon king who is trying to correct his posture.
[You activated Furious Run.]
The sword rushes. like a storm
The Demon King, unable to withstand the swarming attack, makes a decision.
Kwajik.
Taesan’s sword passes by the nape of the demon king’s neck. The demon king drew even closer and blocked the space for Taesan to wield his sword.
Since there is no space to wield the greatsword, he aims at Taesan’s chest with the tip of the greatsword’s hilt.
Taesan barely pulls the hilt of the sword. The hilt collides with the hilt of the sword.
I straightened my wrist and
aimed at the nape of the demon lord. It was the moment when the Demon King raised his greatsword and tried to block it.
[You activated a counter.]
Kwajik.
“Cuck!”
Taesan’s sword ignored the demon king’s defense and dug into the scruff of his neck.
The demon king grabbed his neck and barely opened the distance. Darkness covered the wounded area.
The Demon King reveals this.
Even though he is hurt, he rushes at Tae-san as if he is having fun.
Taesan raised his sword and faced him.
Swords collided and system windows began to appear and disappear one by one.
[Ability sword proficiency increased by 1%]
[Irak weapon skill proficiency increased by 1%.]
[Strike proficiency increased by 1%.]
Ability sword.
His own swordsmanship created using the labyrinth system based on the swordsmanship of the ghost.
But lately it
has been used less often. It was because there were almost no opponents who fought by moving their body and handling the sword.
There is divine black border magic black magic and so on.
As much as he had to deal with a variety of colorful powers, he had no choice but to pay less attention to pure swordsmanship.
However, due to a forced duel, he can only handle swordsmanship.
In this situation, he was able to focus on swordsmanship and raise it to a higher level.
[You activated a strong attack.]
Kwade deuk.
Although Taesan suppressed it, the spirit and determination contained in the sword were still supporting Taesan. As they were in almost equal condition, the Demon King had no choice but to be pushed out when the strong attack was activated.
Caang! Caang!
The swords continue to collide and the strong attacks are activated in succession.
Even the demon king was not pushed out of the way. Hold the darkness deep in the sword and swing it. The exploding darkness covers the demon king’s vision.
[You activate stealth.]
Taesan’s presence is instantly erased.
The Demon King momentarily lost track of Taesan’s location. Taesan, who had dug under the demon king, raised his sword and cut it.
[You activated Leap.]
Blame it. Taesan kicks off her feet and flies through the air. Slash the sword as it is and trample it hard.
[You activate landing.]
“I am the demon king!”
Even though the demon king was oppressed by the strong force, he rather endured it and tried to push Taesan down
.
Taesan gave more power to the sword.
[You activated the fighting spirit blade.]
The fighting spirit blade. The effect of that ability swordsmanship is to triple the power applied to the sword.
With a roar, the Demon King crashes into the ground.
Taesan continues to swing the sword in that state.
Kagagagak!
Swords and swords bounced off,
putting pressure on the devil’s body.
[You have activated Hardness]
The impact of contact with the sword is momentarily reduced. Taesan uses the remaining power to twist the sword’s trajectory. It pierces the Demon King’s chest as it is.
The demon king grabs the hilt of the sword that pierced his chest. I hold Tae-san tightly so that he cannot escape and stab Tae-san with my great sword.
[You activated charm.]
“Sir.”
The demon king’s hand holding the hilt misses in an instant.
Taesan quickly draws his sword and counters Demon King’s attack. The demon king possesses a false smile.
“You have a very unique power.”
The Demon King smiles as if he is really enjoying the current battle.
he rushes again
Wow!
A battle ensues.
The demon king did not fall. Even though he was injured and pierced by a sword, he wrapped himself in darkness and continued to collide with Taesan.
Taesan also had to take the damage. The sword gets stuck in his arm, leaving a long cut on his thigh.
However, Taesan began to gain the upper hand little by little.
After using the ability sword to press and press the demon king, he delivered a finishing blow.
Kwajik.
The sword pierces the devil. Taesan rushed forward with all his might. The demon king collided with the cliff.
Kurrureung…
[The skill level of the ability sword has risen by 1%.]
The cliff that could not withstand the strength began to collapse.
The darkness surrounding the demon lord was escaping.
“Congratulations. warrior.”
The demon king laughed.
“You have succeeded in protecting the world.”
Even though he couldn’t fulfill his mission, the demon king’s expression was not dark. Rather, it was a sign of joy.
“This is exactly what I was hoping for. Winning doesn’t matter. I wanted to do a battle between the Demon King and the Hero, betting on each other’s values.”
The demon king made his wish come true.
“But… I miss one thing.”
After looking at Mount Tai for a while, the demon king clicked his tongue.
“The hero who saved the world is an outsider after all.”
Taishan is not an inhabitant of a perishing world. He was just an outsider anyway.
The demon king’s gaze turned to the ghost who hid his appearance.
“It would have been nice if you fulfilled the prophecy… but this should be enough. Rejoice. Humans. Your world is saved.”
With those words, the darkness in the demon king’s body dispersed. And a part of it
began
to dwell in Taesan .
[Your spirit level has been activated. Permanently increased physical strength by 7581, strength by 789, agility by 662, and intelligence
by 643.] [Hunger for victory was activated. Permanently increased physical strength by 1166, strength by 558, agility by 303, and intelligence by 229.]
[Your spirituality has been increased. ???’s mastery has risen by 3%.]
[Your spirit level has been raised. You obtained the special firing skill [Call of Destruction].]
[You
won against the device of destruction alone. You obtained the special always-on skill [Adversary of Destruction].]
[You maintained your ego by overcoming the high power and rank that tried to devour you with your own will. The special always-on skill [The Will] was obtained.]
[The will to cause destruction was acquired.]
The people who were fighting hard were taken aback.
It was because the monsters suddenly melted and disappeared.
“Huh?”
“No way…
And when Taishan showed up, their eyes started to shine.
A suppressed shout burst out.
“Wow!”
“Hero! Hero!”
“I won!”
“I survived!”
Everyone is happy and weeping.
People who have overcome destruction hug each other and rejoice.
Their faces were full of hope and anticipation for the future.
It was something a ghost had never seen before.
The ghost obscured itself and watched their joy.
Level up with skill
