341 The overwhelming presence of the Mars Sword made his subsequent actions cautious. He suppressed the urge to immediately pull out his sword and uncover this secret, and chose to recover his strength for now.
Logan poured a handful of preserved food he had saved from the enemy’s supply into his mouth and began to quietly meditate to restore his strength.
One of the greatest abilities of that holy sword was that it gave the user undiminished stamina, but for some reason, the choice to restore strength by drawing the sword was not possible.
After some time had passed, Logan, who confirmed that more than half of his strength had been recovered, took a deep breath and stood in front of the holy sword.
Ugh.
When he comes within a certain range, the sword emits more holy power as if it is happy to see him.
‘I didn’t even see divine power in my past life.’
Now that I was seeing it with my own eyes, my heart felt heavy. Because it wasn’t a good feeling to doubt a comrade who was with you until the last moment of your past life.
‘I hope all of this turns out to be for naught.’
With that hope, Logan slowly grasped the handle of the sword.
That moment.
Flashing.
The energy emitted from the sword instantly colored my vision pure white.
And then the voice I heard for the first time resonated in my mind.
I actually waited a long time.
As soon as the voice rang out, a memory of someone passed through Logan’s mind. It was a vivid memory, as if I had experienced that life directly.
A genius baby who recognized objects clearly from birth and spoke the common language perfectly before just 100 days old.
In a peaceful era, the child would have grown up receiving education as an outstanding scholar or wizard, but was born into a turbulent world infested with monsters and had to live a life of being chased from an early age.
A time when the majority of humans had no choice but to become nomadic peoples to avoid attacks by monsters, territorial attacks by other races, persecution, or hunting.
It was fortunate that he was born in a large tribe with over a thousand members, but it was inevitable that that tribe was also destined to wander repeatedly.
However, even during the precarious times of changing residences every six months, the child’s genius clearly shined through.
When I was chased by the Orcs and Lizardmen, I stole and learned their combat skills, and when I passed through the Elven forest, I stole and learned their archery and wind and water elemental skills. Even during the short time I stayed in the dwarven city for a brief transaction, I learned their skills and mastered the elemental arts of fire and earth.
– This child is the future of our tribe.
When everyone in the tribe recognized the child as such.
A voice was heard from heaven denying it.
– No, that child will become the future of the human race.
A wise man from the Yongin tribe, who was said to be so rare, came down to the village where the tribe was staying.
I don’t know why, but the wise man taught the child ‘magic’ from then on.
That was the turning point in my life.
The child absorbed all the sage’s teachings as if he were born to learn magic.
As a result, he became a superhuman who could use class 7 magic at the age of just 20. And that was not the circle magic of the human race, but the difficult class magic of the dragon race.
‘Class 7 is superhuman? No, before that, the class magic was from the dragon race?’
Knowledge that was previously unknown was added to common sense that was different from what one knew.
In a moment of confusion, Logan’s mind, which had been immersed in the ‘child’ in his memory, was awakened, but as the grand epic continued, Logan had no choice but to immerse himself in the scene unfolding before his eyes again.
The child naturally became the leader of the tribe, and less than ten years later, he became the representative of the human race encompassing the eastern part of the continent.
And at that time, the child had pioneered the 8th class and was being called the title of Great Mage.
At the age of just over 30.
He reached this level at the youngest age among all great mages of all time, not only among humans but also across all races.
He was called the transcendent and was revered by the world.
‘Class 8 is a great mage? ‘What are the standards?’
Logan was startled again and was about to come to his senses when he heard a voice again as if in response.
After reaching the level of magic, I thought I was the best being in the world. It was close to the truth, but it could never be true.
When another 10 years passed, he was called the strongest great mage of the human race.
Yes. The strongest of the ‘human race’.
He could never be the best in the world. Because there were people in the world who pioneered the 9th class.
The majority of dragons numbering only a few dozen.
The ‘great’ sages of the Yongin tribe and the heads of other races.
Demi-gods who go beyond the limits of their lifespan and reign over the world for eternity.
Unfortunately, his magic could not reach the level of those demigods.
– It’s really unfortunate. If you weren’t a human, you probably could have reached the level of a Class 9 rookie.
It is a limitation of the species.
The teacher who taught him magic, the sage of the Yongin tribe, said this and truly felt sorry for it.
Although the student had caught up to his level in an incredibly short period of time, the wise man judged that the child would not be able to surpass the limits of his species.
The middle-aged grand mage, who could no longer be called a child, rebelled against him.
He said he could do it.
That you can overcome limitations.
For the first time, the genius became angry at his teacher’s attitude of disparaging his talent.
If there is a path that cannot be reached through the teacher’s teachings, I will find another path.
The genius chose to live in seclusion, leaving all glory behind.
Decades after he disappeared, an unprecedented disaster occurred in the world.
One of the ancient dragons who have existed since the beginning of time, one of the demigods who are said to be the closest to a god, went crazy for some reason while trying to ‘ascension’, the process of becoming a god.
The ancient dragon, who lost his mind while retaining his power, brought disaster to the world.
Soon, the world’s absolutes gathered together and decided to subdue the ancient dragons, but by that time, one-third of the continent had already been burned.
And the human race, which does not have an absolute entity, was chosen not as an advance party, but as a sacrifice, to consume the power of the demon dragon, without being able to participate in the discussion.
That incident, more precisely, the appeal of a descendant who had become a sacrifice to be burned by the demonic dragon’s flames, called the secluded genius into the world.
But unfortunately, the genius’s achievement was still limited to being an 8th class master. The hopes of the humans who could not reach the level of demigods could not dampen the opinions of the demigods.
The genius’ participation in the war was just like pouring a bucket of water on dry firewood that would burn in an instant. Whether the world overcomes the disaster or not, the destruction of the human race was virtually certain.
But the genius rejected that future.
The limit that had not been broken even after decades of seclusion and research was broken through the battle with the demon dragon.
The genius was inspired by the battle with the demon dragon, went beyond the realm, and finally joined the council of absolutes as the first demigod of the human race.
Even though all the human archmages except him had died and 90% of the warriors of the entire race had died.
It was too late for the entire race, but fortunately complete destruction was avoided. I argued for the human race’s right to survive, and the absolutes of other races accepted my claim.
And it was only then that the true ‘all-ethnic union’ was established.
Of course, even after the alliance was formed, it took a long time for the demon dragon to be subdued.
The demon dragon, who had gone crazy, recklessly summoned things from other dimensions with the half-obtained power of god, and by the time the coalition of all races managed to subdue the demon dragon, the things summoned by the demon dragon had already fundamentally changed the world.
The biggest change among them was the disappearance of the sea in the southern part of the continent and the creation of endless mountain ranges.
It was not just a mountain range. An alien world that has been completely connected to another dimension. Even absolute people, including me, could not completely eliminate the demonic realm. No, not exactly… I couldn’t do anything about it alone.
A change occurred in the 10 absolutes who led the subjugation of the demon dragon. The battle with the demon dragon did not give only human geniuses the opportunity to leap forward.
The other Absolutes studied and learned from the Demon Dragon’s traces during the long war and found a way to overcome their limitations. And they didn’t share that knowledge with me.
Before I knew it, I could hear deep anger in his voice.
The remaining three ancient dragons of the dragon race and the two great sages of the dragon race. Elves and dwarves have ruled other races for an unimaginable amount of time. And the absolute leader of the Lizardmen and Orcs.
As soon as the war was over, they chose to ascend to heaven and become gods.
At that time, ‘nine’ gods that did not exist in the world were created.
‘what!?’
Logan’s spirit, which had been immersed in the life of the Absolute and its majestic and mythical war, awakened once again.
‘Then what about 9th Minister?’
As if responding to that thought, the lament of the Absolute continued.
They were truly irresponsible people. Those who abandoned the world for their own greed claim to be gods. As I was left alone, I had no choice but to come up with a self-rescue plan.
The genius who was left alone in the world could never solve the demonic situation of the outside world on his own. Therefore, he pushed out the mana of the continent and built an invisible barrier in the south to prevent the world from being overrun by the flood of the demon world.
As time passes, it will become more difficult for races familiar with mana to live on the continent, but the priority was to prevent erosion.
And that inevitable choice created enormous variables that even a genius could not have imagined.
The first variable was the decline of other races.
First, the dragons began to leave one by one, heading deeper into the demon world.
They were naturally living beings who grew their bodies by eating and drinking mana, so they could no longer withstand the ever-decreasing concentration of mana.
Also, except for the three ancient dragons who ascended to heaven in the war with the demon dragon, all the dragons who had reached the state of demi-gods died, so they could not resist the absolute human being who caused the four moons.
At a time when dragons were only left as legends in the world, a second variable appeared.
At a time when other races were in decline, surprisingly, a small number of humans awakened and began to utilize the power of life, which replaces mana. Although it is an infinitely weak power compared to mana, I gave it the title ‘Force’ in the hope that it would support the humans.
“Force?”
Logan was so shocked that he unconsciously spoke out loud, but his voice did not respond.
It was a positive variable.
A positive variable that appeared in the human race, which was still the weakest group on the continent despite the existence of the Absolute.
And the third and final variable occurred to the Absolute Himself.
The reason why the dragon people had no choice but to leave ultimately affected me as well. Even for me, who had already escaped human physiology, breathed with mana, and gained energy from mana, life on the continent gradually became difficult. However, removing the magic that has already been fixed in order for me to live is completely wrong.
He could not go beyond the Demon Realm, leaving behind the humans who were finally trying to end their long wandering life that had just begun to become independent.
In that desperate situation, the genius faced another problem.
When did those damned things, the faith of the Nine Great Gods, reach out to the humans? I couldn’t believe it.
Among the human race, a faith arose that worshiped the Absolute Ones who ascended to heaven after the war with the Demon Dragon.
In fact, the nine gods shared their power with those who believed in it, so it was a blessing like honey to ordinary humans who could not use mana or force in this harsh continent.
The enraged genius initially tried to slaughter all the priests. But soon I saw other possibilities in them.
Divine power. That power was unusual. A power that seems to have been further processed from mana. And the basis for allowing gods from other dimensions to influence this world. That sparked my inspiration.
Having fought on the same front lines as those who became gods, he was able to instinctively find ways to utilize that energy for himself.
Maybe you too can become a god.
This is also a wise man who did not transcend the dimension and remained in this world.
The genius, overcome by a forgotten desire again, delved into divine power.
And soon, he was able to wield a power so powerful that it could not be compared to those who called themselves priests.
From then on, his title changed.
From a human king to a magic saint.
I thought it would be like that up to that point.
– The Magic Saint is the representative of the 9 Great Gods.
– We must believe in the Nine Great Gods according to the will of Him who is the transcendent of the human race.
– He is the first servant to carry out the will of the gods….
Ridiculous words that upset him began to spread around the world.
A completely new person is downgraded to a transcendental person and is even referred to as a servant of the comrades who betrayed him and left.
How can you not be angry!
