100th Episode
From the Moros wrapped in Sword Energy, a brilliant burst of light radiated out.
Dozens of sword auras resisted each other, intertwined, and caused a distortion in space.
Even the violet flames could not maintain their form upon touching Ray’s Sword Energy, shattering into pieces.
For an instant, Carinus’s vision turned completely white.
What struck Carinus was the legendary flash that had supposedly overcome destruction in myths.
Kuuuung—!!
“…”
…What just happened?
Carinus felt the ringing in his ears as he fumbled on the ground.
Only after stretching out his hands and feet in all directions and then regaining his sight did Carinus realize he was buried between craters.
In the distance, Ray stood calmly.
It was only then that Carinus realized he had been hurled a great distance and embedded into the slope.
“Ugh…!!”
Carinus crawled out of the crater and looked around.
The Rangers were stationed nearby, waiting.
Carinus issued an order.
“Help me…!! Attack him immediately…!!”
He needed to buy time to recover from the shock of being slammed into the slope.
However, even with Carinus’s command, the Rangers did not move.
Were they paralyzed by the overwhelming clash between two beings that seemed beyond human?
No, it wasn’t that.
They were Rangers—certainly prepared to risk their lives on the battlefield.
Yet the Rangers remained silent.
Carinus shouted repeatedly.
“What are you doing…!! I said help me!! Move quickly!!”
“…”
The Rangers’ overt hostility was directed at Carinus.
Their gazes swept over Carinus’s waist, which was now wide open.
Below Carinus’s chest, most of his internal organs had been blown away.
An injury no human could survive.
And yet, Carinus was still standing there, staggering and shouting.
Black ichor flowed from Carinus’s body instead of blood, beginning to fill the hole where his internal organs had been lost—a grotesque scene that no human could be mistaken for.
One of the Rangers muttered under his breath.
“Servant of the Demon…”
Beings that could never coexist with humanity, those who desired its ruin.
Even if commanded by the king himself, once Carinus’s true nature was revealed, they could not risk their lives for him.
As the Rangers’ increasingly hostile atmosphere grew stronger, Carinus gritted his teeth.
Carinus’s overflowing anger spread to the Rangers.
“You bastards…!!”
Chaaak!!
Violet flames surged and swept through the Rangers one by one.
Screams erupted everywhere as the Rangers hastily distanced themselves from Carinus.
The flames emanating from the Dragon Heart fused with demonic power were not a force that could be confronted head-on.
“Don’t underestimate me…”
The Command Blade flew through the air and was sucked back into Carinus’s grasp.
“I demand your loyalty!!!!”
Kwagagajak!!!
Carinus plunged a violet blessing onto the fallen Rangers.
The bodies of the Rangers who had met death began to stir again.
The flesh of the Rangers, having received the near-immortal power from the Greedy Demon, became subservient to Carinus.
The revived Rangers rose with eerie groans, their eyes glowing violet as they charged toward Ray.
Watching the battlefield from beside Ray, Aptel reacted strongly.
[Necromancer…!!]
A being born from the Greedy Demon, nearly immortal, wielding the most troublesome and ominous powers—the worst Apostle to appear 600 years ago, causing immense calamity, was right here.
[We must eliminate him here…?!]
Just as Aptel was about to raise his voice, he glanced back at Ray.
Through the bracelet, he detected Ray’s pulse wildly fluctuating.
His heart, beating madly, suddenly stopped its motion repeatedly—it couldn’t endure the strain.
The still-undeveloped heart was being crushed between the explosively rotating Core and Circle, gradually losing its function.
Feeling his vision blur, Ray muttered.
“Aptel, electric shock on the heart. Very briefly.”
[Master!]
“Hurry.”
[…!]
Padeuk!!
The electric current pierced the defenseless heart.
As the current flowed, the heart that had momentarily stopped resumed its normal rhythm.
The moment Ray refocused his scattered vision,
A corpse of a Ranger cloaked in violet was already rushing towards him.
“Really now…”
I’m seeing too many unpleasant sights since my reincarnation.
Chaak!!!!
The corpse of the Ranger was bisected by the vertical swing of Moros.
While undead resurrected by necromancers would continue to squirm and reveal hostility even if only a finger remained, the Spatial Blade disrupted the necromancer’s power within the corpses, granting silence to the undead.
Ray stepped forward toward the rising undead.
The undead sharing the necromancer’s power exhibited greater strength than in life.
But their existence was far too insignificant to withstand the destructive power of the Sword Energy wrapping Moros.
Kwagagajak!!!
With ease, Ray cut down the thralls subordinated to Carinus.
Seeing Ray wield the sword like Harshia, Carinus flew into a rage.
“Don’t deceive me!!!”
Stamping the ground, Carinus approached Ray in an instant and swung the Command Blade.
Once again, their sword strikes clashed.
Kwaang!!!!
“You’re fake!!! There’s no way you’re real!!!”
There’s no way you could be Harshia.
You’re merely a fake imitating Harshia.
“I’ll make you pay for deceiving me!!”
The Command Blade imbued with violet flames swung toward Ray’s neck, leaving trails behind.
Ray adjusted his grip on Moros and kicked off the Ranger’s corpse clinging to his waist.
Ray felt no need to retreat.
The myth of Harshia recreated by Ray was itself a miracle, having sliced dozens of Apostles believed to embody destruction.
Chaahaaaak!!!
Once more, a long slash was carved into Carinus’s body.
Bursting intestines spilled out through the torn skin, staining the ground.
Underneath the robe, Ray’s lips curled upward in a sneer.
“Extremely disappointing.”
A voice filled with contempt repeatedly tormented Carinus’s ears.
“Among the dozens of Apostles I’ve slain, you’re the most pitiful, Carinus.”
“…Shut up, shut up!!!!!”
Carinus, instantly healing his wounds, let out a roar as he charged at Ray.
The resurrected undead also continued to swing their weapons, attempting to harm Ray.
Ray tightened his grip.
The radiant cluster of Sword Energy hovering over Moros drew a half-circle.
Chaahaaaaaak!!
Everything surrounding Ray crumbled.
The one-sided battle continued.
Ray’s sword strikes shattered Carinus’s body countless times.
However, Carinus kept rising, reaching out to Ray.
Aptel advised.
“The Apostle of Greed is especially tenacious compared to other Apostles. You’ll have to destroy the Core, the source of its power and authority, dozens of times.”
Ray had already shattered Carinus’s Dragon Heart several times.
If he continued swinging his sword, there would come a time when Carinus couldn’t escape death.
However, Aptel doubted Ray’s body could last until then.
His mana was depleting, his muscles were overworked, and his heart had reached its limit.
As proof, Ray’s sword swings began to slow down slightly.
Carinus, sensing the weakened pressure while being mutilated, grinned with a face half-cut.
Regenerated eyes stared directly at Moros, wrapped in Sword Energy.
Greed consumed his heart.
Carinus grabbed Ray’s wrist and shouted.
“Give it to me!!”
The Divine Sword of the Empire, Moros.
It was not something a lowly individual should dare to covet.
“That belongs to the Empire!! It’s my divine sword!! Give it back immediately!!”
Carinus’s hand tore through the robe and clutched Ray’s neck.
The violet flames transferred from Carinus began to burn Ray’s skin.
Carinus wanted to inflict pain and fear on Ray.
The violet flames that incinerated everything were far too terrifying for any human to endure.
However, Ray’s lips still bore a clear smirk filled with disdain.
“Is this sword yours?”
Chaak!!
Moros, tracing an unusual trajectory, severed Carinus’s limbs.
To a human, it was a fatal wound close to instant death, but Carinus regenerated the severed limbs within seconds.
Before Carinus’s limbs fully restored, Ray withdrew the Sword Energy enveloping Moros.
The silvery-white blade of Moros was revealed as it pierced Carinus’s heart and dug into the Dragon Heart.
Ray whispered in Carinus’s ear.
“Go ahead, take it.”
Phuuk!!
The Dragon Heart was split in two by Moros.
However, Carinus still felt no fear.
Having awakened as an Apostle and becoming the master wielding such power, Carinus could easily restore the shattered Dragon Heart.
I am immortal.
Just as Carinus was about to shout that,
Ray released Moros from his hand.
Suddenly abandoning his weapon?
Confused by Ray’s intent, Carinus looked down at his own chest.
At that moment,
Flames erupted from the gaping hole in his chest.
Hwarulk!
The Divine Sword, Moros, amplifies any energy transmitted by its master without discrimination.
Moros, forcibly recognizing Carinus as its master by Ray, drastically amplified the energy stored within the Dragon Heart.
Confidence filled Carinus’s expression cracked.
Upon awakening as an Apostle, Carinus gained immense latent potential.
However, due to insufficient innate talent, he had to divide and use the power granted by the Demon.
The overwhelming power was forcibly stabilized and compressed into the Dragon Heart.
But now, Moros forcibly amplified the tremendous energy compressed within the Dragon Heart.
The surging power could not be controlled.
The moment had come to pull out Moros piercing through the Dragon Heart.
However, every time Carinus’s arms regenerated, Ray swiftly tore them off again.
Sensing the enormous heat surging from his chest, Carinus tried to scream.
In that instant,
Ray grabbed Carinus’s jaw.
“You worthless piece of shit.”
Ray intended to keep acting as Harshia, regardless of whether Carinus believed him or not.
But overflowing hatred eventually tore off the mask Ray had worn.
The final voice Ray managed to produce was mixed with hatred, contempt, and a hint of choking sobs.
“With your so-called noble and shitty bloodline you boast about, try to maintain some dignity, even when dying properly.”
“…!!!!!”
Carinus’s jaw trembled.
Carinus desperately struggled to utter something.
But Ray didn’t release his grip on Carinus’s jaw until the very end.
Carinus’s final words held no value to Ray.
Finally.
The Dragon Heart shattered into pieces, and rampant flames erupted.
Kwaaaaaaaaang!!!!!!!!!
