chapter 30
30. Purifier (4)
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So, it was good to have a good shot at Marquis Riverback.
〚You little bastard!〛
In fact, the situation itself has not changed much. Still, I’m chased by Marquis Riverback, and there’s not much way to inflict any damage.
Absolute match superiority is a great word, but it is limited to practically erasing the opponent’s ‘inherent’ ability.
Of course, considering that most of the unique blahs are terribly powerful, that alone is a powerful effect, but it is difficult to break through this situation now.
Thanks to the activation of King of Pandemonium, I erased the unique skill ‘Purification’, but there is still a devastating difference in specs between him and me.
“Uh, crazy.”
At the same time as he flung his body to the side, a statue built next to him was hit by a black beam and shattered.
It’s fortunate that there were no collateral casualties from the Amon attack flying at me.
It must be because the students and faculty all moved to the deepest part of the academy according to the emergency guidelines in accordance with the emergency that occurred in the city.
In this part, I should rather thank Marquis Riverback for doing such a thing.
‘That’s the problem…!’
I turned my head and looked at the veil of darkness spreading near the body of Marquis Riverback. It’s something that was blown at me earlier and made me fly hundreds of meters.
If you look at your skill set, you will probably find this phrase written.
[ Skill: Black Mist ] [ Grade: A ]
[ It is the remnant of a demon emanating from the essence of a demon. Emit demonic energy at nearby targets to corrode them. Depending on the user’s capabilities, various uses are possible. ]
This is a skill common to bosses who became demonized after eating essence. By dealing with the remnants of demons, you can use them for various battles and defenses.
Approaching within a certain range does damage regardless of whether or not it is questioned, and in addition to the attack ability that hurts every single shot, the defense that deflects all attacks.
This alone is dizzying, but there are additional headaches.
[ Skill: Blessing of the Black Soul ] [ Grade: A ]
[ All physical abilities are strengthened due to the essence rooted in the body, and regenerative abilities are added. Has strong immunity to all physical damage. ]
In addition to basic spec enhancement and body regeneration, since there is an abundance of demonic energy, these ridiculous effects are applied.
There’s a reason why Elnor, who shows off his abilities close to a master in close combat, struggled.
〚Why, why can a bugger like you handle God’s grace-!〛
A distorted sentence came from the back. It feels like that because I couldn’t win in my own way.
Fortunately, it is certain that this guy is really angry to the end, unlike before.
I’ve been in that state ever since I noticed that my purification skill was erased by the effect of the King of Pandemonium I activated.
‘That’s it, what.’
Let’s change our position for a moment.
Considering the background of this guy, it’s probably a case of a black market merchant who started from the bottom and accidentally got entangled with devil worshipers and gnashed his teeth to gain recognition there.
Given the situation, it is highly likely that he considers the essence of the devil that the Seer gave him as the crystallization of his efforts so far. Thanks to that, it seems that he took on that power and was soaked in a sense of omnipotence.
Even me and Elnor, who shattered the tower that this guy had been building for years without much effort, easily smashed it with that ability.
By the way.
The guy he thought he killed suddenly resurrected, and in the blink of an eye, he’s using a higher level compatible skill.
And that’s the guy who just blew away several years’ worth of achievements at once.
“…”
uh. it would be unfair
Imagine having two achievements you’ve built up over your entire life being robbed by the same guy in less than a day.
Even if it’s like me, I can’t get angry.
Maybe the villains who collapse absurdly after being corrected by the ridiculous main character are less unfair than that.
But, to put it another way.
“Is this ability good? I’m not sure.”
It sounds like it’s very easy to scratch your temper.
Even while running away, he laughs and throws a sentence at the Marquis of Riverback.
〚…〛
“Hmm, I’m not sure if it’s good that I just happened to get it by chance. I made eye contact with someone for a moment, and he told me to go. I think I got a little bit tired of writing it.”
[…this person…=
“Uh, can’t it be that Marquis Riverback’s ability was worse than this? I hope it can’t be…”
〚Shut up your mouth!〛
Well. right.
After all, nothing is more specialized in provocation than deception done with respectful words.
I continued to run, giggling at the sight of Marquis Riverback rushing towards me with my eyes closed.
Characteristics of vanity and conceit lump personality. It is close to impossible to maintain a rational judgment in a situation where you are being provoked.
In fact, even though he could use the difference in specs to effectively pressure me, that guy is simply chasing after me and pouring out attacks spasmodically.
With this composition, I could manage to get away just by using Desperation without grade deduction.
Of course, it’s not just running away without any countermeasures.
‘you’re close.’
Check your watch.
The ‘promise time’ is soon.
So I guess I’ll have to put this guy down for a while.
“…Well.”
I checked where I was standing now, and deliberately slowed down my run away a bit.
[die!=
then what
Of course, the attack will fly like a deukdal.
[ Activate Soul Linker. ]
[ Receives magic power. ]
[Use ‘Skill: Divine Shield’. ]
The translucent shield created by infusing magic into Ultramar is shattered by Marquis Riverback’s magic energy.
Since I didn’t connect it with ‘Skill: Penance’, my durability stat would be garbage. It must be a level gap that makes no sense to endure.
Still, since it’s a divine power, it seems to block it once in a while. It’s because it’s especially good against demon types.
It was thanks to this that I ran away with ease until now.
‘…Thinking about it, it makes no sense.’
Thanks to the skill called ‘King of Pandemonium’, the demon type’s unique ability is temporarily erased, and I can use the divine power contained in objects in reverse.
It’s an unreasonably powerful combination against demon-type enemies.
And that’s enough to be able to use it even at this point where I haven’t even grown up.
At the same time as the shield was broken, Marquis Riverback’s magic also scattered around. The guy who saw this immediately snorted.
[under! Compared to just talking about it, I’m really into running away and blocking it…〛
The guy who was about to say that immediately shuts up.
It must be because the magic that shattered my shield and bounced in all directions destroyed part of the ‘Cathedral’ nearby.
If it is a cathedral, it is the location of the holy relics that must be kept outside one by one.
I purposely set up a shield by adjusting the angle so that it would break there.
Fragments of the sacred object pour down along with the stained glass.
It would be natural if it was obvious, but if it was a cathedral that was built inside Elfante of the ‘Imperial Academy’, all the buildings were built using only the highest quality products that had been built.
According to the system, even if it is damaged like that, the holy power inside is scattered around like a grenade exploding.
White light began to flash in all directions. That’s all divine power.
“Why don’t you go and see what’s around you?”
As I grinned, I turned around again.
From behind, you can hear the screams of Marquis Riverback, whose whole body is roaring with being exposed to divine power.
‘great.’
At this level, he should be able to drop that guy for a while.
That’s enough time for me to go to the appointed place and pick up the goods.
Talion is a smart and steady guy. If I specified the exact time, it must mean that the work will be carried out according to that time.
Actually, by the time I get to my appointment and the clock chimes.
‘right.’
Talion, who ran at full speed carrying the ‘item I requested’, was caught at the edge of my field of vision.
Seeing that, he smiles and resets the clock.
Yeah, that’s enough for the time it took.
All that remains is to finish.
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The head of the Marquis Riverback was boiling to the point where it couldn’t get any hotter.
“I’ll skin you alive, that bastard, I’ll chew your guts in front of you!”
I have never felt such anger in my entire life. It feels like the blood vessels in my head are breaking.
In my entire life, I have never met a guy who humiliated me like this!
He swept his skin, which was still throbbing thanks to contact with divine power just before and burned, as he scanned the surroundings with glimmering eyes.
While he was hit and lost his concentration for a while, that guy named Daud had already disappeared somewhere.
Of course, that wasn’t a factor at all. He has now swallowed the demon’s essence.
No matter where the other person is hiding, it wouldn’t be much of a job.
“…”
The smoke billowing up around them sweeps away even the faint human reverberation.
At the moment, there are no other people around. It was even easier to follow that trail.
And soon after, Marquis Riverback, who found the location, snorted.
‘Gregory Hall?’
spire. It is one of the tallest buildings in El Fante.
At most, the tail escaped from him and he ran away, so he wondered where he was going, but at best, here.
Due to the nature of the tall building, this is a dead-end place with no place to escape or hide. Even the place where this man is located is at the top of that place.
〚Stupid bastard!〛
If he had been the usual Marquis Riverback, he would have thought a little bit about why this man went to such a place.
However, the anger that now engulfed his entire head was deteriorating that judgment.
It must have been in that context that he immediately started flying to the Gregory Hall without any hesitation.
〚 Breath! 〛
Accelerating his body in an instant and reaching the top of Gregory Hall, he looked around with a ferocious expression.
It wasn’t long before I was looking for it and found it. Because there was Dowd Campbell, who was showing up proudly.
There was something in the waistband that I hadn’t seen before.
‘…what is that?’
A cylinder that appears to be about the length of a human arm. It was a golden object with no apparent features.
Suspiciously, it was.
〚…〛
However, the Marquis of Riverback decided not to pay much attention to that.
Even though he has been resurrected from the dead and received an unknown power, he is still a no-nonsense guy who is chased by himself. That, too, would be a tedious trick.
At least, he couldn’t even calm down if he didn’t put his opponent down like that now.
〚 Painfully, let me taste all hell! I’d rather have you beg me to kill you!
He shouted and accelerated his body. The black haze spread around again, raising the speed to the limit.
So far, he ran away, making him angry, so it meant grabbing him at once.
However, this time Doud Campbell didn’t even move.
Although he defended the attack with the divine power shield he had spread a few times before, he did not show any signs of running away.
〚…?〛
At this point, the Marquis of Riverback, even when he was angry to the end, felt that something was strange.
Dude, why are you doing this?
‘…If I kill them here, that’s it!’
After drawing magic power from the amulet he wore on his wrist, he passed it on to the incense burner in his arms, repeating the process over and over again.
However, the amulet that was now caught in the corner of his gaze had exhausted all of its magic power. It must have been the last time I took it out.
Now this guy has no means to defend himself!
Thinking so, he smiled viciously and raised his hand that was full of demonic energy. The distance is close. There is no defense method, and considering the difference in specifications, avoidance is even more impossible.
It was an expression that naturally came out when I imagined this guy’s whole body being torn to pieces.
“I told you. Go see what’s around you.”
However, at the same time as those sentences flowed out.
The Marquis Riverback’s body froze as it was.
No, it would be ‘fixed’ to be exact.
on a disc lying on the floor.
‘…negative?’
Why is this kind of thing here in Daejeon? He’s blinking his eyes with a puzzled look.
With a squeaking sound, the stick connected to the disk sank to the floor.
“Well.”
Daoud said with a smile.
The other side’s body was also on top of the disk.
“You did well not to return it.”
with such a sentence.
The bodies of the two men were launched into the air with terrifying force.
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