Chapter 2200 – 2200. Dark Moon
Luke, the temporary commander of the dispatch fleet from a corporate provisional alliance whose name cannot be revealed, chewed on the cigarette in his mouth.
Things had gone wrong.
There were two presences that hadn’t been in the report, not just one.
One was a demon. A monster with a body at least of the 8th grade. The only good thing was that the demon seemed to have almost no intelligence compared to its powerful body that could withstand missiles without any problem.
The problem was the angel that appeared after the demon. A faceless angel with wings of lightning.
Luke racked his brain. As a famous mercenary and adventurer, he had faced demons and angels several times.
‘Damn it. Even after searching through the information in my head, I can’t figure out the origins of that demon and angel.’
Ordinary demons and angels are strongly influenced by the 72 demons and 72 angels. The 72 demons and 72 angels, who can be called divine beings, have distinct characteristics, and the demons and angels under them are influenced by them. In other words, if you can determine their origin and find out their characteristics, you can exploit their weaknesses.
The problem is that there is no information about that angel and demon.
‘The demon seems to be related to gluttony… A faceless angel. I have no idea about that one. The strength and status of an angel can be determined by the number of wings. But that angel’s wings… They’re made of lightning, so it’s hard to tell how many pairs of wings it has.’
The two beings were rampaging. The demon was openly devouring soldiers, and the angel was attacking the demon, grabbing soldiers, and sucking their life force.
“That thing is an angel…?”
“It’s no different from a demon! That angel has sucked the life force out of 30 people!”
“We need a countermeasure!”
Luke’s subordinates shouted. Luke spat out his cigarette and frowned.
“Countermeasure? Is there any countermeasure other than fighting? We can’t abandon the ancient ruins and run away. The corporation will discipline us. We have to fight them even if we have to pour out all our capabilities.”
Luke said. He had failed in corporate politics and had nowhere else to retreat. If he couldn’t prove his worth to the corporation here, he would be disposed of.
“Commander! The angel is using divine magic to attack the demon. In the process, it’s sucking human life force and using it as energy.”
“So?”
“Unlike that wildly rampaging demon, the angel’s fighting style shows reason. It’s surprising that the angel is using divine magic, but it must be a unique ability of that angel.”
“Get to the point.”
“Divine magic is a human power, and that angel has intelligence and uses human power. It might even be friendly to humans.”
“Can’t you see that it’s openly using humans as fuel? Where do you see any friendliness in that behavior?”
Some ignorant people think that angels are always on the side of humans. That’s not the reality. Angels have little interest in humans. Demons are originally self-centered beings.
“But I agree that the angel is rational. Looking at its movements, it’s quite tactical. Maybe we can negotiate. Connect a magic communication channel to that faceless angel.”
“I’ll try.”
While the mages were preparing the magic, another adjutant shouted.
“The airships have completed the conversion to full bombardment mode! Shell loading complete! Awaiting the order to fire!”
Luke glanced back. The airships, one of the corporation’s greatest assets, were waiting with their huge cannons at the ready. They looked like tanks floating in the air. Tanks over 110 meters long.
“Stand by.”
“…Communication channel established! The angel has accepted the channel!”
Woong.
A magic-made window appeared in front of him. Inside the window was the faceless angel. The space under the hood was empty. However, a gaze could be felt from within. Considering that the coat it was wearing was similar to a human form, it might just be that its body was invisible.
“Speak.”
The angel’s words were short. There was a hint of craziness in its tone.
“…Faceless angel. We have no reason to antagonize you. It seems you want to kill that boar-like demon. We will help you.”
“How can you help me?”
“Can you see the airships behind us? The bombardment is already prepared. The moment I give the order, the ground of this island will be flattened. Not even a demon can withstand that.”
If it refused this offer, they would be wiped out together. Luke didn’t bother to say the unspoken words.
“What do you want?”
At the angel’s words, some people breathed a sigh of relief. The angel was more communicative than they had imagined.
“First, what is your name? Surely you can at least tell us your name.”
“Eugenius. Stop with the nonsense about wanting to build a friendship. Don’t forget that the demon is still devouring you at this very moment.”
“……Eugenius. Faceless angel. We want the rights and information of this island. After killing the demon, we would like you to cooperate with us to some extent.”
“To what extent?”
“Regarding this island. We don’t want anything more than that.”
“Fine. I accept the offer. Kill the demon.”
The angel, who had been chasing the demon, spread its lightning wings wide and soared into the air. Luke tried to shake off the pressure he felt from the angel and gave the order.
“All airships, target the demon.”
“Targeting complete.”
“Fire.”
The giant cannons of the five airships roared. The sound of the explosions vibrated. The cannons didn’t fire just once but poured out shells in rapid succession. The shells, upon hitting the ground, caused a powerful explosion and special vibrations.
Special shells that destroy targets using resonance. Although the resonance range is weak compared to the explosive power, it can turn a target into dust if it hits.
The bombardment soon stopped. The airship cannons were red-hot and emitting smoke. Black smoke rose into the sky from the bombardment site. Some troops were caught in the blast, but the demon would surely be finished.
“Eugenius. Look. The demon is…”
Luke couldn’t finish his sentence. A black demon emerged from the black smoke. The demon, with a liquid monster-like form, devoured the surrounding soldiers as it covered them. Like a living black hole.
“Commander! The angel has attacked the airships!”
“What?!”
The angel that had been floating in the sky dove into the airships.
-Kkyaaaaaaak!
Screams echoed from the radios connected to the airships.
-The angel has stolen the power of the airship… Kwaang!
One airship fell to the ground and shattered. The angel flew to another airship and stole its power in the same way.
“Eugenius!! What are you doing?!”
“You couldn’t kill Belial. There is no reason for me to cooperate with you. Become energy.”
The demon and the angel rampaged at the same time. The demon was sucking up humans indiscriminately and growing in size, while the angel was stealing the energy of humans alive, including the power of the airships.
“This is fucked up…”
Humans were powerless. There was nothing they could do.
• • •
Crack, crack, crack.
By stealing the power of the airships and absorbing the energy, and absorbing the life force of dozens of corporate soldiers, my energy was overflowing. As proof, my lightning wings had grown more than three times their original size.
[Holy Thunder]
I grabbed the lightning spear in my hand and swung it horizontally. The emitted golden lightning seared the body of Belial, who had grown in size like a slime. Belial writhed like an earthworm and jumped towards me.
I threw the lightning spear in my hand at the charging creature.
[Holy Thunder Break]
The moment the golden lightning spear hit, a huge explosion occurred, engulfing it. The discharge phenomenon was a bonus. It lost its strength and fell to the ground.
Just when I thought it was over, dozens of tentacles sprouted from its body, aiming for me.
I spread my wings. The blue lightning wings turned into dozens of golden lightning bolts, burning the tentacles and searing Belial’s body.
“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”
Belial crumbled with a scream. It left something on the ground. I reached out and activated telekinesis to grab it.
‘Belial’s essence, the item that appears when Belial is defeated.’
It looked like a black water droplet and stuck to my glove. The more I touched it, the worse I felt. I just shoved it into my coat pocket.
‘Belial’s essence. It’s an item that can be used in various ways in the original game. I’ll study it later…’
I soared back into the sky.
There was something left to take care of.
The corporate forces.
I had no intention of letting these guys live. They were the ones who came to kill me. They were enemies who coveted what was mine.
I spread my wings. I used all the energy I had left and cast a spell.
[Holy Thunder]
Golden lightning fell on the humans.
• • •
In the end, I failed to kill all the corporate forces. Some quick-witted ones escaped using space-shifting artifacts. I couldn’t track them even if I wanted to. I couldn’t even use space magic yet.
‘Rumors about me will spread.’
The faceless angel, Eugenius.
It didn’t really matter since my true identity wouldn’t be revealed.
I deactivated Absolute Polymorph in a suitable place and returned to my human form.
‘The possibility of my identity and Invisible Blade’s identity being exposed… it’s not zero. Especially Orsia’s identity is likely to be known. A 7th-grade space mage isn’t common.’
I wasn’t worried.
The corporate guys weren’t innocent either, so they couldn’t make this public. Above all, they were likely a corporation from the Tae Kingdom. They were too far away to interfere with Neo London. Even internationally renowned corporations couldn’t easily dismiss the Hytel School.
Orsia and Invisible Blade were also safe. Orsia looked at me with complicated eyes. She seemed to have many questions.
“Ms. Orsia. Sebitdungdung Island will self-destruct soon. Let’s get out of here first. Mass teleport. Is it possible?”
“My condition is not good. Space travel is difficult.”
“I guess we’ll have to fly with magic. I have some energy left.”
I held the collapsed Invisible Blade in my arms and walked with Orsia to Hongcheon Island in the Gangneung Archipelago. From the top of the island, we watched Sebitdungdung Island collapse with an explosion.
“I thought the self-destruction would be more spectacular… It’s surprisingly quiet. The debris disappears before falling into the sea. It turns into light and vanishes… It’s quite a sight.”
“Perhaps it’s the mystery of Sebitdungdung Island’s spirit magic that eliminates the debris without leaving any trace.”
