Into the Creations 2337

Chapter 2337 – 2337. Savior Of The Academy

I arrived near the pseudo-religious village Iste had told me about.

There were no barriers. A large-scale barrier that could encompass a village was not easy to set up unless you were an expert, and even if you did set one up, there was a high chance of it being detected by the Hero Association. Even if it was private land, you needed government permission to set up a barrier.

Lightning Heaven Style Electromagnetic Wave.

Before entering the village, I used electromagnetic waves to check the situation inside.

‘135 people. Considering the size of the village, it looks like there should be about 50 people living here at most, but the population is more than double that.’

More than half of them were staying in the village hall. Although it was the largest building in the village, it wasn’t big enough for 70 people to stay and live in. There was another space underground. That was where the religious people were living and training.

‘These guys are the real deal, even among the cults. I can’t even call them a cult.’

Usually, pseudo-religions swindle their followers for money. But the Heaven Salvation Society was not like that. They didn’t force their followers to give money, but to pray. That was because they sincerely worshipped the Angel God.

In a way, they were as dangerous as the Gumok Church.

‘They’ve been quiet until now because their power was weak.’

If they had the same power as the Gumok Church, these guys would have been running wild for sure.

“Moka.”

The Thunder Owl Moka appeared next to me.

“Koo-ook.”

Moka was still an Upper-grade spirit. I had been steadily feeding it Spirit Orbs to grow it, and it was close to the Highest-grade, but it hadn’t broken through the wall yet.

I asked Moka, shining my golden eyes.

“You can feel it too, right?”

“Koo-ook!”

It was a lightning spirit. There was no way it couldn’t use electromagnetic waves like a radar, like me.

“Watch from here and wait. If anyone tries to escape from the village, kill them.”

I was planning to annihilate all 135 of them.

If they were similar to the Gumok Church, it meant they also offered sacrifices to their god. They were doing human sacrifices, so my karma wouldn’t drop even if I killed them.

I summoned the Hwaryeon Flying Blades and entered the village with the blades resting on my shoulder.

It was at that moment. The quiet village suddenly became chaotic. It was like poking a beehive that was just sitting there.

‘They noticed I infiltrated the village. It doesn’t seem like a barrier… Did they prepare something?’

The villagers moved all at once. Not towards me, the intruder, but towards the village hall.

It seemed like they were gathering in one place to greet me. That was even better. It was easier to kill them if they were gathered in one place.

‘The electromagnetic waves are blocked.’

I couldn’t tell what they were doing at the village hall. They had either activated a barrier or were interfering with detection in some other way.

‘First strike is best. Even if it wasn’t, it’s better to strike first than to get hit first.’

I focused my mind and activated my skill.

A giant sword appeared in the night sky above the village hall. The tip of the sword, which was over 50 meters long, was pointing directly at the village hall.

Crack.

The meteor sword wrapped in lightning fell to the ground with a heavy thud.

Golden wings flashed on the roof of the village hall. It was easy to see in the night sky. The golden wings, which even felt sacred, wrapped around the roof and protected it.

The giant meteor sword was deflected to the side without piercing the wings. I commanded the meteor sword in my mind.

‘Explode.’

Kwaaaang!

The meteor sword exploded, scattering fragments and lightning everywhere. But the golden wings defended against it all.

‘It seems like things are going to be a little more difficult than I thought.’

Still, I didn’t have a feeling that I would lose. There was no way that a guy hiding in a place like this would be stronger than an S-class hero.

The door of the village hall opened and people poured out. Most of them were ordinary people.

What caught my eye was the man in the center of them. He had a more outstanding presence than the others. The clothes he was wearing were also as fancy as a pope’s, a white priestly robe. His face was so rugged that the words soldier or villain came to mind before clergyman. He was holding a thick book in his left hand.

His appearance was as Iste had described. He was Ham Seong-gu, the leader of the Heaven Salvation Society.

“What grudge do you hold that you come to the Heaven Salvation Society and cause such a ruckus?”

“I need the relic you have. Give it to me.”

“Is this the will of the Gumok Church?”

Ham Seong-gu looked straight into my eyes and said. Indeed. He was a guy who ran a religion, even a small one, so he seemed to have a good head on his shoulders.

‘Shall I see what kind of abilities he has?’

『Name: Ham Seong-gu
Strength: C Stamina: B- Agility: D+ Durability: C+ Mana: C
Trait: Heavenly Gospel (SS).
Skill: Ritual (S)
Trust: 0』

『Heavenly Gospel (SS)
Trait Rank: SS
Receives the call of God.
Worships God.』

His stats were nothing special. He was below a C-grade hero. The ranks of his trait and skill were high, but they didn’t seem to be of direct help in combat.

‘No. The trait is a bit different. It’s SS rank. The power of that trait might be what blocked the meteor sword.’

There was no reason to be careless.

Lightning Heaven Style Myriad Lightning.

I pointed the blade of the Hwaryeon Flying Blades at him. Red lightning gathered at the tip of the blade and rotated in the shape of a swastika. Then, red lightning was fired at him.

Golden wings appeared on Ham Seong-gu’s forearm and blocked the red lightning.

“Our Heaven Salvation Society has conceded much to the Gumok Church. All for the sake of peace. Why do you now try to break the implicit peace?”

“What implicit peace? You were just suppressed because you were weaker than the Gumok Church. I have one thing to say. Hand over the relic. Then I’ll spare your lives.”

I stared intently at the book Ham Seong-gu was holding in his left hand. That book, which looked like a bible, was the relic. I could see an alien power, different from mana, flowing out of that book. Ham Seong-gu was accepting that power without any trouble.

“The Angel God whispered to me. You are lying.”

“You’re not completely without divine power.”

Even if Ham Seong-gu handed me the relic, I had no intention of letting these guys live.

I swung my sword at him. Red lightning curved like a whip and rushed towards him.

Lightning Heaven Style Ultimate Technique Exploding Shock Lightning.

The red lightning exploded. It was an explosion with enough power to turn an ordinary human to dust, but Ham Seong-gu blocked it with his golden wings again.

Thud. Thud. Thud.

Three followers around Ham Seong-gu fell one after another. My eyes, which could see spirits, saw their souls being sucked into Ham Seong-gu’s book.

“Are you gaining power by offering your followers as sacrifices?”

“They are not sacrifices, but salvation. They all knelt in despair at the miserable reality and turned to the Angel God, so the Angel God will embrace their souls with wings of light.”

I was going to point out his nonsense, but I stopped. Nothing would change even if I argued with him. A fanatic was a fanatic for a reason. Those guys were already out of their minds. Their eyes were not normal.

Ham Seong-gu held out the book. The book fluttered open on its own, even though there was no wind.

I read the words on the cover of the book.

“Heavenly Ritual Book?”

“Oh ho. You can read the Ritual Book? As expected of the ninth apostle of the Gumok Church. You have outstanding talent.”

“…How did you know I was the ninth apostle?”

There was no way the information could have leaked. The fanatics of the Gumok Church were crazy. They wouldn’t reveal my identity even if they were tortured to death.

“God told me. I also know that you have the Scales. He didn’t tell me what the Scales are, though…”

Scales.

A word that was only mentioned about two or three times in the original work. According to a user’s interpretation on the internet, the Scales refer to the player. More precisely, the power to see the status window, which is the player’s ability, and the power to check the karma of good and evil.

“Your god seems to be a pretty high-ranking one.”

“Oh… The Angel God has given me a revelation. He wants you to be captured alive and offered to him.”

“That’s not going to happen, even if you die and come back to life.”

“Hahaha! Everything is according to God’s will!”

Ham Seong-gu’s body glowed like a light bulb. The surroundings became as bright as day. It was fortunate that this was a small village on the outskirts. Otherwise, the heroes would have been dispatched long ago.

The followers of the Heaven Salvation Society, who had been standing still, suddenly opened their mouths all at once.

“Ah. Aaaah. Aaaaaaaah~!”

It was a hymn.

The more the sacred hymn spread, the stronger the light became. Thud. Thud. Ham Seong-gu received power from the Angel God by offering his followers as sacrifices. More than 20 golden wings sprouted from all over his body.

“Great Angel God! Please look upon us! Have mercy on us and grant us salvation! Lead us to the high heavens!!”

Thud, thud, thud!

All the followers who were singing the hymn died. The shining Ham Seong-gu flapped more than 30 golden wings and flew into the sky. The light that came from him became feathers and scattered in all directions.

“I ask you. Do you have no intention of abandoning the god with nine eyes and turning to the Angel God?”

“Is the Angel God stronger than the god of the Gumok Church?”

“The Angel God is also one of the gods from the outside. Strength is meaningless to the gods from the outside. What is important is that the Angel God looks upon us. The god with nine eyes can see many things, but humans are not in his sight. The Angel God says. That god is just watching from the outside.”

“You’re just saying in a long way that he’s weaker than the god with nine eyes.”

“…Blasphemy. That’s blasphemous!”

Feathers of light rushed towards me from all directions.

Lightning Heaven Style Flying Thunder God.

I soared into the sky. I used the Storm God (A) trait to wrap my body in wind. I could fly in the sky without wings. I dodged all the feathers.

‘Terra.’

I summoned Terra, the Highest-grade water spirit. Swirling water appeared next to me. The water whispered to me.

-Did you call? I want to eat Spirit Orbs. What should I do?

‘Make it rain.’

Clouds formed in the sky. The essence of clouds is water vapor. The Highest-grade water spirit could create clouds as much as it wanted just by using its power. The clouds soon became dark clouds and began to pour down.

Crack.

The lightning generated in my left hand shot up and entered the dark clouds.

Lightning Heaven Style Thunderclap.

Kwarurung! Lightning flashed in the dark clouds. Thunder rumbled from all directions.

“Rain and lightning… It’s certainly a threatening combination. But nature alone cannot stop the Angel God’s wings.”

Ham Seong-gu spread all his wings wide. Golden light spread in all directions and pushed the dark clouds away in an instant. The dark night sky became as bright as day. Ham Seong-gu was the sun.

“Worship the light.”

A pillar of light fell from the sky and pressed down on my body, pushing me to the ground. I couldn’t dodge and was slammed straight into the ground.

Splash!

Terra became a water droplet cushion and caught my body. If it wasn’t for Terra, I would have suffered at least a serious injury.

-Are you okay? I don’t like that human. Should I kill him?

“You don’t need to step in. Moka, finish him.”

Moka, who had gathered enough lightning from the scattered dark clouds, burst out with a thunderous roar. Moka, who had become lightning itself, collided with Ham Seong-gu. Ham Seong-gu’s wings caught fire from the lightning and he fell to the ground.

I got up and walked to where Ham Seong-gu had fallen. Surprisingly, Ham Seong-gu was not dead. His wings were broken, but they hadn’t disappeared and were still there.

“You’re still alive after being hit by a body slam of over ten thousand compressed lightning bolts? Your power is amazing. But I wouldn’t have been hit if I were you.”

Ham Seong-gu was clumsy in combat compared to the power he possessed. I understood that he couldn’t use the power he gained by sacrificing his followers often.

“The, the Angel God will save me…!”

“It’s not salvation, but being eaten. There’s no such thing as heaven in this world.”

Swish.

I cut off Ham Seong-gu’s head. Ham Seong-gu’s soul was sucked into the Heavenly Ritual Book as if it were natural.