Chapter 547 – Discovered
I was using most of my mental energy to accelerate my thinking, to the point where my backbone felt stiff.
Even in a world where it seems as if the world has stopped.
The snake head was slowly approaching.
That was also proof of how fast the thing was moving.
If something huge is fast, it’s like a fraud.
A huge, wide-open mouth.
Sharp teeth.
And the unusual capture of magical power felt within.
Can it be avoided?
It only accelerated thinking, but did not increase the physical ability.
As for the main body in Zephyria, it was impossible to move flexibly in this world.
Still, it seems like you can avoid it by twisting your whole body.
But that’s it.
What next?
It can only be avoided, but it is not a solution to the current situation.
Can the punitive force subdue this guy?
This was a space where Priscilla and the Holy Knights could not demonstrate their full power.
In fact, it seemed difficult to even scratch his skin.
No matter how I endure it…
Eoyeongbuyeong Taking time… What if the main body of the erosion body breaks through the dimensional crack?
At that time, even if the seal was released late, the possibility of subduing it was low.
I knew now was the time to make a decision.
To overcome this difficulty, the seal of magical power had to be released.
What if the seal is broken?
All human relationships will be broken.
What if you don’t solve it?
Then everyone dies.
The worries were short-lived.
It was better to have my identity discovered than to die.
I released the seal of magical power in accelerated thinking.
This is not enough.
I quickly strengthened my skills with the skill enhancement points I had accumulated.
〔Strengthens the rigid body.〕
〔Magic stat increases…〕
〔Enhance your skills.〕
〔Skills evolve into intermediate rigid bodies…〕
〔… Blood magic further strengthens the body.〕
〔Skills…〕
〔Enhance your skills.〕
Messages that appear and disappear so quickly that they cannot be seen.
By accelerating thinking, we can make quick decisions in less than a second, and we excluded active skills as much as possible and focused on passive skills that increase physical abilities.
This was because it was important for me, as someone who deals with thoughts, to increase the durability of the avatar itself.
How many times was it reinforced?
70? 80?
I hit all the reinforcement points I had accumulated.
〔… Please select skill evolution.〕
【Blood Demon Body】
〔Magic stat increases by 200.〕
〔Acquire additional high-level blood magic.〕
【Gangmache】
〔All stats except magic power increase by 100.〕
〔Increased efficiency of magical power acting on the body.〕
〔Warning! The body changes.〕
Himminche 100? I couldn’t give up on this.
〔… The skill evolves into a strong demon body.〕
The avatar began to change.
The skin was stained black.
In some ways, it looks similar to the skin of an erosion body.
The difference is that red blood vessel-like lines are engraved on the skin.
Is it the final tech?
This is assuming that the avatar’s maximum level is 100.
〔Level 100〕
〔ID: Bark.〕
〔Race: Demon.〕
〔Strength: 275〕
〔Stamina: 275〕
〔Agility: 275〕
〔Magic attribute: 430〕
〔Skill: Strong Demon Body. Intermediate seal.〕
The magic stat that increased by raising the skill surpassed the physical stat.
It was an absurd increase.
In the first place, perhaps the demon avatar itself was optimized for the use of blood magic rather than the physical side.
From the demons’ point of view, raising the physical abilities may be a failed character.
However, it was a natural choice for me because by increasing the avatar’s physical abilities, the amount of available mental power also increased.
The avatar’s performance increased explosively in an instant, providing a thrilling sense of elation.
There is no time to get absorbed in that feeling.
While I was strengthening my skills, the huge snake head of the corrosive body was right in front of my nose.
The vicious magical power that had concentrated in its mouth burst out.
I quickly searched for an appropriate spell to counter his attack.
Although the skills were mainly focused on body-related passives, the system also threw in magic that could be used occasionally.
〔Holding magic: Blood Spear… Sword… Shield… Lightning… Explosion…〕
Blood Explosion seemed appropriate.
The magic power that responds to my will gathers in my right hand.
Blood Explosion alone is not enough.
That was also a limitation of the structured active skills.
Active skills are good as a guide for those who don’t know how to use magical power properly, but they were also a limitation for me, who knew how to use magical power to some extent.
She clenched her fist and stretched it out as hard as she could towards the breath that was attacking me.
Blood Explosion exploding from the tip of the fist.
I used my will to direct the explosion in one direction. And the bursting magical power was twisted like a spiral to increase penetrating power and filled with a powerful will of destruction.
The deformed red Explosion magic extending from the fist clashes with the snake-headed breath.
My attack, filled with two powers, magical power and mental power, was qualitatively superior to that guy’s.
Explosion’s powerfully transformed magic swallowed the breath and exploded inside the creature’s mouth.
-Flash!!
A dazzling flash of light filled the cavity.
-Kwaang!!
As the blinding light disappeared, the erosion body was seen waving its large head.
Half of the snake’s head that had released its breath was gone.
As if he wasn’t in any great pain, his remaining eye glared at me menacingly. The shattered half of the head was wriggling and regenerating.
My eyes turned to the dimensional rift.
The thick, long body of the snake head wraps around a dimensional rift.
I felt the will to absolutely defend the dimensional rift.
It would have been more convenient if I could turn into a giant, but no matter how much the avatar’s abilities improved, it wasn’t at that level.
Still, if only some.
The blood magic that spewed out from his hand created a huge red sword that was over 20 meters long.
The upgraded avatar was able to survive even after creating the huge sword.
I took a hard step forward.
-Boom!
And then he struck down that huge red sword.
If you were to think of that erosion body as a person, it was just sticking one of its fingers inside a dimensional rift and twitching. He couldn’t use his power properly.
That’s why I can’t stop the giant sword, which is full of ignorant physical power, magical power, and my intention to cut him down!
The red giant sword I made tore the body of the erosion body like tofu and reached the dimensional crack.
-Wow!!!
I could feel the dimensional crack breaking apart.
-Deuddeudeuddeuk!!
The dimensional rift is shrinking.
The angry man’s thoughts were conveyed through the shrinking dimensional crack.
The dimensional crack disappeared, and the snake-headed body that was stuck there was cut off.
The eyes of the snakehead that was playing the game slowly become blurred. And the long body and snake head drooped.
-Cow…
As soon as the connection with the main body was lost, it felt like I lost my vitality.
Where the dimensional rift disappeared, a passage leading upward appeared.
My senses, which had become extremely sensitive due to the battle with the corrosive body, detected a guy with a formidable aura not far away.
Is it Gregory?
Gregory is probably the only one in the Demon King’s Castle with this much magical power.
The passage that appeared where the dimensional rift was located seemed to be connected to the ground.
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Gregory felt an eerie feeling and stopped walking.
‘What is the situation?’
The Demon King’s Castle was also a device that allowed the management in Zephyria to secure more visibility on Panthera.
〔It appears that the dimensional rift has disappeared. The amount of magical power has decreased significantly.〕
‘… Punishment force?’
〔Well… Looking at the measured magic attribute, it doesn’t seem like there is any major damage.〕
“Uhm…”
If this happens, it becomes ambiguous again.
Looking at the amount of energy felt from the dimensional rift, a monster that would not be easy to clean up must have crawled out.
‘But you organized it so easily? Did you underestimate their abilities?’
… No.
When I briefly encountered the guys climbing out of the pit, it didn’t seem like it was that bad.
Rather, I over-prepared, not under-prepared.
〔… Looking at the amount of magical power measured, it seems that it would be better to deal with someone with an advantageous nature.〕
‘… Bring all the demons back to nature.’
〔All right. What about ghouls?〕
Ghouls are managed by warlocks.
The energy of the monster that came out of the dimensional rift seemed unusual, and the attacking ghoul was briefly bitten.
‘Just like now, I keep it in check and get on my nerves.’
I even thought about destroying the entrance to the ground.
It might have been possible to take some time by destroying it, but it was useless once we got to this point.
Gregory turned his body.
You can see a place called the devil’s castle.
In what was once a lord’s castle, black pillars stretched up to the ceiling that covered the city.
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Gregory, who was hesitant, turned his body and walked away.
I thought they were aiming for fishermen’s territory, but…
He’s a cautious guy.
Did you notice me?
I didn’t feel anything like surveillance magic.
I don’t think I’ve figured out the details of what happened here… Even if it’s not magic, there are probably many ways to roughly understand our movements.
Actually, Gregory wasn’t important right now.
A powerful and dangerous enemy was defeated, but there was no shout of victory.
It was quiet.
For some reason, there wasn’t even a ghoul in sight.
Did you handle everything, or did Gregory leave it out?
Thanks to that, I was under the warm gaze of the punitive force.
I looked down at my body.
It was stained black.
And the red lines engraved like blood vessels on the black skin.
It seemed to be a side effect of Gangmache.
My appearance has changed quite a bit.
In short, the appearance gave off a feeling that was not human-like.
Even though the energy has been saved, the body does not want to return to its original state.
I felt like I had to stay like this.
It was inevitable that I chose Gangmache.
If I had seasoned it poorly, I wouldn’t have been able to dispose of the snake’s head this easily.
‘… Would you believe me if I told you I’ve been like this since I was born?’
… I wasn’t in the mood to joke like that.
In particular, the gaze of the Holy Knights was cruel.
