Chapter 1700 – Storage Warehouse
“This is a subspace filled with the demonic power of Hardesh. It is a world that is extremely advantageous to this guy, moving according to his will.”
Kaits looked at me with a shocked face.
“You discovered a secretly hidden subspace in that world all at once? Eight days. How much of your spirit have you honed…?”
“Hehe.”
I wasn’t offended by Kaitz’s admiration.
I also wondered why my senses were so good, and I guess maybe the last time I faced God of Demons made me grow a lot.
Okay. Even though it seems like the difference between you and Hoshin-sama is the same, I felt like I was able to squeeze out all of her power when I grasped the enormous power she unleashed.
And she taught me how to unleash power in the ‘lower dimension.’
What should I hide? This world has a structure similar to that of a lower dimension.
It can’t use incredible power like in the lower dimension, but the build quality is similar.
[I can’t believe something like Drehem is amazing. I want to deny it, but I can’t…]
You son of a bitch. Just dwell on the feeling of defeat.
Kaits shouted again.
“Eight days…!! I thought I was just playing in the name of a quest, but I was actually working hard!!”
“…”
Is this what you admire or what is it?
Marie was impressed while her fist was shaking.
“You’re amazing, Dre!”
“Isn’t your brother a bit amazing?”
“Who is your brother?”
“…”
When you confronted me 3 years ago, you didn’t deny it even when I called you my little sister…!
While thinking about pinching her cheek, Kaitsu made a serious face.
“It’s good that I found it… But it looks like I’ll have to take a lot of risk going in here.”
It’s just as they say.
Beyond this, there is a deep fraud that threatens to kill even the strongest of humans, Kaitsu, in an instant.
It almost makes you wonder if Hardesh himself is right in front of her.
Furthermore. This portal itself is also a problem.
If you throw yourself into it, assuming there are people passing by, you will be torn apart by the power of the dimension before you even touch the spirit.
If it’s Kaits, you’ll be fine. What about me?
That moment. Fuuuuu-! With a huge sound, the world that was like the Milky Way became much brighter.
Our team. It is the power of the five holy kingdoms.
Holy Spirit Church. Judgment school. Aesangyo Bridge. Beongyeongyo Bridge. And fanaticism.
The pillar of light containing the sacred power of the five gods of the five religions is gradually expanding its scope.
I could feel powerful demonic energy around the pillar of light, and it seemed like a demon lord.
“We won’t have to go.”
“That’s right.”
Divine power is the opposite of demonic energy.
Ten thousand years have passed since the demon world and the human world were cut off. Priests have been subduing demonic beasts and monsters imbued with demonic energy.
And recently. The division that divided the human world and the demon world has disappeared.
It is said that the priests were anxious about whether their power would even be used by the devil.
The answer came today.
Divine power is a clear opposite to demonic energy.
The devil’s magic is unable to pray due to the power of so many priests, saints, and warriors.
The Demon King’s magical energy is basically unlimited, but there is a limit to the output that can be produced at once, so it seems that it is unable to penetrate the holy power and is destroyed.
During the battle for Rope-chan, Seongguk was no match for Twiga’s power, but he is showing off his powerful force as if it were a lie that he couldn’t show his courage at that time.
There may be a reason why Twiga has a different level of strength among the Demon Lords, but it also seems to be thanks to the fact that his divine power became even stronger after the restrictions of the gods were greatly relaxed.
That moment.
Ku-ung-!!
The world shook and something like a haze rose.
The scenery of what looked like underground ruins overlapped with the city, and something huge appeared in the haze-like shaking ruins.
“Huh? That one?”
I made a sound without even realizing it.
That was the huge giant owned by the main branch that we saw when we defeated the main branch.
Suryeon is this guy. I thought they were busy running away, but how much power did the main branch have left in Hardesh?
Or a priestess?
But. Those foxes abandon so many employees at the main branch and rely on a guy like Hardeshu, but there’s no way they would just save themselves.
Before I could even finish that thought, it was Oasis. Desert. A small stormy planet, an oversized mouth of an earthworm, etc. All kinds of scenery overlapped, and countless new enemies appeared each time.
Monsters, each with terrifying power.
There are also bloody monsters that I once saw at the main store.
In an instant, enemies abounded where there had been no enemies.
The alien energy emitted by monsters creates a world of death where even breathing is difficult.
That too for a while. Nine powerful divine powers exploded.
These are special people. It is the sacred power of saints and warriors.
Among them, two sacred powers were mixed with ‘divine power’.
“Oh!”
I was impressed without even realizing it, but the images that come to mind from this divine power are ‘martial arts’ and ‘sword’.
In other words. Dia and Rius.
Chaking-!!!!
The sound of a sword rang out, and a slash was struck on the world.
Then, the world where the scenery continued to overlap returned to its original state as if it had never happened before.
The supply of enemies that kept appearing was cut off.
The monsters appear proudly and are immediately melted by divine power.
Kaits opened her mouth.
“I heard from Ishisa that sacred power is especially effective against demons.”
The special effect is that even if it is something created by a demon rather than the demon himself, the divine power can recognize it like a ghost and interfere with it.
Divine power interfered in this space created by demons.
“Besides, it is said that if it is a strong divine power, it can even erase Hardesh’s morale. It has to be a holy power that is strong enough to be similar to Hardesh’s power.”
It reminds me of the time when I fought Rope-chan again.
As I said before, back then. The warriors and saints could not withstand even one Twiga, the demon king of Purgatory.
That may have been because their sacred power was weak.
Unlike then, the divine power emitted by Azria, Amr, etc. Is clearly erasing the demonic energy.
“I didn’t mean to bring you here for nothing.”
“You called it.”
Kaits tapped my shoulder as if he had done well and exploded the monsters surrounding us.
Without me even moving, light flashed around us! If you do this, everything becomes a piece of meat.
Indeed, Kaitz.
He’s a shitty bastard, but he’s definitely strong.
Before we know it, there are so many devils surrounding us that we don’t even dare to step forward.
“Kates. What should we do with them?”
“The Demon Lords later. First, the power that Hardesh stored up. I never would have thought… That he had this much power stored up.”
While Kaitsu’s voice was serious, the guy’s face was a little shaken.
I too was feeling that trembling.
The reason is…
“Ki hit!!”
Before I could finish thinking, a demon lord rushed at me.
If the Demon King is your opponent, it is difficult to kill Kaitz with one hit, like chasing an insect.
Just like squeezing an insect to death, you must exercise the minimum amount of care.
While Kaits was responding, I stepped into the warp first.
“I go first.”
“Oh. Wait a minute, Mr. Dre!”
Marie was surprised and hurriedly filled my body with divine power.
As expected from a member of the hero party, numerous protection miracles were applied with a single gesture.
I gave Marie her thumbs up and threw her body across the warp.
Patsutsutsutsutsutsu-!!
The dimensional power that supports my body.
The impression that the portal I was thinking of earlier somehow resembled lightning or fireworks was not wrong.
A dimension that wants to tear my body apart as soon as I enter it.
Even a moderately strong person would die the moment they step into this.
But I was not a strong person, and I crossed the warp and arrived in the darkness.
“…”
The space beyond the warp was pitch black and terrible.
Pajik. It’s not easy.
The miracle of protection given by Marie, which had easily withstood that terrible warp gate, faded away in an instant.
It has no choice but to fade away.
This darkness is not darkness.
This is. It is morale.
A space much larger than the vast city I was standing in earlier is filled with the morale of Hardesh.
They say it’s a storage warehouse for power… But this is far beyond the level of a warehouse.
I used God Score skills, Enhancement, Transcendence, and my own flames.
If we don’t do this, no matter how we are, we will melt into fraud and not be able to survive even for a second.
What suddenly comes to my mind is the past. When I first encountered and fought Hardesh.
I was truly helpless at that time.
I said I hit him a few times, but rope, Frostia. Miss Renea. If it weren’t for the help of other people, I would have left this world.
Now. An enormous force, similar to what Hardesh was emitting at that time, is oppressing me.
A brain-tingling, intense warning of death.
I was faced with a great crisis, as if it were punishment for being carefree while entering the main part of the most annoying enemy.
… But. There are also differences from then.
I feel the ‘texture’ of the power of death that I could not interpret at the time.
I closed my eyes and came into contact with the fraud that was trying to kill me by turning my body black even now.
[Did you also have the sensibility to humbly accept death?]
I suddenly opened my eyes at the sound of a ringing voice.
Right in front of me, that guy. Hardesh, the Demon Lord of Death, is standing.
The appearance of a young man with white hair who shows no signs of aging, that is Hardesh.
But. That’s not the guy himself. It’s like an illusion.
But. There is no way that no warning device would have been installed with this much power.
However. The fact that he showed himself like that is actually good news.
I smirk. He laughed.
“You idiot. I guess the main body can’t come here?”
Hardesch smiled leisurely, but I felt he was angry.
It seems that the hero party and castle were better than expected.
It seems that the mission to destroy the warp facility was thoroughly accomplished, as Hardesh might come in the middle.
Otherwise, he himself would have appeared here.
What. Still, it’s not a very good situation for me.
It would be much better than the main body coming, though. It would be foolish to think that the guy in front of you is simply an illusion.
Hardesh said as if he was sighing.
[Eight days. Looking back, there was no bug that bothered me as much as you.]
“You got stabbed by a bug, but see? You’re an old bastard imitating a young person?”
Hardeshu haha. I laughed briefly and stretched out my hand.
That moment.
The fraud floating around in this space just condensed.
Passsss-
Fraud gathered together like fog and enveloped me.
Although it has no physical power, the energy of death doubles, mocking and trampling on all the defenses I have put in place.
[I ask you one question.]
“What are you asking? I’m on the verge of death.”
[If you answer, I might save your life.]
“You’re so bad.”
[How did you know about this place?]
I grinned.
“Master Lee is here, right?”
[I knew she knew this place. However, she would never have dreamed that my power was hidden in this dead star. So she left me alone until now without bothering to provoke me.]
Four voices? W Is this the name of the world?
Why do you add a lion to death every time you name this guy?
Even the name is like a bitch.
[Not many people know that I have power stored up somewhere in the world.]
It has to be not a lot.
Since each attack carries the energy of instant death, it is difficult for Hardesh to even escape.
Even though he fights with this guy and shows his secret tricks, only those who survive know his secret.
Or, read minds like Suryun.
Hardesh, who was staring at me, opened his mouth.
[Is it Yuna?]
“You killed Yuna.”
He looked confident in my answer.
[Haa… Mr. Amuro. Sealing only the body does not mean sealing…]
Hardesh held his forehead and sighed, then grinned.
[But since you died today, I feel fine.]
“…”
[You probably didn’t think they would save you, did you? It’s a bug.]
“Anyway, he’s as mean as he looks. I didn’t expect it.”
[Kkkk. I will listen to your will.]
At the end of the speech, the morale became more concentrated.
“Let me ask you a question too.”
[Are you trying to waste time? A true warrior will never be on time. You won’t be able to do anything. Your death will be a dog’s death.]
Hardeshu, with a wry smile, was about to say something. The guy was shocked.
A. C.
I thought I could hear a secret or something.
[You guy… How do you still maintain your form?]
As you said.
Even though I was engulfed in this terrible energy of death, my limbs were still intact.
I smiled and said.
“What should be the name of the new technology?”
[What?]
Perhaps because he was embarrassed, I laughed at the guy who spoke in an old man’s tone rather than a young man’s tone.
“A fusion of the energy of death and flame. The name of a new technology.”
