## Chapter 1229 – Shurdik Great Desert
“KIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!!!”
The roar of Annihilation erupts.
My target is only that bastard’s cheek. I know damn well his defense is beyond imagination. But like the cracks that have appeared, there’s nothing in this world I can’t break!
The Heavenly Demon Shattering Palm is a perfected technique!
A strike of destruction that shatters even the high heavens!
Who can stop this Kim Kat!
If I keep hammering away at that spot, it’ll eventually break! I’ll shatter his body, and I’ll take the fragment of God inside!
—Kwaang!!
The moment I kicked off his shoulder and launched myself forward.
—Kuuuuuung!!!
His hand slams down where I was just standing. It’s a veritable fist of massive rock. Any being caught in that hand would be crushed to pieces.
“However.”
It’s slow.
I can dodge this even if I’m being careless.
And at that moment.
—Paaat!
The Colossus.
As if reading my mind, suddenly reaches its hand upwards.
—Swishhhhh!
“Damn fast!”
Speed befitting the immense power that supports that overwhelming mass! Was this bastard hiding his strength? A feint tactic of playing around and then hitting hard!
—Tukakakakakakang!!!
The iron fist of rock shatters the very space as it flies towards me…! A weapon of war! A true weapon of war! If it can attack at this speed, it’s more than enough!
But.
It won’t work.
It’s not like I can’t control my rising body. Kicking off the sky once more as I soar into the air.
—Tu-kwaaaaaang!!!
My body rockets upwards. The speed is almost impossible to follow with the naked eye due to the immense power generated in that instant.
Looking down, I could see the Colossus clenching its fist after missing its target.
“Good!!!”
My soaring body reaches its limit. I’ve risen to a considerable height. Of course, that’s something to welcome. I’m the thrifty Heavenly Demon Kim Kat, who even uses potential energy.
—Whirlick!
While doing a somersault as if doing a front flip.
“Heavenly Demon Divine Art.”
Assuming the solemn stance of the Heavenly Demon Divine Art.
“Heavenly Demon Descent Step!!!”
I unleash the Heavenly Demon Descent Step!
—Swishhhhh!
My body falls like a meteor. Extreme speed, my body falls as if using a Thousand-Kilogram Drop. Even so, I maintained my exact standing posture. My target is the head! I’ll step on it and destroy it!
Just 1 second.
In just 1 second, my foot collided with the Colossus.
—Kugugugugugugugugung!!!!!
But what I stepped on wasn’t its head.
It was its forearm.
The bastard raised his forearm to defend.
“Blocked it?”
So, you’re not a complete idiot, huh? It can respond to attacks, feint, and even defend by judging on its own. This bastard is pretty good, just like my friend.
“Doesn’t matter.”
If it blocked with its arm, then I’ll just break its arm.
The overwhelming destructive power of the Heavenly Demon Descent Step is concentrated and explodes at one point. The intense destruction that buried the Dark Elf army in the desert is purely compressed into the area of my sole and unleashed.
—Crack!!
My foot digs into the bastard’s forearm, causing cracks to form.
“Oh.”
However.
“You son of a bitch.”
That was it.
Its arm didn’t break. I had only slightly damaged its outer surface. To think it’s this tough even after taking a Heavenly Demon Descent Step. It’s truly unbelievable.
“Kuoohhhhhhhhhhhh!!”
The bastard roared and swung its overwhelming arm.
I had no choice but to pull back.
—Swishhhhhhhh!!
The iron fist of rock flew at me as if tracking me, but as expected. It couldn’t beat me in speed, so it was just flailing around in the air.
“I’ve grasped it, everything about you.”
“Kuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!”
This bastard is a monster who’s focused everything on defense. Of course, with such strong defense, its attack power using that body is also devastating. Naturally, its speed is also fast for that destructive power, but not enough to catch me.
—The balance is off.
But its defense is too overwhelming.
It took my Heavenly Demon Shattering Palm and Heavenly Demon Descent Step combo and didn’t suffer much damage. This is just too much. At this rate, it’s just a top-tier punching bag.
“…”
Like that.
I evaded its attacks while hammering away with my power. I tried to land the Heavenly Demon Shattering Palm on its face, but I couldn’t because the bastard was focusing on protecting its face.
“A bit tricky.”
I can feel my remaining strength dwindling because I’ve been using big techniques left and right. Even if I use it all, I won’t be able to inflict any significant damage on it.
“Then.”
There’s only one way.
“Heavenly Demon Run-Away-Technique.”
Run away.
“Farewell!”
—Kwaang!
I kicked off the ground and shot my body as far away as possible. I completely escaped its territory in an instant.
This bastard is seriously over the top.
What kind of guy is that?
My power, which even destroyed Adramalech, has no effect at all.
“…”
Anyway, after flying away like that.
I stopped at a suitable place and looked back.
—…
The Colossus stood proudly.
Just standing there, looking at me.
“…This bastard.”
Is that your way of saying you won?
You arrogant bastard!!!
—Thump. Thump. Thump.
Then.
—Thump. Thump. Thump.
It started walking slowly, shaking the earth, but its speed was still terrible. A turtle in heat would be faster than that.
—Thump!!!
The Colossus stopped moving like that.
—Swoosh.
Just when I thought it would stop, it suddenly crouched down.
“What the hell is that bastard doing?”
Does it crouch down when it has nothing to do? Jeez. It’s disqualified as a weapon of war like that. Its mobility is too poor. Is that why it can’t escape this desert? It didn’t trade its mobility for엿, it traded it for defense.
It seemed to be a bastard forged from a slightly larger fragment of God.
“Shit.”
After thinking that far, I returned to where the girls were waiting.
* * *
“Kat-nim! That was an amazing battle!”
“Good job, Darkie!”
The girls, who had been watching everything, greeted me. The atmosphere was heated because they had been watching the destructive battle. But the battle just now was as good as me losing. No. I lost. I clearly lost.
To show my losing side to my women, what a disgrace…!
Heavenly Demon Shame!
“Kat? Your face is red.”
“No. It’s not that.”
Running away means you lost.
“I couldn’t break him at all. My attacks barely worked. I only damaged the surface a little… I lost.”
A defeat I’m tasting after a long time.
It wasn’t even a proper battle, and it ended anticlimactically because my attack power didn’t surpass his defense. To lose and run away like this in front of my women. I can’t bear the shame!!!
“Well, that’s because he’s so big. Kat-nim. It’s okay. You can break him next time!”
“Hmph… Why is our Kat like this?”
It’s a strange feeling.
Is it because it’s the first defeat I’ve experienced since acquiring divine power?
My heart is restless.
“Oh my, what should we do? Everyone, come closer. It seems like our Kat is in a bit of a state. We need to comfort him.”
“No, it’s not like that.”
“Darkie, are you okay? Do you want to touch my boobs?”
“Yes. I want to touch them.”
The girls started comforting me. I just kept saying I was okay while reviewing the battle just now. It was easier to concentrate while touching Winia’s boobs.
“…It seems its movements have stopped. I have confirmed that it gave up chasing you. Perhaps it is because its size is too great to allow for much movement? That would explain its strong defense.”
“Pretty much.”
That’s right.
“Anyway, good job. Well, there are guys like that in life. You used a lot of strength, right? Then let’s rest a bit.”
“Hoo, okay.”
There will be more opportunities.
Let’s recover my strength for now.
There’s an oasis I saw before coming here.
I’ll recover my strength there and then retry.
* * *
—Kwaaaaaaang!!!
The Heavenly Demon Shattering Palm, filled with immense power.
It was embedded in the bastard’s forearm.
—Kwajik!
My fist breaks through the surface of his forearm. But the depth it pierced was only up to my fist and forearm. To a monster the size of an apartment building, it would feel more insignificant than a needle entering.
—Pajijijik!!
Cracks formed around it, but yeah.
It’s useless.
“You fucking bastard!!!”
—Kwaaang!!
Before the bastard’s grip could cover me, I stepped on him, kicked off the ground, and shot my body away to evade the attack.
“I’m going crazy! Heavenly Demon Psycho!”
One week since the first battle with him.
For a week, I haven’t been able to inflict any meaningful damage on him. During that time, I would attempt an attack, retreat all the way to the oasis a bit away to recover my strength, and then attack again.
I repeated it for a week.
“…”
The Colossus was still standing strong. Of course, he hadn’t hit me even once… But to be honest, it was the same for me. No matter how much I hit him, if it didn’t work, it was the same as not hitting him at all.
“Damn it!”
Thus, this attack also ended in failure.
As always, the bastard couldn’t follow me as I ran away.
For some reason, that felt like the余裕 of a strong person.
Like he didn’t even need to chase after a worthless beggar like me.
It felt like the dignity of an arrogant strongman.
“Kuh!”
Even though I had confidently declared that to my women.
I haven’t even been able to break him for a week…! I have to show them the strongest version of me, but I can’t do it! Heavenly Demon Disqualification!
“I couldn’t break him.”
I couldn’t break him.
And so, the emotion I feel is.
“…Frustration?”
The Heavenly Demon Kim Kat is frustrated?
That’s impossible.
Instead of being frustrated, I’m a man who comes up with ideas.
Today, after a week, I failed the attack and returned to the oasis, where I devised a plan. I had spent enough time testing my strength and techniques by unleashing my power for a week.
And.
The conclusion I reached after failing another week of attacks.
“I need to improve the Heavenly Demon Shattering Palm.”
Make it even stronger.
I had been neglecting the improvement of my techniques, intoxicated by my divine power. I had trained to handle my abilities in a more diverse way, but I had just glossed over the improvement of the techniques themselves!
For me to make such a complacent mistake!
Only constant progress can lead me to the highest level! There’s no such thing as an unchanging, supreme strongest! The moment you settle for reality, you become weak!
“Kuh…!”
My clenched teeth feel like they’re about to break.
For me to be angry because of internal factors rather than external ones…! I was furious at my own patheticness! That’s why I’ve been showing such a sorry state for two weeks!!!
Strength is a weakness in itself.
Because you’re strong, you don’t try to improve and stagnate! Until now, I believed that this divine power was the strongest! I believed that the Heavenly Demon Shattering Palm was a perfected technique! I believed that it could destroy anything! But that was a foolish delusion!
“That’s why I’m tasting this frustration now!!!”
I had settled for reaching the pinnacle of strength.
The past me wasn’t like this.
Always, I was always clearly aware that I was nothing more than a mere piece of shit, even while calling myself the strongest. Because I was aware that I was a piece of shit, I aimed even more desperately for the top.
That’s how I became strong!
But, what about the current me!
“The current me!!!”
I became arrogant and presumptuous, calling myself one of the Five Great Saints just because I got a little stronger! Of course, it was a fact, but that’s by no means the name of the pinnacle!
If you’ve reached the pinnacle, you should naturally.
Create an even higher pinnacle than that…!
“The current me is just a 분충!!!”
A 분충 who thinks he’s the strongest!!!
A green 분충 who screams strange noises in the park and craves konpeito!
My creed was to not forgive such 분충!!!!
“Kuaaaaaaaa!!!!”
I roared at the top of my lungs.
Good. The me until today doesn’t exist. I will once again realize that I am a piece of shit. From now on, I will remodel my mindset to become a true Heavenly Demon!
Otherwise, I can’t break that Colossus!
Only by acknowledging what needs to be acknowledged and doing what needs to be done can I break that thing!!
Only then…!
Can I show my women the strongest version of me!
