## Chapter 1276 – An Extremely Ominous Presence

ㅡDe-eng… De-eng…

The ominous ringing continued.

ㅡDe-eng… De-eng…

“Teeeeee-eng.”

ㅡDe-eng.

“Teeeeeeee-eng.”

I muttered lowly, coldly suppressing my surging rage. I would never forgive those damned bug-like bastards.

That was Fusion Confucianism.

Whoever the bastard was who slaughtered the mountain village residents like livestock would pay a steep price.

ㅡDe-eeng.

The price for provoking me and sending me a murderous invitation would be heavy.

Judging by the looks of it, the culprit was clearly toying with me, massacring the residents as if it were a fun game. I knew the minds of those Belgian-style serial killers all too well. They probably laughed and enjoyed themselves as they wiped out entire families living in the mountains.

Heathens were like that.
Like 19th-century Belgians.

Killing children with a smile.
Madmen who killed for fun.

In fact, if that wasn’t the case, there would be no reason to expose such power and arrange those corpses where I could see them. I was already convinced. The stench of blood had suddenly started. It was intentionally leaked to me.

ㅡTeeeeeeee-eng.

“Rehweeeee-eng.”

And so, what I was chanting now was a curse of inhuman slaughter, a prayer of destruction. This Kim Kat was here to wipe out these bug-like bastards.

Because making the land where I, my women, and my children would live a better place was Kim Kat’s goal.

Bug-like bastards had to disappear from this world.

ㅡThud, thud.

Anyway, I walked through this infinite space of darkness, taking in everything around me and analyzing the situation. This was an extremely powerful barrier. It had swallowed this Kim Kat without me even realizing it.

ㅡWhoosh.

I deployed my protective aura.

My body, burning white in the darkness, brightly illuminated the surroundings. This was a truly horribly unpleasant space.

Did all the paladins fall victim to this?

In fact, with a barrier of this magnitude, killing a paladin would be a piece of cake. But why… why did they just leave it alone? I still couldn’t understand. Someone with this kind of power wouldn’t need to stay quiet.

They could cause chaos and scream as much as they wanted, and no one but a superhuman like me could stop them. That was the way of the current era. But why? What were they doing this for?

“Asura Blood-Shattering Fist.”

I lightly threw a punch, striking the barrier.

ㅡKwaaaaaaaang!!!

A deafening roar echoed.

When I struck the essence of the barrier, not just the empty space, I felt something touch my fist. It was one side of the barrier.

“Hoo.”

But even after being hit by my fist, it didn’t break. I just felt like I had punched something extremely hard.

“Interesting.”

It was a light punch, but it was enough to shake the space.

To be able to defend against my fist, which had reached the realm of transcendence, with a mere barrier? This was quite intriguing. What kind of power did it possess to make this possible?

Was it similar to mine?

I didn’t know for sure, but my current condition wasn’t good.

This bastard had spent quite a bit of time constructing this barrier. Judging by the circumstances, the barrier had been created while I was in the desert. It wasn’t made yesterday or today. That meant the caster had poured their maximum capacity into completing the barrier.

And I was now inside it.

“Demonic Divine Art.”

I unleashed the Demonic Heaven-Breaking Palm once again. I poured the mysteries of an inhuman zealot into that fist. Just like when I one-shotted the Colossus, I poured intense power into it!!

“Demonic Heaven-Breaking Palm!”

ㅡTookwaaaaaaaang!!!

As I threw my fist with intense force, a pure white flash exploded from the tip of my fist!

ㅡCrack!!!

And so, a moderately sized hole was created on one side of the barrier. Yeah. No matter what, it couldn’t block my Zealot Heaven-Breaking Palm. What I saw through the hole was the scenery of a devastated forest.

“So I can get out.”

But.

Could I not completely destroy it?

I had used the Zealot Heaven-Breaking Palm, but I had only created a hole of that size in this infinite space. This… was definitely on the level of Coltarahen.

At that moment.

ㅡSlither, slither.

Darkness overflowed from all directions and began to fill the hole. In less than a minute, the hole I had created was completely filled. This bastard… he was fixing it right away?

“Heh heh heh… This bastard.”

This Kim Kat was extremely delighted.

Right now, I was thirsty for a strong opponent to help me grow. An endless thirst for strength burned my esophagus. Whatever it was, I welcomed it. I would only leave this place after killing the culprit.

An impulse to quickly kill the owner of this place overflowed.

And so.

I kept walking.

ㅡDe-eng… Deeeeee-eng.
ㅡDeeeeeee-eng.
ㅡDeeee-eng. Deeeeee-eng.

The ringing grew louder.

“Ring the bell, tee-eng, tee-eng, tee-eng.”

And accordingly, the curse grew stronger.

“Teeeeeeeeee-eng. Teeeeeeeeee-eng.”

With each step I took, fighting spirit and murderous intent welled up…! My heart, burning hotly, transferred white flames throughout my body, burning my very soul. Whoever it was, they couldn’t escape the fact that they would become my 100% victory offering!!!

And.

ㅡThud.

I stopped.

ㅡWhir.

Because something emitting a crimson glow appeared in front of me.

ㅡClang, clang.
ㅡClang, clang.
ㅡClang, clang.

An ominous metallic sound echoed.

It was ominous, like the sound a nameless soldier of a defeated nation trampled on the battlefield would hear just before death, and it was also hazy. It was an unreal sound that a ghost army marching to harvest souls from somewhere far away might make.

It was advancing towards me.

Two red glares leaving afterimages.

“Is that you?”

I increased the output of my flash to confirm the identity of the culprit. I tried to illuminate the darkness in the distance with the brilliant light of Kim Kat, but that attempt was immediately thwarted.

ㅡSlither, slither.

The pitch-black darkness emanating from him blocked my light. The darkness mixed with my light and advanced, eroding it. How dare it. How dare it defile my warm light.

That was also delightful.
Because I could feel his strength.

Soon.

I was able to see his appearance.

ㅡClang.

The one who stopped.

Was a knight wearing black armor.
About 2 meters tall.

“Death Knight.”

A Death Knight that looked similar to the one I had seen before. But. It was unusual. Just as this barrier was incomparable to that one, and just as the Kim Kat of that time was incomparable to the Kim Kat of now.

The black knight in front of me felt like he had transcended all of that.

ㅡSlither, slither.

The darkness emanating from him continued to erode my light.

ㅡDe-eeng.
ㅡDe-eeeng.

The ringing was coming from behind him.

The Emile Bell was pale and ominous because it was made by putting a child into molten metal. What one could feel from the Emile Bell was an unfortunate fate and a gloomy way of thinking. And a madness-filled obsession and merciless slaughter, etc. The Emile Bell, manufactured by that terrible and evil method, scattered curses in all directions, so ominous that it would not even allow a single blade of grass to grow around it.

But.

That ominous and grotesque Emile Bell.

Compared to the bells that the Death Knight was dragging around, it was just an innocent and kind little kid. It wasn’t even about sacrificing a child. Two black and ominous bells, seemingly made only from darkness and death, were moving while floating in the air like a cash shop flying pet.

ㅡDe-eeeng.
ㅡDe-eeeeeee-eng.

What one could feel from those bells.

Was only death.

ㅡThud.

I also stopped at a suitable spot.

“What the hell are you?”

I asked, but he didn’t answer.

ㅡWhoosh.
ㅡWhoosh.

He only made a whooshing sound like Darth Vader… Was he breathing? Was he not undead? If so, it would be better to call him a Dark Knight than a Death Knight. A crazy Batman bastard.

And he was literally Bruce Wayne.

His black armor. It was very flashy. Pursuing decoration was good, but if it lacked practicality, it was useless. His armor was a design that was slightly more inclined towards decoration. Strange horns protruded, and it was full of patterns like the faces of demons.

But.

ㅡFrom the armor itself.

I could feel immense power. Apart from the energy that the Dark Knight was emitting, the armor was also displaying tremendous power. It was rare metal armor… equipment beyond that. And the same was true of the sword. A greatsword with excessive decorations that seemed closer to ceremonial use.

“A demon sword, huh.”

It was truly a demon sword.

I could feel a level of power from the sword that was no less than the armor. It was definitely not ordinary equipment. It was as special as Vugal… or more. Not only that, but the thorny circlet placed on top of his helmet was also exuding an extremely ominous power.

If this wasn’t Bruce Wayne, then what was it?

There was no other word to describe a bastard covered in cash shop items.

ㅡDe-eeng.
ㅡDe-eeeng.

And even the black bells floating behind him.

“You’ve come very well prepared. This teacher doesn’t hate children who bring their supplies… so what’s all that equipment? Did you earn money and buy it yourself? Or did you whine to your mom to buy it for you?”

I threw out those jokes while gauging the Dark Knight’s combat power. The Dark Knight, who was exuding overwhelming power to the point where the extreme cash shop items wrapped around his body felt insignificant.

He was.

Strong.

“I hope it’s the former. A mother’s spine is precious. If you need something, work and buy it yourself. Thinking that your mother’s spine is eternal is just wishful thinking.”

ㅡThud.

While pointing at him.

“You’re not right in the head.”

I declared.

“You bug-like bastard.”

ㅡThump…!

At this moment. I was feeling more intense emotions than I had in a long time…! The pounding of my heart! My instincts were regarding his very existence as a threat! What was this immense power…! It was unbelievably powerful!

A bastard like that was covered in cash shop items, so he had no choice but to be strong. But more than anything, the black bells floating behind him were the most ominous.

ㅡSwish.

The air changed in an instant.
No.

To be exact, the temperature dropped.

“Cold?”

I could feel the coldness on my skin.
I… was I feeling this much coldness?

And.

“…As expected.”

A chilling voice flowed from the direction of his helmet.

As expected?

“Yes… as expected, Death Knight. As you expected, you will die here. And you will die in the most miserable way in the world. Despite expecting such a future, the courage you showed by standing before me. I accept it.”

For a bastard covered in cash shop items, he was quite humble. To stand before me despite expecting his own death. That was commendable.

Of course, that didn’t mean I wouldn’t kill him.

“…”

He was silent for a moment.

Those who had witnessed their own death.

Tended to shut their mouths like that.

It was easy to deal with humble guys. Because they knew their limits. They didn’t fight recklessly. Instead, they sharpened their inner blades through thorough calculations, gauging their chances of victory and unleashing the optimal move.

ㅡPathetic.

It was extremely pathetic.

That was something only weak beings did. And this Kim Kat could easily think of the optimal move that such a guy was thinking of. Therefore, that kind of thing wouldn’t work at all. Beyond not working, they would be countered every time they showed off their skills to the fullest.

Therefore, properly using one’s strength.

Was only possible by doing it like this Kim Kat.

“…”

The silent guy heavily opened his mouth.

“…You’ve absorbed a lot of fragments of God. What I thought was just a bothersome nuisance. To think you would become such a troublesome existence.”
“What, you little punk?”

Fragments of God.

“This bastard. So that’s why he’s so powerful. Were you also made with that?”

Death Knights were beings created by necromancers. Perhaps this one in front of me was a masterpiece created by a lich.

One made by forging fragments of God.