## Chapter 1282 – An Extremely Ominous Presence

「ㅡKugugugugugugugugugugu!!!」

A white beam of light pierces the sky and soars.

Exploding thunder and crackling lightning were imbued in my sword. The Vice-Chief Severance is. The ultimate secret technique that cleaves everything in this world. The Vice-Chief Sword Aura is. The ultimate secret technique that destroys everything in this world.

The two combined to bisect the heavens.

“Kuaaaaaaaah!!!”

From the very heart of that void, the hero Ludencor howled, cleaved in half.

Like the Korean folktale character, Banjjogi.

Banjjogi was born a monster. Naturally, the mother who bore him could only scream madly. A terrifying scream that reached the heavens and echoed in the depths of the earth. The scream that guy is letting out now is similar to that.

Banjjogi was originally a celestial being who had fallen to earth under a heavenly curse. That’s why he had to live with such a grotesque appearance. Perhaps that hero was once such a sacred being in the past. But now, he’s nothing more than a sinner. Just a troublemaking bastard.

And so, he fell as a hideous creature split in two.

The left side of his body had been blown away. His left leg and left arm. His left shoulder and left pelvis. All that remained was his right half, neck, and head.

ㅡWhen struck by the Vice-Chief Severance.

That’s what happens.

ㅡSqueeze…!

What I feel in my grasp right now is…! An omnipotence that feels like it could cleave everything in this world! That ultimate omnipotence has come into my hands!!!

「ㅡKieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!!!!」

Letting out a roar, I kicked off into the void. ㅡBrrr…! Because I used the Vice-Chief Severance, there’s not much energy left in my body. But!!! If I have this sword, I can slice up a bastard like that even without strength!!!

ㅡWhooshhhhhh!!!!

My body becomes a flash of light.

The tip of my sword becomes a meteor.

And so.

I collide with him.

ㅡCrash!!!

The moment my sword pierces his heart, all the armaments that made up his being shatter like glass. The transparent armor shatters into dust, and the broken weapons scatter as motes.

“Cough…!”

Ludencor coughed up blood and glared at me as if he couldn’t believe it. Of course, it doesn’t end there. ㅡStab! I pull out the sword and, in that state, begin to hack him to pieces.

ㅡShalalalak!

His remaining arms and legs are all sliced off like slices of ham and fall away.

“When it comes to sword fights.”

And so, Ludencor, with only his torso and head remaining, fell, scattering dark energy from the severed surface.

“I’ll always fucking dominate, you little shit.”

This sensation of holding a sword…!

This sensation!!! It feels like my arms are twice as long as when I only used my fists!! The range! My range has returned!!! The sword, which I can swing freely, overwhelms everything in the world!

What I’m feeling right now is that kind of omnipotence!

ㅡKwaaaang!!

And so, I landed, and the dismembered Ludencor also fell.

“This, this power…! What on earth!!!”

The fallen guy screamed as if he couldn’t believe it.

Only Ludencor’s torso and head remained. Black energy rose like smoke from the severed surface, but he couldn’t do anything. No regeneration. No recovery.

Being hit by the Vice-Chief Severance means that.

“It’s over, Ludencor.”
“What is that ridiculous power!!!”
“Ridiculous power?”

To this Kim Kat.

There’s no such thing as ridiculous power.

“It’s not some ridiculous power. It’s the power of this Kim Kat.”

I am an outrageous man.

“Kuaaaaaaaah!!”

The moment he screamed, dozens of white magic circles were summoned around me in succession.

The number is exactly 54. Is he planning to eject his last remaining armaments? It’s amazing that he still has this much power left, but.

“Don’t even try.”

ㅡSwish!

I lightly thrust my sword. ㅡShazazazazazak! Once again, I lightly stir the space, and all kinds of magic circles shatter into pieces.

As long as I have a sword in my hand.

All this kind of trickery is just trash.

“If I had that power…! If I had that power!!!!”
“Shut up.”

ㅡKwaang!

I stomped on the screaming Ludencor’s abdomen. As if stepping on clay, his flesh exploded, spewing out black fluids.

ㅡQuaddeudeuk!

What I felt from my foot was all sorts of internal organs and ominous artifacts. And curses and evil magic engraved on his organs.

It doesn’t matter what’s inside.
Because it’s all broken now.

“Cough…!”
“This is your true destiny.”

These troublemaking bastards.

They’re all sinners.

What sinners need is death.
Or a prison.

Prison… right.

ㅡ…!
ㅡ…!
ㅡ…!

The evil beings who died in prison rejoice as evil spirits. For some reason, it seemed like I could see them. Right. I have to make them repent. That’s my duty.

My prisoners in my prison are waiting for me.

ㅡThere are beings waiting for me.

That’s why I kill him.

I should stop by the prison next time and beat them all up.

ㅡPoof!

Ludencor’s body slowly begins to decompose.

He spat out black blood in succession and shed black tears in streams. This is the end of the former hero. He called himself a hero, but he became a subordinate of the Lich and killed innocent people.

Seriously, what the hell is this guy?

But his strength was real, and the white, infinite armaments that continued to pour out from the magic circles were also real. At this point, he must have been more than just famous in the past; he must have been quite respected.

Is there… almost no time to interrogate him?

And his mind was completely broken by brainwashing or madness. It doesn’t seem like I can get anything out of his mouth.

So I asked.

“Tell me what you know before you die, Ludencor. About the Lich and your heretics.”

Then.

“…How.”

He opened his mouth with difficulty.

“How… could you… beat me… I am the hero… Ludencor… Grrr… Hi, power… power… I should have… the power of the god Galabanda and… the authority of the god Parganata…”
“Is this bastard changing the subject?”

Are Galabanda and Parganata also the names of gods?

Something he originally possessed?
Or something implanted by the Lich?

Of course, there’s no way he’ll answer me.

“I don’t care about that. But to answer your question.”

So I roughly answered his question.

“Because I am justice.”
“Jus… tice…?”
“That’s why I won.”

ㅡKwoong!

I slam the sword, held upside down, into the ground next to him.
I looked down at him and continued.

“Your pathetic ideology couldn’t break me. You tried to use your powerful strength in a shitty way… It’s only natural that you’re crushed and punished.”

Rewarding good and punishing evil.

If you do good, you’re rewarded.
If you do bad, you’re punished.

Evil is defeated.

Justice prevails.

It’s a trite saying.

But the reason it’s trite is.

Because it’s right.

“How… how… can you be so sure… that you are justice…?”

Ludencor asked, spitting blood.
In a very questioning tone.

“That is.”

Certainty, huh.
That’s a funny thing to say.

“Because I am Kim Kat.”
“Kim Kat…?”
“I am certain because I am Kim Kat.”

When I answered that, he looked even more puzzled.

“Ki, Kim Kat… What… on earth is that…”

I am Kim Kat.

“It’s me.”
“…?”
“Don’t you understand? It doesn’t matter. My justice doesn’t need your understanding. Only I. If I define it as right, then that’s the answer.”

I pursue rewarding good and punishing evil, and justice. Of course, I’m the one who defines good. I’m the one who defines evil. I’m also the one who defines justice, and I’m also the one who defines wickedness.

I don’t need the understanding of others.

I don’t need to be validated that this is right. I believe I’m right. I’ve defined it as right. Then that becomes justice.

This Kim Kat.

Is a man who can do that.

No.

Is that kind of man.

“If you don’t have confidence in yourself, then you’re just a fucking scrub.”

Absolute confidence in myself has made me who I am today.

“That’s all there is to it, trash.”

Am I wrong? There’s no way I’m wrong. The reason I’m so sure of this ridiculous thing? Because I’m Kim Kat. That’s enough. I don’t care about anything else. I’ll only walk my own path. With my strength and conviction.

That is Fusion Confucianism.

That’s why I’m strong.
My justice is heavy.

“I see… I see…”

Ludencor closed his eyes.

“The curse… engraved on my organs and soul… is… disintegrating… My head… is clear… For a long time… it felt like… I was having a nightmare…”

Incoherent words.

“Now it’s time to wake up from the nightmare and face reality. Go to hell with a sane mind. Regret your life and actions and despair. That’s the only future left for you.”
“Keuk… Keureueuk…! Haa…”
“I’ll ask you one last time, what is the Lich you serve?”
“Li, Lich…! Extreme… Keuheuk! Kahaaak…! Aaaaaaak!!!”

When I asked about the Lich, he twisted his body. But all he had was his torso and head, so he just looked like a grub.

“That, that insane monster is…! Not a savior…! He’s the destroyer of this world!”
“No shit, Sherlock.”

So useless.

“We, we have to stop him…! We have to stop him…!”
“That’s a given.”

Endless confusion.

He must have been a normal guy before. I don’t know when he went crazy and sided with the Lich, but.

ㅡSararak.

His collapse accelerates. The guy, who had most of his torso disappear in an instant, said one last thing.

“If it’s you… you’ll definitely… fulfill our long-cherished wish…”
“What the fuck is this bastard saying!”

What nonsense!

“Why would I fulfill your wish, you bastard!!! Do I have to destroy the whole world!!!”

Crazy bastard!!

“N, not that…”
“I don’t forgive troublemakers!!!!!”

I can’t take it anymore…!

I can’t let him die of natural causes when I finally caught him!

ㅡKwaaaang!!

I stomped on his head as it was, and Ludencor’s body, whose head had exploded, completely disintegrated.

ㅡThank you…

It sounded like I heard such a voice. I detonated the Thousand Demon Extermination Jade one last time where he had been lying to completely purify the surroundings.

ㅡHwaaaaaaaaaaaak!!!

And.

“Right.”

From within that.

“It’s time for this to come out.”

ㅡPatsutsutsut!!!

Truly ominous.
Extremely evil and ominous looking.

ㅡPatsutsutsutsutsutsut!!!

A fragment of darkness floated up.

“…”

Truly immense. And endless malice and evil. A black fragment of darkness that seemed to be condensed with those negative things as hatred. It emitted a dark flash and stopped in the void.

ㅡSharararak!

Black energy undulates around it.

“Is this it?”

Is this the fragment of power that was implanted in this guy? It’s truly immense. It might be bigger than the power I have. Right. With something like this inside him, he was able to fight so hard against me.

ㅡReach.

I tried to grab it with my hand.

“Keuk…!”

And immediately let go.

“Crazy bastard…”

What I felt was endless darkness. Literally black power. My instincts reject this. The power that the Lich used to turn the hero Ludencor into a complete monster. Naturally, there must be some kind of processing done to that power.

ㅡIf I were the Lich.

I would reject the very situation of this being acquired. But if Ludencor `unexpectedly` loses and this fragment is passed on.

Of course, I would have to prepare for that.

“…”

I hesitated for a moment. I should refrain from absorbing fragments of gods recklessly. Especially this kind of power that I can feel this kind of energy from.

More than anything, I’m not in perfect condition because I used the Vice-Chief Severance. Kim Kat is discharged. I have no strength. If I absorb this now, there’s a high probability that I’ll be eaten by the power instead.

Then.

What should I do with this? Should I destroy it? No. It’s impossible to destroy this with my current power. Seal it? I don’t know how to seal things.

“Hey, Bihal. Andro. Are you guys there now?”

Should I feed it to these guys?

“…”

But there was no response.

“These fucking guys… No!!!”

At that moment.

ㅡHwaaaaaaaaaaaak!!

An ominous light poured out from the sky.