## Chapter 1402 – The Approaching Darkness

“This is ridiculously complicated.”

Summoning those Great Demons from another world, whom I absolutely have to kill, through some method, and then using their hides when they die to strengthen the darkness in the sky.

It’s a pretty well-crafted setup.

I can’t do anything about that darkness right now, which is seriously troublesome. So then, is this all the Lich is aiming for? Is he planning to strengthen that `darkness` in this way and then use its power to subdue me?

That’s also plausible.

I’m currently so strong that I deserve the name of a god. Strong enough to completely block a meteor. This is truly beyond imagination.

So, if the Lich wants to have a chance of winning against this Cheonma Kim Gak-Ttu, he has no choice but to use some unknown, bizarre, grotesque, and evil method.

I became strong because I am Cheonma itself, but there’s no way a nobody like the Lich could become as strong as me in a normal way.

Of course, he has no choice but to use such a fucked-up method.

“…”

And fucked-up methods… there are really a lot of them. Just like there are more fucked-up things in this world than you can imagine.

Therefore, looking at the current situation, it doesn’t seem like the Lich’s only aim is to grow that darkness.

There’s definitely something more.

That something must be to crush me, who has become this strong.

“You son of a bitch.”

It’s getting seriously frustrating.

How dare a nobody like you dream such a vain dream? It’s very frustrating, but all I can do right now is deal with this situation and watch the developments.

This time, I have no choice but to passively endure the aggressive offensive being launched by the other side.

But it’s okay.

My queens are faithfully carrying out their duties as Valkyries. Honestly, I can’t stop everything alone, but if they’re together, they can definitely stop it.

Right now, they’re dispatched to various places and fighting. Ah, but I need to go back to the capital to see and hear about it.

“Winia.”
“Yeah? What’s up?”
“Is the gate magic still not working?”
“Ugh… that’s a bit…”

Winia sighed at my words.

“Um… sorry, Blackie. I’m working on it, but honestly, there’s a big difference between Risha Unni’s skills and mine. Risha Unni can remodel what she has and use it as she pleases, but that’s a bit too much for me.”

It’s natural that Winia’s skills are inferior to Risha’s.

They’ve lived different lengths of time. There’s no need to feel sorry, but Winia seemed to feel sorry to me.

“What can you do when you’ve lived different lengths of time? It’s not like I can catch up right away just because I have power. Risha has also become stronger as much as you have.”
“…I guess so.”

I touched Winia’s head.

I’m sure time will solve the problem.

“Anyway, Risha Unni made a magic book for me to learn, right? A magic book about how to use gate magic.”
“Right.”

Risha made it. For Winia and Hilde. Of course, Hilde is also not able to use it right now.

“But I’ve only understood about 30% of it so far.”
“What? You’ve already understood 30%?”

30%.

“Then isn’t it soon? You’ll be able to use it soon, right? 30% is amazing.”

Gate magic belongs to the category of great magic.
If Winia has already understood 30%, it’s soon.

“Um? Ah, ah… that’s right! I’ll be able to use it soon!”

Winia was momentarily stunned by my words, then shouted with a bright smile as if she felt good.

“So, Blackie, just trust me! It’ll be more convenient when I can use gate magic too!”
“Hehehe, okay.”

She seemed to be momentarily uplifted by my comfort. It’s so cute how she gets happy so easily with just one word and hugs me.

Anyway, Hilde is also learning it, so if all of them, who are mages, can create gates, the situation will definitely improve.

And.

If Risha explains about that darkness, we’ll be able to take more active measures on this side. Whatever it is, if I and my women are here, there’s no problem. There’s plenty of hope.

But Risha has a lot of pressure.

I was thinking about Risha when.

ㅡFwoosh.

Risha’s gate opened in front of me.
Speak of the devil.

“Oh, it wasn’t an urgent situation, I see.”
“Risha Unni’s here?”
“I have arrived. Has anything happened?”
“Something did happen, but Blackie took care of it as usual.”

I smiled at those words.

“Anyway, Risha, what’s going on? Is there something big happening? Is there something I need to take care of?”

Risha shook her head at my words.

“Fortunately, such a thing has not happened yet. I also defeated monsters with Claudia… but I have not yet encountered such a powerful being.”

I knew it.

The Great Demons from another world are only appearing here.

“So, I’m here to report the current situation… would you mind for a moment?”

Risha said, pointing to the gate.

She’s asking me to go over there for a moment and listen to the report, but it wasn’t good to leave here right now. But it’ll be okay if it’s just for a moment. I have to hear the story anyway.

“If it’s really not possible, Winia can listen to the report instead…”
“No. It’s okay for a moment. Let’s go. Winia, come here.”

I immediately went into the gate with them.

* * *

“Oh my god. Why does our Kadia look so tired?”
“This is nothing. Compared to our Cheonma-nim, this is…”

Kadia looked very tired.

“You could at least take a nap for a while. Take it easy, okay?”
“How can this saintess do that when there’s someone else suffering the most?”
“Hehehe, it’s okay. Anyway, Kadia, if I had a lot of time, I’d listen to the story while touching you a bit. As you know, I don’t have time right now. I have to listen to the report and leave right away.”

Kadia immediately unfolded the document at my words.

“Then I’ll start with the bad news.”
“Is there good news?”
“If you say that, this saintess has nothing to say, does she?”

I chuckled at Kadia’s joke.

“The number of deaths has already exceeded tens of thousands. The number of missing people will be more than double that. And other countries are in a similar situation.”
“Fucking hell.”
“…”

People died like flies in the massive air raid. It’s an era without even telephones. People who couldn’t escape due to the sudden invasion lost their lives.

“And the dead bodies are rising again as undead. Ghouls are appearing in large numbers every time a corpse is created. Ghouls with good mobility will soon overrun other humans.”

Inhumane…!
Dead humans become undead and increase their numbers.

“Large-scale refugees have also occurred. It can be said that the world is in a state of chaos.”

Kadia added good news, saying that the food situation is still good thanks to Ari.

“Still, the other queens are continuing to report their subjugations. Every time they head to the scene, they’re achieving results that can’t even be compared to the military. It’s truly amazing power.”
“In other words, even with them, the damage is still huge.”
“It can’t be helped.”

Looking at the numbers written in the report, I could see that they were rampaging like crazy. Superior spirits, huge sea monsters, undead death knights, and all kinds of demons were all dead.

But even doing that much, there’s no end.

“Monsters called idols of the fishmen have also landed in large numbers. Destruction is easy, but… we can’t keep guarding only those places.”

Risha, who was next to me, added.

“It’s really creaking.”

It can’t be helped until I kill that Lich bastard.

“But rest assured. I will soon explain about that darkness.”
“Hehehe, of course, I’m relieved when Risha’s here.”

I said with a smile, but I couldn’t stand it when I thought about the tens of thousands who had died…! This was no different from the evils of imperialism. Come to think of it, that Lich bastard was no different from those crazy imperialists.

Beings who massacre people for reasons that no one knows. For reasons that can’t even be understood. That was the exact opposite of Hongik Ingan.

Not benefiting the world widely.
But harming the world widely.

Suppressing the growing murderous intent, I returned to where I needed to be.

* * *

Breaking the intermittently falling meteorites.

“Stop. Stop it.”
“This bastard can even talk?”

Crushing the Great Demons from another world that are summoned intermittently as expected.

ㅡCrack!

The Great Demon from another world with a gruesome head said something, but there was no reason to listen. I just crushed it. Besides, it wasn’t the first time a talking bastard appeared.

Among the monsters from another world, there were those who could speak our language. It’s not a particularly concerning thing. Karseh, whom I killed in the desert, also spoke. And I knew that the Lich was capable of that.

Anyway, as I killed the demons, the darkness hanging in the sky grew larger and larger.

“Fuck.”

Whenever I had time, I went up to the dark sky and used my power to grasp the situation. I wanted to break or burn that damn darkness with my power.

But that darkness didn’t seem to be in reality. Just like you can’t drop the night by shooting missiles into the night sky, this dark energy definitely existed, but it wasn’t the kind of thing I could interfere with.

“To force discomfort upon this Cheonma.”

That’s a pretty strong-willed darkness.

“…”

In the darkness, I endlessly tested my strength and watched the reactions. I also used dimensional sensing, but well, it doesn’t seem like there’s any gain. It’s really frustrating. If it had a physical form, I could break it. But I couldn’t do that.

Let’s analyze it.

The priests were still not losing their power. I thought that Risha, who is a dimension expert, would eventually find and destroy the fragmented gods. But it didn’t seem like that had happened yet.

“…Elise.”

I thought of Elise.

When darkness fell on the world, I went to save Elise. But Elise said she couldn’t follow me. She said that now was the time to help other people who needed their power.

`As we have always done. Saintess-nim, please do what Saintess-nim can do. I will also do what I can do here.`

`Don’t worry, Saintess-nim. This is my duty. I will wait here, helping them, for Saintess-nim to save this world.`

`Divine Friend!`

Just thinking about those words.

“Sniff…!”

Tears are about to come out! Elise’s firm belief that she must help people down there! So, I couldn’t take Elise away separately. But I’m not worried. Elise is strong.

Anyway, as I was spending that time.

ㅡFwoosh!

Risha came again.

“Risha? Your. Face.”
“A, a big problem…!”

Risha’s face looked serious. I could feel it as soon as I saw her face. I grabbed Risha’s hand, who was coming out of the gate in a flustered manner, and moved my body towards the gate.

“Risha. Calm down. I’m here. Explain.”
“A powerful…! A very powerful enemy has appeared!”
“How much? To the point where Risha and Claudia’s attacks don’t work?”

Risha nodded her head strongly at those words.

“Not just one… but more than ten!”
“Drop bomb, fuck.”

I immediately crossed the gate with Risha.

* * *

Eastern part of the Karga Kingdom.

“Gak-Ttu!”
“Yeah. Claudia. Stay back. I can see everything.”

Behind Claudia, who was hugging me.

At the end.

The vast mountain range had disappeared. Instead, the space was filled with giants in black shapes. Ridiculously large armor, and ridiculously large helmets and shields. And monsters armed with swords.

“Wow. But fuck.”

The twelve giants were so huge that they stood side by side and formed the horizon.

「ㅡToo-kwah-kah-kah-kah-kah-kah-kahng!」

「ㅡKoo-goo-goo-goo-goo-goong!」

「ㅡKwaaaaaaang!」

Every time they advanced in unison, the earth shook and the sky shattered. Rocks scattered like grains of sand, and huge old trees were crushed like weeds. The black energy emanating from them spread in all directions.

The giants were estimated to be 5km tall.

“Fucking big.”

5 kilometers isn’t a big distance, but if you think about it standing in a straight line, it’s bigger than you can imagine.

And the size is as impressive as the height, so it’s definitely overwhelming to see it like this from here.

“Gak-Ttu! It’s not just them! There’s something more above!”
“Is that that bastard?”

Above the burning giant knights of black flame who were advancing while crushing the earth, something evil-looking was flying around.

It emitted a mental wave and said.

「The Twelve Titan Warriors will burn this world.」