## Chapter 1404 – The Approaching Darkness

ㅡFlash!

The Black Knight cackled as it flew, but it was still damn slow. Having already been caught once, I widened the distance.

“I’m a being from another world?”

I asked, watching the flying object.

“Ah.”

So it is.

“Is that so.”

That’s right.

“That’s right, you fucker.”

How the hell did this bastard figure that out?

No lie, this is the first time since coming to this world that someone’s seen through my otherworldliness. How bizarre. I’ve already established my identity here. I am me. It should have been impossible to discern that.

Analyzing the situation.

The skirmish that just occurred. I took damage from that. Besides that, there wasn’t anything particularly special, so could it be?

That skirmish revealed that I’m from another world?

How?

ㅡFlap.

The flying object was still soaring, its cloak fluttering.

“Krrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!”

Anyway, what’s important now is the Black Knight trying to stick to me like crazy. Let’s deal with this first. This bastard is using some kind of intangible sorcery to land effective hits on me.

“Think I’ll fall for that again?”

The principle is unclear, but if I roughly understand what it is, killing it is simple.

“Celestial Demon Advent.”

Having widened the distance, I immediately unleashed the Celestial Demon Divine Art, overwhelming the surroundings. The domain of Celestial Demon Advent spread, reaching even the Black Knight, who was trying to chase me with its sluggish speed in the distance.

ㅡWhoosh!
ㅡThud thud thud thud!

The air was compressed, and rocks on the ground bounced this way and that.

However.

“Krrrrrrrr… Kaaaaaaaah!!!”

The Black Knight, shrouded in intangible sorcery, flew towards me without slowing down, as if completely unaffected by Celestial Demon Advent.

“Hoh.”

Is it resisting?

Celestial Demon Advent is a technique that spreads my power widely, compressing or levitating space. Ultimately, the foundation of this technique is my energy. It’s about imbuing power into it. If so, what does it mean to resist Celestial Demon Advent so effortlessly?

“That intangible energy is blocking my power.”

As soon as I concluded that.

ㅡCrack crack crack crack crack!!

I stomped down on Celestial Demon Advent with even greater intensity.

At the same time, explosive sounds erupted from the ground, and massive rocks soared into the air. I don’t know exactly how, but it can block my power.

So.

“Indirect attack.”

Dozens of rocks soared up and surrounded me, and I manipulated them with my power. Aiming at the approaching Black Knight.

“Go.”

I launched them.

ㅡWhoosh whoosh whoosh!
ㅡWhoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!

All the launched rocks were faster than the Black Knight. Precisely. And very accurately. All the rocks targeted the Black Knight, tearing through space as they flew. “Celestial Demon Obliteration Orb.” At the same time, I detonated Obliteration Orbs to increase the speed of the flying rock projectiles.

Even as I launched the attack, I prepared for the next strike, but.

「ㅡKaaaaaaaah!!!」

There was no need.

It changed direction but couldn’t dodge. The Black Knight, directly hit by the rock projectiles, was pulverized on the spot. Like a bird hitting an airplane, it exploded, scattering its limbs.

“Heh heh heh, that was an unsophisticated attack.”

It went down easily.

“Just like the dirty bastard it is, it worked really well.”

I immediately widened the distance, just in case the Black Knight was going to sacrifice its death and self-destruct. But I didn’t run away.

ㅡWhoosh whoosh whoosh!!

I flew towards the flying object.

“You said I was a being from another world.”
“…”
“Spit out some more bullshit.”

It didn’t answer.

The elation subsided.

Their combat power itself is negligible.
It just blocked my power with bizarre sorcery.

But that sorcery was the bane of my existence.

ㅡWhoosh whoosh whoosh!
ㅡWhoosh whoosh whoosh!

Anyway, after smashing the Black Knight, the shattered fragments of rock followed me. Surpassing the speed of sound. Having flown to a suitable spot, I shot out those rock fragments, being careful of its sorcery.

Then.

ㅡWhoosh whoosh whoosh.

The guy created something like a magic circle and turned those rock attacks into nothing. It blocked the attacks with a barrier, dissipated some like mirages, and opened gates to send others to another world.

Its response is decent.

Did it prepare countermeasures for indirect attacks too?
Or maybe it’s just an impromptu decision.

“…How could I not have noticed such a being?”

Then.

ㅡSwoosh.

The guy who muttered that reached out its skeletal hand and removed its iron helmet.

“What! You bastard!”

What was revealed was a skull head!

This bastard!
It was that Lich bastard after all!

“Since when did you cross over?”

ㅡWhoosh!

Red flames erupted from its empty eye sockets! I’ve been waiting for this! I finally get to meet this crazy Lich bastard…!

“Crazy Lich bastard!!! I’ll kill you right now!!!”

Whatever means you’ve brought, I’ll crush you on the spot!!!

“Even though you’re a being from another world, you speak the same language. Very clearly.”
“What the fuck are you talking about?”

Language?

In that instant.

ㅡCrackle crackle crackle!
ㅡThud thud thud thud thud thud thud!

Its magic unfolded without any special preparation. Magic circles were created in all directions. Nearly a thousand magic circles, created in an instant, covered the sky. I could feel it. That sorcery. The distance is quite wide now, but if it’s sorcery that exudes that much energy.

It will definitely reach me.

Sensing the threat, instead of widening the distance, I executed a high-speed descent to the ground. To break through sorcery that the Celestial Demon’s power doesn’t work on, I have no choice but to use indirect methods. Rock attacks don’t work?

There’s something better down there.

ㅡWhoosh whoosh whoosh!

I threw myself towards it, simultaneously!

「ㅡBang bang bang bang bang bang!」
「ㅡKaaaaaaaang!」
「ㅡKuuuuuuuuuung!」

The magic circles simultaneously exploded with flashes of light. It was a kind of cannon. Black waterfalls, shaped like arrows, poured out from the thousand magic circles covering the sky.

“Celestial Demon Evasion Maneuver.”

ㅡWhoosh whoosh whoosh!

Attacks that were executed as planes rather than lines. To avoid a direct hit, I evaded them all, flying as precisely as possible.

「ㅡKaaaaaaaah!!」

The earth, directly hit by the magic, was shattered. But it’s still not as strong as I thought. It’s just sorcery that’s incompatible with my power.

“Keuh…!”

However.

Even though I evaded them all, I suffered internal injuries. Blood spurted from my mouth. Evasion isn’t a panacea. Just being near it affects me.

ㅡThud!

And my skin cracked, and blood burst out…!

“Why does this hurt so much?”

It feels like I’m burning alive. No. I’m actually feeling that pain. Is this some kind of radiation? Regeneration is possible, but for now, its attack power seems to be higher than my regenerative ability.

Of course, I ignore it all.

Because the only thing I’m aiming for is that one thing in front of me.

It was Mount Tai.
That too, a broken Mount Tai, stuck upside down.

“The sword used by the Titan Warrior.”

Even though it was split in half, it was over 2km long. If I grab that and swing it. Its barrier and the gate leading to another world will be useless. I don’t know about overlapping itself with another dimension and becoming an incorporeal being, but for now, this is the most effective means!

ㅡThud.

Like that.

Grabbing the broken sword of the Titan Warrior.

「ㅡThud thud thud thud thud thud thud!」

Causing an earthquake, I lifted it up. In fact, the hilt was so big that it was closer to just sticking it to my palm than lifting it, but my grip strength made it possible.

ㅡWhoosh whoosh whoosh!

Like that, I swung the sword to deflect its barrage of sorcery falling down!

「ㅡKaaaaaaaang!」

As expected of the Titan Warrior’s sword. The moment of impact, its fact was annihilated in a single blow. ㅡGulp. Blood spurted from my mouth. Only then did I throw myself towards it.

ㅡWhoosh whoosh whoosh!

I’ll cut you down like this.

Like that, I soared up, holding the 2km-long broken sword.

“…!”

Whether it was momentarily flustered, the guy twisted its body and tried to create a gate. But you bastard. Me swinging this damn big sword is faster than you casting.

“It feels like it’s been a while since I’ve used this.”

“True Commander Sword Technique.”

First Secret Technique.

“Commander Slash.”

A simple and brutal sword strike that burns internal power to unleash an intense slash. But if that sword is 2km long. If it’s shot out faster than even the speed of sound.

Its power is not at all unsophisticated.

It’s explosively refined.

「ㅡKaaaaaaaah!!!」

The Commander Slash performed with the Titan Sword worked. The Lich couldn’t defend against the sword strike that was flying faster than its movement speed and casting speed.

ㅡSlash!

An amount of black blood that far transcends the laws of physics spewed from the severed Lich’s body. Is it dead? To confirm the kill, I tried to swing the sword once more.

“Keuh, Kehaaaak…!”

Then.

“Didn’t… you realize? Being from another world.”

The guy said, groaning in pain.

“You have.”

What?

“His mark engraved on you.”

What!

At the same time, a small gate was created behind the guy! It’s thinking of retreating with that split body! Without thinking any further, I endured the damage and threw myself towards it! I have to kill that thing, no matter how fucked up my body gets!

In that instant.

ㅡSlash!

A slightly larger gate was created behind the guy!

I wondered what that was, but I felt a familiar energy!

“What! Risha!”

What appeared was Risha!

Claudia was holding her waist and taking a leaping stance, and the moment Risha scattered her eye light and chanted!

ㅡCrash!

The gate that the Lich was creating shattered!

Risha fell straight down, creating a gate beneath her feet and suddenly disappearing as suddenly as she had appeared!

“Kieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!!!!!!!”

Not missing the opportunity, I once again tore through the air with the Titan’s greatsword. As the 2km-long greatsword instantly tore through the sky as if butchering it.

ㅡKuuuuuuuuuung!!

The Lich, directly hit by that, scattered black blood in all directions and turned to dust. Its energy weakens. I paid attention to the regeneration of the gate and turned it into even finer dust.

「It’s… over. Now that it’s certain that His mark is engraved…」

As I was doing that, its mental waves faintly spread out. A voice that sounded like it was dying. The more I swung the sword, the smaller that voice became.

「You can no longer be a threat to Him.」

“What the fuck are you talking about?”

「Everything is… to reclaim the correct world.」

“Cut the crap, you little shit.”

A guy who’s this weak probably can’t counter my power anymore.

“Celestial Demon Shattering Palm.”

Putting down the sword, I struck the air as it was.

「ㅡThwack thwack thwack thwack thwack thwack thwack!」

Nothing could survive in the shattered sky. After confirming that the Lich’s corpse had completely turned into particles and lost its power, I withdrew my power.

“That guy was talking about that Lich.”

But damn.

“…”

To me.

To this Celestial Demon Kim Kat.

That bastard’s mark is engraved?

It sounds like nonsense, but.

「Even though you’re a being from another world, you speak the same language.」

That phrase lingered in my ears, and I couldn’t move for a moment.

“…”

I looked at the ground. It was like seeing the end of the world. The ground was torn, and lava was spewing out. The corpses of the Titan Warriors, half-buried there, were like surreal objects. They were just melting down and emitting black power.

The greatsword I was wielding was the same.

* * *

Karset.

Shurdik Great Desert. The otherworldly soul eater that appeared after killing the Colossus. It was a being from another world, but it could speak our language. Why could it speak? Because it enrolled in an otherworldly monster school built next to a foreign language school and learned Korean from scratch? Because it took Korean exams there, got 100 points, and even received an award?

Or maybe it absorbed human souls and sucked up their knowledge?

It spoke our language very fluently.

So it wasn’t difficult to interrogate it, and it couldn’t withstand my torture and said. That it had been injected with such linguistic knowledge by the Lich when it was summoned here. That’s why that absurd monster from a completely different world could understand our language.

That’s right.

It was injected with that language knowledge by the Lich.

That must be a kind of magic. Magic that makes you understand languages. Whatever it is, the reason for summoning a being from another world to this world is to use it. But if you can’t communicate, what the hell are you going to use it for?

So the Lich created such magic.

Probably, it’s taking measures to make all the beings that cross over from another world… be affected by that magic.

“…I see.”

I was thinking about it.

But now.

“So that’s what it was.”

It became clear.

“Ah, ah. My name is Kim Kat. My name is Kim Kat. Celestial Demon the Sky Devil.”

A voice flowed from my mouth.

It was clearly Korean.

Not the language of this world, but Korean.

At least, that’s how it feels to me.

“…The most frightening thing was that I could understand the language of this world. To me, the language of this world sounded as familiar as Korean.”

So I don’t feel much difficulty in speaking, listening, and writing.

“The Korean I’m speaking now.”

This Korean is.

“Not real Korean, rehu.”