## Chapter 986 – Ancient Valkyrie

The clash continues in the sky.

I fly towards the Valkyrie, swinging Vিউgal, endlessly fighting as I layer parries and counterattacks.

ㅡZhiiiiiiiing!!
ㅡPuh-uh-uh-ung!!

Even amidst this, the Valkyrie uses divine magic to destroy all the magic circles, trying to eliminate my footholds. However, the mages below are providing such perfect support that they are immediately renewed, causing me no real trouble. And well, it no longer matters to me. Even if all the footholds disappear right now, I am confident in fighting the Valkyrie on equal terms in the air.

More than anything.

“That sword.”

None of the Valkyrie’s spells can harm me.

“As I thought, that sword is strange. To completely block the power of divine magic? I can even feel a very ominous and unpleasant energy.”

Yes.

I was thinking the same thing. Karin and Liztina destroyed the Valkyrie’s spell attacks, but were caught in some kind of aftershock energy and thrown off. However, there was none of that for me. It’s as if I’m completely immune.

There are many differences between them and me, but the biggest difference is definitely our equipment.

ㅡVিউgal.

This bastard is incredibly mysterious and wonderful. Perhaps it is Vিউgal that is blocking the Valkyrie’s divine magic. I don’t know what it is, but this bastard is protecting me right now.

“A demon sword, is it.”

In that instant, the Valkyrie uttered something I couldn’t possibly ignore.

“A demon sword, you dare say that…!”

I felt an insane rage.

This bastard, just because she can’t understand it, she immediately calls it a demon sword. This crazy Valkyrie bitch has now eaten her own principles. This kind of attitude is what corrodes the world. These damn bastards always curse first when they can’t understand something.

“This is a sword that saves people, a sword of life!!! That’s why it can block your destructive spells!!!! You, the Valkyrie who has fallen into evil, can never withstand my sword of life!!!!!!”

ㅡKuaaaaaaaaah!!

I unleashed a real lion’s roar and struck down with Vিউgal again.

ㅡKwang!

Fragments of fire burst out…!

ㅡGigiig!!

With my sword gripping the enemy’s sword, I raise the hilt high, twist my wrist, and aim for her face!

“A sword of life? Well, the name doesn’t matter. I’ll just destroy it.”

ㅡPachik!

The Valkyrie arrogantly says, twisting her wrist to block the sword. But even in that moment, this Valkyrie is not overwhelming me. Perhaps because of the wound on her chest, she keeps allowing me to attack.

“You can destroy it? Do you think it’s possible when you’re bleeding all over your chest?”
“The wound will heal.”
“So you can’t do it right now.”

She suffered a fatal wound. She is still bleeding profusely, so she clearly needs proper rest to recover. That means I am ultimately at an advantage.

“What about you?”

ㅡKwang!

The Valkyrie, detonating a divine spell behind her, uses the aftershock to gain momentum and push me away.

“Human power is not infinite.”

ㅡPah-ahk!

I immediately roll my body in the air, scattering blades, and regain my posture, landing on the nearest magic circle. ㅡPachijik! Sparks fly from under my feet as I slide backward, like a car skidding on the road after slamming on the brakes.

“…Well.”

Power.

As she said, I could feel power surging through my entire body. I have no idea how long I’ve maintained the sword flames, but mana is overflowing.

A clearly abnormal state.

But I could tell.

ㅡVিউgal.

This was power flowing out from Vিউgal. Vিউgal is absorbing the Valkyrie’s power, filtering it, and returning it to me. If it were a normal situation, I would have been drained long ago, but Vিউgal was giving me power.

Indeed, a demon sword is a demon sword.
No, a sword of life.

Anyway, this Vিউgal bastard was really earning his keep. The Valkyrie’s divine spells didn’t work. There must be a reason for that too.

Good.

If I’m overflowing with power, there’s nothing to fear.

“Whatever the case, you, Valkyrie, cannot defeat me, Chunma Kim Kat.”
“Ha. Hahaha. Hahahahaha…”

The Valkyrie, still glaring at me, raised only the corners of her mouth on both sides, laughing grotesquely. Her hair was undulating, and the angel ring and wings behind her were burning intensely.

“More and more reason is clearly returning. I am the angel of war. A mere human is not on the same level.”
“Hahahahahahaha!!!!”

I returned her laughter.

“Nonsense!!!”

A return of laughter, a smile return.
I shouted cheerfully.

“How can a Valkyrie who has lost her god defeat a human!!! You are only half a being!! You can never defeat me!!! If you want to defeat me, you’ll have to bring your vanished god!!!!”

I threw out a provocation.

“…Witty.”

The Valkyrie’s smile twisted, as if it had hit its mark. But I am now! Feeling the emotions I spoke!!! How could a half-baked Valkyrie kill me!!

“So witty that I want to kill you.”
“Then try to kill me, fallen Valkyrie!!!”

The Valkyrie’s swordsmanship was starting to become more familiar to my hands. The result of sparring with Karin every day!! I will never be pushed back against an enemy who is not as skilled as Karin!!!

If I analyze it a little more, I’m confident I can end it right there!!

“I’m telling you to kill this Chunma Kim Kat!!!”
“Full of confidence.”

ㅡBwoong!!

The Valkyrie flew at me again.

“Like the old heroes.”
“You are nothing but arrogant, Valkyrie!!!”

For now, it’s neck and neck. Even if I try to counterattack by mobilizing all my swordsmanship, she quickly blocks it, and if it seems dangerous, she immediately uses her wings to retreat backward. If I could perfectly internalize her swordsmanship in my head and narrow this gap just a little more, I could end it right there. As expected. A strong enemy is a strong enemy.

ㅡKukung!!!

Another collision.

The same procedure is repeated as the aerial battle continues. Extending the sword, twisting, pushing, shooting out feet, stepping on footholds, constantly trying to put pressure on the Valkyrie.

ㅡKugugugung!!

But conversely, there were also moments when I was pushed back.

“Everyone else must feel the same sense of loss as I do. The connection with the heavens is not very strong in this era. Then disconnection will also be easy!!”
“You crazy bastard!!! Then what will be left!!”
“Nothing will be left!!”

The Valkyrie’s momentum intensified.

I focus on defending for now, blocking it with all my strength.

“Nothing…!”

The Valkyrie, who had pressured me, spat out the words as if chewing them. Her expression was truly hideous. She was now seeking something futile.

“Yes! Nothing will be left! That’s how useless your destruction is! We can just rebuild the buildings!!!”
“Faster than building. If we destroy key facilities and compound the damage, the threads of faith will surely be diluted.”

The Valkyrie wanted the end of religion.
But it’s not working.

The heavens and the world cannot be disconnected by such actions.

“Faith resides in our hearts, not in mere buildings, you ball-eating Valkyrie!!”

I deflect the tip of the Valkyrie’s sword as she tries to pierce my face.

“However, it is ultimately architecture that brings together the faith of finite humans. That is why you humans have built up structures.”

ㅡPuh-uh-uh-ung!!!

A powerful explosion erupts behind the Valkyrie, and my body is pushed back. She doesn’t miss the gap, accelerating and attacking me again, continuing the strong blows.

ㅡKwang!
ㅡKung!

Sparks fly each time I receive such an attack.

“Keuh…!”

Just as I was getting used to her, she was also getting used to me.

At this rate, there will be no victory.

Only a continuous exchange of attacks…!

“I will destroy all religious strongholds, and destroy them again.”
“Then demons will prevail.”

ㅡKwang!

“Do you think your god would want that?”

I plant my knee into the side of the flying enemy and bring my blade down on her body as she tries to lose her balance.

ㅡPah-aht!

“Demons are also targets for extermination. Because that was His last command.”

At that moment, she moves at high speed, instead grabbing behind me, and I chase after her, turning around and sweeping the space horizontally, delivering a strong blow. ㅡKwang!!! I push back the Valkyrie’s blade, which easily blocks it.

“Even I!!!”

I stab straight in.

ㅡPuh-ung!!!

But the Valkyrie, flapping her wings powerfully, simply rises and avoids my attack.

“A Valkyrie who can’t even overwhelm me is going to face the demons alone!!! You are arrogant after all!!!!!!”
“Ha.”

I jump again and chase after her.

“You will find out. No, you won’t be there.”

Once again, I mix her sword with my sword.

An extreme stalemate. I constantly chase after her to prevent her from escaping, and she uses advanced flight techniques to evade when she is about to take critical damage, looking for opportunities to counterattack.

ㅡA tedious exchange.

This stalemate occurred because she was currently injured. Because she was injured, she was threatened by me, and she couldn’t finish me off right away when she had the chance.

Think.

That means she is currently unable to shake me off and escape. Why? Because she is badly injured. If she focuses on escaping and makes a mistake, she will die.

There is only one thing such a person is thinking.

Quickly dealing with me and completely escaping to recover her strength. Until now, she had been constantly aiming for that.

Then.

I.

“This Chunma Kim Kat will not tolerate such a thing, Valkyrie!!!!!”
“You’ll see!!!”

ㅡKwaaaaang!!

The Valkyrie blocks the sword that I raised as I ascended.
It was truly a natural thing.

“Kuaaaaaaaaaah!!!”

I, who had burst into a shout, wrapped around the sword and counterattacked, aiming for the wound on her chest with all my strength.

ㅡSeureung!!!

The Valkyrie gave strength as if trying to deflect my sword in a familiar way. It means that she had performed that defensive motion, which had been repeated over and over again as the stalemate continued. Having read that far, I was swept up in an impulse that felt like lightning striking my brain.

ㅡHere…!!!

Having finished judging while calculating the optimal move, I.

ㅡTeo-eok.

Simply let go of Vিউgal from my hand.

ㅡTuuk.

In an instant, the Valkyrie’s sword, which had lost resistance, moved slightly to the side.

“It’s over.”

She seems to be trying not to miss the opportunity and is about to strike down her blade on me. Danger. It’s dangerous. But when I read the joy on the Valkyrie’s face as she grabbed the opportunity to kill me and tried to strike down her sword, I ended my analysis of her.

ㅡKwaaaaaaaaaang!!!!!!!

“No.”

I blocked the Valkyrie’s sacred blade, which was being struck down, with the forearm of my left arm.

“What’s over.”

ㅡJeo-jeok!!

An forearm wrapped in a powerful aura. However, it was not enough to completely defend against the Valkyrie’s attack. I felt an unpleasant sensation as red blood splattered and the blade touched the bone.

“Is you.”
“…!”

But at the same time.

The Valkyrie’s face is filled with astonishment.

“Wild Blood Jade Hand.”

The moment I blocked the sword strike with my forearm, I quickly reached out and grabbed the Valkyrie’s neck as if grabbing a chicken’s neck.

“No way!!!!”
“Heuha.”

I feel the joy that she felt.

“Heuhahahahahahahahaha!!!!”

ㅡPeol-leok!

At that moment, the Valkyrie powerfully flaps her wings and flies backward, retreating. I felt an incredible sense of speed as I was dragged along by her. But I never let go of the hand that grabbed her neck.

ㅡKkwaaaaaak…!

Rather, I put even more strength into it.

“…!”

The Valkyrie, who was flying backward, was astonished and raised her right arm, ㅡBing-geul! She turned the sword in the air, grabbed it in reverse, and struck down as if to smash my head.

ㅡKwaaaaang!!

I immediately threw an uppercut and blocked that attack as well. ㅡKukwang!!! The defense was successful, but I could feel my fist being smashed. ㅡHuuk! Ignoring that, I quickly pulled back the fist I had thrown up and then.

“Cheonma Shin’gong.”

Aiming for her chest as it was.

“Cheonma Pacheonjang.”

ㅡThe most terrible and strongest.

I embed a powerful punch containing the true mysteries of the highest Cheonma Shin’gong.

ㅡTukwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!!!

Along with the exploding roar.

“Keuhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaak!!!!!!!”

My fist pierced through the Valkyrie’s chest.

ㅡUlkeok!

From there, sacred and brilliant blood of light burst out like a dam breaking. It was truly an enormous amount of light. The poured out things covered my face and upper body. For a moment, my vision turns white as if I had entered a world of light.

ㅡTukuoong!!!

As soon as I pull out my fist, the bleeding accelerates.

“Geuheo-eo-eo-eok…!”

There was nothing that could be called internal organs in the Valkyrie’s body. Only light and… blood made of light was filled inside. I, covered in those things, grabbed her neck and repeatedly smashed Cheonma Pacheonjang into the Valkyrie’s chest, stirring it up.

ㅡUlkeok!!
ㅡUlkeok!!

“It’s your defeat, Valkyrie.”
“Keuek…!”
“You fought well, but you couldn’t reach this Chunma Kim Kat after all.”

The speed at which we were flying was gradually decreasing.

“Kulleok…!”

The Valkyrie spat out blood made of light, and her angel ring and the wings behind her began to scatter and disappear as a swarm of light.

“Even if my life is extinguished, I can’t reach… Him…”

ㅡSeureuk.

The Valkyrie’s complete death.

Her appearance, having lost her angel ring and wings, began to disappear from her toes. From her toes to her legs. From her legs to her stomach. From her stomach to her chest. Finally, when even her neck, which I was still holding, and then her face disappeared.

I automatically fell.

ㅡHwaaaaak!!!

I felt a pleasant sense of speed. I watched the Valkyrie’s final moments as she scattered into a swarm of light. Perhaps it was the remaining spirit of the Valkyrie who had disappeared like that, or something else, but a faint and transparent sphere remained in place.

ㅡSeureuk.

The faint thing hovered like a ghost.

ㅡTsupaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!!!

As if turning on an inhuman LED light in pitch-black darkness, it shot a powerful white light into my solar plexus as I fell!!!!

“No, what the hell…!!!”

For a moment, I thought I would feel pain, but it was not at all.

The flash, which fell like a shooting star while flashing, disappeared as soon as it touched me.

“What the hell.”

I immediately groped my chest.

What is it?

What happened?

ㅡHwaaaaaaaaaaaaaak!!!

Anyway, it’s a fall now.

After falling for a long time, I turned my body and entered under the meadow made of trees and leaves. ㅡPusak! I felt like I was falling into the underworld as I broke through the leaves.

“Cheonma Geumnaesu.”

I familiarly grabbed a large branch and stopped my falling body. Now, this kind of thing is nothing.

I landed safely on the ground like that.

First, let’s treat my damn injured arm and hand. It wasn’t severed, but the blade touched the bone, so it’s a fatal wound. The bone will heal quickly, but I’ll have to rest for a while.

And find the Vিউgal I threw away… No way!!!!!!!!!!!!

“My arm!!!!!!!!!!”

What the hell!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

“My armmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

I grabbed my forearm!!!

“It’s completely healedddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

The wound, where the blade had reached the bone and blood was overflowing, had completely disappeared!!! The smashed fist had also returned to normal at some point…!!!!

What the hell is this!!!