Chapter 287 – Loss

#287.

Kwaaang-!

“Keuk… !”

Kiris hurriedly backed away, striking the fist of the flying blue flames with difficulty.

After True’s death, Leviathan’s true nature was revealed. He was taking out his anger on himself, showing off his reticence.

He didn’t die, but because he picked and hit only his painful parts, terrible pain occurred all over his body.

His stamina has long since reached its limit. Kiris struggled to stand up, feeling as if he would suffocate if he was just a little careless.

‘I’m dead…’

However, despite such a series of pains, Kiris was thinking of True.

She thought she won When his own magic bullets bound him, True’s blow struck him down. He thought he would never be able to stop it.

So I was relieved. She sat down, relieved, and smiled.

And, the sun descended.

The sun blazing with white flame dyed the vision white and pushed away the darkness.

And burned True with darkness. It completely melted her half and cut off her breath. The terrible heat gave rise to the illusion that it would burn not only the body, but also the soul.

‘I couldn’t even pay my debts…’

He had a debt that would be difficult to repay even if he paid it all his life, and in the end he could not repay it. I couldn’t even keep my promise to drink, and I was alone again.

Her raid follows and as she heads to her docks, she sees a number of corpses.

It was a face everyone knew. When she returned, the owner of the fish shop welcomed her and when the festival took place, she served the food. And a while ago, she even flirted with True.

All of them received fatal wounds somewhere on their bodies, and became cold corpses lying here and there on the street.

The pain of the loss of her father and the disappearance of all the precious people she barely earned. A feeling of blood freezing cold from the tips of the toes. There was a shock as if the world was collapsing.

And even though she had only just met her, she had lost her man, who had grown quite large within herself.

Even an ally he could rely on, even a little, had disappeared.

“Shit! If it wasn’t for four years!”

Fuck! Bubbuck— Kwajik!

The Leviathan’s huge fist struck her slender waist, scarred her beautiful face, and broke her bones.

Kiris couldn’t resist it. It was her mental shock, but now just raising her body was the limit.

Even watching her flying fist, it was impossible to avoid her body as her body did not follow.

It was just that she was beaten like a tumbler and struggled to stand up.

“Bitch like a dog! A bitch like a bug! Die now!!”

The guy who used to beat him evenly, regardless of his body parts, lifted his foot, as if he was going to put an end to it.

A foot descending aiming for the head of the fallen Kiris. She’ll probably have her head crushed like tofu and her brain destroyed the moment she’s taken down. With that, her revenge goes back to nothing.

‘Who… Help me.’

Kiris wept.

Because the weak self is so pathetic. It was resentful to discover the fragile past self that had been pushed to one side only at the last moment. So the tears came out.

I think I’ve gotten stronger over the years, but I’m still dependent on my cowardice.

He pretended to be fine, but as his death approached, thinking that his revenge would end here, he couldn’t control his emotions and burst into tears.

There is no one to come to help, but they are desperately calling someone and begging for help.

My self as Kiris Karleya, who wants someone to appear and save me like a prince on a white horse. And at the same time, the self as Kiris, the leader of the vigilantes who didn’t want anyone to come, coexisted.

Even if he came anyway, he couldn’t handle Leviathan. In the end, it only increases the number of victims without meaning. It wasn’t a smart idea.

A meteor appeared in Kiris’ field of vision as she repeated that.

As if announcing the end of the world, a pitch-black meteor cut through the night sky. A mass of light that was beautiful but at the same time terrifying fell down in a straight line with him.

Its speed was beyond imagination. Before the Leviathan’s foot could crush Kiris’s head, it reached his nose.

“What… !”

And Leviathan, who felt the presence of the meteor belatedly, hurriedly turned her body toward it. With a confused face, it collided with the meteor.

Kwak!

With an explosion as if heaven and earth were about to open, Leviathan became one with the meteor and flew away, making a deep furrow in the ground.

Leviathan flew far away, making a long furrow on the ground, and landed on the mid-slope of the mountain. At the same time, a pitch-black meteor explodes.

The huge mass alone is accompanied by powerful destructive power. Even more so, if you add speed to it, the total amount of energy is indescribable.

─Koo-gu-gu-goo!!

In an instant, there was an illusion that the sky and the earth were turned upside down.

The entire island trembled as if an earthquake had occurred, and at the same time the mountains were smashed and collapsed by the force of the explosion.

A corner of the mountain collapsed and the dust that rose up covered the sky and decorated the back.

“Radish… Son.”

Kiris, who was barely alive at the end of his death, couldn’t grasp the situation and muttered in a daze. He desperately wanted help more than ever, but he still had the idea that no one would come.

The pain of being betrayed with high expectations is so great that no explanation is necessary. Then what about the opposite case?

How will people react to the salvation given even though he did not expect it at all?

That could be seen by looking at Kiris now.

“Ah…”

Unable to speak, he only let out a small moan as if babbling. Looking at the collapsed foot of the mountain, I just sit there in a daze, stiffened. I couldn’t think normally.

In the midst of such selflessness, a man’s voice was heard.

“Leader. Are you late? Sorry.”
“…”

With a sudden awakening, Kiris cautiously turned his head. She had her back to the moon, and her Zen man’s face was not visible because of the backlight.

As she struggled to get up, the backlight faded and she could see her face.

“True, true…”
“Yes. That’s me. Thank you for your effort. Rest in peace now.”

True. The man she thought was dead is alive and well. Unbelievably, Kiris shook her head and quickly reached out and touched her cheek.

‘It’s hot.’

Her hand on her cheek stung like it had been set on fire. It is not the body temperature a person would have. This is just fake Maybe she is a hallucination she sees before she dies.

While thinking so, Kiris came down from her cheeks and covered her neck, chest, and stomach. I stroked his whole body and hardened my body.

“Your hands are very cold.”

Because True held onto Kiris’ hand.

Kiris was agitated at the sight of her cautious eyes and gestures wrapping her hands and uttering a worried voice.

Maybe it’s because I’ve gotten used to the warmth, so it’s not as hot as the first time. Truly ordinary human warmth. Such heat comforted the heart of Kiris who was cold.

“Alive, there was.”
“Yes. Of course. Rather rest now. I’ll finish it soon.”
“… Huh.”

Kiris stared blankly at True’s back as he walked away.

Until that figure disappears from sight, all the way.

***

“It’s fun. Yes?”

I said that in front of a huge stone tomb formed by the collapse of a mountain. If anyone sees it, they might want to talk to themselves, but they will understand when they see a man with a large body breaking through a huge rock and revealing himself.

Leviathan quietly walked out with his dusty body. His tightly shut mouth told him that he was not comfortable with the current judges.

Apparently, just 10 minutes ago, I was buried in a pit, but now I’m in the opposite position. It even feels a little refreshing.

“You were alive.”
“Okay. Good luck I almost lost my face to see death.”
“… Do not mention him carelessly.”

God of the Church of Destruction. When I mentioned Death, one of the Four Knights of the Apocalypse, the Nome raised his head and gave a warning.

There was a slight relief in his burning eyes, as well as great anger.

It seems that he has a sense of self-respect after he was treated harshly while taking his time. There was appropriate tension flowing through his body, which had been relaxed even with Kiris and I working together.

It must be that I am no longer an opponent to be careless about. It seems that the power of my Transcendence period was quite good. I’m glad you like it.

The guy said a short word and then closed his mouth again. I nodded in agreement with his blatant attitude of not wanting to talk further.

“Okay. We’re not going to talk at length.”

I reached out and summoned Platinum.

It was a skill that became possible as he reached the level of 10 stars and realized his will.

Uinyeom is what you can realize when your will touches the sky and establishes your own image. Of course, the willpower that leads to the outside has also been strengthened, and as a result, it is possible to affect the connected sword through the core enchantment.

Intention, Core Enchantment, Divine Sword Synthesis, and many other unique skills assist made this possible.

When I held the sword and savored the grip for a moment, when I opened my eyes, it was right in front of his nose.

“Huh!”

His right fist, engulfed in blue flame, digs into his side. A heavy blow that fully loaded the rotational force of the waist with the right heel raised.

No matter how hard it is, if I get hit head-on, my ribs will break and my intestines will rupture.

Of course, there is no loyalty to straighten things out like that. I immediately drew my sword and parried the attack.

Kaaaaang!

The sound of the collision was clear enough to say that a sword and human skin collided. A harsh metal sound spread, followed by a metal sound biting tail after tail in an instant.

Will is a very eccentric concept, but at the same time it is a solid resource more than anything else. The will that has been strengthened enough to realize the will affects the body and soul.

Upon reaching 10 stars, the Aura’s movement and control increased dramatically. The aura strengthened the body more quickly and efficiently, and made the strength stronger.

He seized the initiative by leisurely knocking out each of his heavy work volumes.

Unreasonable things are scattered everywhere in the world. Among them, time is an absolute resource that cannot be overturned by anything.

Of course, I’ve lived a lot less than him, and the time I learned martial arts is short. But my power is immortality.

I, who can fully absorb the experiences of my previous life and my previous life, am not bound by such a resource of time.

Even though I had just reached the 10-star level, I was not pushed back by Leviathan, who had probably stayed at this level for a long time. Rather overpowered.

The wound he has on his shoulder. To bet it I died once. But what you have acquired in so many lifetimes has the power to undo it.

Even to myself, I am a living absurdity. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that in itself.

But what about Do you have the ability to survive even if you die if you have a complaint? I have no obligation to think of such things.

I just have to think about using what I have.

Even when I was absorbed in the futile journey of self-realization, our workshop continued. On the contrary, as time passed, the heat increased, and now it was to the point where I couldn’t afford to breathe properly.

The end of our fight came due to an unexpected variable.

“Ahhh!”
“Kheop!”

Kwagwagwang—!

His fist collided with my sword, sending a terrifying shockwave through the area. Entering the confrontation, we were aiming for gaps while sharing lively eyes at close range.

The moment you lose even the slightest amount of concentration, one of you will lose your life. At the moment of such a confrontation, a magic bullet aimed at him.

Tupaang!

A bullet of strong energy that penetrates squarely and aims at the heart. The moment he flinched at that, I was already solidifying my image and activating the transcendence.

“Oh my—!”

【Meteor Explosive Sword!】

In an instant, a formidable aura erupted from the sword. An aura that instantly dyes the son-in-law into pitch black. That aura is sucked back into the sword in an instant.

And then.

It beats like a heartbeat.

It’s before the storm It’s like a foreshadowing before something happens. At the same time as the beating, a jet-black light covered the world, and a terrible explosion occurred.

───!!

Heaven and earth began to open, and for an instant, the world was enveloped in an invisible darkness as if the light had disappeared.

Everything that was in the path was consumed by pitch black and returned to nothingness. The earth was deeply dented, and the sea parted, exposing the bottom.

The aftermath of the explosion split even the clouds and sent its impact far beyond the horizon.

For a very short time, the unintended solar eclipse ended.

I staggered and sat on the floor due to the recoil from the continuous use of the transcendental skill.

It was the end of a hard fight.