Solo Max-Level Newbie - Chapter 332: War of the Revelation (1)
‘Apocalypse Revelation’.
This is the unique Holy Spear that symbolizes Alice.
At the same time, it is one of the abilities that invariably comes up when discussing the strongest.
Wooooong!
Black wings sprouted along her shoulders.
Behind her, a crimson halo formed its shape.
In an instant, a flame more intense and searing than Cerberus’s fire ignited.
Her presence was overwhelming.
As the head of Ataraxia, who was once considered the strongest among all the heads of families, and the Pureblood Empress, her authority was absolute.
“Impressive power. But compared to the past, you’re a shadow of yourself,” Hyssens taunted.
“You’re right. It’s embarrassing to compare myself to who I once was,” Alice replied, extending her right hand to her side.
“But it’s more than enough to kill you,” she added.
From the tips of her long, white fingers, dozens of crimson spikes appeared.
However.
Despite the numerous spikes poised before her, Hyssens continued to smile leisurely.
Naturally so.
“Who will be the one to die, I wonder?”
Hyssens also possessed a unique Holy Spear.
[Hyssens activates the unique Holy Spear ‘Lightning Armament’!]
Hyssens’s entire body turned white.
Her hair, which had been a luxurious purple due to magic, reverted to its original white color.
Crackle!
Sparks erupted, and a terrifying aura filled the space.
A spear engulfed entirely in white flames.
“This time, I’ll burn you to ashes, specter of Ataraxia!” Hyssens declared.
Hyssens’s form vanished instantly.
Boom!
As their spears and spikes collided, the pillars stretching from side to side crumbled like toothpicks.
A single attack was powerful enough to change the entire landscape.
Alice immediately followed up with her next attack.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Scarlet spikes erupted from the ground, aiming to pierce through Hyssens’s body.
“Ugh! This is nothing!”
Hyssens grabbed the approaching spikes with her bare hands.
With a crackling sound…
…the spikes shattered into dust.
The extreme high voltage prevented the blood from maintaining its composition.
“Now it’s my turn!”
A dazzling light flashed from the tip of Hyssens’s spear.
[Hyssens activates Lv?? ‘Blazing Lightning’!]
The heat exceeded 50,000 degrees.
A beam of light targeted the center of Alice’s forehead.
Crackle!
Alice transformed the shape of the spear she held into a sword.
Spears and swords.
All of them were deadly weapons created in the state of unique Holy Spears.
And the moment the two blades clashed…
Rumble!
The entire temple shook violently.
—
While Alice and Hyssens were fully engaged in battle.
“Well then, shall we get started on this side too?”
Jinhyuk summoned black energy into both of his hands.
As the ‘Black Heaven Demon Emperor Art’ activated, his fists were completely shrouded in black energy.
Twitch.
His index finger moved back and forth.
It was a provocation.
An invitation to strike first, giving up the initial advantage.
Naturally, Cerberus wouldn’t remain still after seeing this.
“Roar!”
With Cerberus’s roar, a long streak of flame was directed at Jinhyuk.
The range was reduced, but the firepower was maximized.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
In an instant, the place where Jinhyuk had stood turned into a sea of flames.
Of course.
Thud!
Jinhyuk had already moved away long ago.
“Let’s start by testing its level lightly.”
In the blink of an eye, Jinhyuk was behind Cerberus and threw a powerful punch.
Thwack!
“Roar!”
Cerberus let out a scream filled with pain as its hind leg was struck.
It had taken a direct hit from the Black Heaven Demon Emperor Art, infused with four-star power, so the impact was bound to be significant.
But Jinhyuk, who had delivered the attack, was equally surprised.
“It’s tougher than I expected.”
He had thought to topple its balance with a single blow.
Unexpectedly, Cerberus’s defense was high.
Indeed, it hadn’t earned its nickname as the Gatekeeper of the Underworld for nothing.
Judging by its superior offense and defense, it was a higher-grade opponent.
Swoosh!
Jinhyuk’s feet grazed the ground, avoiding Cerberus’s claws.
The moment was so brief it could be considered simultaneous.
Thud!
This time, Jinhyuk firmly planted both feet on the ground.
An indescribable aura emanated from his weighted fist.
‘Black Heaven Demon Emperor Art’.
A secret martial art of the Dark Emperor.
It was a technique Jinhyuk had honed further in the martial world, and it began to bloom.
And this was the first stance.
‘First Form.’
The surroundings darkened as light was swallowed.
Mana gathered towards a single point.
‘Black Wheel Dark Crush Fist.’
The condensed energy was released all at once.
Boom!
The punch that penetrated the skull tore through Cerberus’s brain.
“Yelp!”
Cerberus’s body plunged into the ground.
One of its three heads hung limp, tongue lolling to the side.
The attack was effective.
He had dealt with one out of three.
However.
Just when he thought things might go smoothly, Cerberus used its unique ability.
[Cerberus has used the unique ability ‘Call of the Underworld’!]
The remaining two heads breathed mana into the dead head.
Then.
The lifeless eyes that had lost their spark regained focus.
“Growl…”
The head revived as if nothing had happened.
And once again, fierce flames spewed from its jaws.
“This is ridiculous. What the hell do you have to eat to get heads like that?” Jinhyuk clicked his tongue in frustration.
Through the ‘Eyes of Gluttony,’ Jinhyuk confirmed that each of Cerberus’s heads possessed a different attribute.
Physical attacks, magical attacks, and only through the unique mana of divine beasts or mystical creatures could it be effectively damaged.
The problem was, if one head was destroyed, it would be revived through the ‘Call of the Underworld.’
‘To kill this thing, three different types of attribute attacks must be used without a single mistake… This is a headache.’
Unfortunately, he was currently alone.
But.
Even that fool of a vampire is fighting so hard; he can’t give up over something like this.
He promised.
At the end of this fight, he would make her smile.
He would help her forget all the pain and suffering she had endured.
Jinhyuk’s gaze turned to the far end of the temple.
Axion.
The one who usurped the Ataraxia family was somewhere in this temple as well.
The time had finally come to put a period at the end of Alice’s journey.
Wooooong!
A pure white blizzard followed Jinhyuk’s hands.
“From now on, you’ll curse that tough body of yours.”
[‘Glacial Form,’ ‘Sword of the Sky’ is activated!]
The frozen crystal took the shape of a giant sword.
Frost descending from the heavens…
[‘Glacial Form,’ ‘Sword of the Earth’ is activated!]
And frost rising from the earth met.
Crack!
Cerberus’s body was frozen solid between the swords.
But it was only for a moment.
The hellfire emitted from Cerberus’s body slowly began to melt the ice.
“I expected that!”
Boom!
Blood droplets emerged from the cracked skin due to the extreme cold.
As ‘Blood Burst,’ obtained from Amulam, activated, the blood exploded all at once.
“Roar!”
No matter how tough Cerberus was, it couldn’t help but feel pain when attacked.
Especially if it was mimicking the abilities of a head of the family.
In the obscured view.
Jinhyuk summoned the ‘Right Arm of Tombgrave.’
The giant’s arm and.
High-speed swordplay.
Two abilities were displayed in one place.
The afterimage of the Twin Dragon Sword blurred.
The wave spreading like ripples momentarily vanished from sight.
It hadn’t disappeared.
Merely.
Swish!
The wave had turned into an invisible blade.
One of Cerberus’s heads was sliced clean off.
However.
There was no hint of a smile on Jinhyuk’s face.
“…Even mixing the mana of the glacial form and the power of the giants isn’t enough.”
Despite all this, it wasn’t dead.
He had faced this creature before, but it hadn’t been this resilient.
Just then.
“…!”
Jinhyuk reflexively used a barrier.
[Unique Ability ‘Ancient Barrier’ is activated!]
[7-Star Barrier ‘Elemental Severance’ is deployed!]
A barrier that nullifies the fire attribute energy was deployed just in time.
Whoosh!
The stream of flames spewing from Cerberus’s mouth was significantly reduced.
Of course, that didn’t mean the threat was gone.
The massive body of the beast was a weapon in itself.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Its feet pounded the ground mercilessly.
“At least its attack pattern is simple.”
Jinhyuk, who had deployed ‘Sword of the Demon God,’ slipped through like a slippery eel.
Even while escaping, he swung the Twin Dragon Sword, leaving numerous cuts on its ankles.
Blood dripped from the tip of the blade.
…Shallow.
At this rate, this would never end.
“Growl…”
Even Cerberus, who had been constantly hit, realized that if this continued, only pain would increase.
To break the stalemate, a new variable was needed.
Cerberus was the first to pull out that card.
“Roar!”
At Cerberus’s deafening command, a multitude of red eyes appeared from the shadows cast by the pillars.
Multiple shadows moved as one, teleporting through the darkness.
Dozens of creatures slowly emerged from the ground.
And all of them were not just low-level beasts—they were pure-bloods that had inherited Hyssens’s bloodline.
“Hmm. Did we really need to step in?”
“It’s quite surprising. To think there’s a human who this monster can’t even touch. He seems several levels above what we heard.”
“Even so. The enemy is alone, after all.”
“That’s right. Lady Hyssens said to fight alone, but if all of us jump in, there’s no way we can’t subdue that guy.”
As annoying as it was, they were right.
It was nearly impossible to deal with the vampires while also fighting Cerberus simultaneously.
For the first time in a while.
It seemed this would not be an easy battle.
Jinhyuk pulled out his fangs with one hand and a Kruger with the other.
But just then, something unexpected happened.
[A new player has entered the temple!]
[Number of players who can enter: (2/2)]
An individual exuding murderous intent suddenly entered from beyond the gate.
—
“Damn it. How dare he leave me behind? If he made me scout around the gate just to sneak in alone, I’ll cut his head off right now!” Chun Yoosung shouted furiously.
However.
“…Hmm?”
As he looked around, Chun Yoosung tilted his head in confusion.
Following Jinhyuk here to punish him had been the plan…
But what was this?
Now that he was inside, the interior was a complete hellscape.
The temple was filled with vampires.
And in the center was a three-headed dog spewing saliva and fire uncontrollably.
“Wow. Lucky me. Our dear Yoosung. I’ve been waiting so eagerly for you to arrive,” Jinhyuk greeted with a bright smile.
“Uh…?”
“Hurry up and help. You know how to swing a sword, right? Just cut them down as you see fit. It means kill every single one you encounter.”
“Wait… Wait a minute. Explain what’s going on first…!”
“I’ll take the left side. You handle the right. I’m counting on you.”
Thud!
Jinhyuk launched himself into action.
“You bastard… Damn it!”
Chun Yoosung had no choice but to grip his sword with both hands.
As the ‘Song of the Sword’ activated, a subtle aura began to rise.
And with that…
The battle entered a new phase.