Chapter 475
At Chun Yoosung’s words, Jinhyuk slowly opened his mouth.
“Repeat after me. I, Chun Yoosung…”
“…….”
“What? Are you hesitating? Do you not want to turn back into a human?”
“Damn it. Fine. I… Chun Yoosung.”
“I have incurred a debt to Kang Jinhyuk that I can never repay, even in a lifetime.”
“I have incurred a debt to Kang Jinhyuk that I can never rep— Haa…”
“And therefore, I swear to faithfully obey his every command, including wearing custom-tailored outfits for the rest of my life.”
“And therefore, I swear to faithfully—like hell I will! For the rest of my life?!”
“Too long? Then how about a year?”
“One day! Just one! And that’s me being generous!”
“Six months.”
“Three days!”
“One month.”
“A week! Any longer and I’d rather bite my tongue and die.”
“Okay, one week.”
That was more than enough.
He would make it the longest week in history.
Thinking of all the possible ways to make him suffer as a servant, Jinhyuk couldn’t help but smirk.
And right on cue.
Ding!
A series of status windows appeared.
[Copy conditions have been met.]
[Successfully copied Chun Yoosung’s Unique Holy Spear ‘White Night’!]
[The copied ability has been stored in ‘World’s Memory’.]
With that…
The conceptual world shattered completely.
⁕ ⁕ ⁕
BOOOOOM!
Blood rained down, turning the ground into a wasteland.
Vwoooom!
A black cross rose from the wreckage.
Pure destructive force.
The combination of Alice and Teresa’s attacks was beyond devastating.
“This is getting annoying.”
Guntafer clicked his tongue.
Even if she wasn’t at her full power, Alice had regained a significant portion of her strength.
Each of her strikes carried the same weight as in the past.
And that lunatic saintess’ attacks were just as sharp.
“Hey, dumb saintess! Didn’t I tell you not to mess up my attacks? That damn cross blocks my vision! I can’t see!”
“Oh my, did my overwhelming power upset our little lord? Should I find a lollipop to cheer you up?”
“W-what?! Did you just—?!”
“I didn’t say everything I wanted to, but if I go any further, I might bite my tongue and die.”
They were still at each other’s throats.
‘They’re bickering, but their coordination is excellent.’
For the first time, Guntafer’s expression lost its ease.
If this kept up, the damage would be greater than necessary.
And that meant…
Losing ground in the hierarchy among the Demon Kings.
He didn’t deliberate long.
“Grampin.”
Guntafer muttered toward the air.
As if waiting for the call, an aged voice responded.
-Yes, my lord.
“Where are the other Demon Kings’ elite forces?”
The so-called reinforcements from Mammon and the Nine Demon Kings.
They claimed to be allies, but in reality, they just wanted to leech off Berial’s war.
They stayed in the rear, avoiding real danger while taking credit for being part of the expedition.
Annoying.
But given the current circumstances, there was a way to use them.
‘I’ll detonate the Sealing Stone and wipe out the major forces of those other bastards. Then, I’ll pin the blame on Kang Jinhyuk and Berial.’
That way, the losses would be evenly distributed, and Berial would be crushed completely.
-They arrived at the stronghold via teleportation 30 minutes ago and are currently waiting in the audience chamber.
So, they were already gathered…
“Good. Keep them there. When I give the signal, bring them all to the center.”
That would be the moment the Sealing Stone activated.
For the greater cause, they all had to disappear.
‘For now, let’s buy some time.’
Crunch!
Guntafer shattered the surrounding barrier.
⁕ ⁕ ⁕
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Countless demons surged in.
As the guardians of the stronghold’s core, they were all high-ranking bloodlines or massive beasts.
“Graaaah!”
“Food! Fresh meat!”
“Kuhaha! I’ll swallow you whole!”
Horrific creatures with grotesque appearances drooled as they charged.
An overwhelming horde.
But.
“Filthy wretches dare…”
“Who’s eating who here?”
It wasn’t enough to be a real threat.
Alice and Teresa unleashed their mana.
[Reverse Gravity.]
With the reversal of gravity, the beasts in front of Alice began floating helplessly.
“Kraah?!”
“M-my body?!”
At the same time.
Fwoooosh!
A black cross erupted from Teresa’s sword.
As immense heat condensed, flames roared to life.
The beasts flailing in midair were nothing more than easy targets.
BOOOOOM!
A massive explosion engulfed the battlefield.
Where the black cross had passed, only charred corpses remained.
Hundreds of demons were incinerated in a single attack.
The remaining creatures flinched.
Their instincts screamed at them—this enemy was dangerous.
However, not all of them cowered.
“Tch, they’re at the level of a clan head.”
“They specialize in long-range attacks.”
“If we isolate them and close the distance, we can handle them.”
“I’ll take the lead.”
The high-ranking bloodline demons, wielding daggers, moved in.
Tap…!
Light steps.
Swift movements.
Riding the wind, they closed the distance to Alice in an instant.
“Let’s see if you can still use your wide-area spells at this range!”
“Die!”
At this range, she couldn’t rely on her usual tricks.
The daggers gleamed as they slashed forward.
“Who said I’m only good at long-range combat?”
[Alice activates Unique Ability ‘Blood Lord’ – Golden Circle!]
Golden light rippled.
A beautifully adorned rapier materialized in Alice’s grasp.
The sacred relic symbolizing vampires had been unleashed.
Fiery mana surged through the air.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
She had never trained under a master swordsman.
She had never spent years honing her blade.
And yet—
“Urgh…!”
“What kind of ridiculously brutish swordsmanship…!”
It was simply overwhelming.
A rapier, thin and elegant, overpowering a bastard sword—it was almost grotesque.
“Graaaagh!”
A demon let out a scream, a gaping hole now in its chest.
As Alice relentlessly pressured the bloodline demons from the front, their numerical advantage ceased to matter.
And with Teresa joining the fray, the battle only grew fiercer.
How long had it been?
As the war of attrition dragged on, both sides gnawing away at each other’s mana—
Crack!
The space itself began to fracture.
The battle in another dimension—between Jinhyuk and Chun Yoosung—had finally reached its conclusion.
And the victor…
Was someone Guntafer had never expected.
“You…”
Guntafer’s pupils trembled.
To think that Chun Yoosung—who had finalized the contract and wielded Cabalado’s Sword—would lose.
He had assumed their strength was evenly matched.
But to lose even after receiving so much support… That only meant the difference in power was far greater than expected.
“If you’re looking for that foolish Sword Saint, he’s fast asleep. Oh, right—there he is.”
Jinhyuk had instructed him to fake unconsciousness, to hide the fact that he had broken the contract.
A prideful warrior like Chun Yoosung playing dead—Guntafer would never suspect it.
Jinhyuk poked Chun Yoosung’s forehead with a twig.
“See? He’s totally out. Even if I do this, he won’t wake up.”
Poke. Poke.
The twig sank deep into Chun Yoosung’s cheek.
“You really know how to kill the mood. Fine. If you insist on throwing your life away, I’ll grant your wish.”
Bzzzzt!
A surge of energy flared as Cabalado’s Sword appeared in Guntafer’s grasp.
“I thought you said you were giving that to Chun Yoosung? He seemed really happy about it.”
“As if I would ever entrust a brat like him with a divine relic of the Demon Gods.”
Kukukuku!
The runes on the blade gleamed ominously.
Now, the real Demon King Hunt was about to begin.
Jinhyuk activated World’s Memory.
‘If I’m going to hunt something that monstrous, I need something just as absurd to match it.’
The vast library of stored abilities unfolded, pages flipping rapidly.
[Unique Holy Spear ‘White Night’ and Unique Ability ‘Grave of Swords’ are fusing.]
He selected two abilities.
Both centered around swordsmanship.
Bzzzt!
The two abilities merged into one.
But then—
BOOOOOM!
Instead of a success notification, a deafening explosion and excruciating pain tore through his body.
[Fusion failed!]
[Due to backlash, you have suffered severe internal injuries!]
“Urgh! Cough!”
Blood spurted from Jinhyuk’s mouth.
Damn it. It had seemed like a viable combination, but apparently, that wasn’t the right formula.
“What idiotic nonsense are you pulling? First, you talk to yourself, and now you’re coughing up blood?”
“Just wait. This kind of thing doesn’t succeed on the first try.”
Light and darkness.
If the elemental nature didn’t align, then he would have to consider the synergy of the two abilities instead.
Flutter…!
The pages of the library flipped once more.
[Fusing Unique Holy Spear ‘White Night’ with Unique Holy Spear ‘Phase 2’!]
Bzzzt!
An overwhelming amount of mana condensed.
A fusion of two Unique Holy Spears.
The risk of failure was even higher than before.
But if it succeeded, the payoff would be just as immense.
Golden sparks erupted as the two abilities combined.
This time, a warm golden aura spread throughout the battlefield.
…It worked.
[Successfully fused Unique Holy Spear ‘Final Genesis’!]
Acquisition Difficulty: Unmeasurable
Details: The Last Genesis. A Unique Holy Spear that transcends the domain of gods. Not only does it allow the creation of an exclusive martial art, but it also grants authority over the creation and destruction of everything within its domain. However, this ability consumes 100 mana per minute, and its limits vary depending on the user’s mastery.
(Currently at Lv1, can be upgraded to Lv12.)
This…
Was absolutely insane.
Jinhyuk had experienced countless Unique Holy Spears and abilities before.
But nothing this broken.
A fusion ability… no, something even beyond that.
‘If I reach Level 12, I can literally become the god of an entire world.’
To face Azathoth, there were certain conditions that needed to be met.
If he could fully develop this ability, it could substitute for some of the most difficult requirements.
Ironically, he was actually grateful for Chun Yoosung’s betrayal.
If not for him, Jinhyuk would have never gained such an incredible gift.
‘But… I can’t use this against Guntafer.’
Final Genesis isolated both the caster and the target.
But to copy Guntafer’s abilities, the fight needed to happen in a public setting.
Which meant—
Vwooom!
Jinhyuk pulled three items from his subspace inventory.
The first—
A sacred relic capable of contending with Cabalado’s Sword.
The Dragon Slayer Balmung.
And the second—
A relic from the fallen High Demon of the Giant’s Fortress.
The Heart of Atland.
[Activating Ancient Barrier – ‘Customization’!]
Balmung’s shape and color shifted.
It became slightly smaller and thinner.
Its blade, originally dark, now shimmered in a golden hue.
‘The sword is ready.’
Finally, Jinhyuk retrieved a mask—the symbol of Unknown.
Aside from the veteran players in Veteran Corporation, no one knew that they had infiltrated the Demon Realm.
‘This is the perfect time to use that plan.’
Now, everything was in place.
Meanwhile.
‘Hmm. The timing is just about perfect.’
Guntafer, too, was preparing to play his final card.
Through Grampin, he had summoned the forces of multiple Demon Kings.
The Sealing Stone was fully charged.
In just a little more time…
He would kill this insufferable human and take everything for himself.
With both sides harboring different thoughts—
BOOOOOOM!
The strongest sacred relics of the Tower clashed head-on.
