Masquerade (2)
Transcendent.
It was a term used to refer to those who have overcome the limits that define their existence through endless karma.
It didn’t matter if it was the ultimate body created through training, mastery achieved through mental training, or infinite magical power or extreme skill.
The important thing is to break away from existing constraints, create your own definition, and pioneer a new path by breaking away from the mold.
Therefore, the power they used was close to a power that went beyond ordinary abilities, and for those who could not overcome that wall, they were able to reign as beings no different from absolute beings.
That’s why he’s transcendent.
He was the one who stood at the pinnacle of the world and proved his qualifications for godhood.
“Tsk! Malfi! “Hurry this way too!”
“Whew, no. Are you still okay?”
“…It’s not okay at all, but if I sit down here, I’ll die, so there’s nothing I can do. “You can’t just give up everything like this, right?”
“It’s a good mindset. “It looks like he’s still fine.”
“Malfi… inside…!”
But like everything else in the world.
Even among those who reached such great heights, there was a sense of superiority and inferiority between them.
Just as when conflicting definitions collide head-on, only the stronger survives.
Just because they crossed over the wall did not mean that all transcendents were equal.
“Jose! are you okay? “Can you hold on for another 30 seconds?”
“···Don’t look at me funny. “I still have about a minute to spare.”
“okay? Then, one minute.”
“Still, I want it to be over as quickly as possible. “I can hold on, but it looks like one of my limbs will fly off.”
If you think about it, the moment you crossed the wall of transcendence, it was like standing at the start line of an unlimited race where all restrictions disappeared.
Here, there were seniors who were already running in front of me, competitors who were heavily armed with all kinds of modifications, and there were plenty of anti-tank mines that they had scattered.
“Whoa.”
Still, Ahn took a deep breath, confident that he had somehow escaped the beginning of the race.
And as he slowly exhaled it, he twisted the direction of the chakra flowing within him.
‘Now is not the time to worry about the Oracle. The priority is to minimize damage and save time. Until Malfi resolves the space blockade and secures an escape route.’
At first, I was extremely angry at the fact that the President had been harmed, but after a while, I was able to regain my composure to some extent.
In any case, revenge can only be achieved if one is alive.
Rather than trying to make a life-or-death decision in this extremely disadvantageous situation, it was much more reasonable to escape somehow and then take advantage of the opportunity.
‘The good news is that this is an area built by Malfi. The escape route is blocked, but the remaining means are intact, so it won’t collapse easily.’
As the power gap between them was so far away, just twisting the space around and activating traps to somehow prevent a head-on match was of great help.
Another fortunate thing among the misfortunes was that Ken, the helper, was blocking the executioner, the strongest force on the Buncheonhoe side.
The situation didn’t look that good because I was literally blocking it…
Wedge—!
Quaaang!
Ken, engulfed in flames and hit by a whip-like tail, was thrown into the wall behind him with black energy scattering all over his body.
[Indeed, it is very sturdy. Although this is a bit disappointing, it will be enough to kill some time.]
“Off!”
Ken stumbled out of the remains of the collapsed wall and shook his head back and forth.
A power he had never had before was constantly surging from within him, but the devil called the Executioner was still overwhelming him without any hesitation.
If I hadn’t used ‘Thought Transfer’ to forcibly increase the assimilation rate with the newly injected energy, I wouldn’t have been able to endure this far.
‘If only I could fully control this power, how would I have been able to rub it together!’
Now that the other person was showing interest in him, he was somehow able to fight back, but it didn’t seem like it would last that long.
And the moment when interest completely drops is the moment when the door to catastrophe opens.
‘You damn employer! I don’t know what you’re doing, but please hurry…!’
After checking the situation between Ken and the executioner, An concentrated his mind again.
It doesn’t look like it will collapse right away, but it was the same for one side or the other that needed urgent attention.
“not! There’s still a long way to go… Wow!”
“Hmm.”
Malfi moved around the space to create an advantageous structure, and in an unavoidable situation, Jose and other combatants stepped forward to buy time, but in front of the overwhelming power difference, everything was too much.
As the executives who tried to help in any way were being sacrificed one by one, the only thing left that had any chance of overcoming this crisis that was getting worse by the minute was her ability.
uuuch—!
The energy that was spinning fiercely inside my body resonated with the world.
Chakra is the ability to intervene in concepts and phenomena through the inner microcosm.
Her microcosm opened wide and her solemn thoughts began to force the phenomena around her.
The chakra opened by An is ‘fate’.
Combined with the unique skill “Probability Manipulation,” the power that enabled her to avoid the Oracle’s gaze and at the same time enabled her to overcome the wall of transcendence was revealed.
—Fate manipulation.
One of the members of the Buncheonhoe frowned as he launched an irritated attack on the Burning Torch executives who were persistently holding on.
“hmm? This···.”
Then he looked down at his hands with narrowed eyes and slowly glanced around again.
He wasn’t the only one showing such behavior.
The attack that should hit doesn’t hit.
At some point, the counterattack that I thought was meaningless became threatening.
The terrain changes, which were otherwise annoying, became more difficult, and the process of getting through the obstacles and reaching them became more cumbersome.
“Tsk, this will take a while.”
Nagaraza, who left the task of clearing up the burning torch to the other party members and was watching anxiously to see if the executioner might kill Ken, also clicked his tongue when he grasped the situation.
But that’s it.
Soon, he ignored his ears and turned his gaze back to the executioner.
Although it was certainly great to be able to influence many powerful people who had reached the realm of transcendence, there were clear limits to what could be done indirectly like this.
At best, the only thing I can do is be annoying and waste time like I am now.
“There’s no need for me to come forward.”
If he had come forward himself, the work would have been completed faster, but he had no intention of doing so.
The outcome had already been decided anyway, and the current blockade of space was not something that could be lifted over time.
His judgment was that it was better to prepare for emergencies like now.
That thought wasn’t really wrong.
‘What is this?’
If only a very special variable had not occurred that no one could have predicted.
‘What on earth? Why is fate running so wildly…?’
A strange expression appeared on Ahn’s face as he used chakra to increase the probability of breaking the blockade while providing help to the party holding out against the Buncheonhoe.
A flow of change that started from outside was constantly stimulating her as she searched for ‘possibilities’.
As the numbers detected by “probability manipulation” were running wild, fate, the origin of which was unknown, beckoned and tempted her.
What you want is right here.
But the problem was that I couldn’t even guess what it was…
However, her worries, which continued for a while, did not last long.
‘Whatever this is, it won’t make things any worse than they are now.’
Although her abilities did buy her some time, it wasn’t the ultimate solution.
No matter what happens in the future due to this, we have to do something right now to create a variable.
uuuch—
In the end, she mobilized all of her remaining power and followed her intuition, manifesting ‘fate manipulation’.
Praying that this unknown variable will help them.
That was the moment when she grabbed the string of fate that was knocking from the outside and pulled it inside.
Paaa—!
With a dazzling brilliance that occurred at close range.
A beautifully shining blade pierced the space and protruded out.
“···knife?”
There was no time to be embarrassed by it.
The blade, which seemed to be wiggling in place for a moment, was cut straight down, creating a long crack in the air.
And in that gap.
“···hmm? what? Resistance suddenly weakened? Thanks to you, I got through it easier than I thought. “Are you a bit vulnerable to external intrusion?”
An unfamiliar man’s voice flowed in.
Clang—clunk—!
With the heavy sound of metal clashing.
‘That’s…!’
An’s eyes slowly widened as he watched the situation.
A being that suddenly broke into this enclosed space.
As he appeared, the brightness around him went up a few notches.
It wasn’t just a matter of mood.
After all, isn’t he spreading halos so openly?
At the same time, she realized.
There is a variable that can turn this situation around at once—.
“Well, I guess it doesn’t matter. “I came in anyway.”
—No, that a miracle has descended.
However, one thing that was not expected was…
“Khahahaha! “Who harassed our rookie!”
“Ah… the air is so thick I feel dizzy. Did you come here for no reason? “I feel like I’m going to throw up, so I should finish it quickly and go back…”
“Ho-oh, it’s been a while since I’ve eaten this.”
It was true that the number was quite large.
***
‘Let’s see, what’s the situation…’
Heinrich, fully armed in pure white armor, slowly looked around.
Of course, the fight had already entered a lull.
‘It’s worth it.’
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It was only natural that he appeared so loudly.
Isn’t this a completely sealed off area where no one can enter?
Although it is said to have healed in an instant now, I had to put in a lot of effort even after using the Holy Sword’s “Space Cut”.
It was rather strange that a group of people, all dressed in unique clothes, burst into such a place without warning and did not attract attention from those around them.
“···What, how on earth did you get in?”
At that time, Nagaraja, who had always had a relaxed attitude, opened his mouth softly with a stern expression.
He was already in a fighting stance with his long spear drawn, and even after washing my eyes and searching, I couldn’t see any sign of his previous relaxed appearance.
His eyes, which turned pale yellow like snakes, quickly glanced at the sudden stranger.
“A saint from another world, a phantom, and…”
A white knight wearing pure white armor with a helmet and emitting a halo from his entire body.
A phantom wearing a neat black suit and a white half-mask on his face.
After passing through the two people he already knew, his eyes turned to the other two.
‘As expected, the saint was also one of those guys. But those two…’
There are giants with half-naked bodies and hideous animal masks on their heads, and on the other hand, there are monsters wearing loose clothing, gloves, and motorcycle helmets so that no part of them touches the air.
As the branch manager of a district, he had access to a variety of information, and the database in his head was spinning.
‘The impression of that helmet. It’s the same guy who appeared during the Seoul terrorist attack, carried out relief work, and then disappeared. The other guy…’
While preparing the trap, I was familiar with the personal information of the suspicious people, but I had no clue.
In fact, there was already a history of active activity, but the reason was that the Doctor’s memories were not fully conveyed and related information was omitted.
However, as to how his reaction was received, as soon as he appeared, the half-naked large man who had been warming up here and there took a step forward and shouted majestically.
“Kahahahahaha! If you ask who this body is! I am the leader of the Masquerade! It’s ‘Saja Mask’!”
“Ah… well… I don’t mind, so just call me whatever you want…”
In addition, the voice of the man in the helmet, drooping and lacking motivation, followed him.
Nagaraza’s eyebrows twitched at the self-introduction that showed no sign of tension.
Doesn’t that mean they are ignoring themselves that much?
[Huh—this is really interesting.]
The moment he was about to say something, a voice broke in.
As soon as an incident occurred, the devil flew away from Ken, who was dealing with him, and quietly watched the situation unfold.
The executioner had already approached where he was.
[Honestly, I had some expectations coming here… This is more than I expected. I never would have thought that this many people would come all at once like this.]
The devil, raising the corners of his mouth and exposing his teeth, slowly looked around at the intruders as if he had received an unexpected gift.
A heavy presence emanating from the other person that makes your whole body tingle.
It was not the feeling of multiple forces coming together as one.
Even though they were weaker than Buncheonhoeju, each and every one of them was an extremely strong person who had reached a level that even he himself could not look down on.
[Puhuhuh!]
His body, marinated in struggle, wriggled wildly.
He had no fear of the powerful.
There is only anticipation for a fight full of blood and flesh!
[Good, very good! A struggle for survival! Fighting for one’s life is the highest value that a living being should pursue! I was a little disappointed, but it was worth it to come this far!]
“Pahat! This is a friend I share a common mind with! “Okay, I’ll give you a gift to show you how to get along!”
[Hmm? Is it a gift?]
“Ahm, is it something I like very much? “It tastes amazing.”
Harley smiled at the puzzled opponent and walked closer.
When the distance has become somewhat closer.
“Kahahahahaha! “Don’t leave anything behind, just take it!”
He didn’t hesitate for a moment—.
Kwaaang—!
“Because it’s up to us rookies!”
He presented a large piece of bread to the other person.
