199. The protagonist of this novel (1)
A long hallway that didn’t seem to end continued. And at the end of the hallway, a large room appeared.
Helya left the throne and was waiting for Lund. His attitude was so relaxed that he didn’t look like he was about to go into battle.
“Ethan, I heard you fell into the abyss, but you managed to survive.”
“I guess my life is a bit tough.”
Helya still had a pervasive smile on her lips. I fixed Excalibur against Helya.
A golden holy sword shone in the dim space.
Having obtained the power of the seven demon lords, Helya was leisurely watching my every move. It was the attitude that there was no need to rush at all.
However, the magi she exhaled was so overwhelming that it took her breath away. In response to that demonic energy, the holy sword vibrated.
[The most beautiful goddess holds her breath.]
[The goddess of wisdom cheers you on.]
[The Moon Goddess is interested.]
[Many gods look forward to this battle.]
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Helya rose from the throne and prepared for the battle in a relaxed way.
It was completely unexpected that Helya became the Demon King. As much as that, this story may go in a completely unexpected direction.
I released my magic once.
Powerful mana spread through the mana circuit and spread throughout the body. It was as if every cell that had been dormant was awakening. Soon, the tangible magic emitted a blue light.
“Honestly, I was a bit surprised. To think that we would break through with only nine people and reach this point.”
In the original work, Helya is a person who has lived for over a thousand years and is always bored with her life. It wasn’t that I wanted to be a vampire, and life for eternity dulls my senses.
But now she was clearly enjoying herself.
Are the two humans laughing at themselves who have obtained the power of the demon king? Or is it because he wants to show off his strength?
“Lund and Ethan. Why don’t you change your mind and come under me?”
Lund snorted at the suggestion.
“Don’t be silly. helia. I would rather die fighting for the sake of humanity than live on in a pitiful way.”
At Lund’s reply, Helya shrugged.
“Lund, are you the strongest warrior among humans? A descendant of Luke Amos, who sealed the demon lords 300 years ago.”
“It’s the descendant’s turn to kill the eighth demon king this time.”
Helya smiled as she saw Lund responding.
“It’s fun. fun. Where should we go for the final dance? The heads of both of you will be sent as special gifts to the Empire. will you be happy That little boy with short hair.”
“Don’t insult His Majesty any more than that.”
Black demons raged around Helya. Soon, Helya drew her sword out of the air.
It was the legendary sword, Dainsleip, that inflicted irreparable wounds on the Queen.
‘I pour out everything I’ve learned so far.’
With that mindset, I liberated holy fire and magical power. Soon, Lund spurred the ground to close the distance with Helya.
Caang!
When the two swords crossed, sparks flew with a strong metallic sound. However, Helya showed no signs of being pushed back.
I turned to the side and lowered the holy sword.
‘Linchester swordsmanship, type 2 swordsman.’
The magic power in the form of a blue dragon tried to swallow Helya. However, when Helya’s sword collided with the demon, it was easily destroyed.
It emitted blue smoke and dissipated its mana. It was no surprise. It must be Helya who absorbed all the power of the sealed demon lord.
‘Linchester swordsmanship type 5, slashing’
He immediately launched a slash. The holy sword drew an orbit like a crescent moon. Helya stepped back and swung her sword against the slash.
Booung-!
It was quick and concise, but it was a blow that aimed at me and Lund at the same time. The holy sword collided with the Dainsleif, where the black demonic energy dwelled.
bang!
With that blow, Lund and I were pushed all the way back. The distance widened in an instant, followed by a tingling sensation in my wrists.
Even when dealing with both at the same time, Helya showed no signs of being pushed back at all.
No, on the contrary, it overwhelms the two of us.
“Anyway, swordsmanship isn’t fun.”
As if speaking, Helya gestured into the air. According to Helya’s will, the black demon created a spear blade made of demonic energy.
“As expected, this way is comfortable.”
After speaking, Helya gestured like a conductor. Following that gesture, the black demon flew like an arrow.
Realization of Bael’s skills and images, the number 1 demon in the ranks.
It was a skill that made it easier for the user to embody the image of Magi. Somehow, when I said that Bael could not be seen even though I could see Agares, it seemed that he had been killed.
“Luntar—!”
Quaang-!
The flames fired by Runthar and the Black Magician collided. Explosions followed in succession. Sparks flashed in the air like firecrackers exploding.
“Has that young spirit become the king of fire spirits before I know it?”
I leaped without reply. He approached Blink and performed the Linchester swordsmanship. Normal swordsmanship could not do any damage.
The opponent in front of me is stronger than anyone I’ve ever faced.
My battle intuition told me so.
‘Linchester swordsmanship type 8, white flame sword scars.’
A silvery-white flame flickered. In addition, the golden magic that poured out of Excalibur was added.
The silvery-white flame and the black demonic energy collided. I grabbed a harder sword to avoid being pushed away.
Helya smiled lightly with her sword crossed at a distance where her breath could reach.
“awesome. How can a mere human subject grow to this extent?”
It was like talking to a child. I was competing with such Helya.
However, Helya was not pushed back in the slightest. It was an unbelievable strength that came from a weak body.
“Ethan!”
At that call, I threw myself to the side. While I was dealing with Helya, Lund’s blue magic, which was aiming for a single shot, poured out.
Huge magic power swallowed Helya. Magical power exploded, the ground shook, and everything in front of it was torn to pieces.
The throne was shattered, and a huge hole opened in the wall, through which dim light streamed. Soon a thick cloud of dust rose.
“Huh… , Ugh… .”
Lund, who contained everything in one shot, was exhausted. Before the thick dust could clear, Helya walked out.
The clothes he was wearing were tattered, and his skin was ripped to reveal red muscles.
“under… , strong Admit it honestly. It was a wonderful shot.”
However, Helya’s body was recovering. The black magic became Helya’s armor and covered her body.
“First of all, we need to deal with the annoying guy.”
After speaking, Helya’s body seemed to disappear in an instant, and then she stood in front of Lund.
Then he grabbed Lund and pinned him to the pole.
bang!
The asbestos shattered and Lund fell to one knee. There, Helya kicked Lund as it was.
The pillar split and Lund fell dozens of steps away. At the last moment, he crossed his arms to block it, but Lund stood up and dropped it toward the ground as if his left arm had been broken.
“Helia—!”
I closed the distance with Blink and lowered my sword. However, the forearm wrapped in black demonic energy blocked the sword.
Even the holy sword imbued with magic could not stop Helya. I could feel the sensation of hitting something hard on my fingertips.
Helya’s sword pierced her stomach. I opened the distance with Blink.
If the sense of battle hadn’t told me to evade, I wouldn’t have been able to avoid it.
Helya’s gaze slowly moved to where I was standing. Excalibur was vibrating hummingly.
“That sword, the holy sword Excalibur? 300 years ago, it was a sword that helped to seal all the demon kings… . Long time no see.”
I didn’t have to answer.
I just faced Helya while slowly catching my breath in the fast-paced situation.
“Ethan, I thought you owned the sword that the Sword Clan possesses. I thought that the sword clan would perish and the sword would disappear as well… . This is bothering me.”
I gritted my teeth and prepared for the final blow. I was thinking of a way to somehow break through that armor and deliver effective hits.
‘Should I use Runtar or Letea’s barrier?’
However, wealth was already like a barrier. With that method, he couldn’t summon Helya into the spirit king’s barrier.
The best I can do is… .
Uses Seonghwa Sword Soul and Seonghwa Ilshin at the same time. It was a technique that had never been done before.
At most, he had only ever used Sword Soul and One Flash at the same time. But now was not the time to cover up the situation.
A silvery-white flame flared up.
‘Linchester swordsmanship type 9, sacred sword soul’
The thick magic power formed a silver-white dragon. And I ran forward while using the sacred sword soul. With a curious gaze, Helya tilted her head.
“It was a blue dragon earlier, but this time it’s a silver dragon?”
As it is, the final ceremony of the Linchester swordsmanship unfolds.
‘Linchester swordsmanship final ceremony, torch strike’
A ray of light flashed in the silvery-white magic. I could feel the magic circuit running wild due to overheating of magic power.
I asked this firmly. I could feel my body breaking down. But I couldn’t back down from here.
He poured everything into one sword.
On top of that, the golden magic of the holy sword was added. Where the blade had cut through, the flagstones were all broken.
And the black armor surrounding Helya was shattered.
The armor was torn and the silver torch was attached to Helya’s body. However, the flame was weak and quickly faded.
“awesome… . It could have been dangerous.”
I vomited blood once due to magic regurgitation. Helya slowly moved towards me.
The flames of Runthar and the ice blades of Letea flew at Helya. However, the waving sword collided with demonic energy and disappeared.
“But Ethan… . Was that just for the best?”
A low voice asked. He looked up and identified the owner of the voice. Suddenly, I felt a strange feeling in my stomach.
Pooh-!
It was as if a sharp blade had pierced his stomach and protruded from his back.
“It was fine. That much can’t knock me down.”
Red eyes with bloodshot eyes were looking at me. I heard tinnitus in my ears and my vision became blurry as if there was fog.
“Good bye. The last blow was fine. It was kind of fun thanks to you.”
“yet… . ok job… , one more case… ..”
I felt like I was going to collapse any moment, but I struggled to continue. I forcibly held onto her consciousness and grabbed Helya’s wrist.
“What is he saying now… . Your voice is so low I can’t hear you.”
“Arthur-!!! Now!”
Only then did Helya’s head turn. She hurriedly tried to pull the sword out of me, but I held on to Helya with all my might.
“you… , no way… .”
Only then did Helya realize that there were not nine people in the floating castle.
Arthur, who appeared from the side, bit his teeth and swung his tightly gripped sword.
It was Arthur, who had been preparing for a single swordsman’s attack, hiding his appearance under the blessing of Silbert, the spirit of the wind.
Golden magic surged from Arthur. And in that hand, a holy sword and a sword that resembled twins were held in his hand.
Calad Bolg.
Another holy sword obtained after confirming its location with the sorceress Remegeton.
If it wasn’t for Yoon Ah-hyun, no one would have known that such a holy sword existed in this world.
A sword swung by Arthur from the side cut through Helya. Golden magic pierced the castle wall and emitted a ray of light. Arthur’s golden mana, which he had gathered so far, was shining.
“Edaan… !!! your boy—!”
Helya’s body was burning. Perhaps because death was imminent, a new laugh broke out.
Helya became black ash and scattered. The skill ball she had been using fell to the floor.
I planted one knee on the ground and tried to calm down the consciousness of slowly moving away.
Cool.
Once, thick fresh blood vomited against my will. Arthur’s voice was coming from afar.
“Ethan—! wake up!”
My heart was beating like crazy. My stomach crumpled and my vision became infinitely blurry.
Arthur hurriedly took it out of his inventory and poured the potion into my mouth.
“Hold on for a little while. It’s an elixir.”
“It’s no use… .”
Arthur handed me the elixir he bought in the shop window.
However, even the Queen of Vampires could not heal the wound stabbed by Dainsleip. Lund and Arthur, who had approached me, were looking down at me with trembling eyes.
“Ethan… . Calm down. This is the last command.”
At Lund’s command, I smiled. As he coughed, red blood poured out again.
“why! Why didn’t you say you were sacrificing?”
That’s right, because you nice guy will reject it. Every time I breathed, I could feel the smell of blood in my throat. No more voice came out.
[The alchemist of the century is watching you.]
[The goddess of wisdom drools.]
[The most beautiful goddess shouts not to go.]
[The most beautiful goddess asks if it’s really the end.]
[The most beautiful goddess… ]
The messages faded. Then I slowly closed my eyes.
[Many gods mourn your death.]
At the end of that message, the world went dark.
