Genius Corpse-Collecting Warrior - Chapter 40
Devil’s Holy Sword (13)
Boom!
The giant’s lower jaw burst open with the sound of a drum being torn apart.
Pieces of flesh and bone falling down.
The Corpse Giant stumbled but stretched out one of its long arms.
A huge fist violently splits the air and hits Dallen, who is still floating in the air.
Kwaang-!
Dallen, hit by a fist, flew far away. A distance of almost tens of meters.
Despite the impact of the bone shaking, Dallon turned over in the air, regained his balance, and stepped on the ground.
Jijijijik –
Two deep furrows are carved into the ground beneath his feet.
At the end of the unintentionally created furrow, Dallon raised his head.
Cheeeee…
Steam was coming out of my forehead, shoulders, and forearms for the first time in a long time. The corners of his mouth twisted into a fierce smile.
Are you hitting on this guy?
Wow!
The dirt pile exploded. Dallen’s new model disappears again. Almost at the same time, his fingertips brushed against her waist.
Pararae rack!
A large warrior and a disk of light flying through the darkness of the labyrinth.
The first thing to arrive was the disk of light.
Kwazijic!
The hatchet, with the added acceleration of the jump, lightly slices through the Corpse Giant’s shoulder.
The inhuman force contained in the throw severed all the blood vessels and internal organs connecting the Corpse Giant’s shoulder.
Tap-pap-
The corpse giant’s arm falls with a thud.
The giant arm, which was a tangle of nearly ten corpses, was alive and writhing even after being separated from the body.
Whoa whoa.
The head on the tip of the thumb rolls its eyes and spots Dallon.
Before he knew it, Dallon had crashed into the Corpse Giant’s main body and was pounding its entire body with his three remaining arms.
The arm that fell alone curled its fingers. I was planning to jump up like this and hit the back of the warrior attacking the main body.
The moment when the bastard’s whole body trembles and tries to leap.
“Disgusting monster bastard!”
The sword of light cut off his thumb.
Oh my!
The giant’s arms screamed. The severed thumb fluttered around and then became limp.
The divine power contained in Lucia’s sword cut off the magical power supplied from the corpse giant’s core.
The holy power of a paladin is a power that has completely opposite properties from the magic power of a devil.
This sacred power, along with the sacred tattoo, was another power that enabled the Holy Knights to close one entrance to the labyrinth alone.
“Dallen!”
Lucia shouted after finishing off one arm with a few slashes.
Dallen was steadily pounding the Corpse Giant’s body, going over its shoulders, arms, waist, and top of its head.
puck! puck!
Blood and flesh explode from a light punch.
Kwasik!
With a single kick, the entangled arms and internal organs fly away.
Uuuuu –
A corpse giant whose resistance is gradually decreasing as it loses what made up its body.
Dallen kicked the chest, creating a large hole, and finished it off by exploding the core inside with a flaming arrow.
Oh my!
With a deathly scream, the giant’s body explodes like a balloon.
Patter.
Dallen naturally landed on the ground with flesh and blood pouring down like rain. He said.
“Did you call me?”
“…no.”
Lucia shook her head, blocking the rain with her shield.
I called because I was worried that something might happen as I ran alone against an enemy the size of a high-rise building.
It was a moment when I felt pitiful for some reason, worrying about the man who single-handedly wiped out the village.
After the rain of meat pieces stopped falling, Lucia looked around at the devastation scattered everywhere and said,
“Anyway, I am concerned. “We haven’t even entered this devil’s cave yet, but there is such strong resistance right from the entrance.”
“well. “I think now is a golden opportunity.”
Dallen said as he gently removed the intestines from his shoulder.
“From the explorers’ point of view, the demon that was driven out to the first floor of the labyrinth is a difficult but tasty prey. In addition, there is a rumor spreading in the world that the devil has been seriously injured.”
Of course, the rumor was fake.
To be exact, the survivors of the large-scale punitive force who were the ones who spread the rumor were also half-deceived.
The devil was not as seriously injured as expected.
He just acted like that to induce the betrayal of the punitive force.
Therefore, as soon as the plan was successful, the holy sword was immediately taken away and one-third of the punitive force was killed on the spot.
But was the image of the devil stumbling after being stabbed by a holy sword too tempting a scene to erase from my mind?
None of the survivors of the punitive force seemed to have realized that it was a trick of the devil.
So, even though the large-scale subjugation failed once, young explorers trying to hunt the wounded demons flocked to the entrance of the labyrinth like bees.
“Judging by the piled up of so many corpses, it seems that he has lured and disposed of hundreds of explorers so far. “There must have been a good reason.”
“The devil is a group of people who pluck out people’s souls, pollute them, and use that corrupted soul as their strength. “That damn demon bastard needed more power.”
Lucia answered. Dallen nodded.
“That’s right. “He must have been injured in battle with Paladin Barrett, so the souls of the young explorers who rushed in without knowing what to do would have been a good source of recovery for those wounds.”
“…At the same time, it would have been a source of power needed to corrupt the Holy Sword.”
“exactly.”
The power to heal injuries inflicted by the Holy Sword and corrupt the Holy Sword itself.
For that power, hundreds of sacrifices would have been needed.
The clever devil must have been replenishing the number of sacrifices he needed by luring explorers targeting him and hunting them down.
So what does the current situation mean, with the entrance completely blocked by a huge monster called a Corpse Giant?
“He thinks he has enough sacrifices now. “Right now, the ritual to make the holy sword mine is in full swing.”
“And since the ritual isn’t over yet, now is the best time to attack him.”
“That’s right. “You understand quickly.”
Dallen smiled lowly and opened the status window. And I invested the additional abilities I gained by leveling up by killing the corpse giant into my stamina.
As a result, his level was 11 and his stamina was 22.
This was enough to challenge a demon holding a holy sword. He said.
“Let’s go in. “I have to finish avenging my colleague.”
***
The entrance to the cave had the appearance of a typical natural cave.
The uneven floor and the stalagmites and stalactites growing up and down.
As I walk while listening to the sound of water dripping from stalactites, the surrounding scenery begins to change one by one.
The stone pillars that blocked the road and the piles of stones that collapsed from the ceiling disappeared.
Before I knew it, the uneven ground under my feet was now covered with well-polished stone flagstones.
The width of the cave also expanded significantly, so that five adults could stretch out their arms side by side.
A space that feels like an ancient ruin passageway.
Lucia, who was walking next to Dallen, suddenly broke the silence and opened her mouth.
“Do you know how this environment was created in an uninhabited labyrinth?”
“Not all devil’s dens are like that. Passages and rooms full of traps and pretense.”
Dallen answered in a dry voice. Lucia muttered for a moment and then opened her mouth again.
“you’re right. But to return to your question, it is not the devil who creates the demon cave, but the goblins under his command.”
Dallen glanced back at Lucia.
Her face visible in night vision in the dark.
Dallen chuckled inwardly at the faint sense of triumph that appeared above him.
So, you want to show off your knowledge now, right?
“It is a widely known story in the world that goblins are the work of demons. However, people will only be annoyed by these stocky demons that are swarming all over the world, but they will not know the details.”
“exactly?”
“yes. In fact, goblins are a race created by the evil god Enaxagus as the masterpiece of his life. “We tried to create a more productive and powerful demon based on the imp, the most common demon in hell.”
And fortunately, his plan ended in half success. Lucia added, her blue eyes shining.
“Enaxagus’ original plan was to imitate the orcs. It is said to have been successful at first. So goblins have an incredible proliferating ability unique to orcs. But in return, I had to give up the strength of an orc, and as a side effect, I became stocky, no bigger than a dwarf.”
“Right.”
“The interesting thing is that the original orcs began capturing goblins that came to earth hundreds of years ago and taming them as slaves. From the orcs’ point of view, they were the perfect slaves to work because they had green skin like theirs, had enormous proliferating abilities, were dexterous, and were small in size.”
Lucia giggled to herself. Dallen followed her and smiled lowly.
There was no other reason why she, who until a few days ago was filled with sadness even in her laughter, suddenly became talkative.
The attitude of trying to control one’s own mind when facing a big fight.
It was an effort to cheer myself up by boasting about my unusual knowledge, as I couldn’t demonstrate my full potential when I was immersed in gloom and sadness.
“However, this demon cave was not built by the current nameless devil. “Before I left for Falcion, I read it in the Holy Knights’ library, and it said that there was another demon who built a demon cave here 30 years ago and was subdued.”
“The guy staying here now is nothing more than a house thief.”
“Ahaha, that’s right.”
The blue eyes drew a more prominent arc.
Even with a smile on her face, Lucia’s posture and breathing were undisturbed.
Even if a monster attacks at any moment, you can immediately counterattack. Clearly, the person who would become a hero was different from the very beginning.
And fortunately there was no attack.
After walking along a straight passage for a long time, the two people were finally blocked by a thick stone wall that filled the passage.
“There’s no door.”
Dallon said.
“Seeing the signs of opening, it appears to be a wall that can only be opened with a spell.”
Lucia, who was carefully examining the stone wall, answered.
Dallen knocked on the stone wall.
His sensitive senses and intelligence values were able to calculate the thickness and hardness of the wall from the vibrations and sounds echoing through the wall.
‘It’s thick. It’s roughly about two meters.’
In addition, judging from the magical power that was faintly felt in the air, it seemed that there were special magical measures in place.
At this level, it is several degrees higher than the secret room of Telia Company, which boasted the strength of a castle wall.
No matter how he was, it was not easy to destroy it without using dragon blood.
“Step back.”
But the devil’s heart is just around the corner, so there’s no way to go back just because you’re blocked by a wall.
Dallen slowly relaxed his shoulders and pushed Lucia back. He put down the bag and safe on his back on one side of the aisle.
Huh.
Take a breath.
Deep breathing extends to the extremities of the extremities. It awakens the muscles and nerves of the entire body.
Excited.
The heart pulsates violently, transporting hot blood through the blood vessels throughout the body.
Muscle fibers harder than steel respond to the owner’s will and prepare to twist themselves to exert strength to the limit.
‘It’s been a while.’
Ever since the decisive battle with the Great Master, I have never used my best.
I can feel the body of a warrior full of victory becoming filled with anticipation as I think about using my strength properly for the first time in a long time.
How far can his body, which has grown so far, be able to handle a power far beyond that of a human?
In addition, how far can the newly realized ability called ‘domain’ expand the way to handle that power?
After hearing about the realm from the elder wizard Felber, Dallen reflected on that realization countless times in his mind.
‘Using territory means bringing out its potential and performing miracles that are impossible on this earth.’
Close your eyes.
And I remember.
The snowy mountain scenery we encountered that day.
The cold breath I took for the first time on this earth and the hard, hot body that did not succumb to the cold.
Phew.
The computer in the cabin is no longer visible.
By facing his past and overcoming it, Dallon has proven himself to be a vessel of power.
Instead, the bonfire in the abandoned cabin was burning as if it was engulfing the stove, and in one corner of the room, the table and chairs were frozen in the cold air hovering in the air.
And the outside of the cabin where cold and heat coexist.
Rumble –
the sound of thunder that shook the cabin and the snowy mountain even though there was no flash of lightning.
Dallon opened his eyes as he felt the thunder that vibrated his real body.
Sigh –
he pulled out the axe.
If using territory meant turning possibilities into reality, there would be no need to use fists.
The ax that LeVeron had put so much effort and effort into was already turning into a rag under Dallon’s rough hands.
‘I guess I can endure it once.’
The old hatchet vibrates as if resonating with the thunder that shakes the snowy mountain beyond the image.
It was as if he was telling me to hurry up and break this wall.
Dallen grinned. He raised his hand.
I aim accurately at the joint of the wall that will be opened and closed by the spell and focus my will on the hatchet raised over my shoulder.
All it takes is one strike to break through the barrier the devil has built.
The moment when the magic around you is strangely distorted by that firm will.
Gugugugung-
Unexpectedly, the huge stone wall began to open on its own.
“Hehehe. Welcome. “I am a great warrior who crossed over to the Frost Highlands and a young paladin who has not yet fully blossomed.”
Through the half-open gap in the stone wall, the devil spoke, his black eyes shining.
A demonic body with four arms and as tall as a three-story building.
Except for the dark skin and the two horns on its head, it looked almost similar to the corpse giant we had encountered earlier at the entrance to the cave.
‘hmm.’
Dallen was conflicted for a moment.
A situation where the wall you were trying to break down disappeared and the devil who was supposed to be behind it appeared.
The realm was already pouring out its power into reality.
The ax trembles as if it might fly out at any moment.
The regenerative factor in his blood was already starting to steam up.
I am not yet familiar with this power to retrieve the miracle that has already occurred.
All you can do is modify your goal slightly.
But in the current situation, that is more than enough.
“After reading the gaze of the stars, I see that many things in the labyrinth have been organized by your hands. The living forest created by Laphilem, the chess piece of Enaxagus, along with the tribe of frogmen in the swamp that Beelzebub tried to use as limbs… Huh? ”
The devil’s gaze, which was listing the group’s achievements with a grinning face, suddenly turns to Dallen.
An ax that resonates with the flow of twisted magic power and in a large hand.
The moment the devil realized the meaning, his expression was filled with astonishment.
“You talk so much.”
Smiling the same way, Dallon laughed at the devil with a few words.
Flash!
A long, vertical beam of light without even a trace cut through the darkness like a thunderbolt and engulfed the devil’s body.
and.
Rumbling!
Following that thunderbolt.
A huge thunderclap shook the passages and cavities of the Demon Cave.