My Alter Ego’s Path to Greatness - Chapter 172
#172
Kyushu Crisis (4)
A mountain with a fantastic border like broken glass covering it like a hemisphere.
Kugugoogung—!
A roar that seemed to shake the heavens and earth erupted from the center.
At the same time, a terrible wave of destruction shook all around, but now that was nothing new.
The land looked as if it had been bombed, with cracks and pits appearing here and there, so much so that its original appearance was unrecognizable.
Remnants of trees and rocks that had been torn down to their roots were scattered everywhere, clearly revealing the devastation.
It was natural that everything in the area was like that, but the small mountain lodge nearby had already disappeared without a trace.
Along with the poor bait trapped inside.
“Kwaaeook!”
Kwaaaang—!
At that time, with a loud bang, a metal muscle monster over 3 meters tall collapsed the hill behind it and became trapped there.
He seemed to be as strong as he looked, and soon he came out of the dirt, but he stumbled as if the accumulated shock was not small, and soon he coughed up a bowl of black blood.
[“shit! Aren’t you doing your job properly? “You almost died!”]
[“What… what do you mean? “I helped you, so you’re still alive!”]
[“Stop talking nonsense and join us as soon as you recover!” “Is this the time to be acting like crazy?”]
[“What kind of nonsense are you talking about?”]
Although there was a brief commotion in the mental network that had been opened for quick communication, they formed up again and started hunting the demon lord who had descended on this world. joined forces for
Most of them had nothing to do with cooperation, but the vast experience they had accumulated while reaching this level was enough to make it a trivial matter.
“Whoop!”
‘Tank’, a metal demon who recovered in an instant thanks to his enormous regenerative power and the assistance of those around him, took a deep breath and launched himself again, charging at him like a missile.
At a ridiculous speed reaching supersonic speed.
Kugugoogung!
In an instant, the air in the path exploded, creating a huge afterstorm.
A race of destruction that will pulverize anything in its path based on overwhelming physical power.
Quang!
However, just like before, that enormous weapon failed to achieve its goal and had no choice but to stop midway.
“Ugh! “Fuck this shit!”
As if defying the laws of physics, the tangible abyss absorbed the shock and rocked roughly, and soon it slowly burrowed into the tank’s body.
Although he had transcendent durability and anti-magic power, this strange energy slowly began to eat away at his body, unlike normal magical energy.
[“Pfft! Assist quickly! “This unpleasant thing keeps breaking through my anti-fighting power!”]
However, the Beoncheonhoe side, who had made a lot of preparations in advance, was not just suffering helplessly.
“Almighty Mur’el, bring your glory down here!”
The twilight light radiates from the timid looking woman supporting from the rear.
The anticipation of the abyss, touched by the divine power of the so-called ‘High Priestess’, was dashed, and it was unable to break through the tank’s anti-magic power and was thrown out.
Of course, she only slightly weakened it and did not completely block the abyss with her abilities alone, but the people here were capable of taking advantage of even the small gap that was created.
Quagwagwagwang!
Coooooo—!
Explosive sounds erupted from all directions, both on the ground and in the air.
Based on their numbers, the elites of Beoncheonhoe constantly linked up and attacked, and in response, Hahoetal was moving across space in a very short period of time, projecting overwhelming firepower in all directions.
As if magical power were infinite.
“…I never thought I would see the devil here too. “How can a human body achieve that kind of power…”
The high priest, who was muttering softly and raising his divine power again to aid in battle, stiffened from the sudden chills he felt.
The moment I looked at Hahoetal to figure out the location of my target.
Since when had I been staring at her, my eyes met with that bottomless pit-like gaze?
It was only for a moment that her body stiffened as she faced the gaze filled with the magical power of the abyss.
Damn it!
A brief gap in this battlefield was enough time for one life to disappear.
Quad deuk!
The sharp teeth that protruded from around the ground where the high priest was standing quickly swallowed up the space and disappeared into the floor.
The place is empty and leaves no trace, as if nothing had happened.
There were not many people who could react to that surprise attack, which had no sign or warning, and unfortunately she did not have that ability.
But that means soon.
It also means that there is no one who can respond…
“Ugh… thank you. I really almost died…”
Next to the man in the suit, who was far behind, a high priest who looked unscathed was wiping away cold sweat with a pale face.
[Hmm—.]
Then this time, Hahoetal’s disapproving gaze turned to him.
Even though he is still moving across the battlefield and fighting against a strong man of nearly 30 with dozens of magic circles floating around him.
‘That’s amazing.’
The man in a suit, who was in charge of the Tokyo branch of the Buncheonhoe, was not relaxed and used his energy delicately, but was secretly impressed by the other person.
His unique skill, “Manager of a Small World,” was not just about isolating all four directions.
That was just a very basic usage, and the interior was a space entirely under his management.
Of course, since he was only a ‘manager’ and not a god, he could not control the world as he pleased, but he was able to do many things with just that part of his authority.
It was even possible to ignore some of the restrictions imposed by the laws on Earth.
‘But it’s still at that level.’
The manager in the suit, who snapped his fingers again and jumped through the space, stuck out his tongue.
Grumbling—
The place where he had been a moment ago was already engulfed in black flames and was melting into magma.
‘Even though his power is limited to what he can do, his ability is that level. It’s not a joke, if it wasn’t for this plan, we might have been wiped out.’
Indeed, there was a reason why the ruler urged caution.
At that time, I thought it was a needless fuss because a person who wasn’t even in the combat world had come here from somewhere…
‘But this is already my world. Hahoetal, you will never get out of here.’
From limiting the power of an opponent to moving a person in danger of being strengthened by an ally to a safe place.
He keenly sensed everything that happened within his territory and adjusted the battlefield little by little.
To neutralize the opponent more reliably.
***
All kinds of mysteries pouring out from a magic circle built in an instant.
It showed off its presence by destroying the surrounding area in the blink of an eye, regardless of its type, including lightning, flames, hell, demonic shadows, and flashes.
However, despite the exciting sight, the user himself was not very at ease…
‘It’s frustrating.’
Those were the thoughts that filled Hans’ head while fighting the Buncheonhoe.
‘I had assumed that they had prepared to some extent in advance, but I could not believe it was this much coercive power.’
Moreover, it was not just space constraints that suppressed his power.
How many people had worked on this? All kinds of skills were stacked on top of each other, shackles were placed on his body.
The control of the dark magic power, which had always been smooth, became creaky, and the once efficient magic power design began to have unnecessary leaks.
That’s it for you – it feels like the laws of the world itself are trying to limit his limits.
‘The priests are also a problem there. The divine power, which is already the opposite of the abyss, is combined with the limitations of space, and the effect is greatly doubled.’
It would have been easier to deal with them if they had simply been of a higher level.
However, the awakened people who used all kinds of extraordinary abilities were not people whose combat power could be judged simply by that alone.
Even as the hectic battle continued again, Hans was trying to find a solution.
“#$%@#.”
As if waiting for a moment, an unintelligible word came from behind me.
‘Oops!’
thud! Kugugugugugung—!
Dozens of shocks that overlapped with a single hit.
Hans reacted quickly and turned around, but before he could do anything, in the middle of defending against the enemy’s attack, the defense shield, which was already weaker than usual, burst out.
At the moment when nearly infinite black magic was trying to restore it.
The fist, already engulfed in dazzling divine power, was lodged deep in his solar plexus.
Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk!
Quang!
Hans’ body bounces away with a strong shock wave.
However, the expression on the face of the middle-aged man in uniform who had taken a valid hit was not so good.
“#*%^&….”
Grumble—
The fist, which had been wrapped in divine power, was instead tainted by the abyss, aiming at him at will, and the curse that was activated at the moment of being hit enveloped his entire body, so it was natural.
“Sigh!”
Afterwards, he was able to shake off the remnants of the abyss with his strong internal energy, but he could not help but look like he had suffered a defeat.
[Whoa, they are troublesome people too.]
On the other hand, Hans, who had allowed the attack, had not only restored the shield but was in such a clear state that it was even questionable whether he had taken any damage.
However, that did not mean that there was no damage at all…
Although he recovered quickly thanks to the ‘immortality’ effect attached to the ‘Heart of the Immortal’, the attack mixed with the opposite divine power in this annoying space steadily eroded his strength. was eating
As expected, we had to quickly take action before it was too late.
If the damage continues to accumulate like this, the only ending left is to run away.
‘That doesn’t make sense. It might be better if we missed the ones that ran away. ‘This Hans ran away?’
It wasn’t just Hahoetal’s problem.
Outerica’s fear… It was an absolutely unacceptable act that put the pride of the ‘Immortal King’ at stake.
‘Like other things, the limitations of this space are the most annoying. If it weren’t for this, which limits my level, I would have been able to shake off other debuffs somehow.’
In addition, it was a big problem that they couldn’t be finished properly because of the suit man who coordinated it.
The enemies eliminated so far were limited to two priests who were caught off guard in the beginning and three who were somewhat lacking in skills.
After that, the man in the suit was so focused on protecting his allies that he was unable to deal with any more of them.
‘No matter how you think about it, the best thing to do is to destroy this place. But they won’t leave it alone.’
In order to destroy this space, power at the level of interfering with the dimension was needed, and of course such magic could not be used without any preparation.
This is a method that cannot be done now that the battle continues without a single moment of rest.
‘There might be a possibility if the abyss, which is a higher energy, is poured onto the border… but he seems to be wary of that too, and his inhibitions against it are particularly strong.’
The longer I stayed in this space and the more I was understood by the other person, the more delicate the restrictions became.
Rather than simply reducing the power of Hans, they have now begun to place restrictions on the concept of ‘the unidentified energy used by Hahoe Mask’.
There would have been a better chance if we had responded right away when he didn’t understand.
As the Abyss, which is otherwise inefficient on Earth, is limited in its power, its power has dropped to the point where it is difficult to break the boundary all at once.
however.
There is nothing perfect in this world and everything has loopholes.
‘He is grasping the abyss and suppressing it through me. In other words, as long as I am not the one dealing with the abyss.’
An entity that is connected to itself but is not itself.
At the same time, it is strong enough to withstand the abyss of high concentration.
Hans continued the fight as before, pouring dark magic and abyss into the “Heart of the Immortal.”
As if it were continuously compressed to high density without stopping.
In the process, the number of times he was hit by enemies gradually increased, but he was immortal and would not die unless his heart was destroyed.
And in order to break his heart, the other side had no choice but to launch a dimension-splitting attack as well…
In a way, it was a fight he could never lose.
but.
Just saying ‘I won’t lose’ wasn’t enough.
The only thing worthy of Hans is victory!
And that was something that only ‘overwhelming victory’ could represent for him.
[Hehehehe— Indeed, it’s pretty good. Then I can’t stay like this either.]
“What kind of trick are you trying to pull?”
“Don’t fall! “Stay poised!”
The “Immortal Heart” wriggled and pulsated wildly.
And finally, the moment it surpasses a certain limit.
Hans summoned an undead closely connected to him.
[Come out, Heratos.]
Ggulung—Heratos,
the bone dragon created from the body of a mad dragon tainted by ‘madness.’
Unlike Entracio, Hans was limited in his lack of independence due to his role as Dragon Heart.
But that means.
On the other hand, dependency meant being superior to any other undead—.
Flutter— Flutter—
[Kiyaaa——!]
Heratos, who appeared at Hans’s feet and flew up with him on his head, was already filled with the extremely compressed power of the abyss.
Papajik—Paduk!
Of course, the body was slowly collapsing in the aftermath, but since it was the body of a dragon in name, it was enough to hold on for a while.
“What?!”
“What is that monster! “How on Earth could something like that happen?”
“for a moment! “Over there now…!”
The place that one of the members of the Buncheonhoe pointed to was the mouth of Heratos.
The result of swallowing up the abyss and dark magic power through the heart even before being summoned.
Even though it had just been summoned, its mouth was filled with enormous power that seemed ready to explode at any moment.
“manager! That thing quickly…!”
“Ugh, it’s already too late…!”
Eventually, that power.
Before the other awakened people could do anything.
[Kyaaaaagh——!]
It was compressed to a high concentration and poured onto the border of the world.
In a very intuitive form called Dragon’s Breath.
Gugugugugung—!
Kwaaaang—!
“Ugh! Back off! “Don’t fight and get out!”
“My…Myrelle! Protect your servant!”
“Operation stopped! Space collapses! “That’s right…”
It was so urgent that an urgent uproar broke out not only in the mental network but also in the voice.
[Hehehehe— Ah, I feel a bit refreshed now! Yes, this is it! Haha!]
Finally, the ‘small world’ that surrounded the mountain collapsed.
Hans and Heratos’ group appeared in the mountains of southern Kyushu.
In the mountain behind the city, not far from the city where the lodge of the underground organization that Hans was targeting was located.
“Huh? What… what is that? monster?!”
“Oh Mom! Mom!”
“Aaaah—! “What is the Guardian doing?”
Against the background of the screams of confused citizens, it was the moment when the Bone Dragon of another world, which no one had expected, appeared in the sky above the Earth.