My Alter Ego’s Path to Greatness - Chapter 95
#95
The abyss opened (2) and
the being crawling out of the hole in the floor was spewing black magic like black flames from its entire body, spreading an intimidating presence that felt suffocating just by looking at it.
[Oh oh! excellent! Very cool! Hahahaha—!]
Hans, impressed by the overwhelming majesty, burst out laughing in satisfaction.
Isn’t a skeletal dragon with a sword and flames wrapped around its body truly a necromancer’s dream?
[Keuuu——?]
At that time, as if responding to his voice, the bone dragon, which was busy twisting its body to get out of the hole, turned its head and looked in the direction where Hans was.
Two pairs of burning eyes met each other passionately.
Hans, who was exchanging glances with the bastard, softly called out his name with dark magic in his voice.
[Entrasio—]
Ugh—
His call, which seemed to have come from hell, spread with will…
The wave containing that strange sound penetrated into the body of Entrasio, the dragon who saw it.
According to a covenant that had been passed down for a long time, the connection that started from the heart of the Immortal King began to connect with the bastard.
In this way, the contract that had been passed down from the previous generation was renewed at this location.
[Kwoar——!]
With a roar that shook the space, the dragon’s purple eyes flashed.
It was an expression of joy welcoming the new owner who finally woke up from the long wait in which he had to seal himself.
‘It seems like I have a pet that listens well. If you look closely, it might be cute in its own way, right?’
Smooth, shiny bones, joints with a wide range of motion, and beautiful purple eyes.
Perhaps because of Hans’s twisted sensibilities, the huge, ugly bones began to look lovely.
The moment I watched him get out of the hole with such satisfaction.
‘This?’
I felt new energy again.
[Krrrrrr——!]
A little later, Entracio must have felt the same energy as he, as he looked to one side and began to growl lowly.
It was an energy that was very stimulating to Hans, but also very familiar.
[Is this the Church of the Lord?]
A tingling feeling of divine power even though there is still a considerable distance away.
The church’s elite, including many paladins and the archbishop, came directly to this remote area.
‘Is it natural?’
There was no way they wouldn’t have noticed a ceremony of this scale, so it was inevitable that they would come here to understand the details of the situation.
‘What should I do…’
It was not a good time to run into them right away.
Directly clashing with the church should have been a more dramatic moment, and with so many variables occurring now, it was necessary to tweak the scenario a bit.
‘But if I make the most of this opportunity, I think a good situation will be created.’
Isn’t that the case now?
Suddenly, an abnormality was observed, and an abyss opened for the first time in a thousand years.
They were members of the main religious order who were dispatched to the place where the ritual began out of a sense of duty for the continent.
What appeared before them at that time was the evil immortal king who was trying to taint the continent with death!
The conflict between light and darkness, good and evil.
The continent’s situation is moving at a moment’s notice, and the threat of darkness is gradually tightening!
What will be the fate of the world amid this great crisis?
‘Hmm… I think it would be perfect as a trailer. The situation is good and the directing is also good.’
Hans turned his head and looked towards the Bone Dragon, which had completely pulled itself out of the abyss.
Perhaps due to the guy escaping, the size of the abyss was shrinking faster than before.
‘Isn’t there anyone else who can get out of this hole? This guy must have been quite a burden.’
In fact, the biggest cause would be the ‘madness’ that Yeokcheon’s oath brought out from the abyss.
If it had not completely escaped and was to the point of breaking apart, the load placed on the door of the abyss would have been formidable.
Rather, it should be considered lucky that the dragon was able to escape from such a situation.
[Entrasio.]
[Crrr——?]
At his call, the Bone Dragon, which had been growling lowly as it looked in the direction where the divine power was felt, tilted its head.
Hans moved his body lightly in the air and stood on top of the huge skull.
Then he stroked the horn of the dragon next to him and whispered softly.
[It must have been frustrating, but you had a lot of trouble. Now I want to fly to my heart’s content. You are showing them what kind of person you are.]
A light flashed in Entracio’s eyes at Hans’ words.
As I remembered the time I spent floating around in a daze, unable to continue thinking in the time of unobservable boundaries, I suddenly felt an explosion of desire.
[Kaaaa——!]
Flap—! Flap—!
The flapping wings began with a roar filled with dark magic, and a violent wind blew around the area.
The wings were tattered after becoming undead, but each time it flapped, the surrounding dark magic moved on its own, weaving together the mystery of ‘flight’.
And finally.
Kwaaaang—!
The Bone Dragon’s massive body collapsed the hole in the ceiling even bigger and soared into the sky where dawn was beginning to dawn.
The sky and horizon where light and darkness coexist. A vast wasteland spread out beneath the harsh winds and snow.
‘…This is a completely different feeling.’
You can fly alone in the sky at any time, but standing on the head of a skeletal dragon and looking down at the world felt different.
[Kwoaaah——!]
That’s right. No matter how you look at it, isn’t this the devil himself?
And the appearance of the Demon King who had descended like that….
The members of the Main Order gathered below were each looking up with tense faces.
***
With the blessing of ‘Chukji’, the clergy of the church quickly crossed the wasteland in a matter of hours and arrived at the location of the ceremony.
The first thing they heard was….
[Kwaaaaah——!]
It was a roar filled with enormous black magic.
“This sound…?”
“It looks like they haven’t left yet. “Let us prepare for battle.”
Although they were quite exhausted from the continuous forced march, they were the most capable people that the main church boasted.
Except for one person who was exhausted from continuously using Chukji, everyone raised their divine power and instantly maintained their best condition.
Just as they were cautiously approaching the scene of the ceremony….
Quaaaang—!
The top of a hill burst open and something black flew into the sky.
It soared high in an instant with a fast flight that was unbecoming of a gigantic body—.
[Kwoaaaa——!]
He roared again, spewing out black magic like black flames from his entire body.
“…Bone Dragon.”
“It was a monster I had only seen in literature…”
The priests looked wary at its overwhelming majesty, but there was someone else they should really be nervous about.
A being standing on top of the giant bone dragon’s skull, looking down at them.
The disaster of the continent and the second coming of death, the incarnation of fear—.
“Immortal King Hans…!”
He was looking down at the ground vaguely.
[Hehehe— Aren’t these the church’s minions? What brings you to this far away place?]
Even though he was high in the sky, his voice pierced clearly into their ears.
It was a sound that stimulated instinctive fear just by hearing it, but there was no one here weak enough to be shaken to that extent.
“You’re not asking because you don’t know that, right?”
“Hans, the warlock who defied providence and became corrupted! “I’ll cut off your head!”
The priests, who naturally retreated behind the paladins and paladins who stepped forward with their weapons drawn, raised their divine power.
And while they were preparing for battle, Archbishop Latius used the Holy Law to secretly transmit the current situation to the Great Temple of Roselia.
Now that they have encountered the Immortal King who has appeared again, their safety has become uncertain, so I am leaving this information in the hope that it will be of some help in case of an emergency.
After a series of processes were completed, Archbishop Latius shouted to Hans with divine power in his voice.
“Immortal King! “We came here knowing that an abyss had opened up.”
[Hoo— So?]
“And because of that, numerous sacrificial rituals took place all over the continent. Many people were sacrificed for this one ritual. Additionally, we cannot even estimate the damage that will come to the continent in the future due to the impact of the abyss.”
The archbishop spoke in a voice filled with anger and glared at Hans with his brightly shining eyes.
“All of this was your doing?”
The archbishop finished his speech with a firm expression tinged with confidence.
It was just a formality to instill a sense of duty in the group, and it wasn’t a question I really wanted an answer to.
Wasn’t the Immortal King the one who wanted to cover this continent with death from the beginning?
But Hans answered his questions faithfully.
[Hehehe—that’s something you don’t need to ask! Who in the world could do that other than me? Hahaha!]
It was a remark that seemed like a refreshing admission, but it was not a lie.
The answer was not ‘There is no need to ask’, but the literal question was ‘Who can do it other than me?’
‘Actually, I’m curious too.’
Since he didn’t know anything other than that it was done in the oath of Yeokcheon, he wanted to know who really did it.
‘Looking at the magic techniques engraved at the ritual site earlier, it is clear that he is not an ordinary genius.’
Just by looking at the traces, one could tell that he had reached the highest level thanks to long years of research and enlightenment.
There will be a need to definitely investigate him while tracing Yeokcheon’s oath.
If you have that level of skill, you’ll be good enough to be entrusted with the throne of the Four Heavenly Kings!
While Hans was thinking this, the church’s reaction became sharper.
“As expected, that guy…!”
“Please calm down. “Isn’t that what you expected?”
Paladins who raise their weapons with a fierce spirit and priests who recite prayers while raising divine power.
They prepared for battle with desperate determination.
They knew that they had no chance of winning if they fought the Immortal King now, but they had no choice.
There was no way I could escape him in this wasteland, and I didn’t want to in the first place.
Their faith did not waver even in the face of life-threatening situations.
In this gradually heightened atmosphere.
[Ah, everyone calm down. I have no intention of fighting now. Today, I was just planning to let you know that I was back and give you a warning.]
“What…? “What kind of modification is this!”
In response to their overheated reaction, Hans, who was standing on top of Entracio’s head and looking down, spoke calmly.
[Yes, the paladin who pierced my heart… How is Heinrich Landgard doing?]
“Lord Landgard?”
He, who was in trouble if a fight broke out now, slowly changed the topic.
To Heinrich, the archenemy of the immortal king Hans.
‘There might be someone who forgot, so I subtly remind them of their name.’
The people here were all high-ranking members of the church, so it wasn’t a bad story.
[I had a lot of trouble because my plan went awry because of him. In return, I prepared a surprise gift like this, but it’s a shame that the person in question didn’t come.]
Naturally, he exaggerated Heinrich’s achievements and showed off that he cared about him.
On a board laid by someone else.
‘I guess I should finish it now. Lastly, I wonder if there is a way to make an impression that will stick in our minds… … Ah! ‘That would be nice.’
Since he was an immortal king in name, it was necessary to always finish strongly to leave a deep impression.
[I wanted to see that guy’s face again, but there’s nothing I can do now that it’s like this. Tell Heinrich Landguard that the next time you meet, there will be no luck like the last time.]
Hans continued speaking and gave a command to the bone dragon with which his spirit was connected, and it flew up, gradually increasing its altitude.
“Where are you going, immortal king…!”
[Hehehe… The existing order will be destroyed and a new era will arrive, so keep in mind, dogs of the cult.] The
black energy that emanated from him covered the sky, as if covering the dawning dawn.
[I, Hannibal Strauss, am the end of this continent!]
Just as I was about to end this unexpected meeting by secretly promoting my wonderful name.
[It’s a pity to leave like this, so I’ll give you one last gift.] The
enormous black magic that spewed out from the corrupted heart of the Bone Dragon Entracio, who was raising his altitude, suddenly concentrated at the corner of his mouth.
Whoa,
it was the strongest attack the Bone Dragon could use: Death Breath.
“Breath! can not avoid! “Be prepared!”
“…The Seonghyeon said, “No harm beyond this line…”
After the dark magic that had gathered around the mouth with the constant flow of energy continued to clump, clump, and clump together….
It was Finally, it took the form of destruction.
[Kuo —!]
Fuhua —!
The enormous energy of death that spewed out from the Bone Dragon’s mouth swept across the vast land.
An earthquake caused by an instantaneous pressure and the ground flips over, causing debris to fly in all directions.
The toxicity contained in the black air current, which looked like flame, liquid, or smoke, turned the already desolate wasteland into a land of death where nothing could live.
It was too much of an attack to say goodbye, but it was really just a light greeting.
‘In the first place, there is no way that people with that level of skill are gathered together like that and can die from just one attack.’
It was a light performance just to make a strong impression.
‘Hehehe… As expected, this dragon is cool.’
Although there was a bit of selfishness involved.