Chapter 119 : Chapter 119

Chapter 119 : For Tayon (5)

– Rise… God… …sound… …now.

– The apostle… …never… …a subordinate… is.

In the depths of consciousness, a voice brushed past.

I didn't know exactly what was said.

My consciousness had flown away, making it difficult to remember clearly.

The crises I had experienced in this world so far were not few.

My ribs had been broken, and my body had been pierced in various places.

But being pierced in the center of my chest was a first.

The moment I was hit, I half thought.

I'm going to die like this.

No matter how much probability was a numbers game, a 99% probability was probably not something to be ignored.

‘Actually, I knew. I just had something I had to do.’

However, no matter how high the probability of death was, I could not turn away from Tayon.

Now that I had actually been pierced in the chest, I had a small regret that I had gambled too much.

Thump, thump—!

As I was lost in thought, my heart beat violently.

As if telling me to come to my senses.

Once, the beating of the Dragon Heart had been nothing but terrifying.

But now it was different.

The moment death was at my doorstep, it was the Dragon Heart that had saved my life.

The Demon had succeeded in piercing my chest, but in the end, it had not been able to destroy the Dragon Heart.

The Dragon Heart originally had a certain hardness, and my heart was surrounded by the rim of the former Dragon Lord.

As I focused on the heartbeat and held onto my consciousness as much as possible, a change occurred.

Fwaaa—!

My body began to float gently.

Beyond my blurred vision, I could see a bright light illuminating the front of Myeolji.

Strength returned.

My mind cleared and a dazzling radiance, a mixture of divine power and Mana, was flowing from the wound in my chest.

Behind my back, two [Wings of Ainsitel] and two wings I had never seen before had spread out.

I could feel a strong divine power from the two newly formed wings.

Thanks to that, I could intuitively guess the identity of the new wings.

‘The effect of Mutis, ‘God’s Avatar’, has manifested.’

The duration of God’s Avatar is 1 minute.

Within that time, I just have to do what I have to do where I stand.

Although this was the front of Myeolji, it felt as full of divine power as Aquiris Sanctuary.

The Demon King’s Demonic Energy also gradually receded.

The light slowly returned to the eyes of those who had been staggering, exposed to the Demonic Energy.

“What is this…”

Zenburga was visibly flustered.

But there was no time to talk to the beast.

The beast also noticed the anomaly and swelled its body.

His already burstingly large muscles grew even larger.

And his severed right arm grew back.

It was a bizarre scene, but nothing changed.

If I just cut that beast down, everything would be over.

Just then, Tayon’s voice was heard from behind.

“Polarin.”

“Rest and recover more. I will protect you now.”

The divine power brought by God’s Avatar had succeeded in pushing back even the Demon King’s Demonic Energy, but the condition of the people was not very good.

Since Tayon was of a high realm, he probably recovered quickly.

But I had no time to talk to him for long, nor to check his condition.

Four wings flapped at the same time.

In an instant, I arrived in front of Zenburga.

I once again cut off Zenburga’s regrown right arm with Maron.

And continuing the motion, I also cut off his left arm.

“Kaaah!”

Zenburga screamed in pain.

But I did not stop and plunged my sword into his chest.

Nevertheless, Zenburga did not die easily.

He kicked the ground hard and retreated.

Zenburga crawled on the ground and fled.

Perhaps because both his arms were severed, the beast lost its balance and even tumbled.

The majesty of the 4th-ranked of the New Demon Army was gone.

There was only a wolf struggling to survive.

“Help me! My soldiers!”

But no answer was heard.

I looked around for a moment.

None of the beast-kin Demons who had come with Zenburga were alive.

The Crows, the support troops from various places, and the water spirits had finally succeeded in killing all the Demons except Zenburga.

I would not let the beast’s struggle continue any longer.

I flapped my wings once more and reached him.

The eyes of Zenburga, who had fallen to the ground, widened.

The sharp gaze he had when he first came out of Myeolji was now filled with nothing but fear.

I raised my sword high.

But Zenburga did not just wait for the sword.

The beast, with both its arms gone, lowered its face and bit the Necklace of the Void with its long snout.

Crunch!

The beast closed its mouth.

However, the Necklace of the Void did not break.

But the life force that had been filled inside restored Zenburga’s body.

The muscles that had already swelled to bursting grew even larger and I could see the beast’s body growing in real-time.

Flesh began to grow in his pierced chest.

Crack, I heard the sound of bones setting.

Soon, his severed arms also grew back.

In that case, I just had to cut faster than he could regenerate.

Zenburga, who was reveling in his surging power, stood up abruptly and threw a punch at me.

Kwaaaang!

I swung Maron and blocked the punch head-on.

Nevertheless, an enormous pressure rushed in.

Heh, the beast gave a vile smile.

We were both back from the brink of death through an object.

But I didn't have much time.

“I’ll have to take that necklace off first.”

I swung Maron wide and cut off the beast’s arm.

The union of divine power and Aura imbued in the sword assisted in easily cutting Zenburga’s thick arm.

The [Black Flame] burned the wound so that Zenburga’s severed arm could not grow back.

I immediately stretched out my arm and grabbed the Necklace of the Void.

Was it because it was a Demon King’s artifact?

As soon as I grabbed it, I felt a strong recoil, and Demonic Energy leaked out.

I protected my hand by pushing Mana into the fist holding the necklace.

And I tore off the necklace with all my might.

Charrreuk!

The Necklace of the Void was so sturdy that it seemed it would not break no matter what, but the necklace chain was not of the same level of hardness.

Zenburga, who had been deprived of the Necklace of the Void, let out a monstrous cry.

His body was already fully recovered.

But I cut off his struggling left arm and immediately plunged my sword deep into his chest.

“You… son of a bitch…”

Blood gushed from Zenburga’s mouth.

I didn't reply and twisted the thrust sword.

Gasp.

Zenburga screamed again.

And the time for ‘God’s Avatar’ allotted to me had also ended.

The sense of omnipotence I had felt when the God’s Avatar effect was applied disappeared in an instant.

Because of that, a sense of exhaustion washed over me like a tide.

I pulled out Maron from the collapsed Zenburga.

A hand grabbed my staggering shoulder.

It was Tayon.

“You’ve worked hard.”

“Not at all. Your body… are you alright?”

“Of course. Worry about your own body and when you deal with Demons. Make sure to confirm the kill…”

But Tayon did not finish his words.

Because Zenburga, who had collapsed, twitched and suddenly got up and bit Tayon’s shoulder.

Tayon struggled to pry open Zenburga’s mouth with both arms.

Surprised, I also swung Maron.

But perhaps because I had exhausted all my strength, the attack did not go in as sharply as before.

Zenburga, still biting Tayon’s shoulder, ran towards Myeolji.

Pushing aside the Crows who were rushing at him, Zenburga ran towards Myeolji.

And the beast succeeded in escaping through the crack in Myeolji that it had torn open.

As soon as Zenburga went back in, the Dome closed the crack.

I could only watch.

***

At the time Zenburga and the beast-kin Demons were fighting in front of Myeolji.

Agamben went to the Dragon’s Nest and bowed his head to Hike.

“Lady Hike, please save Lord Tayon.”

“Did something happen to that child?”

Hike, who had been guarding the High Dragon’s Nest alone after Baden entered mourning, did not know the situation outside.

“A strong Demon has torn through the Dome and appeared in Myeolji. If we leave it as it is, Lord Tayon will die. Could you please help?”

“…Let’s go.”

For Agamben, Hike’s decision to readily agree was nothing short of surprising.

Because he had thought she was someone he couldn't move, and had not even intended to persuade her in the first place.

“Thank you, Lady Hike.”

“It’s nothing. Is there no one who went to help Tayon? If any of the Twelve Swords of Adjak had gone to help him, he wouldn't have fallen into danger so easily.”

“Most of the Twelve Swords of Adjak are busy with their own duties. Instead… Polarin Adjak is there.”

“Polarin? Is that child safe?”

“…I am sorry. I do not know of Polarin’s life or death.”

Hike’s pupils narrowed vertically.

Because not only her student, Tayon, but also Polarin Adjak was a child she had high hopes for.

“Then I will open a portal right away.”

“No, I will guide you to Myeolji.”

Hike dismissed Agamben’s words and immediately uttered Dragon Speech.

Agamben could not understand the Dragon Speech, but he soon realized that their bodies were being teleported to Myeolji.

However, by the time they arrived, everything was over.

Polarin was in front of the Dome, wailing like a beast and pounding on the Dome with his fists.

Hike placed her hand on the ground and recited Dragon Speech to read the memories contained in the space.

Tayon’s struggle and Polarin, who had faced a near-death experience.

And even the sight of Polarin being reborn as God’s Avatar.

She saw Polarin threatening the life of the 4th-ranked Demon, but in the end, the Demon, which had not died, had bitten Tayon’s shoulder and fled to Myeolji.

“...”

Agamben also read the chaos that had occurred among the Crows and Tayon’s disappearance.

He read the situation that could have been different if he had come a little faster.

Agamben blamed himself for not moving faster because he had chosen the option with the higher probability.

Hike also looked heartbroken, but she did not lose her duty as a hero of this world.

Without losing the nobility befitting a dragon, she approached Polarin, who was exploding with grief.

He had been pounding on the Dome haphazardly and had collapsed in exhaustion.

Thud, Hike’s heavy hand touched Polarin’s heaving shoulder.

“Get up, Polarin.”

Polarin looked up at Hike with a dazed expression.

Polarin was also surprised by Hike’s sudden appearance, but he could not easily compose himself.

Hike, with a calm expression, said to Polarin again.

“Tayon’s misfortune is not your fault.

You did everything you could.”

Hike helped Polarin up herself.

As if his legs had given out, Polarin’s body trembled even as she helped him up.

“I’m sorry for being late.”

At Hike’s apology, blood dripped from Polarin’s fists.

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