Chapter 263: This is Revenge, You Fucking Bitch.
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 263: This is Revenge, You Fucking Bitch.
“An… an… angel… It’s an angel.”
Someone muttered.
“N-no… a… a god… It’s a goddess!”
I figured they were plants, set up to stir the crowd. But even I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw Ha Yuri, a halo of holy power shimmering above her head and massive angel wings sprouting from her back. She looked exactly like the angels you’d only see in myths or fairy tales.
“Sis… I’m… sorry…”
“Don’t speak.”
Han So-Hye was covered in blood, held in Choi Seulgi’s arms. Watching them, I immediately started running toward Ha Yuri. Figuring out the situation could wait. Rescuing them was the priority. First, I had to save the Queen of the North. Choi Seulgi could get caught up in this, too.
The members of the Blood Dagger Clan following me were moving to clear a path as quickly as possible, and Choi Eunju was hastily chanting a spell. She must have realized where I was trying to go.
“Q-Queen!”
The North Knight was also shouting as he ran toward his queen. But he seemed to be blocked by a wall of holy power, letting out guttural screams as he repeatedly struck the golden barrier with his sword.
As if preparing for a public execution, Ha Yuri raised her holy sword high, looked out at everyone before her, and spoke calmly.
“I am not an angel. I am merely one who has received power beyond my station, tasked with the mission to stop these ruffians who throw the continent into chaos. The Queen of the North has been tainted by evil. Taking a life is always a difficult thing… but today, I intend to fulfill my duty.”
Bullshit.
I glanced hurriedly at Choi Eunju.
“It’s ready, dear.”
I nodded and immediately took her hand. The voice of the Sword Saint began to ring out. The bastards of the Southwest Alliance, who were clasping their hands and praying as if worshipping the Sword Saint, also came into view.
“You are not the guilty one. If you release the Queen of the North, I will allow you to keep your life.”
“Go fuck yourself, you fucking bitch.”
“…”
Choi Seulgi wouldn’t be able to dodge it. As long as the Queen of the North couldn’t move, Choi Seulgi couldn’t move either. The sight of her gripping her dagger and shouting looked like it was in slow motion.
The Sword Saint’s sword began to fall.
With her back to the Queen of the North, Choi Seulgi was taking the sword head-on.
She couldn’t possibly block it. Choi Seulgi had grown stronger, but she was no match for Ha Yuri. The only way Choi Seulgi could take down Ha Yuri was through assassination. Her unique ability was to get behind her target. But there was no way she could activate her ability now. She knew better than anyone that if she moved behind Ha Yuri, the Queen of the North would die.
The sword, filled with holy power, descended. An image of Choi Seulgi’s death flashed through my mind.
“N-no.”
If she died… if she died just like before… I couldn’t even bear to imagine such an outcome.
Just as the sword struck down and I sensed Choi Seulgi’s death, I felt a tremendous emotion erupt from within me.
My tail grew a little longer, and I could feel my body starting to change. My horns felt a little larger, too. It wasn’t Customization. It was just a simple upgrade to my current body. But I could feel that my physical form had changed. Choi Eunju opened a portal, and I threw myself through it immediately. What appeared in my vision was Ha Yuri’s sword, falling toward me.
It was imbued with an incredible amount of holy power. If it had hit me, my entire body would have been torn to shreds.
“Kim Taesung!”
Before I could even hear Choi Seulgi’s voice from behind me, I opened my mouth wide.
“Aegis!”
Aegis, the shield that consumed a vast amount of magic to unconditionally block a single attack, materialized there. She stared at me with a shocked expression for only a moment before I felt her gather her holy power and slam it into me. I drew Dainsleif and Levatain and deflected all of it.
I’m different from the Queen of the North.
I don’t have that kind of talent. I just rely on my physical specs and my experience.
But the strong one, the talented one, doesn’t always win.
I immediately pointed at the Queen of the North with one hand, and Choi Eunju began chanting another spell. It was the signal to get Han So-Hye to safety. Choi Eunju seemed to hesitate for a moment, perhaps thinking I might die, but she quickly began to chant.
In the midst of it all, Choi Seulgi instantly appeared behind the Sword Saint and thrust her dagger toward the wings. I could see the panicked look on Ha Yuri’s face.
Her head.
I poured magic into Dainsleif and swung it at Ha Yuri’s head.
Where will she go?
She had many options. She could dodge right or she could dodge left. But for some reason, I thought Ha Yuri would fly up into the sky.
This bitch is no angel. She’s nothing but a psychopath who wants to show off more than anyone, who wants to be the main character, who wants to climb higher no matter what, and who believes she’s a god or some other special being.
She would probably soar upward so everyone could see her. As if to prove my prediction right, I saw Ha Yuri move her wings.
“Hngh…”
The Sword Saint let out a groan. It was no wonder, since what met her as she tried to fly up was my tail.
A direct hit.
I swung with the intent to kill, but all I managed was to break a bone. Still, it was confirmation that this new body was strong. Just the fact that I could pierce the thick holy power surrounding her was a positive sign.
“Levatain!”
“Dainsleif!”
I had no intention of giving her time. Her broken shoulder would heal in an instant anyway.
“Fuck…”
I heard the Sword Saint mutter. Probably only Choi Seulgi and I heard it. Choi Seulgi stuck close to the Sword Saint, stabbing repeatedly with her dagger, while I used fire and blood to keep her from spreading her wings.
Spears and swords of flame, spears and swords of blood, rained down from the sky. With weapons flying in from her chosen escape route, she had no way to soar into the sky.
The annoying part was her wings, which enveloped her entire body. Contrary to my expectation that they’d be too big and unwieldy, she was using them like a shield in battle.
The scene I saw most often as the fight continued was her blocking my tail with her wings.
Once again, tail and wings collided with a tremendous roar.
CRRRRAAAAAASSSSH!
As Ha Yuri spread her wings wide, Choi Seulgi, sensing the danger, immediately moved behind me. Feathers of holy power began to pour from the massive wings.
I have plenty of magic.
“Aegis!”
I blocked this attack as well. My body could withstand the output, and I had more than enough to spare. I raised Dainsleif and swung it wide, and a wave of blood instantly surged toward Ha Yuri. Just as I thought she was completely swallowed by it, the mass of blood burst apart, a large hole torn through it. It was Ha Yuri, who had completely wrapped herself in her wings.
The Queen of the North must have been defeated in a similar way. She must have layered her holy power to protect herself, wrapped her body in her wings, and then closed in. I was about to swing my tail at her again but quickly pulled back.
Because I felt I would be cut.
Sure enough, she was looking this way with her sword raised, a look of disappointment on her face. Her body was covered in wounds. So were ours. Looking at Ha Yuri, I became half-certain.
She’s not an angel.
That bitch is no angel. She’s more human than anyone. Even if she were a real angel, there’s no way she’d look like that. After that furious exchange, we were in a stalemate. I slowly muttered toward Ha Yuri, carefully, so that no one else could hear.
“You have one too, don’t you? You piece of trash.”
“…”
Instead of an answer, I saw a look of utter shock. She was trying hard to remain calm, but seeing her reaction, I was sure I was right.
“Pride, Greed, Envy… which one is it? Seeing how she wants to become a god and climb higher… is it Pride? She’s a bitch who wants so many things, so it could be Greed, too.”
“What… are you?”
“I’m the demon who came to kill you. You wretched bitch.”
I saw the Sword Saint bite her lip.
This bitch’s true nature is the same as mine. She definitely has the power of one of the Eight Sins, just like me. I couldn’t tell exactly which sin she possessed, but based on her reaction just now, it was clear she had finished her Customization. Those massive wings weren’t angel wings. They’re just a luxury item, built from disgusting clumps of emotion. Just like my tail.
Unlike me, who grew stronger by taking sorrow from others, Ha Yuri must have scraped together emotions from her own pride or greed.
People thinking of her as a god, bowing their heads to her, worshipping and respecting her.
Even in this situation, the emotions continuously flowing into her must be her driving force. But the same is true for me. I slowly spoke to Choi Seulgi.
“I’m fine here. The humans up front…”
“I’ll come right back if it gets dangerous.”
As if she’d read my mind, Choi Seulgi launched herself forward again. Now that it was just the two of us, I strangely didn’t feel afraid of her. I slowly began to look around.
As for the guy called the King of the South, apparently his grand entrance wasn’t enough for him, because he was being eaten alive by Goff. The humans, now free from Ha Yuri’s holy power, were also being pushed back by the Green Skins from the North and the Brother’s Land.
The sight of their queen being wounded must have been the catalyst. Mev, Orbo, Hakajin, Gark and Hark, the Goblin Three Sisters, and even Jang Ye Ri were moving with the Goff Clan.
The Sword Saint, demanding an answer from me, didn’t seem to notice what was happening around her.
“How do you know?”
“How do you think I know?”
The look on Ha Yuri’s face as she scowled—it was an expression that made me feel incredibly good. I looked at her and muttered again.
“You know what? Humans are so despicable they can flip their emotions in an instant, like flipping the palm of their hand.”
As soon as I finished speaking, Ha Yuri frantically began to look around. I bared my fangs at her.
The ones who had been praising her, praying to her, and crying out that she was an angel were gone. In their place were only humans, dying meaningless deaths, wondering why they were here, why they were being eaten alive by monsters, and what they were even fighting for.
Ha Yuri’s face turned pale. And just as I expected, a loud voice burst from her lips.
“R-retreat! Fall back!”
But she wouldn’t be able to finish. Because a massive greatsword of blood fell from the sky and sliced off one of her wings. The wing quickly regenerated. But as the Sword Saint clutched her shoulder, I spoke to her with immense satisfaction.
“This is revenge, you fucking bitch.”