Chapter 174
Chapter 174
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Translator: Ryuma
Chapter: 174
Chapter Title: Aftermath of the Abyss
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The Soul World was thrown into utter chaos by the aftermath of the fusion magic, Abyss.
The room where Leyzon and his companions were staying couldn't escape the repercussions either.
Syria and Iden barely managed to block the explosion's shockwave, but in doing so, the entire room was ripped straight out of the Resonance World.
Ku-gu-gu-gu-gu-gu-gung!
The severed room hurtled through the Soul World.
Leyzon tumbled wildly across the floor from the force of it.
Books scattered everywhere in a total mess.
Furniture toppled and slid around, turning the place into a disaster zone.
But he didn't regret firing off Abyss.
"If that bastard had gotten inside here..."
It would've been game over for everyone in the room.
Instead, the price they paid was the room being torn from the Resonance World.
Leyzon finally steadied himself and lifted his head.
Between the mangled doorframe and wall.
There, stark against the pitch-black Soul World—like the void of space—stood the Resonance World.
The Resonance World resembled a massive, round sphere.
One section of that sphere gaped open like a hole.
That had been the room Leyzon was just in.
And enveloping the entire sphere was a colossal hand.
Innumerable long fingers, too many to count.
"The Transcendent of Evil."
They were its fingers.
Each one was no more than a single knuckle to the Transcendent of Evil.
Yet the aura radiating from them sent chills racing down his spine.
A being from beyond the heavens.
It drove home just what a divine existence truly meant.
In that moment, blood suddenly dripped from the tip of Leyzon's nose.
A stinging pain prickled across his entire body.
"Figures, even just a part of the Transcendent of Evil packs this punch."
Simply glimpsing a fragment had his soul trembling, unable to bear the shock.
He wiped the blood from his nose with a quick swipe of his hand.
Still, activating Abyss had paid off.
Because he'd seen it.
The tip of the Transcendent of Evil's finger.
It was burning pure white.
Leaning against the wall, he sneered.
"Gotta tell the Poison Spider about this."
Soul Scar.
A fierce poison that wounded the soul directly.
He'd learned about it from the Poison Spider's research notes.
A venom the Poison Spider had prepared to avenge her old friend Pirsiran someday.
He'd brewed it using Fierce Poison Mixed Aura [SS].
"Tell her the poison worked like a charm."
Of course, all he'd managed was to singe the tip of one finger.
Leyzon couldn't touch the Transcendent of Evil in his current state.
And he knew that better than anyone.
But at least he'd made it annoying.
"To the Transcendent of Evil, we're nothing but ants."
So he'd fought back like an ant—with ant poison.
Let's see you deal with that stinging all day long.
With that thought, he turned his head.
"Flamehead, what now?"
The situation had been so dire he'd just gone for it.
But the cost was getting booted from the Resonance World.
Even now, the Resonance World receded endlessly into the distance.
Still, turning back wasn't an option.
Not when they'd gone to all the trouble of preparing for Flamehead.
"Abyss, nice shot!"
To his surprise, praise came from Flamehead himself.
"I'd already finished my preparations anyway."
A brilliant blue glow emanated from beneath Flamehead's feet.
Amid the azure flames, his bold grin shone through.
"I've already shifted control of this place to our room."
Leyzon's eyes widened slowly.
This guy's all talk until he delivers!
"From now on, this room is the new Resonance World."
With those words, Flamehead clapped his hands together.
Ku-gu-gu-gu-gu-gu-gung!
In an instant, the room began to transform.
The torn door and walls snapped back into place, furniture righted itself.
A whirlwind-like gale swept through, restoring everything to normal.
Leyzon stared in awe at the spectacle.
Then everything froze, and the room fell silent.
In the quiet.
Creeeak... creak... creeeak...
Only the lamp hanging from the ceiling swayed slowly, testament to the earlier impact.
The silence didn't last long.
"Leyzon!"
Syria rushed to Leyzon, who was still on the floor.
She'd guarded the Resonance World room with shadows until the very end.
Leyzon pulled her into a tight embrace as she barreled toward him.
"That was incredible! Landing a hit on the Transcendent of Evil—no one else could pull that off but you, Leyzon!"
Syria lavished him with praise.
Leyzon gave an awkward smile.
It was embarrassing; it was the only thing he was good at.
"Leyzon."
At the same time, Iden retracted his darkness and called out.
A faint smile played on his lips.
"That was the best."
Iden had lost his daughter to the Transcendent of Evil.
Now they'd given that monster a solid smackdown.
Nothing could feel better.
"Next time, we'll hit it even harder."
"Looking forward to it."
Leyzon turned last to Flamehead.
He slumped on the floor, breathing heavily.
The dire circumstances had demanded total focus, and now the backlash hit.
"Flamehead, you did great too."
"Yeah, it was exhausting beyond words."
Flamehead caught his breath and stood.
"The Transcendent of Evil won't be able to interfere with the Resonance World for a while now. I've completely scrambled the coordinates in the Soul World."
That was welcome news.
"But only for a while."
"Exactly. Once this world's power runs out, we can't escape the Transcendent of Evil."
Either way, it was a ticking clock.
Regrettable, but you couldn't have everything.
They'd figure that part out later.
"Abyss, did you catch a glimpse of the Crawling Mausoleum?"
Flamehead had been focused on repairing the Resonance World.
So he hadn't seen the full picture.
"We crossed paths briefly."
The scythe in its eye.
It was undoubtedly the same power that had erased the memories of the 29th White Lion Knight Commander.
"From now on, don't look that thing straight in the eye."
His instincts had been right; those eyes were dangerous.
"Flamehead, do you know what it is?"
Flamehead shook his head side to side.
"Not exactly. But I know how dangerous that power is."
Even Flamehead didn't seem to know it could erase a person's existence from the world.
"Does a power like that really have no activation conditions?"
Leyzon recalled how the Crawling Mausoleum had slain the White Lion Knight Commander.
Maybe it only triggered under specific conditions, like killing.
As he pondered, Flamehead rolled his shoulders lightly.
Then he strode forward confidently.
"Abyss, let's go. It's time to meet the master of the Resonance World."
Leyzon's face lit up.
He'd been waiting for this since the Resonance World sealed shut.
"Right away."
He quickly led Syria and Iden after Flamehead.
Creeeaaaak—
As the door opened, a vast field stretched before them.
He'd seen this field before.
It was where the Resonance World's master, Pirsiran, had resided.
Leyzon hurried across the field.
"Whoa, so pretty~"
Butterflies flitted among the flowers dotting the Soul World field.
Pirsiran had made flower gardening her hobby, apparently.
No wonder her field bloomed with so many blossoms.
Soon, the silhouette of a woman standing atop the field came into view—her back to them.
Skin as black as a pureblood Dark Elf's should be, long pointed ears.
Greenish glow peeking from within her black hair.
The woman in the dark dress was Pirsiran.
"Pirsiran."
He called her name, joy bubbling up.
She turned slowly toward them, a beat late.
She'd suffered so much defending the Resonance World from seizure.
He was about to offer some words of comfort.
But Leyzon halted his steps.
"Abyss?"
Flamehead, following behind, stopped as well, puzzled.
He shifted his gaze questioningly to Pirsiran.
"Oh, damn."
Then even Flamehead muttered through gritted teeth.
Dark Elves carried a debuff called Malvein.
An innate trait from their high affinity for darkness.
When Malvein activated, a Dark Elf's stats skyrocketed to extremes.
But at the cost of losing their reason and surging with bloodlust.
And right now.
Pirsiran's eyes were pitch black.
Proof that her Malvein had triggered.
Pirsiran had nearly lost the Resonance World to the Transcendent of Evil.
The only way she'd held it was one: plunging her own soul into Malvein to boost her power.
Thanks to that, she'd safeguarded the Resonance World.
But she'd lost her sanity in exchange.
Plip.
Dark clouds gathered overhead, raindrops beginning to fall.
The once-vibrant green field gradually turned gray.
Fires flickered to life one by one at the horizon's edge.
The Resonance World belonged to Pirsiran.
It was naturally most affected by her.
Her losing her mind meant.
The Resonance World couldn't escape the fallout either.
"Ah... aaah."
Pirsiran's lips parted, a voice leaking out.
"AAAAAAGH!"
What followed was Pirsiran's bloodcurdling scream.
The Resonance World shook violently in an instant.
"Abyss!"
"Leyzon, this is dangerous!"
Flamehead and Syria shouted at him.
Iden frowned just like them.
Pirsiran was invincible within the Resonance World.
Nothing short of the Transcendent of Evil itself could touch her.
Sticking around meant getting killed by her.
Leyzon gazed at Pirsiran through the pouring rain.
Even as she faded, she'd created this world.
All for her son, Piran.
Yet the Transcendent of Evil had trashed her final sanctuary, the place she'd made for her boy.
He couldn't forgive that.
"Pirsiran."
So he declared to the rampaging woman.
"I'll bring you back soon."
The woman who'd guarded this place alone, missing her son yet sparing him the grief of losing his mother.
He promised to restore her.
With that vow, Leyzon and his group departed the Resonance World.
In the spot Leyzon had left, only Pirsiran's agonized screams echoed.