Chapter 68
Chapter 68
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 68
Chapter Title: Late Visitor (6)
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1.
⚡ SKILL ACTIVATED ⚡ Heavenly Demon Divine Art - First Form: Fist Attribute: Physical / Range: 100m / Max Targets: 1-100
>Infuses qi into a punch, unleashing a powerful shockwave within a set range.
-Thud!
Magic is truly a powerful force.
It can make the impossible possible through natural means and even defy the laws of the universe.
⚡ SKILL ACTIVATED ⚡ Heavenly Demon Divine Art - First Form: Fist Attribute: Physical / Range: 100m / Max Targets: 1-100
>Infuses qi into a punch, unleashing a powerful shockwave within a set range.
-KABOOM!
However, great power naturally comes with an equal price.
That's why the great sages warn players who choose to become mages not to abuse it recklessly.
In Novel Online, I thought it was just flavor text for the story, but now that the game has become reality, I get why they say it.
Magic holds infinite power, but depending on the user, that immense might could be twisted toward evil.
"...Hoo."
The demon whose head had vanished.
"Did I kill it too quickly?"
I presumed the opponent was a demon who wielded magic.
So I dealt with it using the Heavenly Demon's techniques instead of the methods it would be familiar with. Mages are used to countering magical attacks, after all.
Plus, with rumors that High Elves excel at magic, it probably never imagined I'd strike with pure martial prowess.
'Not much after all.'
...So it wasn't that strong in the end.
Its mana suggested it was an exceptional mage, no doubt, but mages have structural weaknesses in their class that leave them extremely vulnerable to ambushes like this.
'Should've tested the waters first.'
Of course, in a full-on fight, nothing is more annoying than a mage.
Mages boast firepower on another level compared to swordsmen, fighters, priests, and the like.
And unlike Novel Online, this world is reality.
So even if they just spam wide-area skills like Meteor or Explosion, the surrounding area would be reduced to rubble.
Moreover, this world doesn't have protected stages like in the game. You don't even need to be a great sage—a High Elf could easily turn an entire continent into a sea of flames.
'There are historical records of it happening, too.'
That's why I tried to finish it off quickly, but seeing it die without doing a thing, I wondered if I'd overdone it.
"C-Cyan, wasn't that a bit much? How are we supposed to talk if you finish it off before it even finishes speaking...?"
"Tch. Better than letting a mage pull off some trick. Anyway, it was nothing special. It only had power over humans."
Well, ending it fast isn't a bad thing.
Time to head back.
The demon just killed the bandit leader, and I took out that demon moments ago. That should wrap things up—
"...Watch your feet!"
"What?"
That's when the little demon king shouted at me.
-Whoosh!
Sudden movement from below my feet.
"...!"
-Crunch!
I leaped into the air, dodging the spikes erupting from the ground.
'It didn't die?'
I kept my eyes on the spot below.
The demon whose head I blew off with my fist—I was sure it was dead. So what was that just now?
But I had no time to figure it out.
-Crackle!
Dozens of magic circles deploying in the air.
"Tch, here it comes...!"
This is exactly why I try to take out mages fast.
Give them even a moment to cast, and the turn passes to them.
-Boom! Bang!
"An explosion like this can't—"
The magic circles detonated with fierce blasts, but they barely scratched me.
-Crackle!
But now the real trouble begins.
The reason mages are such a pain in a straight fight.
"Urgh..."
Bursting through the smoke of the explosions, another black magic circle greeted me right in front.
And this one wasn't an explosion spell.
-Slash!
I twisted my head, dodging the sword strike emerging from the circle.
It missed me by a hair, slicing through dozens of trees behind me.
"Impatient one, aren't you, High Elf."
And then its voice rang out.
The voice of the one whose head I'd just blown off.
"You bastard...!"
It stood there perfectly fine, as if mocking me. Its form was shrouded in black cloth, hard to see clearly, but it was definitely sneering.
I'd severed its neck clean off—how was it alive?
Was that a clone? But clone magic isn't...
No, whatever. The point was, it was still standing.
...Meaning it had anticipated I'd kill it right away.
"But so what?!"
-Flash!
⚡ SKILL ACTIVATED ⚡ Heavenly Demon Step – Shrinking Ground Attribute: Physical / Range: None / Max Targets: 1
>A special movement technique that folds space to travel, equivalent to a physical blink spell.
I kicked off the air and charged straight at it.
-Crackle!
As if expecting it, it conjured dozens—no, hundreds of magic circles around us.
All explosive fire magic. They might not hurt me, but they'd halt my charge.
"High Elf, you shall never reach me."
"We'll see."
But that was its mistake.
Mages produce the strongest firepower of any class with a single spell, but if that spell is blocked, they're helpless.
"We'll see about that!"
⚙ SKILL ACTIVATED ⚙ Mana Cancel – Wide-Area Magic Attribute: Darkness / Range: 100m / Max Targets: ∞
>Cancels all magic below 6th rank within range. -Tzzzz...
"Cyan canceled the magic! What’s that guy gonna do now?!"
No matter how skilled a mage, they can't spam 6th-rank spells endlessly.
Maybe those twin great sages could, but this wasn't one, and the spells it'd used so far topped out at 4th rank.
"This time for sure... Die already!"
⚡ SKILL ACTIVATED ⚡ Heavenly Demon Divine Art - Second Form: Ghost God Kick Attribute: Physical / Range: 50m / Max Targets: 1-50
>Special: Unavoidable
>Usable only during Shrinking Ground. Delivers sharp kicks to all enemies in a 50m frontal area.
-Slash!
In an instant, I warped behind it and cleaved its body in half, killing it.
Right, there were monsters that could regenerate even after losing their heads.
But what about this?
"...Burn."
-Roar!
This time, it didn't stop at bisecting the body.
I incinerated it completely to ashes.
To the point where it couldn't regenerate, leaving no trace—not even a Transcendent could revive from that.
Vampire-types need fire to finish them off for good, after all.
"Tch, what a hassle."
Anyway, the flame spell I used was 'Hellfire'.
Hellish flames that don't die out until the target is utterly consumed.
It's only 4th rank, but its damage rivals 5th rank—more than enough to ash this thing.
"Cyan, you okay?"
"Yeah, no big deal. The only annoying part is all this dust from the explosions."
I calmed Luis, who came rushing over in shock.
I was surprised too, honestly.
Demons have great regeneration, but blowing off the head like that should make survival tough.
Mages need consciousness and control over their mana to cast. Decapitation severs that control, preventing spells in most cases.
'Had a regeneration spell pre-cast?'
Not even a boss monster, yet pulling off near-resurrection regen. You see all kinds of things living like this.
-Clank!
"Ah?"
"?"
Suddenly, chains wrapped around Luis's body.
The tentacles had turned into chains, binding him.
"Cyan, what's with this guy all of a sudden?!"
"No idea."
I never ordered it to bind Luis, so why...
(Cyan! That one's a fake! Get away quick!)
"...Huh? Luis, what are you—"
"Heh heh."
-Clang!
And Luis snapped the chains in an instant.
Chains formed from tentacles twice his level—shattered by raw strength.
"You don't mean—!"
-Stab!
Pain exploded in my chest.
Something—like a sword—had pierced right through me.
"Ugh..."
Actually, not a sword.
Just a massive spike that appeared from behind, punching through my chest.
-Drip... Drip...
This actually hurts pretty bad.
The first real pain since arriving in this world.
It stung worse than falling from the Exile Tower.
"Heh, something felt off. You're no High Elf. Makes sense—no High Elf could pull off martial arts like that."
"You..."
-Step... Step...
Luis approached.
"Who'd have thought I'd run into a fellow demon here."
...No, precisely, the 'demon' whose head I'd blown off, body halved, and then burned to ash was approaching.
Seeing my Transform drop from using Heavenly Demon techniques, it realized I was a demon, not a High Elf.
(Cyan! What happened?! A barrier suddenly went up, and I can't see you—)
-Crackle!
"...Noisy lizardkin. I was gonna rip out your heart and kill you. But that pest made you notice at the last second, ruining it."
The telepathic link with Luis cut off.
Looks like it threw up a powerful barrier, sealing off the space from the outside.
This is why mages are such a pain...
"...That's a problem."
"What's a problem?"
"You just blew your one and only chance—the only shot you'll ever get at killing me!"
It hurt having my chest pierced, but recovery was already done.
I don't have its level of die-and-revive regen, but with 2% HP regen per second, I'd get accused of hacking by anyone watching.
I've even been reported for it before, so I'm confident in my natural recovery.
-Flash!
"Looks like you just won't die, huh? Or should I say, the more you die, the more you come back?"
This area was wrapped in a pretty sturdy barrier.
'Should hold up fine.'
Physical force won't break it—only overwhelming mana to collapse its structure would do.
"...What do you plan to do?"
"Simple. I just wanna see how many times you can come back."
-Crackle!
Good. Time to dust this off.
I'd held back on using it openly since it could wipe out the whole island, but it so kindly provided a 'sustained barrier.'
This should hold.
It was a 6th-rank spell I'd wanted to try but never found a safe spot for.
"Die nonstop for three minutes straight. Let's see if you survive that."
-Crackle! Crackle!
It hit me mostly with fire explosions, so I'll return the favor.
🔥 6TH-RANK MAGIC ACTIVATED 🔥 Supernova Attribute: Fire / Range: Immeasurable / Max Targets: Immeasurable
>Special: Unavoidable
>A massive explosion that obliterates everything in range over its duration. Annihilates all within 1km.
"That spell... No way! You planning to self-destruct?!"
"Don't worry. For me, it's just a nice warm bath."
"You mad—"
-KABOOOOOM!!!
In a flash, blinding light erupted into a colossal explosion.
-Rumble rumble rumble!
The blast swallowed everything inside the barrier, including me. I confirmed its presence got utterly consumed.
The mountain and shrine vaporized; the ground vanished like it was sucked into a black hole.
'Nice and toasty.'
Eyes stinging a bit, but tolerable—like soaking in a warm bath.
'...But this is a problem.'
One unforeseen issue, though.
I could tank the spell just fine, but my clothes? Not so much.
Next time, gotta barrier up first.