Chapter 70
Chapter 70
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 70
Chapter Title: The Late Visitor (8)
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1.
'Damn, that level of power would kill me.'
I wouldn't take a single point of damage.
No, in my current state, I might suffer minor burns, but Louis would definitely die.
'In the end, do I have no choice but to rely on teleportation again?'
Teleportation is originally a spell that shouldn't be used for a certain period after it's disrupted, to allow for mental stabilization.
It's an extremely dangerous spell that breaks down the body into particles and moves through space.
-Flash!
But if I take that spell head-on, won't the clothes I just changed into burn up again?
And Louis might end up barbecued like a lizard. No helping it. No other options.
-Squeee...!
"Ugh."
In the end, a severe ringing starts in my head.
Just like that time.
It feels like the pain of forcibly tearing through a barrier that blocks teleportation and attempting it anyway.
"Urgh..."
I feel my consciousness and body separating, drifting away from myself as if experiencing an out-of-body sensation.
Damn it, to struggle this much against a mere demon like that. No, it shouldn't have been this hard originally, but that guy's inexplicable regeneration is what's causing it.
'No matter how many times I kill him, kill him... he doesn't die...'
This brings back bad memories.
⚠️ BOSS ALERT ⚠️ 【Fallen Transcendent - Delatros】 ▶"I am your creator. Crude attacks made by the likes of you won't work on me!"
Yeah, it reminds me exactly of fighting that guy.
No matter how much powerful attacks I poured out, no matter how many arrows and spears I thrust, the transcendent showed no wounds and attacked with overwhelming power.
How did I counter his inexplicable power back then? There was definitely a way to oppose the transcendent's authority.
But strangely, I can't recall it.
No matter how hard I try to remember, no matter how much I strain, that part is like it's blocked from my memory—I can't pull it out.
"Greetings. It's nice to see you again."
A voice reached me then.
"...?"
I turn my head at the sudden voice.
"Where is this?"
And at the same time, I confirm the surroundings have instantly changed to a pure white background.
"This is the world inside your mind, Cyan."
"...My mind?"
There, a golden-eyed High Elf, the Great Sage Elena, stood.
'Her sister Alena isn't here.'
Just a few days ago, we parted in the Forest of Dawn, and unless special conditions are met, she can't leave—but here she was, waiting for me.
"How are you here?"
"You should ask the Demon King. She allowed me to contact you."
The Demon King?
How did that one manage it?
"She made a contract with us. Though it's just a clone of her body, it allows her to summon us."
A contract for summoning—it's not impossible, but unexpected.
I don't remember her summoning the Great Sage in the game; if she did, players could never subjugate her no matter what.
"Do you remember my sister Alena approaching you disguised as an ordinary elf?"
Oh, right—Alena approached me and did all sorts of things.
"No way that was summoned by the Demon King too?"
"No, that was Alena acting on her own. So please don't think of beating the Demon King to death the moment you recover."
"Tch."
Too bad. It seemed like a good excuse.
"Unlike Alena, I can't manifest my main body here, but I can give advice."
"What advice? About that damn cockroach of a demon with endless vitality?"
Anyway, Elena showing up isn't bad.
I don't know exactly what method she used, but now I can figure out how to deal with that demon who revives endlessly no matter how many times I kill him.
"No, he doesn't have tenacious life force or superior regeneration."
"...What do you mean? I clearly sliced his body, bisected him, burned him. And after that, I erased him without even leaving ashes, yet he regenerated perfectly. Isn't that superior life force or regeneration?"
But I don't quite understand what Elena means.
I definitely used the most powerful and sustained attacks available to me.
But he brazenly showed up, threw that magic tool at us, and left—yet it's not regeneration or life force... what does that mean?
-Crackle!
Light appeared at Elena's fingertips.
Mana slowly gathers, forming a spherical shape floating in the air.
"Cyan, do you know the moon doesn't emit its own light like the stars?"
"...Of course."
"Then it's best not to let it show. Very few in this world know the moon shines by reflecting the sun's light."
Ah, fair point.
Few here care about astronomy; maybe some eccentric elves or weather mages.
"But what does the moon and that demon have to do with anything."
Not important right now.
What I need is a way to kill that demon—finding a method to burn him eternally forever.
"A crucial connection. He possesses a portion of the authority once held by the Transcendent of Life."
"Delatros's authority?"
"Yes. That's why the demon's ability isn't transcendent life force or regeneration."
"...Explain in detail."
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ 2.
-KABOOM!
The intense breath engulfs the ground.
Something cuts through the sky amid the storm raging overhead and the downpour making it hard to keep eyes open.
"Please! Just! Die already-!"
Louis is desperately trying to put as much distance as possible between himself and the pursuing demon.
Even circling this uninhabited floating island—which is little more than a small rock—dozens of times.
-Sizzle...
Smoke rises from where the breath scorched.
This floating island is already pockmarked like a beehive from Louis's breaths punching dozens of holes through it.
A humanoid breath has a narrower range, but higher accuracy than dragon form—so Louis's breaths hit the demon squarely, vaporizing him without a trace each time.
"That much won't even scratch me, foolish lizard."
But even so, the demon kept reappearing.
"Again?! Why the hell won't you die?!"
No matter how many times he kills him, it never ends.
Even after the demon's form vanished from the world dozens of times, he still approached Louis like a nightmare.
Maybe this really is a nightmare.
Cyan collapsing so helplessly, and this monster reviving no matter how many times he's killed—it makes him suspect it's all some dream 'illusion'.
-Crackle!
"Give up already, lizard. There's nothing a young whelp like you can do."
"Urgh, again...!"
Dozens of magic circles appear around Louis.
It's the 3-star spell that caused small explosions on Cyan earlier.
-Boom! Kaboom! Boom!
"Agh...!"
Honestly, this spell isn't that powerful.
Louis had endured similar attacks multiple times before without major damage, continuing to struggle.
"Urk... Hack... Ugh, ah."
But Louis isn't Cyan.
No matter how low the power, repeated hits accumulate damage.
He lacks regeneration to heal big or small wounds instantly, or defense to shrug off continental-incinerating flames.
"Ugh..."
Thus, Louis's body is a wreck from the relentless attacks.
When Louis vomited blood and collapsed, he was too battered to even transform into a dragon.
Dragons are innately superior, but the opponent is a demon with inexplicable endless revival.
-Step step
The demon smirks as he approaches Louis.
No traces of breath damage, and under the moonlight, his appearance is unchanged from their first encounter—not a wrinkle in his clothes.
"Looks like you've finally hit your limit, you damn lizard brat. No matter how much you struggle, your master's future won't change. I already saw him die just moments ago. Right before your eyes."
"...Lies."
In short, an opponent a mere hatchling like Louis couldn't handle.
"Lies...!"
"No, once I've seen a future, it doesn't change. That's my power, little one."
"Guhk...?!"
In the end, the demon chokes Louis with one hand and lifts him.
⚔ ENEMY STATUS ⚔ 【One of the Seven Great Demons '???' – Lv.500(★)】 Louis flails limbs at the demon in agony, but without dragon-exclusive breath, the massive level gap prevents any damage.
"I could snap your neck right here. But that would be no fun."
"Wha? Wh-what are you...?"
"Didn't I just say? Your master will die right before your eyes."
"No way-"
-Crackle!
Black particles gather in the air.
They soon form a human shape, and Cyan's dazed, staring blankly into space figure appears.
"Sto-stop! Don't do it!"
-Thud!
"Urgh-"
The demon throws Louis to the ground and heads to the fallen Cyan.
"No, even if I stop, his fated death won't change. Not even if a transcendent comes."
"No..."
-Grab!
The demon grabs Cyan's neck with one hand and slowly lifts him, then raises his other hand, showing Louis a gleeful smile.
Intending to pierce Cyan's chest and destroy his heart in one blow.
No matter how regenerative, instant destruction of vital organs like heart or head prevents recovery.
"No...!"
"No, it will."
-Stab!
"Ah-"
Thus, to efficiently kill a highly regenerative demon, choose one of two methods.
"...Poor thing. If you'd just listened, I wouldn't have killed you. This is punishment for trying to kill me outright-"
-Crack!
"Grah...?!"
Of course, only if you possess power strong enough to pierce the demon's tough body.
"You damn bastard...! What kind of body is this-"
The demon screams in pain from his hand.
He clearly aimed to pierce Cyan's chest and destroy the heart.
But instead of penetrating, all his fingers shattered upon impact—an eerie sight.
"Grrr...!"
"...You dare touch my chest?"
"What-"
-Crunch!
And an even stranger sight unfolded.
Cyan, suddenly regaining senses, smashed the demon's head with his fist.
"Then you deserve to die. As many times as it takes."
The demon's brains and blood splatter across the ground.
"...Tch, disgusting."
Cyan wipes his soiled fist with a handkerchief, annoyed.
"C-Cyan...?!"
"What's with that face? First time seeing me kill someone?"
Louis stares in disbelief. Just moments ago, Cyan lay motionless like he was unconscious.
-Swish...
"...The body is turning to dust."
Suddenly, the demon's corpse on the ground crumbles to dust and vanishes without trace.
'Ha, so that's how it was. I've been wasting energy pointlessly like an idiot.'
It was definitely here moments ago.
-Step step
"...How does it feel to have your head explode? Much different from decapitation?"
Cyan turns toward the footsteps.
"Guh, you recovered your broken mind in that short time? I clearly saw your death."
"I've had a similar experience before, so I'm pretty used to it now."
The demon glares at Cyan as he approaches.
Again, no wounds. Even the head shattered by Cyan's fist is fine.
"Oh, by the way, I have something to tell you."
"Last words from a soon-to-die fool?"
"No, that's what I'll say to you. But since you're fellow kin, I'll ask one thing with your dying words."
But Cyan shows no panic.
He fully expected it—grateful even that he revived intact.
"What?"
"Do you know about a place called Earth?"
"...No."
"I see. Then die."
And with that, business concluded.
The demon honestly admitted ignorance of Earth.
Cyan almost felt a twinge of reluctance as fellow Earthling, but now he can kill without hesitation.
"With that body? Don't make me laugh. Even as a demon, you know— in that state, you can barely cast a decent spell."
The demon mocks Cyan.
Indeed, though conscious, Cyan sweats coldly and sways unsteadily.
"Heh."
Mental strength still rock bottom.
"...Laughing?"
At best, he could open subspace once; bad body condition makes Heavenly Demon techniques hard too.
Honestly, maintaining consciousness is a miracle.
"You blabbered earlier about me dying before Louis's eyes."
"Yes, that's your future."
But for Cyan, one subspace was enough.
-Shrrk
"Correct. I'm about to die soon."
"What?"
Cyan pulls something from subspace.
A small tentacle clings to his hand, soon emitting pure white light—an object appears.
⚔ ITEM: HOLY SWORD ⚔ 『Hero's Holy Sword』 ※Ultimate weapon against demons. Burns all demons touching the blade—even the Demon God falls. ※Only a hero can wield it; others are consumed by its holy power. It was the holy sword.
"Cyan?! What are you-"
-Stab!
Cyan stabs his own chest with the holy sword.
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✨ PASSIVE SKILL ACTIVATED ✨ 【“Death, I will reject you.” - Passive[★]】 -Death, I reject you. ※Attribute: Light / Range: None / Max Targets: 1 ※Special: (Cooldown: 24 hours) ▶The incantation of regression created by the Transcendent of Time. Automatically activates when user's HP reaches 0. Fully restores and revives the user.