Chapter 94
Chapter 94
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Translator: Ryuma
Chapter: 94
Chapter Title: Conqueror Khan
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‘Dimension grade?’
The emergence of a grade he’d never seen before.
Park Chan-woo tilted his head inwardly.
Was it because the existence itself had been embodied as magic?
Or maybe because of the way he’d created the magic.
Instead of generating a physical body, he summoned it through his own shadow.
It was a creation technique he’d come up with after seeing Lee Hyuk-soo’s ‘Shadow Asphyxiation’.
If there was magic that extended shadows to asphyxiate anyone they touched, and allowed hiding inside to move around...
Then couldn’t he imbue an existence into the shadow itself and wield it like a summon?
The mana pattern of Dimension Traveler Charpham had been just like that, so applying it to his own shadow wasn’t difficult at all.
Fortunately, his hunch had been spot on.
It was a mind-numbing cascade of messages.
Even if limited to the rampage duration, level 130 was insane.
A figure that could rival the top monsters among the Twelve Races, or even the lowest of the ‘Twelve Race Lords’.
Of course, the power level of ‘Twelve Race Lords’ like Dragon God Sepiro, which he knew of, might not be their true strength.
There was a high chance they kept their main bodies elsewhere or deliberately held back their power.
‘I’ve never seen them step up personally.’
He’d only heard rumors.
Vague estimates like “probably around this level.”
He’d pieced together those stories on his own.
But just as Dragon God Sepiro’s true form was on another level, the remaining lords’ levels could differ starkly too.
Even in past Racial Wars, the Twelve Race Lords had never appeared directly.
No one had ever witnessed them fighting firsthand.
Humanity’s reach had clear limits from the start—they were far too frail to properly explore the Abyss.
Humanity had only one way to grow stronger.
A means to surpass those limits.
The ‘Racial War’.
Climb the rankings there to earn ‘privileges’.
Grind upward relentlessly, and even more powerful Abyss creators would flock to invest in Earth—not out of charity, but self-interest—creating a virtuous cycle. Somehow claw their way up to become the ‘Thirteenth Race’.
To avoid a future where Earth became their playground, this was the only path.
In any case...
‘Incredible.’
Even accounting for all that, level 130 was astronomical.
A number that shouldn’t appear until far in the future, manifesting now.
As Park Chan-woo’s own magic, no less.
Park Chan-woo gazed at Azos.
And then...
A description related to Azos appeared above its head.
He’d known some details from prior messages, but there was plenty of new info too.
What jumped out first was the ‘magic becoming an authority’.
‘An authority. A power that no magic below the Wish hierarchy can oppose.’
Authorities couldn’t be blocked by ordinary magic.
If it were a simple mana-absorbing spell, there’d be counters aplenty—but an ‘authority’-infused one? You just took it.
The magic ‘Azos’ itself had become an authority.
Meaning, unless facing a being with a hierarchy above Wish, no one could block its summoning.
Wish-bearers were rare across the entire Abyss, so whenever he wanted, summoning Azos was a given.
No interfering with the summon’s mana or severing the link for reverse-summoning.
Above all, ‘authorities’ operated on a whole different plane from regular magic.
‘Minimal mana cost.’
That explained it.
The mana drain was remarkably low.
Even though typical summons guzzled mana.
Just 14 minutes, sure—but for a level 130 entity, the cost was negligible.
He could probably keep it around for at least an hour in this state.
‘So I can choose between Azos or Charpham as the summon’s subject.’
Switching the subject changed the authority too.
Absorb divine power as Azos, release it as Charpham to unleash special abilities, it seemed.
But he didn’t trust Charpham yet.
A being sealed in the Demon-Sealing God’s Chalice.
Park Chan-woo had handled the chalice for quite a while, yet knew nothing about Charpham.
The God of Offerings hadn’t mentioned it either.
Who knew how many more like it lurked inside the ‘Demon-Sealing God’s Chalice’.
‘I thought the God of Offerings had conveyed its will to me... guess I was wrong.’
Disappointing.
Especially since, before his regression, it hadn’t breathed a word about entities sealed inside.
He hadn’t asked, so maybe it hadn’t told—but it sparked new questions.
What would emerge at the extreme negative levels?
Dimension Traveler Charpham was level -10.
Implying -20, -30, and beyond existed.
“Azos. Resolve all the trials within the time limit.”
Park Chan-woo, quickly sorting the situation, gave the order.
No more time to waste.
To finish all ten trials and face Khan within the remaining time, he had to move non-stop.
「Worry not, my lord.」
The shadow warrior Azos replied.
Though its form and mind had changed drastically, Azos’s memories remained intact.
It knew every trial inside out.
With just over 14 minutes left, it deemed it plenty.
Above all...
It proved Azos—not Charpham—held control of the magic.
Shadows didn’t need organic ties like flesh, so arranging those crude red particles had worked perfectly.
Allowing the subject switch in the first place.
‘Azos follows me anyway. Charpham needs more watching.’
What wouldn’t it do to break its seal and escape?
Better to let the Azos he’d spent time with take the reins for now.
Even his own magic could rampage.
Switching to an unknown like Charpham here was out of the question.
“You ominous monster. What did you do to Azos? Why has Azos become a shadow...?”
「Insult not the one I serve, Guardian Warrior.」
Shlick!
In an instant, blood sprayed.
Azos’s shadow spear had pierced the Guardian Warrior’s throat.
Thud!
The Guardian Warrior’s body crumpled.
Instant death.
As if there was nothing more to see, Azos moved briskly to the next location.
Park Chan-woo followed through the door.
He’d earned ten million more Contribution Points than before.
Park Chan-woo glanced back and spoke.
“Lee Hyuk-soo, don’t just stand there. Follow me.”
“......Yes.”
Lee Hyuk-soo, beyond the door, finally snapped out of it and nodded.
Nothing had gone by his common sense from start to finish.
First it felt like watching gods clash, then suddenly Azos burst from the prophet’s shadow and overwhelmed the Guardian Warrior.
Even as a path-maker...
‘What if I end up...?’
Terror rooted deep in his heart.
What if the prophet turned him into a shadow warrior too?
Of course, compared to Azos, Lee Hyuk-soo was like a newborn babe.
No need for the prophet to bother turning him into a warrior.
Lee Hyuk-soo cautiously trailed Park Chan-woo.
“What the hell. Did you kill the Guardian Warrior to get past?”
Another Guardian Warrior awaited there.
And the ninth trial was another deathmatch.
The Guardian Warriors overseeing the trials seemed to have altered the remaining ones entirely.
But...
“W-What is this power?!”
“Azos! How are you doing this to us...?!”
Ten trials total.
He’d cleared the remaining ones in the blink of an eye.
Rampaging Azos was beyond what the Guardian Warriors’ levels could handle.
Only one door remained.
The final gateway, leading to Khan.
Park Chan-woo inserted the ‘Challenger’s Key’ into the massive door.
With that...