Chapter 308
Chapter 308
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Translator: Ryuma
Chapter: 308
Chapter Title: Qualifications of the Transcendent (2)
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Whirrr! Slash!
Rokan effortlessly dodged the whip flying in faster than sound.
‘Hmmm.’
But upon regaining his composure and looking again, something felt off.
It was certainly incredibly fast and strong, but was it really powerful enough to send him flying with ease? It was hard to accept.
The speed was manageable if he braced himself, and the ground struck by the whip wasn't shattered to an impressive degree.
‘There it is.’
It was confusing, but Rokan knew from experience. The secret was hidden in the whip itself that the bastard wielded.
‘Just don’t get caught.’
The strategy was the same. He’d figured out that the whip’s power surged dramatically when it ‘caught’ him, so he focused on avoiding being grabbed.
“Backstab. Strike of Slaughter!”
In that sense, Rokan’s skills and control were perfect for toying with the bastard. He thoroughly ignored the whip.
‘No need to push myself to grab him.’
The bastard’s whip was dangerous, but that was it.
Abandoning the thought of capturing him actually made it easier to deal with.
The moment the whip aimed for his back, he circled behind the enemy, forcing it to take the attack instead, and landed a lethal blow while it flinched from the unexpected hit.
He severed the spine and nerves.
“Lion’s Frenzy!”
He infused it with the golden lion’s flames, making recovery impossible.
It was as if Gomoltan had played a brilliant combo with his allies.
Rokan didn’t miss the opportunity and snapped it up.
“Kyaak! Whip of Submission!”
Thanks to that, even Gomoltan’s frenzied attacks, driven mad with rage, were the same. Rokan watched the movements closely, dodging while countering to strike the mid-tier demons and pet beasts. The incoming experience dipped a bit, but he confirmed it filling up steadily as he ravaged Gomoltan.
“Go!”
When the experience bar reached a certain point, he finally ordered Sharak and Kirito to retreat and charged at Gomoltan.
“Grrrng! I’ll fight too!”
“Let’s go.”
Kirito, bursting with feral instinct, declared he’d fight to the death, but Sharak stopped him.
Activating Blood Magic to restrain his actions, he forcibly carried him back to Turubi.
The other vampires, werewolves, and demon soldiers followed suit.
Their numbers had already plummeted after the fierce battle, but they blocked pursuit as best they could and began a swift retreat.
“You won’t escape, you alone!”
Fortunately, Gomoltan ignored them. He poured everything into Rokan charging at him with momentum.
The fleeing ones could be crushed and toyed with later.
Grinding his teeth, vowing to capture and enslave him, he unleashed all his power at Rokan.
“Blink.”
But Rokan refused to fully engage until the end.
Even as the Transcendent Awakening duration neared its close, instead of clashing with full force, he focused on drawing the beasts’ attention, taking hits, and inflicting fatal wounds.
“Ultra Strike.”
The moment an opening appeared, he unleashed a single blow containing everything.
The strike that once slew Grand Masters now carried a Grand Master’s authority and the power of Blood Awakening.
Wooooong!
“N-No, how can a mere transcendent...!”
The immense energy gathered in the Battle Axe. It wasn’t just destructive power.
‘This is...?’
It was a new kind of power.
Rokan couldn’t tell its origin or how it was generated, but he knew the force in that strike far surpassed a Grand Master’s realm.
“F-Flee!”
KABOOOM!
Ultra Strike devoured the area. It wasn’t mere explosion. It was the power of ‘annihilation.’
A terrifying force that destroyed everything.
It swallowed the enemies and the space itself.
“Ugh!”
As the skill’s recoil ended, aftereffects hit Rokan. With Transcendent Awakening expired, he reverted to normal.
Crack!
That wasn’t all. Due to overexertion, Gale Storm Incarnation auto-deactivated, though some duration remained.
[You have leveled up.]
Then, a refreshing alert soothed his mind.
He’d reached level 399.
[You have reached level 399.]
[Promotion Quest is proceeding.]
[Assigning appropriate Promotion Quest based on your play record.]
Intense light enveloped Rokan.
All beings, distracted by the fearsome power, finally snapped to and unleashed attacks, but the light shielding Rokan blocked external interference.
“You who possess the qualifications of a transcendent, state the name that defines you.”
A voice accompanied it.
It demanded something from Rokan.
A name. Or what’s called a title.
Rokan tilted his head, puzzled, then recalled something.
‘Red Axe? No, not that.’
First was Drokshi. Wasn’t he more known by the moniker Red Axe than his name?
But he realized it wasn’t that. Drokshi wasn’t even a Grand Master, and for a transcendent, it felt too light.
‘Giant Slayer.’
Then another name came to mind. The one Gale Storm used in his heavenly fame days.
Now called God of Massacre, but too grandiose for a Grand Master title.
So Giant Slayer was probably accurate.
‘So that’s how it is...’
Recalling it, Rokan grasped the meaning of this title, the power within.
‘They say words hold power. Seems true here too.’
The name demanded by the unknown being.
It wasn’t mere decoration; it was a word defining him, empowering him.
That’s why Gale Storm was especially strong against titans.
‘Curious what Gaokan’s title is.’
Might be Lion King like before, or not.
In that moment, Rokan chose his title.
Or perhaps it was decided from the start.
“King of Violence. I am the King of Violence.”
The name carried from his past life. He judged no other fit him better.
[King of Violence Rokan. A fine name. Now prove your worth.]
[Value Proof: King of Violence][Quest]
You who possess the qualifications of a transcendent, prove your worth.
-Completion Conditions
1. Subjugate beings Lv300 or below 0 / 1,000,000
2. Subjugate beings Lv300 or above 0 / 100,000
3. Subjugate beings Lv350 or above 0 / 10,000
4. Subjugate beings Lv400 or above 0 / 10
-Completion Rewards: +1 Level, Promotion to Grand Master
“Huh.”
Saying the name generated the quest.
But no retroactive application or auto-promotion this time.
Seems the quest content changes based on the name given.
The completion conditions’ scale was insane.
“Crazy...”
He didn’t know exactly what ‘subjugate’ meant, but the numbers were astronomical.
100,000 Masters, 10,000 High Masters, and 10 Grand Master-tiers. Plus a million below Lv300.
Killing might count, but it’d still take forever.
‘At least level doesn’t drop...’
Rokan’s eyes wavered at the daunting quest.
But no changing it now.
The protective light flashed once more and vanished, as Gomoltan and his forces bared malice at the weakened Rokan.
“Heh heh heh, whatever, smashing them all should work out somehow.”
Transcendent Awakening ended, and even Gale Storm Incarnation’s duration expired. Yet Rokan didn’t despair or grovel.
He puffed his chest and unleashed madness once more.
“Berserk!”
The final clash began.
* * *
“Ugh.”
When Rokan, who’d been rampaging wildly, opened his eyes, an unfamiliar ceiling greeted him.
Death.
The sensation, long unfelt, was unfamiliar, but he didn’t panic.
He’d expected it.
[Netherworld territory Turubi has been destroyed.]
[Authority over Netherworld territory Turubi has been revoked.]
[Mid-tier demon authority has been stripped.]
Delayed alerts followed. As expected, the territory was destroyed, and his mid-tier demon authority revoked.
But Rokan didn’t care, checking his status first.
Fortunately, dropped items were junk, and his level intact.
“Good.”
This achieved his initial goal perfectly. He’d never planned to take down a two-realm superior beast tamer.
“Wait just a bit.”
But he wasn’t free of anger. He’d repay it, or he wouldn’t be Rokan.
Just not the right time yet.
Plus, hadn’t he glimpsed potential with that ultimate strike, Ultra Strike, in transcendent state? Even at Lv450, surviving a direct hit was doubtful.
Brushing off, Rokan ignored the losses and focused on the new Promotion Quest.
“Good, killing counts too, it seems.”
Thanks to his final Berserk rampage, the quest conditions showed some progress.
Still, far from enough. The road was long.
[The Beast Tamer Gomoltan has placed a bounty on you.]
“Hmm? Up to all sorts now.”
Another alert.
Enraged Gomoltan, unsatisfied with killing Rokan and trampling his territory, put a bounty on him.
Suddenly a wanted monster with a village bounty, but Rokan smirked. It meant little.
Netherworld bounties only worked there; neutral zones and heavens allowed village use freely.
“Ah, heavens too?”
Time to wrap heavenly investigations and move there.
He’d done this to handle incoming heavenly forces, after all.
But Rokan didn’t mind. Neutral zones remained, and for him, hunting massive numbers, pursuit from both heavens and netherworld was welcome.
“We’ll see who gets screwed.”
Then an idea struck.
He’d won overall, but a superior demon suffered huge losses to a mere mid-tier visitor who stripped everything. What happens to that position?
If he were a demon, he wouldn’t let it slide. Selfish, opportunistic demons likely thought the same.
Best to drag him down himself, but he might fall before Rokan reached Grand Master.
“Subjugate, huh... Interesting.”
And another thing: Rokan thought of an unexpectedly easy way to clear this quest.
Not just thinking—he acted immediately.