Chapter 107
Chapter 107
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>Translator: penny
>Chapter: 107
>Chapter Title: The Destroyer's Judgment
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>Chapter 107
To those without the Eye of Truth, it simply looked like Do-hyun had suddenly committed murder.
Not long ago, they had been trying to pin the blame on High Priest Gildeti, and now suddenly Sir Taksinel?
The elders jumped to their feet in the face of this incomprehensible situation.
“What in the world is going on!”
“We shouldn’t have trusted an outsider! Seize that traitor immediately!”
“Sir Taksinel’s safety comes first! Everyone, protect Sir Taksinel…”
Their wide eyes filled with bewilderment and hostility.
They were furious at Do-hyun’s sudden action.
Sir Taksinel was a comrade they had shared many years with, and the only force in Brion capable of facing the Destroyer alone.
Some of them looked ready to attack Do-hyun right then and there.
“Now, wait a moment. Everyone, look over there.”
But the atmosphere shifted dramatically soon after.
“What… Hup!?”
“No, what in the world…”
“Sir Taksinel?”
They couldn’t see the red light, but there was no need—the abnormal symptoms were plain as day.
A horrific, ominous aura.
A chilling silhouette like insects crawling in the darkness enveloped Taksinel’s heart.
Ssshh-.
It soon spread to his side and up his arm.
At some point, half of Taksinel had become a form from the abyss. His blackened half-face twisted in agony, red eyes squinted in pain.
[Kugh… What is this… Kehek.]
Sir Taksinel clutched his heart fiercely amid the burning pain.
No, the Destroyer Geymon crumpled to one knee.
An excruciating pain like his entire body was burning away sapped his strength.
[You have encountered the Abyss Contractor who broke the taboo, ‘Destroyer Geymon.’]
[The forced linked quest ends.]
[Successfully sprinkled concentrated Light Holy Water on the heart. Destroyer Geymon suffers a fatal wound.]
[Destroyer Geymon’s all stats are greatly reduced temporarily.]
The sole weakness of an Abyss Contractor.
Light Holy Water.
The crystallized essence of purified divine power, also called the Tears of God.
It was the result of stabbing a sword coated in it straight into the heart. Do-hyun was genuinely impressed by its superior-than-expected performance.
‘Whoa, the effect is spot on. Gamillion did a great job sourcing it.’
Even the Brion Temple struggled to obtain concentrated Light Holy Water, yet he’d somehow procured it and discreetly placed it in a water bottle on the shelf.
Do-hyun, gripping Cheonbyeon, let out a sigh of relief.
[Lyre Holy Knight Order’s Peacock Feather]
-Rarity: Rare+
-Description: A mark made from the feather of a peacock, symbolizing the second-in-command of the Lyre Holy Knight Order, which represents the phoenix and blue peacock of the order’s commander.
The item Jerthik had clutched until the end.
Its true nature was the peacock feather mark symbolizing the vice-commander of the Lyre Holy Knight Order.
‘Of all people, the vice-commander of the Lyre Holy Knight Order is the contractor?’
Thinking back, it was suspicious.
Taksinel had skipped the inspection due to his position as vice-commander,
He had never stepped forward eagerly when news of the Destroyer Geymon arrived,
And a man who had never missed a single mission happened to be absent for personal reasons at this exact timing.
‘No one suspecting him is the real mystery.’
That spoke to the level of trust he had built.
From Jerthik, the High Priest, the priests, and the citizens.
Even Do-hyun, a complete stranger, had felt his head spin when he first confirmed the evidence—how could they have possibly suspected him?
On the other hand, this insane power balance suddenly made sense.
Not on the level of Lebed, who rivaled the Seven Strongest, but a vice-commander was bound to be strong.
For such a figure to contract with the abyss, it was no wonder Jerthik died instantly.
‘I was agonizing over how to lower his guard…’
Even as a weakness, it only worked when mixed with blood.
And it had to hit the heart precisely, or it was meaningless, so he’d been racking his brain over the angle—yet this opportunity fell right into his lap.
Gildeti’s excuse about Jerthik’s absence had been a stroke of divine luck at just the right moment.
It allowed him to feign suspicion toward Gildeti, catch him off guard, and land a fatal blow effortlessly.
‘Wearing that false accusation around must have been his plan to frame the High Priest at the last moment.’
To use those who trusted him without a backward glance.
Meticulous to the point of cruelty, but that very cruelty became his poison.
He had fallen victim to his own scheme.
“My God…”
Silence fell briefly at the horrific sight of Taksinel—no, the Destroyer.
Then, starting with one elder’s quiet murmur, astonished voices erupted one after another.
“…To think Sir Taksinel was an Abyss Contractor. Unbelievable.”
“What is this… Does that mean Sir Taksinel killed Jerthik too?”
Faced with the inconceivable situation, they couldn’t contain their confusion.
“Ah… Aah…”
High Priest Gildeti was among them.
Jerthik and Taksinel, whom he had always trusted and relied on.
For Taksinel, whom he trusted and relied on more than anyone, to have killed Jerthik, whom he cherished like a grandson.
He couldn’t believe it even seeing it with his own eyes.
“…You said you assigned Sir Jerthik a secret mission, did you not? But… but what is this…”
Gildeti’s voice trembled.
His mind understood the situation, but his heart rejected it.
Taksinel lowered his head deeply, meeting Gildeti’s gaze, which seemed to plead for a denial.
“Say… say something.”
As Gildeti cautiously reached out to him.
[…Kuh. Kuhuhu.]
A chilling voice.
Gildeti hastily withdrew his hand at the cracking, inhuman tone.
[Fuhe… Kuhahaha! Kahaha!]
After laughing for a long while at whatever amused him, he raised his head.
Eyes dyed demon-red locked straight onto Do-hyun.
[So… you were that rat in the cave…]
He had finally realized the rat in the cave was Do-hyun.
The approaching figure was unstable, as if emerging from a hellfire, yet his ferocious aura burned even brighter.
Kraaaaa!
As he roared, dark energy swept through the hall.
A goosebump-inducing chill beyond mere sensation. It was no illusion.
[You have heard the Roar of Fear.]
[All speeds reduced by 10%.]
[All stats reduced by 10%.]
A wide-area debuff on everyone present.
Do-hyun stood there blankly, though his will burned to avoid being at a disadvantage alone.
[Trait ‘Hero’ blocks mental corruption.]
[Ignores Roar of Fear.]
‘Mm. As expected, this is cheat-level.’
The Hero trait erased the debuff without a trace.
[What…]
Even Destroyer Geymon seemed momentarily flustered, but only briefly.
Regaining his composure, he exuded a savage aura.
[I don’t know what trick you pulled… but you think smearing me with some holy water lets a worm like you face me!]
A roar of fury.
Do-hyun answered the spine-chilling rage of the Destroyer immediately.
“No.”
[…What?]
“How could I take you down alone? The level gap is huge—where’s your conscience?”
[…?]
Probably at least 20 levels higher, right?
A solo raid on a Hero+ grade raid boss-level monster over 20 levels above him?
‘As if.’
Maybe after hitting level 100, but in his current growth phase, it was absolutely impossible.
No matter how much Do-hyun ignored adversity, he wasn’t the type to throw himself into madness.
That wasn’t boldness; it was stupidity.
So he had prepared.
“Now’s the time! Everyone, fire!”
[…Fire?]
As the Destroyer wore a dazed expression at Do-hyun’s signal.
Whip- snap.
[…?]
A rope of divine power flew from somewhere, binding Destroyer Geymon’s body.
And it wasn’t just one.
Whip- snap, thwump.
Two, three, four, five…
Over ten in an instant became dozens, immobilizing the Destroyer.
Before Geymon could panic, it began.
[Divine Magic ‘Day of Judgment’ activates.]
A Divine Magic that required at least ten high priests to cast.
[The Judgment Ropes confirm the target’s evil deeds.]
[141 evil deeds confirmed.]
[Executing judgment.]
A high-level spell perfectly matching its name, delivering harsher judgment the more ‘evil’ the bound one was.
Zzzzap-!
[Kraaaaaah!!]
Divine power coursed through the Judgment Ropes like electricity, searing his body.
The power was so immense that the flashing light made it hard to keep eyes open.
Even Do-hyun, several steps away, felt chills from the aura.
‘Whoa…’
The power exceeded expectations.
The one joint offensive spell usable by high priests as clerics, and the most devastating Divine Magic.
‘Anyone hit by this would melt without a trace.’
Even decent bosses would be one-shot.
Swoosh.
Glancing at Gamillion, their eyes met, and he quietly gave a thumbs-up.
Do-hyun returned the gesture. Good call entrusting it to Gamillion.
He had gathered as much evidence as possible and promised to prepare allies, and in that short time, he’d assembled over ten.
“I couldn’t believe it even seeing the peacock feather, but to think it was real…”
“Good thing we prepped the magic circle.”
“The apostle coating him with holy water was key. He wouldn’t have fallen so easily otherwise.”
To the priests holding the Judgment Ropes, Do-hyun was no longer just an outsider.
Now he was addressed as Apostle.
He had shouldered the risk alone to create this chance against the thorn in their side—well-deserved respect.
‘Ah!’
Thanks to them, he leisurely spectated the Divine Magic’s brutality like a fireworks show when something clicked.
Do-hyun hurriedly turned and retreated to a safe distance.
Thud.
What he grabbed was a water bottle.
The one containing concentrated Light Holy Water.
[Kr, kraaa…! Y-You bastard, what are you…]
Somehow spotting it amid the chaos, Destroyer Geymon’s voice trembled in anxiety.
He thrashed to escape, but tightly bound, he couldn’t budge—looking utterly pathetic.
“No, it seemed a bit lacking.”
Do-hyun shrugged with an embarrassed grin.
No telling what Geymon’s gaze held now.
[Divine Magic ‘Day of Judgment’ is about to explode.]
The Day of Judgment, at its limit, was moments from its climax.
The light was too intense to see clearly, but it posed no issue for Do-hyun.
[Eye of Truth activates.]
‘Mm, left side.’
The red light from the heart shone clearly to him.
Swish-!
Do-hyun, lightly warmed up, calmly tossed the bottle,
Crash-.
It shattered perfectly toward the red light, and a message appeared.
[Divine Magic ‘Day of Judgment’ explodes.]
[Destroyer Geymon takes severe damage from the concentrated Light Holy Water.]
Flash!
Before he could even check, blinding white light engulfed everything.
The Day of Judgment had detonated.
‘Whoa… This has to have killed him for real, right?’
The brilliant explosion naturally sparked that thought.
As the light faded, the temple looked vastly different.
Where Destroyer Geymon had been was a massive crater, the surrounding area discolored white from intense divine power.
Sizzle-.
Dark fragments sputtered here and there, melting away under the lingering divine power.
No trace of Destroyer Geymon anywhere.
[You have executed the Abyss Contractor who broke the taboo, ‘Destroyer Geymon.’]
Even a message confirmed the death.
‘No way it was this easy?’
The plan flowed too smoothly?
All he did was stab during the lapse in guard and hand it off to the NPCs.
As even Do-hyun, the planner, felt a twinge of emptiness at the anticlimactic clear.
-…Did you get him?
-Liza…
Perhaps for their anticlimactic master.
Zihad and Eliza, who had watched from behind, chanted a forbidden spell.
Anyone who knew even a bit of shonen manga would gasp.
Sadly, Do-hyun was one of them.
“W-Wait… If you chant that…!”
Do-hyun, most panicked as he performed a gatotsu, shouted desperately the moment.
Wriggle.
Darkness bubbled in the empty crater, then rose like stacking blocks.
Like the beanstalk from Jack and the Beanstalk.
In the blink of an eye, the completed darkness took form.
Horns and red eyes bloomed from the shadows.
[The Abyss Contractor who broke the taboo, ‘Destroyer Geymon,’ has resurrected!]
[Max HP fixed below 30%.]
[All stats reduced by 50%.]
[Phase 2 begins.]
-Kraaaaa-!! I’ll kill you all!
Seeing the doggedly resurrected Destroyer Geymon howl, Do-hyun unwittingly muttered.
“…This actually works?”