Chapter 258
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Translator: 8uhl
Chapter: 258
Chapter Title: Summoning the Ultimate Knight
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The way to summon the Ultimate Knight is simple.
-legend, slumbering in this place.
All you have to do is place the "Orb that Calls Completed Death" in front of the tombstone inscribed with those words.
Jeong Hoon placed the orb in front of the tombstone.
After a few seconds passed like that, the tombstone began absorbing the orb's energy.
The orb, drained of its power, changed from black to white and soon shattered with a crash.
Warning! Warning!
The Ultimate Knight appears.
A message appeared stating that the Ultimate Knight had manifested in front of Jeong Hoon, and black smoke swirled above the altar.
The Ultimate Knight uses "Sword Energy Burst."
At that moment, sharp sword energy like thorns poured out toward Jeong Hoon in massive quantities.
Using Light Barrier.
Jeong Hoon deployed his Light Barrier.
Crunch.
Each collision with the sword energy rapidly destroyed the Light Barrier.
However, the barrier, forged from Jeong Hoon's stats, managed to withstand the Ultimate Knight's sword energy to some extent.
Once he blocked the Sword Energy Burst, the swirling smoke subsided, revealing a massive Death Knight.
Lv. 1,100 Ultimate Knight (Awakened)
The Ultimate Knight, originally level 250, had skyrocketed to level 1,100.
"My god...."
"This is insane...."
Those watching from behind looked up at the Ultimate Knight with eyes filled with shock.
Even back when the Ultimate Knight was level 250, it had been evaluated as a tricky boss, but now it exuded an overwhelming presence beyond comparison.
"Human, did you summon me?"
A low voice leaked from between the black helmet.
Jeong Hoon nodded, aiming Leviathan at him.
"Yeah. Aren't you grateful?"
"...How dare you defy the will of the gods!"
The will of the gods.
Jeong Hoon's lips twisted upward in a smirk.
"Your annihilation is the will of the gods, punk."
"A human who won't listen to reason."
The Ultimate Knight descended the altar steps with heavy thuds.
Each step made the ground tremble, sending out waves of black mana that overwhelmed everyone around.
Jeong Hoon felt it too.
'My legs feel heavy.'
Just from the creature approaching, his legs felt like they weighed a ton.
All his senses screamed at him to flee from that Death Knight.
But what could he do?
He had come this far, and he had to take it down to proceed to the next stage.
Jeong Hoon's mind was filled only with thoughts of subjugating the Ultimate Knight.
Of course, there was something he had to do first.
Absolute Luck Potion
-Type: Consumable
-Rank: Unique
-Greatly increases the probability of a single draw.
Jeong Hoon had used this Luck Potion very effectively before.
And this time was no different.
'I'll boost the odds even a little and take it down.'
The Soul of Darkness, which dropped at an extremely low probability.
More precisely, it was the soul of that Ultimate Knight.
He intended to claim the tragic soul of the being eternally trapped here, reduced to a mere word from a Transcendent.
'I hope it drops quick.'
The Soul of Darkness had never dropped even once so far.
He couldn't expect a miraculous change from just the Absolute Luck Potion alone.
So, he would fuse it to upgrade it one step further.
Jeong Hoon purchased two items newly added to the level 7 Achievement Shop.
-Miraculous Magic Quill Pen
-Fantasy Timer
This quill pen was a legendary item said to manifest written words into reality.
It became available only upon reaching level 7, and purchasing one cost a whopping 300,000 points.
And that wasn't all.
The Fantasy Timer was an item that could convert a one-time use item into a timed buff item.
Jeong Hoon used the Absolute Luck Potion as the base and combined the two.
The result was the "Miraculous Luck Potion."
Miraculous Luck Potion
-Type: Consumable
-Rank: Legendary
-Greatly increases luck probability.
-Has a low chance to produce miracle-like results.
-Drinking the potion grants the "Miraculous Luck" buff, lasting "6 hours."
Jeong Hoon gulped it down.
Miraculous Luck buff applied.
Now that the buff was active, it was time to begin.
As always, Jeong Hoon started with Black Field, then activated all his buff skills and items.
Celestial Aura enveloped his body, sparkling with light.
"Alright, now let me explain the strategy for the Ultimate Knight."
Jeong Hoon glanced once at the camera filming him from behind, then stepped into True Supremacy of the Heavenly Demon.
"Hoh, quick one."
The Ultimate Knight raised his sword and swung it wide.
The Ultimate Knight uses "Blade of Ruin."
It was a sword technique similar in intent to Jeong Hoon's Annihilation Sword, but completely different in form.
Unlike Annihilation Sword, which branded and inflicted fatal wounds, Blade of Ruin literally destroyed everything.
As he swung, gusts of wind pressure began sweeping the surroundings.
"Here, dodge downward."
However, it had a weakness.
The wind pressure didn't spread overall but only damaged the path he slashed.
In other words, just watch his swing and dodgeit was simple.
For a level 1,100 boss, he had to put full force into the Blade of Ruin, making his movements sluggish.
So, others could dodge it too if they focused.
Jeong Hoon dodged the Blade of Ruin and closed in on the Ultimate Knight with Supremacy of the Heavenly Demon.
'When Blade of Ruin activates, it's easy to approach.'
Activating Blade of Ruin consumed massive mana instantly, leaving him stunned for 1.5 seconds.
Strike the vitals then.
Form 3: Heavenly Demon Annihilation Strike activated.
Jeong Hoon pierced the gap between armor and helmet at the nape with Heavenly Demon Annihilation Strike.
"Kugh!"
It was over.
Jeong Hoon withdrew his sword and retreated.
The Ultimate Knight, unworthy of level 1,100, collapsed from a single attack.
It was a vital hit, but also because Jeong Hoon's buffs had elevated his stats beyond level 1,000.
Unfortunately, no Soul of Darkness emerged.
'As expected, not on the first try.'
Jeong Hoon gave a wry smile and returned to his party members.
"I-is it over?"
"Level 1,100 goes down that easily...."
They stared at the Ultimate Knight with dazed expressions.
Face-down and utterly stillit was clearly dead.
"I told you it'd be quick."
Jeong Hoon grinned.
"No, this is weird... It's not a boss that dies that easily."
The Ultimate Knight had been subjugated countless times.
Meaning all strategies were already known.
But there was no strategy that took it down that easily.
"It's because a new strategy was added."
"Added?"
Jeong Hoon nodded.
"Originally, the Ultimate Knight had 3 phases, right?"
"Yeah. In phase 1, you deal damage only after it attacks three times."
"Correct. But as its level rose, the phases increased."
The Ultimate Knight had jumped to level 1,100, expanding to 5 phases.
Naturally, some strategies changed, and new ones were added.
"I see... So how did you finish it?"
"As you saw, a new ability called Blade of Ruin was added. It appears in phase 1. Blade of Ruin has immense destructive power, but a fatal flaw: it causes 1.5 seconds of stun after use."
"Ah! So you target the vitals during that 1.5 seconds to end it easily?"
"Yes."
It had surged from 250 to 1,100.
In that process, strategies were added and altered, including the stun.
"...What if you fail?"
1.5 seconds.
Jeong Hoon exploited it to end it instantly, but others couldn't.
Severing a level 1,100 boss in just 1.5 seconds was impossible.
"You'd aim for another strategy."
"Another one?"
"Yes. From now on, I'll keep subjugating the Ultimate Knight. And film every single one."
There were 13 strategies total.
Of them, 4 allowed quick clears like just now.
Jeong Hoon planned to film all patterns and strategies.
That way, the Ultimate Knight would be cleared more often.
"You're not saying you'll do it solo, right?"
"Why not?"
Jeong Hoon grinned.
Since they cleared it as a party, everyone here could proceed to Darvis.
From now on, he'd do it alone.
Hyung Dae-hwi, I'll be sending videos continuously from now on. Check them one by one and edit as you go.
Along with the message, videos began arriving one after another.
"Why is it coming so fast...?"
Even as he watched and verified, new videos kept arriving.
Meaning Jeong Hoon was subjugating the Ultimate Knight at breakneck speed.
'Check first.'
The first video covered the journey from the Warrior's City to the Martial Artist's City.
Jang Dae-hwi tried to scrutinize it, but its length exceeded 120 hours.
He had no choice but to skip unnecessary parts, checking only key sections.
Even so, verifying everything took a full 8 hours.
'When will this end....'
Jang Dae-hwi sighed at the number of incoming videos.
But watching the subjugation footage afterward left him speechless in awe.
"What...? A level 1,100 dies this easily?"
The level 1,100 boss perished from a single throat pierce.
That was the end of the first subjugation video.
Jang Dae-hwi hurriedly checked the next.
This time, the standoff lasted a bit longer.
But again, a throat pierce ended the fight.
The others were the same.
Methods varied slightly, but all ended by targeting the knight's throat.
"It's art...."
Even rewatching, he could only marvel.
The Ultimate Knight unleashed various level 1,100 abilities, but Jeong Hoon dodged effortlessly and finished it.
Meaning he could end it anytime but repeated subjugations to reveal strategies.
"This is bound to go viral."
The Ultimate Knight had to be cleared to reach Darvis.
Revealing how? It was guaranteed to explode.
Jeong Hoon finished subjugating after sending all videos to Jang Dae-hwi and another 5 hours passed.
"Got it."
On the 5-hour-45-minute mark.
Even after sharing all strategies with Jang Dae-hwi, he hunted nonstop for another 5 hours.
Finally, he obtained the long-desired Soul of Darkness.
Soul of Darkness
-Type: Material
-Rank: Legendary
-The soul of the Ultimate Knight.
The soul, trapped for ages, now rested in Jeong Hoon's hands.
Then, a rift opened, revealing red eyes.
Impressive... To think you'd get it this fast.
Baal had watched Jeong Hoon through the wager.
"Not fast. This was my 281st subjugation."
After strategies, he went straight for the kill.
If no drop, he exited quickly and re-entered to sever it again.
Having used one "Orb that Calls Completed Death," he didn't need more.
Entering again, the Ultimate Knight awaited on the altar.
With all Reas quests complete and the orb used, continuous subjugations were possible.
'Honestly, I was half-giving up.'
Even with the Miraculous Luck Potion cheat, no drop, and buff time nearly expired.
But luckily, it dropped with 15 minutes left.
Thanks to that, he won this wager too.
'Now, time for the reward?'