Chapter 292
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Translator: 8uhl
Chapter: 292
Chapter Title: Serion's Fall
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Jeong Hoon shot forward, stepping into the Supremacy of the Heavenly Demon.
In the blink of an eye, he closed the distance to right in front of Serion, whose eyes flew wide open.
Impossible!
He couldnt read the movements of a mere human.
How could this be!
Serion hurriedly swung his arm.
Serion uses Frost Friction.
A chill surged as the cold airs clashed, forming razor-sharp wind blades that wrapped around Jeong Hoon.
Using Light Barrier.
Jeong Hoon hurriedly deployed his Light Barrier.
Having reached the ultimate realm, the Light Barrier had upgraded to Celestial grade.
As a result, Serions Frost Friction couldnt even scratch it.
End this before the others jump in.
There was no benefit to dragging things out.
Jeong Hoon drew the Shadow Kings Spear and immediately activated Shadow Crescent.
A massive spear strike engulfed Serion.
Slash
Gaaargh!
A gruesome slicing sound rang out as Serion let out a scream.
Jeong Hoons strike had just severed his left leg.
Losing one leg threw off Serions balance, and he collapsed to the ground.
Now!
Spotting the opening, Jeong Hoon signaled, and the rest of the group charged at Serion.
Human! Ill kill you right here!
Serion groaned in agony as he thrust both hands high.
Back!
At Jeong Hoons command, everyone retreated.
Serion uses Frost Burst.
Serions body glowed blue, followed by a massive explosion.
Using Light Barrier.
BOOM!
Jeong Hoon expanded his Light Barrier wide, shielding everyone from the blast.
The explosion unleashed a ferocious storm that battered Jeong Hoon.
But the Light Barrier held firm.
Whoosh
As the fierce gale subsided, the hazy vision gradually cleared.
Ahead, Serion stared at them with bewildered eyes.
All right, lets go again.
Jeong Hoon charged at Serion once more.
Ultimate Aura enveloped his body as he stepped into Supremacy of the Heavenly Demon.
Attack power and defense increased by 40.
Serions attack power and defense decrease by 20.
Serions attack power and defense also dropped by 20.
Attack power and defense buff of 15 granted to designated target.
And a buff granting 15 attack power and defense to the designated target.
This should be enough.
No need for Black Field.
Jeong Hoon swung his spear wide.
Activating Shadow Crescent.
The same massive spear strike engulfed Serion again.
Slash
This time, it severed Serions right leg.
The speed was far too fast for him to defend, leaving him helpless.
Gaaargh!
Serion toppled forward with a scream.
Bang
His mothers support fire kicked in.
Shed precisely targeted the vitals Jeong Hoon had pointed out, leaving Serion trembling without even a cry.
Its over.
With those words, Jeong Hoon brought his spear down on Serion again and again.
Human They will never forgive you.
Serion forced the words out.
So what.
Jeong Hoon smirked and placed his hand on Serions body.
With life force below 20, it should work now.
Using Absorbing Star Great Law.
As he activated Absorbing Star Great Law, black mana rose from Serions body in wisps and flowed into Jeong Hoons hand.
Acquired experience.
All stats increase.
He absorbed experience and stats.
Guhhh!
Serion writhed in pain, trying to escape.
But with Absorbing Star Great Law active, escape was impossible without interference.
What kind of skill is that?
It looks like its stealing his power.
Those whod been attacking watched silently.
Absorbing Star Great Law casting complete.
When it ended, Serions life force hit 0.
It wasnt just experience and stats.
Absorbing his life force granted extra stats and experience.
Absorbed experience: 3,983,431,223.
Nearly 4 billion experience absorbed.
Level up.
All stats 1.
Bonus stat 1 granted.
Jeong Hoons level rose from 517 to 519.
Lower than expected.
Hed absorbed Serion, who boasted level 520.
Hed expected at least 10 billion, but only 4 billion.
Because its only level 1?
His Absorbing Star Great Law was currently level 1.
Higher levels would likely absorb far more.
Strength 17.
Agility 15.
Vitality 14.
All stats rose by amounts in the mid-to-late teens.
Detailed Stats
-Strength: 653(65) 718
-Agility: 639(64) 703
-Vitality: 600(61) 661
-Defense: 622(62) 684
-Wisdom: 581(58) 639
-Mana: 1,218(121) 1,339
-Holy Power: 839(83) 922
-Mental Strength: 577(60) 637
Mana barely rose, but overall gains pushed Strength and Agility past 700.
Jeong Hoon nodded in satisfaction.
Keep absorbing like this, and the rest can hit 1,000 too.
No items dropped from Serion.
Probably because of Absorbing Star Great Law.
With the Statue of All Things already secured, no need to be greedy.
Hyung-nim, what the hell is that skill?
Once it finished, Bong-gu couldnt hold back his curiosity.
Absorbing Star Great Law.
Absorbing Star Great Law?
Yeah. Lets you absorb experience and stats.
Whoa.
Came from the Statue of All Things. First time testing it.
Wish theyd given me something like that.
You got a Legendary-grade skill, and youre still whining?
But that one looks better.
Of course it did.
Bong-gus Darkside was Legendary grade.
Absorbing Star Great Law was Ultimate grade.
Two tiers higherperformance like heaven and earth.
Anyway, lets head back.
Time to wrap up the ongoing episode quest.
Delphos Archduchy.
The barrier was broken, but the bitter cold persisted.
No one around?
Just as Ha-jin said, they hadnt encountered a single soul on the way back to the capital.
The barrier broke, so they mustve gotten the message to stay indoors.
Yeo Min-ji cleared up Ha-jins confusion.
True With the barrier down, everyones gotta be freaking out.
As she said, an evacuation signal had gone out across the entire archduchy.
Many territory folk had likely fled in haste, while those who couldnt hid trembling in their homes.
Evacuating wont help anyway.
Even Sword Masters couldnt handle the monsters pouring out.
It might buy a little time, but they were surroundedonly a matter of time.
Still, we put out the immediate fire, so its fine.
With that, Jeong Hoon headed for the castle.
Two knights stood guard at the gate.
Knights whod been behind Knight Commander Jiron recognized Jeong Hoon instantly.
The heros here!
Youre safe?!
They greeted him enthusiastically.
Hed set out to conquer the dungeon, and with quite some time passed without return, theyd grown worried.
His safe return meant the dungeon conquest had ended in total success.
How could they not be thrilled?
Yes. Weve put out the immediate fires for now.
One dungeon remained uncleared, but it would vanish upon completing the episode quest.
Understood! Please wait a moment!
Well report your return to the Archduke at once!
One knight rushed into the castle.
Soon, he dashed back out, followed by Archduke Delphos and Knight Commander Jiron of the Saveiro Order.
Oh! So youre the hero who saved our territory! Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Just doing what needed to be done.
Jeong Hoon smiled brightly.
It was all part of the quest, after all.
Unaware of that, Archduke Delphos nodded, deeply impressed.
What needed to be done Truly a hero.
A question mark blinked above his head.
Episode Quest: Darkness over the Archduchy (2)
-Restriction: Darkness over the Archduchy completed
-Reward: Next quest progression experience
-Description: Enter the marked dungeon and subjugate the monsters. (Success upon reaching 100 subjugation rate)
Must move with the Saveiro Knights.
Like the last one, this quest required clearing the dungeon and wiping out all monsters.
Jeong Hoon accepted it and spoke up.
Theres still one dungeon left unsealed. If youll allow it, Id like to close that one too.
Archduke Delphoss eyes widened.
Didnt you just return? Take some proper rest first.
Jeong Hoon shook his head.
No. If monsters pour out in the meantime, itll be harder to handle.
Thats true, but How about mobilizing the knights instead?
Jiron reacted immediately to the Archdukes words.
Yes. That sounds best.
As knights sworn to protect Delphos, they couldnt just stand by.
Would prefer to go alone if possible.
He wanted to refuse.
Their skills wouldnt help much.
But the quest required traveling with them, so refusal wasnt an option.
Jeong Hoon had no choice but to nod.
Very well.
Jiron jumped in as if hed been waiting.
Any knights youd like to join you?!
Id like to keep numbers minimal. Around five at most.
Th-that few?
Yes.
Hmm Then Ill assemble the five most elite.
Jeong Hoon nodded.
That number shouldnt get in the way.
Squeeeal!
Boss monster Ancient Laudon collapsed to the floor.
A level 550 monster.
Jeong Hoons spear strike had torn open its belly, spilling guts and filling the air with the stench of blood.
You can permanently destroy the dungeon. Destroy it?
Destroy it.
The dungeon is destroyed.
With destruction, the dungeon began crumbling.
Jeong Hoon, whod destroyed it himself, turned around.
All right, on to the next dungeon.
Y-Yes Yes!
Knight Commander Jiron, whod been dazedly watching, snapped to attention.
Eighth dungeon already.
Even traveling with Jeong Hoon, he hadnt joined a single fight.
To be precise, he couldnt.
Is he even human?
Monsters over level 500 fell helplessly to Jeong Hoons spear strikes.
By levels alone, it shouldve been a struggle How was this possible?
To Jiron, Jeong Hoon seemed far beyond human limits.
Nothing else explained it.
Squeeeal!
Afterward, Jeong Hoons one-man show continued.
Each spear swing severed monster heads, arms, or legs, while the others naturally finished off the wounded foes to complete subjugations.
Light is finally coming to Delphos.
Jiron watched Jeong Hoon, overcome with emotion.