Acquired the EX-class attribute ‘Transcendence Copy’ - Chapter 142



142 – Demon

A man smokes a cigarette and looks up at the sky. The man’s blue eyes shone like fireflies. The regular tapping of his feet spoke of the nervousness he was feeling right now.

“Was that bold guy wrong?”

Muttered as he threw the cigarette Jaden Phoenix, the special priest of the Church of the Sun, had been smoking on the ground. He thought of a blond-red-red-eyed boy who was so handsome that he couldn’t even be jealous.

John Baker.

He said clearly. It was said that the devil would descend on the capital soon after midnight.

It was an incredible story. An absurd story that no one believes.

But ironically, Jaden Phoenix found the story compelling. John Baker was the most mysterious man he had ever met. His extraordinary insight always surprised me. He is also credited with finding the Holy Lance-Longinus he carries on his back.

That’s why Jaden Phoenix decided to trust him with everything he had. All the special priests who could operate in the royal capital were placed in the area where the demons haunted, as John Baker had said. For that, Jaden Phoenix risked his priesthood.

“I hope it ends with him being wrong and me getting fired.”

A neat ending where only one person is hated.

Aaron Crawford, the target of revenge, is also dead. There is no reason to continue to be a priest. After retiring, it wouldn’t be bad to enjoy the rest of your life by running a cafe leisurely. Of course, I don’t know if such a simple wish will come true because there are two evil groups threatening the safety of the continent.

“Guide. Really, is the devil coming out?”

I wasn’t the only one with the question. Jayden Phoenix lit the cigarette again at the voice of the junior priest.

“Okay. If it doesn’t come out, that’s its own thing-“

Goo gu gu gu gu… !

As expected, this world does not flow expediently.

“Sheesh. I just set it on fire.”

Jaden Phoenix threw his lit cigarette on the floor and stood up. The special priests around him raised their weapons at the same time. It is possible to guess the existence of an opponent only by the evil demon touching its skin. That must be a demon-level existence. No, it’s just evil.

“Everyone ready to purify!”

Jaden Phoenix, holding the holy spear, shouted with a cold face.

—

In the eyes of Angra Mainyu, this world was an infinitely rotating wheel. He was a part of the spokes, a being that circulated with this world.

Angra Mainyu was the existence of the end. It destroys the world because it is the beginning of a new world. In order to continue the cycle of eternity that has been repeated until now, it destroyed the world.

“It was a pleasant entertainment. Mortal.”

To him, John Baker was a special presence. It is because he has never been seen in this infinitely repeated cycle.

Infinite beginnings and infinite ends.

For Angra Mainyu, who has lived for more than eons in that gentleness, a new existence was more special than anything else. That special being didn’t just exist, it reached the front of itself.

“hahahaha. We have come this far after all.”

He laughs. It is not visible at all in the form of a human facing a gigantic evil. However, Angra Mainyu agreed. Because he’s no ordinary human being. Proof of that is that he has reached this far.

“I am the end of the world, servant of all things-“

“I mean, the beginning of something new. The destroyer of the old era and the pioneer of the new world. The master of great evil and the slave of absolute goodness. Angra Mainyu.”

Yohan interrupted Angra Mainyu and continued his self-introduction. Then, he looks at Angra Mainyu and smiles.

“Is this right?”

A line that Angra Mainyu repeated countless times in the last eons.

That boy followed the lines exactly without a single mistake. That means one thing.

“No way… ! Do you know the secrets of this world too?”

Even in an infinitely repeating world, it was a type of being that I had never seen before. No, he was exactly the same type of being as himself.

Angra Mainyu’s heart fills with joy. The person in front of me seemed to be a completely different being from a moment ago.

“You too… ! You, too, are the ones who know the truth of this ‘closed world’! You are my colleague!”

In the infinitely repeated world, Angra Mainyu was a loner. Could he be guilty of realizing everything? He existed alone and destroyed alone. Even in a new world starting anew, even in a world that perishes lonely, he was always alone.

He thought that the eons of time had completely worn out his heart, and he could now chew the loneliness with taste, but Angra Mainyu was more excited than ever at the appearance of an existence that might be a colleague.

“Injeya, meeting a colleague! However, it’s never too late! Hey! Do you know? This world is an endlessly repeating purgatory itself! Now is the time of destruction! A little faster than usual though.”

Angra Mainyu held out his hand to Johann.

“Let’s destroy! Finish this round, let’s create a new world! We will meet again there!”

Toward Angra Mainyu who reached out his hand like that, Yohan smiled and said.

“What are you talking about, about NPCs.”

At the same time, his dagger was pointed at Angra Mainyu.

—

‘Legend Route’, Angra Mainyu, the final boss of the Angra Mainyu side.

The entity is a transcendent being who has realized the repetition of this world, and is a character that crosses the 4th wall. However, this guy is not a character that completely crosses the 4th wall.

Angra Mainyu doesn’t even recognize that this world is a game, and the countless worlds he has experienced are the ones he completely destroyed. In other words, he only experienced the bed ending from the player’s point of view. That’s why, even when the player defeats Angra Mainyu, they are surprised, saying, ‘Is this a world I’ve never experienced?’

I threw a dagger at him. A flying dagger disappears in front of him. I didn’t panic. Because it’s one of the many patterns of Angra Mainyu. As befits the final boss, he boasted the most patterns among the ‘Legend Route’ bosses.

“NPC? What does that mean?”

The missing dagger emerges from behind me. Catch a dagger without difficulty. The boy’s eyebrows slanted sharply.

“We are not enemies. Don’t you know This world is a circulating existence. My destruction is just a necessary evil for a new beginning. Without destruction, there is no beginning!”

“Destruction. Then what about the people of this world?”

I threw the dagger at him again. This time it’s a skill. S-class skill Snake Rain.

The dagger wriggles like a living snake and heads for Angra Mainyu.

“What?”

“People living in this world. A baby born today, a grandfather who might die tomorrow, a sick man struggling to start the day, a father who goes to work for his family, a mother raising a child, an older brother who fought with his younger brother, all those people. What about the countless people who make up this world?”

The ceiling opened. Numerous black holes appear in the ceiling. And a huge tombstone falls from that black hole.

Close your eyes and move your body according to the memorized pattern.

The beat is strong, weak, weak, and weak.

The direction is left, right AB.

The tombstone gets out of my way.

“That is stupid. They are recurring beings anyway. It’s like hair that grows back when you pull it out. Do you mourn for your hair every day?”

“Be careful with that remark. My dad will get angry if he hears.”

A black screen protects Angra Mainyu. The splendid snake lane is blocked.

“Well, that’s good. It seems you don’t agree with me right away. If so, see you in the next round.”

Goo Goo Goo!

The ground rumbled. Is the earthquake pattern next to the tombstone? Pattern difficulty is moderate. The good news is that the most challenging of the patterns, the thunder pattern, has yet to emerge. If possible, I hope you don’t see that pattern throughout the entire encounter.

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“Push Shook!

Magma sprang from the cracked ground. And that’s not all. The devil’s hand tries to grab my feet like a water demon from hell. He takes a small pouch out of his pocket and throws it. It is an item called ‘Summoning Pouch’ that summons low-level monsters.

While the devil’s hand is possessed by the summoned monster, it moves quickly and escapes the crack.

“You are good at it. It’s like you’ve experienced it once.”

“Will it only be once?”

“Did I experience a world I didn’t know? It’s fun. What was I like in that world?”

At Angra Mainyu’s question, I smiled.

“You never beat me in that world.”

“You’re lying.”

“Lie? Do you see it?”

Angra Mainyu’s eyes shone red. His body splits into three parts. One of the three is real. However, all three have the same powers as the originals.

I take a mirror out of my pocket and look at it. Only the side reflected in the ‘mirror of truth’ is real.

‘The left one.’

If the left side here is real, the next pattern is to summon a shadow.

“My servants. Wake up.”

Not even the slightest bit wrong, Angra Mainyu orders. I also use my skills according to the timing.

“Shadow Chain!”

Before the shadow soldiers are complete, another chain of shadows penetrates their bodies. Angra Mainyu, whose attack has returned to nothing, stares at me. Anxiety showed in the boy’s eyes.

“Are these trivial attacks useless? I will admit it.”

Goo goo goo!

The ground rumbles. It’s not an earthquake attack. Phase 2 has begun.

The ground we are stepping on completely collapses, and our bodies fall into the endless darkness. The background of Phase 2 is ‘Tartalus’. This is a space with a crazy debuff that reduces all stats by 70%.

However.

「A Knight’s Vow」 (S rank)

[The strong willpower of a first-class swordsman drives away all forces that deny oneself. Immune to all environmental debuffs, and attack power increases as the battle duration increases. In addition, all stats increase by 10% against mage class enemies.]

[Knight’s Oath], An evolution of Lirre’s characteristic [Chival], Completely removes all negative debuffs. Originally, “Chivalry” Had the effect of reducing debuffs by half, but its evolution, “Knight’s Vow” Boasted a terrifying effect that offsets all debuffs.

Thump!

Me and Angra Mainyu fell into Tartalos at the same time.