God’s Nemesis Returns - Chapter 80



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God’s Natural Enemy, Returns Episode 080

62. The King’s Trial (2)

Whoosh whoosh!

Before I knew it, the entire Colosseum was covered in white flames.

At the same time, the Draupnir of the vision began to glow with runes and resist the flames.

Tsuzujeok!

Odin’s runes are ‘absolute magic’ that have the most powerful effects relative to the amount of magic consumed.

Even with such absolute magical power, Michael’s Flame was no joke.

‘Ugh… … More than I thought.’

Michael’s flames were digging into Shihyeon’s body, burning his skin.

Because there was no darkness due to Michael’s Flame, the Night’s Veil did not provide additional magic resistance.

However, Sihyeon’s current magic resistance is a whopping 390.

It was thanks to many items including Fallen Glory.

That wasn’t all.

Because of Draupnir, I had flame immunity beyond flame resistance.

Thanks to the ‘Holy Sword’ absorbed by Kibisis, there was no additional damage from divine power.

A situation that is advantageous to Sihyeon in many ways.

Nevertheless, Michael’s white flame was merciless.

As if to say, ‘No matter how much you struggle, you can do nothing against my flames.’

Michael’s flames were burning the vision, ignoring all conditions and circumstances.

[The rune of the item ‘Draupnir (D)’ begins to emit a brilliant light.]

[Item, ‘Fallen Glory (C)’ shows its teeth.]

[Item, ‘Thousand-Gun Sword (D)’ causes a storm.]

Sihyeon, who decided that this method would not work, began to use the divine items in earnest.

From the fallen glory, crimson tentacles emerge, devouring white flames.

The storm from the Thousand Sword Sword pushed the flames away.

My intention was to somehow hold out a little longer.

But the Archangel’s flames were not so easy.

Whoosh, whoosh.

It was true that Sihyeon was strong.

However, his strength is only limited to current players and Seoul.

It was still too much to fight against the flames of a god, and even an archangel of absolute god level.

[Any king or ruler.]

Michael’s voice flowed from the white flame itself.

[The way to endure and shoulder everything on your own.]

Whoosh whoosh!

Michael’s white flames gathered around the vision and created the sun.

White sun.

Michael’s unique skill, known to burn as hot as the sun that actually illuminates the Earth.

Before this absolute power that burns and purifies all evil and corrupted beings, even souls.

Everything started to melt away.

[The king is a monarch, a leader, a hero. A being who must bear all burdens and darkness, digest them, and move forward alone.]

The white sun swallowed the tentacles, and soon began to melt the outer veil of night and the fallen glory itself.

[Endure everything, endure everything, bear everything.]

[Item, ‘Astrape (B)’ is transformed.]

[Item ‘Kibisis (A)’ opens its eyes.]

… … .

Phagec!

Astragalus resisted, generating an electric current.

Kibisis opened his crimson eyes.

But before they could even unleash their power.

It was just melting away and being swallowed up by the white sun.

Intangible lightning, eyes containing powerful magic, and storms containing black energy.

Both material and immaterial things.

Just like that, everything Si-Hyeon had melted away.

[Accept the resentment and hatred that you deserve when you cast out a subject.]

Whoosh whoosh.

[Accept also the lament of the innocent and noble sacrifices that are absolutely necessary.]

“Khuuuhuk… … .”

[Burnt the accumulated hatred and resentment, sacrifice and sighs as fuel and become a king. Burn the negative things and ‘endure’ the pain that comes from killing. Endure the resentment of everyone. In the end, eliminate all the corruption that betrayed you. That is a king.]

“Shit.”

Even as the items of God burned and melted one by one.

Sihyeon raised the corners of her mouth.

“What the hell are you talking about. You sophist… … you hypocrite. Is that what you mean by patience?”

Grinding his teeth.

Sihyeon put strength into her still legs.

Even as the items of God melt, and now even my skin melts away.

Sihyeon never gave in.

“On the outside, they pretend to sacrifice everything and act noble, but behind the scenes, they exploit the players. They kidnap talented children and force them to lead the war against hell. They use the injured or old soldiers as holy bombs.”

All items were destroyed by the white sun.

Sihyeon’s skin and muscles melted and his blood evaporated.

“Is that what you mean by patience? The one who tells you to embrace darkness? Using you like a consumable to eliminate the darkness within you? Holding a ‘holy trial’ on innocent people and framing them?”

There was a reason why Sihyeon particularly hated Michael.

dissembler.

Michael and Metatron.

And the archangels of Eden who followed them.

He was the world’s greatest hypocrite and expert in hypocrisy.

“I will not bow down to a hypocrite like you… … a masked man!”

Whoosh whoosh!

Within moments, the flames coalesced and compressed to create a white sun the size of Shihyeon’s body.

A heat and divine power of a different dimension from the flames encountered at the banquet of the gods.

Sihyeon, who was exposed to this, could not come to his senses.

Still, he held on with evil and brute force.

I somehow managed to hold on.

[You can stop the trial if you wish.]

[If you stop the trial now, your main stat will increase by 10, and you can obtain the title .]

[Archangel of Humility ‘Michael’… … .]

… … .

Even in the face of tempting messages.

Sihyeon did not bend his will.

Never gave in.

Even when my whole body melted and even my soul melted.

Even after it had turned into a handful of white ash.

I persevered until the end.

And that was the point.

[Great! You did not succumb to the holy flame of the Archangel of Humility, Michael.]

[Excellent! You have endured the holy flame of the Archangel of Humility, Michael.]

[I overcame the first ordeal, .]

Tzuzuzu, that is.

The body and items that Sihyeon has along with the message.

And the Colosseum, which had completely melted down, was restored.

“also.”

Sihyeon clenched and unclenched her fist.

Black sparks flew.

Everything in was just an illusion, and Si-Hyeon knew it.

“Phew… … .”

Because it was a pain and ordeal that was quite difficult to endure even with Sihyeon’s mental strength.

I took a breather.

“They say the greatest pain a human can feel is dying in a fire.”

Sihyeon ground his teeth.

“I finally understand what you mean.”

[Additional rewards can be obtained through the hidden quest, .]

[If you give up the trial now, you can claim your reward and move out of the gray zone.]

[The second king’s trial is .]

[To proceed with the trial, shout ‘Proceed’.]

Sihyeon rolled her head after seeing the message.

Although there was only one test, we were able to glean a few facts.

‘Each test features the five strongest guys I’ve ever met. However… …the names are the same as before the regression, but the content is different. When I did before the regression, I wasn’t in a situation where I had to face the gods.’

‘The strongest guys I’ve ever faced are probably the absolute gods. I don’t know if they’ll be included before the return or not, but it’s better to think about the worst.’

‘Assuming that’s the case, the difficulty of the trials will increase. In fact, the test has become much more difficult than before the regression. Before the regression, all I got was arrows and spears hitting my whole body.’

‘But… … the higher the difficulty of the trial, the greater the reward.’

Shh.

“That sounds fun. Let’s go.”

Because I already knew what the upcoming test would be like.

Sihyeon faced the next ordeal without further hesitation.

[You shouted ‘Go!’]

[Hidden Quest, Acquire .]

Objective: Defeat all of the legions of the arrogant demon ‘Lucifer’.

Rewards: Added rewards that can be obtained through .

If failed: fails.

Ugh.

“Ku …

“Kuaaaaaaaaaah!”

Soon, countless demons appeared in front of Sihyeon.

Starting with the gremlins seen in the previous disaster, and lower-level demons such as the Imp and Horn-man.

With undead such as zombies, ghouls, durahans, and death knights.

From higher-level demons like succubi and Balrog to human-like demons.

A rift opened, and hundreds of thousands of demons filled the Colosseum.

However, they remained still as if they were restrained by something, even while growling at each other.

“You devil children don’t fight each other. What can happen in life?”

Sihyeon snickered when she saw that.

“Human… … On the subject of… … .”

“Growl… … .”

Among the demons who see themselves like that and live their lives like that.

A man’s voice rang out.

[Qualifications of a King… … .]

‘This voice… … is Lucifer’s voice.’

Lucifer.

Unlike his older brother Michael, the boy was a man who committed evil deeds openly.

‘Not only did they enslave all living creatures… … they also treated the same demons and devil lords without mercy. Needless to say, they even tempted and corrupted the angels of Eden.’

Of course, it is okay to interfere in a disaster situation.

After enslaving all humans, aliens, angels, gods, dragons, giants, demons, etc.

A demon with the ambition to rule all worlds and all dimensions alone.

He is the epitome of arrogance.

That was Lucifer.

‘Well… … If you think about it, he’s the guy who uses the power most similar to the power I have.’

The hidden class acquired by Sihyeon is ‘The One Who Brings Corruption’.

And the armor that Sihyeon has, ‘Fallen Glory’.

Both were classes and items created under the influence of Lucifer.

[Hey. What are the qualifications for being a king? It’s just the strongest one who has the most qualifications.]

Lucifer’s voice continued.

[The weak eat the strong. The one who survives by eating all the guys gathered here is king.]

“Urrrrrr… … .”

[Now! Kill each other from now on. The last one to survive is the king.]

“Kill him! Die!”

“Kwaaaaah!”

Using Lucifer’s voice as a signal, the demons began to kill each other.

The gremlin’s claws scratched the imp’s face.

The imps sneaked into the space and strangled the gremlin.

The horns of the Honman and the head of the Dullahan collided with each other, creating a loud noise.

The Death Knight’s massive greatsword swept away the surrounding demons and undead.

The flames coming out of Balrog’s mouth completely scorched the surrounding area.

“okay.”

Sihyeon raised the corners of her mouth.

“This test will be easier. I can just kill people without thinking.”

“Ku …

“Kuaaaah!”

Countless demons clawed, cut, stabbed, smashed, and trampled each other.

Abigail.

It was the most appropriate word to describe this place where the flesh and blood of demons splattered.

In this chaos.

Sihyeon continued to swing his sword while still in a daze.

[Item, ‘Thousand-Gun Sword (D)’ causes a storm.]

[Activates skill, ‘Lightning Tier (S)’.]

Phew!

The storm that arose from the Heavenly Sword cut through the flesh and bones of the demons.

Flash!

With black astrape covering all sides.

Lucifer’s followers were reduced to ashes one by one.

In Kibisis, potions were continuously consumed, and the Veil of Night and Corrupted Glory greatly increased physical and magical resistance.

Sihyeon could only attack like crazy without thinking about stamina management.

“Kirruruk!”

“Kaaaah!”

The roots of the fallen world tree that occasionally fly in are Draupnir’s ‘Rune of Escape’.

The hellish flames spewed by the giant Balrog are called the ‘Rune of Flame Resistance’.

Occasionally, imps will sneak in to take advantage of an opening, so avoid them using the Night Curtain’s special effect, .

Fighting the Death Knights head-on with swordsmanship.

That’s how Sihyeon held on.

[Item, ‘Fallen Glory (C)’ shows its teeth.]

The tentacles of fallen glory spread out in all directions.

Soon, he began to greedily devour the demon corpses and magic.

[Item, ‘Fallen Glory (C)’ consumes magic.]

[Item, ‘Fallen Glory (C)’ eats the gremlin corpse.]

[Item, ‘Fallen Glory (C)’ eats the Imprin corpse.]

[Item, ‘Fallen Glory (C)’ eats away the Death Knight’s traces.]

[Item, ‘Fallen Glory (C)’ proficiency increases significantly.]

“yes.”

Looking at the messages and tentacles that are hungrier than usual.

Sihyeon raised the corners of her mouth.

“This is your chance. A chance to devour the devil cubs and inflate your proficiency.”