Chapter 178 – Chapter 35: Battle #5 (2/2)
The ground shook the moment Abseltur crashed into the ground, and it seemed like the earth was screaming. In-gong breathed out and focused magic power on his right hand. He completed the ballista-sized Fire Arrow and added the strength of Dragon Words into it.
“Levantein!”
It soon became a fire sword, and the giant flames rushed forward fiercely. However, Abseltur took care of it easily. Although he was hurt, he roared toward the Fire Arrow. At that moment, a powerful wave of magic power ripped apart the Fire Arrow In-gong had created.
Kuhuhuhung!
The battlefield trembled at the fearsome roar. Abseltur got up from the ground. He was a giant whose size reached 20 meters in height, but his movements were agile.
Chupak!
A blue smoke exploded. In-gong jumped and used Blink simultaneously as he thrust forward White Eagle on his left arm. Then something black emerged from Abseltur’s right hand and hit In-gong.
‘Master!’
In-gong couldn’t afford to respond. After being hit by the strong blow, he used Blink just before hitting the ground. Instead of being slammed into the ground, In-gong moved to the side and used Dragon Breath again.
Abseltur looked at In-gong, and the wolf head smiled.
Chupak!
This time, Abseltur was the one to use Blink. He moved forward from where he had been standing and completely avoided Dragon Breath before transforming. His three heads combined into a giant wolf mouth which aimed at In-gong. The transition was so quick that In-gong had no way to avoid it.
Abseltur bit down at In-gong, but he couldn’t tear In-gong apart with his teeth. His teeth were blocked by the strong wind barrier Green Wind had created.
‘Master! Hurry!’
The force exerted from Abseltur’s body was like poison. Green Wind was touching his aura directly, so she was feeling terrible pain. In-gong tried to use Blink, but it was impossible. Abseltur had surrounded In-gong with magic power and was blocking it. Abseltur was truly an ancient creature.
‘Master!’
Green Wind was close to screaming. Abseltur focused, and the power he emitted became even more tremendous. Even Green Wind, who had been strengthened through Apostle Appointment, couldn’t withstand it any longer.
It was the reason why a Saintess like Beatrice was needed to defeat Abseltur. Abseltur’s unique power could be overwhelmed by the divine power of Beatrice, who could be called the incarnation of the earth goddess.
In-gong created a spark of divinity, but it was weak. The power of the flame was too weak to drive back the surrounding darkness. He had to strengthen his divinity, and In-gong had one method left to do that.
“Green Wind!”
It was a command. Green Wind could no longer resist the power of darkness. She felt doubts and fear of losing In-gong. Abseltur would kill him. The force of darkness poured down suddenly on In-gong and swallowed him.
At that moment, In-gong triggered a skill which could be used because he had acquired divinity.
‘Spiritualism! Four Heavenly Kings!’
‘Dhrtarastra, the guardian of the east, the true king of the gandharva!’
At that moment, In-gong’s divinity swelled, immediately burning the power of darkness surrounding him. This time, Abseltur was the one who screamed. As though he had swallowed fire, he opened his mouth urgently and retreated.
It wasn’t just Abseltur.
Everyone on the battlefield felt the power of a mighty divinity. The blood warriors and sura looked in In-gong’s direction without knowing it. Beyond the boundary of the Sanctuary, the sword duke stopped wielding his sword against the army of the lich.
“Gandharva!”
The sword duke exclaimed. He remembered the sin of the gandharva many years ago.
They had intended to artificially create the strongest royal child who would leap over the 2nd Prince Zephyr. It was an absurd ambition to have for the next demon king.
The 5th Queen, who loved the demon king more than anyone else, had agreed to this stupid plan. It wasn’t because of a desire to become the mother of the next demon king. It was instead because she couldn’t bear a child and wanted to have a child with the demon king.
However, the plan had failed tremendously. Additionally, unlike the 5th Queen’s wish, the child hadn’t been born with the blood of the demon king. Unlike the rhetoric of the gandharvas who had persuaded the 5th Queen, the demon king’s blood hadn’t been used.
It was the strong divinity which the gandharva kept… It was the last essence left behind by their great ancestor that was implanted.
The child had been born without a soul, just like a breathing doll. That existence had become vitalized after a dozen years and showed an overwhelming talent when compared to the 2nd Prince.
Now, yet another power was blooming once again.
The sword duke recalled the face of the 5th Queen, Semita Ignus. He also remembered the appearance of the demon king who had lifted up the devastated Semita as she hugged her child, the sin of the gandharva. On that day, the demon king had taken the 5th Queen’s child as his own, and the child had been given the position of 9th Prince.
That’s how it was, but the sword duke didn’t care. He simply rejoiced in the prince’s pure strength. The sword duke swung his sword again and no longer looked back.
Green Wind was also affected. She stared at In-gong with a blank expression.
In-gong’s hair grew instantly until it reached his ankles. His hair became pitch black, and his original red eyes were dyed gold.
‘Beautiful.’ She could only think of that. The heavenly aroma spreading from In-gong’s body seemed to paralyze her.
‘M-master. This is a foul! So handsome! Ah, no. Beautiful!’
In-gong could regain his spirit thanks to Green Wind’s words, well-aware of the powerful divinity throughout his whole body.
This was a temporary power. Just like Beatrice’s great skill where she became the incarnation of an earth goddess, In-gong could only hold it for a few minutes. Moreover, it was an excessive transformation.
However, it was enough.
‘Conquer!’
The white woman’s voice was heard. She seemed giddier than usual. In-gong formed a fist, and Green Wind blessed In-gong again. The divinity of the last flame was added, and a white spark rose from In-gong’s whole body.
Abseltur could not approach and growled angrily. In-gong smiled as he watched Abseltur. It was such a bewitching smile that Green Wind almost screamed again.
The distance between In-gong and Abseltur narrowed.
The god and creature collided once again.