sbdcsierra Chapter 322
Chapter 322
Shuuuuu...!
From Longinus' body, a crimson vigor surged.
And soon, the sky turned dark and murky.
Sung JiHan furrowed his brow, feeling the intense power contained within it.
"As expected of a Seat of Authority."
Although he had faced Longinus a few times before, it was always in the form of an avatar manifested by Vladimir.
Now that he was facing the real body, the difference in power was clearly felt.
"I have become much stronger... but it's still difficult."
Sung JiHan calmly assessed the current situation.
No matter how transcendent his stats were, he was clearly outmatched by the Longinus in front of him.
If they continued to fight like this, he would be defeated by Longinus in a matter of minutes.
However...
"There is a way."
There were two ways for him to boost his power.
One was through activating the Seat of Authority's special ability to enhance his overall abilities.
And the second was the favor given to him by the High Elf.
"I obtained both of these thanks to the World Tree Elf."
He was such an unpleasant opponent in his previous life.
But this time, he has been a great help.
Sung JiHan smiled wryly and opened his mouth.
"Inventory."
Swish.
And then, the favor appeared in his hand.
Sung JiHan immediately put it on his face.
And at the same time, he activated the Seat of Authority's special ability.
"An error has been detected on the Battle.net."
"The Seat of Authority's reaching level has decreased to 774."
Suuu...
From Sung JiHan's entire body, the power of the Void erupted like an explosion.
The Void, which had already consumed Sung JiHan's body, now corroded it even more fiercely in its amplified state.
"It's an enormous amount. If there hadn't been an increase in the Void's capacity for amplification, I would have already been bound by the will of the Void."
Sung JiHan quietly observed the energy of his body, which had become several times stronger than before.
Energy that had been amplified over and over again.
However, this was a power with a time limit.
If he dragged it out for too long, he would be at a disadvantage.
He had to use the amplified power to overwhelm his opponent in an instant.
"You. With this level of power... have you entrusted yourself to the Void? It's a futile act."
Meanwhile, Longinus looked at Sung JiHan, who was wearing the mask, and saw the Void that had emerged.
Leaving the cross behind his back, he extended his finger.
Chiiing...!
From the cross of blood, countless crucifix swords sprang forth.
"Crucifix Sword, Cranium. Kill him."
Shoosh!
Hundreds, thousands of blood swords aimed for Sung JiHan all at once.
Each one moved at a speed that was different from anything he had experienced before.
The attacks unleashed by the Seat of Authority were equally deadly.
However...
Honwon Divine Art, Hunyuan Divine Technique.
Cheonryong Yongyeom, Heavenly Thunder Dragon Flame.
Yongryong.
Crackling...!
A massive thunderbolt extended from the phoenix's beak.
Compared to what Sung JiHan had used before, it contained an even more intense power.
Countless red lightning bolts that were not inferior to the numerous blood swords.
The sword and the lightning clashed fiercely in the sky.
And...
"There's still power left. Especially from the Void."
Sung JiHan, who had been greatly enhanced, still had room to spare even while facing the Seat of Authority.
Suuuug.
A shadowy aura emanated from his empty left hand.
It took the form of the Shadow Sword Eclipse, filled with emptiness.
Although it was in the state of the existing black Shadow Queen, the surface of the black sword was adorned with chains.
"What power is this... I tried to overcome the roots of Yggdrasil myself, but it disappears on its own..."
Hwarruruk...!
Among the dozens of broken chains, about half of them.
As soon as the sword revealed its form, it disappeared, engulfed in purple flames.
Such a massive amount of emptiness contained in the Eclipse.
The Mixed Origin Divine Skill.
The Three Ultimate Martial Arts.
The Horizontal Sweep of a Thousand Armies.
As the sword drew a line, the void blade cut through the sky.
The group of cross swords clashed fiercely with the thunder and lightning.
"Hmm...! This is not enough."
Seeing that, Longinus reached out to the giant cross behind him.
Pahss...
Then, his hand was swallowed, forming a huge blood cross.
"I will wield my sword myself."
Sueueue...
Soon, it shrank to fit Longinus's body, transforming into a cross-shaped giant sword.
Whoosh!
As the giant sword moved, a wave of blood surged.
At the same time, Longinus's figure disappeared.
"It's on the left."
With the warning from the Shadow Queen, his clone appeared next to Sung JiHan in an instant.
Clang!
As the two swords collided, Sung JiHan's body was pushed back from the sky.
"Hmph. You can withstand quite a bit."
Whoosh!
The blood sword extended towards Sung JiHan in an instant.
The black sword aimed at Sung JiHan, dividing into dozens of branches, covering all directions.
All of those attacks contained a deadly force.
"The real one is above."
Even in the midst of all those attacks, the Shadow Queen found the real one.
Bang!
Blood exploded above Sung JiHan's head.
And Longinus's helmet, which was beyond that.
Creak...!
In that brief moment, Longinus's helmet was partially cut by Sung JiHan's counterattack.
"Hu..."
Between the blood-colored armor, Longinus's red skin briefly appeared.
It quickly faded and was covered by the restored helmet.
"You're quite persistent."
Longinus was in a state of anger, his flames ignited.
"Kill him."
The blood sword extended towards Sung JiHan in an instant.
"Below."
With the warning from the Shadow Queen, the clash began again.
* * *
"The Seat of the Holy has reached level 773."
"It's been five minutes."
Sung JiHan looked at the message that appeared before his eyes and could guess the passage of time.
The battle had been going on with a disadvantage so far.
Especially in the beginning, if it weren't for the Shadow Queen, Longinus's attacks would have almost been allowed.
"Now I'm a bit more used to it... but the total amount of power is still lacking."
No matter how much Sung JiHan amplified his power twice, it was still insufficient against the transcendent Seat that had descended.
What allowed him to hold on was his transcendent stats.
"They're coming from above and below at the same time."
Thanks to the Shadow Queen's appropriate advice.
Bang! Bang!
Blood swords exploded in the air, blocked by swords and spears.
"...You did well to descend quickly."
Suddenly.
After a fierce battle with Sung JiHan for five minutes, Longinus, who had been fighting fiercely, retreated when his attack was blocked.
"I didn't want to use the spear."
The form of the blood sword that Longinus was holding crumbled and fell.
Whooosh...
A bloody energy began to whirl.
And Longinus's armor was sucked into it.
The armor made of blood energy was dismantled one by one, revealing Longinus's body.
"Why is my body like this? Are you really from the same sect as that guy?"
Longinus's body was full of holes, with blood flowing out.
Especially in the center of his chest, blood was gushing out like a fountain, replenishing his energy.
With such bleeding, the body's blood would quickly run out, but Longinus continued to vomit blood.
His body was soaked in blood, in a miserable state.
"The power of divine killing. I will use it here."
Shoooo!
The whirlwind spun even stronger and transformed into a elongated shape.
And what was revealed inside was a spear made of blood.
Suddenly.
Longinus aimed the spear at Sung JiHan.
"Die."
Whoosh!
The spear fell from Longinus's hand and slowly flew towards Sung JiHan.
This was a speed that even a child could avoid, but Sung JiHan, the target, was in a rigid state.
"...What are you doing."
Sung JiHan's voice, who was standing still, was cut off in the middle when he saw the shadow queen.
Sung JiHan's world completely stopped.
Only one thing.
The spear was slowly flying towards him.
"...Did the target freeze code activate."
The spear of divine killing that Longinus had shown as an avatar.
When I was targeted at that time, the energy in my body still moved weakly.
The spear of divine punishment used directly by the Holy See, Longinus, completely sealed the Sung JiHan, leaving no movement of power in the body.
If it continued like this, being pierced was certain.
At that time.
Pssss......
A faint blood-red smoke rose from the tip of the blood spear.
And above it, purple letters appeared.
[Target condition, partial match]
[Annihilation code detected]
Up to this point, the pattern that had come to mind before.
However.
Soon, beneath it, the sun mark rose and red letters began to form.
[Target immobilization code in progress]
Until obtaining the stat points, the hidden letters in the sun mark.
This was a hidden command that put Sung JiHan in a time-stop state.
And.
[Would you like to retrieve the command?]
Even though there was no movement of energy in the body.
When he was able to read those letters, a system window with a red background asking for command retrieval appeared.
"Yes."
When Sung JiHan, who was frozen, agreed with his will alone.
[Retrieving the command]
Shooooo...!
The third line, [Target immobilization code in progress], flew towards Sung JiHan.
It entered the pattern where the enemy's energy gathered, near his chest.
[Command retrieved]
[The enemy's capacity is more than half full. You can retrieve the command one more time.]
Commands that couldn't be fully accepted before.
But this time, compared to back then, the stat points of the enemy seemed to have increased and amplified.
Even if it was the spear of divine punishment used directly by the Holy See, Longinus, it seemed that he could retrieve the command one more time.
And, as the body moved.
[... Is it? Stay still! Huh?]
The voice of the Shadow Queen was also heard.
'Because of the stat, it is definitely possible to avoid time stop. However.'
Ziiiiing...
From the incoming spear of divine punishment, the sun mark rose again.
[Target lock code execution in progress] The message was being rewritten.
Once the sentence is complete, it will enter the time stop state again, just like before.
'Now there is only one opportunity to absorb. I have to eliminate the power of the spear itself.'
To eliminate the power of the spear, I have to deplete that power.
"Summon Enkidu."
Swoosh!
Behind Sung JiHan, steel chains extended.
Clank! Clank!
It gathered into one and transformed into a being wearing steel armor.
Enkidu, a steel giant that appeared five times larger than a human.
It was the doll that Gilgamesh had told him would be consumed as the target of the spear of divine punishment.
"Enkidu... Gilgamesh. What are you thinking?!"
Seeing that, Longinus opened his eyes wide.
[Target condition, completely matched]
[Target changed]
[Annihilation code activated]
The spear of divine punishment extended by Longinus changed the target to the steel giant.
Thunk!
As it pierced through the spear, the giant disappeared.
And Sung JiHan disappeared behind him like that.
He manifested one of the most powerful martial arts he could use.
Honwon Shingong (混元神功)
Cheonryong Yongyeom (天雷龍炎)
Cheonryong Nae Hwa (天龍雷火)
Piercing a hole in the sky, the Cheonryong Nae Hwa poured out a massive flame.
However, the Cheonryong Nae Hwa that Sung JiHan displayed, which had been strengthened, unexpectedly turned out to be nothing more than an ordinary spear.
Leaving Sung JiHan's hand, the phoenix flew away.
In the blink of an eye, it flew towards Longinus.
"You...!"
It pierced through the hastily created shield of Longinus, made of gathered energy.
The phoenix, which flashed white.
It soon ignited a fire on Longinus' shield.
Whoosh...
Soon, the white flames exploded and engulfed everything.
Originally, it was a martial art that swept across the entire land, to the point of being mistaken for a dragon's breath.
But now, it had become stronger, so the Cheonryong Nae Hwa was able to concentrate its power.
"What... kind... of power is this?"
In the condensed white flames of fire and lightning, Longinus' voice faintly flowed.
If it had been before using the spear of divine punishment, he could have defended himself.
But having summoned the spear and consumed a lot of his own energy, he could only barely regenerate against the firepower of the Cheonryong Nae Hwa.
"Persistent."
Swoosh.
Sung JiHan absorbed the emptiness inside his mask and quickly approached Longinus.
Although the spear of divine punishment was blocked and the opponent was in a weakened state due to the Cheonryong Nae Hwa.
Longinus was still the one with a greater total amount of power.
Right now, he had to finish it without giving him a chance to recover.
"Let's use the annihilation code."
The annihilation code, 'Myeol'.
Among all the powers Sung JiHan possessed, it was the most powerful ability to eliminate the opponent.
However, since he had to write the characters directly on top of the target, it was difficult to use it against a formidable enemy.
Especially in Longinus' current situation.
When he had received a counterattack from the unexpected fire and entered a state of recovery, he had to finish it.
Swoosh!
Sung JiHan jumped into the pit of fire he had created.