“You actually found him. Even for a large one, locating this guy in the vast Demon Sea wouldn’t have been easy.”
“Haha, thanks to Diablo’s Master, the search area was cut in half. Besides, the sea is practically Blue Ocean’s territory.”
Before Seun and Zenon lay a massive island.
The island was covered in red forests, and at its center stood a towering tree that had taken root throughout the entire island.
Winged demonic beasts rested on the tree’s branches, and below them, four-legged demonic beasts continued the cycle of the wild.
Except for the unusually large number of demonic beasts, it was an island like any other.
However, the strange thing was that the island was moving.
‘Jaratan.’
Among the great demons in the Tower’s Demon World, he was the only one who resided on the 79th floor instead of the 80th, ranking 10th among them.
Unlike his title of Great Demon, he had a carefree personality and was the only moving island in the Demon Sea, leisurely swimming around.
It was him, Jaratan.
“Actually, to avoid losing Jaratan after finding him, I had one of our guild members refuse the summons and stay behind. I apologize.”
“No. It was a wise decision.”
He seemed to be apologizing for leaving one person behind by refusing Seun’s summons, but Seun didn’t mind it at all.
Rather, he was grateful. Thanks to Zenon’s judgment, he was able to save time finding Jaratan.
Even with the compass of the journey, it would have taken quite a while to find Jaratan swimming around the Demon Sea.
“Are you luring Jaratan with the White Whale?”
“The White Whale has a power called Mystique. It’s not a powerful ability, but it has the ability to attract attention with a mysterious aura, and it works on Jaratan.”
“It seems to have grown much more than before.”
“Haha, it’s thanks to the Diablo Guild. Being subordinate to Diablo allowed us to receive Diablo’s buffs [temporary enhancements], and I was so surprised at the time.”
The Diablo Guild had maximized all the enhancement stats that could be filled with contribution points.
Moreover, they had raised the guild’s rank by several levels through guild wars.
The numbers far surpassed Blue Ocean, which had reigned as the top guild in Elheim, so it was no wonder he was surprised.
‘The Authority of Lust must have helped too.’
When he obtained the Authority of Lust, a message appeared: ‘Having inherited the divinity of Lust, additional bonuses are applied to actions, skills, and systems related to growth.’
This included not only the simple effect of rapidly increasing experience but also accelerating the White Whale’s growth rate.
– The constellation, ‘Owl of the Dark Night,’ is pleased to see the white whale growing rapidly.
This must have greatly contributed to the White Whale’s rapid growth.
“We will arrive at our destination soon.”
Booooooo-
Islands began to appear on the horizon, which had been as empty as the vast ocean.
Most of the islands in the Demon Sea were spaced far apart at regular intervals, but this place was a little different.
‘Archipelago.’ [A cluster of islands]
Large and small islands were closely clustered together as if forming a group.
The place where the White Whale was luring Jaratan was in the center of that archipelago.
The reason Zenon lured Jaratan all the way here was simple.
“The personnel have been distributed as I mentioned in advance. Fortunately, thanks to Diablo gathering everyone, we have completely secured the encirclement.”
“What about the sea behind us?”
“Of course, Blue Ocean will be narrowing the encirclement. Honestly, I don’t know if we can stop Jaratan if it tries to escape.”
“It’s enough.”
The stage was set. A stage to face Jaratan, whom he could not even dare to look up to before the regression, only thinking of it as an ‘island’.
Before long, the White Whale, having reached the edge of the archipelago, spouted seawater like a fountain, signaling that its role was over.
“The start of the battle is……”
“I’ll do it.”
Seun raised his right hand.
Originally, he would have used a method of shooting magic like a flare, but now there was a much better way.
As Seun clenched his fist, the stigma emitted not its usual crimson light but the orange divinity that Satan had emitted, spreading to everyone in Diablo and Blue Ocean, including Seun.
– A roar of fury echoes across Satan’s battlefield.
The Authority of Fury signaled the start of the war.
– Diablo and Blue Ocean Guild’s hostility towards Jaratan greatly increases.
– All stats of Diablo and Blue Ocean Guild increase.
– The Authority of the ‘Challenger’ dwells within Diablo and Blue Ocean Guild.
Challenger.
The word Satan used to refer to Seun when he had exhausted his divinity and disappeared.
In other words, that message was the same as saying that the power of the stigma Seun possessed was dwelling within the guild members.
– The stigma reacts to the legend of Blood Wolf Legend.
– The second ability of the stigma, ‘Rage,’ awakens.
When Seun manifested his authority, its performance was clearly revealed.
This was because the aura of madness dwelled, albeit faintly, in the bodies of both the Diablo and Blue Ocean Guilds.
‘If I can use the power of Destruction like this, I won’t have to cling to equipment made from meteorites anymore.’
Equipment made from meteorites had the advantage of being the only external force that could oppose the Outer, excluding the Authority of Destruction or the power of spirits, but there were also drawbacks.
That was the limit of processing.
Gochangseok was diligently enhancing the equipment, but there were limits to equipment made from meteorites.
Now that he had reached the 79th floor of the Tower, the efficiency of the equipment had become so low that everyone was wearing different equipment except when facing the Outer.
But now, it was different.
Now that he could spread the power of Destruction, the guild members would also be able to overcome the limitations of equipment made from meteorites and face the Outer even more strongly.
“Amazing. Is this the new power that Diablo’s Master has obtained this time?”
“Let’s start right away.”
“Okay. Then immediately……”
Zenon drew his spear.
Jaratan, too, realized that he was surrounded, raising his head from beneath the sea and roaring.
The forest on his back shook, and all sorts of demonic beasts rushed out like guard dogs, and winged demonic beasts fluttered down from the swaying giant tree like countless leaves.
“Let the Jaratan hunt begin.”
* * *
“Gooooooo-”
Jaratan’s roar was magnificent.
Like the ringing of a bell or the blowing of a horn, a low, deep bass spread throughout the archipelago, and even the faint clouds in the sky cleared away.
Waves rippled incessantly on the calm sea, and the marine demonic beasts were startled and fled.
All of this happened with just one roar from Jaratan.
He hadn’t even fully moved his limbs, just raised his head and let out a roar.
“Everyone, move according to the plan!”
“The most important thing is to prevent Jaratan from escaping!”
“And to prevent the Master from being disturbed!”
This was the main plan for this Jaratan hunt.
Although Diablo and Blue Ocean Guild were growing rapidly, it was impossible to directly damage Jaratan.
At best, Zenon, Yuseoa, and Kang Hancheol could somehow inflict damage, but that wouldn’t be enough to defeat Jaratan.
The only one with the power to defeat Jaratan was Seun.
That’s what he thought and it was Seun’s plan.
“Turn the body!”
“We have to grab the legs!”
– Player Choi Suchang uses ‘Kraken’s Hunt.’
Swish!
Choi Suchang’s harpoon tied up one of the four legs protruding from the island, no, Jaratan’s body.
People clung to it, pulling on the harpoon and fixing Jaratan’s leg.
“The day has come to face Jaratan. I think I did well to follow Diablo’s Master.”
As Zenon, the master of the Blue Ocean Guild, raised his spear, a dragon tornado soared up in response to his movement.
Not magic, but command.
The marine monsters he had tamed were doing their best to create a dragon tornado from within the sea.
“It’ll be fun to hit.”
Kwaang!!
Kang Hancheol spread his lats [Latissimus dorsi muscles] wide and thrust his fist towards Jaratan’s leg.
Jaratan’s leg was pushed back, and at the same time, a tremendous shockwave spread in all directions, causing the Demon Sea to surge greatly.
“It’s been a while since I’ve fought on the same battlefield as Seun.”
Yuseoa ran across the sea, leaving hundreds of sword marks on Jaratan’s leg.
Although they were shallow sword marks that barely penetrated the skin, Baal’s potent poison penetrated through all of them.
Even with Baal’s poison, the poison she could manifest would only be enough to paralyze the leg, but that was enough.
They had succeeded in sealing all four of Jaratan’s legs in this way, but problems still remained.
“The demonic beasts are approaching!”
“Let’s defend!”
The demonic beasts living on Jaratan’s back bared their teeth to protect Jaratan.
Seun and Zenon had anticipated this situation and had 미리 [in advance] allocated troops to deal with the demonic beasts.
Besides.
“If it’s a battle of numbers, I’m confident. Manti, will you lead the legion?”
“Roar-!”
There was Baekhyun on this side.
Undead, literally called a ‘legion’, emerged and began to fight Jaratan’s demonic beasts.
The Manticore stood at the forefront, protecting the undead, and swept away the demonic beasts that approached like generals.
“Ghost Breath.”
Saaaa-
In the meantime, Baekhyun completed the black magic.
Starting with Ghost Breath, which paralyzes enemies with the breath of the dead, various black magic spells strengthen the legion and destroy the enemy.
“Underwater monster detected! Blue Ocean is also entering the battle!”
“Dive!”
The demonic beasts were not all that was visible.
The marine monsters attached to Jaratan’s belly were also approaching silently from under the sea.
However, the Blue Ocean Guild, which could be said to be masters of underwater combat, was waiting on this side.
In this way, Jaratan, who was so huge that he was called a moving island, was trapped by mere human schemes and unable to move his body.
“Gooooooo-”
Meanwhile, Seun moved to the front of Jaratan and drew Durandal.
Jaratan, sensing that Seun was the enemy he had to face, opened his strong jaws and fully revealed his sharp beak.
“Long time no see.”
Seun recalled the past.
As an adventurer exploring the hidden dungeon on his back.
But now, he was trying to subjugate not the hidden dungeon but Jaratan himself.
Woooong-
The divinity of Fury that enhances the guild’s abilities.
That power not only made the guild members under Seun stronger.
Seun, who was the mainstay and owner of the guild, was also affected by the power of Fury.
The power of the stigma that naturally flowed out due to it.
Perhaps judging that the power was dangerous?
The roar of the guy who had been full of a feeling of ‘annoyance’ until just now.
“Goooooooong-!!”
Transformed into a hostile cry full of murderous intent, as if he had met a beast of the same class.
Chapter 554