276.
Seal.
Lillian’s expression was serious.
“Something’s wrong.”
I thought we were heading straight for the Kingdom Alliance border, but Lillian stopped me as I tried to get up.
“The seal is broken, but the Demon King’s aura has completely disappeared.”
I narrowed my eyes.
“The aura disappeared?”
“Since the descent of the Demon King Belushi, I have been constantly tracking his aura. From the start, he emitted a powerful aura befitting a transcendent being.”
Olivia chimed in.
“That’s right. After becoming a Grand Sword Master, Belushi’s presence was clearly felt. The strange aura coming from the Kingdom Alliance has completely disappeared.”
“We need to prepare.”
I asked at Lillian’s words.
“For battle?”
“Yes. It wouldn’t be strange if Belushi appeared in the Imperial Palace courtyard right now. Summon the Pope immediately…….”
KWAH-KWANG-!
A tremendous explosion.
Lillian, Olivia, and I rushed out of the office without a second thought.
GOOOOOOO-!
The ground, and indeed the entire Imperial Palace, seemed to be shaking.
The Grand Palace, the largest building in the Imperial Palace.
It is where the Grand Palace Conference is held, and where the offices of high-ranking aristocratic administrators are located.
And in front of the Grand Palace building, I saw a very familiar face.
The man who turned everyone in the office into dust in an instant with his overwhelming presence smiled at me.
“Is this our first time meeting?”
It’s Karen.
‘No, it’s Belushi wearing Karen’s face.’
Belushi smoothed out his clothes as if reading my mind and continued.
“You know the face, right? It’s quite a decent body, so I took it over. If you have a body in the Mortal Realm, the main body will suffer considerable damage upon annihilation. Perhaps if I am annihilated here, it will be the same as annihilation in the Demon Realm.”
Lillian opened her mouth.
“From the Demon Realm?”
“That’s right. There were several options, but I appreciated your efforts, so I directly descended into a human body.”
Belushi drew his sword.
“Now, shall we begin?”
Joy spread across Belushi’s face.
Lillian’s expression hardened.
I took a deep breath.
There is no Pope or Father in this place right now.
Can the three of us really face Belushi?
There was no need for doubt.
Belushi is right in front of me.
I summoned the four Spirit Kings simultaneously.
A smooth summoning.
This natural summoning was a first, as if the Spirit Kings had always been in the Mortal Realm.
Belushi exclaimed in admiration.
“The body of a creation has clear limitations. In particular, the human race has a short lifespan and a weak body, making them inadequate vessels for containing mana.”
Looking at me, Belushi smiled more and more intensely.
“You have found the precise method to use a human body to its extreme.”
“Too much talk.”
Lillian didn’t wait.
Pa-pa-pat-!
Belushi lightly swung his sword at the tree branches flying while wrapping around the ground.
At the same time, Olivia rushed towards Belushi.
The four Spirit Kings also simultaneously stirred up wind, fire, water, and earth, putting pressure on Belushi.
“Good!”
Brown mana flowed from Belushi’s sword.
It wasn’t a color that gave a strong feeling.
Pa-pat-!
Belushi’s figure disappeared, leaving afterimages.
Belushi, who had appeared in the sky before I knew it, swung his sword at Aquilus.
Swish-!
‘What is it?’
I felt a sense of doubt, and Lillian cast magic again, and Olivia chased Belushi.
Swish-!
With two swings of his sword, both of Aquilus’s arms were cut off.
Belushi then thrust his sword.
Pshook-!
Aquilus’s neck was pierced, and he was forcibly reverse-summoned back to the Spirit Realm.
Keuk, a scream flowed from my mouth.
Olivia’s sword cut through the air.
Belushi forcibly reverse-summoned Aquilus with just three attacks, and before I knew it, he was pressuring Lillian.
“Hang in there, mage.”
A brown orb flowed from Belushi’s hand.
Lillian waved her staff.
KWAH-KWANG-! Kwang-!
Lillian, who barely blocked the brown orb, said.
“Olivia. Keep attacking!”
Numerous water droplets poured towards Belushi from all directions.
I still had three Spirit Kings left, and Lillian’s magic was still intact.
As if we had made a promise, we were focusing on blocking Belushi’s movements.
This was because we realized with a single exchange that it was difficult for my and Lillian’s attacks to damage Belushi.
Olivia was the fastest.
It was best for her to land attacks on Belushi.
Aria continued to create water droplets.
Belushi waved his hand as if he were playing a prank, and each time, more brown orbs than the number of water droplets decorated the sky.
Lillian’s magic also tormented Belushi.
Nevertheless, Belushi’s movements, which easily avoided Olivia’s sword, were astonishing.
It was as if he had ten bodies.
Appearing in the east, then in the west.
I could clearly feel that Belushi was deliberately holding back.
How many times has his movement given him a chance to cut me down?
I bit my lip.
“Noel!”
At my call, Noel greatly enlarged his body.
The amount of mana flowing through me into Noel surged momentarily.
Belushi appeared in front of me at that moment.
“Arun!”
Olivia was so surprised that she called my name.
Belushi held his sword to my neck and said.
“How long did you think I would hold back? As a spiritist, you should protect your own body first. Why put all the spirits into the attack?”
It was then.
A small sonic boom was heard from somewhere.
Pa-pa-pat-!
Belushi quickly retreated.
A low voice was heard.
“You don’t have to hold back anymore, Belushi.”
It was Father.
* * *
Ron Carl Leord.
Belushi knew the human in front of him well.
Ron Carl Leord was established as a huge presence in the memories left in this body, so it was refreshing to meet him in person.
“Are you…… the pinnacle of humanity?”
Belushi smiled brightly.
Ron held his sword at an angle.
“What’s so good about being a Demon King from the Demon Realm that you’re causing a ruckus in the Mortal Realm?”
“Ruckus?”
“Then what else is what you’re doing if not a ruckus?”
Bang, magic exploded in front of Belushi.
Ron had cast magic in that short amount of time.
Lillian was also a 9th circle mage, but Ron’s magic was different.
‘I couldn’t catch it…….’
Sweat flowed down Belushi’s back, and the sword became heavy with tension.
And then Belushi smiled again.
Isn’t this a real fight?
“Yes. It’s a ruckus.”
Immediately, Belushi’s body disappeared and rushed towards Ron.
Ron drew his sword horizontally.
Space split and an aura blade blocked Belushi’s advance.
Kwang-!
Arun’s spirits aimed for Belushi’s rear.
Olivia also rushed in from the right.
Lillian’s magic was changing from restraint-oriented to attack magic.
She was constantly casting, and Belushi felt that it was unusual.
The full casting magic of a 9th circle mage could never be taken lightly.
Ron said.
“Are you starting to feel the pressure?”
Ron’s sword cut through the air.
Belushi’s body was revealed in the air.
Ron’s sword had caught the fast movement.
Seeing Belushi bleeding from his shoulder, Ron was now smiling.
Belushi was mistaken about one thing.
Ron, Arun, Lillian, and even Olivia had experienced countless battles.
Belushi was a Demon King, but it had been thousands of years since he had risked his life in battle.
He longed for a life of struggle and descended, but rather, Belushi’s original power, which was too strong, was holding him back in this battle.
Pa-pa-pat-!
Olivia was also catching Belushi’s movements as if her body was completely warmed up.
“You shouldn’t have descended into a human body.”
Belushi did not answer Ron’s words.
He was now losing his composure due to the attacks coming from all directions.
He was full of composure when facing the three of them, but when Ron joined, the story completely changed.
His swordsmanship and magic were amazing, but there was only one thing that troubled Belushi.
Ron’s control of space far exceeded Belushi’s expectations.
He completely controlled the surrounding mana, slowing down Belushi’s movements.
Belushi could overcome Ron’s control of space, but that momentary difference led to a big difference.
Olivia and Arun never missed the moment when Ron tore through the mana.
Attacks came in, catching that moment, so Belushi couldn’t block them perfectly.
Phoenix pierced Belushi like an awl.
“Keuk!”
Finally, a scream erupted from Belushi’s mouth.
Belushi’s body staggered from the flames that accurately pierced his chest.
And finally, Lillian’s magic was completed.
Olivia, Arun, and Ron momentarily distanced themselves from Belushi.
It was an accurate movement as if they had made a promise.
GOOOOOOO-!
Snow fell around Belushi.
Belushi immediately raised his sword high.
Brown mana spread like lightning in all directions and began to meet the snow summoned by Lillian.
A magic that suddenly created a natural disaster!
KWAH-KWANG-! Kwang-! Kwang-!
Snow and lightning met and caused an explosion.
Then the blizzard gradually intensified.
The temperature in Belushi’s space dropped rapidly, and even the ground and air began to freeze.
The mana emanating from Belushi’s sword grew stronger and stronger.
Belushi’s will to not freeze to death created even greater mana.
KWAH-KWANG-! Kwang-! Kwang-!
“Just a mere human.”
Belushi’s pupils turned red.
Horns began to grow on his head.
GOOOOOOO-!
The blizzard gradually intensified, and Belushi was completely isolated.
Lillian’s staff shook violently.
Soon, the blizzard gradually clumped together and poured down on Belushi like hail.
It wasn’t just hail made of snow.
Each and every one of them contained intense mana, truly befitting 9th circle magic [the highest level of magic attainable].
“Just a mere human!”
Belushi gritted his teeth once again and then emitted mana from his entire body.
KWAH-KWANG-! Kwang-!
With the explosion, Lillian’s magic was covered in mana.
Ron groaned.
This was because Belushi’s momentum had completely changed.
“Yes, descending into a human body was arrogance.”
Belushi’s figure slowly emerged through the smoke.
Two huge horns were protruding from his head, and eight brown wings on his back were emitting enormous mana.
His size, which was at least three meters tall, and his tightly packed muscles were swollen as if they would burst.
“Hooooooo!”
When Belushi flapped his wings once, the entire Imperial Palace trembled.
The Grand Palace building had already collapsed, and the people inside the Imperial Palace were either running away due to the aftermath of the battle or had become dust because they could not overcome the rampaging mana.
The Imperial Knights and some mages did not even dare to approach and were just struggling to overcome the aftermath of the battle near the Grand Palace.
Belushi waved his hand.
Brown mana soared into the sky and flowed down like rain.
Kwang-! Kwang-!
“Now that I’ve swept away all the gnats around me, let’s start again.”
Belushi smiled deeply, twitching his red lips.
Ron groaned.
“Give it your…… all.”
That was all he could say.
Arun replied.
“Yes. It seems like it’s just beginning now.”