Genius Wizard Hides His Sword Skills [EN]: Chapter 150

150. The End (4)

The energy swirling in the sky was unlike anything I’d ever felt. It reeked of dark magic, emanating intensely from Hole Delema. However, my surprise stemmed from another reason.

‘…He knows Adonis?’

The fact that he mentioned my name from a thousand years ago couldn’t help but make me furrow my brow.

I wasn’t the only one taken aback.

“Dark magic?”

“Hole Delema! What is the meaning of this!”

The heads of the other Five Stars were also shocked by the dark energy swirling around him.

‘So, the other Five Stars didn’t know.’

I had assumed it was a given that the Five Stars were using dark magic, but they seemed completely unaware.

“How amusing. You don’t even know what powers you’ve been using to secure your positions!”

Hole Delema’s sneer echoed across the field. Then, his darkly stained staff pointed towards them.

“Wh, what are you saying!”

“What is the meaning of this sudden act!”

The dark light that erupted from it surged forward.

“Ku, Keheok!”

It was the head of the Killavega family, who had been keeping Ratatosk in check by using the fragment of Optatio [a powerful artifact]. Black energy enveloped his body.

“Kuaaaaa!”

Soon, his screams echoed. As if sucking out the energy within his body, his mana flowed out and headed towards Hole Delema.

“I don’t need to pretend anymore. I will obtain all the presence here and break free from this thousand-year shackle!”

Along with his words, the black energy spread even more violently. It engulfed the remaining heads of the Five Stars.

“Kuaaaack!”

“Kuh, Keheok!”

They each let out different screams.

“Still, they are the heads of the families, so their presence is quite substantial!”

In contrast, Hole Delema’s face was filled with a smile.

“Hmph! Finally showing your true colors!”

Aries glared at him with disgust. Hole Delema’s gaze turned to her.

“So, you’re still alive.”

“Of course. Who do you think I am?”

Information about Aries that I had learned so far.

“Believe it or not, I’m your sister. Did you think I’d die from your petty schemes?”

Hole Delema’s own sister was Aries. She was the one who had been pushed out of the family head competition with him.

“Very well. I’ll kill you myself today. Both you and Adonis.”

His gaze then fell upon me.

“How amusing. Adonis. You will die by my hand once again and fall into the eternal cycle of time!”

Only then did a cog that hadn’t fit into place finally click.

“You… are you Huan?”

“Keuha! As expected, you’re not completely clueless.”

The smile on his face vanished.

“I’m quite surprised myself. That your reincarnation would be of my bloodline! That’s why I couldn’t transfer into your body!”

“What? Transfer?”

“Yes. The guardian necklace I gave you when you were a baby. It was actually an item I used to transfer souls. I tried to transfer my soul into your body, which had absorbed Bael, but for some reason, it didn’t work…”

His head slowly nodded.

“Your soul was already bound by the cycle of time, so I couldn’t take it!”

Only then did the puzzle pieces begin to fall into place for me as well.

[He’s been moving from body to body for a thousand years using dark magic.]

I couldn’t fully understand the words about my soul, but I could vaguely understand how he had maintained his existence for a thousand years.

‘And if he gathers a little more of this presence or whatever, he’ll become a constellation soon?’

And my head slowly nodded.

“Good.”

A faint smile appeared on my face as I faced him.

“I would have been too upset if I couldn’t have taken revenge on you directly.”

I had also been eagerly waiting to face Huan Delema.

‘I’ll let you taste despair too.’

Huan Delema had already absorbed all the energy of the family heads. I wasn’t going to stand still either.

‘Oberon.’

[Okay.]

To face him, I couldn’t afford to save any power. I was planning to use Oberon’s authority [Oberon is a powerful entity whose power the protagonist can use].

“I don’t know how you obtained the power of Aura, but that’s all it is. It’s just a mayfly before the power of this dark magic!”

At the same time, he scattered black energy in all directions.

Puhwaaaack!

Hundreds of black spikes were aimed at me.

Hoo Woong!

I was already dancing with my sword.

“Adonis! Face death by my hand once again!”

“You’re the one who’s going to end today!”

I leaped through the black spikes.

* * *

Swaeeeeck!

A sound that seemed to tear the eardrums.

Dozens of black spikes were fired simultaneously. Weapons faster than the swords of knights who had reached the ranks of masters.

[This is practically an Igyeo Geom [a legendary, incredibly fast sword technique].]

Hundreds of weapons were aimed solely at me. However, unlike my past life, I was resisting that power.

‘It would have been dangerous if it weren’t for Carlhess.’

The method of discerning the opponent’s true intentions that I had learned under him. Thanks to that, I could judge which of the numerous spikes were flying towards me.

‘Oberon, speed it up a bit.’

[Okay.]

And one more thing.

I could now freely use Oberon’s authority.

‘Bael, I’m counting on you.’

It had been a while since my body had been strained.

[Keuha! Alright. Let’s put a hole in that damn bastard!]

But thanks to Bael supporting my body, I could use the authority without any problems.

“This bastard! You’re like an eel!”

Huan Delema was also a little flustered when things didn’t go as planned.

‘Now!’

I explosively unleashed the Aura in my entire body. Immediately, my body reached Huan Delema’s eyes.

It wasn’t magic like Blink [a teleportation spell]. It was just the harmony of extreme martial arts and authority.

“Huan Delema! I’m finally catching you!”

I stared into his wide eyes and stabbed him with my dagger.

Pook!

The accurate sensation transmitted to my fingertips.

“Keo, Keok!”

And a groan escaped from his mouth.

‘Finally!’

It was only natural that joy filled me at this moment. The hand holding the dagger was trembling, and intense emotions were raging in my eyes.

The moment I had been waiting for so eagerly.

The moment I was so happy, I felt like I would shed endless tears.

‘It’s over.’

It was then, as a sense of relief that I had done it dominated my body.

“Keuk. Good attack, Adonis.”

The expression of the man groaning in pain was gradually fading.

“I admit it. If I were the me from a thousand years ago, I would have surely been defeated by you.”

And soon, a bitter sneer settled on his lips.

“But, what a pity. The current me has already become a demigod. My body will never die! I just need to recover.”

As if to prove those words, a black aura flickered around his pierced chest.

Kuuuuuu!

And gradually, new flesh sprouted.

‘This is insane!’

However, I couldn’t dwell on the thought for long.

Pazzzzzik!

The jet-black aura enveloped the surroundings.

It was delivering a shock directly to my body.

‘Keoheok!’

All I could do was suppress the scream that threatened to burst out. No, perhaps it was a pain that wouldn’t even allow a groan. It was definitely the most intense pain I had ever experienced, surpassing even the countless battlefields I had traversed.

“How pathetic you look, Adonis.”

Paah!

Huan Delema flicked his hand dismissively. With that gesture, my body was sent plummeting to the ground.

‘……!’

A fierce energy bound my body.

“Now, I shall end your life, and you will fall into another cycle of time!”

Huan Delema descended to the ground to approach me.

“Kuaaaa!”

Ratatoskr thrust his massive body towards him.

“A stray dog is barking somewhere.”

However, Huan simply waved his hand at the beast.

Pazzzik!

The familiar black current wrapped around Ratatoskr.

“Kuaaaak!”

The absolute ruler of the Xylo Mountains was forced to kneel before him.

“Anyway, thank you. Thanks to you making a spot like this, I can easily gather my presence. Thanks to you, I will become a constellation after a thousand years!”

The man wore a broad smile. It was when he was about to reach out his hand.

“How dare a wraith lay hands on someone’s body!”

Using Blink [a teleportation ability], Anghel ambushed Huan from behind.

“There are many dogs following you!”

However, he too could do nothing.

‘Anghel……!’

Puuuk!

The black awl, swung in an instant, pierced his abdomen.

The attack didn’t end there.

Puuuk! Puuk!

As if to show an example of what happens to those who approach him, Huan Delema repeatedly thrust the awl.

“You son of a bitch!”

However, Anghel’s sacrifice was not in vain.

Kuuuu!

The quietly moving ground. The gentle wave of earth, stirred by Alois’s touch.

Cheok.

Guided Fragarach [a mythical sword] into my hand.

[Kkiyooooo!]

And the only thought I had as I looked at Huan Delema.

‘Cut him down.’

There were no other distractions. Only the thought of cutting down that old man consumed by desire.

At that moment, what I saw in my eyes.

‘Ah. So this is it.’

Even the air, the dust, and the black energies. All objects connected to him seemed to be momentarily frozen.

‘A path…….’

Through that gap, I saw a single path leading to him.

After that, I simply swung my sword as usual. A thrust honed over a lifetime.

It stretched out towards the path of the sword that had appeared before my eyes.

Puuuk!

After that, the sword was somehow already touching him. Fragarach was accurately embedded in his heart.

“Keu, Keuaaak!”

A groan escaped once again from the mouth of the man who had tormented Anghel.

“Y, you bastard! I told you it’s useless! You can never kill me!”

That statement rather brought a smile to my lips.

“Then, even better.”

“Wh, what?”

“You’ll writhe in agony forever. While your heart is being devoured.”

The holy sword Fragarach. That eccentric sword.

[Kieeeee! Master! Finally, a satisfying meal! The energy is endless!]

Was destined to dig into its opponent forever, until it brought them to ruin.

“Y, you son of a bitch, what are you doing!”

Only then did Huan realize that something was wrong.

“Curse your immortal body, and writhe in pain.”

“Kuaaak! St, stop! Pull out the sword! Keuak!”

Fragarach had already taken root in his heart. I immediately turned my head towards the Forest of Ego.

‘With the remaining Aether [a mystical energy], I should be able to maintain it until I get to the Hole.’

[What are you planning to do?]

‘I’m going to throw him into the pit of the Hole as he is. That place will be able to supply Fragarach with eternal Aether.’

[Heh.]

Oberon, who had emerged outside my body, shook his head.

[He’s really going to live in eternal torment.]

The man couldn’t even support his body from the pain of having his heart devoured.

“Let’s go. To hell.”

Dragging the man with a thousand years of desire, I took a step.

* * *

A small, simply decorated office. The wooden door on one wall burst open.

“Ian!”

“Oh, Drew. How did it go?”

“The other races are settling in well. Lady Liu properly persuaded the Emperor. He created villages just for them.”

The Imperial Family was also in Huan’s grasp. The Emperor was more than welcoming to us, who had driven them out.

“Right. It’ll be difficult for humans and other races to coexist perfectly from the start. Now that they’re out in the world, they can slowly adapt.”

Because they had been separated for far too long.

‘If we rush things, problems are bound to arise.’

It would be better in many ways to blend in slowly.

[Time will solve the problem.]

Moreover, since I had already seized all the commercial rights of the continent, acts such as selling or kidnapping them as slaves would not escape my notice.

“That’s good.”

I nodded when.

“Precursor! Everything is ready!”

The door opened again.

“……Anghel.”

He had been riddled with holes by Huan. Fortunately, he possessed the regenerative abilities of a werewolf, so he had managed to survive.

“Aries has finally found a way to undo the curse.”

“Oh, really?”

“Yes. A medium was hidden inside the Delema family’s main house. The seal of the Black Magic Constellation you mentioned was also there.”

The curse of time that Huan Delema had placed on me. It had been my biggest worry after eliminating him. Finally, hope had arisen.

[You could just live with me forever in the cycle of time.]

Oberon smiled for no reason.