My Lord Who Is Being Prudent! [EN]: Chapter 316

316. Exceed, Beyond (1)

The sky collapses.

The earth overturns.

In a landscape of cataclysmic upheaval,

not a single sound could be heard.

“Haa…! Haa…!”

Sian swallowed his ragged breaths.

The exhaled breaths were swept away into the scenery and disappeared.

He reached it.

The mythical realm that only six people in history had ever reached, Exceed.

With the final ninth form of the Demon God Asura Sword, Sian was finally able to reach that realm.

And so, he was able to bring down the reigning god.

He was able to break the arrogance that soared to the heavens.

The seventh knight of Exceed, born against the backdrop of a thousand years of history.

Sian was finally able to set foot in that realm.

An unknown sense of elation filled his chest.

And then, a stagger.

In an instant, his legs lost strength, and Sian’s body faltered.

Sian plunged the Sword of Annihilation into the ground, barely maintaining his balance.

Along with the elation, an indescribable sense of exhaustion dominated his entire body.

Sian slowly raised his gaze and looked ahead.

【”Kkyaaaaaaaaack!!!”】

And he was able to face the miserable scream of the god.

Kai knelt down, crying out in terrible pain.

He clutched his head with both hands, agonizing.

The blood that covered his entire body showed no sign of stopping.

His torn body could no longer function properly.

No more reigning.

No more arrogance beyond that.

And so, the appearance of him as a god was nowhere to be seen.

The arrogance was broken, and the god had fallen.

Sian supported himself with the Sword of Annihilation stuck in the ground, watching Kai in agony.

And then.

【”Kukukuk…!”】

Kai’s laughter could be heard.

【”Kyahahahahaha!!”】

The suppressed laughter burst out, and the sound grew louder.

The sound that burst out contained madness.

Therefore, it came across as insane laughter.

Soon, Kai’s gaze slowly lifted.

A face and eyes distorted with pain.

However, the emotion contained within was directed solely at Sian.

【”…I acknowledge…”】

Kai spat out those words.

Huddled on his knees, Kai lowered his gaze to look down at his body.

And he let out a hollow laugh at the divine power that no longer existed.

【”Though it is hard to believe…”】

Kai raised his gaze again.

The slowly lifted gaze turned to Sian once more, glistening.

【”I acknowledge… that the destruction of this world is not today.”】

Kai covered his face with his hands and chuckled.

A madman or a mental patient.

It was the end of someone once called a god.

Seeing Kai’s appearance, Sian could realize it.

That Kai had given up everything.

Kai acknowledged the defeat in this war.

Kai acknowledged the defeat in this era.

But.

【”But don’t think this is the end.”】

It was, in the truest sense, a defeat in this era.

It meant defeat today.

It was merely a defeat like the one a thousand years ago.

It was nothing more than a defeat without great significance.

The demons will always be resurrected.

In a few decades if short. Hundreds of years if long.

If longer, they will be resurrected endlessly over thousands of years.

Therefore, the defeat in this era is only a matter of this era.

The next era, or the era after that.

If not, the era after that.

The demons will be resurrected again and threaten the continent.

This fight is a fight that will never end.

And Sian will not exist in that fight.

Just like Kyle is not here now, a thousand years ago.

【”The destruction of this world is not today, and the cause of this era cannot be achieved.”】

Therefore, he acknowledges.

Kai acknowledges that the fight in this era is a clear defeat.

【”But.”】

Kai, on the other hand, did not acknowledge it.

In an instant, Kai’s figure disappeared from sight.

And when Kai reappeared, it was right in front of Sian.

Sian hurriedly grabbed the Sword of Annihilation and pulled it out.

But perhaps because of the exhaustion that dominated his entire body.

Kai’s movements were a beat faster.

Thump.

A rough hand gripped Sian’s neck.

His breath caught in his throat, and he coughed!

The exhaled breath became rough.

Kai gave a blood-soaked smile.

【”Only your destruction will be today.”】

The force gripping his neck grew stronger and stronger.

Sian detonated all his magic power, resisting it.

“Keokeok…!”

But… he couldn’t escape.

He had reached the realm of Exceed, but the process to reach that realm was arduous.

He didn’t have much magic power left.

The exhaustion that dominated his entire body was still there.

Crack!

On the other hand, Kai was burning everything.

Having acknowledged defeat in this era, Kai was burning his existence to burn the last of it.

“Keuheok…!”

As the breath tightened, his vision gradually blurred.

-Sian!! No!!

-My Lord!!

The voices of Leia and Kendrick flickered in his ears.

And kwaaaang!

The vision ahead exploded, and the force that had been tightening his neck was released at once.

“Heoeok…!”

He took a deep breath of sweet air, craving life.

His mind wavered, and his consciousness blurred.

Sian gritted his teeth and tore off the flesh from his left cheek.

The tearing pain spread through his mouth, and his blurring consciousness flashed!

Returning to his senses and consciousness, he reached out and resummoned the Sword of Annihilation, gripping it.

He hurriedly raised his gaze and looked ahead.

-Keok…! Keokeok!

-Kkeueuk!

And he could see Leia and Kendrick being held by Kai.

Leia and Kendrick were each held in Kai’s hands.

They each pulled up their thoughts and magic power to resist, but it was useless.

Holding Leia and Kendrick, Kai slowly turned his gaze.

【”Look closely with your own eyes.”】

Kwaddeuk!

【”At the sight of those who meet their death because of your existence.”】

The movements of Leia and Kendrick, who had been struggling, noticeably decreased.

The thoughts of Leia and the magic power of Kendrick that had been felt faintly faded away.

Soon, Kai’s blood-soaked smile turned to Sian.

And turning his gaze to the faint creatures held in both hands.

Kwaddeudeuk!

The thoughts of Leia that had been blooming.

The blue light of Kendrick that had been burning.

Vanished in vain.

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The figures of Leia and Kendrick, held in Kai’s hands, drooped down.

Kai threw the two of them away carelessly.

The two floating in the air showed no movement.

Kwadangtang! Even after being thrown to the floor, they showed no movement.

There was no reaction whatsoever.

Not even a single energy could be felt.

Sian’s eyes trembled incessantly.

Sian’s shaking eyes trembled without focus.

【”Look closely. At the beings who have met their death because of you.”】

At Kai’s words, Sian’s gaze swept around.

And only then could Sian see the surrounding situation.

Everyone, everyone was collapsed.

Conrad was spilling his intestines, his abdomen pierced.

Aria was sprawled on the floor, her jawbone crushed.

Sarah had her tongue pulled out and both ears torn off at the same time.

Semir had all his muscles torn and burst.

Karis had the dragon horns that had grown on her head crushed, and her skull was broken.

And so, everyone was motionless.

Everyone… everyone was tragically dead.

【”This… this will be the destruction I present to you.”】

At the same time, in Sian’s head, ttuk.

A sound of something snapping could be heard.

Kwakwakwakwang!!!

The space around Sian began to explode completely.

A terrible demon(魔) rose from Sian’s entire body.

The eternal fire that burned Sian’s existence as firewood.

It was seething.

Thoughts were seething, and the flow of thought was seething.

The vessel containing the mind boiled as a whole.

And so, the whole world seemed to be seething.

Just like Kyle had experienced a long time ago.

Hahahahahaha!!!

In the seething world, Kai laughed madly.

【”Foolish! And no different! From the end of those who were once praised as heroes!”】

A thousand years ago, the six Arnaizes who saved the world.

The heroes illuminated the continent, but the heroes could not shine.

They were heroes who should have lived a more brilliant life than anyone else, but they did not.

They were consumed by demons and had to face a miserable end.

And even now, there was not much difference.

Just as the Arnaizes had met a tragic end a thousand years ago.

The descendants of today were also facing a tragic end.

Of course, the world will remember them as heroes.

Their names will not be forgotten even in the long years.

Just like the Arnaizes had done.

But can this… can this really be called a victory?

Can this kind of thing really be called a victory?

The thoughts of Sian that were boiling over did not continue beyond that.

The realm of reason was cut out.

And in between, an endless rage surged up.

A terrible rage that only craved the destruction of existence.

The original sin of existence.

The sin of wrath (Ira) dug into Sian’s seething thoughts and took its place.

Soon, an unknown sense of futility swept through.

What on earth was I working so hard for?

In the end, only such a miserable result remains.

I wish I hadn’t done anything.

If I hadn’t struggled so much.

Nothing would have happened.

The result of fate that does not change even if you struggle.

The sin of sloth consumed Sian’s mind.

Following that, envy, lust, gluttony, greed.

The sins that parasitized existence began to parasitize Sian’s mind.

The demons parasitized existence and announced the signal flare of their resurrection.

And so, Sian’s overflowing magic power destroyed all the space it grabbed.

And so, little by little, Sian was collapsing.

The consumed sin was slowly collapsing Sian’s existence.

The consumed sin slowly sprouts.

He had to control the sin right now.

Sian, whose reason was cut off, was not taking care of himself.

The transcendence magic power that explodes.

The Dragon Heart that contains infinite magic power.

They had no meaning.

The power of Sian, united with the demon, was even transcending the newly established cause and effect.

He couldn’t withstand the boiling power.

Sian’s existence was slowly collapsing.

And so, the result is one.

Sian’s destruction.

In addition, the destruction of the heroes in this era.

It was the destruction that Kai had aimed for.

The fight in this era was lost.

However, the goal was achieved just by presenting the destruction of the heroes.

The demons are immortal (不滅) beings that are always resurrected.

But they are mortal (必滅) beings that always meet death.

The destruction of now leads to the destruction of later generations.

The lineage of heroes is cut off in this era.

They will no longer be able to forget generation after generation.

And so, in the end, it will lead to the destruction of the world.

Eventually.

It was himself who laughed at the end of all these paths.

Mortal (必滅) cannot overcome immortal (不滅).

It was himself who would win at the end of this endless fight.

【”Hahahahahaha!!”】

Kai laughed madly.

High, high, higher.

The soaring laughter of madness rose without knowing the end.

Sian’s transcendent power is felt beyond the senses.

A distant power that even a god (神) cannot resist bursts out.

That was the true absolute being of this world.

It was an absolute being that no one could oppose.

Therefore, Sian was now surpassing the goal of destruction.

The vessel of the true god (神) that Kai, no, arrogance, had so longed for.

To be honest, this was not the result I had expected to this extent.

I didn’t think Sian would react this much.

If only there was Sian’s destruction.

I would be satisfied if I could cut off the lineage of heroes in this era.

However, Sian was nicely swallowed by sin.

Unable to control his own sins, he was being swallowed by the demon.

He was becoming a new vessel for the lords.

Sian, consumed by sin, slowly approaches.

Kai spread out his hands and accepted the approaching death.

The moment he meets death at the hands of Sian like that.

The last and first sin will permeate Sian.

And so, this world will witness the birth of a true god (神).

Hahahahahaha!

Kai’s laughter continued to burst out.

And when Sian’s hand grabbed Kai’s neck.

When Kai’s eyes, suffocating, glared at Sian.

Hmm.

Kai could feel an unknown… sense of incongruity.

The power of Sian consumed by sin.

As a result, the power of evil (惡) glistens.

This power was clearly the power of evil (惡).

But something… something was strange.

The power of sin felt inside Sian was somehow strange.

Kai looked inside Sian with his demonic eyes.

And soon, he was able to grasp the identity of that sense of incongruity.

【”The sin is… bound?”】

The sin was caught and bound to Sian.

The sin had not consumed Sian.

No, it was true that the sin had consumed Sian.

However, the sin could not do anything to Sian.

The original sins of existence were being suppressed by Sian and bound within him.

Therefore, it looked like consumption, but it was not consumption.

【”You… deliberately accepted the sin?”】

It doesn’t make sense.

It can’t be.

Even the Arnaizes could not control sin.

No, in the first place, the moment sin consumed the mind.

The concept of controlling it could not be applied.

The demons would only become one with the very essence of parasitizing the sins of existence.

The sin of existence is such a thing.

The original sin is such a thing.

The cause, the cause (因), that no one can resist.

It is the absolute law of this world that cannot be resisted.

But now…!

【”······!!”】

In an instant, Kai’s eyes widened.

There was only one being… because there was.

There was only one being who had tried to resist that irresistible law.

Therefore, now.

【”No, don’t tell me…!”】

Kai’s expression, looking at Sian, was distorted with astonishment.