“Dekke, you imbecile!”
Swish!
Black feathers rose around Se-un, obscuring his vision.
He had intended to incapacitate the executive whose arm he had just cut off, but the feathers not only blocked his sight but also restricted Se-un’s movements.
“It was a clean cut, so treatment won’t be a problem.”
“Indeed, so he is the talent that the Master chose. Still, I didn’t expect Dekke to be taken down in one blow.”
In the meantime, another executive rushed to Dekke’s side and began healing him.
Even while receiving treatment, Dekke’s fighting spirit seemed undiminished.
“It seems like we can’t take him down by attacking individually.”
“I acknowledge your skill, but we must correct your impudence in comparing the Black Wings to chicken wings.”
There was no such thing as fair play for the Black Wings.
They could certainly crush him in a one-on-one fight, but sensing the danger, the executives naturally exchanged glances and banded together.
However, before they could even adjust their formation, the black feathers surrounding Se-un exploded outward.
– Due to the mysteries of the Black Tower, the power of ‘Wind Storm’ is enhanced.
Whoosh!
The feathers that had been deployed to confuse Se-un’s senses and restrict his movements now turned and attacked the Black Wing executives.
The powerful wind pressure and flying feathers didn’t inflict significant damage, but everyone stiffened their bodies to avoid being blown away and instinctively closed their eyes.
It was only for a fleeting moment, though.
“Where did he…!”
In an instant, Se-un disappeared from everyone’s sight.
All of them were executives of the Black Wings and quickly located Se-un, but it wasn’t because of their superior senses.
Thwack!
“Damn it!”
Se-un had appeared first, targeting the executive who had been chanting from behind.
He managed to block the attack just barely, but the chanting was interrupted, and blood streamed down his arm because he failed to block the attack properly.
“What are you all doing!”
“Catch him!”
Even so, they were still executives of the Black Wings.
They were renowned powerhouses even within the Black Wing Guild.
Having endured the trials up to the 80th floor, they drew upon their past experiences to capture Se-un, each manifesting their power.
However, Se-un had already foreseen this situation and prepared several countermeasures.
– The Vault of Greed has been opened.
[ Dark Smog ]
– A Black Tower area-of-effect skill that creates jet-black smoke to obscure the enemy’s vision and inflicts curses to disrupt their senses.
Poof!
Jet-black smoke billowed from Se-un’s body.
The smoke spread at an alarming rate, quickly filling the space, and, predictably, Se-un’s figure vanished completely once more.
“Cough, cough! Ack! Damn it, what now!”
“Cough!”
“Blow away the smoke first!”
They coughed as if they had inhaled smog, and their eyes watered.
Their noses stung, their skin felt covered in something sticky, and even their ears became muffled.
Dark Smog.
It seemed like a simple spell, but in such a confined space, it was a Black Tower area-of-effect skill that was more potent than any other curse.
The executives hurriedly tried to blow away the smoke, but how could they disperse smoke in a sealed space?
Even as they panicked, Se-un moved nimbly through the darkness like a nocturnal beast, whittling away at the Black Wings’ forces.
“Heh heh, indeed. The Master didn’t designate him as a Wing for nothing.”
“There can be no falsehood in the Master’s oracle.”
Meanwhile, the old man’s eyes clearly followed Se-un’s movements even in the black smoke.
He wore a satisfied smile as he spoke to the executive at the table, even as the other executives were being defeated.
“However, shouldn’t we still impress upon him the greatness of the Black Wings and the Master?”
“…It seems so.”
“Then… won’t you spread your wings now? Cycle.”
Cycle.
That was the name of the executive sitting at the table, who had been coordinating this hearing.
At the old man’s question, he nodded and rose from his seat, and the space began to change.
Rumble-
The air vibrated once, and then the smoke gradually began to dissipate.
As the smoke cleared, the faint sunlight unique to the ninth Earth, Plaka, poured down upon Se-un’s head.
‘So that’s it. This entire space is…’
The gradually revealing sunlight illuminated Se-un’s surroundings in a zigzag pattern.
The space split as if divided in half, and the dark black walls of the Black Wings that he had seen at first came into view.
Thus, the ceiling completely disappeared.
The gathered space converged behind the executive who had been conducting the hearing.
‘So that was his wings.’
Behind him, the black barrier that had formed this space until just now gathered.
Its utility seemed to have already transcended the very concept of wings.
The black smoke completely disappeared, and the wind scattered all the remaining traces.
The executives, who had been panicking in the smoke, smiled as they saw Se-un standing tall in the center, holding Durandal and staring intently at the massive wings.
“Your little games end here.”
“What a pity. All the things you prepared have become useless.”
Wings spread from their backs.
Black wings, the symbol of the Black Wings.
These wings, created with the divinity of those who followed Lucifer, grew stronger as their rank increased and they accepted more divinity.
For ordinary guild members, it only amplified their power, but for executives…
Flap.
It was possible to fly in the sky like real wings.
The executives quickly surrounded Se-un, occupying the airspace in an instant.
With the walls and ceiling gone, their combat power would be incomparably stronger than before.
“Alright. At least I have to see you spread your wings before I acknowledge defeat.”
The executives of the Black Wings.
Moreover, even the executive who had been sitting at the table was getting up to join the battle.
The old man also raised his staff, seemingly preparing something.
Even Se-un, who had risen to the top of the Asura Road rankings, would be in danger in this situation.
That’s why he had prepared various strategies, but there was no need for them anymore.
‘It’s been a while.’
Se-un recalled the situation from a moment ago.
The message that had appeared the moment he arrived at the headquarters to confront the Black Wings and the hearing began.
– The Constellation, ‘Serpent Who Encircles the Seasons,’ smiles brightly at you.
– The Constellation, ‘Serpent Who Encircles the Seasons,’ is very pleased, but realizing that this is not the time, she looks around and bares her fangs.
Leviathan.
She had disappeared due to the aftereffects of possessing Se-un’s body to block the Outer in Skape and save Se-un, but now she had reappeared.
She was friendly to Se-un now, but the condition of the contract to receive her authority was to destroy Lucifer’s forces, the Black Wings.
It was only natural that she would react upon entering the headquarters, the heart of the Black Wings.
And now.
“Leviathan.”
– The Constellation, ‘Serpent Who Encircles the Seasons,’ flashes her eyes, saying that she can finally strangle Lucifer.
Se-un’s stigmata once again contained Leviathan’s unique blue divinity.
– The Gaze of Envy begins to stare at the ‘Black Wing Headquarters.’
– The Authority of Jealousy is applied to all enemies currently being faced.
The Authority of Jealousy, used after a long time.
For a moment, the clouds cleared in the sky of Plaka, and Leviathan’s eyes seemed to be visible through the gap.
The executives of the Black Wings reacted immediately.
“What now!”
“…My power is draining away.”
“The Master warned us. That bastard has contracts with other Demon Gods.”
“Cover your bodies with Black Wings.”
“Kugh….”
They stiffened like herbivores facing a predator, struggling to calm their trembling bodies.
Like Se-un enduring the divine pressure with the Wings of Turiek, they tried to cover their bodies with Black Wings to block the Gaze of Envy.
– The Gaze of Envy envies ‘Dekke’s’ power.
– The Gaze of Envy envies ‘Hexen’s’ power.
…….
Covering their bodies with wings was a good method, but unless they were Apostles, they could not completely block the Authority of Jealousy.
In that moment, when everyone was focused on defense.
Se-un spread his purple wings and flew in, not missing the opportunity.
Thwack!
“Kugh, you bastard!”
Durandal, thrust precisely between the feathers of the black wings, pierced the executive’s shoulder.
The executive couldn’t even resist as a tingling electric shock spread from the sword.
Zzzap!
Se-un was now able to wield even 8th Circle magic within his sword.
With 8th Circle magic, it took a long time to prepare for an attack, but imbuing lower-circle magic like this was quick.
“Kuh-eugh, the Black Wings’… greatness!”
Not only was his shoulder pierced, but electricity spread throughout his body, causing the executive to convulse and fall.
However, he was not empty-handed.
Pierced by Se-un’s sword, he used the rigidity caused by the electric shock to clench his muscles and stubbornly held onto the sword as he fell.
His shoulder was pierced, but he had avoided a fatal wound, so treatment would not be a problem.
He thought that this would greatly reduce Se-un’s power, but.
Swish.
Se-un simply drew a new weapon.
It was a pity that Durandal, the weapon he was most familiar with, had fallen, but his power would not decrease just because Durandal was gone.
Rather, by using the All-Encompassing Armory’s ability to increase attack power each time he changed weapons, he could exert even greater power than when using only Durandal.
“Capture him at all costs!”
The executives of the Black Wings were all experts in aerial combat.
The executives, flapping their black wings, quickly targeted Se-un.
Se-un was more skilled, but overturning the numerical superiority was more difficult than he thought.
And.
‘They’re stalling for time.’
Se-un’s head turned at the executives’ passive combat.
There must be a reason why the proud executives of the Black Wings were suppressing their spirits and clinging to Se-un.
“Where are you looking!”
Clang!
However, the executives of the Black Wings were not idle either.
They spread their black wings as wide as possible and flew around, blocking Se-un’s vision.
They even scattered feathers on purpose to obscure his vision, almost completely blocking the surrounding view.
In response, Se-un also took out a shield and began to focus on defense.
“Kuhahaha! He’s finally turtling up!”
“Pay the price for daring to look down on the Black Wings!”
Various attacks pounded Se-un’s shield.
The executives ambushed him from behind or tried to exploit openings, but Se-un perfectly blocked them as if he had eyes in the back of his head.
“Wait a minute!”
At that moment, one of the executives noticed an anomaly.
“It’s the flow of mana!”
“This guy, the level of magic…!”
The reason Se-un had stopped attacking was to prepare 8th Circle magic.
The executives belatedly recognized the flow of mana and tried to prepare, but Se-un’s shield was already down, and a tremendous amount of mana was gathering and surging in his right hand.
– Due to the mysteries of the Black Tower, the power of ‘Reverse Gravity’ is enhanced.
Thud!
“Kugh!”
The executives of the Black Wings were crushed by gravity and fell to the ground simultaneously.
If it were on the ground, they could have responded sufficiently with their physical abilities, but this was the sky. They were much more affected by gravity than when standing on the ground.
Even if they withstood the gravity.
Slice.
“Cough!”
In a state of resisting gravity, they could not block Se-un’s attack.
The falling executives were tempting prey, but instead of targeting them, Se-un looked around at his surroundings, where the visual disturbance had disappeared.
And he was able to find it.
The executive at the table who had announced the start of the hearing.
His wings had become as large as when they had first formed the walls and ceiling.
“Dark Sweep.”
Rumble!
A pair of massive wings covered the landscape of Plaka and pressed down on Se-un.
Chapter 570