The 9Th Class Swordmaster: Blade Of Truth [EN]: Chapter 400

247. Divine Revelation

“You, a mere human, dare utter that name.”

Despite Karil’s overwhelming power, Judex spoke without a change in expression.

“Is that so? Who do you think you are, ordering us around without even showing your face?”

“How pathetic. To speak such nonsense to the Creator who made the very ground you stand on and the air you breathe. No matter how strong you become, do you think you can exist without land to stand on or air to breathe?!”

It was then.

“Heh.”

At Judex’s sharp rebuke, Karil smirked, raising one corner of his mouth.

“…….”

Unlike before, Judex’s previously expressionless face hardened slightly at his reaction.

“Creator?”

Karil asked, sounding incredulous.

“You. Are you truly of the divine race? No, perhaps you’re just a bunch of fools who blindly believe in the words of a god, simply because you’re a race blessed by them.”

“What nonsense are you spouting?”

“Nephilim [a hybrid race of angels and humans]. Do you have the courage to face the truth? Can you truly be sure that the memories you believe in are real?”

Thud- Thud- Thud-

Karil stepped over the fallen Nephilim and began to walk towards Judex once more.

“Divine grace? Don’t mistake physical strength for a blessing. Your strength is but a meager fraction of what could be.”

Judex looked down at him coldly.

“Doubt is a sin unique to humans. We established the Order and spread ethics for you foolish ones, but alas, the creatures of the earth are incorrigible.”

His hardened face returned to its previous state, and Judex’s expression was once again cold, like a mask.

“We only act according to the will of God. Indeed… a murderer’s absurd excuse to justify his heinous acts.”

“Heinous acts?”

“Did you think the Divine One would not know of your actions in destroying the Order? Yet, the Divine One gave you one more chance. But you squandered that last chance by killing Beitram.”

“You shall be punished for persecuting those who follow God and for killing the messenger of God who warned of the crisis on this continent.”

Karil spoke to Judex with a hint of ridicule.

“Did Yula tell you to say that? Or are you merely trying to justify your personal grudges under the guise of God?”

He said,

“If that great being is so mighty, tell them to fight for their creations instead of just flapping their gums.”

He pointed at Judex with his finger and then slowly lowered his finger to the ground.

“You lot are not enough.”

“You—!! How dare you…!!”

Unlike his previous composure, Judex could no longer contain himself and shouted, seemingly unable to bear the insult to Yula.

“Insolent—!!”

Snap-

However, the more he raged, the more Karil’s eyes blazed as he looked at Judex.

Whoosh—!!!

Judex drew a large arc in the air with his arm,

And along the edge of his hand, clusters of light sparkled, and dozens of beams of light poured down on the spot where Karil had been standing just moments before.

“Evacuate!!”

With Karil’s cry, the people on the castle walls scattered.

Clang!! Clang!!

The beams of light that Judex fired were like dozens of laser-like lines, cutting through anything they touched.

The thick castle walls of Hwangdo were sliced into dozens of pieces like tofu.

At the same time, he raised his hand again, and with the sound of the Sky Castle moving, golden light poured down from below the castle.

Whooooong……!!

With the sound of the ground shaking, Elanion miraculously rose, gripping his greatsword.

“…….”

At the same time, Karanon, whose arms had been cut off, regrew his limbs and dragged his massive iron mace across the ground as he walked, and Maron’s headless body slowly rose, placing his head, which had been rolling on the ground, back onto his severed neck.

Swish……!!

With a bizarre sound, as if blood vessels were reattaching themselves, his head and neck slowly reconnected seamlessly, and he slowly opened his eyes.

“Hmm.”

Then, he tilted his head from side to side and looked at Karil.

“Tell me honestly, you guys. Do you really think the name ‘angel’ suits monsters like you?”

Karil said to the resurrected Nephilim, sounding dumbfounded. The sight of them resurrecting felt more like watching the undead than something holy.

“So, you’re saying you’ll fight a battle you can’t win. Struggle all you want. You pathetic creations.”

“Is that so?”

Karil said in a low voice.

“Watch your back.”

Whoosh……!

At that moment, space twisted, and a sharp blade emerged from the darkness.

“……!”

Aidan’s twin swords slashed through the air, narrowly missing Judex’s wings.

“10 points.”

Karil said in a low voice as he watched him.

Boooong—!!

As if to crush the airborne Judex, Suan’s fist strike poured down from above.

Bang! Bang! Kwaaaang!!

The sound of explosions echoed in all directions, as if an explosion had occurred in mid-air. But his attack failed to break the barrier surrounding Judex’s body.

“You too, 10 points.”

Two sharp spears aimed at Suan’s back. The moment Ganes and Serica Loren’s spears felt like they had grazed his wings, the afterimage of the wings blurred and disappeared from the trajectory of the spears, and Judex was already floating in the sky.

“5 points.”

Kooong……! Bang! Bang! Bang!!

At that moment, a sharp wind of blades aimed at Judex, who was floating in the air, exploded with a deafening roar.

“Hmm… 10 points.”

For a moment, Judex’s body staggered.

Not missing the gap, Miliana’s twin swords rushed towards Judex.

“Haaah!!!”

Digon Twin Swordsmanship 1st Form – Crimson Moon Wind.

The two blades glowed red as if igniting flames, and as red scales wrapped around her arms, it was as if her body was a flower containing flames.

Bang! Bang!! Kwaaaa……!!

“Hmph…!!”

Judex’s body was pushed back by the relentless barrage of sword strikes, but Miliana was blown away by the mere force of the punch he unleashed in an instant.

“15 points.”

Beikan caught her as she spun in the air, and Hwarin leaped into the air, stepping on his shoulder.

“Kuh… Kuaaaaaaa!!!!”

Hwarin’s body swelled greatly and soon transformed into a massive beast, letting out a sharp howl.

She grabbed Judex’s wings with the claws that sprang from her fingertips and bit down on his neck with all her might.

“…….”

However, Judex’s body was still protected by a shield, and her teeth could not reach him.

Thwack-!!

Without even turning his head, Judex struck Hwarin’s abdomen with his elbow.

“Cough!!”

Her side, struck by the blow, was mangled to the point of being tattered. Her side was torn open with a large hole, as if eaten by insects.

“Krrr…!!!”

But just before she fell, she grabbed Judex’s wing and bit down.

Crack!! Rip……!!!

Hwarin spat out the torn flesh of the wing, which was not protected by the shield, and raised her middle finger towards the sky.

Feathers that had not yet fallen were messily stuck to the corners of her mouth.

“You…!! How dare you!!”

As if he could not tolerate having his body injured, Judex cursed, an act unbecoming of a divine being.

The wound on his torn wing healed in an instant, but it seemed his pride was more wounded than his body.

“…30 points. Rough, but like you.”

Karil said with a wry smile as he looked at her.

Swish……!!

It was then.

Hagane’s blood sword emitted thorns in all directions, aiming for Judex’s back.

“Kuh…!! Kuh!!”

The three Nephilim hurriedly rushed towards Hagane, wielding their weapons to stop him.

Clang……! Bang!! Tsuzzz……!!

But Hagane drew out crimson thorns from the pool of blood that had formed beneath his feet and shot them at them.

Clang!! Clang!! Tsuzzz……!!

“I’ll give you 10 points. Don’t you think the name ‘Demon King’ is wasted on you? Hagane.”

Even though Hagane was fighting the four archangels simultaneously, Karil criticized him harshly.

“Haha…”

Hagane smiled bitterly and shook his head at Karil’s words.

“Can one who fights by putting his subordinates forward be called a true king? To be scoring their attacks… your arrogance is boundless.”

“Why? Isn’t the great god you serve doing the same thing? Just using you guys as pawns.”

“Shut up!!!”

Judex shouted, contorting his face.

“Did you think their attacks were insignificant? You are the arrogant one for thinking so.”

“…What?”

“They know it too. That no matter how hard they try, they can’t cut your throat. But their goal wasn’t to kill you in the first place.”

For a moment, Judex’s eyes wavered.

“Their only goal was to break your shield. So that my sword could pierce your neck.”

Karil said to Judex.

“The attack isn’t over yet.”

Crack……! Clang!!

It was then.

“Die.”

With Nine Darhoon’s low voice, the small sphere in his hand pierced Judex’s waist.

Condensation of Corruption [a unique black magic system developed by the Immortal Society].

Only the Immortal Society had uniquely researched corruption and developed it into a system of black magic, constructing it into magic called dark power.

Nine Darhoon was undoubtedly the only living mage on the continent who could wield the power of corruption.

“……!!!!”

As if space was distorted, Judex’s shield was shattered like glass as he was sucked into the black sphere.

“100 points.”

Karil smiled faintly and thrust his sword straight in.

“Each one may seem insignificant to you. But the end can be perfect. Humans are born imperfect, after all.”

Thwack-!!!

Polshettia’s sword pierced Judex’s throat exactly in the center.

Slash- Whoosh!!!

As the blade pierced through the back of his neck, blood gushed out and poured down.

“Cough…!! Cough!!”

Judex grabbed Karil’s sword with both hands.

“This isn’t a clumsy attempt to show off strength like you guys. One step at a time. The reason humans are strong is that they can roll in the mud if it’s for their goal. Unlike you guys, they don’t all try to be the main character, showing off how great they are.”

“…You!!”

Judex’s body staggered as he spat out blood.

Karil pushed the sword in even further with all his might.

“Die blaming your arrogance.”

[Withdraw your sword.]

It was then.

As if gravity had increased dozens of times, the voice from the sky pressed down as if trying to crush the people.

“God… God!!”

Despite it being night, the pure white light pouring down from the sky illuminated the world as if dawn had broken.

Judex cried out, his face rippling with emotion as he faced the descending light.

“He’s here.”

Karil smiled sharply as he looked at the light.

[Heed the Divine Revelation.]

At the divine voice that seemed to pierce their hearts, people felt an immense pressure that made it hard to breathe.

Swish—!!

At that moment,

Karil pulled out the sword he had plunged into Judex’s neck and kicked him away.

Turning his gaze away from Judex, who was covering his neck with both hands to stop the gushing blood, Karil took off the ring he was wearing on his finger.

At the same time, he took off the armor he was wearing and threw it in front of the rippling aurora.

Thud-

The Extreme Armor bounced on the ground, making a loud noise.

“Divine Revelation?”

Karil stared at the jewel and then clenched his fist.

Crackle……!!!

Then, the Ring of Lamentation, which he had been wearing on his hand, crumbled powerlessly into dust.

He slowly turned his palm downward.

The remnants of the ring scattered in the wind like ashes.

“I refuse.”

Karil dusted off his hands and said defiantly.