The Return of The Mythical Archmage [EN]: Chapter 459

The End God couldn’t hide his bewilderment.

‘…What just happened?’

He couldn’t understand the current situation at all.

‘Why am I being pushed back?’

It didn’t make sense.

Clearly, until just now, he had been dominating.

Shin Ha-yul was barely holding on.

‘It should have been decided just now. Why?’

The match should have been decided the moment the mythical magic disappeared.

But what was this?

Far from being decided, a counterattack had begun.

Starting with that counterattack, the End God’s disadvantage began.

‘Is that woman the cause?’

Ever since that woman appeared, the tide had turned drastically.

‘Since that woman appeared, his magic has changed.’

With the appearance of that woman, the mythical magic had changed.

Mythical magic was powerful, but it had the weakness of being slow to activate due to the need for incantation [a spoken or sung formula of words said to have magical power].

Shin Ha-yul’s mythical magic also inherited this weakness.

Powerful, but very slow.

The End God had properly exploited that weakness.

He used auxiliary magic to force a speed-focused battle, aiming to finish it decisively.

‘Could that woman be taking over the incantation of the mythical magic?’

But that method no longer worked.

The mythical magic Shin Ha-yul was currently using was by no means slow.

Far from being slow, it was fast.

It was like a caterpillar evolving into a horse.

Not just any horse, but a heavenly horse, a ‘Pegasus’.

‘No, that’s impossible. Mythical magic is the most complex and difficult magic system among all existing magic systems. There’s no way someone else could handle the process.’

At that moment, Dissolutio completely tore apart the End God’s parasitic magic.

The parasitic magic was completely annihilated.

The sturdy black magic that had protected the End God was now gone.

The End God was now practically naked.

“The situation is the complete opposite of two minutes ago, isn’t it?”

Shin Ha-yul said, looking down at the End God.

With a sneer on his lips, he was mocking him with all his might.

Mimir, who was stuck to Shin Ha-yul’s back, also seemed to be trying to help Shin Ha-yul, making a face that looked like she was about to explode with anger.

“Don’t look down on me. You beast!”

The End God gritted his teeth and unleashed his mana.

The corrupted mana that had belonged to Veil Stole began to quickly engulf the surroundings.

“I don’t know what kind of trick you’re playing, but there’s a limit to tricks. The result won’t change.”

The corrupted mana soon transformed into the attribute of death.

A special attribute unique to black magic, and the most dangerous and powerful attribute system.

The terrible black magic that existed only to kill life began to engulf the surroundings.

“You can’t beat me! With your achievements, you can never beat me!”

A 9th circle user cannot defeat a 9th circle master.

This was an absolute truth.

“You’re acting like an old geezer who was born over 100,000 years ago. Your thinking is so outdated.”

Mimir, still clinging to Shin Ha-yul’s back, stretched out her left hand.

Shin Ha-yul also stretched out his left hand in response to Mimir’s movement.

“Technology evolves.”

Shin Ha-yul’s left hand and Mimir’s right hand overlapped, and mana condensed.

“Just like how even the best magic computer from 10 years ago can’t beat the mass-produced magic computers that are widely available today.”

The condensed mana soon transformed into flames.

“Your old-fashioned black magic can’t beat the modern Byte-ner style.”

The mythical magic that had been used countless times.

The primordial flame that burned everything.

Ignis.

The primordial flame began to burn away all the evil in the surroundings.

“That’s technology. That’s the future.”

The black magic that the End God had unleashed with all his might began to disappear the moment it touched Ignis.

It melted away like ice touching hot water, without any resistance.

“If you want to beat us, reach the 10th circle and come back.”

Mimir sneered.

It was a smile that showed how ridiculous she found him.

“…….”

The End God’s brow furrowed deeply. He was furious.

“Technology. And the future, huh.”

But his anger was short-lived.

The End God’s expression soon returned to a calm state.

“That means the new technology you developed eliminated the weakness of mythical magic?”

“You can see it, can’t you?”

Mimir replied with a snort, as if asking why he was asking something so obvious.

“I see. So, now you don’t need incantation to use mythical magic.”

Mimir didn’t answer.

It was a question not worth answering.

He could see it for himself.

“Then, at this rate, I will lose.”

“You’re well aware.”

Mimir replied with a surprised expression.

“I thought you were just a frog in a well [a person with a limited perspective], but it seems you have some self-awareness?”

She mocked him, with another sneer.

It was a small ploy to shake the End God’s emotions and create an opening.

Since he was an arrogant and conceited god, if she kept mocking him like this, he would surely explode.

That’s what she thought.

“…I see. Defeat, huh.”

However, contrary to Mimir’s expectations, the End God showed no particular reaction.

He simply looked at Mimir with a calm expression.

“Then, I have no choice but to change my strategy.”

The End God scattered mana again.

It was a similar amount of mana as before.

“Do you not have the ability to learn?”

Mimir and Shin Ha-yul raised their left hands again.

They were trying to use Ignis to block the End God’s black magic at its source.

“Does this magic look like it’s meant to harm you?”

The End God looked at Shin Ha-yul and Mimir and chuckled.

“This magic isn’t for you.”

Shin Ha-yul’s eyes widened.

He had read the End God’s intentions and was shocked.

“You noticed.”

The mana that the End God had scattered moved in the opposite direction from where Shin Ha-yul was.

“Certainly, there is no way to win by fighting you head-on right now.”

He was being pushed back by divine power and magic.

There was no chance of winning.

The End God wasn’t foolish enough to continue a fight he couldn’t win.

“So, I will postpone the match for later.”

The mana that the End God had scattered concentrated in one place.

The place where Mimir had broken through just now.

The place that was much weaker than the other barriers because Mimir had broken through it once.

The corrupted mana began to break through that place.

“You think I’ll let you escape!?”

Mimir shouted urgently.

The End God was planning to escape through there.

She couldn’t let that happen.

He had to die here.

“It seems you’re misunderstanding.”

Divine power flowed from the End God’s body.

“I have no intention of escaping.”

The divine power followed the path that the corrupted mana had taken.

Adding divine power to the corrupted mana, the barrier collapsed in an instant.

A larger hole was formed than when Mimir had broken in earlier.

“You say you have no intention of escaping, but why are you making a hole?”

Mimir asked with a wary expression.

‘Successor. Let’s aim for the moment he tries to move through the hole.’

‘Got it.’

They heightened their senses to the limit so they could respond immediately if the End God tried to move even slightly.

“There’s no need to be so wary. I told you. I have no intention of escaping.”

But the End God didn’t seem to have any intention of moving.

He had made a hole in the barrier with mana and divine power, but he wasn’t trying to go out of the hole himself.

“The hole in the barrier isn’t for me to go outside.”

At that moment, the End God’s mana and divine power flowed out of the hole.

“That hole is just for sending my mana and divine power outside.”

“……!”

Mimir and Shin Ha-yul’s eyes widened.

They had realized what the End God was aiming for.

“You…”

“Yes. My goal is the annihilation of all life except for you.”

The End God said with a small smile.

“I admit it. Your current power completely surpasses mine. There is no way to escape.”

No, if he tried, he could somehow escape.

But that would only be a temporary measure.

The End God and Shin Ha-yul currently possessed divine power of similar nature.

Using that divine power, they could instantly locate each other.

Therefore, escape was meaningless.

Even if he escaped, he would eventually be caught again.

“So. I have decided to give up this match.”

The End God currently had no chance of winning.

If he fought Shin Ha-yul, he would lose 100 out of 100 times.

“I have decided to give up and plan for the future.”

But defeat was only temporary.

In the end, he would be the one to win.

“I will erase all life except for you. And I will be reborn in the future.”

If the opponent was strong, he could just give in.

Just like he had done with the humans before.

He could give up the immediate victory and seize a more certain victory in the future.

“No matter how great a magician you are, you are still just a human. Since you were born a human, you will surely die within 100 years.”

H umans die.

But gods do not die.

“I will wait for you to die.”

He had waited for 170,000 years.

Waiting another 100 years was nothing.

“After all life disappears. Please try to live well in the dead world.”

At that moment, the End God’s divine power that had broken through the barrier transformed into a strange shape.

It was like a star.

“Mimir!!”

Shin Ha-yul called out Mimir’s name.

“I know!”

They had to do something about the corrupted mana and divine power that had leaked out.

If they left it alone, monsters of an insane level would be born again.

And this time, the world would surely be destroyed.

The End God wasn’t the problem right now.

They had to do something about the situation outside first.

“I’ll go outside! I know the trick to breaking the barrier…”

Just as Mimir was preparing to break through the barrier.

“I won’t let you interfere.”

The End God moved first.

He had embedded the divine power he had condensed into a star shape into the black barrier.

“I have reinforced this barrier with my remaining divine power. I coated the outside of the barrier so you can’t interfere.”

Mana was on the inner wall, and divine power was on the outer wall.

The barrier, which was already incredibly strong, had become even stronger by combining with the End God’s divine power.

“You guys can just sit here and watch the outside world be destroyed.”

The End God laughed.

It was a very pleasant laugh.

“…….”

Shin Ha-yul’s expression darkened.

It was an expression that showed he had never imagined the End God would act like this.

‘To give up so easily.’

He never thought that after two clashes, he would give up immediately.

He had thought that he would use that divine power and mana in a different way to try to win somehow, but he had never imagined that he would give up the match and aim for the destruction of the outside world.

‘At this rate, we will only achieve a hollow victory.’

Defeating the current End God, who had exhausted all his power, was easier than breaking the neck of a newborn baby.

The original goal of defeating the End God had already been achieved.

But that was all.

They would only succeed in defeating the End God.

At this rate, after defeating the End God, there would be no one left to celebrate with.

They had to do something.

“Despair. Despair and live a painful life. That is the punishment I give you.”

The End God laughed as if he was very pleased.

Shin Ha-yul bit his lip and looked at the End God.

“Mimir. Is there any way? At this rate…”

“Calm down. Successor.”

Mimir calmed Shin Ha-yul down.

“It’s certainly a dangerous situation. But the current situation isn’t as dangerous as the Successor thinks.”

It was a crisis, but not a crisis of despair.

“It’s about time Terun finished all the adjustments. Reinforcements will be here soon.”

“…Reinforcements?”

“Yeah. Very reliable reinforcements.”

Mimir recalled what had happened three days ago.

When she had gone to a place called the Soul Sanctuary to firmly settle her soul in the artificial body she was currently moving, she had found a completely unexpected soul there.

By now, the souls of those two would have completely settled into their artificial bodies.

Kugugugung-!

At that moment, the barrier shook.

It shook violently, as if something had struck the barrier.

“It seems they can’t be gentle.”

Mimir felt the shaking and smiled brightly.