Chapter 280
The difficulty of the game was insane.
With a roar that seemed to tear the air apart, black currents surged straight toward him.
KRRRROOOOM!
Pure, unrefined demonic energy tore through the ground as it rushed toward Glen.
It was moving at a speed that was impossible to see and dodge with the naked eye.
That was why Glen swung Einheria with all his strength.
BANG!
The Holy Demon Power that left the sword collided with the approaching demonic energy and annihilated it.
However, the Holy Demon Power that had yet to carry the power of the Unknown had its limits.
CRACKLE—BOOM!
KRRRAAAASH!
Another wave of demonic energy surged through the explosion of the Holy Demon Power and pure demonic energy.
“Urgh!”
Glen quickly threw himself aside.
He had managed to slow it down with his Holy Demon Power, which was the only reason he could dodge it.
This is… way too damn difficult for a human.
Glen bit his lip.
In truth, the situation was only natural.
Nox had not lost his power after descending to the ground.
Trying to casually overpower a High God using his original, overwhelming strength was simply too greedy.
More than ten minutes had passed since the battle with Nox began, but instead of getting closer to him, Glen had been desperately struggling just to block the pure power Nox fired at him.
Just surviving is already pretty impressive, though.
Of course, Glen had not picked a fight he could not win.
Even though Nox was using his original power, he had lost his reason and could not properly utilize his overwhelming strength.
All Nox had done so far was release an overwhelming amount of demonic energy in straight lines.
That was why the battle between a High God and a human was barely possible in the first place.
I don't even need to defeat him.
Glen's current goal was not to defeat Nox.
It was to reach Nox.
Once he did, the body covered in the Unknown would activate and somehow bring this battle to an end.
Just like with Runicus, it would be fine if I erased his power.
Or, even better, if I could return his mind to normal.
Glen did not know what kind of result it would produce, but it was still a plan worth betting on.
Of course, this plan was a gamble.
Even if he managed to break through the demonic energy that would kill him the instant it touched him and reach Nox, it would all be over if the Unknown's power did not activate in the way he wanted.
But there was nowhere else to run, and Nox had already lost his mind.
Glen had no other choice.
I have to do it.
What else can I do?
It's the only way I can survive.
“Hoooo…”
Glen steadied his breathing.
His ten-plus minutes of analyzing Nox's attack patterns were over.
“……”
CRACKLE—!
All that remained was to wake up this god, who was staring at him with those vacant eyes and had no idea what he was doing.
“I’m coming.”
He had a chance of winning.
And he had the means to do it.
Therefore, he would absolutely not fail.
BOOM!
RUMBLE—KRRRAAAASH!
Glen planted his foot firmly into the ground.
At the same time, a mass of demonic energy left Nox's hand and rushed toward Glen.
A black flash approached in an instant and violently twisted right in front of his face.
However, Glen had already understood his opponent's movements.
He had been stepping on the ground and changing his direction long before the attack arrived.
BANG!
Glen changed the direction of his jump and avoided the demonic energy moving at an invisible speed.
His cloak and the back of his holy armor were torn apart in the process, but it did not matter.
As long as it doesn't touch my body!
Of course, he still had a long way to go.
Since he had turned sideways to avoid the attack, the distance between him and Nox had not decreased.
But Glen kicked off the ground again without caring in the slightest.
THUD!
His direction was still sideways.
KABOOM!
Although he could not close the distance with Nox, this movement was ideal for avoiding his linear attacks.
Thus, Glen continuously jumped around Nox, drawing a circle around him.
BOOM—BOOM!
CRACKLE—BOOM!
Explosions of demonic energy continued one after another.
“……”
At the center of it all, Nox repeatedly extended his hand toward Glen with an emotionless expression.
He simply fired demonic energy with mechanical accuracy toward wherever Glen was.
His consistency showed not even the slightest sign of fatigue, giving Glen no opportunity to approach.
But that mechanical consistency itself was proof that Nox could not think of anything else.
And because of that, he would never notice.
Tap—THUD! BOOM!
The circular path Glen was making around Nox was gradually becoming smaller.
Of course, the shorter his path became, the closer he got to Nox, which also made dodging the attacks increasingly difficult.
But Glen could not withstand the power of a High God head-on.
So he had no choice but to concentrate all his strength into his legs and his mind.
And finally, he reached the result he wanted.
The moment the distance between him and Nox had become sufficiently short, Glen changed direction.
One chance.
Glen clenched his molars.
Then he kicked off the ground with all his strength.
“!”
BOOOOM!
Unable to withstand Glen's power, the ground collapsed.
At the same time, Glen's body shot straight forward.
His vision passed by at incredible speed.
At the end of it stood Nox, his emotionless eyes already prepared to release black demonic energy.
At this rate, the demonic energy would certainly be released before Glen's hand could reach him.
But—
Shing—
Just this once!
Glen could break through.
He quickly pulled Einheria toward his waist and exhaled.
Then he thrust the sword he had pulled back with all his strength straight ahead.
SHAAAAA!
Overlord's Wrath — First Strike.
Gray Holy Demon Power followed the elegant trajectory left by Einheria's blade, forming sword energy that flew forward.
CRACKLE—BOOM!
At the same time, the demonic energy left Nox.
The two powers collided at a single point.
For a brief moment, they seemed to bite into each other.
But Nox's demonic energy soon surged forward and tore Glen's Holy Demon Power apart without leaving a trace.
Yet Glen showed no sign of panic.
He had already prepared his next move.
Immediately after the first slash, he raised Einheria above his head.
Then he brought it down with all his strength.
SHAAAAAK!
Overlord's Wrath — Second Strike.
The gray flash created by the following slash canceled out Nox's incoming demonic energy.
At last, nothing remained between Glen and Nox.
Now!
The moment light flashed in Glen's eyes—
CRACKLE—!
Demonic energy began to rise from Nox's body.
If this continued, Glen would be swept away by the demonic energy before his hand could reach him.
But—
“……”
Glen had already finished his calculations.
He calmly prepared his third slash.
Overlord's Wrath.
A legendary skill that could kill ten knights with one slash, one hundred with two, and one thousand with three.
At this moment, Glen was attempting to manifest the final slash that existed beyond the second slash he had already mastered.
In truth, Glen had not yet reached the level of mastery required to use the third slash.
Normally, his movements should stop halfway, as if his body had become paralyzed.
That was why Glen was relying on a miracle.
A miracle brought by the final ability of Einheria, which he had obtained most recently.
It was not a blind gamble.
Einheria's final ability could grant a miracle powerful enough to reach mythology itself according to the user's will.
So… give it to me.
The third slash I still cannot break through.
Click—Shing—
The moment he wished for it, Einheria, which had fallen downward, smoothly rose along a diagonal line.
The beautiful afterimage left behind soon depicted the final form of the sword strike left behind by the nameless king.
It had reached the Black Myth.
And Einheria's power had manifested.
“Urgh…”
A smile appeared at the corner of Glen's mouth.
He quickly hid it behind an emotionless expression and concentrated again.
Then, time stopped.
It was the same experience as the first and second strikes.
The surroundings turned black.
But this time, there was not even an enemy to cut down before his eyes.
